2002–03 Scottish Third Division
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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. This season saw Gretna elected to the league, after the dissolution of Clydebank, who merged with Airdrieonians to form Airdrie United, Gretna finished in sixth place in their debut season.
Location of teams in 2002–03 Scottish Third Division
| Season | 2002–03 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Greenock Morton |
| Promoted | Greenock Morton East Fife |
← 2001–02 2003–04 → | |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenock Morton (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 72 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | East Fife (P) | 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
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 Morton | 2,333 |
| East Fife | 759 |
| Queen's Park | 719 |
| Peterhead | 712 |
| Stirling Albion | 658 |
| Albion Rovers | 491 |
| Elgin City | 484 |
| Gretna | 419 |
| Montrose | 376 |
| East Stirlingshire | 324 |
References
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