2011–12 Airdrie United F.C. season

The 2011–12 season will be Airdrie United's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[1] They will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2011–12 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerJimmy Boyle
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionFourth place
Challenge CupFirst round lost to Livingston
League CupThird round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ryan Donnelly (21)

All:
Ryan Donnelly (27)
Highest home attendance1,368 vs. Albion Rovers, 10 September 2011
Lowest home attendance621 vs. Forfar Athletic, 17 March 2012

Summary

Airdrie finished fourth in the Second Division,[2] entering the play-offs losing 6–2 to Dumbarton on aggregate in the final and remained in the Second Division.[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the third round of the League Cup[5] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[6]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Arbroath 36 17 12 7 76 51 +25 63 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
3 Dumbarton (O, P) 36 17 7 12 61 61 0 58[lower-alpha 1]
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[lower-alpha 2]
5 Stenhousemuir 36 15 6 15 54 49 +5 51
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 55 57 2 48
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
  2. 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

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Second Division

6 August 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United3 – 0DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
Johnston  6', 63'
Donnelly  9'
BBC Report Attendance: 887
Referee: Norcroft
13 August 2011 Second DivisionEast Fife2 – 0Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
Johnstone  36'
Linn  64'
Muir  71'
BBC Sport Attendance: 759
Referee: McDermott
20 August 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 5CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium
Donnelly  6' BBC Report Robertson  37'
Linton  45', 67'
Coult  50'
Morton  78'
Attendance: 834
Referee: Charleston
27 August 2011 Second DivisionForfar Athletic3 – 2Airdrie UnitedStation Park
Crawford  11', 43'
Fotheringham  64'
BBC Sport Stephenson  23'
Lynch  29'
Attendance: 432
Referee: Beaton
10 September 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United4 – 0Albion RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lynch  9'
Donnelly  11', 45'
Stevenson  41' (pen.)
BBC Report Donnelly  80' Attendance: 1,368
Referee: Tumilty
17 September 2011 Second DivisionArbroath3 – 1Airdrie UnitedGayfield Park
McAnespie  6'
Doris  63'
Swankie  90'
BBC Sport Owens  65' Attendance: 761
Referee: Colvin
24 September 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 1Stirling AlbionExcelsior Stadium
Boyle  4' BBC Report Davieson  37' Attendance: 709
Referee: Roache
1 October 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United5 – 2StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
Donnelly  10', 66'
Lovering  27'
Boyle  45'
Blockley  83'
Lilley  90'
BBC Report Hamilton  51'
Kean  56'
Attendance: 698
Referee: Muir
15 October 2011 Second DivisionBrechin City1 – 1Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
15:00 King  51' (Penalty) SFL Report Donnelly  14' Stallard  24' Attendance: 455
Referee: Clancy
22 October 2011 Second DivisionDumbarton1 – 1Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Gilhaney  29' (Pen.) SFL Report Stevenson  37'
Green  39'
Attendance: 285
Referee: Somers
29 October 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 3East FifeExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Donnelly  74'
Lovering  82'
SFL Report Wallace  34'
Johnstone  81'
Linn  85'
Attendance: 849
Referee: McDermott
5 November 2011 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers7 – 2Airdrie UnitedCliftonhill
Chaplain  13', 29', 88'
O'Byrne  36', 90'
Gemmell  56', 61'
SFL Report Stevenson  23'
Owens  74' (pen.)
Lilley  76'
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: Somers
12 November 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United4 – 4Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Donnelly  32', 58', 73'
Boyle  82'
BBC Report Templeman  17', 64'
Motion  62'
Byers  79'
Attendance: 635
Referee: Winter
26 November 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United3 – 3ArbroathExcelsior Stadium
Lovering  6' (Penalty)
Donnelly  68', 71'
BBC Report Swankie  2'
Doris  42' (Penalty)
Falkingham  56'
Attendance: 687
Referee: Richmond
3 December 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 4Airdrie UnitedDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Bonar  45' SFL Report Donnelly  13', 58'
Lovering  29' (Penalty)
McLaren  49'
Attendance: 711
Referee: Beaton
10 December 2011 Second DivisionStenhousemuir1 – 1Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
15:00 Rodgers  4' SFL Report McLaren  69' Attendance: 698
Referee: Northcroft
17 December 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United2 – 3Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Devlin  51'
Donnelly  69', 83'
SFL Report Lister  34'
McManus  79'
McKenna  82'
Attendance: 643
Referee: Clancy
26 December 2011 Second DivisionForfar Athletic2 – 3Airdrie UnitedStation Park
14:00 Templeman  15'
Motion  18'
Hegarty  67'
SFL Report Lynch  42'
McLaren  45'
Morton  90'
Attendance: 579
Referee: Clancy
2 January 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 0Albion RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Stevenson  71' SFL Report Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Conroy
14 January 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 0Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
Ramsay  37'
McKenzie  58' (pen.)
SFL Report Attendance: 408
Referee: Richmond
21 January 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United2 – 3DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Donnelly  15'
Boyle  36'
MacDonald  48'
SFL Report Lithgow  34'
Agnew  67'
Walker  88'
Attendance: 743
Referee: Northcroft
28 January 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United4 – 1Stirling AlbionExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Boyle  3'
Lovering  17'
McLaren  73'
Sally  84'
SFL Report Allison  90' 
Weir  90'
Attendance: 730
Referee: Hilland
4 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroathP – PAirdrie UnitedGayfield Park
15:00
11 February 2012 Second DivisionBrechin City1 – 1Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
15:00 McManus  26'
Molloy  79' 
SFL Report Holmes  72' Attendance: 483
Referee: Roache
18 February 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United0 – 3StenhousemuirExcelsior Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Dickson  4'
Smith  45' (66)
Attendance: 685
Referee: Tumilty
25 February 2012 Second DivisionEast Fife2 – 0Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
15:00 Sloan  42' (Penalty)
Johnstone  87'
SFL Report Adam  37'
Lynch  78' 
Attendance: 535
Referee: Northcroft
29 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroath2 – 2Airdrie UnitedGayfield Park
19:45 Gibson  9', 42' SFL Report Holmes  49'
Boyle  78'
Attendance: 728
Referee: Colvin
3 March 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 1CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lynch  39' SFL Report Ramsay  50' (Penalty) Attendance: 702
Referee: Murray
10 March 2012 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers0 – 1Airdrie UnitedCliftonhill
15:00 SFL Report McDonald  83' Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Anderson
17 March 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United3 – 0Forfar AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Bain  54'
Lovering  75' (Penalty)
McLaren  86'
SFL Report Attendance: 621
Referee: Somers
24 March 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United2 – 0ArbroathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lovering  73'
McLaren  90'
SFL Report Attendance: 689
Referee: Hilland
31 March 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion0 – 2Airdrie UnitedDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Donnelly  20', 31' Attendance: 677
Referee: Finnie
7 April 2012 Second DivisionStenhousemuir0 – 3Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Lynch  7'
McLaren  45'
Blockley  81'
Lynch  91' 
Attendance: 903
Referee: Winter
14 April 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United4 – 1Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Holmes  7', 86'
Donnelly  14'
Lovering  23' (pen.)
SFL Report Hodge  31' Attendance: 802
Referee: McLean
21 April 2012 Second DivisionDumbarton2 – 1Airdrie UnitedStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Prunty  61'
Lovering  67' (Own goal)
SFL Report McLaren  56'
Donnelly  91'
Attendance: 1,088
Referee: McKendrick
28 April 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United2 – 0East FifeExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lynch  51'
Bain  82'
McLaren  91'
SFL Report White  92' Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Beaton
5 May 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath0 – 0Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Norris

First Division Play-offs

9 May 2012 Play-offs SF R1Airdrie United0 – 0Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
19:45 SFL Report Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Allan
12 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2Ayr United1 – 3
(1 – 3 agg.)
Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
15:00 Longridge  17'
Geggan  64'
Tiffoney  94' 
BBC Report Holmes  55', 65'
McLaren  85'
Attendance: 2,782
Referee: McLean
16 May 2012 Play-offs Final R1Dumbarton2 – 1Airdrie UnitedDumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Prunty  29'
Wallace  32'
Nugent  93' 
SFL Report Bain  42' Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Brines
20 May 2012 Play-offs Final R2Airdrie United1 – 4
(2 – 6 agg.)
DumbartonExcelsior Stadium
20:05 Holmes  35'
Bain  78'
SFL Report Dargo  9', 21'
Gilhaney  45'
Wallace  65'
Attendance: 2,914
Referee: Muir

Scottish Cup

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3Airdrie United11 – 0Gala FairydeanExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lovering  28' (Penalty), 69'
Boyle  31', 42', 65'
Stevenson  34', 37', 57'
McLaren  59'
Donnelly  77'
Holmes  81'
BBC Report Attendance: 732
Referee: Anderson
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4Airdrie United2 – 6Dundee UnitedExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Donnelly  85', 90+2' BBC Sport Rankin  17'
Robertson  43'
Russell  62', 68', 84'
Mackay-Steven  71'
Attendance: 2,434
Referee: Charleston

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Challenge CupAirdrie United0–5LivingstonExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Sinclair  50'
Russell  55', 67'
Barr  82', 90'
Attendance: 719
Referee: Charlie Richmond

League Cup

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1Airdrie United5–0Stirling AlbionExcelsior Stadium
Owens  32' (pen.), 78' (pen.)
Donnelly  35', 81'
Bain  88'
BBC Report Fagan  30'
Filler  78'
Attendance: 705
Referee: Hilland
23 August 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 2Airdrie United2–0Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
Holmes  27'
Donnelly  41'
BBC Report Attendance: 683
Referee: Salmond
20 September 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 3Airdrie United0 – 2Dundee UnitedExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Dow  11'
Daly  76'
Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Madden

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 26 May 2012 [7]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Andrew Duncan 2020000000
GK Paul McKane 13090003010
GK Connor Fairley 140120200000
GK Grant Adam 180140000040
DF Jamie Bain 444342203151
DF Graeme Goodall 3030000000
DF Cameron MacDonald 161141000020
DF Ewan McNeil 9060000030
DF Kevin Green 7050100010
DF Craig Hill 7270000200
DF David Lilley 400310203040
DF Paul Lovering 358276222040
DF Christopher Malone 9060002010
DF Kieran Stallard 410310203050
DF Ricki Lamie 120100000020
MF Nathan Blockley 302232101050
MF Rhys Devlin 180150101010
MF Phil Johnston 172132202000
MF Fraser Keast 180140003010
MF Sean Lynch 376296202040
MF Willie McLaren 2810238210031
MF Graeme Owens 244202103200
MF Jamie Stevenson 398315232040
MF Alistair Woodburn 2010000010
MF Thomas Robertson 30300+000+000+00
MF Liam Watt 1010000000
FW John Boyle 349276132040
FW Danny Burns 2010100000
FW Ryan Donnelly 43273321233350
FW Derek Holmes 429324213153
FW Scott Morton 11191001010
FW Scott Sally 131111001010
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 26 May 2012
Nation Position Name Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GK Andrew Duncan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Paul McKane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Connor Fairley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Grant Adam 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF Jamie Bain 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
DF Graeme Goodall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Cameron MacDonald 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
DF Ewan McNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Kevin Green 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
DF Craig Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF David Lilley 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2
DF Paul Lovering 14 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 1
DF Christopher Malone 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
DF Kieran Stallard 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
DF Ricki Lamie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF Nathan Blockley 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
MF Rhys Devlin 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
MF Phil Johnston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Fraser Keast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Sean Lynch 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
MF Willie McLaren 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
MF Graeme Owens 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF Jamie Stevenson 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
MF Alistair Woodburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Thomas Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Liam Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW John Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Danny Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Ryan Donnelly 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 1
FW Derek Holmes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scott Morton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scott Sally 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

Last updated 26 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Ryan Donnelly[8] Ginger Boot Winner October
Ryan Donnelly[9] Young Player of the Month November
Jimmy Boyle[10] Second Division Manager of the Month March
Jimmy Boyle[11] April Second Division Manager of the Month
Ryan Donnelly[12] Second Division Player of the Year IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards

Transfers

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