2012–13 in Scottish football

The 2012–13 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season began on 28 July 2012, with the start of the Challenge Cup.[1]

Football in Scotland
Season2012–13
2011–12 2013–14
2012–13 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Celtic
First Division champions
Partick Thistle
Second Division champions
Queen of the South
Third Division champions
Rangers
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
St Mirren
Challenge Cup winners
Queen of the South
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee United,
Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell,
St Johnstone
Scotland national team
World Cup 2014 qualifying

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

Rangers' participation in the SPL was dependant upon the successful transfer of their membership share of the League to the new company that had bought the club, which would be decided by a vote of the SPL clubs.[2] Eight clubs publicly declared that they would oppose the membership transfer, which would mean that they could not play in the SPL.[3][4] The vote took place on 4 July 2012, and Rangers were refused re-entry to the SPL by a 10-1 majority.[5] Dundee, who had finished second in the 2011–12 Scottish First Division, were invited to replace Rangers.[5][6]

Scottish First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Partick Thistle (C, P) 36 23 9 4 76 28 +48 78 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Greenock Morton 36 20 7 9 73 47 +26 67
3 Falkirk 36 15 8 13 52 48 +4 53
4 Livingston 36 14 10 12 58 56 +2 52
5 Hamilton Academical 36 14 9 13 52 45 +7 51
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[lower-alpha 1] 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.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Dunfermline Athletic were deducted 15 points for entering administration.[7]

Scottish Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Queen of the South (C, P) 36 29 5 2 92 23 +69 92 Promotion to the Championship
2 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 20 7 9 62 35 +27 67 Qualification for the 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 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.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Scottish Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Rangers (C, P) 36 25 8 3 87 29 +58 83 Promotion to League One
2 Peterhead 36 17 8 11 52 28 +24 59 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs
3 Queen's Park 36 16 8 12 60 54 +6 56
4 Berwick Rangers 36 14 7 15 59 55 +4 49
5 Elgin City 36 13 10 13 67 69 2 49
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.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Scottish Premier Under-20 League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Celtic (C) 28 20 4 4 55 21 +34 64
2 Aberdeen 28 17 6 5 77 34 +43 57
3 Hibernian 28 14 6 8 57 36 +21 48
4 St Mirren 28 14 5 9 53 49 +4 47
5 Dundee United 28 14 3 11 54 41 +13 45
6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 28 13 5 10 50 47 +3 44
7 St Johnstone 28 13 2 13 41 50 9 41
8 Hamilton Academical 28 10 8 10 42 47 5 38
9 Heart of Midlothian 28 10 7 11 46 49 3 37
10 Dunfermline Athletic 28 11 3 14 44 52 8 36
11 Kilmarnock 28 11 1 16 47 65 18 34
12 Falkirk 28 9 5 14 29 32 3 32
13 Motherwell 28 9 4 15 48 56 8 31
14 Ross County 28 6 5 17 29 52 23 23
15 Dundee 28 5 4 19 31 72 41 19
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Scottish Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Honours

Cup honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2012–13 Scottish Cup Celtic 3 – 0 Hibernian Report
2012–13 League Cup St Mirren 3 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Report
2012–13 Challenge Cup Queen of the South 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
6 – 5 pens.
Partick Thistle Report
2012–13 Youth Cup Celtic 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Report
2012–13 Junior Cup Auchinleck Talbot 1 – 0 Linlithgow Rose Report

Senior

Competition Winner
2012–13 Highland League Cove Rangers
2012–13 East of Scotland League Whitehill Welfare
South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star

Junior

West Region

Division Winner
2012-13 Super League Premier Division Auchinleck Talbot
Super League First Division Hurlford United
Ayrshire League Kilwinning Rangers
Central League Division One Greenock Juniors
Central League Division Two Cambuslang Rangers

East Region

Division Winner
2012-13 Superleague Linlithgow Rose
Premier League Newtongrange Star
North Division Kirriemuir Thistle
Central Division Kinnoull
South Division Fauldhouse United

North Region

Division Winner
2012-13 Superleague Culter
Division One New Elgin
Division Two Colony Park

PFA Scotland awards

The PFA Scotland awards took place in Glasgow on 5 May 2013, with the following winners:[8]

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Michael Higdon Motherwell
Young Player of the Year Leigh Griffiths Hibernian on loan from Wolves
Manager of the Year Allan Johnston Queen of the South
First Division Player Lyle Taylor Falkirk
Second Division Player Nicky Clark Queen of the South
Third Division Player Lee Wallace Rangers

SFWA awards

Award Winner Team
Footballer of the Year Leigh Griffiths[9] Hibernian on loan from Wolves
Young Player of the Year Stuart Armstrong[10] Dundee United
Manager of the Year Neil Lennon[11] Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competitions Started round Final round Coef. Top Scorer
Celtic UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Round of 16 16.0 Giorgos Samaras, 5
Motherwell UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.5
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Play-off round
Heart of Midlothian UEFA Europa League Play-off round Play-off round 1.5 David Templeton, 1
Dundee United UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 1.0 Willo Flood, 1
Keith Watson, 1
St Johnstone UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 0.5 Grégory Tadé, 1
Total 20.5
Average 4.3

Celtic

2012–13 UEFA Champions League
1 August 2012 Third qualifying round Celtic 2 – 1 HJK Glasgow
19:45 Hooper  54'
Mulgrew  61'
BBC Sport  47' Schüller Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,849
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
8 August 2012 Third qualifying round HJK 0 – 2
(1 – 4 agg.)
Celtic Helsinki
18:00 BBC Sport  67' Ledley
 76' Samaras
Stadium: Sonera Stadium
Attendance: 10,269
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
21 August 2012 Play-off round Helsingborg 0 – 2 Celtic Helsingborg
19:45 BBC Sport  2' Commons
 75' Samaras
Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
29 August 2012 Play-off round Celtic 2 – 0
(4 – 0 agg.)
Helsingborg Glasgow
19:45 Hooper  30'
Wanyama  88'
BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,566
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
19 September 2012 Group G Celtic 0 – 0 Benfica Glasgow
19:45 BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,759
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
2 October 2012 Group G Spartak Moscow 2 – 3 Celtic Moscow
17:00 Emenike  41', 48'
Insaurralde  63'
BBC Sport  12' Hooper
 71' (o.g.) Kombarov
 90' Samaras
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
23 October 2012 Group G Barcelona 2 – 1 Celtic Barcelona
19:45 Iniesta  45'
Alba  90+4'
BBC Sport  18' Samaras Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 77,781
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
7 November 2012 Group G Celtic 2 – 1 Barcelona Glasgow
19:45 Wanyama  21'
Watt  83'
BBC Sport  90+1' Messi Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,283
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
20 November 2012 Group G Benfica 2 – 1 Celtic Lisbon
19:45 John  7'
Garay  71'
BBC Sport  32' Samaras Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 47,065
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
5 December 2012 Group G Celtic 2 – 1 Spartak Moscow Glasgow
19:45 Hooper  21'
Commons  81' (pen.)
BBC Sport  39' Ari Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,168
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
12 February 2013 Round of 16 Celtic 0 – 3 Juventus Glasgow
19:45 BBC Sport Matri  3'
Marchisio  77'
Vučinić  83'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,917
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Italy)
6 March 2013 Round of 16 Juventus 2 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)
Celtic Turin
19:45 Matri  24'
Quagliarella  65'
BBC Sport Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 39,011
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Motherwell

2012–13 UEFA Champions League
31 July 2012 Third qualifying round Motherwell 0 – 2 Panathinaikos Motherwell
19:45 BBC Sport  13' Christodoulopoulos
 76' Mavrias
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
8 August 2012 Third qualifying round Panathinaikos 3 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)
Motherwell Athens
19:45 Christodoulopoulos  51'
Mavrias  75'
Sissoko  83'
BBC Sport Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
23 August 2012 Play-off round Motherwell 0 – 2 Levante Motherwell
19:45 BBC Sport  42' Juanlu
 62' El Zhar
Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 6,286
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
30 August 2012 Play-off round Levante 1 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
Motherwell Valencia
19:45 Gekas  72' BBC Sport Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,398
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Heart of Midlothian

2012–13 UEFA Europa League
30 August 2012 Play-off round Liverpool 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
Heart of Midlothian Liverpool
20:05 Suárez  88' BBC Report  85' Templeton Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,361
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Dundee United

2012–13 UEFA Europa League
2 August 2012 Third qualifying round Dundee United 2 – 2 Dynamo Moscow Dundee
19:45 Flood  37'
Watson  76'
BBC Report  50' Semshov
 90+3' Kokorin
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,977
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
9 August 2012 Third qualifying round Dynamo Moscow 5 – 0
(7 – 2 agg.)
Dundee United Khimki
17:00 Semshov  3'
Kokorin  23'
Yusupov  40'
Sapeta  83', 88'
BBC Report Stadium: Arena Khimki
Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

St Johnstone

2012–13 UEFA Europa League
19 July 2012 Second qualifying round Eskişehirspor 2 – 0 St Johnstone Eskişehir
18:00 Potuk  41'
Sarı  64'
BBC Sport Stadium: Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 12,206
Referee: Ante Vucemilovic (Croatia)
26 July 2012 Second qualifying round St Johnstone 1 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)
Eskişehirspor Perth
19:45 Tadé  35' BBC Sport  51' Sarı Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,023
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Scotland national team

15 August 2012 Challenge match Scotland  3 – 1  Australia Edinburgh
20:00 GMT Rhodes  29'
Davidson  62' (o.g.)
McCormack  75'
BBC Sport  17' Bresciano Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 11,110
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
8 September 2012 WCQ Group A Scotland  0 – 0  Serbia Glasgow
15:00 BBC Sport Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 47,369
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
11 September 2012 WCQ Group A Scotland  1 – 1  North Macedonia Glasgow
20:00 Miller  43' BBC Sport  11' Noveski Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 32,430
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
12 October 2012 WCQ Group A Wales  2 – 1  Scotland Cardiff
19:45 Bale  81' (pen.), 89' BBC Sport  27' Morrison Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,249
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
16 October 2012 WCQ Group A Belgium  2 – 0  Scotland Brussels
20:45 Benteke  69'
Kompany  71'
BBC Sport Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 44,047
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
14 November 2012 Friendly Luxembourg  1 – 2  Scotland Luxembourg
19:00 GMT Gerson  47' BBC Sport  11', 24' Rhodes Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 2,521
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann, (Switzerland)
6 February 2013 Challenge match Scotland  1 – 0  Estonia Aberdeen
19:45 Mulgrew  39' BBC Sport Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,102
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
22 March 2013 WCQ Group A Scotland  1 – 2  Wales Glasgow
20:00 Hanley  45+2' BBC Sport  72' (pen.) Ramsey
 74' Robson-Kanu
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 39,365
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)
26 March 2013 WCQ Group A Serbia  2 – 0  Scotland Novi Sad
19:30 Đuričić  60', 65' Summary Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
7 June 2013 WCQ Group A Croatia  0 – 1  Scotland Zagreb
Snodgrass  26' Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division Winner
2012 Scottish Women's Premier League Glasgow City[12]
SWFL First Division Hibernian Reserves
SWFL Second Division North Stonehaven
SWFL Second Division West Murieston United
SWFL Second Division East Dunfermline Athletic
SWFL Second Division South East Hearts
Competition Winner Score Runner-up Match report
2012 Scottish Women's Cup Glasgow City 1 – 0 Forfar Farmington BBC Sport
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Glasgow City 5 – 1 Spartans BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup Queen's Park 0 – 0
(3 – 2 pens)
Paisley Saints SWFitba
SWFL Second Division Cup Hearts 6 – 1 Aberdeen Reserves Hearts FC

SWF awards

The SWF awards evening took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 23 November 2012 and the winners were as follows:[13]

Award Winner Team
Players' Player of the Year Jane Ross Glasgow City
International Player of the Year Rhonda Jones Celtic
Manager of the Year Mark Nisbet Forfar Farmington
Premier Division Player of the Year Natalie Ross Celtic
First Division Player Lesley Blair Airdrie Ladies
Second Division Player Laura-Anne Johnston Dundee City

Scottish Women's Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Glasgow City (C) 21 20 0 1 143 10 +133 60 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
2 Forfar Farmington 21 14 2 5 50 23 +27 44
3 Celtic 21 14 1 6 72 19 +53 43
4 Hibernian 21 14 1 6 80 31 +49 43
5 Spartans 21 8 2 11 42 49 7 26
6 Aberdeen 21 5 1 15 18 94 76 16
7 Hamilton Academical 21 10 6 5 74 42 +32 36
8 Hutchison Vale 21 9 3 9 61 65 4 30
9 Rangers 21 7 3 11 37 41 4 24
10 Falkirk 21 7 2 12 36 71 35 23
11 Inverness City (R) 21 4 3 14 38 87 49 15 Relegation to SWFL First Division
12 FC Kilmarnock Ladies (R) 21 1 2 18 23 142 119 5
Updated to match(es) played on 4 November 2012. Source: Scottish Women's FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Scotland women's national team

15 July 2012 Challenge match Cameroon  0 – 2  Scotland Aberdeen
15:00 Scottish FA  35' (o.g.) Ariane Bebey Beyene
 88' Joanne Love
Stadium: Chris Anderson Stadium
4 August 2012 Challenge match Scotland  1 – 1  Iceland Greenock
15:00 Emma Mitchell  89' Scottish FA  82' Sandra Maria Jessen Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 412
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)
30 August 2012 Challenge match Scotland  2 – 2  Norway Dunfermline
14:00 Emma Mitchell  13'
Sarah Crilly  85'
Scottish FA  70', 75' Isabell Herlovsen Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: Closed door match
19 Sep 2012 Qualifying group 4 Scotland  0 – 5  France Edinburgh
17:00 Scottish FA  17', 72' Marie-Laure Delie
 34', 66' Eugénie Le Sommer
 64' Louisa Nécib
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 731
Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)
20 Oct 2012 Play-off Scotland  1 – 1  Spain Glasgow
14:00 Kim Little  26' (pen.) BBC Sport  30' Adriana Martín Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 4,058
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
9 Feb 2013 Challenge match United States  4 – 1  Scotland Jacksonville
22:00 (GMT) Christen Press  13', 32'
Shannon Boxx  53'
Sydney Leroux  88'
US Soccer  54' Kim Little Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 18,565
Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)
14 Feb 2013 Challenge match United States  3 – 1  Scotland Nashville
01:00 (GMT) Megan Rapinoe  21'
Abby Wambach  51'
Christen Press  63'
US Soccer  81' Suzanne Grant Stadium: LP Field
Attendance: 14,224
11 Mar 2013 Cyprus Cup Group A Italy  1 – 2  Scotland Larnaca
14:30 Sara Gama  73' Scottish FA  17' Jane Ross
 63' Rhonda Jones
Stadium: GSZ Stadium
13 Mar 2013 5th/6th place play-off Netherlands  0 – 1  Scotland Nicosia
14:00 Scottish FA  29' Kim Little Stadium: GSP Stadium
7 Apr 2013 Challenge match Scotland  2 – 1  Wales Dunfermline
13:00 Jane Ross  5'
Emma Mitchell  68'
Scottish FA  12' Natasha Harding Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 596
Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
15 Jun 2013 Challenge match Germany   Scotland Essen
14:30 (BST) Stadium: Stadion Essen

Glasgow City

2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League

11 Aug 2012 Qualifying round Glasgow City 3 – 2 ŽNK Osijek Vantaa
17:00 (CET) Danica Dalziel  67', 79'
Emma Mitchell  86'
UEFA  9' Izabela Lojna
 74' Ana Marija Kalamiza
Stadium: Myyrmäki Urheilupuisto
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
13 Aug 2012 Qualifying round Glasgow City 11 – 0 FC Noroc Vantaa
17:30 (CET) Leanne Ross  4', 17'
Jennifer Callaghan  8', 45+1'
Eilish McSorley  10', 21'
Danica Dalziel  40'
Katharina Lindner  50', 54', 89'
Ashley McDonald  80'
UEFA Stadium: Hakunilan Urheilupuisto
Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)
16 Aug 2012 Qualifying round PK-35 Vantaa 1 – 1 Glasgow City Vantaa
17:00 (CET) Cynthia Uwak  8' UEFA  5' Jane Ross Stadium: Myyrmäki Urheilupuisto
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
26 Sep 2012 Round of 32 Glasgow City 1 – 2 Fortuna Hjørring Glasgow
19:00 Jane Ross  76' UEFA  3', 31' Nadia Nadim Stadium: Petershill Park
Attendance: 460
Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)
3 Oct 2012 Round of 32 Fortuna Hjørring 0 – 0
(2 – 1 agg.)
Glasgow City Hjørring
20:15 BBC Sport Stadium: Hjørring Stadium
Attendance: 817
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Deaths

  • 11 July: Joe McBride, 74, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Celtic, Hibs, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline, Clyde and Scotland forward.[14]
  • 11 July: Bobby Nicol, 76, Hibernian and Berwick Rangers wing half.[15]
  • 4 August: Jimmy Thomson, 75, St Mirren, Dunfermline and Raith Rovers defender; Dunfermline, Alloa, Berwick Rangers and Raith Rovers manager.
  • 12 August: Jackie Watters, 92, Celtic and Airdrieonians forward[16]
  • 25 August: Emilio Pacione, 92, Dundee United winger.[17]
  • 12 September: Jimmy Andrews, 85, Dundee winger.[18]
  • 15 October: Jim Rollo, 74, Hibs goalkeeper.[19]
  • 15 October: Trevor Kemp, Berwick Rangers forward.
  • 19 October: Iain Jamieson, 84, Aberdeen wing half.[20]
  • 23 October: Hughie Hay, 80, Aberdeen, Dundee United and Arbroath forward.
  • 5 November: Jimmy Stephen, 90, Portsmouth defender, won two caps for Scotland.
  • 7 November: Harry McShane, 92, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United winger.[21]
  • 8 November: Bobby Gilfillan, 74, Cowdenbeath, St Johnstone and Raith Rovers forward.
  • 5 December: Doug Smith, 75, Dundee United defender and director; Scottish Football League president.[22]
  • 13 December: Ian Black, 88, Aberdeen, Southampton, Fulham and Scotland goalkeeper.[23]
  • 16 December: Jim Patterson, 84, Queen of the South forward, all-time top goalscorer for club.[24]
  • 17 December: Charlie Adam, 50, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Partick Thistle and St Johnstone midfielder.[25]
  • 22 December: Wattie Dick, 85, Third Lanark inside forward.[26]
  • 22 December: George Hazlett, 89, Celtic winger.[27]
  • 23 December: Doug Stockdale, 86, Raith Rovers, Ayr United and Forfar Athletic forward.[28]
  • 29 December: Hugh Adam, 87, Rangers director.[29]
  • 31 December: Willie Benvie, Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers forward.[28][30]
  • 3 January: George Falconer, 66, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Montrose forward.[28]
  • 18 January: Peter Boyle, 61, Clyde forward, made one appearance for Australia.[31]
  • 18 January: Sean Fallon, 90, Celtic defender and assistant manager.[32]
  • 8 February: Ian Lister, 65, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers, St Mirren and Berwick Rangers winger.
  • 19 February: John Downie, 87, Manchester United inside forward.[33]
  • 2 March: Jimmy Jackson, 81, Notts County forward.[34]
  • 7 March: Willie McCulloch, 85, Kilmarnock, Airdrie, St Mirren and Morton winger.[35]
  • 14 March: Harry Thomson, 72, Burnley and Blackpool goalkeeper.[36]
  • 21 March: Angus Carmichael, 87, Queen's Park defender; played for Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games.[37]
  • 5 April: Tommy McGhee, 66, Clydebank forward.
  • 19 April: Peter Armit, 87, St Johnstone and Hamilton winger.[38]
  • 21 April: Jimmy McGill, 87, Queen of the South forward.[39]
  • 6 May: Ian MacLeod, 53, Motherwell, Falkirk, Raith Rovers and Meadowbank Thistle player.[40]
  • 8 May: Ernie Winchester, 68, Aberdeen, Hearts and Arbroath forward.
  • 17 June: Peter Millar, 62, Arbroath, Dunfermline, Motherwell and Dundee midfielder.[41]

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  3. "Rival teams block Rangers from playing in Scottish Premier League". ITV News. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. "Newco Rangers will not get votes for SPL transfer". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  5. "Rangers newco refused SPL entry after chairmen vote". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  6. "Rangers: Dundee invited to take place in SPL". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  7. "Dunfermline docked 15 points for going into interim administration". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. "Michael Higdon takes PFA player of the year award". The Scotsman. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  9. "Hibs goal machine Leigh Griffiths looking to impress Scotland boss Gordon Strachan". Daily Record. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  10. Ralston, Gary (18 May 2013). "Young Player of the Year Stuart Armstrong looks push on at Tannadice". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  11. Guidi, Mark (12 May 2013). "Neil Lennon scoops Scottish Football Writers' Association Manager of the Year award". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  12. "Glasgow City beat Aberdeen as they lift sixth SWPL title". BBC Sport. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  13. Jen O'Neill (28 November 2012). "Scottish WF Awards 2012". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  14. "Obituary: Joe McBride, footballer". The Scotsman. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  15. "Bobby Nicol". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. 17 July 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  16. Sky Sports
  17. The Courier Archived August 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  18. "Jimmy Andrews 1927-2012". www.whufc.com. West Ham United FC. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  19. "James Rollo - 1937-2012". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk. Bradford City AFC. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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