2011–12 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	2011–12
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2011–12 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Celtic
First Division champions
Ross County
Second Division champions
Cowdenbeath
Third Division champions
Alloa Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
League Cup winners
Kilmarnock
Challenge Cup winners
Falkirk
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Scotland national team
Euro 2012 qualifying

The 2011–12 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Overview

To be announced

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	30	3	5	84	21	+63	93	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2	Rangers	38	26	5	7	77	28	+49	073^†	Company entered liquidation. Club entered the fourth tier for 2012-13.
3	Motherwell (Q)	38	18	8	12	49	44	+5	62	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Dundee United (Q)	38	16	11	11	62	50	+12	59	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian (Q)	38	15	7	16	46	43	+3	52	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	St Johnstone (Q)	38	14	8	16	42	38	+4	50	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
7	Kilmarnock	38	11	14	13	44	61	−17	47
8	St Mirren	38	9	16	13	39	51	−12	43
9	Aberdeen	38	9	14	15	36	44	−8	41
10	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	10	9	19	42	60	−18	39
11	Hibernian	38	8	9	21	40	67	−27	33
12	Dunfermline Athletic (R)	38	5	10	23	40	82	−42	25	Relegation to 2012–13 Scottish First Division

Source: Scot Prem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^† Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.^[1] Qualification to play in a 2012–13 European competition dependent on award of UEFA licence by 31 March 2012.^[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C)	36	22	13	1	72	32	+40	79	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Premier League
2	Dundee (P)	36	15	10	11	53	43	+10	55
3	Falkirk	36	13	13	10	53	48	+5	52
4	Hamilton Academical	36	14	7	15	55	56	−1	49
5	Livingston	36	13	9	14	56	54	+2	48
6	Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	50	39	+11	47
7	Raith Rovers	36	11	11	14	46	49	−3	44
8	Greenock Morton	36	10	12	14	40	55	−15	42
9	Ayr United (R)	36	9	11	16	44	67	−23	38	Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
10	Queen of the South (R)	36	7	11	18	38	64	−26	32	Relegation to 2012–13 Scottish Second Division

Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cowdenbeath (C)	36	20	11	5	68	29	+39	71	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish First Division
2	Arbroath	36	17	12	7	76	51	+25	63	Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
3	Dumbarton (P)	36	17	7	12	61	61	0	58
4	Airdrie United (P)	36	14	10	12	68	60	+8	52
5	Stenhousemuir	36	15	6	15	54	49	+5	51
6	East Fife	36	14	6	16	55	57	−2	48
7	Forfar Athletic	36	11	9	16	59	72	−13	42
8	Brechin City	36	10	11	15	47	62	−15	41
9	Albion Rovers (O)	36	10	7	19	43	66	−23	37	Qualification for Scottish Second Division Play-offs
10	Stirling Albion (R)	36	9	7	20	46	70	−24	34	Relegation to 2012–13 Scottish Third Division

Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish Third Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Alloa Athletic (C)	36	23	8	5	70	39	+31	77	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Second Division
2	Queen's Park	36	19	6	11	70	48	+22	63	Qualification for Scottish Second Division Play-offs
3	Stranraer (P)	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

Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Scottish Premier Under-19 League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic (C)	22	18	3	1	66	18	+48	57
2	Heart of Midlothian	22	16	1	5	45	27	+18	49
3	Hibernian	22	14	2	6	49	30	+19	44
4	Aberdeen	22	11	6	5	42	23	+19	39
5	Rangers	22	11	4	7	42	28	+14	37
6	Motherwell	22	10	6	6	44	37	+7	36
7	Kilmarnock	22	8	0	14	40	51	−11	24
8	St Johnstone	22	7	3	12	33	45	−12	24
9	St Mirren	22	6	5	11	27	34	−7	23
10	Dunfermline Athletic (R)	22	6	1	15	22	47	−25	19
11	Dundee United	22	4	2	16	30	56	−26	14
12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	22	3	3	16	23	67	−44	12

Updated to games played on 4 May 2012.
Source: Scotprem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Team, which his senior will place 12th in Scottish Premier League at the end of this season, will be relegated from Scottish Premier Under-19 League and his place will be for youth team of new SPL club.

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2011–12 Scottish Cup	Heart of Midlothian	5 – 1	Hibernian	Report
2011–12 League Cup	Kilmarnock	1 – 0	Celtic	Report
2011–12 Challenge Cup	Falkirk	1 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Report
2011–12 Youth Cup	Celtic	8 – 0	Queen of the South	Report
2011–12 Junior Cup	Shotts Bon Accord	2 – 1	Auchinleck Talbot	Report

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition	Winner
2011–12 Highland League	Forres Mechanics
East of Scotland League	Stirling University
South of Scotland League	Dalbeattie Star

Junior

West Region

Division	Winner
2011-12 Premier Division	Irvine Meadow XI
Division One	Glenafton Athletic
Ayrshire League	Maybole
Central League Division One	Glasgow Perthshire
Central League Division Two	Carluke Rovers

East Region

Division	Winner
2011-12 Superleague	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League	Sauchie Juniors
North Division	Dundee Violet
Central Division	Jeanfield Swifts
South Division	Dalkeith Thistle

North Region

Division	Winner
2011-12 Superleague	Hermes
Division One	Inverness City
Division Two	Portgordon Victoria

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Charlie Mulgrew	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	James Forrest	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Derek Adams	Ross County
First Division Player	Farid El Alagui	Falkirk
Second Division Player	Jon Robertson	Cowdenbeath
Third Division Player	Stevie May	Alloa Athletic on loan from St Johnstone

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Charlie Mulgrew	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	James Forrest	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Neil Lennon	Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competitions	Started round	Final round	Coef.	Top Scorer
Rangers	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1.0	Carlos Bocanegra, 1 Nikica Jelavić, 1 Juan Manuel Ortiz, 1
	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Play-off round
Celtic	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Group Stage	7.0	Gary Hooper, 2 Anthony Stokes, 2
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	2.0	Ryan Stevenson, 2
Dundee United	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	1.0	Jon Daly, 1 David Goodwillie, 1 Keith Watson, 1
Total				11.0
Average				2.750

• Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking (No. 25)
• ^ Celtic were reinstated taking FC Sion's place in Group I as the Swiss side fielded ineligible players during their tie.^[3] Celtic were awarded both of the matches as a 3-0 forfeit, resulting in a boost to their coefficient from 0.5 to 2.0.^[4]

Rangers

2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Rangers v Malmö FF

26 July 2011 Third qualifying round	Rangers	0 – 1	Malmö FF	Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01)		BBC Sport	18' Daniel Larsson	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 28,828 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Malmö FF v Rangers

3 August 2011 Third qualifying round	Malmö FF	1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Rangers	Malmö
18:00 BST (UTC+01)	Jiloan Hamad  80'	BBC Sport	23' Nikica Jelavić	Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 19,084 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

NK Maribor v Rangers

18 August 2011 Play-off round	NK Maribor	2 – 1	Rangers	Ljudski vrt, Maribor
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Ibraimi  52' Velikonja  90+2'	BBC Sport	31' Ortiz	Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Rangers v NK Maribor

25 August 2011 Play-off round	Rangers	1 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	NK Maribor	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:30 BST (UTC+01)	Carlos Bocanegra  75'	BBC Sport	55' Dalibor Volaš	Attendance: 32,223 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Celtic

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Sion defeated Celtic in the initial two-legged tie by an aggregate score of 3–1.^[5] Celtic had played both games under protest to UEFA after Sion fielded five ineligible players over the two games. Sion were forced to forfeit both ties against Celtic after UEFA found them guilty of the charge with UEFA awarding Celtic 3–0 wins in both legs.^[6]

Celtic v FC Sion

18 August 2011 Play-off round	Celtic	3 – 0	FC Sion	Glasgow
20:05 BST (UTC+01)		BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,975 Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

FC Sion v Celtic

25 August 2011 Play-off round	FC Sion	0 – 3 (0 – 6 agg.)	Celtic	Sion
19:30 BST (UTC+01)		BBC Sport		Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 10,145 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Atlético Madrid v Celtic

15 September 2011 Group stage	Atlético Madrid	2 – 0	Celtic	Madrid
20:05 BST (UTC+01)	Radamel Falcao García  3' Diego Ribas da Cunha  68'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 24,868 Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

Celtic v Udinese

29 September 2011 Group stage	Celtic	1 – 1	Udinese	Glasgow
18:00 BST (UTC+01)	Ki Sung-Yueng  3' (pen.)	Report	88' (pen.) Almen Abdi	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,476 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

Rennes v Celtic

20 October 2011 Group stage	Rennes	1 – 1	Celtic	Rennes
18:00 BST (UTC+01)	Cha Du-Ri  30' (o.g.)	Report	70' Joe Ledley	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 21,825 Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)

Celtic v Rennes

3 November 2011 Group stage	Celtic	3 – 1	Rennes	Glasgow
20:05 GMT (UTC)	Anthony Stokes  30', 43' Gary Hooper  82'	Report	2' Abdou Kader Mangane	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,578 Referee: Bruno Miguel Duarte Paixão (Portugal)

Celtic v Atlético Madrid

30 November 2011 Group stage	Celtic	0 – 1	Atlético Madrid	Glasgow
18:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	30' Arda Turan	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,257 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Udinese v Celtic

15 December 2011 Group stage	Udinese	1 – 1	Celtic	Udine
20:05 GMT (UTC)	45' Antonio Di Natale	Report	29' Gary Hooper	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Heart of Midlothian

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Paksi SE v Heart of Midlothian

28 July 2011 Third qualifying round	Paksi SE	1 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Székesfehérvár
19:00 BST (UTC+01)	István Sipeki  32'	BBC Sport	45+2' (pen.) Jamie Hamill	Stadium: Stadion Sóstói Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

Heart of Midlothian v Paksi SE

4 August 2011 Third qualifying round	Heart of Midlothian	4 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Paksi SE	Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Ryan Stevenson  34', 45+1' Andrew Driver  50' Rudi Skácel  76'	BBC Sport	89' Dániel Böde	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)

Heart of Midlothian v Tottenham Hotspur

18 August 2011 Play-off round	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 5	Tottenham Hotspur	Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01)		BBC Sport	5' Rafael van der Vaart  13' Jermain Defoe  28' Jake Livermore  63' Gareth Bale  78' Aaron Lennon	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,279 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Tottenham Hotspur v Heart of Midlothian

25 August 2011 Play-off round	Tottenham Hotspur	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	London
20:00 BST (UTC+01)		BBC Sport		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,590 Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)

Dundee United

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Śląsk Wrocław v Dundee United

14 July 2011 Second qualifying round	Śląsk Wrocław	1 – 0	Dundee United	Wrocław
15:45 BST (UTC+01)	Johan Voskamp  32'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Stadion Oporowska Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Dundee United v Śląsk Wrocław

21 July 2011 Second qualifying round	Dundee United	3 – 2 (3 – 3 agg.)	Śląsk Wrocław	Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+01)	Keith Watson  2' David Goodwillie  5' Jon Daly  44' (pen)	BBC Sport	14' Rok Elsner  74' Sebastian Dudek	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 11,306 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

National teams

Scotland national team

Scotland  v  Denmark

10 August 2011 Friendly	Scotland	2 – 1	Denmark	Hampden Park, Glasgow
19.45 BST (UTC+01)	William Kvist Jorgensen  22' (o.g.) Robert Snodgrass  43'	Scottish FA	30' Christian Eriksen	Attendance: 17,582 Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)

Scotland  v  Czech Republic

3 September 2011 Qualifying group I	Scotland	2 – 2	Czech Republic	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15.00 BST (UTC+01)	Kenny Miller  44' Darren Fletcher  83'	BBC Sport	78' Jaroslav Plašil  90' (pen) Michal Kadlec	Attendance: 51,457 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Scotland  v  Lithuania

6 September 2011 Qualifying group I	Scotland	1 – 0	Lithuania	Hampden Park, Glasgow
20.00 BST (UTC+01)	Steven Naismith  50'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 34,071 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

Liechtenstein  v  Scotland

8 October 2011 Qualifying group I	Liechtenstein	0 – 1	Scotland	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:30		BBC Sport	32' Craig Mackail-Smith	Attendance: 5,636 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Spain  v  Scotland

11 October 2011 Qualifying group I	Spain	3 – 1	Scotland	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
19:45	David Silva  6', 44' David Villa  54'	BBC Sport	66' (pen.) David Goodwillie	Attendance: 24,896 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Cyprus  v  Scotland

11 November 2011 Friendly	Cyprus	1 – 2	Scotland	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:00	Demetris Christofi  59'	BBC Sport	23' Kenny Miller  56' Jamie Mackie	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)

Slovenia  v  Scotland

29 February 2012 Friendly	Slovenia	1 – 1	Scotland	Bonifika Stadium, Koper
19:45 GMT	Andraž Kirm  32'		39' Christophe Berra	Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

United States  v  Scotland

27 May 2012 Friendly	United States	5 – 1	Scotland	EverBank Field, Jacksonville
01:00 BST	Landon Donovan  4', 60', 65' Michael Bradley  11' Jermaine Jones  70'		15' (o.g.) Geoff Cameron	Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Scotland Under-21 team

Scotland  v  Norway

10 August 2011 Friendly	Scotland	3 – 0	Norway	St Mirren Park, Paisley
16.00 BST (UTC+01)	Tom Cairney  17' Ryan Jack  76' Stuart Armstrong  80'	Scottish FA		Attendance: 1,654

Scotland  v  Bulgaria

5 September 2011 Qualifying group 10	Scotland	0 – 0	Bulgaria	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19.30 BST (UTC+01)		Scottish FA		Attendance: 2,769 Referee: Kristo Tohver Estonia

Luxembourg  v  Scotland

6 October 2011 Qualifying group 10	Luxembourg	1 – 5	Scotland	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
18:30	Gonçalo Almeida  82'	Scottish FA	29' Alex MacDonald  34', 43', 64' Jordan Rhodes  88' Paul Hanlon	Attendance: 320 Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

Scotland  v  Austria

10 October 2011 Qualifying group 10	Scotland	2 – 2	Austria	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:30	Jordan Rhodes  37', 64'	BBC Sport	15' Andreas Weimann,  42' Deni Alar	Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia)

Netherlands  v  Scotland

14 November 2011 Qualifying group 10	Netherlands	1 – 2	Scotland	Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
17:30	Adam Maher  12'	BBC Sport	2' Jordan Rhodes  55' David Wotherspoon	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko (Russia)

Scotland  v  Netherlands

29 February 2012 Qualifying group 10	Scotland	0 – 0	Netherlands	St Mirren Park, Paisley
17:30		UEFA		Attendance: 6,607 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Scotland  v  Italy

25 April 2012 Friendly	Scotland	1 – 4	Italy	Easter Road, Edinburgh
19.00 BST	Gary Mackay-Steven  32'	Scottish FA	7' Alessandro Florenzi  55' Marco Verratti  75' Lorenzo Insigne  89' Samuele Longo	Attendance: 4,665 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Bulgaria  v  Scotland

31 May 2012 Qualifying group 10	Bulgaria	2 – 2	Scotland	Lovech Stadium, Lovech
19:30	Georgi Milanov  33' Georgi Kostadinov  90+3'	UEFA	69', 90' Jordan Rhodes	Referee: Artur Soares (Portugal)

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division	Winner
2011 Scottish Women's Premier League	Glasgow City
SWFL First Division	Aberdeen
SWFL Second Division North	Buchan
SWFL Second Division West	Kilwinning Sports Club
SWFL Second Division East	Forfar Farmington Ladies

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2011 Scottish Women's Cup	Glasgow City	3 – 0	Hibernian	Report
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Hibernian	5 – 2	Spartans	Report
Scottish Women's Football League Cup	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Toryglen

Individual honours

SWF awards

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Shannon Lynn[7]	Hibernian
International Player of the Year	Megan Sneddon	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Eddie Wolecki-Black	Glasgow City
Premier Division Player of the Year	Emma Lyons	Falkirk
First Division Player	Caroline Weir	Hibernian 2000
Second Division Player	Sam McManus	Kilwinning Sports Club

Scotland women's national team

Scotland  v   Switzerland

21 August 2011 Friendly	Scotland	5 – 0	Switzerland	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
13:00 BST (UTC+01)	Jane Ross  14', 22' Julie Fleeting  20' Kim Little  30' (pen) Jennifer Beattie  72'	Scottish FA		Attendance: 531 Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Scotland  v  Belgium

23 August 2011 Friendly	Scotland	1 – 0	Belgium	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:00 BST (UTC+01)	Julie Fleeting  3'	Scottish FA		Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)

Finland  v  Scotland

18 September 2011 Friendly	Finland	1 – 0	Scotland	Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
17:00	Linda Sällström  65'	Scottish FA

Scotland  v  Finland

21 September 2011 Friendly	Scotland	7 – 2	Finland	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:30	Hayley Lauder  2' Jennifer Beattie  30', 42' Jane Ross  38', 50' Rachel Corsie  47' Katri Nokso-Koivisto  76' (o.g.)	Scottish FA	16' (o.g.) Rhonda Jones  75' Marianna Tolvanen

Israel  v  Scotland

12 October 2011 Qualifying group 4	Israel	1 – 6	Scotland	Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona
10:00	Moran Lavi  35'	Scottish FA	5' Jane Ross  9' Jennifer Beattie  48', 57' Kim Little  69' Hayley Lauder  72' (o.g.) Michal Ravitz	Referee: Ausra Kance (Lithuania)

Scotland  v  Wales

27 October 2011 Qualifying group 4	Scotland	2 – 2	Wales	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00	Jane Ross  18' Jennifer Beattie  43'	Scottish FA	3' Amie Lea  25' Helen Lander	Referee: Tanja Schett (Austria)

Northern Ireland  v  Scotland

5 February 2012 Friendly	Northern Ireland	1 – 5	Scotland	Solitude, Belfast
14:00	Rachel Furness  48'	Scottish FA	14', 83', 87', 89' Jennifer Beattie  75' Lisa Evans

Canada  v  Scotland

28 February 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B	Canada	5 – 1	Scotland	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
17:30	Kelly Parker  6' Sophie Schmidt  36', 51' Christine Sinclair  59' Melissa Tancredi  64'	She Kicks	13' Jane Ross

Scotland  v  Netherlands

1 March 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B	Scotland	2 – 1	Netherlands	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
13:30	Mandy van den Berg  26' (o.g.) Hayley Lauder  59'		24' Sherida Spitse

Italy  v  Scotland

4 March 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B	Italy	2 – 1	Scotland	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
14:30	Ania Guagni  43' Melania Gabbiadini  69'	Scottish FA	67' Leanne Ross

Scotland  v  South Africa

6 March 2012 9th/10th place play-off	Scotland	2 – 0	South Africa	Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni
12:00	Kim Little  8', 25' (pen.)

France  v  Scotland

31 March 2012 Qualifying group 4	France	2 – 0	Scotland	Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre
19:50	Ifeoma Dieke  64' (o.g.) Wendie Renard  70'	UEFA		Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Scotland  v  Republic of Ireland

5 April 2012 Qualifying group 4	Scotland	2 – 1	Republic of Ireland	Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00	Rhonda Jones  86' Christie Murray  87'	Scottish FA	4' Denise O'Sullivan	Attendance: 1,703 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Poland  v  Scotland

9 May 2012 Friendly	Poland	1 – 3	Scotland	Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański
17:00	Agnieszka Winczo  55'	Scottish FA	13' Lisa Evans  19' Jane Ross  67' (o.g.) Jolanta Siwińska

Scotland  v  Sweden

26 May 2012 Friendly	Scotland	1 – 4	Sweden	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Kim Little  45' (pen.)	Scottish FA	13', 25' Lotta Schelin  52', 67' Sofia Jakobsson	Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Glasgow City

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City v ŽFK Spartak-Jafa

11 August 2011 Qualifying round	Glasgow City	4 – 0	ŽFK Spartak-Jafa	Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
16:30 BST (UTC+01)	Christie Murray  7', 28' Katharina Lindner  23', 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Glasgow City v Mosta

13 August 2011 Qualifying round	Glasgow City	8 – 0	Mosta	Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
14:00 BST (UTC+01)	Jane Ross  15', 47' Emma Mitchell  33' Danica Dalziel  38' Leanne Ross  42' (pen) Emma Woolley  51' Lisa Evans  60' Rachel Corsie  84'	Report		Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)

KÍ Klaksvík v Glasgow City

16 August 2011 Qualifying round	KÍ Klaksvík	0 – 5	Glasgow City	Bačka Stadium, Subotica
16:00 BST (UTC+01)		Report	4', 8' Katharina Lindner  13' Leanne Ross  41' Joanne Love  64' Eilish McSorley	Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Glasgow City v Valur

29 September 2011 Round of 32	Glasgow City	1 – 1	Valur	Petershill Park, Glasgow
19:45	Lisa Evans  16'	UEFA	59' Laufey Ólafsdóttir	Attendance: 738 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

Valur v Glasgow City

6 October 2011 Round of 32	Valur	0 – 3	Glasgow City	Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík
17:00		UEFA	10' (o.g.) Hallbera Gísladóttir  60', 62' Lisa Evans	Referee: Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary)

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam v Glasgow City

2 November 2011 Round of 16	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	10 – 0	Glasgow City	Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam
17:00 (CET)	Genoveva Añonma  2', 47' Bianca Schmidt  15' Anja Mittag  25', 72', 75' Yūki Nagasato  51', 55' Chantal de Ridder  78' Amy McDonald  81' (o.g.)	UEFA		Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Glasgow City v 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

10 November 2011 Round of 16	Glasgow City	0 – 7	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	Petershill Park, Glasgow
18:05 (GMT)		Report	5', 41' Chantal de Ridder  10', 62' Anja Mittag  20' Kristin Demann  74' Stefanie Draws  89' Isabel Kerschowski	Referee: Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Deaths

• 1 July: Willie Fernie, 82, Celtic and Scotland forward; Kilmarnock manager.^[8]
• 31 July: Willie Corbett, 88, Celtic, Dunfermline and Morton defender.
• 16 August: Frank Munro, 63, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Celtic and Scotland defender.^[9]
• 27 August: John Parke, 74, Hibs defender.^[10]
• 28 August: Bernie Gallacher, 44, Aston Villa defender.^[11]
• 7 September: Derek Grierson, 79, Queen's Park, Rangers and Falkirk forward.^[12]
• 20 November: David Cargill, 75, Arbroath winger.^[13]
• 6 December: Lawrie Tierney, 52, Hearts and Hibs midfielder.^[14]
• 9 January: Bill Dickie, 82, Motherwell director; Scottish Football Association president.^[15]
• 14 February: Tom McAnearney, 79, Sheffield Wednesday player.
• 28 April: Tom Spence, 50, Stirling Albion defender; Albion Rovers manager.
• 4 June: Bobby Black, 85, East Fife and Queen of the South winger.^[16]
• 22 June: Jackie Neilson, 83, St Mirren wing half.^[17]

Notes and references

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2. "Rangers administrators strive to meet Uefa accounts date". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
3. "Celtic may get Europa League reprieve after protest against Sion". The Guardian. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
4. "Celtic reinstatement gives Scotland minor European coefficient boost". STV. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
5. "FC Sion 3 - 1 Celtic (agg 3 - 1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
6. "Celtic get Europa League lifeline after Sion expelled". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
7. "Shannon’s Sun shine". The Scottish Sun. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
8. "Former Celtic player Willie Fernie dies aged 82". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
9. "Scotland and Wolves star Frank Munro dies age 63". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
10. "Tributes paid to Windsor legend John Parke". Belfast Telegraph. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
11. "Bernie Gallacher RIP". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa FC. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
12. "Derek Dunlop Grierson". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). 12 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
13. "Arbroath footballer played for five English clubs". Arbroath Herald. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
14. "Ex-Hearts and Hibs player dies". Edinburgh Evening News. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
15. "Scottish FA and Motherwell shocked by death of Bill Dickie". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
16. "Queens mourn passing of prolific scorer Black". The Scotsman. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
17. "Jackie Neilson – 1929-2012". www.saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.