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Encyclopedia > Scottish Football League Third Division
Scottish Football League Third Division
Scottish Third Division 2007-08
Founded
1923
Nation
Flag of Scotland Scotland
Promotion to
S.F.L. Second Division
Number of teams
10
Domestic Cups
Scottish Cup
Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Challenge Cup
Champions (2006-07)
Berwick Rangers

The Scottish Football League Third Division is the third highest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth highest overall in the Scottish football league system. The teams play each other four times, with three points for a victory and one point each for a drawn game. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... The 2007-08 Third Division season is the thirteenth season of the Scottish Third Division in its current format of ten teams. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system. ... The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1], usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... The Scottish Football League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. ... The Scottish League Challenge Cup is a football competition introduced in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League. ... The 2006-07 Scottish Third Division season was the twelfth season of the Scottish Third Division in its current format of ten teams. ... Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... The Scottish football league system (or pyramid) is a series of partially interconnected leagues for Scottish Association football clubs. ...

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History

An original Third Division had been attempted in 1923 as an actual third division, but the new league lasted only three years before collapsing. A second attempt, named Division C, was put in place from 1946 to 1955 (divided into Southwest and Northeast since 1949), but it consisted mainly of reserve teams with the highest placed authentic football clubs being promoted without regard for overall league positioning. From 1994 to 1998 the new Third Division was in fact the fourth level in the SFL but became the third when the member teams of the Scottish Premier Division broke off to form the SPL. The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Scottish Premier League logo The Scottish Premier League (also known as the Bank of Scotland Premierleague for sponsorship reasons or the SPL for short) is the top division within the current structure of Scottish football. ... The Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League commonly known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system - above the Scottish Football League. ...


Introduction of Play-Offs and Relegation

The division contains ten teams and, until recently, each season the top two teams were promoted to the Second Division. As of the 2005/06 season the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams go into a play off with the 9th place team from the league above. There is no direct relegation from the Scottish Third Division but since the 2005/06 season if a club finishes bottom for three successive seasons then they will be dismissed from the league. The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system. ...


Sponsorship

On July 20, 2007, it was announced that Scottish Football League would be sponsored by Scottish soft drink company Irn-Bru for the next three seasons[1]. is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... Irn Bru Irn Bru is the most popular caffeinated soft drink in Scotland. ...


Teams for 2007-08 season

Albion Rovers is also the name of a Welsh football team, see Albion Rovers F.C. (Wales). ... Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Dumbarton Football Club is a football (soccer) club from Scotland. ... East Fife Football Club (also known as East Fife or The Fifers) is a Scottish football club based in the town of Methil, Fife. ... East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Falkirk. ... Elgin City Football Club are a football club from Elgin, Moray. ... Forfar Athletic FC are a football club with membership of the Scottish Football League. ... Montrose Football Club is a football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. ... Stenhousemuir Football Club is a Scottish football team, based in the small town of Stenhousemuir. ... Stranraer FC are a football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...

Winners of the Third Division

Season Winner Runner Up
1994-95 Forfar Athletic Montrose
1995-96 Livingston Brechin City
1996-97 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forfar Athletic
1997-98 Alloa Athletic Arbroath
1998-99 Ross County Stenhousemuir
1999-00 Queen's Park Berwick Rangers
2000-01 Hamilton Academical Cowdenbeath
2001-02 Brechin City Dumbarton
2002-03 Greenock Morton East Fife
2003-04 Stranraer Stirling Albion
2004-05 Gretna Peterhead
2005-06 Cowdenbeath Berwick Rangers
2006-07 Berwick Rangers Arbroath

Forfar Athletic FC are a football club with membership of the Scottish Football League. ... Montrose Football Club is a football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. ... Livingston is a name shared by various towns and places: Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom The Westminster constituency of Livingston and Scottish parliamentary constituency of Livingston. ... Brechin City F.C. are a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. ... Forfar Athletic FC are a football club with membership of the Scottish Football League. ... Alloa Athletic F.C. are a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League first division. ... Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team who currently play in the Scottish Football League. ... Stenhousemuir Football Club is a Scottish football team, based in the small town of Stenhousemuir. ... Queens Park Football Club is a famous Scottish football team, and is the oldest football club in Scotland[1], founded in 1867. ... Berwick Rangers F.C. is a football team based in the English town of Berwick_upon_Tweed, but currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Hamilton Academical are a football club from Hamilton, Scotland. ... Cowdenbeath Football Club is a part-time professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. ... Brechin City F.C. are a Scottish football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Dumbarton Football Club is a football (soccer) club from Scotland. ... Greenock Morton Football Club are an Association football club, whose first team currently plays in the Bells Scottish Football League Second Division. ... East Fife Football Club (also known as East Fife or The Fifers) is a Scottish football club based in the town of Methil, Fife. ... Stranraer FC are a football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Stirling Albion FC are a football club currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Gretna Football Club is a Scottish football club from Gretna, near Annan, Dumfries and Galloway and promoted to the Scottish Premier League in the 06/07 season. ... Peterhead FC is a football club currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Cowdenbeath Football Club is a part-time professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. ... Berwick Rangers F.C. is a football team based in the English town of Berwick_upon_Tweed, but currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Berwick Rangers F.C. is a football team based in the English town of Berwick_upon_Tweed, but currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ... Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish Association football team currently playing in the Scottish Football League. ...

Notes

  1. ^ "SFL ends search for new sponsor" article from BBC Sport

External links

  • Official Site
  • Scottish Football League Third Division clubs' locations

  Results from FactBites:
 
Scottish Football League at AllExperts (939 words)
The league was formed in the 1890s to provide the growing number of football clubs in the country with a more consistent fixture list.
The league proved to be highly successful, and in 1893 a Second Division was formed by the inclusion of a number of clubs previously in the Scottish Football Alliance.
Scottish club Gretna from the English UniBond League were admitted in 2002 to replace the defunct Airdrieonians.
Football League Third Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (406 words)
Before that it was the third division overall, but that ended with the creation of the FA Premier League prior to the start of the 1992-93 season.
Prior to the formation of the Premiership in 1992, the Third Division was the third highest level in English football.
The Third Division was originally formed in 1920 with the addition of Southern League clubs to the League, before becoming the Third Division South in 1921.
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