2004–05 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Second Division
Season2004–05
ChampionsBrechin City
PromotedBrechin City
Stranraer
RelegatedArbroath
Berwick Rangers
Top goalscorerChris Templeman (21)

The 2004–05 Scottish Second Division was won by Brechin City who, along with second placed Stranraer, gained promotion to the First Division. Arbroath and Berwick Rangers, meanwhile, were relegated to the Third Division.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brechin City (C, P) 36 22 6 8 81 43 +38 72 Promotion to the First Division
2 Stranraer (P) 36 18 9 9 48 41 +7 63
3 Greenock Morton 36 18 8 10 60 37 +23 62
4 Stirling Albion 36 14 9 13 56 55 +1 51
5 Forfar Athletic 36 13 8 15 51 45 +6 47
6 Alloa Athletic 36 12 10 14 66 68 −2 46
7 Dumbarton 36 11 9 16 43 53 −10 42
8 Ayr United 36 11 9 16 39 54 −15 42
9 Arbroath (R) 36 10 8 18 49 73 −24 38 Relegation to the Third Division
10 Berwick Rangers (R) 36 8 10 18 40 64 −24 34
Source: "2004-2005 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

Scorer Team Goals
Scotland Chris Templeman Brechin City / Greenock Morton 21
Scotland Paul Shields Forfar Athletic 20
Scotland Steven Hampshire Brechin City 15
Scotland Paul Ritchie Brechin City 14
Scotland David Graham Stranraer 14
Scotland Paul Tosh Forfar Athletic 13
Scotland Greg Henslee Arbroath 11
Scotland Graeme Gibson Brechin City 11
Scotland Iain Russell Dumbarton 11
England Peter Weatherson Greenock Morton 10
Scotland Robert Dunn Stirling Albion 10
Scotland Chris Millar Greenock Morton 10
Scotland Stewart Kean Ayr United 10

Attendances

The average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2004–05 are shown below:

Club Average
Greenock Morton 2,683
Ayr United 1,357
Dumbarton 900
Stirling Albion 835
Stranraer 759
Brechin City 680
Alloa Athletic 601
Forfar Athletic 596
Arbroath 576
Berwick Rangers 421