The 2006–07 First Division season was the twelfth season of the

Scottish First Division The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as ...

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. Airdrie United entered a playoff with the second, third and fourth placed teams from the Second Division - Stirling Albion,

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

and Brechin City, respectively.

Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06

SPL & First Division

Relegated from

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

to First Division * Livingston Promoted from First Division to

* St Mirren

First & Second Divisions

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

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional 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. The club have been mem ...

(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 Alan David Main (born 5 December 1967) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Dunfermline Athletic. Main began his senior football career in the Highland League, for whom he made his d ...

( Gretna) Defenders *

Martin Canning Martin Canning (born 3 December 1981) is a Scottish football player and coach and is assistant manager at Stoke City. Canning played as a central defender for Ross County, Peterhead, Gretna, Hibernian and Hamilton Academical. Playing care ...

( Gretna) *

Neil McGregor Neil McGregor (born 17 July 1985, in Irvine), is a Scottish football defender who has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Dundee. Career McGregor began his career with Kilmarnock. He played in the Scottish Youth Cup win ...

( Clyde) *

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(

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an ol ...

) *

Goran Stanic Goran may refer to: Ethnic groups *Gorane, or Goran, an ethnic group of northern Africa *Goran (Kurdish tribe), an ethnic group of the Middle East *Gorani (ethnic group), an ethnic group of the southeastern Europe Other uses *Göran, a Swedis ...

(

) Midfielders *

Craig Bryson Craig James Bryson (born 6 November 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Now Bryson is now a fitness and conditioning coach with East Kilbride. Bryson began his career at Scottish First Division club C ...

( Clyde) * Alex Rae ( Dundee) * Don Cowie ( Ross County) Forwards * Jason Scotland (

) *

Colin McMenamin Colin McMenamin (born 12 February 1981) is a Scottish former professional football player, and is the current assistant manager of Annan Athletic. McMenamin, who played as a striker, began his career with Annan Athletic before moving to New ...

( Gretna) * Mark Roberts (

)

SPFA Player of the Year

Winner *

( Gretna) Other nominees: * Mark Roberts (

) * Jason Scotland (

) *

(

)

Notes

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