2004–05 Scottish Second Division
# 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 |

## Top scorers

| 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 |

## Attendances

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

| Club | Average |
| - | - |
| Greenock Morton | 2,683 |
| Ayr United | 1,357 |
| Dumbarton | 900 |
| Stirling Albion | 835 |
| Stranraer | 759 |
| Brechin City | 680 |
| Alloa Athletic | 601 |
| Forfar Athletic | 596 |
| Arbroath | 576 |
| Berwick Rangers | 421 |
