2007–08 Scottish Third Division
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The 2007–08 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 14th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and ended on 26 April 2008. East Fife F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside Arbroath F.C. as play-off winners. Stranraer F.C. were also promoted due to Gretna being demoted to the Third Division.
Teams for 2007–08
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Berwick Rangers as champions of the 2006–07 season were directly promoted to the 2007–08 Scottish Second Division. They were replaced by Forfar Athletic who finished bottom of the 2006–07 Scottish Second Division.
A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2006–07 Scottish Second Division, Stranraer, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2006–07 Scottish Third Division, Arbroath, Queen's Park and East Fife respectively. The play-off was won by Queen's Park who defeated East Fife in the final. Stranraer were therefore relegated.
Overview
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
- Forfar Athletic
- Stranraer (via play-offs)
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
- Berwick Rangers
- Queens Park (via play-offs)
Stadia and attendances
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fife | Bayview Stadium | 2,000 | 1,300 | 540 | 769 |
| Arbroath | Gayfield Park | 6,488 | 959 | 421 | 611 |
| Montrose | Links Park | 3,292 | 1,470 | 321 | 597 |
| Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2,025 | 907 | 258 | 559 |
| Elgin City | Borough Briggs | 3,927 | 624 | 301 | 471 |
| Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,776 | 755 | 212 | 414 |
| Forfar Athletic | Station Park | 5,177 | 615 | 270 | 410 |
| East Stirlingshire | Firs Park | 1,800 | 791 | 235 | 377 |
| Albion Rovers | Cliftonhill | 1,249 | 512 | 186 | 307 |
| Stranraer | Stair Park | 5,600 | 487 | 117 | 255 |
Source: The League Insider
Managerial changes
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenhousemuir | Template:Flagicon Campbell Money | Resigned | 29 September 2007 | Template:Flagicon John Coughlin | 12 October 2007 |
| Ayr United | Template:Flagicon Neil Watt | Resigned | 23 October 2007 | Template:Flagicon Brian Reid | 24 October 2007 |
| Dumbarton | Template:Flagicon Gerry McCabe | Sacked | 11 November 2007 | Template:Flagicon Jim Chapman | 31 December 2007 |
| East Stirlingshire | Template:Flagicon Gordon Wylde | Resigned | 28 February 2008 | Template:Flagicon Jim McInally | 13 March 2008 |
| Forfar Athletic | Template:Flagicon Jim Moffat | Mutual consent | 21 April[1] | Template:Flagicon Dick Campbell | 8 May[2] |
| Berwick Rangers | Template:Flagicon Michael Renwick | Sacked | 28 February[3] | Template:Flagicon Allan McGonigal | 13 May[4] |
Table
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Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.
First half of season
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Second half of season
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Top scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon John Baird | 18 | Montrose |
| Template:Flagicon Paul McManus | 17 | East Fife |
| Template:Flagicon Michael Mullen | 13 | Stranraer |
| Template:Flagicon Roddy Hunter | 12 | Montrose |
| Template:Flagicon Darren Shallicker | Elgin City | |
| Template:Flagicon Andrew Brand | 11 | East Stirlingshire |
| Template:Flagicon John Gemmell | Albion Rovers | |
| Template:Flagicon Brian Scott | Arbroath | |
| Template:Flagicon Gregory Tade | Stranraer | |
| Template:Flagicon Joseph Savage | 10 | East Stirlingshire |
| Template:Flagicon Kenny Wright | Albion Rovers | |
| Template:Flagicon Scott Dalziel | 9 | Stenhousemuir |
| Template:Flagicon William Martin | 8 | Albion Rovers |
| Template:Flagicon Barry Sellars | Arbroath | |
| Template:Flagicon Douglas Cameron | East Fife | |
| Template:Flagicon Greig McDonald | 7 | East Fife |
Source: The League Insider
Events
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- 15 March: East Fife confirm their promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions with a 3–0 victory over East Stirlingshire, becoming the first team in Britain to win a league trophy in the 2007–08 season.[5]
- 29 March: Berwick Rangers are relegated from the Second Division after a 2–2 draw with Peterhead.[6]
- 10 May: Arbroath are promoted to the Second Division after a 2–1 aggregate win over Stranraer in the Second Division play-off final.[7] Cowdenbeath, who were beaten by Arbroath in the semi-finals, are relegated to the Third Division.
- 29 May: Second Division play-off runners-up Stranraer are promoted to the Second Division following Gretna's demotion to the Third Division.[8]
Monthly awards
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| Month | Third Division manager | SFL Player | SFL Young player |
|---|---|---|---|
| August | Template:Flagicon Gordon Wylde (East Stirlingshire) | First Division player | First Division player |
| September | Template:Flagicon John McGlashan (Arbroath) | Second Division player | First Division player |
| October | Template:Flagicon David Baikie (East Fife) | First Division player | First Division player |
| November | Template:Flagicon David Baikie (East Fife) | First Division player | Template:Flagicon Scott Fox (East Fife) |
| December | Template:Flagicon Gerry Britton (Stranraer) | Second Division player | First Division player |
| January | Template:Flagicon David Baikie (East Fife) | Second Division player | First Division player |
| February | Template:Flagicon Derek Ferguson (Stranraer) | First Division player | First Division player |
| March | Template:Flagicon Robbie Williamson (Elgin City) | First Division player | First Division player |
| April | Template:Flagicon Derek Ferguson (Stranraer) | First Division player | First Division player |
Second Division play-offs
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References
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