2004–05 Scottish Third Division

The 2004–05 Scottish Third Division was won by Gretna who, along with Peterhead, gained promotion to the Second Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.

Scottish Third Division

Season	2004–05
Champions	Gretna
Promoted	Gretna Peterhead
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Cowdenbeath

East Fife

Elgin City

Gretna

Montrose

Peterhead

Queen's Park

Stenhousemuir

Albion Rovers

East Stirlingshire

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Location of teams in 2004–05 Scottish Third Division

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Gretna (C, P)	36	32	2	2	130	29	+101	98	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Peterhead (P)	36	23	9	4	81	38	+43	78
3	Cowdenbeath	36	14	9	13	54	61	−7	51
4	Queen's Park	36	13	9	14	51	50	+1	48
5	Montrose	36	13	7	16	47	53	−6	46
6	Elgin City	36	12	7	17	39	61	−22	43
7	Stenhousemuir	36	10	12	14	58	58	0	42
8	East Fife	36	10	8	18	40	56	−16	38
9	Albion Rovers	36	8	10	18	40	78	−38	34
10	East Stirlingshire	36	5	7	24	32	88	−56	22

Source: "2004-2005 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

Rank	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Kenny Deuchar	38	Gretna
2	David Bingham	27	Gretna
3	Scott Michie	21	Peterhead
4	Paul McGrillen	18	Stenhousemuir
5	Craig Smart	14	Montrose
	Frankie Carrol		Queen's Park
7	Martin Bavidge	13	Peterhead
8	Gavin Skelton	12	Gretna
	Darren Gribben		Cowdenbeath
10	Joseph Savage	9	Stenhousemuir
	Steven Nicholas		East Fife
	William Martin		Elgin City

Attendance

The average attendance for Scottish Third Division clubs for the 2004/05 season are shown below:

Team	Average
Gretna	895
East Fife	663
Peterhead	640
Queen's Park	593
Elgin City	455
Stenhousemuir	432
Montrose	390
Albion Rovers	322
East Stirlingshire	293
Cowdenbeath	262