2007–08 Scottish Second Division


The 2007–08 Second Division season was the thirteenth 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.

Promotion and relegation from 2006–07

First and second divisions

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

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice and then do the same in the second half of the season.

First half of season

Second half of season

Top scorers

Source: The League Insider

Attendances

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Ross County Dick CampbellMutual consent2 October Derek Adams21 November
Berwick Rangers John CoughlinResigned7 October Michael Renwick24 October
Queen's Park Billy StarkResigned9 January Gardner Speirs25 January
Greenock Morton Jim McInallyResigned12 February David Irons19 February

Monthly awards

MonthSecond Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young player
August Billy Stark First Division playerFirst Division player
September Steve Paterson Ryan Stevenson First Division player
October Alan Maitland First Division playerFirst Division player
November Derek Adams First Division playerThird Division player
December Michael O'Neill Allan Russell First Division player
January Derek Adams Andrew Barrowman First Division player
February Neale Cooper First Division playerFirst Division player
March Brian Reid First Division playerFirst Division player
April Alan Maitland First Division playerFirst Division player

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.
First legs
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Second legs
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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 1 April 2008. the winning team was awarded a place in the 2008–09 Second Division.
First leg
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Second leg
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