2010–11 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland
Season 2010–11
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2010–11 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Dunfermline Athletic
Second Division champions
Livingston
Third Division champions
Arbroath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Ross County
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Dundee United, Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
Euro 2012 qualifying

The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

Overview

Referee strike

Transfer deals

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 57 −17 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 51 44 +7 53
8 St Johnstone 38 11 11 16 23 43 −20 44
9 Aberdeen 38 11 5 22 39 59 −20 38
10 Hibernian 38 10 7 21 39 61 −22 37
11 St Mirren 38 8 9 21 33 57 −24 33
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 5 11 22 24 59 −35 26 Relegation to 2011–12 Scottish First Division

Updated to games played on 15 May 2011 (UTC).
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Celtic, the winners of the 2010–11 Scottish Cup qualified for the Play-off round.
b) Hearts, the third-placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish Premier League, will enter the second qualifying round. However, should Celtic win the 2010–11 Scottish Cup, Hearts will be moved up to enter the third qualifying round. The Second qualifying round spot would be taken by the cup runners-up (if Celtic qualify for the Champions League), or the fourth-placed team of the league otherwise.
(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.

Scottish First Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C) (P) 36 20 10 6 66 31 +35 70 Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
2 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 47 35 +12 60
3 Falkirk 36 17 7 12 57 41 +16 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 7 15 54 53 +1 49
5 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 44 39 +5 47
6 Dundee 36 19 12 5 54 34 +20 044*
7 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 43 −4 43
8 Ross County 36 9 14 13 30 34 −4 41
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 9 8 19 41 72 −31 35 Qualification for Scottish First Division Playoffs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 32 82 −50 20 Relegation to Scottish Second Division

Updated to games played on 7 May.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[4]
(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.

Scottish Second Division

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 promotion 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 Scottish Third Division

Updated to games played on 22 May 2011.
Source: ESPN soccernet
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.

Scottish Third Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Arbroath (C) (P) 36 20 6 10 80 61 +19 66 Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish Second Division
2 Albion Rovers (P) 36 17 10 9 56 40 +16 61 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Queen's Park 36 18 5 13 57 43 +14 59
4 Annan Athletic 36 16 11 9 58 45 +13 59
5 Stranraer 36 15 12 9 72 57 +15 57
6 Berwick Rangers 36 12 13 11 62 56 +6 49
7 Elgin City 36 13 6 17 53 63 −10 45
8 Montrose 36 10 7 19 47 61 −14 37
9 East Stirlingshire 36 10 4 22 33 62 −29 34
10 Clyde 36 8 8 20 37 67 −30 32

Updated to games played on 22 May 2011.
Source: ESPN soccernet
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.

Scottish Premier Under-19 League

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2010–11 Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2010–11 League Cup Rangers 2 – 1 Celtic BBC Sport
2010–11 Challenge Cup Ross County 2 – 0 Queen of the South BBC Sport
2010–11 Youth Cup Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers BBC Sport
2010–11 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 1
(after extra time)		 Musselburgh Athletic BBC Sport

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition Winner
2010–11 Highland League Buckie Thistle
East of Scotland League Spartans
South of Scotland League Threave Rovers

Junior

West Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Premier Division Irvine Meadow
Division One Ashfield
Ayrshire League Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Central League Division One Kilsyth Rangers
Central League Division Two Yoker Athletic

East Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Superleague Bo'ness United
Premier League St Andrews United
North Division Downfield
Central Division Oakley United
South Division Sauchie Juniors

North Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Superleague Culter
Division One Inverness City
Division Two Parkvale

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic
Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United
Manager of the Year John McGlynn Raith Rovers
First Division Player John Baird Raith Rovers
Second Division Player Rory McAllister Brechin City
Third Division Player Gavin Swankie Arbroath

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic
Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United
Manager of the Year Mixu Paatelainen Kilmarnock

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competitions Final round Coef. Top Scorer
Rangers UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League		 Group Stage
Round of 16		 12.0 United States Maurice Edu, 2
Celtic UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League		 Third qualifying round
Play-off round		 2.0 Mexico Efraín Juárez, 2
Dundee United UEFA Europa League Play-off round 0.5 Republic of Ireland Jon Daly, 1
Hibernian UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 0.0 Netherlands Edwin de Graaf, 2
Motherwell UEFA Europa League Play-off round 3.5 Scotland Jamie Murphy, 3
Total 18.0
Average 3.6
  • All teams had been eliminated.
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking

Rangers

2010-11 UEFA Champions League

2010-11 UEFA Europa League

Celtic

2010-11 UEFA Champions League

2010-11 UEFA Europa League

Dundee United

2010-11 UEFA Europa League

Hibernian

2010-11 UEFA Europa League

Motherwell

2010-11 UEFA Europa League

National teams

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorers Report
11 August 2010 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)  Sweden 0–3 Friendly BBC Sport
3 September 2010 S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas (A)  Lithuania 0–0 Euro 2012 Q BBC Sport
7 September 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Liechtenstein 2–1 Euro 2012 Q Miller, McManus BBC Sport
8 October 2010 AXA Arena, Prague (A)  Czech Republic 0–1 Euro 2012 Q BBC Sport
12 October 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Spain 2–3 Euro 2012 Q Naismith, Pique (o.g.) BBC Sport
16 November 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)  Faroe Islands 3–0 Friendly Wilson, Commons, Mackie BBC Sport
9 February 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)  Northern Ireland 3–0 2011 Nations Cup Miller, McArthur, Commons BBC Sport
27 March 2011 Emirates Stadium, London (N)  Brazil 0–2 Friendly BBC Sport
25 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)  Wales 3–1 2011 Nations Cup Morrison, Miller, Berra BBC Sport
29 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 0–1 2011 Nations Cup BBC Sport

Scotland Under-21 team

Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorers Report
11 August 2010 New St Mirren Park, Paisley (H) Sweden Sweden 1–1 Friendly Wotherspoon Scottish FA
3 September 2010 Haradzki Stadium, Barysaw (A) Belarus Belarus 1–1 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Maguire Scottish FA
7 September 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) Austria Austria 2–1 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Bannan, Maguire Scottish FA
7 October 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A) Iceland Iceland 1–2 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Murphy Scottish FA
11 October 2010 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Iceland Iceland 1–2 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Maguire Scottish FA
17 November 2010 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3–1 Friendly Griffiths, Hanlon, Ross Scottish FA

Deaths

  • 29 July – Alex Wilson, 76, Portsmouth and Scotland defender.[6]
  • 2 September – Jackie Sinclair, 67, Dunfermline and Scotland winger.[7]
  • 30 October – John Benson, 67, Manchester City, Torquay United, Bournemouth, Exeter City and Norwich City defender; Bournemouth, Manchester City, Burnley and Wigan Athletic manager.[8]
  • 10 November – Jim Farry, 56, Scottish Football League secretary (1979–1990) and Scottish Football Association chief executive (1990–1999).[9]
  • 18 November – Jim Cruickshank, 69, Queen's Park, Hearts, Dumbarton and Scotland goalkeeper.[10]
  • 28 December – Avi Cohen, 54, Rangers defender.[11]
  • 24 January – Alec Boden, 85, Celtic and Ayr United defender.
  • 27 January – Svein Mathisen, 58, Norwegian player who made three appearances for Hibernian in 1978.[12]
  • 10 March – Danny Paton, 75, Hearts forward.
  • 4 April – John Niven, 89, East Fife and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.[13]
  • 6 April – Jim Blair, 64, St Mirren and Hibs forward.
  • 11 April – Jimmy Briggs, 74, Dundee United defender.[14]
  • 12 April – Ronnie Coyle, 46, Raith Rovers, Celtic, Ayr United, Clyde, East Fife and Queen's Park defender.[15]
  • 20 April – Allan Brown, 84, East Fife and Scotland forward.[16]
  • 28 April – Willie O'Neill, 70, Celtic defender.[17]
  • 30 April – Eddie Turnbull, 88, Hibernian and Scotland player; manager of Queen's Park, Aberdeen and Hibernian.
  • 5 May – Dougie McCracken, 46, Ayr United, Dumbarton and East Fife player.
  • 5 May – Tommy Wright, 83, Partick Thistle, East Fife and Scotland winger.[18]
  • 14 May – Ernie Walker, 83, Secretary of the Scottish Football Association from 1977 to 1990.[19]
  • 30 May – Eddie Morrison, 63, Kilmarnock and Morton forward; Kilmarnock manager.[20]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Raith Rovers 1–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ayr United go down, Stirling Albion secure title". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  5. 1 2 Scotland's score is shown first.
  6. ↑ "Dedicated Pompey servant Alex Wilson dies aged 76". The News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Ryder, Lee (3 September 2010). "Fairs Cup legend Sinclair loses cancer battle". Newcastle Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ex-Wigan & Man City manager John Benson dies aged 67". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Williams, Martin (11 November 2010). "Former SFA chief Jim Farry dies at 56". The Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Gordon joins Cruickshank tributes". Football.co.uk (Scottish Premier Division News). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  11. ↑ "Ex-Rangers star Avi Cohen dies following motorbike crash". STV. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ↑ ""Matta" var en av de største". VG (in Norwegian). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Obituary: John Niven, footballer". The Scotsman. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Obituary: Jimmy Briggs, footballer". The Scotsman. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Vallance, Matt (13 April 2011). "Ronnie Coyle". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Vallance, Matt (22 April 2011). "Allan Brown". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Pattullo, Alan (29 April 2011). "Willie O'Neill, member of legendary European Cup-winning squad, dies aged 70". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Obituary: Tommy Wright, footballer". The Scotsman. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Former Scottish FA secretary Ernie Walker dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  20. ↑ Vallance, Matt (31 May 2011). "Eddie Morrison". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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