2011–12 in Scottish football

115th season of competitive football in Scotland October 2020 Scotland 2011–12 2010–11 2012–13 yes football background:#BFD7FF 2011–12 in Scottish football 200px Premier League champions Celtic First Division champions Ross County Second Division champions Cowdenbeath Third Division champions Alloa Athletic Scottish Cup winners Heart of Midlothian League Cup winners Kilmarnock Challenge Cup winners Falkirk Youth Cup winners Celtic Teams in Europe Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers Scotland national team Euro 2012 qualifying The 2011–12 season was the 115th season of competitive football in Scotland. Overview To be announced Transfer deals List of Scottish football transfers 2011–12 League competitions Scottish Premier League 2011–12 Scottish Premier League Scottish First Division 2011–12 Scottish First Division Scottish Second Division 2011–12 Scottish Second Division Scottish Third Division 2011–12 Scottish Third Division Scottish Premier Under-19 League 2011–12 Scottish Premier Under-19 League Honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2011–12 Scottish Cup Heart of Midlothian 5 – 1 Hibernian Report2011–12 League Cup Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Celtic Report2011–12 Challenge Cup Falkirk 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Report2011–12 Youth Cup Celtic 8 – 0 Queen of the South ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2011–12 Junior CupShotts Bon Accord 2 – 1Auchinleck Talbot Report Non-league honours Senior CompetitionWinner2011–12 Highland LeagueForres MechanicsEast of Scotland LeagueStirling UniversitySouth of Scotland LeagueDalbeattie Star Junior West Region DivisionWinner2011-12 Premier DivisionIrvine Meadow XIDivision OneGlenafton AthleticAyrshire LeagueMayboleCentral League Division OneGlasgow PerthshireCentral League Division TwoCarluke Rovers East Region DivisionWinner2011-12 SuperleagueBonnyrigg Rose AthleticPremier LeagueSauchie JuniorsNorth DivisionDundee VioletCentral DivisionJeanfield SwiftsSouth DivisionDalkeith Thistle North Region DivisionWinner2011-12 SuperleagueHermesDivision OneInverness CityDivision TwoPortgordon Victoria Individual honours PFA Scotland awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Charlie Mulgrew Celtic Young Player of the Year James Forrest Celtic Manager of the Year Derek Adams Ross County First Division Player Farid El Alagui Falkirk Second Division Player Jon Robertson Cowdenbeath Third Division Player Stevie May Alloa Athletic on loan from St Johnstone SFWA awards AwardWinnerTeam Footballer of the Year Charlie Mulgrew Celtic Young Player of the Year James Forrest Celtic Manager of the Year Neil Lennon Celtic International Player of the Year James Morrison James Morrison (footballer)West Bromwich Albion Scottish clubs in Europe Summary ClubCompetitionsStarted roundFinal roundCoef.Top ScorerRangersUEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying roundThird qualifying round1.0USA Carlos Bocanegra, 1 CRO Nikica Jelavić, 1 ESP Juan Manuel Ortiz, 1UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundPlay-off roundCelticUEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundGroup Stagea 17.0ENG Gary Hooper, 2 IRL Anthony Stokes, 2Heart of MidlothianUEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying roundPlay-off round2.0SCO Ryan Stevenson, 2Dundee UnitedUEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying roundSecond qualifying round1.0IRL Jon Daly, 1 SCO David Goodwillie, 1 SCO Keith Watson, 1Total11.0Average2.750 Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking (No. 25) aCeltic were reinstated taking Sion's place in Group I as the Swiss side fielded ineligible players during their tie. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/26/celtic-europa-league-sion Celtic may get Europa League reprieve after protest against Sion The Guardian 26 August 2011 26 August 2011 Celtic were awarded both of the matches as a 3–0 forfeit, resulting in a boost to their coefficient from 0.5 to 2.0. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/268747-celtic-reinstatement-gives-scotland-minor-european-co-efficient-boost/ Celtic reinstatement gives Scotland minor European coefficient boost STV 5 September 2011 5 September 2011 Rangers 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 26 July 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) Rangers SCO 0 – 1 BBC Sport SWE Malmö FF 18 Larsson Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 28,828 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) L Third qualifying round 3 August 2011 18:00 BST (UTC+01) Malmö FF SWE 1 – 1 2 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Rangers Hamad 80 23 Jelavić Swedbank Stadion Malmö 19,084 Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) D 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 18 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) NK Maribor SLO 2 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Rangers Ibraimi 52Velikonja 90+2 31 Ortiz Ljudski vrt, Maribor 10,900 Manuel Gräfe (Germany) L Play-off round 25 August 2011 19:30 BST (UTC+01) Rangers SCO 1 – 1 2 – 3 BBC Sport SLO Maribor Bocanegra 75 55 Volaš Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 32,223 Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) D Celtic 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Sion defeated Celtic in the initial two-legged tie by an aggregate score of 3–1.FC Sion 3 - 1 Celtic (agg 3 - 1) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/14569496.stm BBC Sport 25 August 2011 13 October 2011 Celtic had played both games under protest to UEFA after Sion fielded five ineligible players over the two games. Sion were forced to forfeit both ties against Celtic after UEFA found them guilty of the charge, with UEFA awarding Celtic 3–0 wins in both legs.Celtic get Europa League lifeline after Sion expelled https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14754447 BBC Sport 2 September 2011 Play-off round 18 August 2011 20:05 BST (UTC+01) Celtic SCO 3 – 0 BBC Sport SWI Sion Celtic Park Glasgow 51,975 Marijo Strahonja (Croatia) W Play-off round 25 August 2011 19:30 BST (UTC+01) Sion SWI 0 – 3 0 – 6 BBC Sport SCO Celtic Stade de Tourbillon Sion 10,145 David Fernández Borbalán (Spain) W Group stage 15 September 2011 20:05 BST (UTC+01) Atlético Madrid ESP 2 – 0 Report SCO Celtic Falcao 3 Diego 68 Vicente Calderón Stadium Madrid 24,868 Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) L Group stage 29 September 2011 18:00 BST (UTC+01) Celtic SCO 1 – 1 Report ITA Udinese Ki 3 pen. 88 pen. Abdi Celtic Park Glasgow 28,476 Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey) D 20 October 2011 Group stage 18:00 BST (UTC+01) Rennes FRA 1 – 1 Report SCO Celtic Cha 30 o.g. 70 Ledley Stade de la Route de Lorient Rennes 21,825 Robert Malek (Poland) D Group stage 3 November 2011 20:05 GMT (UTC) Celtic SCO 3 – 1 Report FRA Rennes Stokes 30 43Hooper 82 2 Mangane Celtic Park Glasgow 28,578 Bruno Paixão (Portugal) W Group stage 30 November 2011 18:00 GMT (UTC) Celtic SCO 0 – 1 Report ESP Atlético Madrid 30 Turan Celtic Park Glasgow 33,257 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) L Group stage 15 December 2011 20:05 GMT (UTC) Udinese ITA 1 – 1 Report SCO Celtic 45 Di Natale 29 Hooper Stadio Friuli Udine 15,000 Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) D Heart of Midlothian 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 28 July 2011 19:00 BST (UTC+01) Paksi SE HUN 1 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Heart of Midlothian Sipeki 32 45+2 pen. Hamill Stadion Sóstói Székesfehérvár 3,500 Mattias Gestranius (Finland) D Third qualifying round 4 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) Heart of Midlothian SCO 4 – 1 5 – 2 BBC Sport HUN Paksi SE Setevenson 34 45+1Driver 50Skácel 76 89 Böde Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 12,811 Robert Malek (Poland) W Play-off round 18 August 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) Heart of Midlothian SCO 0 – 5 BBC Sport ENG Tottenham Hotspur 5 Van der Vaart13 Defoe28 Livermore63 Bale78 Lennon Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 16,279 Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) L Play-off round 25 August 2011 20:00 BST (UTC+01) Tottenham Hotspur ENG 0 – 0 5 – 0 BBC Sport SCO Heart of Midlothian White Hart Lane London 32,590 Anastassios Kakos (Greece) D Dundee United 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 14 July 2011 15:45 BST (UTC+01) Śląsk Wrocław POL 1 – 0 BBC Sport SCO Dundee United Voskamp 32 Stadion Oporowska Wrocław 8,300 Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) L Second qualifying round 21 July 2011 19:45 BST (UTC+01) Dundee United SCO 3 – 2 3 – 3 BBC Sport POL Śląsk Wrocław Watson 2Goodwillie 5Daly 44 pen. 14 Elsner74 Dudek Tannadice Park Dundee 11,306 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) W National teams Scotland national team Scotland national football team 2000–19 results Friendly 10 August 2011 19.45 BST (UTC+01) SCO 2 – 1 Scottish FA DEN Kvist 22 o.g.Snodgrass 43 30 Eriksen Hampden Park, Glasgow 17,582 Marco Borg (Malta) W Qualifying group I 3 September 2011 15.00 BST (UTC+01) SCO 2 – 2 BBC Sport CZE K. Miller 44D. Fletcher 83 78 Plašil90 pen Kadlec Hampden Park, Glasgow 51,457 Kevin Blom (Netherlands) D Qualifying group I 6 September 2011 20.00 BST (UTC+01) SCO 1 – 0 BBC Sport LIT Naismith 50 Hampden Park, Glasgow 34,071 Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) W Qualifying group I 8 October 2011 18:30 LIE 0 – 1 BBC Sport SCO 32 Mackail-Smith Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz 5,636 Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) W Qualifying group I 11 October 2011 19:45 ESP 3 – 1 BBC Sport SCO Silva 6 44Villa 54 66 pen. Goodwillie Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante 24,896 Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) L Friendly 11 November 2011 18:00 CYP 1 – 2 BBC Sport SCO Christofi 59 23 K. Miller56 Mackie Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca 2,000 Meir Levi (Israel) W Friendly 29 February 2012 19:45 GMT SLO 1 – 1 SCO Kirm 32 39 Berra Bonifika Stadium, Koper Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) D Friendly 27 May 2012 01:00 BST USA 5 – 1 SCO Donovan 4 60 65Bradley 11Jones 70 15 o.g. Cameron EverBank Field, Jacksonville Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador) L Scotland Under-21 team 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 10 Friendly 10 August 2011 16.00 BST (UTC+01) 21 SCO 3 – 0 Scottish FA 21 NOR Cairney 17Jack 76Armstrong 80 St Mirren Park, Paisley 1,654 W Qualifying group 10 5 September 2011 19.30 BST (UTC+01) 21 SCO 0 – 0 Scottish FA 21 BUL St Mirren Park, Paisley 2,769 Kristo Tohver Estonia D Qualifying group 10 6 October 2011 18:30 21 LUX 1 – 5 Scottish FA 21 SCO Almeida 82 29 MacDonald34 43 64 Rhodes88 Hanlon Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg 320 Clayton Pisani (Malta) W Qualifying group 10 10 October 2011 19:30 21 SCO 2 – 2 BBC Sport 21 AUT Rhodes 37 64 15 Weimann42 Alar St Mirren Park, Paisley 3,058 Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia) D Qualifying group 10 14 November 2011 17:30 21 NED 1 – 2 BBC Sport 21 SCO Maher 12 2 Rhodes55 Wotherspoon Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen 8,000 Vladimir Kazmenko (Russia) W Qualifying group 10 29 February 2012 17:30 21 SCO 0 – 0 UEFA 21 NED St Mirren Park, Paisley 6,607 Clément Turpin (France) D Friendly 25 April 2012 19.00 BST 21 SCO 1 – 4 Scottish FA 21 ITA Mackay-Steven 32 7 Florenzi55 Verratti75 Insigne89 Longo Easter Road, Edinburgh 4,665 Michael Oliver (England) L Qualifying group 10 31 May 2012 19:30 21 BUL 2 – 2 UEFA 21 SCO Milanov 33Kostadinov 90+3 69 90 Rhodes Lovech Stadium, Lovech Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) D Women's football League and Cup honours DivisionWinner2011 Scottish Women's Premier LeagueGlasgow CitySWFL First DivisionAberdeenSWFL Second Division NorthBuchanSWFL Second Division WestKilwinning Sports ClubSWFL Second Division EastForfar Farmington Ladies CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2011 Scottish Women's CupGlasgow City 3 – 0HibernianReport2011 Scottish Women's Premier League CupHibernian 5 – 2SpartansReportScottish Women's Football League CupAberdeen 2 – 1Toryglen Individual honours SWF awards AwardWinnerTeam Players' Player of the Year Shannon Lynnhttps://www.bramptonguardian.com/community-story/3076306-sun-shines-on-shannon-lynn/ Sun shines on Shannon Lynn 2 January 2012 Hibernian International Player of the Year Megan Sneddon Celtic Manager of the Year Eddie Wolecki-Black Glasgow City Premier Division Player of the Year Emma Lyons Falkirk First Division Player Caroline Weir Hibernian 2000 Second Division Player Sam McManus Kilwinning Sports Club Scotland women's national team UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4 Friendly 21 August 2011 13:00 BST (UTC+01) SCO 5 – 0 Scottish FA SWI Jane Ross 14 22Julie Fleeting 20Kim Little 30 penJen Beattie 72 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk 531 Morag Pirie (Scotland) W Friendly 23 August 2011 19:00 BST (UTC+01) SCO 1 – 0 Scottish FA BEL Julie Fleeting 3 Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Lorraine Clark (Scotland) W Friendly 18 September 2011 17:00 FIN 1 – 0 Scottish FA SCO Linda Sällström 65 Sonera Stadium, Helsinki L Friendly 21 September 2011 19:30 SCO 7 – 2 Scottish FA FIN Hayley Lauder 2Jen Beattie 30 42Jane Ross 38 50Rachel Corsie 47Katri Nokso-Koivisto 76 o.g. 16 o.g. Rhonda Jones75 Marianna Tolvanen Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh W Qualifying group 4 12 October 2011 10:00 ISR 1 – 6 Scottish FA SCO Moran Lavi 35 5 Jane Ross9 Jen Beattie48 57 Kim Little69 Hayley Lauder72 o.g. Michal Ravitz Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona Ausra Kance (Lithuania) W Qualifying group 4 27 October 2011 19:00 SCO 2 – 2 Scottish FA WAL Jane Ross 18Jen Beattie 43 3 Amie Lea25 Helen Lander Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Tanja Schett (Austria) D Friendly 5 February 2012 14:00 NIR 1 – 5 Scottish FA SCO Rachel Furness 48 14 83 87 89 Jen Beattie75 Lisa Evans Solitude, Belfast W Cyprus Cup Group B 28 February 2012 17:30 CAN 5 – 1 She Kicks SCO Kelly Parker 6Sophie Schmidt 36 51Christine Sinclair 59Melissa Tancredi 64 13 Jane Ross GSZ Stadium, Larnaca L Cyprus Cup Group B 1 March 2012 13:30 SCO 2 – 1 NED Mandy van den Berg 26 o.g.Hayley Lauder 59 24 Sherida Spitse GSP Stadium, Nicosia W Cyprus Cup Group B 4 March 2012 14:30 ITA 2 – 1 Scottish FA SCO Ania Guagni 43Melania Gabbiadini 69 67 Leanne Ross GSZ Stadium, Larnaca L 9th/10th place play-off 6 March 2012 12:00 SCO 2 – 0 RSA Kim Little 8 25 pen. Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni W Qualifying group 4 31 March 2012 19:50 FRA 2 – 0 UEFA SCO Ifeoma Dieke 64 o.g.Wendie Renard 70 Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre Jana Adámková (Czech Republic) L Qualifying group 4 5 April 2012 19:00 SCO 2 – 1 Scottish FA IRL Rhonda Jones 86Christie Murray 87 4 Denise O'Sullivan Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh 1,703 Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) W Friendly 9 May 2012 17:00 POL 1 – 3 Scottish FA SCO Agnieszka Winczo 55 13 Lisa Evans19 Jane Ross67 o.g. Jolanta Siwińska Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański W Friendly 26 May 2012 15:00 SCO 1 – 4 Scottish FA SWE Kim Little 45 pen. 13 25 Lotta Schelin52 67 Sofia Jakobsson Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy 1,184 Morag Pirie (Scotland) L Glasgow City 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 11 August 2011 16:30 BST (UTC+01) Glasgow City SCO 4 – 0 Report SRB ŽFK Spartak-Jafa Christie Murray 7 28Katharina Lindner 23 90+3 Subotica City Stadium, Subotica 1,000 Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) W Qualifying round 13 August 2011 14:00 BST (UTC+01) Glasgow City SCO 8 – 0 Report MLT Mosta Jane Ross 15 47Emma Mitchell 33Danica Dalziel 38Leanne Ross 42 penEmma Woolley 51Lisa Evans 60Rachel Corsie 84 Subotica City Stadium, Subotica Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus) W Qualifying round 16 August 2011 16:00 BST (UTC+01) KÍ Klaksvík FRO 0 – 5 Report SCO Glasgow City 4 8 Katharina Lindner13 Leanne Ross41 Joanne Love64 Eilish McSorley Bačka Stadium, Subotica Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) W Round of 32 29 September 2011 19:45 Glasgow City SCO 1 – 1 UEFA ISL Valur Lisa Evans 16 59 Laufey Ólafsdóttir Petershill Park, Glasgow 738 Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal) D Round of 32 6 October 2011 17:00 Valur ISL 0 – 3 UEFA SCO Glasgow City 10 o.g. Hallbera Gísladóttir60 62 Lisa Evans Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary) W Round of 16 2 November 2011 17:00 (CET) 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam GER 10 – 0 UEFA SCO Glasgow City Genoveva Añonma 2 47Bianca Schmidt 15Anja Mittag 25 72 75Yūki Nagasato 51 55Chantal de Ridder 78Amy McDonald 81 o.g. Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam 1,750 Esther Staubli (Switzerland) L Round of 16 10 November 2011 18:05 (GMT) Glasgow City SCO 0 – 7 Report GER 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 5 41 Chantal de Ridder10 62 Anja Mittag20 Kristin Demann74 Stefanie Draws89 Isabel Kerschowski Petershill Park, Glasgow Cristina Dorcioman (Romania) L Deaths 1 July: Willie Fernie, 82, Celtic and Scotland forward; Kilmarnock manager.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13990325 Former Celtic player Willie Fernie dies aged 82 BBC Sport BBC 1 July 2011 1 January 2015 31 July: Willie Corbett, 88, Celtic, Dunfermline and Morton defender. 16 August: Frank Munro, 63, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Celtic and Scotland defender.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/14559724 Scotland and Wolves star Frank Munro dies age 63 BBC Sport BBC 17 August 2011 2 January 2015 27 August: John Parke, 74, Hibs defender.http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/tributes-paid-to-windsor-legend-john-parke-28651405.html Tributes paid to Windsor legend John Parke 29 August 2011 2 January 2015 Belfast Telegraph 28 August: Bernie Gallacher, 44, Aston Villa defender.http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2435896,00.html Bernie Gallacher RIP avfc.co.uk Aston Villa FC 30 August 2011 2 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20121003023134/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10265~2435896%2C00.html 3 October 2012 dead 7 September: Derek Grierson, 79, Queen's Park, Rangers and Falkirk forward.http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/derek-dunlop-grierson.15083890 Derek Dunlop Grierson The Herald Herald & Times Group 12 September 2011 2 January 2015 20 November: David Cargill, 75, Arbroath winger.http://www.arbroathherald.co.uk/news/community-news/arbroath-footballer-played-for-five-english-clubs-1-1989938 Arbroath footballer played for five English clubs Arbroath Herald 3 December 2011 2 January 2015 https://archive.today/20150103041901/http://www.arbroathherald.co.uk/news/community-news/arbroath-footballer-played-for-five-english-clubs-1-1989938 3 January 2015 dead 6 December: Lawrie Tierney, 52, Hearts and Hibs midfielder.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl-lower-divisions/ex-hearts-and-hibs-player-dies-1-1992219 Ex-Hearts and Hibs player dies Edinburgh Evening News 7 December 2011 3 January 2015 9 January: Bill Dickie, 82, Motherwell director; Scottish Football Association president.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16490674 Scottish FA and Motherwell shocked by death of Bill Dickie BBC Sport BBC 10 January 2012 3 January 2015 14 February: Tom McAnearney, 79, Sheffield Wednesday player. 28 April: Tom Spence, 50, Stirling Albion defender; Albion Rovers manager. 4 June: Bobby Black, 85, East Fife and Queen of the South winger.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl-lower-divisions/queens-mourn-passing-of-prolific-scorer-black-1-2339283 Queens mourn passing of prolific scorer Black The Scotsman 6 June 2012 3 January 2015 22 June: Jackie Neilson, 83, St Mirren wing half.http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=13313 https://archive.today/20130112014309/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=13313 dead 12 January 2013 Jackie Neilson – 1929-2012 St Mirren F.C. saintmirren.net 25 June 2012 3 January 2015 References 30em 2011 Category:Football in Scotland by season