# 2011–12 Airdrie United F.C. season

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. They will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

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

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 51 | |
| 6 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 48 | |
* ↑ 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

### League Cup
## Player statistics
### Squad

    Last updated 26 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other |
| 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
| Position | Name | Second Division | Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | 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 | Ginger Boot Winner | October |
| Ryan Donnelly | Young Player of the Month | November |
| Jimmy Boyle | Second Division Manager of the Month | March |
| Jimmy Boyle | April | Second Division Manager of the Month |
| Ryan Donnelly | Second Division Player of the Year | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards |