2011–12 Arbroath F.C. season

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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

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.

Summary[edit]

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[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Second Division[edit]

6 August 2011 Second Division Arbroath 6–2 Albion Rovers Gayfield 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
13 August 2011 Second Division Stenhousemuir 2–0 Arbroath Ochilview Park
Ferguson 13'
Rodgers 56'
BBC Report Attendance: 492
Referee: Hilland
20 August 2011 Second Division Arbroath 3–0 East Fife Gayfield Park
Swankie 28'
Doris 69', 81' (pen.)
Sheerin 56'
BBC Report Attendance: 723
Referee: McKendrick
27 August 2011 Second Division Arbroath 4–2 Stirling Albion Gayfield 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 Division Dumbarton 3– 4 Arbroath Strathclyde 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 Division Arbroath 3–1 Airdrie United Gayfield Park
McAnespie 6'
Doris 63'
Swankie 90'
BBC Sport Owens 65' Attendance: 761
Referee: Colvin
24 September 2011 Second Division Brechin City 2–3 Arbroath Glebe Park
Buist 29'
McManus 82' (pen.)
BBC Report Sibanda 36'
Doris 78' (pen.)
Swankie 88'
Attendance: 911
Referee: Hilland
29 October 2011 Second Division Arbroath 1–0 Stenhousemuir Gayfield Park
Doris 84' (pen.) BBC Report McCluskey Red card 82' Attendance: 572
Referee: Salmond
5 November 2011 Second Division Arbroath 4–3 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
McAnespie 21'
Malcolm 23'
Swankie 26'
Doris 79'
BBC Report McNiff 51', 83'
Agnew 65'
Attendance: 723
Referee: Northcroft
26 November 2011 Second Division Airdrie United 3–3 Arbroath Excelsior Stadium
Lovering 6' (Penalty)
Donnelly 68', 71'
BBC Report Swankie 2'
Doris 42' (Penalty)
Falkingham 56'
Attendance: 687
Referee: Richmond
3 December 2011 Second Division Arbroath 1–1 Brechin City Gayfield Park
15:00 Falkingham 63' SFL Report McManus 90' Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Hilland
10 December 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 0–0 Arbroath Central Park
SFL Report Attendance: 437
Referee: Winter
2 January 2012 Second Division Dumbarton 3–2 Arbroath Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Prunty 20'
Lithgow 84'
Walker 90'
SFL Report Doris 26'
Falkingham 32'
Attendance: 585
Referee: Roache
14 January 2012 Second Division East Fife 2–2 Arbroath Bayview Stadium
15:00 Cook 6'
Hislop 52'
SFL Report Malcolm 31'
Swankie 78'
Attendance: 617
Referee: Hilland
21 January 2012 Second Division Arbroath 6–1 Albion Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Sibanda 5'
Swankie 28', 56'
Falkingham 34'
Sheerin 85'
Samuel 90'
SFL Report Gemmell 24' Attendance: 616
Referee: Clancy
11 February 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–4 Arbroath Station Park
15:00 Fotheringham 80', 89' SFL Report Malcolm 17'
Samuel 41'
Sibanda 75'
Sheerin 82'
Attendance: 794
Referee: McKendrick
14 February 2012 Second Division Brechin City 1–1 Arbroath Glebe Park
15:00 McLean 81' SFL Report Doris 71' Attendance: 703
Referee: Beaton
18 February 2012 Second Division Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park
15:00 Innes 42' SFL Report McKenzie 60'
Linton Red card 43'
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Roache
22 February 2012 Second Division Arbroath 4–1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
19:45 Samuel 20'
Doris 44', 45', 72'
SFL Report Coyne 13' Attendance: 789
Referee: Conroy
29 February 2012 Second Division Arbroath 2–2 Airdrie United Gayfield Park
19:45 Gibson 9', 42' SFL Report Holmes 49'
Boyle 78'
Attendance: 728
Referee: Colvin
3 March 2012 Second Division Arbroath 2–2 East Fife Gayfield Park
15:00 Caddis 6', 15' SFL Report Sloan 28'
Hislop 43'
White Yellow card 95' Red card
Attendance: 842
Referee: Tumilty
10 March 2012 Second Division Arbroath 2–0 Dumbarton Gayfield Park
15:00 Innes 24'
Doris 27'
SFL Report Attendance: 842
Referee: Northcroft
24 March 2012 Second Division Airdrie United 2–0 Arbroath Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Lovering 73'
McLaren 90'
SFL Report Attendance: 689
Referee: Hilland
31 March 2012 Second Division Arbroath 2–3 Brechin City Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris 21' (pen.)
Gibson Red card 85'
SFL Report McKenzie 6'
McManus 14', 65'
Attendance: 917
Referee: Somers
7 April 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–3 Arbroath Central Park
15:00 McKenzie 5', 47' (Penalty)
Adamson Yellow card 24' Red card
SFL Report Doris 25', 75'
McAnespie 29'
Attendance: 671
Referee: Salmond
14 April 2012 Second Division Arbroath 0–1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Ross 60' Attendance: 998
Referee: Allan
21 April 2012 Second Division Albion Rovers 1–1 Arbroath Cliftonhill
15:00 Love 49' SFL Report Sibanda 72' Attendance: 407
Referee: Robertson
5 May 2012 Second Division East Fife 1–3 Arbroath Bayview Stadium
15:00 Muir 90' SFL Report Samuel 8'
Caddis 29'
Sibanda 72'
Attendance: 597
Referee: O'Reilly

First Division play-offs[edit]

12 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2 Arbroath 0–0
(2–1 agg.)
Dumbarton Gayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,454
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup[edit]

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 Keith 0–1 Arbroath Kynoch Park
Niddrie Yellow card 95' Red card BBC Report Sheerin 94' (Penalty) Attendance: 350
Referee: Somers
8 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Arbroath 0–4 Rangers Gayfield Park
12:45 BBC Report Healy 17'
Wedderburn 22' (Own Goal)
Jelavić 59'
Kerkar 77'
Referee: Murray

Challenge Cup[edit]

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

League Cup[edit]

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1 Livingston 6–0 (a.e.t.) Arbroath Almondvale Stadium
Boulding 2'
Russell 7' (22)
Jacobs 33'
Talbot 66'
McNulty 72'
BBC Report Doris Attendance: 804
Referee: Allan

Squad[edit]

Last updated 13 May 2012 [7]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Darren Hill 41 0 35 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Michael White 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Baxter 35 0 29 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF Australia AUS Beau Busch 22 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Graham Girvan 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Malcolm 36 6 31 5 1 0 1 0 3 1
DF Scotland SCO Kieran McAnespie 31 4 25 4 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Wedderburn 30 0 27 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Connaire Connelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 14 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Iran IRN Pedram Ardalany 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Josh Falkingham 41 8 35 8 2 0 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Keith Gibson 33 2 27 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian Kerr 41 0 35 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Paul Sheerin 33 7 29 6 2 1 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin Strachan 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Kevin Brown 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Carlo Monti 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Liam Caddis 23 3 20 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Connor Birse 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Lee Bryce 14 1 10 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Steven Doris 39 21 33 21 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Jordan Elfverson 8 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Jake Mair 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lee Sibanda 39 8 34 8 2 0 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Gavin Swankie 38 11 34 11 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Collin Samuel 15 4 13 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Kieran McWalter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Dale Robertson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record[edit]

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Awards[edit]

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

Team statistics[edit]

League table[edit]

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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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

Transfers[edit]

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