Scottish Division Two 1969/70

Scottish Division Two 1969/70
master	FC Falkirk
Climbers	Falkirk FC Cowdenbeath FC
Teams	19th
Games	342
Gates	1136  (ø 3.32 per game)
Top scorer	John Dickson (Cowdenbeath FC)
← Division Two 1968/69 Division Two 1970/71 →
^ Division One 1969/70

The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 64th time in 1969/70 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 64th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1969/70 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 Falkirk , who secured promotion to Division One together with second-placed FC Cowdenbeath . The top scorer with 31 goals was John Dickson from Cowdenbeath FC.

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Quota	Points
1.	FC Falkirk (A)	36	25th	6th	5	094:340	2.76	56:16
2.	Cowdenbeath FC	36	24	7th	5	081:350	2.31	55:17
3.	Queen of the South	36	22nd	6th	8th	072:490	1.47	50:22
4th	Stirling Albion	36	18th	10	8th	070:400	1.75	46:26
5.	FC Arbroath (A)	36	20th	4th	12	076:390	1.95	44:28
6th	Alloa Athletic	36	19th	5	12	062:410	1.51	43:29
7th	Dumbarton FC	36	17th	6th	13	055:460	1.20	40:32
8th.	Montrose FC	36	15th	7th	14th	057:550	1.04	37:35
9.	Berwick Rangers	36	15th	5	16	067:550	1.22	35:37
10.	East Fife FC	36	15th	4th	17th	059:630	0.94	34:38
11.	Albion Rovers	36	14th	5	17th	053:640	0.83	33:39
12.	East Stirlingshire FC	36	14th	5	17th	058:750	0.77	33:39
13.	Clydebank FC	36	10	10	16	047:650	0.72	30:42
14th	Brechin City	36	11	6th	19th	047:740	0.64	28:44
15th	FC Queen's Park	36	10	6th	20th	038:620	0.61	26:46
16.	FC Stenhousemuir	36	10	6th	20th	047:890	0.53	26:46
17th	FC Stranraer	36	9	7th	20th	056:750	0.75	25:47
18th	Forfar Athletic	36	11	1	24	055:830	0.66	23:49
19th	Hamilton Academical	36	8th	4th	24	042:920	0.46	20:52

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

Legend
1969/70 season
	Promoted to Division One
At the end of the 1968/69 season
(A)	Relegated from Division One

Web link

• Scottish Division Two 1969/70 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 April 3, 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.