2010–11 Airdrie United F.C. season

Airdrie United
2010–11 season
Chairman Jim Ballantyne[1]
Manager Jimmy Boyle
Stadium Excelsior Stadium
Second Division Sixth Place
Challenge Cup First round, lost to Ayr United
League Cup Second round, lost to Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup Fourth round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorer League:
Scott Gemmill (9)
All:
Scott Gemmill (12)
Highest home attendance League: 1,127 vs. Ayr United, 14 August 2010 [2]
Lowest home attendance League: 437 vs. Forfar Athletic, 22 February 2011[2]
Average home league attendance 788[3]

The 2010–11 season was Airdrie United's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Airdrie United finished sixth in the Second Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the second round of the League Cup[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

Airdrie started the season under caretaker manager Jimmy Boyle following the sacking of Kenny Black during the summer.[9] His appointment was later made permanent on 15 September 2011.[10]

Results & fixtures

[11][12][13]   Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division

Challenge Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland Mark Ridgers 410340402010
GK Spain Adam Szpilcynski 2020000000
DF Scotland Jamie Bain 393322412010
DF Scotland Graeme Goodall 6040200000
DF Northern Ireland Craig Hill 50500000000
DF Scotland Paul Lovering 323272311010
DF Scotland Euan Grant 262201302110
DF Scotland Scott Gibson 181131202010
DF Scotland Harry McGregor 6040002000
DF Scotland Eddie Forrest 13191400000
DF Scotland Adam Fairweather 5050000000
MF Scotland Nathan Blockley 6060000000
MF Scotland Rhys Devlin 370300402010
MF Scotland Phil Johnston 322282301000
MF England Graeme Owens 124124000000
MF Scotland Jamie Stevenson 304272320000
MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 212190220000
MF Scotland Gary Muir 191130401011
MF Scotland Grant Smith 8080000000
MF Scotland David Gray 6060000000
MF Scotland Kieran Stallard 300270002010
MF Scotland Ryan McCord 378326312100
MF Scotland Sean Burns 4030000010
MF Scotland Patrick McCabe 1000000010
MF Scotland Alistair Morgan 1000000010
MF Scotland Jonathan Fisher 3010200000
MF Scotland Neil MacFarlane 1010000000
MF Scotland Stephen McKeown 5050000000
FW Scotland Fraser Keast 5050000000
FW Scotland Ryan Donnelly 204174300000
FW Scotland Scott Morton 9494000000
FW Scotland Scott Sally 213182211000
FW Scotland Andy Ferguson 8262200000
FW Scotland Scott Gemmill 3412309222100
FW Scotland Chris Craig 131111200000
FW Scotland Tony Watt 193153102010
FW Scotland Ryan Wallace 11383101010
FW Scotland Aiden Malone 1010000000

Statistics

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C) (P) 36 25 7 4 79 33 +46 82 Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish First Division
2 Ayr United (P) 36 18 5 13 62 55 +7 59 Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
3 Forfar Athletic 36 17 8 11 50 48 +2 59
4 Brechin City 36 15 12 9 63 45 +18 57
5 East Fife 36 14 10 12 77 60 +17 52
6 Airdrie United 36 13 9 14 52 60 −8 48
7 Dumbarton 36 11 7 18 52 70 −18 40
8 Stenhousemuir 36 10 8 18 46 59 −13 38
9 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 9 9 18 49 71 −22 36 Qualification for Scottish Second Division Playoffs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 5 11 20 47 76 −29 26 Relegation to 2011–12 Scottish Third Division

Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 690. ISBN 0755362314.
  2. 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Airdrie United relegated from First Division". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "2010/11 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Airdrie United 1-2 Ayr United". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010-11". London Hearts. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Airdrie United F.C. v Greenock Morton F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football League. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Relegated Airdrie sack Black and turn to Boyle". Kirkintiloch Herald. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Airdrie United appoint Jimmy Boyle as manager on a permanent basis". Daily Record. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "IRN-BRU Second Division Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Airdrie United results 2010/2011". Airdrie United Mad. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "Airdrie United Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Scottish Football League: Season 2010/11". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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