2011–12 Forfar Athletic F.C. season

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

Forfar Athletic
2011–12 season
ChairmanScotland Neill Wilson
ManagerScotland Dick Campbell
StadiumStation Park
Scottish Second DivisionSeventh place
Challenge CupSecond Round, lost to Greenock Morton
League CupSecond Round, lost to Queen of the South
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Aberdeen
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Chris Templeman (16)

All:
Scotland Chris Templeman (19)
Highest home attendance908 vs. Arbroath, 15 October 2011
Lowest home attendance284 vs. Dumbarton, 15 February 2012

Summary

Forfar finished seventh in the Second Division.[2] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

2 July 2011 Friendly Forfar Athletic 0–2 Dundee United Station Park, Forfar
DUFC ReportBishop 33' (o.g.)
Russell 64'
Attendance: 957
Referee: Craig Charleston
16 July 2011 Friendly Forfar Athletic 0–3 Aberdeen Station Park
AFC ReportVernon 18' (pen.)
Jack 68'
Milsom 80'
Attendance: 874
Referee: Matt Northcroft

Scottish Second Division

6 August 2011 Second Division Forfar 2–2 Cowdenbeath Station Park
McCulloch 58'
Templeman 62' (pen.)
BBC ReportRamsay 11'
Coult 78'
Attendance: 469
Referee: Gary Hilland
20 August 2011 Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–3 Stenhousemuir Station Park
Templeman 55'
Mowat 57'
BBC ReportFerguson 22'
Kean 25'
Thomson 62'
Attendance: 372
Referee: Mike Tumilty
27 August 2011 Second Division Forfar Athletic 3–2 Airdrie United Station Park
Crawford 11', 43'
Fotheringham 64'
BBC SportStephenson 23'
Lynch 29'
Attendance: 432
Referee: Beaton
10 September 2011 Second Division Brechin City 0–1 Forfar Athletic Glebe Park
15:00Carcary  85'BBC ReportTempleman 61'Attendance: 651
Referee: Northcroft
1 October 2011 Second Division East Fife 4–3 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium
Ovenstone 15'
Muir 32'
Ogleby 44'
Wallace 83'
BBC ReportByers 19'
Ovenstone 40' (o.g.)
Shaughnessy 53'
McHugh  76'
Attendance: 533
Referee: Clancy
15 October 2011 Second Division Forfar Athletic 1–1 Arbroath Station Park
15:00Bolocheweckyj  35' 
Shaughnessy 82'
BBC ReportSibanda 12'Attendance: 908
Referee: Roache
22 October 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3–1 Forfar Athletic Central Park
Coult 60'
Stewart 68', 72'
BBC ReportLow 75'Attendance: 339
Referee: Northcroft
12 November 2011 Second Division Airdrie United 4–4 Forfar Athletic Excelsior Stadium
Donnelly 32', 58', 73'
Boyle 82'
BBC ReportTempleman 17', 64'
Motion 62'
Byers 79'
Attendance: 635
Referee: Winter
3 December 2011 Second Division Dumbarton 1–1 Forfar Athletic Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Walker 16'SFL ReportMotion 90+3'Attendance: 443
Referee: Richmond
26 December 2011 Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–3 Airdrie United Station Park
14:00Templeman 15'
Motion 18'
Hegarty  67'
SFL ReportLynch 42'
McLaren 45'
Morton 90'
Attendance: 579
Referee: Clancy
2 January 2012 Second Division Brechin City 2–1 Forfar Athletic Glebe Park
15:00McManus 51', 59'SFL ReportTempleman 39'Attendance: 776
Referee: McDermott
14 January 2012 Second Division Stenhousemuir 2–3 Forfar Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00McMillan 42'
McCulloch 71' (o.g.)
SFL ReportTempleman 43', 80'
Fotheringham 90'
Attendance: 454
Referee: Roache
24 January 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–2 Stirling Albion Station Park
19:30Coyne 21', 60'SFL ReportMcSorley 79'
Davidson 88'
Attendance: 361
Referee: McKendrick,
11 February 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 2–4 Arbroath Station Park
15:00Fotheringham 80', 89'SFL ReportMalcolm 17'
Samuel 41'
Sibanda 75'
Sheerin 82'
Attendance: 794
Referee: McKendrick
18 February 2012 Second Division East Fife 4–0 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium
15:00Sloan 11' (Penalty), 15'
Hislop 36'
Wallace 70'
SFL ReportAttendance: 536
Referee: Charleston
22 February 2012 Second Division Arbroath 4–1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
19:45Samuel 20'
Doris 44', 45', 72'
SFL ReportCoyne 13'Attendance: 789
Referee: Conroy
28 February 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 3–2 East Fife Station Park
19:45Low 4'
Templeman 15' (Penalty), 64'
SFL ReportSloan 19' (Penalty)
Wallace 90' (Penalty)
Attendance: 432
Referee: Collum
3 March 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 1–2 Stenhousemuir Station Park
15:00Low 56'SFL ReportFerguson 13'
Kean 53'
Attendance: 374
Referee: Northcroft
6 March 2012 Second Division Stirling Albion 2–2 Forfar Athletic Doubletree Dunblane Stadium
19:45Ferry 18'
McSorley 88'
SFL ReportTulloch 62'
Templeman 65'
Hegarty  67'
Attendance: 371
Referee: Beaton
10 March 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 4–1 Brechin City Station Park
15:00Fotheringham 20', 67' (Penalty)
Low 32'
Byers 43'
SFL Report
Report
Buist 45'Attendance: 584
Referee: Colvin
24 March 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 4–3 Stirling Albion Station Park
15:00Fotheringham 12'
Coyne 15'
Templeman 23'
Byers 90'
SFL ReportKelbie 22'
Smith 63'
Ferry 89'
Attendance: 462
Referee: Roache
7 April 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 1–4 East Fife Station Park
15:00Byers 32'SFL ReportDalziel 15', 90'
Wallace 18', 53'
Attendance: 559
Referee: McDermott
21 April 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–0 Forfar Athletic Central Park
15:00McKenzie 72', 83'SFL ReportAttendance: 930
Referee: Anderson
28 April 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 4–0 Albion Rovers Station Park
15:00Byers 3', 30'
Ross 28'
Hilson  62'
Coyne 84'
SFL ReportStevenson  11'
Boyle  45'
Attendance: 554
Referee: Somers

Scottish Cup

7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Forfar Athletic 0–4 Aberdeen Station Park
15:00BBC SportVernon 31'
Chalali 41'
Fallon 71'
Megginson 84'
Attendance: 3,747
Referee: Colvin

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012
No.PosNatPlayerTotalScottish Second DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  SCOGrant Adam100+000+001+000+00
GK  SCOJamie Langfield202+000+000+000+00
GK  SCOAnton Mordente000+000+000+000+00
GK  ENGAdam McHugh706+000+001+000+00
GK  SCOMarc McCallum808+000+000+000+00
GK  SCOPaul McKane000+000+000+000+00
GK  SCOGreg Paterson26020+103+000+002+00
DF  SCOJamie Bishop1108+002+000+001+00
DF  SCOMichael Bolochoweckyj26016+800+101+000+00
DF  SCOIain Campbell27021+103+001+001+00
DF  SCOChris Hegarty29020+402+001+001+10
DF  SCOMark McCulloch35130+011+002+002+00
DF  SCODavid Mowat30120+313+002+001+10
DF  SCOGreg Ross37327+323+012+002+00
DF  SCOCraig Wilson21010+601+102+001+00
DF  SCOStephen Tulloch18112+211+001+101+00
DF  IRLJoe Shaughnessy28326+032+000+000+00
MF  SCOBradley Skelly000+000+000+000+00
MF  SCODuncan Reid100+100+000+000+00
MF  SCOKevin Byers35713+1670+201+101+10
MF  SCOMartyn Fotheringham33822+483+002+002+00
MF  SCOKevin Motion32313+1230+301+101+10
MF  SCONicky Low31628+162+000+000+00
MF  SCOJordan Brown403+100+000+000+00
MF  SCOBarry Sellars402+200+000+000+00
FW  SCORoss Campbell29012+1103+000+201+00
FW  SCOStevie Crawford15311+020+002+012+00
FW  SCOGraham Gibson2224+1300+210+101+11
FW  SCOChris Templeman401932+1163+022+012+00
FW  SCODale Hilson21220+021+000+000+00
FW  SCOBradley Coyne1659+750+000+000+00
FW  SCOLee Bryce300+300+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
NationPositionNameScottish Second DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal
GKGrant Adam0000000000
GKJamie Langfield0000000000
GKAnton Mordente0000000000
GKAdam McHugh0100000001
GKMarc McCallum0000000000
GKPaul McKane0000000000
GKGreg Paterson1000000010
DFJamie Bishop2000000020
DFMichael Bolochoweckyj9100000091
DFIain Campbell7010000080
DFChris Hegarty92100010112
DFMark McCulloch2000000020
DFDavid Mowat2000000020
DFGreg Ross6000001070
DFCraig Wilson2000100030
DFStephen Tulloch3000000030
DFJoe Shaughnessy4000000040
MFBradley Skelly0000000000
MFDuncan Reid0000000000
MFKevin Byers0010000010
MFMartyn Fotheringham6010000070
MFKevin Motion3000000030
MFNicky Low4000000040
MFJordan Brown0000000000
MFBarry Sellars0000000000
FWRoss Campbell3000000030
FWStevie Crawford0000000000
FWGraham Gibson0000000000
FWChris Templeman4000000040
FWDale Hilson5100000051
FWBradley Coyne1000000010
FWLee Bryce0000000000

Team statistics

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
5Stenhousemuir36156155449+551
6East Fife36146165557−248
7Forfar Athletic36119165972−1342
8Brechin City361011154762−1541
9Albion Rovers (O)36107194366−2337Qualification for Second Division play-offs
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Transfers

References