2011–12 Brechin City F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Brechin City's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.[1] Brechin also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2011–12 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Ken Ferguson |
| Manager | Jim Weir |
| Stadium | Glebe Park |
| Scottish Second Division | Eighth place |
| Challenge Cup | Round one |
| League Cup | Round one |
| Scottish Cup | Round four |
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul McManus (14) All: Paul McManus (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 911 vs. Arbroath, 24 September 2011 |
| Lowest home attendance | 347 vs. Stenhousemuir, 21 February 2012 |
Summary
Brechin finished eighth in the Second Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[2] the first round of the League Cup[3] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[4]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Second Division
| 6 August 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–0 | Stenhousemuir | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | David McKenna  71' McManus 80' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 442 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 13 August 2011 Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 3–1 | Brechin City | Central Park |
| Ramsay 13' McKenzie 67' Morton 80' |
BBC Report | Brady 37' |
Attendance: 308 Referee: Beaton |
| 20 August 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 3–3 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| Fusco 46' McManus 52' (pen.) McKenna 56' |
BBC Report | Agnew 11', 89' Lyden 28' Lithgow  51' |
Attendance: 427 Referee: Roache |
| 27 August 2011 Second Division | Albion Rovers | 1–2 | Brechin City | Cliftonhill |
| Fahey 28' |
BBC Report | McManus 30' (pen.) Dunlop 90' |
Attendance: 386 Referee: Colvin |
| 10 September 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 0–1 | Forfar Athletic | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Carcary 85' |
BBC Report | Templeman 61' |
Attendance: 651 Referee: Northcroft |
| 17 September 2011 Second Division | East Fife | 1–1 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| Wallace 8' |
BBC Report | Lister 57' |
Attendance: 501 Referee: McKendrick |
| 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 |
| 1 October 2011 Second Division | Stirling Albion | 1–0 | Brechin City | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
| Smith 19' |
BBC Report | Lister 29' |
Attendance: 555 Referee: Winter |
| 15 October 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | King 51' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Donnelly 14' |
Attendance: 455 Referee: Clancy |
| 22 October 2011 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–1 | Brechin City | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
| 15:00 | Dickson 40' |
BBC Report | King 29' (pen.) Hodge 35' |
Attendance: 681 Referee: Colvin |
| 29 October 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | King 53' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 418 Referee: Colvin |
| 5 November 2011 Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–0 | Brechin City | Station Park |
| SFL Report | Attendance: 661 Referee: McKendrick |
| 12 November 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–4 | Albion Rovers | Glebe Park |
| Lister 81' |
BBC Report | O'Byrne 17' McStay 21' Love 66' Chaplain 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 455 Referee: Salmond |
| 26 November 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | 0–2 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Linn 1' Ogleby 22' |
Attendance: 508 Referee: Charleston |
| 3 December 2011 Second Division | Arbroath | 1–1 | Brechin City | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Falkingham 63' |
SFL Report | McManus 90' |
Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Hilland |
| 10 December 2011 Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Stirling Albion | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
| 17 December 2011 Second Division | Airdrie United | 2–3 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Devlin 51' Donnelly 69', 83' |
SFL Report | Lister 34' McManus 79' McKenna 82' |
Attendance: 643 Referee: Clancy |
| 26 December 2011 Second Division | Albion Rovers | 0–1 | Brechin City | Cliftonhill |
| 14:00 | SFL Report | McManus 38' |
Attendance: 414 Referee: Tumilty |
| 2 January 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–1 | Forfar Athletic | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McManus 51', 59' |
SFL Report | Templeman 39' |
Attendance: 776 Referee: McDermott |
| 14 January 2012 Second Division | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Brechin City | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 13:30 | Prunty 89' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 572 Referee: Conroy |
| 21 January 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Stenhousemuir | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
| 28 January 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | Arbroath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
| 4 February 2012 Second Division | East Fife | P – P | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 |
| 11 February 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McManus 26' Molloy  79' |
SFL Report | Holmes 72' |
Attendance: 483 Referee: Roache |
| 14 February 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–1 | Arbroath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McLean 81' |
SFL Report | Doris 71' |
Attendance: 703 Referee: Beaton |
| 18 February 2012 Second Division | Stirling Albion | 2–3 | Brechin City | Doubletree Dunblane Stadium |
| 15:00 | Ferry 33' McLean 75' (Own goal) |
SFL Report | Ferry 53' (Own goal) Hodge 83'McKenzie 87' |
Attendance: 479 Referee: Collum |
| 21 February 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McKenzie 70' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 347 Referee: Salmond |
| 25 February 2012 Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Brechin City | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
| 15:00 | Lyle 90' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 332 Referee: Richmond |
| 28 February 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–3 | Stirling Albion | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McManus 63' |
SFL Report | Cook 42' Ferry 44'Thom 62' |
Attendance: 362 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 3 March 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McManus 30' McKenzie 34' |
SFL Report | Prunty 57' (Penalty) Agnew 73' |
Attendance: 459 Referee: Robertson |
| 6 March 2012 Second Division | East Fife | 2–2 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | Sloan 25' (pen.), 45' |
SFL Report | McManus 21' McKenna 34' |
Attendance: 416 Referee: Somers |
| 10 March 2012 Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 4–1 | Brechin City | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Fotheringham 20', 67' (Penalty) Low 32'Byers 43' |
SFL Report Report |
Buist 45' |
Attendance: 584 Referee: Colvin |
| 17 March 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McKenzie 54' (Penalty) King 90' |
SFL Report | Love 68' |
Attendance: 421 Referee: Northcroft |
| 24 March 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–3 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Moyes 16' |
SFL Report | Wallace 31', 51', 90' |
Attendance: 525 Referee: Madden |
| 31 March 2012 Second Division | Arbroath | 2–3 | Brechin City | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Doris 21' (pen.) Gibson 85' |
SFL Report | McKenzie 6' McManus 14', 65' |
Attendance: 917 Referee: Somers |
| 7 April 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 1–2 | Stirling Albion | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Buist 86' |
SFL Report | Ferry 33' Cook 82' |
Attendance: 468 Referee: Hilland |
| 14 April 2012 Second Division | Airdrie United | 4–1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Holmes 7', 86' Donnelly 14' Lovering 23' (pen.) |
SFL Report | Hodge 31' |
Attendance: 802 Referee: McLean |
| 21 April 2012 Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 2–1 | Brechin City | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Thomson 17' Anderson 60' |
SFL Report | Lister 82' |
Attendance: 541 Referee: Roache |
| 28 April 2012 Second Division | Brechin City | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | McKenzie 22' (Penalty), 25' |
SFL Report | McKenzie 30' Armstrong 54' |
Attendance: 487 Referee: Cook |
| 5 May 2012 Second Division | Dumbarton | 4–2 | Brechin City | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 15:00 | Dargo 59', 62', 72' Thomson 90' |
SFL Report | King 53' Molloy 88' |
Attendance: 636 Referee: Winter |
Scottish Cup
| 19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Brechin City | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Molloy 26' King 77' McManus 93' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 447 Referee: Beaton |
| 7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 | St Johnstone | 2–1 | Brechin City | McDiarmid Park |
| 15;00 | Davidson 6' Sandaza 46' |
BBC Report | McManus 26' McLauchlan 90' |
Attendance: 2,467 Referee: Tumilty |
Challenge Cup
| 23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1 | Brechin City | 1–2 | Falkirk | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 40' |
BBC Report | Bennett 26' Dods 33' |
Attendance: 596 Referee: Salmond |
League Cup
| 30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Rd 1 | Brechin City | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Clyde | Glebe Park |
| McKenna 26' Buist 97'King 114' |
BBC Report | McLauchlan 20' (og.) Sweeney 97' (pen.)Archdeacon 105'Gray 119' |
Attendance: 402 Referee: Northcroft |
Player statistics
Squad
- Last updated 5 May 2012 [5]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Craig Nelson | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
David Scott | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Scott Buist | 34 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Mick Dunlop | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
David McClune | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Gerry McLauchlan | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Paul McLean | 33 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Scott Smith | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ewan Moyes | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Jonathan Lindsay | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Scott Webster | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Garry Brady | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Gary Fusco | 31 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Neil Janczyk | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Craig Molloy | 34 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Bryan Hodge | 27 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
David Crawford | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Matthew Adam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Derek Carcary | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Charlie King | 28 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jim Lister | 30 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
David McKenna | 38 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Michael Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Graham Weir | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Paul McManus | 34 | 16 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Rory McKenzie | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary Record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 5 May 2012
| Nation | Position | Name | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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GK | Craig Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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GK | David Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DF | Scott Buist | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
|
DF | Mick Dunlop | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
|
DF | David McClune | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
DF | Gerry McLauchlan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
|
DF | Paul McLean | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
|
DF | Scott Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
DF | Ewan Moyes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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DF | Jonathan Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
MF | Garry Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
MF | Gary Fusco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
|
MF | Neil Janczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
MF | Craig Molloy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
|
MF | Bryan Hodge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
|
MF | David Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
MF | Matthew Adam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FW | Derek Carcary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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FW | Charlie King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Jim Lister | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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FW | David McKenna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Michael Potter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FW | Graham Weir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Paul McManus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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FW | Rory McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | 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 |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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