Scotland II Division

 Second Division

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
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