1999–2000 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Second Division
Season	1999–2000
Champions	Clyde
Promoted	Clyde; Alloa Athletic; Ross County
Relegated	Hamilton Academical
	← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Scottish Second Division was won by Clyde and ended with Alloa Athletic pipping Ross County to second place on the final day of the season thanks to a 6-1 win over Queen of the South, while Ross County could only manage a 2-2 draw away at Stenhousemuir. The top three were promoted as a result of league reconstruction. Hamilton Academical were relegated after they were docked 15 points for breaking league rules: with the players in dispute with the club management over unpaid wages, the team failed to fulfil a fixture against Stenhousemuir on 1 April 2000 at Ochilview Park.^[1]

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Clyde (C, P)	36	18	11	7	65	37	+28	65	Promotion to the First Division
2	Alloa Athletic (P)	36	17	13	6	58	38	+20	64
3	Ross County (P)	36	18	8	10	57	39	+18	62
4	Arbroath	36	11	14	11	52	55	−3	47
5	Partick Thistle	36	12	10	14	42	44	−2	46
6	Stranraer	36	9	18	9	47	46	+1	45
7	Stirling Albion	36	11	7	18	60	72	−12	40
8	Stenhousemuir	36	10	8	18	44	59	−15	38
9	Queen of the South	36	8	9	19	45	75	−30	33
10	Hamilton Academical (R)	36	10	14	12	39	44	−5	29^[a]	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ 15 points deducted

Top scorers

Scorer	Team	Goals
Brian Carrigan	Clyde	19
Ally Graham	Stirling Albion	17
Martin Cameron	Alloa Athletic	16
Colin McGlashan	Arbroath	15
John McQuade	Stirling Albion	15
Willie Irvine	Alloa Athletic	13
Stevie Mallan	Queen of the South	13
George Shaw	Ross County	13
Pat Keogh	Clyde	11
Paul McGrillen	Stirling Albion	11

Attendance

The average attendance for Division Two clubs for season 1999/00 are shown below:

Club	Average
Ross County	2,293
Partick Thistle	2,278
Queen of the South	1,153
Clyde	1,151
Stirling Albion	866
Alloa Athletic	825
Arbroath	809
Hamilton Academical	696
Stenhousemuir	685
Stranraer	469

References

^ Accies down as appeal fails, BBC News, 5 May 2000

[table_hth_HAM0.092503465289484-2] 15 points deducted

[1] Accies down as appeal fails, BBC News, 5 May 2000

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