2010–11 Annan Athletic F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Annan Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[4] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Annan Athletic
2010–11 season
ChairmanHenry McLelland[1]
ManagerHarry Cairney
StadiumGalabank
Third DivisionFourth place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League CupFirst round, lost to Partick Thistle
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Brechin City
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ian Harty (14)
All:
Ian Harty (17)
Highest home attendance671 vs. Stranraer, 21 August 2010[2]
Lowest home attendance293 vs. Queen's Park, 1 February 2011[2]
Average home league attendance457[3]

Summary

Annan finished fourth in the Third Division,[5] entering the play-offs losing 4-3 to Albion Rovers on aggregate in the final.[6] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[7] the first round of the League Cup[8] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[9]

Results and fixtures

[10][11][12]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Third Division
7 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic3 – 1East StirlingshireGalabank
Jack  16'
Halsman  18'
Sloan  20'		 BBC Report Summersgill  38' (Own goal) Attendance: 539
Referee: Roache
14 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath0 – 2Annan AthleticGayfield Park
BBC Report Cox  38'
Neilson  40'		 Attendance: 506
Referee: Clancy
21 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 2StranraerGalabank
Harty  13'
Halsman  67'		 BBC Report Malcolm  3'
Bouadji  7'		 Attendance: 671
Referee: Robertson
28 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose1 – 1Annan AthleticLinks Park
Tosh  16' (Penalty) SFL Report Gilfillan  66' Attendance: 332
Referee: Somers
11 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic0 – 1Elgin CityGalabank
BBC Report Nicolson  9'
Nicolson  55'		 Attendance: 505
Referee: Anderson
18 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionClyde0 – 2Annan AthleticBroadwood
BBC Report Gilfillan  6'
Felvus  72'		 Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Winter
25 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 1Queen's ParkGalabank
Harty  33'
Cox  83'		 BBC Report Smith  62' Attendance: 546
Referee: Colvin
2 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers2 – 2Annan AthleticShielfield Park
Gribben  1', 30'
Greenhill  57' 		 BBC Report Sloan  25'
Steele  92'		 Attendance: 448
Referee: Smith
16 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic4 – 1Albion RoversGalabank
Halsman  42', 56'
Gilfillan  70'
Jardine  80'		 BBC Report Canning  67' Attendance: 517
Referee: Nicholls
6 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City2 – 0Annan AthleticBorough Briggs
Cameron  5'
Crooks  11'		 BBC Report Attendance: 507
Referee: Robertson
9 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 2MontroseGalabank
Cox  25'
Muirhead  43'		 BBC Report Campbell  41'
Tosh  60'		 Attendance: 377
Referee: Hilland
13 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer2 – 2Annan AthleticStair Park
Winter  76'
Moore  82'		 BBC Report O'Connor  45'
Harty  48'		 Attendance: 463
Referee: Roache
15 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 2Elgin CityGalabank
Gilfillan  6'
Muirhead  36' 
Macfarlane  95'		 BBC Report Crooks  3', 11' Attendance: 311
Referee: Hilland
22 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 1Annan AthleticLinks Park
BBC Report Neilson  91' Attendance: 335
Referee: Robertson
25 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers0 – 0Annan AthleticCliftonhill
BBC Report Attendance: 323
Referee: Roache
1 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 2Queen's ParkGalabank
Sloan  55' SFL Report Daly  67'
Murray  69'		 Attendance: 293
Referee: Somers
5 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionClyde0 – 2Annan AthleticBroadwood
SFL Report O'Connor  21'
Harty  74'		 Attendance: 568
Referee: Nicholls
12 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers2 – 3Annan AthleticShielfield Park
Gray  25'
Little  43'		 BBC Report Harty  27', 78' (Penalty)
Muirhead  57'		 Attendance: 311
Referee: Clancy
15 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 2ArbroathGalabank
MacBeth  70' 
Griffin  81' (Own goal)		 BBC Report McGowan  49'
Wedderburn  53'
Malcolm  58'
Wedderburn  76'		 Attendance: 304
Referee: Finnie
19 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 2Albion RoversGalabank
Harty  57', 77'
Aitken  92' 		 BBC Report Lawless  14'
Boyle  94'		 Attendance: 467
Referee: O'Reilly
22 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park3 – 0Annan AthleticHampden Park
Daly  27'
Longworth  59'
Smith  85'		 BBC Report Attendance: 327
Referee: Anderson
26 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 1East StirlingshireGalabank
Gilfillan  67'
Muirhead  60'
Neilson  76'		 BBC Report Cawley  59' Attendance: 402
Referee: Madden
1 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 1Berwick RangersGalabank
Neilson  35' BBC Report Gribben  74' Attendance: 309
Referee: Beaton
5 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath2 – 1Annan AthleticGayfield Park
Doris  25'
Swankie  49'		 BBC Report Gilfillan  53' Attendance: 575
Referee: Beaton
8 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 1StranraerGalabank
O'Connor  26'
Harty  41'		 BBC Report Murphy  25'
Moore  29'		 Attendance: 307
Referee: Muir
12 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City2 – 3Annan AthleticBorough Briggs
Gormley  65'
Gunn  69'		 BBC Report O'Connor  12'
Neilson  39'
Aitken  48'
Dempsie  84' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 511
Referee: Hilland
15 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 5Annan AthleticOchilview Park
Johnston  64' SFL Report Harty  2'
Cox  15'
O'Connor  29'
Docherty  48'
Bell  92'		 Attendance: 178
Referee: Colvin
19 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 1MontroseGalabank
Harty  46', 52' (Penalty) SFL Report Tosh  21'
Campbell  50'		 Attendance: 473
Referee: Law
26 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park0 – 1Annan AthleticHampden Park
BBC Report Sloan  16' Attendance: 561
Referee: Robertson
29 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic0 – 2ClydeGalabank
BBC Report McCluskey  18'
Scullion  65'		 Attendance: 465
Referee: Norris
2 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 0ClydeGalabank
Harty  36' BBC Report Attendance: 585
Referee: Aitken
9 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers0 – 0Annan AthleticCliftonhill
BBC Report Attendance: 396
Referee: Watters
16 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 3Berwick RangersGalabank
Gilfillan  64'
O'Connor  80'		 BBC Report Gray  17', 44'
Currie  53'		 Attendance: 515
Referee: O'Reilly
23 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer1 – 1Annan AthleticStair Park
Winter  7' BBC Report Harty  59' Attendance: 493
Referee: Richmond
30 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic3 – 0ArbroathGalabank
O'Connor  23', 66'
Sloan  72'		 BBC Report Attendance: 651
Referee: Roache
7 May 2011 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire2 – 0Annan AthleticOchilview Park
Cawley  42', 92' SFL Report Attendance: 322
Referee: Clancy

Second Division Play-offs
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
11 May 2011 Scottish Second Division Play-offs SF R1Annan Athletic2 – 1Alloa AthleticGalabank
19:45 Muirhead  14'
Steele  60'		 BBC Report Scott  65' Attendance: 621
Referee: Charleston
14 May 2011 Scottish Second Division Play-offs SF R2Alloa Athletic0 – 0Annan AthleticRecreation Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 622
Referee: Salmond
18 May 2011 Scottish Second Division Play-offs Final R1Albion Rovers3 – 1Annan AthleticCliftonhill
19:45 Love  15', 67', 76' BBC Report Harty  42' Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Muir
22 May 2011 Scottish Second Division Play-offs Final R2Annan Athletic2 – 1Albion RoversGalabank
15:00 Gilfillan  51', 65'
Gilfillan  90'		 BBC Report Donnelly  24' Attendance: 1,165
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Stenhousemuir3 – 2Annan AthleticOchilview Park
Watson  29' (o.g.)
Williams  43', 45'		 BBC Report Halsman  89'
Muirhead  90+1'		 Attendance: 223
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup Round 1Annan Athletic0 – 1Partick ThistleGalabank
BBC Report Donnelly  84' Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Richmond

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
23 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2Preston Athletic0 – 0Annan AthleticPennypit Park
ESPN Report Attendance: 350
Referee: Robertson
30 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2 ReplayAnnan Athletic5 – 0Preston AthleticGalabank
Macbeth  4'
Harty  15', 21'
Halsman  45+1'
Amaya  87'		 ESPN Report Attendance: 426
Referee: Robertson
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3Brechin City2 – 2Annan AthleticGlebe Park
McKenna  32', 57' ESPN Report Muirhead  52'
Gilfillan  68'		 Attendance: 402
Referee: Madden
4 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3 ReplayAnnan Athletic2 – 5Brechin CityGalabank
Gilfillan  6'
Aitken  55'		 ESPN Report McAllister  2', 83'
Molloy  23'
McKenna  37'
Byers  41'		 Attendance: 512
Referee: Madden

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird Division[13]Other[a][14][15]League Cup[16]Scottish Cup[17]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Jonny Jamieson 1308+000+100+004+00
GK Alex Mitchell 101+000+000+000+00
GK Craig Summersgill 33027+005+001+000+00
DF Andy Aitken 40129+105+001+004+01
DF Mark Docherty 22115+314+000+000+00
DF Jordan Halsman 19613+040+111+004+01
DF John MacBeth 34123+201+301+004+01
DF Neil Macfarlane 19110+513+100+000+00
DF Aaron Muirhead 41528+325+021+004+01
DF Kevin Neilson 43534+154+001+003+00
DF John Watson 100+100+000+000+00
DF Peter Watson 25018+104+100+000+10
MF Bryan Gilfillan 421130+273+221+004+02
MF Mike Jack 614+110+000+100+00
MF Chris Jardine 32121+511+001+003+10
MF Steven Lawless 200+000+100+100+00
MF Patrick Slattery 100+100+000+000+00
MF Steven Sloan 46531+555+001+004+00
MF Jack Steele 35215+1214+010+002+20
FW Javier Amaya 410+200+000+000+21
FW Jordan Atkinson 100+100+000+000+00
FW Graeme Bell 1412+1210+000+000+00
FW Aaron Connelly 200+200+000+000+00
FW David Cox 37431+140+000+104+00
FW Brian Felvus 2012+1310+300+000+20
FW Ian Harty 411730+1145+011+004+02
FW Sean O'Connor 26822+084+000+000+00
FW Lewis Sloan 801+401+000+000+20
FW Patrick Walker 901+601+001+000+00
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

See also

References
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