2011–12 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season2011–12
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2011–12 in Scottish football
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Premier League champions
Celtic
First Division champions
Ross County
Second Division champions
Cowdenbeath
Third Division champions
Alloa Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
League Cup winners
Kilmarnock
Challenge Cup winners
Falkirk
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee United,
Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Scotland national team
Euro 2012 qualifying

The 2011–12 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Overview[]

To be announced

Transfer deals[]

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers 2011–12

League competitions[]

Scottish Premier League[]

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 30 3 5 84 21 +63 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 26 5 7 77 28 +49 73 Liquidated, reformed and admitted to the Third Division[a]
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
6 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 43 50 −7 50 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61 −17 47
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 −12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 −8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60 −18 39
11 Hibernian 38 8 9 21 40 67 −27 33
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82 −42 25 Relegation to the First Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club's holding company entered proceedings to be liquidated.[2] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[3]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C) 36 22 13 1 72 32 +40 79 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee (P) 36 15 10 11 53 43 +10 55[a]
3 Falkirk 36 13 13 10 53 48 +5 52
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56 −1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
8 Greenock Morton 36 10 12 14 40 55 −15 42
9 Ayr United (R) 36 9 11 16 44 67 −23 38 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 7 11 18 38 64 −26 32 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[4]

Scottish Second Division[]

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Second Division
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[a]
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[b]
5 Stenhousemuir 36 15 6 15 54 49 +5 51
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.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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

Scottish Third Division[]

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Third Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

Scottish Premier Under-19 League[]

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier Under-19 League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 22 18 3 1 66 18 +48 57
2 Heart of Midlothian 22 16 1 5 45 27 +18 49
3 Hibernian 22 14 2 6 49 30 +19 44
4 Aberdeen 22 11 6 5 42 23 +19 39
5 Rangers 22 11 4 7 42 28 +14 37
6 Motherwell 22 10 6 6 44 37 +7 36
7 Kilmarnock 22 8 0 14 40 51 −11 24
8 St Johnstone 22 7 3 12 33 45 −12 24
9 St Mirren 22 6 5 11 27 34 −7 23
10 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 22 6 1 15 22 47 −25 19
11 Dundee United 22 4 2 16 30 56 −26 14
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 3 3 16 23 67 −44 12
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2012. Source: Scotprem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Team, which his senior will place 12th in Scottish Premier League at the end of this season, will be relegated from Scottish Premier Under-19 League and his place will be for youth team of new SPL club.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Honours[]

Cup honours[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2011–12 Scottish Cup Heart of Midlothian 5 – 1 Hibernian Report
2011–12 League Cup Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Celtic Report
2011–12 Challenge Cup Falkirk 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Report
2011–12 Youth Cup Celtic 8 – 0 Queen of the South Report[permanent dead link]
2011–12 Junior Cup Shotts Bon Accord 2 – 1 Auchinleck Talbot Report

Non-league honours[]

Senior[]

Competition Winner
2011–12 Highland League Forres Mechanics
East of Scotland League Stirling University
South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star

Junior[]

West Region

Division Winner
2011-12 Premier Division Irvine Meadow XI
Division One Glenafton Athletic
Ayrshire League Maybole
Central League Division One Glasgow Perthshire
Central League Division Two Carluke Rovers

East Region

Division Winner
2011-12 Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League Sauchie Juniors
North Division Dundee Violet
Central Division Jeanfield Swifts
South Division Dalkeith Thistle

North Region

Division Winner
2011-12 Superleague Hermes
Division One Inverness City
Division Two Portgordon Victoria

Individual honours[]

PFA Scotland awards[]

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Charlie Mulgrew Celtic
Young Player of the Year James Forrest Celtic
Manager of the Year Derek Adams Ross County
First Division Player Farid El Alagui Falkirk
Second Division Player Jon Robertson Cowdenbeath
Third Division Player Stevie May Alloa Athletic on loan from St Johnstone

SFWA awards[]

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Charlie Mulgrew Celtic
Young Player of the Year James Forrest Celtic
Manager of the Year Neil Lennon Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe[]

Summary[]

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef. Top Scorer
Rangers UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.0 United States Carlos Bocanegra, 1
Croatia Nikica Jelavić, 1
Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz, 1
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Play-off round
Celtic UEFA Europa League Play-off round Group Stage[1] 7.0 England Gary Hooper, 2
Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes, 2
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Play-off round 2.0 Scotland Ryan Stevenson, 2
Dundee United UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 1.0 Republic of Ireland Jon Daly, 1
Scotland David Goodwillie, 1
Scotland Keith Watson, 1
Total 11.0
Average 2.750
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking (No. 25)
  • ^ Celtic were reinstated taking Sion's place in Group I as the Swiss side fielded ineligible players during their tie.[5] Celtic were awarded both of the matches as a 3–0 forfeit, resulting in a boost to their coefficient from 0.5 to 2.0.[6]

Rangers[]

2011–12 UEFA Champions League
26 July 2011 Third qualifying round Rangers Scotland 0 – 1 Sweden Malmö FF Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Goal 18' Larsson Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 28,828
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
3 August 2011 Third qualifying round Malmö FF Sweden 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Malmö
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Hamad Goal 80' BBC Sport Goal 23' Jelavić Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
18 August 2011 Play-off round NK Maribor Slovenia 2 – 1 Scotland Rangers Ljudski vrt, Maribor
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Ibraimi Goal 52'
Velikonja Goal 90+2'		 BBC Sport Goal 31' Ortiz Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
25 August 2011 Play-off round Rangers Scotland 1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Slovenia Maribor Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:30 BST (UTC+01) Bocanegra Goal 75' BBC Sport Goal 55' Volaš Attendance: 32,223
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Celtic[]

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Sion defeated Celtic in the initial two-legged tie by an aggregate score of 3–1.[7] Celtic had played both games under protest to UEFA after Sion fielded five ineligible players over the two games. Sion were forced to forfeit both ties against Celtic after UEFA found them guilty of the charge, with UEFA awarding Celtic 3–0 wins in both legs.[8]

18 August 2011 Play-off round Celtic Scotland 3 – 0 Switzerland Sion Glasgow
20:05 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,975
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
25 August 2011 Play-off round Sion Switzerland 0 – 3
(0 – 6 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Sion
19:30 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Attendance: 10,145
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
15 September 2011 Group stage Atlético Madrid Spain 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Madrid
20:05 BST (UTC+01) Falcao Goal 3'
Diego Goal 68'		 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
29 September 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 1 – 1 Italy Udinese Glasgow
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Ki Goal 3' (pen.) Report Goal 88' (pen.) Abdi Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,476
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
20 October 2011 Group stage Rennes France 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Rennes
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Cha Goal 30' (o.g.) Report Goal 70' Ledley Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 21,825
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
3 November 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 France Rennes Glasgow
20:05 GMT (UTC) Stokes Goal 30', 43'
Hooper Goal 82'		 Report Goal 2' Mangane Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,578
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
30 November 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 0 – 1 Spain Atlético Madrid Glasgow
18:00 GMT (UTC) Report Goal 30' Turan Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,257
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
15 December 2011 Group stage Udinese Italy 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Udine
20:05 GMT (UTC) Goal 45' Di Natale Report Goal 29' Hooper Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Heart of Midlothian[]

2011–12 UEFA Europa League
28 July 2011 Third qualifying round Paksi SE Hungary 1 – 1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Székesfehérvár
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Sipeki Goal 32' BBC Sport Goal 45+2' (pen.) Hamill Stadium: Stadion Sóstói
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
4 August 2011 Third qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 4 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)		 Hungary Paksi SE Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Setevenson Goal 34', 45+1'
Driver Goal 50'
Skácel Goal 76'		 BBC Sport Goal 89' Böde Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
18 August 2011 Play-off round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0 – 5 England Tottenham Hotspur Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Goal 5' Van der Vaart
Goal 13' Defoe
Goal 28' Livermore
Goal 63' Bale
Goal 78' Lennon		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
25 August 2011 Play-off round Tottenham Hotspur England 0 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)		 Scotland Heart of Midlothian London
20:00 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,590
Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)

Dundee United[]

2011–12 UEFA Europa League
14 July 2011 Second qualifying round Śląsk Wrocław Poland 1 – 0 Scotland Dundee United Wrocław
15:45 BST (UTC+01) Voskamp Goal 32' BBC Sport Stadium: Stadion Oporowska
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
21 July 2011 Second qualifying round Dundee United Scotland 3 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)		 Poland Śląsk Wrocław Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Watson Goal 2'
Goodwillie Goal 5'
Daly Goal 44' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Goal 14' Elsner
Goal 74' Dudek		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,306
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

National teams[]

Scotland national team[]

Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results
10 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  2 – 1  Denmark Hampden Park, Glasgow
19.45 BST (UTC+01) Kvist Goal 22' (o.g.)
Snodgrass Goal 43'		 Scottish FA Goal 30' Eriksen Attendance: 17,582
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
3 September 2011 Qualifying group I Scotland  2 – 2  Czech Republic Hampden Park, Glasgow
15.00 BST (UTC+01) K. Miller Goal 44'
D. Fletcher Goal 83'		 BBC Sport Goal 78' Plašil
Goal 90' (pen) Kadlec		 Attendance: 51,457
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
6 September 2011 Qualifying group I Scotland  1 – 0  Lithuania Hampden Park, Glasgow
20.00 BST (UTC+01) Naismith Goal 50' BBC Sport Attendance: 34,071
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
8 October 2011 Qualifying group I Liechtenstein  0 – 1  Scotland Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:30 BBC Sport Goal 32' Mackail-Smith Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
11 October 2011 Qualifying group I Spain  3 – 1  Scotland Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
19:45 Silva Goal 6', 44'
Villa Goal 54'		 BBC Sport Goal 66' (pen.) Goodwillie Attendance: 24,896
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
11 November 2011 Friendly Cyprus  1 – 2  Scotland Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:00 Christofi Goal 59' BBC Sport Goal 23' K. Miller
Goal 56' Mackie		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (Israel)
29 February 2012 Friendly Slovenia  1 – 1  Scotland Bonifika Stadium, Koper
19:45 GMT Kirm Goal 32' Goal 39' Berra Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
27 May 2012 Friendly United States  5 – 1  Scotland EverBank Field, Jacksonville
01:00 BST Donovan Goal 4', 60', 65'
Bradley Goal 11'
Jones Goal 70'		 Goal 15' (o.g.) Cameron Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Scotland Under-21 team[]

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 10
10 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  3 – 0  Norway St Mirren Park, Paisley
16.00 BST (UTC+01) Cairney Goal 17'
Jack Goal 76'
Armstrong Goal 80'		 Scottish FA Attendance: 1,654
5 September 2011 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  0 – 0  Bulgaria St Mirren Park, Paisley
19.30 BST (UTC+01) Scottish FA Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Kristo Tohver Estonia
6 October 2011 Qualifying group 10 Luxembourg  1 – 5  Scotland Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
18:30 Goal 82' Scottish FA Goal 29' MacDonald
Goal 34', 43', 64' Rhodes
Goal 88' Hanlon		 Attendance: 320
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
10 October 2011 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  2 – 2  Austria St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:30 Rhodes Goal 37', 64' BBC Sport Goal 15' Weimann
Goal 42' Alar		 Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia)
14 November 2011 Qualifying group 10 Netherlands  1 – 2  Scotland Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
17:30 Maher Goal 12' BBC Sport Goal 2' Rhodes
Goal 55' Wotherspoon		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko (Russia)
29 February 2012 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  0 – 0  Netherlands St Mirren Park, Paisley
17:30 UEFA Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
25 April 2012 Friendly Scotland  1 – 4  Italy Easter Road, Edinburgh
19.00 BST Mackay-Steven Goal 32' Scottish FA Goal 7' Florenzi
Goal 55' Verratti
Goal 75' Insigne
Goal 89' Longo		 Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
31 May 2012 Qualifying group 10 Bulgaria  2 – 2  Scotland Lovech Stadium, Lovech
19:30 Milanov Goal 33'
Kostadinov Goal 90+3'		 UEFA Goal 69', 90' Rhodes Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Women's football[]

League and Cup honours[]

Division Winner
2011 Scottish Women's Premier League Glasgow City
SWFL First Division Aberdeen
SWFL Second Division North
SWFL Second Division West Kilwinning Sports Club
SWFL Second Division East Forfar Farmington Ladies
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2011 Scottish Women's Cup Glasgow City 3 – 0 Hibernian Report
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian 5 – 2 Spartans Report
Scottish Women's Football League Cup Aberdeen 2 – 1

Individual honours[]

SWF awards[]

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Shannon Lynn[9] Hibernian
International Player of the Year Megan Sneddon Celtic
Manager of the Year Eddie Wolecki-Black Glasgow City
Premier Division Player of the Year Emma Lyons Falkirk
First Division Player Caroline Weir Hibernian 2000
Second Division Player Sam McManus Kilwinning Sports Club

Scotland women's national team[]

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4
21 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  5 – 0   Switzerland Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
13:00 BST (UTC+01) Jane Ross Goal 14', 22'
Julie Fleeting Goal 20'
Kim Little Goal 30' (pen)
Jennifer Beattie Goal 72'		 Scottish FA Attendance: 531
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)
23 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  1 – 0  Belgium Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Julie Fleeting Goal 3' Scottish FA Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
18 September 2011 Friendly Finland  1 – 0  Scotland Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
17:00 Linda Sällström Goal 65' Scottish FA
21 September 2011 Friendly Scotland  7 – 2  Finland Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:30 Hayley Lauder Goal 2'
Jennifer Beattie Goal 30', 42'
Jane Ross Goal 38', 50'
Rachel Corsie Goal 47'
Katri Nokso-Koivisto Goal 76' (o.g.)		 Scottish FA Goal 16' (o.g.) Rhonda Jones
Goal 75' Marianna Tolvanen
12 October 2011 Qualifying group 4 Israel  1 – 6  Scotland Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona
10:00 Moran Lavi Goal 35' Scottish FA Goal 5' Jane Ross
Goal 9' Jennifer Beattie
Goal 48', 57' Kim Little
Goal 69' Hayley Lauder
Goal 72' (o.g.) Michal Ravitz		 Referee: Ausra Kance (Lithuania)
27 October 2011 Qualifying group 4 Scotland  2 – 2  Wales Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00 Jane Ross Goal 18'
Jennifer Beattie Goal 43'		 Scottish FA Goal 3'
Goal 25' Helen Lander		 Referee: Tanja Schett (Austria)
5 February 2012 Friendly Northern Ireland  1 – 5  Scotland Solitude, Belfast
14:00 Rachel Furness Goal 48' Scottish FA Goal 14', 83', 87', 89' Jennifer Beattie
Goal 75' Lisa Evans
28 February 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B Canada  5 – 1  Scotland GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
17:30 Kelly Parker Goal 6'
Sophie Schmidt Goal 36', 51'
Christine Sinclair Goal 59'
Melissa Tancredi Goal 64'		 She Kicks Goal 13' Jane Ross
1 March 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B Scotland  2 – 1  Netherlands GSP Stadium, Nicosia
13:30 Mandy van den Berg Goal 26' (o.g.)
Hayley Lauder Goal 59'		 Goal 24' Sherida Spitse
4 March 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B Italy  2 – 1  Scotland GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
14:30 Goal 43'
Melania Gabbiadini Goal 69'		 Scottish FA Goal 67' Leanne Ross
6 March 2012 9th/10th place play-off Scotland  2 – 0  South Africa Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni
12:00 Kim Little Goal 8', 25' (pen.)
31 March 2012 Qualifying group 4 France  2 – 0  Scotland Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre
19:50 Ifeoma Dieke Goal 64' (o.g.)
Wendie Renard Goal 70'		 UEFA Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
5 April 2012 Qualifying group 4 Scotland  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00 Rhonda Jones Goal 86'
Christie Murray Goal 87'		 Scottish FA Goal 4' Denise O'Sullivan Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
9 May 2012 Friendly Poland  1 – 3  Scotland Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański
17:00 Agnieszka Winczo Goal 55' Scottish FA Goal 13' Lisa Evans
Goal 19' Jane Ross
Goal 67' (o.g.) Jolanta Siwińska
26 May 2012 Friendly Scotland  1 – 4  Sweden Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Kim Little Goal 45' (pen.) Scottish FA Goal 13', 25' Lotta Schelin
Goal 52', 67' Sofia Jakobsson		 Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Glasgow City[]

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

11 August 2011 Qualifying round Glasgow City Scotland 4 – 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak-Jafa Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
16:30 BST (UTC+01) Christie Murray Goal 7', 28'
Katharina Lindner Goal 23', 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
13 August 2011 Qualifying round Glasgow City Scotland 8 – 0 Malta Mosta Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
14:00 BST (UTC+01) Jane Ross Goal 15', 47'
Emma Mitchell Goal 33'
Goal 38'
Leanne Ross Goal 42' (pen)
Goal 51'
Lisa Evans Goal 60'
Rachel Corsie Goal 84'		 Report Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)
16 August 2011 Qualifying round KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands 0 – 5 Scotland Glasgow City Bačka Stadium, Subotica
16:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Goal 4', 8' Katharina Lindner
Goal 13' Leanne Ross
Goal 41' Joanne Love
Goal 64' Eilish McSorley		 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
29 September 2011 Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 1 – 1 Iceland Valur Petershill Park, Glasgow
19:45 Lisa Evans Goal 16' UEFA Goal 59' Laufey Ólafsdóttir Attendance: 738
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
6 October 2011 Round of 32 Valur Iceland 0 – 3 Scotland Glasgow City Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík
17:00 UEFA Goal 10' (o.g.) Hallbera Gísladóttir
Goal 60', 62' Lisa Evans		 Referee: Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary)
2 November 2011 Round of 16 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Germany 10 – 0 Scotland Glasgow City Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam
17:00 (CET) Genoveva Añonma Goal 2', 47'
Bianca Schmidt Goal 15'
Anja Mittag Goal 25', 72', 75'
Yūki Nagasato Goal 51', 55'
Chantal de Ridder Goal 78'
Amy McDonald Goal 81' (o.g.)		 UEFA Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
10 November 2011 Round of 16 Glasgow City Scotland 0 – 7 Germany 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Petershill Park, Glasgow
18:05 (GMT) Report Goal 5', 41' Chantal de Ridder
Goal 10', 62' Anja Mittag
Goal 20' Kristin Demann
Goal 74' Stefanie Draws
Goal 89' Isabel Kerschowski		 Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Deaths[]

  • 1 July: Willie Fernie, 82, Celtic and Scotland forward; Kilmarnock manager.[10]
  • 31 July: Willie Corbett, 88, Celtic, Dunfermline and Morton defender.
  • 16 August: Frank Munro, 63, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Celtic and Scotland defender.[11]
  • 27 August: John Parke, 74, Hibs defender.[12]
  • 28 August: Bernie Gallacher, 44, Aston Villa defender.[13]
  • 7 September: Derek Grierson, 79, Queen's Park, Rangers and Falkirk forward.[14]
  • 20 November: David Cargill, 75, Arbroath winger.[15]
  • 6 December: Lawrie Tierney, 52, Hearts and Hibs midfielder.[16]
  • 9 January: Bill Dickie, 82, Motherwell director; Scottish Football Association president.[17]
  • 14 February: Tom McAnearney, 79, Sheffield Wednesday player.
  • 28 April: Tom Spence, 50, Stirling Albion defender; Albion Rovers manager.
  • 4 June: Bobby Black, 85, East Fife and Queen of the South winger.[18]
  • 22 June: Jackie Neilson, 83, St Mirren wing half.[19]

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