1997–98 Scottish Third Division

Scottish Third Division 1997–98 Alloa Athletic Alloa AthleticArbroath n/a 180 543 Ross County 8–1 Montrose(22 November 1997) Cowdenbeath 0–4 Arbroath(18 October 1997)Queen's Park 0–4 Cowdenbeath(31 January 1998)Queen's Park 0–4 Ross County(2 May 1998) (9 goals)Ross County 8–1 Montrose(22 November 1997) 6 gamesScottish Division Three 1997-1998 : Full Longest Sequences, statto.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.Cowdenbeath 9 gamesAlloa Athletic 13 gamesBerwick Rangers 6 gamesAlbion RoversCowdenbeath 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 4th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football since it was re-established in 1994–95. The season started on 5 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998. Alloa Athletic finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Arbroath. Dumbarton finished bottom. Teams for 1997–98 UK Scotland 350 right Location of teams in 1997–98 Scottish Third Division UK Scotland 6 55.860238 -4.011453 UK Scotland 6 56.116320 -3.7951950 Alloa Athletic left UK Scotland 6 56.552328 -2.591554 Arbroath right UK Scotland 6 55.759988 -2.015569 Berwick Rangers bottom UK Scotland 6 56.108236 -3.346896 Cowdenbeath right UK Scotland 6 55.938505 -4.561651 Dumbarton left UK Scotland 6 56.000109 -3.780727 UK Scotland 6 56.721440 -2.4661846 Montrose right UK Scotland 6 55.824419 -4.2514220 Queen's Park bottom UK Scotland 6 57.595115 -4.419794 Ross County left UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.839238 -4.011453 Albion Rovers right UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.964191 -3.798637 East Stirlingshire right Inverness Caledonian Thistle as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1997–98 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Forfar Athletic. They were replaced by Dumbarton and Berwick Rangers who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1996–97 Scottish Second Division respectively. Overview Relegated from Second Division to the Third Division Dumbarton Berwick Rangers Promoted from Third Division to the Second Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forfar Athletic Stadia and locations TeamLocationStadiumAlbion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation ParkArbroath Arbroath Gayfield ParkBerwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield ParkCowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central ParkDumbarton Dumbarton Boghead ParkEast Stirlingshire Falkirk Firs ParkMontrose Montrose Links ParkQueen's Park Glasgow Hampden ParkRoss County Dingwall Victoria Park Table main WDL 5 P ALO Alloa Athletic ARB Arbroath ROS Ross County EST East Stirlingshire ALB Albion Rovers BER Berwick Rangers QPA Queen's Park COW Cowdenbeath MON Montrose DUM Dumbarton 24 4 8 78 39 C,P 20 8 8 67 39 P 19 10 7 71 36 17 6 13 50 48 13 5 18 60 73 10 12 14 47 55 10 11 15 42 55 12 2 22 33 57 10 8 18 53 80 7 10 19 42 61 green1 Promotion to the Second Division P P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Soccerway Statistics Top scorers Pos Position Player Club Goals 1 SCO Colin McGlashan Montrose 20 2 SCO Willie Irvine Alloa Athletic 18 3 SCO Billy Spence Arbroath 16 4 SCO Derek Adams Ross County 15 5 SCO Willie Watters Albion Rovers 13 SCO Davie Watt East Stirlingshire 7 SCO Paul Forrester Berwick Rangers 10 SCO Lee Gardner Albion Rovers SCO Brian Grant Arbroath SCO Colin McKinnon Dumbarton References External links Official site 1997/1998 Scottish Third Division at Soccerway https://archive.today/20130421065929/http://scottishfootballarchive.co.uk/league-tables/1997-98-third-division Scottish Football Archive el Category:Scottish Third Division seasons Scot 4