Scottish Division Two 1959/60

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Scottish Division Two 1959/60
master St. Johnstone FC
Climbers St. Johnstone FC
Dundee United
Teams 19th
Games 342
Gates 1319  (ø 3.86 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland John Liddell
(St. Johnstone FC)
← Division Two 1958/59
^ Division One 1959/60

The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 54th time in 1959/60 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 54th staging of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1959/60 season 19 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted . The championship was won by FC St. Johnstone , who secured promotion to Division One together with runner-up Dundee United . The top scorer with 26 goals was John Liddell of FC St. Johnstone.

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. St. Johnstone FC  36  24  5  7th 087:470 1.85 53:19
 2. Dundee United  36  22nd  6th  8th 090:450 2.00 50:22
 3. Queen of the South (A)  36  21st  7th  8th 094:520 1.81 49:23
 4th Hamilton Academical  36  21st  6th  9 091:620 1.47 48:24
 5. FC Stenhousemuir  36  20th  4th  12 086:670 1.28 44:28
 6th Dumbarton FC  36  18th  7th  11 067:530 1.26 43:29
 7th Montrose FC  36  19th  5  12 060:520 1.15 43:29
 8th. FC Falkirk (A)  36  15th  9  12 077:430 1.79 39:33
 9. Berwick Rangers  36  16  5  15th 062:550 1.13 37:35
10. Albion Rovers  36  14th  8th  14th 071:780 0.91 36:36
11. FC Queen's Park  36  17th  2  17th 065:790 0.82 36:36
12. Brechin City  36  14th  6th  16 066:660 1.00 34:38
13. Alloa Athletic  36  13  5  18th 070:850 0.82 31:41
14th Greenock Morton  36  10  8th  18th 067:790 0.85 28:44
15th East Stirlingshire FC  36  10  8th  18th 068:820 0.83 28:44
16. Forfar Athletic  36  10  8th  18th 053:840 0.63 28:44
17th FC Stranraer  36  10  3  23 053:790 0.67 23:49
18th East Fife FC  36  7th  6th  23 050:870 0.57 20:52
19th Cowdenbeath FC  36  6th  2  28 042: 124 0.34 14:58

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1959/60 season
Promoted to Division One
At the end of the 1958/59 season
(A) Relegated from Division One

Web link

Individual evidence

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