2011–12 Scottish First Division#First Division play-offs

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{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=55.469684 |long=-4.620098 |label=Ayr United |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.474699 |long=-2.973672 |label=Dundee |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.018151 |long=-3.756666 |label=Falkirk |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=55.941522 |long=-4.727515 |label=Morton |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=55.7821 |long=-4.058207 |label=Hamilton |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=55.875985 |long=-3.482695 |label=Livingston |position=right}}

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{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=56.118300 |long=-3.138820 |label=Raith Rovers |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|marksize=6 |lat=57.595863 |long=-4.419276 |label=Ross County |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=55.790473 |long=-4.238434 |label=Partick |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |UK Scotland|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=55.103516 |long=-3.747254 |label=Queen of the South |position=left}}

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Dunfermline Athletic, champions of the 2010–11 season, were promoted to the 2011–12 Premier League.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9448435.stm BBC Sport - Football - Ups and downs], news.bbc.co.uk Retrieved 2011-05-25. The club thus completed a five-season tenure in the First Division. Dunfermline were replaced by Hamilton Academical, who were relegated from the 2010–11 Premier League after finishing at the bottom of the table; Hamilton returned to the First Division after three years.

At the bottom end of the table, last-placed Stirling Albion were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Second Division after being promoted to the second tier only one season earlier. They were replaced by the 2010–11 Second Division champions Livingston, who returned to the First Division after two consecutive promotions in two years; the club had previously been demoted for financial irregularities at the end of the 2008–09 season.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/livingston/8179998.stm Livi relegated to Division Three], 2009-08-05 news.bbc.co.uk Retrieved 2011-05-29.

An additional place in the league was available via a play-off tournament between the ninth-placed First Division team, Cowdenbeath, and the sides ranked second through to fourth in the Second Division, Ayr United, Forfar Athletic and Brechin City respectively. The tournament was won by Ayr United, who therefore were promoted back to the First Division after a one-year absence; Cowdenbeath hence were relegated, returning to the Second Division after just one season.

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|team2=DND|name_DND=Dundee

|team3=FAL|name_FAL=Falkirk

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|team8=GMO|name_GMO=Greenock Morton

|team9=AYR|name_AYR=Ayr United

|team10=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South

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|win_QOS=7|draw_QOS=11|loss_QOS=18|gf_QOS=38|ga_QOS=64|status_QOS=R

|hth_DND=Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18850864 Rangers: Dundee invited to take place in SPL] – BBC Sport, 16 July 2012

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to the Premier League

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for the First Division play-offs

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|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the Second Division

|result10=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://spfl.co.uk/league/championship/archive/303 SPFL Archive]

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Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games

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|update=7 March 2012

|source=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_results/default.stm BBC Sport]

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|update=5 May 2012

|source=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/div_1_results/default.stm BBC Sport]

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Times are BST (UTC+1)

The fourth placed team in the Second Division (Airdrie United) will play the ninth placed team in the First Division (Ayr United) and third placed team in the Second Division (Dumbarton) will play the second placed team in the Second Division (Arbroath). The play-offs will be played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final will advance to the final.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Dumbarton||2–1|Arbroath||2–1|0–0}}

{{TwoLegResult | Airdrie United ||3–1|Ayr United||0–0|3–1}}

{{end}}

First legs

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{{Football box

|date = 9 May

|time = 7:30 pm

|team1 = Dumbarton

|score =2–1

|report =

|team2 = Arbroath

|goals1 = Wallace {{goal|16}}
Prunty {{goal|62}}

|goals2 = Malcolm {{goal|5}}

|stadium = Dumbarton Football Stadium

|referee = Craig Charleston

|attendance =911 }}

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{{Football box

|date = 9 May

|time = 7:45 pm

|team1 = Airdrie United

|score =0–0

|report =

|team2 = Ayr United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Excelsior Stadium

|referee = Crawford Allan

|attendance = 1,871 }}

Second legs

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{{Football box

|date = 12 May

|time = 3:00 pm

|team1 = Arbroath

|score =0–0

|report =

|team2 = Dumbarton

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gayfield Park

|referee =

|attendance =}}

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{{Football box

|date = 12 May

|time = 3:00 pm

|team1 = Ayr United

|score =1–3

|report =

|team2 = Airdrie United

|goals1 = Geggan {{goal|64}}
Longridge {{sent off|0|17}}
Tiffoney {{sent off|0|90}}

|goals2 = Holmes {{goal|55||65}}
McLaren {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Somerset Park

|referee =

|attendance = }}

The two semi-final winners will play each other over two legs. Originally, the winning team only was to be awarded a place in the 2012–13 First Division. Following the Rangers F.C. administration situation, both teams were awarded places.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult | Dumbarton || 6–2 | Airdrie United || 2–1 | 4–1 }}

{{end}}

First leg

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{{Football box

|date = 16 May 2012

|time = 7:45 pm

|team1 = Dumbarton

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Airdrie United

|goals1 = Prunty {{goal|29}}
Wallace {{goal|32}}

|goals2 = Bain {{goal|42}}

|stadium = Dumbarton Football Stadium

|referee =

|attendance =}}

Second leg

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{{Football box

|date = 20 May 2012

|time = 4:05 pm

|team1 = Airdrie United

|score = 1–4

|report =

|team2 = Dumbarton

|goals1 = Holmes {{goal|35}}
Bain {{sent off|0|80}}

|goals2 = Dargo {{goal|9||21}}
Gilhaney {{goal|45+3}}
Wallace {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Excelsior Stadium

|referee =

|attendance =}}

{{updated|21 April 2012}}

{{updated|7 March 2011 23:25 (BST)}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120130062021/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/first/ Official site]
• [https://int.soccerway.com/national/scotland/first-division/2010-2011/regular-season/ 2010–11 Scottish First Division at Soccerway]

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