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.
2012–13 season | |
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Chairman | Sid Collumbine |
Manager | Gordon Durie (Until 4 November 2012) Billy Brown (From 5 November 2012) |
Stadium | Bayview Stadium |
Second Division | Ninth place |
Challenge Cup | Second Round, lost to Cowdenbeath |
League Cup | First Round, lost to Rangers |
Scottish Cup | Third Round, lost to Elgin City |
Top goalscorer | League: Scott McBride (11) All: Scott McBride (12) |
Highest home attendance | 856 vs Berwick Rangers Second Division play-offs 11 May 2013 |
Lowest home attendance | 426 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 |
14 July 2012[10] Friendly | East Fife | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Bayview Stadium |
14:00 | Report Scotland on Sunday Report |
Sproule 52' Clancy 79' |
Referee: Duncan |
18 July 2012[11] Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | P – P | East Fife | East End Park |
19:30 | Report |
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 |
28 October 2012 Scottish Second Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | East Fife | Palmerston Park |
15:00 | Lyle 4' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Salmond |
10 November 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
15:00 | SFL Report | Holmes 32' | Attendance: 515 Referee: Somers |
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 |
8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | P – P | Stranraer | Bayview Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report |
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 |
9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division | East Fife | 1 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Bayview Stadium |
15:00 | McBride 88' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Templeman 33', 71' | Attendance: 502 Referee: Charleston |
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
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Other[a] | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | WAL | Calum Antell | 30 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Michael Brown | 13 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Andrew Collier | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ross Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Steven Campbell | 34 | 2 | 27+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | HKG | Andrew Cook | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Scott Durie | 41 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Jordon Forster | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Robert Malcolm | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Darren McCormack | 24 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | David Muir | 38 | 4 | 27+3 | 1 | 6+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | |
DF | SCO | Scott Smith | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Craig Wedderburn | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | David White | 26 | 2 | 18+2 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Bobby Barr | 34 | 6 | 30+0 | 6 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Ross Brown | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Sean Jamieson | 20 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Craig Johnstone | 30 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Dale Keenan | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Scott McBride | 38 | 12 | 22+8 | 11 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Jamie Pollock | 14 | 3 | 7+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Robert Sloan | 27 | 1 | 11+13 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 28 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Paul Willis | 36 | 4 | 32+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Aiden Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Liam Gormley | 17 | 3 | 4+11 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Paul McManus | 31 | 6 | 22+3 | 6 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | TRI | Collin Samuel | 27 | 4 | 17+5 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Gareth Wardlaw | 20 | 4 | 12+2 | 4 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- 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 | |||||
GK | Calum Antell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | Andrew Collier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Ross Brewster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Steven Campbell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | Andrew Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Scott Durie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | Jordan Forster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | Robert Malcolm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Darren McCormack | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
DF | David Muir | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
DF | Scott Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | Craig Wedderburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | David White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | Bobby Barr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | Ross Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Sean Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | Craig Johnstone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
MF | Dale Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Scott McBride | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Jamie Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Robert Sloan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Darren Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Paul Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | Aiden Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Liam Gormley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | James Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | Paul McManus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | Collin Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Gareth Wardlaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Players in |
Players out
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