Scottish Division Two 1965/66
Scottish Division Two 1965/66 | |
master | Ayr United |
Climbers | Ayr United Airdrieonians FC |
Teams | 19th |
Games | 342 |
Gates | 1274 (ø 3.73 per game) |
Top scorer |
Tommy Murray (Airdrieonians FC) |
← Division Two 1964/65 | |
^ Division One 1965/66 |
The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 60th time in 1965/66 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 60th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1965/66 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 Ayr United , along with runner-up Airdrieonians FCsecured promotion to Division One. The top scorer with 33 goals was Tommy Murray of Airdrieonians FC.
statistics
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
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1. | Ayr United | 36 | 22nd | 9 | 5 | 78:37 | 2.11 | 53:19 |
2. | Airdrieonians FC (A) | 36 | 22nd | 6th | 8th | 107: 56 | 1.91 | 50:22 |
3. | Queen of the South | 36 | 18th | 11 | 7th | 83:53 | 1.57 | 47:25 |
4th | East Fife FC | 36 | 20th | 4th | 12 | 72:55 | 1.31 | 44:28 |
5. | Raith Rovers | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 71:43 | 1.65 | 43:29 |
6th | FC Arbroath | 36 | 15th | 13 | 8th | 72:52 | 1.38 | 43:29 |
7th | Albion Rovers | 36 | 18th | 7th | 11 | 58:54 | 1.07 | 43:29 |
8th. | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 14th | 10 | 12 | 65:65 | 1.00 | 38:34 |
9. | Montrose FC | 36 | 15th | 7th | 14th | 67:63 | 1.06 | 37:35 |
10. | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 15th | 7th | 14th | 69:68 | 1.01 | 37:35 |
11. | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 69:58 | 1.19 | 35:37 |
12. | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 14th | 7th | 15th | 63:61 | 1.03 | 35:37 |
13. | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 7th | 16 | 62:65 | 0.95 | 33:39 |
14th | Third Lanark (A) | 36 | 12 | 8th | 16 | 55:65 | 0.85 | 32:40 |
15th | FC Stranraer | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 64:83 | 0.77 | 28:44 |
16. | Brechin City | 36 | 10 | 7th | 19th | 52:92 | 0.57 | 27:45 |
17th | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22nd | 59:91 | 0.65 | 23:49 |
18th | FC Stenhousemuir | 36 | 6th | 7th | 23 | 47:93 | 0.51 | 19:53 |
19th | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 7th | 3 | 26th | 61: 120 | 0.51 | 17:55 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
Legend | |
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1965/66 season | |
Promoted to Division One | |
At the end of the 1964/65 season | |
(A) | Relegated from Division One |
Web link
- Scottish Division Two 1965/66 at Statto.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 31, 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.