The 2007–08 Second Division season was the fourteenth 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 Ross County Airdrie United (via play-offs)
Promoted from Second Division to First Division Greenock Morton Stirling Albion (via play-offs)
Second and third divisions Relegated from Second Division to Third Division Stranraer Forfar Athletic (via play-offs) Promoted from Third Division to Second Division Berwick Rangers Queens Park (via play-offs)
Events
15 March: East Fife confirm their promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions with a 3–0 victory over East Stirlingshire.
29 March: Berwick Rangers are relegated from the Second Division after a 2–2 draw with Peterhead. 5 April: Ross County win promotion to the First Division as Champions after a 4–0 win over already-relegated Berwick Rangers and second place Airdrie United lose 2–1 to Brechin City. 8 April: Stirling Albion are relegated from the First Division to the Second Division after a 1–0 defeat to Partick Thistle. 10 May: Arbroath are promoted to the Second Division after a 2–1 aggregate win over Stranraer in the Second Division play-off final. Cowdenbeath, who were beaten by Arbroath in the semi-finals, are relegated to the Third Division. 10 May: Clyde retain their First Division status after defeating Airdrie United 3–0 on aggregate in the First Division play-off final. 29 May: First Division play-off runners-up Airdrie United are promoted to the First Division and Second Division play-off runners-up Stranraer are promoted to the Second Division following Gretna's demotion to the Third Division.
Table
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
Second half of season
Top scorers Scorer Goals Team Andrew Barrowman24Ross County Allan Russell19Airdrie United Alex Williams16Ayr United Martin Bavidge15Peterhead Ryan StevensonAyr United Stuart Noble14Airdrie United Iain Diack13Brechin City Alan Trouten12Queen's Park Robert MannPeterhead Graham Weir10Raith Rovers Charlie KingBrechin City Graeme BrownAlloa Athletic Sean HigginsRoss County Mark Ferry9Queen's Park Brown FergusonAlloa Athletic David GoodwillieRaith Rovers
Source: The League Insider
Attendances TeamStadium Capacity Highest Lowest AverageRoss CountyVictoria Park 6,700 3,716 1,511 2,247Raith Rovers Stark's Park 10,104 2,357 1,349 1,759Ayr United Somerset Park 11,998 1,345 971 1,137Airdrie United New Broomfield 10,171 1,645 611 981Queen's Park Hampden Park 52,500 1,211 431 712Peterhead Balmoor 4,000 926 462 694Alloa Athletic Recreation Park 3,100 1,053 441 602Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,370 1,953 244 519Brechin City Glebe Park 3,960 669 345 489Berwick RangersShielfield Park 4,131 778 259 479
Source: The League Insider
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Ross County Dick Campbell Mutual consent 2 October Derek Adams 21 November Berwick Rangers John Coughlin Resigned 7 October Michael Renwick 24 October Queen's Park Billy Stark Resigned 9 January Gardner Speirs 25 January Greenock Morton Jim McInally Resigned 12 February David Irons 19 February
Monthly awards
MonthSecond Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young playerAugust Billy Stark (Queen's Park)First Division playerFirst Division playerSeptember Steve Paterson (Peterhead) Ryan Stevenson (Ayr United)First Division player October Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic)First Division playerFirst Division playerNovember Derek Adams (Ross County)First Division playerThird Division playerDecember Michael O'Neill (Brechin City) Allan Russell (Airdrie United)First Division playerJanuary Derek Adams (Ross County) Andrew Barrowman (Ross County)First Division playerFebruary Neale Cooper (Peterhead)First Division playerFirst Division playerMarch Brian Reid (Ayr United)First Division playerFirst Division playerApril Alan Maitland (Alloa Athletic) 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
Second legs
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
Second leg
References