Clyde 2-0 Annan Athletic (agg 2-1): Hosts end nine-year stay in bottom tier

Clyde ended their nine-year stint in the bottom tier of Scottish football after a late Ally Love penalty edged out Annan Athletic in the League One play-off final.

Chris Johnston had given Annan the first-leg advantage, but Martin McNiff levelled on aggregate from 10 yards.

And Love fired in a 86th-minute spot-kick following a push by Steven Swinglehurst.

Annan's Aidan Smith had earlier hit the crossbar with a header.

But the visitors fell to their first defeat in 10 games, having won six in a row ahead of visiting Broadwood, and Clyde's fourth consecutive home win was enough to win promotion for the Cumbernauld outfit.

More than 2700 fans were at Broadwood and many of them spilled on to the pitch in jubilation at full-time to celebrate with Danny Lennon and his players.

Peter Murphy's Annan finished eight points behind runners-up Clyde in the League Two season and their wait for a first Scottish Professional Football League promotion continues.

Clyde manager Danny Lennon: "It's a group of players that have got a winning mentality and I always believed we would get opportunities today if we played our brand of football.

"So many times this season they have dug deep and turned round games of football. I'm absolutely thrilled and a very proud man."

Annan manager Peter Murphy: "After the season we've had, with the record club points total, for the whole season to turn on a refereeing decision that none of the Clyde players or staff appealed for, that is the most disappointing thing. That's changed the destiny of a club."

Martin McNiff fired Clyde ahead at Broadwood