2011–12 Annan Athletic F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Annan Athletic's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[1] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Annan Athletic
2011–12 season
ManagerHarry Cairney
StadiumGalabank
Scottish Third DivisionSixth
Challenge CupSemi Final
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Gibson (7)
Aaron Muirhead (7)
Sean O'Connor (7)

All:
Aaron Muirhead (9)
Highest home attendance644 vs. Clyde, 27 August 2011
Lowest home attendance304vs. Stranraer, 6 December 2011

Summary

Annan finished sixth in the Third Division.[2] They reached the semi final of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division

6 August 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic5 – 2Queen's ParkGalabank
15:00 Cox  32'
Bell  45'
Gibson  59', 65'
Sloan  18', 27'
Annan Athletic Report Smith Attendance: 511
Referee: Clancy
13 August 2011 Scottish Third DivisionPeterhead2 – 3Annan AthleticBalmoor Stadium
15:00 Deasley  8'
McAllister  41'
Annan Athletic Report McKechnie  19', 50'
Harty  73' (pen.)
Attendance: 448
Referee: Anderson
27 August 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 0ClydeGalabank
15:00 Sloan  29' BBC Report Attendance: 644
Referee: Graham
10 September 2011 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer4 – 2Annan AthleticStair Park
Aitken  29' (83), pen.'
McColm  55' (71)
BBC Report Gibson  44'
Muirhead  64' (pen.)
Attendance: 396
Referee: Robertson
17 September 2011 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose2 – 3Annan AthleticLinks Park
15:00 Boyle  13' (44) BBC Report Gibson  16' (84)
McKechnie  90'
Attendance: 308
Referee: Beaton
24 September 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic3 – 0East StirlingshireGalabank
15:00 Sloan  10'
Cox  25', 33'
BBC Report Attendance: 511
Referee: Conroy
1 October 2011 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers0 – 1Annan AthleticShielfield Park
Gribben  81' BBC Report Gibson  71' Attendance: 412
Referee: Aitken
15 October 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 1Elgin CityGalabank
15:00 Gibson  74' SFL Report Cameron  4' Attendance: 417
Referee: Graham
5 November 2011 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park0 – 0Annan AthleticHampden Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 502
Referee: Des Roache
8 November 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 0PeterheadGalabank
19:30 Muirhead  10' (Penalty)
Steele  11'
SFL Report Attendance: 388
Referee: Robertson
12 November 2011 Scottish Third DivisionClyde0 – 0Annan AthleticBroadwood Stadium
15:00 McDonald  69'  SFL Report Watson  78'  Attendance: 668
Referee: Aitken
3 December 2011 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire1 – 0Annan AthleticOchilview Park
19:45 Coyne  39' Annan Report Attendance: 215
Referee: Robertson
6 December 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic0 – 3StranraerGalabank
19:30 Report McColm  18'
Grehan  31'
Stirling  79'
Attendance: 304
Referee: Hilland
10 December 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 1MontroseGalabank
15:00 O'Connor  33', 35'
Muirhead  53'
Report Winter  54' (Penalty) Attendance: 402
Referee: Aitken
24 December 2011 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 2Berwick RangersGalabank
15:00 Watson  18'
Harty  41'
McGowan  53'
Report Gibson  77' (Own Goal)
Gribben  82'
Notman  91' 
Attendance: 598
Referee: Cook
31 December 2011 Scottish Third DivisionStranraer4 – 2Annan AthleticStair Park
15:00 Winter  41', 69'
Stirling  61' (Penalty)
Malcolm  88'
SFL Report Harty  36' (Penalty)
O'Connor  59'
Attendance: 592
Referee: Graham
7 January 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 0ClydeGalabank
15:00 O'Connor  64' Report Attendance: 505
Referee: Robertson
21 January 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 3Queen's ParkGalabank
15:00 Winters  2'
O'Connor  90'
SFL Report McBride  19' (Penalty), 51' (Penalty)
Smith  88'
Attendance: 507
Referee: Dallas
28 January 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic2 – 2East StirlingshireGalabank
15:00 Winters  5'
Steele  57'
SFL Report Maxwell  12'
Lurinsky  24'
Attendance: 401
Referee: Cook
4 February 2012 Scottish Third DivisionMontrose1 – 1Annan AthleticLinks Park
15:00 Winter  45'
Cameron  77'
SFL Report Muirhead  78' (Penalty) Attendance: 246
Referee: Robertson
11 February 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 1Elgin CityGalabank
15:00 Steele  17' SFL Report Niven  29'
Durnan  89'
Attendance: 413
Referee: Robertson
18 February 2012 Scottish Third DivisionBerwick Rangers2 – 3Annan AthleticShielfield Park
15:00 Gribben  80'
Walker  86' 
SFL Report Cox  19'
Winters  20'
O'Connor  59'
Attendance: 389
Referee: Barry Cook
25 February 2012 Scottish Third DivisionPeterhead3 – 2Annan AthleticBalmoor Stadium
15:00 Tully  55'
Bavidge  60', 79'
McAllister  81' 
SFL Report Muirhead  15' (Penalty), 45' Attendance: 453
Referee: Hilland
3 March 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 2Alloa AthleticGalabank
15:00 O'Connor  33' SFL Report Young  7'
May  77'
Attendance: 642
Referee: Graham
6 March 2012 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City3 – 0Annan AthleticBorough Briggs
19:45 Gunn  28'
Muirhead  35' (o.g.)
Niven  78'
SFL Report McKechnie  84' Attendance: 588
Referee: Robertson
10 March 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 3StranraerGalabank
15:00 Swinglehurst  4' SFL Report Aitken  13' (Penalty)
McKeown  45+2'
Malcolm  87'
Attendance: 491
Referee: Robertson
17 March 2012 Scottish Third DivisionClyde1 – 1Annan AthleticBroadwood Stadium
15:00 Pollock  26' SFL Report Winters  70'
Cox  75'
Attendance: 503
Referee: McDermott
24 March 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 2MontroseGalabank
15:00 Muirhead  27' (Penalty) SFL Report Wood  5'
Winter  43' (Penalty)
Attendance: 418
Referee: Aitken
31 March 2012 Scottish Third DivisionEast Stirlingshire0 – 4Annan AthleticOchilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Bell  5'
McGowan  62'
Steele  70'
Underwood  83'
Attendance: 235
Referee: Hilland
7 April 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic1 – 1Berwick RangersGalabank
15:00 Muirhead  24' SFL Report Townsley  50' 
Forster  72'
Attendance: 430
Referee: Steven
14 April 2012 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City1 – 2Annan AthleticBorough Briggs
15:00 Millar  6'
Leslie  31'  45'
Report McKechnie  26' (38) Attendance: 715
Referee: Roache
14 April 2012 Scottish Third DivisionElgin City1 – 2Annan AthleticBorough Briggs
15:00 Millar  6'
Leslie  45' 
SFL Report McKechnie  26', 38' Attendance: 715
Referee: Roache
21 April 2012 Scottish Third DivisionQueen's Park2 – 0Annan AthleticHampden Park
15:00 Longworth  30'
Watt  71'
SFL Report Attendance: 623
Referee: Hilland
28 April 2012 Scottish Third DivisionAnnan Athletic0 – 3PeterheadGalabank
15:00 SFL Report Deasley  21'
MacDonald  49'
McAllister  84'
Attendance: 408
Referee: Anderson

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1Albion Rovers0 – 2Annan AthleticCliftonhill
BBC Report Cox  29'
Harty  81'
Attendance: 247
Referee: Des Roache
9 August 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 2Annan Athletic4 – 2PeterheadGalabank
Harty  30', 48', 87'
Muirhead  31'
BBC Report Redman  49'
McAllister  75' (pen.)
Attendance: 359
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 September 2011 Challenge Cup QFAyr United0 – 1Annan AthleticSomerset Park
15:00 BBC Report Cox  58' Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Charleston
9 October 2011 Challenge Cup SFAnnan Athletic0 – 3FalkirkGalabank
15:00 BBC Report Millar  10'
El Alagui  25' (42)
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Salmond

League Cup

Scottish Cup

22 October 2011 Round 2Alloa Athletic2 – 2Annan AthleticRecreation Park
15:00 Cawley  16'
Masterton  68'
Sky Report Cox  36'
Watson  54'
Referee: Brines
19 November 2011 Round 3Stenhousemuir4 – 0Annan AthleticOchilview Park
15:00 Kean  9'
Rodgers  17', 22', 37'
BBC Report Attendance: 602
Referee: McKendrick

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012 [6]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Jonny Jamieson 0000000000
GK Ross Hyslop 0000000000
GK Alex Mitchell 270250100010
GK Craig Summersgill 170110201030
DF Andy Aitken 5030001010
DF John MacBeth 200190000010
DF Scott Gibson 307237201040
DF Michael McGowan 431351301040
DF Aaron Muirhead 349277311031
DF Kevin Neilson 8050200010
DF Peter Watson 421341301040
DF Sean Currie 1000100000
DF Steven Swinglehurst 141141000000
DF Lee Underwood 1111000000
MF Bryan Gilfillan 271200311030
MF Ryan Holms 2010001000
MF Chris Jardine 340290300020
MF Neil MacFarlane 0000000000
MF Jordan McKechnie 355275301040
MF Steven Sloan 443363301040
MF Jack Steele 354284201040
MF Gary Wild 4030100000
MF Daniel Mitchell 140140000000
MF Ben McKenna 140140000000
FW Jordan Atkinson 3030000000
FW Graeme Bell 293213301040
FW David Cox 398315301142
FW Bryan Felvus 0000000000
FW Ian Harty 188134001044
FW Sean O'Connor 347277201040
FW David Winters 174174000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GK Jonny Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Ross Hyslop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Alex Mitchell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
GK Craig Summersgill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Andy Aitken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF John MacBeth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scott Gibson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
DF Michael McGowan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
DF Aaron Muirhead 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
DF Kevin Neilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Peter Watson 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
DF Sean Currie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Steven Swinglehurst 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF Bryan Gilfillan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Ryan Holms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Chris Jardine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Neil MacFarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Jordan McKechnie 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
MF Steven Sloan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Jack Steele 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
MF Gary Wild 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Daniel Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Ben McKenna 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Graeme Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW David Cox 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
FW Bryan Felvus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Ian Harty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Sean O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW David Winters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

Last updated 21 December 2011
Nation Name Award Month
Harry Cairney[7] Third Division Manager of the Month August

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
4 Elgin City 36 16 9 11 68 60 +8 57 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
5 Peterhead 36 15 6 15 51 53 2 51
6 Annan Athletic 36 13 10 13 53 53 0 49
7 Berwick Rangers 36 12 12 12 61 58 +3 48
8 Montrose 36 11 5 20 58 75 17 38
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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See also

Notes

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  2. "2011/12 Scottish Division Three Table / Standings". ESPN. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. "Ramsdens Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  4. "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. "Stenhousemuir F.C. v Annan Athletic F.C." Scottish Football Association. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. "Soccerbase Team Stats". Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  7. "IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  8. "Jordan joins Annan". Scottish Football League. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. "McGowan will complete century at Annan". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  10. "Gibson joins Annan". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  11. "Annan sign three". Scottish Football League. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  12. "Annan go Wild". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  13. "Annan Transfer News". Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  14. "Player Update". annanathleticfc.co.uk. Annan Athletic F.C. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  15. "DEFENDER HEADS NORTH". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  16. "Wnters set in Annan". Scottish Football League. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  17. "Another Girvan stalemate". Carrick Today. Johnston Press. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  18. "Winger departs Annan". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  19. "Striker leaves Galabank for Junior side". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  20. "Signings Monday, 12 September 2011". SJFA. Scottish Football Association. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  21. "Player profile Greg Kelly". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  22. "Player profile Mike Jack". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  23. "Player profile Neil Macfarlane". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  24. "Report Star hit six". dalbeattiestar.co.uk. Dalbeattie Star F.C. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  25. "Gibson rejoins Junior side". Scottish Football League. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
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