Ambitions for this season?

Last updated : 29 November 2010 By Fargone

topoftheheapIf we harbour promotion ambitions, what do the Lichties need to do with the rest of their season?

Looking at the tables for the past decade in Division 3, (if we exclude the two seasons when the title was bought - by Gretna and East Fife respectively), the average points total for the division champions has been 74 points and to claim the fourth and final playoff spot 58 points.  

Assuming no one team runs away with it, that means we need from our remaining 23 games - 52 points to be in the running for the title, and 36 to have a reasonable chance of the final playoff spot

aspiraSo far this season, we've averaged 1.7 points per game.  We need just over 1.6 points from our remaining fixtures for a playoff spot but a challenging 2.3 points for a tilt at the title (ie 18 wins out of the last 23 games).

 

 

Season

Champions

Pts

4th Place                           (ie lowest playoff spot)

Pts

2009-10

Livingston

78

Queens Park

51

2008-09

Dumbarton

67

Stenhousemuir

56

2007-08* 

East Fife 

88

Arbroath

52

2006-07

Berwick Rangers

75

East Fife

67

2005-06

Cowdenbeath

76

Arbroath

55

2004-05*

Gretna

98

Queens Park

48

2003-04

Stranraer

79

Peterhead

61

2002-03

Morton

72

Peterhead

68

2001-02

Brechin City

73

Peterhead

56

2000-01

Hamilton Acc

76

East Fife

53

1999-00

Queens Park

69

East Fife

59

1998-99

Ross County

77

Dumbarton

57

Average(excluding 04-05, 07-08)

Champions

74

Final Playoff place

58