2011–12 in Scottish football

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2011–12 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Celtic
First Division champions
Ross County
Second Division champions
Cowdenbeath
Third Division champions
Alloa Athletic
Scottish Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
League Cup winners
Kilmarnock
Challenge Cup winners
Falkirk
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee United,
Heart of Midlothian, Rangers
Scotland national team
Euro 2012 qualifying

The 2011–12 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Overview

To be announced

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 30 3 5 84 21 +63 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers (D, R) 38 26 5 7 77 28 +49 73 [a]
3 Motherwell 38 18 8 12 49 44 +5 62 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Dundee United 38 16 11 11 62 50 +12 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 15 7 16 45 43 +2 52 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
6 St Johnstone 38 14 8 16 43 50 −7 50 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
7 Kilmarnock 38 11 14 13 44 61 −17 47
8 St Mirren 38 9 16 13 39 51 −12 43
9 Aberdeen 38 9 14 15 36 44 −8 41
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 10 9 19 42 60 −18 39
11 Hibernian 38 8 9 21 40 67 −27 33
12 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 38 5 10 23 40 82 −42 25 Relegation to the First Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated.[2] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[3]
  2. ^ a b Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Scottish First Division

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C, P) 36 22 13 1 72 32 +40 79 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee (P) 36 15 10 11 53 43 +10 55[a]
3 Falkirk 36 13 13 10 53 48 +5 52
4 Hamilton Academical 36 14 7 15 55 56 −1 49
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
8 Greenock Morton 36 10 12 14 40 55 −15 42
9 Ayr United (R) 36 9 11 16 44 67 −23 38 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 7 11 18 38 64 −26 32 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[4]

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cowdenbeath (C, P) 36 20 11 5 68 29 +39 71 Promotion to the First Division
2 Arbroath 36 17 12 7 76 51 +25 63 Qualification for the First Division play-offs
3 Dumbarton (O, P) 36 17 7 12 61 61 0 58[a]
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[b]
5 Stenhousemuir 36 15 6 15 54 49 +5 51
6 East Fife 36 14 6 16 55 57 −2 48
7 Forfar Athletic 36 11 9 16 59 72 −13 42
8 Brechin City 36 10 11 15 47 62 −15 41
9 Albion Rovers (O) 36 10 7 19 43 66 −23 37 Qualification for Second Division play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 9 7 20 46 70 −24 34 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
  2. ^ Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United

Scottish Third Division

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Alloa Athletic (C, P) 36 23 8 5 70 39 +31 77 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Queen's Park 36 19 6 11 70 48 +22 63 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
3 Stranraer (P) 36 17 7 12 77 57 +20 58[a]
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Stranraer advanced to the final of the Second Division play-offs but were defeated by Albion Rovers, who retained their place in the Second Division. However, following the demotion of Rangers to the Third Division, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, Airdrie United promoted from the Second to the First Division, and Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division.

Scottish Premier Under-19 League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 22 18 3 1 66 18 +48 57
2 Heart of Midlothian 22 16 1 5 45 27 +18 49
3 Hibernian 22 14 2 6 49 30 +19 44
4 Aberdeen 22 11 6 5 42 23 +19 39
5 Rangers 22 11 4 7 42 28 +14 37
6 Motherwell 22 10 6 6 44 37 +7 36
7 Kilmarnock 22 8 0 14 40 51 −11 24
8 St Johnstone 22 7 3 12 33 45 −12 24
9 St Mirren 22 6 5 11 27 34 −7 23
10 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 22 6 1 15 22 47 −25 19
11 Dundee United 22 4 2 16 30 56 −26 14
12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 3 3 16 23 67 −44 12
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2012. Source: Scotprem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Team, which his senior will place 12th in Scottish Premier League at the end of this season, will be relegated from Scottish Premier Under-19 League and his place will be for youth team of new SPL club.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2011–12 Scottish Cup Heart of Midlothian 5 – 1 Hibernian Report
2011–12 League Cup Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Celtic Report
2011–12 Challenge Cup Falkirk 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Report
2011–12 Youth Cup Celtic 8 – 0 Queen of the South Report[permanent dead link]
2011–12 Junior Cup Shotts Bon Accord 2 – 1 Auchinleck Talbot Report

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition Winner
2011–12 Highland League Forres Mechanics
East of Scotland League Stirling University
South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star

Junior

West Region

Division Winner
2011-12 Premier Division Irvine Meadow XI
Division One Glenafton Athletic
Ayrshire League Maybole
Central League Division One Glasgow Perthshire
Central League Division Two Carluke Rovers

East Region

Division Winner
2011-12 Superleague Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
Premier League Sauchie Juniors
North Division Dundee Violet
Central Division Jeanfield Swifts
South Division Dalkeith Thistle

North Region

Division Winner
2011-12 Superleague Hermes
Division One Inverness City
Division Two Portgordon Victoria

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Charlie Mulgrew Celtic
Young Player of the Year James Forrest Celtic
Manager of the Year Derek Adams Ross County
First Division Player Farid El Alagui Falkirk
Second Division Player Jon Robertson Cowdenbeath
Third Division Player Stevie May Alloa Athletic on loan from St Johnstone

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Charlie Mulgrew Celtic
Young Player of the Year James Forrest Celtic
Manager of the Year Neil Lennon Celtic
International Player of the Year James Morrison West Bromwich Albion

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef. Top Scorer
Rangers UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.0 United States Carlos Bocanegra, 1
Croatia Nikica Jelavić, 1
Spain Juan Manuel Ortiz, 1
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Play-off round
Celtic UEFA Europa League Play-off round Group Stage[1] 7.0 England Gary Hooper, 2
Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes, 2
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Play-off round 2.0 Scotland Ryan Stevenson, 2
Dundee United UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 1.0 Republic of Ireland Jon Daly, 1
Scotland David Goodwillie, 1
Scotland Keith Watson, 1
Total 11.0
Average 2.750
  • Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking (No. 25)
  • ^ Celtic were reinstated taking Sion's place in Group I as the Swiss side fielded ineligible players during their tie.[5] Celtic were awarded both of the matches as a 3–0 forfeit, resulting in a boost to their coefficient from 0.5 to 2.0.[6]

Rangers

2011–12 UEFA Champions League
Rangers Scotland v Sweden Malmö FF
26 July 2011 Third qualifying round Rangers Scotland 0 – 1 Sweden Malmö FF Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport 18' Larsson Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 28,828
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Malmö FF Sweden v Scotland Rangers
3 August 2011 Third qualifying round Malmö FF Sweden 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Rangers Malmö
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Hamad 80' BBC Sport 23' Jelavić Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
NK Maribor Slovenia v Scotland Rangers
18 August 2011 Play-off round NK Maribor Slovenia 2 – 1 Scotland Rangers Ljudski vrt, Maribor
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Ibraimi 52'
Velikonja 90+2'		 BBC Sport 31' Ortiz Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
Rangers Scotland v Slovenia Maribor
25 August 2011 Play-off round Rangers Scotland 1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Slovenia Maribor Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:30 BST (UTC+01) Bocanegra 75' BBC Sport 55' Volaš Attendance: 32,223
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Celtic

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Sion defeated Celtic in the initial two-legged tie by an aggregate score of 3–1.[7] Celtic had played both games under protest to UEFA after Sion fielded five ineligible players over the two games. Sion were forced to forfeit both ties against Celtic after UEFA found them guilty of the charge, with UEFA awarding Celtic 3–0 wins in both legs.[8]

Celtic Scotland v Switzerland Sion
18 August 2011 Play-off round Celtic Scotland 3 – 0 Switzerland Sion Glasgow
20:05 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,975
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
Sion Switzerland v Scotland Celtic
25 August 2011 Play-off round Sion Switzerland 0 – 3
(0 – 6 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Sion
19:30 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Attendance: 10,145
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
Atlético Madrid Spain v Scotland Celtic
15 September 2011 Group stage Atlético Madrid Spain 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Madrid
20:05 BST (UTC+01) Falcao 3'
Diego 68'		 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Celtic Scotland v Italy Udinese
29 September 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 1 – 1 Italy Udinese Glasgow
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Ki 3' (pen.) Report 88' (pen.) Abdi Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,476
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
Rennes France v Scotland Celtic
20 October 2011 Group stage Rennes France 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Rennes
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Cha 30' (o.g.) Report 70' Ledley Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 21,825
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
Celtic Scotland v France Rennes
3 November 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 France Rennes Glasgow
20:05 GMT (UTC) Stokes 30', 43'
Hooper 82'		 Report 2' Mangane Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,578
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
Celtic Scotland v Spain Atlético Madrid
30 November 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 0 – 1 Spain Atlético Madrid Glasgow
18:00 GMT (UTC) Report 30' Turan Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,257
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
Udinese Italy v Scotland Celtic
15 December 2011 Group stage Udinese Italy 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Udine
20:05 GMT (UTC) 45' Di Natale Report 29' Hooper Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Heart of Midlothian

2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Paksi SE Hungary v Scotland Heart of Midlothian
28 July 2011 Third qualifying round Paksi SE Hungary 1 – 1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Székesfehérvár
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Sipeki 32' BBC Sport 45+2' (pen.) Hamill Stadium: Stadion Sóstói
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Heart of Midlothian Scotland v Hungary Paksi SE
4 August 2011 Third qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 4 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)		 Hungary Paksi SE Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Setevenson 34', 45+1'
Driver 50'
Skácel 76'		 BBC Sport 89' Böde Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
Heart of Midlothian Scotland v England Tottenham Hotspur
18 August 2011 Play-off round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0 – 5 England Tottenham Hotspur Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport 5' Van der Vaart
13' Defoe
28' Livermore
63' Bale
78' Lennon		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Tottenham Hotspur England v Scotland Heart of Midlothian
25 August 2011 Play-off round Tottenham Hotspur England 0 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)		 Scotland Heart of Midlothian London
20:00 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,590
Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)

Dundee United

2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Dundee United Scotland v Poland Śląsk Wrocław
21 July 2011 Second qualifying round Dundee United Scotland 3 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)		 Poland Śląsk Wrocław Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Watson 2'
Goodwillie 5'
Daly 44' (pen.)		 BBC Sport 14' Elsner
74' Dudek		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,306
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

National teams

Scotland national team

Scotland  v  Denmark
10 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  2 – 1  Denmark Hampden Park, Glasgow
19.45 BST (UTC+01) Kvist 22' (o.g.)
Snodgrass 43'		 Scottish FA 30' Eriksen Attendance: 17,582
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Scotland  v  Czech Republic
3 September 2011 Qualifying group I Scotland  2 – 2  Czech Republic Hampden Park, Glasgow
15.00 BST (UTC+01) K. Miller 44'
D. Fletcher 83'		 BBC Sport 78' Plašil
90' (pen) Kadlec		 Attendance: 51,457
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Scotland  v  Lithuania
6 September 2011 Qualifying group I Scotland  1 – 0  Lithuania Hampden Park, Glasgow
20.00 BST (UTC+01) Naismith 50' BBC Sport Attendance: 34,071
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Liechtenstein  v  Scotland
8 October 2011 Qualifying group I Liechtenstein  0 – 1  Scotland Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:30 BBC Sport 32' Mackail-Smith Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Spain  v  Scotland
11 October 2011 Qualifying group I Spain  3 – 1  Scotland Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
19:45 Silva 6', 44'
Villa 54'		 BBC Sport 66' (pen.) Goodwillie Attendance: 24,896
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Cyprus  v  Scotland
11 November 2011 Friendly Cyprus  1 – 2  Scotland Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:00 Christofi 59' BBC Sport 23' K. Miller
56' Mackie		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)
Slovenia  v  Scotland
29 February 2012 Friendly Slovenia  1 – 1  Scotland Bonifika Stadium, Koper
19:45 GMT Kirm 32' 39' Berra Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
United States  v  Scotland
27 May 2012 Friendly United States  5 – 1  Scotland EverBank Field, Jacksonville
01:00 BST Donovan 4', 60', 65'
Bradley 11'
Jones 70'		 15' (o.g.) Cameron Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Scotland Under-21 team

Scotland  v  Norway
10 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  3 – 0  Norway St Mirren Park, Paisley
16.00 BST (UTC+01) Cairney 17'
Jack 76'
Armstrong 80'		 Scottish FA Attendance: 1,654
Scotland  v  Bulgaria
5 September 2011 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  0 – 0  Bulgaria St Mirren Park, Paisley
19.30 BST (UTC+01) Scottish FA Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Kristo Tohver Estonia
Luxembourg  v  Scotland
6 October 2011 Qualifying group 10 Luxembourg  1 – 5  Scotland Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
18:30 Almeida 82' Scottish FA 29' MacDonald
34', 43', 64' Rhodes
88' Hanlon		 Attendance: 320
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
Scotland  v  Austria
10 October 2011 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  2 – 2  Austria St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:30 Rhodes 37', 64' BBC Sport 15' Weimann
42' Alar		 Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia)
Netherlands  v  Scotland
14 November 2011 Qualifying group 10 Netherlands  1 – 2  Scotland Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
17:30 Maher 12' BBC Sport 2' Rhodes
55' Wotherspoon		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko (Russia)
Scotland  v  Netherlands
29 February 2012 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  0 – 0  Netherlands St Mirren Park, Paisley
17:30 UEFA Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Scotland  v  Italy
25 April 2012 Friendly Scotland  1 – 4  Italy Easter Road, Edinburgh
19.00 BST Mackay-Steven 32' Scottish FA 7' Florenzi
55' Verratti
75' Insigne
89' Longo		 Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Bulgaria  v  Scotland
31 May 2012 Qualifying group 10 Bulgaria  2 – 2  Scotland Lovech Stadium, Lovech
19:30 Milanov 33'
Kostadinov 90+3'		 UEFA 69', 90' Rhodes Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2011 Scottish Women's Premier League Glasgow City
SWFL First Division Aberdeen
SWFL Second Division North Buchan
SWFL Second Division West Kilwinning Sports Club
SWFL Second Division East Forfar Farmington Ladies
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2011 Scottish Women's Cup Glasgow City 3 – 0 Hibernian Report
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Hibernian 5 – 2 Spartans Report
Scottish Women's Football League Cup Aberdeen 2 – 1 Toryglen

Individual honours

SWF awards

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Shannon Lynn[9] Hibernian
International Player of the Year Megan Sneddon Celtic
Manager of the Year Eddie Wolecki-Black Glasgow City
Premier Division Player of the Year Emma Lyons Falkirk
First Division Player Caroline Weir Hibernian 2000
Second Division Player Sam McManus Kilwinning Sports Club

Scotland women's national team

Scotland  v  Switzerland
21 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  5 – 0  Switzerland Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
13:00 BST (UTC+01) Jane Ross 14', 22'
Julie Fleeting 20'
Kim Little 30' (pen)
Jen Beattie 72'		 Scottish FA Attendance: 531
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)
Scotland  v  Belgium
23 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  1 – 0  Belgium Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Julie Fleeting 3' Scottish FA Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
Finland  v  Scotland
18 September 2011 Friendly Finland  1 – 0  Scotland Sonera Stadium, Helsinki
17:00 Linda Sällström 65' Scottish FA
Scotland  v  Finland
21 September 2011 Friendly Scotland  7 – 2  Finland Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:30 Hayley Lauder 2'
Jen Beattie 30', 42'
Jane Ross 38', 50'
Rachel Corsie 47'
Katri Nokso-Koivisto 76' (o.g.)		 Scottish FA 16' (o.g.) Rhonda Jones
75' Marianna Tolvanen
Israel  v  Scotland
12 October 2011 Qualifying group 4 Israel  1 – 6  Scotland Ness Ziona Stadium, Ness Ziona
10:00 Moran Lavi 35' Scottish FA 5' Jane Ross
9' Jen Beattie
48', 57' Kim Little
69' Hayley Lauder
72' (o.g.) Michal Ravitz		 Referee: Ausra Kance (Lithuania)
Scotland  v  Wales
27 October 2011 Qualifying group 4 Scotland  2 – 2  Wales Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00 Jane Ross 18'
Jen Beattie 43'		 Scottish FA 3' Amie Lea
25' Helen Lander		 Referee: Tanja Schett (Austria)
Northern Ireland  v  Scotland
5 February 2012 Friendly Northern Ireland  1 – 5  Scotland Solitude, Belfast
14:00 Rachel Furness 48' Scottish FA 14', 83', 87', 89' Jen Beattie
75' Lisa Evans
Canada  v  Scotland
28 February 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B Canada  5 – 1  Scotland GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
17:30 Kelly Parker 6'
Sophie Schmidt 36', 51'
Christine Sinclair 59'
Melissa Tancredi 64'		 She Kicks 13' Jane Ross
Italy  v  Scotland
4 March 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B Italy  2 – 1  Scotland GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
14:30 Ania Guagni 43'
Melania Gabbiadini 69'		 Scottish FA 67' Leanne Ross
France  v  Scotland
31 March 2012 Qualifying group 4 France  2 – 0  Scotland Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre
19:50 Ifeoma Dieke 64' (o.g.)
Wendie Renard 70'		 UEFA Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Scotland  v  Republic of Ireland
5 April 2012 Qualifying group 4 Scotland  2 – 1  Republic of Ireland Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00 Rhonda Jones 86'
Christie Murray 87'		 Scottish FA 4' Denise O'Sullivan Attendance: 1,703
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Poland  v  Scotland
9 May 2012 Friendly Poland  1 – 3  Scotland Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański
17:00 Agnieszka Winczo 55' Scottish FA 13' Lisa Evans
19' Jane Ross
67' (o.g.) Jolanta Siwińska
Scotland  v  Sweden
26 May 2012 Friendly Scotland  1 – 4  Sweden Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Kim Little 45' (pen.) Scottish FA 13', 25' Lotta Schelin
52', 67' Sofia Jakobsson		 Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Glasgow City

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City Scotland v Serbia ŽFK Spartak-Jafa
11 August 2011 Qualifying round Glasgow City Scotland 4 – 0 Serbia ŽFK Spartak-Jafa Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
16:30 BST (UTC+01) Christie Murray 7', 28'
Katharina Lindner 23', 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Glasgow City Scotland v Malta Mosta
13 August 2011 Qualifying round Glasgow City Scotland 8 – 0 Malta Mosta Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
14:00 BST (UTC+01) Jane Ross 15', 47'
Emma Mitchell 33'
Danica Dalziel 38'
Leanne Ross 42' (pen)
Emma Woolley 51'
Lisa Evans 60'
Rachel Corsie 84'		 Report Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands v Scotland Glasgow City
16 August 2011 Qualifying round KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands 0 – 5 Scotland Glasgow City Bačka Stadium, Subotica
16:00 BST (UTC+01) Report 4', 8' Katharina Lindner
13' Leanne Ross
41' Joanne Love
64' Eilish McSorley		 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Glasgow City Scotland v Iceland Valur
29 September 2011 Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 1 – 1 Iceland Valur Petershill Park, Glasgow
19:45 Lisa Evans 16' UEFA 59' Laufey Ólafsdóttir Attendance: 738
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
Valur Iceland v Scotland Glasgow City
6 October 2011 Round of 32 Valur Iceland 0 – 3 Scotland Glasgow City Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík
17:00 UEFA 10' (o.g.) Hallbera Gísladóttir
60', 62' Lisa Evans		 Referee: Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary)
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Germany v Scotland Glasgow City
2 November 2011 Round of 16 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Germany 10 – 0 Scotland Glasgow City Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam
17:00 (CET) Genoveva Añonma 2', 47'
Bianca Schmidt 15'
Anja Mittag 25', 72', 75'
Yūki Nagasato 51', 55'
Chantal de Ridder 78'
Amy McDonald 81' (o.g.)		 UEFA Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Deaths

  • 1 July: Willie Fernie, 82, Celtic and Scotland forward; Kilmarnock manager.[10]
  • 31 July: Willie Corbett, 88, Celtic, Dunfermline and Morton defender.
  • 16 August: Frank Munro, 63, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Celtic and Scotland defender.[11]
  • 27 August: John Parke, 74, Hibs defender.[12]
  • 28 August: Bernie Gallacher, 44, Aston Villa defender.[13]
  • 7 September: Derek Grierson, 79, Queen's Park, Rangers and Falkirk forward.[14]
  • 20 November: David Cargill, 75, Arbroath winger.[15]
  • 6 December: Lawrie Tierney, 52, Hearts and Hibs midfielder.[16]
  • 9 January: Bill Dickie, 82, Motherwell director; Scottish Football Association president.[17]
  • 14 February: Tom McAnearney, 79, Sheffield Wednesday player.
  • 28 April: Tom Spence, 50, Stirling Albion defender; Albion Rovers manager.
  • 4 June: Bobby Black, 85, East Fife and Queen of the South winger.[18]
  • 22 June: Jackie Neilson, 83, St Mirren wing half.[19]

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