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.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Mike Mulraney[1] |
| Manager | Allan Maitland |
| Stadium | Recreation Park |
| Second Division | Ninth (relegated) |
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Dundee |
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Aberdeen |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Hamilton Academical |
| Highest home attendance | League: 688 vs. East Fife, 14 August 2010 688 vs. Airdrie United, 9 April 2011 [2] |
| Lowest home attendance | League: 375 vs. Brechin City, 19 March 2011 [2] |
Summary
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
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
[11][12][13][14] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
| 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 |
| 21 August 2010 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| BBC Report | Prunty 13' |
Attendance: 619 Referee: Murray |
| 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 |
| 25 September 2010 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Balmoor |
| Anderson 86' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 534 Referee: McKendrick |
| 2 October 2010 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Recreation Park |
| McDonald 6', 17' Gibson 29' |
BBC Report | Tod 44' Deasley 78' |
Attendance: 436 Referee: Madden |
| 16 October 2010 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
Stallard  77'  Devlin 73' |
SFL Report | Prunty 34' |
Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Robertson |
| 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 |
| 13 November 2010 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Recreation Park |
| Prunty 55' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 455 Referee: Watters |
| 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 |
| 15 January 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Recreation Park |
| BBC Report | Easton 64' |
Attendance: 527 Referee: Northcroft |
| 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 |
| 12 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 3 | Forfar Athletic | Recreation Park |
| BBC Report | Campbell 61', 80' Smith 93' |
Attendance: 414 Referee: Watters |
| 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 |
| 19 February 2011 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| McKeown 88' |
SFL Report | Noble 28' McGowan 72' |
Attendance: 731 Referee: Finnie |
| 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 |
| 12 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Somerset Park |
| McCann 45' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Allan |
| 19 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 2 | Brechin City | Recreation Park |
| Walker 22' Lister 48' |
SFL Report | McKenna 9' Moyes 68' |
Attendance: 375 Referee: Smith |
| 26 March 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | Peterhead | Recreation Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 406 Referee: Robertson |
| 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 |
| 9 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
| McGowan 18' |
SFL Report | Smith 45' |
Attendance: 688 Referee: Clancy |
| 16 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 3 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Station Park |
| Fotheringham 23' Templeman 60'Dow 62' |
BBC Report | Lister 56' |
Attendance: 458 Referee: Law |
| 23 April 2011 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Recreation Park |
| Walker 20' |
BBC Report | Anderson 57' Paton 61' |
Attendance: 584 Referee: Madden |
| 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
| 11 May 2011 Second Division Play-offs SF R1 | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Galabank |
| 19:45 | Muirhead 14' Steele 60' |
BBC Report | Scott 65' |
Attendance: 621 Referee: Charleston |
| 14 May 2011 Second Division Play-offs SF R2 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 622 Referee: Salmond |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
| 8 January 2011 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | New Douglas Park |
| Hasselbaink 33' Paixao 93' |
BBC Report | Robertson 89' |
Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Muir |
League table
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
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