2010–11 Scottish Second Division
Football league season
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The 2010–11 Scottish Second Division was the seventeenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams.
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Livingston |
| Promoted | Livingston, Ayr United (via Division 1 play-offs) |
| Relegated | Alloa Athletic, Peterhead |
| Biggest home win | East Fife 6–0 Dumbarton (28 August 2010) East Fife 6–0 Stenhousemuir (11 December 2010) Brechin City 6–0 Dumbarton (26 March 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Peterhead 0–5 Brechin (11 December 2010) Airdrie Utd 0–5 Ayr Utd (5 March 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Livingston 4–3 East Fife (29 January 2011) Ayr Utd 4–3 Stenhousemuir (29 January 2011) |
| Highest attendance | 1,863: Livingston 2–1 Airdrie Utd (21 August 2010) |
| Lowest attendance | 312: Peterhead 5–1 Airdrie Utd (14 December 2010) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
Promotion and relegation from 2009–10
First & Second Divisions
Relegated from First Division to Second Division
- Ayr United
- Airdrie United (via play-offs)
Promoted from Second Division to First Division
- Stirling Albion
- Cowdenbeath(via play-offs)
Second & Third Divisions
Relegated from Second Division to Third Division
Promoted from Third Division to Second Division
- Livingston
- Forfar Athletic (via play-offs)
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livingston (C, P) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 82 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Ayr United (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 59 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 59 | |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 57 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games
First half of season
Second half of season
Top goalscorers
- 21 goals
- 18 goals
- 13 goals
Second Division play-offs
Semi-finals
The fourth placed team in the Third Division will play the ninth placed team in the Second Division, and third placed team in the Third Division will play the second placed team in the Third Division. The play-offs will be played over two legs on Wednesday 11 May 2011 & Saturday 14 May 2011, the winning team in each semi-final will advance to the final televised live on BBC Alba on Sunday 22 May 2011.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Queen's Park | 1 – 3 | Albion Rovers | 1–1 | 0–2 |
First legs
| Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic |
|---|---|---|
Muirhead  14' Steele 60' |
BBC Sport | Scott 65' |
| Queen's Park | 1 – 1 | Albion Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 11' |
BBC Sport | Chaplain 80' |
Second legs
| Albion Rovers | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park |
|---|---|---|
| Gemmell 67', 89' |
BBC Sport |
Final
The two semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2011–12 Second Division.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Rovers | 4 – 3 | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | 1–2 |
First leg
| Albion Rovers | 3 – 1 | Annan Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Love 15', 67', 76' |
BBC Sport | Harty 42' |
Second leg
| Annan Athletic | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Gilfillan 51', 65' |
BBC Sport | Donnelly 24' |
Stadia
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Seated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | Somerset Park | 10,243 | 1,597 |
| Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium | 10,171 | All |
| Livingston | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 10,122 | All |
| Forfar Athletic | Station Park | 5,177 | 739 |
| Peterhead | Balmoor | 4,000 | 1,000 |
| Brechin City | Glebe Park | 3,960 | 1,519 |
| Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,776 | 626 |
| Alloa Athletic | Recreation Park | 3,142 | 919 |
| Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2,025 | All |
| East Fife | Bayview Stadium | 1,992 | All |