1997–98 Scottish Third Division
| Season | 1997–98 |
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| Champions | Alloa Athletic |
| Promoted |
Alloa Athletic Arbroath |
| Relegated | n/a |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 543 (3.02 per match) |
| Biggest home win |
Ross County 8–1 Montrose (22 November 1997) |
| Biggest away win |
Cowdenbeath 0–4 Arbroath (18 October 1997) Queen's Park 0–4 Cowdenbeath (31 January 1998) Queen's Park 0–4 Ross County (2 May 1998) |
| Highest scoring | (9 goals) Ross County 8–1 Montrose (22 November 1997) |
| Longest winning run | 6 games Cowdenbeath |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Alloa Athletic |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Berwick Rangers |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Albion Rovers Cowdenbeath |
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The 1997–98 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 4th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football since it was re-established in 1994–95. The season started on 5 August 1997 and ended on 9 May 1998. Alloa Athletic finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Arbroath. Dumbarton finished bottom.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1997–98 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Forfar Athletic. They were replaced by Dumbarton and Berwick Rangers who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1996–97 Scottish Second Division respectively.
Relegated from Second Division to the Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to the Second 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.
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