2011–12 Dundee F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Dundee's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2004–05 season.[2] Dundee also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Dundee was promoted to the Scottish Premier League at the end of the campaign after Rangers' liquidation meant a 2nd-place finish was enough to be promoted.

Dundee

2011–12 season
Chairman	Stuart Murphy (Until 17 November 2011)[1]
Manager	Barry Smith
Stadium	Dens Park
Scottish First Division	Second place
Challenge Cup	Second round, lost to Falkirk
League Cup	Second round, lost to Aberdeen
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Kilmarnock
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Milne (11) Ryan Conroy (11) All: Steven Milne (16)
Highest home attendance	5,862 vs. Greenock Morton, 26 December 2011
Lowest home attendance	3,136 vs. Ayr United, 27 March 2012
Average home league attendance	4,224
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Dundee finished second in the First Division.[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the second round of the League Cup[5] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Results and fixtures

Pre season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

7 July 2011 Friendly	Turriff United	0 – 3	Dundee	The Haughs, Turriff
		Dundee Report	Lockwood  54' (pen.) Milne  65' McIntosh  83'	Referee: Kerrigan

9 July 2011 Friendly	Formartine United	1 – 5	Dundee	North Lodge Park, Pitmedden
	R. Campbell  35'	Dundee Report	Milne  9'  40' Hyde  22' Chisholm  33' McIntosh  92'

13 July 2011 Friendly	Dundee	0 – 2	St Johnstone	Dens Park, Dundee
		Dundee Report	May  19' Mackay  50'	Attendance: 2,172 Referee: Finnie

16 July 2011 East Fife Tournament Semi-Final	Dundee	2 – 0	Southend United	Bayview Stadium, Methil
	Webster  20' Bayne  91'	Dundee Report		Referee: Dallas

17 July 2011 East Fife Tournament	East Fife	1 – 0	Dundee	Bayview Stadium, Methil
	McKinlay  18'	Dundee Report		Referee: Colvin

Scottish First Division

6 August 2011 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport	Lockwood  90' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,065 Referee: Conroy

13 August 2011 First Division	Dundee	1 – 1	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
	Hyde  30'	Dundee Report	Moffat  14'	Attendance: 4,686 Referee: O'Reilly

20 August 2011 First Division	Livingston	4 – 2	Dundee	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
	Russell  4' Deuchar  13', 59' Keaghan Jacobs  90'	BBC Sport	Irvine  61' McNeil  65' (o.g)	Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Hilland

27 August 2011 First Division	Dundee	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
		BBC Sport	MacDonald  7'	Attendance: 4,096 Referee: McDermott

10 September 2011 First Division	Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
		BBC Sport	O'Donnell  28'  Riley  86'	Attendance: 2,459 Referee: Allan

17 September 2011 First Division	Falkirk	2 – 1	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	Weatherston  79' El Alagui  86'	BBC Sport	Milne  45'	Attendance: 3,576 Referee: McLean

24 September 2011 First Division	Dundee	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee
		BBC Sport	McLaughlin  66'	Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Madden

1 October 2011 First Division	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,649 Referee: Tumilty

15 October 2011 First Division	Dundee	1 – 2	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
	Lockwood  25' (pen.)	BBC Sport	McMenamin  39' Quinn  63'	Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Finnie

22 October 2011 First Division	Ayr United	1 – 3	Dundee	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Roberts  83' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Weston  16' McIntosh  71' Milne  87'	Attendance: 1,390 Referee: McKendrick

29 October 2011 First Division	Dundee	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	Douglas  25'	Dundee Report	Cairney  26' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,263 Referee: McLean

5 November 2011 First Division	Dundee	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
	Conroy  83'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,258 Referee: Murray

12 November 2011 First Division	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Dundee	Cappielow Park, Greenock
	Jackson  5'	SFL Report	Rae  42' Conroy  56'	Attendance: 2,201 Referee: O'Reilly

26 November 2011 First Division	Dundee	4 – 2	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
	Rae  8' Hyde  11', 67' Milne  85'	SFL Report	Weston  35' (o.g.) Fulton  74'	Attendance: 4,507 Referee: Conroy

3 December 2011 First Division	Hamilton Academical	1 – 6	Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	Imrie  86'	SFL Report	Milne  21', 37', 49' O'Donnell  39' Riley  71' Rae  83'	Attendance: 1,964 Referee: Tumilty

10 December 2011 First Division	Dundee	2 – 1	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
	Hyde  8' Riley  25' Riley  56'	BBC Sport	Holt  27'  Higgins  55'	Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Richmond

17 December 2011 First Division	Ross County	1 – 1	Dundee	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	McMenamin  82'	SFL Report	Milne  35' O'Donnell  36'	Attendance: 3,046 Referee: Salmond

26 December 2011 First Division	Dundee	0 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dens Park, Dundee
		SFL Report	Jackson  22'	Attendance: 5,862 Referee: Beaton

2 January 2012 First Division	Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Dundee	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
		BBC Sport	Hyde  37'	Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Somers

14 January 2012 First Division	Dundee	3 – 0	Livingston	Dens Park, Dundee
	Conroy  19' McGregor  74' Riley  82'	BBC Sport	Fotheringham  76'	Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Charleston

21 January 2012 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Dundee	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 2,425 Referee: McKendrick

28 January 2012 First Division

Falkirk

P – P

Dundee

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

11 February 2012 First Division	Dundee	2 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Dens Park, Dundee
	Conroy  53' Milne  79' (Penalty)	SFL Report	McShane  12' Routledge  85'	Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Salmond

18 February 2012 First Division	Queen of the South	1 – 1	Dundee	Palmerston Park, Dundee
	Parkin  44'	SFL Report	Lockwood  89'	Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Conroy

21 February 2012 First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui  27'	SFL Report	Finnigan  87'	Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Richmond

25 February 2012 First Division	Dundee	1 – 1	Ross County	Dens Park, Dundee
	Conroy  33' (pen.)	SFL Report	Kettlewell  11'	Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Tumilty

3 March 2012 First Division	Livingston	2 – 3	Dundee	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston
	McNulty  39' McGregor  46' (o.g.)	SFL Report	McCluskey  26', 88' Finnigan  56'	Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Madden

13 March 2012 First Division	Dundee	P – P	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
		Dundee Report

17 March 2012 First Division	Greenock Morton	0 – 2	Dundee	Cappielow Park, Greenock
	Weatherson  64'	SFL Report	Conroy  15' (pen.), 55'	Attendance: 1,610 Referee: Finnie

20 March 2012 First Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	Dundee	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
	McLaughlin  35' McShane  50' Stewart  56'	SFL Report	Conroy  30' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Muir

24 March 2012 First Division	Dundee	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dens Park, Dundee
	Finnigan  6'	BBC Sport	Casalinuovo  45'	Attendance: 4,118 Referee: Collum

27 March 2012 First Division	Dundee	4 – 1	Ayr United	Dens Park, Dundee
	McCluskey  20' Milne  62' Conroy  90' Hyde  90+2'	BBC Sport	Roberts  77'	Attendance: 3,136 Referee: Brines

7 April 2012 First Division	Dundee	3 – 1	Falkirk	Dens Park, Dundee
	O'Donnell  11' Conroy  36' (pen.) Milne  57'	SFL Report	Millar  24'	Attendance: 3,896 Referee: Thomson

10 April 2012 First Division	Dundee	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Dens Park, Dundee
	O'Donnell  53'	Dundee Report	Higgins  82'	Attendance: 3,371 Referee: Beaton

14 April 2012 First Division	Ross County	3 – 0	Dundee	Victoria Park, Dingwall
	Gardyne  9', 64' McMenamin  61' Quinn  80'	BBC Sport	McBride  80'	Attendance: 4,350 Referee: McKendrick

21 April 2012 First Division	Dundee	0 – 3	Partick Thistle	Dens Park, Dundee
	McGregor  90'	BBC Sport	Cairney  35', 81', 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Clancy

28 April 2012 First Division	Ayr United	3 – 2	Dundee	Somerset Park, Ayr
	Parker  61', 84' Robertson  89'	SFL Report	Conroy  14' Milne  70'	Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Muir

5 May 2012 First Division	Dundee	1 – 0	Livingston	Dens Park, Dundee
	Reid  48'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,675 Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3	Stirling Albion	1 – 2	Dundee	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
	Smith  26'	BBC Sport	Conroy  31' Milne  61'	Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Salmond

7 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4	Dundee	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Dens Park, Dundee
	Milne  46'	BBC Sport	Pascali  32'	Attendance: 3,446 Referee: O'Reilly

17 January 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Dundee	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
	Heffernan  34' Shiels  43'	BBC Sport	Rae  63'	Attendance: 4,618 Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 1	Dumbarton	0 – 4	Dundee	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
		BBC Sport	Milne  48', 73' McCluskey  67' Lockwood  84' (pen.)	Attendance: 870 Referee: Beaton

23 August 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 2	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Dundee	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
	Mackie  16'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,722 Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup

23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1	Arbroath	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Dundee	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
	Elfverson  77'	BBC Sport	Milne  79' O'Donnell  92'	Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Charleston

9 August 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dundee	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
	El Alagui  43'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,791 Referee: Winter

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	DF	Rhys Weston		30	Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Rab Douglas	43	0	36+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	GK		John Gibson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Neil McGregor	31	1	26+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Kyle Benedictus	15	0	11+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Gary Irvine	43	1	36+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Matt Lockwood	41	4	34+0	3	3+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
	DF		Craig McKeown	33	0	23+4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Connor Rennie	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF		Rhys Weston	30	1	20+5	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Ryan Conroy	42	12	32+3	11	3+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Steven Masterton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Stephen O'Donnell	40	4	33+0	3	3+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1
	MF		Nicky Riley	30	4	20+6	4	1+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
	MF		Graham Webster	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Ross Chisholm	24	0	13+5	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Jamie McCluskey	34	4	20+8	3	2+1	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
	MF		Gavin Rae	16	4	12+1	3	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Kevin McBride	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Mark Fotheringham	8	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jamie Reid	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Leighton Mcintosh	21	1	11+7	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Graham Bayne	20	0	7+11	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Steven Milne	37	16	30+1	11	3+0	2	2+0	2	1+0	1
	FW		Jake Hyde	31	6	14+12	6	0+1	0	0+2	0	2+0	0
	FW		Calum Elliot	7	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Carl Finnigan	5	3	4+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name	Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Rab Douglas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	GK	John Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Neil McGregor	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	Kyle Benedictus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Gary Irvine	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Matt Lockwood	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	DF	Craig McKeown	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	DF	Connor Rennie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Rhys Weston	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	Ryan Conroy	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Steven Masterton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Stephen O'Donnell	8	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	11	2
	MF	Nicky Riley	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	Graham Webster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ross Chisholm	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	Jamie McCluskey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Gavin Rae	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Kevin McBride	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	Mark Fotheringham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jamie Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Leighton Mcintosh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Graham Bayne	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Steven Milne	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Jake Hyde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Calum Elliot	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Carl Finnigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	Barry Smith[7]	First Division Manager of the Month	November
	Nicky Riley[7]	Player of the Month	November

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C)	36	22	13	1	72	32	+40	79	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Dundee (P)	36	15	10	11	53	43	+10	55[lower-alpha 1]
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

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[8]

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Graham Bayne Dunfermline Athletic Free[9] Ryan Conroy Celtic Free[10] Steven Milne Ross County Free[11] Jake Hyde Dunfermline Athletic Free[11] Ross Chisholm Arbroath Free[12] Neil McGregor Dunfermline Athletic Free[13] Jamie McCluskey St Mirren Free[14] Gavin Rae Cardiff City Free[15] Calum Elliot Heart of Midlothian Loan[16] Carl Finnigan St Johnstone Loan[17] Mark Fotheringham Livingston Free[18] Kevin McBride Hamilton Academical Free[19]

Players out Player To Fee Sean Higgins St Johnstone Free[20] Craig Forsyth Watford Free[21] Gary Harkins Kilmarnock Free[22] Ross Carnegie Broughty Athletic[23] Free[24] Gary Bartlett Free Agent Free[24] Alan Tulleth St Andrews United Free[24] Gary Irons Lochee United[25] Free[24] Michael Hutcheon Free Agent Free[24] Graham Webster Peterhead Loan[26] Gavin Rae Aberdeen Free[27] Connor Rennie Deveronvale Undisclosed[28] Rhys Weston KR Reykjavik Free[29]

See also

• List of Dundee F.C. seasons

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