2010–11 Arbroath F.C. season

Arbroath
2010–11 season
Chairman	John Christison
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
Lowest home attendance	302 vs. Stranraer, 15 December 2010
Average home league attendance	588
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

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.

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

^[13]^[14]^[15] Win Draw Loss

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' Alan 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
	Alan 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]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Daryl Burns	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Darren Hill	39	0	35+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	GK	SCO	Steven Khan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	NIR	Danny Griffin	21	0	14+4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Stuart Malcolm	28	2	24+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kieran McAnespie	30	2	27+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Marc McCulloch	11	0	8+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Allan McManus	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin McMullan	31	0	30+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Rattray	11	3	9+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
	DF	SCO	Craig Wedderburn	16	2	12+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ross Chisholm	23	2	20+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	David Dimilta	21	0	7+11	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Durnan	11	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Josh Falkingham	38	9	33+2	9	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Keith Gibson	30	8	26+1	8	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	David McGowan	36	6	8+24	6	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Michael McIlravey	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ian Nimmo	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Robbie Ross	6	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Bryan Scott	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jay Shields	6	0	2+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Paul Sheerin	39	6	30+5	5	1+0	0	1+0	1	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Adam Strachan	16	3	12+4	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ryan Suttie	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Darren Thomson	7	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Patrick Deane	7	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	FW	SCO	Steven Doris	32	17	25+5	16	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	FW	SCO	Jim Hamilton	8	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Jordyn Sheerin	15	0	2+12	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Lee Sibanda	11	0	5+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Gavin Swankie	40	23	35+1	22	0+1	0	1+0	1	2+0	0

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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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]
← 2009–10 2011–12 →