2012–13 Annan Athletic F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Annan Athletic's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[1] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Annan Athletic
2012–13 season
ManagerHarry Cairney (Until 20 December 2012)
Jim Chapman (From 12 January 2013)
StadiumGalabank
Third DivisionEighth place
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League CupFirst round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Scottish CupSecond round, lost to Buckie Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ally Love (12)

All:
Ally Love (12)
Highest home attendance2,517 vs Rangers
Third Division
15 September 2012
Lowest home attendance242 vs Queen's Park
Third Division
10 April 2013

Summary

Season

Annan Athletic finished eighth in the Scottish Third Division.[2] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Management

They began the season under the management of Harry Cairney.[6] On 21 December 2012, Cairney resigned as manager citing personal reasons with Euan Brydson taking over as manager on an interim basis.[7] On 12 January 2013,[8] Jim Chapman was appointed as the club's new manager.[9][10]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

30 June 2012 Friendly Abbey Vale 1 – 5 Annan Athletic Maryfield Park
14:00 Annan Report Bell
Chaplain
Daly
Ramage
6 July 2012 Friendly Threave Rovers 0 – 5 Annan Athletic Meadow Park
19:00 Report Daly  22'
Ramage  33', 51'
Donley  63', 68'
21 July 2012 Friendly Spartans 1 – 2 Annan Athletic Ainslie Park
14:30 Report Daly  18', 44'

Scottish Third Division

11 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 5 – 1 Annan Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Davidson  16'
Weir  31'
Ashe  37'
Clark  42'
McPherson  67'
SFL Report Ramage  28'
Bell  72'
Attendance: 646 Attendance
Referee: Aitken
18 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 3 – 2 Berwick Rangers Galabank Stadium
15:00 Chaplain  56' (Penalty), 59'
Love  61'
SFL Report Addison  14'
McLaren  25'
Attendance: 512
Referee: Ross
25 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 0 Annan Athletic Links Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 267
Referee: Anderson
1 September 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2 – 1 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Watt  26'
Chaplain  58' (Own Goal)
SFL Report
Clyde Report
Thorburn  55' Attendance: 505
Referee: Roache
22 September 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 1 Peterhead Galabank Stadium
15:00 Ramage  2'
Daly  56'
SFL Report Bavidge  85' Attendance: 484
Referee: Robertson
13 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Hampden Park
15:00 Burns  37'
Shankland  48'
SFL Report Ramage  20'
McGowan  70'
Attendance: 626
Referee: Somers
20 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
15:00 Duff  30'
Gunn  38'
SFL Report Hopkirk  34', 46' Attendance: 734
Referee: Anderson
27 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 5 – 2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Hopkirk  42', 68', 90'
Love  45'
Chaplain  79' (pen.)
SFL Report Quinn  60'
Miller  78'
Shepherd  90+2'
Attendance: 374
Referee: Cook
10 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 5 – 2 Stirling Albion Galabank
15:00 Love  30', 89'
Chaplain  37'
McGachie  67'
Daly  85'
SFL Report Filler  21'
Thom  45'
Weir  60'
Day  73'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Ross
17 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 3 – 1 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Lavery  24'
Gray  44'
Hoskins  54'
SFL Report Ramage  90' Attendance: 460
Referee: Anderson
24 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 3 Clyde Galabank
15:00 Swinglehurst  39' 
Chaplain  79' (Penalty)
SFL Report Gilfillan  12', 49'
Marsh  16'
Marsh  23' 
Attendance: 489
Referee: Hilland
8 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 3 Queen's Park Galabank
15:00 Donley  89'
Daly  90+2'
SFL Report
BBC Report
Quinn  25' (Penalty)
McParland  48'
Connolly  68'
Attendance: 453
Referee: Cook
15 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2 – 0 Annan Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 McAllister  58'
Bavidge  84'
SFL Report Attendance: 378
Referee: Roache
18 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Rangers 3 – 0 Annan Athletic Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Templeton  29', 70'
Wallace  59'
Little  64'
SFL Report Attendance: 42,135
Referee: Robertson
22 December 2012 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling  37', 46' (Penalty) SFL Report Ramage  17'
Love  39'
Attendance: 192
Referee: Aitken
29 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 0 Elgin City Galabank
15:00 Ramage  11'
Chaplain  80' (Penalty)
SFL Report Attendance: 356
Referee: Duncan
2 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 3 Rangers Galabank
12:45 Love  35' BBC Report
Sky Report
Templeton  26', 83'
Crawford  63'
Attendance: 2,441
Referee: Finnie
5 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2 – 3 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Sweeney  60'
Graham  78'
SFL Report Chaplain  14'
Daly  15', 46'
Attendance: 524
Referee: McKendrick
12 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 1 Montrose Galabank
15:00 Hopkirk  62'
Love  69'
SFL Report Wood  89' Attendance: 352
Referee: Graham
19 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion P – P Annan Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
26 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic P – P Peterhead Galabank
15:00 BBC Report
SFL Report
Note: Pitch covered in snow
29 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 0 Peterhead Galabank
19:30 SFL Report Smith  82' Attendance: 309
Referee: Colvin
2 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Hampden Park
15:00 Longworth  59', 85' SFL Report McNiff  21'
Love  83'
Attendance: 558
Referee: Newlands
9 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 3 – 1 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
15:00 Moore  14'
Harkins  23'
Gunn  43'
SFL Report Daly  54' Attendance: 550
Referee: Roache
16 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Orsi  79' SFL Report Glasgow  49'
Holt  57'
Attendance: 349
Referee: Dallas
23 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Montrose 5 – 1 Annan Athletic Links Park
15:00 Boyle  11', 15', 35', 46'
Winter  26' (Penalty)
SFL Report Love  81' Attendance: 425
Referee: Robertson
2 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 2 Berwick Rangers Galabank
15:00 Love  62'
Chaplain  70'
SFL Report Dalziel  14'
McLaren  67'
Attendance: 427
Referee: Aitken
16 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 1 Clyde Galabank
15:00 SFL Report Sweeney  45+1' (Penalty) Attendance: 464
Referee: Charleston
23 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic P – P Queen's Park Galabank
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow
30 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2 – 0 Annan Athletic Balmoor
15:00 McAllister  70', 90' SFL Report Attendance: 483
Referee: Dallas
6 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 2 Elgin City Galabank
15:00 Chisholm  69'
Hopkirk  90+1'
SFL Report Morrison  77'
Wyness  90'
Attendance: 379
Referee: Finnie
13 April 2013 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Wright  17' SFL Report Hopkirk  25'
Love  78'
Attendance: 288
Referee: Walsh
20 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 1 Stirling Albion Galabank
15:00 SFL Report Day  2' Attendance: 488
Referee: Steven
27 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0 – 2 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Currie  87'  SFL Report Chaplain  45'
McNiff  90+3'
Attendance: 627
Referee: Newlands
4 May 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 1 Montrose Galabank
12:45 Daly  58' SFL Report Johnston  24' Attendance: 386
Referee: Somers

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 Annan Athletic 1 – 0 Livingston Galabank
15:00 Bell  74' SFL Report Attendance: 572
Referee: Robertson
14 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 Annan Athletic 0 – 3 Stenhousemuir Galabank
19:30 SFL Report Kean  25'
Dickson  31'
Rodgers  60'
Attendance: 449
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

29 September 2012 Scottish Cup Round 2 Buckie Thistle 0 – 0 Annan Athletic Victoria Park
15:00 Sky Sports Attendance: 356
Referee: Duncan
6 October 2012 Scottish Cup Round 2 Replay Annan Athletic 1 – 2 Buckie Thistle Galabank
15:00 Chaplain  48' Sky Report Sutherland  59', 77'
Carrol  60'
Attendance: 404
Referee: Duncan

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2013 [11][12]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Alex Mitchell 38034+002+000+002+00
GK Craig Summersgill 302+000+001+000+00
DF Steven Black 301+200+000+000+00
DF Jonathan Blake 28023+002+001+002+00
DF Iain Chisholm 11111+010+000+000+00
DF Ally Love 341220+10122+000+100+10
DF Michael McGowan 41136+012+001+002+00
DF Steven Swinglehurst 34029+002+001+002+00
DF Greig Thorburn 1517+512+001+000+00
DF Lee Underwood 000+000+000+000+00
DF Peter Watson 21017+200+000+002+00
DF John Watson 401+300+000+000+00
MF Scott Chaplain 411235+1112+001+002+01
MF David Hopkirk 201018+2100+000+000+00
MF Chris Jardine 35028+301+001+002+00
MF Jordan McKechnie 25010+1101+000+100+20
MF Martin McNiff 16215+120+000+000+00
MF Harry Monaghan 15011+400+000+000+00
MF Dan Orsi 717+010+000+000+00
MF Steven Sloan 32020+901+000+002+00
MF Jack Steele 18013+201+101+000+00
FW Graeme Bell 320+110+111+000+00
FW Michael Daly 35723+772+001+002+00
FW Andrew Donely 1213+910+000+000+00
FW Lewis Hawke 602+400+000+000+00
FW Kieran McGachie 1618+410+200+000+20
FW David Murray 1807+701+001+002+00
FW Graeme Ramage 19514+151+000+102+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2013
Nation Position Name Third Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
GKAlex Mitchell 1000000010
GKCraig Summersgill 0000000000
DFSteven Black 1000000010
DFJonathan Blake 0010000010
DFIain Chisholm 3000000030
DFSean Currie 0000000000
DFScott Gibson 0000000000
DFAlly Love 2000000020
DFMichael McGowan 3000000030
DFSteven Swinglehurst 3100000031
DFGreig Thorburn 0000000000
DFLee Underwood 0000000000
DFPeter Watson 1000001020
DFJohn Watson 0000000000
MFScott Chaplain 6000001070
MFDavid Hopkirk 1000000010
MFChris Jardine 6000000060
MFJordan McKechnie 2010000030
MFMartin McNiff 2000000020
MFHarry Monaghan 3000000030
MFDan Orsi 1000000010
MFSteven Sloan 3000000030
MFJack Steele 2000100030
FWGraeme Bell 0000000000
FWMichael Daly 6000000060
FWAndrew Donely 0000000000
FWLewis Hawke 0000000000
FWKieran McGachie 2000000020
FWDavid Murray 0000000000
FWGraeme Ramage 0100000010

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Montrose 36 12 11 13 60 68 8 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 12 9 15 59 58 +1 45
8 Annan Athletic 36 11 10 15 54 65 11 43
9 Clyde 36 12 4 20 42 66 24 40
10 East Stirlingshire 36 8 5 23 49 97 48 29
Source: SPFL archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAAHHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWDLDWDDWWLLLLLDWLWWDDLLLLDWLLDWWLWD
Position1076787575356777767766666678889997988
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2013. Source: [13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

See also

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