Scottish Third Division 2000/01
| Scottish Third Division 2000/01 | |
| master | Hamilton Academical |
| Climbers | Hamilton Academical FC Cowdenbeath |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 480 (ø 2.67 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 David McFarlane(Hamilton Academical) |
| ← Third Division 1999/2000 | |
| ^ Second Division 2000/01 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was held under this name for the seventh time in 2000/01 . It was also the seventh 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 2000/01 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Hamilton Academical , which at the same time together with the table runner-up FC Cowdenbeath , secured participation in the 2001/02 Second Division season . The top scorer with 24 goals was David McFarlane of Hamilton Academical.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamilton Academical (A) | 36 | 22nd | 10 | 4th | 75:30 | +45 | 76 |
| 2. | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 23 | 7th | 6th | 58:31 | +27 | 76 |
| 3. | Brechin City | 36 | 22nd | 6th | 8th | 71:36 | +35 | 72 |
| 4th | East Fife FC | 36 | 15th | 8th | 13 | 49:46 | +3 | 53 |
| 5. | Peterhead FC (N) | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46:46 | ± 0 | 49 |
| 6th | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 13 | 6th | 17th | 46:49 | −3 | 45 |
| 7th | Albion Rovers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15th | 38:43 | −5 | 45 |
| 8th. | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 10 | 7th | 19th | 37:69 | −32 | 37 |
| 9. | Montrose FC | 36 | 6th | 8th | 22nd | 31:65 | −34 | 26th |
| 10. | Elgin City (N) | 36 | 5 | 7th | 24 | 29:65 | −36 | 22nd |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2000/01 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 1999/2000 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Highland Football League |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 2000/01 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 2000/01 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 7, 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.
