2010–11 Arbroath F.C. season
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.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | John Christison[1] |
| 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] |
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 |
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 |
| BBC Report | Cox 38' Neilson 40' |
Attendance: 506 Referee: Clancy |
| 21 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Links Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Swankie 77' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 515 Referee: Charleston |
| 11 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 4 – 1 | Arbroath | Shielfield Park |
| 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 |
| Doris 78' |
BBC Report | Love 70' |
Attendance: 408 Referee: McLean |
| 25 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 4 – 1 | Arbroath | Stair Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 302 Referee: Watters |
| 2 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 0 – 5 | Arbroath | Links Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Agnew 14' One 50'Glen 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 |
| 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 |
| McBride 45' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Malcolm 4' |
Attendance: 467 Referee: Nicholls |
| 15 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 2 | Arbroath | Galabank |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Doris 25' Swankie 49' |
BBC Report | Gilfillan 53' |
Attendance: 575 Referee: Beaton |
| 8 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 2 | Arbroath | Cliftonhill |
| BBC Report | Doris 19', 54' |
Attendance: 352 Referee: Robertson |
| 12 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Gayfield Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sawyers 70' |
BBC Report | Falkingham 60' Thomson 78' |
Attendance: 532 Referee: Robertson |
| 26 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 2 | Stranraer | Gayfield Park |
| 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 |
| Chaplain 5' (Penalty) Benton 38'Love 41' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 412 Referee: Colvin |
| 9 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Arbroath | Broadwood |
| Gibson 19' Strachan 22'McGowan 71' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 725 Referee: McDermott |
| 13 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | Clyde | Gayfield Park |
| Doris 25' Swankie 43' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 604 Referee: Hilland |
| 16 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 2 – 2 | Queen's Park | Gayfield Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| GK | |
Steven Khan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+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 | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arbroath (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 66 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Albion Rovers (O, P) | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Second Division 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 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
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