# 2006–07 Scottish First Division

The 2006–07 First Division season was the 13th season of the Scottish First Division in its current format of ten teams. It began on August 5, 2006 and ended on April 28, 2007.
Gretna gained promotion to the Premier League as champions, by a single point ahead of St Johnstone, with a 3-2 win at Ross County on the final day of the season, the winning goal coming from James Grady in injury time. The result relegated Gretna's opponents to the Second Division.
Airdrie United entered a playoff with the second, third and fourth placed teams from the Second Division - Stirling Albion, Raith Rovers and Brechin City, respectively.

## Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06
### SPL & First Division

Relegated from Premier League to First Division
* Livingston
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
* St Mirren

### First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division
* Stranraer
* Brechin City (via play-offs)
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
* Gretna
* Partick Thistle (via play-offs)

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Gretna (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 66 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | St Johnstone | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 65 | |
| 3 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 53 | |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 40 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Ross County (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Top scorers

| Scorer | Team | Goals |
| Colin McMenamin | Gretna | 24 |
| Jason Scotland | St Johnstone | 18 |
| Mark Roberts | Partick Thistle | 15 |
| Richard Offiong | Hamilton Accies | 14 |
| Martin Hardie | St Johnstone | 12 |
| Derek Lyle | Dundee | 12 |
| Gary Arbuckle | Clyde | 10 |
| Gary Twigg | Airdrie Utd | 10 |
| Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | 8 |
| Steven Masterton | Clyde | 8 |
| Steven Milne | St Johnstone | 8 |
| John O'Neill | Queen of the South | 8 |
| Steve Tosh | Queen of the South | 8 |
| Don Cowie | Ross County | 7 |
| Steven Craig | Livingston | 7 |

## Attendances

The average attendances for First Division clubs for season 2006/07 are shown below:
| Club | Average | Highest |
| Dundee | 3,880 | 5,538 |
| St Johnstone | 2,812 | 4,168 |
| Partick Thistle | 2,592 | 3,473 |
| Ross County | 2,307 | 6,216 |
| Queen of the South | 2,212 | 5,481 |
| Livingston | 1,934 | 2,669 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1,715 | 4,975 |
| Gretna | 1,599 | 2,193 |
| Airdrie United | 1,429 | 2,321 |
| Clyde | 1,359 | 3,000 |

## First Division play-offs
### Semi-finals

The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second 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 |
| Brechin City | 1 – 6 | Airdrie United | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | 1–3 |
First legs
Second legs

### Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2007–08 First Division.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Stirling Albion | 5 – 4 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | 3–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Stirling Albion were promoted to the First Division

## Awards
### SPFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper
* Alan Main (Gretna)
Defenders
* Martin Canning (Gretna)
* Neil McGregor (Clyde)
* Kevin James (St Johnstone)
* Goran Stanic (St Johnstone)
Midfielders
* Craig Bryson (Clyde)
* Alex Rae (Dundee)
* Don Cowie (Ross County)
Forwards
* Jason Scotland (St Johnstone)
* Colin McMenamin (Gretna)
* Mark Roberts (Partick Thistle)

### SPFA Player of the Year

Winner
* Colin McMenamin (Gretna)
Other nominees:
* Mark Roberts (Partick Thistle)
* Jason Scotland (St Johnstone)
* Goran Stanic (St Johnstone)