2011–12 East Fife F.C. season

East Fife
2011–12 season
Chairman Scotland Sid Collumbine
Manager Scotland John Robertson (until 1 March 2012)
Scotland Gordon Durie (Caretaker)
Stadium Bayview Stadium
Scottish Second Division Sixth place
Challenge Cup Quarter-final, lost to Falkirk
League Cup Quarter-final, lost to Kilmarnock
Scottish Cup Fourth round, lost to Falkirk
Top goalscorer League:
Scotland Ryan Wallace (20)
All:
Scotland Ryan Wallace (27)
Highest home attendance 1,022 vs. Cowdenbeath, 5 November 2011
Lowest home attendance 390 vs. Albion Rovers, 24 January 2012
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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.

Summary

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

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

Pre season

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Fife cup

Player statistics

Squad

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

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 6 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
Scotland GK Michael Brown 0000000000
Scotland GK Mark Ridgers 0000000000
Scotland GK Andrew Collier 0000000000
Scotland DF Darren McCormack 1100000011
England DF David Cowan 0000000000
Scotland DF Steven Campbell 1000100020
Scotland DF Scott Durie 5000000050
Scotland DF David Muir 2100100031
Scotland DF John Ovenstone 2000000020
Hong Kong DF Andrew Cook 5000000050
Scotland DF David White 6300100073
Australia MF Matthew Park 4000000040
Scotland MF Craig Johnstone 4000000040
Scotland MF Robert Sloan 1000000010
Scotland MF Lloyd Young 0000000000
Scotland MF Darren Smith 5000000050
Scotland MF Paul McQuade 1000000010
Scotland MF Ross Brown 0000000000
Scotland MF Neil Janczyk 2000000020
Scotland FW Steve Hislop 1000000010
Scotland FW Bobby Linn 1000100020
Scotland FWRyan Wallace 4010100060
Scotland FW Scott Dalziel 3000000030
Wales FW Robert Ogleby 1000210031
Scotland FW Jamie Devlin 0000000000
Scotland FW James Martin 0000000000

Awards

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

Team statistics

League Table

Team
Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Cowdenbeath 362011568293971
2 Arbroath 361712776512563
3 Dumbarton 36177126161058
4 Airdrie United 361410126860852
5 Stenhousemuir 36156155449551
6 East Fife 36146165557-248
7 Forfar Athletic 36119165972-1342
8 Brechin City 361011154762-1541
9 Albion Rovers 36107194366-2337
10 Stirling Albion 3697204670-2434
Promotion to the First Division Last updated: 00:01, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Qualification to the First Division Play-offs
Qualification to the Second Division Play-offs
Relegation to the Third Division

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Hong Kong Cook, AndrewAndrew Cook Scotland Brechin City Free[12]
Scotland White, DavidDavid White Scotland Brechin City Free[12]
Scotland Smith, DarrenDarren Smith Scotland Alloa Athletic Free[12]
Scotland Dalziel, ScottScott Dalziel Scotland Stenhousemuir Free[12]
Wales Ogleby, RobertRobert Ogleby Scotland Heart of Midlothian Loan[13]
Australia Park, MatthewMatthew Park Scotland Heart of Midlothian Loan[13]
Scotland Ridgers, MarkMark Ridgers Scotland Heart of Midlothian Loan[14]
Scotland McQuade, PaulPaul McQuade Scotland St Mirren Free[15]
Scotland McCormack, DarrenDarren McCormack Scotland Ross County Free[16]
Scotland Neil Janczyk Scotland Brechin City Free[17]

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Fagan, ShaunShaun Fagan Scotland Stirling Albion[18] Free[19]
Scotland Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton Free Agent Free[19]
Scotland Thomson, DarrenDarren Thomson Scotland Glenrothes Free[20]
Scotland Cargill, StuartStuart Cargill Scotland Dundonald Bluebell[21] Free[19]
Scotland Smart, JonathanJonathan Smart Scotland Montrose[22] Free[23]
Scotland Stobie, AndrewAndrew Stobie Scotland Edinburgh City Free[19]
Scotland McCulloch, MarcMarc McCulloch Scotland Stirling Albion[24] Free[19]
Scotland Collier, AndrewAndrew Collier Scotland Glenrothes Free[25]
Scotland Young, LloydLloyd Young Scotland Montrose Loan[26]
Scotland Young, LloydLloyd Young Scotland Montrose Free[27]

References

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  3. "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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  7. "GORDON DURIE APPOINTED MANAGER". East Fife F.C. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  8. "East Fife appoint ex-QOS boss Gordon Chisholm as assistant to Gordon Durie". Daily Record. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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  13. 1 2 "Young Hearts players thriving at East Fife under club legend Robbo". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  14. "Youngsters go on loan". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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  20. "Signings Wednesday, 03 August 2011". SJFA. Scottish Football Association. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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  22. "Montrose increase playing pool by two". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  23. "Former Raith Rovers defender Jonathan Smart decides to leave East Fife". The Courier. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  24. "Put through paces". Stirling Observer. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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