Scottish First Division 2006-07

The 2006-07 First Division season was the twelfth 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.

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

PL & First Division

Relegated from Premier League to First Division
* Dundee

Promoted from First Division to Premier League
* Falkirk

First & Second Divisions

Relegated 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)

Table

First Division play-offs

emi-Finals

The 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.

First legs----footballbox
date = May 2 2007
team1 = Brechin City
score = 1 – 3
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6612501.stm Report]
team2 = Airdrie United
goals1 = Iain Russell goal|52
goals2 = Ian Harty goal|14 goal|22|pen.
Gary Twigg goal|16
stadium = Glebe Park, Brechin
referee = Scott MacDonald
attendance = 954----footballbox
date = May 2 2007
team1 = Raith Rovers
score = 0 – 0
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6612613.stm Report]
team2 = Stirling Albion
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
referee = David Somers
attendance = 3,043

Second legs----footballbox
date = May 5 2007
team1 = Airdrie United
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6621913.stm Report]
team2 = Brechin City
goals1 = Kevin MacDonald goal|40
Stephen McKeown goal|76 goal|84
goals2 =
stadium = New Broomfield, Airdrie
referee = Mike Ritchie
attendance = 1,298----footballbox
date = May 5 2007
team1 = Stirling Albion
score = 3 – 1
report = [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6621923.stm Report]
team2 = Raith Rovers
goals1 = Chris Aitken goal|31|pen. goal|62
Colin Cramb goal|79
goals2 = Brian Fairbairn goal|30
stadium = Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
referee = Alan Freeland
attendance = 2,656

Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2007–08 First Division.

First leg----footballbox
date = May 9 2007
team1 = Stirling Albion
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6636659.stm Report]
team2 = Airdrie United
goals1 = Paul Nugent goal|87
Chris Aitken goal|90
goals2 = Gary Twigg goal|35
Ian Harty goal|45
stadium = Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
referee = Ian Brown
attendance = 2,118

Second leg----footballbox
date = May 12 2007
team1 = Airdrie United
score = 2 – 3
report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6645265.stm Report]
team2 = Stirling Albion
goals1 = Stuart Taylor goal|40
Kevin McDonald goal|72
goals2 = Robert Snodgrass goal|5 goal|17
Stewart Devine goal|68
stadium = New Broomfield, Airdrie
referee = Craig Thomson
attendance = 3,465

Stirling Albion were promoted to the First Division

Awards

PFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper
*Alan Main (Gretna)

Defenders
*Martin Canning (Gretna)
*Neil McGregor (Clyde)
*Kevin James (St. Johnstone)
*Goran Stanic (St. Johnstone)

Midfielders
*Craig Bryson (Clyde)
*Alex Rae (Dundee)
*Don Cowie (Ross County)

Forwards
*Jason Scotland (St. Johnstone)
*Colin McMenamin (Gretna)
*Mark Roberts (Partick Thistle)

PFA Player of the Year

Winner
*Colin McMenamin (Gretna)

Other nominees:

*Mark Roberts (Partick Thistle)
*Jason Scotland (St. Johnstone)
*Goran Stanic (St. Johnstone)

Notes