2010–11 Scottish Second Division
# 2010–11 Scottish Second Division

The 2010–11 Scottish Second Division was the sixteenth season of the Second Division in its current format of ten teams.

## 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

* Clyde
* Arbroath (via play-offs)

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 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 57 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 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 |

## 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

| Home \ Away | AIR | ALO | AYR | BRE | DUM | EFI | FOR | LIV | PET | STE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Airdrie United | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2–3 | | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Ayr United | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Brechin City | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 |
| Dumbarton | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| East Fife | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 6–0 | | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 6–0 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Livingston | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Peterhead | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 2–2 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |

### Second half of season

| Home \ Away | AIR | ALO | AYR | BRE | DUM | EFI | FOR | LIV | PET | STE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Airdrie United | | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Alloa Athletic | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Ayr United | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–3 |
| Brechin City | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 6–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Dumbarton | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 |
| East Fife | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Livingston | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Peterhead | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–3 |
| Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | |

### Top goalscorers

**21 goals**

* Mark Roberts (Ayr United)
* Iain Russell (Livingston)

**18 goals**

* Rory McAllister (Brechin City)

**13 goals**

* Bobby Linn (East Fife)
* Jon McShane (Dumbarton)

## Second Division play-offs

Times are BST (UTC+1)

### 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

Second legs

### 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

Second leg

## 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 |
