2011–12 Arbroath F.C. season

Arbroath
2011–12 season
Chairman	John Christison
Manager	Paul Sheerin
Stadium	Gayfield Park
Scottish Second Division	Second place
Challenge Cup	Round one
League Cup	Round one
Scottish Cup	Round four
Top goalscorer	League: ; Steven Doris (21); All: ; Steven Doris (21)
Highest home attendance	; 1,125 vs. Cowdenbeath, 18 February 2012
Lowest home attendance	; 572 vs. Stenhousemuir, 29 October 2011
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Arbroath 2011–12 football season

The 2011–12 season was Arbroath's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.^[1] Arbroath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Arbroath finished second in the Second Division,^[2] entering the play-offs losing 2–1 to Dumbarton on aggregate in the semi-final and remained in the Second Division.^[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[4] the first round of the League Cup^[5] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4–0 to Scottish Premier League side Rangers.^[6]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Second Division

Arbroath v Albion Rovers

6 August 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	6–2	Albion Rovers	Gayfield Park
15:00	Sheerin 7' (pen.), 58' (pen.) Sibanda 29' Malcolm 46' McAnespie 51' Bryce 80'	BBC Report	Boyle 31', 37' Gaston Grant Fahey	Attendance: 661 Referee: Beaton

Stenhousemuir v Arbroath

13 August 2011 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	2–0	Arbroath	Ochilview Park
	Ferguson 13' Rodgers 56'	BBC Report		Attendance: 492 Referee: Hilland

Arbroath v East Fife

20 August 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	3–0	East Fife	Gayfield Park
	Swankie 28' Doris 69', 81' (pen.) Sheerin 56'	BBC Report		Attendance: 723 Referee: McKendrick

Arbroath v Stirling Albion

27 August 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	4–2	Stirling Albion	Gayfield Park
	McPherson 30' (og.) Doris 51' (pen.) Sheerin 56' Swankie 65'	BBC Report	Cook 38' Dillon 49' Thom	Attendance: 670 Referee: Clancy

Dumbarton v Arbroath

10 September 2011 Second Division	Dumbarton	3–4	Arbroath	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00	Prunty 5' Gilhaney 17' Nicholl 38'	BBC Report	Sibanda 14' Swankie 27', 46' Doris 68' (pen.)	Attendance: 640 Referee: Finnie

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

Brechin City v Arbroath

24 September 2011 Second Division	Brechin City	2–3	Arbroath	Glebe Park
	Buist 29' McManus 82' (pen.)	BBC Report	Sibanda 36' Doris 78' (pen.) Swankie 88'	Attendance: 911 Referee: Hilland

Arbroath v Cowdenbeath

1 October 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park
	Falkingham 58'	BBC Report	O'Brien 19'	Attendance: 857 Referee: McDermott

Forfar Athletic v Arbroath

15 October 2011 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1–1	Arbroath	Station Park
15:00	Bolochoweckyj 35' Shaughnessy 82'	BBC Report	Sibanda 12'	Attendance: 908 Referee: Roache

Albion Rovers v Arbroath

22 October 2011 Second Division	Albion Rovers	1–0	Arbroath	Cliftonhill
	Gemmell 13'	BBC Report		Attendance: 338 Referee: Beaton

Arbroath v Stenhousemuir

29 October 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Gayfield Park
	Doris 84' (pen.)	BBC Report	McCluskey 82'	Attendance: 572 Referee: Salmond

Arbroath v Dumbarton

5 November 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	4–3	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
	McAnespie 21' Malcolm 23' Swankie 26' Doris 79'	BBC Report	McNiff 51', 83' Agnew 65'	Attendance: 723 Referee: Northcroft

Stirling Albion v Arbroath

12 November 2011 Second Division	Stirling Albion	0–1	Arbroath	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
		BBC Report	Malcolm 90'	Attendance: 573 Referee: Allan

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

Arbroath v Brechin City

3 December 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	1–1	Brechin City	Gayfield Park
15:00	Falkingham 63'	SFL Report	McManus 90'	Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Hilland

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

10 December 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Arbroath	Central Park
		SFL Report		Attendance: 437 Referee: Winter

Arbroath v Forfar Athletic

17 December 2011 Second Division

Arbroath

P–P

Forfar Athletic

Gayfield Park

Arbroath v Stirling Albion

26 December 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	P–P	Stirling Albion	Gayfield Park
15:00		SFL Report		Referee: McDermott

Dumbarton v Arbroath

2 January 2012 Second Division	Dumbarton	3–2	Arbroath	Strathclyde Homes Stadium
15:00	Prunty 20' Lithgow 84' Walker 90'	SFL Report	Doris 26' Falkingham 32'	Attendance: 585 Referee: Roache

East Fife v Arbroath

14 January 2012 Second Division	East Fife	2–2	Arbroath	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Cook 6' Hislop 52'	SFL Report	Malcolm 31' Swankie 78'	Attendance: 617 Referee: Hilland

Arbroath v Albion Rovers

21 January 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	6–1	Albion Rovers	Gayfield Park
15:00	Sibanda 5' Swankie 28', 56' Falkingham 34' Sheerin 85' Samuel 90'	SFL Report	Gemmell 24'	Attendance: 616 Referee: Clancy

Brechin City v Arbroath

28 January 2012 Second Division	Brechin City	P–P	Arbroath	Glebe Park
15:00

Arbroath v Stirling Albion

1 February 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	2–0	Stirling Albion	Gayfield Park
19:45	Doris 9' Sheerin 45'	SFL Report		Attendance: 901 Referee: Charleston

Arbroath v Airdrie United

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

Forfar Athletic v Arbroath

11 February 2012 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2–4	Arbroath	Station Park
15:00	Fotheringham 80', 89'	SFL Report	Malcolm 17' Samuel 41' Sibanda 75' Sheerin 82'	Attendance: 794 Referee: McKendrick

Brechin City v Arbroath

14 February 2012 Second Division	Brechin City	1–1	Arbroath	Glebe Park
15:00	McLean 81'	SFL Report	Doris 71'	Attendance: 703 Referee: Beaton

Arbroath v Cowdenbeath

18 February 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park
15:00	Innes 42'	SFL Report	McKenzie 60' Linton 43'	Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Roache

Arbroath v Forfar Athletic

22 February 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	4–1	Forfar Athletic	Gayfield Park
19:45	Samuel 20' Doris 44', 45', 72'	SFL Report	Coyne 13'	Attendance: 789 Referee: Conroy

Stenhousemuir v Arbroath

25 February 2012 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	1–3	Arbroath	Ochilview Park
15:00	Kean 70'	SFL Report	Doris 9' Falkingham 37', 88'	Referee: Madden

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

Arbroath v East Fife

3 March 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	2–2	East Fife	Gayfield Park
15:00	Caddis 6', 15'	SFL Report	Sloan 28' Hislop 43' White 95'	Attendance: 842 Referee: Tumilty

Arbroath v Dumbarton

10 March 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	2–0	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
15:00	Innes 24' Doris 27'	SFL Report		Attendance: 842 Referee: Northcroft

Stirling Albion v Arbroath

17 March 2012 Second Division	Stirling Albion	1–1	Arbroath	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
15:00	Davidson 20'	SFL Report	Falkingham 89'	Attendance: 537 Referee: McLean

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

Arbroath v Brechin City

31 March 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	2–3	Brechin City	Gayfield Park
15:00	Doris 21' (pen.), 58' Gibson 85'	SFL Report	McKenzie 6' McManus 14', 65'	Attendance: 917 Referee: Somers

Cowdenbeath v Arbroath

7 April 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2–3	Arbroath	Central Park
15:00	McKenzie 5', 47' (Penalty) Adamson 24'	SFL Report	Doris 25', 75' McAnespie 29'	Attendance: 671 Referee: Salmond

Arbroath v Forfar Athletic

14 April 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	0–1	Forfar Athletic	Gayfield Park
15:00		SFL Report	Ross 60'	Attendance: 998 Referee: Allan

Albion Rovers v Arbroath

21 April 2012 Second Division	Albion Rovers	1–1	Arbroath	Cliftonhill
15:00	Love 49'	SFL Report	Sibanda 72'	Attendance: 407 Referee: Robertson

Arbroath v Stenhousemuir

28 April 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	0–2	Stenhousemuir	Gayfield Park
15:00		SFL Report	Anderson 11' Rodgers 20'	Attendance: 643 Referee: Northcroft

East Fife v Arbroath

5 May 2012 Second Division	East Fife	1–3	Arbroath	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Muir 90'	SFL Report	Samuel 8' Caddis 29' Sibanda 72'	Attendance: 597 Referee: O'Reilly

First Division play-offs

Dumbarton v Arbroath

9 May 2012 Play-offs SF R1	Dumbarton	2–1	Arbroath	Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:30	Wallace 16' Prunty 61'	SFL Report	Malcolm 6'	Attendance: 911 Referee: Charleston

Arbroath v Dumbarton

12 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2	Arbroath	0–0 (2–1 agg.)	Dumbarton	Gayfield Park
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,454 Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

Keith v Arbroath

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3	Keith	0–1	Arbroath	Kynoch Park
	Niddrie 95'	BBC Report	Sheerin 94' (Penalty)	Attendance: 350 Referee: Somers

Arbroath v Rangers

8 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Arbroath	0–4	Rangers	Gayfield Park
12:45		BBC Report	Healy 17' Wedderburn 22' (Own Goal) Jelavić 59' Kerkar 77'	Referee: Murray

Challenge Cup

Arbroath v Dundee

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1	Arbroath	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Dundee	Gayfield Park
	Elfverson 77'	BBC Report	Milne 79' O'Donnell 92'	Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Charleston

League Cup

Livingston v Arbroath

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1	Livingston	6–0 (a.e.t.)	Arbroath	Almondvale Stadium
	Boulding 2' Russell 7', 22' Jacobs 33' Talbot 66' McNulty 72'	BBC Report	Doris	Attendance: 804 Referee: Allan

Last updated 13 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	Darren Hill	41	0	35	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
	GK	SCO	Michael White	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Baxter	35	0	29	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	AUS	Beau Busch	22	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Graham Girvan	7	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Stuart Malcolm	36	6	31	5	1	0	1	0	3	1
	DF	SCO	Kieran McAnespie	31	4	25	4	2	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Wedderburn	30	0	27	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Connaire Connelly	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Chris Innes	14	2	12	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	IRN	Pedram Ardalany	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Josh Falkingham	41	8	35	8	2	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Keith Gibson	33	2	27	2	2	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Brian Kerr	41	0	35	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	SCO	Paul Sheerin	33	7	29	6	2	1	0	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Martin Strachan	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Kevin Brown	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Carlo Monti	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Liam Caddis	23	3	20	3	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Connor Birse	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Lee Bryce	14	1	10	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Steven Doris	39	21	33	21	2	0	1	0	3	0
	FW	SCO	Jordan Elfverson	8	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
	FW	SCO	Jake Mair	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Lee Sibanda	39	8	34	8	2	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Gavin Swankie	38	11	34	11	2	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	TRI	Collin Samuel	15	4	13	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Kieran McWalter	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Dale Robertson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 13 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
	GK	Darren Hill	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	GK	Michael White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Mark Baxter	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Beau Busch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Graham Girvan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Stuart Malcolm	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	DF	Kieran McAnespie	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	DF	Craig Wedderburn	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	Connaire Connelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Chris Innes	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	Pedram Ardallany	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Josh Falkingham	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	MF	Keith Gibson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	Brian Kerr	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Paul Sheerin	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
	MF	Martin Strachan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Kevin Brown
	MF	Connor Birse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Lee Bryce	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Steven Doris	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
	FW	Jordan Elfverson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Jake Mair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Lee Sibanda	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	FW	Gavin Swankie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Collin Samuel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kieran McWalter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Dale Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 28 March 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Paul Sheerin^[8]	Second Division Manager of the Month	August
	Steven Doris^[9]	Player of the Month	February

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Cowdenbeath (C, P)	36	20	11	5	68	29	+39	71	Promotion to the First Division
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

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (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

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Craig Wedderburn	Raith Rovers	Free^[10]
Lee Bryce	Raith Rovers	Free^[11]
Brian Kerr	Unattached	Free^[12]
Michael White	Dumbarton	Free^[13]
Graham Girvan	Clyde	Free^[13]
Beau Busch	Manly United	Free^[14]
Mark Baxter	Arbroath	Free^[15]
Jordan Elfverson	Dundee United	Free^[16]
Kevin Brown	BÍ/Bolungarvík	Free^[17]
Pedram Ardalany	Arthurlie	Free^[17]
Liam Caddis	St Johnstone	Loan^[18]
Collin Samuel	Luton Town	Free^[19]
Chris Innes	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free^[20]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Ross Chisholm	Dundee	Free^[21]
David Dimilta	Montrose	Free^[22]
Jordyn Sheerin	East Stirlingshire^[23]	Free^[24]
Alan Rattray	Peterhead	Free^[25]
David McGowan	Montrose	Free^[26]
Kevin McMullan	St Andrews^[27]	Free^[24]
Adam Strachan	Clydebank	Free^[28]
Patrick Deane	Jeanfield Swifts	Free^[29]
Danny Griffin	Free agent	Free^[30]
Jay Shields	Bo'ness United^[31]	Free^[30]
Darran Thomson	Spartans^[32]	Free^[30]
Kevin Brown	Montrose	Loan^[33]
Lee Bryce	Free agent	Free^[34]
Pedram Ardalany	Arthurlie^[35]	Free^[34]
Graham Girvan	Petershill	Loan^[36]

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[table_hth_DUM0.53802780878638-10] Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.

[table_hth_AIR0.53802780878638-11] 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

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v t e Arbroath Football Club
Home stadium	Gayfield Park
Seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Rivalries	Angus derby
Notable match	Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord

v t e 2011–12 in Scottish football
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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