2005–06 Scottish Second Division

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Scottish Second Division
Season2005–06
ChampionsGretna
PromotedGretna
Partick Thistle
RelegatedDumbarton
Top goalscorerKenny Deuchar (18)

The 2005–06 Scottish Second Division was won by Gretna who were promoted to the First Division in what was their second successive promotion. Partick Thistle were also promoted via the playoffs. Dumbarton were relegated while Alloa Athletic retained their Second Division status by beating Arbroath and Berwick Rangers in the playoff matches.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gretna (C, P) 36 28 4 4 97 30 +67 88 Promotion to the 2006–07 First Division and
qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a]
2 Greenock Morton 36 21 7 8 58 33 +25 70 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[b]
3 Peterhead 36 17 6 13 53 47 +6 57
4 Partick Thistle (P) 36 16 9 11 57 56 +1 57
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 6 15 54 63 −9 51
6 Ayr United 36 10 12 14 56 61 −5 42
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 44 54 −10 42
8 Forfar Athletic 36 12 4 20 44 55 −11 40
9 Alloa Athletic 36 8 8 20 36 77 −41 32 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[c]
10 Dumbarton (R) 36 7 5 24 40 63 −23 26 Relegation to the 2006–07 Third Division
Source: "2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As Heart of Midlothian, the Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to Gretna, the cup runner-up.
  2. ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2006–07 First Division, Stranraer were relegated and Partick Thistle were promoted.
  3. ^ The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2006–07 Second Division, Alloa Athletic won the play-off to stay in the division.

Top scorers

Player Club Goals
Scotland Kenny Deuchar Gretna 18
Scotland James Grady Gretna 16
Scotland Paul McManus Raith Rovers 15
France Jerome Vareille Ayr United 13
Scotland Ryan McGuffie Gretna 13
Scotland Derek Lilley Morton 12
Scotland Paddy Connolly Stirling Albion 12
Scotland Andrew Rodgers Dumbarton 12
Scotland Chris Aitken Stirling Albion 12
Scotland Steve Tosh Gretna 12
Scotland Bobby Linn Peterhead 12

Attendances

The average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2005/06 are shown below:

Club Average
Morton 2,759
Partick Thistle 1,682
Raith Rovers 1,624
Gretna 1,341
Ayr United 1,271
Dumbarton 946
Stirling Albion 902
Alloa Athletic 742
Peterhead 691
Forfar Athletic 544

Second Division play-offs

The Playoff semi-finals took on 3 May 2006 and 6 May 2006. The final took place on 10 May 2006 and 14 May 2006.

Semi-finals

  • Arbroath 1–1 Alloa Athletic
  • Alloa Athletic 1–0 Arbroath
  • Stenhousemuir 0–1 Berwick Rangers
  • Berwick Rangers 0–0 Stenhousemuir

Final

  • Alloa Athletic 4–0 Berwick Rangers
  • Berwick Rangers 2–1 Alloa Athletic