2011–12 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was East Stirlingshire's eighteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1993–94 season, following league reconstruction.[1] East Stirlingshire also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

East Stirlingshire
2011–12 season
ChairmanLes Thomson
Head coachJohn Coughlin
StadiumOchilview Park
Scottish Third Division10th
Challenge CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Turner (6)

All:
Andy Stirling (7)
Kevin Turner (7)
Highest home attendance531 (v Alloa Athletic, 2 January 2012)
Lowest home attendance215 (v Annan Athletic, 3 December 2011)

Summary edit

East Stirlingshire finished tenth in the Third Division.[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division edit

6 August 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–0 Montrose Ochilview Park
15:00 Jackson   79' (pen.) BBC Report Smart   77' Attendance: 282
Referee: Cook
13 August 2011 Third Division Berwick Rangers 4–2 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park
15:00 Currie   9' (pen.), 90'
Gray   50'
McLaren   71'
BBC Report Jackson   71'
Love   75' (pen.)
Gibson   88'
Attendance: 441
Referee: Dallas
27 August 2011 Third Division Elgin City 2–0 East Stirlingshire Borough Briggs
15:00 Gunn   30' (81) SFL Report Attendance: 578
Referee: Roache
17 September 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Stranraer Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling   19'
Stirling   72'  
BBC Report Noble   12'
McColm   70'
Moore   90'
Attendance: 271
Referee: Clancy
24 September 2011 Third Division Annan Athletic 3–0 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Sloan   10'
Cox   25', 33'
BBC Report Attendance: 511
Referee: Conroy
1 October 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Queen's Park Ochilview Park
15:00 Love   89' BBC Report Little   39'
Watt   54'
Murray   80'
McBride   83'
Attendance: 384
Referee: Anderson
15 October 2011 Third Division Clyde 7–1 East Stirlingshire Broadwood Stadium
McDonald   14'
Brown   19'
Neil   31'
Gallagher   77'
Oliver   81'
Cusack   82'
Archdeacon   90'
SFL Report Coyne   82' Attendance: 617
Referee: Robertson
5 November 2011 Third Division Montrose 2–1 East Stirlingshire Links Park
15:00 Johnston  2'
Smart   60'
SFL Report Stirling   13' Attendance: 315
Referee: Graham
9 November 2011 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 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–1 Elgin City Ochilview Park
19:45 Coyne   40'
Love   78'  
SFL Report Gunn   1' Attendance: 234
Referee: Anderson
10 December 2011 Third Division Stranraer 6–0 East Stirlingshire Stair Park
15:00 Stirling   30' (Penalty), 32'
Winter   33'
McColm   58'
Taggart   63'
Moore   83'
SFL Report Attendance: 276
Referee: Roache
17 December 2011 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–1 Clyde Ochilview Park
15:00 Turner   45' BBC Report Cusack   92' Attendance: 490
Referee: Barry Cook
24 December 2011 Third Division Queen's Park 2–0 East Stirlinghsire Hampden Park
15:00 Watt   38'
Smith   67'
SFL Report Attendance: 504
Referee: Aitken
2 January 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–3 Alloa Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Beveridge   6' SFL Report May   2', 46', 74' Attendance: 531
Referee: Northcroft
7 January 2012 Third Division Elgin City 3–1 East Stirlingshire Borough Briggs
15:00 Leslie   43'
MacPhee   73'
Crooks   90'
SFL Report Coyne   45' (Penalty) Attendance: 531
Referee: Somers
14 January 2012 Third Division Peterhead 1–0 East Stirlingshire Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Wyness   35' SFL Report Attendance: 451
Referee: Anderson
21 January 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 3–1 Montrose Ochilview Park
15:00 Lurinsky   38', 49'
Turner   55'
SFL Report Winter   59' Attendance: 248
Referee: Robertson
28 January 2012 Third Division Annan Athletic 2–2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Winters   5'
Steele   57'
SFL Report Maxwell   12'
Lurinsky   24'
Attendance: 401
Referee: Barry Cook
4 February 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 2–2 Stranraer Ochilview Park
15:00 Maxwell   3'
Horner   45'
SFL Report Stirling   33'
Aitken   89' (Penalty)
Attendance: 275
Referee: Conroy
11 February 2012 Third Division Clyde 3–0 East Stirlingshire Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Sweeney   19' (Penalty)
Sloss   46'
Neill   66'
SFL Report Attendance: 507
Referee: Graham
18 February 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–2 Queen's Park Ochilview Park
15:00 Maxwell   74' SFL Report Longworth   79' (90) Attendance: 346
Referee: McKendrick
3 March 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 6–3 Peterhead Ochilview Park
15:00 Hunter   10'
Devlin   23'
Lurinsky   33' (Penalty)
Maxwell   38'
Stirling   41', 90'
Maxwell   62'  
SFL Report Sharp   1'
MacDonald   50'
McBain   57'
MacDonald   94'
Attendance: 277
Referee: Beaton
10 March 2012 Third Division Alloa Athletic 5–1 East Stirlingshire Recreation Park
15:00 Winters   26'
May   43'
Harding   60'
McCord   72'
Campbell   81'
SFL Report Lurinsky   1' Attendance: 579
Referee: Barry Cook
17 March 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 2–2 Elgin City Ochilview Park
15:00 Turner   7'
Stirling   58'
Frances   83'  
SFL Report Niven   41'
MacPhee   84' (Penalty)
Durnan   90'  
Attendance: 264
Referee: Anderson
24 March 2012 Third Division Stranraer 4–1 East Stirlingshire Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm   9'
Moore   17'
Devlin   45' (Own goal)
Stirling   52'
SFL Report Turner   90' Attendance: 304
Referee: Dallas
31 March 2012 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 Third Division Queen's Park 5–1 East Stirlingshire Hampden Park
15:00 Longworth   32'
Quinn   49', 57'
Burns   67'
McBride   88' (Penalty)
SFL Report Ramage   79'
Devlin   84'  
Attendance: 477
Referee: Markham-Jones
14 April 2012 Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–1 Clyde Ochilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Neil   76' Attendance: 434
Referee: Northcroft
21 April 2012 Third Division Montrose 3–1 East Stirlingshire Links Park
15:00 Boyle   24', 83'
Wood   72'
SFL Report Turner   15' Attendance: 329
Referee: Graham
28 April 2012 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

Challenge Cup edit

24 July 2011 First round Dumbarton 3–2 East Stirlingshire Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Prunty   54'
Gilhaney   61' (pen.)
Walker   90'
BBC Report Love   66'
Turner   70'
Attendance: 454
Referee: Robertson

League Cup edit

30 July 2011 First round East Stirlingshire 0–3 Ayr United Ochilview Park
15:00 BBC Report   39' Trouten
  45', 52' Roberts
Attendance: 535
Referee: Anderson

Scottish Cup edit

23 October 2011 Round 2 replay East Stirlingshire 1–1 Buckie Thistle Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling   48'
Frances   90'  
Cane   90'
Sky Report Hunter   53' (Own Goal) Attendance: 372
Referee: Barry Cook
29 October 2011 Round 2 replay Buckie Thistle 2–4 (a.e.t.) East Stirlingshire Victoria Park
15:00 MacMillan   51'
Chrisholm   59'
Sky Report Stirling   3'
Coyne   30'
Gibson   94'
Team   113'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Barry Cook
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

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

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   WAL Calum Antell 39 0 35 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
GK   SCO Craig Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Grant Hay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Gavin Sorley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG David Cane (footballer) 30 0 26 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Iain Chisholm 25 0 20 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Joe Dingwall 32 1 29 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Ryan Frances 18 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Steven Jackson 38 1 33 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Stuart Beveridge 12 1 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jamie Glasgow 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Ally Love 20 3 16 2 2 0 1 0 1 1
MF   SCO Andy Stirling 40 7 35 5 3 2 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Craig Scott 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Michael Hunter 37 2 32 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Ryan Wilkie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Dominico Gibson 11 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Scott Maxwell 31 4 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Stuart Love 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Scott Fulton 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Lewis Horner 26 2 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Craig Winter 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jamie Benton 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Rhys Devlin 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Steven Tart 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jack Campbell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Kyle Gillespie 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Alex Lurinsky 31 5 27 5 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO Fraser Team 22 1 18 0 2 1 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO Joe Savage 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Jordyn Sheerin 21 1 19 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   SCO Kevin Turner 37 7 32 6 3 0 1 0 1 1
FW   SCO Bradley Coyne 14 6 11 5 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Graeme Ramage 10 1 10 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 Calum Antell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  GK Gavin Sorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF David Cane 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
  DF Iain Chisholm 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
  DF Joe Dingwall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  DF Ryan Frances 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 3
  DF Steven Jackson 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
  DF Stuart Beveridge 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  MF Ally Love 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
  MF Andy Stirling 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  MF Craig Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Michael Hunter 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
  MF Ryan Wilkie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Nico Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Scott Maxwell 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
  MF Stuart Love 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Scott Fulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Lewis Horner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Craig Winter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Jamie Benton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Rhys Devlin 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  MF Steven Tart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Alex Lurinsky 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Fraser Team 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Joe Savage 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Jordyn Sheerin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Kevin Turner 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
  FW Bradley Coyne 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Graeme Ramage 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
10 East Stirlingshire 36 6 6 24 38 88 −50 24
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers edit

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