Scottish Third Division 2002/03
| Scottish Third Division 2002/03 | |
| master | Greenock Morton |
| Climbers | Greenock Morton FC East Fife |
| Teams | 10 |
| Games | 180 |
| Gates | 517 (ø 2.87 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Alex Williams(Greenock Morton) |
| ← Third Division 2001/02 | |
| ^ Second Division 2002/03 | |
The Scottish Football League Third Division was held under this name for the ninth time in 2002/03 . It was also the ninth 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 2002/03 season. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won Greenock Morton , which together with the table runner-up FC East Fife , secured participation in the 2003/04 Second Division season . The top scorer with 23 goals was Alex Williams of Greenock Morton.
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greenock Morton (A) | 36 | 21st | 9 | 6th | 67:33 | +34 | 72 |
| 2. | East Fife FC | 36 | 20th | 11 | 5 | 73:37 | +36 | 71 |
| 3. | Albion Rovers | 36 | 20th | 10 | 6th | 62:36 | +26 | 70 |
| 4th | Peterhead FC | 36 | 20th | 8th | 8th | 76:37 | +39 | 68 |
| 5. | Stirling Albion | 36 | 15th | 11 | 10 | 50:44 | +6 | 56 |
| 6th | FC Gretna (N 1 ) | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 50:50 | ± 0 | 45 |
| 7th | Montrose FC | 36 | 7th | 12 | 17th | 35:61 | −26 | 33 |
| 8th. | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 7th | 11 | 18th | 39:51 | −12 | 32 |
| 9. | Elgin City | 36 | 5 | 13 | 18th | 33:63 | −30 | 28 |
| 10. | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 2 | 7th | 27 | 32: 105 | −73 | 13 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 2002/03 season | |
| Promoted to the second division | |
| At the end of the 2001/02 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from the second division |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Highland Football League |
Web links
- Scottish Third Division 2002/03 at Statto.com
- Scottish Third Division 2002/03 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.
