Scottish Third Division 2006-07
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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 were promoted as league champions. Arbroath, Queens Park and East Fife entered the promotion/relegation play offs for a place in the Second Division along with Stranraer who finished second bottom of the Second Division. Queens Park won the playoffs and were promoted to the Second Division, Stranraer took their place in the Third Division.
East Stirlingshire finished bottom of the table for the fifth consecutive season. Despite finishing bottom again, East Stirlingshire won their battle to retain full member status of the Scottish Football League, though were warned that they would lose their status if they finished bottom in the following season. [1]
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[edit] Promotion and Relegation from 2005–06
[edit] Second & Third Divisions
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
[edit] Table
| P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 75 | Promoted to Second Division 2007-08 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 70 | |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 68 | Promoted to Second Division 2007-08 |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 37 | 22 | 67 | |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 59 | |
| 6 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 48 | |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 44 | |
| 8 | Montrose | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 42 | 62 | -20 | 37 | |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 39 | 69 | -30 | 29 | |
| 10 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 78 | -51 | 21 |
[edit] Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scott Chaplain |
18 | Albion Rovers |
| Martin Johnston |
Elgin City | ||
| 3 | David Weatherston |
16 | Queen's Park |
| 4 | Craig O'Reilly |
13 | East Fife |
| 5 | Mark Ferry |
11 | Queen's Park |
| 6 | Stephen Dobbie |
10 | Dumbarton |
| Neil Jablonski |
East Fife | ||
| Andy Rogers |
Montrose | ||
| Pat Walker |
Albion Rovers | ||
| Gary Wood |
Berwick Rangers |
[edit] Attendances
The average attendances for Third Division clubs for season 2006/07 were as follows:
| Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 730 | 1,250 |
| Dumbarton | 709 | 1,089 |
| Queen's Park | 590 | 916 |
| Berwick Rangers | 565 | 2,054 |
| East Fife | 546 | 702 |
| Montrose | 463 | 1,211 |
| Stenhousemuir | 461 | 683 |
| Albion Rovers | 431 | 619 |
| Elgin City | 423 | 537 |
| East Stirlingshire | 307 | 396 |
[edit] Third/Second Division play-offs
[edit] Semi-Finals
[edit] First leg
| May 2, 2007 | East Fife | 4 – 1 | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance: 742 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Graham Gibson  10'Craig O'Reilly 43' 45' 54' |
Report | Michael Moore 55' |
| May 1, 2007 | Queens Park | 2 – 0 | Arbroath | Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 974 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
| David Weatherston 77' Alan Trouten 70' (pen.) |
Report |
[edit] Second leg
| May 5, 2007 | Stranraer | (2) 1 – 0 (4) | East Fife | Stair Park, Stranraer Attendance: 426 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| Paul McGrillen 64' |
Report |
| May 5, 2007 | Arbroath | (1) 1 – 2 (4) | Queens Park | Gayfield Park, Arbroath Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Eddie Smith |
| Paul Tosh 50' |
Report | David Weatherston 32' Alan Trouten 43' |
[edit] Final
[edit] First leg
| May 9, 2007 | Queens Park | 4 – 2 | East Fife | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 1,207 Referee: John Underhill |
| Steven Canning 30' 54' Mick Dunlop 44'Paul Cairney 70' |
Report | Lloyd Young 60' Greig McDonald 77' |
[edit] Second leg
| May 12, 2007 | East Fife | (2) 0 – 3 (7) | Queens Park | Bayview Stadium, Methil Attendance: 1,625 Referee: William Collum |
| Report | Paul Paton 4' Alan Trouten 74'Frankie Carroll 89' |
[edit] References
- ^ Shire given one year to improve BBC Sport. Retrieved on May 3, 2007
