| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 2010 – 15 May 2011 |
| Champions | Rangers 7thPremier League title 54thScottish title |
| Relegated | Hamilton Academical |
| Champions League | Rangers |
| Europa League | Celtic Heart of Midlothian Dundee United |
| Matches | 228 |
| Goals | 584 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kenny Miller (21) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic9–0Aberdeen (6 November 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Motherwell 0-5Rangers |
| Highest scoring | Celtic 9–0Aberdeen (6 November 2010) |
| Longest winning run | 9 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Celtic |
| Longest winless run | 22 games Hamilton Academical |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Aberdeen |
| Highest attendance | 58,874 Celtic |
| Lowest attendance | 2,019 Hamilton Academical vInverness Caledonian Thistle (13 November 2010) |
| Average attendance | 13,677 |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11 Scottish Premier League was the thirteenth season of theScottish Premier League, the highest division ofScottish football. It commenced on 14 August 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011. Thedefending champions were Rangers who retained their championship with a 5–1 win atKilmarnock on the final day of the season.[1]
Twelve teams participated in the 2010–11 season, eleven of which competed in the2009–10 season.Inverness Caledonian Thistle was promoted from the2009–10 First Division.
Promoted fromFirst Division toPremier League
Relegated fromPremier League toFirst Division
| Team | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Nike | Team Recruitment | New home and away kits |
| Celtic | Nike | Tennent's Lager | Tennent's replacedCarling as shirt sponsors New home and away kits |
| Dundee United | Nike | Calor Gas | Calor Gas replacedCabrini as shirt sponsors |
| Hamilton Academical | Nike | Reid Furniture | |
| Heart of Midlothian | Umbro | Ūkio bankas | New home and away kits |
| Hibernian | Puma | McEwan Fraser | Puma replacedLe 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[2] | Commsworld | Puma replacedCanterbury 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 replacedSurridge as kit manufacturer New home and away kits |
| St Mirren | Hummel | Braehead Shopping Centre | New home and away kits |
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Total | Highest | Lowest | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Pittodrie Stadium | 22,199 | 173,460 | 15,307 | 5,955 | 9,129 |
| Celtic | Celtic Park | 60,355 | 930,395 | 58,874 | 40,750 | 48,968 |
| Dundee United | Tannadice Park | 14,209 | 140,391 | 11,790 | 4,918 | 7,389 |
| Hamilton Academical | New Douglas Park | 6,096 | 55,056 | 5,356 | 2,011 | 2,898 |
| Heart of Midlothian | Tynecastle Stadium | 17,420 | 269,506 | 17,420 | 12,009 | 14,185 |
| Hibernian | Easter Road[note 1] | 20,250 | 223,360 | 17,793 | 7,238 | 11,756 |
| Inverness CT | Caledonian Stadium | 7,500 | 85,998 | 7,547 | 3,241 | 4,526 |
| Kilmarnock | Rugby Park | 18,128 | 122,106 | 16,173 | 4,214 | 6,427 |
| Motherwell | Fir Park | 13,742 | 99,838 | 9,716 | 3,324 | 5,255 |
| Rangers | Ibrox Stadium | 51,082 | 860,793 | 50,248 | 41,514 | 45,305 |
| St Johnstone | McDiarmid Park | 10,673 | 72,982 | 6,866 | 2,253 | 3,841 |
| St Mirren | St Mirren Park | 8,016 | 84,545 | 6,118 | 2,701 | 4,450 |
| 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 theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 22 | +63 | 92 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropa 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 theFirst Division |
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUN | HAM | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Celtic | 9–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Dundee United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Hibernian | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kilmarnock | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Motherwell | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Rangers | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| St Johnstone | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| St Mirren | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away)
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DUN | HAM | HOM | HIB | INV | KIL | MOT | RAN | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Celtic | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Dundee United | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Hibernian | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Kilmarnock | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Motherwell | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Rangers | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | |||||||
| St Johnstone | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| St Mirren | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
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[edit]
Source:BBC Sport Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Bottom six[edit]
Source:BBC Sport Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Scorer | For | Against | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Hamilton Academical | 14 August 2010[10] | |
| Rangers | Hibernian | 22 August 2010[11] | |
| Heart of Midlothian | St Mirren | 23 October 2010[12] | |
| Celtic | Aberdeen | 6 November 2010[13] | |
| Celtic | Aberdeen | 6 November 2010[13] | |
| Motherwell | St Johnstone | 10 November 2010[14] | |
| Rangers | Kilmarnock | 20 November 2010[15] | |
| Inverness CT | Hibernian | 20 November 2010[16] | |
| Rangers | Motherwell | 12 February 2011[17] | |
| St Mirren | Hamilton Academical | 2 April 2011[18] | |
| Dundee United | Motherwell | 7 May 2011[19] | |
| Rangers | Kilmarnock | 15 May 2011[20] |
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Player of the Season | |
| Manager of the Season | |
| Young Player of the Season | |
| Goal of the Season | |
| Save of the Season | |
| Under-19 League Player of the Season | |
| Best Club Media Relations | Motherwell[43] |
| SPL Family Champions | Rangers[43] |
| Best Community Initiative | St Mirren[43] |