Scottish Third Division 2008–09

The 2008–09 Third Division season will be the fourteenth season of the Third Division in its current format of ten teams.

Annan Athletic, formerly of the East of Scotland League, have been admitted to the SFL to replace Gretna, who resigned their league status on June 3.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7433470.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Gretna relinquish league status|date=2008-06-03|accessdate=2008-06-03] ) The SFL voted on the matter on July 3,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7487357.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Annan voted into Scottish league|date=2008-07-03|accessdate=2008-07-03] with 5 clubs having put forward applications. Annan, who like Gretna are from the Dumfries and Galloway region, were chosen ahead of Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Preston Athletic and Spartans. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/7449665.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Who's next for Division Three?|date=2008-06-15|accessdate=2008-06-30]

Promotion and Relegation from 2007–08

econd & Third Divisions

Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
* Berwick Rangers [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7317734.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Berwick Rangers 2-2 Peterhead|date=2008-03-28|accessdate=2008-09-20]
* Cowdenbeath (via play-offs)cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7379026.stm|title=Cowdenbeath 1-2 Arbroath (2-3) |date=2008-05-03|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-09-20]

Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
* East Fife [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7296314.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=East Stirlingshire 0-3 East Fife |date=2007-06-01|accessdate=2008-09-20]
* Arbroath (via play-offs)
* Stranraer (losing play-off finalists,cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7390697.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title= Stranraer 1-0 Arbroath (1-2)|date=2008-05-10|accessdate=2008-09-20] promoted due to Gretna's demotion to Third Division) [cite news |title= Gretna demoted to Division Three |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gretna/7426281.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-05-29 |accessdate=2008-09-20]

Newly admitted into SFL
* Annan Athletic

Events

*July 3: Annan Athletic, formerly of the East of Scotland League were admitted to the SFL, beating Cove Rangers, Edinburgh City, Preston Athletic and Spartans. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/7449665.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Who's next for Division Three?|date=2008-06-15|accessdate=2008-06-30] They replaced Gretna, who resigned their league status on June 3.

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season.

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