2010–11 Montrose F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Montrose’s fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1995–96 season.[4] Montrose also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Montrose
2010–11 season
ChairmanDerek Sim[1]
ManagerSteven Tweed
Ray Farningham
StadiumLinks Park
Third DivisionEighth place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Peterhead
League CupFirst round, lost to Dundee
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Tosh (12)
All:
Paul Tosh (18)
Highest home attendance1,034 vs. Arbroath, 2 January 2011[2]
Lowest home attendance235 vs. Albion Rovers, 12 March 2011[2]
Average home league attendance393[3]

Summary

Montrose finished Eighth in the Third Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the first round of the League Cup,[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

The club were managed during season 2010–11 by Steven Tweed. On 21 March 2011, Tweed resigned for personal reasons,[9] with Ray Farningham being appointed as interim manager.[10] Farningham was appointed as permanent manager in April.[11]

Results and fixtures

[12][13][14]  Win   Draw   Loss

Third Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Third Division
7 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose1 – 2Queen's ParkLinks Park
Sinclair  75' BBC Report Smith  12'
McBride  93' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 415
Referee: Salmond
14 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire2 – 1MontroseOchilview Park
15:00 Maguire  76' (pen.)
Stevenson  88'		 Report Tosh  25'
Nicoll  90'		 Attendance: 332
Referee: Brian Colvin
21 August 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose3 – 0ArbroathLinks Park
Campbell  8'
Hegarty  22'
Tosh  32'		 SFL Report Attendance: 565
Referee: Clancy
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 DivisionAlbion Rovers3 – 1MontroseCliftonhill
Stevenson  17' (Penalty)
Love  23'
Gemmell  81'		 BBC Report Sinclair  88' Attendance: 337
Referee: Smith
18 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City3 – 2MontroseBorough Briggs
Wilson  33'
Gunn  52'
Crooks  73'		 BBC Report McCord  6'
Sinclair  76'		 Attendance: 386
Referee: Madden
25 September 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose8 – 1ClydeLinks Park
Tosh  30' (Penalty), 61', 63'
McCord  39', 72'
Thompson  56'
Boyle  70'
Watson  82'		 BBC Report Girvan  27'
McMillan  29'
Lithgow  80'		 Attendance: 424
Referee: Roache
2 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer1 – 2MontroseStair Park
One  44' BBC Report Thompson  16', 25' Attendance: 352
Referee: Charleston
9 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose3 – 3StranraerLinks Park
Tosh  52'
McCord  65'
McNalley  76'		 BBC Report Winter  8'
Malcolm  33', 49'		 Attendance: 335
Referee: Colvin
16 October 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose1 – 1Berwick RangersLinks Park
Tosh  80' (Penalty) BBC Report Gribben  25' Attendance: 376
Referee: Robertson
6 November 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 2Albion RoversLinks Park
BBC Report Gemmell  32'
Love  37'		 Attendance: 401
Referee: Madden
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 DivisionArbroath4 – 0MontroseGayfield Park
Doris  21' (Penalty), 62', 66'
Sheerin  71'		 BBC Report Attendance: 738
Referee: Salmond
11 December 2010 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 1Elgin CityLinks Park
BBC Report Gunn  53' Attendance: 307
Referee: Robertson
2 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 5ArbroathLinks Park
Hegarty  42'
Pope  55' 		 BBC Report Falkingham  34', 51'
Swankie  40', 66'
Doris  92' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,034
Referee: Roache
15 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAlbion Rovers0 – 2MontroseCliftonhill
BBC Report Smith  34'
Cameron  54'		 Attendance: 312
Referee: Madden
22 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 1Annan AthleticLinks Park
BBC Report Neilson  91' Attendance: 335
Referee: Robertson
29 January 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose3 – 1ClydeLinks Park
Tosh  46' (Penalty)
Crighton  56'
Boyle  81'		 BBC Report McCusker  45+2' Attendance: 422
Referee: McDermott
5 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City1 – 0MontroseBorough Briggs
Frizzel  24' BBC Report Attendance: 633
Referee: Anderson
12 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer2 – 2MontroseStair Park
Malcolm  12'
Winter  74'		 BBC Report Thompson  7'
Nicol  71'		 Attendance: 320
Referee: Aitken
19 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose1 – 1Berwick RangersLinks Park
Tosh  62' (Penalty) BBC Report O'Reilly  69' Attendance: 301
Referee: Smith
22 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers1 – 0MontroseShielfield Park
Currie  89' SFL Report Attendance: 285
Referee: Hilland
26 February 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 2Queen's ParkLinks Park
BBC Report Meggatt  36'
McGinn  86'		 Attendance: 414
Referee: Northcroft
5 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 2MontroseOchilview Park
15:00 Weaver  8' Report Boyle  46'
Smith  59'		 Attendance: 306
Referee: Clancy
12 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 2Albion RoversLinks Park
BBC Report Gemmell  7'
Chaplain  76'		 Attendance: 235
Referee: Roache
19 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 1MontroseGalabank
Harty  46', 52' (Penalty) SFL Report Tosh  21'
Campbell  50'		 Attendance: 473
Referee: Law
22 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose0 – 2East StirlingshireLinks Park
19:45 Report Neill  44'
Team  90+2'		 Attendance: 259
Referee: Charleston
26 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionClyde2 – 0MontroseBroadwood
Stewart  20'
Sawyers  81'		 BBC Report Attendance: 725
Referee: Anderson
29 March 2011 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park1 – 0MontroseHampden Park
Lauchlan  80' BBC Report Attendance: 325
Referee: Clancy
2 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose1 – 0Elgin CityLinks Park
Crawford  12' BBC Report Attendance: 256
Referee: McKendrick
5 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionClyde1 – 1MontroseBroadwood
Brown  58'
Scuillion  85'		 BBC Report Thompson  86' Attendance: 516
Referee: Somers
9 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers0 – 1MontroseShielfield Park
BBC Report Masson  80' Attendance: 353
Referee: Robertson
16 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose3 – 2StranraerLinks Park
Nicol  12' (Penalty), 64'
Cameron  14'		 BBC Report McColm  54'
Gallacher  73'		 Attendance: 316
Referee: Beaton
23 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionArbroath4 – 1MontroseGayfield Park
Doris  5' (Penalty)
Falkingham  44'
Sheerin  61'
Strachan  90'		 ESPN Report Masson  70' Attendance: 1,243
Referee: Finnie
30 April 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose3 – 0East StirlingshireLinks Park
15:00 Pierce  8', 17'
Nicoll  11' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 361
Referee: McDermott
7 May 2011 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park4 – 1MontroseHampden Park
Longworth  27', 59', 83'
Watt  77'		 BBC Report Masson  86' Attendance: 767
Referee: Anderson

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Peterhead5 – 0MontroseBalmoor
Wyness  7',  56'
McNalley  50' (o.g.)
Emslie  66'
Bavidge  76'		 SFL Report Attendance: 357
Referee: Beaton

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup Round 1Dundee3 – 0MontroseDens Park
Riley  33', 79'
Griffiths  70' (pen.)		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
23 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2Montrose1 – 1ArbroathLinks Park
Sinclair  31' ESPN Report Doris  57'
Falkingham  67' 		 Attendance: 994
Referee: Madden
30 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2 ReplayArbroath2 – 3 (a.e.t.)MontroseGayfield Park
Rattray  47', 51'
Malcolm  92' 		 ESPN Report Hegarty  7'
McCord  22'
Boyle  114'
Boyle  123'		 Attendance: 838
Referee: Madden
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3Montrose3 – 1Whitehill WelfareLinks Park
Tosh  21' (Penalty), 40' (Penalty)
Pope  75'		 BBC Report Hall  7'
Cornett  38' 		 Attendance: 435
Referee: Northcroft
8 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4Montrose2 – 2Dunfermline AthleticLinks Park
Tosh  27', 90' BBC Report Clarke  73'
Kirk  81'		 Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Allan
18 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 ReplayDunfermline Athletic5 – 3MontroseEast End Park
Kirk  11'
McDougall  40'
Graham  48', 52'
Gibson  61' (pen.)		 BBC Report Woods  47' (o.g.)
Tosh  72',  88' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Allan

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird Division[15]Challenge Cup[16]League Cup[17]Scottish Cup[18]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scott Bennett 908+001+000+000+00
GK Michael Fraser 101+000+000+000+00
GK Daniele Giordano 603+000+000+003+00
GK Ramiro González 14014+000+000+000+00
GK Sandy Wood 14010+000+001+002+10
DF Kyle Benedictus 505+000+000+000+00
DF Dougie Cameron 29226+020+000+003+00
DF Alan Campbell 37231+021+001+004+00
DF Sean Crighton 40131+211+001+003+20
DF Stephen McNally 38130+111+001+005+00
DF Gordon Pope 28121+101+000+005+01
DF Aaron Sinclair 41431+430+001+005+01
DF Daniel Stuart 100+100+000+000+00
DF Steven Tweed 906+000+001+002+00
MF Jonathan Crawford 20118+110+000+001+00
MF Hugh Davidson 25018+301+001+001+10
MF Sean Fleming 500+201+000+100+10
MF Chris Hegarty 28218+611+000+002+11
MF Terry Masson 18313+230+001+002+00
MF Ross McCord 39528+540+000+105+01
MF Fraser Milligan 1506+600+000+102+00
MF Nicky Smith 1826+821+001+002+00
MF Paul Watson 1112+610+000+000+30
FW Martin Boyle 2849+1430+000+001+41
FW James Collier 200+100+100+000+00
FW Simon Murray 100+100+000+000+00
FW Daryl Nicol 2749+1441+001+001+10
FW Sean Pierce 725+220+000+000+00
FW Connor Thompson 33524+750+000+001+10
FW Paul Tosh 351826+2121+001+005+06

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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.

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