Scottish Division Two ins and outs

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Cowdenbeath celebrate becoming Division Two champions in May

Signings and departures from the 10 clubs in Scottish Division Two during the summer transfer window.

Albion Rovers

Ground: Cliftonhill Stadium, Coatbridge

Manager: Todd Lumsden (player/manager, replaced Paul Martin)

Last season: 9th

In: Mark McGuigan, forward (Partick Thistle, loan); Jason Crooks, forward (Elgin City); Peter Innes, midfielder (East Kilbride Thistle); Chris McCluskey, goalkeeper (Stenhousemuir); Gary Phillips, midfielder (Largs Thistle); Ryan Tiffany, forward (Drumchapel Amateurs); Ryan McWilliams, goalkeeper (Ayr United); Matthew McGinlay, goalkeeper (Morton); Conor Stevenson, midfielder (Clyde); Kevin Green, defender (Airdrie United); Steven Howarth, forward (Motherwell)

Out: Sean Pierce, forward (Cumnock); Derek Gaston, goalkeeper (Morton); Ryan McStay, midfielder (Ayr United); Robert Love, forward (Stranraer); John Gemmell, forward (Stenhousemuir); Scott Chaplain, midfielder (Annan Athletic); Paul Quinn, forward (East Stirlingshire); Chris Fahey, goalkeeper (Cumnock); Steve Canning, midfielder (retired); Larry Acquah, forward; Daniel McKay, forward. Loan - Ryan McWilliams, goalkeeper (East Stirlingshire)

Alloa Athletic

Ground: Recreation Park, Alloa

Manager: Paul Hartley

Last season: Division Three champions

In: Edward Ferns, midfielder (Drumchapel United); Jason Marr, defender (Clyde); Stephen Simmons, midfielder (Queen of the South); David Cox, forward (Annan Athletic); Darryl Meggatt, defender (Queen's Park); Martin Grehan, forward (Stranraer); Blair Munn, forward (Falkirk); Robert Thomson, forward (Dundee United, loan)

Out: Ryan Harding, defender (Peterhead, loan); Steven Masterton, midfielder (Clyde); Robbie Winters, forward (Peterhead); Max Wright, forward (Stranraer)

Arbroath

Ground: Gayfield Park, Arbroath

Manager: Paul Sheerin

Last season: 2nd

In: Colin Hamilton, defender (Hearts); Alex Keddie, defender (Dunfermline Athletic); Kieron Brennan, defender (Spartak Trnava); Derek Holmes, forward (Airdrie United); Scott Robertson, midfielder (Partick Thistle); Michael Travis, defender (Livingston); David Banjo, midfielder (Wimbledon); Darren Gribben, forward (Berwick Rangers); Paul Currie, midfielder (Musselburgh Athletic); Danny Rennie, midfielder (Civil Service Strollers); Tony Bullock, goalkeeper (unattached)

Out: Collin Samuel, forward (East Fife); Chris Innes, defender; Kieran McAnespie, defender (Stirling Albion); Keith Gibson, midfielder (Forfar Athletic); Gavin Swankie, forward (Forfar Athletic); Darryl Burns (Broughty Athletic); Michael White, goalkeeper; Kevin Brown, defender; Craig Wedderburn, defender; Beau Busch, defender;

Ayr United

Ground: Somerset Park, Ayr

Manager: Mark Roberts (replaced Brian Reid)

Last season: 9th in Division One, relegated via play-off

In: Darian MacKinnon, forward (Hamilton Academical, loan); Marc Twaddle, defender (Rochdale); Austin McCann, defender (Dunfermline Athletic); Ryan McStay, midfielder (Albion Roves); Anthony Marenghi, midfielder (Rangers); David Sinclair, midfielder (Livingston); Darren Brownlie, defender (Motherwell); Ally Brown, goalkeeper (Stenhousemuir)

Out: Eddie Malone, defender (Raith Rovers); Kevin Cuthbert, goalkeeper (Hamilton Academical); Andy Geggan, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Chris Smith, defender (Falkirk); Gareth Wardlaw, forward (East Fife); Ryan McWilliams, goalkeeper (Albion Rovers). Loan return - Danny Handling, forward (Hibernian)

Brechin City

Ground: Glebe Park, Brechin

Manager: Jim Weir

Last season: 8th

In: Kurtis Byrne, forward (Ross County, loan); Ross Fisher, defender (Kilmarnock, loan); Andy Jackson, forward (Morton); David Crawford, midfielder (Hibernian); Michael Andrews, goalkeeper (Montrose); Scott Dalziel, forward (East Fife)

Out: Jim Lister (Dumbarton); Charlie King, midfielder (Forfar Athletic); Paul McManus, forward (East Fife); Bryan Hodge, midfielder (Stenhousemuir); Scott Buist, defender (Stenhousemuir); Mick Dunlop, defender (Stranraer); David McClune, defender (Stirling Albion); David Scott, goalkeeper (Forfar Athletic); Craig Mitchell, midfielder (Newburgh)

East Fife

Ground: Bayview Stadium, Methil

Manager: Gordon Durie (replaced John Robertson)

Last season: 6th

In: Bobby Barr, midfielder (Livingston, loan); Jamie Pollock, midfielder (Clyde); Collin Samuel, forward (Arbroath); Paul McManus, forward (Brechin City); Gareth Wardlaw, forward (Ayr United); Scott McBride, midfielder (Raith Rovers); Sean Jamieson, forward (Haddington Athletic); Scott Smith, defender (Hibernian, loan); Jordon Forster, defender (Hibernian, loan)

Out: Craig Wedderburn, defender (Clyde); Paul Willis, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic, loan); Ryan Wallace (Dunfermline Athletic, undisclosed); Scott Dalziel, forward (Brechin City); Neil Janczyk, defender (Berwick Rangers); Steven Hislop, forward (Bo'ness United); John Ovenstone, midfielder (Linlithgow Rose); Bobby Linn, forward (Ballingry Rovers); Paul McQuade, forward

Forfar Athletic

Ground: Station Park, Forfar

Manager: Dick Campbell

Last season: 7th

In: Odmar Faeroe, defender (B36 Torshavn); Gavin Swankie, forward (Arbroath); Charlie King, midfielder (Brechin City); Keith Gibson, midfielder (Arbroath); David Scott, goalkeeper (Brechin City); Michael Dunlop, defender (Aberdeen); Derek Soutar, goalkeeper (Formartine United); Danny Denholm, midfielder (Stirling University); Omar Kader, midfielder (Spartans)

Out: Greg Ross, defender (Stenhousemuir); Bradley Coyne, forward (Stirling Albion); Graham Gibson, forward (Ballingry Rovers); Kevin Byers, midfielder (Ballingry Rovers); Chris Hegarty, midfieflder (Ballingry Rovers); Greg Paterson, goalkeeper (Linlithgow Rose); Duncan Reid, midfielder (Lochee United, loan); Craig Wilson, defender

Queen of the South

Ground: Palmerston Park, Dumfries

Manager: Allan Johnston (replaced Gus MacPherson)

Last season: 10th in Division One, relegated

In: Paul Burns, midfielder (Dunfermline Athletic); Willie Gibson, midfielder (Falkirk); Chris Mitchell, defender (Bradford City); Mark Durnan, defender (St Johnstone); Derek Lyle, forward (Hamilton Academical); Derek Young, forward (Morton)

Out: Sam Parkin, forward (St Mirren); Craig Reid, defender (Morton); Stephen Simmons, midfielder (Alloa Athletic); Scott McLaughlin, defender (Peterhead); Tom Brighton, forward (Irvine Meadow); Ryan Smylie, forward (Kilbirnie Ladeside); Marc McCusker, forward; Steven Degnan, forward

Stenhousemuir

Ground: Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir

Manager: Martyn Corrigan (replaced David Irons)

Last season: 5th

In: Lee Kilday, defender (Hamilton Accies, loan); Greg Ross, defender (Forfar Athletic); John Gemmell, forward (Albion Rovers); Bryan Hodge, midfielder (Brechin City); Scott Buist, defender (Brechin City); Callum Reidford, goalkeeper (Stirling Albion); Craig Anderson, midfielder (Civil Service Strollers); Darren Smith, midfielder (Stirling Albion)

Out: Ally Brown, goalkeeper (Ayr United); Chris McCluskey, goalkeeper (Albion Rovers); Michael Hunter, midfielder (East Stirlingshire, loan); Stevie Murray, midfielder; Willie Lyle, defender; Paul McHale, midfielder; Grant Plenderlieth, midfielder; Joe McCafferty, midfielder; Jordan Burns, forward; Sean Diamond, goalkeeper; Tom Nelson, defender; Stephen Welsh, defender; Scott Wilson, midfielder; Sean Doherty; Dean McLean

Stranraer

Ground: Stair Park, Stranraer

Manager: Keith Knox

Last season: 3rd in Division Three (promoted as play-off runners-up)

In: Max Wright, forward (Alloa Athletic); Robert Love, forward (Albion Rovers); Mick Dunlop, defender (Brechin City); Mark Staunton, defender (Beith); Russell Caldwell, goalkeeper (Kilmarnock)

Out: Stephen Stirling, midfielder (Morton); Martin Grehan, forward (Alloa Athletic); John Kane, midfielder (Clyde); Stuart McColm, midfielder (Clyde); Steven Noble, midfielder (Peterhead); Nathan Shepherd, midfielder (East Stirlingshire); Angus Cochrane, midfielder