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| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Greenock Morton |
| Promoted | Greenock Morton Stirling Albion |
| Relegated | Forfar Athletic Stranraer |
| Top goalscorer | Iain Russell (21) |
2007–08 → | |
The2006–07 Second Division season is the thirteenth season of theScottish Second Division in its current format of ten teams.
Greenock Morton were promoted to theFirst Division as League champions.Stirling Albion,Raith Rovers andBrechin City enter the promotion/relegation playoffs for a place in the First Division along withAirdrie United who finished second bottom of the First Division.
Forfar Athletic were relegated to the Third Division whileStranraer enter the promotion/relegation playoffs with the second, third and fourth placed teams of the Third Division -Arbroath,Queen's Park andEast Fife respectively.
Relegated fromFirst Division toSecond Division
Promoted fromSecond Division toFirst Division
Relegated fromSecond Division toThird Division
Promoted fromThird Division toSecond Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenock Morton(C, P) | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 77 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Stirling Albion(P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 69 | Qualification for theFirst Division Play-offs[a] |
| 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(R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 39 | Qualification for theSecond Division Play-offs[b] |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic(R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 90 | −53 | 19 | Relegation to theThird Division |
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 |
The ninth placed team in the Second Division played the fourth placed team in the Third Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fife | 4 – 2 | Stranraer | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Queen's Park | 4 – 1 | Arbroath | 2–0 | 2–1 |
First legs
| Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | Arbroath |
|---|---|---|
David Weatherston 77'Alan Trouten 90' (pen.) | Report |
Second legs
| Arbroath | 1 – 2 | Queens Park |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tosh 50' | Report | David Weatherston 32' Alan Trouten 43' |
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the2008–09 Second Division.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park | 7 – 2 | East Fife | 4–2 | 3–0 |
First leg
| Queen's Park | 4 – 2 | East Fife |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Canning 30' 54' Mick Dunlop 44'Paul Cairney 70' | Report | Lloyd Young 60' Greig McDonald 77' |
Second leg
| East Fife | 0 – 3 | Queens Park |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Paul Paton 4' Alan Trouten 74'Frankie Carroll 89' |
Queen's Park were promoted to the Second Division
