2007–08 Scottish Third Division


The 2007–08 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 13th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and ended on 26 April 2008. East Fife F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside Arbroath F.C. as play-off winners. Stranraer F.C. were also promoted due to Gretna being demoted to the Third Division.

Teams for 2007–08

as champions of the 2006–07 season were directly promoted to the 2007–08 Scottish Second Division. They were replaced by Forfar Athletic who finished bottom of the 2006–07 Scottish Second Division.
A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2006–07 Scottish Second Division, Stranraer, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2006–07 Scottish Third Division, Arbroath, Queen's Park and East Fife respectively. The play-off was won by Queen's Park who defeated East Fife in the final. Stranraer were therefore relegated.

Overview

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
Source: The League Insider

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Stenhousemuir Campbell MoneyResigned29 September 2007 John Coughlin12 October 2007
Ayr United Neil WattResigned23 October 2007 Brian Reid24 October 2007
Dumbarton Gerry McCabeSacked11 November 2007 Jim Chapman31 December 2007
East Stirlingshire Gordon WyldeResigned28 February 2008 Jim McInally13 March 2008
Forfar Athletic Jim MoffatMutual consent21 April Dick Campbell8 May
Berwick Rangers Michael RenwickSacked28 February Allan McGonigal13 May

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 and then do the same in the second half of the season.

First half of season

Second half of season

Top scorers

Source: The League Insider

Events

MonthThird Division managerSFL PlayerSFL Young player
August Gordon Wylde First Division playerFirst Division player
September John McGlashan Second Division playerFirst Division player
October David Baikie First Division playerFirst Division player
November David Baikie First Division player Scott Fox
December Gerry Britton Second Division playerFirst Division player
January David Baikie Second Division playerFirst Division player
February Derek Ferguson First Division playerFirst Division player
March Robbie Williamson First Division playerFirst Division player
April Derek Ferguson First Division playerFirst Division player

Second Division play-offs