The 1994–95 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 1st season of the league since its demise at the end of the
1954–55 season. The league was created from the bottom 8 clubs of the
1993–94 Second Division plus two new entrants from the
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scott ...
,
Caledonian Thistle of
Inverness
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and
Ross County from
Dingwall
Dingwall (, ) is a town and a royal burgh in the Highland (council area), Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,491. It was an east-coast harbour that now lies inland.
Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north ...
. The season started on 12 August 1994 and ended on 12 May 1995.
Forfar Athletic finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up
Montrose.
Albion Rovers finished bottom.
Teams for 1994–95
The bottom eight clubs from the
1993–94 Second Division were moved and effectively relegated to create the new Third Division. The teams were
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
According to the official club hist ...
,
Forfar Athletic,
East Stirlingshire,
Montrose,
Queen's Park,
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
,
Albion Rovers and
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
. Two new clubs were admitted to the
Scottish Football League
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from the
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scott ...
in the form of
Caledonian Thistle and
Ross County to complete the 10 teams.
Overview
Relegated from
Second Division to create the new
Third Division
*
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
According to the official club hist ...
*
Forfar Athletic
*
East Stirlingshire
*
Montrose
*
Queen's Park
*
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
*
Albion Rovers
*
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
Newly admitted to the
Third Division from the
Highland Football League
The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scott ...
*
Caledonian Thistle
*
Ross County
Stadia and locations
Table
Notes
* A.
Albion Rovers 0–4
Alloa Athletic
Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League.
According to the official club hist ...
(13 August 1994);
Caledonian Thistle 0–4
Queen's Park (20 August 1994);
Queen's Park 0–4
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
(19 November 1994);
Caledonian Thistle 0–4
Montrose (14 February 1995);
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
0–4
Montrose (6 May 1995).
References
External links
Official site1994/1995 Scottish Third Division at SoccerwayScottish Football Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1994-95 Scottish Third Division
Scottish Third Division seasons
Scot
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