2011–12 Peterhead F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Peterhead'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] Peterhead also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Peterhead
2011–12 season
ChairmanRodger Morrison
ManagerJohn Sheran
StadiumBalmoor
Scottish Third DivisionFifth
Challenge CupRound Two
League CupRound one
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rory McAllister (20)

All:
Rory McAllister (22)
Highest home attendance
626 vs. Elgin City, 2 January 2012
Lowest home attendance
396 vs. Berwick Rangers, 24 March 2012

Summary

Peterhead finished fifth in the Third Division.[2] They reached the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[5] losing 3–0 to Scottish Premier League side Celtic at Balmoor.[6]

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'
BBC ReportAttendance: 711
Referee: Robertson
13 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2–3 Annan Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00Deasley 8'
McAllister 41'
BBC ReportMcKechnie 19', 50'
Harty 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 448
Referee: Anderson
27 August 2011 Scottish Third Division Alloa Athletic 2–1 Peterhead Recreation Park
15:00Cawley 46' (67)SFL ReportMcAllister 30'Attendance: 507
Referee: Barry Cook
10 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–3 Elgin City Balmoor Stadium
Sellars 46'BBC ReportGunn 4'
Nicolson 8'
Duff 45'
Moore  88' 
Attendance: 596
Referee: Robertson
24 September 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–1 Queen's Park Balmoor Stadium
Bavidge 73'BBC ReportWatt 52'Attendance: 478
Referee: Northcroft
1 October 2011 Scottish Third Division Montrose 2–1 Peterhead Links Park
15:00Masson 41'
Boyle 66'
BBC ReportMcAllister 12'Attendance: 359
Referee: Colvin
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 Annan Athletic 2–0 Peterhead Galabank
19:30Muirhead 10' (Penalty)
Steele 11'
SFL ReportAttendance: 388
Referee: Robertson
12 November 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–1 Alloa Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00McDowall 87' (Own Goal)SFL ReportOne 77'Attendance: 528
Referee: Northcroft
3 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 1–1 Peterhead Hampden Park
15:00Murray 82'SFL ReportMcAllister 48'Attendance: 431
Referee: Graham
17 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 2–1 Peterhead Stair Park
15:00Moore 80'
Stirling 90'
SFL ReportDeasley 58'Attendance: 290
Referee: Aitken
26 December 2011 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2–3 Montrose Balmoor Stadium
15:00Strachan 74'
Bavidge 90'
SFL ReportStrachan 15' (Own Goal)
McGowan 62'
Crawford 90'
Attendance: 566
Referee: Northcroft
2 January 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 3–0 Elgin City Balmoor Stadium
15:00McAllister 21' (Penalty)
Sharp 45'
Ross 72'
SFL ReportClark  19'Attendance: 626
Referee: Robertson
11 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–1 Stranraer Balmoor Stadium
15:00McAllister 42' (Penalty)SFL ReportMalcolm 1'Attendance: 435
Referee: Finnie
14 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 6–1 Peterhead Borough Briggs
19:45Ross 25' (Own goal)
Millar 53'
McAllister 55' (Own goal)
MacDonald 70' (Own goal)
Cameron 90'
Gunn 90'
SFL ReportRedman 80'Attendance: 431
Referee: Northcroft
18 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 1–3 Peterhead Links Park
15:00Boyle 62'SFL ReportWebster 32'
Ross 51'
Bavidge 54'
Attendance: 358
Referee: Aitken
25 February 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 3–2 Annan Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00Tully 55'
Bavidge 60', 79'
McAllister  81' 
SFL ReportMuirhead 15' (Penalty), 45'Attendance: 453
Referee: Hilland
3 March 2012 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 6–3 Peterhead Ochilview Park
15:00Hunter 10'
Devlin 23'
Lurinsky 33' (Penalty)
Maxwell 38'
Stirling 41', 90'
Maxwell  62' 
SFL ReportSharp 1'
MacDonald 50'
McBain 57'
MacDonald  94'
Attendance: 277
Referee: Beaton
10 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 1–2 Peterhead Borough Briggs
15:00Nicolson 2'SFL ReportBavidge 38'
Redman 53'
Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Steven
17 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 0–1 Alloa Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00SFL ReportMay 20'Attendance: 488
Referee: Robertson
24 March 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–2 Berwick Rangers Balmoor Stadium
15:00McAllister 49' (Penalty)SFL ReportHandling 23', 56'
Forster  58'
Attendance: 396
Referee: McDermott
14 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Stranraer 0–3 Peterhead Stair Park
15:00SFL ReportMcAllister 34' (75)
McBain 82'
Attendance: 291
Referee: Robertson
21 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 1–1 Clyde Balmoor Stadium
15:00Gray 48'SFL ReportGallagher 90'Attendance: 497
Referee: Barry Cook
28 April 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 –3 Peterhead Galabank
15:00SFL ReportDeasley 21'
MacDonald 49'
McAllister 84'
Attendance: 408
Referee: Anderson

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 ReportMcCord 16'
Wright 73'
Attendance: 443
Referee: Hilland
9 August 2011 Challenge Cup R2 Annan Athletic 4–2 Peterhead Galabank
Harty 30', 48', 87'
Muirhead 31'
BBC ReportRedman 49'
McAllister 75' (pen.)
Attendance: 359
Referee: Finnie

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

22 October 2011 Scottish Cup round 2 Peterhead 2 –0 Nairn County Balmoor Stadium
15:00Bavidge 12' (24)Sky ReportAttendance: 625
Referee: Anderson
19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 Inverurie Loco Works 2–4 Peterhead Harlaw Park
Park 25'
McLean 57'
BBC ReportRedman 18'
Ross 22'
McDonald 44'
McAllister 74'
Attendance: 998
Referee: Charleston
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Peterhead 0 –3 Celtic Balmoor Stadium
15:00BBC ReportStokes 36', 57', 82'Attendance: 4,505
Referee: Muir

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012 [7]
No.PosNatPlayerTotalThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  SCONeil Duffy2010000010
GK  SCOPaul Jarvie180170100000
GK  SCORaymond Jellema250210201010
DF  SCODavid Donald410360300020
DF  SCOCallum MacDonald382322301020
DF  SCOPaul Watson9060001020
DF  SCOAlan Rattray7060001000
DF  SCOScott Ross282242301000
DF  SCOLewis Davidson220190200010
DF  SCORyan Strachan311281300000
DF  SCOCraig Tully111111000000
DF  SCORoss Smith8080000000
MF  SCONicky Clark0000000000
MF  SCOAaron Conway12090001020
MF  SCORussell Duncan5050000000
MF  SCORoy McBain342292201020
MF  SCOJamie Redman394333301021
MF  SCOBarry Sellars10181001010
MF  SCOGraeme Sharp342282301020
MF  SCOPaul Young0000000000
MF  SCOJamie Bishop3030000000
MF  SCOShuan Robertson4040000000
MF  SCODarren Kelly1010000000
MF  SCOGraham Webster7171000000
FW  SCOMartin Bavidge3710318321020
FW  SCOPeter Bruce0000000000
FW  SCOBryan Deasley355294301021
FW  SCORory McAllister40223420301022
FW  SCODave Ross271231300010
FW  SCODennis Wyness331291301000
FW  SCOGary Wood5040100000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
NationPositionNameThird DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge CupTotal
GKNeil Duffy0000001010
GKPaul Jarvie0000000000
GKRaymond Jellema0000000000
DFDavid Donald2000000020
DFCallum MacDonald5110001071
DFPaul Watson1000101030
DFAlan Rattray5000000050
DFScott Ross100100000110
DFLewis Davidson1000000010
DFRyan Strachan8010000090
DFCraig Tully4000000040
DFRoss Smith1000000010
MFNicky Clark0000000000
MFAaron Conway1000000010
MFRussell Duncan0000000000
MFRoy McBain6010001080
MFJamie Redman5000001060
MFBarry Sellars1000000010
MFGraeme Sharp3000000030
MFPaul Young0000000000
MFShuan Robertson0000000000
MFDarren Kelly0000000000
MFGraham Webster1000000010
FWMartin Bavidge2000000020
FWPeter Bruce0000000000
FWBryan Deasley5000000050
FWRory McAllister131100000141
FWDave Ross0000000000
FWDennis Wyness1000000010
FWGary Wood1010000020

Awards

Last updated 14 May 2012
NationNameAwardMonth
Jim McInally[8]Third Division Manager of the MonthApril

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
3Stranraer (P)36177127757+2058[a]Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
4Elgin City36169116860+857
5Peterhead36156155153−251
6Annan Athletic361310135353049
7Berwick Rangers361212126158+348
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:

Transfers

See also

References