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2005–06 Scottish Second Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Scottish Second Division |
| season | [2005–06](2005-06-in-scottish-football) |
| winners | Gretna |
| promoted | Gretna |
| Partick Thistle | |
| relegated | Dumbarton |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](2006-07-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Gretna |
| league topscorer | Kenny Deuchar (18) |
| prevseason | [2004–05](2004-05-scottish-second-division) |
| nextseason | [2006–07](2006-07-scottish-second-division) |
Partick Thistle 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.
Table
qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to Gretna, the cup runner-up.
Top scorers
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| SCO Kenny Deuchar | Gretna | 18 |
| SCO James Grady | Gretna | 16 |
| SCO Paul McManus | Raith Rovers | 15 |
| FRA Jerome Vareille | Ayr United | 13 |
| SCO Ryan McGuffie | Gretna | 13 |
| SCO Derek Lilley | Morton | 12 |
| SCO Paddy Connolly | Stirling Albion | 12 |
| SCO Andrew Rodgers | Dumbarton | 12 |
| SCO Chris Aitken | Stirling Albion | 12 |
| SCO Steve Tosh | Gretna | 12 |
| SCO 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
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