2010–11 Scottish Second Division
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Livingston |
| Promoted | Livingston, Ayr United (via Division 1 Play-offs) |
| Relegated | Alloa Athletic, Peterhead |
| Biggest home win |
East Fife 6–0 Dumbarton (26 March 2011) |
| Biggest away win |
Peterhead 0–5 Brechin (5 March 2011) |
| Highest scoring |
Livingston 4–3 East Fife (29 January 2011) |
| Highest attendance |
1,863: Livingston 2–1 Airdrie Utd (21 August 2010) |
| Lowest attendance |
312: Peterhead 5–1 Airdrie Utd (14 December 2010) |
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← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
The 2010–11 Scottish Second Division was the sixteenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams.
Promotion and relegation from 2009–10
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)
Second & Third Divisions
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
- Livingston
- Forfar Athletic (via Play-offs)
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livingston (C) (P) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish First Division |
| 2 | Ayr United (P) | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 | Qualification to Scottish First Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 59 | |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 57 | |
| 5 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 52 | |
| 6 | Airdrie United | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 48 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 40 | |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 38 | |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic (R) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 36 | Qualification to Scottish Second Division Playoffs |
| 10 | Peterhead (R) | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 26 | Relegation to 2011–12 Scottish Third Division |
Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: ESPN soccernet
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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
| Home ╲ Away[1] | AIR | ALO | AYR | BRE | DUM | EFI | FOR | LIV | PET | STE |
| Airdrie United | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ayr United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Brechin City | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Dumbarton | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| East Fife | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Livingston | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Peterhead | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
Updated to games played on 19 April 2011.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second half of season
| Home ╲ Away[1] | AIR | ALO | AYR | BRE | DUM | EFI | FOR | LIV | PET | STE |
| Airdrie United | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Ayr United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 | |
| Brechin City | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Dumbarton | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | |
| East Fife | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Livingston | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Peterhead | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 |
Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: ESPN soccernet
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top Goalscorers
- 21 goals
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Mark Roberts (Ayr United) - Iain Russell (Livingston)
- 18 goals
- 13 goals
Second Division Play-offs
Times are BST (UTC+1)
Semi-Finals
The fourth placed team in the Third Division will play the ninth placed team in the Second Division, and third placed team in the Third Division will play the second placed team in the Third Division. 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 televised live on BBC Alba on Sunday 22 May 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Queen's Park | 1 – 3 | Albion Rovers | 1–1 | 0–2 |
First legs
Second legs
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 Second Division.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 4 – 3 | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | 1–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Seated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | Somerset Park | 10,243 | 1,597 |
| Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium | 10,171 | All |
| Livingston | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 10,122 | All |
| Forfar Athletic | Station Park | 5,177 | 739 |
| Peterhead | Balmoor | 4,000 | 1,000 |
| Brechin City | Glebe Park | 3,960 | 1,519 |
| Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,776 | 626 |
| Alloa Athletic | Recreation Park | 3,142 | 919 |
| Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2,025 | All |
| East Fife | Bayview Stadium | 1,992 | All |
See also
References
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