2011–12 Scottish Third Division
Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Alloa Athletic |
Promoted | Alloa Athletic Stranraer |
Relegated | n/a |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 581 (3.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Martin Boyle (22) |
Biggest home win | Alloa Athletic 8–1 Elgin City (7 April 2012) |
Biggest away win | Montrose 0–6 Stranraer (27 August 2011) |
Highest scoring | East Stirlingshire 6–3 Peterhead (3 March 2012) Alloa Athletic 8–1 Elgin City (7 April 2012) |
Longest winning run | 7 games Alloa Athletic |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Alloa Athletic |
Longest winless run | 12 games East Stirlingshire |
Longest losing run | 10 games East Stirlingshire |
Highest attendance | 2,551[1] Alloa Athletic v Annan Athletic (5 May 2012) |
Lowest attendance | 215[2] East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic (3 December 2011) |
Average attendance | 475[3] |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Scottish Football League Third Division (also known as the 2011–12 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 6 August 2011 and finished on 5 May 2012.[4]
Alloa Athletic secured the Third Division title on 7 April 2012, ending their one-year spell in the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League. A second promotion place is available through the play-offs which will be contested by runners-up Queen's Park along with Stranraer, Elgin City, and Albion Rovers of the Second Division. There is no relegation from this division but East Stirlingshire finished bottom for the sixth time in 10 years.
Teams[]
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A total of 10 teams competed in the league, including eight sides from the previous season and the two teams relegated from the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division.
Arbroath as champions of the 2010–11 season were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Scottish Second Division.[5] Thus completing only a one-year stay in the bottom tier of the Scottish Football League. In the process, winning the club's first ever senior silverware since the club was founded in 1878 − 133 years ago. They were replaced by Peterhead who finished bottom of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, relegated for the first time since joining the Scottish Football League in 2000.[5]
A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Alloa Athletic, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth of the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division; Albion Rovers, Queen's Park and Annan Athletic respectively. The play off was won by Albion Rovers who defeated Annan Athletic in the final. Alloa Athletic were therefore relegated.[5]
Stadia and locations[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity[6] | Average[3] |
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Alloa Athletic | Alloa | Recreation Park | 3,100 | 672 |
Annan Athletic | Annan | Galabank | 2,007 | 473 |
Berwick Rangers | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Shielfield Park | 4,065 | 396 |
Clyde | Cumbernauld | Broadwood | 8,006 | 566 |
East Stirlingshire | Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park[A] | 3,746 | 321 |
Elgin City | Elgin | Borough Briggs | 3,927 | 628 |
Montrose | Montrose | Links Park | 3,292 | 335 |
Peterhead | Peterhead | Balmoor | 3,150 | 488 |
Queen's Park | Glasgow | Hampden Park | 52,025 | 519 |
Stranraer | Stranraer | Stair Park | 6,250 | 354 |
Personnel and kits[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Alloa Athletic | ![]() |
Pendle | mte |
Annan Athletic | ![]() |
Stanno | M&S Engineering |
Berwick Rangers | ![]() |
Zoo Sport | JB Site Investigations |
Clyde | ![]() |
Joma | Floortel |
East Stirlingshire | ![]() |
Jako | Foxlane |
Elgin City | ![]() |
Hummel | |
Montrose | ![]() |
Nike | Fotheringham Property Developments |
Peterhead | ![]() |
Umbro | Bon Accord Glass |
Queen's Park | ![]() |
Joma | Irn-Bru |
Stranraer | ![]() |
Stanno | Stena Line |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Alloa Athletic (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 77 | Promotion to the Second Division |
2 | Queen's Park | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs |
3 | Stranraer (P) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 58[a] | |
4 | Elgin City | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 57 | |
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 | |
9 | Clyde | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 35 | |
10 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 38 | 88 | −50 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Stranraer advanced to the final of the Second Division play-offs but were defeated by Albion Rovers, who retained their place in the Second Division. However, following the demotion of Rangers to the Third Division, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, Airdrie United promoted from the Second to the First Division, and Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division.
Results[]
Each team plays every other team four times in the season. In each half of the season, a team plays every opponent once at home and once away from home. The same set of fixtures is repeated for the second half of the season, bringing each team's tally of games to 36.
First half of season[] |
Second half of season[]
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Statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
Pos | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
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1 | ![]() |
Montrose | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
Queen's Park | 20 |
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Peterhead | ||
4 | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic | 19 |
5 | ![]() |
Elgin City | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
Stranraer | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Stranraer | 12 |
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Stranraer | ||
9 | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic | 11 |
10 | ![]() |
Queen's Park | 10 |
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Berwick Rangers |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Elgin City | Berwick Rangers | 4–1 | 6 August 2011 |
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Alloa Athletic | East Stirlingshire | 3–1 | 2 January 2012 |
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Queen's Park | Elgin City | 6–0 | 14 January 2012 |
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Elgin City | Montrose | 3–2 | 25 February 2012 |
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Alloa Athletic | Elgin City | 8–1 | 7 April 2012 |
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Montrose | Clyde | 5–0 | 5 May 2012 |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Awards[]
Month | Third Division Manager of the Month | SFL Player of the Month | SFL Young player of the Month | Ginger Boot | ||||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | |
August[9] | ![]() |
Annan Athletic | First division player | First division player | ![]() |
Elgin City | ||
September[10] | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic | First division player | Second division player | First division player | |||
October[11] | ![]() |
Queen's Park | First division player | First division player | Second division player | |||
November[12] | ![]() |
Berwick Rangers | First division player | Second division player | ![]() |
Berwick Rangers | ||
December[13] | ![]() |
Stranraer | First division player | ![]() |
Stranraer | ![]() |
Stranraer | |
January[14] | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic | ![]() |
Alloa Athletic |
February[15] | ![]() |
Elgin City | Second division player | First division player | Second division player | |||
March | ||||||||
April |
References[]
- ^ Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Annan Athletic : Saturday, 5 May 2012 Archived 25 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ East Stirlingshire 1 - 0 Annan Athletic : Saturday, 3 December 2011 Archived 23 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football League. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Third Division soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ BBC Sport - Football - 2011-2012 Scottish football fixtures - Scots Div 3, news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c BBC Sport - Football - Ups and downs, news.bbc.co.uk Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "IRN-BRU Third Division Clubs". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ Scottish Third Division Top Scorers BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2012
- ^ "IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011". Scottish Football League. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards - September 2011". Scottish Football League. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - October 2011". Scottish Football League. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "IRN-BRU SFL November Manager and Player of the Month Awards". Scottish Football League. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - December 2011". Scottish Football League. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - January 2012". Scottish Football League. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "IRN-BRU SFL Phenomenal Awards - February 2012". Scottish Football League. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
External links[]
- Scottish Third Division seasons
- 2011–12 Scottish Football League
- 2011–12 in Scottish football leagues
- 2011–12 in European fourth tier association football leagues