| Competition: | Irn Bru Scottish Second Division |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Winners: | Cowdenbeath |
| Promoted: | Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Airdrieonians F.C. |
| Relegated: | Stirling Albion |
| Matches: | 180 |
| Total Goals: | 577 |
| League Topscorer: | Steven Doris (21) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Albion Rovers 7–2 Airdrie United (5 November 2011) Arbroath 6–1 Albion Rovers (21 January 2012) |
| Biggest Away Win: | East Fife 0–6 Dumbarton (27 August 2011) |
| Highest Scoring: | (9 goals) Albion Rovers 7–2 Airdrie United (5 November 2011) |
| Longest Wins: | 5 games Arbroath |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 10 games Arbroath Dumbarton |
| Longest Winless: | 10 games Albion Rovers Forfar Athletic |
| Longest Losses: | 6 games Stirling Albion |
| Highest Attendance: | 1,490[1] Airdrie United v Albion Rovers (2 January 2012) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 207[2] Albion Rovers v Cowdenbeath (3 December 2011) |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2011–12 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) is the 18th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. Livingston F.C. are the current champions.
As champions of the 2010–11 season, Livingston were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Scottish First Division.[3] They were replaced by Stirling Albion who finished bottom of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division.[3]
A second promotion place was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division, Cowdenbeath, and the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic and Brechin City respectively. The play off was won by Ayr United who defeated Brechin City in the final. Cowdenbeath were therefore relegated and replaced Ayr United.[3]
Peterhead finished bottom at the end of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division season so were relegated to the 2011–12 Scottish Third Division. They were replaced by Arbroath, the champions of the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division.
The ninth placed team of the 2010–11 Scottish Second Division, Alloa Athletic, entered a play-off tournament with the sides ranked second, third and fourth in the 2010–11 Scottish Third Division, Albion Rovers, Queen's Park and Annan Athletic respectively. The play off was won by Albion Rovers who defeated Annan Athletic in the final. Alloa Athletic were therefore relegated and replaced by Albion Rovers.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie United | Surridge | St Andrew's Hospice | ||
| Albion Rovers | Macron | Reigart | ||
| Arbroath | Pendle | Ogstons | ||
| Brechin City | Pendle | Cancer Research UK | ||
| Cowdenbeath | Umbro | Subsea | ||
| Dumbarton | Surridge | Bet Butler | ||
| East Fife | 1903 (clubs own brand) | Cogen Energy | ||
| Forfar Athletic | Pendle | Orchard Timber Products | ||
| Stenhousemuir | Hummel | Figure 11 Communications | ||
| Stirling Albion | Puma | Prudential plc |
The fourth placed team in the Third Division (Elgin City) will play the ninth placed team in the Second Division (Albion Rovers) and third placed team in the Third Division (Stranraer) will play the second placed team in the Third Division (Queen's Park). The play-offs will be played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final will advance to the final.
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The two semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2012–13 Second Division. However, in July 2012, following discussions as a result of the sale of Rangers FC in administration to Charles Green, the result was moot; both teams were awarded a place in the Second Division.
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| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Doris | Arbroath | 21 |
| 2 | Ryan Donnelly | Airdrie United | 20 |
| Ryan Wallace | East Fife | ||
| 3 | Marc McKenzie | Cowdenbeath | 17 |
| 4 | Chris Templeman | Forfar Athletic | 16 |
| 5 | Paul McManus | Brechin City | 15 |
| 6 | Bryan Prunty | Dumbarton | 14 |
| 7 | Scott Agnew | Dumbarton | 13 |
| Lewis Coult | Cowdenbeath | ||
| Andy Rodgers | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 8 | Gavin Swankie | Arbroath | 11 |
| 9 | Stewart Kean | Stenhousemuir | 10 |
| Player | For ! | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dumbarton | East Fife | 6–0 | |
| Albion Rovers | Airdrie United | 7–2 | ||
| Airdrie United | Forfar Athletic | 4–4 | ||
| Cowdenbeath | Stirling Albion | 4–1 | ||
| Arbroath | Forfar Athletic | 4–1 | ||
| Month | Second Division Manager of the Month | SFL Player of the Month | SFL Young player of the Month | Ginger Boot | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August[5] | Paul Sheerin | Arbroath | First division player | First division player | Third division player | ||||
| September[6] | Colin Cameron | Cowdenbeath | First division player | Mark Ridgers | East Fife | First division player | |||
| October[7] | John Robertson | East Fife | First division player | First division player | Ryan Donnelly | Airdrie United | |||
| November[8] | Colin Cameron | Cowdenbeath | First division player | Ryan Donnelly | Airdrie United | Third division player | |||
| December[9] | Jim Weir | Brechin City | First division player | Third division player | Third division player | ||||
| January[10] | Alan Adamson | Dumbarton | Third division player | Third division player | Third division player | ||||
| February[11] | Alan Adamson | Dumbarton | Steven Doris | Arbroath | First division player | Lewis Coult | Cowdenbeath | ||
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