2010–11 Annan Athletic F.C. season
Annan Athletic 2010–11 football season
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Henry McLelland[1] |
| Manager | Harry Cairney |
| Stadium | Galabank |
| Third Division | Fourth place |
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Stenhousemuir |
| League Cup | First round, lost to Partick Thistle |
| Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Brechin City |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ian Harty (14) All: Ian Harty (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 671 vs. Stranraer, 21 August 2010[2] |
| Lowest home attendance | 293 vs. Queen's Park, 1 February 2011[2] |
| Average home league attendance | 457[3] |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
The 2010–11 season was Annan Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[4] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Annan finished fourth in the Third Division,[5] entering the play-offs losing 4-3 to Albion Rovers on aggregate in the final.[6] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[7] the first round of the League Cup[8] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[9]
Results and fixtures
Scottish Third Division
Annan Athletic v East Stirlingshire
| 7 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Galabank |
Jack  16'Halsman 18'Sloan 20' | BBC Report | Summersgill 38' (Own goal) | Attendance: 539 Referee: Roache |
Arbroath v Annan Athletic
| 14 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Gayfield Park |
| BBC Report | Cox 38' Neilson 40' | Attendance: 506 Referee: Clancy |
Annan Athletic v Stranraer
| 21 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Stranraer | Galabank |
| Harty 13' Halsman 67' | BBC Report | Malcolm 3' Bouadji 7' | Attendance: 671 Referee: Robertson |
Montrose v Annan Athletic
| 28 August 2010 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 1 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Links Park |
| Tosh 16' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Gilfillan 66' | Attendance: 332 Referee: Somers |
Annan Athletic v Elgin City
| 11 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 0 – 1 | Elgin City | Galabank |
| BBC Report | Nicolson 9' Nicolson  55' | Attendance: 505 Referee: Anderson |
Clyde v Annan Athletic
| 18 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Broadwood |
| BBC Report | Gilfillan 6' Felvus 72' | Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Winter |
Annan Athletic v Queen's Park
| 25 September 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | Galabank |
| Harty 33' Cox 83' | BBC Report | Smith 62' | Attendance: 546 Referee: Colvin |
Berwick Rangers v Annan Athletic
| 2 October 2010 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Shielfield Park |
| Gribben 1', 30' Greenhill  57' | BBC Report | Sloan 25' Steele 92' | Attendance: 448 Referee: Smith |
Annan Athletic v Albion Rovers
| 16 October 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 4 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Galabank |
| Halsman 42', 56' Gilfillan 70'Jardine 80' | BBC Report | Canning 67' | Attendance: 517 Referee: Nicholls |
Elgin City v Annan Athletic
| 6 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Borough Briggs |
| Cameron 5' Crooks 11' | BBC Report | Attendance: 507 Referee: Robertson |
Annan Athletic v Montrose
| 9 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Montrose | Galabank |
| Cox 25' Muirhead 43' | BBC Report | Campbell 41' Tosh 60' | Attendance: 377 Referee: Hilland |
Stranraer v Annan Athletic
| 13 November 2010 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 2 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Stair Park |
| Winter 76' Moore 82' | BBC Report | O'Connor 45' Harty 48' | Attendance: 463 Referee: Roache |
Annan Athletic v Elgin City
| 15 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Elgin City | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 6' Muirhead 36' Macfarlane 95' | BBC Report | Crooks 3', 11' | Attendance: 311 Referee: Hilland |
Montrose v Annan Athletic
| 22 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Montrose | 0 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Links Park |
| BBC Report | Neilson 91' | Attendance: 335 Referee: Robertson |
Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic
| 25 January 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Cliftonhill |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 323 Referee: Roache |
Annan Athletic v Queen's Park
| 1 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 2 | Queen's Park | Galabank |
| Sloan 55' | SFL Report | Daly 67' Murray 69' | Attendance: 293 Referee: Somers |
Clyde v Annan Athletic
| 5 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Clyde | 0 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Broadwood |
| SFL Report | O'Connor 21' Harty 74' | Attendance: 568 Referee: Nicholls |
Berwick Rangers v Annan Athletic
| 12 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 3 | Annan Athletic | Shielfield Park |
| Gray 25' Little 43' | BBC Report | Harty 27', 78' (Penalty) Muirhead 57' | Attendance: 311 Referee: Clancy |
Annan Athletic v Arbroath
| 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 |
Annan Athletic v Albion Rovers
| 19 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Galabank |
| Harty 57', 77' Aitken 92' | BBC Report | Lawless 14' Boyle 94' | Attendance: 467 Referee: O'Reilly |
Queen's Park v Annan Athletic
| 22 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 3 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Hampden Park |
| Daly 27' Longworth 59'Smith 85' | BBC Report | Attendance: 327 Referee: Anderson |
Annan Athletic v East Stirlingshire
| 26 February 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 67' Muirhead 60'Neilson 76' | BBC Report | Cawley 59' | Attendance: 402 Referee: Madden |
Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers
| 1 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Galabank |
| Neilson 35' | BBC Report | Gribben 74' | Attendance: 309 Referee: Beaton |
Arbroath v Annan Athletic
| 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 |
Annan Athletic v Stranraer
| 8 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Stranraer | Galabank |
| O'Connor 26' Harty 41' | BBC Report | Murphy 25' Moore 29' | Attendance: 307 Referee: Muir |
Elgin City v Annan Athletic
| 12 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Elgin City | 2 – 3 | Annan Athletic | Borough Briggs |
| Gormley 65' Gunn 69' | BBC Report | O'Connor 12' Neilson 39'Aitken 48'Dempsie 84' (Own goal) | Attendance: 511 Referee: Hilland |
East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic
| 15 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 5 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| Johnston 64' | SFL Report | Harty 2' Cox 15'O'Connor 29'Docherty 48'Bell 92' | Attendance: 178 Referee: Colvin |
Annan Athletic v Montrose
| 19 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Montrose | Galabank |
| Harty 46', 52' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Tosh 21' Campbell 50' | Attendance: 473 Referee: Law |
Queen's Park v Annan Athletic
| 26 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Hampden Park |
| BBC Report | Sloan 16' | Attendance: 561 Referee: Robertson |
Annan Athletic v Clyde
| 29 March 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 0 – 2 | Clyde | Galabank |
| BBC Report | McCluskey 18' Scullion 65' | Attendance: 465 Referee: Norris |
Annan Athletic v Clyde
| 2 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 1 – 0 | Clyde | Galabank |
| Harty 36' | BBC Report | Attendance: 585 Referee: Aitken |
Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic
| 9 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Cliftonhill |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 396 Referee: Watters |
Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers
| 16 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 2 – 3 | Berwick Rangers | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 64' O'Connor 80' | BBC Report | Gray 17', 44' Currie 53' | Attendance: 515 Referee: O'Reilly |
Stranraer v Annan Athletic
| 23 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Stair Park |
| Winter 7' | BBC Report | Harty 59' | Attendance: 493 Referee: Richmond |
Annan Athletic v Arbroath
| 30 April 2011 Scottish Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Galabank |
| O'Connor 23', 66' Sloan 72' | BBC Report | Attendance: 651 Referee: Roache |
East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic
| 7 May 2011 Scottish Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| Cawley 42', 92' | SFL Report | Attendance: 322 Referee: Clancy |
Second Division play-offs
Annan Athletic v Alloa Athletic
| 11 May 2011 Scottish 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 |
Alloa Athletic v Annan Athletic
| 14 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs SF R2 | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 622 Referee: Salmond |
Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic
| 18 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs Final R1 | Albion Rovers | 3 – 1 | Annan Athletic | Cliftonhill |
| 19:45 | Love 15', 67', 76' | BBC Report | Harty 42' | Attendance: 1,014 Referee: Muir |
Annan Athletic v Albion Rovers
| 22 May 2011 Scottish Second Division play-offs Final R2 | Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Galabank |
| 15:00 | Gilfillan 51', 65' Gilfillan 90' | BBC Report | Donnelly 24' | Attendance: 1,165 Referee: McKendrick |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Stenhousemuir v Annan Athletic
| 24 July 2010 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Stenhousemuir | 3 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Ochilview Park |
| Watson 29' (o.g.) Williams 43', 45' | BBC Report | Halsman 89' Muirhead 90+1' | Attendance: 223 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish League Cup
Annan Athletic v Partick Thistle
| 31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Annan Athletic | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Galabank |
| BBC Report | Donnelly 84' | Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup
Preston Athletic v Annan Athletic
| 23 October 2010 Scottish Cup round 2 | Preston Athletic | 0 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Pennypit Park |
| ESPN Report | Attendance: 350 Referee: Robertson |
Annan Athletic v Preston Athletic
| 30 October 2010 Scottish Cup round 2 replay | Annan Athletic | 5 – 0 | Preston Athletic | Galabank |
| Macbeth 4' Harty 15', 21'Halsman 45+1'Amaya 87' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 426 Referee: Robertson |
Brechin City v Annan Athletic
| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 | Brechin City | 2 – 2 | Annan Athletic | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 32', 57' | ESPN Report | Muirhead 52' Gilfillan 68' | Attendance: 402 Referee: Madden |
Annan Athletic v Brechin City
| 4 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 replay | Annan Athletic | 2 – 5 | Brechin City | Galabank |
| Gilfillan 6' Aitken 55' | ESPN Report | McAllister 2', 83' Molloy 23'McKenna 37'Byers 41' | Attendance: 512 Referee: Madden |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Third Division[13] | Other[a][14][15] | League Cup[16] | Scottish Cup[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG | Jonny Jamieson | 13 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO | Alex Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Craig Summersgill | 33 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Andy Aitken | 40 | 1 | 29+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark Docherty | 22 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jordan Halsman | 19 | 6 | 13+0 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | John MacBeth | 34 | 1 | 23+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Neil Macfarlane | 19 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Aaron Muirhead | 41 | 5 | 28+3 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Kevin Neilson | 43 | 5 | 34+1 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Watson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Peter Watson | 25 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR | Bryan Gilfillan | 42 | 11 | 30+2 | 7 | 3+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO | Mike Jack | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Chris Jardine | 32 | 1 | 21+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Patrick Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Steven Sloan | 46 | 5 | 31+5 | 5 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jack Steele | 35 | 2 | 15+12 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| FW |  ESP | Javier Amaya | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Jordan Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Graeme Bell | 14 | 1 | 2+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Aaron Connelly | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David Cox | 37 | 4 | 31+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Brian Felvus | 20 | 1 | 2+13 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Ian Harty | 41 | 17 | 30+1 | 14 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| FW | ENG | Sean O'Connor | 26 | 8 | 22+0 | 8 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Lewis Sloan | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Patrick Walker | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 49 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
See also
References
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- ^ "Annan Athletic F.C. v Brechin City F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "IRN BRU Third Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Athletic Fixtures & Results - 2010/11". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Annan Athletic's results from season 2010/2011". annanathletic-mad.co.uk. Annan Athletic Mad. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. p. 697. ISBN 0755362314.
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