2011–12 Berwick Rangers F.C. season

Berwick Rangers
2011–12 season
Chairman Brian Porteous
Manager Jimmy Crease (until 26 October 2011)
Ian Little (caretaker)
Stadium Shielfield Park
Scottish Third Division Seventh
Challenge Cup Semi Final
League Cup Second round
Scottish Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Damon Gray (9)
All:
Damon Gray (7)
Darren Gribben (7)
Danny Handling (7)
Highest home attendance 486 vs. Alloa Athletic, 14 April 2012
Lowest home attendance 278 vs. Peterhead, 28 February 2012

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.

Summary

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

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

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Third Division

Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

East of Scotland Cup

Player statistics

Squad

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

Disciplinary Record

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Awards

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

League Statistics

Table

Team
Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Alloa Athletic 36 23 8 5 70 39 31 77
2 Queen's Park 36 19 6 11 70 48 22 63
3 Stranraer 36 17 7 12 77 57 20 58
4 Elgin City 36 16 9 11 68 60 8 57
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
10 East Stirlingshire 36 6 6 24 38 88 -50 24
Promotion to the Second Division
Qualification to the Second Division Play-offs Last updated: 00:12, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Richard Walker Scotland Brechin Free[15]
Scotland Chris Townsley Scotland Spartans Free[16]
Scotland Stephen Thompson Scotland Stenhousemuir Free[16]
Scotland Stuart Noble Scotland Alloa Athletic Free[17]
Scotland Darren Smith Scotland Albion Rovers Free[17]
Scotland Jamie Barclay Scotland Falkirk Free[18]
Scotland Michael Deland Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free[18]
Scotland Kevin McDonald Scotland Alloa Athletic Free[19]
Scotland Gray, RossRoss Gray Scotland Livingston Loan[20]
Scotland Gavin Sorley Scotland East Stirlingshire Free[21]
Scotland John Ferguson Scotland Cowdenbeath Free[22]
Scotland Stephen Tulloch Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[23]
Scotland Conner McGlinchey Scotland Hamilton Academical Loan[24]
Scotland Jordon Forster Scotland Hibernian Loan[25]
Scotland Bejaoui, YoussefYoussef Bejaoui Scotland Cowdenbeath Loan[26]
Scotland Danny Handling Scotland Hibernian Loan[27]

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Stuart Callaghan Scotland Beith Juniors Free[28]
Scotland Alan Brazil Retired[28]
Scotland Kevin Gordon Free agent Free[28]
Scotland John Grant Scotland Spartans[29] Free[28]
Scotland Craig O'Reilly Scotland Penicuik Athletic Free[28]
Scotland Jamie Ewart Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Free[28]
Scotland Mark Peat Scotland Beith Juniors Free[30]
Scotland Guy Kerr Free agent Free
Scotland Robert Baillie Free agent Free
Scotland Currie, PaulPaul Currie Scotland Hamilton Academical Undisclosed[31]
England McCaldon, IanIan McCaldon Free agent Free[32]
Scotland Ponton, ArranArran Ponton Scotland Arniston Rangers Loan[22]
Scotland Thomson, StephenStephen Thomson Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose Loan[33]
Scotland Gavin Sorley Scotland Kinnoull[34] Free[35]
Scotland Darren Gribben Scotland Bo'ness United Loan[36]
Scotland Darren Lavery Scotland Tranent Loan[37]

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