2010–11 Airdrie United F.C. season
Airdrie United 2010–11 football season
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim Ballantyne[1] |
| Manager | Jimmy Boyle |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Second Division | Sixth Place |
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Ayr United |
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Kilmarnock |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Greenock Morton |
| Top goalscorer | League: Scott Gemmill (9) All: Scott Gemmill (12) |
| Highest home attendance | League: 1,127 vs. Ayr United, 14 August 2010 [2] |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 437 vs. Forfar Athletic, 22 February 2011[2] |
| Average home league attendance | 788[3] |
The 2010–11 season was Airdrie United's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Airdrie United finished sixth in the Second 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
Airdrie started the season under caretaker manager Jimmy Boyle following the sacking of Kenny Black during the summer.[9] His appointment was later made permanent on 15 September 2011.[10]
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 57 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results and fixtures
Second Division
East Fife v Airdrie United
| 7 August 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 3–3 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
Hislop  30' Young 52'Linn 59'Muir  90' | SFL Report | Gemmill 50' Grant 64'Watt 70' | Attendance: 810 Referee: Watters |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 14 August 2010 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
Bain  28' Wallace 81' (Penalty)Donnelly 85'Wallace 91' | SFL Report | Roberts 5', 73' Crawford 79' | Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Nicholls |
Livingston v Airdrie United
| 21 August 2010 SFL2 | Livingston | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 24' De Vita 73' | SFL Report | Gemmill 5' | Attendance: 1,863 Referee: Colvin |
Stenhousemuir v Airdrie United
| 28 August 2010 SFL2 | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park |
| Fusco 46' Williams 69'Lyle 85' | SFL Report | McCord 38' Lovering 46' (Penalty)Gemmill 91' | Attendance: 820 Referee: Clancy |
Airdrie United v Brechin City
| 11 September 2010 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| Gibson 53' Gibson 78' | SFL Report | Byers 23' McAllister 56' | Attendance: 946 Referee: Northcroft |
Airdrie United v Peterhead
| 18 September 2010 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
| Stevenson 19' Gemmill 81' | SFL Report | Gethans 22' Bavidge 72' | Attendance: 846 Referee: Muir |
Forfar Athletic v Airdrie United
| 25 September 2010 SFL2 | Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Station Park |
| Bolocheweckyj 25' | SFL Report | McCord 58' Wallace 75'Grant 76' | Attendance: 577 Referee: Law |
Dumbarton v Airdrie United
| 2 October 2010 SFL2 | Dumbarton | 1–3 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| Maxwell 67' | SFL Report | McCord 52' Wallace 62'Gemmill 74' | Attendance: 812 Referee: Richmond |
Airdrie United v Alloa Athletic
| 16 October 2010 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Stallard 77' Devlin 73' | SFL Report | Prunty 34' | Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Robertson |
Brechin City v Airdrie United
| 23 October 2010 SFL2 | Brechin City | 3–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| Janczyk 20' McAllister 53'Molloy 94' | SFL Report | Watt 26' | Attendance: 564 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Stenhousemuir
| 30 October 2010 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium |
| Bain 73' | SFL Report | Attendance: 848 Referee: Richmond |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
| 6 November 2010 SFL2 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| McLaughlin 93' | SFL Report | Wallace 25' | Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Norris |
Airdrie United v Livingston
| 13 November 2010 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Russell 64' | Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Beaton |
Peterhead v Airdrie United
| 14 December 2010 SFL2 | Peterhead | 5–1 | Airdrie United | Balmoor Stadium |
| Sharp 3' Clark 39'Ross 44', 79'McCord 93' | SFL Report | Gemmill 51' Molloy 70' | Attendance: 312 Referee: Fergusson |
Alloa Athletic v Airdrie United
| 18 December 2010 SFL2 | Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
| Noble 60' Lister 70' | SFL Report | Ferguson 6' Stevenson 89'Watt 90' | Attendance: 502 Referee: Law |
Airdrie United v Brechin City
| 15 January 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| Ferguson 48' Forrest 55' | SFL Report | Janczyk 49' McLean 87' | Attendance: 806 Referee: Colvin |
Stenhousemuir v Airdrie United
| 22 January 2011 SFL2 | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park |
| Murray 84' | SFL Report | Attendance: 819 Referee: McKendrick |
Airdrie United v Dumbarton
| 1 February 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
| McCord 84' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Gilhaney 21' Walker 48' | Attendance: 591 Referee: Crawford |
Airdrie United v Peterhead
| 5 February 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
| Craig 30' Devlin 91' | SFL Report | Attendance: 660 Referee: McDermott |
Dumbarton v Airdrie United
| 12 February 2011 SFL2 | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| McShane 4' | SFL Report | Morton 91' | Attendance: 723 Referee: Charleston |
Livingston v Airdrie United
| 15 February 2011 SFL2 | Livingston | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 19:45 | Russell 34' (70), pen.' | SFL Report | Attendance: 890 Referee: Watters |
Airdrie United v Alloa Athletic
| 19 February 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| McKeown 88' | SFL Report | Noble 28' McGowan 72' | Attendance: 731 Referee: Finnie |
Airdrie United v Forfar Athletic
| 22 February 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Forfar Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Donnelly 49' Gemmill 71' | SFL Report | Attendance: 437 Referee: Winter |
East Fife v Airdrie United
| 26 February 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
| SFL Report | Gemmill 40' | Attendance: 644 Referee: Roache |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 5 March 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–5 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Grant 87' | SFL Report | Willis 50' Roberts 62'Moffat 69'Mclaughlin 82'Rodgers 87' (Penalty) | Attendance: 966 Referee: Law |
Airdrie United v East Fife
| 8 March 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
| Johnston 12' | SFL Report | Smart 22' | Attendance: 447 Referee: Smith |
Airdrie United v Stenhousemuir
| 19 March 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Stenhousemuir | Excelsior Stadium |
| Owens 16', 81' | SFL Report | Devlin 14' Lynch 42' | Attendance: 642 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Forfar Athletic
| 26 March 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Forfar Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Gallacher 22' (Own Goal) McCord 40' (Penalty)Donnelly 43' | SFL Report | McQuade 31' | Attendance: 594 Referee: Roache |
Forfar Athletic v Airdrie United
| 29 March 2011 SFL2 | Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Station Park |
| Bolocheweckyj 42' | SFL Report | Owens 4' Morton 91' | Attendance: 419 Referee: Nicholls |
Peterhead v Airdrie United
| 2 April 2011 SFL2 | Peterhead | 2–4 | Airdrie United | Balmoor Stadium |
| Tosh 22', 61' | SFL Report | McVitie 6' (Own Goal) Johnston 29'Bain 32'Gemill 42' | Attendance: 831 Referee: Watters |
Brechin City v Airdrie United
| 5 April 2011 SFL2 | Brechin City | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 46' | SFL Report | McLauchlan 32' (Own Goal) Donnelly 56' | Attendance: 438 Referee: McKendrick |
Alloa Athletic v Airdrie United
| 9 April 2011 SFL2 | Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
| McGowan 18' | SFL Report | Smith 45' | Attendance: 688 Referee: Clancy |
Airdrie United v Dumbarton
| 16 April 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Sally 76' Morton 81' | SFL Report | Halsman 16' | Attendance: 773 Referee: Conroy |
Airdrie United v Livingston
| 23 April 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–4 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15;00 | Lovering 32' Owens 55' | SFL Report | Russell 5' (7) De Vita 61'McNulty 80' | Attendance: 872 Referee: Dunlop |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
| 30 April 2011 SFL2 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Rodgers 48', 60' (Penalty) Moffat 65' | SFL Report | Morton 46' | Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Robertson |
Airdrie United v East Fife
| 7 May 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
| McCord 41' Sally 83' | SFL Report | Muir 33' Hislop 64' | Attendance: 861 Referee: Northcroft |
Challenge Cup
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Muir 51' | SFL Report | Trouten 83' Rodgers 87' | Attendance: 624 Referee: Colvin |
League Cup
Albion Rovers v Airdrie United
| 31 July 2010 League Cup round 1 | Albion Rovers | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Cliftonhill |
| Muir 0' | BBC Report | Canning 67' Muir 0' | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Muir |
Kilmarnock v Airdrie United
| 25 August 2010 League Cup round 2 | Kilmarnock | 6–2 | Airdrie United | Rugby Park |
| McCord 17' Grant 87' | BBC Report | Sammon 4', 55', 93' Wright 32'Kelly 64'Sissoko 77' | Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Salmond |
Scottish Cup
Airdrie United v Beith
| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Beith | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lovering 79' Bain 90' | BBC Report | McKeown 32' McLean 63' | Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Colvin |
Beith v Airdrie United
| 4 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 Replay | Beith | 3–4 | Airdrie United | Bellsdale Park |
| O'Keane Craig Fraser | BBC Report Report | Gemmill Stevenson McCord | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Colvin |
Greenock Morton v Airdrie United
| 18 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 | Greenock Morton | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Graham 52' Kean 64' | BBC Report | Mackay-Steven 23' Stevenson 47' | Attendance: 1,339 Referee: McLean |
Airdrie United v Greenock Morton
| 25 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 Replay | Airdrie United | 2–5 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Mackay-Steven 77' Sally 80'Forrest 84' | BBC Report | O'Brien 14' Jenkins 61', 71'Graham 68'Monti 84' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,033 Referee: McLean |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK |  SCO | Mark Ridgers | 41 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK |  ESP | Adam Szpilcynski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Jamie Bain | 39 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Graeme Goodall | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF |  NIR | Craig Hill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 32 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Euan Grant | 26 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Scott Gibson | 18 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Harry McGregor | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Eddie Forrest | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Adam Fairweather | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Nathan Blockley | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Rhys Devlin | 37 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Phil Johnston | 32 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF |  ENG | Graeme Owens | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jamie Stevenson | 30 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Gary Mackay-Steven | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Gary Muir | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Grant Smith | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | David Gray | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Kieran Stallard | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ryan McCord | 37 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Sean Burns | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Patrick McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Alistair Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Jonathan Fisher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Neil MacFarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Fraser Keast | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ryan Donnelly | 20 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Scott Morton | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Scott Sally | 21 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Andy Ferguson | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Scott Gemmill | 34 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Chris Craig | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Tony Watt | 19 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ryan Wallace | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Aiden Malone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
See also
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