2010–11 Scottish First Division#First Division Play-offs

Relegated from Premier League to First Division

• Falkirk

Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League

• Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Relegated from First Division to Second Division

• Ayr United
• Airdrie United (via play-offs)

Promoted from Second Division to First Division

• Stirling Albion
• Cowdenbeath (via play-offs)

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=PQR

|show_limit=5

|team1=DNF|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

|team2=RAI|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|team3=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk

|team4=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South

|team5=PAR|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

|team6=DND|name_DND=Dundee

|team7=GMO|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|team8=ROS|name_ROS=Ross County

|team9=COW|name_COW=Cowdenbeath

|team10=STI|name_STI=Stirling Albion

|win_DNF=20|draw_DNF=10|loss_DNF=6|gf_DNF=66|ga_DNF=31|status_DNF=C,P

|win_RAI=17|draw_RAI=9|loss_RAI=10|gf_RAI=47|ga_RAI=35

|win_FAL=17|draw_FAL=7|loss_FAL=12|gf_FAL=57|ga_FAL=41

|win_QOS=14|draw_QOS=7|loss_QOS=15|gf_QOS=54|ga_QOS=53

|win_PAR=12|draw_PAR=11|loss_PAR=13|gf_PAR=44|ga_PAR=39

|win_DND=19|draw_DND=12|loss_DND=5|gf_DND=54|ga_DND=34

|win_GMO=11|draw_GMO=10|loss_GMO=15|gf_GMO=39|ga_GMO=43

|win_ROS=9|draw_ROS=14|loss_ROS=13|gf_ROS=30|ga_ROS=34

|win_COW=9|draw_COW=8|loss_COW=19|gf_COW=41|ga_COW=72|status_COW=R

|win_STI=4|draw_STI=8|loss_STI=24|gf_STI=32|ga_STI=82|status_STI=R

|adjust_points_DND=-25

|hth_DND=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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/9300503.stm|title=Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty|date=17 December 2010|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=17 December 2010}}

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to the Premier League

|result1=P

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for the First Division play-offs

|result9=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the Second Division

|result10=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://spfl.co.uk/league/championship/archive/302 SPFL]

}}

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

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=COW|team2=DND|team3=DNF|team4=FAL|team5=GMO

|team6=PAR|team7=QOS|team8=RAI|team9=ROS|team10=STI

|name_COW=Cowdenbeath

|match_COW_DND=2–1

|match_COW_DNF=0–4

|match_COW_FAL=0–0

|match_COW_GMO=2–2

|match_COW_PAR=2–1

|match_COW_QOS=1–3

|match_COW_RAI=1–2

|match_COW_ROS=0–2

|match_COW_STI=5–1

|name_DND=Dundee

|match_DND_COW=3–0

|match_DND_DNF=2–2

|match_DND_FAL=2–0

|match_DND_GMO=2–1

|match_DND_PAR=2–1

|match_DND_QOS=1–0

|match_DND_RAI=0–0

|match_DND_ROS=0–0

|match_DND_STI=2–0

|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

|match_DNF_COW=2–1

|match_DNF_DND=3–1

|match_DNF_FAL=1–1

|match_DNF_GMO=2–0

|match_DNF_PAR=0–0

|match_DNF_QOS=1–0

|match_DNF_RAI=2–2

|match_DNF_ROS=3–2

|match_DNF_STI=3–0

|name_FAL=Falkirk

|match_FAL_COW=5–1

|match_FAL_DND=3–3

|match_FAL_DNF=0–1

|match_FAL_GMO=2–1

|match_FAL_PAR=2–0

|match_FAL_QOS=3–1

|match_FAL_RAI=0–0

|match_FAL_ROS=0–1

|match_FAL_STI=3–0

|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|match_GMO_COW=1–2

|match_GMO_DND=0–1

|match_GMO_DNF=2–1

|match_GMO_FAL=0–0

|match_GMO_PAR=2–0

|match_GMO_QOS=2–0

|match_GMO_RAI=0–1

|match_GMO_ROS=0–0

|match_GMO_STI=0–0

|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

|match_PAR_COW=1–0

|match_PAR_DND=1–0

|match_PAR_DNF=0–2

|match_PAR_FAL=1–0

|match_PAR_GMO=0–0

|match_PAR_QOS=3–1

|match_PAR_RAI=0–0

|match_PAR_ROS=1–1

|match_PAR_STI=1–2

|name_QOS=Queen of the South

|match_QOS_COW=3–0

|match_QOS_DND=1–2

|match_QOS_DNF=2–0

|match_QOS_FAL=1–5

|match_QOS_GMO=2–0

|match_QOS_PAR=2–1

|match_QOS_RAI=1–3

|match_QOS_ROS=3–0

|match_QOS_STI=2–2

|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|match_RAI_COW=2–1

|match_RAI_DND=1–2

|match_RAI_DNF=2–0

|match_RAI_FAL=2–1

|match_RAI_GMO=1–0

|match_RAI_PAR=4–0

|match_RAI_QOS=0–1

|match_RAI_ROS=1–0

|match_RAI_STI=0–2

|name_ROS=Ross County

|match_ROS_COW=1–1

|match_ROS_DND=0–3

|match_ROS_DNF=0–0

|match_ROS_FAL=0–1

|match_ROS_GMO=2–2

|match_ROS_PAR=0–2

|match_ROS_QOS=1–1

|match_ROS_RAI=0–0

|match_ROS_STI=3–1

|name_STI=Stirling Albion

|match_STI_COW=1–3

|match_STI_DND=1–1

|match_STI_DNF=1–5

|match_STI_FAL=0–5

|match_STI_GMO=0–1

|match_STI_PAR=4–2

|match_STI_QOS=0–0

|match_STI_RAI=1–3

|match_STI_ROS=0–0

|update=19 April

|source=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_results/default.stm BBC Sport]

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=COW|team2=DND|team3=DNF|team4=FAL|team5=GMO

|team6=PAR|team7=QOS|team8=RAI|team9=ROS|team10=STI

|name_COW=Cowdenbeath

|match_COW_DND=1–3

|match_COW_DNF=0–1

|match_COW_FAL=1–2

|match_COW_GMO=0–2

|match_COW_PAR=1–1

|match_COW_QOS=2–2

|match_COW_RAI=0–3

|match_COW_ROS=2–1

|match_COW_STI=1–0

|name_DND=Dundee

|match_DND_COW=2–2

|match_DND_DNF=1–1

|match_DND_FAL=1–0

|match_DND_GMO=1–1

|match_DND_PAR=3–2

|match_DND_QOS=2–1

|match_DND_RAI=2–1

|match_DND_ROS=2–0

|match_DND_STI=1–1

|name_DNF=Dunfermline Athletic

|match_DNF_COW=5–0

|match_DNF_DND=0–0

|match_DNF_FAL=3–0

|match_DNF_GMO=1–3

|match_DNF_PAR=0–0

|match_DNF_QOS=6–1

|match_DNF_RAI=2–1

|match_DNF_ROS=1–1

|match_DNF_STI=4–1

|name_FAL=Falkirk

|match_FAL_COW=2–0

|match_FAL_DND=2–2

|match_FAL_DNF=1–2

|match_FAL_GMO=1–0

|match_FAL_PAR=2–3

|match_FAL_QOS=0–3

|match_FAL_RAI=2–1

|match_FAL_ROS=0–1

|match_FAL_STI=4–2

|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|match_GMO_COW=3–0

|match_GMO_DND=1–3

|match_GMO_DNF=0–2

|match_GMO_FAL=2–2

|match_GMO_PAR=1–0

|match_GMO_QOS=0–4

|match_GMO_RAI=0–0

|match_GMO_ROS=2–1

|match_GMO_STI=2–0

|name_PAR=Partick Thistle

|match_PAR_COW=0–1

|match_PAR_DND=0–0

|match_PAR_DNF=2–0

|match_PAR_FAL=1–2

|match_PAR_GMO=2–0

|match_PAR_QOS=0–0

|match_PAR_RAI=3–0

|match_PAR_ROS=1–1

|match_PAR_STI=6–1

|name_QOS=Queen of the South

|match_QOS_COW=2–2

|match_QOS_DND=3–0

|match_QOS_DNF=1–3

|match_QOS_FAL=0–1

|match_QOS_GMO=1–4

|match_QOS_PAR=3–3

|match_QOS_RAI=0–2

|match_QOS_ROS=0–1

|match_QOS_STI=4–1

|name_RAI=Raith Rovers

|match_RAI_COW=2–2

|match_RAI_DND=2–1

|match_RAI_DNF=2–1

|match_RAI_FAL=1–2

|match_RAI_GMO=2–2

|match_RAI_PAR=0–2

|match_RAI_QOS=0–1

|match_RAI_ROS=1–1

|match_RAI_STI=2–1

|name_ROS=Ross County

|match_ROS_COW=3–0

|match_ROS_DND=0–1

|match_ROS_DNF=0–1

|match_ROS_FAL=2–1

|match_ROS_GMO=2–0

|match_ROS_PAR=0–0

|match_ROS_QOS=1–2

|match_ROS_RAI=0–1

|match_ROS_STI=0–0

|name_STI=Stirling Albion

|match_STI_COW=3–4

|match_STI_DND=0–1

|match_STI_DNF=1–1

|match_STI_FAL=1–2

|match_STI_GMO=3–2

|match_STI_PAR=0–3

|match_STI_QOS=0–2

|match_STI_RAI=1–2

|match_STI_ROS=0–2

|update=7 May 2011

|source=

}}

;15 goals

• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Mark Stewart (Falkirk)

;13 goals

• {{flagicon|Scotland}} John Baird (Raith Rovers)
• {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Andy Kirk (Dunfermline Athletic)

;12 goals

• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Colin McMenamin (Queen of the South)

;11 goals

• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Gordon Smith (Stirling Albion)

;9 goals

• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Pat Clarke (Dunfermline Athletic)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Martin Hardie (Dunfermline Athletic)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Sean Higgins (Dundee)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Allan Jenkins (Greenock Morton)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Willie McLaren (Queen of the South)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Greg Stewart (Cowdenbeath)

Times are BST (UTC+1)

The fourth placed team in the Second Division (Brechin City) will play the ninth placed team in the First Division (Cowdenbeath) and third placed team in the Second Division (Forfar Athletic) will play the second placed team in the Second Division (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.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Brechin City||4 – 2|Cowdenbeath||2–2|2–0}}

{{TwoLegResult | Forfar Athletic ||4 – 7|Ayr United||1–4|3–3}}

{{end}}

First legs

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{{Football box

|date = 11 May 2011

|time = 7:45pm

|team1 = Brechin City

|score =2 – 2

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13353729.stm BBC Sport]

|team2 = Cowdenbeath

|goals1 = Kirkpatrick {{goal|46}}
Megginson {{goal|51}}

|goals2 = Linton {{goal|4}}
Coult {{goal|26}}

|stadium = Glebe Park

|referee = Anthony Law

|attendance = 596 }}

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{{Football box

|date = 11 May 2011

|time = 7:45pm

|team1 = Forfar Athletic

|score =1 – 4

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13353734.stm BBC Sport]

|team2 = Ayr United

|goals1 = Templeman {{goal|10}}

|goals2 = Moffat {{goal|2}}
Bishop {{goal|o.g.|35}}
McCann {{goal|52}}
Rodgers {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Station Park

|referee = John McKendrick

|attendance = 924 }}

Second legs

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{{Football box

|date = 14 May 2011

|time = 2:00pm

|team1 = Cowdenbeath

|score =0 – 2

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13384032.stm BBC Sport]

|team2 = Brechin City

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Redman {{goal|78}}
Molloy {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Central Park

|referee = David Somers

|attendance = 645 }}

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{{Football box

|date = 14 May 2011

|time = 3:00pm

|team1 = Ayr United

|score =3 – 3

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13384026.stm BBC Sport]

|team2 = Forfar Athletic

|goals1 =Moffat {{goal|12}}
McLaughlin {{goal|48}}
Trouten {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2 =Hilson {{goal|31}}
Sellars {{goal|56}}
Campbell {{goal|90|pen.}}

|stadium = Somerset Park

|referee = Brian Winter

|attendance = 1,198 }}

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

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult |Ayr United ||3 – 2|Brechin City ||1–1|2–1}}

{{end}}

First leg

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{{Football box

|date = 18 May 2011

|time = 7:45pm

|team1 = Ayr United

|score =1 – 1

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13432249.stm BBC Sport]

|team2 = Brechin City

|goals1 = Moffat {{goal|31}}

|goals2 = Janczyk {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Somerset Park

|referee = Steve Conroy

|attendance = 2,020 }}

Second leg

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{{Football box

|date = 22 May 2011

|time = 3:00pm

|team1 = Brechin City

|score =1 – 2

|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13464169.stm BBC Sport]

|team2 = Ayr United

|goals1 = Tiffoney {{goal|44|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Roberts {{goal|76}}
Moffat {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Glebe Park

|referee = Crawford Allan

|attendance = 2,404 }}

• Scottish football referee strike

{{Reflist}}

• [https://int.soccerway.com/national/scotland/first-division/2010-2011/regular-season/ 2010–11 Scottish First Division at Soccerway]

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