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2010–11 in Scottish football

The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

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2010–11 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Dunfermline Athletic
Second Division champions
Livingston
Third Division champions
Arbroath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Ross County
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Dundee United, Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
Euro 2012 qualifying

Overview edit

Referee strike edit

Main article: Scottish football referee strike

Transfer deals edit

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2010–11

League Competitions edit

Scottish Premier League edit

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53
8 St Johnstone 38 11 11 16 23 43 −20 44
9 Aberdeen 38 11 5 22 39 59 −20 38
10 Hibernian 38 10 7 21 39 61 −22 37
11 St Mirren 38 8 9 21 33 57 −24 33
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 5 11 22 24 59 −35 26 Relegation to the First Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Scottish First Division edit

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 20 10 6 66 31 +35 70 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 47 35 +12 60
3 Falkirk 36 17 7 12 57 41 +16 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 7 15 54 53 +1 49
5 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 44 39 +5 47
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (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.[4]

Scottish Second Division edit

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 25 7 4 79 33 +46 82 Promotion to the First Division
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 18 5 13 62 55 +7 59 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
3 Forfar Athletic 36 17 8 11 50 48 +2 59
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
8 Stenhousemuir 36 10 8 18 46 59 −13 38
9 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 9 9 18 49 71 −22 36 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 5 11 20 47 76 −29 26 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish Third Division edit

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Third Division
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
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Scottish Premier Under-19 League edit

Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 22 17 3 2 74 16 +58 54
2 Heart of Midlothian 22 17 1 4 53 23 +30 52
3 Rangers 22 14 3 5 48 26 +22 45
4 Aberdeen 22 12 5 5 40 32 +8 41
5 Hibernian 22 8 5 9 32 34 −2 29
6 Motherwell 22 8 3 11 27 43 −16 27
7 St Johnstone 22 7 7 8 27 28 −1 28
8 St Mirren 22 8 4 10 22 39 −17 28
9 Dundee United 22 5 5 12 24 37 −13 20
10 Kilmarnock 22 6 2 14 32 61 −29 20
11 Hamilton Academical (R) 22 5 3 14 31 43 −12 18
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 4 1 17 24 52 −28 13
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2011. Source: Scotprem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Team, which his senior will place 12th in Scottish Premier League at the end of this season will be relegated from Scottish Premier Under-19 League and his place will be for junior team of new SPL club. Bottom SPL club is Hamilton Academical.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Honours edit

Cup honours edit

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2010–11 Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2010–11 League Cup Rangers 2 – 1 Celtic BBC Sport
2010–11 Challenge Cup Ross County 2 – 0 Queen of the South BBC Sport
2010–11 Youth Cup Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers BBC Sport
2010–11 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 1
(after extra time) 		Musselburgh Athletic BBC Sport

Non-league honours edit

Senior edit

Competition Winner
2010–11 Highland League Buckie Thistle
East of Scotland League Spartans
South of Scotland League Threave Rovers

Junior edit

West Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Premier Division Irvine Meadow
Division One Ashfield
Ayrshire League Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Central League Division One Kilsyth Rangers
Central League Division Two Yoker Athletic

East Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Superleague Bo'ness United
Premier League St Andrews United
North Division Downfield
Central Division Oakley United
South Division Sauchie Juniors

North Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Superleague Culter
Division One Inverness City
Division Two Parkvale

Individual honours edit

PFA Scotland awards edit

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic
Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United
Manager of the Year John McGlynn Raith Rovers
First Division Player John Baird Raith Rovers
Second Division Player Rory McAllister Brechin City
Third Division Player Gavin Swankie Arbroath

SFWA awards edit

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic
Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United
Manager of the Year Mixu Paatelainen Kilmarnock
International Player of the Year Allan McGregor Rangers

Scottish clubs in Europe edit

Main articles: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Summary edit

Club Competitions Final round Coef. Top Scorer
Rangers UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 		Group Stage
Round of 16 		12.0   Maurice Edu, 2
Celtic UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 		Third qualifying round
Play-off round 		2.0   Efraín Juárez, 2
Dundee United UEFA Europa League Play-off round 0.5   Jon Daly, 1
Hibernian UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 0.0   Edwin de Graaf, 2
Motherwell UEFA Europa League Play-off round 3.5   Jamie Murphy, 3
Total 18.0
Average 3.6
  • All teams had been eliminated.
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking

Rangers edit

2010–11 UEFA Champions League

14 September 2011 Group stage Manchester United   0 – 0   Rangers Old Trafford, Manchester
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Attendance: 74,408
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
29 September 2011 Group stage Rangers   1 – 0   Bursaspor Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Naismith   18' BBC Sport Attendance: 41,905
Referee: Serge Gumienny
20 October 2011 Group stage Rangers   1 – 1   Valencia Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Edu   34' BBC Sport Edu   34 o.g.' Attendance: 45,153
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
2 November 2011 Group stage Valencia   3 – 0   Rangers Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Soldado   34', 71'
Costa   90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felix Brych
24 November 2011 Group stage Rangers   0 – 1   Manchester United Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Rooney   87 pen.' Attendance: 49,764
Referee: Massimo Busacca
7 December 2011 Group stage Bursaspor   1 – 1   Rangers Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Yıldırım   79' BBC Sport Miller   19' Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Tony Chapron

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

17 February 2011 Round of 32 Rangers   1 – 1   Sporting CP Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Whittaker   66' BBC Sport Fernández   89' Attendance: 34,095
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
24 February 2011 Round of 32 Sporting CP   2 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)		   Rangers Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Mendes   42'
Djaló   83'		 BBC Sport Diouf   20'
Edu   90+2'		 Attendance: 15,375
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
10 March 2011 Round of 16 PSV Eindhoven   0 – 0   Rangers Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Martin Hansson
17 March 2011 Round of 16 Rangers   0 – 1
(0 – 1 agg.)		   PSV Eindhoven Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Lens   13' Attendance: 35,373
Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer

Celtic edit

2010–11 UEFA Champions League

28 July 2011 Third qualifying round   Braga 3 – 0   Celtic Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Alan   26 pen.'
Echiéjilé   76'
Nascimento   89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,295
Referee: Serge Gumienny
4 August 2011 Third qualifying round Celtic   2 – 1
(2 – 4 agg.)		   Braga Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Hooper   57'
Juárez   78'		 BBC Sport Paulo César   20' Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

19 August 2011 Play-off round Celtic   2 – 0   Utrecht Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Juárez   19'
Samaras   34'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 35,755
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
26 August 2011 Play-off round   Utrecht 4 – 0
(4 – 2 agg.)		 Celtic   Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
19:45 BST (UTC+01) van Wolfswinkel   12' (pen), 20' (pen), 47'
Maguire   63'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Dundee United edit

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

19 August 2011 Play-off round   Dundee United 0 – 1 AEK Athens   Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Djebbour   11' Attendance: 12,116
Referee: Marijo Strahonja
26 August 2011 Play-off round   AEK Athens 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Dundee United   Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireus
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Diop   23' BBC Sport Daly   78' Attendance: 600
Referee: Libor Kovařík

Hibernian edit

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

29 July 2011 Third qualifying round Maribor   3–0   Hibernian Maribor
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Report Iličić   32', 52'
Tavares   60'		 Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson
5 August 2011 Third qualifying round Hibernian   2–3
(2–6 agg.)		   Maribor Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) de Graaf   54', 89' BBC Report Tavares   19', 73'
Mezga   67' (pen)		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 12,504
Referee: Clément Turpin

Motherwell edit

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

15 July 2011 Second qualifying round   Motherwell 1 - 0 Breiðablik   Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Forbes   63' BBC Report Attendance: 5,990
Referee: Richard Liesveld
22 July 2011 Second qualifying round   Breiðablik 0 - 1
(0 - 2 agg.)		 Motherwell   Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Report Murphy   42' Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra
29 July 2011 Third qualifying round   Aalesunds 1 - 1 Motherwell   Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Mathisen   90+3' BBC Sport Murphy   48' Attendance: 8,450
Referee: Toussaint
5 August 2011 Third qualifying round   Motherwell 3 - 0
(4 - 1 agg.)		 Aalesunds   Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Murphy   4'
Sutton   13'
Page   89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Richard Trutz
19 August 2011 Play-off round   Odense 2 - 1 Motherwell   TRE-FOR Park, Odense
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Sørensen   31'
Utaka   78'		 BBC Sport Hateley   90+4' Attendance: 14,911
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
26 August 2011 Play-off round   Motherwell 0 - 1
(1 - 3 agg.)		 Odense   Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Utaka   28' Attendance: 9,105
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis

National teams edit

Scotland national team edit

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorers Report
11 August 2010 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)   Sweden 0–3 Friendly BBC Sport
3 September 2010 S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas (A)   Lithuania 0–0 Euro 2012 Q BBC Sport
7 September 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)   Liechtenstein 2–1 Euro 2012 Q Miller, McManus BBC Sport
8 October 2010 AXA Arena, Prague (A)   Czech Republic 0–1 Euro 2012 Q BBC Sport
12 October 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)   Spain 2–3 Euro 2012 Q Naismith, Pique (o.g.) BBC Sport
16 November 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)   Faroe Islands 3–0 Friendly Wilson, Commons, Mackie BBC Sport
9 February 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)   Northern Ireland 3–0 2011 Nations Cup Miller, McArthur, Commons BBC Sport
27 March 2011 Emirates Stadium, London (N)   Brazil 0–2 Friendly BBC Sport
25 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)   Wales 3–1 2011 Nations Cup Morrison, Miller, Berra BBC Sport
29 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 0–1 2011 Nations Cup BBC Sport

Scotland Under-21 team edit

Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorers Report
11 August 2010 New St Mirren Park, Paisley (H)   Sweden 1–1 Friendly Wotherspoon Scottish FA
3 September 2010 Haradzki Stadium, Barysaw (A)   Belarus 1–1 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Maguire Scottish FA
7 September 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)   Austria 2–1 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Bannan, Maguire Scottish FA
7 October 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A)   Iceland 1–2 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Murphy Scottish FA
11 October 2010 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)   Iceland 1–2 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Maguire Scottish FA
17 November 2010 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow (H)   Northern Ireland 3–1 Friendly Griffiths, Hanlon, Ross Scottish FA Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Deaths edit

  • 29 July – Alex Wilson, 76, Portsmouth and Scotland defender.[6]
  • 2 September – Jackie Sinclair, 67, Dunfermline and Scotland winger.[7]
  • 30 October – John Benson, 67, Manchester City, Torquay United, Bournemouth, Exeter City and Norwich City defender; Bournemouth, Manchester City, Burnley and Wigan Athletic manager.[8]
  • 10 November – Jim Farry, 56, Scottish Football League secretary (1979–1990) and Scottish Football Association chief executive (1990–1999).[9]
  • 18 November – Jim Cruickshank, 69, Queen's Park, Hearts, Dumbarton and Scotland goalkeeper.[10]
  • 28 December – Avi Cohen, 54, Rangers defender.[11]
  • 24 January – Alec Boden, 85, Celtic and Ayr United defender.
  • 27 January – Svein Mathisen, 58, Norwegian player who made three appearances for Hibernian in 1978.[12]
  • 10 March – Danny Paton, 75, Hearts forward.
  • 4 April – John Niven, 89, East Fife and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.[13]
  • 6 April – Jim Blair, 64, St Mirren and Hibs forward.
  • 11 April – Jimmy Briggs, 74, Dundee United defender.[14]
  • 12 April – Ronnie Coyle, 46, Raith Rovers, Celtic, Ayr United, Clyde, East Fife and Queen's Park defender.[15]
  • 20 April – Allan Brown, 84, East Fife and Scotland forward.[16]
  • 28 April – Willie O'Neill, 70, Celtic defender.[17]
  • 30 April – Eddie Turnbull, 88, Hibernian and Scotland player; manager of Queen's Park, Aberdeen and Hibernian.
  • 5 May – Dougie McCracken, 46, Ayr United, Dumbarton and East Fife player.
  • 5 May – Tommy Wright, 83, Partick Thistle, East Fife and Scotland winger.[18]
  • 14 May – Ernie Walker, 83, Secretary of the Scottish Football Association from 1977 to 1990.[19]
  • 30 May – Eddie Morrison, 63, Kilmarnock and Morton forward; Kilmarnock manager.[20]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "2010/11 - The Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Raith Rovers 1–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Ayr United go down, Stirling Albion secure title". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b Scotland's score is shown first.
  6. ^ "Dedicated Pompey servant Alex Wilson dies aged 76". The News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ Ryder, Lee (3 September 2010). "Fairs Cup legend Sinclair loses cancer battle". Newcastle Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Ex-Wigan & Man City manager John Benson dies aged 67". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ^ Williams, Martin (11 November 2010). "Former SFA chief Jim Farry dies at 56". The Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Gordon joins Cruickshank tributes". Football.co.uk (Scottish Premier Division News). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Ex-Rangers star Avi Cohen dies following motorbike crash". STV. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ^ ""Matta" var en av de største". VG (in Norwegian). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Obituary: John Niven, footballer". The Scotsman. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Obituary: Jimmy Briggs, footballer". The Scotsman. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  15. ^ Vallance, Matt (13 April 2011). "Ronnie Coyle". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  16. ^ Vallance, Matt (22 April 2011). "Allan Brown". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  17. ^ Pattullo, Alan (29 April 2011). "Willie O'Neill, member of legendary European Cup-winning squad, dies aged 70". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Obituary: Tommy Wright, footballer". The Scotsman. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Former Scottish FA secretary Ernie Walker dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  20. ^ Vallance, Matt (31 May 2011). "Eddie Morrison". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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