2003–04 Scottish Third Division

The 2003–04 Scottish Third Division was won by Stranraer who, along with Stirling Albion, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.

Scottish Third Division

Season	2003–04
Champions	Stranraer
Promoted	Stranraer Stirling Albion
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Cowdenbeath

Elgin City

Gretna

Montrose

Peterhead

Queen's Park

Stirling Albion

Stranraer

Albion Rovers

East Stirlingshire

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Location of teams in 2003–04 Scottish Third Division

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Stranraer (C, P)	36	24	7	5	87	30	+57	79	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Stirling Albion (P)	36	23	8	5	78	27	+51	77
3	Gretna	36	20	8	8	59	39	+20	68
4	Peterhead	36	18	7	11	67	37	+30	61
5	Cowdenbeath	36	15	10	11	46	39	+7	55
6	Montrose	36	12	12	12	52	63	−11	48
7	Queen's Park	36	10	11	15	41	53	−12	41
8	Albion Rovers	36	12	4	20	66	75	−9	40
9	Elgin City	36	6	7	23	48	93	−45	25
10	East Stirlingshire	36	2	2	32	30	118	−88	8

Source: "2003-2004 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Top scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Michael Moore	24	Stranraer
Scott McLean	21	Stirling Albion
David Graham	18	Stranraer
Martin Johnston		Peterhead
Paul McManus		Albion Rovers
Martin Cameron	17	Gretna
Martin Bavidge	16	Peterhead
Alex Bone	15	Elgin City
Scott Michie	13	Montrose
Dene Shields	12	Cowdenbeath

Attendance

The average attendance for Scottish Third Division clubs for season 2003/04 are shown below:

Club	Average
Stirling Albion	754
Peterhead	579
Elgin City	526
Queen's Park	516
Stranraer	513
Gretna	465
Montrose	361
Albion Rovers	348
Cowdenbeath	306
East Stirlingshire	278