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.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Alloa Athletic |
| Promoted | Alloa Athletic Arbroath |
| Relegated | n/a |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 543 (3.02 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Ross County 8–1 Montrose (22 November 1997) |
| Biggest away win | 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) |
| Highest scoring | (9 goals) Ross County 8–1 Montrose (22 November 1997) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games[1] Cowdenbeath |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games[1] Alloa Athletic |
| Longest winless run | 13 games[1] Berwick Rangers |
| Longest losing run | 6 games[1] Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
Teams for 1997–98
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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
editRelegated from Second Division to the Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to the Second Division
Stadia and locations
editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alloa Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 78 | 39 | 39 | 76 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Arbroath (P) | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 39 | 28 | 68 | |
| 3 | Ross County | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 36 | 35 | 67 | |
| 4 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 57 | |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 44 | |
| 6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 42 | |
| 7 | Queen's Park | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 41 | |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 38 | |
| 9 | Montrose | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 38 | |
| 10 | Dumbarton | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colin McGlashan
|
Montrose | 20 |
| 2 | Willie Irvine
|
Alloa Athletic | 18 |
| 3 | Billy Spence
|
Arbroath | 16 |
| 4 | Derek Adams
|
Ross County | 15 |
| 5 | Willie Watters
|
Albion Rovers | 13 |
| Davie Watt
|
East Stirlingshire | ||
| 7 | Paul Forrester
|
Berwick Rangers | 10 |
| Lee Gardner
|
Albion Rovers | ||
| Brian Grant
|
Arbroath | ||
| Colin McKinnon
|
Dumbarton |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Scottish Division Three 1997-1998 : Full Longest Sequences, statto.com. Retrieved 30 April 2012.