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2008–09 Scottish Second Division

The 2008–09 Scottish Second Division was the fifteenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams.

Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
Season2008–09
ChampionsRaith Rovers
PromotedRaith Rovers, Ayr United
RelegatedStranraer, Queen's Park
Top goalscorerKevin Smith (18)
Biggest home winAyr United 5–0 Stranraer
Biggest away winStranraer 2–8 Stirling Albion

Promotion and relegation from 2007–08

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Location of teams in Scottish Second Division 2008–09

First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division

Promoted from Second Division to First Division

Second & Third Divisions

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division

Promoted from Third Division to Second Division

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Raith Rovers (C, P)36221046027+3376Promotion to the First Division
2Ayr United (P)3622867138+3374Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[a]
3Brechin City36188105145+662
4Peterhead361511105439+1556
5Stirling Albion361411115949+1053
6East Fife36135183944−544
7Arbroath36118174446−241
8Alloa Athletic36118174759−1241
9Queen's Park (R)36712173554−1933Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[b]
10Stranraer (R)3637263190−5916Relegation to the Second Third Division
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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.

First half of season

Home \ AwayALOARBAYRBREEFIPETQPARAISTISTR
Alloa Athletic2–10–22–10–31–01–31–14–35–1
Arbroath4–10–31–20–14–01–10–21–21–0
Ayr United3–02–11–14–22–02–10–01–13–2
Brechin City3–13–10–12–12–22–12–02–11–0
East Fife1–03–23–00–00–21–20–20–11–2
Peterhead1–01–13–05–10–14–11–21–14–0
Queen's Park1–01–20–31–10–00–11–21–12–2
Raith Rovers4–12–13–22–21–13–02–01–12–1
Stirling Albion3–20–22–21–21–10–00–32–13–2
Stranraer2–22–21–31–20–40–30–00–21–0
Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ AwayALOARBAYRBREEFIPETQPARAISTISTR
Alloa Athletic2–03–23–20–11–20–00–02–32–2
Arbroath1–01–30–00–22–23–00–21–22–0
Ayr United1–12–14–22–00–01–12–23–15–0
Brechin City1–00–11–02–11–12–00–41–22–1
East Fife0–20–00–12–10–34–20–10–34–0
Peterhead2–21–02–30–12–01–12–11–11–0
Queen's Park1–20–10–30–03–12–10–13–11–1
Raith Rovers3–10–00–12–01–03–31–01–12–1
Stirling Albion0–01–12–02–32–02–14–00–11–2
Stranraer1–31–51–40–30–10–12–20–32–8
Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankScorerTeamGoals
1 Kevin SmithRaith Rovers18
2 Bryan PruntyAyr United15
3 David McKennaStirling Albion13
4 Paul McManusEast Fife12
5 Martin GrehanStirling Albion11
6 Ryan StevensonAyr United10
7 Graham WeirRaith Rovers9
David GormleyAyr United
Graeme SharpPeterhead
Martin BavidgePeterhead

Source: The League Insider

Attendances

TeamStadiumCapacityHighestLowestAverage
Raith RoversStark's Park10,1044,8121,2942,106
Ayr UnitedSomerset Park11,9982,3631,0571,477
East FifeBayview Stadium2,0001,980533864
Queen's ParkHampden Park52,5001,763466730
Stirling AlbionForthbank Stadium3,8081,125404642
ArbroathGayfield Park4,125921411638
Alloa AthleticRecreation Park3,1001,057331637
PeterheadBalmoor4,000837400615
Brechin CityGlebe Park3,960780315552
StranraerStair Park5,600891124303

Source:The League Insider

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentTable position[9]
Brechin City Michael O'NeillResigned15 December 2008[10] Jim Duffy9 January[11]3
Stranraer Derek FergusonResigned24 January[12] Keith Knox17 February[13]10
East Fife Dave BaikieResigned14 April[14] Stevie Crawford14 April[14]6

Monthly awards

MonthFirst Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young player
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
August[15] Roberto LandiLivingston Stephen RobertsonAirdrie United Leigh GriffithsLivingston
September[16] Jim McIntyreDunfermline Athletic Paul McManusEast Fife Calum ElliotLivingston
October[17] Derek McInnesSt Johnstone Steven MilneSt Johnstone Dominic ShimminGreenock Morton
November[18] Jocky ScottDundee Bryan PruntyAyr United Kyle BenedictusDundee
December[19] John BrownClyde Alan MainSt Johnstone Chris McMenaminBerwick Rangers
January[20] Ian McCallPartick Thistle Willie McLarenClyde Bobby BarrAlbion Rovers
February[21] Jocky ScottDundee Gary HarkinsPartick Thistle Fraser McLarenBerwick Rangers
March[22] Paul HegartyLivingston Kevin RutkiewiczSt Johnstone Leigh GriffithsLivingston
April[23] Gordon ChisholmQueen of the South Stephen DobbieQueen of the South Kevin MoonSt Johnstone

Second Division play-offs

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 were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Stirlingshire2 – 3Cowdenbeath1–21–1
Stenhousemuir2 – 1Queen's Park2–10–0

First legs

East Stirlingshire1 – 2Cowdenbeath
Rodgers 62'ReportGemmell 12'
Stein 30'
Attendance: 605
Referee: W Collum
Stenhousemuir2 – 1Queen's Park
Dalziel 6' (pen.)
Love 32'		ReportHarkins 33'
Attendance: 617
Referee: S Nicholls

Second legs

Cowdenbeath1 – 1East Stirlingshire
Dempster 84'ReportGraham 3'
Attendance: 633
Referee: M Tumilty
Queen's Park0 – 0Stenhousemuir
Report
Attendance: 854
Referee: S Conroy

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 16 April 2008.[24] The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 Second Division.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cowdenbeath0 – 0
(4 – 5 pen.)		Stenhousemuir0–00–0

First leg

Cowdenbeath0 – 0Stenhousemuir
Report
Attendance: 775
Referee: A Muir

Second leg

Stenhousemuir0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 pen.)		Cowdenbeath
Report
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: S O'Reilly

References

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