Scottish Football League Third Division

Scottish Football League Third Division
Founded	1994
Folded	2013
Country	Scotland
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	Scottish Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Scottish Cup; League Cup; Challenge Cup
Last champions	Rangers ; (2012–13)
Most championships	Alloa Athletic; Livingston; (2 titles)

Scottish Football League Third Division was the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system which ran between 1994 and 2013. In July 2013 it was replaced by the Scottish League Two.

History

On 13 July 2012, the SFL accepted Rangers into Division Three for season 2012-13 after the previous club holding the non-transferable licence to play in the SPL entered liquidation.^[1] The decision was ratified by the SFA on 27 July 2012, when conditional membership was issued to the new owners of Rangers.^[2]

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
1999–2000	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
2007–08	East Fife	Stranraer
2008–09	Dumbarton	Cowdenbeath
2009–10	Livingston (2)	Forfar Athletic
2010–11	Arbroath	Albion Rovers
2011–12	Alloa Athletic (2)	Queen's Park
2012–13	Rangers	Peterhead

Related pages

References

↑ "PRESS STATEMENT". Scottish Football League. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
↑ "Agreement of transfer of membership". Scottish FA. Scottish Football Association. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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[1] "PRESS STATEMENT". Scottish Football League. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

[2] "Agreement of transfer of membership". Scottish FA. Scottish Football Association. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.

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