| Season | 2011–12 |
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| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 135 (3.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Three players (6) |
| Biggest home win | Albion 7–2 Airdrie Utd (5 November 2011) |
| Biggest away win | E Fife 0–6 Dumbarton (27 August 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Albion 7–2 Airdrie Utd (5 November 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Arbroath |
| Longest unbeaten run | 6 games Stenhousemuir |
| Longest winless run | 4 games Albion Rovers East Fife Stirling Albion |
| Longest losing run | 3 games Airdrie United East Fife |
| Highest attendance | 1,368 Airdrie Utd v Albion (10 September 2011)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 304 Cowdenbeath v Albion (24 September 2011)[2] |
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The 2011–12 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2011–12 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. Livingston F.C. are the current champions.[3]
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As champions of the 2010–11 season, Livingston were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Scottish First Division.[3] They were replaced by Stirling Albion who finished bottom of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division.[3]
A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division, Cowdenbeath, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic and Brechin City respectively. The play off was won by Ayr United who defeated Brechin City in the final. Cowdenbeath were therefore relegated and replaced Ayr United.[3]
Peterhead finished bottom at the end of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division season so were relegated to the 2011–12 Scottish Third Division. They were replaced by Arbroath, the champions of the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division.
The ninth placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Alloa Athletic, entered a play-off tournament with the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division, Albion Rovers, Queen's Park and Annan Athletic respectively. The play off was won by Albion Rovers who defeated Annan Athletic in the final. Alloa Athletic were therefore relegated and replaced by Albion Rovers.
| Team | Location | Home ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie United | Airdrie | New Broomfield | 10,171 |
| Albion Rovers | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill | 2,496 |
| Arbroath | Arbroath | Gayfield Park | 4,153 |
| Brechin City | Brechin | Glebe Park | 1,519 |
| Cowdenbeath | Cowdenbeath | Central Park | 4,370 |
| Dumbarton | Dumbarton | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 2,025 |
| East Fife | Methil | Bayview Stadium | 2,000 |
| Forfar Athletic | Forfar | Station Park | 4,602 |
| Stenhousemuir | Stenhousemuir | Ochilview Park | 3,776 |
| Stirling Albion | Stirling | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium | 3,808 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie United | Jimmy Boyle | Surridge | St Andrew's Hospice |
| Albion Rovers | Paul Martin | Macron | Reigart |
| Arbroath | Paul Sheerin | Pendle | Ogstons |
| Brechin City | Jim Weir | Pendle | Cancer Research UK |
| Cowdenbeath | Colin Cameron | Umbro | Subsea |
| Dumbarton | Alan Adamson | Surridge | Ballantine's |
| East Fife | John Robertson | 1903 (clubs own brand) | Cogen Energy |
| Forfar Athletic | Dick Campbell | Pendle | Orchard Timber Products |
| Stenhousemuir | Davie Irons | Hummel | Figure 11 Communications |
| Stirling Albion | Jocky Scott | Puma | Prudential plc |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 38 | Promotion to the 2012–13 Scottish First Division |
| 2 | Arbroath | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 32 | Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | |
| 4 | Airdrie United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Brechin City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 21 | |
| 8 | East Fife | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 19 | |
| 9 | Stirling Albion | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 15 | Qualification to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | Relegation to the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division |
Updated to games played on 2 January 2012
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| Home \ Away1 | AIR | ALB | ARB | BRE | COW | DUM | EFI | FOR | STE | STI |
| Airdrie United | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
| Albion Rovers | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Arbroath | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||
| Brechin City | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Dumbarton | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | |||
| East Fife | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |||
| Forfar Athletic | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |||
| Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| Stirling Albion | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on 10 December 2011
Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Home \ Away1 | AIR | ALB | ARB | BRE | COW | DUM | EFI | FOR | STE | STI |
| Airdrie United | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Albion Rovers | a | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Arbroath | ||||||||||
| Brechin City | 2–1 | |||||||||
| Cowdenbeath | 4–0 | |||||||||
| Dumbarton | 3–2 | |||||||||
| East Fife | a | |||||||||
| Forfar Athletic | 2–3 | |||||||||
| Stenhousemuir | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Stirling Albion | 3–1 |
Updated to games played on 2 January 2012
Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Ryan Donnelly | Airdrie United | 17 |
| 2 | Steven Doris | Arbroath | 10 |
| 3 | Chris Templeman | Forfar Athletic | 9 |
| 4 | Scott Agnew | Dumbarton | 8 |
| Bryan Prunty | Dumbarton | ||
| Andy Rodgers | Stenhousemuir | ||
| Gavin Swankie | Arbroath | ||
| 5 | Stewart Kean | Stenhousemuir | 7 |
| Ryan Wallace | East Fife | ||
| 6 | Scott Chaplain | Albion Rovers | 6 |
| Robert Love | Albion Rovers |
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