2010–11 Scottish First Division

Irn-Bru Scottish First Division 2010–11 Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Cowdenbeath, Stirling Albion Dunfermline Athletic 5–0 Cowdenbeath(29 December 2010) Partick Thistle 6–1 Stirling Albion(15 January 2011) Dunfermline Athletic 6-1 Queen of the South(16 April 2011) Stirling Albion 0–5 Falkirk(13 November 2010) Partick Thistle 6–1 Stirling Albion(15 January 2011) Stirling Albion 3–4 Cowdenbeath(5 March 2011) Dunfermline Athletic 6-1 Queen of the South(16 April 2011) 11,052:Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Raith Rovers(23 April 2011) 266: Queen of the South 0–1 Ross County(26 February 2011) 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 Scottish First Division was the 17th season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams. Dunfermline Athletic finished champions, with Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion being relegated. Promotion and relegation from 2009–10 SPL & First Division Relegated from Premier League to First Division Falkirk Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League Inverness Caledonian Thistle First & Second Divisions Relegated from First Division to Second Division Ayr United Airdrie United (via play-offs) Promoted from Second Division to First Division Stirling Albion Cowdenbeath (via play-offs) League table main WDL PQR 5 DNF Dunfermline Athletic RAI Raith Rovers FAL Falkirk QOS Queen of the South PAR Partick Thistle DND Dundee GMO Greenock Morton ROS Ross County COW Cowdenbeath STI Stirling Albion 20 10 6 66 31 C,P 17 9 10 47 35 17 7 12 57 41 14 7 15 54 53 12 11 13 44 39 19 12 5 54 34 11 10 15 39 43 9 14 13 30 34 9 8 19 41 72 R 4 8 24 32 82 R -25 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/9300503.stm Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty 17 December 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 17 December 2010 green1 Promotion to the Premier League P red2 Qualification for the First Division play-offs RP red1 Relegation to the Second Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete SPFL Results Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games First half of season main FBR grey COW DND DNF FAL GMO PAR QOS RAI ROS STI Cowdenbeath 2–1 0–4 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 5–1 Dundee 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 Falkirk 5–1 3–3 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 Greenock Morton 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 Partick Thistle 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 Queen of the South 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–5 2–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 Raith Rovers 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 Ross County 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 Stirling Albion 1–3 1–1 1–5 0–5 0–1 4–2 0–0 1–3 0–0 19 April https://archive.today/20121223121827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_results/default.stm BBC Sport Second half of season main FBR grey COW DND DNF FAL GMO PAR QOS RAI ROS STI Cowdenbeath 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 Dundee 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic 5–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 Falkirk 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–3 2–1 0–1 4–2 Greenock Morton 3–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–1 2–0 Partick Thistle 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 6–1 Queen of the South 2–2 3–0 1–3 0–1 1–4 3–3 0–2 0–1 4–1 Raith Rovers 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 Ross County 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 Stirling Albion 3–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 7 May 2011 Top goalscorers 15 goals Scotland Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle) Scotland Mark Stewart (Falkirk) 13 goals Scotland John Baird (Raith Rovers) Northern Ireland Andy Kirk (Dunfermline Athletic) 12 goals Scotland Colin McMenamin (Queen of the South) 11 goals Scotland Gordon Smith (Stirling Albion) 9 goals Scotland Pat Clarke (Dunfermline Athletic) Scotland Martin Hardie (Dunfermline Athletic) Scotland Sean Higgins (Dundee) Scotland Allan Jenkins (Greenock Morton) Scotland Willie McLaren (Queen of the South) Scotland Greg Stewart (Cowdenbeath) First Division play-offs Times are BST (UTC+1) Semi-finals The fourth placed team in the Second Division (Brechin City) will play the ninth placed team in the First Division (Cowdenbeath) and third placed team in the Second Division (Forfar Athletic) will play the second placed team in the Second Division (Ayr United). The play-offs will be played over two legs on Wednesday 11 May 2011 & Saturday 14 May 2011, the winning team in each semi-final will advance to the final on Wednesday 18 May 2011 & Sunday 22 May 2011. Brechin City 4 – 2 Cowdenbeath 2–2 2–0 Forfar Athletic 4 – 7 Ayr United 1–4 3–3 First legs 11 May 2011 7:45pm Brechin City 2 – 2 BBC Sport Cowdenbeath Kirkpatrick 46 Megginson 51 Linton 4 Coult 26 Glebe Park Anthony Law 596 11 May 2011 7:45pm Forfar Athletic 1 – 4 BBC Sport Ayr United Templeman 10 Moffat 2 Bishop o.g. 35 McCann 52 Rodgers 87 Station Park John McKendrick 924 Second legs 14 May 2011 2:00pm Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 BBC Sport Brechin City Redman 78 Molloy 84 Central Park David Somers 645 14 May 2011 3:00pm Ayr United 3 – 3 BBC Sport Forfar Athletic Moffat 12 McLaughlin 48 Trouten 90 pen. Hilson 31 Sellars 56 Campbell 90 pen. Somerset Park Brian Winter 1,198 Final The two semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2011–12 First Division. Ayr United 3 – 2 Brechin City 1–1 2–1 First leg 18 May 2011 7:45pm Ayr United 1 – 1 BBC Sport Brechin City Moffat 31 Janczyk 86 Somerset Park Steve Conroy 2,020 Second leg 22 May 2011 3:00pm Brechin City 1 – 2 BBC Sport Ayr United Tiffoney 44 o.g. Roberts 76 Moffat 88 Glebe Park Crawford Allan 2,404 Kits and shirt sponsors Team Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor Notes Cowdenbeath Erreà Lints Property New home and away kits. Dundee Puma Kilmac Energy New home and away kits. Dunfermline Athletic Puma The Purvis Group New home and away kits. Falkirk Puma Central Demolition New home and away kits. Greenock Morton Puma Millions Chews (Home) Buchanan's Toffees (Away) New home and away kits Partick Thistle Puma Ignis asset management New home kit Queen of the South Joma Palmerston Furniture Centre New home and away kits. Raith Rovers Puma O'Connell's Bar and Diner New home and away kits. Ross County Nike Highnet New home and away kits Stirling Albion Puma Prudential Insurance New home and away kits. Stadia Team Stadium CapacityDunfermline Athletic East End Park 12,509Dundee Dens Park 12,085 Greenock Morton Cappielow 11,612Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 10,887Raith Rovers Stark's Park 10,104Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 9,120Queen of the South Palmerston Park 6,412Ross County Victoria Park 6,310Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,370Stirling Albion Forthbank Stadium 3,808 See also Scottish football referee strike References External links 2010–11 Scottish First Division at Soccerway Category:Scottish First Division seasons 1 Category:2010–11 in Scottish football leagues Scot