2012–13 season | |
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Manager | Paul Sheerin |
Stadium | Gayfield Park |
Second Division | Fifth place |
Challenge Cup | Semi-final, lost to Queen of the South |
League Cup | Second round, lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Celtic |
Top goalscorer | League: Steven Doris (11) All: Steven Doris (15) |
Highest home attendance | 4,127 vs
Celtic Scottish Cup 12 December 2012 |
Lowest home attendance | 387 vs
Stranraer Second Division 21 November 2012 |
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 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]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
7 July 2012 Friendly | Cove Rangers | 1 – 0 | Arbroath | Allan Park |
14:00 | Stott | Report |
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[ permanent dead link] | Smith | Attendance: 320 Referee: Duncan |
24 July 2012 Friendly | Arbroath | 1 – 0 | Dundee United XI | Gayfield Park |
Rennie | Report | Attendance: 322 Referee: Charleston |
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 |
9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 1 | Arbroath | Cliftonhill Stadium |
15:00 | SFL Report | Hamilton 35' | Attendance: 346 Referee: Norris |
16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 0 – 1 | Brechin City | Gayfield Park |
15:00 |
SFL Report Brechin Report |
Trouten 87' | Attendance: 904 Referee: Finnie |
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 |
3 April 2013 Scottish Second Division | Arbroath | 0 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Gayfield Park |
19:45 | Report | Attendance: 532 Referee: McKendrick |
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 |
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 |
14 October 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Queen of the South | 2 – 1 ( a.e.t.) | Arbroath | Palmerston Park |
15:00 |
Young 9' McGuffie 117' |
SFL Report | Keddie 58' | Attendance: 2,310 Referee: Clancy |
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 |
29 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Arbroath | 0 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Gayfield Park |
19:45 | BBC Report | Shinnie 7', 71' | Attendance: 672 Referee: Finnie |
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 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Tony Bullock | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Darren Hill | 8 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Scott Morrison | 28 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Scott Adams | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Mark Baxter | 41 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Kieron Brennan | 6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Colin Hamilton | 38 | 2 | 32+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Alex Keddie | 46 | 3 | 36+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Stuart Malcolm | 27 | 2 | 16+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | RSA | Michael Travis | 23 | 2 | 19+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | David Banjo | 14 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Connor Birse | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ross Chisholm | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Paul Currie | 27 | 8 | 12+6 | 5 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Brian Kerr | 38 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Scott Robertson | 34 | 1 | 24+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Paul Sheerin | 41 | 4 | 30+2 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Patrick Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Marcus Watt | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Joe Prince-Wright | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Graham Bayne | 16 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Steven Doris | 42 | 15 | 32+0 | 11 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Jordan Elfverson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Darren Gribben | 26 | 8 | 10+7 | 2 | 2+2 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Derek Holmes | 41 | 9 | 19+12 | 8 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Jake Mair | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Danny Rennie | 33 | 1 | 7+17 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Dayle Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Lee Sibanda | 37 | 5 | 17+11 | 2 | 2+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Euan Smith | 14 | 2 | 9+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Includes all competitive matches.
Nation | Position | Name | Second Division | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
GK | Tony Bullock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | Darren Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | Scott Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Scott Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | Mark Baxter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | Kieron Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Colin Hamilton | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | Alex Keddie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | Stuart Malcolm | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
DF | Michael Travis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | David Banjo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Connor Birse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Ross Chisholm | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | Paul Currie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
MF | Brian Kerr | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
MF | Scott Robertson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
MF | Paul Sheerin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Patrick Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Marcus Watt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Joe Prince-Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Graham Bayne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | Steven Doris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | Jordan Elfverson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Darren Gribben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Derek Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Jake Mair | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Danny Rennie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | Dayle Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Lee Sibanda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | Euan Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 |