2012–13 East Fife F.C. season
| 2012–13 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Sid Collumbine |
| Manager | Gordon Durie (Until 4 November 2012) Billy Brown (From 5 November 2012) |
| Stadium | Bayview Stadium |
| Second Division | Ninth place |
| Challenge Cup | Second Round, lost to Cowdenbeath |
| League Cup | First Round, lost to Rangers |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round, lost to Elgin City |
| Top goalscorer | League: Scott McBride (11) All: Scott McBride (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 856 vs Berwick Rangers Second Division Play-offs 11 May 2013 |
| Lowest home attendance | 426 vs Arbroath Second Division 9 March 2013 & 426 vs Stranraer Second Division 9 April 2013 |
The 2012–13 season was East Fife's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Season
East Fife finished ninth in the Scottish Second Division,[2] entering the play-offs defeating Peterhead 1–0 on aggregate in the final and remained in the Scottish Second Division.[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the first round of the League Cup[5] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[6]
Management
They began the season under the management of Gordon Durie.[7] On 4 November 2012, Durie resigned as manager due to illness.[7] The following day Billy Brown took over as his replacement.[8]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 11 July 2012[9] Friendly | East Fife | 0 – 4 | St Johnstone | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:30 | Report | Higgins  6'Hasselbaink 61'Trialist 68'Trialist 77' |
Attendance: 566 |
| 14 July 2012[10] Friendly | East Fife | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Bayview Stadium |
| 14:00 | Report Scotland on Sunday Report |
Sproule 52' Clancy 79' |
Referee: Duncan |
| 18 July 2012[11] Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | P – P | East Fife | East End Park |
| 19:30 | Report |
| 19 July 2012[12] Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 3 | East Fife | East End Park |
| 19:30 | Durie 25' (Own goal) |
Dunfermline Report Scotsman Report |
Samuel 19' Durie 41'Jamieson 81' |
Attendance: 800 est Referee: Finnie |
| 21 July 2012[13] Friendly | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Samuel 41' Malcolm 81' |
Report Report |
Referee: Madden |
Scottish Second Division
| 11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | East Fife | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Simmons 74' |
SFL Report | McCormack 30' |
Attendance: 625 Referee: McDermott |
| 18 August 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Johnston  88'  |
Attendance: 628 Referee: Roache |
| 25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Andrew Jackson 11', 13' |
BBC Report | Wardlaw 78' |
Attendance: 588 Referee: Robertson |
| 1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | McBride 2' |
SFL Report | Forster 44' (Own Goal) Brannon 62' |
Attendance: 514 Referee: Clancy |
| 15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 2 – 0 | East Fife | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | Doris 26' Holmes 28' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 624 Referee: Aitken |
| 22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 3 | Ayr United | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Pollock 5' Barr 83' |
SFL Report | Sinclair 9', 34' McAusland 88' |
Attendance: 575 Referee: Hilland |
| 29 September 2012 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 2 – 6 | East Fife | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Borris 44' Malcolm 78' |
East Fife Report | Barr 23' McManus 33' Wardlaw 42', 71' Pollock 57', 66' |
Attendance: 292 Referee: Somers |
| 6 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 3 – 0 | East Fife | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Gemmell 65', 68' Kean 72' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 589 Referee: Dallas |
| 20 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 3 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Muir 38' S. Smith 89' McManus 90' |
SFL Report | Fotheringham 7' |
Attendance: 541 Referee: Northcroft |
| 28 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | East Fife | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Lyle 4' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Salmond |
| 10 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Holmes 32' |
Attendance: 515 Referee: Somers |
| 17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 3 | East Fife | Cliftonhill |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Gormley 11' Barr 69' McBride 86' |
Attendance: 338 Referee: Dallas |
| 24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 1 | Arbroath | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jamieson 13' McBride 46' |
SFL Report | Currie 43' |
Attendance: 570 Referee: Cook |
| 8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | P – P | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report |
| 15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 3 | East Fife | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | White 3' (o.g.) McAusland 17' |
SFL Report | McBride 56', 65' (pen.) White 89' |
Attendance: 943 Referee: Aitken |
| 18 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0 – 1 | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | SFL Report | Malcolm 34' |
Attendance: 441 Referee: Anderson |
| 22 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 3 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barr 5' Campbell 32'McBride 71' |
SFL Report | Kean 57' Rodgers 69' |
Attendance: 408 Referee: Allan |
| 29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 3 – 2 | East Fife | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Campbell 33' (Penalty) Denholm 57'Swankie 58' |
SFL Report | Johnstone 7' Willis 21'McCormack 30' |
Attendance: 619 Referee: Graham |
| 2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 1 – 0 | East Fife | Gayfield Park |
| 15:00 | Sheerin 53' |
SFL Report | Johnstone 47' |
Attendance: 813 Referee: Robertson |
| 5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Samuel 12', 45' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 486 Referee: Murray |
| 12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 2 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Samuel 28' Barr 37' |
SFL Report | Trouten 6' Carcary 30' |
Attendance: 578 Referee: Clancy |
| 19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | East Fife | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Marr 34' |
SFL Report | McManus 23' |
Attendance: 551 Referee: Northcroft |
| 26 January 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 3 – 3 | Ayr United | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | White 26' McManus 34', 45+1' |
SFL Report | Moffat 5' McAusland 17'McDonald 85' |
Attendance: 514 Referee: Robertson |
| 2 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Stranraer | 3 – 1 | East Fife | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Gribben 9', 29' Winter 58' |
SFL Report | Willis 53' |
Attendance: 254 Referee: Colvin |
| 9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | McBride 88' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Templeman 33', 71' |
Attendance: 502 Referee: Charleston |
| 16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Stenhousemuir | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Hodge 60', 85' |
SFL Report | McBride 55' |
Attendance: 476 Referee: Graham |
| 23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | P – P | East Fife | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch | ||||
| 2 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 3 | Queen of the South | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | McManus 64' Gormley 86' |
SFL Report | Reilly 15' Clark 66'Durnan 69' |
Attendance: 627 Referee: Norcroft |
| 9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Bayne 85' |
Attendance: 426 Referee: Cook |
| 16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Albion Rovers | P – P | East Fife | Cliftonhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to snow on pitch | ||||
| 19 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Albion Rovers | 1 – 1 | East Fife | Cliftonhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Dallas 31' |
SFL Report | Willis 44' |
Attendance: 206 Referee: Aitken |
| 23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | P – P | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | |||
| Note: Postponed due to high winds | ||||
| 30 March 2013 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 79' Winters 87' |
SFL Report | Durie 15' |
Attendance: 956 Referee: Robertson |
| 2 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 6 – 0 | East Fife | Glebe Park [14] |
| 19:45 | Carcary 8', 36' Jackson 15', 46'McLean 19'Ferguson 70' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 471 Referee: Graham |
| 6 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Forfar Athletic | 3 – 2 | East Fife | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Malin 20', 51' Swankie 82' |
SFL Report | Sloan 45+1' McBride 80' |
Attendance: 471 Referee: Hilland |
| 9 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1 – 1 | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | McBride 90+1' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Dunlop 62' |
Attendance: 426 Referee: Robertson |
| 13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | McBride 67' McCormack 88'  |
SFL Report | Buist 43' Gemmell 52' |
Attendance: 461 Referee: Roache |
| 20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barr 39' Willis 56' |
SFL Report | Tiffoney 84' |
Attendance: 497 Referee: Colvin |
| 27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | East Fife | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Clark 87', 90' |
Report | Campbell 36' Wardlaw 76' |
Attendance: 2,568 Referee: McKendrick |
| 4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0 – 3 | Brechin City | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | McKenna 70' Brown 80', 85' |
Attendance: 753 Referee: Dallas |
Second Division Play-offs
| 8 May 2013 Play-offs SF R1 | Berwick Rangers | 1 – 1 | East Fife | Shielfield Park |
| 20:00 | Lavery 72' |
SFL Report | Muir 44' |
Attendance: 732 Referee: Salmond |
| 11 May 2013 Play-offs SF R2 | East Fife | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 agg.) | Berwick Rangers | Bayview Stadium |
| 15:00 | McDonald 78' (Own goal) Gormley 119' |
SFL Report | Lavery 61' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 856 Referee: Colvin |
| 15 May 2013 Play-offs Final R1 | East Fife | 0 – 0 | Peterhead | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | SFL Report | Attendance: 826 Referee: Beaton |
| 19 May 2013 Play-offs Final R2 | Peterhead | 0 – 1 (0 – 1 agg.) | East Fife | Balmoor |
| 15:00 | SFL Report | Muir 48' |
Attendance: 1,855 Referee: Clancy |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Peterhead | 1 – 2 | East Fife | Balmoor |
| 15:00 | McAllister 75' |
SFL Report | McBride 10' (Penalty) Samuel 54' |
Attendance: 520 Referee: Aitken |
| 14 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Cowdenbeath | 3 – 0 | East Fife | Central Park |
| 19:45 | Stevenson 44', 73' Miller 67' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 466 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish League Cup
| 7 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Rangers | 4 – 0 | East Fife | Ibrox Stadium |
| 19:45 | McCulloch 15', 62' Shiels 34'Wallace 46' |
Rangers Report | Attendance: 38,160 Referee: McKendrick |
Scottish Cup
| 3 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Elgin City | 5 – 1 | East Fife | Borough Briggs |
| 15:00 | Leslie 27' Gunn 32' Moore 55' (pen.) Nicolson 67' Harkins 73' |
BBC Report | Muir 78' |
Attendance: 748 Referee: Graham |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Other[a] | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  WAL
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Calum Antell | 30 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO
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Michael Brown | 13 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO
|
Andrew Collier | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Ross Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Steven Campbell | 34 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  HKG
|
Andrew Cook | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Durie | 41 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Jordon Forster | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Robert Malcolm | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Darren McCormack | 24 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
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David Muir | 38 | 4 | 27+3 | 1 | 6+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Smith | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Craig Wedderburn | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
David White | 26 | 2 | 18+2 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Bobby Barr | 34 | 6 | 30+0 | 6 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Ross Brown | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Sean Jamieson | 20 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Craig Johnstone | 30 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Dale Keenan | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Scott McBride | 38 | 12 | 22+8 | 11 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Jamie Pollock | 14 | 3 | 7+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Robert Sloan | 27 | 1 | 11+13 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Darren Smith | 28 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Paul Willis | 36 | 4 | 32+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Aiden Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Liam Gormley | 17 | 3 | 4+11 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Paul McManus | 31 | 6 | 22+3 | 6 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  TRI
|
Collin Samuel | 27 | 4 | 17+5 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Gareth Wardlaw | 20 | 4 | 12+2 | 4 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 9 July 2013
| Nation | Position | Name | Second Division | Other | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
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GK | Calum Antell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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GK | Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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GK | Andrew Collier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Ross Brewster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Steven Campbell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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DF | Andrew Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Scott Durie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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DF | Jordan Forster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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DF | Robert Malcolm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Darren McCormack | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
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DF | David Muir | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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DF | Scott Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | Craig Wedderburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DF | David White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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MF | Bobby Barr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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MF | Ross Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Sean Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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MF | Craig Johnstone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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MF | Dale Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Scott McBride | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Robert Sloan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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MF | Darren Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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MF | Paul Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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FW | Aiden Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FW | Liam Gormley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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FW | Paul McManus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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FW | Collin Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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FW | Gareth Wardlaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Ayr United | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 41 | |
| 8 | Stranraer | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 37 | |
| 9 | East Fife (O) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 32 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 10 | Albion Rovers (R) | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 24 | Relegation to the League Two |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2013. Source: [17]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
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