# 2011–12 Stirling Albion F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Stirling Albion's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Stirling also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Stirling finished tenth in the Second Division and were relegated to the Third Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.

### Management

They began the 2011–12 season under the management of Jocky Scott. In December 2011, Scott was sacked with Greig McDonald being appointed as caretaker manager. In January after two wins in three games he was appointed as manager, becoming the youngest manager in the United Kingdom at the age of 29.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Squad

    Last updated 5 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | 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 | Jamie Cleland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Callum Reidford | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Sam Filler | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Brian Allison | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Crawley | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Shaun Dillon | 17 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | RSA | Devon Jacobs | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Greg McDonald | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Gary Thom | 38 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ross McGeachie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Danny Ashe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alan Cook | 37 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Shaun Fagan | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Josh Flood | 26 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Andy Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gavin Macpherson | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Marc McCulloch | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Daly McSorley | 28 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Craig McLeish | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jamie McCunnie | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Ferry | 21 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Stephen Day | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Lewis Bonar | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Gary Brass | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott Davidson | 37 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Darren Smith | 36 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Steven Nicholas | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Graham Weir | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kevin Kelbie | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 5 May 2012
| Position | Name | Second Division | Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Jamie Cleland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Callum Reidford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Sam Filler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Brian Allison | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| DF | John Crawley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Shaun Dillon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Devon Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Greg McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Gary Thom | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| MF | Danny Ashe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Alan Cook | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Shaun Fagan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| MF | Josh Flood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | Andy Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Gavin Macpherson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Marc McCulloch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Daly McSorley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Craig McLeish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jamie McCunnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Ferry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Stephen Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Lewis Bonar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Gary Brass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Scott Davidson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FW | Darren Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Graham Weir | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Kevin Kelbie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Albion Rovers (O) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 37 | Qualification for Second Division play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 34 | Relegation to the Third Division |