2010–11 East Fife F.C. season

East Fife
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]

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.

Summary

East 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

They 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 & fixtures

[11][12][13][14]      Win       Draw       Loss

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Team statistics

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C) (P) 36 25 7 4 79 33+46 82 Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish First Division
2 Ayr United (P) 36 18 5 13 62 55+7 59 Qualification to Scottish 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 52 608 48
7 Dumbarton 36 11 7 18 52 7018 40
8 Stenhousemuir 36 10 8 18 46 5913 38
9 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 9 9 18 49 7122 36 Qualification to Scottish Second Division Playoffs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 5 11 20 47 7629 26 Relegation to 2011–12 Scottish Third Division

Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 720. ISBN 0755362314.
  2. 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
  3. "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "2007/08 Scottish Division Three Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. "2010/11 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  6. "Queen of the South 5 – 0 East Fife". Scottish Football League. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  7. "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010-11". London Hearts. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  8. "Aberdeen F.C. v East Fife F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  9. "Crawford steps down as East Fife manager". The Scotsman. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  10. "John Robertson gets East Fife job for rest of season". The Scotsman. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  11. "East Fife's results from season 2010/2011". East Fife Mad. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  12. "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  13. "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  14. "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  15. "Scottish Football League: Season 2010/11". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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