1997–98 Scottish Third Division

Scottish Third Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsAlloa Athletic
PromotedAlloa Athletic
Arbroath
Relegatedn/a
Matches played180
Goals scored543 (3.02 per match)
Biggest home winRoss County 8–1 Montrose
(22 November 1997)
Biggest away winCowdenbeath 0–4 Arbroath
(18 October 1997)
Queen's Park 0–4 Cowdenbeath
(31 January 1998)
Queen's Park 0–4 Ross County
(2 May 1998)
Highest scoring(9 goals)
Ross County 8–1 Montrose
(22 November 1997)
Longest winning run6 games[1]
Cowdenbeath
Longest unbeaten run9 games[1]
Alloa Athletic
Longest winless run13 games[1]
Berwick Rangers
Longest losing run6 games[1]
Albion Rovers
Cowdenbeath

The 1997–98 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 4th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football since it was re-established in 1994–95. The season started on 5 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998. Alloa Athletic finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Arbroath. Dumbarton finished bottom.

Teams for 1997–98

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Location of teams in 1997–98 Scottish Third Division

Inverness Caledonian Thistle as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1997–98 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Forfar Athletic. They were replaced by Dumbarton and Berwick Rangers who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1996–97 Scottish Second Division respectively.

Overview

Relegated from Second Division to the Third Division

Promoted from Third Division to the Second Division

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium
Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill
Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation Park
Arbroath Arbroath Gayfield Park
Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park
Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park
Dumbarton Dumbarton Boghead Park
East Stirlingshire Falkirk Firs Park
Montrose Montrose Links Park
Queen's Park Glasgow Hampden Park
Ross County Dingwall Victoria Park

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Alloa Athletic (C, P) 36 24 4 8 78 39 +39 76 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Arbroath (P) 36 20 8 8 67 39 +28 68
3 Ross County 36 19 10 7 71 36 +35 67
4 East Stirlingshire 36 17 6 13 50 48 +2 57
5 Albion Rovers 36 13 5 18 60 73 −13 44
6 Berwick Rangers 36 10 12 14 47 55 −8 42
7 Queen's Park 36 10 11 15 42 55 −13 41
8 Cowdenbeath 36 12 2 22 33 57 −24 38
9 Montrose 36 10 8 18 53 80 −27 38
10 Dumbarton 36 7 10 19 42 61 −19 31
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Statistics

Top scorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Colin McGlashan Montrose 20
2 Scotland Willie Irvine Alloa Athletic 18
3 Scotland Billy Spence Arbroath 16
4 Scotland Derek Adams Ross County 15
5 Scotland Willie Watters Albion Rovers 13
Scotland Davie Watt East Stirlingshire
7 Scotland Paul Forrester Berwick Rangers 10
Scotland Lee Gardner Albion Rovers
Scotland Brian Grant Arbroath
Scotland Colin McKinnon Dumbarton

References

  1. ^ a b c d Scottish Division Three 1997-1998 : Full Longest Sequences, statto.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.