2010–11 Arbroath F.C. season
2010–11 season | |||
Chairman | John Christison[1] | ||
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Manager | Paul Sheerin | ||
Stadium | Gayfield Park | ||
Third Division | First place (Champions) | ||
Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic | ||
League Cup | First round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Scottish Cup | Second round, lost to Montrose | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Gavin Swankie (22) All: Gavin Swankie (23) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,243 vs. Montrose, 23 April 2011[2] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 302 vs. Stranraer, 15 December 2010[2] | ||
Average home league attendance | 588[3] | ||
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The 2010–11 season was Arbroath's first season back in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] Arbroath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Arbroath finished first[5] in the Third Division and were promoted to the Second Division.[6] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[7] the first round of the League Cup,[8] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[9]
Management
The club were managed during season 2010–11 by Paul Sheerin.[10] Sheerin was appointed during pre season following the resignation of Jim Weir,[11] who resigned following the club's relegation in order to join Brechin City.[12]
Results and fixtures
Scottish Third Division
7 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 3 – 5 | Arbroath | Borough Briggs |
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Millar 52', 79' Cameron 74' |
BBC Sport | Gibson 16', 58' McGowan 53' Falkingham 71', 83' |
Attendance: 518 Referee: Colvin |
14 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Gayfield Park |
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BBC Report | Cox 38' Neilson 40' |
Attendance: 506 Referee: Clancy |
21 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Links Park |
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Campbell 8' Hegarty 22' Tosh 32' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 565 Referee: Clancy |
28 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Gayfield Park |
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15:00 | Soccerway Report | Swankie 27' McGowan 81' |
Attendance: 499 Referee: Beaton |
4 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 1 – 0 | Queen's Park | Gayfield Park |
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Swankie 77' | BBC Report | Attendance: 515 Referee: Charleston |
11 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 4 – 1 | Arbroath | Shielfield Park |
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O'Reilly 21' Gribben 24', 28', 51' |
SFL Report | McAnespie 91' | Attendance: 441 Referee: Roache |
18 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 1 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Gayfield Park |
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Doris 78' | BBC Report | Love 70' | Attendance: 408 Referee: McLean |
25 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 4 – 1 | Arbroath | Stair Park |
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Agnew 15', 59' Winter 75' One 89' |
BBC Report | Doris 71' Shields 38' |
Attendance: 379 Referee: Hilland |
2 October 2010 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 5 – 2 | Arbroath | Hampden Park |
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Brough 15', 66' Watt 45+2' Smith 71' Daly 92' |
BBC Report | Swankie 12' Doris 49' (Penalty) Doris 62' |
Attendance: 433 Referee: Northcroft |
16 October 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 3 – 2 | Clyde | Gayfield Park |
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Swankie 58', 88' Malcolm 80' Chisholm 86' |
BBC Report | Paterson 48' Lithgow 83' McGowan 89' |
Attendance: 481 Referee: O'Reilly |
6 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 3 – 2 | Berwick Rangers | Gayfield Park |
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Durnan 27' Doris 31' Swankie 82' |
BBC Report | Brazil 19' McLeod 52' |
Attendance: 402 Referee: Charleston |
10 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 3 | Arbroath | Ochilview Park |
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19:45 | Cawley 5' | Report | Gibson 15' Falkingham 42' McGowan 82' |
Attendance: 238 Referee: Robertson |
13 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 4 – 0 | Montrose | Gayfield Park |
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Doris 21' (Penalty), 62', 66' Sheerin 71' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 738 Referee: Salmond |
15 December 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 0 – 0 | Stranraer | Gayfield Park |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 302 Referee: Watters |
2 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 0 – 5 | Arbroath | Links Park |
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Hegarty 42' Pope 55' |
BBC Report | Falkingham 34', 51' Swankie 40', 66' Doris 92' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Roache |
15 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 4 | Arbroath | Shielfield Park |
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BBC Report | Swankie 68', 70' Chisholm 78' Gibson 88' |
Attendance: 369 Referee: McKendrick |
25 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 3 – 5 | East Stirlingshire | Gayfield Park |
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19:45 | McAnespie 23' Rattray 42' Doris 67' (pen.) |
Report | Johnston 28' Dunn 38', 64' Maguire 46' Beveridge 82' |
Attendance: 436 Referee: Robertson |
29 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 3 – 4 | Arbroath | Stair Park |
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Agnew 14' One 50' Mitchell 91' |
BBC Report | Swankie 26', 56', 65' Falkingham 38' Chisholm 67' Falkingham 92' |
Attendance: 441 Referee: Charleston |
5 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 3 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Gayfield Park |
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Swankie 7', 85' Sheerin 69' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Gaston 66' | Attendance: 612 Referee: Colvin |
12 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 1 – 1 | Arbroath | Hampden Park |
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McBride 45' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Malcolm 4' | Attendance: 467 Referee: Nicholls |
15 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 2 | Arbroath | Galabank |
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MacBeth 70' Griffin 81' (Own goal) |
BBC Report | McGowan 49' Wedderburn 53' Malcolm 58' Wedderburn 76' |
Attendance: 304 Referee: Finnie |
23 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Elgin City | Gayfield Park |
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Swankie 3' Sheerin 20' |
BBC Report | Kaczan 53' | Attendance: 403 Referee: Roache |
26 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 3 – 2 | Arbroath | Borough Briggs |
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Crooks 61' Nicolson 74' O'Donoghue 76' |
BBC Report | Gibson 52' Strachan 84' |
Attendance: 629 Referee: Somers |
5 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Gayfield Park |
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Doris 25' Swankie 49' |
BBC Report | Gilfillan 53' | Attendance: 575 Referee: Beaton |
8 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 2 | Arbroath | Cliftonhill |
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BBC Report | Doris 19', 54' | Attendance: 352 Referee: Robertson |
12 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Gayfield Park |
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Gibson 22' Doris 52' |
BBC Report | Hill 92' (Own goal) | Attendance: 491 Referee: Anderson |
19 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 5 | Arbroath | Ochilview Park |
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15:00 | Cawley 27' Scott 82' |
Report | Chisholm 43' Doris 58' Swankie 63', 78', 90' |
Attendance: 349 Referee: Watters |
22 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 1 – 1 | Arbroath | Broadwood |
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Sawyers 70' | BBC Report | Falkingham 60' Thomson 78' |
Attendance: 532 Referee: Robertson |
26 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 2 | Stranraer | Gayfield Park |
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Gallacher 67' (Own goal) Hill 70' Swankie 82' |
BBC Report | Agnew 72' One 72' |
Attendance: 701 Referee: Aitken |
2 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Cliftonhill |
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Chaplain 5' (Penalty) Benton 38' Love 41' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 412 Referee: Colvin |
9 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Arbroath | Broadwood |
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Gibson 19' Strachan 22' McGowan 71' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 725 Referee: McDermott |
13 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Clyde | Gayfield Park |
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Doris 25' Swankie 43' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 604 Referee: Hilland |
16 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 2 | Queen's Park | Gayfield Park |
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Gibson 39' Wedderburn 49' |
BBC Report | Smith 25' Longworth 80' |
Attendance: 912 Referee: Somers |
23 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 4 – 1 | Montrose | Gayfield Park |
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Doris 5' (Penalty) Falkingham 44' Sheerin 61' Strachan 90' |
ESPN Report | Masson 70' | Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Finnie |
30 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Galabank |
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O'Connor 23', 66' Sloan 72' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 651 Referee: Roache |
7 May 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 3 – 5 | Elgin City | Gayfield Park |
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Sheerin 29' Swankie 50' Falkingham 72' |
BBC Report | Gormley 40', 45', 62' Gunn 55' Crooks 79' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Charleston |
Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Arbroath | East End Park |
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Kirk 64' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 976 Referee: Madden |
Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 2 | Arbroath | East End Park |
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Kirk 14', 76' Willis 74' McDougall 82' Malcolm 91' (Own goal) |
ESPN Report | Sheerin 12' Swankie 88' |
Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Charleston |
Scottish Cup
23 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2 | Montrose | 1 – 1 | Arbroath | Links Park |
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Sinclair 31' | ESPN Report | Doris 57' Falkingham 67' |
Attendance: 994 Referee: Madden |
30 October 2010 Scottish Cup Round 2 Replay | Arbroath | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Montrose | Gayfield Park |
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Rattray 47', 51' Malcolm 92' |
ESPN Report | Hegarty 7' McCord 22' Boyle 114' Boyle 123' |
Attendance: 838 Referee: Madden |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division[16] | Challenge Cup[17] | League Cup[18] | Scottish Cup[19] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Daryl Burns | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Darren Hill | 39 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Danny Griffin | 21 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
DF | Stuart Malcolm | 28 | 2 | 24+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Kieran McAnespie | 30 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Marc McCulloch | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Allan McManus | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Kevin McMullan | 31 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Alan Rattray | 11 | 3 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | ||
DF | Craig Wedderburn | 16 | 2 | 12+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Ross Chisholm | 23 | 2 | 20+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | David Dimilta | 21 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark Durnan | 11 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Josh Falkingham | 38 | 9 | 33+2 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Keith Gibson | 30 | 8 | 26+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | David McGowan | 36 | 6 | 8+24 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Michael McIlravey | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Ian Nimmo | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Robbie Ross | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Bryan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jay Shields | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Sheerin | 39 | 6 | 30+5 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Adam Strachan | 16 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Ryan Suttie | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Darren Thomson | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Patrick Deane | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
FW | Steven Doris | 32 | 17 | 25+5 | 16 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Jim Hamilton | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Jordyn Sheerin | 15 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Lee Sibanda | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Gavin Swankie | 40 | 23 | 35+1 | 22 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Arbroath (C) (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 66 | Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish Second Division |
2 | Albion Rovers (O) | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 59 | |
4 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 59 | |
5 | Stranraer | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 57 | |
6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 49 | |
7 | Elgin City | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 45 | |
8 | Montrose | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 37 | |
9 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 34 | |
10 | Clyde | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 32 |
Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: [20]
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.
References
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 698. ISBN 0755362314.
- 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
- ↑ "Scottish Third Division Stats: Team Attendance - 2010-11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Scottish Football League Championship - Season 2009/10". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "2010/11 Scottish Division Three Table". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Promotion, relegation and the re election rule 1893 to date". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Kirk send Pars through". espnfc.com. ESPN. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "League Cup Results 2010-2011". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Arbroath F.C. v Montrose F.C.". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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- ↑ "Jim Weir leaves Arbroath to succeed Duffy at Brechin". fifetoday.co.uk. Fife Today. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Jim Weir resigns at Arbroath to take over at Brechin". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 699. ISBN 0755362314.
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