Scottish Division Two 1961-62

Scottish Division Two 1961-62
master	Clyde FC
Climbers	Clyde FC Queen of the South
Teams	19th
Games	342
Gates	1309  (ø 3.83 per game)
Top scorer	Peter Smith ( Alloa Athletic )
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^ Division One 1961/62

The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 56th time in 1961/62 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 56th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1961/62 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 Clyde , who together with the runner-up Queen of the South secured promotion to Division One. Scorer with 30 goals was Peter Smith of Alloa Athletic .

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	Clyde FC (A)	36	25th	4th	7th	108: 470	2.30	54:18
2.	Queen of the South	36	24	5	7th	078:330	2.36	53:19
3.	Greenock Morton	36	19th	6th	11	078:640	1.22	44:28
4th	Alloa Athletic	36	17th	8th	11	092:780	1.18	42:30
5.	Montrose FC	36	15th	11	10	063:500	1.26	41:31
6th	FC Arbroath	36	17th	7th	12	066:590	1.12	41:31
7th	FC Stranraer	36	14th	11	11	061:620	0.98	39:33
8th.	Berwick Rangers	36	16	6th	14th	083:700	1.19	38:34
9.	Ayr United (A)	36	15th	8th	13	071:630	1.13	38:34
10.	East Fife FC	36	15th	7th	14th	060:590	1.02	37:35
11.	East Stirlingshire FC	36	15th	4th	17th	070:810	0.86	34:38
12.	FC Queen's Park	36	12	9	15th	064:620	1.03	33:39
13.	Hamilton Academical	36	14th	5	17th	078:790	0.99	33:39
14th	Cowdenbeath FC	36	11	9	16	065:770	0.84	31:41
15th	FC Stenhousemuir	36	13	5	18th	069:860	0.80	31:41
16.	Forfar Athletic	36	11	8th	17th	068:760	0.89	30:42
17th	Dumbarton FC	36	9	10	17th	049:660	0.74	28:44
18th	Albion Rovers	36	10	5	21st	042:740	0.57	25:47
19th	Brechin City	36	5	2	29	044: 123	0.36	12:60

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1961/62 season
	Promoted to Division One
At the end of the 1960/61 season
(A)	Relegated from Division One

Web link

• Scottish Division Two 1961/62 at Statto.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on March 29, 2015 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.