2010–11 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Alloa Athletic's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of season 2002–03.[3] Alloa also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Alloa Athletic
2010–11 season
ChairmanMike Mulraney[1]
ManagerAllan Maitland
StadiumRecreation Park
Second DivisionNinth (relegated)
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Dundee
League CupSecond round, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Highest home attendanceLeague: 688 vs. East Fife, 14 August 2010
688 vs. Airdrie United, 9 April 2011 [2]
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 375 vs. Brechin City, 19 March 2011 [2]

Summary

Alloa finished ninth in the Second Division,[4] entering the play-offs losing 2–1 to Annan Athletic on aggregate and were relegated to the Third 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

They started season 2010–11 under the management of Allan Maitland. On 7 May 2011, Maitland was sacked by the club.[9] Players Scott Walker and Brown Ferguson took over as caretaker managers for the play-offs.[10]

Results and fixtures

[11][12][13][14]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
7 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionLivingston3– 3Alloa AthleticBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Jacobs  2'
Russell  21'
McAvoy  64' (og.)		 BBC Report Smith
Punty  57'
Scott  90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,389
Referee: McDermott
14 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic3 – 2East FifeRecreation Park
Prunty  51'
McDonald  68'
Lister  77'		 BBC Report Johnstone  54'
Smart  65'		 Attendance: 688
Referee: Finnie
21 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionStenhousemuir0 – 1Alloa AthleticOchilview Park
BBC Report Prunty  13' Attendance: 619
Referee: Murray
28 August 2010 Scottish Second DivisionBrechin City3 – 1Alloa AthleticGlebe Park
Booth  20'
McAllister  21', 81'		 BBC Report Gormley  29' Attendance: 418
Referee: Tumilty
11 September 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic4 – 1Ayr UnitedRecreation Park
Lister  16'
Prunty  45'
McDonald  53' (Penalty), 64' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Smith  27' Attendance: 641
Referee: Watters
18 September 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic0 – 0DumbartonRecreation Park
BBC Report Attendance: 559
Referee: Nicholls
25 September 2010 Scottish Second DivisionPeterhead1 – 0Alloa AthleticBalmoor
Anderson  86' BBC Report Attendance: 534
Referee: McKendrick
2 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic3 – 2Forfar AthleticRecreation Park
McDonald  6', 17'
Gibson  29'		 BBC Report Tod  44'
Deasley  78'		 Attendance: 436
Referee: Madden
16 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAirdrie United0 – 1Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Stallard  77' 
Devlin  73'		 SFL Report Prunty  34' Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Robertson
23 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAyr United2 – 1Alloa AthleticSomerset Park
Roberts  36'
Grant  83' (Own goal)		 BBC Report McDonald  75' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Law
30 October 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2 – 2Brechin CityRecreation Park
Dunlop  36'
Prunty  55'		 BBC Report Byers  22'
Bolger  69'		 Attendance: 513
Referee: Muir
6 November 2010 Scottish Second DivisionEast Fife4 – 1Alloa AthleticBayview Stadium
Linn  16'
Hislop  55'
Sloan  61' (Penalty), 82'		 BBC Report Walker  50' Attendance: 435
Referee: Allan
13 November 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1 – 0StenhousemuirRecreation Park
Prunty  55' BBC Report Attendance: 455
Referee: Watters
4 December 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2 – 2PeterheadRecreation Park
Noble  35'
McDonald  90+1' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Strachan  22' (Penalty)
Clark  44'		 Attendance: 601
Referee: Smith
18 December 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2 – 3Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
Noble  60'
Lister  70'		 SFL Report Ferguson  6'
Stevenson  89'
Watt  90'		 Attendance: 502
Referee: Law
26 December 2010 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2– 2LivingstonRecreation Park
15:00 Noble  28'
Dunlop  45'		 BBC Report Sinclair  59'
De Vita  71'		 Attendance: 566
Referee: Hilland
2 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionStenhousemuir2 – 3Alloa AthleticOchilview Park
Anderson  89'
Thom  93'		 BBC Report Noble  12'
McGowan  15'
Gormley  72'		 Attendance: 459
Referee: Colvin
15 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic0 – 1Ayr UnitedRecreation Park
BBC Report Easton  64' Attendance: 527
Referee: Northcroft
18 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton4 – 1Alloa AthleticStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff  14'
Walker  41'
Carcary  53'
Geggan  80'		 BBC Report Gibson  56' Attendance: 350
Referee: Norris
29 January 2011 Scottish Second DivisionPeterhead4 – 1Alloa AthleticBalmoor
Wyness  22', 70'
Bavidge  27'
Gethins  90'		 BBC Report Noble  13' Attendance: 469
Referee: Conroy
5 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2 – 3DumbartonRecreation Park
Motion  64'
Prunty  70'		 BBC Report Walker  35'
McShane  57'
McStay  74'		 Attendance: 483
Referee: Smith
12 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic0 – 3Forfar AthleticRecreation Park
BBC Report Campbell  61', 80'
Smith  93'		 Attendance: 414
Referee: Watters
15 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionForfar Athletic1 – 1Alloa AthleticStation Park
Campbell  71' (Penalty) BBC Report Lister  81' Attendance: 390
Referee: Beaton
19 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAirdrie United0 – 2Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
McKeown  88' SFL Report Noble  28'
McGowan  72'		 Attendance: 731
Referee: Finnie
26 February 2011 Scottish Second DivisionLivingston4 – 0Alloa AthleticBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Russell  55' (pen.)
De Vita  56' (77)
Barr  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Clancy
5 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1 – 3East FifeRecreation Park
McGowan  66' (Penalty) BBC Report Johnstone  34', 45+5'
Philp  45+3' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 579
Referee: Northcroft
12 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAyr United1 – 0Alloa AthleticSomerset Park
McCann  45' BBC Report Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Allan
19 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic2 – 2Brechin CityRecreation Park
Walker  22'
Lister  48'		 SFL Report McKenna  9'
Moyes  68'		 Attendance: 375
Referee: Smith
26 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic0 – 0PeterheadRecreation Park
BBC Report Attendance: 406
Referee: Robertson
29 March 2011 Scottish Second DivisionBrechin City3 – 2Alloa AthleticGlebe Park
McAllister  4'
Molloy  14'
Janczyk  78'		 BBC Report Lister  40'
McGowan  92' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Madden
2 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionDumbarton2 – 2Alloa AthleticStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McLeish  36'
Geggan  49'		 BBC Report McGowan  48', 78' Attendance: 640
Referee: Hilland
9 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1 – 0Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
McGowan  18' SFL Report Smith  45' Attendance: 688
Referee: Clancy
16 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionForfar Athletic3 – 1Alloa AthleticStation Park
Fotheringham  23'
Templeman  60'
Dow  62'		 BBC Report Lister  56' Attendance: 458
Referee: Law
23 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1 – 2StenhousemuirRecreation Park
Walker  20' BBC Report Anderson  57'
Paton  61'		 Attendance: 584
Referee: Madden
30 April 2011 Scottish Second DivisionEast Fife3 – 1Alloa AthleticBayview Stadium
Wallace  16'
Park  54'
Durie  87'		 BBC Report Motion  61' Attendance: 846
Referee: Colvin
7 May 2011 Scottish Second DivisionAlloa Athletic1 – 3LivingstonRecreation Park
15:00 Dunlop  53' BBC Report Jacobs  43'
De Vita  77'
Russell  87'		 Attendance: 647
Referee: Beaton

Second Division Play-offs
11 May 2011 Second Division Play-offs SF R1Annan Athletic2 – 1Alloa AthleticGalabank
19:45 Muirhead  14'
Steele  60'		 BBC Report Scott  65' Attendance: 621
Referee: Charleston
14 May 2011 Second Division Play-offs SF R2Alloa Athletic0 – 0Annan AthleticRecreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 622
Referee: Salmond

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1Dundee2 – 1Alloa AthleticDens Park
McMenamin  86'
Higgins  90'		 BBC Report Walker  74' Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Norris

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
1 August 2010 League Cup Round 1East Stirlingshire1 – 2Alloa AthleticOchilview Park
Cawley  17' BBC Report Prunty  45+1'
Tully  60' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 543
Referee: Madden
24 August 2010 League Cup Round 2Alloa Athletic0 – 3AberdeenRecreation Park
19:45 BBC Report Hartley  18' (pen.)
McArdle  38'
Maguire  60'		 Attendance: 1,649
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3Alloa Athletic4 – 2Raith RoversRecreation Park
McDonald  41', 42', 66'
Noble  48'		 BBC Report Baird  27'
Dyer  44' 
Murray  86'		 Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Salmond
8 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4Hamilton Academical2 – 0Alloa AthleticNew Douglas Park
Hasselbaink  33'
Paixao  93'		 BBC Report Robertson  89' Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Muir

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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 the Second Division Play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 5 11 20 47 76 −29 26 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

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