1997–98 Scottish Third Division

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.

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

Teams for 1997–98
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 RoversCoatbridgeCliftonhill
Alloa AthleticAlloaRecreation Park
ArbroathArbroathGayfield Park
Berwick RangersBerwick-upon-TweedShielfield Park
CowdenbeathCowdenbeathCentral Park
DumbartonDumbartonBoghead Park
East StirlingshireFalkirkFirs Park
MontroseMontroseLinks Park
Queen's ParkGlasgowHampden Park
Ross CountyDingwallVictoria 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 1998–99 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) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Statistics

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

References
  1. Scottish Division Three 1997-1998 : Full Longest Sequences, statto.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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