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1996–97 Scottish Third Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Scottish Third Division |
| season | [1996–97](1996-97-in-scottish-football) |
| winners | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| promoted | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Forfar Athletic | |
| relegated | *n/a* |
| matches | 180 |
| total goals | 499 |
| highest scoring | (8 goals) |
| Ross County 4–4 Montrose | |
| (7 December 1996) | |
| Forfar Athletic 5–3 Montrose | |
| (15 March 1997) | |
| longest wins | 11 games |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| longest unbeaten | 22 games |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| longest winless | 15 games |
| Cowdenbeath | |
| Montrose | |
| longest losses | 6 games |
| Cowdenbeath | |
| Montrose | |
| prevseason | [1995–96](1995-96-scottish-third-division) |
| nextseason | [1997–98](1997-98-scottish-third-division) |
Forfar Athletic Ross County 4–4 Montrose (7 December 1996) Forfar Athletic 5–3 Montrose (15 March 1997) Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Cowdenbeath Montrose Cowdenbeath Montrose The 1996–97 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 3rd season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 17 August 1996 and ended on 10 May 1997. Inverness Caledonian Thistle finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Forfar Athletic. Arbroath finished bottom.
Teams for 1996–97
Livingston as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1996–97 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Brechin City, both spending only one season in the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League. They were replaced by Forfar Athletic and Montrose who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1994–95 Scottish Second Division respectively and relegated straight back down to the Third Division after only a year in the Second Division. During the change of season Caledonian Thistle changed their name to Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 1996–97 season.
Overview
Relegated from Second Division to the Third Division
- Forfar Athletic
- Montrose
Promoted from Third Division to the Second Division
- Livingston
- Brechin City
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill |
| Alloa Athletic | Alloa | Recreation Park |
| Arbroath | Arbroath | Gayfield Park |
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | Central Park |
| East Stirlingshire | Falkirk | Firs Park |
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar | Station Park |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Inverness | Caledonian Stadium |
| Montrose | Montrose | Links Park |
| Queen's Park | Glasgow | Hampden Park |
| Ross County | Dingwall | Victoria Park |
Table
References
References
- [http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/division-three/1996-1997/longest-sequences/full Scottish Division Three 1996-1997 : Full Longest Sequences] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-01-06 , ''statto.com''. Retrieved 29 April 2012.)
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