2011–12 Annan Athletic F.C. season

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

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.

Summary

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division

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
1 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–1 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
Gribben Red card 81' BBC Report Gibson 71' Attendance: 412
Referee: Aitken
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
29 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic P – P Peterhead Galabank
15:00
5 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 0–0 Annan Athletic Hampden Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 502
Referee: Des Roache
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 Yellow card 69' Red card SFL Report Watson Yellow card 78' Red card Attendance: 668
Referee: Aitken
26 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic P – P Stranraer Galabank
15:00
3 December 2011 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–0 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
19:45 Coyne 39' Annan Report Attendance: 215
Referee: Robertson
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 Red card 53'		 Report Winter 54' (Penalty) Attendance: 402
Referee: Aitken
17 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Elgin City P – P Annan Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Postponements
24 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2–2 Berwick Rangers Galabank
15:00 Watson 18'
Harty 41'
McGowan Red card 53'		 Report Gibson 77' (Own Goal)
Gribben 82'
Notman Yellow card 91' Red card		 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
14 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 1–0 Annan Athletic Recreation Park
May 30' SFL Report Attendance: 635
Referee: Aitken
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 Red card 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 Red card 89'		 Attendance: 413
Referee: Robertson
18 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 2–3 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Gribben 80'
Walker Yellow card 86' Red card		 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 Yellow card 81' Red card		 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 Red card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 50' Red card
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 Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 45' Red card		 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
5 May 2012 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 0–1 Annan Athletic Recreation Park
15:00 May 87' SFL Report Bell 31' Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Salmond

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1 Albion Rovers 0–2 Annan Athletic Cliftonhill
BBC Report Cox 29'
Harty 81'		 Attendance: 247
Referee: Des Roache
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

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

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
22 October 2011 Round 2 Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 16'
Masterton 68'		 Sky Report Cox 36'
Watson 54'		 Referee: Brines
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

Squad

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 England ENG Jonny Jamieson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ross Hyslop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Alex Mitchell 27 0 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK England ENG Craig Summersgill 17 0 11 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Aitken 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO John MacBeth 20 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Gibson 30 7 23 7 2 0 1 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Michael McGowan 43 1 35 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Aaron Muirhead 34 9 27 7 3 1 1 0 3 1
DF Scotland SCO Kevin Neilson 8 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Peter Watson 42 1 34 1 3 0 1 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Sean Currie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Steven Swinglehurst 14 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Lee Underwood 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Bryan Gilfillan 27 1 20 0 3 1 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Holms 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Chris Jardine 34 0 29 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Neil MacFarlane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jordan McKechnie 35 5 27 5 3 0 1 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Steven Sloan 44 3 36 3 3 0 1 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Jack Steele 35 4 28 4 2 0 1 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Gary Wild 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Daniel Mitchell 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Ben McKenna 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jordan Atkinson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Graeme Bell 29 3 21 3 3 0 1 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO David Cox 39 8 31 5 3 0 1 1 4 2
FW Scotland SCO Bryan Felvus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ian Harty 18 8 13 4 0 0 1 0 4 4
FW England ENG Sean O'Connor 34 7 27 7 2 0 1 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO David Winters 17 4 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Awards

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

League table

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

See also

Notes

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