2010–11 Stirling Albion F.C. season

During Season 2010–11 Stirling Albion competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Stirling Albion
2010–11 season
ManagerJohn O'Neill
Jocky Scott
StadiumForthbank Stadium
Scottish First Division10th (Relegated)
Challenge CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round

Summary

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Stirling Albion finished tenth in the First Division and were relegated to the Second Division.[1] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[2] the first round of the League Cup[3] and were eliminated in the third round of the Scottish Cup.[4]

Management

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They started season 2010–11 under the management of John O'Neill who had been appointed in the summer.[5] On 19 January 2011, O'Neill was sacked by the club[6] and the following day Jocky Scott was unveiled as the club's new manager.[7]

Results and fixtures

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[8][9]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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14 August 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 1–3 Cowdenbeath Forthbank Stadium
Robertson   34'
Aitken   73'  
SFL Report Sibanda   61'
Brett   70'
Dempster   77'
Attendance: 820
Referee: Tumilty
21 August 2010 First Division Falkirk 3–0 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
Twaddle   60'
Stewart   70'
Compton   79'
BBC Report Attendance: 4,196
Referee: McDonald
28 August 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic Forthbank Stadium
Smith   34' BBC Report Bell   14'
Cardle   78'
Kirk   15', 88', 90'
Attendance: 1,370
Referee: Nicholls
11 September 2010 First Division Partick Thistle 1–2 Stirling Albion Firhill
Doolan   50' BBC Report Gibson   54'
Smith   75'
Attendance: 1,994
Referee: Salmond
18 September 2010 First Division Ross County 3–1 Stirling Albion Victoria Park
Wood   22', 50'
Morrison   38'
BBC Report Smith   41' Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Northcroft
2 October 2010 First Division Raith Rovers 0–2 Stirling Albion Stark's Park
BBC Report Aitken   45' (Penalty)
Smith   91'
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Collum
16 October 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 1–1 Dundee Forthbank Stadium
Forsyth   70'
Brown   84'
BBC Report Griffiths   56' Attendance: 1,578
Referee: Craig Thomson
23 October 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 4–2 Partick Thistle Forthbank Stadium
Smith   2' (27)
Aitken   30' (65)
BBC Report Doolan   14' (78) Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Allan
6 November 2010 First Division Cowdenbeath 5–1 Stirling Albion Central Park
Allison   19' (Own goal)
Stewart   27'
Ramsay   53'
Fairbairn   73'
Miller   82'
SFL Report Smith   9'
Allison   24'
Borris   71'
Attendance: 507
Referee: McDermott
13 November 2010 First Division Stirling Albion 0–5 Falkirk Forthbank Stadium
Buist   BBC Report Flynn   6'
Stewart   15' (57)
Deuchar   71'
Finnigan   79'
Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Robertson
18 December 2010 First Division Dundee 2–0 Stirling Albion Dens Park
O'Donnell   36'
Griffiths   46'
BBC Report Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Watters
2 January 2011 First Division Falkirk 4–2 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
Higginbotham   5' (32)
Allison   20' (Og.)
McLean   60'
BBC Report Witteveen   25'
Paul McHale   88'
Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Madden
15 January 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 6–1 Stirling Albion Firhill
Doolan   23'
Flannigan   34'
Buchanan   50' (pen.), 67'
Fraser   74'
Campbell   82'
BBC Report Aitken   90' Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Finnie
5 February 2012 First Division Stirling Albion 1–3 Raith Rovers Forthbank Stadium
Borris   39' BBC Report Tade   16', 53'
Walker   66'
Attendance: 1,193
Referee: Muir
12 February 2011 First Division Ross County 0–0 Stirling Albion Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Hilland
19 February 2012 First Division Stirling Albion 0–1 Dundee Forthbank Stadium
BBC Report Higgins   35'
Irvine   64'
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Winter
26 February 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 2–1 Stirling Albion Stark's Park
Murray   35'
Baird   83'
BBC Report Smith   53' Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Conroy
5 March 2011 First Division Stirling Albion 3–4 Cowdenbeath Forthbank Stadium
Welsh   40'
Mullen   58', 67'
Buist   81'  
SFL Report Ramsay   77', 82' (Penalty)
Campbell   89'
Stewart   92'
Attendance: 735
Referee: Norris
19 March 2011 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Stirling Albion East End Park
Hardie   31' (pen.),   45' (pen.),   90'
Buchanan   55'
BBC Report Kane   75' Attendance: 2,553
Referee: Nicholls
26 March 2011 First Division Queen of the South 4–1 Stirling Albion Palmerston Park
McLaren   23' (Penalty), 36'
McMenamin   54', 76'
BBC Report Smith Attendance: 1,392
Referee: McKendrick
5 April 2011 First Division Greenock Morton 2–0 Stirling Albion Cappielow Park
Forsyth   9' (Own goal)
O'Brien   36'
SFL Report Attendance: 980
Referee: Smith
10 April 2011 First Division Dundee 1–1 Stirling Albion Dens Park
McIntosh   50' BBC Report Mullen   23' Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Hilland
23 April 2011 First Division Stirling Albion 1–2 Falkirk Forthbank Stadium
Smith   53' BBC Report Millar   37'
McManus   41'
Attendance: 1,288
Referee: O'Reilly
7 May 2011 First Division Stirling Albion 3–2 Greenock Morton Forthbank Stadium
Stirling   42', 45+3'
Mullen   89'
BBC Report Monti   28' (Penalty)
McCaffrey   91'
Attendance: 701
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Challenge Cup

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24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup R1 Stirling Albion 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Falkirk Forthbank Stadium
SFL Report Attendance: 1,542
Referee: John McKendrick
Penalties
Devine  
Colquhoun  
Gibson  
Buist  
Forsyth  
Millar  
Finnigan  
O'Brien  
Stewart  

Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Cup

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Dundee 36 19 12 5 54 34 +20 44[a]
7 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 43 −4 43
8 Ross County 36 9 14 13 30 34 −4 41
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 9 8 19 41 72 −31 35 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 32 82 −50 20 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Alba Cup Results 2010/2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010–11". London Hearts. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Stirling Albion F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. ^ "O'Neill Relishes His New Stirling Albion Challenge". Stirling Observer. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Stirling Albion sack manager John O'Neill as club battles first division drop". Daily Record. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Jocky Scott confirmed as new Stirling Albion boss". The Scotsman. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  8. ^ "Stirling Albion's results from season 2010/2011". Stirling Mad. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  9. ^ "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. ^ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.