East Stirling 10/11 - Scottish Second Division
We get a stadium expansion of 543 seats during the summer which takes away half of our budget, but despite that the board gives me £1m to spend on new players. Daft, really, considering nobody is willing to move to us, bar two young players we pick up on a free transfer (a ST and an AM RC). We release 5 players and sell D RC for £16k to Gretna.
It seems the squad didn't need many changes anyway, as we end the year top with 50 points from 20 games, and 9 points clear of second placed Clyde (thanks to a 95th minute winner away to them on Boxing Day). We show our resilience away to local rivals Stirling as we go 4-0 down after only 40 minutes only to run out 6-4 winners. In the end we run away with the league and finish 15 points ahead of Clyde, breaking all sorts of records on the way. We get the all time most assists, MoM awards and highest average rating, all from our AM L. He also wins the player of the year, which notifies top SPL clubs. The team also beat the most goals scored award and games won in a row.
On the cup front we, again, get to the challenge cup final only to suffer another defeat, this time by Airdrie. We do manage to beat SPL opposition for the first time though as we gain a victory away to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup.
Towards the end of the season I got offered a job by League Two's Rochdale, and it took me a while to decline, which made me think about leaving the Shire. It's definitely something I'll consider over the summer.
| Pos | Inf | Team | | Pld | Won | Drn | Lst | For | Ag | G.D. | Pts |
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| 1st | C | East Stirling | | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 46 | +43 | 83 |
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Scottish Cup: 1-2 Gretna (D1) (A) -
Quarter Final Challenge Cup: 2-3 Airdrie (D1) (N) -
Final (Runners Up) League Cup: 0-3 Aberdeen (SPL) (H) -
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