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2011–12 Annan Athletic F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Annan Athletic's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[1] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Annan Athletic
2011–12 season
ManagerHarry Cairney
StadiumGalabank
Scottish Third DivisionSixth
Challenge CupSemi-final
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott Gibson (7)
Aaron Muirhead (7)
Sean O'Connor (7)

All:
Aaron Muirhead (9)
Highest home attendance644 vs. Clyde, 27 August 2011
Lowest home attendance304vs. Stranraer, 6 December 2011

Summary

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Annan finished sixth in the Third Division.[2] They reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division

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6 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 5–2 Queen's Park Galabank
15:00 Cox   32'
Bell   45'
Gibson   59', 65'
Sloan   18', 27'
Annan Athletic Report Smith Attendance: 511
Referee: Clancy
13 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2–3 Annan Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Deasley   8'
McAllister   41'
Annan Athletic Report McKechnie   19', 50'
Harty   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 448
Referee: Anderson
20 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2–0 Alloa Athletic Galabank
15:00 Harty   33'
Cox   64'
Annan Athletic Report Attendance: 516
Referee: Collum
27 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1–0 Clyde Galabank
15:00 Sloan   29' BBC Report Attendance: 644
Referee: Graham
10 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 4–2 Annan Athletic Stair Park
Aitken   29' (83), pen.'
McColm   55' (71)
BBC Report Gibson   44'
Muirhead   64' (pen.)
Attendance: 396
Referee: Robertson
17 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 2–3 Annan Athletic Links Park
15:00 Boyle   13' (44) BBC Report Gibson   16' (84)
McKechnie   90'
Attendance: 308
Referee: Beaton
24 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 3–0 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Sloan   10'
Cox   25', 33'
BBC Report Attendance: 511
Referee: Conroy
15 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1–1 Elgin City Galabank
15:00 Gibson   74' SFL Report Cameron   4' Attendance: 417
Referee: Graham
8 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2–0 Peterhead Galabank
19:30 Muirhead   10' (Penalty)
Steele   11'
SFL Report Attendance: 388
Referee: Robertson
12 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 0–0 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00 McDonald   69'   SFL Report Watson   78'   Attendance: 668
Referee: Aitken
6 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0–3 Stranraer Galabank
19:30 Report McColm   18'
Grehan   31'
Stirling   79'
Attendance: 304
Referee: Hilland
10 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2–1 Montrose Galabank
15:00 O'Connor   33', 35'
Muirhead   53'
Report Winter   54' (Penalty) Attendance: 402
Referee: Aitken
24 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2–2 Berwick Rangers Galabank
15:00 Watson   18'
Harty   41'
McGowan   53'
Report Gibson   77' (Own Goal)
Gribben   82'
Notman   91'  
Attendance: 598
Referee: Cook
31 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 4–2 Annan Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Winter   41', 69'
Stirling   61' (Penalty)
Malcolm   88'
SFL Report Harty   36' (Penalty)
O'Connor   59'
Attendance: 592
Referee: Graham
7 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1–0 Clyde Galabank
15:00 O'Connor   64' Report Attendance: 505
Referee: Robertson
21 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2–3 Queen's Park Galabank
15:00 Winters   2'
O'Connor   90'
SFL Report McBride   19' (Penalty), 51' (Penalty)
Smith   88'
Attendance: 507
Referee: Dallas
28 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Winters   5'
Steele   57'
SFL Report Maxwell   12'
Lurinsky   24'
Attendance: 401
Referee: Cook
4 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1–1 Annan Athletic Links Park
15:00 Winter   45'
Cameron   77'
SFL Report Muirhead   78' (Penalty) Attendance: 246
Referee: Robertson
11 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 1 Elgin City Galabank
15:00 Steele   17' SFL Report Niven   29'
Durnan   89'
Attendance: 413
Referee: Robertson
18 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–3 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Gribben   80'
Walker   86'  
SFL Report Cox   19'
Winters   20'
O'Connor   59'
Attendance: 389
Referee: Barry Cook
25 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 3–2 Annan Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Tully   55'
Bavidge   60', 79'
McAllister   81'  
SFL Report Muirhead   15' (Penalty), 45' Attendance: 453
Referee: Hilland
3 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic Galabank
15:00 O'Connor   33' SFL Report Young   7'
May   77'
Attendance: 642
Referee: Graham
6 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 3–0 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
19:45 Gunn   28'
Muirhead   35' (o.g.)
Niven   78'
SFL Report McKechnie   84' Attendance: 588
Referee: Robertson
10 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 3 Stranraer Galabank
15:00 Swinglehurst   4' SFL Report Aitken   13' (Penalty)
McKeown   45+2'
Malcolm   87'
Attendance: 491
Referee: Robertson
17 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–1 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Pollock   26' SFL Report Winters   70'
Cox   75'
Attendance: 503
Referee: McDermott
24 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 2 Montrose Galabank
15:00 Muirhead   27' (Penalty) SFL Report Wood   5'
Winter   43' (Penalty)
Attendance: 418
Referee: Aitken
31 March 2012 Scottish 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 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers Galabank
15:00 Muirhead   24' SFL Report Townsley   50'  
Forster   72'
Attendance: 430
Referee: Steven
14 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 1 – 2 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
15:00 Millar   6'
Leslie   31'   45'
Report McKechnie   26' (38) Attendance: 715
Referee: Roache
14 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 1–2 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
15:00 Millar   6'
Leslie   45'  
SFL Report McKechnie   26', 38' Attendance: 715
Referee: Roache
21 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2–0 Annan Athletic Hampden Park
15:00 Longworth   30'
Watt   71'
SFL Report Attendance: 623
Referee: Hilland
28 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 3 Peterhead Galabank
15:00 SFL Report Deasley   21'
MacDonald   49'
McAllister   84'
Attendance: 408
Referee: Anderson

Challenge Cup

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9 August 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 2 Annan Athletic 4–2 Peterhead Galabank
Harty   30', 48', 87'
Muirhead   31'
BBC Report Redman   49'
McAllister   75' (pen.)
Attendance: 359
Referee: Stephen Finnie
4 September 2011 Challenge Cup QF Ayr United 0–1 Annan Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 BBC Report Cox   58' Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Charleston
9 October 2011 Challenge Cup SF Annan Athletic 0–3 Falkirk Galabank
15:00 BBC Report Millar   10'
El Alagui   25' (42)
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Salmond

League Cup

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30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1 Annan Athletic 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Galabank
Cox   21' BBC Report Barrowman   18'
Kirk   51'
Attendance: 767
Referee: Richmond

Scottish Cup

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29 October 2011 Round 2 Replay Annan Athletic 2–0 Alloa Athletic Galabank
15:00 Gilfillan   28'
Muirhead   85'
Sky Report Attendance: 502
Referee: Brines
19 November 2011 Round 3 Stenhousemuir 4–0 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Kean   9'
Rodgers   17', 22', 37'
BBC Report Attendance: 602
Referee: McKendrick

Player statistics

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Squad

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Last updated 5 May 2012 [6]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Jonny Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Ross Hyslop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Alex Mitchell 27 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK   ENG Craig Summersgill 17 0 11 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF   SCO Andy Aitken 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO John MacBeth 20 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Scott Gibson 30 7 23 7 2 0 1 0 4 0
DF   SCO Michael McGowan 43 1 35 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
DF   SCO Aaron Muirhead 34 9 27 7 3 1 1 0 3 1
DF   SCO Kevin Neilson 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Peter Watson 42 1 34 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
DF   SCO Sean Currie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Steven Swinglehurst 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Lee Underwood 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   NIR Bryan Gilfillan 27 1 20 0 3 1 1 0 3 0
MF   SCO Ryan Holms 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Chris Jardine 34 0 29 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Neil MacFarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jordan McKechnie 35 5 27 5 3 0 1 0 4 0
MF   SCO Steven Sloan 44 3 36 3 3 0 1 0 4 0
MF   SCO Jack Steele 35 4 28 4 2 0 1 0 4 0
MF   SCO Gary Wild 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Daniel Mitchell 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   NIR Ben McKenna 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jordan Atkinson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Graeme Bell 29 3 21 3 3 0 1 0 4 0
FW   SCO David Cox 39 8 31 5 3 0 1 1 4 2
FW   SCO Bryan Felvus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ian Harty 18 8 13 4 0 0 1 0 4 4
FW   ENG Sean O'Connor 34 7 27 7 2 0 1 0 4 0
FW   SCO David Winters 17 4 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
                   
  GK Jonny Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Ross Hyslop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Alex Mitchell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  GK Craig Summersgill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Andy Aitken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF John MacBeth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Scott Gibson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
  DF Michael McGowan 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  DF Aaron Muirhead 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
  DF Kevin Neilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Peter Watson 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
  DF Sean Currie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Steven Swinglehurst 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF Bryan Gilfillan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Ryan Holms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Chris Jardine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Neil MacFarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Jordan McKechnie 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
  MF Steven Sloan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Jack Steele 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
  MF Gary Wild 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Daniel Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Ben McKenna 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Graeme Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW David Cox 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
  FW Bryan Felvus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Ian Harty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Sean O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW David Winters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

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Last updated 21 December 2011
Nation Name Award Month
  Harry Cairney[7] Third Division Manager of the Month August

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
4 Elgin City 36 16 9 11 68 60 +8 57 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
5 Peterhead 36 15 6 15 51 53 −2 51
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Annan voted into Scottish league". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ "2011/12 Scottish Division Three Table / Standings". ESPN. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 14 May 2012.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Ramsdens Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  4. ^ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Stenhousemuir F.C. v Annan Athletic F.C." Scottish Football Association. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Soccerbase Team Stats". Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  7. ^ "IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards for August 2011". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Jordan joins Annan". Scottish Football League. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. ^ "McGowan will complete century at Annan". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Gibson joins Annan". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Annan sign three". Scottish Football League. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Annan go Wild". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Annan Transfer News". Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Player Update". annanathleticfc.co.uk. Annan Athletic F.C. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  15. ^ "DEFENDER HEADS NORTH". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Wnters set in Annan". Scottish Football League. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Another Girvan stalemate". Carrick Today. Johnston Press. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  18. ^ "Winger departs Annan". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  19. ^ "Striker leaves Galabank for Junior side". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  20. ^ "Signings Monday, 12 September 2011". SJFA. Scottish Football Association. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  21. ^ "Player profile Greg Kelly". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  22. ^ "Player profile Mike Jack". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  23. ^ "Player profile Neil Macfarlane". annanathleticfc.com. Annan Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  24. ^ "Report Star hit six". dalbeattiestar.co.uk. Dalbeattie Star F.C. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  25. ^ "Gibson rejoins Junior side". Scottish Football League. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.