Nicknamed 'The Staggies', which First Division team were runners-up in the 2010 Scottish FA Cup Final?
"triumphs for the Scottish champions. 2017 Scottish League Cup Final The 2017 Scottish League Cup Final was the 72nd final of the Scottish League Cup and took place on 26 November 2017 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Motherwell and Celtic. Celtic won the match 2–0, winning their 17th League Cup title. Motherwell won Group F to qualify for the second round, winning all four games against Queen's Park, Greenock Morton, Edinburgh City and Berwick Rangers. Motherwell were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn to face Group D runners-up Ross County away from"
"are BST (UTC+1) The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final. First legs Second legs The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division. First leg Second leg 2009–10 Scottish First Division The 2009–10 Scottish First Division was the fifteenth season of the First"
"semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2011–12 First Division. First leg Second leg </small> 2010–11 Scottish First Division The 2010–11 Scottish First Division was the sixteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams. Dunfermline Athletic finished champions, with Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion being relegated. Relegated from Premier League to First Division Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League Relegated from First Division to Second Division Promoted from Second Division to First Division Teams play each other four times in this league."
"First Division team Fulham. The match remained goalless throughout 90 minutes, with no goals scored until extra-time when Michael Owen, Smicer and Barmby scored to secure a 3–0 victory. First Division team Crystal Palace were Liverpool's opposition in the semi-finals. The first leg at Palace's home ground, Selhurst Park, was won 2–1 by the home side. Goals from Andrejs Rubins and Clinton Morrison, despite a late goal by Smicer secured the victory. Liverpool recovered in the second leg, winning 5–0. Two goals from Murphy, with goals for Smicer, Biscan and Fowler secured a 5–0 victory, which mean they won the"
"Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle Football Club (nicknamed the Jags) are a professional football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. The club have been members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) since its formation in 2013. Thistle currently compete in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the SPFL structure, following relegation via play-offs from the Scottish Premiership in the 2017–18 season. Since 1936, Thistle have played in their distinctive red-and-yellow jerseys of varying designs, with"
"in the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League. They were replaced by Clyde who finished bottom of the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division. A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division, Arbroath, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2009–10 Scottish Third Division, Forfar Athletic, East Stirlingshire and Queen's Park respectively. The play off was won by Forfar Athletic who defeated Arbroath in the final. Arbroath were therefore relegated. Relegated from Second Division to Third Division Promoted from Third Division to Second Division A.East Stirlingshire"
"First Division side Ross County were defeated 3–0 in the 2010 Scottish Cup Final. David Goodwillie scored the first goal and Craig Conway scored the second and third goals. United's 10th appearance in the Scottish Cup final came in 2014, but the team lost 2–0 to St Johnstone at Celtic Park. The Tangerines reached the League Cup final the following year, but lost to Celtic in the final. Two years later, after the club's relegation from the Scottish Premiership, they faced St. Mirren in the 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. United won the game 2–1, marking the clubs first silverware"
"2010–11 Scottish First Division The 2010–11 Scottish First Division was the sixteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams. Dunfermline Athletic finished champions, with Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion being relegated. Relegated from Premier League to First Division Promoted from First Division to Scottish Premier League Relegated from First Division to Second Division Promoted from Second Division to First Division 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"
"to be a brief and unsuccessful reign, however, after being sacked in February 2000, ten points behind Rangers in the league, and in the wake of a Scottish Cup defeat to First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 20 October 1999, Aberdeen and Motherwell played out a match which finished in a 6–5 victory for Aberdeen at Fir Park. This was the record for the highest-scoring match in Scottish Premier League history, until Motherwell and Hibernian played out a 6–6 draw in May 2010, also at Fir Park. Rangers secured the league title on 22 April 2000, after Celtic drew 1–1"
"Park. It became the first in the UK to pass the FIFA 2 Star category accreditation. A new synthetic surface was installed in the summer of 2014. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Stenhousemuir were promoted back to the Scottish Second Division (having been relegated from there in season 2002–03) after defeating Cowdenbeath 5–4 on penalties, this after drawing 0–0 on aggregate in the play-off final. The 2010–11 season saw the Club narrowly avoid another relegation after spending most of the season in the bottom two positions. On the final day of the season the club defeated Peterhead 3–0"
"fourth and suffered an early exit in the European Cup as well as a shock first hurdle exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Wrexham. Manchester City finished fifth for the second season in a row. Liverpool finished sixth but compensated for a disappointing league season by winning the FA Cup in their first full season under the management of Graeme Souness. Two young players who made a major impact in the First Division were Ryan Giggs of Manchester United (voted PFA Young Player of the Year) and Steve McManaman of Liverpool. FA Cup holders Tottenham Hotspur endured"
"had the best winning run with five consecutive successes, while Falkirk lost eight in a row. Meadowbank Thistle, who had been relegated from the Second Division, were renamed Livingston to reflect their relocation from Edinburgh to Livingston for this season. The renamed club ended the season as Third Division champions. Champions: Rangers Relegated: Partick Thistle, Falkirk Promoted: Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee United Relegated: Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton Promoted: Stirling Albion, East Fife Relegated: Forfar Athletic, Montrose Promoted: Livingston, Brechin City Rangers won the Scottish Cup, beating Hearts 5–1 in the final, with Gordon Durie scoring a second half hat-trick. The Coca-Cola Cup"
"day of the season, Shamrock Rovers won the title with a 2–2 draw away to Bray Wanderers. Second placed Bohemians finished level on points with Rovers but lost out on goal difference. The eighth and ninth placed teams from the Premier Division, Galway United and Bray Wanderers, played off after the regular season was completed. The winner would retain a place in the 2011 Premier Division. The loser would play off against the winner of the 2010 First Division play off. The winner of this match would also gain a place in the 2010 Premier Division. ""Galway United retain their"
"2009–10 Scottish Third Division The 2009–10 Scottish Football League Third Division (also known as the 2009–10 Irn-Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 8 August 2009 and ended on 1 May 2010. Livingston F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside Forfar Athletic as play-off winners. Dumbarton as champions of the 2008–09 season were directly promoted to the 2009–10 Scottish Second Division. They were replaced by Stranraer who finished bottom of the 2008–09 Scottish Second Division. A second promotion"
"oversaw the 2010 season. A number of players were called-up and played for the Ireland U23s, and others to the Ireland U21s. Shane Duggan, and Graham Cummins were both named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year, while Cummins won the PFAI First Division Player of the Year award and was joint top-scorer in the First Division with 18 league goals. Cork ultimately finished 6th in the First Division in 2010. In 2011 the club won the First Division, on the last day of the season, securing promotion to the premier division. The team also reached the league"
"ranked second, third and fourth in the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division, Albion Rovers, Queen's Park and Annan Athletic respectively. The play off was won by Albion Rovers who defeated Annan Athletic in the final. Alloa Athletic were therefore relegated and replaced by Albion Rovers. Times are BST (UTC+1) The fourth placed team in the Third Division (Elgin City ) will play the ninth placed team in the Second Division ( Albion Rovers ) and third placed team in the Third Division (Stranraer ) will play the second placed team in the Third Division (Queen's Park ). The play-offs will be"
"clinching the First Division title in 2005–06, a season which also saw St Mirren win the Scottish Challenge Cup, defeating Hamilton Academical 2–1 in the final at Airdrie United's ground, the Shyberry Excelsior Stadium, with goals from Simon Lappin and John Sutton. In 2010, they reached the final of the Scottish League Cup where they were defeated 0–1 by Rangers despite having a two-man advantage. However, three days later, they recorded a famous win over Celtic, a match that ""The Buddies"" won 4–0 with doubles from Andy Dorman and Steven Thomson. In March 2013, St Mirren won the Scottish League"
"Division in 2003–04 and the Challenge Cup in 2008–09. Once described as ""the luckiest team in the Scottish League"", the club have benefited in league division placements due to other club's misfortunes on three occasions (2008, 2009 and 2012). The club was formed in 2002 as Airdrie United, following the bankruptcy of the original Airdrieonians. Airdrieonians had finished runners-up in the Scottish First Division in the 2001–02 season but went out of business with debts approaching £3 million. The collapse of ""The Diamonds"", as they were known due to their distinctive kits, created a vacancy in the Scottish Football League"
"First Division and Stenhousemuir the first club to reach the final from the Second Division. After 90 minutes of normal time and 30 minutes of extra time the score was 0–0 so the winner was decided by a penalty shoot-out; the first Scottish Challenge Cup final to be decided this way. In a best-of-five, Craig Brewster took the first penalty for Dundee United which was saved by Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Roddy McKenzie. Both clubs scored each of their next penalties which meant Stenhousemuir won 5–4. The result was notable in that Dundee United progressed through every round of tournament without conceding"
"for the UEFA Cup. Fourth-placed Hearts qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup runners-up. The season began on 26 August with the first goal of the season scored by Aberdeen's John Inglis as they won 3–2 away to Falkirk. The regular league season ended on 4 May with Hibernian's Darren Jackson netting a late winner in a 1–0 win at home to Partick Thistle to claim the final goal of the season. Promoted from First Division to Premier League Relegated from Premier Division to First Division During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and"
"Cup. In the 2009–10 season, Largs again reached the final of the Scottish Junior Cup, however this time losing 1–0 to Linlithgow Rose at Rugby Park on 23 May 2010. The following season Largs achieved their highest position in the West Premier Division by finishing fifth place. The team are managed since October 2016 by Stuart Davidson, who stepped up from his assistants role following the resignation of previous manager Bryan Slavin. Barrfields Park has been the home of Largs Thistle F.C. since 1930. The stadium first opened on 21 July 1930, with crowds of over 9,000 attending the first"
"in their history. The first round draw took place on 27 May 2010. Forfar Athletic received a random bye to the second round. Source: Scottish Football League Berwick Rangers received a random bye to the second round. Source: Scottish Football League The second round draw was conducted on 27 July 2010 at Hampden Park. Source: Scottish Football League The quarter-final draw was conducted on 12 August 2010 at Hampden Park. The semi-final draw was conducted on 9 September 2010 at Hampden Park. 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup The 2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the ALBA Challenge Cup due to sponsorship"
"the club defeated First Division champions St Johnstone 1–0 in the Scottish Challenge Cup final. Stranraer's home ground is Stair Park, which has the capacity to seat around 1,830 spectators and a total of including standing. The ground was opened in 1907 and is located in the east of Stranraer. Stranraer were founded in 1870 and play their football at Stair Park. Most of Stranraer's football was played under Southern Counties auspices until, in 1949, the club was admitted to C Division where they came up against the reserve sides of the established league clubs. However they had taken part"
"Division, Drogheda United and Bray Wanderers, played off after the regular season was completed. The winner would retain a place in the 2010 Premier Division. The loser would play off against the winner of the 2009 First Division play off. The winner of this match would also gain a place in the 2010 Premier Division. ""Drogheda United retain their place in the 2010 Premier Division"" ""Sporting Fingal won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the Premier Division. The result of the play off would eventually prove null and void. Despite losing play-off, Bray Wanderers also retained their place in"
"Cup. Nicknamed ""The Staggies"", County's colours are dark blue, red and white. The club was formed in 1929 after the previous local clubs from the North Caledonian Football League, Dingwall Victoria United (the 'Dingwall Victors') and Dingwall Thistle (the 'Dingwall Jags') successfully applied for Highland Football League membership. The club was subsequently renamed Ross County. Playing in the Highland League from 1929, they won the championship on three occasions, first in 1967, then in 1991 and 1992. They also gained a reputation for their good performances in the early rounds of the Scottish Cup, upsetting league teams on eight occasions."
"be played in front of the Stretford End terrace before it is replaced by an all-seater stand. Arsenal's Ian Wright leapfrogs Lineker as the First Division's top scorer, with 29 goals, by scoring a hat-trick against Southampton in a 5–1 win at Highbury, in the last game to be played in front of the existing North Bank. Luton Town's final game of the season ends in defeat by relegated Notts County, ending their 10-year stay in the top flight. Coventry City survive by two points despite losing to Aston Villa. In his final game for West Ham United, Frank McAvennie"
"the First Division title with a six-point gap over last season's runners-up Leeds United, who finished level on points with Burnley. Manchester United, who also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, ended their defence of the league title with a fourth-place finish. Chelsea finished fifth to maintain their standing as one of the First Division's top club sides. West Bromwich Albion finished sixth and won the League Cup. 11th placed Everton compensated for a disappointing league campaign by winning the FA Cup for the first time in the postwar era. 12th placed West Ham United perhaps had the biggest"
"in a playing capacity until the end of season 2008-09, Simon Donnelly returned in a player-coach role following the departure of John Henry, First Team Coach, to Burnley F.C.<ref name=""New Player/Coach""></ref> † Alan Archibald's Testimonial 2009–10 Partick Thistle F.C. season During the 2009–10 season, Partick Thistle participated in the Scottish First Division, having finished in 2nd place the previous season. The team kit for the 2009–10 season will be produced by Puma in partnership with Greaves Sports and the main shirt sponsor will be Ignis Asset Management as per season 2008–09. The home kit will be the same as season"
"First Division. Newly promoted West Ham United and Swansea City are their nearest challengers, with Nottingham Forest completing the top four, but champions Aston Villa are struggling with just one win from seven games. Leeds United are already adrift at the bottom of the table following a horrific start to the season, with Sunderland and, surprisingly, West Bromwich Albion also in the bottom three. The race for a place in next season's First Division is headed by Sheffield Wednesday, Luton Town and Norwich City. In the UEFA Cup, Liverpool beat Finnish league champions Oulun Palloseura 7–0 at Anfield to complete"
"UEFA Cup. Seventh-placed Kilmarnock qualified for the penultimate Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup winners. The season began on 10 August with the first goal of the season scored by Dundee United's Gary McSwegan as they drew 1–1 at home to Motherwell. The season ended on 10 May with Celtic's Tommy Johnson netting a late goal to cap a 3–0 win at home to Dundee United to claim the final goal of the season. Promoted from First Division to Premier League Relegated from Premier Division to First Division During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and"
"four best placed teams of the first division formed the SPWL 2. Falkirk LFC partnered with Stirling University and now compete under their name. After 12 games the top two clubs, Glasgow City and Hibernian had moved 12 points clear of third placed Aberdeen. Both newly promoted teams also had a good first half, leading the relegation group after 12 matches. In the second half of the season Hearts were overtaken by Forfar Farmington and didn't make the new reduced Premier League. The two Champions League places were taken by Glasgow City and Hibernian three match days before the end."
"five. In 2018 Celtic became the first Scottish team to win consecutive domestic trebles (""double treble""), having won the treble in both 2016–17 and 2017–18. Some clubs have become renowned for eliminating higher ranked clubs from the tournament despite being underdogs. Division Two club East Fife won the tournament in 1938 by defeating Division One club Kilmarnock, the first team from outside the top-tier of league football to win the trophy. East Fife had previously reached the final in 1927 after eliminating three higher ranked clubs in the preceding rounds. Hibernian became the second second-tier side to win the cup"
"4–2 on aggregate in a promotion-relegation play-off. For a second season in a row a Sporting player, this time Conan Byrne, finished as the First Division top scorer. Sporting also won the 2009 FAI Cup after defeating Sligo Rovers 2–1 in the final. In doing so they also qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Sporting finished fourth in the 2010 Premier Division and as a result qualified for both the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup and the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Their reserve team also won the 2010 A Championship Cup, defeating Bohemians A 3–2 in the final. After winning"