2010–11 Stirling Albion F.C. season

During Season 2010–11 Stirling Albion competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Stirling Albion
2010–11 season
ManagerJohn O'Neill
Jocky Scott
StadiumForthbank Stadium
Scottish First Division10th (Relegated)
Challenge CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round

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

[8][9]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division
7 August 2010 First DivisionGreenock Morton0 – 0Stirling AlbionCappielow Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,375
Referee: Richmond
14 August 2010 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 3CowdenbeathForthbank Stadium
Robertson  34'
Aitken  73' 		 SFL Report Sibanda  61'
Brett  70'
Dempster  77'		 Attendance: 820
Referee: Tumilty
21 August 2010 First DivisionFalkirk3 – 0Stirling AlbionFalkirk Stadium
Twaddle  60'
Stewart  70'
Compton  79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,196
Referee: McDonald
28 August 2010 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 5Dunfermline AthleticForthbank Stadium
Smith  34' BBC Report Bell  14'
Cardle  78'
Kirk  15', 88', 90'		 Attendance: 1,370
Referee: Nicholls
11 September 2010 First DivisionPartick Thistle1 – 2Stirling AlbionFirhill
Doolan  50' BBC Report Gibson  54'
Smith  75'		 Attendance: 1,994
Referee: Salmond
18 September 2010 First DivisionRoss County3 – 1Stirling AlbionVictoria Park
Wood  22', 50'
Morrison  38'		 BBC Report Smith  41' Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Northcroft
25 September 2010 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 0Queen of the SouthForthbank Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 945
Referee: Watters
2 October 2010 First DivisionRaith Rovers0 – 2Stirling AlbionStark's Park
BBC Report Aitken  45' (Penalty)
Smith  91'		 Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Collum
16 October 2010 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 1DundeeForthbank Stadium
Forsyth  70'
Brown  84'		 BBC Report Griffiths  56' Attendance: 1,578
Referee: Craig Thomson
23 October 2010 First DivisionStirling Albion4 – 2Partick ThistleForthbank Stadium
Smith  2' (27)
Aitken  30' (65)		 BBC Report Doolan  14' (78) Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Allan
30 October 2010 First DivisionDunfermline Athletic3 – 0Stirling AlbionEast End Park
Gibson  18'
Kirk  30'
Woods  80'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,025
Referee: McKendrick
6 November 2010 First DivisionCowdenbeath5 – 1Stirling AlbionCentral 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
13 November 2010 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 5FalkirkForthbank Stadium
Buist BBC Report Flynn  6'
Stewart  15' (57)
Deuchar  71'
Finnigan  79'		 Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Robertson
18 December 2010 First DivisionDundee2 – 0Stirling AlbionDens Park
O'Donnell  36'
Griffiths  46'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Watters
2 January 2011 First DivisionFalkirk4 – 2Stirling AlbionFalkirk Stadium
Higginbotham  5' (32)
Allison  20' (Og.)
McLean  60'		 BBC Report Witteveen  25'
Paul McHale  88'		 Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Madden
15 January 2011 First DivisionPartick Thistle6 – 1Stirling AlbionFirhill
Doolan  23'
Flannigan  34'
Buchanan  50' (pen.), 67'
Fraser  74'
Campbell  82'		 BBC Report Aitken  90' Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Finnie
5 February 2012 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 3Raith RoversForthbank Stadium
Borris  39' BBC Report Tade  16', 53'
Walker  66'		 Attendance: 1,193
Referee: Muir
12 February 2011 First DivisionRoss County0 – 0Stirling AlbionVictoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Hilland
15 February 2012 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 1Greenock MortonForthbank Stadium
SFL Report Graham  84' Attendance: 626
Referee: McKendrick
19 February 2012 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 1DundeeForthbank Stadium
BBC Report Higgins  35'
Irvine  64'		 Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Winter
22 February 2011 First DivisionQueen of the South2 – 2Stirling AlbionPalmerston Park
McMenamin  50'
McGuffie  69'		 BBC Report Aitken  17'
Smith  87'		 Attendance: 1,185
Referee: Murray
26 February 2011 First DivisionRaith Rovers2 – 1Stirling AlbionStark's Park
Murray  35'
Baird  83'		 BBC Report Smith  53' Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Conroy
1 March 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 0Ross CountyForthbank Stadium
BBC Report Flynn  80'  Attendance: 514
Referee: Charleston
5 March 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion3 – 4CowdenbeathForthbank Stadium
Welsh  40'
Mullen  58', 67'
Buist  81' 		 SFL Report Ramsay  77', 82' (Penalty)
Campbell  89'
Stewart  92'		 Attendance: 735
Referee: Norris
15 March 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 1Dunfermline AthleticForthbank Stadium
Borris  32' BBC Report Kirk  5' Attendance: 944
Referee: Steve Conroy
19 March 2011 First DivisionDunfermline Athletic4 – 1Stirling AlbionEast End Park
Hardie  31' (pen.),  45' (pen.),  90'
Buchanan  55'		 BBC Report Kane  75' Attendance: 2,553
Referee: Nicholls
22 March 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 3Partick ThistleForthbank Stadium
BBC Report Kris Doolan  27' (73), pen.'
Balatoni  36'		 Attendance: 651
Referee: Salmond
26 March 2011 First DivisionQueen of the South4 – 1Stirling AlbionPalmerston Park
McLaren  23' (Penalty), 36'
McMenamin  54', 76'		 BBC Report Smith Attendance: 1,392
Referee: McKendrick
29 March 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 2Queen of the SouthForthbank Stadium
BBC Report Orsi  4'
Lilley  45+3'		 Attendance: 444
Referee: Winter
2 April 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion0 – 2Ross CountyForthbank Stadium
BBC Report Vigurs  44'
Flynn  67'		 Attendance: 461
Referee: Beaton
5 April 2011 First DivisionGreenock Morton2 – 0Stirling AlbionCappielow Park
Forsyth  9' (Own goal)
O'Brien  36'		 SFL Report Attendance: 980
Referee: Smith
10 April 2011 First DivisionDundee1 – 1Stirling AlbionDens Park
McIntosh  50' BBC Report Mullen  23' Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Hilland
16 April 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 2Raith RoversForthbank Stadium
Flood  63' BBC Report Walker  15'
Baird  80'		 Attendance: 1,162
Referee: McDermott
23 April 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion1 – 2FalkirkForthbank Stadium
Smith  53' BBC Report Millar  37'
McManus  41'		 Attendance: 1,288
Referee: O'Reilly
30 April 2011 First DivisionCowdenbeath1 – 0Stirling AlbionCentral Park
Crawford  79' SFL Report Attendance: 415
Referee: Murray
7 May 2011 First DivisionStirling Albion3 – 2Greenock MortonForthbank Stadium
Stirling  42', 45+3'
Mullen  89'		 BBC Report Monti  28' (Penalty)
McCaffrey  91'		 Attendance: 701
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup R1Stirling Albion0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 1 p)		FalkirkForthbank Stadium
SFL Report Attendance: 1,542
Referee: John McKendrick
Penalties
Devine
Colquhoun
Gibson
Buist
Forsyth 		Millar
Finnigan
O'Brien
Stewart
10 August 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup R2East Fife3 – 1Stirling AlbionBayview Stadium
Byrne  3'
Johnstone  50'
Cargill  90'		 SFL Report Devine  29' Attendance: 512
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup R1Stirling Albion1 – 2Forfar AthleticForthbank Stadium
Taggart  65' BBC Report Campbell  16'
Campbell  51'		 Attendance: 599
Referee: Conroy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Cup
20 November 2010 Scottish Scottish Cup R3Stirling Albion1 – 3Partick ThistleForthbank 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
6 Dundee 36 19 12 5 54 34 +20 44[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  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.[10]

References
  1. "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. "Alba Cup Results 2010/2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010–11". London Hearts. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. "Stirling Albion F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  5. "O'Neill Relishes His New Stirling Albion Challenge". Stirling Observer. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  6. "Stirling Albion sack manager John O'Neill as club battles first division drop". Daily Record. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  7. "Jocky Scott confirmed as new Stirling Albion boss". The Scotsman. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  8. "Stirling Albion's results from season 2010/2011". Stirling Mad. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  9. "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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