2005–06 Scottish Second Division

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

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Gretna	36	28	4	4	97	30	57	88	Promoted to First Division 2006-07
2	Greenock Morton	36	21	7	8	58	33	25	70
3	Peterhead	36	17	16	13	53	47	6	57
4	Partick Thistle	36	16	9	11	57	56	1	57	Promoted to First Division 2006-07
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	26	77	-31	32
10	Dumbarton	36	7	5	24	40	63	-23	26	Relegated to Third Division 2006-07

The average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2005/06 are shown below:

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

Final

v t e 2005–06 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup
Related to national team	Results 2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5) Kirin Cup
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers
First Division	Airdrie United Brechin City Clyde Dundee Hamilton Academical Queen of the South Ross County St. Johnstone St. Mirren Stranraer
Second Division	Alloa Athletic Ayr United Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Gretna Partick Thistle Peterhead Raith Rovers Stirling Albion
Third Division	Albion Rovers Arbroath Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stenhousemuir
Major transfer deals 2005–06

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