# 2011–12 East Fife F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was East Fife's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season. East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

East Fife finished sixth in the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the Quarter-final of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

### Management

They began the 2011–12 season under the management of John Robertson. On 1 March 2012, Robertson was sacked with Gordon Durie being appointed as caretaker manager. On 11 March, he was made manager on a permanent basis with Gordon Chisholm being appointed as his assistant.

## Results & fixtures
### Pre season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Fife cup
## Player statistics
### Squad

    Last updated 6 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Michael Brown | 29 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Mark Ridgers | 17 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Andrew Collier | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Darren McCormack | 17 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Cowan | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Steven Campbell | 29 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Scott Durie | 39 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | David Muir | 39 | 4 | 25+6 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Ovenstone | 30 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | HKG | Andrew Cook | 30 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | David White | 31 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Chris Innes | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | AUS | Matthew Park | 21 | 1 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Craig Johnstone | 36 | 5 | 16+12 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Robert Sloan | 39 | 10 | 16+16 | 8 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lloyd Young | 8 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 38 | 0 | 26+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Paul McQuade | 16 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Neil Janczyk | 19 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ross Brown | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Steve Hislop | 33 | 3 | 14+13 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Linn | 44 | 10 | 35+0 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Ryan Wallace | 41 | 27 | 32+0 | 20 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 4 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott Dalziel | 31 | 4 | 10+16 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Robert Ogleby | 19 | 8 | 13+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 3 |
| | FW | SCO | Jamie Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | James Martin | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 6 May 2012
| Position | Name | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Michael Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Mark Ridgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Andrew Collier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Darren McCormack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | David Cowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Steven Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Scott Durie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | David Muir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | John Ovenstone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Andrew Cook | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | David White | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| MF | Matthew Park | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Craig Johnstone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Robert Sloan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Lloyd Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Darren Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Paul McQuade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Ross Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Neil Janczyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Steve Hislop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Bobby Linn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Ryan Wallace | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Scott Dalziel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Robert Ogleby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Jamie Devlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Awards

    Last updated 4 May 2012
| Name | Award | Month |
| Mark Ridgers | Young Player of the Month | September |
| John Robertson | Second Division Manager of the Month | October |
| Ryan Wallace | Ginger Boot Winner | March |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 42 | |
| 8 | Brechin City | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 41 | |
* ↑ 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