2011-2012 Scottish Premier League Season Review

As the 2011-2012 Scottish Premier League progressed it was your typical story with Celtic and Rangers fighting tooth and nail for the league title until Valentines Day when Rangers entered administration over a non-payment of £9 million in taxes. Despite being penalized 10 points Rangers still finished second although things got worse as the overall debts were greater than expected and the club was liquidated. A new version of Rangers will play 2012-2013 in the Scottish Third Division which should almost guarantee Celtic dominance in the league for the next few years. The question remains will the league itself be competitive and financially viable to draw local interest and compete in Europe or will the Rangers story lead to greater trouble league wide.

Final Standings

Top Individual Player's Statistics for League based on Minutes Played

Other Statistical Leaders
Goals: Hooper (Cel) 24, Daly (DU) 19, 3 players with 14.
Headed Goals: Daly (DU) 7, Thompson (SM) 5, Kirk (DA) 4, Vernon (Ab) 4
Free Kick Goals: Mulgrew (Cel) 2, Aluko (Ran) 2, Hateley (Mth) 2, O'Connor (Hib) 2.
Goals Outside Box: Skacel (Hrt) 5, Lesley (Mth) 3, Aluko (Ran) 3, Mulgrew (Cel) 3.
Assists: Davis (Ran) 13, Commons (Cel) 12, Stokes (Cel) 10, Hayes (ICT) 9.
Shots on Target: Hooper (Cel) 44, Higdon (Mth) 38, Jelavic (Ran) 36, 3 players with 33.
Game Winners: Hooper (Cel) 7, Stokes (Cel) 6, 5 players with 5.
Fouls Committed: Higdon (Mth) 98, Edu (Ran) 62, Foran (ICT) 60, 2 players with 56.
Yellow Cards: Goodwin (SM) 12, Foran (ICT) 11, 3 players with 10.
Red Cards: Jack (Abr) 2, Lasley (Mth) 2, Black (Hrt) 2, 39 players with 1.

2011-2012 Top 10 Players based on Statistical Output & Long Term Player Value
 1. Gary Hooper - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/scottish-premier-league-1-gary-hooper.html
 2. Leigh Griffiths - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/scottish-premier-league-2-leigh.html
 3. Anthony Stokes - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/scottish-premier-league-3-anthony.html
 4. Sone Aluko - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/scottish-premier-league-4-sone-aluko.html
 5. James Forrest - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/scottish-premier-league-5-james-forrest.html
 6. Jamie Murphy - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/06/scottish-premier-league-6-jamie-murphy.html
 7. Steve Davis - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/05/scottish-premier-league-7-steve-davis.html
 8. Johnny Russell - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/05/scottish-premier-league-8-johnny.html
 9. Jonathan Hayes - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/05/scottish-premier-league-9-jonathan.html
10. Adam Matthews - http://enbsports.blogspot.ca/2012/05/scottish-premier-league-10-adam.html