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{{EngvarB|date=April 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}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 (SFL). Prior to 1975, the SFL had been split into two divisions (Division One and Division Two). The effect of the reconstruction was to split these two divisions into three, with the top flight named the Premier Division, second tier the First Division, and a new third tier was created known as the Second Division. A fourth tier, known as the Third Division, was created in 1994.In 1998, the Premier Division clubs broke away from the SFL to form the Scottish Premier League (SPL). The Second Division continued as before, but it was now the second level of the SFL. In 2013, the SFL and SPL merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). The SPFL named its third tier as Scottish League One, which effectively replaced the Second Division.

Competition

From 1994 until 2013, the Second Division consisted of ten teams. From 1994 to 2006, the top two teams were promoted to the First Division and the bottom two were relegated to the Third Division. From 2006 to 2013, the top team in the Second Division was promoted to the First Division, while the clubs in 2nd through 4th places entered an end of season play-off with the 9th placed side in the First Division. The bottom club was automatically relegated to the Third Division and the 9th placed club entered an end of season play-off with the second, third and fourth placed clubs from the Third Division.The teams played each other four times with three points for a victory and one point each for a drawn game. In the event of two teams finishing with the same number of points, the respective teams’ position is decided on goal difference. If goal difference is equal too, the team who has scored the most goals is placed higher.Most players in the Second Division were part-time professionals.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Winners of the Second Division

{| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center;”! width=105|Season! width=180|Winner! width=180|Runner-up1998–99 Scottish Second Division>1998–99Livingston F.C.>LivingstonInverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.>Inverness Caledonian Thistle1999–2000 Scottish Second Division>1999–00Clyde F.C.>ClydeAlloa Athletic F.C.>Alloa Athletic2000–01 Scottish Second Division>2000–01Partick Thistle F.C.>Partick ThistleArbroath F.C.>Arbroath2001–02 Scottish Second Division>2001–02Queen of the South F.C.>Queen of the SouthAlloa Athletic F.C.>Alloa Athletic2002–03 Scottish Second Division>2002–03Raith Rovers F.C.>Raith RoversBrechin City F.C.>Brechin City2003–04 Scottish Second Division>2003–04Airdrie United F.C.>Airdrie UnitedHamilton Academical F.C.>Hamilton Academical2004–05 Scottish Second Division>2004–05Brechin City F.C.>Brechin CityStranraer F.C.>Stranraer2005–06 Scottish Second Division>2005–06Gretna F.C.>GretnaGreenock Morton F.C.>Greenock Morton{{Ref labelb|}}2006–07 Scottish Second Division>2006–07Greenock Morton F.C.>Greenock MortonStirling Albion F.C.>Stirling Albion2007–08 Scottish Second Division>2007–08Ross County F.C.>Ross CountyAirdrie United F.C.>Airdrie United{{Ref labelnote 1|}}2008–09 Scottish Second Division>2008–09Raith Rovers F.C.>Raith Rovers (2)Ayr United F.C.>Ayr United2009–10 Scottish Second Division>2009–10Stirling Albion F.C.>Stirling AlbionAlloa Athletic F.C.>Alloa Athletic{{Ref labelb|}}2010–11 Scottish Second Division>2010–11Livingston F.C.>Livingston (2)Ayr United F.C.>Ayr United 2011–12 Scottish Second Division>2011–12Cowdenbeath F.C.>CowdenbeathArbroath F.C.>Arbroath{{Ref labelb|}}2012–13 Scottish Second Division>2012–13Queen of the South F.C.>Queen of the South (2)Alloa Athletic F.C.>Alloa Athleticb.{{Note|Horse}}Team failed to gain promotion via play-offs

Notes

• 1. {{Note|Gretna}}Airdrie United lost in the play-offs, but were promoted due to Gretna’s demotion to the Third Division, and subsequent resignation from the Scottish Football League.

References

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External links

• www.scottishfootballleague.com/" title="web.archive.org/web/20120616190347www.scottishfootballleague.com/">Official Site Scottish Football League (Archived 16 June 2012)
• footballclubs.dyndns.org/?co=scotland&league=3" title="web.archive.org/web/20081015070312footballclubs.dyndns.org/?co=scotland&league=3">Scottish Football League Second Division clubs’ locations Footiemap.com (Archived 15 October 2008)

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