2012–13 Airdrie United F.C. season

Airdrie United
2012–13 season
Chairman	Jim Ballantyne
Manager	Jimmy Boyle
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium
First Division	Tenth place (Relegated)
Challenge Cup	Second round, lost to East Stirlingshire
League Cup	First round, lost to Queens Park
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Raith Rovers
Top goalscorer	; John Boyle (10)
Highest home attendance	1,648 v Partick Thistle, 13 April 2013
Lowest home attendance	554 v Raith Rovers, 24 March 2013
Average home league attendance	League: 936
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Airdrie United's first season back in the Scottish First Division. Airdrie also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Airdrie were due to compete in their third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.^[3] On 16 July 2012, it was confirmed that Airdrie would be promoted to the Scottish First Division^[4] to fill the vacancy left by Dundee's promotion to the Scottish Premier League.^[5] This was to fill the slot vacated by Rangers, who were voted into the Scottish Third Division following their liquidation.^[6]

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Airdrie United finished tenth in the Scottish First Division,^[7] and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division.^[8] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,^[9] the first round of the League Cup^[10] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.^[11]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
6	Raith Rovers	36	11	13	12	45	48	−3	46
7	Dumbarton	36	13	4	19	58	83	−25	43
8	Cowdenbeath	36	8	12	16	51	65	−14	36
9	Dunfermline Athletic (R)	36	14	7	15	62	59	+3	34^[a]	Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
10	Airdrie United (R)	36	5	7	24	41	89	−48	22	Relegation to League One

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Dunfermline Athletic were deducted 15 points for entering administration.^[12]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

14 July 2012^[13] Friendly	Whitley Bay	1 – 1	Airdrie United	Hillheads Park
15:00	Walker 81'	Whitley Bay Report	Stallard 45'	Attendance: 377

21 July 2012^[14] ARR Craib Cup	Airdrie United	1 – 2	Everton XI	Firhill Stadium
14:45	Di Giacomo 63'	Report	Barkley 56' Garbutt 63'	Attendance: 1,467 Referee: Roache

22 July 2012^[15] ARR Craib Cup	Airdrie United	0 – 4	Celtic XI	Firhill Stadium
12:00		Report	Twardzik 7' McGregor 71' Eadie 75' Watt 85'	Referee: Clancy

Scottish First Division

11 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	4 – 1	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 14', 25', 31' Di Giacomo 88'	SFL Report	Lister 62'	Attendance: 897 Referee: Beaton

18 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Livingston	0 – 2	Airdrie United	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Boyle 48' Bain 70'	Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Tumilty

25 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 26'	SFL Report	Dowie 80' Husband 84'	Attendance: 1,229 Referee: O'Reilly

1 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Warren 65'	SFL Report	Miller 5' Coult 76' McKenzie 85'	Attendance: 816 Referee: Salmond

15 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Airdrie United	Stark's Park
15:00	Graham 37' Spence 83'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Allan

22 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	1 – 1	Airdrie United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Murdoch 35' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Cook 68'	Attendance: 2,951 Referee: McLean

29 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	2 – 3	Greenock Morton	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 37', 80' Lilley 85'	SFL Report Airdrie Report	Campbell 49', 79' O'Brien 68'	Attendance: 1,054 Referee: McKendrick

6 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 4	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Crawford 67' Longridge 72' May 82', 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 868 Referee: O'Reilly

20 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	7 – 0	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Erskine 4', 45' Muirhead 11' (Penalty) Laawless 30' Welsh 42' Doolan 57' Forbes 80'	SFL Report	Sally 76'	Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Norris

27 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	3 – 4	Airdrie United	The Bet Butler Stadium
15:00	Prunty 23' Lister 27' McDougall 75'	SFL Report	Stallard 65' Watt 68' Forsyth 89' (o.g.) Blockley 90+5'	Attendance: 774 Referee: Collum

9 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 3	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
19:45	Di Giacomo 20'	SFL Report	McNulty 25' Fox 63' Russell 87' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,003 Referee: McLean

17 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	1 – 1	Airdrie United	Central Park
15:00	Stewart 70'	SFL Report	Buchanan 77'	Attendance: 423 Referee: Somers

24 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 0	Raith Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 63'	SFL Report		Attendance: 747 Referee: Beaton

8 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	P – P	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		SFL Report

15 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Airdrie United	Cappielow Park
15:00	Graham 43' Hardie 83'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Colvin

22 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 4	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 56' Blockley 79'	SFL Report	Fulton 43' Taylor 67', 80', 90'	Attendance: 914 Referee: Clancy

26 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	3 – 0	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
15:00	Longridge 15' Neil 23' Page 55'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,179 Referee: Charleston

29 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 41'	SFL Report	Erskine 79'	Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Muir

2 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 68'	SFL Report	Brett 3'	Attendance: 776 Referee: Salmond

5 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Airdrie United	Stark's Park
15:00	Graham 35' Clarke 61'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Collum

12 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3	Airdrie United	East End Park
15:00	Wallace 13'	BBC Report	Donnelly 4', 59' Di Giacomo 83' (Penalty)	Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Norris

19 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 2	Dumbarton	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Donnelly 11'	SFL Report	McCusker 24' Lister 33'	Attendance: 844 Referee: Murray

26 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	4 – 3	Airdrie United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Taylor 9', 35' Murdoch 24' Dods 73'	SFL Report	Di Giacomo 57' (Penalty) McLaren 88' Boyle 90'	Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Roache

9 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 4	Greenock Morton	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Warren 83' Lamie 89'	SFL Report	O'Brien 24' McMenamin 44' MacDonald 52' Wilkie 60'	Attendance: 984 Referee: Colvin

16 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	2 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Moore 64' (Penalty) Bain 90+5'	SFL Report	May 61', 90+6'	Attendance: 755 Referee: Somers

23 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Erskine 76'	SFL Report		Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Tumilty

2 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Livingston	4 – 1	Airdrie United	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
15:00	Andreu 21', 39' Russell 44' Scougall 77'	SFL Report	Lynch 75' Boyle 90+1'	Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Finnie

9 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	3 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Blockley 11' Donnelly 53' McLaren 85'	SFL Report	Husband 22' Wallace 86' Kirk 90+1'	Attendance: 702 Referee: Allan

16 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	3 – 2	Airdrie United	Central Park
15:00	McKenzie 13' Stewart 68' Moore 88'	SFL Report	Moore 12' Kirkpatrick 82'	Attendance: 407 Referee: Norris

23 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Bain 7'	Raith Report	Spence 44' G.Anderson 78'	Attendance: 554 Referee: Roache

30 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 1	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Taylor 58' Taylor 67'	Attendance: 790 Referee: Northcroft

6 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	5 – 2	Airdrie United	Cappielow
15:00	MacDonald 5', 22', 60' McMenamin 69' (Penalty) Warren 85' (Own goal)	SFL Report	Lynch 70' Cook 73' Evans 80'	Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Salmond

9 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	5 – 0	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
19:45	McShane 22' May 9' (Penalty), 37', 74' Devlin 86' Brophy 87'	SFL Report		Attendance: 850 Referee: Collum

13 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Watt 35'	SFL Report	Balatoni 89' Elliott 90+1'	Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Robertson

20 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	4 – 1	Airdrie United	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Graham 6' McGinn 43' McDougall 48' Agnew 74'	SFL Report	Buchanan 64'	Attendance: 828 Referee: Salmond

27 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 2	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Barr 26' Garcia Tena 80'	Attendance: 650 Referee: Madden

4 May 2013 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Airdrie United	East End Park
15:00	Thomson 58'	SFL Report	Coogans 45' McLaren 68'	Attendance: 4,624 Referee: Thomson

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
15:00		SFL Report	McLaren 85'	Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Charleston

14 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Airdrie United	Ochilview Park
19:45	Maxwell 23' Turner 36' Herd 89'	SFL Report		Attendance: 383 Referee: Somers

Scottish League Cup

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1	Queen's Park	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Brough 60', 104' Shankland 88'	SFL Report	Blockley 46' Cook 66'	Attendance: 622 Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3	Airdrie United	2 – 2	Raith Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Griffin 28' Thomson 78' (o.g.)	BBC Report	Mensing 13' Graham 47' Spence 90'	Attendance: 854 Referee: Finnie

13 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 replay	Raith Rovers	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Airdrie United	Stark's Park
19:45	Spence 5' Walker 21' (pen.) Anderson 55' Hill 99'	BBC Report	Watt 3' di Giacomo 45' (pen.) Buchanan 86'	Attendance: 935 Referee: Finnie

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2013^[16]^[17]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Grant Adam	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Kenny Arthur	22	0	16+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	GK	SCO	Andrew Duncan	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	11	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jamie Bain	34	2	25+6	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gregor Buchanan	31	3	26+2	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	DF	SCO	Grant Drummond	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Grant Evans	21	0	15+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Graeme Goodall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gavin Griffin	12	1	3+5	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
	DF	SCO	Michael Hart	13	0	9+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Ricki Lamie	17	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	David Lilley	25	0	16+5	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Cameron MacDonald	10	0	7+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Chris O'Neil	24	0	23+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kieran Stallard	8	1	5+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	AUS	Marc Warren	30	0	24+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jamie Barclay	10	0	6+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Nathan Blockley	31	3	25+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Boyle	14	1	8+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Alan Cook	13	3	9+2	2	1+0	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ross Davidson	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Andrew Gilchrist	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Thomas Robertson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Fraser Keast	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jack Haggarty	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Steven Hetherington	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Sean Lynch	22	1	15+4	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Christian McKenna	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Josh Watt	13	2	8+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	SCO	Liam Watt	13	1	11+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jordan Wright	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Jordan Allan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	John Boyle	29	10	23+2	10	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Lee Brown	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Liam Buchanan	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Liam Coogans	7	1	5+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Ryan Donnelly	36	6	21+11	6	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
	FW	SCO	Paul di Giacomo	22	5	5+12	4	1+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
	FW	SCO	Jordan Kirkpatrick	5	1	2+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Willie McLaren	32	4	17+10	3	1+1	1	1+0	0	0+2	0
	FW	SCO	Jordan Moore	9	2	6+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Morton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Owen Ronald	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Scott Sally	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Grant Adam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Kenny Arthur	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Andrew Duncan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Robbie Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jamie Bain	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Gregor Buchanan	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Grant Drummond	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Grant Evans	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	1
	DF	Graeme Goodall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Gavin Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Michael Hart	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Ricki Lamie	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	DF	David Lilley	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
	DF	Cameron MacDonald	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Chris O'Neil	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Kieran Stallard	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	Marc Warren	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	2
	MF	Jamie Barclay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Nathan Blockley	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
	MF	Jack Boyle	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	Alan Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ross Davidson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Andrew Gilchrist	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jack Haggarty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Steven Hetherington	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Fraser Keast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Sean Lynch	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	MF	Christian McKenna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Josh Watt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	Liam Watt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jordan Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jordan Allan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	John Boyle	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	FW	Lee Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Liam Buchanan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Liam Coogans	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Ryan Donnelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	FW	Paul di Giacomo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jordan Kirkpatrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Willie McLaren	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	FW	Jordan Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Scott Morton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Owen Ronald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Scott Sally	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Awards

Last updated 28 September 2012

Nation	Name	Award	Month
	John Boyle^[18]	Player of the Month	August

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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	2	1	3	5	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10^[a]	10	10	10	10

^ Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.^[20]

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2013. Source: ^[19]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Willie McLaren was initially released by the club^[21] but later re-signed.^[22]

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Alan Cook	Stirling Albion^[21]	Free^[23]
Grant Evans	Greenock Morton	Free^[24]
Kenny Arthur	Unattached	Free^[25]
Paul di Giacomo	Greenock Morton	Free^[26]
Marc Warren	Sheffield United	Free^[22]
Michael Hart	St Johnstone	Free^[22]
Gavin Griffin	Partick Thistle	Free^[27]
Christian McKenna	Campsie Black Watch	Free^[28]
Jack Boyle	Jersey Scottish	Free^[29]
Josh Watt	Motherwell	Loan^[30]
Grant Adam	St Mirren	Loan^[31]
Liam Buchanan	Sligo Rovers	Free^[32]
Ross Davidson	Kilmarnock	Loan^[33]
Steven Hetherington	Motherwell	Loan^[34]
Jordan Kirkpatrick	Hamilton Academical	Free^[35]
Robbie Thomson	Celtic	Loan^[36]
Jordan Moore	Dundee United	Loan^[37]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Rhys Devlin	East Stirlingshire	Free^[38]
Graeme Owens	Free Agent	Free^[21]
Phil Johnston	Dumbarton^[39]	Free^[21]
Jamie Stevenson	Cowdenbeath	Free^[40]
Derek Holmes	Arbroath	Free^[41]
Kevin Green	Albion Rovers	Free^[42]
Ricki Lamie	Bathgate Thistle	Loan^[43]
Graeme Goodall	Shotts Bon Accord^[44]	Loan^[45]
Paul Lovering	Pollok	Free^[46]
Scott Morton	Montrose^[47]	Free^[48]
Fraser Keast	Broxburn Athletic	Loan^[49]
Kieron Stallard	Free Agent	Free^[50]
Michael Hart	Huntly	Free^[51]
Ricki Lamie	Clyde	Loan^[52]
Cameron MacDonald	Kitsap Pumas^[53]	Free^[54]
Liam Buchanan	Ayr United	Free^[55]
Scott Sally	Albion Rovers^[56]	Free^[57]
Jack Boyle	Free Agent	Free^[58]

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[table_hth_DNF0.13733413635629-13] Dunfermline Athletic were deducted 15 points for entering administration.^[12]

[note3_rnd_32-22] Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.^[20]

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v t e 2012–13 in Scottish football
« 2011–12 2013–14 »
Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East of Scotland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-20 League Women's Premier League 2012 2013
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Challenge Cup Final Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup 2012 2013 Women's League Cup 2012 2013
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	Results 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A
Club seasons
Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Ross County St Johnstone St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrie United Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Raith Rovers
Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Brechin City East Fife Forfar Athletic Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer
Third Division	Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Rangers Stirling Albion
List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012 List of Scottish football transfers winter 2012–13