2011–12 East Fife F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was East Fife's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

East Fife F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanSid Collumbine
ManagerJohn Robertson (until 1 March 2012)
Gordon Durie (caretaker)
StadiumBayview Stadium
Scottish Second Division6th
Scottish Challenge CupQuarter-final (eliminated by Falkirk)
Scottish League CupQuarter-final (eliminated by Kilmarnock)
Scottish CupFourth round (eliminated by Falkirk)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Wallace (20)
All: Ryan Wallace (27)
Highest home attendance1,022 vs. Cowdenbeath, 5 November 2011
Lowest home attendance390 vs. Albion Rovers, 24 January 2012

Summary

East Fife finished sixth in the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup,[2] the Quarter-final of the League Cup[3] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]

Management

They began the 2011–12 season under the management of John Robertson. On 1 March 2012, Robertson was sacked[5] with Gordon Durie being appointed as caretaker manager.[6] On 11 March, he was made manager on a permanent basis[7] with Gordon Chisholm being appointed as his assistant.[8]

Results & fixtures

Pre season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

5 July 2011 Friendly East Fife 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Scotsman Report Wallace 40'
Grainger 59'
Novikovas 60'
Referee: John Beaton

16 July 2011
Gilvenbank Hotel Football Festival Semi-Final
East Fife 0 – 0
7 – 6 (pens.)
Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium, Methil
13:00 Raith Rovers Report Referee: Craig Charleston

17 July 2011
The Gilvenbank Hotel Football Festival Final
East Fife 1–0 Dundee Bayview Stadium, Methil
McKinlay 18' Dundee Report Referee: Brian Colvin

Scottish Second Division

6 August 2011 SSD Stirling Albion 1–0 East Fife Doubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
15:00 Davidson 76' BBC Report Attendance: 688
Referee: Muir
13 August 2011 SSD East Fife 2–0 Airdrie United Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Johnstone 36'
Linn 64'
Muir Red card 71'
BBC Report Attendance: 759
Referee: McDermott
20 August 2011 SSD Arbroath 3–0 East Fife Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Swankie 28'
Doris 69', 81' (pen.)
BBC Report Attendance: 723
Referee: McKendrick
27 August 2011 SSD East Fife 0–6 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 SFL Report McBride 17'
Prunty 20', 33', 79', 85'
Lyden 45'
Attendance: 635
Referee: McLean
10 September 2011 SSD Cowdenbeath 3–2 East Fife Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart 17'
Park 52' (o.g.)
Robertson 76'
BBC Report Wallace 3'
Muir 62'
Attendance: 540
Referee: Madden
17 September 2011 SSD East Fife 1–1 Brechin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 8' BBC Report Lister 57' Attendance: 501
Referee: McKendrick
24 September 2011 SSD Stenhousemuir 2–1 East Fife Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Kean 19'
Rodgers 88'
BBC Report Wallace 56' Attendance: 642
Referee: Beaton
1 October 2011 SSD East Fife 4–3 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Ovenstone 15'
Muir 32'
Ogleby 44'
Wallace 83'
BBC Report Byers 19'
Ovenstone 40' (o.g.)
Shaughnessy 53'
McHugh Red card 76'
Attendance: 533
Referee: Clancy
15 October 2011 SSD Albion Rovers 0–3 East Fife Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 BBC Report Johnstone 38', 51'
Linn 83'
Attendance: 403
Referee: Northcroft
22 October 2011 SSD East Fife 1–0 Stirling Albion Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 88' BBC Report Attendance: 617
Referee: McDermott
29 October 2011 SSD Airdrie United 1–3 East Fife Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Donnelly 74'
Lovering Red card 82'
BBC Report Wallace 34'
Johnstone 81'
Linn 85'
Attendance: 849
Referee: McDermott
5 November 2011 SSD East Fife 1–3 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 6' BBC Report Linton 48'
Robertson 62'
Morton 90'
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Brines
12 November 2011 SSD Dumbarton 3–0 East Fife Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Agnew 34'
Gilhaney 60'
Lithgow 68'
SFL Report Attendance: 678
Referee: Hilland
26 November 2011 SSD Brechin City 0–2 East Fife Glebe Park
15:00 SFL Report Linn 1'
Ogleby 22'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Charleston
3 December 2011 SSD East Fife 1–3 Stenhousemuir Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Linn 80' SFL Report Kean 15'
Rodgers 48'
Quinn 90'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Winter
26 December 2011 SSD East Fife P – P Dumbarton Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00
2 January 2012 SSD Cowdenbeath 4–0 East Fife Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton 10'
Cameron 60'
Ramsay 75'
McKenzie 90'
BBC Report Attendance: 485
Referee: Colvin
14 January 2012 SSD East Fife 2–2 Arbroath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Cook 6'
Hislop 52'
SFL Report Malcolm 31'
Swankie 78'
Attendance: 617
Referee: Hilland
24 January 2012 SSD East Fife 2–0 Albion Rovers Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Sloan 77'
Linn 88'
SFL Report Attendance: 390
Referee: Hilland
28 January 2012 SSD Stenhousemuir 1–0 East Fife Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Rodgers 59' SFL Report Attendance: 687
Referee: Conroy
11 February 2012 SSD Albion Rovers 1–1 East Fife Cliftonhill
15:00 Halsman 83' SFL Report Wallace 57' Attendance: 348
Referee: Muir
18 February 2012 SSD East Fife 4–0 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Sloan 11' (Penalty), 15'
Hislop 36'
Wallace 70'
SFL Report Attendance: 536
Referee: Charleston
21 February 2012 SSD East Fife 1–2 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Linn 23' SFL Report Gilhaney 52'
Graham 79'
Attendance: 397
Referee: Finnie
25 February 2012 SSD East Fife 2–0 Airdrie United Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Sloan 42' (Penalty)
Johnstone 87'
SFL Report Adam Red card 37'
Lynch Yellow card 78' Red card
Attendance: 535
Referee: Northcroft
28 February 2012 SSD Forfar Athletic 3–2 East Fife Station Park
19:45 Low 4'
Templeman 15' (Penalty), 64'
SFL Report Sloan 19' (Penalty)
Wallace 90' (Penalty)
Attendance: 432
Referee: Collum
3 March 2012 SSD Arbroath 2–2 East Fife Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Caddis 6', 15' SFL Report Sloan 28'
Hislop 43'
White Yellow card 95' Red card
Attendance: 842
Referee: Tumilty
6 March 2012 SSD East Fife 2–2 Brechin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Sloan 25' (pen.), 45' SFL Report McManus 21'
McKenna 34'
Attendance: 416
Referee: Somers
10 March 2012 SSD East Fife 0–1 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 SFL Report McKenzie 43' Attendance: 926
Referee: McKendrick
17 March 2012 SSD Dumbarton 0–4 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 SFL Report Wallace 4', 24'
Grindlay 23' (Own goal)
Dalziel 51'
Attendance: 713
Referee: Richmond
24 March 2012 SSD 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 SSD East Fife 1–1 Stenhousemuir Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 8'
White Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card
SFL Report Ferguson 81' (pen.) Attendance: 742
Referee: Cook
7 April 2012 SSD Forfar Athletic 1–4 East Fife Station Park
15:00 Byers 32' SFL Report Dalziel 15', 90'
Wallace 18', 53'
Attendance: 559
Referee: McDermott
14 April 2012 SSD East Fife 1–2 Albion Rovers Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Muir 82' SFL Report Chaplain 14'
Gemmell 40'
Werndly Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 566
Referee: Hilland
21 April 2012 SSD East Fife 1–0 Stirling Albion Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 90' (Penalty) SFL Report Attendance: 495
Referee: Tumilty
28 April 2012 SSD Airdrie United 2–0 East Fife Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Lynch 51'
Bain 82'
McLaren Red card 91'
SFL Report White Red card 92' Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Beaton
5 May 2012 SSD East Fife 1–3 Arbroath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Muir 90' SFL Report Samuel 8'
Caddis 29'
Sibanda 72'
Attendance: 597
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 East Fife 5–0 East Stirlingshire Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Ogleby 13', 44'
Wallace 49'
Linn 71'
Sloan 79'
BBC Report Attendance: 585
Referee: Aitken
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Falkirk 2–0 East Fife Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Dods 7'
El Alagui 21'
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,475
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish League Cup

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 East Fife 2–1 Elgin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Ogleby 60'
Wallace 72'
BBC Report Cameron 73' Attendance: 514
Referee: Cook
25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup QF Kilmarnock 2–0 East Fife Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45 Sissoko 73'
Harkins 81'
BBC Report Ogleby Yellow card 45' Red card Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Montrose 1–6 East Fife Links Park, Montrose
McPhee 73' SFL Report Linn 16'
Ogleby 27', 51', 63' (pen.)
Wallace 31'
Young 64'
Attendance: 404
Referee: Anderson
4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup QF East Fife 1–4 Falkirk Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 27' BBC Report Millar 42'
Higginbotham 52', 87'
Sibbald 54'
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Colvin

Fife cup

30 August 2011 Fife Cup Semi-Final East Fife 0–6 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
Cowdembeath Report Ferguson 24', 31' (pen.), 34', 57'
Stewart 44'
O'Brien 58'
Referee: Lambie

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 6 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Second DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Michael Brown 29023+102+001+002+00
GK Scotland SCO Mark Ridgers 17013+000+003+001+00
GK Scotland SCO Andrew Collier 100+100+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Darren McCormack 17016+001+000+000+00
DF England ENG David Cowan 302+100+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Steven Campbell 29022+001+102+003+00
DF Scotland SCO Scott Durie 39029+102+004+003+00
DF Scotland SCO David Muir 39425+642+003+003+00
DF Scotland SCO John Ovenstone 30119+410+103+003+00
DF Hong Kong HKG Andrew Cook 30122+412+000+100+10
DF Scotland SCO David White 31027+002+002+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Chris Innes 101+000+000+000+00
MF Australia AUS Matthew Park 21114+000+004+013+00
MF Scotland SCO Craig Johnstone 36516+1250+202+103+00
MF Scotland SCO Robert Sloan 391016+1681+012+111+20
MF Scotland SCO Lloyd Young 812+100+001+100+31
MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 38026+402+004+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Paul McQuade 1603+1001+000+000+20
MF Scotland SCO Neil Janczyk 19016+200+100+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Ross Brown 100+100+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Steve Hislop 33314+1330+201+100+20
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Linn 441035+072+014+013+01
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Wallace 412732+0202+014+023+04
FW Scotland SCO Scott Dalziel 31410+1630+001+211+10
FW Wales WAL Robert Ogleby 19813+121+023+011+03
FW Scotland SCO Jamie Devlin 100+100+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO James Martin 300+300+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 6 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGKMichael Brown 0000000000
ScotlandGKMark Ridgers 0000000000
ScotlandGKAndrew Collier 0000000000
ScotlandDFDarren McCormack 1100000011
EnglandDFDavid Cowan 0000000000
ScotlandDFSteven Campbell 1000100020
ScotlandDFScott Durie 5000000050
ScotlandDFDavid Muir 2100100031
ScotlandDFJohn Ovenstone 2000000020
Hong KongDFAndrew Cook 5000000050
ScotlandDFDavid White 6300100073
AustraliaMFMatthew Park 4000000040
ScotlandMFCraig Johnstone 4000000040
ScotlandMFRobert Sloan 1000000010
ScotlandMFLloyd Young 0000000000
ScotlandMFDarren Smith 5000000050
ScotlandMFPaul McQuade 1000000010
ScotlandMFRoss Brown 0000000000
ScotlandMFNeil Janczyk 2000000020
ScotlandFWSteve Hislop 1000000010
ScotlandFWBobby Linn 1000100020
ScotlandFWRyan Wallace 4010100060
ScotlandFWScott Dalziel 3000000030
WalesFWRobert Ogleby 1000210031
ScotlandFWJamie Devlin 0000000000
ScotlandFWJames Martin 0000000000

Awards

Last updated 4 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Scotland Mark Ridgers[9] Young Player of the Month September
Scotland John Robertson[10] Second Division Manager of the Month October
Scotland Ryan Wallace[11] Ginger Boot Winner March

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the First Division play-offs
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. 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

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