2011–12 East Fife F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was East Fife's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

East Fife F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanSid Collumbine
ManagerJohn Robertson (until 1 March 2012)
Gordon Durie (caretaker)
StadiumBayview Stadium
Scottish Second Division6th
Scottish Challenge CupQuarter-final (eliminated by Falkirk)
Scottish League CupQuarter-final (eliminated by Kilmarnock)
Scottish CupFourth round (eliminated by Falkirk)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Wallace (20)
All: Ryan Wallace (27)
Highest home attendance1,022 vs. Cowdenbeath, 5 November 2011
Lowest home attendance390 vs. Albion Rovers, 24 January 2012

Summary

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East Fife finished sixth in the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup,[2] the Quarter-final of the League Cup[3] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]

Management

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They began the 2011–12 season under the management of John Robertson. On 1 March 2012, Robertson was sacked[5] with Gordon Durie being appointed as caretaker manager.[6] On 11 March, he was made manager on a permanent basis[7] with Gordon Chisholm being appointed as his assistant.[8]

Results & fixtures

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Pre season

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

5 July 2011 Friendly East Fife 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Scotsman Report Wallace   40'
Grainger   59'
Novikovas   60'
Referee: John Beaton

16 July 2011
Gilvenbank Hotel Football Festival Semi-Final
East Fife 0 – 0
7 – 6 (pens.)
Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium, Methil
13:00 Raith Rovers Report Referee: Craig Charleston

17 July 2011
The Gilvenbank Hotel Football Festival Final
East Fife 1–0 Dundee Bayview Stadium, Methil
McKinlay   18' Dundee Report Referee: Brian Colvin

Scottish Second Division

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13 August 2011 SSD East Fife 2–0 Airdrie United Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Johnstone   36'
Linn   64'
Muir   71'
BBC Report Attendance: 759
Referee: McDermott
20 August 2011 SSD Arbroath 3–0 East Fife Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Swankie   28'
Doris   69', 81' (pen.)
BBC Report Attendance: 723
Referee: McKendrick
27 August 2011 SSD East Fife 0–6 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 SFL Report McBride   17'
Prunty   20', 33', 79', 85'
Lyden   45'
Attendance: 635
Referee: McLean
10 September 2011 SSD Cowdenbeath 3–2 East Fife Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart   17'
Park   52' (o.g.)
Robertson   76'
BBC Report Wallace   3'
Muir   62'
Attendance: 540
Referee: Madden
17 September 2011 SSD East Fife 1–1 Brechin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace   8' BBC Report Lister   57' Attendance: 501
Referee: McKendrick
24 September 2011 SSD Stenhousemuir 2–1 East Fife Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Kean   19'
Rodgers   88'
BBC Report Wallace   56' Attendance: 642
Referee: Beaton
1 October 2011 SSD East Fife 4–3 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Ovenstone   15'
Muir   32'
Ogleby   44'
Wallace   83'
BBC Report Byers   19'
Ovenstone   40' (o.g.)
Shaughnessy   53'
McHugh   76'
Attendance: 533
Referee: Clancy
15 October 2011 SSD Albion Rovers 0–3 East Fife Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 BBC Report Johnstone   38', 51'
Linn   83'
Attendance: 403
Referee: Northcroft
22 October 2011 SSD East Fife 1–0 Stirling Albion Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace   88' BBC Report Attendance: 617
Referee: McDermott
29 October 2011 SSD Airdrie United 1–3 East Fife Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Donnelly   74'
Lovering   82'
BBC Report Wallace   34'
Johnstone   81'
Linn   85'
Attendance: 849
Referee: McDermott
5 November 2011 SSD East Fife 1–3 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace   6' BBC Report Linton   48'
Robertson   62'
Morton   90'
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Brines
12 November 2011 SSD Dumbarton 3–0 East Fife Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00 Agnew   34'
Gilhaney   60'
Lithgow   68'
SFL Report Attendance: 678
Referee: Hilland
26 November 2011 SSD Brechin City 0–2 East Fife Glebe Park
15:00 SFL Report Linn   1'
Ogleby   22'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Charleston
3 December 2011 SSD East Fife 1–3 Stenhousemuir Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Linn   80' SFL Report Kean   15'
Rodgers   48'
Quinn   90'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Winter
26 December 2011 SSD East Fife P – P Dumbarton Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00
2 January 2012 SSD Cowdenbeath 4–0 East Fife Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton   10'
Cameron   60'
Ramsay   75'
McKenzie   90'
BBC Report Attendance: 485
Referee: Colvin
14 January 2012 SSD East Fife 2–2 Arbroath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Cook   6'
Hislop   52'
SFL Report Malcolm   31'
Swankie   78'
Attendance: 617
Referee: Hilland
21 January 2012 SSD Stirling Albion 0–1 East Fife Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McCormack   20'
Wallace   51'
Attendance: 608
Referee: Murray
24 January 2012 SSD East Fife 2–0 Albion Rovers Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Sloan   77'
Linn   88'
SFL Report Attendance: 390
Referee: Hilland
28 January 2012 SSD Stenhousemuir 1–0 East Fife Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 Rodgers   59' SFL Report Attendance: 687
Referee: Conroy
11 February 2012 SSD Albion Rovers 1–1 East Fife Cliftonhill
15:00 Halsman   83' SFL Report Wallace   57' Attendance: 348
Referee: Muir
18 February 2012 SSD East Fife 4–0 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Sloan   11' (Penalty), 15'
Hislop   36'
Wallace   70'
SFL Report Attendance: 536
Referee: Charleston
21 February 2012 SSD East Fife 1–2 Dumbarton Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Linn   23' SFL Report Gilhaney   52'
Graham   79'
Attendance: 397
Referee: Finnie
25 February 2012 SSD East Fife 2–0 Airdrie United Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Sloan   42' (Penalty)
Johnstone   87'
SFL Report Adam   37'
Lynch   78'  
Attendance: 535
Referee: Northcroft
28 February 2012 SSD Forfar Athletic 3–2 East Fife Station Park
19:45 Low   4'
Templeman   15' (Penalty), 64'
SFL Report Sloan   19' (Penalty)
Wallace   90' (Penalty)
Attendance: 432
Referee: Collum
3 March 2012 SSD Arbroath 2–2 East Fife Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Caddis   6', 15' SFL Report Sloan   28'
Hislop   43'
White   95'  
Attendance: 842
Referee: Tumilty
6 March 2012 SSD East Fife 2–2 Brechin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
19:45 Sloan   25' (pen.), 45' SFL Report McManus   21'
McKenna   34'
Attendance: 416
Referee: Somers
10 March 2012 SSD East Fife 0–1 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 SFL Report McKenzie   43' Attendance: 926
Referee: McKendrick
17 March 2012 SSD Dumbarton 0–4 East Fife Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00 SFL Report Wallace   4', 24'
Grindlay   23' (Own goal)
Dalziel   51'
Attendance: 713
Referee: Richmond
24 March 2012 SSD Brechin City 1–3 East Fife Glebe Park
15:00 Moyes   16' SFL Report Wallace   31', 51', 90' Attendance: 525
Referee: Madden
31 March 2012 SSD East Fife 1–1 Stenhousemuir Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace   8'
White   88'  
SFL Report Ferguson   81' (pen.) Attendance: 742
Referee: Cook
7 April 2012 SSD Forfar Athletic 1–4 East Fife Station Park
15:00 Byers   32' SFL Report Dalziel   15', 90'
Wallace   18', 53'
Attendance: 559
Referee: McDermott
14 April 2012 SSD East Fife 1–2 Albion Rovers Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Muir   82' SFL Report Chaplain   14'
Gemmell   40'
Werndly   90'  
Attendance: 566
Referee: Hilland
21 April 2012 SSD East Fife 1–0 Stirling Albion Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace   90' (Penalty) SFL Report Attendance: 495
Referee: Tumilty
28 April 2012 SSD Airdrie United 2–0 East Fife Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Lynch   51'
Bain   82'
McLaren   91'
SFL Report White   92' Attendance: 1,223
Referee: Beaton
5 May 2012 SSD East Fife 1–3 Arbroath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Muir   90' SFL Report Samuel   8'
Caddis   29'
Sibanda   72'
Attendance: 597
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

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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
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Falkirk 2–0 East Fife Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00 Dods   7'
El Alagui   21'
BBC Sport Attendance: 2,475
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish League Cup

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30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 East Fife 2–1 Elgin City Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Ogleby   60'
Wallace   72'
BBC Report Cameron   73' Attendance: 514
Referee: Cook
20 September 2011 Scottish League Cup round 3 Aberdeen 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
East Fife Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
19:45 McArdle   40'
Mackie   46'
Fallon   90'
BBC Report Wallace   31'
Park   54'
Sloan   57'
Attendance: 3,964
Referee: McLean
Penalties
Fallon  
Magennis  
Arnason  
Pawlett  
Foster  
Clark  
Ogleby  
Smith  
Dalziel  
Linn  
Hislop  
Park  
25 October 2011 Scottish League Cup QF Kilmarnock 2–0 East Fife Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
19:45 Sissoko   73'
Harkins   81'
BBC Report Ogleby   45'   Attendance: 4,029
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Challenge Cup

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23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Montrose 1–6 East Fife Links Park, Montrose
McPhee   73' SFL Report Linn   16'
Ogleby   27', 51', 63' (pen.)
Wallace   31'
Young   64'
Attendance: 404
Referee: Anderson
4 September 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup QF East Fife 1–4 Falkirk Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace   27' BBC Report Millar   42'
Higginbotham   52', 87'
Sibbald   54'
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Colvin

Fife cup

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30 August 2011 Fife Cup Semi-Final East Fife 0–6 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
Cowdembeath Report Ferguson   24', 31' (pen.), 34', 57'
Stewart   44'
O'Brien   58'
Referee: Lambie

Player statistics

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Squad

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Last updated 6 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Michael Brown 29 0 23+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK   SCO Mark Ridgers 17 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
GK   SCO Andrew Collier 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Darren McCormack 17 0 16+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG David Cowan 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Steven Campbell 29 0 22+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Scott Durie 39 0 29+1 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO David Muir 39 4 25+6 4 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO John Ovenstone 30 1 19+4 1 0+1 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF   HKG Andrew Cook 30 1 22+4 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
DF   SCO David White 31 0 27+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Chris Innes 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   AUS Matthew Park 21 1 14+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 1 3+0 0
MF   SCO Craig Johnstone 36 5 16+12 5 0+2 0 2+1 0 3+0 0
MF   SCO Robert Sloan 39 10 16+16 8 1+0 1 2+1 1 1+2 0
MF   SCO Lloyd Young 8 1 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+3 1
MF   SCO Darren Smith 38 0 26+4 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Paul McQuade 16 0 3+10 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
MF   SCO Neil Janczyk 19 0 16+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Ross Brown 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Steve Hislop 33 3 14+13 3 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
FW   SCO Bobby Linn 44 10 35+0 7 2+0 1 4+0 1 3+0 1
FW   SCO Ryan Wallace 41 27 32+0 20 2+0 1 4+0 2 3+0 4
FW   SCO Scott Dalziel 31 4 10+16 3 0+0 0 1+2 1 1+1 0
FW   WAL Robert Ogleby 19 8 13+1 2 1+0 2 3+0 1 1+0 3
FW   SCO Jamie Devlin 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO James Martin 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 6 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
                   
  GK Michael Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Mark Ridgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Andrew Collier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Darren McCormack 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  DF David Cowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Steven Campbell 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Scott Durie 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  DF David Muir 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
  DF John Ovenstone 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Andrew Cook 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  DF David White 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 3
  MF Matthew Park 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF Craig Johnstone 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF Robert Sloan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Lloyd Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Darren Smith 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  MF Paul McQuade 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Ross Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Neil Janczyk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Steve Hislop 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Bobby Linn 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Ryan Wallace 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
  FW Scott Dalziel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Robert Ogleby 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
  FW Jamie Devlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW James Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

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Last updated 4 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
  Mark Ridgers[9] Young Player of the Month September
  John Robertson[10] Second Division Manager of the Month October
  Ryan Wallace[11] Ginger Boot Winner March

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[a] Qualification for the First Division play-offs
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United

Transfers

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References

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