Scottish Third Division 2001/02
| Scottish Third Division 2001/02 | |
| master | Brechin City |
| Climbers | Brechin City FC Dumbarton |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 501 (ø 2.78 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Iain Stewart( Peterhead FC ) |
| ← Third Division 2000/01 | |
| ^ Second Division 2001/02 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was held under this name for the eighth time in 2001/02 . It was also the eighth edition of the Third Division as only the 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 2001/02 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Brechin City , which together with the table runner-up FC Dumbarton , secured participation in the 2002/03 Second Division season . The top scorer with 19 goals was Iain Stewart of FC Peterhead .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brechin City | 36 | 22nd | 7th | 7th | 67:38 | +29 | 73 |
| 2. | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 18th | 7th | 11 | 59:48 | +11 | 61 |
| 3. | Albion Rovers | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 51:42 | +9 | 59 |
| 4th | Peterhead FC | 36 | 17th | 5 | 14th | 63:52 | +11 | 56 |
| 5. | Montrose FC | 36 | 16 | 7th | 13 | 43:39 | +4 | 55 |
| 6th | Elgin City | 36 | 13 | 8th | 15th | 45:47 | −2 | 47 |
| 7th | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 12 | 4th | 20th | 51:58 | −7 | 40 |
| 8th. | East Fife FC | 36 | 11 | 7th | 18th | 39:56 | −17 | 40 |
| 9. | Stirling Albion (A) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17th | 45:68 | −23 | 37 |
| 10. | FC Queen's Park (A) | 36 | 9 | 8th | 19th | 38:53 | −15 | 35 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2001/02 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 2000/01 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 2001/02 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 2001/02 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.
