Family death triggered Ferguson exit
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League Table & Stats
 Scotland Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Rangers | 38 | 2.04 | 59 | L1-2 | L1-5 | |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 1.87 | 48 | L0-2 | L1-6 | |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 38 | 1.49 | 46 | D1-1 | L1-6 | |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 1.40 | 45 | L1-4 | L2-4 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 38 | 1.16 | 45 | D2-2 | L0-4 | |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 38 | 1.08 | 43 | L0-1 | W2-1 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 0.94 | 41 | D2-2 | L3-4 | |
| 8 | St Johnstone | 38 | 1.04 | 40 | L1-3 | L0-4 | |
| 9 | Clyde | 38 | 1.11 | 39 | W3-1 | L1-4 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 0.85 | 39 | D3-3 | L2-5 | |
| 11 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 0.85 | 38 | L2-4 | L1-4 | |
| 12 | Motherwell | 38 | 0.95 | 37 | W3-1 | L1-5 | |
| 13 | Hibernian | 38 | 0.99 | 35 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 14 | Ayr United | 38 | 0.92 | 35 | W3-2 | D3-3 | |
| 15 | Third Lanark | 38 | 0.83 | 32 | |||
| 16 | Albion Rovers | 38 | 0.72 | 30 | W4-0 | W4-2 | |
| 17 | Arbroath | 38 | 0.72 | 30 | W3-0 | W5-0 | |
| 18 | St Mirren | 38 | 0.71 | 29 | D3-3 | L2-3 | |
| 19 | Queen's Park | 38 | 0.69 | 27 | W5-1 | W4-1 | |
| 20 | Raith Rovers | 38 | 0.66 | 22 | W5-0 | D2-2 | |
| Third Lanark | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 15th | 16th | 17th |
| Played | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Won | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Drawn | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Lost | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 16th | 17th | 13th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 3-0-3 | 1-1-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-16 | 10-8 | 11-20 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 7th | 10th | 4th |
| Goals scored | 80 | 44 | 36 |
| Failed to score | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 19th | 14th | 20th |
| Goals conceded | 96 | 32 | 64 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 14th | 18th |
| Goal difference | -16 | +12 | -28 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 1st | 11th | 1st |
| Goal total | 176 | 76 | 100 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game | ||
| Home | won last 2 | ||
| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 5 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-2-3 | 2-2-3 | 1-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-5 | 7-3 | 3-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L1-4 D2-2 D3-3 |
W3-1 D2-2 D3-3 |
L0-4 L1-4 L1-5 more |
| Occurence | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Third Lanark | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Division One (old) | 15th | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 96 | -16 | .421 |
| Scottish FA Cup | Fourth Round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | .750 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 97 | 99 | -2 | .452 | |