2011–12 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

Alloa Athletic
2011–12 season
Chairman	Mike Mulraney
Manager	Paul Hartley
Stadium	Recreation Park
Scottish Third Division	1st (champions)
Challenge Cup	Round One
League Cup	Round One
Scottish Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Stevie May (19); All: ; Stevie May (19)
Highest home attendance	2,551 v Annan Athletic Scottish Third Division 5 May 2012
Lowest home attendance	419 v Queen's Park Scottish Third Division 10 December 2011
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Alloa Athletic's first season back in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.^[1] Alloa also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Alloa finished first in the Third Division,^[2] and were promoted as champions to the Second Division.^[3] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[4] the first round of the League Cup^[5] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.^[6]

Management

They were managed for season 2011–12 under the management of Paul Hartley.^[7] He replaced Allan Maitland, who was sacked towards the end of the previous season.^[8]

Results & fixtures

Third Division

6 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	2 – 3	Alloa Athletic	Stair Park
15:00	Aitken 17' Winter 35'	BBC Report	McCord 2' (pen.) Gordon 59' Caddis 64' Cawley 84'	Attendance: 306 Referee: Roache

13 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 2	Clyde	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord 31' Docherty 61' Bain	BBC Report	Sweeney 21', 80' (pen.)	Attendance: 705 Referee: Colvin

20 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Annan Athletic	2 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Galabank
15:00	Harty 33' Cox 64'	BBC Report		Attendance: 516 Referee: Collum

27 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 1	Peterhead	Recreation Park
15:00	Cawley 46' (67)	SFL Report	McAllister 30'	Attendance: 507 Referee: Cook

10 September 2011 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	0 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Galabank
15:00		BBC Report	Gordon 45'	Attendance: 419 Referee: Aitken

17 September 2011 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	1 – 3	Alloa Athletic	Hampden Park
15:00	Quinn 86'	SFL Report	Cawley 9' (28) Doyle 84'	Attendance: 589 Referee: Winter

24 September 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	4 – 2	Montrose	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord 4' (pen.) Cawley 28', 79' Gordon 51'	SFL Report	Campbell 27' Boyle 37'	Attendance: 461 Referee: Robertson

1 October 2011 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	5 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Borough Briggs
15:00	Beveridge 21' (78) Cameron 43' Leslie 45' (penalty), 56' (penalty)	BBC Report	Docherty 45' Bain 56'	Attendance: 522 Referee: Barry Cook

15 October 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Recreation Park
15:00	Holmes 7'	SFL Report	McLeod 16'	Attendance: 442 Referee: Robertson

29 October 2011 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	P – P	Alloa Athletic	Broadwood Stadium
15:00

5 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Stranraer	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord 58' Gordon 91'	SFL Report		Attendance: 502 Referee: Aitken

8 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	0 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Broadwood Stadium
19:45		SFL Report	Forrest 32' Holmes 2'	Attendance: 654 Referee: Anderson

12 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Peterhead	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Balmoor Stadium
15:00	McDowall 87' (Own Goal)	SFL Report	One 77'	Attendance: 528 Referee: Northcroft

26 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Recreation Park
15:00	Campbell 83'	SFL Report	Hunter 65'	Attendance: 421 Referee: McKendrick

3 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Links Park
15:00	Johnston 15'	SFL Report	Gordon 79'	Attendance: 313 Referee: Dallas

10 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Queen's Park	Recreation Park
	Doyle 6'	SFL Report Alloa Report		Attendance: 419 Referee: Anderson

17 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	2 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Shielfield Park
15:00	Deland 78' Gray 84'	SFL Report	McCord 44' May 61'	Attendance: 362 Referee: Allan

26 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	3 – 0	Elgin City	Recreation Park
	Docherty 16' Cawley 59' Gordon 64' McCord 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 491 Referee: Robertson

2 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 3	Alloa Athletic	Ochilview Park
15:00	Beveridge 6'	SFL Report	May 2', 46', 74'	Attendance: 531 Referee: Northcroft

7 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	P – P	Peterhead	Recreation Park
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14 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Annan Athletic	Recreation Park
	May 30'	SFL Report		Attendance: 635 Referee: Aitken

21 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	0 – 4	Alloa Athletic	Stair Park
15:00		SFL Report	Docherty 25' May 40', 69' Masterton 60'	Attendance: 475 Referee: Robertson

28 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 0	Montrose	Recreation Park
15:00	McKinnon 87' May 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 508 Referee: Roache

31 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	3 – 1	Peterhead	Recreation Park
19:45	Gordon 13' Docherty 37' May 65'	BBC Report	McAllister 35'	Attendance: 429 Referee: Madden

4 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	1 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Hampden Park
15:00	Daly 85'	SFL Report	Cawley 29' Little 41' (Own Goal)	Attendance: 711 Referee: Aitken

11 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Recreation Park
15:00		SFL Report	Gray 59' (Penalty) Notman 84'	Attendance: 544 Referee: Dallas

18 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Borough Briggs
15:00	Millar 1' Gunn 37' Leslie 67'	SFL Report		Attendance: 600 Referee: McDermott

25 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Clyde	Recreation Park
15:00	Young 76'	SFL Report		Attendance: 719 Referee: Anderson

3 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Annan Athletic	1 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Galabank
15:00	O'Connor 33'	SFL Report	Young 7' May 77'	Attendance: 642 Referee: Graham

10 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	5 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Recreation Park
15:00	Winters 26' May 43' Harding 60' McCord 72' Campbell 81'	SFL Report	Lurinsky 1'	Attendance: 579 Referee: Barry Cook

17 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Peterhead	0 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Balmoor Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	May 20'	Attendance: 488 Referee: Robertson

24 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	4 – 0	Queen's Park	Recreation Park
15:00	Winters 14', 58' May 86' Holmes 90'	SFL Report	Brough 84'	Attendance: 807 Referee: Robertson

31 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Links Park
15:00	Campbell 79'	SFL Report	Harding 19' McCord 80' (pen.), 83'	Attendance: 390 Referee: Northcroft

7 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	8 – 1	Elgin City	Recreation Park
15:00	Nicolson 30' (Own goal) May 44', 46', 65', 75' Winters 49' McCord 82' Campbell 83'	SFL Report	Clark 16' Millar 51'	Attendance: 730 Referee: Brines

14 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	5 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Shielfield Park
15:00	Handling 13', 51' Currie 14' Harding 34' (Own goal) Noble 58'	SFL Report		Attendance: 486 Referee: Anderson

21 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	3 – 1	Stranraer	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord 13', 68' Winters 34'	SFL Report	Gallagher 25'	Attendance: 617 Referee: Crawford

28 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	Scullion 65'	SFL Report	May 6'	Attendance: 748 Referee: Steven

5 May 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Annan Athletic	Recreation Park
15:00	May 87'	SFL Report	Bell 31'	Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Salmond

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup R1	Peterhead	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p)	Alloa Athletic	Balmoor
	Beasley 30' McAllister 60'	BBC Report	McCord 16' Wright 73'	Attendance: 443 Referee: Hilland

Scottish League Cup

30 July 2011 League Cup R1	Alloa Athletic	0 – 3	Greenock Morton	Recreation Park
		BBC Report	Di Giacomo 29' Jackson 67' Weatherson 92'	Attendance: 683 Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

22 October 2011 Round 2	Alloa Athletic	2 – 2	Annan Athletic	Recreation Park
15:00	Cawley 16' Masterton 68'	Sky Report	Cox 36' Watson 54'	Attendance: 490 Referee: Brines

29 October 2011 Round 2 Replay	Annan Athletic	2 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Galabank
15:00	Gilfillan 28' Muirhead 85'	Sky Report		Attendance: 502 Referee: Brines

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012 ^[9]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Scott Bain	34	0	30	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Craig McDowall	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Docherty	31	4	29	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Michael Doyle^{[note 1]}	40	2	36	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Fraser Forrest	7	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Ben Gordon	37	5	33	5	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Ryan Harding	38	1	35	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Mark McCullagh	15	0	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Ross McKinnon	16	1	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Ross Philp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Allan Ramsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Stirling Smith	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin McHattie	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Paul Hartley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Graeme Holmes	38	3	34	3	2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Peter Innes	8	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Nicholas Locke	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Ross McCord	31	2	28	1	1	0	1	0	1	1
	MF	SCO	Ryan McCord	36	11	32	11	2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Darren Young	34	2	32	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Steven Masterton	16	2	14	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Ryan Caddis	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Craig Campbell	18	3	15	3	1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Kevin Cawley	39	10	35	9	2	1	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Steven Howarth	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Kenny O'Brien	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Armand One	18	1	14	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Max Wright	10	1	7	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
	FW	SCO	Robbie Winters	28	4	27	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Stevie May	22	19	22	19	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Matthew Bradley	18	13	9	7	4	2	4	1	1	3

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Third Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Scott Bain	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2
	GK	Craig McDowall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Mark Docherty	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	Michael Doyle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Fraser Forrest	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	DF	Ben Gordon	7	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2
	DF	Ryan Harding	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	DF	Mark McCullagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Ross McKinnon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Ross Philp	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Allan Ramsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Stirling Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Kevin McHattie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Paul Hartley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Graeme Holmes	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Peter Innes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Nicholas Locke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ross McCord	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Ryan McCord	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	15	0
	MF	Darren Young	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Steven Masterton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Ryan Caddis	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	FW	Craig Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kevin Cawley	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Steven Howarth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Kenny O'Brien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Armand One	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Max Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Robbie Winters	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Stevie May	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 4 May 2012

Name	Award	Month
Paul Hartley^[10]	Third Division Manager of the Month	September
Paul Hartley^[11]	Third Division Manager of the Month	January
Stevie May^[11]	Player of the Month	January
Stevie May^[11]	Young Player of the Month	January
Stevie May^[11]	Ginger Boot Award	January
Paul Hartley^[12]	Third Division Manager of the Month	March
Stevie May^[13]	Third Division Player of the Year	IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards
Paul Hartley^[13]	Third Division Manager of the Season	IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Alloa Athletic (C, P)	36	23	8	5	70	39	+31	77	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Queen's Park	36	19	6	11	70	48	+22	63	Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
3	Stranraer (P)	36	17	7	12	77	57	+20	58^[a]
4	Elgin City	36	16	9	11	68	60	+8	57
5	Peterhead	36	15	6	15	51	53	−2	51

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Transfers

Players out

Player	To	Fee
David McClune	Brechin	Free^[31]
Mick Dunlop	Brechin	Free^[31]
Jamie Ewings	Dumbarton	Free^[32]
Bryan Prunty	Dumbarton	Free^[33]
Darren Smith	East Fife	Free^[34]
Stirling Smith	Cove Rangers^[35]	Free^[24]
Ryan Caddis	Free Agent	Free^[36]
Stephen Robertson	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Free^[37]
Jim Lister	Brechin City	Free^[38]
Stuart Noble	Berwick Rangers	Free^[39]
Kevin McDonald	Berwick Rangers	Free^[40]
Scott Walker	Linlithgow Rose	Free^[41]
David Gormley	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy	Free^[42]
Andy Scott	Albion Rovers	Free^[43]
Michael McGowan	Ayr United	Free^[44]
Brown Ferguson	Stenhousemuir	Free^[45]
Kevin Motion	Alloa Athletic	Free^[46]
Jamie Hay	Bo'ness United	Free^[47]
Nathan Taggart	Bo'ness United	Free^[48]
Hugh Kerr	Free Agent	Free
Billy Gibson	Free Agent	Free
Mark Brown	Free Agent	Free
Peter Innes	East Kilbride Thistle^[49]	Free^[50]
Grant Sandison	Oakley United	Loan^[51]
Fraser Forrest		Retired^[51]
Armand One	Free Agent	Free^[52]

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