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Football in Scotland
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2010–11 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Dunfermline Athletic
Second Division champions
Livingston
Third Division champions
Arbroath
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Ross County
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Dundee United, Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell, Rangers
Scotland national team
Euro 2012 qualifying

The 2010–11 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

Overview

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Referee strike

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Main article: Scottish football referee strike

Transfer deals

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Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2010–11

League Competitions

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Scottish Premier League

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 38 30 3 5 88 29 +59 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Celtic 38 29 5 4 85 22 +63 92 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 9 11 53 45 +8 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 17 10 11 55 50 +5 61 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
5 Kilmarnock 38 13 10 15 53 55 −2 49
6 Motherwell 38 13 7 18 40 60 −20 46
7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 14 11 13 52 44 +8 53
8 St Johnstone 38 11 11 16 23 43 −20 44
9 Aberdeen 38 11 5 22 39 59 −20 38
10 Hibernian 38 10 7 21 39 61 −22 37
11 St Mirren 38 8 9 21 33 57 −24 33
12 Hamilton Academical (R) 38 5 11 22 24 59 −35 26 Relegation to the First Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Celtic entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League as they won the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Due to this, Heart of Midlothian also moved up to the third qualifying round, whilst fourth-placed team Dundee United received the second qualifying round spot.

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 20 10 6 66 31 +35 70 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Raith Rovers 36 17 9 10 47 35 +12 60
3 Falkirk 36 17 7 12 57 41 +16 58
4 Queen of the South 36 14 7 15 54 53 +1 49
5 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 44 39 +5 47
6 Dundee 36 19 12 5 54 34 +20 44[a]
7 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 43 −4 43
8 Ross County 36 9 14 13 30 34 −4 41
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 9 8 19 41 72 −31 35 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 32 82 −50 20 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[4]

Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Livingston (C, P) 36 25 7 4 79 33 +46 82 Promotion to the First Division
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 18 5 13 62 55 +7 59 Qualification for the 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 60 −8 48
7 Dumbarton 36 11 7 18 52 70 −18 40
8 Stenhousemuir 36 10 8 18 46 59 −13 38
9 Alloa Athletic (R) 36 9 9 18 49 71 −22 36 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
10 Peterhead (R) 36 5 11 20 47 76 −29 26 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish Third Division

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Third Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Arbroath (C, P) 36 20 6 10 80 61 +19 66 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Albion Rovers (O, P) 36 17 10 9 56 40 +16 61 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
3 Queen's Park 36 18 5 13 57 43 +14 59
4 Annan Athletic 36 16 11 9 58 45 +13 59
5 Stranraer 36 15 12 9 72 57 +15 57
6 Berwick Rangers 36 12 13 11 62 56 +6 49
7 Elgin City 36 13 6 17 53 63 −10 45
8 Montrose 36 10 7 19 47 61 −14 37
9 East Stirlingshire 36 10 4 22 33 62 −29 34
10 Clyde 36 8 8 20 37 67 −30 32
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Scottish Premier Under-19 League

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Main article: 2010–11 Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 22 17 3 2 74 16 +58 54
2 Heart of Midlothian 22 17 1 4 53 23 +30 52
3 Rangers 22 14 3 5 48 26 +22 45
4 Aberdeen 22 12 5 5 40 32 +8 41
5 Hibernian 22 8 5 9 32 34 −2 29
6 Motherwell 22 8 3 11 27 43 −16 27
7 St Johnstone 22 7 7 8 27 28 −1 28
8 St Mirren 22 8 4 10 22 39 −17 28
9 Dundee United 22 5 5 12 24 37 −13 20
10 Kilmarnock 22 6 2 14 32 61 −29 20
11 Hamilton Academical (R) 22 5 3 14 31 43 −12 18
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 4 1 17 24 52 −28 13
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2011. Source: Scotprem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Team, which his senior will place 12th in Scottish Premier League at the end of this season will be relegated from Scottish Premier Under-19 League and his place will be for junior team of new SPL club. Bottom SPL club is Hamilton Academical.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Honours

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Cup honours

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2010–11 Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell BBC Sport
2010–11 League Cup Rangers 2 – 1 Celtic BBC Sport
2010–11 Challenge Cup Ross County 2 – 0 Queen of the South BBC Sport
2010–11 Youth Cup Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers BBC Sport
2010–11 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 2 – 1
(after extra time) 		Musselburgh Athletic BBC Sport

Non-league honours

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Senior

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Competition Winner
2010–11 Highland League Buckie Thistle
East of Scotland League Spartans
South of Scotland League Threave Rovers

Junior

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West Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Premier Division Irvine Meadow
Division One Ashfield
Ayrshire League Ardrossan Winton Rovers
Central League Division One Kilsyth Rangers
Central League Division Two Yoker Athletic

East Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Superleague Bo'ness United
Premier League St Andrews United
North Division Downfield
Central Division Oakley United
South Division Sauchie Juniors

North Region

Division Winner
2010–11 Superleague Culter
Division One Inverness City
Division Two Parkvale

Individual honours

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PFA Scotland awards

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Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Emilio Izaguirre Celtic
Young Player of the Year David Goodwillie Dundee United
Manager of the Year John McGlynn Raith Rovers
First Division Player John Baird Raith Rovers
Second Division Player Rory McAllister Brechin City
Third Division Player Gavin Swankie Arbroath

SFWA awards

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Award Winner Team
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

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Main articles: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League and 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Summary

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Club Competitions Final round Coef. Top Scorer
Rangers UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 		Group Stage
Round of 16 		12.0 United States Maurice Edu, 2
Celtic UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League 		Third qualifying round
Play-off round 		2.0 Mexico Efraín Juárez, 2
Dundee United UEFA Europa League Play-off round 0.5 Republic of Ireland Jon Daly, 1
Hibernian UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 0.0 Netherlands Edwin de Graaf, 2
Motherwell UEFA Europa League Play-off round 3.5 Scotland Jamie Murphy, 3
Total 18.0
Average 3.6
  • All teams had been eliminated.
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking

Rangers

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2010–11 UEFA Champions League

14 September 2011 Group stage Manchester United England 0 – 0 Scotland Rangers Old Trafford, Manchester
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Attendance: 74,408
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
29 September 2011 Group stage Rangers Scotland 1 – 0 Turkey Bursaspor Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Naismith 18' BBC Sport Attendance: 41,905
Referee: Serge Gumienny
20 October 2011 Group stage Rangers Scotland 1 – 1 Spain Valencia Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Edu 34' BBC Sport Edu 34 o.g.' Attendance: 45,153
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
2 November 2011 Group stage Valencia Spain 3 – 0 Scotland Rangers Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Soldado 34', 71'
Costa 90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felix Brych
24 November 2011 Group stage Rangers Scotland 0 – 1 England Manchester United Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Rooney 87 pen.' Attendance: 49,764
Referee: Massimo Busacca
7 December 2011 Group stage Bursaspor Turkey 1 – 1 Scotland Rangers Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Yıldırım 79' BBC Sport Miller 19' Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Tony Chapron

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

17 February 2011 Round of 32 Rangers Scotland 1 – 1 Portugal Sporting CP Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Whittaker 66' BBC Sport Fernández 89' Attendance: 34,095
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
24 February 2011 Round of 32 Sporting CP Portugal 2 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Mendes 42'
Djaló 83'		 BBC Sport Diouf 20'
Edu 90+2'		 Attendance: 15,375
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
10 March 2011 Round of 16 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0 – 0 Scotland Rangers Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Martin Hansson
17 March 2011 Round of 16 Rangers Scotland 0 – 1
(0 – 1 agg.)		 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Ibrox Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Lens 13' Attendance: 35,373
Referee: Robert Schorgenhofer

Celtic

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2010–11 UEFA Champions League

28 July 2011 Third qualifying round Portugal Braga 3 – 0 Scotland Celtic Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Alan 26 pen.'
Echiéjilé 76'
Nascimento 89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 12,295
Referee: Serge Gumienny
4 August 2011 Third qualifying round Celtic Scotland 2 – 1
(2 – 4 agg.)		 Portugal Braga Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Hooper 57'
Juárez 78'		 BBC Sport Paulo César 20' Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek

2010–11 UEFA Europa League

19 August 2011 Play-off round Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Netherlands Utrecht Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Juárez 19'
Samaras 34'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 35,755
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen
26 August 2011 Play-off round Netherlands Utrecht 4 – 0
(4 – 2 agg.)		 Celtic Scotland Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
19:45 BST (UTC+01) van Wolfswinkel 12' (pen), 20' (pen), 47'
Maguire 63'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Dundee United

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2010–11 UEFA Europa League

19 August 2011 Play-off round Scotland Dundee United 0 – 1 AEK Athens Greece Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Djebbour 11' Attendance: 12,116
Referee: Marijo Strahonja
26 August 2011 Play-off round Greece AEK Athens 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Dundee United Scotland Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireus
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Diop 23' BBC Sport Daly 78' Attendance: 600
Referee: Libor Kovařík

Hibernian

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2010–11 UEFA Europa League

29 July 2011 Third qualifying round Maribor Slovenia 3–0 Scotland Hibernian Maribor
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Report Iličić 32', 52'
Tavares 60'		 Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson
5 August 2011 Third qualifying round Hibernian Scotland 2–3
(2–6 agg.)		 Slovenia Maribor Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) de Graaf 54', 89' BBC Report Tavares 19', 73'
Mezga 67' (pen)		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 12,504
Referee: Clément Turpin

Motherwell

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2010–11 UEFA Europa League

15 July 2011 Second qualifying round Scotland Motherwell 1 - 0 Breiðablik Iceland Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Forbes 63' BBC Report Attendance: 5,990
Referee: Richard Liesveld
22 July 2011 Second qualifying round Iceland Breiðablik 0 - 1
(0 - 2 agg.)		 Motherwell Scotland Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Report Murphy 42' Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra
29 July 2011 Third qualifying round Norway Aalesunds 1 - 1 Motherwell Scotland Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Mathisen 90+3' BBC Sport Murphy 48' Attendance: 8,450
Referee: Toussaint
5 August 2011 Third qualifying round Scotland Motherwell 3 - 0
(4 - 1 agg.)		 Aalesunds Norway Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Murphy 4'
Sutton 13'
Page 89'		 BBC Report Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Richard Trutz
19 August 2011 Play-off round Denmark Odense 2 - 1 Motherwell Scotland TRE-FOR Park, Odense
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Sørensen 31'
Utaka 78'		 BBC Sport Hateley 90+4' Attendance: 14,911
Referee: Zsolt Szabó
26 August 2011 Play-off round Scotland Motherwell 0 - 1
(1 - 3 agg.)		 Odense Denmark Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Utaka 28' Attendance: 9,105
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis

National teams

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Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorers Report
11 August 2010 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm (A)  Sweden 0–3 Friendly BBC Sport
3 September 2010 S.Darius and S.Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas (A)  Lithuania 0–0 Euro 2012 Q BBC Sport
7 September 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Liechtenstein 2–1 Euro 2012 Q Miller, McManus BBC Sport
8 October 2010 AXA Arena, Prague (A)  Czech Republic 0–1 Euro 2012 Q BBC Sport
12 October 2010 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Spain 2–3 Euro 2012 Q Naismith, Pique (o.g.) BBC Sport
16 November 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H)  Faroe Islands 3–0 Friendly Wilson, Commons, Mackie BBC Sport
9 February 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)  Northern Ireland 3–0 2011 Nations Cup Miller, McArthur, Commons BBC Sport
27 March 2011 Emirates Stadium, London (N)  Brazil 0–2 Friendly BBC Sport
25 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (N)  Wales 3–1 2011 Nations Cup Morrison, Miller, Berra BBC Sport
29 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 0–1 2011 Nations Cup BBC Sport

Scotland Under-21 team

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Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorers Report
11 August 2010 New St Mirren Park, Paisley (H) Sweden Sweden 1–1 Friendly Wotherspoon Scottish FA
3 September 2010 Haradzki Stadium, Barysaw (A) Belarus Belarus 1–1 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Maguire Scottish FA
7 September 2010 Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (H) Austria Austria 2–1 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Bannan, Maguire Scottish FA
7 October 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A) Iceland Iceland 1–2 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Murphy Scottish FA
11 October 2010 Easter Road, Edinburgh (H) Iceland Iceland 1–2 2011 Under-21 Championship Q Maguire Scottish FA
17 November 2010 Firhill Stadium, Glasgow (H) Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3–1 Friendly Griffiths, Hanlon, Ross Scottish FA Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Deaths

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  • 29 July – Alex Wilson, 76, Portsmouth and Scotland defender.[6]
  • 2 September – Jackie Sinclair, 67, Dunfermline and Scotland winger.[7]
  • 30 October – John Benson, 67, Manchester City, Torquay United, Bournemouth, Exeter City and Norwich City defender; Bournemouth, Manchester City, Burnley and Wigan Athletic manager.[8]
  • 10 November – Jim Farry, 56, Scottish Football League secretary (1979–1990) and Scottish Football Association chief executive (1990–1999).[9]
  • 18 November – Jim Cruickshank, 69, Queen's Park, Hearts, Dumbarton and Scotland goalkeeper.[10]
  • 28 December – Avi Cohen, 54, Rangers defender.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • 10 March – Danny Paton, 75, Hearts forward.
  • 4 April – John Niven, 89, East Fife and Kilmarnock goalkeeper.[13]
  • 6 April – Jim Blair, 64, St Mirren and Hibs forward.
  • 11 April – Jimmy Briggs, 74, Dundee United defender.[14]
  • 12 April – Ronnie Coyle, 46, Raith Rovers, Celtic, Ayr United, Clyde, East Fife and Queen's Park defender.[15]
  • 20 April – Allan Brown, 84, East Fife and Scotland forward.[16]
  • 28 April – Willie O'Neill, 70, Celtic defender.[17]
  • 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.[18]
  • 14 May – Ernie Walker, 83, Secretary of the Scottish Football Association from 1977 to 1990.[19]
  • 30 May – Eddie Morrison, 63, Kilmarnock and Morton forward; Kilmarnock manager.[20]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "2010/11 - The Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Raith Rovers 1–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Ayr United go down, Stirling Albion secure title". BBC Sport. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b Scotland's score is shown first.
  6. ^ "Dedicated Pompey servant Alex Wilson dies aged 76". The News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ Ryder, Lee (3 September 2010). "Fairs Cup legend Sinclair loses cancer battle". Newcastle Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Ex-Wigan & Man City manager John Benson dies aged 67". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  9. ^ Williams, Martin (11 November 2010). "Former SFA chief Jim Farry dies at 56". The Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Gordon joins Cruickshank tributes". Football.co.uk (Scottish Premier Division News). 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  11. ^ "Ex-Rangers star Avi Cohen dies following motorbike crash". STV. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  12. ^ ""Matta" var en av de største". VG (in Norwegian). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Obituary: John Niven, footballer". The Scotsman. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Obituary: Jimmy Briggs, footballer". The Scotsman. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  15. ^ Vallance, Matt (13 April 2011). "Ronnie Coyle". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  16. ^ Vallance, Matt (22 April 2011). "Allan Brown". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  17. ^ Pattullo, Alan (29 April 2011). "Willie O'Neill, member of legendary European Cup-winning squad, dies aged 70". The Scotsman. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Obituary: Tommy Wright, footballer". The Scotsman. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Former Scottish FA secretary Ernie Walker dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  20. ^ Vallance, Matt (31 May 2011). "Eddie Morrison". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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