2011–12 Airdrie United F.C. season

Airdrie United 2011–12 football season

Airdrie United
2011–12 season
Chairman	Jim Ballantyne
Manager	Jimmy Boyle
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium
Scottish Second Division	Fourth place
Challenge Cup	First round lost to Livingston
League Cup	Third round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorer	League: Ryan Donnelly (21) All: Ryan Donnelly (27)
Highest home attendance	1,368 vs. Albion Rovers, 10 September 2011
Lowest home attendance	621 vs. Forfar Athletic, 17 March 2012
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season will be Airdrie United's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.^[1] They will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Airdrie finished fourth in the Second Division,^[2] entering the play-offs losing 6–2 to Dumbarton on aggregate in the final and remained in the Second Division.^[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[4] the third round of the League Cup^[5] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.^[6]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Arbroath	36	17	12	7	76	51	+25	63	Qualification for the First Division play-offs
3	Dumbarton (O, P)	36	17	7	12	61	61	0	58^[a]
4	Airdrie United (P)	36	14	10	12	68	60	+8	52^[b]
5	Stenhousemuir	36	15	6	15	54	49	+5	51
6	East Fife	36	14	6	16	55	57	−2	48

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
^ Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Second Division

Airdrie United v Dumbarton

6 August 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	3–0	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
	Johnston 6', 63' Donnelly 9'	BBC Report		Attendance: 887 Referee: Norcroft

East Fife v Airdrie United

13 August 2011 Second Division	East Fife	2–0	Airdrie United	Bayview Stadium
	Johnstone 36' Linn 64' Muir 71'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 759 Referee: McDermott

Airdrie United v Cowdenbeath

20 August 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	1–5	Cowdenbeath	Excelsior Stadium
	Donnelly 6'	BBC Report	Robertson 37' Linton 45', 67' Coult 50' Morton 78'	Attendance: 834 Referee: Charleston

Forfar Athletic v Airdrie United

27 August 2011 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	3–2	Airdrie United	Station Park
	Crawford 11', 43' Fotheringham 64'	BBC Sport	Stephenson 23' Lynch 29'	Attendance: 432 Referee: Beaton

Airdrie United v Albion Rovers

10 September 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	4–0	Albion Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Lynch 9' Donnelly 11', 45' Stevenson 41' (pen.)	BBC Report	Donnelly 80'	Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Tumilty

Arbroath v Airdrie United

17 September 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	3–1	Airdrie United	Gayfield Park
	McAnespie 6' Doris 63' Swankie 90'	BBC Sport	Owens 65'	Attendance: 761 Referee: Colvin

Airdrie United v Stirling Albion

24 September 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	1–1	Stirling Albion	Excelsior Stadium
	Boyle 4'	BBC Report	Davieson 37'	Attendance: 709 Referee: Roache

Airdrie United v Stenhousemuir

1 October 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	5–2	Stenhousemuir	Excelsior Stadium
	Donnelly 10', 66' Lovering 27' Boyle 45' Blockley 83' Lilley 90'	BBC Report	Hamilton 51' Kean 56'	Attendance: 698 Referee: Muir

Brechin City v Airdrie United

15 October 2011 Second Division	Brechin City	1–1	Airdrie United	Glebe Park
15:00	King 51' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Donnelly 14' Stallard 24'	Attendance: 455 Referee: Clancy

Dumbarton v Airdrie United

22 October 2011 Second Division	Dumbarton	1–1	Airdrie United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00	Gilhaney 29' (Pen.)	SFL Report	Stevenson 37' Green 39'	Attendance: 285 Referee: Somers

Airdrie United v East Fife

29 October 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	1–3	East Fife	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 74' Lovering 82'	SFL Report	Wallace 34' Johnstone 81' Linn 85'	Attendance: 849 Referee: McDermott

Albion Rovers v Airdrie United

5 November 2011 Second Division	Albion Rovers	7–2	Airdrie United	Cliftonhill
	Chaplain 13', 29', 88' O'Byrne 36', 90' Gemmell 56', 61'	SFL Report	Stevenson 23' Owens 74' (pen.) Lilley 76'	Attendance: 1,109 Referee: Somers

Airdrie United v Forfar Athletic

12 November 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	4–4	Forfar Athletic	Excelsior Stadium
	Donnelly 32', 58', 73' Boyle 82'	BBC Report	Templeman 17', 64' Motion 62' Byers 79'	Attendance: 635 Referee: Winter

Airdrie United v Arbroath

26 November 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	3–3	Arbroath	Excelsior Stadium
	Lovering 6' (Penalty) Donnelly 68', 71'	BBC Report	Swankie 2' Doris 42' (Penalty) Falkingham 56'	Attendance: 687 Referee: Richmond

Stirling Albion v Airdrie United

3 December 2011 Second Division	Stirling Albion	1–4	Airdrie United	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00	Bonar 45'	SFL Report	Donnelly 13', 58' Lovering 29' (Penalty) McLaren 49'	Attendance: 711 Referee: Beaton

Stenhousemuir v Airdrie United

10 December 2011 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	1–1	Airdrie United	Ochilview Park
15:00	Rodgers 4'	SFL Report	McLaren 69'	Attendance: 698 Referee: Northcroft

Airdrie United v Brechin City

17 December 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	2–3	Brechin City	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Devlin 51' Donnelly 69', 83'	SFL Report	Lister 34' McManus 79' McKenna 82'	Attendance: 643 Referee: Clancy

Forfar Athletic v Airdrie United

26 December 2011 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2–3	Airdrie United	Station Park
14:00	Templeman 15' Motion 18' Hegarty 67'	SFL Report	Lynch 42' McLaren 45' Morton 90'	Attendance: 579 Referee: Clancy

Airdrie United v Albion Rovers

2 January 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	1–0	Albion Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Stevenson 71'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,490 Referee: Conroy

Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United

14 January 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2–0	Airdrie United	Central Park
	Ramsay 37' McKenzie 58' (pen.)	SFL Report		Attendance: 408 Referee: Richmond

Airdrie United v Dumbarton

21 January 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	2–3	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 15' Boyle 36' MacDonald 48'	SFL Report	Lithgow 34' Agnew 67' Walker 88'	Attendance: 743 Referee: Northcroft

Airdrie United v Stirling Albion

28 January 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	4–1	Stirling Albion	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 3' Lovering 17' McLaren 73' Sally 84'	SFL Report	Allison 90' Weir 90'	Attendance: 730 Referee: Hilland

Arbroath v Airdrie United

4 February 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	P – P	Airdrie United	Gayfield Park
15:00

Brechin City v Airdrie United

11 February 2012 Second Division	Brechin City	1–1	Airdrie United	Glebe Park
15:00	McManus 26' Molloy 79'	SFL Report	Holmes 72'	Attendance: 483 Referee: Roache

Airdrie United v Stenhousemuir

18 February 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	0–3	Stenhousemuir	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Dickson 4' Smith 45' (66)	Attendance: 685 Referee: Tumilty

East Fife v Airdrie United

25 February 2012 Second Division	East Fife	2–0	Airdrie United	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Sloan 42' (Penalty) Johnstone 87'	SFL Report	Adam 37' Lynch 78'	Attendance: 535 Referee: Northcroft

Arbroath v Airdrie United

29 February 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	2–2	Airdrie United	Gayfield Park
19:45	Gibson 9', 42'	SFL Report	Holmes 49' Boyle 78'	Attendance: 728 Referee: Colvin

Airdrie United v Cowdenbeath

3 March 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Lynch 39'	SFL Report	Ramsay 50' (Penalty)	Attendance: 702 Referee: Murray

Albion Rovers v Airdrie United

10 March 2012 Second Division	Albion Rovers	0–1	Airdrie United	Cliftonhill
15:00		SFL Report	McDonald 83'	Attendance: 1,134 Referee: Anderson

Airdrie United v Forfar Athletic

17 March 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	3–0	Forfar Athletic	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Bain 54' Lovering 75' (Penalty) McLaren 86'	SFL Report		Attendance: 621 Referee: Somers

Airdrie United v Arbroath

24 March 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	2–0	Arbroath	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Lovering 73' McLaren 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 689 Referee: Hilland

Stirling Albion v Airdrie United

31 March 2012 Second Division	Stirling Albion	0–2	Airdrie United	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Donnelly 20', 31'	Attendance: 677 Referee: Finnie

Stenhousemuir v Airdrie United

7 April 2012 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	0–3	Airdrie United	Ochilview Park
15:00		SFL Report	Lynch 7' McLaren 45' Blockley 81' Lynch 91'	Attendance: 903 Referee: Winter

Airdrie United v Brechin City

14 April 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	4–1	Brechin City	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Holmes 7', 86' Donnelly 14' Lovering 23' (pen.)	SFL Report	Hodge 31'	Attendance: 802 Referee: McLean

Dumbarton v Airdrie United

21 April 2012 Second Division	Dumbarton	2–1	Airdrie United	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00	Prunty 61' Lovering 67' (Own goal)	SFL Report	McLaren 56' Donnelly 91'	Attendance: 1,088 Referee: McKendrick

Airdrie United v East Fife

28 April 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	2–0	East Fife	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Lynch 51' Bain 82' McLaren 91'	SFL Report	White 92'	Attendance: 1,223 Referee: Beaton

Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United

5 May 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Airdrie United	Central Park
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Norris

First Division play-offs

Airdrie United v Ayr United

9 May 2012 Play-offs SF R1	Airdrie United	0–0	Ayr United	Excelsior Stadium
19:45		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Allan

Ayr United v Airdrie United

12 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2	Ayr United	1–3 (1–3 agg.)	Airdrie United	Somerset Park
15:00	Longridge 17' Geggan 64' Tiffoney 94'	BBC Report	Holmes 55', 65' McLaren 85'	Attendance: 2,782 Referee: McLean

Dumbarton v Airdrie United

16 May 2012 Play-offs Final R1	Dumbarton	2–1	Airdrie United	Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45	Prunty 29' Wallace 32' Nugent 93'	SFL Report	Bain 42'	Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Brines

Airdrie United v Dumbarton

20 May 2012 Play-offs Final R2	Airdrie United	1–4 (2–6 agg.)	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
20:05	Holmes 35' Bain 78'	SFL Report	Dargo 9', 21' Gilhaney 45' Wallace 65'	Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Muir

Scottish Cup

Airdrie United v Gala Fairydean

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3	Airdrie United	11 – 0	Gala Fairydean	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Lovering 28' (Penalty), 69' Boyle 31', 42', 65' Stevenson 34', 37', 57' McLaren 59' Donnelly 77' Holmes 81'	BBC Report		Attendance: 732 Referee: Anderson

Airdrie United v Dundee United

7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Airdrie United	2–6	Dundee United	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 85', 90+2'	BBC Sport	Rankin 17' Robertson 43' Russell 62', 68', 84' Mackay-Steven 71'	Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Charleston

Challenge Cup

Airdrie United v Livingston

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup	Airdrie United	0–5	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
		BBC Report	Sinclair 50' Russell 55', 67' Barr 82', 90'	Attendance: 719 Referee: Charlie Richmond

League Cup

Airdrie United v Stirling Albion

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1	Airdrie United	5–0	Stirling Albion	Excelsior Stadium
	Owens 32' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Donnelly 35', 81' Bain 88'	BBC Report	Fagan 30' Filler 78'	Attendance: 705 Referee: Hilland

Airdrie United v Raith Rovers

23 August 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 2	Airdrie United	2–0	Raith Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
	Holmes 27' Donnelly 41'	BBC Report		Attendance: 683 Referee: Salmond

Airdrie United v Dundee United

20 September 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 3	Airdrie United	0–2	Dundee United	Excelsior Stadium
		BBC Report	Dow 11' Daly 76'	Attendance: 1,252 Referee: Madden

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 26 May 2012 ^[7]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Andrew Duncan	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	NIR	Paul McKane	13	0	9	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Connor Fairley	14	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Grant Adam	18	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Jamie Bain	44	4	34	2	2	0	3	1	5	1
	DF	SCO	Graeme Goodall	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Cameron MacDonald	16	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	SCO	Ewan McNeil	9	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin Green	7	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	NIR	Craig Hill	7	2	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	DF	SCO	David Lilley	40	0	31	0	2	0	3	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Lovering	35	8	27	6	2	2	2	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Christopher Malone	9	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Kieran Stallard	41	0	31	0	2	0	3	0	5	0
	DF	SCO	Ricki Lamie	12	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Nathan Blockley	30	2	23	2	1	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	SCO	Rhys Devlin	18	0	15	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Phil Johnston	17	2	13	2	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Fraser Keast	18	0	14	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Sean Lynch	37	6	29	6	2	0	2	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Willie McLaren	28	10	23	8	2	1	0	0	3	1
	MF	ENG	Graeme Owens	24	4	20	2	1	0	3	2	0	0
	MF	SCO	Jamie Stevenson	39	8	31	5	2	3	2	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Alistair Woodburn	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Thomas Robertson	3	0	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Liam Watt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	John Boyle	34	9	27	6	1	3	2	0	4	0
	FW	SCO	Danny Burns	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Ryan Donnelly	43	27	33	21	2	3	3	3	5	0
	FW	SCO	Derek Holmes	42	9	32	4	2	1	3	1	5	3
	FW	SCO	Scott Morton	11	1	9	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Sally	13	1	11	1	0	0	1	0	1	0

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 26 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Andrew Duncan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Paul McKane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Connor Fairley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Grant Adam	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	Jamie Bain	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
	DF	Graeme Goodall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Cameron MacDonald	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	Ewan McNeil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Kevin Green	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Craig Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	David Lilley	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	2
	DF	Paul Lovering	14	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	18	1
	DF	Christopher Malone	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	Kieran Stallard	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	DF	Ricki Lamie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	Nathan Blockley	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	Rhys Devlin	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
	MF	Phil Johnston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Fraser Keast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Sean Lynch	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
	MF	Willie McLaren	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
	MF	Graeme Owens	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Jamie Stevenson	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	MF	Alistair Woodburn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Thomas Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Liam Watt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	John Boyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Danny Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Ryan Donnelly	6	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	1
	FW	Derek Holmes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Scott Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Scott Sally	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 26 May 2012

Name	Award	Month
Ryan Donnelly^[8]	Ginger Boot Winner	October
Ryan Donnelly^[9]	Young Player of the Month	November
Jimmy Boyle^[10]	Second Division Manager of the Month	March
Jimmy Boyle^[11]	April	Second Division Manager of the Month
Ryan Donnelly^[12]	Second Division Player of the Year	IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
David Lilley	Queen of the South	Free^[13]
John Boyle	Auchinleck Talbot	Free^[14]
Christopher Malone	Livingston	Free^[15]
Alistair Woodburn	Ayr United	Free^[16]
Derek Holmes	Queen of the South	Free^[17]
Sean Lynch	St Mirren	Free^[17]
Keiran Stallard	Falkirk	Free^[18]
Connor Fairley	Heart of Midlothian	Free^[19]
Willie McLaren	Hamilton Academical	Loan^[20]
Willie McLaren	Hamilton Academical	Free^[21]
Grant Adam	Rangers	Loan^[22]
Cameron MacDonald	Livingston	Free^[23]
Ewan McNeil	Rangers	Loan^[24]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Gary Mackay-Steven	Dundee United	Free^[25]
Andy Ferguson	Arthurlie^[26]	Free^[27]
Gary Muir	Antigua GFC^[28]	Free^[27]
Scott Gemmill	Free Agent	Free^[29]
Grant Smith	Free Agent	Free^[29]
David Shaw	Free Agent	Free^[27]
Adam Szplcynski	Free Agent	Free^[27]
Chris Craig	Free Agent	Free^[30]
David Gray	Kitsap Pumas^[31]	Free^[32]
David Cane	East Stirlingshire	Free^[33]
Christopher Malone	Free Agent	Free^[34]
Alistair Woodburn	Free Agent	Free^[35]
Craig Hill	Ballinamallard United^[36]	Free^[37]
Paul McKane	Forfar Athletic^[38]	Free^[39]
Rhys Devlin	East Stirlingshire	Loan^[40]
Daniel Tobin	Free Agent	Free^[40]
Connor Fairley	Free Agent	Free^[41]

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Airdrieonians Football Club

Club	History Honours Managers Matches Players
Culture	Former Airdrieonians Lanarkshire derby Section B
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium
Seasons	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2014–15 2019–20
Matches	2003 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East of Scotland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-19 League Women's Premier League 2011 2012
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Final Women's Cup 2011 2012 Women's League Cup 2011 2012
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2012 Euro qualifying (UEFA Group I)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Ayr United Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers Ross County
Second Division	Airdrie United Albion Rovers Arbroath Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion
Third Division	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stranraer
List of Scottish football transfers summer 2011 List of Scottish football transfers winter 2011–12