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 (SF ...
was won by
Gretna who were promoted to the
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in what was their second successive promotion.
Partick Thistle
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were also promoted via the playoffs.
Dumbarton
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were relegated while
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
According to the official club hist ...
retained their Second Division status by beating
Arbroath
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and
Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...
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
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Scot
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