FOURTH OF THE FIFTH

4th May 2013. The total mis-match that was the Scottish League Division 3 in 2012/13 season, was well shown by the attendances in the last round of League matches on May 4th. There were 386 spectators at Annan, 745 at Clyde, 786 at Elgin, 462 at Queens Park and 50,048 at Ibrox for the Rangers v Berwick match. Rangers had been demoted from the Premier League after financial problems in the previous season had seen them enter administration. The Scottish giants took the title by a mile, finishing 24 points ahead of runners-up Peterhead and although the 50,048 was their best League gate of the season (will that ever be bettered in Division 3?) only once did a League attendance at Ibrox drop below 40,000. 

Note that on April 26th, with one match remaining, Peterhead clinched the League Two title. They beat scond placed East Fife 1-0. Peter Pawlett scored the only goal in front of a packed Balmoor stadium wth a crowd of 1979 fans of BOTH teams who were hoping to see their team crowned champions.

4th May 1929 Cardiff City played their last match of the 1928/29 campaign - a 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers - to finish the season with the best defensive record in the First Division. But that achievement didn't see them challenging for the title - in fact they finished bottom and were relegated to the Second Division! Despite winning their first home match of the season 7-0 - against Burnley - Cardiff also finished with the worst goalscoring record in the division and that saw them relegated.