2011–12 Albion Rovers F.C. season

Summary

Results and fixtures

Player statistics

Team statistics

Transfers

References

Second Division

Second Division Play-offs

Challenge Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad

Disciplinary record

League Table

Players in

Players out

Albion Rovers
2011–12 season
Chairman	Frank Meade
Manager	Paul Martin
Stadium	Cliftonhill
Scottish Second Division	Ninth place
Challenge Cup	Round one
League Cup	Round one
Scottish Cup	Round three
Top goalscorer	League: Robert Love (10) All: Robert Love (11) Scott Chaplain (11)
Highest home attendance	1,134 vs. Airdrie United, 10 March 2012
Lowest home attendance	268 vs. Stenhousemuir, 6 March 2012
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Albion Rovers first season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of season 2010–11.^[1] Albion also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Albion finished ninth in the Second Division,^[2] entering the play-offs winning 5–3 on penalties against Stranraer after a 3–3 aggregate draw in the final and remained in the Scottish Second Division.^[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,^[4] the first round of the League Cup^[5] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.^[6]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Second Division

Second Division 6 August 2011	Arbroath	6–2	Albion Rovers	Gayfield Park
	Sheerin 7' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Sibanda 29' Malcolm 46' McAnespie 51' Bryce 80'	BBC Report	Gaston Boyle 31' (37) Fahey	Attendance: 661 Referee: Beaton

Second Division 20 August 2011	Stirling Albion	2–2	Albion Rovers	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
	Jacobs 34' Davieson 76' (pen.)	BBC Report	Chaplain 82' Russell 88'	Attendance: 617 Referee: Northcroft

Second Division 27 August 2011	Albion Rovers	1 – 2	Brechin City	Cliftonhill
	Gilmartin 8' Fahey 28' McStay 90'	BBC Report	McManus 30' (pen.) Dunlop 90'	Attendance: 386 Referee: Colvin

Second Division 10 September 2011	Airdrie United	4 – 0	Albion Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Lynch 9' Donnelly 11' (45) Stevenson 41' (pen.)	BBC Report	Donnelly 80'	Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Tumilty

Second Division 17 September 2011	Albion Rovers	1 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Cliftonhill
	Acqua 83'	BBC Report	Murray 67'	Attendance: 369 Referee: Hilland

Second Division 24 September 2011	Cowdenbeath	2 – 1	Albion Rovers	Central Park
	Naismith 21', 37' (pen.)	BBC Report	Chaplain 83' 86'	Attendance: 304 Referee: Clancy

Second Division 18 October 2011	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Albion Rovers	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
	McKinnon 13' Agnew 51'	BBC Report	Lawless 68'	Attendance: 406 Referee: Roache

Second Division 5 November 2011	Albion Rovers	7 – 2	Airdrie United	Cliftonhill
	Chaplain 13', 29', 88' O'Byrne 36', 90' Gemmell 56', 61'	SFL Report	Stevenson 23' Owens 74' (pen.) Lilley 76'	Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Somers

Second Division 12 November 2011	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

Second Division 26 November 2011	Stenhousemuir	3 – 0	Albion Rovers	Ochilview Park
15:00	Kean 57' Rodgers 80' (85)	SFL Report		Attendance: 561 Referee: Northcroft

Second Division 3 December 2011	Albion Rovers	3 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Cliftonhill
15	Love 2' Lawless 64', 72'	Cowdenbeath Report	Ramsay 16' Robertson 67' Stewart 81'	Attendance: 407 Referee: McKendrick

Second Division 10 December 2011	Albion Rovers	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill
15:00	Gemmell 5', 25' Love 60'	SFL Report	Prunty 37'	Attendance: 489 Referee: Colvin

Second Division 26 December 2011	Albion Rovers	0 – 1	Brechin City	Cliftonhill
14:00		SFL Report	McManus 38'	Attendance: 414 Referee: Tumilty

Second Division 2 January 2012	Airdrie United	1 – 0	Albion Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Stevenson 71'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,490 Referee: Conroy

Second Division 14 January 2012	Albion Rovers	0 – 1	Stirling Albion	Cliftonhill
15:00		SFL Report	McLeish 11' Crawley 90'	Attendance: 455 Referee: Allan

Second Division 21 January 2012	Arbroath	6 – 1	Albion Rovers	Gayfield Park
15:00	Sibanda 5' Swankie 28', 56' Falkingham 34' Sheerin 85' Samuel 90'	SFL Report	Gemmell 24'	Attendance: 616 Referee: Clancy

Second Division 24 January 2012	East Fife	2 – 0	Albion Rovers	Bayview Stadium
19:45	Sloan 77' Linn 88'	SFL Report		Attendance: 390 Referee: Hilland

Second Division 11 February 2012	Albion Rovers	1 – 1	East Fife	Cliftonhill
15:00	Halsman 83'	SFL Report	Wallace 57'	Attendance: 348 Referee: Muir

Second Division 14 February 2012	Cowdenbeath	3 – 0	Albion Rovers	Central Park
19:45	Coult 10', 26' McKenzie 21'	SFL Report		Attendance: 302 Referee: O'Reilly

Second Division 18 February 2012	Dumbarton	1 – 0	Albion Rovers	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00	Prunty 61'	SFL Report		Attendance: 657 Referee: Somers

Second Division 25 February 2012	Albion Rovers	2 – 2	Forfar Athletic	Cliftonhill
15:00	Gemmell 5' Love 78'	SFL Report	Hilson 2' Templeman 22'	Attendance: 312 Referee: Aitken

Second Division 3 March 2012	Stirling Albion	3 – 0	Albion Rovers	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00	Cook 20', 78' Kelbie 23'	SFL Report		Attendance: 511 Referee: Clancy

Second Division 6 March 2012	Albion Rovers	1 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Cliftonhill
19:45	Werndly 83'	SFL Report		Attendance: 268 Referee: Richmond

Second Division 10 March 2012	Albion Rovers	0 – 1	Airdrie United	Cliftonhill
15:00		SFL Report	McDonald 83'	Attendance: 1,134 Referee: Anderson

Second Division 17 March 2012	Brechin City	2 – 1	Albion Rovers	Glebe Park
15:00	McKenzie 54' (Penalty) King 90'	SFL Report	Love 68'	Attendance: 421 Referee: Northcroft

Second Division 24 March 2012	Stenhousemuir	1 – 2	Albion Rovers	Ochilview Park
15:00	Rodgers 25'	SFL Report	Werndly 33' McStay 50'	Attendance: 486 Referee: McKendrick

Second Division 31 March 2012	Albion Rovers	1 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Cliftonhill
15:00	Werndly 7'	SFL Report		Attendance: 402 Referee: Allan

Second Division 7 April 2012	Albion Rovers	1 – 1	Dumbarton	Cliftonhill
15:00	Ferry 20'	SFL Report	Agnew 38'	Attendance: 471 Referee: Roache

Second Division 14 April 2012	East Fife	1 – 2	Albion Rovers	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Muir 82'	SFL Report	Chaplain 14' Gemmell 40' Werndly 90'	Attendance: 566 Referee: Hilland

Second Division 21 April 2012	Albion Rovers	1 – 1	Arbroath	Cliftonhill
15:00	Love 49'	SFL Report	Sibanda 72'	Attendance: 407 Referee: Robertson

Second Division 28 April 2012	Forfar Athletic	4 – 0	Albion Rovers	Station Park
15:00	Byers 3', 30' Ross 28' Hilson 62' Coyne 84'	SFL Report	Stevenson 11' Boyle 45'	Attendance: 554 Referee: Somers

Second Division 5 May 2012	Albion Rovers	1 – 2	Stirling Albion	Cliftonhill
15:00	Gemmell 5'	SFL Report	Day 61' Brass 75'	Attendance: 462 Referee: Madden

Play-offs SF R1 9 May 2012	Elgin City	1 – 0	Albion Rovers	Borough Briggs
19:45	Millar 53'	SFL Report	O'Byrne 29'	Attendance: 1,248 Referee: McDermott

Play-offs SF R2 12 May 2012	Albion Rovers	2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Elgin City	Cliftonhill
15:00	Gemmell 62' Chaplain 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 827 Referee: McKendrick

Play-offs Final R1 16 May 2012	Stranraer	2 – 0	Albion Rovers	Stair Park
19:45	McKeown 39' Moore 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 506 Referee: O'Reilly

Play-offs Final R2 20 May 2012	Albion Rovers	3 – 1 (aet) (3 – 3 agg.) (5 – 3 p)	Stranraer	Cliftonhill
15:00	Chaplain 6', 33' Love 25'	SFL Report	Grehan 27'	Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Winter
		Penalties
	Stevenson McStay Werndly O'Byrne Donnelly		McKeown Moore Taggart Stirling	\|

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup Round 1 30 July 2011	Albion Rovers	2–4	Falkirk	Cliftonhill
	Chaplain 33' (pen.) Boyle 90+2'	BBC Report	El Alagui 15', 67' Fulton 50' Higginbotham 69'	Attendance: 602 Referee: Tumilty

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup Round 3 19 November 2011	Ross County	4 – 0	Albion Rovers	Victoria Park
15:00	Gardyne 9', 70', 91' Lawson 27'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Clancy

Last updated 20 May 2012 ^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Chris Fahey	9	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		Derek Gaston	36	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	GK		David Crawford	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Michael O’Byrne	35	3	31	3	1	0	0	0	3	0
	DF		Alan Dempsie	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Jordan Halsman	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Todd Lumsden	22	2	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	DF		Alan Reid	41	0	35	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
	DF		Ciaran Donnelly	28	0	21	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	DF		Robert Donnelly	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Simon Marriott	28	0	22	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
	DF		James McGowan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Barry Russell	26	1	21	1	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF		Chris Boyle	27	3	22	2	0	0	1	1	4	0
	MF		Steven Canning	12	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	MF		Scott Chaplain	35	11	30	7	1	0	1	1	3	3
	MF		Daniel Ferry	9	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF		Ryan McStay	38	2	32	2	1	0	1	0	4	0
	MF		Tony Stevenson	40	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
	MF		Steven Lawless	10	3	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Daniel McKay	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Joseph Acquah	16	1	13	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		John Gemmell	35	10	29	9	1	0	1	0	4	1
	FW		James Gilmartin	15	2	15	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW		Chris Hamilton	9	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW		Robert Love	39	11	33	10	0	0	1	0	5	1
	FW		Marc Pollock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Thomas Reilly	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Andy Scott	16	0	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW		Sean Pierce	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW		Roddy Hunter	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Paul Quinn	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Jack Werndly	15	3	12	3	0	0	0	0	3	0

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 20 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
	GK	Chris Fahey	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	GK	Derek Gaston	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	GK	David Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Michael O’Byrne	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	1
	DF	Alan Dempsie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jordan Halsman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Todd Lumsden	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	DF	Alan Reid	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	'11	0
	DF	Ciaran Donnelly	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
	DF	Robert Donnelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Simon Marriott	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Barry Russell	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	Chris Boyle	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Steven Canning	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	MF	Scott Chaplain	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	MF	Daniel Ferry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Ryan McStay	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
	MF	Tony Stevenson	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	MF	Steven Lawless	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Joseph Acquah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	John Gemmell	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	FW	James Gilmartin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Chris Hamilton	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Robert Love	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Marc Pollock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Thomas Reilly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Andy Scott	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Sean Pierce	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	Roddy Hunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Paul Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jack Werndly	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Team		Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cowdenbeath	36	20	11	5	68	29	39	71
2	Arbroath	36	17	12	7	76	51	25	63
3	Dumbarton	36	17	7	12	61	61	0	58
4	Airdrie United	36	14	10	12	68	60	8	52
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
9	Albion Rovers	36	10	7	19	43	66	-23	37
10	Stirling Albion	36	9	7	20	46	70	-24	34


	Promotion to the First Division	Last updated: 00:01, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
	Qualification to the First Division Play-offs
	Qualification to the Second Division Play-offs
	Relegation to the Third Division

Player	From	Fee
Barry Russell	East Kilbride Thistle	Free
Ryan McStay	Dumbarton	Free^[8]
Chris Fahey	Cumnock Juniors	Free^[9]
Joseph Acquah	Neilston Juniors	Free^[9]
Simon Marriott	Celtic Boys Club	Free^[10]
Michael O’Byrne	Livingston	Free^[11]
Allan Dempsie	Elgin City	Free^[11]
Andy Scott	Alloa Athletic	Free^[12]
Lawless, StevenSteven Lawless	Motherwell	Loan^[13]
Scott Chaplain	Dumbarton	Free^[14]
Ross Clark	Stenhousemuir	Free^[15]
Thomas Reilly	St. Mirren	Loan^[16]
Jordan Halsman	Motherwell	Loan^[17]
Paul Quinn	Stenhousemuir	Free^[18]
Sean Pierce	Montrose	Free^[19]
Jack Werndly	Rangers	Loan^[20]
Daniel McKay	Kilmarnock	Free^[21]

Player	To	Fee
Iain Smith		Retired^[22]
Alan Benton	Linlithgow Rose^[23]	Free^[24]
Darren Smith	Berwick Rangers^[25]	Free^[24]
Anton Nugent	Ashfield	Free^[26]
Michael McGowan	Annan Athletic	Free^[27]
Paul Tyrell	Free Agent	Free
Terry Dignam	Blantyre Victoria	Free^[28]
Jamie O'Boyle	Free Agent	Free
Allan Dempsie	Free Agent	Free^[29]
James Gilmartin	Petershill	Loan^[30]
Steven Canning	Bo'ness United	Loan^[31]
Sean Pierce	Largs Thistle	Loan^[32]
Paul Quinn	Largs Thistle	Loan^[32]

Second Division 13 August 2011

Albion Rovers

Forfar Athletic

Cliftonhill

BBC Report

Attendance: 352
Referee: McKendrick

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Albion Rovers Football Club

Club Players Managers Lanarkshire derby Cliftonhill Almondvale Stadium New Douglas Park

Seasons 2011–12 2012–13

2011–12 in Scottish football

« 2010–11 2012–13 »

Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-19 League Women's Premier League 2011 2012

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2011 2012

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2012 Euro qualifying (UEFA Group I)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren

First Division	Ayr United Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers Ross County

Second Division	Airdrie United Albion Rovers Arbroath Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

Third Division	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stranraer

List of Scottish football transfers summer 2011 List of Scottish football transfers winter 2011–12