2010–11 East Fife F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was East Fife's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

East Fife
2010–11 season
ChairmanSid Columbine[1]
ManagerStevie Crawford
John Robertson
StadiumBayview Stadium
Second DivisionFifth place
Challenge CupQuarter-Final, lost to Queen of the South
League CupFirst round, lost to Raith Rovers
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Aberdeen
Highest home attendance846 vs. Alloa Athletic, 30 April 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance314 vs. Peterhead, 1 March 2011[2]
Average home league attendance548[3]

Summary

East Fife finished fifth in the Second Division.[5] They reached the Quarter-Final of the Challenge Cup, losing 5–0 to Queen of the South.[6] They reached the first 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 Stevie Crawford. On 25 October 2010, Crawford resigned as manager but stayed with the club as a player.[9] On 26 October 2010, John Robertson was appointed as manager.[10]

Results and fixtures

[11][12][13][14]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
7 August 2010 SFL2East Fife3 – 3Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
Hislop  30'
Young  52'
Linn  59'
Muir  90'		 SFL Report Gemmill  50'
Grant  64'
Watt  70'		 Attendance: 810
Referee: Watters
14 August 2010 SFL2Alloa Athletic3 – 2East FifeRecreation Park
Prunty  51'
McDonald  68'
Lister  77'		 BBC Report Johnstone  54'
Smart  65'		 Attendance: 688
Referee: Finnie
21 August 2010 SFL2East Fife2 – 1PeterheadBayview Stadium
Johnstone  76'
Sloan  82'		 BBC Report Bavidge  43' Attendance: 565
Referee: Conroy
28 August 2010 SFL2East Fife6 – 0DumbartonBayview Stadium
Young  15'
Byrne  35', 44', 71'
Linn  59'
Sloan  83'		 BBC Report Attendance: 687
Referee: Norris
11 September 2010 SFL2Forfar Athletic3 – 2East FifeStation Park
Templeman  54', 77', 94' BBC Report Johnstone  13'
Ovenstone  86'		 Attendance: 590
Referee: Robertson
18 September 2010 SFL2East Fife2 – 3Ayr UnitedBayview Stadium
Sloan  28' (Penalty)
Byrne  34'		 BBC Report Roberts  13' (Penalty), 45' (Penalty), 90' (Penalty) Attendance: 664
Referee: McDermott
25 September 2010 SFL2Livingston1– 1East FifeBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 De Vita  53' BBC Report Byrne  69' Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Brines
2 October 2010 SFL2Stenhousemuir1 – 1East FifeOchilview Park
Murray  66' BBC Report Ovenstone  51' Attendance: 679
Referee: Hilland
16 October 2010 SFL2East Fife1 – 3Brechin CityBayview Stadium
Linn  14' BBC Report Molloy  42'
McKenna  56', 63'		 Attendance: 336
Referee: Colvin
23 October 2010 SFL2East Fife1 – 3Forfar AthleticBayview Stadium
Linn  53' BBC Report Campbell  44', 70'
Fotheringham  60'		 Attendance: 524
Referee: McKendrick
30 October 2010 SFL2Dumbarton4 – 1East FifeStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane  31'
Durie  47' (Own goal)
Gilhaney  89', 92'		 BBC Report Byrne  39' Attendance: 585
Referee: Law
6 November 2010 SFL2East Fife4 – 1Alloa AthleticBayview Stadium
Linn  16'
Hislop  55'
Sloan  61' (Penalty), 82'		 BBC Report Walker  50' Attendance: 435
13 November 2010 SFL2Peterhead2 – 2East FifeBalmoor
Bavidge  87'
Anderson  89'		 BBC Report Byrne  47'
Johnstone  60'		 Attendance: 594
Referee: Beaton
11 December 2010 SFL2East Fife6 – 0StenhousemuirBayview Stadium
Muir  19'
Crawford  32', 68'
Johnstone  33'
Sloan  45'
Linn  61'		 BBC Report Attendance: 472
Referee: Clancy
18 January 2011 SFL2East Fife2– 4LivingstonBayview Stadium
19:45 Crawford  19'
Sloan  61' (pen.)		 BBC Report Deuchar  57' (65), 87'
O'Byrne  80'
Russell  82'		 Attendance: 548
Referee: Beaton
29 January 2011 SFL2Livingston4– 3East FifeBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Jacobs  1' (89)
Fox  12'
Barr  82'		 BBC Report Linn  28'
Crawford  72'
Muir  75'		 Attendance: 1,340
Referee: Salmond
1 February 2011 SFL2Forfar Athletic0 – 0East FifeStation Park
BBC Report Attendance: 438
Referee: Law
12 February 2011 SFL2Stenhousemuir0 – 2East FifeOchilview Park
BBC Report Young  45'
Linn  48'		 Attendance: 590
Referee: Norris
15 February 2011 SFL2East Fife1 – 3DumbartonBayview Stadium
Park  44' BBC Report Walker  17'
Gilhaney  23'
Geggan  55'		 Attendance: 392
Referee: Nicholls
19 February 2011 SFL2East Fife0 – 0Brechin CityBayview Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 526
Referee: Clancy
23 February 2011 SFL2Ayr United0 – 4East FifeSomerset Park
BBC Report Hamilton  31'
Wallace  34', 66'
Park  49'		 Attendance: 789
Referee: McLean
26 February 2011 SFL2East Fife0 – 1Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
SFL Report Gemmill  40' Attendance: 644
Referee: Roache
1 March 2011 SFL2East Fife3 – 1PeterheadBayview Stadium
Hislop  22'
Linn  32', 54'		 BBC Report Bavidge  73' Attendance: 314
Referee: Madden
5 March 2011 SFL2Alloa Athletic1 – 3East FifeRecreation Park
McGowan  66' (Penalty) BBC Report Johnstone  34', 45+5'
Philp  45+3' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 579
Referee: Northcroft
8 March 2011 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1East FifeExcelsior Stadium
Johnston  12' SFL Report Smart  22' Attendance: 447
Referee: Smith
12 March 2011 SFL2East Fife3 – 0Forfar AthleticBayview Stadium
Hislop  33'
Smart  74'
Linn  88'		 BBC Report Attendance: 469
Referee: Finnie
19 March 2011 SFL2Dumbarton4 – 2East FifeStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Geggan  39'
McShane  51', 77'
Gilhaney  68'		 BBC Report Linn  27'
Johnstone  61'		 Attendance: 615
Referee: O'Reilly
26 March 2011 SFL2East Fife1– 3LivingstonBayview Stadium
15:00 Wallace  60' BBC Report Deuchar  27' (70)
Jacobs  80'		 Attendance: 707
Referee: Law
29 March 2011 SFL2East Fife3 – 2Ayr UnitedBayview Stadium
Wallace  15'
Durie  32'
Linn  46'		 BBC Report Moffat  39', 89' Attendance: 350
Referee: Richmond
2 April 2011 SFL2Ayr United1 – 1East FifeSomerset Park
Trouten  16' BBC Report Park  8' Attendance: 976
Referee: Salmond
9 April 2011 SFL2Brechin City1 – 3East FifeGlebe Park
Moyes  61' BBC Report McCulloch  27'
Cook  52' (Own goal)
Wallace  71'		 Attendance: 504
Referee: Finnie
16 April 2011 SFL2East Fife1 – 1StenhousemuirBayview Stadium
Durie  56' BBC Report Murray  91' Attendance: 562
Referee: Watters
19 April 2011 SFL2Brechin City2 – 3East FifeGlebe Park
Redman  54'
Molloy  58' (Penalty)		 BBC Report McGowan  52'
Wallace  62' (Penalty), 83'		 Attendance: 441
Referee: Charleston
23 April 2011 SFL2Peterhead0 – 2East FifeBalmoor
BBC Report Johnstone  28'
Muir  54'		 Attendance: 473
Referee: Hilland
30 April 2011 SFL2East Fife3 – 1Alloa AthleticBayview Stadium
Wallace  16'
Park  54'
Durie  87'		 BBC Report Motion  61' Attendance: 846
Referee: Colvin
7 May 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2East FifeExcelsior Stadium
McCord  41'
Sally  83'		 SFL Report Muir  33'
Hislop  64'		 Attendance: 861
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1East Fife4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Brechin CityBayview Stadium
Sloan  56' (pen)
Crawford  88'
Eurie  93'
Linn  119'
Bryce  103'		 SFL Report McAllister  27'
Janczyk  90'
Moyes  101'
Nelson  55'		 Attendance: 497
Referee: Robertson
10 August 2010 Challenge Cup Round 2East Fife3 – 1Stirling AlbionBayview Stadium
Byrne  3'
Johnstone  50'
Cargill  90'		 SFL Report Devine  29' Attendance: 512
Referee: Northcroft
4 September 2010 Challenge Cup QFQueen of the South5 – 0East FifePalmerston Park
Burns  32', 46', 79'
Ovenstone  64' (o.g.)
Harris  90+2'		 SFL Report Attendance: 1,751
Referee: Richmond

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup Round 1Raith Rovers4 – 1East FifeStark's Park
Tade  6', 10'
Baird  29'
Mole  73'		 BBC Report Linn  49' Attendance: 2,187
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3East Fife3 – 1Forfar AthleticBayview Stadium
Sloan  24' (Penalty)
Johnstone  45'
Hislop  47'		 BBC Report Todd  81' Attendance: 695
Referee: McDermott
8 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4Aberdeen6 – 0East FifePittodrie
Maguire  13', 24', 42'
Vernon  30', 81'
Magennis  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 6,918
Referee: Salmond

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Forfar Athletic 36 17 8 11 50 48 +2 59 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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