The 2010–11 season was Annan Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[4] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Henry McLelland[1] |
| Manager | Harry Cairney |
| Stadium | Galabank |
| Third Division | Fourth place |
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Stenhousemuir |
| League Cup | First round, lost to Partick Thistle |
| Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Brechin City |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Harty (14) All: Ian Harty (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 671 vs. Stranraer, 21 August 2010[2] |
| Lowest home attendance | 293 vs. Queen's Park, 1 February 2011[2] |
| Average home league attendance | 457[3] |
Summary edit
Annan finished fourth in the Third Division,[5] entering the play-offs losing 4-3 to Albion Rovers on aggregate in the final.[6] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[7] the first round of the League Cup[8] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[9]
Results and fixtures edit
Scottish Third Division edit
| 7 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Galabank |
Jack  16'Halsman 18'Sloan 20' |
BBC Report | Summersgill 38' (Own goal) |
Attendance: 539 Referee: Roache |
| 14 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Gayfield Park |
| BBC Report | Cox 38' Neilson 40' |
Attendance: 506 Referee: Clancy |
| 21 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Stranraer | Galabank |
| Harty 13' Halsman 67' |
BBC Report | Malcolm 3' Bouadji 7' |
Attendance: 671 Referee: Robertson |
| 28 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Links Park |
| Tosh 16' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Gilfillan 66' |
Attendance: 332 Referee: Somers |
| 11 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 0 – 1 | Elgin City | Galabank |
| BBC Report | Nicolson 9' Nicolson  55' |
Attendance: 505 Referee: Anderson |
| 18 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Broadwood |
| BBC Report | Gilfillan 6' Felvus 72' |
Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Winter |
| 25 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | Galabank |
| Harty 33' Cox 83' |
BBC Report | Smith 62' |
Attendance: 546 Referee: Colvin |
| 2 October 2010 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Shielfield Park |
| Gribben 1', 30' Greenhill  57' |
BBC Report | Sloan 25' Steele 92' |
Attendance: 448 Referee: Smith |
| 16 October 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 4 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Galabank |
| Halsman 42', 56' Gilfillan 70'Jardine 80' |
BBC Report | Canning 67' |
Attendance: 517 Referee: Nicholls |
| 6 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Borough Briggs |
| Cameron 5' Crooks 11' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 507 Referee: Robertson |
| 9 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Montrose | Galabank |
| Cox 25' Muirhead 43' |
BBC Report | Campbell 41' Tosh 60' |
Attendance: 377 Referee: Hilland |
| 13 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 2 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Stair Park |
| Winter 76' Moore 82' |
BBC Report | O'Connor 45' Harty 48' |
Attendance: 463 Referee: Roache |
| 15 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Elgin City | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 6' Muirhead 36' Macfarlane 95' |
BBC Report | Crooks 3', 11' |
Attendance: 311 Referee: Hilland |
| 22 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 0 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Links Park |
| BBC Report | Neilson 91' |
Attendance: 335 Referee: Robertson |
| 25 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Cliftonhill |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 323 Referee: Roache |
| 1 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 2 | Queen's Park | Galabank |
| Sloan 55' |
SFL Report | Daly 67' Murray 69' |
Attendance: 293 Referee: Somers |
| 5 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Broadwood |
| SFL Report | O'Connor 21' Harty 74' |
Attendance: 568 Referee: Nicholls |
| 12 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 3 | Annan Athletic | Shielfield Park |
| Gray 25' Little 43' |
BBC Report | Harty 27', 78' (Penalty) Muirhead 57' |
Attendance: 311 Referee: Clancy |
| 15 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 2 | Arbroath | Galabank |
| MacBeth 70' Griffin 81' (Own goal) |
BBC Report | McGowan 49' Wedderburn 53'Malcolm 58'Wedderburn 76' |
Attendance: 304 Referee: Finnie |
| 19 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Galabank |
| Harty 57', 77' Aitken 92' |
BBC Report | Lawless 14' Boyle 94' |
Attendance: 467 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 22 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 3 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Hampden Park |
| Daly 27' Longworth 59'Smith 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 327 Referee: Anderson |
| 26 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 67' Muirhead 60'Neilson 76' |
BBC Report | Cawley 59' |
Attendance: 402 Referee: Madden |
| 1 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Galabank |
| Neilson 35' |
BBC Report | Gribben 74' |
Attendance: 309 Referee: Beaton |
| 5 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Gayfield Park |
| Doris 25' Swankie 49' |
BBC Report | Gilfillan 53' |
Attendance: 575 Referee: Beaton |
| 8 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Galabank |
| O'Connor 26' Harty 41' |
BBC Report | Murphy 25' Moore 29' |
Attendance: 307 Referee: Muir |
| 12 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 2 – 3 | Annan Athletic | Borough Briggs |
| Gormley 65' Gunn 69' |
BBC Report | O'Connor 12' Neilson 39'Aitken 48'Dempsie 84' (Own goal) |
Attendance: 511 Referee: Hilland |
| 15 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 5 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| Johnston 64' |
SFL Report | Harty 2' Cox 15'O'Connor 29'Docherty 48'Bell 92' |
Attendance: 178 Referee: Colvin |
| 19 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Montrose | Galabank |
| Harty 46', 52' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Tosh 21' Campbell 50' |
Attendance: 473 Referee: Law |
| 26 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Hampden Park |
| BBC Report | Sloan 16' |
Attendance: 561 Referee: Robertson |
| 29 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 0 – 2 | Clyde | Galabank |
| BBC Report | McCluskey 18' Scullion 65' |
Attendance: 465 Referee: Norris |
| 2 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Clyde | Galabank |
| Harty 36' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 585 Referee: Aitken |
| 9 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Cliftonhill |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 396 Referee: Watters |
| 16 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 3 | Berwick Rangers | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 64' O'Connor 80' |
BBC Report | Gray 17', 44' Currie 53' |
Attendance: 515 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 23 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Stair Park |
| Winter 7' |
BBC Report | Harty 59' |
Attendance: 493 Referee: Richmond |
| 30 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Galabank |
| O'Connor 23', 66' Sloan 72' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 651 Referee: Roache |
| 7 May 2011 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| Cawley 42', 92' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 322 Referee: Clancy |
Second Division play-offs edit
| 11 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs SF R1 | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Galabank |
| 19:45 | Muirhead 14' Steele 60' |
BBC Report | Scott 65' |
Attendance: 621 Referee: Charleston |
| 14 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs SF R2 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 622 Referee: Salmond |
| 18 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs Final R1 | Albion Rovers | 3 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Cliftonhill |
| 19:45 | Love 15', 67', 76' |
BBC Report | Harty 42' |
Attendance: 1,014 Referee: Muir |
| 22 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs Final R2 | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Galabank |
| 15:00 | Gilfillan 51', 65' Gilfillan 90' |
BBC Report | Donnelly 24' |
Attendance: 1,165 Referee: McKendrick |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Stenhousemuir | 3 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| Watson 29' (o.g.) Williams 43', 45' |
BBC Report | Halsman 89' Muirhead 90+1' |
Attendance: 223 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Annan Athletic | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Galabank |
| BBC Report | Donnelly 84' |
Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup edit
| 23 October 2010 Scottish Cup round 2 | Preston Athletic | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Pennypit Park |
| ESPN Report | Attendance: 350 Referee: Robertson |
| 30 October 2010 Scottish Cup round 2 replay | Annan Athletic | 5 – 0 | Preston Athletic | Galabank |
| Macbeth 4' Harty 15', 21'Halsman 45+1'Amaya 87' |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 426 Referee: Robertson |
| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 | Brechin City | 2 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 32', 57' |
ESPN Report | Muirhead 52' Gilfillan 68' |
Attendance: 402 Referee: Madden |
| 4 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 replay | Annan Athletic | 2 – 5 | Brechin City | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 6' Aitken 55' |
ESPN Report | McAllister 2', 83' Molloy 23'McKenna 37'Byers 41' |
Attendance: 512 Referee: Madden |
Player statistics edit
Squad edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division[13] | Other[a][14][15] | League Cup[16] | Scottish Cup[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Jonny Jamieson | 13 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO
|
Alex Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Craig Summersgill | 33 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Andy Aitken | 40 | 1 | 29+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Mark Docherty | 22 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jordan Halsman | 19 | 6 | 13+0 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
John MacBeth | 34 | 1 | 23+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Neil Macfarlane | 19 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Aaron Muirhead | 41 | 5 | 28+3 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Kevin Neilson | 43 | 5 | 34+1 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
John Watson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Peter Watson | 25 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR
|
Bryan Gilfillan | 42 | 11 | 30+2 | 7 | 3+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Mike Jack | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Chris Jardine | 32 | 1 | 21+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Steven Lawless | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Patrick Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Steven Sloan | 46 | 5 | 31+5 | 5 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jack Steele | 35 | 2 | 15+12 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| FW |  ESP
|
Javier Amaya | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jordan Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Graeme Bell | 14 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Aaron Connelly | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
David Cox | 37 | 4 | 31+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Brian Felvus | 20 | 1 | 2+13 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Ian Harty | 41 | 17 | 30+1 | 14 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Sean O'Connor | 26 | 8 | 22+0 | 8 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Lewis Sloan | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Patrick Walker | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 49 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 696. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ "Scottish Third Division Stats: Team Attendance - 2010–11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan voted into Scottish league". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Scottish Football League Championship Season 2010/11". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Ath 2-1 Albion Rovers (3-4)". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010–2011". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Athletic 0 - 1 Partick Thistle". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Athletic F.C. v Brechin City F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "IRN BRU Third Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Athletic Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Athletic's results from season 2010/2011". annanathletic-mad.co.uk. Annan Athletic Mad. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 697. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 772. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. pp. 783–784. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. pp. 780–782. ISBN 0755362314.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. pp. 787–791. ISBN 0755362314.