2011–12 Stirling Albion F.C. season

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.

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

Summary

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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Second Division
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Second Division
6 August 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 0East FifeDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Davidson  76' BBC Report Attendance: 688
Referee: Alan Muir
13 August 2011 Second DivisionDumbarton1 – 5Stirling AlbionStrathclyde Homes Stadium
Agnew  8' BBC Report Smith  5'
Cook  46'
Flood  48'
Dillon  56'
Crawley  69'		 Attendance: 706
Referee: Charlie Richmond
20 August 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion2 – 2Albion RoversDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Jacobs  34'
Davieson  76' (pen.)		 BBC Report Chaplain  82'
Russell  88'		 Attendance: 617
Referee: Northcroft
27 August 2011 Second DivisionArbroath4 – 2Stirling AlbionGayfield Park
McPherson  30' (o.g.)
Doris  51' (pen.)
Sheerin  56'
Swankie  65'		 BBC Report Cook  38'
Dillon  49'
Thom 		Attendance: 670
Referee: Clancy
10 September 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion2 – 2StenhousemuirDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Davieson  59'
Cook  89' (pen.)		 BBC Report Paton  39' (pen.)
Thomson  69'		 Attendance: 649
Referee: McKendrick
17 September 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion2 – 4Forfar AthleticDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Davieson  45' (pen.)
Smith  83'		 BBC Report Shaughnessy  34'
Templeman  61', 78'
Low  75'		 Attendance: 551
Referee: Charleston
24 September 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 1Stirling AlbionExcelsior Stadium
Boyle  4' BBC Report Davieson  37' Attendance: 709
Referee: Roache
1 October 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 0Brechin CityDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
Smith  19' BBC Report Lister  29' Attendance: 555
Referee: Winter
15 October 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 0Stirling AlbionCentral Park
15:00 Morton  33' (Penalty)
McKenzie  47'		 BBC Report Attendance: 312
Referee: Hilland
22 October 2011 Second DivisionEast Fife1 – 0Stirling AlbionBayview Stadium, Methil
Wallace  88' BBC Report Attendance: 617
Referee: McDermott
29 October 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion0 – 1DumbartonDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
BBC Report Agnew  84' Attendance: 602
Referee: Northcroft
5 November 2011 Second DivisionStenhousemuir4 – 0Stirling AlbionOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Kean  54', 80'
McMillan  63'
Ferguson  69'		 BBC Report Attendance: 829
Referee: Clancy
12 November 2011 Second DivisionStirling Albion0 – 1ArbroathDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
BBC Report Malcolm  90' Attendance: 573
Referee: Allan
26 November 2011 Second DivisionForfar AthleticP – PStirling AlbionStation Park
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 DivisionBrechin CityP – PStirling AlbionGlebe Park
15:00
17 December 2011 Second DivisionStirling AlbionP – PCowdenbeathForthbank Stadium
15:00
26 December 2011 Second DivisionArbroathP – PStirling AlbionGayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00
2 January 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion3 – 1StenhousemuirDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Cook  54'
Thom  69'
Flood  90'		 SFL Report Thomson  83' Attendance: 578
Referee: Charleston
14 January 2012 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers0 – 1Stirling AlbionCliftonhill
15:00 SFL Report McLeish  11'
Crawley  90'		 Attendance: 455
Referee: Allan
21 January 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion0 – 1East FifeDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McCormack  20'
Wallace  51'		 Attendance: 608
Referee: Murray
24 January 2012 Second DivisionForfar Athletic2 – 2Stirling AlbionStation Park
19:30 Coyne  21', 60' SFL Report McSorley  79'
Davidson  88'		 Attendance: 361
Referee: McKendrick,
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
1 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroath2 – 0Stirling AlbionGayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45 Doris  9'
Sheerin  45'		 SFL Report Attendance: 901
Referee: Charleston
4 February 2012 Second DivisionStirling AlbionP – PForfar AthleticDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00
11 February 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath4 – 1Stirling AlbionCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Coult  12', 48', 59'
McKenzie  84'		 SFL Report Thom  36'
McKenzie  91'		 Attendance: 341
Referee: Northcroft
18 February 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion2 – 3Brechin CityDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Ferry  33'
McLean  75' (Own goal)		 SFL Report Ferry  53' (Own goal)
Hodge  83'
McKenzie  87'		 Attendance: 479
Referee: Collum
21 February 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 1CowdenbeathDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
19:45 Thom  28' SFL Report Coult  56' Attendance: 329
Referee: Somers
25 February 2012 Second DivisionDumbarton4 – 1Stirling AlbionStrathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Graham  46'
Agnew  73'
Gilhaney  80', 87'		 SFL Report Davidson  3'
Davidson  56'		 Attendance: 722
Referee: Winter
28 February 2012 Second DivisionBrechin City1 – 3Stirling AlbionGlebe Park
19:45 McManus  63' SFL Report Cook  42'
Ferry  44'
Thom  62'		 Attendance: 362
Referee: O'Reilly
3 March 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion3 – 0Albion RoversDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Cook  20', 78'
Kelbie  23'		 SFL Report Attendance: 511
Referee: Clancy
6 March 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion2 – 2Forfar AthleticDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
19:45 Ferry  18'
McSorley  88'		 SFL Report Tulloch  62'
Templeman  65'
Hegarty  67'		 Attendance: 371
Referee: Beaton
10 March 2012 Second DivisionStenhousemuir4 – 0Stirling AlbionOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Kean  2'
Rodgers  55', 81'
Campbell  57'		 SFL Report Attendance: 674
Referee: Allan
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 DivisionForfar Athletic4 – 3Stirling AlbionStation Park
15:00 Fotheringham  12'
Coyne  15'
Templeman  23'
Byers  90'		 SFL Report Kelbie  22'
Smith  63'
Ferry  89'		 Attendance: 462
Referee: Roache
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 DivisionBrechin City1 – 2Stirling AlbionGlebe Park
15:00 Buist  86' SFL Report Ferry  33'
Cook  82'		 Attendance: 468
Referee: Hilland
14 April 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion0 – 2CowdenbeathDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Coult  6'
McKenzie  89'		 Attendance: 568
Referee: Charleston
21 April 2012 Second DivisionEast Fife1 – 0Stirling AlbionBayview Stadium
15:00 Wallace  90' (Penalty) SFL Report Attendance: 495
Referee: Tumilty
28 April 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 2DumbartonDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Davidson  57' SFL Report Jacobs  78' (Own goal)
Dargo  90'		 Attendance: 709
Referee: McDermott
5 May 2012 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers1 – 2Stirling AlbionCliftonhill
15:00 Gemmell  5' SFL Report Day  61'
Brass  75'		 Attendance: 462
Referee: Madden

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1Deveronvale1–3Stirling AlbionPrincess Royal Park
McKenzie  58' BBC Report Bonar  19' (pen.), 48'
McPherson  63'		 Attendance: 400
Referee: Robertson
9 August 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 2Livingston5–0Stirling AlbionBraidwood Motor Company Stadium
Deuchar  23', 34', 90'
Jacobs  36' (o.g.)
Thom  87' (o.g.)		 BBC Report Attendance: 549
Referee: Brines

League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish 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

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3Stirling Albion1 – 2DundeeDoubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 Smith  26' BBC Report Conroy  31'
Steven Milne  61'		 Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Salmond

Player statistics

Squad
Last updated 5 May 2012 [10]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Jamie Cleland 1010000000
GK Callum Reidford 230220100000
GK Sam Filler 170140001020
DF Brian Allison 310280101010
DF John Crawley 321291001020
DF Shaun Dillon 1731720000010
DF Devon Jacobs 361321101020
DF Greg McDonald 2010100000
DF Gary Thom 384344101020
DF Ross McGeachie 1010000000
MF Danny Ashe 3020000010
MF Alan Cook 378338101020
MF Shaun Fagan 250220101010
MF Josh Flood 262222101020
MF Andy Hunter 1000000010
MF Gavin Macpherson 12180101021
MF Marc McCulloch 220200001010
MF Daly McSorley 282252101010
MF Craig McLeish 191181100000
MF Jamie McCunnie 8080000000
MF Mark Ferry 215215000000
MF Stephen Day 3131000000
FW Lewis Bonar 183151001022
FW Gary Brass 3121000010
FW Scott Davidson 379339101020
FW Darren Smith 365334111010
FW Steven Nicholas 110100100000
FW Graham Weir 171171000000
FW Kevin Kelbie 142142000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Team statistics

League table
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 winner; (R) Relegated.

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