Scottish Division Two 1971/72

Scottish Division Two 1971/72
master	Dumbarton FC
Climbers	FC Dumbarton FC Arbroath
Teams	19th
Games	342
Gates	1085  (ø 3.17 per game)
Top scorer	Kenny Wilson (Dumbarton FC)
← Division Two 1970/71 Division Two 1972/73 →
^ Division One 1971/72

The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 66th time in 1971/72 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 66th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1971/72 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 difference counted . The championship was won by FC Dumbarton , who secured promotion to Division One together with second-placed FC Arbroath . The top scorer with 38 goals was Kenny Wilson from Dumbarton FC.

statistics

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Dumbarton FC	36	24	4th	8th	089:510	+38	52:20
2.	FC Arbroath	36	22nd	8th	6th	071:410	+30	52:20
3.	Stirling Albion	36	21st	8th	7th	075:370	+38	50:22
4th	FC St. Mirren (A)	36	24	2	10	084:470	+37	50:22
5.	Cowdenbeath FC (A)	36	19th	10	7th	069:280	+41	48:24
6th	FC Stranraer	36	18th	8th	10	070:620	+8	44:28
7th	Queen of the South	36	17th	9	10	056:380	+18	43:29
8th.	East Stirlingshire FC	36	17th	7th	12	060:580	+2	41:31
9.	Clydebank FC	36	14th	11	11	060:520	+8	39:33
10.	Montrose FC	36	15th	6th	15th	073:540	+19	36:36
11.	Raith Rovers	36	13	8th	15th	056:560	± 0	34:38
12.	FC Queen's Park	36	12	9	15th	047:610	−14	33:39
13.	Berwick Rangers	36	14th	4th	18th	053:500	+3	32:40
14th	FC Stenhousemuir	36	10	8th	18th	041:580	−17	28:44
15th	Brechin City	36	8th	7th	21st	041:790	−38	23:49
16.	Alloa Athletic	36	9	4th	23	041:750	−34	22:50
17th	Forfar Athletic	36	6th	9	21st	032:840	−52	21:51
18th	Albion Rovers	36	7th	6th	23	036:610	−25	20:52
19th	Hamilton Academical	36	4th	8th	24	031:930	−62	16:56

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Legend
1971/72 season
	Promoted to Division One
At the end of the 1970/71 season
(A)	Relegated from Division One

Web link

• Scottish Division Two 1971/72 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.