2011–12 Scottish Third Division

February 2025 October 2013 Irn Bru Scottish Third Division 2011–12 Alloa Athletic Alloa AthleticStranraer n/a 180 581 Martin Boyle (22) Alloa Athletic 8–1 Elgin City(7 April 2012) Montrose 0–6 Stranraer(27 August 2011) East Stirlingshire 6–3 Peterhead(3 March 2012) Alloa Athletic 8–1 Elgin City(7 April 2012) 7 gamesAlloa Athletic 15 gamesAlloa Athletic 12 gamesEast Stirlingshire 10 gamesEast Stirlingshire 2,551Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Annan Athletic : Saturday, 5 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130625171725/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/third/results/3409867/ 25 June 2013 , Scottish Football League. Retrieved 9 May 2012.Alloa Athletic v Annan Athletic(5 May 2012) 215East Stirlingshire 1 - 0 Annan Athletic : Saturday, 3 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120523015140/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/third/results/3408262/ 23 May 2012 , Scottish Football League. Retrieved 5 March 2012.East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic(3 December 2011) 475 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Scottish Football League Third Division (also known as the 2011–12 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 6 August 2011 and finished on 5 May 2012.BBC Sport - Football - 2011-2012 Scottish football fixtures - Scots Div 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20081220193456/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_3_fixtures/default.stm 20 December 2008 , news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2011. Alloa Athletic secured the Third Division title on 7 April 2012, ending their one-year spell in the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League. A second promotion place is available through the play-offs which will be contested by runners-up Queen's Park along with Stranraer, Elgin City, and Albion Rovers of the Second Division. There is no relegation from this division but East Stirlingshire finished bottom for the sixth time in 10 years. Teams UK Scotland 350 right Location of teams in 2011–12 Scottish Third Division UK Scotland 6 56.116320 -3.7951950 Alloa Athletic right UK Scotland 6 54.987035 -3.2568200 Annan Athletic left UK Scotland 6 55.759333 -2.0153998 Berwick Rangers bottom UK Scotland 6 55.937769 -4.0295161 Clyde left UK Scotland 6 56.000685 -3.7546577 East Stirlingshire right UK Scotland 6 57.651538 -3.3200732 Elgin City bottom UK Scotland 6 56.721440 -2.4661846 Montrose right UK Scotland 6 57.506535 -1.7972195 Peterhead right UK Scotland 6 55.824419 -4.2514220 Queen's Park bottom UK Scotland 6 54.903475 -5.0142503 Stranraer left A total of 10 teams competed in the league, including eight sides from the previous season and the two teams relegated from the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division. Arbroath as champions of the 2010–11 season were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Scottish Second Division.BBC Sport - Football - Ups and downs, news.bbc.co.uk Retrieved 25 May 2011. Thus completing only a one-year stay in the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League. In the process, winning the club's first ever senior silverware since the club was founded in 1878 − 133 years ago. They were replaced by Peterhead who finished bottom of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, relegated for the first time since joining the Scottish Football League in 2000. A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Alloa Athletic, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth of 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. Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Capacityhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/clubs/third/ IRN-BRU Third Division Clubs scottishfootballleague.com 6 March 2012 AverageThird Division soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation Park 3,100 672 Annan Athletic Annan Galabank 2,007 473 Berwick Rangers Berwick-upon-Tweed Shielfield Park 4,065 396 Clyde Cumbernauld Broadwood 8,006 566 East Stirlingshire Stenhousemuir Ochilview ParkShare A 3,746 321 Elgin City Elgin Borough Briggs 3,927 628 Montrose Montrose Links Park 3,292 335 Peterhead Peterhead Balmoor 3,150 488 Queen's Park Glasgow Hampden Park 52,025 519 Stranraer Stranraer Stair Park 6,250 354 A.ShareEast Stirlingshire ground shared with Stenhousemuir.East Stirlingshire FC, www.eaststirlingshirefc.com. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 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 sponsorAlloa AthleticSCO Paul HartleyPendlemteAnnan AthleticSCO Harry CairneyStannoM&S EngineeringBerwick RangersSCO Jimmy CreaseZoo SportJB Site InvestigationsClydeSCO Jim Duffy Jim Duffy (footballer)JomaFloortelEast StirlingshireSCO John Coughlin John Coughlin (footballer)JakoFoxlaneElgin CitySCO Ross JackHummelMontroseSCO Ray FarninghamNikeFotheringham Property DevelopmentsPeterheadSCO Jim McInally Jim McInallyUmbroBon Accord GlassQueen's ParkSCO Gardner SpeirsJomaIrn-BruStranraerSCO Keith KnoxStannoStena Line League table main WDL 5 PQ ALO Alloa Athletic QPA Queen's Park STR Stranraer ELG Elgin City PET Peterhead ANN Annan Athletic BER Berwick Rangers MON Montrose CLY Clyde EST East Stirlingshire 23 8 5 70 39 C,P 19 6 11 70 48 17 7 12 77 57 P 16 9 11 68 60 15 6 15 51 53 13 10 13 53 53 12 12 12 61 58 11 5 20 58 75 8 11 17 35 50 6 6 24 38 88 Stranraer advanced to the final of the Second Division play-offs but were defeated by Albion Rovers, who retained their place in the Second Division. However, following the demotion of Rangers to the Third Division, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, Airdrie United promoted from the Second to the First Division, and Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division. green1 Promotion to the Second Division P yellow1 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs PP PP PP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete SPFL Archive Results Each team plays every other team four times in the season. In each half of the season, a team plays every opponent once at home and once away from home. The same set of fixtures is repeated for the second half of the season, bringing each team's tally of games to 36. First half of season main FBR grey ALO ANN BER CLY EST ELG MON PET QPA STR Alloa Athletic 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 Annan Athletic 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 5–2 0–3 Berwick Rangers 2–2 0–1 0–2 4–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 Clyde 0–1 0–0 1–4 7–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 East Stirlingshire 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–3 Elgin City 5–0 3–0 4–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–6 2–0 1–1 Montrose 1–1 2–3 3–5 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–6 Peterhead 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–3 Queen's Park 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 6–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 Stranraer 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–0 6–0 1–0 4–4 2–1 2–3 6 March 2012 BBC Sport Second half of season main FBR grey ALO ANN BER CLY EST ELG MON PET QPA STR Alloa Athletic 1–1 0–1 1–0 5–1 8–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 Annan Athletic 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–3 1–3 Berwick Rangers 5–0 1–3 3–0 0–2 3–3 2–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 Clyde 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 East Stirlingshire 1–3 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 6–3 1–2 2–2 Elgin City 3–0 1–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 Montrose 0–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 Peterhead 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 Queen's Park 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 5–1 1–3 5–0 0–1 3–2 Stranraer 0–4 4–2 1–3 1–0 4–1 5–2 3–1 0–3 2–3 5 May 2012 BBC Sport Statistics Top goalscorers Pos Position Player Club GoalsScottish Third Division Top Scorers BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2012 1 AUS Martin Boyle Montrose 22 2 SCO Jamie Longworth Queen's Park 20 SCO Rory McAllister Peterhead 4 SCO Stevie May Alloa Athletic 19 5 SCO Craig Gunn Elgin City 18 6 SCO Craig Malcolm Stranraer 15 7 SCO Michael Moore Stranraer 12 SCO Stephen Stirling Stranraer 9 SCO Ryan McCord Alloa Athletic 11 10 SCO Michael Daly Queen's Park 10 SCO Darren Gribben Berwick Rangers Hat-tricks Player For Against Result DateSCO Craig Gunn Gunn, Craig4 Elgin City Berwick Rangers 4–1 dmy 2011 08 6SCO Stevie May May, Stevie Alloa Athletic East Stirlingshire 3–1 dmy 2012 01 2SCO Jamie Longworth Longworth, Jamie 14 Queen's Park Elgin City 6–0 dmy 2012 1 14SCO Craig Gunn Gunn, Craig Elgin City Montrose 3–2 dmy 2012 2 25SCO Stevie May May, Stevie4 Alloa Athletic Elgin City 8–1 dmy 2012 04 7SCO Martin Boyle Boyle, Martin 1 Montrose Clyde 5–0 dmy 2012 05 5 4 Player scored 4 goals Awards MonthThird 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 9 September 2011 19 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111024005526/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards-for-august-2011/ 24 October 2011 SCO Harry CairneyAnnan Athletic First division player First division playerSCO Craig GunnElgin City Septemberhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011/ IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards - September 2011 Scottish Football League 7 October 2011 19 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111211102414/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---september-2011 11 December 2011 deadSCO Paul HartleyAlloa Athletic First division player Second division player 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 18 November 2011 19 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120505125324/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-phenomenal-awards---october-october2011/ 5 May 2012 SCO Gardner SpeirsQueen's Park First division player First division player Second division player 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 18 December 2011 12 January 2012 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 Ian LittleBerwick Rangers First division player Second division playerSCO Darren GribbenBerwick Rangers Decemberhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---december-2011/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - December 2011 Scottish Football League 23 January 2012 23 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130126022256/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---december-2011/ 26 January 2013 SCO Keith KnoxStranraer First division playerSCO Stephen StirlingStranraerSCO Stephen StirlingStranraer Januaryhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---january-2012/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - January 2012 Scottish Football League 17 February 2012 21 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120505123042/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---january-2012/ 5 May 2012 deadSCO Paul HartleyAlloa AthleticSCO Stevie MayAlloa AthleticSCO Stevie MayAlloa AthleticSCO Stevie MayAlloa Athletic Februaryhttp://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---february-2012/ IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - February 2012 Scottish Football League 16 March 2012 12 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120505140047/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/irn-bru-sfl-phenomenal-awards---february-2012/ 5 May 2012 SCO Ross JackElgin City Second division player First division player Second division player March April References External links Official site 2011/2012 Scottish Third Division at Soccerway Category:Scottish Third Division seasons 3 4 Scot