The 2005–06

Scottish Second Division The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SFL ...

was won by Gretna who were promoted to the First Division in what was their second successive promotion.

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

were also promoted via the playoffs.

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

were relegated while

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...

retained their Second Division status by beating

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

and

Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, just south of the border with Scotland. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite hailing fr ...

in the playoff matches.

Table

Top scorers

Attendances

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

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Scottish Second Division Scottish Second Division seasons 2 3

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