1970–71 Scottish Division Two

Scottish Second Division
Season	1970–71
Champions	Partick Thistle
Promoted	Partick Thistle; East Fife
	← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Scottish Second Division was won by Partick Thistle who, along with second placed East Fife, were promoted to the First Division. Brechin City finished bottom.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Partick Thistle	36	23	10	3	78	26	+52	56	Promotion to the 1971–72 First Division
2	East Fife	36	22	7	7	86	44	+42	51	Promotion to the 1971–72 First Division
3	Arbroath	36	19	8	9	80	52	+28	46
4	Dumbarton	36	19	6	11	87	46	+41	44
5	Clydebank	36	17	8	11	57	43	+14	42
6	Montrose	36	17	7	12	78	64	+14	41
7	Albion Rovers	36	15	9	12	53	52	+1	39
8	Raith Rovers	36	15	9	12	62	62	0	39
9	Stranraer	36	14	8	14	54	52	+2	36
10	Stenhousemuir	36	14	8	14	64	70	−6	36
11	Queen of the South	36	13	9	14	50	56	−6	35
12	Stirling Albion	36	12	8	16	61	61	0	32
13	Queen's Park	36	13	4	19	51	72	−21	30
14	Berwick Rangers	36	10	10	16	42	60	−18	30
15	Forfar Athletic	36	9	11	16	63	75	−12	29
16	Alloa Athletic	36	9	11	16	56	86	−30	29
17	East Stirlingshire	36	9	9	18	57	86	−29	27
18	Hamilton Academical	36	8	7	21	50	79	−29	23
19	Brechin City	36	6	7	23	30	73	−43	19

Source: "1970-1971 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

References

Scottish Football Archive

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