Scottish Second Division 2006-07
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The 2006-07 Second Division season is the twelfth season of the Scottish Second Division in its current format of ten teams.
Greenock Morton were promoted to the First Division as League champions. Stirling Albion, Raith Rovers and Brechin City enter the promotion/relegation play offs for a place in the First Division along with Airdrie United who finished second bottom of the First Division.
Forfar Athletic were relegated to the Third Division while Stranraer enter the promotion/relegation play offs with the second, third and fourth placed teams of the Third Division - Arbroath, Queen's Park and East Fife respectively.
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[edit] Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06
[edit] First & Second Divisions
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
- Brechin City
- Stranraer (via play-offs)
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
- Gretna
- Partick Thistle (via play-offs)
[edit] Second & Third Divisions
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
[edit] Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 32 | 44 | 77 |
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| 2 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 69 | |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 62 | |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 45 | 16 | 60 | |
| 5 | Ayr United | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 50 | |
| 6 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 56 | 3 | 45 | |
| 7 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 70 | -23 | 42 | |
| 8 | Peterhead | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Stranraer | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 74 | -29 | 39 |
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| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 90 | -53 | 19 |
[edit] Top scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Iain Russell |
21 | Brechin City |
| Liam Buchanan |
20 | Cowdenbeath |
 Peter Weatherson |
15 | Greenock Morton |
| Colin Cramb |
14 | Stirling Albion |
| Pat Clarke |
13 | Cowdenbeath |
| Michael Moore |
Stranraer | |
| Bobby Linn |
12 | Greenock Morton |
| Chris Templeman |
Greenock Morton | |
| Martin Bavidge |
11 | Peterhead |
| Darren Gribben |
Forfar Athletic | |
| Paul McGowan |
Greenock Morton |
[edit] Attendances
The average attendances for Second Division clubs for season 2006/07 are shown below:
| Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Greenock Morton | 2,651 | 5,255 |
| Raith Rovers | 1,935 | 4,327 |
| Ayr United | 1,202 | 2,105 |
| Stirling Albion | 947 | 2,608 |
| Cowdenbeath | 683 | 2,249 |
| Peterhead | 636 | 819 |
| Alloa Athletic | 634 | 1,138 |
| Brechin City | 569 | 909 |
| Forfar Athletic | 500 | 765 |
| Stranraer | 418 | 1,003 |
[edit] Second/Third Division play-offs
[edit] Semi-Finals
[edit] First leg
| May 2, 2007 | East Fife | 4 – 1 | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance: 742 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Graham Gibson  10'Craig O'Reilly 43' 45' 54' |
Report | Michael Moore 55' |
| May 1, 2007 | Queens Park | 2 – 0 | Arbroath | Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 974 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
| David Weatherston 77' Alan Trouten 70' (pen.) |
Report |
[edit] Second leg
| May 5, 2007 | Stranraer | (2) 1 – 0 (4) | East Fife | Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance: 426 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| Paul McGrillen 64' |
Report |
| May 5, 2007 | Arbroath | (1) 1 – 2 (4) | Queens Park | Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Eddie Smith |
| Paul Tosh 50' |
Report | David Weatherston 32' Alan Trouten 43' |
[edit] Final
[edit] First leg
| May 9, 2007 | Queens Park | 4 – 2 | East Fife | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 1,207 Referee: John Underhill |
| Steven Canning 30' 54' Mick Dunlop 44'Paul Cairney 70' |
Report | Lloyd Young 60' Greig McDonald 77' |
[edit] Second leg
| May 12, 2007 | East Fife | (2) 0 – 3 (7) | Queens Park | Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance: 1,625 Referee: William Collum |
| Report | Paul Paton 4' Alan Trouten 74'Frankie Carroll 89' |
