2003–04 Scottish Third Division

Scottish Third Division
Season2003–04
ChampionsStranraer
PromotedStranraer
Stirling Albion

The 2003–04 Scottish Third Division was won by Stranraer who, along with Stirling Albion, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Stranraer (C, P) 36 24 7 5 87 30 +57 79 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Stirling Albion (P) 36 23 8 5 78 27 +51 77
3 Gretna 36 20 8 8 59 39 +20 68
4 Peterhead 36 18 7 11 67 37 +30 61
5 Cowdenbeath 36 15 10 11 46 39 +7 55
6 Montrose 36 12 12 12 52 63 −11 48
7 Queen's Park 36 10 11 15 41 53 −12 41
8 Albion Rovers 36 12 4 20 66 75 −9 40
9 Elgin City 36 6 7 23 48 93 −45 25
10 East Stirlingshire 36 2 2 32 30 118 −88 8
Source: "2003-2004 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Top scorers

ScorerGoalsTeam
Scotland Michael Moore24Stranraer
Scotland Scott McLean21Stirling Albion
Scotland David Graham18Stranraer
Scotland Martin JohnstonPeterhead
Scotland Paul McManusAlbion Rovers
Scotland Martin Cameron17Gretna
Scotland Martin Bavidge16Peterhead
Scotland Alex Bone15Elgin City
Scotland Scott Michie13Montrose
Scotland Dene Shields12Cowdenbeath

Attendance

The average attendance for Scottish Third Division clubs for season 2003/04 are shown below:

Club Average
Stirling Albion754
Peterhead579
Elgin City526
Queen's Park516
Stranraer513
Gretna465
Montrose361
Albion Rovers348
Cowdenbeath306
East Stirlingshire278