2006–07 Scottish First Division

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

• Livingston

Promoted from First Division to Premier League

• St Mirren

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)

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|team4=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical

|team5=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde

|team6=LIV|name_LIV=Livingston

|team7=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

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

class="wikitable sortable"
Club !Average !Highest
Dundee |3,880 |5,538
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |St Johnstone |2,812 |4,168
Partick Thistle |2,592 |3,473
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |Ross County |2,307 |6,216
Queen of the South |2,212 |5,481
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |Livingston |1,934 |2,669
Hamilton Academical |1,715 |4,975
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |Gretna |1,599 |2,193
Airdrie United |1,429 |2,321
bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |Clyde |1,359 |3,000

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.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Brechin City||1 – 6|Airdrie United||1–3|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult | Raith Rovers||1 – 3|Stirling Albion||0–0|1–3}}

{{end}}

First legs

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{{football box

|date = May 2, 2007

|team1 = Brechin City

|score = 1 – 3

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6612501.stm Report]

|team2 = Airdrie United

|goals1 = Iain Russell {{goal|52}}

|goals2 = Ian Harty {{goal|14}} {{goal|22|pen.}}
Gary Twigg {{goal|16}}

|stadium = Glebe Park, Brechin

|referee = Scott MacDonald

|attendance = 954}}

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{{football box

|date = May 2, 2007

|team1 = Raith Rovers

|score = 0 – 0

|report =[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6612613.stm Report]

|team2 = Stirling Albion

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy

|referee = David Somers

|attendance = 3,043}}

Second legs

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{{football box

|date = May 5, 2007

|team1 = Airdrie United

|score = 3 – 0

|report = [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6621913.stm Report]

|team2 = Brechin City

|goals1 = Kevin MacDonald {{goal|40}}
Stephen McKeown {{goal|76}} {{goal|84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = New Broomfield, Airdrie

|referee = Mike Ritchie

|attendance = 1,298}}

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{{football box

|date = May 5, 2007

|team1 = Stirling Albion

|score = 3 – 1

|report = [http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6621923.stm Report]

|team2 = Raith Rovers

|goals1 = Chris Aitken {{goal|31|pen.}} {{goal|62}}
Colin Cramb {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Brian Fairbairn {{goal|30}}

|stadium = Forthbank Stadium, Stirling

|referee = Alan Freeland

|attendance = 2,656 }}

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

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Stirling Albion||5 – 4|Airdrie United||2–2|3–2}}

{{end}}

First leg

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{{football box

|date = May 9, 2007

|team1 = Stirling Albion

|score = 2 – 2

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6636659.stm Report]

|team2 = Airdrie United

|goals1 = Paul Nugent {{goal|87}}
Chris Aitken {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Gary Twigg {{goal|35}}
Ian Harty {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Forthbank Stadium, Stirling

|referee = Ian Brown

|attendance = 2,118 }}

Second leg

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{{football box

|date = May 12, 2007

|team1 = Airdrie United

|score = 2 – 3

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6645265.stm Report]

|team2 = Stirling Albion

|goals1 = Stuart Taylor {{goal|40}}
Kevin McDonald {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Robert Snodgrass {{goal|5}} {{goal|17}}
Stewart Devine {{goal|68}}

|stadium = New Broomfield, Airdrie

|referee = Craig Thomson

|attendance = 3,465 }}

Stirling Albion were promoted to the First Division

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)

Winner

• Colin McMenamin (Gretna)

Other nominees:

• Mark Roberts (Partick Thistle)
• Jason Scotland (St Johnstone)
• Goran Stanic (St Johnstone)

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