2010–11 Montrose F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Montrose’s fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1995–96 season.[4] Montrose also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Montrose
2010–11 season
ChairmanDerek Sim[1]
ManagerSteven Tweed
Ray Farningham
StadiumLinks Park
Third DivisionEighth place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Peterhead
League CupFirst round, lost to Dundee
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Tosh (12)

All:
Paul Tosh (18)
Highest home attendance1,034 vs. Arbroath, 2 January 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance235 vs. Albion Rovers, 12 March 2011[2]
Average home league attendance393[3]

Summary

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Montrose finished Eighth in the Third Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the first round of the League Cup,[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

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The club were managed during season 2010–11 by Steven Tweed. On 21 March 2011, Tweed resigned for personal reasons,[9] with Ray Farningham being appointed as interim manager.[10] Farningham was appointed as permanent manager in April.[11]

Results and fixtures

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[12][13][14]  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division

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7 August 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1 – 2 Queen's Park Links Park
Sinclair   75' BBC Report Smith   12'
McBride   93' (Penalty)
Attendance: 415
Referee: Salmond
14 August 2010 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Montrose Ochilview Park
15:00 Maguire   76' (pen.)
Stevenson   88'
Report Tosh   25'
Nicoll   90'
Attendance: 332
Referee: Brian Colvin
21 August 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3 – 0 Arbroath Links Park
Campbell   8'
Hegarty   22'
Tosh   32'
SFL Report Attendance: 565
Referee: Clancy
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 Albion Rovers 3 – 1 Montrose Cliftonhill
Stevenson   17' (Penalty)
Love   23'
Gemmell   81'
BBC Report Sinclair   88' Attendance: 337
Referee: Smith
18 September 2010 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 3 – 2 Montrose Borough Briggs
Wilson   33'
Gunn   52'
Crooks   73'
BBC Report McCord   6'
Sinclair   76'
Attendance: 386
Referee: Madden
25 September 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 8 – 1 Clyde Links Park
Tosh   30' (Penalty), 61', 63'
McCord   39', 72'
Thompson   56'
Boyle   70'
Watson   82'
BBC Report Girvan   27'
McMillan   29'
Lithgow   80'
Attendance: 424
Referee: Roache
2 October 2010 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 1 – 2 Montrose Stair Park
One   44' BBC Report Thompson   16', 25' Attendance: 352
Referee: Charleston
9 October 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3 – 3 Stranraer Links Park
Tosh   52'
McCord   65'
McNalley   76'
BBC Report Winter   8'
Malcolm   33', 49'
Attendance: 335
Referee: Colvin
16 October 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers Links Park
Tosh   80' (Penalty) BBC Report Gribben   25' Attendance: 376
Referee: Robertson
6 November 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 2 Albion Rovers Links Park
BBC Report Gemmell   32'
Love   37'
Attendance: 401
Referee: Madden
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 Arbroath 4 – 0 Montrose Gayfield Park
Doris   21' (Penalty), 62', 66'
Sheerin   71'
BBC Report Attendance: 738
Referee: Salmond
11 December 2010 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 1 Elgin City Links Park
BBC Report Gunn   53' Attendance: 307
Referee: Robertson
2 January 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 5 Arbroath Links 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 Division Albion Rovers 0 – 2 Montrose Cliftonhill
BBC Report Smith   34'
Cameron   54'
Attendance: 312
Referee: Madden
22 January 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 1 Annan Athletic Links Park
BBC Report Neilson   91' Attendance: 335
Referee: Robertson
29 January 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3 – 1 Clyde Links Park
Tosh   46' (Penalty)
Crighton   56'
Boyle   81'
BBC Report McCusker   45+2' Attendance: 422
Referee: McDermott
5 February 2011 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 1 – 0 Montrose Borough Briggs
Frizzel   24' BBC Report Attendance: 633
Referee: Anderson
12 February 2011 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 2 – 2 Montrose Stair Park
Malcolm   12'
Winter   74'
BBC Report Thompson   7'
Nicol   71'
Attendance: 320
Referee: Aitken
19 February 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers Links Park
Tosh   62' (Penalty) BBC Report O'Reilly   69' Attendance: 301
Referee: Smith
22 February 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 1 – 0 Montrose Shielfield Park
Currie   89' SFL Report Attendance: 285
Referee: Hilland
26 February 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 2 Queen's Park Links Park
BBC Report Meggatt   36'
McGinn   86'
Attendance: 414
Referee: Northcroft
5 March 2011 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Montrose Ochilview Park
15:00 Weaver   8' Report Boyle   46'
Smith   59'
Attendance: 306
Referee: Clancy
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
22 March 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 2 East Stirlingshire Links Park
19:45 Report Neill   44'
Team   90+2'
Attendance: 259
Referee: Charleston
26 March 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2 – 0 Montrose Broadwood
Stewart   20'
Sawyers   81'
BBC Report Attendance: 725
Referee: Anderson
5 April 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1 – 1 Montrose Broadwood
Brown   58'
Scuillion   85'
BBC Report Thompson   86' Attendance: 516
Referee: Somers
16 April 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3 – 2 Stranraer Links Park
Nicol   12' (Penalty), 64'
Cameron   14'
BBC Report McColm   54'
Gallacher   73'
Attendance: 316
Referee: Beaton
23 April 2011 Scottish Third Division Arbroath 4 – 1 Montrose Gayfield Park
Doris   5' (Penalty)
Falkingham   44'
Sheerin   61'
Strachan   90'
ESPN Report Masson   70' Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Finnie
30 April 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3 – 0 East Stirlingshire Links Park
15:00 Pierce   8', 17'
Nicoll   11' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 361
Referee: McDermott
7 May 2011 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 4 – 1 Montrose Hampden Park
Longworth   27', 59', 83'
Watt   77'
BBC Report Masson   86' Attendance: 767
Referee: Anderson

Scottish Challenge Cup

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24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Peterhead 5 – 0 Montrose Balmoor
Wyness   7',   56'
McNalley   50' (o.g.)
Emslie   66'
Bavidge   76'
SFL Report Attendance: 357
Referee: Beaton

Scottish League Cup

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31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1 Dundee 3 – 0 Montrose Dens Park
Riley   33', 79'
Griffiths   70' (pen.)
SFL Report Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Cup

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23 October 2010 Scottish Cup round 2 Montrose 1 – 1 Arbroath Links Park
Sinclair   31' ESPN Report Doris   57'
Falkingham   67'  
Attendance: 994
Referee: Madden
30 October 2010 Scottish Cup round 2 Replay Arbroath 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Montrose Gayfield Park
Alan Rattray   47', 51'
Malcolm   92'  
ESPN Report Hegarty   7'
McCord   22'
Boyle   114'
Boyle   123'
Attendance: 838
Referee: Madden
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 Montrose 3 – 1 Whitehill Welfare Links Park
Tosh   21' (Penalty), 40' (Penalty)
Pope   75'
BBC Report Hall   7'
Cornett   38'  
Attendance: 435
Referee: Northcroft
8 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Montrose 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Links Park
Tosh   27', 90' BBC Report Clarke   73'
Kirk   81'
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Allan
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Replay Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 3 Montrose East End Park
Kirk   11'
McDougall   40'
Graham   48', 52'
Gibson   61' (pen.)
BBC Report Woods   47' (o.g.)
Tosh   72',   88' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Allan

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division[15] Challenge Cup[16] League Cup[17] Scottish Cup[18]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   AUS Scott Bennett 9 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Michael Fraser 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ITA Daniele Giordano 6 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
GK   ARG Ramiro González 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Sandy Wood 14 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Dougie Cameron 29 2 26+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Alan Campbell 37 2 31+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
DF   SCO Sean Crighton 40 1 31+2 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+2 0
DF   SCO Stephen McNally 38 1 30+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
DF   SCO Gordon Pope 28 1 21+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 1
DF   SCO Aaron Sinclair 41 4 31+4 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 1
DF   SCO Daniel Stuart 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Steven Tweed 9 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Jonathan Crawford 20 1 18+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Hugh Davidson 25 0 18+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Sean Fleming 5 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Chris Hegarty 28 2 18+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
MF   SCO Terry Masson 18 3 13+2 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Ross McCord 39 5 28+5 4 0+0 0 0+1 0 5+0 1
MF   SCO Fraser Milligan 15 0 6+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Nicky Smith 18 2 6+8 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Paul Watson 11 1 2+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
FW   SCO Martin Boyle 28 4 9+14 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+4 1
FW   SCO James Collier 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Simon Murray 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Daryl Nicol 27 4 9+14 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
FW   SCO Sean Pierce 7 2 5+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Connor Thompson 33 5 24+7 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW   SCO Paul Tosh 35 18 26+2 12 1+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 6

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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