2005–06 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Second Division 2005–06 Gretna GretnaPartick Thistle Dumbarton UEFA Cup Gretna Kenny Deuchar (18) 2004–05 2006–07 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 main WDL 5 PQR GRE Gretna GMO Greenock Morton PET Peterhead PAR Partick Thistle STI Stirling Albion AYR Ayr United RAI Raith Rovers FOR Forfar Athletic ALL Alloa Athletic DUM Dumbarton 28 4 4 97 30 C,P 21 7 8 58 33 17 6 13 53 47 16 9 11 57 56 P 15 6 15 54 63 10 12 14 56 61 11 9 16 44 54 12 4 20 44 55 8 8 20 36 77 7 5 24 40 63 R green1 Promotion to the 2006–07 First Division andqualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round P yellow1 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs PP PP PP red2 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs RP red1 Relegation to the 2006–07 Third Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 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 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. 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. complete 2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive SPFL https://spfl.co.uk/league/league-one/archive/210 SPFL 2021-04-29 Top scorers Player Club Goals SCO Kenny Deuchar Gretna 18 SCO James Grady Gretna 16 SCO Paul McManus Raith Rovers 15 FRA Jerome Vareille Ayr United 13 SCO Ryan McGuffie Gretna 13 SCO Derek Lilley Morton 12 SCO Paddy Connolly Stirling Albion 12 SCO Andrew Rodgers Dumbarton 12 SCO Chris Aitken Stirling Albion 12 SCO Steve Tosh Gretna 12 SCO Bobby Linn Peterhead 12 Attendances The average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2005/06 are shown below: ClubAverageMorton 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 Category:Scottish Second Division seasons 2 3 Scot