2010–11 Forfar Athletic F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Forfar Athletic's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[4] Forfar Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Forfar Athletic
2010–11 season
ChairmanNeill Wilson[1]
ManagerDick Campbell
StadiumStation Park
Second DivisionThird place
Challenge CupQuarter-final, lost to Ross County
League CupSecond round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish CupThird round, lost to East Fife
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross Campbell (11)

All:
Ross Campbell (13)
Chris Templeman (13)
Highest home attendance782 vs. Brechin City, 21 August 2010 [2]
Lowest home attendance341 vs. Ayr United, 5 April 2011 [2]
Average home league attendance501[3]

Summary

Peterhead finished third in the Second Division,[5] entering the play-offs losing 7–4 to Ayr United on aggregate and remained in the Second Division.[6] They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup,[7] the second round of the League Cup[8] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[9]

Results and fixtures

[10][11][12][13]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

7 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 4 – 1 Dumbarton Station Park
R Campbell 2'
Hilson 51'
Templeman 59', 77' (Penalty)
BBC Report Chaplain 5' (Penalty) Attendance: 510
Referee: McKendrick
14 August 2010 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic Balmoor
15:00 Gethans 77' SFL Report Gibson 18'
Hilson 27'
Gallacher Red card 71'
Attendance: 371
Referee: Madden
11 September 2010 Scottish Second Division 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 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 3 – 0 Forfar Athletic Ochilview Park
Quinn 4' (69)
Scullion 72'
BBC Report Attendance: 522
Referee: Allan
25 September 2010 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 2 Airdrie United Station Park
Bolocheweckyj 25' SFL Report McCord 58'
Wallace 75'
Grant Yellow card 76' Red card
Attendance: 577
Referee: Law
16 October 2010 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 4 – 1 Ayr United Station Park
R Campbell 12' (Penalty)
Templeman 59'
Fotheringham 81' (Penalty)
Gibson 91'
BBC Report Robertson Yellow card 68' Red card
Keenan Yellow card 77' Red card
Easton 89'
Attendance: 544
Referee: Brown
23 October 2010 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1 – 3 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium
Linn 53' BBC Report R Campbell 44', 70'
Fotheringham 60'
Attendance: 524
Referee: McKendrick
6 November 2010 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Peterhead Station Park
I Campbell Yellow card 34' Red card
R Campbell Red card 37'
Fotheringham 88'
SFL Report Clark 79' Attendance: 497
Referee: Nicholls
12 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Forfar Athletic Recreation Park
BBC Report Campbell 61', 80'
Smith 93'
Attendance: 414
Referee: Watters
15 February 2011 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Alloa Athletic Station Park
Campbell 71' (Penalty) BBC Report Lister 81' Attendance: 390
Referee: Beaton
5 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Peterhead 1 – 1 Forfar Athletic Balmoor
15:00 Gethans 34' SFL Report Campbell 93' Attendance: 479
Referee: McDermott
8 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Brechin City Station Park
Templeman 86'
R Campbell 93'
BBC Report Moyes 65' Attendance: 604
Referee: Watters
26 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Airdrie United 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Excelsior Stadium
Gallacher 22' (Own Goal)
McCord 40' (Penalty)
Donnelly 43'
SFL Report McQuade 31' Attendance: 594
Referee: Roache
29 March 2011 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 2 Airdrie United Station Park
Bolocheweckyj 42' SFL Report Owens 4'
Morton 91'
Attendance: 419
Referee: Nicholls
12 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir Station Park
Templeman 37'
Dow 45+2'
BBC Report Attendance: 347
Referee: Beaton
23 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 0 – 1 Forfar Athletic Glebe Park
McKenna Red card 25' BBC Report Hilson 58' Attendance: 825
Referee: Northcroft
30 April 2011 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Peterhead Station Park
Smith 35'
Sellars 66'
SFL Report Wyness 64'
Ross Red card 73'
Attendance: 448
Referee: Collum

First Division play-offs

11 May 2011 Play-offs Semi Final Leg 1 Forfar Athletic 1 – 4 Ayr United Station Park
19:45 Templeman 10' SFL Report Moffat 2'
Bishop o.g.' (35)
McCann 52'
Rodgers 87'
Attendance: 924
Referee: McKendrick
14 May 2011 Play-offs Semi Final Leg 2 Ayr United 3 – 3
(7 – 4 agg.)
Forfar Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 Moffat 12'
McLaughlin 48'
Trouten 90' (pen.)
SFL Report Hilson 31'
Sellars 56'
Campbell 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,198
Referee: Winter

Scottish Challenge Cup

10 August 2010 Challenge Cup round 2[Note1] Queen's Park 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Forfar Athletic Hampden Park
Watt 31'
McBride 70'
SFL Report Templeman 74'
Deasley 76'
Sellars 94'
Campbell
Attendance: 404
Referee: Smith
4 September 2010 Challenge Cup QF Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Ross County Station Park
Bolochoweckyj Red card 59' SFL Report Lawson 11', 70'
Scott Red card 56'
Attendance: 552
Referee: Muir

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 East Fife 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium
Sloan 24' (Penalty)
Johnstone 45'
Hislop 47'
BBC Report Tod 81' Attendance: 695
Referee: McDermott

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond Division[14]Other[Note2]League Cup[15]Scottish Cup[16]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Scott Gallacher 31029+000+001+001+00
GK Scotland SCO Neil Duffy 905+202+000+000+00
GK Scotland SCO Euan McLean 602+102+001+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Bishop 31027+003+001+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Michael Bolochoweckyj 32426+143+002+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Iain Campbell 34127+103+002+011+00
DF Scotland SCO Alastair Dvine 100+000+000+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Mark McCulloch 38032+103+002+000+00
DF Scotland SCO David Mowat 29022+300+201+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Greg Ross 25023+002+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Andy Tod 15211+012+001+001+01
DF Scotland SCO Stephen Tulloch 604+001+000+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Scott Allan 414+010+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Darren Brady 1719+611+000+000+10
MF Scotland SCO Martyn Fotheringham 32719+874+001+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Paul Lunan 1307+202+002+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Barry Sellars 33318+913+121+000+10
MF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 800+601+000+100+00
FW Scotland SCO Bryan Deasley 40419+1530+411+001+00
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Dow 1238+331+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Ross Campbell 391324+9112+112+011+00
FW Scotland SCO Graham Gibson 39216+1623+101+101+00
FW Scotland SCO Dale Hilson 36427+232+211+101+00
FW Scotland SCO Paul McQuade 515+010+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Calum Smith 1623+1020+100+100+10
FW Scotland SCO Chris Templeman 411329+5104+022+011+00

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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Notes

Note1. ^ Forfar Athletic received a random bye to the second round.[17]
Note2. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including Challenge Cup[18] and First Division play-offs[19]

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