| Season | 2011–12 |
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| Matches played | 75 |
| Goals scored | 204 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Farid El Alagui (8) |
| Biggest home win | Partick Thistle 5–0 Greenock Morton (30 September 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Hamilton Academical 1–6 Dundee (4 December 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Hamilton Academical 1–6 Dundee (4 December 2011) |
| Longest winning run | 9 games Ross County |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 games Ross County |
| Longest winless run | 6 games Raith Rovers |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Raith Rovers |
| Highest attendance | 4,686 Dundee v Ayr United (13 August 2011)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 1,390 Ayr United v Livingston (15 October 2011)[2] 1,390 Ayr United v Dundee (22 October 2011)[3] |
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The 2011–12 Scottish Football League First Division, also known as the 2011–12 Irn Bru Scottish Football League First Division for sponsorship reasons, will be the 17th season of the Scottish First Division and the 106th season of a second-tier football league in Scotland. Dunfermline Athletic are the current champions. It began on 6 August 2011 and is scheduled to end on 5 May 2012. The league will comprise the teams ranked second through eighth of the 2010–11 season, the relegated sides from the 2010–11 Premier League, the 2010–11 Second Division champions, and the winners of the 2010–11 First Division play-off.
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Dunfermline Athletic, champions of the 2010–11 season, were promoted to the 2011–12 Premier League.[4] The club thus completed a five-season tenure in the First Division. Dunfermline were replaced by Hamilton Academical, who were relegated from the 2010–11 Premier League after finishing at the bottom of the table;[4] Hamilton returned to the First Division after three years.
At the bottom end of the table, last-placed Stirling Albion were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Second Division[4] after being promoted to the second tier only one season earlier. They were replaced by the 2010–11 Second Division champions Livingston,[4] who returned to the First Division after two consecutive promotions in two years; the club had previously been demoted for financial irregularities at the end of the 2008–09 season.[5]
An additional place in the league was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed First Division team, Cowdenbeath, and the sides ranked second through to fourth in the Second Division, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic and Brechin City respectively. The tournament was won by Ayr United,[4] who therefore were promoted back to the First Division after a one-year absence; Cowdenbeath hence were relegated,[4] returning to the Second Division after just one season as well.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | Ayr | Somerset Park | 10,243 |
| Dundee | Dundee | Dens Park | 12,085 |
| Falkirk | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium | 9,120 |
| Greenock Morton | Greenock | Cappielow | 11,612 |
| Hamilton Academical | Hamilton | New Douglas Park | 6,096 |
| Livingston | Livingston | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium | 10,122 |
| Partick Thistle | Glasgow | Firhill Stadium | 13,079 |
| Queen of the South | Dumfries | Palmerston Park | 6,412 |
| Raith Rovers | Kirkcaldy | Stark's Park | 10,104 |
| Ross County | Dingwall | Victoria Park | 6,310 |
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United | Brian Reid | Nike | Bodog |
| Dundee | Barry Smith | Puma | Kilmac Energy |
| Falkirk | Steven Pressley | Puma | Central Demolition |
| Greenock Morton | Allan Moore | Puma | Ferguson's Chocolates (H), Buchanan's Toffees (A), Millions Chews (T) |
| Hamilton Academical | Billy Reid | Nike | M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A,T) |
| Livingston | Gary Bollan | Umbro | Fasteq |
| Partick Thistle | Jackie McNamara | Puma | macb |
| Queen of the South | Gus MacPherson | Joma | Border Utilities Ltd |
| Raith Rovers | John McGlynn | Puma | Kittys & Styx (H), ACA Sports (A) |
| Ross County | Derek Adams | Nike | Highnet |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Ross County | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 36 | Promotion to the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League |
| 2 | Falkirk | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 33 | |
| 3 | Dundee | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 30 | |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 25 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 19 | |
| 9 | Ayr United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 17 | Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 16 | Relegation to the Scottish Second 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.
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games
| Home \ Away1 | AYR | DND | FAL | GMO | HAM | LIV | PAR | QOS | RAI | ROS |
| Ayr United | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Dundee | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Falkirk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Greenock Morton | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2–3 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | |||
| Livingston | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | ||
| Partick Thistle | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Queen of the South | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | ||
| Raith Rovers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Ross County | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
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 | AYR | DND | FAL | GMO | HAM | LIV | PAR | QOS | RAI | ROS |
| Ayr United | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Dundee | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Falkirk | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Greenock Morton | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Livingston | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Partick Thistle | 1–0 | |||||||||
| Queen of the South | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Raith Rovers | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Ross County |
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.
| Rank | Team | Yellow | Second Yellow | Straight Red |
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| 1 | Ross County | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Hamilton Academical | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greenock Morton | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Dundee | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Livingston | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Yellow | Second Yellow | Straight Red |
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| 1 | Martyn Campbell | Ayr United | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Darren Dods | Falkirk | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Gary Miller | Ross County | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Stuart McCaffrey | Greenock Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Simon Mensing | Hamilton Academical | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stephen O'Donnell | Dundee | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Watson | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stuart Kettlewell | Ross County | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Mark McLaughlin | Hamilton Academical | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Steven Craig | Ross County | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Smith | Queen of the South | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ross Callachan | Raith Rovers | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Craig Reid | Queen of the South | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Flynn | Ross County | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stewart Murdoch | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kallum Higginbotham | Falkirk | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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