1948–49 Scottish Division Three

The 1948-49 Scottish Third Division was won by Forfar Athletic who were promoted to the Second Division. Edinburgh City finished bottom.[1] It was the third and final season of the short-lived single Scottish Division C and featured seven reserve teams.

Scottish Third Division
Season1948–49
ChampionsForfar Athletic
PromotedForfar Athletic
← 1947–48

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Forfar Athletic 22 17 1 4 80 37 +43 35 Promotion to the 1949–50 Second Division
2 Leith Athletic 22 15 3 4 76 29 +47 33
3 Brechin City 22 13 4 5 67 40 +27 30
4 Montrose 22 10 5 7 59 50 +9 25
5 Queen's Park II 22 9 6 7 52 52 0 24
6 Airdrieonians II 22 9 4 9 66 66 0 22
7 St. Johnstone II 22 9 4 9 42 44 −2 22
8 Dundee United II 22 10 2 10 58 67 −9 22
9 Raith Rovers II 22 6 7 9 56 60 −4 19
10 Kilmarnock II 22 5 3 14 41 54 −13 13
11 Dunfermline Athletic II 22 4 3 15 43 84 −41 11
12 Edinburgh City 22 2 4 16 28 85 −57 8
Source:

Future

The competition was restructured for the 1949–50 season when the number of reserve sides was significantly expanded and the Division divided into two sections, the South-East (soon renamed the North-East) and South-West. Promotion became rarer as the reserve sides of the bigger clubs such as Rangers and Aberdeen came to dominate, Brechin City's victory in the North-East section in the 1953–54 season was the sole promotion managed in the new format before its final season. The competition completed its final season in 1954–55 when Aberdeen II won the North-East section and Partick Thistle II the South-West; three non-reserve sides, Montrose, East Stirlingshire and Berwick Rangers remained in the North-East section with two, Dumbarton and Stranraer in the South-West. All five were admitted to full membership of the Scottish Football League.[2]

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References
  1. "Scotland - Final Tables Third Level 1924-2004". Rsssf.com. 2005-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. Scottish Football League C Division overview, Scottish Football Historical Archive
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