2011–12 Brechin City F.C. season
| 2011–12 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ken Ferguson |
| Manager | Jim Weir |
| Stadium | Glebe Park |
| Scottish Second Division | Eighth place |
| Challenge Cup | Round one |
| League Cup | Round one |
| Scottish Cup | Round four |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul McManus (14) All: Paul McManus (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 911 vs. Arbroath, 24 September 2011 |
| Lowest home attendance | 347 vs. Stenhousemuir, 21 February 2012 |
The 2011–12 season was Brechin City's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.[1] Brechin also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]Brechin finished eighth in the Second Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[2] the first round of the League Cup[3] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]
Results & fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Second Division
[edit]| 6 August 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–0 | Stenhousemuir | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | David McKenna  71' McManus 80' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 442 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 13 August 2011 Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 3–1 | Brechin City | Central Park |
| Ramsay 13' McKenzie 67' Morton 80' |
BBC Report | Brady 37' |
Attendance: 308 Referee: Beaton |
| 20 August 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 3–3 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| Fusco 46' McManus 52' (pen.) McKenna 56' |
BBC Report | Agnew 11', 89' Lyden 28' Lithgow  51' |
Attendance: 427 Referee: Roache |
| 27 August 2011 Second Division | Albion Rovers | 1–2 | Brechin City | Cliftonhill |
| Fahey 28' |
BBC Report | McManus 30' (pen.) Dunlop 90' |
Attendance: 386 Referee: Colvin |
| 10 September 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 0–1 | Forfar Athletic | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Carcary 85' |
BBC Report | Templeman 61' |
Attendance: 651 Referee: Northcroft |
| 17 September 2011 Second Division | East Fife | 1–1 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| Wallace 8' |
BBC Report | Lister 57' |
Attendance: 501 Referee: McKendrick |
| 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 |
| 1 October 2011 Second Division | Stirling Albion | 1–0 | Brechin City | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
| Smith 19' |
BBC Report | Lister 29' |
Attendance: 555 Referee: Winter |
| 15 October 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | King 51' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Donnelly 14' |
Attendance: 455 Referee: Clancy |
| 22 October 2011 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Brechin City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Dickson 40' |
BBC Report | King 29' (pen.) Hodge 35' |
Attendance: 681 Referee: Colvin |
| 29 October 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | King 53' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 418 Referee: Colvin |
| 5 November 2011 Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–0 | Brechin City | Station Park |
| SFL Report | Attendance: 661 Referee: McKendrick |
| 12 November 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–4 | Albion Rovers | Glebe Park |
| Lister 81' |
BBC Report | O'Byrne 17' McStay 21' Love 66' Chaplain 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 455 Referee: Salmond |
| 26 November 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 0–2 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Linn 1' Ogleby 22' |
Attendance: 508 Referee: Charleston |
| 3 December 2011 Second Division | Arbroath | 1–1 | Brechin City | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Falkingham 63' |
SFL Report | McManus 90' |
Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Hilland |
| 10 December 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Stirling Albion | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
| 17 December 2011 Second Division | Airdrie United | 2–3 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Devlin 51' Donnelly 69', 83' |
SFL Report | Lister 34' McManus 79' McKenna 82' |
Attendance: 643 Referee: Clancy |
| 26 December 2011 Second Division | Albion Rovers | 0–1 | Brechin City | Cliftonhill |
| 14:00 | SFL Report | McManus 38' |
Attendance: 414 Referee: Tumilty |
| 2 January 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McManus 51', 59' |
SFL Report | Templeman 39' |
Attendance: 776 Referee: McDermott |
| 14 January 2012 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Brechin City | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 13:30 | Prunty 89' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 572 Referee: Conroy |
| 21 January 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Stenhousemuir | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
| 28 January 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Arbroath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
| 4 February 2012 Second Division | East Fife | P – P | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 |
| 11 February 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McManus 26' Molloy  79' |
SFL Report | Holmes 72' |
Attendance: 483 Referee: Roache |
| 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 | Stirling Albion | 2–3 | Brechin City | Doubletree 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 Division | Brechin City | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McKenzie 70' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 347 Referee: Salmond |
| 25 February 2012 Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Brechin City | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Lyle 90' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 332 Referee: Richmond |
| 28 February 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–3 | Stirling Albion | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McManus 63' |
SFL Report | Cook 42' Ferry 44'Thom 62' |
Attendance: 362 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 3 March 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McManus 30' McKenzie 34' |
SFL Report | Prunty 57' (Penalty) Agnew 73' |
Attendance: 459 Referee: Robertson |
| 6 March 2012 Second Division | East Fife | 2–2 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | Sloan 25' (pen.), 45' |
SFL Report | McManus 21' McKenna 34' |
Attendance: 416 Referee: Somers |
| 10 March 2012 Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 4–1 | Brechin City | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Fotheringham 20', 67' (Penalty) Low 32'Byers 43' |
SFL Report Report |
Buist 45' |
Attendance: 584 Referee: Colvin |
| 17 March 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McKenzie 54' (Penalty) King 90' |
SFL Report | Love 68' |
Attendance: 421 Referee: Northcroft |
| 24 March 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–3 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Moyes 16' |
SFL Report | Wallace 31', 51', 90' |
Attendance: 525 Referee: Madden |
| 31 March 2012 Second Division | Arbroath | 2–3 | Brechin City | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Doris 21' (pen.) Gibson 85' |
SFL Report | McKenzie 6' McManus 14', 65' |
Attendance: 917 Referee: Somers |
| 7 April 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Buist 86' |
SFL Report | Ferry 33' Cook 82' |
Attendance: 468 Referee: Hilland |
| 14 April 2012 Second Division | Airdrie United | 4–1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Holmes 7', 86' Donnelly 14' Lovering 23' (pen.) |
SFL Report | Hodge 31' |
Attendance: 802 Referee: McLean |
| 21 April 2012 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Brechin City | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Thomson 17' Anderson 60' |
SFL Report | Lister 82' |
Attendance: 541 Referee: Roache |
| 28 April 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McKenzie 22' (Penalty), 25' |
SFL Report | McKenzie 30' Armstrong 54' |
Attendance: 487 Referee: Cook |
| 5 May 2012 Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Brechin City | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dargo 59', 62', 72' Thomson 90' |
SFL Report | King 53' Molloy 88' |
Attendance: 636 Referee: Winter |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 | Brechin City | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Molloy 26' King 77' McManus 93' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 447 Referee: Beaton |
| 7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Brechin City | McDiarmid Park |
| 15;00 | Davidson 6' Sandaza 46' |
BBC Report | McManus 26' McLauchlan 90' |
Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Tumilty |
Challenge Cup
[edit]| 23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1 | Brechin City | 1–2 | Falkirk | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 40' |
BBC Report | Bennett 26' Dods 33' |
Attendance: 596 Referee: Salmond |
League Cup
[edit]| 30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1 | Brechin City | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Clyde | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 26' Buist 97'King 114' |
BBC Report | McLauchlan 20' (og.) Sweeney 97' (pen.)Archdeacon 105'Gray 119' |
Attendance: 402 Referee: Northcroft |
Player statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]- Last updated 5 May 2012 [5]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO
|
Craig Nelson | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
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David Scott | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Buist | 34 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Mick Dunlop | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
David McClune | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Gerry McLauchlan | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Paul McLean | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Smith | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Ewan Moyes | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jonathan Lindsay | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Garry Brady | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Gary Fusco | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Neil Janczyk | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Craig Molloy | 34 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Bryan Hodge | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
David Crawford | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Matthew Adam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Derek Carcary | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Charlie King | 28 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Jim Lister | 30 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
David McKenna | 38 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Michael Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Graham Weir | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Paul McManus | 34 | 16 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Rory McKenzie | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 5 May 2012
| Nation | Position | Name | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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GK | Craig Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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GK | David Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Scott Buist | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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DF | Mick Dunlop | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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DF | David McClune | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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DF | Gerry McLauchlan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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DF | Paul McLean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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DF | Scott Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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DF | Ewan Moyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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DF | Jonathan Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Garry Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Gary Fusco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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MF | Neil Janczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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MF | Craig Molloy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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MF | Bryan Hodge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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MF | David Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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MF | Matthew Adam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FW | Derek Carcary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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FW | Charlie King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Jim Lister | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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FW | David McKenna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Michael Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FW | Graham Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Paul McManus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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FW | Rory McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Awards
[edit]- Last updated 30 January 2012
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jim Weir[6] | Second Division Manager of the Month | December |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| 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 winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Transfers
[edit]
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