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2011–12 Berwick Rangers F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Berwick Rangers's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2004–05 season.[1] Berwick also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Berwick Rangers
2011–12 season
ChairmanBrian Porteous
ManagerJimmy Crease (until 26 October 2011)
Ian Little (caretaker)
StadiumShielfield Park
Scottish Third DivisionSeventh
Challenge CupSemi-final
League CupSecond round
Scottish CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Damon Gray (9)
All:
Damon Gray (7)
Darren Gribben (7)
Danny Handling (7)
Highest home attendance486 vs. Alloa Athletic, 14 April 2012
Lowest home attendance278 vs. Peterhead, 28 February 2012

Summary edit

Berwick Rangers finished seventh in the Third Division.[2] They reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Management edit

They began the 2011–12 season under the management of Jimmy Crease. On 26 October 2011, Crease stepped down following their defeat to Deveronvale.[6] Ian Little was made caretaker manager[7] and after some good results, Berwick announced in mid-November that Little would stay in charge until 31 December, when matters will be re-assessed.[7][8] On 28 December 2011, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager until at least the end of the 2011–12 season.[9][10] On 17 March 2012, Berwick Rangers announced that Little would remain as manager on a permanent basis.[11]

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division edit

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Third Division
6 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 4–1 Berwick Rangers Borough Briggs
Gunn   17' (20), pen.' (51), 70' BBC Report Currie   84' Attendance: 534
Referee: McKendrick
13 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 4–2 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park
Currie   9' (pen.), 90'
Gray   50'
McLaren   71'		 BBC Report Jackson   71'
Love   75' (pen.)
Gibson   88'		 Attendance: 441
Referee: Dallas
20 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 2–1 Berwick Rangers Stair Park
Aitken   62'
Malcolm   64'		 BBC Report McLaren   77' Attendance: 260
Referee: Cook
27 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 1–1 Berwick Rangers Hampden Park
Daly   60' BBC Report McDonald   20' Attendance: 504
Referee: Anderson
10 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 1–2 Montrose Shielfield Park
McLaren   11'
Townsley   80'		 BBC Report Winter   23'
Pierce   81' (pen.)
Masson   81'  		 Attendance: 368
Referee: Roache
17 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–1 Peterhead Shielfield Park
McLaren   12' (43) BBC Report McAllister   15' (pen.) Attendance: 334
Referee: Madden
24 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–4 Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
Neill   48' BBC Report Gray   41'
Gribben   54', 56'
Smith   90'		 Attendance: 618
Referee: Somers
1 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–1 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
Gribben   81' BBC Report Gibson   71' Attendance: 412
Referee: Aitken
15 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 1–1 Berwick Rangers Recreation Park
15:00 Holmes   7' SFL Report McLeod   16' Attendance: 442
Referee: Robertson
29 October 2011 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire P – P Berwick Rangers Ochilview Park
15:00
5 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 1–1 Elgin City Shielfield Park
15:00 Greenhill   14'
Gribben   45'		 SFL Report Gunn   34' Attendance: 327
Referee: Finnie
9 November 2011 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Berwick Rangers Ochilview Park
19:45 Coyne   17' SFL Report Gribben   7' (66), Penalty'
McLean   31'		 Attendance: 310
Referee: Dallas
12 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–0 Queen's Park Shielfield Park
15:00 Noble   80'
Gray   82'		 SFL Report Attendance: 449
Referee: Barry Cook
26 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3–5 Berwick Rangers Links Park
15:00 Boyle   9'
Lunan   50'
Cameron   86'		 SFL Report Gribben   20', 25'
Noble   60', 79'
Gray   90'		 Attendance: 328
Referee: Clancy
3 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–2 Clyde Shielfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Sweeney   25' (Penalty)
Cusack   86'		 Attendance: 410
Referee: Somers
10 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead P – P Berwick Rangers Balmoor Stadium
15:00
17 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–2 Alloa Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Deland   78'
Gray   84'		 SFL Report McCord   44'
May   61'		 Attendance: 362
Referee: Allan
20 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–0 Berwick Rangers Balmoor Stadium
19:45 McAllister   45' (pen.) SFL Report Attendance: 438
Referee: Salmond
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: Barry Cook
2 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–2 Montrose Shielfield Park
15:00 Deland   15'
Greenhill   62'		 SFL Report Johnston   45'
Boyle   58'		 Attendance: 455
Referee: Anderson
7 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park P – P Berwick Rangers Hampden Park
15:00
14 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–2 Stranraer Shielfield Park
15:00 Notman   10'
Lee Currie   32'		 SFL Report McColm   6'
Malcolm   75'		 Attendance: 438
Referee: Salmond
21 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 4–0 Berwick Rangers Borough Briggs
15:00 Millar   35', 53'
MacPhee   37'
Leslie   49'		 SFL Report McDonald   60' Attendance: 438
Referee: Roache
28 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde P – P Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
15:00
4 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers P – P Peterhead Shielfield Park
15:00
11 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 0–1 Berwick Rangers Recreation Park
15:00 SFL Report Gray   59' (Penalty)
Notman   84'  		 Attendance: 544
Referee: Dallas
15 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2–2 Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
19:45 Brown   6'
Neill   13'
Gray   45'		 SFL Report Walker   29'
Gray   90'		 Attendance: 351
Referee: Aitken
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
21 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2–2 Berwick Rangers Hampden Park
19:30 Watt   26'
Quinn   90'		 SFL Report Gribben   21'
Greenhill   90'		 Attendance: 413
Referee: Robertson
25 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–2 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Dingwall   40'
Turner   84'		 Attendance: 349
Referee: Robertson
28 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–1 Peterhead Shielfield Park
19:45 SFL Report Bavidge   83' Attendance: 278
Referee: Somers
3 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 1–3 Berwick Rangers Stair Park
15:00 McColm   45' SFL Report Noble   27'
McLaren   68'
Ferguson   80'		 Attendance: 330
Referee: Anderson
10 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1–1 Berwick Rangers Links Park
15:00 Boyle   49' SFL Report Gray   80' Attendance: 318
Referee: Beaton
17 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 1–4 Queen's Park Shielfield Park
15:00 Greenhill   57' SFL Report Brough   54'
McBride   61'
Forster   64' (own goal)
Daly   79'		 Attendance: 428
Referee: Conroy
24 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–2 Berwick Rangers Balmoor Stadium
15:00 McAllister   49' (Penalty) SFL Report Handling   23', 56'
Forster   58'		 Attendance: 396
Referee: McDermott
31 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 3–0 Clyde Shielfield Park
15:00 Handling   31', 35'
Currie   88'		 SFL Report Attendance: 389
Referee: Roache
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 Berwick Rangers 5–0 Alloa Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Handling   13', 51'
Currie   14'
Harding   34' (Own goal)
Noble   58'		 SFL Report Attendance: 486
Referee: Anderson
21 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 3–3 Elgin City Shielfield Park
15:00 McDonald   1'
Forster   45'
Noble   53'
McLean   87'  		 SFL Report Durnan   23'
Crooks   75'
Gunn   77'		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Somers
28 April 2012 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 2–1 Berwick Rangers Ochilview Park
15:00 Horner   6'
Sheerin   18'
Frances   70'  		 SFL Report Notman   52'
Currie   70' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 277
Referee: Aitken
5 May 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 1–0 Stranraer Shielfield Park
15:00 Handling   70'
Miller   84'  		 SFL Report Attendance: 402
Referee: Barry Cook

Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1 Clyde 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
Fitzpatrick   36'
McDonald   51'		 BBC Report Currie   4'
Gray   10'		 Attendance: 472
Referee: O'Reilly
9 August 2011 Challenge Cup Quarter-final Dumbarton 2–2 Berwick Rangers Strathclyde Homes Stadium
BBC Report Greenhill   55'
Currie   89'		 Attendance: 334
Referee: Charleston
4 September 2011 Challenge Cup Semi-final Berwick Rangers 1–2 Livingston Shielfield Park
15:00 McDonald   52' BBC Report Scougall   12'
Russell   85'		 Attendance: 567
Referee: Beaton

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 League Cup round 1 Partick Thistle 1–3 Berwick Rangers Firhill Stadium
Cairney   28'
Paton   47'
Balatoni   79'		 BBC Report Gray   33'
Noble   73'
P. Currie   79' (pen.) McDonald   81'  		 Attendance: 1,255
Referee: McLean
23 August 2011 League Cup round 2 Hibernian 5–0 Berwick Rangers Easter Road
Scott   11', 58'
Sodje   38'
O'Connor   51'
Sproule   87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
22 October 2011 Scottish Cup round 2 Deveronvale 4–0 Berwick Rangers Princess Royal Park
15:00 Duncan   19'
Fraser   29'
Blackhall   66'
McKenzie   71' (Penalty)		 Sky Report Thomson   69' Attendance: 650
Referee: Robertson

East of Scotland Cup edit

Main article: 2011–12 East of Scotland 'City' Cup
7 January 2012 Final Berwick Rangers 2–0 Edinburgh City Shielfield Park
15:00 Gribben   5'
Gray   48'		 [1] Attendance: 122
Referee: ??

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

Last updated 5 May 2012 [12]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Jamie Barclay 35 0 29 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
GK   SCO Youssef Bejaoui 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Ian McCaldon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Mark Peat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Gavin Sorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Michael Deland 18 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stephen Thompson 24 0 18 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO Guy Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Andy McLean 31 1 27 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO Chris McLeod 19 0 14 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO Steven Notman 32 1 29 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Elliott Smith 18 1 13 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Chris Townsley 31 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF   SCO Richard Walker 21 1 16 1 1 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Stephen Tulloch 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Conner McGlinchey 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jordon Forster 10 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Kevin McDonald 35 3 30 2 1 0 1 0 3 1
MF   SCO Darren Smith 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Lee Currie 37 6 32 4 1 0 2 0 2 2
MF   SCO Paul Currie (footballer) 10 4 5 3 0 0 2 1 3 0
MF   SCO David Greenhill 29 4 26 3 0 0 1 0 2 1
MF   SCO Fraser McLaren 28 5 25 5 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO Aaron Ponton 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Ross Gray 20 1 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Ben Miller 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Damon Gray 35 9 29 7 1 0 2 1 3 1
FW   SCO Darren Gribben 32 7 27 7 1 0 2 0 2 0
FW   SCO Danny Handling 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Stuart Noble 38 7 32 6 1 0 2 1 3 0
FW   SCO Ian Little 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Darren Lavery 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Ferguson 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
                   
  GK Jamie Barclay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Youssef Bejaoui 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  GK Ian McCaldon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Mark Peat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Gavin Sorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Michael Deland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3' 0
  DF Guy Kerr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Andy McLean 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
  DF Chris McLeod 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Stephen Thompson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1
  DF Chris Townsley 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
  DF Elliott Smith 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Richard Walker 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  DF Stephen Tulloch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Conner McGlinchey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Jordon Forster 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  MF Darren Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Kevin McDonald 6 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 2
  MF Steven Notman 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
  MF Lee Currie 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 12 0
  MF Paul Currie (footballer) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
  MF David Greenhill 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
  MF Fraser McLaren 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
  MF Aaron Ponton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Ross Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Ben Miller 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
  FW Damon Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Darren Gribben 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  FW Danny Handling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Ian Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Darren Lavery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW John Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards edit

Last updated 24 December 2011
Nation Name Award Month
  Ian Little[13] Third Division Manager of the Month November
  Darren Gribben[14] Ginger Boot Winner November

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
9 Clyde 36 8 11 17 35 50 −15 35
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers edit

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