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.

Scottish Second Division

Season	2005–06
Champions	Gretna
Promoted	Gretna Partick Thistle
Relegated	Dumbarton
UEFA Cup	Gretna
Top goalscorer	Kenny Deuchar (18)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Gretna (C, P)	36	28	4	4	97	30	+67	88	Promotion to the 2006–07 First Division and qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a]
2	Greenock Morton	36	21	7	8	58	33	+25	70	Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[b]
3	Peterhead	36	17	6	13	53	47	+6	57
4	Partick Thistle (P)	36	16	9	11	57	56	+1	57
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	36	77	−41	32	Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[c]
10	Dumbarton (R)	36	7	5	24	40	63	−23	26	Relegation to the 2006–07 Third Division

Source: "2005-2006 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Top scorers

Player	Club	Goals
Kenny Deuchar	Gretna	18
James Grady	Gretna	16
Paul McManus	Raith Rovers	15
Jerome Vareille	Ayr United	13
Ryan McGuffie	Gretna	13
Derek Lilley	Morton	12
Paddy Connolly	Stirling Albion	12
Andrew Rodgers	Dumbarton	12
Chris Aitken	Stirling Albion	12
Steve Tosh	Gretna	12
Bobby Linn	Peterhead	12

Attendances

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

Club	Average
Morton	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