1948โ€“49 Scottish Division Three

Scottish Third Division
Season 1948โ€“49
Champions Stirling Albion
Promoted Stirling Albion
Leith Athletic
โ† 1947โ€“48

The 1948-49 Scottish Third Division was won by Forfar Athletic who were promoted to the Second Division. Edinburgh City finished bottom.[1] It was the third and final season of the short-lived single Scottish Division C and featured seven reserve teams.

Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Forfar Athletic 22 17 1 4 80 37 43 35 Promotion to the 1949โ€“50 Second Division
2 Leith Athletic 22 15 3 4 76 29 47 33
3 Brechin City 22 13 4 5 67 40 27 30
4 Montrose 22 10 5 7 59 50 9 25
5 Queen's Park II 22 9 6 7 52 52 0 24
6 Airdrieonians II 22 9 4 9 66 66 0 22
7 St. Johnstone II 22 9 4 9 42 44 โˆ’2 22
8 Dundee United II 22 10 2 10 58 67 โˆ’9 22
9 Raith Rovers II 22 6 7 9 56 60 โˆ’4 19
10 Kilmarnock II 22 5 3 14 41 54 โˆ’13 13
11 Dunfermline Athletic II 22 4 3 15 43 84 โˆ’41 11
12 Edinburgh City 22 2 4 16 28 85 โˆ’57 8

Future

The competition was restructured for the 1949โ€“50 season when the number of reserve sides was significantly expanded and the Division divided into two sections, the South-East (soon renamed the North-East) and South-West. Promotion became rarer as the reserve sides of the bigger clubs such as Rangers and Aberdeen came to dominate, Brechin City's victory in the North-East section in the 1953โ€“54 season was the sole promotion managed in the new format before its final season. The competition completed its final season in 1954โ€“55 when Aberdeen II won the North-East section and Partick Thistle II the South-West. Three non-reserve sides, Montrose, East Stirlingshire and Berwick Rangers remained in the North-East section with two, Dumbarton and Stranraer in the South-West. All five were admitted to full membership of the Scottish Football League.

References

  1. โ†‘ "Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004". Rsssf.com. 2005-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
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