# 2005–06 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 2005–06.

## Scottish First Division
### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | St Mirren (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | St Johnstone | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 66 | |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 59 | |
| 4 | Ross County | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 56 | |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 55 | |
| 6 | Airdrie United | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 45 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 43 | |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 33 | |
| 9 | Stranraer (R) | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 29 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 74 | −46 | 17 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Top scorers

| Player | Club | Goals |
| Bryan Prunty | Airdrie United | 15 |
| Jason Scotland | St Johnstone | 15 |
| John Sutton | St Mirren | 14 |
| Alex Williams | Clyde | 13 |
| Simon Lynch | Dundee | 13 |
| Stewart Kean | St Mirren | 12 |
| John Rankin | Ross County | 12 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | Clyde | 11 |

## Scottish Second Division
### League standings

| 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 |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 70 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Peterhead | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 57 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 4 | Partick Thistle (P) | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 57 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 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 |
| 10 | Dumbarton (R) | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to the 2006–07 Third Division |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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 |
| Kenny Deuchar | Gretna | 18 |
| James Grady | Gretna | 16 |
| Paul McManus | Raith Rovers | 15 |
| Jerome Vareille | Ayr United | 13 |
| Ryan McGuffie | Gretna | 13 |
| Derek Lilley | Morton | 12 |
| Paddy Connolly | Stirling Albion | 12 |
| Andrew Rodgers | Dumbarton | 12 |
| Chris Aitken | Stirling Albion | 12 |
| Steve Tosh | Gretna | 12 |
| Bobby Linn | Peterhead | 12 |

## Scottish Third Division
### League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Cowdenbeath (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 34 | +47 | 76 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 76 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 78 | 38 | +40 | 73 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
| 4 | Arbroath | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 55 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
| 5 | Elgin City | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 52 | |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 51 | |
| 7 | East Fife | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 43 | |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 29 | |
| 9 | Montrose | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 28 | |
| 10 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 89 | −61 | 23 | |
* ↑ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2006–07 Second Division, Alloa Athletic won the play-off to stay in the division.

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Martin Johnston | 20 | Elgin City |
| 2 | Liam Buchanan | 17 | Cowdenbeath |
| 3 | Colin Cramb | 16 | Stenhousemuir |
| 4 | Paul McGrillen | 15 | Stenhousemuir |
| 5 | Kevin Haynes | 13 | Berwick Rangers |
| 6 | Greig Henslee | 10 | Montrose |
| 7 | Gareth Hutchison | 9 | Berwick Rangers |
| 7 | Iain Diack | 9 | Stenhousemuir/ East Stirlingshire |
| 7 | Jay Stein | 9 | Arbroath |
| 7 | Mark Booth | 9 | Elgin City |
| 7 | David McKenna | 9 | Cowdenbeath |