2010 �11 East Fife F.c. Season

East Fife
2010–11 season
Chairman	Sid Columbine
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
Lowest home attendance	314 vs. Peterhead, 1 March 2011
Average home league attendance	548
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

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 and fixtures

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

Scottish Second Division

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

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

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

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

Pos	Team v t e	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	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

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 720. ISBN 0755362314.
^ ^a ^b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 778. ISBN 0755362314.
^ "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 13 October 2012.^{[
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^ "2007/08 Scottish Division Three Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ "2010/11 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Queen of the South 5 – 0 East Fife". Scottish Football League. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010-11". London Hearts. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Aberdeen F.C. v East Fife F.C." Scottish Football Association. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Crawford steps down as East Fife manager". The Scotsman. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "John Robertson gets East Fife job for rest of season". The Scotsman. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "East Fife's results from season 2010/2011". East Fife Mad. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[1] Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011-12. Headline. p. 720. ISBN 0755362314.

[Att-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.^{[
permanent dead link]}

[4] "2007/08 Scottish Division Three Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[5] "2010/11 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[6] "Queen of the South 5 – 0 East Fife". Scottish Football League. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[13] "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[14] "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2010-2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

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v t e East Fife Football Club
Club	East Fife F.C.
Players	All players
Managers	Managers
Stadium	Bayview Stadium Bayview Park
Rivalries	Fife derby Fife Cup
Seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Scottish Cup Finals	1927 1938 1950
League Cup Finals	1947 1949 1953

v t e 2010–11 in Scottish football
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-19 League Women's Premier League 2010 2011
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Final Women's Cup 2010 2011 Women's League Cup 2010 2011
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2012 Euro qualifying UEFA Group I
Events	Scottish football referee strike
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Cowdenbeath Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Queen of the South Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Ross County Stirling Albion
Second Division	Airdrie United Alloa Athletic Ayr United Brechin City Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Livingston Peterhead Stenhousemuir
Third Division	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stranraer
List of Scottish football transfers 2010–11

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]
← 2009–10 2011–12 →