2011–12 Clyde F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Clyde's second consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[1] Clyde also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Clyde
2011–12 season
ManagerJim Duffy
StadiumBroadwood Stadium
Scottish Third DivisionNinth
Challenge CupFirst Round
League CupSecond Round
Scottish CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Neill (7)

All:
John Neill (8)
Highest home attendance
757 vs. Montrose, 20 August 2011
Lowest home attendance
351 vs. Berwick Rangers, 15 February 2012
2012–13 →

Summary

Berwick Rangers finished ninth in the Third Division.[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Third Division

6 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2–0 Peterhead Broadwood Stadium
15:00Sweeney 45'
McDonald 75'
Clyde ReportAttendance: 711
Referee: Robertson
13 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 2–2 Clyde Recreation Park
15:00McCord 31'
Docherty 61'
Bain
Clyde ReportSweeney 21', 80' (pen.)Attendance: 705
20 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–0 Montrose Broadwood Stadium
15:00McDonald 50'Clyde ReportAttendance: 757
Referee: Clancy
27 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1–0 Clyde Galabank
15:00Sloan 29'BBC ReportAttendance: 644
Referee: Graham
10 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 0–2 Queen's Park Broadwood Stadium
15:00BBC ReportLongworth 82'
Daly 86'
Attendance: 650
Referee: Cook
17 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 0–3 Clyde Borough Briggs
15:00SFL ReportCusak 12', 26'
Neil 68'
Attendance: 728
Referee: Anderson
24 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–4 Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
Neill 48'BBC ReportGray 41'
Gribben 54', 56'
Smith 90'
Attendance: 618
Referee: Somers
1 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 0–0 Clyde Stair Park
15:00BBC ReportAttendance: 363
Referee: Beaton
15 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 7–1 East Stirlingshire Broadwood Stadium
McDonald 14'
Brown 19'
Neil 31'
Gallagher 77'
Oliver 81'
Cusack 82'
Archdeacon 90'
SFL ReportCoyne 82'Attendance: 617
Referee: Robertson
5 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 0–0 Clyde Balmoor Stadium
15:00SFL ReportHay  83'  Attendance: 517
Referee: Dallas
8 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 0–1 Alloa Athletic Broadwood Stadium
19:45SFL ReportForrest  32' 
Holmes 2'
Attendance: 654
Referee: Anderson
12 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 0–0 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00McDonald  69'  SFL ReportWatson  78'  Attendance: 668
Referee: Aitken
3 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0–2 Clyde Shielfield Park
15:00SFL Report
Clyde Report
Sweeney 25' (pen.)
Cusack 86'
Attendance: 410
Referee: Somers
13 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 3–0 Clyde Hampden Park
19:30Burns 4'
Smith 63'
Daly 84'
SFL ReportAttendance: 402
Referee: Charleston
17 December 2011 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1–1 Clyde Ochilview Park
15:00Turner 45'BBC ReportCusack 92'Attendance: 490
Referee: Cook
26 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–1 Stranraer Broadwood Stadium
15:00McDonald 28'SFL ReportGrehan 18'Attendance: 556
Referee: Anderson
2 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–2 Queen's Park Broadwood Stadium
15:00Sweeney  45'
White 45'
SFL ReportLongworth 6'
Daly 78'
Attendance: 668
Referee: Salmond
7 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1–0 Clyde Galabank
15:00O'Connor 64'ReportAttendance: 505
Referee: Robertson
14 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 4–0 Clyde Links Park
15:00McGowan 51'
Johnston 53'
Winter 75'
McNally 90'
SFL ReportAttendance: 365
Referee: Graham
11 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 3–0 East Stirlingshire Broadwood Stadium
15:00Sweeney 19' (Penalty)
Sloss 46'
Neill 66'
SFL ReportAttendance: 507
Referee: Graham
15 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2–2 Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
19:45Brown 6'
Neill 13'
Gray  45'
SFL ReportWalker 29'
Gray 90'
Attendance: 351
Referee: Aitken
18 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 1–0 Clyde Stair Park
15:00Stirling 54'SFL ReportAttendance: 385
Referee: Hilland
21 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–2 Elgin City Broadwood Stadium
19:45Niven 23' (Own Goal)SFL ReportMoore 53'
Durnan 55'
Referee: Beaton
25 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 1–0 Clyde Recreation Park
15:00Young 76'SFL ReportAttendance: 719
Referee: Anderson
28 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 1–1 Clyde Borough Briggs
19:45Wilson 89'SFL ReportPollock 37'Attendance: 611
Referee: McLean
3 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–2 Montrose Broadwood Stadium
15:00Crighton 54' (Own Goal)SFL ReportCameron 50'
Boyle 64'
Attendance: 476
Referee: Dallas
17 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–1 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00Pollock 26'SFL ReportWinters 70'
Cox  75'
Attendance: 503
Referee: McDermott
20 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 3–0 Clyde Hampden Park
19:30Longworth 7'
Watt 10'
McBride 89'
SFL ReportAttendance: 658
Referee: Aitken
24 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 0–2 Elgin City Broadwood Stadium
15:00SFL ReportCrooks 57'
Cameron 78'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Charleston
31 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 3–0 Clyde Shielfield Park
15:00Handling 31', 35'
Currie 88'
SFL ReportAttendance: 389
Referee: Roache
7 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2–1 Stranraer Broadwood Stadium
15:00Brannan 55'
Belkouche 63' (Own goal)
SFL ReportMoore 6'Attendance: 506
Referee: Graham
14 April 2012 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 0–1 Clyde Ochilview Park
15:00SFL ReportNeil 76'Attendance: 434
Referee: Northcroft
21 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–1 Clyde Balmoor Stadium
15:00Gray 48'SFL ReportGallagher 90'Attendance: 497
Referee: Cook
28 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1–1 Alloa Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00Scullion 65'SFL ReportMay 6'Attendance: 748
Referee: Steven
5 May 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 5–0 Clyde Links Park
15:00Boyle 20', 41', 75'
Masson 54'
Cambell 72'
SFL ReportAttendance: 450
Referee: Robertson

Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Rd 1 Clyde 2–2
(3–4 p)
Berwick Rangers Broadwood Stadium
Fitzpatrick 36'
McDonald 51'
BBC ReportCurrie 4'
Gray 10'
Attendance: 472
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

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 ReportMcLauchlan 20' (o.g.)
Sweeney 97' (pen.)
Archdeacon 105'
Gray 119'
Attendance: 403
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Cup

22 October 2011 Scottish Cup round 2 Montrose 2–1 Clyde Links Park
15:00Lunan 23'
Pierce 49'
Clyde ReportNeil 19'Attendance: 452
Referee: Robertson

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012 [6]
No.PosNatPlayerTotalThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  SCOJohn Charles Hutchison3000102000
GK  SVKFilip Mentel120110000010
GK  SCOAlan Combe1010000000
GK  CANLucas Birnstingl0000000000
GK  SCODavid Crawford120120000000
GK  AUSNick Feely120120000000
DF  SCOGavin Brown271241002010
DF  SCOIain Gray361320102110
DF  SCODeclan Gallagher272252101000
DF  SCOKris Irvine12090101010
DF  SCOBrian McQueen320290102000
DF  SCODrew Ramsay5050000000
DF  SCOLee Sharp390350102010
DF  SCOCraig Tully2000001010
DF  SCOJason Marr170170000000
MF  SCOKeiran Daw2020000000
MF  SCODaniel Fitzpatrick5140000011
MF  SCOPaul Hay330290102010
MF  SCOAaron Kane1010000000
MF  SCORyan Kane250240001000
MF  SCOPaul McMullan5040100000
MF  SCOJohn Neill378337112010
MF  SCOPat Scullion231211001010
MF  SCOJack Sloss9191000000
MF  SCOJohn Sweeney376335102110
MF  SCODale Fulton2020000000
MF  SCOJamie Pollock9292000000
FW  SCOKevin Finlayson1010000000
FW  SCOMark Archdeacon152121102100
FW  SCOLiam Cusack215175102010
FW  SCOMichael Oliver321291101010
FW  SCOStephen McDonald324283102011
FW  SCOJordan White6161000000
FW  SCOKieran Brannan9191000000
FW  SCOGrant Dickie2020000000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
6Annan Athletic361310135353049
7Berwick Rangers361212126158+348
8Montrose36115205875−1738
9Clyde36811173550−1535
10East Stirlingshire3666243888−5024
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Transfers

Players out

PlayerToFee
Marc McCusker Queen of the South[21]Free[22]
Ross MacMillan Stenhousemuir[23]Free[22]
John Stewart Bo'ness United[24]Free[25]
Willie Sawyers Renfrew[26]Free[25]
Alan Lithgow Dumbarton[27]Free[28]
Jordan Allan Bo'ness United[29]Free[28]
Graham Girvan Arbroath[30]Free[28]
Ally Park Auchinleck Talbot[31]Free[28]
Neil McGowan Irvine Meadow XI[32]Free[28]
Ricky Waddell Los Angeles Blues[33]Free[28]
Hadyn CochraneFree AgentFree[28]
Connor Stevenson Vale of Clyde[34]Free[28]
Stuart MillsFree AgentFree[28]
Charlie MillarFree AgentFree[28]
Aleksandrs Gramovics FK Spartaks Jūrmala[35]Free[28]
Kevin Finlayson Kirkintilloch Rob Roy[36]Free[37]
Craig TullyRetired[38]
John Charles Hutchison PollokFree[39]
Paul McMullan Elgin City[40]Free[41]
Jordan White FalkirkFree[42]
Liam Cusack CowdenbeathUndisclosed[43]

Notes