2011–12 East Superleague

March 2026 ACA Sports East Superleague 2011–12 27 August 2011 – 26 May 2012 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bathgate Thistle Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 5–0 Bathgate Thistle7 April 2012 Bathgate Thistle 1–7 Carnoustie Panmure14 April 2012 Linlithgow Rose 5–3 Bathgate Thistle18 February 2012Bathgate Thistle 1–7 Carnoustie Panmure14 April 2012 368 110 Bathgate Thistle (4)12 November 2011 – 14 January 2012Linlithgow Rose18 February 2012 – 10 March 2012 Hill of Beath Hawthorn (11)3 September 2011 – 25 February 2012 Carnoustie Panmure (7)24 September 2011 – 18 February 2012 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 East Superleague (known as the ACA Sports East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs. The season began on 27 August 2011 and ended on 26 May 2012. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions. Only the bottom placed side was relegated to the East Premier League after Forfar West End were unable to guarantee fulfilment of their fixtures and withdrew from the league on 18 October 2011.http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/sport/local-sport/sad-times-as-top-local-club-goes-into-abeyance-1-1928269 Sad times as top local club goes into abeyance Kirriemuir Herald 26 October 2011 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160208012942/http://www.kirriemuirherald.co.uk/sport/local-sport/sad-times-as-top-local-club-goes-into-abeyance-1-1928269 2016-02-08 deadhttp://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/18194/i-fear-there-may-be-more-forfar-west-end-s-problems-a-sign-of-financial-pressures-facing-junior-football.html 'I fear there may be more' — Forfar West End's problems a sign of financial pressures facing junior football The Courier 20 October 2011 20 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111021051907/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Angus/article/18194/i-fear-there-may-be-more-forfar-west-end-s-problems-a-sign-of-financial-pressures-facing-junior-football.html 21 October 2011 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic won the championship on the final day of the season.http://www.scotsman.com/sport/deserved-plaudits-for-bonnyrigg-as-mckenna-s-strike-clinches-title-1-2322826 Deserved plaudits for Bonnyrigg as McKenna’s strike clinches title The Scotsman John Gilmour 28 May 2012 23 June 2012 As champions they entered the First Round of the 2012–13 Scottish Cup. Founder members Bathgate Thistle were relegated from the Superleague for the first time. Teams To East Superleague Promoted from East Premier League St Andrews United Carnoustie Panmure From East Superleague Relegated to East Premier League Newtongrange Star Tayport Stadia and locations ClubLocationGroundManagerFinishing position 2010–11Bathgate Thistle Bathgate Creamery Park Derek Strickland 8thBo'ness United Bo'ness Newtown Park Paul Ronald ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic Bonnyrigg New Dundas Park Max Christie 4thCamelon Juniors Camelon Carmuirs Park Danny Smith 10thCarnoustie Panmure Carnoustie Laing Park Ian Gilzean East Premier League, 2ndHill of Beath Hawthorn Hill of Beath Keirs Park Jock Finlayson 2ndKelty Hearts Kelty Central Park Keith Burgess 9thLinlithgow Rose Linlithgow Prestonfield Mark Bradley 3rdLochee United Dundee Thomson Park Paul Ritchie 5thMusselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Olivebank Stadium David McGlynn 7thSt Andrews United St Andrews Recreation Park Jim Hardie East Premier League, 1st Managerial changes ClubOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Bathgate Thistle Graeme Love Sacked http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/football/local-football/love-sacked-1-2182459 Love sacked The Scotsman John Gilmour 19 March 2012 21 April 2012 18 March 2012 5th Derek Stricklandhttp://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/football/top-stories/strickland-for-bathgate-1-2248367 Strickland for Bathgate West Lothian Courier 21 April 2012 21 April 2012 20 April 2012 (season complete) League table main WDL QR BRG Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic HOB Hill of Beath Hawthorn LTH Linlithgow Rose BNS Bo'ness United KEL Kelty Hearts CAM Camelon Juniors LOC Lochee United MUS Musselburgh Athletic STA St Andrews United CAR Carnoustie Panmure BAT Bathgate Thistle FWE Forfar West End 13 4 3 48 23 C 11 5 4 39 23 10 5 5 42 32 7 6 7 25 26 7 5 8 24 26 7 4 9 30 29 7 3 10 32 37 6 4 10 41 45 6 4 10 28 40 5 6 9 32 39 5 6 9 27 48 R 0 0 0 0 0 Forfar West End went into abeyance on 18 October 2011 and resigned from the league. Their record (Pld4 W0 D0 L4 GF1 GA25 Pts0) was expunged. green1 Qualification for 2012–13 Scottish Cup SC red1 Relegation to East Premier League R lightgray Club in abeyance, record expunged EXP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete East Region SJFA Results main FBR grey BAT BNS BRG CAM CAR FWE HOB KEL LTH LOC MUS STA Bathgate Thistle 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–7 null 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 2–1 Bo'ness United 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–3 null 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–4 0–3 3–0 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 5–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 null 0–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 5–2 Camelon Juniors 5–1 3–1 3–3 2–0 null 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–1 Carnoustie Panmure 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 null 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 Forfar West End null null null null null null null null null null null Hill of Beath Hawthorn 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 null 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 Kelty Hearts 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 null 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 Linlithgow Rose 5–3 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 null 3–3 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 Lochee United 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 null 1–4 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 Musselburgh Athletic 1–2 0–1 1–4 2–0 5–2 null 2–4 1–3 1–3 0–3 4–1 St Andrews United 4–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 null 0–2 2–2 2–3 3–4 3–2 26 May 2012 East Region SJFA References 6 Category:East Superleague seasons