The 2010–11 Scottish First Division was the 17th season of the Scottish Football League First Division, First Division in its current format of ten teams. Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic finished champions, with Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion F.C., Stirling Albion being relegated.

Promotion and relegation from 2009–10

SPL & First Division

Relegated from Scottish Premier League, Premier League to Scottish Football League First Division, First Division *Falkirk F.C., Falkirk Promoted from Scottish First Division, First Division to Scottish Premier League * Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., Inverness Caledonian Thistle

First & Second Divisions

Relegated from Scottish First Division, First Division to Scottish Second Division, Second Division *Ayr United F.C., Ayr United *Airdrie United F.C., Airdrie United (via play-offs) Promoted from Scottish Second Division, Second Division to Scottish First Division, First Division *Stirling Albion F.C., Stirling Albion *Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath (via play-offs)

League table

Results

Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games

First half of season

Second half of season

Top goalscorers

;15 goals * Kris Doolan ''(Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle)'' * Mark Stewart (footballer), Mark Stewart ''(Falkirk F.C., Falkirk)'' ;13 goals * John Baird (footballer, born 1985), John Baird ''(Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers)'' * Andy Kirk (footballer), Andy Kirk ''(Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic)'' ;12 goals * Colin McMenamin ''(Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South)'' ;11 goals * Gordon Smith (footballer born 1991), Gordon Smith ''(Stirling Albion F.C., Stirling Albion)'' ;9 goals * Pat Clarke ''(Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic)'' * Martin Hardie (footballer), Martin Hardie ''(Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic)'' * Sean Higgins (footballer), Sean Higgins ''(Dundee F.C., Dundee)'' * Allan Jenkins (footballer), Allan Jenkins ''(Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton)'' * Willie McLaren ''(Queen of the South F.C., Queen of the South)'' * Greg Stewart (footballer), Greg Stewart ''(Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath)''

First Division play-offs

Times are British Summer Time, BST (UTC+1)

Semi-finals

The fourth placed team in the Second Division (Brechin City F.C., Brechin City) will play the ninth placed team in the First Division (Cowdenbeath F.C., Cowdenbeath) and third placed team in the Second Division (Forfar Athletic F.C., Forfar Athletic) will play the second placed team in the Second Division (Ayr United F.C., Ayr United). The play-offs will be played over two legs on Wednesday 11 May 2011 & Saturday 14 May 2011, the winning team in each semi-final will advance to the final on Wednesday 18 May 2011 & Sunday 22 May 2011. First legs ---- ---- Second legs ---- ----

Final

The two semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2011–12 Scottish First Division, 2011–12 First Division. First leg ---- Second leg ----

Kits and shirt sponsors

Stadia

References

External links

2010–11 Scottish First Division at Soccerway
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