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2010–11 Scottish Premier League
105th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
105th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Scottish Premier League |
| season | 2010–11 |
| dates | 14 August 2010 – 15 May 2011 |
| winners | Rangers |
| 7th Premier League title | |
| 54th Scottish title | |
| relegated | Hamilton Academical |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2011-12-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Rangers |
| continentalcup2 | [Europa League](2011-12-uefa-europa-league) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Celtic |
| Heart of Midlothian | |
| Dundee United | |
| matches | 228 |
| total goals | 584 |
| league topscorer | Kenny Miller (21) |
| biggest home win | Celtic 9–0 Aberdeen |
| (6 November 2010) | |
| biggest away win | Motherwell 0-5 Rangers |
| highest scoring | Celtic 9–0 Aberdeen |
| (6 November 2010) | |
| longest wins | 9 games |
| longest unbeaten | 14 games |
| Celtic | |
| longest winless | 22 games |
| Hamilton Academical | |
| longest losses | 7 games |
| Aberdeen | |
| highest attendance | 58,874 |
| Celtic | |
| lowest attendance | 2,019 |
| Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| (13 November 2010) | |
| average attendance | 13,677 |
| prevseason | [2009–10](2009-10-scottish-premier-league) |
| nextseason | [2011–12](2011-12-scottish-premier-league) |
7th Premier League title 54th Scottish title Heart of Midlothian Dundee United (6 November 2010) (6 November 2010) Celtic Hamilton Academical Aberdeen Celtic Hamilton Academical v Inverness Caledonian Thistle (13 November 2010)
The 2010–11 Scottish Premier League was the thirteenth season of the Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish football. It commenced on 14 August 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011. The defending champions were Rangers who retained their championship with a 5–1 win at Kilmarnock on the final day of the season.
Teams
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Twelve teams participated in the 2010–11 season, eleven of which competed in the 2009–10 season. Inverness Caledonian Thistle was promoted from the 2009–10 First Division.
Team changes
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Relegated from Premier League to First Division
- Falkirk
Kits and shirt sponsors
| Team | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Nike | Team Recruitment | New home and away kits |
| Celtic | Nike | Tennent's Lager | Tennent's replaced Carling as shirt sponsors |
| New home and away kits | |||
| Dundee United | Nike | Calor Gas | Calor Gas replaced Cabrini as shirt sponsors |
| Hamilton Academical | Nike | Reid Furniture | |
| Heart of Midlothian | Umbro | Ūkio bankas | New home and away kits |
| Hibernian | Puma | McEwan Fraser | Puma replaced Le Coq Sportif as kit manufacturer |
| New home and away kits | |||
| Inverness CT | Errea | Orion Group | New home and away kits |
| Kilmarnock | 1869 | Verve.net | New home and away kits |
| Motherwell | Puma | Commsworld | Puma replaced Canterbury as kit manufacturer |
| New home and away kits | |||
| Rangers | Umbro | Tennent's Lager | Tennent's replaced Carling as shirt sponsors |
| New home, away and third kits | |||
| St Johnstone | Joma | Taylor Wimpey | Joma replaced Surridge as kit manufacturer |
| New home and away kits | |||
| St Mirren | Hummel | Braehead Shopping Centre | New home and away kits |
Stadiums and Attendees
- 21 November – Scottish football referees vote to take strike action, threatening the fixtures scheduled for the weekend of 27 and 28 November.{{cite news |access-date=22 November 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101122044756/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9214212.stm| archive-date= 22 November 2010 | url-status= live}} The Scottish Football Association sourced referees from other UEFA associations to cover the SPL matches,{{cite news |access-date=27 November 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101127043830/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9216271.stm| archive-date= 27 November 2010 | url-status= live}} but all ten Scottish Football League matches were postponed due to the strike.{{cite news |access-date=26 November 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101209074954/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/9229449.stm| archive-date= 9 December 2010 | url-status= live}}
League table
Results
Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away Please update ALL results rather than just those of your team Please enter result under HOME SIDE ONLY
Matches 23–33
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away)
Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league split into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches were determined upon the league table at the time of the split.
Top six
Bottom six
Statistics
Top scorers
| Scorer | For | Against | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO Paul Hartley | Aberdeen | Hamilton Academical | 14 August 2010{{cite news | ||
| SCO Kenny Miller | Rangers | Hibernian | 22 August 2010{{cite news | ||
| CZE Rudi Skacel | Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren | 23 October 2010{{cite news | ||
| IRE Anthony Stokes | Celtic | Aberdeen | 6 November 2010 | ||
| ENG Gary Hooper | Celtic | Aberdeen | 6 November 2010 | ||
| ENG Nick Blackman | Motherwell | St Johnstone | 10 November 2010 | ||
| SCO Kenny Miller | Rangers | Kilmarnock | 20 November 2010 | ||
| IRL Adam Rooney | Inverness CT | Hibernian | 20 November 2010{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9207787.stm | title=Inverness CT 4 - 2 Hibernian |
| CRO Nikica Jelavić | Rangers | Motherwell | 12 February 2011 | ||
| ENG Michael Higdon | St Mirren | Hamilton Academical | 2 April 2011{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9442791.stm | title=St Mirren 3 - 1 Hamilton |
| IRL Jon Daly | Dundee United | Motherwell | 7 May 2011 | ||
| NIR Kyle Lafferty | Rangers | Kilmarnock | 15 May 2011 |
Awards
Monthly awards
Main article: List of Scottish Premier League monthly award winners
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | SCO Walter Smith | Rangers | SCO Kenny Miller | Rangers | SCO James Forrest | Celtic | |||||||||
| September | NIR Neil Lennon | Celtic | SCO Kenny Miller | Rangers | SCO Chris Maguire | Aberdeen | |||||||||
| October | ENG Terry Butcher | Inverness CT | SCO Steven Naismith{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9171521.stm | title=Rangers' Steven Naismith wins October player prize | date=9 November 2010 | access-date=9 November 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101113062224/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9171521.stm | archive-date= 13 November 2010 | url-status= live}} | Rangers | KOR Ki Sung-yueng | Celtic | ||
| November | SCO Jim Jefferies | Heart of Midlothian | FIN Alexei Eremenko | Kilmarnock | SCO David Templeton | Heart of Midlothian | |||||||||
| December | FIN Mixu Paatelainen | Kilmarnock | LTU Marius Žaliūkas | Heart of Midlothian | SCO David Templeton | Heart of Midlothian | |||||||||
| January | NIR Neil Lennon | Celtic | ISR Beram Kayal | Celtic | SCO Jamie Ness | Rangers | |||||||||
| February | SCO Colin Calderwood | Hibernian | SVK Marián Kello | Heart of Midlothian | SCO Callum Booth | Hibernian | |||||||||
| March | SCO Peter Houston | Dundee United | SCO David Goodwillie | Dundee United | SCO Johnny Russell | Dundee United | |||||||||
| April | NIR Neil Lennon | Celtic | SCO Allan McGregor | Rangers | SCO Jamie Murphy | Motherwell |
Clydesdale Bank Premier League Awards
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Player of the Season | HON Emilio Izaguirre |
| Manager of the Season | FIN Mixu Paatelainen |
| Young Player of the Season | SCO David Goodwillie |
| Goal of the Season | SCO Derek Riordan |
| Save of the Season | SVK Marian Kello |
| Under-19 League Player of the Season | SCO Jason Holt |
| Best Club Media Relations | Motherwell |
| SPL Family Champions | Rangers |
| Best Community Initiative | St Mirren |
Notes
References
References
- "Kilma". BBC Sport.
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8668240.stm Motherwell conclude new kit deal] BBC Sport, 7 May 2010
- "Statistics". Scottish Premier League.
- Murray, Ewan. (6 November 2010). "Celtic hit nine past Aberdeen in record SPL victory". guardian.co.uk.
- (12 November 2010). "1972: the last time Hibs and Hearts did the double over the Old Firm on the same day". Scotsman.com.
- "Clydesdale Bank Premier League Top Scorers". BBC Sport.
- (6 November 2010). "Celtic 9 - 0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport.
- (10 November 2010). "Motherwell 4 - 0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport.
- Moffat, Colin. (20 November 2010). "Kilmarnock 2 - 3 Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (12 February 2011). "Rangers 6 - 0 Motherwell". BBC Sport.
- (7 May 2011). "Dundee Utd 4 - 0 Motherwell". BBC Sport.
- (15 May 2011). "Kilmarnock 1 - 5 Rangers". BBC Sport.
- (17 September 2010). "August awards for Rangers boss Smith and striker Miller". BBC Sport.
- (11 September 2010). "Celtic's James Forrest wins SPL young player award". BBC Sport.
- (1 October 2010). "Celtic's Neil Lennon nets manager of month award". BBC Sport.
- (1 October 2010). "Rangers striker Kenny Miller named player of month". BBC Sport.
- (5 October 2010). "Chris Maguire surprised by SPL young player award". BBC Sport.
- (4 November 2010). "Monthly award for Inverness manager Terry Butcher". BBC Sport.
- (9 November 2010). "Celtic's Ki Sung Yueng wins October young player prize". BBC Sport.
- (10 December 2010). "Jefferies named SPL manager of month". BBC Sport.
- (2 December 2010). "Alexei Eremenko is SPL player of month for November". BBC Sport.
- (5 December 2010). "Hearts' David Templeton named young player of month". BBC Sport.
- (17 January 2011). "Paatelainen lifts SPL monthly manager's award". BBC Sport.
- "Zaliukas scoops December award". Sporting Life.
- (8 February 2011). "Celtic's Neil Lennon nets manager of month award". BBC Sport.
- (11 February 2011). "Award takes Kayal by surprise". Yahoo! UK.
- (13 February 2011). "Ness Living The Dream". Express.co.uk.
- (3 March 2011). "Monthly awards for Colin Calderwood and Callum Booth". BBC Sport.
- (3 March 2011). "Hearts keeper Marian Kello named SPL player of month". BBC Sport.
- (3 April 2011). "Johnny Russell completes Dundee Utd awards treble". BBC Sport.
- (10 May 2011). "Celtic's Neil Lennon named April manager of the month". BBC Sport.
- (11 May 2011). "Rangers' Allan McGregor named SPL player of month". BBC Sport.
- (13 May 2011). "Motherwell's Jamie Murphy collects April award". BBC Sport.
- (4 May 2011). "SPL announces award winners for season 2010/11". BBC Sport.
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