The 2006–07 First Division season was the 13th season of the Scottish First Division in its current format of ten teams. It began on August 5, 2006 and ended on April 28, 2007.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gretna |
| Promoted | Gretna |
| Relegated | Airdrie United Ross County |
| Top goalscorer | Colin McMenamin (20) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
Gretna gained promotion to the Premier League as champions, by a single point ahead of St Johnstone, with a 3-2 win at Ross County on the final day of the season, the winning goal coming from James Grady in injury time. The result relegated Gretna's opponents to the Second Division.
Airdrie United entered a playoff with the second, third and fourth placed teams from the Second Division - Stirling Albion, Raith Rovers and Brechin City, respectively.
Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06
editSPL & First Division
editRelegated from Premier League to First Division
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
First & Second Divisions
editRelegated from First Division to Second Division
- Stranraer
- Brechin City (via play-offs)
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
- Gretna
- Partick Thistle (via play-offs)
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gretna (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 66 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | St Johnstone | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 65 | |
| 3 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 53 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 53 | |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 47 | |
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 40 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Ross County (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Top scorers
edit
Attendances
editThe average attendances for First Division clubs for season 2006/07 are shown below:
| Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 3,880 | 5,538 |
| St Johnstone | 2,812 | 4,168 |
| Partick Thistle | 2,592 | 3,473 |
| Ross County | 2,307 | 6,216 |
| Queen of the South | 2,212 | 5,481 |
| Livingston | 1,934 | 2,669 |
| Hamilton Academical | 1,715 | 4,975 |
| Gretna | 1,599 | 2,193 |
| Airdrie United | 1,429 | 2,321 |
| Clyde | 1,359 | 3,000 |
First Division play-offs
editSemi-finals
editThe ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin City | 1 – 6 | Airdrie United | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | 1–3 |
First legs
| Brechin City | 1 – 3 | Airdrie United |
|---|---|---|
Iain Russell  52' |
Report | Ian Harty 14' 22' (pen.) Gary Twigg 16' |
Second legs
| Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Brechin City |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin MacDonald 40' Stephen McKeown 76' 84' |
Report |
| Stirling Albion | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Aitken 31' (pen.) 62' Colin Cramb 79' |
Report | Brian Fairbairn 30' |
Final
editThe two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2007–08 First Division.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling Albion | 5 – 4 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | 3–2 |
First leg
| Stirling Albion | 2 – 2 | Airdrie United |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Nugent 87' Chris Aitken 90' |
Report | Gary Twigg 35' Ian Harty 45' |
Second leg
| Airdrie United | 2 – 3 | Stirling Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Taylor 40' Kevin McDonald 72' |
Report | Robert Snodgrass 5' 17' Stewart Devine 68' |
Stirling Albion were promoted to the First Division
Awards
editSPFA Team of the Year
editGoalkeeper
Defenders
- Martin Canning (Gretna)
- Neil McGregor (Clyde)
- Kevin James (St Johnstone)
- Goran Stanic (St Johnstone)
Midfielders
Forwards
SPFA Player of the Year
editWinner
Other nominees:
Notes
edit- ^ All of Tosh's eight goals were scored whilst with Gretna before he left for Queen of the South in January 2007.