2011–12 Scottish Second Division

March 2025 October 2013 Irn Bru Scottish Second Division 2011–12 Cowdenbeath CowdenbeathDumbartonAirdrieonians F.C. Stirling Albion 180 577 Steven Doris (21) Albion Rovers 7–2 Airdrie United(5 November 2011)Arbroath 6–1 Albion Rovers(21 January 2012) East Fife 0–6 Dumbarton(27 August 2011) (9 goals)Albion Rovers 7–2 Airdrie United(5 November 2011) 5 gamesArbroath 10 gamesArbroathDumbarton 10 gamesAlbion RoversForfar Athletic 6 gamesStirling Albion 1,490Airdrie United 1 – 0 Albion Rovers : Monday, 2 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606072527/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/second/results/3408586/ 6 June 2012 , Scottish Football League. Retrieved 2012-03-06.Airdrie United v Albion Rovers(2 January 2012) 207Albion Rovers 3 – 3 Cowdenbeath : Saturday, 3 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606070231/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/second/results/3408256/ 6 June 2012 , Scottish Football League. Retrieved 2012-03-06.Albion Rovers v Cowdenbeath(3 December 2011) 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2011–12 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 18th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. Livingston F.C. are the current champions. Teams Scotland Central Belt 375 right Location of teams in Scottish Second Division 2011–12 Scotland Central Belt 6 55.853782 -3.960586 Airdrie Utd right Scotland Central Belt 6 55.853203 -4.013114 Albion Rovers bottom Scotland Central Belt 6 56.551976 -2.5933059 Arbroath right Scotland Central Belt 6 56.736391 -2.6584547 Brechin City right Scotland Central Belt 6 56.055169 -3.3450834 Cowdenbeath right Scotland Central Belt 6 55.95266 -4.566593 Dumbarton left Scotland Central Belt 6 56.188326 -2.9994252 East Fife right Scotland Central Belt 6 56.651491 -2.8843430 Forfar Athletic left Scotland Central Belt 6 56.02892 -3.814752 Stenhousemuir left Scotland Central Belt 6 56.129959 -3.912692 Stirling left As champions of the 2010–11 season, Livingston were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Scottish First Division.BBC Sport – Football – Ups and downs, news.bbc.co.uk Retrieved 2011-05-25. They were replaced by Stirling Albion who finished bottom of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division. A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division, Cowdenbeath, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic and Brechin City respectively. The play off was won by Ayr United who defeated Brechin City in the final. Cowdenbeath were therefore relegated and replaced Ayr United. Peterhead finished bottom at the end of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division season so were relegated to the 2011–12 Scottish Third Division. They were replaced by Arbroath, the champions of the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division. The ninth placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Alloa Athletic, entered a play-off tournament with the sides 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. Stadia and locations Team Location Home ground Capacity Airdrie United Airdrie New Broomfield 10,171 Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill 2,496 Arbroath Arbroath Gayfield Park 4,153 Brechin City Brechin Glebe Park 1,519 Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath Central Park 4,370 Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 2,025 East Fife Methil Bayview Stadium 2,000 Forfar Athletic Forfar Station Park 4,602 Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 3,776 Stirling Albion Stirling Doubletree Dunblane Stadium 3,808 Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAirdrie UnitedSCO Jimmy Boyle Jimmy Boyle (footballer)SurridgeSt Andrew's HospiceAlbion RoversSCO Paul Martin Paul Martin (Scottish footballer)MacronReigartArbroathSCO Paul SheerinPendleOgstonsBrechin CitySCO Jim WeirPendleCancer Research UKCowdenbeathSCO Colin Cameron Colin Cameron (footballer)UmbroSubseaDumbartonSCO Alan AdamsonSurridgeBet ButlerEast FifeSCO John Robertson John Robertson (footballer born 1964)1903 (clubs own brand)Cogen EnergyForfar AthleticSCO Dick Campbell footballer, born 1953PendleOrchard Timber ProductsStenhousemuirSCO Davie IronsHummelFigure 11 CommunicationsStirling AlbionSCO Jocky ScottPumaPrudential plc League table main WDL PQR 5 COW Cowdenbeath ARB Arbroath DUM Dumbarton AIR Airdrie United STE Stenhousemuir EFI East Fife FOR Forfar Athletic BRE Brechin City ALB Albion Rovers STI Stirling Albion 20 11 5 68 29 C,P 17 12 7 76 51 17 7 12 61 61 OP 14 10 12 68 60 P 15 6 15 54 49 14 6 16 55 57 11 9 16 59 72 10 11 15 47 62 10 7 19 43 66 O 9 7 20 46 70 R Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division. Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United green1 Promotion to the First Division P yellow1 Qualification for the First Division play-offs PP PP PP red2 Qualification for Second Division play-offs RP red1 Relegation to the Third Division R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete SPFL Archive Results First half of season main FBR grey AIR ALB ARB BRE COW DUM EFI FOR STE STI Airdrie United 4–0 3–3 2–3 1–5 3–0 1–3 4–4 5–2 1–1 Albion Rovers 7–2 1–0 1–2 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 Arbroath 3–1 6–2 1–1 1–1 4–3 3–0 4–1 1–0 4–2 Brechin City 1–1 1–4 2–3 1–0 3–3 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 Cowdenbeath 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 Dumbarton 1–1 2–1 3–4 1–0 0–4 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–5 East Fife 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–6 4–3 1–3 1–0 Forfar Athletic 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–3 2–2 Stenhousemuir 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–3 4–0 Stirling Albion 1–4 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–4 2–2 14 January 2012 BBC Sport Second half of season main FBR grey AIR ALB ARB BRE COW DUM EFI FOR STE STI Airdrie United 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 3–0 0–3 4–1 Albion Rovers 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 Arbroath 2–2 6–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 Brechin City 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 Cowdenbeath 0–0 3–0 2–3 1–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 Dumbarton 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 4–1 East Fife 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 Forfar Athletic 2–3 4–0 2–4 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 4–3 Stenhousemuir 0–3 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 Stirling Albion 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 5 May 2012 BBC Sport Second Division play-offs Times are BST (UTC+1) Semi-finals 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 played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final will advance to the final. Elgin City 1–2 Albion Rovers 1–0 0–2 Stranraer 5–1 Queen's Park 3–1 2–0 First legs 9 May 7:45 pm Elgin City 1–0 BBC Sport Albion Rovers Millar 53 O'Byrne 0 29 Borough Briggs Frank McDermott 1,248 9 May 7:45 pm Stranraer 3–1 BBC Sport Queen's Park Winter 17 68Malcolm 22 Quinn 48 Stair Park Bobby Madden 481 Second legs 12 May 3:00 pm Albion Rovers 2–0 BBC Sport Elgin City Gemmell 62Chaplain 90 Cliftonhill John McKendrick 827 12 May 3:00 pm Queen's Park 0–2 BBC Sport Stranraer Malcolm 12Grehan 20 Hampden Park David Somers 1,188 Final The two semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2012–13 Second Division. However, in July 2012, following discussions as a result of the sale of Rangers FC in administration to Charles Green, the result was moot; both teams were awarded a place in the Second Division. Stranraer 3–3 (3–5 pens.) Albion Rovers 2–0 1–3 First leg 16 May 2012 7:45 pm Stranraer 2–0 BBC Sport Albion Rovers McKeown 39Moore 90 Stair Park Stevie O'Reilly 506 Second leg 20 May 2012 3:00 pm Albion Rovers 3–1(5–3 pens.) yes BBC Sport Stranraer Chaplain 6 33 pen.Love 25 27 Grehan Cliftonhill Brian Winter 1,008 Statistics Top goalscorers 21 April 2012 (GMT)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_2_scorers/default.stm BBC Sport Scottish Football League Championship Second Division Top Scorers Pos Position Player Club Goals 1 SCO Steven Doris Arbroath 21 2 SCO Ryan Donnelly Airdrie United 20 SCO Ryan Wallace East Fife 3 SCO Marc McKenzie Cowdenbeath 17 4 SCO Chris Templeman Forfar Athletic 16 5 SCO Paul McManus Brechin City 15 6 SCO Bryan Prunty Dumbarton 14 7 SCO Scott Agnew Dumbarton 13 SCO Lewis Coult Cowdenbeath SCO Andy Rodgers Stenhousemuir 8 SCO Gavin Swankie Arbroath 11 9 SCO Stewart Kean Stenhousemuir 10 Hat-tricks 7 March 2012 14:21 (GMT) Player For Against Result DateSCO Bryan Prunty Prunty, Brian4 Dumbarton East Fife 6–0 dmy 2011 8 27SCO Scott Chaplain Chaplain, Scott Albion Rovers Airdrie United 7–2 dmy 2011 11 5SCO Ryan Donnelly Ryan Donnelly (footballer) Donnelly, Ryan Airdrie United Forfar Athletic 4–4 dmy 2011 11 2SCO Lewis Coult Coult, Lewis Cowdenbeath Stirling Albion 4–1 dmy 2012 2 11SCO Steven Doris Doris, Steven Arbroath Forfar Athletic 4–1 dmy 2012 2 22 4 Player scored 4 goals Awards MonthSecond Division Manager of the MonthSFL Player of the MonthSFL Young player of the MonthGinger BootManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubAugusthttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards-for-august-2011/ IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011 Scottish Football League 2011-09-09 2011-12-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111024005526/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards-for-august-2011/ 24 October 2011 SCO Paul SheerinArbroath First division player First division player Third division player Septemberhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011/ IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards – September 2011 Scottish Football League 2011-10-07 2011-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211102414/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011 11 December 2011 deadSCO Colin CameronCowdenbeath First division playerSCO Mark RidgersEast Fife First division player Octoberhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---october-october2011/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards – October 2011 Scottish Football League 2011-11-18 2011-12-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120505125324/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---october-october2011/ 5 May 2012 SCO John RobertsonEast Fife First division player First division playerSCO Ryan DonnellyAirdrie United Novemberhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-november-manager-and-player-of-the-month-awards/ IRN-BRU SFL November Manager and Player of the Month Awards Scottish Football League 2011-12-18 2012-01-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120505123749/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-november-manager-and-player-of-the-month-awards/ 5 May 2012 SCO Colin CameronCowdenbeath First division playerSCO Ryan DonnellyAirdrie United Third division player Decemberhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---december-2011/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards – December 2011 Scottish Football League 2011-01-23 2012-01-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130126022256/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---december-2011/ 26 January 2013 SCO Jim WeirBrechin City First division player Third division player Third division player Januaryhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---january-2012/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards – January 2012 Scottish Football League 2012-02-17 2012-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120505123042/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---january-2012/ 5 May 2012 deadSCO Alan AdamsonDumbarton Third division player Third division player Third division player Februaryhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---february-2012/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards – February 2012 Scottish Football League 2012-03-16 2012-04-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120505140047/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---february-2012/ 5 May 2012 SCO Alan AdamsonDumbartonSCO Steven DorisArbroath First division playerSCO Lewis CoultCowdenbeath March April References Category:Scottish Second Division seasons Category:2011–12 Scottish Football League 3 Scot