2012–13 East Fife F.C. season

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.

East Fife
2012–13 season
ChairmanSid Collumbine
ManagerGordon Durie (Until 4 November 2012)
Billy Brown (From 5 November 2012)
StadiumBayview Stadium
Second DivisionNinth place
Challenge CupSecond Round, lost to Cowdenbeath
League CupFirst Round, lost to Rangers
Scottish CupThird Round, lost to Elgin City
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McBride (11)

All:
Scott McBride (12)
Highest home attendance856 vs Berwick Rangers
Second Division Play-offs
11 May 2013
Lowest home attendance426 vs Arbroath
Second Division
9 March 2013
&
426 vs Stranraer
Second Division
9 April 2013

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
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

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
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
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
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

Last updated 9 July 2013[15][16]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionOther[a]League CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Calum Antell 30025+004+000+001+00
GK Michael Brown 1309+102+001+000+00
GK Andrew Collier 202+000+000+000+00
DF Ross Brewster 100+000+100+000+00
DF Steven Campbell 34227+025+001+001+00
DF Andrew Cook 604+001+001+000+00
DF Scott Durie 41133+016+001+001+00
DF Jordon Forster 12012+000+000+000+00
DF Robert Malcolm 402+100+100+000+00
DF Darren McCormack 24121+012+001+000+00
DF David Muir 38427+316+021+001+01
DF Scott Smith 614+210+000+000+00
DF Craig Wedderburn 303+000+000+000+00
DF David White 26218+225+000+001+00
MF Bobby Barr 34630+063+100+000+00
MF Ross Brown 400+101+100+100+00
MF Sean Jamieson 2015+1211+000+100+10
MF Craig Johnstone 30121+215+001+001+00
MF Dale Keenan 805+300+000+000+00
MF Scott McBride 381222+8116+011+001+00
MF Jamie Pollock 1437+630+000+001+00
MF Robert Sloan 27111+1311+000+101+00
MF Darren Smith 28021+103+101+001+00
MF Paul Willis 36432+044+000+000+00
FW Aiden Gordon 100+000+000+000+10
FW Liam Gormley 1734+1120+210+000+00
FW James Martin 000+000+000+000+00
FW Paul McManus 31622+364+001+001+00
FW Collin Samuel 27417+534+110+000+00
FW Gareth Wardlaw 20412+243+201+000+00
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
GKCalum Antell 1000000010
GKMichael Brown 1000000010
GKAndrew Collier 0000000000
DFRoss Brewster 0000000000
DFSteven Campbell 2010000030
DFAndrew Cook 0000000000
DFScott Durie 8000001090
DFJordan Forster 4000000040
DFRobert Malcolm 0000000000
DFDarren McCormack 5200000052
DFDavid Muir 70300000100
DFScott Smith 0000000000
DFCraig Wedderburn 0000000000
DFDavid White 3010001050
MFBobby Barr 3000000030
MFRoss Brown 0010000010
MFSean Jamieson 0000000000
MFCraig Johnstone 5110000061
MFDale Keenan 1000000010
MFScott McBride 1010000020
MFJamie Pollock 1000000010
MFRobert Sloan 2000000020
MFDarren Smith 0010000010
MFPaul Willis 2000000020
FWAiden Gordon 0000000000
FWLiam Gormley 1000000010
FWJames Martin 0000000000
FWPaul McManus 3020000050
FWCollin Samuel 1000000010
FWGareth Wardlaw 2000000020

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 winner; (R) Relegated.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAAAHHHAH
ResultDDLLLLWLWLLWWWLWLLWDDDLLLLLDLLLDLWDL
Position6779910999998877466666666789999999999
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2013. Source: [17]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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