2011–12 Arbroath F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Arbroath's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.[1] Arbroath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Arbroath
2011–12 season
ChairmanJohn Christison
ManagerPaul Sheerin
StadiumGayfield Park
Scottish Second DivisionSecond place
Challenge CupRound one
League CupRound one
Scottish CupRound four
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Doris (21)

All:
Steven Doris (21)
Highest home attendance
1,125 vs. Cowdenbeath, 18 February 2012
Lowest home attendance
572 vs. Stenhousemuir, 29 October 2011

Summary

Arbroath finished second in the Second Division,[2] entering the play-offs losing 2–1 to Dumbarton on aggregate in the semi final and remained in the Second Division.[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the first round of the League Cup[5] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4–0 to Scottish Premier League side Rangers.[6]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Second Division

6 August 2011 Second DivisionArbroath6 – 2Albion RoversGayfield Park
15:00 Sheerin  7' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Sibanda  29'
Malcolm  46'
McAnespie  51'
Bryce  80'
BBC Report Boyle  31', 37' Gaston Grant Fahey Attendance: 661
Referee: Beaton
20 August 2011 Second DivisionArbroath3 – 0East FifeGayfield Park
Swankie  28'
Doris  69', 81' (pen.)
Sheerin  56'
BBC Report Attendance: 723
Referee: McKendrick
27 August 2011 Second DivisionArbroath4 – 2Stirling AlbionGayfield Park
McPherson  30' (og.)
Doris  51' (pen.)
Sheerin  56'
Swankie  65'
BBC Report Cook  38'
Dillon  49'
Thom
Attendance: 670
Referee: Clancy
10 September 2011 Second DivisionDumbarton3– 4ArbroathStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Prunty  5'
Gilhaney  17'
Nicholl  38'
BBC Report Sibanda  14'
Swankie  27' (46)
Doris  68' (pen.)
Attendance: 640
Referee: Finnie
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 DivisionBrechin City2 – 3ArbroathGlebe Park
Buist  29'
McManus  82' (pen.)
BBC Report Sibanda  36'
Doris  78' (pen.)
Swankie  88'
Attendance: 911
Referee: Hilland
1 October 2011 Second DivisionArbroath1 – 1CowdenbeathGayfield Park
Falkingham  58' BBC Report O'Brien  19' Attendance: 857
Referee: McDermott
15 October 2011 Second DivisionForfar Athletic1 – 1ArbroathStation Park
15:00 Bolochoweckyj  35' 
Shaughnessy  82'
BBC Report Sibanda  12' Attendance: 908
Referee: Roache
29 October 2011 Second DivisionArbroath1 – 0StenhousemuirGayfield Park
Doris  84' (pen.) BBC Report McCluskey  82' Attendance: 572
Referee: Salmond
5 November 2011 Second DivisionArbroath4 – 3DumbartonGayfield Park
McAnespie  21'
Malcolm  23'
Swankie  26'
Doris  79'
BBC Report McNiff  51', 83'
Agnew  65'
Attendance: 723
Referee: Northcroft
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 DivisionArbroath1 – 1Brechin CityGayfield Park
15:00 Falkingham  63' SFL Report McManus  90' Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Hilland
10 December 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath0 – 0ArbroathCentral Park
SFL Report Attendance: 437
Referee: Winter
2 January 2012 Second DivisionDumbarton3 – 2ArbroathStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Prunty  20'
Lithgow  84'
Walker  90'
SFL Report Doris  26'
Falkingham  32'
Attendance: 585
Referee: Roache
14 January 2012 Second DivisionEast Fife2 – 2ArbroathBayview Stadium
15:00 Cook  6'
Hislop  52'
SFL Report Malcolm  31'
Swankie  78'
Attendance: 617
Referee: Hilland
21 January 2012 Second DivisionArbroath6 – 1Albion RoversGayfield Park
15:00 Sibanda  5'
Swankie  28', 56'
Falkingham  34'
Sheerin  85'
Samuel  90'
SFL Report Gemmell  24' Attendance: 616
Referee: Clancy
1 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroath2 – 0Stirling AlbionGayfield Park
19:45 Doris  9'
Sheerin  45'
SFL Report Attendance: 901
Referee: Charleston
4 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroathP – PAirdrie UnitedGayfield Park
15:00
11 February 2012 Second DivisionForfar Athletic2 – 4ArbroathStation Park
15:00 Fotheringham  80', 89' SFL Report Malcolm  17'
Samuel  41'
Sibanda  75'
Sheerin  82'
Attendance: 794
Referee: McKendrick
14 February 2012 Second DivisionBrechin City1 – 1ArbroathGlebe Park
15:00 McLean  81' SFL Report Doris  71' Attendance: 703
Referee: Beaton
18 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroath1 – 1CowdenbeathGayfield Park
15:00 Innes  42' SFL Report McKenzie  60'
Linton  43'
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Roache
22 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroath4 – 1Forfar AthleticGayfield Park
19:45 Samuel  20'
Doris  44', 45', 72'
SFL Report Coyne  13' Attendance: 789
Referee: Conroy
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 DivisionArbroath2 – 2East FifeGayfield Park
15:00 Caddis  6', 15' SFL Report Sloan  28'
Hislop  43'
White  95' 
Attendance: 842
Referee: Tumilty
10 March 2012 Second DivisionArbroath2 – 0DumbartonGayfield Park
15:00 Innes  24'
Doris  27'
SFL Report Attendance: 842
Referee: Northcroft
17 March 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 1ArbroathDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Davidson  20' SFL Report Falkingham  89' Attendance: 537
Referee: McLean
24 March 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United2 – 0ArbroathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lovering  73'
McLaren  90'
SFL Report Attendance: 689
Referee: Hilland
31 March 2012 Second DivisionArbroath2 – 3Brechin CityGayfield Park
15:00 Doris  21' (pen.)
Gibson  85'
SFL Report McKenzie  6'
McManus  14', 65'
Attendance: 917
Referee: Somers
7 April 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 3ArbroathCentral Park
15:00 McKenzie  5', 47' (Penalty)
Adamson  24' 
SFL Report Doris  25', 75'
McAnespie  29'
Attendance: 671
Referee: Salmond
14 April 2012 Second DivisionArbroath0 – 1Forfar AthleticGayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Ross  60' Attendance: 998
Referee: Allan
21 April 2012 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers1 – 1ArbroathCliftonhill
15:00 Love  49' SFL Report Sibanda  72' Attendance: 407
Referee: Robertson
28 April 2012 Second DivisionArbroath0 – 2StenhousemuirGayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Anderson  11'
Rodgers  20'
Attendance: 643
Referee: Northcroft
5 May 2012 Second DivisionEast Fife1 – 3ArbroathBayview Stadium
15:00 Muir  90' SFL Report Samuel  8'
Caddis  29'
Sibanda  72'
Attendance: 597
Referee: O'Reilly

First Division Play-offs

12 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2Arbroath0 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
DumbartonGayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,454
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3Keith0 – 1ArbroathKynoch Park
Niddrie  95'  BBC Report Sheerin  94' (Penalty) Attendance: 350
Referee: Somers
8 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4Arbroath0 – 4RangersGayfield Park
12:45 BBC Report Healy  17'
Wedderburn  22' (Own Goal)
Jelavić  59'
Kerkar  77'
Referee: Murray

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1Arbroath1 – 2 (a.e.t.)DundeeGayfield Park
Elfverson  77' BBC Report Milne  79'
O'Donnell  92'
Attendance: 1,761
Referee: Charleston

League Cup

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1Livingston6 – 0 (a.e.t.)ArbroathAlmondvale Stadium
Boulding  2'
Russell  7' (22)
Jacobs  33'
Talbot  66'
McNulty  72'
BBC Report Doris Attendance: 804
Referee: Allan

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2012 [7]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Darren Hill 410350201030
GK Michael White 1010000000
DF Mark Baxter 350290201030
DF Beau Busch 220200100010
DF Graham Girvan 7060001000
DF Stuart Malcolm 366315101031
DF Kieran McAnespie 314254201030
DF Craig Wedderburn 300270201000
DF Connaire Connelly 1010000000
DF Chris Innes 142122000020
MF Pedram Ardalany 100100000000
MF Josh Falkingham 418358201030
MF Keith Gibson 332272201030
MF Brian Kerr 410350201030
MF Paul Sheerin 337296210020
MF Martin Strachan 3010001010
MF Kevin Brown 9090000000
MF Carlo Monti 2020000000
MF Liam Caddis 233203100020
MF Connor Birse 3020000010
FW Lee Bryce 141101201010
FW Steven Doris 39213321201030
FW Jordan Elfverson 8150101011
FW Jake Mair 3030000000
FW Lee Sibanda 398348201020
FW Gavin Swankie 38113411200020
FW Collin Samuel 154134000020
FW Kieran McWalter 1010000000
FW Dale Robertson 1010000000
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2012
Nation Position Name Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
GK Darren Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK Michael White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Mark Baxter 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF Beau Busch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Graham Girvan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Stuart Malcolm 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0
DF Kieran McAnespie 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
DF Craig Wedderburn 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF Connaire Connelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Chris Innes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
MF Pedram Ardallany 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Josh Falkingham 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
MF Keith Gibson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
MF Brian Kerr 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MF Paul Sheerin 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
MF Martin Strachan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Kevin Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Liam Caddis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Connor Birse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Lee Bryce 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Steven Doris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
FW Jordan Elfverson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Jake Mair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Lee Sibanda 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
FW Gavin Swankie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW Collin Samuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Kieran McWalter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Dale Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

Last updated 28 March 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Paul Sheerin[8] Second Division Manager of the Month August
Steven Doris[9] Player of the Month February

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cowdenbeath (C, P) 36 20 11 5 68 29 +39 71 Promotion to the First Division
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (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

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