2007–08 Scottish Second Division

April 2016 Scottish Second Division 2007–08 Ross County Ross CountyAirdrie United CowdenbeathBerwick Rangers Andrew Barrowman (24) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Second Division season was the fourteenth season of the Second Division in a ten team format. The following teams competed: Airdrie United, Alloa Athletic, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers and Ross County. The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the First Division, the teams which finished second, third and fourth were entered into the First division play-offs with the team which finished second bottom of the First Division for a place in the 2008–09 First Division. The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Third Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the Second division play-offs with the teams which finished second, third and fourth in the Third Division for a place in the 2008–09 Second Division. Promotion and relegation from 2006–07 UK Scotland 375 right Location of teams in Scottish Second Division 2006–07 UK Scotland 6 56.116539 -3.778789 Alloa Athletic left UK Scotland 6 55.764599 -2.011299 Berwick Rangers bottom UK Scotland 6 56.736391 -2.6584547 Brechin City right UK Scotland 6 55.469805 -4.620574 Ayr United right UK Scotland 6 56.109013 -3.347186 UK Scotland 6 55.860309 -3.959935 Airdrie United right UK Scotland 6 57.511927 -1.796787 Peterhead right UK Scotland 6 55.824816 -4.25314 Queen's Park left UK Scotland 6 56.099955 -3.168619 UK Scotland 6 57.595874 -4.418914 Ross County left UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 56.200000 -3.447186 Cowdenbeath right UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 56.000000 -3.168619 Raith Rovers right First and second divisions Relegated from First Division to Second Division Ross County Airdrie United (via play-offs) Promoted from Second Division to First Division Greenock Morton Stirling Albion (via play-offs) Second and third divisions Relegated from Second Division to Third Division Stranraer Forfar Athletic (via play-offs) Promoted from Third Division to Second Division Berwick Rangers Queens Park (via play-offs) Events 2007–08 in Scottish football#Notable events 15 March: East Fife confirm their promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions with a 3–0 victory over East Stirlingshire.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7296314.stm BBC Sport East Stirlingshire 0–3 East Fife 1 June 2007 29 March: Berwick Rangers are relegated from the Second Division after a 2–2 draw with Peterhead. 5 April: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Champions after a 4–0 win over already-relegated Berwick Rangers and second place Airdrie United lose 2–1 to Brechin City.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7328068.stm BBC Sport Ross County 4–0 Berwick Rangers 5 April 2008 2008-04-07 8 April: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division to the Second Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7334953.stm BBC Sport Partick Thistle 1–0 Stirling Alb 8 April 2008 2008-04-08 10 May: Arbroath are promoted to the Second Division after a 2–1 aggregate win over Stranraer in the Second Division play-off final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7390697.stm BBC Sport Stranraer 1–0 Arbroath (1–2) 10 May 2008 2008-05-22 Cowdenbeath, who were beaten by Arbroath in the semi-finals, are relegated to the Third Division. 10 May: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7390679.stm BBC Sport Clyde 2–0 Airdrie United (3–0) 10 May 2008 2008-05-22 29 May: First Division play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division and Second Division play-off runners-up Stranraer are promoted to the Second Division following Gretna's demotion to the Third Division.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7426281.stm BBC Sport Gretna demoted to Division Three 29 May 2008 2008-05-29 Table main WDL PQR 5 ROS Ross County AIR Airdrie United RAI Raith Rovers ALO Alloa Athletic PET Peterhead BRE Brechin City AYR Ayr United QPA Queen's Park COW Cowdenbeath BER Berwick Rangers 22 7 7 78 44 C,P 20 6 10 64 34 P 19 3 14 60 50 16 8 12 57 56 16 7 13 65 54 13 13 10 63 48 13 7 16 51 62 13 5 18 48 51 10 7 19 47 73 R 3 7 26 40 101 R green1 Promotion to the First Division 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 Third Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 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 2008–09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted. Due to Gretna's relegation, Stranraer were also promoted. 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 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One. Airdrie United won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division. complete SPFL Archive Results Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season. First half of season main FBR grey AIR ALO AYR BER BRE COW PET QPA RAI ROS Airdrie United 2–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 Alloa Athletic 0–6 2–1 2–1 0–4 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 Ayr United 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–4 1–2 2–3 0–3 1–4 Berwick Rangers 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 Brechin City 4–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 Cowdenbeath 1–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–4 1–0 2–2 Peterhead 0–1 1–4 3–0 4–3 1–2 4–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 Queen's Park 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–5 3–2 Raith Rovers 2–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 Ross County 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 complete BBC Sport Second half of season main FBR grey AIR ALO AYR BER BRE COW PET QPA RAI ROS Airdrie United 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 Alloa Athletic 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 Ayr United 1–2 3–1 4–0 0–3 1–1 0–3 3–1 0–1 0–2 Berwick Rangers 2–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 4–5 2–2 1–4 2–5 0–4 Brechin City 2–1 0–0 5–1 5–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 Cowdenbeath 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 1–4 2–4 Peterhead 1–4 2–2 4–1 9–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 Queen's Park 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–3 2–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 Raith Rovers 1–0 3–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–5 0–1 0–1 Ross County 3–2 6–1 2–4 4–0 0–0 3–0 5–1 3–2 2–3 complete BBC Sport Top scorers Scorer Goals TeamSCO Andrew Barrowman24Ross CountySCO Allan Russell19Airdrie UnitedSCO Alex Williams16Ayr UnitedSCO Martin Bavidge15PeterheadSCO Ryan StevensonAyr UnitedSCO Stuart Noble14Airdrie UnitedSCO Iain Diack13Brechin CitySCO Alan Trouten12Queen's ParkSCO Robert MannPeterheadSCO Graham Weir10Raith RoversSCO Charlie KingBrechin CityRSA Graeme BrownAlloa AthleticSCO Sean HigginsRoss CountySCO Mark Ferry9Queen's ParkSCO Brown FergusonAlloa AthleticSCO David GoodwillieRaith Rovers Source: The League Insider Attendances TeamStadium Capacity Highest Lowest AverageRoss CountyVictoria Park 6,700 3,716 1,511 2,247Raith Rovers Stark's Park 10,104 2,357 1,349 1,759Ayr United Somerset Park 11,998 1,345 971 1,137Airdrie United New Broomfield 10,171 1,645 611 981Queen's Park Hampden Park 52,500 1,211 431 712Peterhead Balmoor 4,000 926 462 694Alloa Athletic Recreation Park 3,100 1,053 441 602Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,370 1,953 244 519Brechin City Glebe Park 3,960 669 345 489Berwick RangersShielfield Park 4,131 778 259 479 Source: The League Insider Managerial changes 2007-08 in Scottish football#Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Ross County SCO Dick Campbell Mutual consent 2 October SCO Derek Adams 21 November Berwick Rangers SCO John Coughlin Resigned 7 October SCO Michael Renwick 24 October Queen's Park SCO Billy Stark Resigned 9 January SCO Gardner Speirs 25 January Greenock Morton SCO Jim McInally Resigned 12 February SCO David Irons 19 February Monthly awards Scottish Football League monthly awards 2007-08 in Scottish football#Monthly awards MonthSecond Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young playerAugustSCO Billy Stark (Queen's Park)First Division playerFirst Division playerSeptemberSCO Steve Paterson (Peterhead)SCO Ryan Stevenson (Ayr United)First Division player OctoberSCO Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic)First Division playerFirst Division playerNovemberSCO Derek Adams (Ross County)First Division playerThird Division playerDecemberSCO Michael O'Neill (Brechin City)SCO Allan Russell (Airdrie United)First Division playerJanuarySCO Derek Adams (Ross County)SCO Andrew Barrowman (Ross County)First Division playerFebruarySCO Neale Cooper (Peterhead)First Division playerFirst Division playerMarchSCO Brian Reid (Ayr United)First Division playerFirst Division playerApril SCO Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic) First Division playerFirst Division player 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. Arbroath 3–2 Cowdenbeath 1–1 2–1 Montrose 1–4 Stranraer 1–1 0–3 First legs 30 April 2008 19:45 Arbroath 1–1 Report Cowdenbeath Watson 58 Scullion 75 pen. Gayfield Park, Arbroath C Murray 638 30 April 2008 19:45 Montrose 1–1 Report Stranraer Wood 27 McConalogue 54 Links Park, Montrose A Freeland 706 Second legs 3 May 2008 15:00 Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 Report Arbroath McQuade 71 Black 83Raeside 115 Central Park, Cowdenbeath W Collum 778 3 May 2008 15:00 Stranraer 3–0 Report Montrose Tadé 68Mullen 79Gibson 88 pen. Stair Park, Stranraer C Richmond 451 Final The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs, the home team in the 1st Leg was determined by a draw conducted on 1 April 2008. the winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 Second Division. Arbroath 2–1 Stranraer 2–0 0–1 First leg 7 May 2008 19:45 Arbroath 2–0 Report Stranraer Raeside 43Sellars 60 Gayfield Park, Arbroath E Smith 1,016 Second leg 10 May 2008 15:00 Stranraer 1–0 Report Arbroath Tade 63 Stair Park, Stranraer S Conroy 836 References Category:Scottish Second Division seasons Category:2007–08 Scottish Football League 3 Scot