2011–12 East Superleague

ACA Sports East Superleague
Season2011–12
Dates27 August 2011 – 26 May 2012
ChampionsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic
RelegatedBathgate Thistle
Matches played110
Goals scored368 (3.35 per match)
Biggest home winBonnyrigg Rose Athletic 5–0 Bathgate Thistle
7 April 2012
Biggest away winBathgate Thistle 1–7 Carnoustie Panmure
14 April 2012
Highest scoringLinlithgow Rose 5–3 Bathgate Thistle
18 February 2012
Bathgate Thistle 1–7 Carnoustie Panmure
14 April 2012
Longest winning runBathgate Thistle (4)
12 November 2011 – 14 January 2012
Linlithgow Rose
18 February 2012 – 10 March 2012
Longest unbeaten runHill of Beath Hawthorn (11)
3 September 2011 – 25 February 2012
Longest losing runCarnoustie Panmure (7)
24 September 2011 – 18 February 2012

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

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To East Superleague

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Promoted from East Premier League

From East Superleague

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Relegated to East Premier League

Stadia and locations

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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

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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

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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:
  1. ^ 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

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Home \ Away BAT BNS BRG CAM CAR FWE HOB KEL LTH LOC MUS STA
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 match(es) played on 26 May 2012. Source: East Region SJFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  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. ^ "'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.
  3. ^ John Gilmour (28 May 2012). "Deserved plaudits for Bonnyrigg as McKenna's strike clinches title". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  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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