Scottish Third Division 1996/97
| Scottish Third Division 1996/97 | |
| master | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Climbers | Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forfar Athletic |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 499 (ø 2.77 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Iain Stewart(Inverness Caledonian Thistle) |
| ← Third Division 1995/96 | |
| ^ Second Division 1996/97 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was held under this name for the third time in 1996/97 . It was also the third edition of the Third Division as 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 1996/97 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Inverness Caledonian Thistle , which together with the table runner-up Forfar Athletic , secured participation in the 1997/98 Second Division season . The top scorer with 27 goals was Iain Stewart of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 36 | 23 | 7th | 6th | 70:37 | +33 | 76 |
| 2. | Forfar Athletic (A) | 36 | 19th | 10 | 7th | 74:45 | +29 | 67 |
| 3. | Ross County | 36 | 20th | 7th | 9 | 58:41 | +17 | 67 |
| 4th | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 50:47 | +3 | 55 |
| 5. | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 50:47 | +3 | 49 |
| 6th | FC Montrose (A) | 36 | 12 | 7th | 17th | 46:62 | −16 | 43 |
| 7th | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17th | 38:51 | −13 | 39 |
| 8th. | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18th | 46:59 | −13 | 36 |
| 9. | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 8th | 9 | 19th | 36:58 | −22 | 33 |
| 10. | FC Arbroath | 36 | 6th | 13 | 17th | 31:52 | −21 | 31 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1996/97 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1995/96 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 1996/97 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 1996/97 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 6, 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.
