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2009–10 Scottish Third Division

Irn-Bru Scottish Third Division
Season 2009–10
Champions Livingston
Promoted Livingston
Forfar Athletic
Relegated n/a
Matches played 180
Goals scored 460 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Craig Gunn (18)
Biggest home win Forfar Athletic 5–1 East Stirlingshire
(29 August 2009)
East Stirlingshire 4–0 Forfar Athletic
(6 March 2010)
Montrose 4–0 Forfar Athletic
(16 March 2010)
Biggest away win Elgin City 1–6 Livingston
(7 November 2009)
Montrose 0–5 Livingston
(24 April 2010)
Highest scoring Montrose 4–5 Stranraer
(16 February 2010)
Longest winning run 8 games
East Stirlingshire
Longest unbeaten run 12 games
Livingston
Longest winless run 19 games
Montrose
Longest losing run 4 games
Albion Rovers
Annan Athletic
East Stirlingshire
Livingston

The 2009–10 Scottish Football League Third Division (also known as the 2009–10 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 8 August 2009 and ended on 1 May 2010. Livingston F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside Forfar Athletic as play-off winners.

Dumbarton as champions of the 2008–09 season were directly promoted to the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division. They were replaced by Stranraer who finished bottom of the 2008–09 Scottish Second Division.

A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2008–09 Scottish Second Division, Queen's Park, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2008–09 Scottish Third Division, Cowdenbeath, East Stirlingshire and Stenhousemuir respectively. The play off was won by Stenhousemuir who defeated Cowdenbeath in the final. Queen's Park were therefore relegated. However, Livingston F.C. were demoted to the Third Division, leading to an extra promotion being awarded. Cowdenbeath as runners-up of the play-off final were therefore promoted.

Relegated from First Division to Third Division

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division

Promoted from Third Division to Second Division


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