2011–12 Montrose F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Montrose’s sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1995–96 season.^[1] Montrose also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Montrose finished eighth in the Third Division.^[2] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[3] the first round of the League Cup^[4] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.^[5]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Third Division

East Stirlingshire v Montrose

6 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Montrose	Ochilview Park
15:00	Jackson  79' (pen.)	BBC Report	Smart  77'	Attendance: 282 Referee: Cook

Montrose v Elgin City

13 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	3 – 0	Elgin City	Links Park
	Boyle  11'  36' Crawford  50' (pen.)	BBC Report		Attendance: 349 Referee: Robertson

Clyde v Montrose

20 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	1 – 0	Montrose	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	McDonald  50'	BBC Report		Attendance: 757 Referee: Clancy

Montrose v Stranraer

27 August 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0 – 6	Stranraer	Links Park
	Smart  59'	BBC Report	McColm  38' (42) Aitken  46' Moore  68' (79) Malcolm  72'	Attendance: 302 Referee: Aitken

Berwick Rangers v Montrose

10 September 2011 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	1 – 2	Montrose	Shielfield Park
	McLaren  11' Townsley  80'	BBC Report	Winter  23' Pierce  81' (pen.) Masson  81'	Attendance: 368 Referee: Roache

Montrose v Annan Athletic

17 September 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	2 – 3	Annan Athletic	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  13'  44'	BBC Report	Gibson  16' (84) McKechnie  90'	Attendance: 308 Referee: Beaton

Alloa Athletic v Montrose

24 September 2011 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	4 – 2	Montrose	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord  4' (pen.) Cawley  28', 79' Gordon  51'	SFL Report	Campbell  27' Boyle  37'	Attendance: 461 Referee: Robertson

Montrose v Peterhead

1 October 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	2 – 1	Peterhead	Links Park
15:00	Masson 41' Boyle  66'	BBC Report	McAllister  12'	Attendance: 359 Referee: Colvin

Queen's Park v Montrose

15 October 2011 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	3 – 1	Montrose	Hampden Park
	Daly  55' Longworth  81' (87)	SFL Report	Boyle  30'	Attendance: 529 Referee: Aitken

Montrose v East Stirlingshire

5 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Links Park
15:00	Johnston 2' Smart  60'	SFL Report	Stirling  13'	Attendance: 315 Referee: Graham

Elgin City v Montrose

8 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 1	Montrose	Borough Briggs
19:30	O'Donoghue  10' (17) Crooks  66'	SFL Report	Johnston  29'	Attendance: 461 Referee: Northcroft

Stranraer v Montrose

12 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	4 – 4	Montrose	Stair Park
15:00	Winter  7' Malcolm  18' (19) Martin Grehan  53' )Mitchell  63'	SFL Report	Pierce  64' (69) Winter  70' (74)	Attendance: 326 Referee: Don Robertson

Montrose v Berwick Rangers

26 November 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	3 – 5	Berwick Rangers	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  9' Lunan  50' Cameron  86'	SFL Report	Gribben  20', 25' Noble  60', 79' Gray  90'	Attendance: 328 Referee: Clancy

Montrose v Alloa Athletic

3 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Links Park
15:00	Johnston  15'	SFL Report	Gordon  79'	Attendance: 313 Referee: Dallas

Annan Athletic v Montrose

10 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Annan Athletic	2 – 1	Montrose	Galabank
15:00	O'Connor  33', 35' Muirhead  53'	Report	Winter  54' (Penalty)	Attendance: 402 Referee: Aitken

Peterhead v Montrose

26 December 2011 Scottish Third Division	Peterhead	2 – 3	Montrose	Balmoor Stadium
15:00	Strachan  74' Bavidge  90'	SFL Report	Strachan  15' (Own Goal) McGowan  62' Crawford  90'	Attendance: 566 Referee: Northcroft

Berwick Rangers v Montrose

2 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	2 – 2	Montrose	Shielfield Park
15:00	Deland  15' Greenhill  62'	SFL Report	Johnston  45' Boyle  58'	Attendance: 455 Referee: Anderson

Montrose v Stranraer

7 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	1 – 3	Stranraer	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  3'	SFL Report	Winter  38', 83' Malcolm  73'	Attendance: 257 Referee: Barry Cook

Montrose v Clyde

14 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	4 – 0	Clyde	Links Park
15:00	McGowan  51' Johnston  53' Winter  75' McNally  90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 365 Referee: Graham

East Stirlingshire v Montrose

21 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Montrose	Ochilview Park
15:00	Lurinsky  38', 49' Turner  55'	SFL Report	Winter  59'	Attendance: 248 Referee: Robertson

Alloa Athletic v Montrose

28 January 2012 Scottish Third Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 0	Montrose	Recreation Park
15:00	McKinnon  87' May  90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 508 Referee: Roache

Montrose v Annan Athletic

4 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	1 – 1	Annan Athletic	Links Park
15:00	Winter  45' Cameron  77'	SFL Report	Muirhead  78' (Penalty)	Attendance: 246 Referee: Robertson

Queen's Park v Montrose

11 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	5 – 0	Montrose	Hampden Park
15:00	Longworth  5', 77' McBride  50' Daly  63' Quinn  90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 426 Referee: Anderson

Montrose v Peterhead

18 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	1 – 3	Peterhead	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  62'	SFL Report	Webster  32' Ross  51' Bavidge  54'	Attendance: 358 Referee: Aitken

Montrose v Elgin City

25 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	2 – 3	Elgin City	Links Park
15:00	Masson  29' Boyle  51'	SFL Report	Gunn  6', 42', 70'	Attendance: 401 Referee: Graham

Montrose v Queen's Park

28 February 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0 – 1	Queen's Park	Links Park
19:45	Lunan  74'	SFL Report	Longworth  89'	Attendance: 303 Referee: Robertson

Clyde v Montrose

3 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	1 – 2	Montrose	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	Crighton  54' (Own Goal)	SFL Report	Cameron  50' Boyle  64'	Attendance: 476 Referee: Dallas

Montrose v Berwick Rangers

10 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	1 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  49'	SFL Report	Gray  80'	Attendance: 318 Referee: Beaton

Stranraer v Montrose

17 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Stranraer	3 – 1	Montrose	Stair Park
15:00	Moore  58' Malcolm  65', 90'	SFL Report	Boyle  45' Smart  91'	Attendance: 287 Referee: Hilland

Annan Athletic v Montrose

24 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Annan Athletic	1 – 2	Montrose	Galabank
15:00	Muirhead  27' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Wood  5' Winter  43' (Penalty)	Attendance: 418 Referee: Aitken

Montrose v Alloa Athletic

31 March 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	0 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Links Park
15:00	Campbell  79'	SFL Report	Harding  19' McCord  80' (pen.), 83'	Attendance: 390 Referee: Northcroft

Peterhead v Montrose

7 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Peterhead	2 – 1	Montrose	Balmoor Stadium
15:00	McAllister  9', 65'	SFL Report	Crawford  55'	Attendance: 458 Referee: Somers

Montrose v Queen's Park

14 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	3 – 1	Queen's Park	Links Park
15:00	Crighton  41' Boyle  51' Winter  63'	SFL Report	Quinn  25'	Attendance: 336 Referee: Tumilty

Montrose v East Stirlingshire

21 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  24', 83' Wood  72'	SFL Report	Turner  15'	Attendance: 329 Referee: Graham

Elgin City v Montrose

28 April 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	2 – 1	Montrose	Borough Briggs
15:00	Gunn  35' Macphee  56'	SFL Report	Boyle  75'	Attendance: 901 Referee: Dallas

Montrose v Clyde

5 May 2012 Scottish Third Division	Montrose	5 – 0	Clyde	Links Park
15:00	Boyle  20', 41', 75' Masson  54' Cambell  72'	SFL Report		Attendance: 450 Referee: Robertson

Challenge Cup

Montrose v East Fife

23 July 2011 Challenge Cup Round 1	Montrose	1 – 6	East Fife	Links Park
	McPhee  73'	SFL Report	Linn  16' Ogleby  27', 51', 63' (pen.) Wallace  31' Young  64'	Attendance: 404 Referee: Anderson

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Montrose v Raith Rovers

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 1	Montrose	1 – 4	Raith Rovers	Links Park
15:00	Winter  20' Smart  62' McNally  65'	BBC Report	Williamson  31' Walker  52' Baird  54' Thomson  77'	Attendance: 614 Referee: Colvin

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

Montrose v Clyde

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

Ayr United v Montrose

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3	Ayr United	2 – 2	Montrose	Somerset Park
15:00	Robertson  10' Trouten  55' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Masson  24' Winter  57' (Penalty)	Attendance: 988 Referee: Northcroft

Montrose v Ayr United

22 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay	Montrose	1 – 2	Ayr United	Links Park
	Winter  81'	Sky Report	Trouten  28', 73'	Referee: Northcroft

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012 ^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Michael Andrews	30	0	25	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	GK		Sandy Wood	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Dougie Cameron	39	2	34	2	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Alan Campbell	31	2	28	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Sean Crighton	31	1	26	1	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Jonathan Smart	27	1	22	1	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Kevin Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Jonathan Crawford	30	3	28	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF		David Dimilta	9	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Paul Lunan	26	2	22	1	3	1	1	0	0	0
	MF		Terry Masson	37	4	32	3	3	1	1	0	1	0
	MF		Stephen McNally	33	1	29	1	2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF		Steven McPhee	24	1	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		Jamie Winter	37	11	33	9	3	1	1	1	0	0
	MF		Steven Masterton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Lloyd Young	22	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Martin Boyle	41	22	36	22	3	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Scott Johnston	37	5	32	5	3	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		David McGowan	18	2	15	2	1	0	1	0	1	0
	FW		Sean Pierce	19	4	14	3	3	1	1	0	1	0
	FW		Garry Wood	16	2	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name	Third Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Michael Andrews	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Sandy Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Dougie Cameron	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	1
	DF	Alan Campbell	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	Sean Crighton	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Jonathan Smart	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	4
	DF	Kevin Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jonathan Crawford	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	MF	David Dimilta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Paul Lunan	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
	MF	Terry Masson	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	MF	Stephen McNally	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	1
	MF	Steven McPhee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Steven Masterton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jamie Winter	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	MF	Lloyd Young	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Martin Boyle	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Scott Johnston	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	David McGowan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Sean Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Garry Wood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Awards

Last updated 28 September 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Martin Boyle [7]	Phenomenal Ginger Boot Award	IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards

League statistics

Table

Team		Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Alloa Athletic	36	23	8	5	70	39	31	77
2	Queen's Park	36	19	6	11	70	48	22	63
3	Stranraer	36	17	7	12	77	57	20	58
4	Elgin City	36	16	9	11	68	60	8	57
5	Peterhead	36	15	6	15	51	53	-2	51
6	Annan Athletic	36	13	10	13	53	53	0	49
7	Berwick Rangers	36	12	12	12	61	58	3	48
8	Montrose	36	11	5	20	58	75	-17	38
9	Clyde	36	8	11	17	35	50	-15	35
10	East Stirlingshire	36	6	6	24	38	88	-50	24

	Promotion to the Second Division
	Qualification to the Second Division Play-offs	Last updated: 00:12, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Jonathan Smart East Fife Free[8] Jamie Winter Broughty Athletic Free[9] David Dimilta Arbroath Free[10] McGowan, DavidDavid McGowan Arbroath Free[11] Andrews, MichaelMichael Andrews Falkirk Free[12] Steven McPhee Arbroath Sporting Club Free[13] Kelly, SeanSean Kelly Dundee North End Free[14] Lunan, PaulPaul Lunan Dundee Violet Free[15] Johnston, ScottScott Johnston East Stirlingshire Free[16] Young, LloydLloyd Young East Fife Loan[17] Young, LloydLloyd Young East Fife Free[18] Wood, GarryGarry Wood Ross County Free[19] Brown, KevinKevin Brown Arbroath Loan[20]

Players out Player To Fee Aaron Sinclair Montrose[21] Undisclosed[21] Chris Hegarty Forfar Athletic[22] Free[23] Fraser Milligan Tayport[24] Free[23] Nicky Smith Arbroath Victoria[25] Free[23] Conor Thomson Penicuik Athletic[26] Free[23] Paul Tosh Tayport[27] Free[23] Gordon Pope Auchinleck Talbot[28] Free[28] Ramiro Gonzalez Free Agent Free[23] Daryl Nicol Free Agent Free[23] Sean Pierce Albion Rovers Free[29] Simon Murray Tayport Undisclosed[30] McPhee, StevenSteven McPhee Downfield Loan[31]

References

1. ↑ "Scottish Football League 1995/96". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 
2. ↑ "2011/12 Scottish Division Three Table / Standings". ESPN. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 22 May 2012. 
3. ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2012. 
4. ↑ "The Scottish Communities League Cup Results". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 22 May 2012. 
5. ↑ "Montrose F.C. v Ayr United F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2012. 
6. ↑ "Soccerbase Team Stats". Retrieved 24 May 2011. 
7. ↑ "IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards 2011/12". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012. 
8. ↑ "Montrose increase playing pool by two". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011. 
9. ↑ "Winter arrives at Links Park". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
10. ↑ "Dimilta signs for Montrose". Montrose Review. Johnston Press. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
11. ↑ "Dundee United XI 0 Montrose 2". montrosefc.co.uk. Montrose F.C. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
12. ↑ "Arbroath v Montrose". montrosefc.co.uk. Montrose F.C. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
13. ↑ "Farningham adds to Links Park pool". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
14. ↑ "Montrose v Elgin City 13/08/11". montrosefc.co.uk. Montrose F.C. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
15. ↑ "Montrose FC v East Fife FC: Ray Farningham in race against time to sign Jamie Winter". The Courier. D. C. Thomson & Co. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
16. ↑ "Scott Johnston (Forward)". montrosefc.co.uk. Montrose F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
17. ↑ "Montrose v Alloa: team news and preview". STV Sport. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011. 
18. ↑ "Montrose add Young on a permanent basis". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012. 
19. ↑ "Garry wood signs for Montrose". montrosefc.co.uk. Montrose F.C. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012. 
20. ↑ "Brown moves in Angus". Scottish Football League. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012. 
21. 1 2 "Thistle make new signing". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle F.C. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
22. ↑ "Latest Squad Update". forfarathletic.co.uk. Forfar Athletic F.C. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Farningham begins to reshape Montrose". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
24. ↑ "Signings Tuesday, 12 July 2011". SJFA. Scottish Football Association. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
25. ↑ "Vics open campaign with a victory". Arbroath Herald. Johnston Press. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
26. ↑ "Homegrown lads pushing Penicuik up". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
27. ↑ "Daily News Update Tuesday, 21 June 2011". SJFA. Scottish Football Association. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
28. 1 2 "Montrose defender Pope goes Junior". scottishfootballleague.com/. Scottish Football League. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
29. ↑ "Arbroath preview". albionroversfc.com. Albion Rovers F.C. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012. 
30. ↑ "Murray leaves Montrose for Tayport". Scottish Football League. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012. 
31. ↑ "MCPHEE ON LOAN". Montrose F.C. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012. 

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2011–12 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-19 League Women's Premier League 2011 2012
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2011 2012
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2012 Euro qualifying (UEFA Group I)
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Ayr United Dundee Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers Ross County
Second Division	Airdrie United Albion Rovers Arbroath Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion
Third Division	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Stranraer
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