Season | 1995–96 |
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Champions | Livingston |
Promoted |
Livingston Brechin City |
Relegated | n/a |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 459 (2.55 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Caledonian Thistle 6–1 Albion Rovers (21 October 1995) |
Biggest away win |
Alloa Athletic 0–5 Caledonian Thistle (23 September 1995) East Stirlingshire 0–5 Caledonian Thistle (7 October 1995) |
Highest scoring | (7 goals) Caledonian Thistle 6–1 Albion Rovers (21 October 1995) Albion Rovers 3–4 Ross County (4 November 1995) |
Longest winning run | 7 games Livingston |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Livingston Ross County |
Longest winless run | 15 games Alloa Athletic |
Longest losing run | 5 games Alloa Athletic East Stirlingshire |
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1996–97 →
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The 1995–96 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 2nd season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 11 August 1995 and ended on 3 May 1996. Livingston F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Brechin City. Both teams were promoted straight back to the Second Division having both been relegated the previous season. Albion Rovers finished bottom for a second consecutive season.
Forfar Athletic as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1995–96 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Montrose. They were replaced by Meadowbank Thistle and Brechin City who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1994–95 Scottish Second Division respectively. During the change of season Meadowbank Thistle relocated to and changed their name to Livingston for the 1995–96 season.
Relegated from Second Division to the Third Division
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.