2012–13 Arbroath F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Arbroath's second consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.[1] Arbroath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Arbroath
2012–13 season
ManagerPaul Sheerin
StadiumGayfield Park
Second DivisionFifth place
Challenge CupSemi-final, lost to Queen of the South
League CupSecond round, lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Doris (11)

All:
Steven Doris (15)
Highest home attendance4,127 vs Celtic
Scottish Cup
12 December 2012
Lowest home attendance387 vs Stranraer
Second Division
21 November 2012

Summary

Season

Arbroath finished fifth in the Scottish Second Division.[2] They reached the Semi-final of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[5] losing to eventual champions Celtic.[6]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

14 July 2012[7] Friendly Arbroath 1 – 5 Aberdeen Gayfield Park
15:00 Sibanda  89' (pen.) Record Report Fallon  34'
Magennis  49'
Megginson  55'
Paton  60'
Vernon  90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Somers
21 July 2012 Friendly Arbroath 3 – 1 Keith Gayfield Park
15:00 Sibanda
Holmes
Report Smith Attendance: 320
Referee: Duncan
24 July 2012 Friendly Arbroath 1 – 0 Dundee United XI Gayfield Park
Rennie Report Attendance: 322
Referee: Charleston

Scottish Second Division

11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 1 – 1 Arbroath Stair Park
15:00 Moore  22' SFL Report Gribben  45' Attendance: 290
Referee: Anderson
18 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 4 – 2 Ayr United Gayfield Park
15:00 Holmes  45'
Kerr  46'
Gribben  72'
Rennie  83'
SFL Report Sinclair  22'
Holmes  67' (Own goal)
Attendance: 714
Referee: Northcroft
25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2 – 3 Arbroath Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley  18', 32' SFL Report Holmes  45'
Currie  54'
Travis  63'
Rennie  64'
Attendance: 575
Referee: Salmond
1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Queen of the South 6 – 0 Arbroath Palmerston Park
15:00 Gibson  17'
Clark  37'
Reilly  53', 64', 90'
Smith  87'
SFL Sport Attendance: 1,554
Referee: McKendrick
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 Arbroath 1 – 1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris  52' (pen.) SFL Report Bolochoweckyj  4'
Bolochoweckyj  28'
Tulloch  62'
Attendance: 940
Referee: Roache
29 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2 – 2 Arbroath Ochilview Park
15:00 Gemmell  46'
McKinlay  90'
SFL Report
SFC Report
Sibanda  61'
Currie  90'
Attendance: 633
Referee: McDermott
6 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 3 – 1 Brechin City Gayfield Park
15:00 Keddie  24'
Currie  75'
Holmes  86'
SFL Report McKenna  51' Attendance: 854
Referee: Hilland
20 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 4 – 0 Arbroath Cliftonhill
15:00 Crawford  16', 90'
Howarth  72'
Stevenson  77' (pen.)
SFL Report Currie  90'  Attendance: 313
Referee: Cook
27 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2 – 0 Arbroath Somerset Park
15:00 MacKinnon  16'
Moffat  90'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Dallas
17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 2 – 3 Queen of the South Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris  45' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) SFL Report Clark  22'
Higgins  28'
Durnan  60'
Attendance: 691
Referee: Roache
21 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 2 – 1 Stranraer Gayfield Park
19:45 Currie  23'
Doris  90'
SFL Report Love  46' Attendance: 387
Referee: Northcroft
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 Arbroath 2 – 2 Stenhousemuir Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris  10'
Malcolm  51'
SFL Report Smith  3'
Kean  90+2'
Attendance: 647
Referee: McKendrick
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
26 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3 – 2 Arbroath Glebe Park
15:00 Malcolm  8' (Own goal)
McLean  35'
Trouten  61'
SFL Report Sheerin  57'
Doris  64' (pen.)
Attendance: 978
Referee: Hilland
29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 2 – 1 Albion Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Holmes  19'
Doris  90+4' (pen.)
SFL Report Donnelly  27' Attendance: 569
Referee: Beaton
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 Queen of the South 5 – 1 Arbroath Palmerston Park
15:00 Durnan  20'
Lyle  54'
Clark  58', 84'
Carmichael  65'
McKenna  81'
BBC Sport Doris  18' Attendance: 1,693
Referee: Finnie
12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath P – P Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer P – P Arbroath Stair Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
26 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 Sibanda  8'
Bayne  17', 56'
SFL Report Campbell  72' (pen.)
Robertson  79'
Attendance: 843
Referee: Somers
2 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 1 – 0 Arbroath Ochilview Park
15:00 Gemmell  45' SFL Sport Attendance: 459
Referee: Anderson
19 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 2 – 0 Arbroath Stair Park
19:45 Morrison  21' (Own goal)
Love  58'
SFL Report Attendance: 169
Referee: Aitken
23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Arbroath Recreation Park
15:00 SFL Report Holmes  41' Attendance: 451
Referee: Finnie
27 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park
19:45 Malcolm  64' SFL Report McCord  19' (pen.)
Cawley  89'
Attendance: 471
Referee: Somers
2 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 1 – 4 Ayr United Gayfield Park
15:00 Homes  2'
Kerr  54' 
SFL Report Moffat  41' (pen.), 43', 72' (pen.), 75' Attendance: 651
Referee: Dallas
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 Arbroath 1 – 1 Queen of the South Gayfield Park
15:00 Smith  83' SFL Report Clark  90' Attendance: 656
Referee: Tumilty
23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath P – P Stenhousemuir Gayfield Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to high winds
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
6 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 2 – 1 Albion Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris  83' (pen.)
Keddie  89'
SFL Report Walker  55'
Russell  82'
Attendance: 555
Referee: Madden
20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 1 – 0 Stranraer Gayfield Park
15:00 Sheerin  25' SFL Report Attendance: 562
Referee: Cook
27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 0 – 1 Arbroath Somerset Park
15:00 SFL Report Smith  60' Attendance: 834
Referee: Aitken
4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Hynd  89' Attendance: 901
Referee: Robertson

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 Elgin City 5 – 7 Arbroath Borough Briggs
15:00 Gunn  19'
Leslie  50', 89'
Moore  52'
Wyness  87'
SFL Report Sibanda  16', 27', 43'
Doris  21'
Gribben  45', 66' (71), pen.'
Attendance: 561
Referee: Colvin
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
9 September 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup QF Arbroath 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir Gayfield Park
15:00 Robertson  34' SFL Report Gemmell  49' Attendance: 623
Referee: Colvin

Scottish League Cup

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 1 Arbroath 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 p)
Stirling Albion Gayfield Park
15:00 Currie  83' SFL Report Ferry  42' (pen.) Attendance: 579
Referee: Robertson
Penalties
Doris
Holmes
Sheerin
Currie
Weir
Davidson
McSorley
Ferry
Ashe

Scottish Cup

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round 3 Inverurie Loco Works 3 – 3 Arbroath Harlaw Park
15:00 Bain  67'
Gauld  86', 90'
BBC Report Doris  5' (pen.)
Currie  23'
Gribben  58'
Attendance: 732
Referee: Aitken
10 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay Arbroath 3 – 1 Inverurie Loco Works Gayfield Park
15:00 Kerr  36'
Holmes  38'
Doris  47'
BBC Report McLean  74'
Gauld  90'
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Aitken
1 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 Celtic 1 – 1 Arbroath Celtic Park
15:00 Keddie  36' (o.g.) BBC Report Doris  87' Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Charleston
12 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay Arbroath 0 – 1 Celtic Gayfield Park
19:45 BBC Report Matthews  18' Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Charleston

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 11 May 2013[8]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Tony Bullock 1109+100+001+000+00
GK Darren Hill 805+002+001+000+00
GK Scott Morrison 28022+002+000+004+00
DF Scott Adams 201+100+000+000+00
DF Mark Baxter 41031+004+002+004+00
DF Kieron Brennan 602+002+001+001+00
DF Colin Hamilton 38232+022+001+003+00
DF Alex Keddie 46336+024+012+004+00
DF Stuart Malcolm 27216+522+000+103+00
DF Michael Travis 23219+021+101+100+00
MF David Banjo 1405+500+101+100+10
MF Connor Birse 1103+500+100+000+20
MF Ross Chisholm 17017+000+000+000+00
MF Paul Currie 27812+653+012+014+01
MF Brian Kerr 38228+114+001+004+01
MF Scott Robertson 34124+203+011+003+10
MF Paul Sheerin 41430+242+102+004+00
MF Patrick Smith 100+100+000+000+00
MF Marcus Watt 101+000+000+000+00
MF Joe Prince-Wright 000+000+000+000+00
FW Graham Bayne 16310+630+000+000+00
FW Steven Doris 421532+0113+112+004+03
FW Jordan Elfverson 000+000+000+000+00
FW Darren Gribben 26810+722+252+002+11
FW Derek Holmes 41919+1282+201+103+11
MF Jake Mair 401+201+000+000+00
FW Danny Rennie 3317+1713+100+100+40
FW Dayle Robertson 100+100+000+000+00
FW Lee Sibanda 37517+1122+231+101+20
FW Euan Smith 1429+520+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 11 May 2013
Nation Position Name Second Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
GKTony Bullock 1000000010
GKDarren Hill 0000000000
GKScott Morrison 0000000000
DFScott Adams 1000000010
DFMark Baxter 4010100060
DFKieron Brennan 0000000000
DFColin Hamilton 6020100090
DFAlex Keddie 2020000040
DFStuart Malcolm 5010001070
DFMichael Travis 5000100060
MFDavid Banjo 1000000010
MFConnor Birse 0000000000
MFRoss Chisholm 3000000030
MFPaul Currie 4110100061
MFBrian Kerr 7100001081
MFScott Robertson 6010002090
MFPaul Sheerin 2000000020
MFPatrick Smith 0000000000
MFMarcus Watt 0000000000
MFJoe Prince-Wright 0000000000
FWGraham Bayne 5000000050
FWSteven Doris 2000000020
FWJordan Elfverson 0000000000
FWDarren Gribben 0000001010
FWDerek Holmes 0000000000
FWJake Mair 0010000010
FWDanny Rennie 1100000011
FWDayle Robertson 0000000000
FWLee Sibanda 3010000040
FWEuan Smith 2000000020

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Brechin City 36 19 4 13 72 59 +13 61 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
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
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWWLWDDWLLLWLDDLWWLWLWLLWLLWDWDWLWWL
Position421433334464554655544445455554445445
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2013. Source: [9]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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