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Friday 5th August 2016

Ladbrokes League 1 preview

Alloa Athletic and Livingston are fancied to do well in Ladbrokes League 1 this season, while Peterhead and Stranraer will again be aiming to finish in the top four.

Alloa Athletic and Livingston are fancied to do well in Ladbrokes League 1 this season, while Peterhead and Stranraer will again be aiming to finish in the top four.
 
Here's a look at the 10 clubs ahead of Saturday's big kick-off...
 
Airdrieonians
Manager: Eddie Wolecki Black 
Last season: 5th in League 1
Ladbrokes title odds: 5/1
Opening game: Queen's Park (A)
Signings: Andy Ryan (Forfar Athletic), Iain Russell (Queen of the South), Joe Gorman (Maidenhead United), Ryan Conroy (Queen of the South), James Daly (Drogheda United), Kevin Schmidt (East Kilbride), Conor Scullion (Hamilton Accies, loan), Daniel Boateng (Sodertalje FK)
 
Albion Rovers
Manager: Darren Young
Last season: 6th in League 1
Ladbrokes title odds: 20/1
Opening game: Brechin City (H)
Signings: Ryan Wallace (Dunfermline Athletic), Calum Ferguson (Inverness Caley Thistle), Ross Gilmour (East Stirlingshire), Ross Stewart (Kilwinning Rangers)
 
Alloa Athletic
Manager: Jack Ross
Last season: 10th in Championship (relegated)
Ladbrokes title odds: 9/4
Opening game: Peterhead (H)
Signings: Neil Parry (Airdrieonians), Kevin Cawley (Dumbarton), Jordan Kirkpatrick (Clyde), Jamie Longworth (Stranraer), Jon Robertson (Stenhousemuir), Scott Taggart (Dumbarton), Greig Spence (Cowdenbeath), Calum Waters (Celtic), Andy Graham (Ayr United), Jim Goodwin (St Mirren), Craig McDowall (unattached)
 
Brechin City
Manager: Darren Dods
Last season: 7th in League 1
Ladbrokes title odds: 22/1
Opening game: Stenhousemuir (H)
Signings: Ally Love (Albion Rovers), Chris O'Neil (Airdrieonians), Alan Trouten (Ayr United), Ross Caldwell (Cowdenbeath), Finn Graham (Berwick Rangers), Dougie Hill (Alloa Athletic), Gareth Rodger (Forfar Athletic), Elliot Ford (Raith Rovers)
 
East Fife
Manager: Gary Naysmith
Last season: League 2 champions (promoted)
Ladbrokes title odds: 10/1
Opening game: Albion Rovers (H)
Signings: Willie Muir (Queen's Park), Chris Kane (Cowdenbeath), Chris Duggan (Partick Thistle), Mark Lamont (Stirling Albion), Tony Wallace (Nairn County), Scott Robinson (Dunfermline Athletic), Ross Mutch (AM Soccer Club), Kevin O'Hara (Falkirk, loan)
 
Livingston
Manager: David Hopkin
Last season: 9th in Championship (relegated via the play-offs)
Ladbrokes title odds: 4/1
Opening game: Stranraer (H)
Signings: Jordan Sinclair (Hibernian), Sean Crighton (Airdrieonians), Alan Lithgow (Airdrieonians), Nicky Cadden (Airdrieonians), Shaun Byrne (Dunfermline Athletic), Michael Miller (Morton), Thomas Orr (Morton, loan), Liam Kelly (Rangers, loan), Dale Carrick (Kilmarnock)
 
Peterhead
Manager: Jim McInally
Last season: 3rd in League 1
Ladbrokes title odds: 4/1
Opening game: Alloa Athletic (A)
Signings: Scott Rumsby (Stranraer), Fraser Hobday (Huntly, loan), Hugh Samuels (Cobham FC), Salim Nassor (Ternana Calcio), Fiacre Kelleher (Celtic, loan)
 
Queen's Park
Manager: Gus MacPherson
Last season: 4th in League 2 (promoted via the play-offs)
Ladbrokes title odds: 20/1
Opening game: Airdrieonians (H)
Signings: Ross Millen (Clyde), Josh Watt (Cumnock Juniors), Darren Miller (Kilbirnie Ladeside), Aiden Malone (Cumnock Juniors), Mark Williams (Alloa Athletic), Anton Brady (East Kilbride), Andrew Murphy (Fauldhouse United), Gregor Fotheringham (Camelon Juniors), Adam Cummins (Bangor City)
 
Stenhousemuir
Manager: Brown Ferguson
Last season: 8th in League 1
Ladbrokes title odds: 33/1
Opening game: Brechin City (A)
Signings: Colin McCabe (Celtic, loan), Vincent Berry (Queen's Park), Fraser Kerr (Cowdenbeath), Jack Smith (East Kilbride)
 
Stranraer
Manager: Brian Reid
Last season: 4th in League 1
Ladbrokes title odds: 5/1
Opening game: Livingston (A)
Signings: Smart Osadolor (Annan Athletic), Scott Agnew (St Mirren), Cameron Belford (Wrexham), Frank McKeown (Morton), Liam Dick (Falkirk), Ross Barbour (Kilmarnock), Christian Nade (Dumbarton), Giuliano Morena (ASD Romagna Centro)
 
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