Scottish Third Division 1997/98
| Scottish Third Division 1997/98 | |
| master | Alloa Athletic |
| Climbers | Alloa Athletic FC Arbroath |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 543 (ø 3.02 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Colin McGlashan( Montrose FC ) |
| ← Third Division 1996/97 | |
| ^ Second Division 1997/98 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was held for the fourth time in 1997/98 under this name. It was also the fourth 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 1997/98 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Alloa Athletic , which together with the table runner-up FC Arbroath , secured participation in the Second Division season 1998/99 . The top scorer with 20 goals was Colin McGlashan of FC Montrose .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 24 | 4th | 8th | 78:39 | +39 | 76 |
| 2. | FC Arbroath | 36 | 20th | 8th | 8th | 67:39 | +28 | 68 |
| 3. | Ross County | 36 | 19th | 10 | 7th | 71:36 | +35 | 67 |
| 4th | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 17th | 6th | 13 | 50:48 | +2 | 57 |
| 5. | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18th | 60:73 | −13 | 44 |
| 6th | Berwick Rangers (A) | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14th | 47:55 | −8 | 42 |
| 7th | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15th | 42:55 | −13 | 41 |
| 8th. | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22nd | 33:57 | −24 | 38 |
| 9. | Montrose FC | 36 | 10 | 8th | 18th | 53:80 | −27 | 38 |
| 10. | FC Dumbarton (A) | 36 | 7th | 10 | 19th | 42:61 | −19 | 31 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1997/98 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1996/97 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 1997/98 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 1997/98 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.
