1995–96 Scottish Third Division

The 1995–96 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 2nd season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 11 August 1995 and ended on 3 May 1996. Livingston F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Brechin City. Both teams were promoted straight back to the Second Division having both been relegated the previous season. Albion Rovers finished bottom for a second consecutive season.

Scottish Third Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsLivingston
PromotedLivingston
Brechin City
Relegatedn/a
Matches played180
Goals scored459 (2.55 per match)
Biggest home winCaledonian Thistle 6–1 Albion Rovers
(21 October 1995)
Biggest away winAlloa Athletic 0–5 Caledonian Thistle
(23 September 1995)
East Stirlingshire 0–5 Caledonian Thistle
(7 October 1995)
Highest scoring(7 goals)
Caledonian Thistle 6–1 Albion Rovers
(21 October 1995)
Albion Rovers 3–4 Ross County
(4 November 1995)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Livingston
Longest unbeaten run15 games[1]
Livingston
Ross County
Longest winless run15 games[1]
Alloa Athletic
Longest losing run5 games[1]
Alloa Athletic
East Stirlingshire

Teams for 1995–96
Location of teams in 1995–96 Scottish Third Division

Forfar Athletic as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1995–96 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Montrose. They were replaced by Meadowbank Thistle and Brechin City who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1994–95 Scottish Second Division respectively. During the change of season Meadowbank Thistle relocated to and changed their name to Livingston for the 1995–96 season.

Overview

Relegated from Second Division to the Third Division

Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium
Albion RoversCoatbridgeCliftonhill
Alloa AthleticAlloaRecreation Park
ArbroathArbroathGayfield Park
Brechin CityBrechinGlebe Park
Caledonian ThistleInvernessTelford Street Park
CowdenbeathCowdenbeathCentral Park
East StirlingshireFalkirkFirs Park
LivingstonLivingstonAlmondvale Stadium
Queen's ParkGlasgowHampden Park
Ross CountyDingwallVictoria Park

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 21 9 6 51 24 +27 72 Promotion to the 1996–97 Second Division
2 Brechin City (P) 36 18 9 9 41 21 +20 63
3 Caledonian Thistle 36 15 12 9 64 38 +26 57
4 Ross County 36 12 17 7 56 39 +17 53
5 Arbroath 36 13 13 10 41 41 0 52
6 Queen's Park 36 12 12 12 40 43 −3 48
7 East Stirlingshire 36 11 11 14 58 62 −4 44
8 Cowdenbeath 36 10 8 18 45 59 −14 38
9 Alloa Athletic 36 6 11 19 26 58 −32 29
10 Albion Rovers 36 7 8 21 37 74 −37 29
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

References
  1. Scottish Division Three 1995-1996 : Full Longest Sequences Archived 2015-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.