2010–11 in Scottish football
Season | 2010–11 | |
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2010–11 in Scottish football | ||
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Premier League champions | ||
Rangers | ||
First Division champions | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Second Division champions | ||
Livingston | ||
Third Division champions | ||
Arbroath | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
Celtic | ||
League Cup winners | ||
Rangers | ||
Challenge Cup winners | ||
Ross County | ||
Youth Cup winners | ||
Celtic | ||
Teams in Europe | ||
Dundee United, Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell, Rangers | ||
Scotland national team | ||
Euro 2012 qualifying |
The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]
Overview
- Rangers won the SPL title, pipping rivals Celtic on the final day of the season, their third title in a row and their 54th Scottish league championship. It was Walter Smith's final season as manager of Rangers.
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle are competing in the Scottish Premier League for the sixth time, their last season in the top-flight since the 2008–09 season, after being promoted as First Division champions last season.[2]
- Stirling Albion are competing in the First Division after being promoted as Second Division champions.[3]
- Arbroath won the Third Division, the first title in the club's 133-year history.
Referee strike
Transfer deals
League Competitions
Scottish Premier League
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Scottish First Division
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Scottish Second Division
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Scottish Third Division
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Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Honours
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
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2010–11 Scottish Cup | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | BBC Sport |
2010–11 League Cup | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Celtic | BBC Sport |
2010–11 Challenge Cup | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | BBC Sport |
2010–11 Youth Cup | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Rangers | BBC Sport |
2010–11 Junior Cup | Auchinleck Talbot | 2 – 1 (after extra time) |
Musselburgh Athletic | BBC Sport |
Non-league honours
Senior
Competition | Winner |
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2010–11 Highland League | Buckie Thistle |
East of Scotland League | Spartans |
South of Scotland League | Threave Rovers |
Junior
West Region
East Region
Division | Winner |
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2010–11 Superleague | Bo'ness United |
Premier League | St Andrews United |
North Division | Downfield |
Central Division | Oakley United |
South Division | Sauchie Juniors |
North Region
Division | Winner |
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2010–11 Superleague | Culter |
Division One | Inverness City |
Division Two | Parkvale |
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Players' Player of the Year | Emilio Izaguirre | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | David Goodwillie | Dundee United |
Manager of the Year | John McGlynn | Raith Rovers |
First Division Player | John Baird | Raith Rovers |
Second Division Player | Rory McAllister | Brechin City |
Third Division Player | Gavin Swankie | Arbroath |
SFWA awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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Footballer of the Year | Emilio Izaguirre | Celtic |
Young Player of the Year | David Goodwillie | Dundee United |
Manager of the Year | Mixu Paatelainen | Kilmarnock |
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary
Club | Competitions | Final round | Coef. | Top Scorer |
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Rangers | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Group Stage Round of 16 |
12.0 | Maurice Edu, 2 |
Celtic | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Third qualifying round Play-off round |
2.0 | Efraín Juárez, 2 |
Dundee United | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | 0.5 | Jon Daly, 1 |
Hibernian | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | 0.0 | Edwin de Graaf, 2 |
Motherwell | UEFA Europa League | Play-off round | 3.5 | Jamie Murphy, 3 |
Total | 18.0 | |||
Average | 3.6 |
- All teams had been eliminated.
- Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking
Rangers
14 September 2011 Group stage | Manchester United | 0 – 0 | Rangers | Old Trafford, Manchester |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Sport | Attendance: 74,408 Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
29 September 2011 Group stage | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Bursaspor | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Naismith 18' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 41,905 Referee: Serge Gumienny |
20 October 2011 Group stage | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Valencia | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Edu 34' | BBC Sport | Edu 34 o.g.' | Attendance: 45,153 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
2 November 2011 Group stage | Valencia | 3 – 0 | Rangers | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Soldado 34', 71' Costa 90' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Felix Brych |
24 November 2011 Group stage | Rangers | 0 – 1 | Manchester United | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Sport | Rooney 87 pen.' | Attendance: 49,764 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
7 December 2011 Group stage | Bursaspor | 1 – 1 | Rangers | Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Yıldırım 79' | BBC Sport | Miller 19' | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Tony Chapron |
17 February 2011 Round of 32 | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Sporting CP | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Whittaker 66' | BBC Sport | Fernández 89' | Attendance: 34,095 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
24 February 2011 Round of 32 | Sporting CP | 2 – 2 (3 – 3 agg.) | Rangers | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Mendes 42' Djaló 83' |
BBC Sport | Diouf 20' Edu 90+2' |
Attendance: 15,375 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
10 March 2011 Round of 16 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 – 0 | Rangers | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Sport | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Martin Hansson |
17 March 2011 Round of 16 | Rangers | 0 – 1 (0 – 1 agg.) | PSV Eindhoven | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Sport | Lens 13' | Attendance: 35,373 Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer |
Celtic
28 July 2011 Third qualifying round | Braga | 3 – 0 | Celtic | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Alan 26 pen.' Echiéjilé 76' Nascimento 89' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 12,295 Referee: Serge Gumienny |
4 August 2011 Third qualifying round | Celtic | 2 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.) | Braga | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Hooper 57' Juárez 78' |
BBC Sport | Paulo César 20' | Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Ivan Bebek |
19 August 2011 Play-off round | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Utrecht | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Juárez 19' Samaras 34' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 35,755 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen |
26 August 2011 Play-off round | Utrecht | 4 – 0 (4 – 2 agg.) | Celtic | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | van Wolfswinkel 12' (pen), 20' (pen), 47' Maguire 63' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
Dundee United
19 August 2011 Play-off round | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | AEK Athens | Tannadice Park, Dundee |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Sport | Djebbour 11' | Attendance: 12,116 Referee: Marijo Strahonja |
26 August 2011 Play-off round | AEK Athens | 1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.) | Dundee United | Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireus |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Diop 23' | BBC Sport | Daly 78' | Attendance: 600 Referee: Libor Kovařík |
Hibernian
29 July 2011 Third qualifying round | Maribor | 0 - 3 | Hibernian | Ljudski vrt, Maribor |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Iličić 32', 52' Tavares 60' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson |
5 August 2011 Third qualifying round | Hibernian | 2 - 3 (2 - 6 agg.) | Maribor | Easter Road, Edinburgh |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | de Graaf 54', 89' | BBC Report | Tavares 19', 73' Mezga 67' (pen) |
Attendance: 12,504 Referee: Clément Turpin |
Motherwell
15 July 2011 Second qualifying round | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Breiðablik | Fir Park, Motherwell |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Forbes 63' | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,990 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
22 July 2011 Second qualifying round | Breiðablik | 0 - 1 (0 - 2 agg.) | Motherwell | Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Report | Murphy 42' | Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra |
29 July 2011 Third qualifying round | Aalesunds | 1 - 1 | Motherwell | Color Line Stadion, Ålesund |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Mathisen 90+3' | BBC Sport | Murphy 48' | Attendance: 8,450 Referee: Toussaint |
5 August 2011 UEFA Europa League play-off round | Motherwell | 3 - 0 (4 - 1 agg.) | Aalesunds | Fir Park, Motherwell |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Murphy 4' Sutton 13' Page 89' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 7,721 Referee: Richard Trutz |
19 August 2011 Play-off round | Odense | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | TRE-FOR Park, Odense |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | Sørensen 31' Utaka 78' |
BBC Sport | Hateley 90+4' | Attendance: 14,911 Referee: Zsolt Szabó |
26 August 2011 Play-off round | Motherwell | 0 - 1 (1 - 3 agg.) | Odense | Fir Park, Motherwell |
19:45 BST (UTC+01) | BBC Sport | Utaka 28' | Attendance: 9,105 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis |
National teams
Scotland national team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[4] | Competition | Scotland scorers | Report |
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11 August 2010 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A) | Sweden | 0–3 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
3 September 2010 | S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas (A) | Lithuania | 0–0 | Euro 2012 Q | BBC Sport | |
7 September 2010 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Liechtenstein | 2–1 | Euro 2012 Q | Miller, McManus | BBC Sport |
8 October 2010 | AXA Arena, Prague (A) | Czech Republic | 0–1 | Euro 2012 Q | BBC Sport | |
12 October 2010 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Spain | 2–3 | Euro 2012 Q | Naismith, Pique (o.g.) | BBC Sport |
16 November 2010 | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | Friendly | Wilson, Commons, Mackie | BBC Sport |
9 February 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N) | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 2011 Nations Cup | Miller, McArthur, Commons | BBC Sport |
27 March 2011 | Emirates Stadium, London (N) | Brazil | 0–2 | Friendly | BBC Sport | |
25 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N) | Wales | 3–1 | 2011 Nations Cup | Morrison, Miller, Berra | BBC Sport |
29 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 0–1 | 2011 Nations Cup | BBC Sport |
Scotland Under-21 team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[4] | Competition | Scotland scorers | Report |
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11 August 2010 | New St Mirren Park, Paisley (H) | Sweden | 1–1 | Friendly | Wotherspoon | Scottish FA |
3 September 2010 | Haradzki Stadium, Barysaw (A) | Belarus | 1–1 | 2011 Under-21 Championship Q | Maguire | Scottish FA |
7 September 2010 | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) | Austria | 2–1 | 2011 Under-21 Championship Q | Bannan, Maguire | Scottish FA |
7 October 2010 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A) | Iceland | 1–2 | 2011 Under-21 Championship Q | Murphy | Scottish FA |
11 October 2010 | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) | Iceland | 1–2 | 2011 Under-21 Championship Q | Maguire | Scottish FA |
17 November 2010 | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow (H) | Northern Ireland | 3–1 | Friendly | Griffiths, Hanlon, Ross | Scottish FA |
Deaths
- 29 July – Alex Wilson, 76, Portsmouth and Scotland defender.[5]
- 2 September – Jackie Sinclair, 67, Dunfermline and Scotland winger.[6]
- 30 October – John Benson, 67, Manchester City, Torquay United, Bournemouth, Exeter City and Norwich City defender; Bournemouth, Manchester City, Burnley and Wigan Athletic manager.[7]
- 10 November – Jim Farry, 56, Scottish Football League secretary (1979–1990) and Scottish Football Association chief executive (1990–1999).[8]
- 18 November – Jim Cruickshank, 69, Queen's Park, Hearts, Dumbarton and Scotland goalkeeper.[9]
- 28 December – Avi Cohen, 54, Rangers defender.[10]
- 24 January – Alec Boden, 85, Celtic and Ayr United defender.
- 27 January – Svein Mathisen, 58, Norwegian player who made three appearances for Hibernian in 1978.[11]
- 10 March – Danny Paton, 75, Hearts forward.
- 4 April – John Niven, 89, East Fife and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.[12]
- 6 April – Jim Blair, 64, St Mirren and Hibs forward.
- 11 April – Jimmy Briggs, 74, Dundee United defender.[13]
- 12 April – Ronnie Coyle, 46, Raith Rovers, Celtic, Ayr United, Clyde, East Fife and Queen's Park defender.[14]
- 20 April – Allan Brown, 84, East Fife and Scotland forward.[15]
- 28 April – Willie O'Neill, 70, Celtic defender.[16]
- 30 April – Eddie Turnbull, 88, Hibernian and Scotland player; manager of Queen's Park, Aberdeen and Hibernian.
- 5 May – Dougie McCracken, 46, Ayr United, Dumbarton and East Fife player.
- 5 May – Tommy Wright, 83, Partick Thistle, East Fife and Scotland winger.[17]
- 14 May – Ernie Walker, 83, Secretary of the Scottish Football Association from 1977 to 1990.[18]
- 30 May – Eddie Morrison, 63, Kilmarnock and Morton forward; Kilmarnock manager.[19]
Notes and references
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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- ^ "Dedicated Pompey servant Alex Wilson dies aged 76". The News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Ryder, Lee (3 September 2010). "Fairs Cup legend Sinclair loses cancer battle". Newcastle Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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- ^ Williams, Martin (11 November 2010). "Former SFA chief Jim Farry dies at 56". The Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Gordon joins Cruickshank tributes". Football.co.uk (Scottish Premier Division News). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "Ex-Rangers star Avi Cohen dies following motorbike crash". STV. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ ""Matta" var en av de største". VG (in Norwegian). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: John Niven, footballer". The Scotsman. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: Jimmy Briggs, footballer". The Scotsman. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Vallance, Matt (13 April 2011). "Ronnie Coyle". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Vallance, Matt (22 April 2011). "Allan Brown". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Pattullo, Alan (29 April 2011). "Willie O'Neill, member of legendary European Cup-winning squad, dies aged 70". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: Tommy Wright, footballer". The Scotsman. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Former Scottish FA secretary Ernie Walker dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Vallance, Matt (31 May 2011). "Eddie Morrison". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.