Scottish Third Division 1998/99
| Scottish Third Division 1998/99 | |
| master | Ross County |
| Climbers | Ross County FC Stenhousemuir |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 512 (ø 2.84 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Steven Ferguson(Ross County) Patrick Flannery ( Dumbarton FC ) Neil Tarrant (Ross County) |
| ← Third Division 1997/98 | |
| ^ Second Division 1998/99 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was held under this name for the fifth time in 1998/99 . It was also the fifth 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 1998/99 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Ross County , which together with the table runner-up FC Stenhousemuir , secured participation in the Second Division season 1999/2000 . The top scorer with 17 goals went to Steven Ferguson and Neil Tarrant from Ross County, and Patrick Flannery from Dumbarton FC .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ross County | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7th | 87:42 | +45 | 77 |
| 2. | FC Stenhousemuir (A) | 36 | 19th | 7th | 10 | 62:42 | +20 | 64 |
| 3. | Brechin City (A) | 36 | 17th | 8th | 11 | 47:43 | +4 | 59 |
| 4th | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53:40 | +13 | 57 |
| 5. | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 12 | 14th | 10 | 53:49 | +4 | 50 |
| 6th | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14th | 41:46 | −5 | 44 |
| 7th | Albion Rovers | 36 | 12 | 8th | 16 | 43:63 | −20 | 44 |
| 8th. | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14th | 50:48 | +2 | 40 |
| 9. | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 8th | 7th | 21st | 34:65 | −31 | 31 |
| 10. | Montrose FC | 36 | 8th | 6th | 22nd | 42:74 | −32 | 30th |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1998/99 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1997/98 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 1998/99 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 1998/99 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.
