Scottish Division Two 1966/67
| Scottish Division Two 1966/67 | |
| master | Greenock Morton |
| Climbers | Greenock Morton Raith Rovers |
| Teams | 20th |
| Games | 380 |
| Gates | 1383 (ø 3.64 per game) |
| Top scorer |
(Greenock Morton) |
| ← Division Two 1965/66 | |
| ^ Division One 1966/67 | |
The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 61st time in 1966/67 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 61st staging of the men's second highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1966/67 season, 20 clubs competed against each other in a total of 38 game 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 won Greenock Morton , who secured promotion to Division One together with the runner-up Raith Rovers . The 1904 Scottish Champion , the Third Lanark Athletic Club, had to declare its insolvency before the Board of Trade after the end of the season and was dissolved as a result. Joe Mason of Greenock Morton was the top scorer with 34 goals .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greenock Morton (A) | 38 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 113: 20 | 5.65 | 69: 7 |
| 2. | Raith Rovers | 38 | 27 | 4th | 7th | 95:44 | 2.16 | 58:18 |
| 3. | FC Arbroath | 38 | 25th | 7th | 6th | 75:32 | 2.34 | 57:19 |
| 4th | Hamilton Academical (A) | 38 | 18th | 8th | 12 | 74:60 | 1.23 | 44:32 |
| 5. | East Fife FC | 38 | 19th | 4th | 15th | 70:63 | 1.11 | 42:34 |
| 6th | Cowdenbeath FC | 38 | 16 | 8th | 14th | 70:55 | 1.27 | 40:36 |
| 7th | FC Queen's Park | 38 | 15th | 10 | 13 | 78:68 | 1.15 | 40:36 |
| 8th. | Albion Rovers | 38 | 17th | 6th | 15th | 66:62 | 1.06 | 40:36 |
| 9. | Queen of the South | 38 | 15th | 9 | 14th | 84:76 | 1.11 | 39:37 |
| 10. | Berwick Rangers | 38 | 16 | 6th | 16 | 63:55 | 1.15 | 38:38 |
| 11. | Third Lanark | 38 | 13 | 8th | 17th | 67:78 | 0.86 | 34:42 |
| 12. | Montrose FC | 38 | 13 | 8th | 17th | 63:77 | 0.82 | 34:42 |
| 13. | Alloa Athletic | 38 | 15th | 4th | 19th | 55:74 | 0.74 | 34:42 |
| 14th | Dumbarton FC | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17th | 56:64 | 0.88 | 33:43 |
| 15th | FC Stranraer | 38 | 13 | 7th | 18th | 57:73 | 0.78 | 33:43 |
| 16. | Forfar Athletic | 38 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 74: 106 | 0.70 | 27:49 |
| 17th | FC Stenhousemuir | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20th | 62: 104 | 0.60 | 27:49 |
| 18th | FC Clydebank (N) | 38 | 8th | 8th | 22nd | 59:92 | 0.64 | 24:52 |
| 19th | East Stirlingshire FC | 38 | 7th | 10 | 21st | 44:87 | 0.51 | 24:52 |
| 20th | Brechin City | 38 | 8th | 7th | 23 | 58:93 | 0.62 | 23:53 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1966/67 season | |
| Promoted to Division One | |
| Club dissolved at the end of the season | |
| At the end of the 1965/66 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from Division One |
| (N) | Promoted from an amateur league |
Web link
- Scottish Division Two 1966/67 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 April 1, 2015 . 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.