League One recruitment heads towards Century mark.
[Tuesday, 06 August 2019 19:35]
When Falkirk completed their 14th summer signing today with the capture of Louis Longridge from Dunfermline Athletic it brought the number of new faces registered by the ten Ladbrokes League 1 clubs since the window opened on June 10th to a staggering 95 according to the stats on the SPFL website.
Our opponents last Saturday on opening day Airdrieonians lead the way with sixteen newcomers, Dumbarton one behind on fifteen.
As mentioned above Ray McKinnon has recruited fourteen players at Falkirk, while Stranraer, this Saturday’s visitors to Station Park sit on the eleven mark, Raith Rovers one behind on ten.
The ‘Loons’ sit in sixth place in this particular table on the eight-player mark at present, with East Fife having recruited seven and Clyde six.
Promoted Peterhead have to date brought in only four new faces, a similar number having been signed on by Stewart Petrie at Links Park.
It is our near-neighbours Brechin City who lead the way overall,, Barry Smith has had to work tirelessly over the close season to re-build a squad ravaged by two successive relegations, seventeen new signings having been made in total at the Glebe with scope for a loan or two to come.