Scottish Second Division 2007-08
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The 2007–08 Second Division season was the thirteenth season of the Second Division in a ten team format.
The following teams competed: Airdrie United, Alloa Athletic, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers and Ross County.
The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the First Division, the teams which finished second, third and fourth were entered into the First division play-offs with the team which finished second bottom of the First Division for a place in the 2008–09 First Division.
The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Third Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the Second division play-offs with the teams which finished second, third and fourth in the Third Division for a place in the 2008–09 Second Division.
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[edit] Promotion and Relegation from 2006–07
[edit] First & Second Divisions
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
- Ross County
- Airdrie United (via play-offs)
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
- Greenock Morton
- Stirling Albion (via play-offs)
[edit] Second & Third Divisions
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
- Stranraer
- Forfar Athletic (via play-offs)
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
- Berwick Rangers
- Queens Park (via play-offs)
[edit] Events
- March 15: East Fife confirm their promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions with a 3–0 victory over East Stirlingshire.[1]
- March 29: Berwick Rangers are relegated from the Second Division after a 2–2 draw with Peterhead.
- April 5: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Champions after a 4–0 win over already-relegated Berwick Rangers and second place Airdrie United lose 2–1 to Brechin City.[2]
- April 8: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division to the Second Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle.[3]
- May 10: Arbroath are promoted to the Second Division after a 2–1 aggregate win over Stranraer in the Second Division play-off final.[4] Cowdenbeath, who were beaten by Arbroath in the semi-finals, are relegated to the Third Division.
- May 10: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final.[5]
- May 29: First Division play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division and Second Division play-off runners-up Stranraer are promoted to the Second Division following Gretna's demotion to the Third Division.[6]
[edit] Table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County (C) (P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | 34 | 73 | First Division |
| 2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 66 | First Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 60 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 56 | |
| 5 | Peterhead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 55 | |
| 6 | Brechin City | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 52 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 46 | |
| 8 | Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 44 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 73 | -26 | 37 | Second Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Berwick Rangers (R) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 101 | -61 | 16 | Third Division |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Second Division Play-offs: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 2008-09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted. Due to Gretna's relegation, Stranraer were also promoted.
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One.
Airdrie United: won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
[edit] Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
[edit] First half of season
| Home \ Away1 | AIRU | ALOA | AYRU | BEWR | BREC | CWDB | PETE | QUEP | RARO | ROSS |
| Airdrie United | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 0–6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Ayr United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | |
| Berwick Rangers | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Brechin City | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Peterhead | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Queen's Park | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | |
| Raith Rovers | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Ross County | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Second half of season
| Home \ Away1 | AIRU | ALOA | AYRU | BEWR | BREC | CWDB | PETE | QUEP | RARO | ROSS |
| Airdrie United | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Ayr United | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Berwick Rangers | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 0–4 | |
| Brechin City | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | |
| Peterhead | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 9–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Queen's Park | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Raith Rovers | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Ross County | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Attendances
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County | Victoria Park | 6,700 | 3,716 | 1,511 | 2,247 |
| Raith Rovers | Stark's Park | 10,104 | 2,357 | 1,349 | 1,759 |
| Ayr United | Somerset Park | 11,998 | 1,345 | 971 | 1,137 |
| Airdrie United | New Broomfield | 10,171 | 1,645 | 611 | 981 |
| Queen's Park | Hampden Park | 52,500 | 1,211 | 431 | 712 |
| Peterhead | Balmoor | 4,000 | 926 | 462 | 694 |
| Alloa Athletic | Recreation Park | 3,100 | 1,053 | 441 | 602 |
| Cowdenbeath | Central Park | 4,370 | 1,953 | 244 | 519 |
| Brechin City | Glebe Park | 3,960 | 669 | 345 | 489 |
| Berwick Rangers | Shielfield Park | 4,131 | 778 | 259 | 479 |
Source: The League Insider
[edit] Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross County |  Dick Campbell |
Mutual consent | 2 October | Derek Adams |
21 November |
| Berwick Rangers | John Coughlin |
Resigned | 7 October | Michael Renwick |
24 October |
| Queen's Park | Billy Stark |
Resigned | 9 January | Gardner Speirs |
25 January |
| Greenock Morton | Jim McInally |
Resigned | 12 February | David Irons |
19 February |
[edit] Monthly awards
| Month | Second Division manager | SFA Player | SFA Young player |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Billy Stark (Queen's Park) |
First Division player | First Division player |
| September | Steve Paterson (Peterhead) |
Ryan Stevenson (Ayr United) |
First Division player |
| October | Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic) |
First Division player | First Division player |
| November | Derek Adams (Ross County) |
First Division player | Third Division player |
| December | Michael O'Neill (Brechin City) |
Allan Russell (Airdrie United) |
First Division player |
| January | Derek Adams (Ross County) |
Andrew Barrowman (Ross County) |
First Division player |
| February | Neale Cooper (Peterhead) |
First Division player | First Division player |
| March | Brian Reid (Ayr United) |
First Division player | First Division player |
| April | Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic) |
First Division player | First Division player |
[edit] Second Division play-offs
[edit] Semi-finals
The ninth placed team in the Second Division played the fourth placed team in the Third Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs will be played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 3 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Montrose | 1 – 4 | Stranraer | 1–1 | 0–3 |
First legs
| April 30, 2008 19:45 |
Arbroath | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance: 638 Referee: C Murray |
Watson  58' |
Report | Scullion 75' (pen.) |
| April 30, 2008 19:45 |
Montrose | 1 – 1 | Stranraer | Links Park, Montrose Attendance: 706 Referee: A Freeland |
| Wood 27' |
Report | McConalogue 54' |
Second legs
| May 3, 2008 15:00 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Arbroath | Central Park, Cowdenbeath Attendance: 778 Referee: W Collum |
| McQuade 71' |
Report | Black 83' Raeside 115' |
| May 3, 2008 15:00 |
Stranraer | 3 – 0 | Montrose | Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance: 451 Referee: C Richmond |
| Tadé 68' Mullen 79'Gibson 88' (pen.) |
Report |
[edit] Final
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs, the home team in the 1st Leg was determined by a draw conducted on 1 April 2008. the winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 Second Division.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | 2–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
| May 7, 2008 19:45 |
Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Stranraer | Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance: 1,016 Referee: E Smith |
| Raeside 43' Sellars 60' |
Report |
Second leg
| May 10, 2008 15:00 |
Stranraer | 1 – 0 | Arbroath | Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance: 836 Referee: S Conroy |
| Tade 63' |
Report |
