2006–07 Scottish First Division

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Season 2006–07 Promoted Gretna Dates 5 Aug 2006 – 12 May 2007 Location Scotland, United Kingdom		Champions Gretna Top goalscorer Colin McMenamin (20) Champion Gretna F.C.
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The 2006-07 First Division season was the twelfth season of the Scottish First Division in its current format of ten teams. It began on August 5, 2006 and ended on April 28, 2007.

Gretna gained promotion to the Premier League as champions, by a single point ahead of St Johnstone, with a 3-2 win at Ross County on the final day of the season, the winning goal coming from James Grady in injury time. The result relegated Gretna's opponents to the Second Division.

Airdrie United entered a playoff with the second, third and fourth placed teams from the Second Division - Stirling Albion, Raith Rovers and Brechin City, respectively.

SPL & First Division

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

Livingston

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

St Mirren

First & Second Divisions

Relegated from First Division to Second Division

Stranraer

Brechin City (via play-offs)

Promoted from Second Division to First Division

Gretna

Partick Thistle (via play-offs)

Attendances

The average attendances for First Division clubs for season 2006/07 are shown below:

Semi-Finals

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

First legs

Second legs

Final

The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2007–08 First Division.

First leg

Second leg

Stirling Albion were promoted to the First Division

SPFA Team of the Year

Goalkeeper

Alan Main (Gretna)

Defenders

Martin Canning (Gretna)

Neil McGregor (Clyde)

Kevin James (St Johnstone)

Goran Stanic (St Johnstone)

Midfielders

Craig Bryson (Clyde)

Alex Rae (Dundee)

Don Cowie (Ross County)

Forwards

Jason Scotland (St Johnstone)

Colin McMenamin (Gretna)

Mark Roberts (Partick Thistle)

SPFA Player of the Year

Winner