# 2006–07 Scottish Second Division

The 2006–07 Second Division season is the thirteenth 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 playoffs 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 playoffs with the second, third and fourth placed teams of the Third Division - Arbroath, Queen's Park and East Fife respectively.

## Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06
### 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)

### Second & Third Divisions

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
* Dumbarton
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
* Cowdenbeath

## Table

| 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 the First Division |
| 2 | Stirling Albion (P) | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 69 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 62 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 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 the Second Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic (R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 90 | −53 | 19 | Relegation to the Third Division |
* ↑ 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 2007–08 First Division, Airdrie United were relegated and Stirling Albion 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 2007–08 Second Division, Stranraer were relegated and Queen's Park were promoted.

## 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 | 13 | Stranraer |
| Bobby Linn | 12 | Greenock Morton |
| Chris Templeman | 12 | Greenock Morton |
| Martin Bavidge | 11 | Peterhead |
| Darren Gribben | 11 | Forfar Athletic |
| Paul McGowan | 11 | Greenock Morton |

## 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 |

## Second Division play-offs
### Semi-finals

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
Second legs

### Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 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
Second leg
Queen's Park were promoted to the Second Division