2011–12 Stirling Albion F.C. season

Stirling Albion
2011–12 season
Manager Jocky Scott
Greig McDonald
Stadium Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
Scottish Second Division Tenth place
Challenge Cup Second round
League Cup First round
Scottish Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Scott Davidson (9)

All:
Scott Davidson (9)
Highest home attendance 709 vs. Dumbarton, 28 April 2012
Lowest home attendance 329 vs. Cowdenbeath, 21 February 2012

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.

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

Challenge Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012 [10]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Jamie Cleland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland Callum Reidford 23 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Sam Filler 17 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Brian Allison 31 0 28 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland John Crawley 32 1 29 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Shaun Dillon 17 3 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF South Africa Devon Jacobs 36 1 32 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Greg McDonald 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Gary Thom 38 4 34 4 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland Ross McGeachie 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Danny Ashe 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Alan Cook 37 8 33 8 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland Shaun Fagan 25 0 22 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland Josh Flood 26 2 22 2 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland Andy Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Gavin Macpherson 12 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 2 1
MF Scotland Marc McCulloch 22 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland Daly McSorley 28 2 25 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland Craig McLeish 19 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Jamie McCunnie 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Mark Ferry 21 5 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Stephen Day 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Lewis Bonar 18 3 15 1 0 0 1 0 2 2
FW Scotland Gary Brass 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Scott Davidson 37 9 33 9 1 0 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland Darren Smith 36 5 33 4 1 1 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland Steven Nicholas 11 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Graham Weir 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Kevin Kelbie 14 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Team statistics

League Table

Team
Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Cowdenbeath 362011568293971
2 Arbroath 361712776512563
3 Dumbarton 36177126161058
4 Airdrie United 361410126860852
5 Stenhousemuir 36156155449551
6 East Fife 36146165557-248
7 Forfar Athletic 36119165972-1342
8 Brechin City 361011154762-1541
9 Albion Rovers 36107194366-2337
10 Stirling Albion 3697204670-2434
Promotion to the First Division Last updated: 00:01, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Qualification to the First Division Play-offs
Qualification to the Second Division Play-offs
Relegation to the Third Division

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
England Filler, SamSam Filler Scotland Stirling University Free[11]
Scotland Crawley, JohnJohn Crawley Scotland Thorniewood United Free[11]
Scotland McCulloch, MarcMarc McCulloch Scotland East Fife Free[12]
Scotland Davidson, ScottScott Davidson Scotland Falkirk Loan[13]
Scotland Fagan, ShaunShaun Fagan Scotland East Fife Free[14]
Scotland Dillon, ShaunShaun Dillon Scotland Pollok Free[14]
Scotland Bonar, LewisLewis Bonar Scotland Falkirk Free[15]
South Africa Jacobs, DevonDevon Jacobs Scotland Livingston Free[16]
Scotland Alan Cook Scotland Dumbarton Free[17]
Scotland Smith, DarrenDarren Smith Scotland Stirling Albion Free[18]
Scotland McLeish, CraigCraig McLeish Scotland Falkirk Free[19]
Scotland Nicholas, StevieStevie Nicholas Unattached Free[20]
Scotland MacPherson, GavinGavin MacPherson Scotland Falkirk Free[11]
Scotland Thom, GaryGary Thom Scotland Stenhousemuir Free[11]
Scotland Kerr, WilliamWilliam Kerr Scotland Arkleston Amateurs Free[21]
Scotland Davidson, ScottScott Davidson Scotland Falkirk Free[22]
Scotland Mark Ferry Scotland Raith Rovers Free[23]
Scotland Graham Weir Scotland Brechin City Free[24]
Scotland Kevin Kelbie Northern Ireland Glenavon F.C. Free[25]
Scotland Jamie McCunnie Iceland Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur Free[26]

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Robertson, ScottScott Robertson Iceland Fram Reykjavik Free[27]
Scotland Gibson, AndyAndy Gibson Scotland Glasgow Perthshire Free[28]
Scotland Forsyth, RossRoss Forsyth Scotland Greenock Morton Free[29]
Scotland Aitken, ChrisChris Aitken Scotland Stranraer Free[30]
Scotland Brighton, TomTom Brighton Scotland Queen of the South Free[31]
Scotland Borris, RyanRyan Borris Scotland Stirling Albion Free[32]
Scotland Scott Buist Scotland Brechin City Free[33]
Scotland Corrigan, MartynMartyn Corrigan Scotland Stenhousemuir Free[34]
Scotland McHale, PaulPaul McHale Scotland Stenhousemuir Free[35]
Scotland Kane, JohnJohn Kane Scotland Stranraer Free[36]
Scotland Mullen, MichaelMichael Mullen Free Agent Free[37]
Scotland Christie, ScottScott Christie Scotland Bo'ness United Free[38]
Scotland Brass, GaryGary Brass Scotland Camelon Juniors Loan[39]
Scotland Ashe, DannyDanny Ashe Scotland Sauchie Loan[39]
Scotland Hunter, AndyAndy Hunter Scotland Dunipace Loan[39]
Scotland Kerr, WilliamWilliam Kerr Scotland Arkleston Free[40]
Scotland Nicholas, StevenSteven Nicholas Scotland Ballingry Rovers Loan[41]
Scotland Bonar, LewisLewis Bonar Australia Peninsula Power Free[42]

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