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2012–13 Scottish Third Division

Field	Value
competition	Irn Bru Scottish Third Division
season	[2012–13](2012-13-in-scottish-football)
winners	Rangers
promoted	Rangers
matches	180
total goals	589
league topscorer	Andrew Little (Rangers)
(22 goals)
biggest home win	Stirling Albion 9–1 East Stirlingshire
biggest away win	Montrose 0–6 Peterhead
highest scoring	Stirling Albion 9–1 East Stirlingshire
longest wins	11 games
Rangers
longest unbeaten	20 games
Rangers
longest winless	10 games
East Stirlingshire
longest losses	10 games
East Stirlingshire
highest attendance	50,048
Rangers 1–0 Berwick Rangers
lowest attendance	192
East Stirlingshire 2–2 Annan Athletic
average attendance	5,598
prevseason	[2011–12](2011-12-scottish-third-division)
nextseason	[2013–14](2013-14-scottish-league-two)

(22 goals) Rangers Rangers East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Rangers 1–0 Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire 2–2 Annan Athletic

The 2012–13 Scottish Football League Third Division (known as the Irn Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth tier of Scottish football. Alloa Athletic were the current champions.

Rangers were confirmed as champions after a goalless away draw with Montrose on 30 March. They were presented with the trophy after a 1–0 win against Berwick Rangers on 4 May in front of 50,048.

During their first season in the division, Rangers had one of the highest home attendances in Britain, consistently ranking in the top four in the UK as a whole and first in Scotland. They set the record for the highest attendance in a 4th tier league worldwide. Bottom side Stirling Albion defeated Rangers on 6 October 2012 in what was reported to be a shock result.

Teams

2011–12 champions Alloa Athletic were promoted from this division, and were replaced by Stirling Albion, who finished bottom of the Second Division. Another promotion spot was available through the promotion play-offs, however this was won by second division side Albion Rovers, who thus stayed in the Second Division. However, losing play-off finalists Stranraer were elevated to the Second Division as a result of Rangers being elected to the bottom tier.

There was no relegation from this division, as this is the lowest in the Scottish League.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Home ground	Capacity
Annan Athletic	Annan	Galabank	3,500
Berwick Rangers	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Shielfield Park	4,131
Clyde	Cumbernauld	Broadwood Stadium	8,029
East Stirlingshire	Stenhousemuir	Ochilview Park	3,776
Elgin City	Elgin	Borough Briggs	3,927
Montrose	Montrose	Links Park	3,292
Peterhead	Peterhead	Balmoor	4,000
Queen's Park	Glasgow	Hampden Park	52,025
Rangers	Glasgow	Ibrox Stadium	50,987
Stirling Albion	Stirling	Forthbank Stadium	3,808

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	NIR Andrew Little	Rangers	22
2	SCO Rory McAllister	Peterhead	21
3	SCO Darren Lavery	Berwick Rangers	17
SCO Lee McCulloch	Rangers	17
5	SCO David Templeton	Rangers	15
6	SCO Stuart Leslie	Elgin City	14
7	SCO Craig Gunn	Elgin City	13
SCO Jordan White	Stirling Albion	13
9	SCO Ally Love	Annan Athletic	12
10	SCO Scott Chaplain	Annan Athletic	11
SCO Lawrence Shankland	Queen's Park	11

References

"Scottish Third Division Stats – 2012–13". Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN).
(30 March 2013). "Rangers celebrate Scottish Third Division title win". BBC Sport.
(4 May 2013). "Rangers 1-0 Berwick Rangers". BBC Sport.
"Fourth-tier Rangers shatter world record". The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Stirling Albion 1-0 Rangers".
[https://archive.today/20130124081136/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/sco.4/scottish-division-three?cc=4716 Scottish Third Division Top Scorers] ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 1 January 2013

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