1994–95 Scottish Third Division

The 1994–95 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 1st season of the league since its demise at the end of the 1954–55 season. The league was created from the bottom 8 clubs of the 1993–94 Second Division plus two new entrants from the Highland Football League, Caledonian Thistle of Inverness and Ross County from Dingwall. The season started on 12 August 1994 and ended on 12 May 1995. Forfar Athletic finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Montrose. Albion Rovers finished bottom.

Scottish Third Division
Season1994–95
ChampionsForfar Athletic
PromotedForfar Athletic
Montrose
Relegatedn/a
Matches played180
Goals scored526 (2.92 per match)
Biggest home winRoss County 6–0 Alloa Athletic
(11 February 1995)
Biggest away winFive games by 4 goals[A]
Highest scoringCowdenbeath 6–2 Arbroath
(20 August 1994)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Arbroath
Forfar Athletic
Ross County
Longest unbeaten run11 games[1]
Forfar Athletic
Montrose
Longest winless run10 games[1]
Albion Rovers
Queen's Park
Longest losing run9 games[1]
Cowdenbeath

Teams for 1994–95

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The bottom eight clubs from the 1993–94 Second Division were moved and effectively relegated to create the new Third Division. The teams were Alloa Athletic, Forfar Athletic, East Stirlingshire, Montrose, Queen's Park, Arbroath, Albion Rovers and Cowdenbeath. Two new clubs were admitted to the Scottish Football League from the Highland Football League in the form of Caledonian Thistle and Ross County to complete the 10 teams.

Overview

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Relegated from Second Division to create the new Third Division

Newly admitted to the Third Division from the Highland Football League

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium
Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill
Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation Park
Arbroath Arbroath Gayfield Park
Caledonian Thistle Inverness Telford Street Park
Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park
East Stirlingshire Falkirk Firs Park
Forfar Athletic Forfar Station Park
Montrose Montrose Links Park
Queen's Park Glasgow Hampden Park
Ross County Dingwall Victoria Park

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Forfar Athletic (C, P) 36 25 5 6 67 33 34 80 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Montrose (P) 36 20 7 9 69 32 37 67
3 Ross County 36 18 6 12 59 44 15 60
4 East Stirlingshire 36 18 5 13 61 50 11 59
5 Alloa Athletic 36 15 9 12 50 45 5 54
6 Caledonian Thistle 36 12 9 15 48 61 −13 45
7 Arbroath 36 13 5 18 51 62 −11 44
8 Queen's Park 36 12 6 18 46 57 −11 42
9 Cowdenbeath 36 11 7 18 48 60 −12 40
10 Albion Rovers 36 5 3 28 27 82 −55 18
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Scottish Division Three 1994–1995 : Full Longest Sequences Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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