The 2010–11 season was East Fife's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Sid Columbine[1] |
| Manager | Stevie Crawford John Robertson |
| Stadium | Bayview Stadium |
| Second Division | Fifth place |
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-Final, lost to Queen of the South |
| League Cup | First round, lost to Raith Rovers |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Aberdeen |
| Highest home attendance | 846 vs. Alloa Athletic, 30 April 2011[2] |
| Lowest home attendance | 314 vs. Peterhead, 1 March 2011[2] |
| Average home league attendance | 548[3] |
Summary
editEast Fife finished fifth in the Second Division.[5] They reached the Quarter-Final of the Challenge Cup, losing 5–0 to Queen of the South.[6] They reached the first round of the League Cup[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]
Management
editThey started season 2010–11 under the management of Stevie Crawford. On 25 October 2010, Crawford resigned as manager but stayed with the club as a player.[9] On 26 October 2010, John Robertson was appointed as manager.[10]
Results and fixtures
edit[11][12][13][14] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Second Division
edit| 7 August 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 3–3 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
Hislop  30' Young 52'Linn 59'Muir  90' |
SFL Report | Gemmill 50' Grant 64'Watt 70' |
Attendance: 810 Referee: Watters |
| 14 August 2010 SFL2 | 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 SFL2 | East Fife | 2–1 | Peterhead | Bayview Stadium |
| Johnstone 76' Sloan 82' |
BBC Report | Bavidge 43' |
Attendance: 565 Referee: Conroy |
| 28 August 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 6–0 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Young 15' Byrne 35', 44', 71'Linn 59'Sloan 83' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 687 Referee: Norris |
| 11 September 2010 SFL2 | Forfar Athletic | 3–2 | East Fife | Station Park |
| Templeman 54', 77', 94' |
BBC Report | Johnstone 13' Ovenstone 86' |
Attendance: 590 Referee: Robertson |
| 18 September 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 2–3 | Ayr United | Bayview Stadium |
| Sloan 28' (Penalty) Byrne 34' |
BBC Report | Roberts 13' (Penalty), 45' (Penalty), 90' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 664 Referee: McDermott |
| 25 September 2010 SFL2 | Livingston | 1– 1 | East Fife | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | De Vita 53' |
BBC Report | Byrne 69' |
Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Brines |
| 2 October 2010 SFL2 | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | East Fife | Ochilview Park |
| Murray 66' |
BBC Report | Ovenstone 51' |
Attendance: 679 Referee: Hilland |
| 16 October 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 1–3 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| Linn 14' |
BBC Report | Molloy 42' McKenna 56', 63' |
Attendance: 336 Referee: Colvin |
| 23 October 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 1–3 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| Linn 53' |
BBC Report | Campbell 44', 70' Fotheringham 60' |
Attendance: 524 Referee: McKendrick |
| 30 October 2010 SFL2 | Dumbarton | 4–1 | East Fife | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| McShane 31' Durie 47' (Own goal)Gilhaney 89', 92' |
BBC Report | Byrne 39' |
Attendance: 585 Referee: Law |
| 6 November 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| Linn 16' Hislop 55'Sloan 61' (Penalty), 82' |
BBC Report | Walker 50' |
Attendance: 435 |
| 13 November 2010 SFL2 | Peterhead | 2–2 | East Fife | Balmoor |
| Bavidge 87' Anderson 89' |
BBC Report | Byrne 47' Johnstone 60' |
Attendance: 594 Referee: Beaton |
| 11 December 2010 SFL2 | East Fife | 6–0 | Stenhousemuir | Bayview Stadium |
| Muir 19' Crawford 32', 68'Johnstone 33'Sloan 45'Linn 61' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 472 Referee: Clancy |
| 18 January 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 2– 4 | Livingston | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | Crawford 19' Sloan 61' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Deuchar 57' (65), 87' O'Byrne 80'Russell 82' |
Attendance: 548 Referee: Beaton |
| 29 January 2011 SFL2 | Livingston | 4– 3 | East Fife | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jacobs 1' (89) Fox 12'Barr 82' |
BBC Report | Linn 28' Crawford 72'Muir 75' |
Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Salmond |
| 1 February 2011 SFL2 | Forfar Athletic | 0–0 | East Fife | Station Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 438 Referee: Law |
| 12 February 2011 SFL2 | Stenhousemuir | 0–2 | East Fife | Ochilview Park |
| BBC Report | Young 45' Linn 48' |
Attendance: 590 Referee: Norris |
| 15 February 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Bayview Stadium |
| Park 44' |
BBC Report | Walker 17' Gilhaney 23'Geggan 55' |
Attendance: 392 Referee: Nicholls |
| 19 February 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 0–0 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 526 Referee: Clancy |
| 23 February 2011 SFL2 | Ayr United | 0–4 | East Fife | Somerset Park |
| BBC Report | Hamilton 31' Wallace 34', 66'Park 49' |
Attendance: 789 Referee: McLean |
| 26 February 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
| SFL Report | Gemmill 40' |
Attendance: 644 Referee: Roache |
| 1 March 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 3–1 | Peterhead | Bayview Stadium |
| Hislop 22' Linn 32', 54' |
BBC Report | Bavidge 73' |
Attendance: 314 Referee: Madden |
| 5 March 2011 SFL2 | 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 |
| 8 March 2011 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
| Johnston 12' |
SFL Report | Smart 22' |
Attendance: 447 Referee: Smith |
| 12 March 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 3–0 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| Hislop 33' Smart 74'Linn 88' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 469 Referee: Finnie |
| 19 March 2011 SFL2 | Dumbarton | 4–2 | East Fife | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| Geggan 39' McShane 51', 77'Gilhaney 68' |
BBC Report | Linn 27' Johnstone 61' |
Attendance: 615 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 26 March 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 1– 3 | Livingston | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wallace 60' |
BBC Report | Deuchar 27' (70) Jacobs 80' |
Attendance: 707 Referee: Law |
| 29 March 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 3–2 | Ayr United | Bayview Stadium |
| Wallace 15' Durie 32'Linn 46' |
BBC Report | Moffat 39', 89' |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Richmond |
| 2 April 2011 SFL2 | Ayr United | 1–1 | East Fife | Somerset Park |
| Trouten 16' |
BBC Report | Park 8' |
Attendance: 976 Referee: Salmond |
| 9 April 2011 SFL2 | Brechin City | 1–3 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| Moyes 61' |
BBC Report | McCulloch 27' Cook 52' (Own goal)Wallace 71' |
Attendance: 504 Referee: Finnie |
| 16 April 2011 SFL2 | East Fife | 1–1 | Stenhousemuir | Bayview Stadium |
| Durie 56' |
BBC Report | Murray 91' |
Attendance: 562 Referee: Watters |
| 19 April 2011 SFL2 | Brechin City | 2–3 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| Redman 54' Molloy 58' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | McGowan 52' Wallace 62' (Penalty), 83' |
Attendance: 441 Referee: Charleston |
| 23 April 2011 SFL2 | Peterhead | 0–2 | East Fife | Balmoor |
| BBC Report | Johnstone 28' Muir 54' |
Attendance: 473 Referee: Hilland |
| 30 April 2011 SFL2 | 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 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
| McCord 41' Sally 83' |
SFL Report | Muir 33' Hislop 64' |
Attendance: 861 Referee: Northcroft |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 | East Fife | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| Sloan 56' (pen) Crawford 88' Eurie 93' Linn 119' Bryce 103' |
SFL Report | McAllister 27' Janczyk 90' Moyes 101' Nelson 55' |
Attendance: 497 Referee: Robertson |
| 10 August 2010 Challenge Cup round 2 | East Fife | 3–1 | Stirling Albion | Bayview Stadium |
| Byrne 3' Johnstone 50' Cargill 90' |
SFL Report | Devine 29' |
Attendance: 512 Referee: Northcroft |
| 4 September 2010 Challenge Cup QF | Queen of the South | 5–0 | East Fife | Palmerston Park |
| Burns 32', 46', 79' Ovenstone 64' (o.g.) Harris 90+2' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,751 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish League Cup
edit| 31 July 2010 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Raith Rovers | 4–1 | East Fife | Stark's Park |
| Tade 6', 10' Baird 29'Mole 73' |
BBC Report | Linn 49' |
Attendance: 2,187 Referee: McKendrick |
Scottish Cup
edit| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 | East Fife | 3–1 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| Sloan 24' (Penalty) Johnstone 45'Hislop 47' |
BBC Report | Todd 81' |
Attendance: 695 Referee: McDermott |
| 8 January 2011 Scottish Cup round 4 | Aberdeen | 6–0 | East Fife | Pittodrie |
| Maguire 13', 24', 42' Vernon 30', 81'Magennis 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 6,918 Referee: Salmond |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 59 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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