The 2006–07 First Division season was the 13th season of the

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in its current format of ten teams. It began on August 5, 2006 and ended on April 28, 2007. Gretna gained promotion to the Premier League as champions, by a single point ahead of St Johnstone, with a 3-2 win at Ross County on the final day of the season, the winning goal coming from James Grady in injury time. The result relegated Gretna's opponents to the Second Division.

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entered a playoff with the second, third and fourth placed teams from the Second Division - Stirling Albion, Raith Rovers and Brechin City, respectively.

Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06

SPL & First Division

Relegated from

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to First Division * Livingston Promoted from First Division to

* St Mirren

First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division *

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* Brechin City (via play-offs) Promoted from Second Division to First Division * Gretna *

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(via play-offs)

League table

Top scorers

Attendances

The average attendances for First Division clubs for season 2006/07 are shown below:

First Division play-offs

Semi-finals

The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second 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. 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 2007–08 First Division. First leg ---- Second leg ---- Stirling Albion were promoted to the First Division

Awards

SPFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper * Alan Main ( Gretna) Defenders * Martin Canning ( Gretna) * Neil McGregor ( Clyde) *

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( St Johnstone) * Goran Stanic ( St Johnstone) Midfielders * Craig Bryson ( Clyde) * Alex Rae (

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) * Don Cowie ( Ross County) Forwards * Jason Scotland ( St Johnstone) * Colin McMenamin ( Gretna) * Mark Roberts (

)

SPFA Player of the Year

Winner * Colin McMenamin ( Gretna) Other nominees: * Mark Roberts (

) * Jason Scotland ( St Johnstone) * Goran Stanic ( St Johnstone)

Notes

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