2003–04 Scottish Third Division

Scottish Third Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsStranraer
PromotedStranraer
Stirling Albion

The 2003–04 Scottish Third Division was won by Stranraer who, along with Stirling Albion, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.

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Location of teams in 2003–04 Scottish Third Division

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Stranraer (C, P) 36 24 7 5 87 30 +57 79 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Stirling Albion (P) 36 23 8 5 78 27 +51 77
3 Gretna 36 20 8 8 59 39 +20 68
4 Peterhead 36 18 7 11 67 37 +30 61
5 Cowdenbeath 36 15 10 11 46 39 +7 55
6 Montrose 36 12 12 12 52 63 −11 48
7 Queen's Park 36 10 11 15 41 53 −12 41
8 Albion Rovers 36 12 4 20 66 75 −9 40
9 Elgin City 36 6 7 23 48 93 −45 25
10 East Stirlingshire 36 2 2 32 30 118 −88 8
Source: "2003-2004 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Top scorers

Scorer Goals Team
Scotland Michael Moore 24 Stranraer
Scotland Scott McLean 21 Stirling Albion
Scotland David Graham 18 Stranraer
Scotland Martin Johnston Peterhead
Scotland Paul McManus Albion Rovers
Scotland Martin Cameron 17 Gretna
Scotland Martin Bavidge 16 Peterhead
Scotland Alex Bone 15 Elgin City
Scotland Scott Michie 13 Montrose
Scotland Dene Shields 12 Cowdenbeath

Attendance

The average attendance for Scottish Third Division clubs for season 2003/04 are shown below:

Club Average
Stirling Albion 754
Peterhead 579
Elgin City 526
Queen's Park 516
Stranraer 513
Gretna 465
Montrose 361
Albion Rovers 348
Cowdenbeath 306
East Stirlingshire 278