The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Scotland.
Overview Rangers won the SPL title, pipping rivals Celtic on the final day of the season, their third title in a row and their 54th Scottish league championship. It was Walter Smith's final season as manager of Rangers. Inverness Caledonian Thistle are competing in the Scottish Premier League for the sixth time, their last season in the top-flight since the 2008–09 season, after being promoted as First Division champions last season. Stirling Albion are competing in the First Division after being promoted as Second Division champions. Arbroath won the Third Division, the first title in the club's 133-year history.
Referee strike
Transfer deals
League Competitions
Scottish Premier League
Scottish First Division
Scottish Second Division
Scottish Third Division
Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Honours
Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2010–11 Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell BBC Sport2010–11 League Cup Rangers 2 – 1 Celtic BBC Sport2010–11 Challenge Cup Ross County 2 – 0 Queen of the South BBC Sport2010–11 Youth Cup Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers BBC Sport2010–11 Junior CupAuchinleck Talbot 2 – 1 (after extra time) Musselburgh AthleticBBC Sport
Non-league honours
Senior CompetitionWinner2010–11 Highland LeagueBuckie ThistleEast of Scotland LeagueSpartansSouth of Scotland LeagueThreave Rovers
Junior West Region
DivisionWinner2010–11 Premier DivisionIrvine MeadowDivision OneAshfieldAyrshire LeagueArdrossan Winton RoversCentral League Division OneKilsyth RangersCentral League Division TwoYoker Athletic
East Region DivisionWinner2010–11 SuperleagueBo'ness UnitedPremier LeagueSt Andrews UnitedNorth DivisionDownfieldCentral DivisionOakley UnitedSouth DivisionSauchie Juniors
North Region DivisionWinner2010–11 SuperleagueCulterDivision OneInverness CityDivision TwoParkvale
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United Manager of the YearJohn McGlynnRaith RoversFirst Division PlayerJohn BairdRaith RoversSecond Division PlayerRory McAllisterBrechin CityThird Division PlayerGavin SwankieArbroath
SFWA awards
AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United Manager of the Year Mixu Paatelainen Kilmarnock International Player of the Year Allan McGregor Rangers
Scottish clubs in Europe
Summary ClubCompetitionsFinal roundCoef.Top ScorerRangersUEFA Champions League UEFA Europa LeagueGroup Stage Round of 1612.0 Maurice Edu, 2CelticUEFA Champions League UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round Play-off round2.0 Efraín Juárez, 2Dundee UnitedUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round0.5 Jon Daly, 1Hibernian UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round0.0 Edwin de Graaf, 2MotherwellUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round3.5 Jamie Murphy, 3Total18.0Average3.6 All teams had been eliminated. Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking
Rangers 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Celtic 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Dundee United 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Hibernian 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
Motherwell 2010–11 UEFA Europa League
National teams
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorersReport11 August 2010Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)0–3FriendlyBBC Sport3 September 2010S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas (A)0–0Euro 2012 QBBC Sport7 September 2010Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–1Euro 2012 QMiller, McManusBBC Sport8 October 2010Stadion Letná, Prague (A)0–1Euro 2012 QBBC Sport12 October 2010Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–3Euro 2012 QNaismith, Pique (o.g.)BBC Sport16 November 2010Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)3–0FriendlyWilson, Commons, MackieBBC Sport9 February 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)3–02011 Nations CupMiller, McArthur, CommonsBBC Sport27 March 2011Emirates Stadium, London (N)0–2FriendlyBBC Sport25 May 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)3–12011 Nations CupMorrison, Miller, BerraBBC Sport29 May 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)0–12011 Nations CupBBC Sport
Scotland Under-21 team DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorersReport11 August 2010New St Mirren Park, Paisley (H) Sweden1–1FriendlyWotherspoonScottish FA3 September 2010Haradzki Stadium, Barysaw (A) Belarus1–12011 Under-21 Championship QMaguireScottish FA7 September 2010Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) Austria2–12011 Under-21 Championship QBannan, MaguireScottish FA7 October 2010Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A) Iceland1–22011 Under-21 Championship QMurphyScottish FA11 October 2010Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Iceland1–22011 Under-21 Championship QMaguireScottish FA17 November 2010Firhill Stadium, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland3–1FriendlyGriffiths, Hanlon, RossScottish FA
Deaths 29 July – Alex Wilson, 76, Portsmouth and Scotland defender. 2 September – Jackie Sinclair, 67, Dunfermline and Scotland winger. 30 October – John Benson, 67, Manchester City, Torquay United, Bournemouth, Exeter City and Norwich City defender; Bournemouth, Manchester City, Burnley and Wigan Athletic manager. 10 November – Jim Farry, 56, Scottish Football League secretary (1979–1990) and Scottish Football Association chief executive (1990–1999). 18 November – Jim Cruickshank, 69, Queen's Park, Hearts, Dumbarton and Scotland goalkeeper. 28 December – Avi Cohen, 54, Rangers defender. 24 January – Alec Boden, 85, Celtic and Ayr United defender. 27 January – Svein Mathisen, 58, Norwegian player who made three appearances for Hibernian in 1978. 10 March – Danny Paton, 75, Hearts forward. 4 April – John Niven, 89, East Fife and Kilmarnock goalkeeper. 6 April – Jim Blair, 64, St Mirren and Hibs forward. 11 April – Jimmy Briggs, 74, Dundee United defender. 12 April – Ronnie Coyle, 46, Raith Rovers, Celtic, Ayr United, Clyde, East Fife and Queen's Park defender. 20 April – Allan Brown, 84, East Fife and Scotland forward. 28 April – Willie O'Neill, 70, Celtic defender. 30 April – Eddie Turnbull, 88, Hibernian and Scotland player; manager of Queen's Park, Aberdeen and Hibernian. 5 May – Dougie McCracken, 46, Ayr United, Dumbarton and East Fife player. 5 May – Tommy Wright, 83, Partick Thistle, East Fife and Scotland winger. 14 May – Ernie Walker, 83, Secretary of the Scottish Football Association from 1977 to 1990. 30 May – Eddie Morrison, 63, Kilmarnock and Morton forward; Kilmarnock manager.
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