2010–11 Stirling Albion F.C. season
Stirling Albion 2010–11 football season
2010–11 season | |
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Manager | John O'Neill Jocky Scott |
Stadium | Forthbank Stadium |
Scottish First Division | 10th (Relegated) |
Challenge Cup | Second round |
League Cup | First round |
Scottish Cup | Third round |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
During Season 2010–11 Stirling Albion competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
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
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
Scottish First Division
Greenock Morton v Stirling Albion
7 August 2010 First Division | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Stirling Albion | Cappielow Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,375 Referee: Richmond |
Stirling Albion v Cowdenbeath
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 |
Falkirk v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Dunfermline Athletic
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 |
Partick Thistle v Stirling Albion
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 |
Ross County v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Queen of the South
25 September 2010 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Queen of the South | Forthbank Stadium |
BBC Report | Attendance: 945 Referee: Watters |
Raith Rovers v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Dundee
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 |
Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle
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 |
Dunfermline Athletic v Stirling Albion
30 October 2010 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | East End Park |
Gibson 18' Kirk 30' Woods 80' | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,025 Referee: McKendrick |
Cowdenbeath v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Falkirk
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 |
Dundee v Stirling Albion
18 December 2010 First Division | Dundee | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | Dens Park |
O'Donnell 36' Griffiths 46' | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Watters |
Falkirk v Stirling Albion
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 |
Partick Thistle v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Raith Rovers
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 |
Ross County v Stirling Albion
12 February 2011 First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Stirling Albion | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,114 Referee: Hilland |
Stirling Albion v Greenock Morton
15 February 2012 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–1 | Greenock Morton | Forthbank Stadium |
SFL Report | Graham 84' | Attendance: 626 Referee: McKendrick |
Stirling Albion v Dundee
19 February 2012 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–1 | Dundee | Forthbank Stadium |
BBC Report | Higgins 35' Irvine 64' | Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Winter |
Queen of the South v Stirling Albion
22 February 2011 First Division | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Stirling Albion | Palmerston Park |
McMenamin 50' McGuffie 69' | BBC Report | Aitken 17' Smith 87' | Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Murray |
Raith Rovers v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Ross County
1 March 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Ross County | Forthbank Stadium |
BBC Report | Flynn 80' | Attendance: 514 Referee: Charleston |
Stirling Albion v Cowdenbeath
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 |
Stirling Albion v Dunfermline Athletic
15 March 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Forthbank Stadium |
Borris 32' | BBC Report | Kirk 5' | Attendance: 944 Referee: Steve Conroy |
Dunfermline Athletic v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle
22 March 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–3 | Partick Thistle | Forthbank Stadium |
BBC Report | Kris Doolan 27' (73), pen.' Balatoni 36' | Attendance: 651 Referee: Salmond |
Queen of the South v Stirling Albion
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 |
Stirling Albion v Queen of the South
29 March 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Queen of the South | Forthbank Stadium |
BBC Report | Orsi 4' Lilley 45+3' | Attendance: 444 Referee: Winter |
Stirling Albion v Ross County
2 April 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Ross County | Forthbank Stadium |
BBC Report | Vigurs 44' Flynn 67' | Attendance: 461 Referee: Beaton |
Greenock Morton v Stirling Albion
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 |
Dundee v Stirling Albion
10 April 2011 First Division | Dundee | 1–1 | Stirling Albion | Dens Park |
McIntosh 50' | BBC Report | Mullen 23' | Attendance: 4,177 Referee: Hilland |
Stirling Albion v Raith Rovers
16 April 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Raith Rovers | Forthbank Stadium |
Flood 63' | BBC Report | Walker 15' Baird 80' | Attendance: 1,162 Referee: McDermott |
Stirling Albion v Falkirk
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 |
Cowdenbeath v Stirling Albion
30 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Stirling Albion | Central Park |
Crawford 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 415 Referee: Murray |
Stirling Albion v Greenock Morton
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
Stirling Albion v Falkirk
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 |
East Fife v Stirling Albion
10 August 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup R2 | East Fife | 3–1 | Stirling Albion | Bayview Stadium |
Byrne 3' Johnstone 50' Cargill 90' | SFL Report | Devine 29' | Attendance: 512 Referee: Northcroft |
Scottish League Cup
Stirling Albion v Forfar Athletic
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup R1 | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Forfar Athletic | Forthbank Stadium |
Taggart 65' | BBC Report | Campbell 16' Campbell 51' | Attendance: 599 Referee: Conroy |
Scottish Cup
Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle
20 November 2010 Scottish Scottish Cup R3 | Stirling Albion | 1–3 | Partick Thistle | Forthbank Stadium |
Smith 73' | BBC Report | Cairney 59' Donnelly 86' Grehan 90' | Attendance: 1,146 Referee: Law |
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
References
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- ^ "Alba Cup Results 2010/2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010–11". London Hearts. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Stirling Albion F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "O'Neill Relishes His New Stirling Albion Challenge". Stirling Observer. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Stirling Albion sack manager John O'Neill as club battles first division drop". Daily Record. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Jocky Scott confirmed as new Stirling Albion boss". The Scotsman. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Stirling Albion's results from season 2010/2011". Stirling Mad. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.