2011–12 North Superleague

PMAC Group Superleague
Season 2011–12
Champions Hermes
Relegated Sunnybank
Forres Thistle
Matches played 182
Goals scored 757 (4.16 per match)
Biggest home win Culter 7–0 Forres Thistle
24 March 2012
Biggest away win Lewis United 1–9 Culter
1 May 2012
Highest scoring Lewis United 4–6 Banchory St. Ternan
3 March 2012
Lewis United 1–9 Culter
1 May 2012
Longest winning run Hermes (18)
15 October 2011 – 8 May 2012
Longest unbeaten run Hermes (19)
15 October 2011 – season end
Longest winless run Sunnybank (21)
20 August 2011 – 31 March 2012
Longest losing run Sunnybank (14)
22 October 2011 – 31 March 2012

The 2011–12 North Superleague was the eleventh staging of the North Superleague, the highest tier of league competition in the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The season began on 6 August 2011. The winners of this competition gain direct entry to round one of the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Hermes secured the title on 2 May 2012, becoming North Superleague champions for the first time.[1]

The North Region management committee decreed in May 2012 that two of the clubs eligible for promotion, Inverness City and Deveronside, did not fulfil ground requirements for Superleague membership, and there would therefore only be one relegation place this season as opposed to the normal two.[2][3] This decision was overturned on appeal by the SJFA and Deveronside will be allowed to contest a play-off with Forres Thistle to decide the final promotion/relegation spot, subject to ground improvements being carried out before the date of the tie.[4][5]

Member clubs for the 2011–12 season

Culter are the reigning champions. North Division One winners Inverness City were ineligible for promotion to the Superleague on ground criteria. Division One runners-up Forres Thistle replace the relegated Fraserburgh United. A play-off was arranged between 13th placed Longside and Glentanar who finished 3rd in Division One to decide the final promotion/relegation spot. This was won by Longside who retain their place in the Superleague.

Club Location Ground Manager Finishing position 2010–11
Banchory St. TernanCrathesMilton ParkSandy Carrol6th
Banks O' DeeAberdeenSpain ParkDoug Will & Kevin Will4th
CulterPeterculterCrombie ParkGary Thow & Andy GibsonChampions
Dyce JuniorsDyceIan Mair ParkAndy Milne5th
Ellon UnitedEllonThe MeadowsCraig Stewart11th
Forres ThistleForresLogie ParkKevin WalkerNorth Division One, 2nd
Hall Russell UnitedBridge of DonDenmore ParkJohn Carroll2nd
HermesBridge of DonLochside ParkNeil Dawson & Steve Mearns3rd
Lewis UnitedAberdeenAberdeen Sports VillageDarren Paul8th
LongsideLongsideDavidson ParkNat Porter13th
MaudMaudMaud Pleasure ParkAllan Hale & Gary Mann9th
StonehavenStonehavenGlenury ParkDoug Baxter10th
FC StoneywoodAberdeenPolo ParkGraeme Laird & Phil Leslie12th
SunnybankAberdeenHeathryfold ParkAllan Smith7th

Managerial changes

Club Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
MaudIan BruceSacked9 May 201212thAllan Hale & Gary Mann [6]15 May 2012

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 Hermes (C) 26 24 1 1 79 16 +63 73 Qualification for 2012–13 Scottish Cup
2 Stonehaven 26 19 2 5 69 33 +36 59
3 Dyce Juniors 26 16 5 5 63 43 +20 53
4 Culter 26 16 4 6 92 43 +49 52
5 Banks O' Dee 26 14 5 7 55 30 +25 47
6 FC Stoneywood 26 14 1 11 63 47 +16 43
7 Banchory St. Ternan 26 12 2 12 62 64 2 38
8 Ellon United 26 12 1 13 45 55 10 37
9 Longside 26 11 2 13 50 67 17 35
10 Hall Russell United 26 9 5 12 40 46 6 32
11 Lewis United 26 6 1 19 40 80 40 19
12 Maud 26 5 3 18 41 76 35 18
13 Forres Thistle (R) 26 5 1 20 21 70 49 16 Qualification for Superleague play-off
14 Sunnybank (R) 26 1 3 22 37 87 50 6 Relegation to North Division One

Updated to games played on 31 May 2012.
Source: North Region JFA
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] BST BOD CULDYCELLFORRHRUHERLEWILONGMAUSHVSTWDSUNN
Banchory St. Ternan 11 12 31 13 30 40 32 22 13 01 13 53 20
Banks O' Dee 62 04 13 12 20 20 01 31 12 20 53 32 51
Culter 41 11 31 71 70 23 12 32 50 51 23 24 71
Dyce Juniors 62 00 33 20 32 11 03 43 54 42 11 20 11
Ellon United 23 11 15 23 20 32 03 32 42 53 12 01 32
Forres Thistle 13 05 12 02 12 22 07 03 05 32 03 13 21
Hall Russell United 32 00 02 12 41 12 03 23 30 21 02 31 63
Hermes 50 10 11 30 10 31 31 31 61 71 40 43 20
Lewis United 46 03 19 14 03 10 02 01 52 42 06 12 13
Longside 23 14 33 04 02 10 10 14 10 30 22 13 54
Maud 14 12 15 13 20 10 22 02 51 12 24 33 41
Stonehaven 32 21 52 32 20 01 30 12 50 42 30 10 20
FC Stoneywood 43 02 31 13 42 52 01 12 50 24 50 10 51
Sunnybank 24 14 34 23 12 12 11 04 14 12 44 26 02

Updated to games played on 31 May 2012.
Source: North Region JFA
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Superleague play-off

Forres Thistle 1 – 7 Deveronside

References

  1. Alexander Fiddes (2 May 2012). "Hermes clinch Superleague title". Hermes FC. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. Richard Easton (14 May 2012). "NRJFA Statement". NRJFA. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. Richard Easton (27 May 2012). "Deveronside denied promotion". NRJFA. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. Richard Easton (14 June 2012). "Inverness City and Deveronside win appeals". NRJFA. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. Richard Easton (14 June 2012). "Superleague Play-off Details confirmed". NRJFA. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. Richard Easton (15 May 2012). "Hale, hale, Alan's the Mann for Maud!". North Region SJFA. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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