Source: Scottish Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
^The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.
^The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Third Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 Second Division
Resultsedit
Each team plays every other team four times during the season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.
The ninth placed team in the Second Division played the fourth placed team in the Third Division and third placed team in the Third Division played the second placed team in the Third Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
^Livingston F.C. were demoted from the First Division to the Third Division in response to the club's insolvency. As a result, the beaten playoff finalists from 2008-09 were both promoted by default: Airdrie United regained their First Division status and Cowdenbeath were promoted to the Second Division.Press Announcement 11 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League
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2009, scottish, second, division, will, fifteenth, season, second, division, current, format, teams, scottish, second, divisionseason2009, 10championsstirling, albionpromotedstirling, albioncowdenbeathrelegatedarbroathclydetop, goalscorerrory, mcallister, 2008. The 2009 10 Scottish Second Division will be the fifteenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams Scottish Second DivisionSeason2009 10ChampionsStirling AlbionPromotedStirling AlbionCowdenbeathRelegatedArbroathClydeTop goalscorerRory McAllister 21 2008 092010 11 Contents 1 Promotion and relegation from 2008 09 1 1 First amp Second Divisions 1 2 Second amp Third Divisions 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 First half of season 3 2 Second half of the season 4 Second Division play offs 4 1 Semi finals 4 2 Final 5 ReferencesPromotion and relegation from 2008 09 edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Stirling Albion nbsp Brechin City nbsp Dumbarton nbsp East Fife nbsp Arbroath nbsp Clyde nbsp Peterhead nbsp nbsp Alloa Athletic nbsp Cowdenbeath nbsp Stenhousemuirclass notpageimage Location of teams in Scottish Second Division 2009 10 First amp Second Divisions edit Relegated from First Division to Second Division ClydePromoted from Second Division to First Division Raith Rovers Ayr UnitedSecond amp Third Divisions edit Relegated from Second Division to Third Division Queen s Park StranraerPromoted from Third Division to Second Division Dumbarton Stenhousemuir Cowdenbeath 1 League table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Stirling Albion C P 36 18 11 7 68 48 20 65 Promotion to the First Division2 Alloa Athletic 36 19 8 9 49 35 14 65 Qualification for the First Division play offs a 3 Cowdenbeath O P 36 16 11 9 60 41 19 594 Brechin City 36 15 9 12 47 42 5 545 Peterhead 36 15 6 15 45 49 4 516 Dumbarton 36 14 6 16 49 58 9 487 East Fife 36 10 11 15 46 53 7 418 Stenhousemuir 36 9 13 14 38 42 4 409 Arbroath R 36 10 10 16 41 55 14 40 Qualification for the Second Division play offs b 10 Clyde R 36 8 7 21 37 57 20 31 Relegation to the Third DivisionSource Scottish Football LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R RelegatedNotes The 2nd 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play off with the First Division s 9th placed team The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010 11 First Division The 9th place team will be entered into a play off with the 2nd 3rd and 4th places of the Third Division The winner gets a place in the 2010 11 Second DivisionResults editEach team plays every other team four times during the season twice at home and twice away for a total of 36 matches First half of season edit Home Away ALO ARB BRE CLY COW DUM EFI PET STE STIAlloa Athletic 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 0Arbroath 2 2 1 4 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 4Brechin City 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 1 0Clyde 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 1Cowdenbeath 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 5 0 2 1 1 2Dumbarton 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 3East Fife 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 2Peterhead 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 2Stenhousemuir 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 2Stirling Albion 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 0 2 1 0 0Updated to match es played on 9 February 2010 Source Scottish Football LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second half of the season edit Home Away ALO ARB BRE CLY COW DUM EFI PET STE STIAlloa Athletic 1 0 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 1Arbroath 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 1 2 4Brechin City 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1Clyde 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 2Cowdenbeath 1 1 2 1 4 0 3 1 0 0 6 2 1 3 1 0 3 3Dumbarton 3 1 0 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 4East Fife 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 3Peterhead 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 1Stenhousemuir 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 3Stirling Albion 0 3 2 2 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 1Updated to match es played on 1 May 2010 Source Scottish Football LeagueLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second Division play offs editTimes are BST UTC 1 Semi finals edit The ninth placed team in the Second Division played the fourth placed team in the Third Division and third placed team in the Third Division played the second placed team in the Third Division The play offs were played over two legs the winning team in each semi final advanced to the final Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legQueen s Park 2 6 Arbroath 0 4 2 2East Stirlingshire 2 3 Forfar Athletic 0 1 2 2First legs 5 May 20107 45pmQueen s Park0 4ArbroathBBC Sport Ross nbsp 24 Redman nbsp 45 Nimmo nbsp 53 Moyes nbsp 68 Hampden ParkAttendance 651 5 May 20107 45pmEast Stirlingshire0 1Forfar AthleticBBC Sport Campbell nbsp 68 pen Ochilview ParkAttendance 487 Second legs 8 May3 00pmArbroath2 2Queen s ParkMcCulloch nbsp 3 Megginson nbsp 15 BBC Sport Daly nbsp 57 Rattray nbsp 82 o g Gayfield ParkAttendance 588 8 May3 00pmForfar Athletic2 2East StirlingshireBishop nbsp 4 Tulloch nbsp 82 BBC Sport Andy Rodgers nbsp 49 76 Station Park ForfarAttendance 745 Final edit The two semi final winners played each other over two legs The winning team was awarded a place in the 2010 11 Second Division Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legArbroath 0 2 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 2First leg 12 May 20107 45pmArbroath0 0Forfar AthleticBBC SportGayfield ParkAttendance 1027 Second leg 16 May 20103 00pmForfar Athletic2 0ArbroathFotheringham nbsp 5 Deasley nbsp 90 3 BBC SportStation Park ForfarAttendance 2207References edit Livingston F C were demoted from the First Division to the Third Division in response to the club s insolvency As a result the beaten playoff finalists from 2008 09 were both promoted by default Airdrie United regained their First Division status and Cowdenbeath were promoted to the Second Division Press Announcement Archived 11 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Scottish Football League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 10 Scottish Second Division amp oldid 1141268956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,