2010–11 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Alloa Athletic's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of season 2002–03.[3] Alloa also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Alloa Athletic
2010–11 season
ChairmanMike Mulraney[1]
ManagerAllan Maitland
StadiumRecreation Park
Second DivisionNinth (relegated)
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Dundee
League CupSecond round, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Highest home attendanceLeague: 688 vs. East Fife, 14 August 2010
688 vs. Airdrie United, 9 April 2011 [2]
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 375 vs. Brechin City, 19 March 2011 [2]

Summary

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Alloa finished ninth in the Second Division,[4] entering the play-offs losing 2–1 to Annan Athletic on aggregate and were relegated to the Third Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the second round of the League Cup[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

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They started season 2010–11 under the management of Allan Maitland. On 7 May 2011, Maitland was sacked by the club.[9] Players Scott Walker and Brown Ferguson took over as caretaker managers for the play-offs.[10]

Results and fixtures

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[11][12][13][14]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

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7 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Livingston 3– 3 Alloa Athletic Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Jacobs   2'
Russell   21'
McAvoy   64' (og.)
BBC Report Smith  
Punty   57'
Scott   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,389
Referee: McDermott
14 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 East Fife Recreation Park
Prunty   51'
McDonald   68'
Lister   77'
BBC Report Johnstone   54'
Smart   65'
Attendance: 688
Referee: Finnie
28 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Glebe Park
Booth   20'
McAllister   21', 81'
BBC Report Gormley   29' Attendance: 418
Referee: Tumilty
11 September 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 4 – 1 Ayr United Recreation Park
Lister   16'
Prunty   45'
McDonald   53' (Penalty), 64' (Penalty)
BBC Report Smith   27' Attendance: 641
Referee: Watters
18 September 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 0 – 0 Dumbarton Recreation Park
BBC Report Attendance: 559
Referee: Nicholls
23 October 2010 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Somerset Park
Roberts   36'
Grant   83' (Own goal)
BBC Report McDonald   75' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Law
30 October 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Brechin City Recreation Park
Dunlop   36'
Prunty   55'
BBC Report Byers   22'
Bolger   69'
Attendance: 513
Referee: Muir
6 November 2010 Scottish Second Division East Fife 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic Bayview Stadium
Linn   16'
Hislop   55'
Sloan   61' (Penalty), 82'
BBC Report Walker   50' Attendance: 435
Referee: Allan
4 December 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Peterhead Recreation Park
Noble   35'
McDonald   90+1' (Penalty)
BBC Report Strachan   22' (Penalty)
Clark   44'
Attendance: 601
Referee: Smith
18 December 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2 – 3 Airdrie United Recreation Park
Noble   60'
Lister   70'
SFL Report Ferguson   6'
Stevenson   89'
Watt   90'
Attendance: 502
Referee: Law
26 December 2010 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2– 2 Livingston Recreation Park
15:00 Noble   28'
Dunlop   45'
BBC Report Sinclair   59'
De Vita   71'
Attendance: 566
Referee: Hilland
2 January 2011 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2 – 3 Alloa Athletic Ochilview Park
Anderson   89'
Thom   93'
BBC Report Noble   12'
McGowan   15'
Gormley   72'
Attendance: 459
Referee: Colvin
18 January 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McNiff   14'
Walker   41'
Carcary   53'
Geggan   80'
BBC Report Gibson   56' Attendance: 350
Referee: Norris
29 January 2011 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic Balmoor
Wyness   22', 70'
Bavidge   27'
Gethins   90'
BBC Report Noble   13' Attendance: 469
Referee: Conroy
5 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2 – 3 Dumbarton Recreation Park
Motion   64'
Prunty   70'
BBC Report Walker   35'
McShane   57'
McStay   74'
Attendance: 483
Referee: Smith
15 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Alloa Athletic Station Park
Campbell   71' (Penalty) BBC Report Lister   81' Attendance: 390
Referee: Beaton
26 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Livingston 4 – 0 Alloa Athletic Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00 Russell   55' (pen.)
De Vita   56' (77)
Barr   90'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,377
Referee: Clancy
5 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 1 – 3 East Fife Recreation Park
McGowan   66' (Penalty) BBC Report Johnstone   34', 45+5'
Philp   45+3' (Own goal)
Attendance: 579
Referee: Northcroft
29 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3 – 2 Alloa Athletic Glebe Park
McAllister   4'
Molloy   14'
Janczyk   78'
BBC Report Lister   40'
McGowan   92' (Penalty)
Attendance: 411
Referee: Madden
2 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Dumbarton 2 – 2 Alloa Athletic Strathclyde Homes Stadium
McLeish   36'
Geggan   49'
BBC Report McGowan   48', 78' Attendance: 640
Referee: Hilland
30 April 2011 Scottish Second Division East Fife 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Bayview Stadium
Wallace   16'
Park   54'
Durie   87'
BBC Report Motion   61' Attendance: 846
Referee: Colvin
7 May 2011 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 1 – 3 Livingston Recreation Park
15:00 Dunlop   53' BBC Report Jacobs   43'
De Vita   77'
Russell   87'
Attendance: 647
Referee: Beaton

Second Division play-offs

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Scottish Challenge Cup

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24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 Dundee 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dens Park
McMenamin   86'
Higgins   90'
BBC Report Walker   74' Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Norris

Scottish League Cup

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1 August 2010 League Cup round 1 East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic Ochilview Park
Cawley   17' BBC Report Prunty   45+1'
Tully   60' (Own goal)
Attendance: 543
Referee: Madden
24 August 2010 League Cup round 2 Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Aberdeen Recreation Park
19:45 BBC Report Hartley   18' (pen.)
McArdle   38'
Maguire   60'
Attendance: 1,649
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

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20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 Alloa Athletic 4 – 2 Raith Rovers Recreation Park
McDonald   41', 42', 66'
Noble   48'
BBC Report Baird   27'
Dyer   44'  
Murray   86'
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Salmond

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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 for the Second Division play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 5 11 20 47 76 −29 26 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

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  2. ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
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  4. ^ "2010/11 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Alloa Athletic 0–0 Annan Athletic (1–2)". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Dundee 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic". Scottish Football League. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010/11". London Hearts. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Academical F.C. v Alloa Athletic F.C." Scottish Football Association. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Alloa sack Maitland as relegation play-off is confirmed". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Maitland sacked as Alloa boss". Airdrie Advertiser. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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  12. ^ "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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