Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Ross County |
Promoted |
Ross County Airdrie United |
Relegated |
Cowdenbeath Berwick Rangers |
Top goalscorer | Andrew Barrowman (24) |
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The 2007–08 Second Division season was the fourteenth 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.
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 73 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs [a] |
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 | 48 | +15 | 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 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs [b] |
10 | Berwick Rangers (R) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 101 | −61 | 16 | Relegation to the Third Division |
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.
Scorer | Goals | Team |
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24 | Ross County |
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19 | Airdrie United |
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16 | Ayr United |
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15 | Peterhead |
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Ayr United | |
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14 | Airdrie United |
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13 | Brechin City |
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12 | Queen's Park |
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Peterhead | |
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10 | Raith Rovers |
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Brechin City | |
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Alloa Athletic | |
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Ross County | |
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9 | Queen's Park |
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Alloa Athletic | |
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Raith Rovers |
Source: The League Insider
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Highest | Lowest | Average |
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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
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Ross County |
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Mutual consent | 2 October |
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21 November |
Berwick Rangers |
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Resigned | 7 October |
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24 October |
Queen's Park |
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Resigned | 9 January |
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25 January |
Greenock Morton |
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Resigned | 12 February |
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19 February |
Month | Second Division manager | SFL Player | SFL Young player |
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August |
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First Division player | First Division player |
September |
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First Division player |
October |
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First Division player | First Division player |
November |
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First Division player | Third Division player |
December |
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First Division player |
January |
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First Division player |
February |
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First Division player | First Division player |
March |
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First Division player | First Division player |
April |
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First Division player | First Division player |
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 were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Arbroath | 3–2 | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Montrose | 1–4 | Stranraer | 1–1 | 0–3 |
First legs
Arbroath | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath |
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Report | Scullion ![]() |
Montrose | 1–1 | Stranraer |
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Report |
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Second legs
Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 ( a.e.t.) | Arbroath |
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Report | Black ![]() Raeside ![]() |
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 |
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Arbroath | 2–1 | Stranraer | 2–0 | 0–1 |
First leg
Second leg