2011–12 Stirling Albion F.C. season

Stirling Albion
2011–12 season
ManagerJocky Scott
Greig McDonald
StadiumDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionTenth place
Challenge CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Davidson (9)

All:
Scott Davidson (9)
Highest home attendance709 vs. Dumbarton, 28 April 2012
Lowest home attendance329 vs. Cowdenbeath, 21 February 2012
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The 2011–12 season was Stirling Albion's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.[1] Stirling also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Stirling finished tenth in the Second Division[2] and were relegated to the Third Division.[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the first round of the League Cup[5] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Management

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They began the 2011–12 season under the management of Jocky Scott. In December 2011, Scott was sacked with Greig McDonald being appointed as caretaker manager.[7] In January after two wins in three games he was appointed as manager,[8] becoming the youngest manager in the United Kingdom at the age of 29.[9]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Second Division

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6 August 2011 Second Division Stirling Albion 1–0 East Fife Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
Davidson 76' BBC Report Attendance: 688
Referee: Alan Muir
27 August 2011 Second Division Arbroath 4–2 Stirling Albion Gayfield Park
McPherson 30' (o.g.)
Doris 51' (pen.)
Sheerin 56'
Swankie 65'
BBC Report Cook 38'
Dillon 49'
Thom Red card
Attendance: 670
Referee: Clancy
15 October 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–0 Stirling Albion Central Park
15:00 Morton 33' (Penalty)
McKenzie 47'
BBC Report Attendance: 312
Referee: Hilland
3 December 2011 Second Division Stirling Albion 1–4 Airdrie United Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Bonar 45' SFL Report Donnelly 13', 58'
Lovering 29' (Penalty)
McLaren 49'
Attendance: 711
Referee: Beaton
14 January 2012 Second Division Albion Rovers 0–1 Stirling Albion Cliftonhill
15:00 SFL Report McLeish 11'
Crawley Red card 90'
Attendance: 455
Referee: Allan
28 January 2012 Second Division Airdrie United 4–1 Stirling Albion Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Boyle 3'
Lovering 17'
McLaren 73'
Sally 84'
SFL Report Allison Yellow card 90' Red card
Weir 90'
Attendance: 730
Referee: Hilland
11 February 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 4–1 Stirling Albion Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Coult 12', 48', 59'
McKenzie 84'
SFL Report Thom 36'
McKenzie Red card 91'
Attendance: 341
Referee: Northcroft
18 February 2012 Second Division Stirling Albion 2–3 Brechin City Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Ferry 33'
McLean 75' (Own goal)
SFL Report Ferry 53' (Own goal)
Hodge 83'
McKenzie 87'
Attendance: 479
Referee: Collum
28 February 2012 Second Division Brechin City 1–3 Stirling Albion Glebe Park
19:45 McManus 63' SFL Report Cook 42'
Ferry 44'
Thom 62'
Attendance: 362
Referee: O'Reilly
7 April 2012 Second Division Brechin City 1–2 Stirling Albion Glebe Park
15:00 Buist 86' SFL Report Ferry 33'
Cook 82'
Attendance: 468
Referee: Hilland
21 April 2012 Second Division East Fife 1–0 Stirling Albion Bayview Stadium
15:00 Wallace 90' (Penalty) SFL Report Attendance: 495
Referee: Tumilty

Challenge Cup

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League Cup

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30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1 Airdrie United 5–0 Stirling Albion Excelsior Stadium
Owens 32' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Donnelly 35', 81'
Bain 88'
BBC Report Fagan Red card 30'
Filler Red card 78'
Attendance: 705
Referee: Hilland

Scottish Cup

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Player statistics

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Squad

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Last updated 5 May 2012 [10]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Jamie Cleland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Callum Reidford 23 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Sam Filler 17 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Brian Allison 31 0 28 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO John Crawley 32 1 29 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Shaun Dillon 17 3 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF South Africa RSA Devon Jacobs 36 1 32 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Greg McDonald 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Thom 38 4 34 4 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ross McGeachie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Danny Ashe 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Alan Cook 37 8 33 8 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Shaun Fagan 25 0 22 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Josh Flood 26 2 22 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Gavin Macpherson 12 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 2 1
MF Scotland SCO Marc McCulloch 22 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Daly McSorley 28 2 25 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Craig McLeish 19 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie McCunnie 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Ferry 21 5 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stephen Day 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Bonar 18 3 15 1 0 0 1 0 2 2
FW Scotland SCO Gary Brass 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Scott Davidson 37 9 33 9 1 0 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Darren Smith 36 5 33 4 1 1 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Steven Nicholas 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Graham Weir 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Kelbie 14 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland GK Jamie Cleland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK Callum Reidford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England GK Sam Filler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Scotland DF Brian Allison 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
Scotland DF John Crawley 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland DF Shaun Dillon 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
South Africa DF Devon Jacobs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF Greg McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Gary Thom 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Scotland MF Danny Ashe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Alan Cook 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland MF Shaun Fagan 8 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 1
Scotland MF Josh Flood 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland MF Andy Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Gavin Macpherson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Marc McCulloch 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland MF Daly McSorley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland MF Craig McLeish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Jamie McCunnie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Mark Ferry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland MF Stephen Day 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Lewis Bonar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Gary Brass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Scott Davidson 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
Scotland FW Darren Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Graham Weir 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland FW Kevin Kelbie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 55 57 −2 48
7 Forfar Athletic 36 11 9 16 59 72 −13 42
8 Brechin City 36 10 11 15 47 62 −15 41
9 Albion Rovers (O) 36 10 7 19 43 66 −23 37 Qualification for Second Division play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 9 7 20 46 70 −24 34 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Transfers

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