2010–11 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Les Thomson | |
| Head coach | Jim McInally | |
| Stadium | Ochilview Park[note 1] | |
| Third Division | 9th | |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round (expelled)[note 2] | |
| League Cup | First round (lost to Alloa Athletic) | |
| Challenge Cup | Second round (lost to Peterhead) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Cawley (8) All: Kevin Cawley (14) | |
| Highest home attendance | 630 v. Buckie Thistle (18 January 2011, Scottish Cup) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 178 v. Annan Athletic (15 March 2011) | |
| Average home league attendance | 409[1] | |
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The 2010–11 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's seventeenth consecutive season in the Scottish Football League Third Division since being relegated from the Second Division at the end of the 1993–94 season, following league reconstruction.[2] The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, League Cup and Challenge Cup.
Team kit
A change from the previous two seasons, the club reverted to its traditional black and white hoops. A change from all black shirts from. New kit manufacturers were also introduced as Prostar with Foxlane as the shirt sponsor.[2]
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Third Division
| 7 August 2010 Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Galabank, Annan |
| 15:00 | Jack  16'Halsman 18'Sloan 20' |
Report | Summersgill 38' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 539 Referee: Des Roache |
| 14 August 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Montrose | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Maguire 76' (pen.) Stevenson 88' |
Report | Tosh 25' Nicoll  90' |
Attendance: 332 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 21 August 2010 Third Division | Elgin City | 0 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
| 15:00 | Report | Dunn 78' (pen.) Stevenson 89'Weaver 90' |
Attendance: 602 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
| 28 August 2010 Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Report | Swankie 27' McGowan 81' |
Attendance: 499 Referee: John Beaton |
| 11 September 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 0 | Clyde | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 532 Referee: David Somers |
| 18 September 2010 Third Division | Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Longworth 18' Smith 26' |
Report | Attendance: 460 Referee: Gary Hilland |
| 25 September 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Dunn 45' |
Report | Peat 71' |
Attendance: 383 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly |
| 2 October 2010 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 1 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | McGowan 28' |
Report | Donaldson 56' |
Attendance: 367 Referee: John Beaton |
| 9 October 2010 Third Division | Elgin City | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Borough Briggs, Elgin |
| 15:00 | Gunn 2' Wilson 90' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 475 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 16 October 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 1 | Stranraer | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report | Oné 1' |
Attendance: 317 Referee: Neil Watters |
| 30 October 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | P – P | Arbroath | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 |
| 6 November 2010 Third Division | Clyde | 1 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 | Mills 21' Stewart 90' |
Report | Dunn 9' Cawley 36' |
Attendance: 652 Referee: John Beaton |
| 10 November 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 3 | Arbroath | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Cawley 5' |
Report | Gibson 15' Falkingham 42'McGowan 82' |
Attendance: 238 Referee: T Robertson |
| 13 November 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 2 | Elgin City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report | Inglis 34' Frizzel 81' |
Attendance: 243 Referee: Anthony Law |
| 27 November 2010 Third Division | Montrose | P – P | East Stirlingshire | Links Park, Montrose |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 11 December 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | P – P | Queen's Park | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 14 December 2010 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | P – P | East Stirlingshire | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| 19:45 | Report |
| 18 December 2010 Third Division | Stranraer | P – P | East Stirlingshire | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 26 December 2010 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | P – P | Albion Rovers | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| Report |
| 15 January 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Clyde | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Walker 57'  12' 71'Maguire 74' |
Report | Attendance: 467 Referee: David Somers |
| 25 January 2011 Third Division | Arbroath | 3 – 5 | East Stirlingshire | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 19:45 | McAnespie 23' Rattray 42'Doris 67' (pen.) |
Report | Johnston 28' Dunn 38', 64'Maguire 46'Beveridge 82' |
Attendance: 436 Referee: T Robertson |
| 29 January 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | McLeod 31' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 341 Referee: John Beaton |
| 5 February 2011 Third Division | Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Murray 32' Daly 37' |
Report | Attendance: 504 Referee: Des Roache |
| 12 February 2011 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
| 15:00 | Love 21' Canning 90' |
Report | Attendance: 346 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 16 February 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 1 | Queen's Park | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Report | Daly 46' Meggatt 19'  83' |
Attendance: 293 Referee: Neil Watters |
| 19 February 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 2 | Stranraer | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report | Agnew 42' Oné 81' |
Attendance: 294 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
| 23 February 2011 Third Division | Stranraer | 4 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 19:45 | Agnew 6' Oné 34', 37', 67' |
Report | Maguire 15' |
Attendance: 269 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 February 2011 Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Galabank, Annan |
| 15:00 | Gilfillan 67' Neilson 76' |
Report | Cawley 59' |
Attendance: 402 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 2 March 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Report | Attendance: 226 Referee: Steven Nicholls |
| 8 March 2011 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 3 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| 19:45 | Gribben 12', 79' McLean 45' |
Report | Attendance: 266 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 12 March 2011 Third Division | Clyde | P – P | East Stirlingshire | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 15:00 |
| 22 March 2011 Third Division | Montrose | 0 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Links Park, Montrose |
| 19:45 | Report | Neill 44' Team 90+2' |
Attendance: 259 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 5 March 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 2 | Montrose | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Weaver 8' |
Report | Boyle 46' Smith 59' |
Attendance: 306 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 15 March 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 5 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Johnston 64' |
Report | Harty 2' Cox 15'O'Connor 29'Docherty 48'Bell 90' |
Attendance: 178 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 19 March 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 5 | Arbroath | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Cawley 27' Scott 82' |
Report | Chisholm 43' Doris 58'Swankie 63', 78', 90' |
Attendance: 349 Referee: Neil Watters |
| 26 March 2011 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| 15:00 | Brazil 90' |
Report | Neill 5' |
Attendance: 367 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 2 April 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 2 | Queen's Park | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Johnston 29' Cawley 41', 90' |
Report | Capuano 9' Beveridge 55' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 391 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 9 April 2011 Third Division | Stranraer | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | Kennedy 35' Winter 50' |
Report | Attendance: 373 Referee: Des Roache |
| 16 April 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Kelly 65' |
Report | Lawless 55' McGowan 62' |
Attendance: 323 Referee: Paul Robertson |
| 19 April 2011 Third Division | Clyde | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 19:45 | Stewart 53', 75' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 591 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 23 April 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Elgin City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Maguire 27' Dunn 85' |
Report | Crooks 39' |
Attendance: 215 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 30 April 2011 Third Division | Montrose | 3 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Links Park, Montrose |
| 15:00 | Pierce 8', 17', Nicoll 11' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 361 Referee: F McDermott |
| 7 May 2011 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Cawley 42', 90' |
Report | Attendance: 322 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
League Table
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Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 35 | −20 |
Last updated: 11 May 2012.
Source: soccerway.com
Results by round
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Scottish Cup
| 23 October 2010 Round 2 | Forres Mechanics | 0 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Mosset Park, Forres |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 30 October 2010 Round 2 (replay) | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 0 | Forres Mechanics | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Cawley 29', 40', 48' Dunn 75' |
Report | Knight 73' |
Attendance: 326 Referee: Des Roache |
| 20 November 2010 Round 3 | Spartans | 1 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Ainslie Park, Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | McLeod 54' |
Report | Weaver 42' Dunn 69' |
Attendance: 601 Referee: K Clancy |
| 9 January 2011 Round 4 | East Stirlingshire | P – P | Buckie Thistle | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Report |
| 19 January 2011 Round 4 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Buckie Thistle | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Cawley 88' |
Report | Murray 44' |
Attendance: 630 Referee: Anthony Law |
Scottish League Cup
| 1 August 2010 Round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Cawley 17' |
Report | Prunty 45+1' Tully 60' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 543 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 24 July 2010 Round 1 | Stranraer | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | East Stirlingshire | Stair Park, Stranraer |
| 15:00 | McColm 78' |
Report | Cawley 51' Richardson 117' |
Attendance: 269 Referee: Eddie Smith |
| 10 August 2010 Round 2 | Peterhead | 6 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Balmoor, Peterhead |
| 19:45 | Smith 14' Hay 54' (o.g.)Bavidge 66'MacDonald 71', 74'Gethans 84' |
Report | Maguire 38' (pen.) |
Attendance: 368 Referee: G Simpson |
Footnotes
- 1. ^ The club ground-shared Ochilview Park, the home of local rivals Stenhousemuir.
- 2. ^ East Stirlingshire defeated Buckie Thistle 1–0 in the fourth round but were expelled due to fielding an ineligible player. Buckie Thistle qualified for the fifth round.
References
- ^ Summary - Third Division, soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ a b East Stirlingshire, Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 11 May 2012.