2011–12 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was East Stirlingshire's eighteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1993–94 season, following league reconstruction.[1] East Stirlingshire also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

East Stirlingshire
2011–12 season
ChairmanLes Thomson
Head coachJohn Coughlin
StadiumOchilview Park
Scottish Third Division10th
Challenge CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Turner (6)
All:
Andy Stirling (7)
Kevin Turner (7)
Highest home attendance531 (v Alloa Athletic, 2 January 2012)
Lowest home attendance215 (v Annan Athletic, 3 December 2011)

Summary

East Stirlingshire finished tenth in the Third Division.[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Third Division
6 August 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–0 Montrose Ochilview Park
15:00 Jackson 79' (pen.) BBC Report Smart Red card 77' Attendance: 282
Referee: Cook
13 August 2011 Third Division Berwick Rangers 4–2 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park
15:00 Currie 9' (pen.), 90'
Gray 50'
McLaren 71'		 BBC Report Jackson Red card 71'
Love 75' (pen.)
Gibson 88'		 Attendance: 441
Referee: Dallas
20 August 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–2 Peterhead Ochilview Park
15:00 BBC Report Deasley 38'
McAllister 68' (pen.)		 Attendance: 287
Referee: Colvin
27 August 2011 Third Division Elgin City 2–0 East Stirlingshire Borough Briggs
15:00 Gunn 30' (81) SFL Report Attendance: 578
Referee: Roache
10 September 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–1 Alloa Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 BBC Report Gordon 45' Attendance: 419
Referee: Aitken
17 September 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Stranraer Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling 19'
Stirling Yellow card 72' Red card		 BBC Report Noble 12'
McColm 70'
Moore 90'		 Attendance: 271
Referee: Clancy
24 September 2011 Third Division Annan Athletic 3–0 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Sloan 10'
Cox 25', 33'		 BBC Report Attendance: 511
Referee: Conroy
1 October 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Queen's Park Ochilview Park
15:00 Love 89' BBC Report Little Red card 39'
Watt 54'
Murray 80'
McBride 83'		 Attendance: 384
Referee: Anderson
15 October 2011 Third Division Clyde 7–1 East Stirlingshire Broadwood Stadium
McDonald 14'
Brown 19'
Neil 31'
Gallagher 77'
Oliver 81'
Cusack 82'
Archdeacon 90'		 SFL Report Coyne 82' Attendance: 617
Referee: Robertson
29 October 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire P – P Berwick Rangers Ochilview Park
15:00
5 November 2011 Third Division Montrose 2–1 East Stirlingshire Links Park
15:00 Johnston 2'
Smart 60'		 SFL Report Stirling 13' Attendance: 315
Referee: Graham
9 November 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Berwick Rangers Ochilview Park
19:45 Coyne 17' SFL Report Gribben 7' (66), Penalty'
McLean 31'		 Attendance: 310
Referee: Dallas
12 November 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–1 Elgin City Ochilview Park
19:45 Coyne 40'
Love Yellow card 78' Red card		 SFL Report Gunn 1' Attendance: 234
Referee: Anderson
26 November 2011 Third Division Alloa Athletic 1–1 East Stirlingshire Recreation Park
15:00 Campbell 83' SFL Report Hunter 65' Attendance: 421
Referee: McKendrick
3 December 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–0 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
19:45 Coyne 39' SFL Report Attendance: 215
Referee: Robertson
10 December 2011 Third Division Stranraer 6–0 East Stirlingshire Stair Park
15:00 Stirling 30' (Penalty), 32'
Winter 33'
McColm 58'
Taggart 63'
Moore 83'		 SFL Report Attendance: 276
Referee: Roache
17 December 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–1 Clyde Ochilview Park
15:00 Turner 45' BBC Report Cusack 92' Attendance: 490
Referee: Barry Cook
24 December 2011 Third Division Queen's Park 2–0 East Stirlinghsire Hampden Park
15:00 Watt 38'
Smith 67'		 SFL Report Attendance: 504
Referee: Aitken
2 January 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Beveridge 6' SFL Report May 2', 46', 74' Attendance: 531
Referee: Northcroft
7 January 2012 Third Division Elgin City 3–1 East Stirlingshire Borough Briggs
15:00 Leslie 43'
MacPhee 73'
Crooks 90'		 SFL Report Coyne 45' (Penalty) Attendance: 531
Referee: Somers
14 January 2012 Third Division Peterhead 1–0 East Stirlingshire Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Wyness 35' SFL Report Attendance: 451
Referee: Anderson
21 January 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 3–1 Montrose Ochilview Park
15:00 Lurinsky 38', 49'
Turner 55'		 SFL Report Winter 59' Attendance: 248
Referee: Robertson
28 January 2012 Third Division Annan Athletic 2–2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Winters 5'
Steele 57'		 SFL Report Maxwell 12'
Lurinsky 24'		 Attendance: 401
Referee: Barry Cook
4 February 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 2–2 Stranraer Ochilview Park
15:00 Maxwell 3'
Horner 45'		 SFL Report Stirling 33'
Aitken 89' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 275
Referee: Conroy
11 February 2012 Third Division Clyde 3–0 East Stirlingshire Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Sweeney 19' (Penalty)
Sloss 46'
Neill 66'		 SFL Report Attendance: 507
Referee: Graham
18 February 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–2 Queen's Park Ochilview Park
15:00 Maxwell 74' SFL Report Longworth 79' (90) Attendance: 346
Referee: McKendrick
25 February 2012 Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–2 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Dingwall 40'
Turner 84'		 Attendance: 349
Referee: Robertson
3 March 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 6–3 Peterhead Ochilview Park
15:00 Hunter 10'
Devlin 23'
Lurinsky 33' (Penalty)
Maxwell 38'
Stirling 41', 90'
Maxwell Yellow card 62' Red card		 SFL Report Sharp 1'
MacDonald 50'
McBain 57'
MacDonald Red card 94'		 Attendance: 277
Referee: Beaton
10 March 2012 Third Division Alloa Athletic 5–1 East Stirlingshire Recreation Park
15:00 Winters 26'
May 43'
Harding 60'
McCord 72'
Campbell 81'		 SFL Report Lurinsky 1' Attendance: 579
Referee: Barry Cook
17 March 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 2–2 Elgin City Ochilview Park
15:00 Turner 7'
Stirling 58'
Frances Yellow card 83' Red card		 SFL Report Niven 41'
MacPhee 84' (Penalty)
Durnan Yellow card 90' Red card		 Attendance: 264
Referee: Anderson
24 March 2012 Third Division Stranraer 4–1 East Stirlingshire Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 9'
Moore 17'
Devlin 45' (Own goal)
Stirling 52'		 SFL Report Turner 90' Attendance: 304
Referee: Dallas
31 March 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–4 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Bell 5'
McGowan 62'
Steele 70'
Underwood 83'		 Attendance: 235
Referee: Hilland
7 April 2012 Third Division Queen's Park 5–1 East Stirlingshire Hampden Park
15:00 Longworth 32'
Quinn 49', 57'
Burns 67'
McBride 88' (Penalty)		 SFL Report Ramage 79'
Devlin Yellow card 84' Red card		 Attendance: 477
Referee: Markham-Jones
14 April 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–1 Clyde Ochilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Neil 76' Attendance: 434
Referee: Northcroft
21 April 2012 Third Division Montrose 3–1 East Stirlingshire Links Park
15:00 Boyle 24', 83'
Wood 72'		 SFL Report Turner 15' Attendance: 329
Referee: Graham
28 April 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 2–1 Berwick Rangers Ochilview Park
15:00 Horner 6'
Sheerin 18'
Frances Yellow card 70' Red card		 SFL Report Notman Red card 52'
Currie 70' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 277
Referee: Aitken
5 May 2012 Third Division Peterhead 2–0 East Stirlingshire Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Redman 12'
Ross 50'		 SFL Report Attendance: 494
Referee: Robertson

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2011 First round Dumbarton 3–2 East Stirlingshire Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Prunty 54'
Gilhaney 61' (pen.)
Walker 90'		 BBC Report Love 66'
Turner 70'		 Attendance: 454
Referee: Robertson

League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 First round East Stirlingshire 0–3 Ayr United Ochilview Park
15:00 BBC Report 39' Trouten
45', 52' Roberts		 Attendance: 535
Referee: Anderson

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
23 October 2011 Round 2 replay East Stirlingshire 1–1 Buckie Thistle Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling 48'
Frances Yellow card 90' Red card
Cane Red card 90'		 Sky Report Hunter 53' (Own Goal) Attendance: 372
Referee: Barry Cook
29 October 2011 Round 2 replay Buckie Thistle 2–4 (a.e.t.) East Stirlingshire Victoria Park
15:00 MacMillan 51'
Chrisholm 59'		 Sky Report Stirling 3'
Coyne 30'
Gibson 94'
Team 113'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Barry Cook
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

Player statistics

Squad
Last updated 5 May 2012 [6]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Wales WAL Calum Antell 390350300010
GK Scotland SCO Craig Gordon 1010000000
GK Scotland SCO Grant Hay 1010000000
GK Scotland SCO Gavin Sorley 1000001000
DF England ENG David Cane (footballer) 300260201010
DF Scotland SCO Iain Chisholm 250200301010
DF Scotland SCO Joe Dingwall 321291101010
DF Scotland SCO Ryan Frances 180150101010
DF Scotland SCO Steven Jackson 381331301010
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Beveridge 121111100000
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Glasgow 2020000000
MF Scotland SCO Ally Love 203162201011
MF Scotland SCO Andy Stirling 407355321010
MF Scotland SCO Craig Scott 9080001000
MF Scotland SCO Michael Hunter 372322301010
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Wilkie 0000000000
MF Scotland SCO Dominico Gibson 11281310000
MF England ENG Scott Maxwell 314284300000
MF Scotland SCO Stuart Love 2020000000
MF Scotland SCO Scott Fulton 7070000000
MF England ENG Lewis Horner 262252100000
MF Scotland SCO Craig Winter 4040000000
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Benton 7070000000
MF Scotland SCO Rhys Devlin 121121000000
MF Scotland SCO Steven Tart 4040000000
MF Scotland SCO Jack Campbell 1010000000
FW Scotland SCO Kyle Gillespie 7070000000
FW Scotland SCO Alex Lurinsky 315275201010
FW Scotland SCO Fraser Team 221180211010
FW Scotland SCO Joe Savage 5030100010
FW Scotland SCO Jordyn Sheerin 211191001010
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Turner 377326301011
FW Scotland SCO Bradley Coyne 146115310000
FW Scotland SCO Graeme Ramage 101101000000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Third 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
Wales GK Calum Antell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland GK Gavin Sorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England DF David Cane 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Scotland DF Iain Chisholm 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland DF Joe Dingwall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland DF Ryan Frances 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 3
Scotland DF Steven Jackson 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Scotland DF Stuart Beveridge 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland MF Ally Love 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Scotland MF Andy Stirling 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland MF Craig Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Michael Hunter 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Scotland MF Ryan Wilkie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Nico Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Scott Maxwell 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Scotland MF Stuart Love 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Scott Fulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England MF Lewis Horner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland MF Craig Winter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland MF Jamie Benton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF Rhys Devlin 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland MF Steven Tart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Alex Lurinsky 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Fraser Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Joe Savage 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Jordyn Sheerin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Kevin Turner 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Scotland FW Bradley Coyne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Graeme Ramage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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.

Transfers

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