1971–72 Scottish Division Two

The 1971–72 Scottish Second Division was won by Dumbarton who, along with second placed Arbroath, were promoted to the First Division. Hamilton Academical finished bottom.

Scottish Second Division

Season	1971–72
Champions	Dumbarton
Promoted	Dumbarton Arbroath
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dumbarton	36	24	4	8	89	51	+38	52	Promotion to the 1972–73 First Division
2	Arbroath	36	22	8	6	71	41	+30	52
3	Stirling Albion	36	21	8	7	75	37	+38	50
4	St Mirren	36	24	2	10	84	47	+37	50
5	Cowdenbeath	36	19	10	7	69	28	+41	48
6	Stranraer	36	18	8	10	70	62	+8	44
7	Queen of the South	36	17	9	10	56	38	+18	43
8	East Stirlingshire	36	17	7	12	60	58	+2	41
9	Clydebank	36	14	11	11	60	52	+8	39
10	Montrose	36	15	6	15	73	54	+19	36
11	Raith Rovers	36	13	8	15	56	56	0	34
12	Queen's Park	36	12	9	15	47	61	−14	33
13	Berwick Rangers	36	14	4	18	53	50	+3	32
14	Stenhousemuir	36	10	8	18	41	58	−17	28
15	Brechin City	36	8	7	21	41	79	−38	23
16	Alloa Athletic	36	9	4	23	41	75	−34	22
17	Forfar Athletic	36	6	9	21	32	84	−52	21
18	Albion Rovers	36	7	6	23	36	61	−25	20
19	Hamilton Academical	36	4	8	24	31	93	−62	16

Source: "1971-1972 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

References

• Scottish Football Archive