Scottish Third Division 1994/95
| Scottish Third Division 1994/95 | |
| master | Forfar Athletic |
| Climbers | Forfar Athletic FC Montrose |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 526 (ø 2.92 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Mark Yardley( Cowdenbeath FC ) |
| ^ Second Division 1994/95 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was played under this name for the first time in 1994/95 . It was also the very first and only fourth highest Scottish league . In the fourth-highest division of men’s football in Scotland , 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays in the 1994/95 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
It was the first season in which the 3-point rule applied. The championship was won by Forfar Athletic , which together with the table runner-up FC Montrose , secured participation in the 1995/96 Second Division season . The top scorer with 23 goals was Mark Yardley of Cowdenbeath FC .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Forfar Athletic (A) | 36 | 25th | 5 | 6th | 67:33 | +34 | 80 |
| 2. | FC Montrose (A) | 36 | 20th | 7th | 9 | 63:32 | +31 | 67 |
| 3. | Ross County (N) | 36 | 18th | 6th | 12 | 59:44 | +15 | 60 |
| 4th | East Stirlingshire FC (A) | 36 | 18th | 5 | 13 | 61:50 | +11 | 59 |
| 5. | Alloa Athletic (A) | 36 | 15th | 9 | 12 | 50:45 | +5 | 54 |
| 6th | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (N) | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15th | 48:61 | −13 | 45 |
| 7th | FC Arbroath (A) | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18th | 51:62 | −11 | 44 |
| 8th. | FC Queen's Park (A) | 36 | 12 | 6th | 18th | 46:57 | −11 | 42 |
| 9. | Cowdenbeath FC (A) | 36 | 11 | 7th | 18th | 48:60 | −12 | 40 |
| 10. | Albion Rovers (A) | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 27:82 | −55 | 18th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1994/95 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1993/94 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Highland Football League |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 1994/95 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 1994/95 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on January 5, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
