2010–11 Airdrie United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Airdrie United's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2010–11 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne[1]
ManagerJimmy Boyle
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Second DivisionSixth Place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Ayr United
League CupSecond round, lost to Kilmarnock
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Gemmill (9)
All:
Scott Gemmill (12)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 1,127 vs. Ayr United, 14 August 2010 [2]
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 437 vs. Forfar Athletic, 22 February 2011[2]
Average home league attendance788[3]

Summary

Airdrie United finished sixth in the Second Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the second round of the League Cup[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

Airdrie started the season under caretaker manager Jimmy Boyle following the sacking of Kenny Black during the summer.[9] His appointment was later made permanent on 15 September 2011.[10]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Brechin City 36 15 12 9 63 45 +18 57 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results and fixtures

[11][12][13]   Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
7 August 2010 SFL2East Fife3 – 3Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
Hislop  30'
Young  52'
Linn  59'
Muir  90'		 SFL Report Gemmill  50'
Grant  64'
Watt  70'		 Attendance: 810
Referee: Watters
14 August 2010 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
Bain  28' 
Wallace  81' (Penalty)
Donnelly  85'
Wallace  91'		 SFL Report Roberts  5', 73'
Crawford  79'		 Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Nicholls
21 August 2010 SFL2Livingston2 – 1Airdrie UnitedBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Russell  24'
De Vita  73'		 SFL Report Gemmill  5' Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Colvin
28 August 2010 SFL2Stenhousemuir1 – 3Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
Fusco  46'
Williams  69'
Lyle  85' 		 SFL Report McCord  38'
Lovering  46' (Penalty)
Gemmill  91'		 Attendance: 820
Referee: Clancy
11 September 2010 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
Gibson  53'
Gibson  78' 		 SFL Report Byers  23'
McAllister  56' 		 Attendance: 946
Referee: Northcroft
18 September 2010 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2PeterheadExcelsior Stadium
Stevenson  19'
Gemmill  81'		 SFL Report Gethans  22'
Bavidge  72'		 Attendance: 846
Referee: Muir
25 September 2010 SFL2Forfar Athletic1 – 2Airdrie UnitedStation Park
Bolocheweckyj  25' SFL Report McCord  58'
Wallace  75'
Grant  76' 		 Attendance: 577
Referee: Law
2 October 2010 SFL2Dumbarton1 – 3Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Maxwell  67' SFL Report McCord  52'
Wallace  62'
Gemmill  74'		 Attendance: 812
Referee: Richmond
16 October 2010 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 1Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Stallard  77' 
Devlin  73'		 SFL Report Prunty  34' Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Robertson
23 October 2010 SFL2Brechin City3 – 1Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
Janczyk  20'
McAllister  53'
Molloy  94'		 SFL Report Watt  26' Attendance: 564
Referee: Somers
30 October 2010 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 0StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
Bain  73' SFL Report Attendance: 848
Referee: Richmond
6 November 2010 SFL2Ayr United1 – 0Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
McLaughlin  93' SFL Report Wallace  25' Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Norris
13 November 2010 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 1LivingstonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Russell  64' Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Beaton
14 December 2010 SFL2Peterhead5 – 1Airdrie UnitedBalmoor Stadium
Sharp  3'
Clark  39'
Ross  44', 79'
McCord  93'		 SFL Report Gemmill  51'
Molloy  70'		 Attendance: 312
Referee: Fergusson
18 December 2010 SFL2Alloa Athletic2 – 3Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
Noble  60'
Lister  70'		 SFL Report Ferguson  6'
Stevenson  89'
Watt  90'		 Attendance: 502
Referee: Law
15 January 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
Ferguson  48'
Forrest  55'		 SFL Report Janczyk  49'
McLean  87'		 Attendance: 806
Referee: Colvin
22 January 2011 SFL2Stenhousemuir1 – 0Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
Murray  84' SFL Report Attendance: 819
Referee: McKendrick
1 February 2011 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 2DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
McCord  84' (Penalty) SFL Report Gilhaney  21'
Walker  48'		 Attendance: 591
Referee: Crawford
5 February 2011 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 0PeterheadExcelsior Stadium
Craig  30'
Devlin  91'		 SFL Report Attendance: 660
Referee: McDermott
12 February 2011 SFL2Dumbarton1 – 1Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
McShane  4' SFL Report Morton  91' Attendance: 723
Referee: Charleston
15 February 2011 SFL2Livingston2 – 0Airdrie UnitedBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
19:45 Russell  34' (70), pen.' SFL Report Attendance: 890
Referee: Watters
19 February 2011 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 2Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
McKeown  88' SFL Report Noble  28'
McGowan  72'		 Attendance: 731
Referee: Finnie
22 February 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Donnelly  49'
Gemmill  71'		 SFL Report Attendance: 437
Referee: Winter
26 February 2011 SFL2East Fife0 – 1Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
SFL Report Gemmill  40' Attendance: 644
Referee: Roache
5 March 2011 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 5Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
Grant  87' SFL Report Willis  50'
Roberts  62'
Moffat  69'
Mclaughlin  82'
Rodgers  87' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 966
Referee: Law
8 March 2011 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1East FifeExcelsior Stadium
Johnston  12' SFL Report Smart  22' Attendance: 447
Referee: Smith
19 March 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
Owens  16', 81' SFL Report Devlin  14'
Lynch  42'		 Attendance: 642
Referee: Somers
26 March 2011 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 1Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Gallacher  22' (Own Goal)
McCord  40' (Penalty)
Donnelly  43'		 SFL Report McQuade  31' Attendance: 594
Referee: Roache
29 March 2011 SFL2Forfar Athletic1 – 2Airdrie UnitedStation Park
Bolocheweckyj  42' SFL Report Owens  4'
Morton  91'		 Attendance: 419
Referee: Nicholls
2 April 2011 SFL2Peterhead2 – 4Airdrie UnitedBalmoor Stadium
Tosh  22', 61' SFL Report McVitie  6' (Own Goal)
Johnston  29'
Bain  32'
Gemill  42'		 Attendance: 831
Referee: Watters
5 April 2011 SFL2Brechin City1 – 2Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
McKenna  46' SFL Report McLauchlan  32' (Own Goal)
Donnelly  56'		 Attendance: 438
Referee: McKendrick
9 April 2011 SFL2Alloa Athletic1 – 0Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
McGowan  18' SFL Report Smith  45' Attendance: 688
Referee: Clancy
16 April 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
Sally  76'
Morton  81'		 SFL Report Halsman  16' Attendance: 773
Referee: Conroy
23 April 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 4LivingstonExcelsior Stadium
15;00 Lovering  32'
Owens  55'		 SFL Report Russell  5' (7)
De Vita  61'
McNulty  80'		 Attendance: 872
Referee: Dunlop
30 April 2011 SFL2Ayr United3 – 1Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
Rodgers  48', 60' (Penalty)
Moffat  65'		 SFL Report Morton  46' Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Robertson
7 May 2011 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 2East FifeExcelsior Stadium
McCord  41'
Sally  83'		 SFL Report Muir  33'
Hislop  64'		 Attendance: 861
Referee: Northcroft

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1Airdrie United1–2Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
Muir  51' SFL Report Trouten  83'
Rodgers  87'		 Attendance: 624
Referee: Colvin

League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 League Cup Round 1Albion Rovers0–1Airdrie UnitedCliftonhill
Muir  0'  BBC Report Canning  67'
Muir  0' 		 Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Muir
25 August 2010 League Cup Round 2Kilmarnock6–2Airdrie UnitedRugby Park
McCord  17'
Grant  87'		 BBC Report Sammon  4', 55', 93'
Wright  32'
Kelly  64'
Sissoko  77'		 Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Salmond

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3Airdrie United2–2BeithExcelsior Stadium
Lovering  79'
Bain  90'		 BBC Report McKeown  32'
McLean  63'		 Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Colvin
4 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3 ReplayBeith3–4Airdrie UnitedBellsdale Park
O'Keane
Craig
Fraser 		BBC Report Report Gemmill
Stevenson
McCord 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Colvin
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4Greenock Morton2–2Airdrie UnitedCappielow
Graham  52'
Kean  64'		 BBC Report Mackay-Steven  23'
Stevenson  47'		 Attendance: 1,339
Referee: McLean
25 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 ReplayAirdrie United2–5Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
Mackay-Steven  77'
Sally  80'
Forrest  84'		 BBC Report O'Brien  14'
Jenkins  61', 71'
Graham  68'
Monti  84' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,033
Referee: McLean

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Mark Ridgers 410340402010
GK Adam Szpilcynski 2020000000
DF Jamie Bain 393322412010
DF Graeme Goodall 6040200000
DF Craig Hill 50500000000
DF Paul Lovering 323272311010
DF Euan Grant 262201302110
DF Scott Gibson 181131202010
DF Harry McGregor 6040002000
DF Eddie Forrest 13191400000
DF Adam Fairweather 5050000000
MF Nathan Blockley 6060000000
MF Rhys Devlin 370300402010
MF Phil Johnston 322282301000
MF Graeme Owens 124124000000
MF Jamie Stevenson 304272320000
MF Gary Mackay-Steven 212190220000
MF Gary Muir 191130401011
MF Grant Smith 8080000000
MF David Gray 6060000000
MF Kieran Stallard 300270002010
MF Ryan McCord 378326312100
MF Sean Burns 4030000010
MF Patrick McCabe 1000000010
MF Alistair Morgan 1000000010
MF Jonathan Fisher 3010200000
MF Neil MacFarlane 1010000000
MF Stephen McKeown 5050000000
FW Fraser Keast 5050000000
FW Ryan Donnelly 204174300000
FW Scott Morton 9494000000
FW Scott Sally 213182211000
FW Andy Ferguson 8262200000
FW Scott Gemmill 3412309222100
FW Chris Craig 131111200000
FW Tony Watt 193153102010
FW Ryan Wallace 11383101010
FW Aiden Malone 1010000000

See also
  • List of Airdrie United F.C. seasons

References
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