Scottish Second Division 2011/12

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Scottish Second Division 2011/12
master Cowdenbeath FC
Climbers Cowdenbeath
FC Dumbarton FC
Airdrie United
Relegation ↑ Arbroath
FC Dumbarton FC
Airdrie United
Relegation ↓ Albion Rovers
Relegated Stirling Albion
Teams 10
Games 180 + 6 relegation games
Gates 592  (ø 3.29 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Steven Doris
(Arbroath FC)
← Second Division 2010/11
^ First Division 2011/12

The Scottish Football League Second Division was played in 2011/12 for the 37th time after the introduction of the Premier League as the third highest Scottish league . It was also the thirty-seventh host the third-highest football -Spielklasse the gentlemen in Scotland under the name of Second Division . In the 2011/12 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .

The championship was won by FC Cowdenbeath , which at the same time secured participation in the First Division season 2012/13 . On the ascent play-offs of taking FC Arbroath , FC Dumbarton and Airdrie United in part. Due to the forced relegation of the Glasgow Rangers from the Premier League to the Third Division , both Cowdenbeath and FC Dumbarton and Airdrie United rose after the play-offs. In the relegation to the remaining in the Second Division played the Albion Rovers , who were able to prevail in the decisive penalty shootout against FC Stranraer . Stirling Albion , however, had to relegate to the Third Division . The top scorer with 21 goals was Steven Doris from FC Arbroath.

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Cowdenbeath FC (A)  36  20th  11  5 068:290 +39 71
 2. FC Arbroath (N)  36  17th  12  7th 076:510 +25 63
 3. Dumbarton FC  36  17th  7th  12 061:610  ± 0 58
 4th Airdrie United  36  14th  10  12 068:600  +8 52
 5. FC Stenhousemuir  36  15th  6th  15th 054:490  +5 51
 6th East Fife FC  36  14th  6th  16 055:570  −2 48
 7th Forfar Athletic  36  11  9  16 059:720 −13 42
 8th. Brechin City  36  10  11  15th 047:620 −15 41
 9. Albion Rovers (N)  36  10  7th  19th 043:660 −23 37
10. Stirling Albion (A)  36  9  7th  20th 046:700 −24 34

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)

Legend
2011/12 season
Promoted to the First Division
Participation in the promotion relegation
Participation in the relegation relegation
Relegated to the third division
At the end of the 2010/11 season
(A) Relegated from the First Division
(N) Newcomer from the third division

Relegation

Participants in the relegation games were the Albion Rovers from this year's Second Division, as well as the three teams from the Third Division , FC Queen's Park , FC Stranraer and Elgin City . The winners of the first round played in the last round for a place for the following Scottish Second Division season 2012/13 .

First round

The first leg was played on May 9, 2012. The second leg on May 12, 2012.

total First leg Return leg
Elgin City 1: 2 Albion Rovers 1-0 0: 2
FC Stranraer 5: 1 FC Queen's Park 3: 1 2-0
Second round

The first leg was played on May 16, 2012. The second leg on May 20, 2012.

total First leg Return leg
FC Stranraer 3: 3 Albion Rovers 2-0 1: 3
(3: 5 i. E.)

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