1985–86 Scottish Second Division

Scottish Second Division
Season	1985–86
Champions	Dunfermline Athletic
Promoted	Dunfermline Athletic; Queen of the South
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Scottish Second Division was won by Dunfermline Athletic who, along with second placed Queen of the South, were promoted to the First Division. Stranraer finished bottom.

Table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic	39	23	11	5	91	47	+44	57	Promotion to the 1986–87 First Division
2	Queen of the South	39	23	9	7	71	36	+35	55	Promotion to the 1986–87 First Division
3	Meadowbank Thistle	39	19	11	9	68	45	+23	49
4	Queen's Park	39	19	8	12	61	39	+22	46
5	Stirling Albion	39	18	8	13	57	53	+4	44
6	St Johnstone	39	18	6	15	63	55	+8	42
7	Stenhousemuir	39	16	8	15	55	63	−8	40
8	Arbroath	39	15	9	15	56	50	+6	39
9	Raith Rovers	39	15	7	17	67	65	+2	37
10	Cowdenbeath	39	14	9	16	52	53	−1	37
11	East Stirlingshire	39	11	6	22	49	69	−20	28
12	Berwick Rangers	39	7	11	21	45	80	−35	25
13	Albion Rovers	39	8	8	23	38	86	−48	24
14	Stranraer	39	9	5	25	41	83	−42	23

v t 1985–86 in Scottish football
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European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1986 World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Rous Cup 1986 World Cup
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Clydebank Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Rangers
First Division	Dumbarton
Second Division

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