2011–12 East Superleague
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August 2011 – 26 May 2012 |
| 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 |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The 2011–12 East Superleague (known as the ACA Sports East Superleague for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the East Superleague, the top tier of league competition for SJFA East Region member clubs.
The season began on 27 August 2011 and ended on 26 May 2012. Bo'ness United were the reigning champions.
Only the bottom placed side was relegated to the East Premier League after Forfar West End were unable to guarantee fulfilment of their fixtures and withdrew from the league on 18 October 2011.[1][2]
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic won the championship on the final day of the season.[3] As champions they entered the First Round of the 2012–13 Scottish Cup. Founder members Bathgate Thistle were relegated from the Superleague for the first time.
Teams[edit]
To East Superleague[edit]
Promoted from East Premier League
From East Superleague[edit]
Relegated to East Premier League
Stadia and locations[edit]
| Club | Location | Ground | Manager | Finishing position 2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathgate Thistle | Bathgate | Creamery Park | Derek Strickland | 8th |
| Bo'ness United | Bo'ness | Newtown Park | Paul Ronald | Champions |
| Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Bonnyrigg | New Dundas Park | Max Christie | 4th |
| Camelon Juniors | Camelon | Carmuirs Park | Danny Smith | 10th |
| Carnoustie Panmure | Carnoustie | Laing Park | Ian Gilzean | East Premier League, 2nd |
| Hill of Beath Hawthorn | Hill of Beath | Keirs Park | Jock Finlayson | 2nd |
| Kelty Hearts | Kelty | Central Park | Keith Burgess | 9th |
| Linlithgow Rose | Linlithgow | Prestonfield | Mark Bradley | 3rd |
| Lochee United | Dundee | Thomson Park | Paul Ritchie | 5th |
| Musselburgh Athletic | Musselburgh | Olivebank Stadium | David McGlynn | 7th |
| St Andrews United | St Andrews | Recreation Park | Jim Hardie | East Premier League, 1st |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Club | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathgate Thistle | Graeme Love | Sacked [4] | 18 March 2012 | 5th | Derek Strickland[5] | 20 April 2012 (season complete) |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0[a] | Club in abeyance, record expunged |
Source: East Region SJFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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.
Results[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ John Gilmour (28 May 2012). "Deserved plaudits for Bonnyrigg as McKenna's strike clinches title". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ John Gilmour (19 March 2012). "Love sacked". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Strickland for Bathgate". West Lothian Courier. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.