The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive

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in Scotland.

Overview

* Rangers won the SPL title, pipping rivals

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on the final day of the season, their third title in a row and their 54th Scottish league championship. It was

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's final season as manager of Rangers. * Inverness Caledonian Thistle are competing in the

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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. *

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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

Non-league honours

Senior

Junior

West Region East Region North Region

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

SFWA awards

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

* All teams had been eliminated. * Current UEFA coefficients
Ranking

Rangers

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Celtic

Dundee United

Hibernian

Motherwell

National teams

Scotland national team

Scotland Under-21 team

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 –

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, 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.

Notes and references

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