2009–10 Scottish Second Division Explained

League Topscorer:	Rory McAllister (21)
Nextseason:	2010–11

The 2009–10 Scottish Second Division was the sixteenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams.

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division

• Clyde

Promoted from Second Division to First Division

• Raith Rovers
• Ayr United

Second & Third Divisions

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division

• Queen's Park
• Stranraer

Promoted from Third Division to Second Division

• Dumbarton
• Stenhousemuir
• Cowdenbeath^[1]

League table

Results

Each team plays every other team four times during the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.

Second half of the season

Second Division play-offs

Times are BST (UTC+1)

Semi-finals

The ninth placed team in the Second Division played the fourth placed team in the Third Division and third placed team in the Third Division played the second placed team in the Third Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.

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Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2010–11 Second Division.

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Notes and References

1. [Livingston F.C.]