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2005–06 Scottish Third Division

FieldValue
competitionScottish Third Division
season2005–06
winnersCowdenbeath
promotedCowdenbeath
relegated*n/a*
matches180
total goals518
league topscorerMartin Johnston (20)
biggest home winCowdenbeath 6–0 Queen's Park
(18 February 2006)
biggest away winEast Stirlingshire 0–7 Stenhousemuir
(21 March 2006)
highest scoringArbroath 7–2 East Stirlingshire
(26 November 2005)
longest wins7 games
Berwick Rangers
longest unbeaten14 games
Berwick Rangers
longest winless11 games
East Stirlingshire
longest losses7 games
East Fife
prevseason[2004–05](2004-05-scottish-third-division)
nextseason[2006–07](2006-07-scottish-third-division)

(18 February 2006) (21 March 2006) (26 November 2005) Berwick Rangers Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire East Fife The 2005–06 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 12th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 6 August 2005 and ended on 29 April 2006. Cowdenbeath finished top and were directly promoted to the 2006–07 Scottish Second Division.

The 2005–06 season saw the introduction of the play-offs in which the ninth placed team of the Scottish Second Division would enter and knock-out tournament with the teams ranked second, third and fourth in the Scottish Third Division. Berwick Rangers, Stenhousemuir and Arbroath entered the play-offs against Alloa Athletic of the Second Division, who emerged play-off winners and avoided relegation.

Teams for 2005–06

Gretna as champions of the 2004–05 season were directly promoted to the 2005–06 Scottish Second Division alongside Peterhead who finished second. They were replaced by Berwick Rangers, who finished bottom of the 2004–05 Scottish Second Division, and Arbroath respectively.

Overview

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division

  • Berwick Rangers
  • Arbroath

Promoted from Third Division to Second Division

  • Gretna
  • Peterhead

Stadia and attendances

TeamStadiumAverage
ArbroathGayfield Park591
Albion RoversCliftonhill367
Berwick RangersShielfield Park472
CowdenbeathCentral Park471
East FifeBayview Stadium475
East StirlingshireFirs Park255
Elgin CityBorough Briggs429
MontroseLinks Park422
Queen's ParkHampden Park506
StenhousemuirOchilview Park475

Table

Top scorers

RankScorerGoalsTeam
1Scotland Martin Johnston**20**Elgin City
2Scotland Liam Buchanan**17**Cowdenbeath
3Scotland Colin Cramb**16**Stenhousemuir
4Scotland Paul McGrillen**15**Stenhousemuir
5Scotland Kevin Haynes**13**Berwick Rangers
6Scotland Greig Henslee**10**Montrose
7Scotland Gareth Hutchison**9**Berwick Rangers
Scotland Iain DiackStenhousemuir/
East Stirlingshire
Scotland Jay SteinArbroath
Scotland Mark BoothElgin City
Scotland David McKennaCowdenbeath

References

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