2004–05 Scottish Second Division

The 2004–05 Scottish Second Division was won by Brechin City who, along with second placed Stranraer, gained promotion to the First Division. Arbroath and Berwick Rangers, meanwhile, were relegated to the Third Division.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Brechin City	36	22	6	8	81	43	+38	72	Promoted to First Division 2005–06
2	Stranraer	36	18	9	9	48	41	+7	63	Promoted to First Division 2005–06
3	Greenock Morton	36	18	8	10	60	37	+23	62
4	Stirling Albion	36	14	9	13	56	55	+1	51
5	Forfar Athletic	36	13	8	15	51	45	+6	47
6	Alloa Athletic	36	12	10	14	66	68	−2	46
7	Dumbarton	36	11	9	16	43	53	−10	42
8	Ayr United	36	11	9	16	39	54	−15	42
9	Arbroath	36	10	8	18	49	73	−24	38	Relegated to Third Division 2005–06
10	Berwick Rangers	36	8	10	18	40	64	−24	34	Relegated to Third Division 2005–06

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scorer	Team	Goals
Chris Templeman	Brechin City / Greenock Morton	21
Paul Shields	Forfar Athletic	20
Steven Hampshire	Brechin City	15
Paul Ritchie	Brechin City	14
David Graham	Stranraer	14
Paul Tosh	Forfar Athletic	13
Greg Henslee	Arbroath	11
Graeme Gibson	Brechin City	11
Iain Russell	Dumbarton	11
Peter Weatherson	Greenock Morton	10
Robert Dunn	Stirling Albion	10
Chris Millar	Greenock Morton	10
Stewart Kean	Ayr United	10

The average attendances for Division Two clubs for season 2004–05 are shown below:

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Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Dumbarton Forfar Athletic Greenock Morton Stirling Albion Stranraer
Third Division	Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Gretna Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stenhousemuir
Major transfer deals 2004–05

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