- Table
- Top scorers
- Attendances
- Second Division play-offs
{{Infobox football league season | competition = Scottish Second Division | season = 2005–06 | winners = Gretna | promoted = Gretna Partick Thistle | relegated = Dumbarton | league topscorer = Kenny Deuchar (18) | prevseason = 2004–05 | nextseason = 2006–07 }}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. TableP | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Gretna | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 30 | 57 | 88 | Promoted to First Division 2006-07 | 2 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 70 | 3 | Peterhead | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 47 | 6 | 57 | 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 57 | Promoted to First Division 2006-07 | 5 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 51 | 6 | Ayr United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 42 | 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 42 | 8 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 40 | 9 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 77 | -31 | 32 | 10 | Dumbarton | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 26 | Relegated to Third Division 2006-07 |
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 |
AttendancesThe average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2005/06 are shown below: Club | Average |
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Morton | 2,759 | Partick Thistle | 2,609 | 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-offsThe 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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