2002–03 Scottish Third Division

The 2002–03 Scottish Third Division was won by Greenock Morton who, along with second placed East Fife, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.

Location of teams in 2002–03 Scottish Third Division
Scottish Third Division
Season2002–03
ChampionsGreenock Morton
PromotedGreenock Morton
East Fife

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Greenock Morton 36 21 9 6 67 33 +34 72 Promoted to Second Division 2003–04
2 East Fife 36 20 11 5 73 37 +36 71
3 Albion Rovers 36 20 10 6 62 36 +26 70
4 Peterhead 36 20 8 8 76 37 +39 68
5 Stirling Albion 36 15 11 10 50 44 +6 56
6 Gretna 36 11 12 13 50 50 0 45
7 Montrose 36 7 12 17 35 61 −26 33
8 Queen's Park 36 7 11 18 39 51 −12 32
9 Elgin City 36 5 13 18 33 63 −30 28
10 East Stirlingshire 36 2 7 27 32 105 −73 13
Source: "2002-2003 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-04-29.

Events

In the course of a 3-1 loss to Albion Rovers, East Stirlingshire used four goalkeepers. Starting keeper Chris Todd was taken off injured after only seven minutes to be replaced by Scott Findlay who was sent off for fouling John Bradford 40 yards from goal eight minutes into the second half. Findlay was replaced by Graham McLaren, who was in turn shown the red card when he fouled Charles McLean inside the box to concede a penalty kick. Kevin McCann took over and tipped McLean's penalty effort over the crossbar[1]

Attendance

The average attendance for Scottish Third Division clubs for season 2002/03 are shown below:

Club Average
Greenock Morton2,333
East Fife759
Queen's Park719
Peterhead712
Stirling Albion658
Albion Rovers491
Elgin City484
Gretna419
Montrose376
East Stirlingshire324

References
  1. Forsyth, Roddy. "Sterling effort by East Fife". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2012..
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