2000–01 Scottish Third Division

Scottish Third Division

Season	2000–01
Champions	Hamilton Academical
Promoted	Hamilton Academical Cowdenbeath
Matches played	180
← 1999–00 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Scottish Third Division was won by Hamilton Academical who, along with second placed Cowdenbeath, gained promotion to the Second Division. This was the first season in the league for Elgin City and Peterhead; Elgin finished bottom.

Brechin City

Cowdenbeath

Dumbarton

East Fife

Elgin City

Hamilton Academical

Montrose

Peterhead

Albion Rovers

East Stirlingshire

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Location of teams in 1999–2000 Scottish Third Division

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Hamilton Academical (C, P)	36	22	10	4	75	41	+34	76	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Cowdenbeath (P)	36	23	7	6	58	31	+27	76
3	Brechin City	36	22	6	8	71	36	+35	72
4	East Fife	36	15	8	13	49	46	+3	53
5	Peterhead	36	13	10	13	46	46	0	49
6	Dumbarton	36	13	6	17	46	49	−3	45
7	Albion Rovers	36	12	9	15	38	43	−5	45
8	East Stirlingshire	36	10	7	19	37	69	−32	37
9	Montrose	36	6	8	22	31	65	−34	26
10	Elgin City	36	5	7	24	29	65	−36	22

Source: "2000-2001 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted