1923–24 Scottish Division Three

The 1923–24 Scottish Division Three was the first season of the Scottish Division Three, the third-tier of Scottish football. It began on 18 August 1923 and ended on 28 April 1924. It was won by Arthurlie who, along with second placed East Stirlingshire, gained promotion to Division Two. Brechin City finished bottom.

Scottish Division Three
Season1923–24
ChampionsArthurlie
PromotedArthurlie and East Stirlingshire
Matches played240
Goals scored784 (3.27 per match)
Biggest home win10 games by 5 goals[note 1]
Biggest away winBrechin City 2–8 Galston (10 November 1923)[1]
Highest scoringBrechin City 2–8 Galston (10 November 1923)[1]
Longest winning run6 games by Arthurlie[2]
Longest unbeaten run10 games by Solway Star[2]
Longest winless run13 games by Brechin City and Helensburgh[2]
Longest losing run6 games by Brechin City[2]

Clubs
Location of teams in 1923–24 Scottish Division Three
Club Home town Home ground[3]
ArthurlieBarrheadDunterlie Park
BeithBeithBellsdale Park
Brechin CityBrechinGlebe Park
ClackmannanClackmannanChapelhill Park
Dumbarton HarpDumbartonMeadow Park
DykeheadShottsParkside
East StirlingshireFalkirkFirs Park
GalstonGalstonPortland Park
HelensburghHelensburghArdencaple Park
Mid-AnnandaleLockerbieKintail Park
MontroseMontroseLinks Park
Nithsdale WanderersSanquharCrawick Holm
Peebles RoversPeeblesWhitestone Park
Queen of the SouthDumfriesPalmerston Park
Royal AlbertLarkhallRaploch Park
Solway StarAnnanKimmeter Park Green

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arthurlie (C, P) 30 21 5 4 59 24 2.458 47 Promoted to the 1924–25 Scottish Division Two
2 East Stirlingshire (P) 30 17 8 5 63 36 1.750 42
3 Queen of the South 30 14 10 6 64 31 2.065 38
4 Montrose 30 15 6 9 60 48 1.250 36
5 Dykehead 30 16 1 13 55 41 1.341 33
6 Nithsdale Wanderers 30 13 7 10 42 35 1.200 33
7 Beith 30 14 4 12 49 41 1.195 32
8 Mid-Annandale 30 13 5 12 59 48 1.229 31
9 Royal Albert 30 12 4 14 44 53 0.830 28
10 Dumbarton Harp 30 10 8 12 40 51 0.784 28
11 Solway Star 30 9 9 12 42 48 0.875 27
12 Clackmannan 30 10 7 13 37 54 0.685 27
13 Galston 30 11 3 16 53 70 0.757 25
14 Peebles Rovers 30 7 8 15 43 56 0.768 22
15 Helensburgh 30 5 7 18 46 72 0.639 17
16 Brechin City 30 4 6 20 28 76 0.368 14
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: Teams are ranked by points then goal average. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results
Home \ Away ART BEI BRE CLK DBH DYK EST GAL HEL MAN MON NIT PRO QOS ROY SOL
Arthurlie 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–2 5–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–2
Beith 0–1 2–1 3–2 6–2 0–3 2–0 4–1 3–4 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 4–0
Brechin City 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–8 1–1 2–3 0–4 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2
Clackmannan 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 5–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 3–2 2–1
Dumbarton Harp 0–2 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–0 1–0 0–5 2–0 3–1
Dykehead 1–2 5–1 4–0 3–0 3–2 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 4–0 1–0
East Stirlingshire 1–1 2–1 4–1 5–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
Galston 0–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–4 1–0 1–4 3–1 2–3 5–3 2–0 2–0 2–0
Helensburgh 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–3 2–4 3–3 2–1 3–3 4–0 0–0 2–4 2–2 6–1 1–1
Mid-Annandale 2–2 2–3 6–1 6–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 4–1 4–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 4–1 0–1
Montrose 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 6–2 2–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 5–1
Nithsdale Wanderers 0–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 0–4 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–1
Peebles Rovers 1–3 0–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 2–6 1–3 5–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–2
Queen of the South 0–0 2–0 7–2 5–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 6–1 4–0 3–0 3–3 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Royal Albert 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–4 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–3
Solway Star 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 4–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–3
Source: statto.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Notes

^1. Nithsdale Wanderers 5–0 Brechin City (25 August 1923); East Stirlingshire 5–0 Clackmannan (1 September 1923); Queen of the South 6–1 Galston (15 November 1923); Mid-Annandale 6–1 Clackmannan (17 November 1923); Queen of the South 7–2 Brechin City (15 December 1923); Arthurlie 5–0 Helensburgh (2 January 1924); Queen of the South 5–0 Clackmannan (8 March 1924); Helensburgh 6–1 Royal Albert (29 March 1924); Montrose 5–0 Galston (12 April 1924); Mid-Annandale 6–1 Brechin City (26 April 1924).[1]

References
  1. Scottish Division Three (old) 1923-1924 : Season Summary Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. Scottish Division Three (old) 1923-1924 : Full Longest Sequences Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, statto.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. Results for Arthurlie for 1923-24, londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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