2012–13 Forfar Athletic F.C. season

Forfar Athletic

2012–13 season
Chairman	Alastair Donald[1]
Manager	Dick Campbell
Stadium	Station Park
Second Division	Fourth place
Challenge Cup	Second round, lost to Arbroath
League Cup	First round, lost to Partick Thistle
Scottish Cup	Fifth round, lost to Falkirk
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Templeman (11) All: Gavin Swankie (14) Chris Templeman (14)
Highest home attendance	1,562 vs Dunfermline Athletic First Division Play-offs 8 May 2013
Lowest home attendance	293 vs Albion Rovers Second Division 26 February 2013
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Forfar Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.^[2] Forfar Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

Forfar finished fourth in the Scottish Second Division,^[3] entering the play-offs losing 7–4 to Dunfermline Athletic on aggregate in the Semi-final and remained in the Scottish Second Division.^[4] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,^[5] the first round of the League Cup^[6] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.^[7]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

Montrose v Forfar Athletic

10 July 2012[8] Friendly	Montrose	0 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Links Park
		Report	Tulloch Denholm Swankie

Cove Rangers v Forfar Athletic

14 July 2012[9] Friendly	Cove Rangers	2 – 7	Forfar Athletic	Allan Park
15:00		Report	Motion Swankie Dunlop Reid	Referee: Potten

Preston Athletic v Forfar Athletic

17 July 2012[10] Friendly	Preston Athletic	2 – 5	Forfar Athletic	Pennypit Park
	Martin Cairnie	Report	Templeman King Swankie

Huntly v Forfar Athletic

21 July 2012[11] Friendly	Huntly	0 – 4	Forfar Athletic	Christie Park
15:00		Report	Campbell  Penalty' Templeman  Penalty' Fotheringham Bolochoweckyj

Lochore Welfare v Forfar Athletic

24 July 2012[11] Friendly	Lochore Welfare	1 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Central Park
15:00	K Fotheringham	Report	Swankie M Fotheringham

Scottish Second Division

Queen of the South v Forfar Athletic

11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	Lyle  32' Reilly  89'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Tumilty

Forfar Athletic v Stranraer

18 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	4 – 0	Stranraer	Station Park
15:00	Swankie  8' Denholm  50' Staunton  52' Fotheringham  67'	SFL Report		Attendance: 449 Referee: Aitken

Ayr United v Forfar Athletic

25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park
15:00	Sinclair  6', 52'	SFL Report	Campbell  45' (Penalty) Swankie  59' Fotheringham  89'	Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Somers

Stenhousemuir v Forfar Athletic

1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	0 – 4	Forfar Athletic	Ochilview Park
15:00		SFL Report	Tulloch  37' Campbell  45' (Penalty) Denholm  62' Templeman  89'	Attendance: 673 Referee: Hilland

Forfar Athletic v Brechin City

15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1 – 0	Brechin City	Station Park
15:00	Fotheringham  22'	SFL Report		Attendance: 708 Referee: McDermott

Arbroath v Forfar Athletic

22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Arbroath	1 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Gayfield Park
15:00	Doris  52' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Bolochoweckyj  4' Bolochoweckyj  28' Tulloch  62'	Attendance: 940 Referee: Roache

Forfar Athletic v Albion Rovers

29 September 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	4 – 2	Albion Rovers	Station Park
15:00	Campbell  13', 19', 55' Templeman  62' (pen.)	SFL Report	McGuigan  71' Crawford  81' (pen.)	Attendance: 452 Referee: Cook

Forfar Athletic v Alloa Athletic

6 October 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2 – 3	Alloa Athletic	Station Park
15:00	Denholm  8', 79'	SFL Report	McCord  7' (Penalty) Marr  22' Gordon  83'	Attendance: 487 Referee: McKendrick

East Fife v Forfar Athletic

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

Stranraer v Forfar Athletic

27 October 2012 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	4 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Stair Park
15:00	Malcolm  4', 73' Aitken  40'  90' McKeown  90'	SFL Report	Denholm  28'	Attendance: 258 Referee: Robertson

Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir

17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	3 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Station Park
15:00	Swankie  5', 23' Motion  74'	SFL Report	McMillan  35' Rodgers  58' (pen.)	Attendance: 432 Referee: Cook

Forfar Athletic v Queen of the South

20 November 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1 – 5	Queen of the South	Station Park
19:30	Dunlop  21' Swankie  25'	SFL Report	Clark  5', 49' McGuffie  22' (pen.) Durnan  27' Hopkirk  81'	Attendance: 391 Referee: Aitken

Brechin City v Forfar Athletic

24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	4 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Glebe Park
15:00	Brown  15' Byrne  52' (Penalty) Jackson  61', 90'	SFL Report	McCulloch  50' Campbell  69'	Attendance: 702 Referee: Robertson

Albion Rovers v Forfar Athletic

8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Albion Rovers	P – P	Forfar Athletic	Cliftonhill
15:00		BBC Report

Forfar Athletic v Arbroath

15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1 – 1	Arbroath	Station Park
15:00	Hilson  74'	SFL Report	Holmes  90+2'	Attendance: 719 Referee: Brines

Albion Rovers v Forfar Athletic

18 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Albion Rovers	2 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Cliftonhill
19:45	Boyle  35' Howarth  40'	SFL Report	Craigen  1', 24' Sellars  90+1'	Attendance: 249 Referee: McKendrick

Alloa Athletic v Forfar Athletic

22 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Recreation Park
15:00	McCord  4', 20' Holmes  90'	SFL Report	Templeman  36' Tulloch  90'	Attendance: 401 Referee: Dallas

Forfar Athletic v East Fife

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' Darren McCormack  30'	Attendance: 619 Referee: Graham

Forfar Athletic v Brechin City

2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1 – 4	Brechin City	Station Park
15:00	Swankie  80'	SFL Report	McKenna  46' Brown  58' Carcary  64' Dalziel  81'	Attendance: 903 Referee: Tumilty

Stenhousemuir v Forfar Athletic

5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Ochilview Park
15:00	Dickson  65' Smith  67'	SFL Sport		Attendance: 461 Referee: Aitken

Forfar Athletic v Ayr United

12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Robertson  9' (Own goal) Swankie  52'	SFL Report	Sinclair  48'	Attendance: 479 Referee: Hilland

Queen of the South v Forfar Athletic

19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Queen of the South	3 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Palmerston Park
15:00	McGuffie  11' Lyle  19' Clark  70'	SFL Report	Templeman  15'	Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Colvin

Arbroath v Forfar Athletic

26 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Arbroath	3 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Gayfield Park
15:00	Sibanda  8' Bayne  17', 56'	SFL Report	Campbell  72' (Penalty) Robertson  79'	Attendance: 843 Referee: Somers

East Fife v Forfar Athletic

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

Forfar Athletic v Alloa Athletic

16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	0 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Station Park
15:00		SFL Report	Gordon  89'	Attendance: 511 Referee: Aitken

Ayr United v Forfar Athletic

23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	2 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park
15:00	Buchanan  19' Donald  69'	SFL Report	Campbell  74' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Brines

Forfar Athletic v Albion Rovers

26 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	4 – 2	Albion Rovers	Station Park
19:45	Denholm  42' Fotheringham  50' Hilson  52' Denholm  78' Malin  83'	SFL Report	Walker  12' Innes  57' Andrews  65'	Attendance: 293 Referee: Robertson

Forfar Athletic v Stranraer

2 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	3 – 1	Stranraer	Station Park
15:00	Malin  18' Kader  44' Templeman  45+1' Bolochoweckyj  79'	SFL Report	Malcolm  63'	Attendance: 448 Referee: Robertson

Brechin City v Forfar Athletic

9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Forfar Athletic	Glebe Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Forfar Athletic v Stenhousemuir

16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	3 – 3	Stenhousemuir	Station Park
15:00	Kader  10' Denholm  77' Campbell  37' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Kean  5' Gemmell  31', 35' Buist  86'	Attendance: 395 Referee: Roache

Albion Rovers v Forfar Athletic

23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Albion Rovers	P – P	Forfar Athletic	Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow

Forfar Athletic v Arbroath

30 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2 – 4	Arbroath	Station Park
15:00	Denholm  30' Templeman  77'	SFL Report	Doris  7' Hamilton  56' Travis  73' Sheerin  89'	Attendance: 770 Referee: Anderson

Albion Rovers v Forfar Athletic

2 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Albion Rovers	1 – 2	Forfar Athletic	Cliftonhill Stadium
19:45	Dallas  7'	SFL Report	Campbell  45+1' Templeman  70'	Attendance: 220 Referee: Finnie

Forfar Athletic v East Fife

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

Brechin City v Forfar Athletic

9 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	3 – 4	Forfar Athletic	Glebe Park
19:45	Hay  57' Trouten  76', 87'	SFL Report	Hilson  12' Bolochoweckyj  33' Malin  46' Swankie  84'	Attendance: 581 Referee: Roache

Alloa Athletic v Forfar Athletic

13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Recreation Park
15:00	Cawley  46'	SFL Report		Attendance: 507 Referee: Muir

Forfar Athletic v Queen of the South

20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	0 – 4	Queen of the South	Station Park
15:00		SFL Report	Paton  33' Clark  54', 56', 85'	Attendance: 555 Referee: Roache

Stranraer v Forfar Athletic

27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	0 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Stair Park
15:00		SFL Report	Dunlop  10' (Own goal) Templeman  28' Kader  69'	Attendance: 422 Referee: Robertson

Forfar Athletic v Ayr United

4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division	Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Templeman  12' Campbell  45' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Bolochoweckyj  36' (Own goal) Brownlie  44'	Attendance: 622 Referee: Charleston

First Division Play-offs

Forfar Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

8 May 2013 Play-offs SF R1	Forfar Athletic	3 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Station Park
19:45	Robertson  34' Templeman  38', 45+1'	SFL Report	Husband  84'	Attendance: 1,562 Referee: Allan

Dunfermline Athletic v Forfar Athletic

11 May 2013 Play-offs SF R2	Dunfermline Athletic	6 – 1 (a.e.t.) (7 – 4 agg.)	Forfar Athletic	East End Park
15:00	Dunlop  36' (Own goal) Thomson  62' Millen  81' (Penalty) Smith  102' Husband  110' 118'	SFL Report	Campbell  6' McCulloch  15' Dunlop  53' Campbell  84'	Attendance: 4,252 Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Challenge Cup

Forfar Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1	Forfar Athletic	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Station Park
15:00	Kader  13' Denholm  53' Swankie  66'	SFL Report	Wallace  16' Barrowman  35'	Attendance: 840 Referee: Clancy

Arbroath v Forfar Athletic

14 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2	Arbroath	3 – 2	Forfar Athletic	Gayfield Park
	Currie  22' Gribben  35', 38'	SFL Report	Swankie  30' Gibson  44' Campbell  62'	Attendance: 732 Referee: Charleston

Scottish League Cup

Forfar Athletic v Partick Thistle

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 1	Forfar Athletic	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	Station Park
15:00		SFL Report	Erskine  18' Lawless  37' Murray  44'	Attendance: 693 Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Cup

Forfar Athletic v Nairn County

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round 3	Forfar Athletic	3 – 3	Nairn County	Station Park
15:00	Templeman  11' Swankie  26' Tulloch  39'	BBC Report	MacDonald  57' Naismith  72' MacMillan  90+6'	Attendance: 546 Referee: Anderson

Nairn County v Forfar Athletic

10 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay	Nairn County	2 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Station Park
15:00	Gethins  79' Cameron  88'	BBC Report	Campbell  41', 58' Swankie  54'	Attendance: 578 Referee: Anderson

Forfar Athletic v Ayr United

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4	Forfar Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Station Park
15:00	Robertson  59' King  74'	BBC Report	Sinclair  16'	Attendance: Salmond Referee: 505

Falkirk v Forfar Athletic

2 February 2013 Scottish Cup Round 5	Falkirk	4 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Taylor  19', 83' Murdoch  68' Weatherston  75'	BBC Report	Campbell  21' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,967 Referee: Clancy

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 11 May 2013^[12][13]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Second Division		Other^[a]		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Jack Hamilton	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Darren Hill	18	0	15+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		David Scott	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Derek Soutar	13	0	9+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Jamie Bishop	3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF		Michael Bolochoweckyj	36	2	26+1	2	4+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF		Iain Campbell	44	10	34+1	8	4+0	1	1+0	0	4+0	1
	DF		Michael Dunlop	22	0	11+4	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Odmar Faeroe	12	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Gregor Fotheringham	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mark McCulloch	43	0	34+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	DF		Duncan Reid	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF		Stephen Tulloch	25	2	16+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
	DF		Scott Webster	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jordon Brown	18	0	9+6	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		James Craigen	11	2	10+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Danny Denholm	33	10	25+3	9	2+0	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
	MF		Keith Gibson	7	1	4+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Connor Gray	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Martyn Fotheringham	32	4	19+7	4	1+1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
	MF		Liam Keiller	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Gavin Malin	23	5	15+5	5	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Kevin Motion	20	1	7+7	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
	MF		Willie Robertson	23	2	14+6	0	2+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	1
	MF		Barry Sellars	17	1	5+9	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
	MF		Alastair Smith	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Gavin Thomson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Ross Campbell	38	6	21+8	4	3+1	0	0+1	0	4+0	2
	FW		Dale Hilson	23	3	19+1	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Omar Kader	30	4	8+17	3	1+2	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Charlie King	27	1	1+19	0	2+1	0	1+0	0	1+2	1
	FW		Gavin Swankie	41	14	31+1	10	4+0	2	1+0	0	4+0	2
	FW		Chris Templeman	44	14	34+1	11	3+1	2	1+0	0	4+0	1
	FW		Graham Gibson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+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 11 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Other		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Jack Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Darren Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	David Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Derek Soutar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Jamie Bishop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Michael Bolochoweckyj	7	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	12	2
	DF	Iain Campbell	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	8	2
	DF	Michael Dunlop	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
	DF	Odmar Faeroe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Gregor Fotheringham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Mark McCulloch	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	7	2
	DF	Duncan Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Stephen Tulloch	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
	DF	Scott Webster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jordon Brown	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	James Craigen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Danny Denholm	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	Keith Gibson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Connor Gray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Martyn Fotheringham	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	MF	Liam Keiller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Gavin Malin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Kevin Motion	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	MF	Willie Robertson	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
	MF	Barry Sellars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Alastair Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Gavin Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Ross Campbell	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	FW	Dale Hilson	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	FW	Omar Kader	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Charlie King	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Gavin Swankie	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	FW	Chris Templeman	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	FW	Graham Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Queen of the South (C) (P)	36	29	5	2	92	23	+69	92	Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish First Division
2	Alloa Athletic (P)	36	20	7	9	62	35	+27	67	Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs
3	Brechin City	36	19	4	13	72	59	+13	61
4	Forfar Athletic	36	17	3	16	67	74	−7	54
5	Arbroath	36	15	7	14	47	57	−10	52
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 to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
10	Albion Rovers (R)	36	7	3	26	45	82	−37	24	Relegation to the 2013–14 Scottish Third Division

Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W
Position	10	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	2	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	4

Last updated: 11 May 2013.
Source: ^[14]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Keith Gibson Arbroath Free[15] Gavin Swankie Arbroath Free[16] Charlie King Brechin City Free[17] David Scott Brechin City Free[18] Derek Soutar Formartine United Free[19] Danny Denholm Stirling University Free[20] Michael Dunlop Aberdeen Free[21] Omar Kader Spartans Free[22] Odmar Faeroe B36 Tórshavn Free[23] James Craigen Partick Thistle Loan[24] Jack Hamilton Heart of Midlothian Loan[25] Willie Robertson Dundee United Loan[25] Dale Hilson Dundee United Loan[26] Jordon Brown Aberdeen Loan[27] Darren Hill Arbroath Free[28] Gregor Fotheringham Rangers Loan[29]

Players out Player To Fee Bradley Coyne Stirling Albion[30] Free[31] Graham Gibson Ballingry Rovers[32] Free[33] Craig Wilson Free agent Free[33] Greg Ross Stenhousemuir[34] Free[33] Kevin Byers Ballingry Rovers Free[32] Chris Hegarty Ballingry Rovers Free[32] Greg Paterson Linlithgow Rose Free[35] David Mowat Ballingry Rovers Free[36] Jamie Bishop Stirling Albion Loan[37] Jamie Bishop Stirling Albion[38] Free[39] Kevin Motion Spartans Loan[40] David Scott Linlithgow Rose Free[41]

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