2011–12 East Superleague

ACA Sports East Superleague
Season 2011–12
Champions Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Relegated Bathgate Thistle
Matches played 110
Goals scored 368 (3.35 per match)
Biggest home win Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 5–0 Bathgate Thistle
7 April 2012
Biggest away win Bathgate Thistle 1–7 Carnoustie Panmure
14 April 2012
Highest scoring Linlithgow Rose 5–3 Bathgate Thistle
18 February 2012
Bathgate Thistle 1–7 Carnoustie Panmure
14 April 2012
Longest winning run Bathgate Thistle (4)
12 November 2011 – 14 January 2012
Linlithgow Rose
18 February 2012 – 10 March 2012
Longest unbeaten run Hill of Beath Hawthorn (11)
3 September 2011 – 25 February 2012
Longest losing run Carnoustie Panmure (7)
24 September 2011 – 18 February 2012

The 2011–12 East Superleague was the tenth Superleague competition since the formation of the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region in 2002. The season began on 27 August 2011. The winners of this competition gain direct entry to round one of the 2012–13 Scottish Cup. Only the bottom placed side were relegated to the East Premier League after the resignation of Forfar West End in October 2011.[1]

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic won the championship on the final day of the season.[2] Founder members Bathgate Thistle were relegated from the Superleague for the first time.

Member clubs for the 2011–12 season

Bo'ness United are the reigning champions. St Andrews United and Carnoustie Panmure were promoted from the East Premier League and replace Newtongrange Star and Tayport.

Forfar West End were unable to guarantee fulfilling their fixtures and withdrew from the league on 18 October 2011.[3]

Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2010–11
Bathgate ThistleBathgateCreamery ParkDerek Strickland8th
Bo'ness UnitedBo'nessNewtown ParkPaul RonaldChampions
Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticBonnyriggNew Dundas ParkMax Christie4th
Camelon JuniorsCamelonCarmuirs ParkDanny Smith10th
Carnoustie PanmureCarnoustieLaing ParkIan GilzeanEast Premier League, 2nd
Hill of Beath HawthornHill of BeathKeirs ParkJock Finlayson2nd
Kelty HeartsKeltyCentral ParkKeith Burgess9th
Linlithgow RoseLinlithgowPrestonfieldMark Bradley3rd
Lochee UnitedDundeeThomson ParkPaul Ritchie5th
Musselburgh AthleticMusselburghOlivebank StadiumDavid McGlynn7th
St Andrews UnitedSt AndrewsRecreation ParkJim HardieEast Premier League, 1st

Managerial changes

Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bathgate ThistleGraeme LoveSacked [4]18 March 20125thDerek Strickland [5]20 April 2012 (season complete)

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (C) 20 13 4 3 48 23 +25 43 Qualification for 2012–13 Scottish Cup
2 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 20 11 5 4 39 23 +16 38
3 Linlithgow Rose 20 10 5 5 42 32 +10 35
4 Bo'ness United 20 7 6 7 25 26 −1 27
5 Kelty Hearts 20 7 5 8 24 26 −2 26
6 Camelon Juniors 20 7 4 9 30 29 +1 25
7 Lochee United 20 7 3 10 32 37 −5 24
8 Musselburgh Athletic 20 6 4 10 41 45 −4 22
9 St Andrews United 20 6 4 10 28 40 −12 22
10 Carnoustie Panmure 20 5 6 9 32 39 −7 21
11 Bathgate Thistle (R) 20 5 6 9 27 48 −21 21 Relegation to East Premier League
12 Forfar West End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00† Club in abeyance, record expunged

Updated to games played on 26 May 2012.
Source: East Region SJFA
†Forfar West End went into abeyance on 18 October 2011 and resigned from the league. Their record (Pld4 W0 D0 L4 GF1 GA25 Pts0) was expunged.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] BAT BNS BRGCAMCARFWEHOBKELLTHLOCMUSSTA
Bathgate Thistle 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–7 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 2–1
Bo'ness United 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–4 0–3 3–0
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 5–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 5–2
Camelon Juniors 5–1 3–1 3–3 2–0 0–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–1
Carnoustie Panmure 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Forfar West End
Hill of Beath Hawthorn 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–1
Kelty Hearts 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–0
Linlithgow Rose 5–3 1–1 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–3 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–1
Lochee United 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–2
Musselburgh Athletic 1–2 0–1 1–4 2–0 5–2 2–4 1–3 1–3 0–3 4–1
St Andrews United 4–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–3 3–4 3–2

Updated to games played on 26 May 2012.
Source: East Region SJFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ↑ "Sad times as top local club goes into abeyance". Kirriemuir Herald. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-02-08. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ↑ John Gilmour (28 May 2012). "Deserved plaudits for Bonnyrigg as McKenna's strike clinches title". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "'I fear there may be more' — Forfar West End's problems a sign of financial pressures facing junior football". The Courier. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. ↑ John Gilmour (19 March 2012). "Love sacked". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Strickland for Bathgate". West Lothian Courier. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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