2010–11 Arbroath F.C. season

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

Arbroath
2010–11 season
ChairmanJohn Christison[1]
ManagerPaul Sheerin
StadiumGayfield Park
Third DivisionFirst place (Champions)
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
League CupFirst round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish CupSecond round, lost to Montrose
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gavin Swankie (22)
All:
Gavin Swankie (23)
Highest home attendance1,243 vs. Montrose, 23 April 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance302 vs. Stranraer, 15 December 2010[2]
Average home league attendance588[3]

Summary

Arbroath finished first[5] in the Third Division and were promoted to the Second Division.[6] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[7] the first round of the League Cup,[8] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[9]

Management

The club were managed during season 2010–11 by Paul Sheerin.[10] Sheerin was appointed during pre season following the resignation of Jim Weir,[11] who resigned following the club's relegation in order to join Brechin City.[12]

Results and fixtures

[13][14][15]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Third Division
7 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City3 – 5ArbroathBorough Briggs
Millar  52', 79'
Cameron  74'		 BBC Sport Gibson  16', 58'
McGowan  53'
Falkingham  71', 83'		 Attendance: 518
Referee: Colvin
14 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath0 – 2Annan AthleticGayfield Park
BBC Report Cox  38'
Neilson  40'		 Attendance: 506
Referee: Clancy
21 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose3 – 0ArbroathLinks Park
Campbell  8'
Hegarty  22'
Tosh  32'		 SFL Report Attendance: 565
Referee: Clancy
28 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 0East StirlingshireGayfield Park
15:00 Soccerway Report Swankie  27'
McGowan  81'		 Attendance: 499
Referee: Beaton
4 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath1 – 0Queen's ParkGayfield Park
Swankie  77' BBC Report Attendance: 515
Referee: Charleston
11 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers4 – 1ArbroathShielfield Park
O'Reilly  21'
Gribben  24', 28', 51'		 SFL Report McAnespie  91' Attendance: 441
Referee: Roache
18 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath1 – 1Albion RoversGayfield Park
Doris  78' BBC Report Love  70' Attendance: 408
Referee: McLean
25 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer4 – 1ArbroathStair Park
Agnew  15', 59'
Winter  75'
One  89'		 BBC Report Doris  71'
Shields  38'		 Attendance: 379
Referee: Hilland
2 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park5 – 2ArbroathHampden Park
Brough  15', 66'
Watt  45+2'
Smith  71'
Daly  92'		 BBC Report Swankie  12'
Doris  49' (Penalty)
Doris  62' 		 Attendance: 433
Referee: Northcroft
16 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath3 – 2ClydeGayfield Park
Swankie  58', 88'
Malcolm  80'
Chisholm  86' 		 BBC Report Paterson  48'
Lithgow  83'
McGowan  89'		 Attendance: 481
Referee: O'Reilly
6 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath3 – 2Berwick RangersGayfield Park
Durnan  27'
Doris  31'
Swankie  82'		 BBC Report Brazil  19'
McLeod  52'		 Attendance: 402
Referee: Charleston
10 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 3ArbroathOchilview Park
19:45 Cawley  5' Report Gibson  15'
Falkingham  42'
McGowan  82'		 Attendance: 238
Referee: Robertson
13 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath4 – 0MontroseGayfield Park
Doris  21' (Penalty), 62', 66'
Sheerin  71'		 BBC Report Attendance: 738
Referee: Salmond
15 December 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath0 – 0StranraerGayfield Park
BBC Report Attendance: 302
Referee: Watters
2 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 5ArbroathLinks Park
Hegarty  42'
Pope  55' 		 BBC Report Falkingham  34', 51'
Swankie  40', 66'
Doris  92' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Roache
15 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers0 – 4ArbroathShielfield Park
BBC Report Swankie  68', 70'
Chisholm  78'
Gibson  88'		 Attendance: 369
Referee: McKendrick
25 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath3 – 5East StirlingshireGayfield Park
19:45 McAnespie  23'
Rattray  42'
Doris  67' (pen.)		 Report Johnston  28'
Dunn  38', 64'
Maguire  46'
Beveridge  82'		 Attendance: 436
Referee: Robertson
29 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer3 – 4ArbroathStair Park
Agnew  14'
One  50'
Glen Mitchell  91'		 BBC Report Swankie  26', 56', 65'
Falkingham  38'
Chisholm  67'
Falkingham  92' 		 Attendance: 441
Referee: Charleston
5 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath3 – 0Albion RoversGayfield Park
Swankie  7', 85'
Sheerin  69' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Gaston  66' Attendance: 612
Referee: Colvin
12 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park1 – 1ArbroathHampden Park
McBride  45' (Penalty) BBC Report Malcolm  4' Attendance: 467
Referee: Nicholls
15 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 2ArbroathGalabank
MacBeth  70' 
Griffin  81' (Own goal)		 BBC Report McGowan  49'
Wedderburn  53'
Malcolm  58'
Wedderburn  76'		 Attendance: 304
Referee: Finnie
23 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 0Elgin CityGayfield Park
Swankie  3'
Sheerin  20'		 BBC Report Kaczan  53'  Attendance: 403
Referee: Roache
26 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City3 – 2ArbroathBorough Briggs
Crooks  61'
Nicolson  74'
O'Donoghue  76'		 BBC Report Gibson  52'
Strachan  84'		 Attendance: 629
Referee: Somers
5 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 1Annan AthleticGayfield Park
Doris  25'
Swankie  49'		 BBC Report Gilfillan  53' Attendance: 575
Referee: Beaton
8 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers0 – 2ArbroathCliftonhill
BBC Report Doris  19', 54' Attendance: 352
Referee: Robertson
12 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 1Berwick RangersGayfield Park
Gibson  22'
Doris  52'		 BBC Report Hill  92' (Own goal) Attendance: 491
Referee: Anderson
19 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire2 – 5ArbroathOchilview Park
15:00 Cawley  27'
Scott  82'		 Report Chisholm  43'
Doris  58'
Swankie  63', 78', 90'		 Attendance: 349
Referee: Watters
22 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionClyde1 – 1ArbroathBroadwood
Sawyers  70' BBC Report Falkingham  60'
Thomson  78'		 Attendance: 532
Referee: Robertson
26 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 2StranraerGayfield Park
Gallacher  67' (Own goal)
Hill  70'
Swankie  82'		 BBC Report Agnew  72'
One  72'		 Attendance: 701
Referee: Aitken
2 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers3 – 0ArbroathCliftonhill
Chaplain  5' (Penalty)
Benton  38'
Love  41'		 BBC Report Attendance: 412
Referee: Colvin
9 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionClyde0 – 3ArbroathBroadwood
Gibson  19'
Strachan  22'
McGowan  71'		 BBC Report Attendance: 725
Referee: McDermott
13 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 0ClydeGayfield Park
Doris  25'
Swankie  43'		 BBC Report Attendance: 604
Referee: Hilland
16 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 2Queen's ParkGayfield Park
Gibson  39'
Wedderburn  49'		 BBC Report Smith  25'
Longworth  80'		 Attendance: 912
Referee: Somers
23 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath4 – 1MontroseGayfield Park
Doris  5' (Penalty)
Falkingham  44'
Sheerin  61'
Strachan  90'		 ESPN Report Masson  70' Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Finnie
30 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic3 – 0ArbroathGalabank
O'Connor  23', 66'
Sloan  72'		 BBC Report Attendance: 651
Referee: Roache
7 May 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath3 – 5Elgin CityGayfield Park
Sheerin  29'
Swankie  50'
Falkingham  72'		 BBC Report Gormley  40', 45', 62'
Gunn  55'
Crooks  79' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Charleston

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Dunfermline Athletic1 – 0ArbroathEast End Park
Kirk  64' ESPN Report Attendance: 976
Referee: Madden

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup Round 1Dunfermline Athletic5 – 2ArbroathEast End Park
Kirk  14', 76'
Willis  74'
McDougall  82'
Malcolm  91' (Own goal)		 ESPN Report Sheerin  12'
Swankie  88'		 Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Charleston

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
23 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2Montrose1 – 1ArbroathLinks Park
Sinclair  31' ESPN Report Doris  57'
Falkingham  67' 		 Attendance: 994
Referee: Madden
30 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2 ReplayArbroath2 – 3 (a.e.t.)MontroseGayfield Park
Rattray  47', 51'
Malcolm  92' 		 ESPN Report Hegarty  7'
McCord  22'
Boyle  114'
Boyle  123'		 Attendance: 838
Referee: Madden

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird Division[16]Challenge Cup[17]League Cup[18]Scottish Cup[19]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Daryl Burns 201+100+000+000+00
GK Darren Hill 39035+001+001+002+00
GK Steven Khan 000+000+000+000+00
DF Danny Griffin 21014+401+001+000+10
DF Stuart Malcolm 28224+021+001+002+00
DF Kieran McAnespie 30227+021+001+001+00
DF Marc McCulloch 1108+101+001+000+00
DF Allan McManus 11011+000+000+000+00
DF Kevin McMullan 31030+100+000+000+00
DF Alan Rattray 1139+010+000+002+02
DF Craig Wedderburn 16212+420+000+000+00
MF Ross Chisholm 23220+120+000+002+00
MF David Dimilta 2107+1101+000+001+10
MF Mark Durnan 1119+010+000+002+00
MF Josh Falkingham 38933+291+001+001+00
MF Keith Gibson 30826+181+000+002+00
MF David McGowan 3668+2461+000+101+10
MF Michael McIlravey 100+100+000+000+00
MF Ian Nimmo 300+200+100+000+00
MF Robbie Ross 601+400+000+100+00
MF Bryan Scott 100+000+100+000+00
MF Jay Shields 602+201+001+000+00
MF Paul Sheerin 39630+551+001+011+10
MF Adam Strachan 16312+430+000+000+00
MF Ryan Suttie 100+000+000+100+00
MF Darren Thomson 705+100+000+001+00
FW Patrick Deane 701+400+000+000+20
FW Steven Doris 321725+5160+000+002+01
FW Jim Hamilton 804+300+001+000+00
FW Jordyn Sheerin 1502+1200+001+000+00
FW Lee Sibanda 1105+600+000+000+00
FW Gavin Swankie 402335+1220+101+012+00

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Arbroath (C, P) 36 20 6 10 80 61 +19 66 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Albion Rovers (O, P) 36 17 10 9 56 40 +16 61 Qualification for the Second Division 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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

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