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 !Celtic (C)	38	30	3	5	84	21	+63	93	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2	Rangers !Rangers	38	26	5	7	77	28	+49	073†	Company entered liquidation. Club entered the fourth tier for 2012-13.
3	Motherwell !Motherwell (Q)	38	18	8	12	49	44	+5	62	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Dundee United !Dundee United (Q)	38	16	11	11	62	50	+12	59	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian (Q)	38	15	7	16	46	43	+3	52	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	St Johnstone !St Johnstone (Q)	38	14	8	16	42	38	+4	50	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
7	Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock	38	11	14	13	44	61	−17	47
8	St Mirren !St Mirren	38	9	16	13	39	51	−12	43
9	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	38	9	14	15	36	44	−8	41
10	Inverness Caledonian Thistle !Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	10	9	19	42	60	−18	39
11	Hibernian !Hibernian	38	8	9	21	40	67	−27	33
12	Dunfermline Athletic !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 !Ross County (C)	36	22	13	1	72	32	+40	79	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Premier League
2	Dundee !Dundee (P)	36	15	10	11	53	43	+10	55
3	Falkirk !Falkirk	36	13	13	10	53	48	+5	52
4	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	36	14	7	15	55	56	−1	49
5	Livingston !Livingston	36	13	9	14	56	54	+2	48
6	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	12	11	13	50	39	+11	47
7	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	36	11	11	14	46	49	−3	44
8	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	36	10	12	14	40	55	−15	42
9	Ayr United !Ayr United (R)	36	9	11	16	44	67	−23	38	Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
10	Queen of the South !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 !Cowdenbeath (C)	36	20	11	5	68	29	+39	71	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish First Division
2	Arbroath !Arbroath	36	17	12	7	76	51	+25	63	Qualification for Scottish First Division Play-offs
3	Dumbarton !Dumbarton (P)	36	17	7	12	61	61	0	58
4	Airdrie United !Airdrie United (P)	36	14	10	12	68	60	+8	52
5	Stenhousemuir !Stenhousemuir	36	15	6	15	54	49	+5	51
6	East Fife !East Fife	36	14	6	16	55	57	−2	48
7	Forfar Athletic !Forfar Athletic	36	11	9	16	59	72	−13	42
8	Brechin City !Brechin City	36	10	11	15	47	62	−15	41
9	Albion Rovers !Albion Rovers (O)	36	10	7	19	43	66	−23	37	Qualification for Scottish Second Division Play-offs
10	Stirling Albion !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 !Alloa Athletic (C)	36	23	8	5	70	39	+31	77	Promotion to 2012–13 Scottish Second Division
2	Queen's Park !Queen's Park	36	19	6	11	70	48	+22	63	Qualification for Scottish Second Division Play-offs
3	Stranraer !Stranraer (P)	36	17	7	12	77	57	+20	58
4	Elgin City !Elgin City	36	16	9	11	68	60	+8	57
5	Peterhead !Peterhead	36	15	6	15	51	53	−2	51
6	Annan Athletic !Annan Athletic	36	13	10	13	53	53	0	49
7	Berwick Rangers !Berwick Rangers	36	12	12	12	61	58	+3	48
8	Montrose !Montrose	36	11	5	20	58	75	−17	38
9	Clyde !Clyde	36	8	11	17	35	50	−15	35
10	East Stirlingshire !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 !Celtic (C)	22	18	3	1	66	18	+48	57
2	Heart of Midlothian !Heart of Midlothian	22	16	1	5	45	27	+18	49
3	Hibernian !Hibernian	22	14	2	6	49	30	+19	44
4	Aberdeen !Aberdeen	22	11	6	5	42	23	+19	39
5	Rangers !Rangers	22	11	4	7	42	28	+14	37
6	Motherwell !Motherwell	22	10	6	6	44	37	+7	36
7	Kilmarnock !Kilmarnock	22	8	0	14	40	51	−11	24
8	St Johnstone !St Johnstone	22	7	3	12	33	45	−12	24
9	St Mirren !St Mirren	22	6	5	11	27	34	−7	23
10	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic (R)	22	6	1	15	22	47	−25	19
11	Dundee United !Dundee United	22	4	2	16	30	56	−26	14
12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle !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 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

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

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]

Heart of Midlothian

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Dundee United

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

National teams

Scotland national team

Scotland Under-21 team

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division	Winner
2011 Scottish Women's Premier League	Glasgow City !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 !Glasgow City	3 – 0	Hibernian !Hibernian	Report
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Hibernian !Hibernian	5 – 2	Spartans !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 !Hibernian
International Player of the Year	Megan Sneddon	Celtic !Celtic
Manager of the Year	Eddie Wolecki-Black	Glasgow City !Glasgow City
Premier Division Player of the Year	Emma Lyons	Falkirk !Falkirk
First Division Player	Caroline Weir	Hibernian 2000
Second Division Player	Sam McManus	Kilwinning Sports Club

Scotland women's national team

Glasgow City

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

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]

References