2012–13 Kilmarnock F.C. season
The 2012–13 season was Kilmarnock's fourteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup of which they were the defending champions, having beaten Celtic in the Final the previous season.[3]
2012–13 season | |||
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Chairman | Michael Johnston | ||
Manager | Kenny Shiels[1] | ||
Stadium | Rugby Park | ||
SPL | Ninth place | ||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Cillian Sheridan & Paul Heffernan (9) All: Paul Heffernan (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,523 v Dundee, SPL, 4 August 2012 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,198 v Hibernian, SPL, 15 May 2013 | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,646[2] | ||
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Summary
Season
Kilmarnock finished ninth in the Scottish Premier League with 45 points.[4] They reached the second round of the League Cup, losing to Stenhousemuir.[5] Kilmarnock also reached the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup, losing to Hibernian.[6]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season
14 July 2012[7] Friendly | Livingston | 3 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Grangemouth Stadium |
15:00 | Andreu 52' Barr 67' McNulty 73' |
Livingston Report Daily Record Report |
Harkins 16' McKenzie 41' |
16 July 2012[8] Friendly | Greenock Morton | 4 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Cappielow |
19:30 | O'Brien 13' McLaughlin 30' Weatherson 63' (pen) Halsman 78' |
Morton Report | Kennedy 90' | Attendance: 636 Referee: McLean |
18 July 2012[8] Friendly | Wrexham | 3 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Racecourse Ground |
19:30 | Wright 24' Ogleby 54' Little 76' (pen.) |
Wrexham Report | Harkins 35' | Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Handley |
21 July 2012[8] Friendly | Chester | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Exacta Stadium |
15:00 | Chester Report | Kennedy 74' | Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Jones |
25 July 2012[8] Friendly | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Huddersfield Town | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Johnson 21' | Rhodes 39' | Attendance: 1,310 |
8 August 2012 James Fowler Testimonial | Kilmarnock | 1 – 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Pascali 64' | [9][10] | Harewood 20', 87', 89' O'Grady 43' |
Attendance: 2,064 |
Scottish Premier League
4 August 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Rugby Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Madden |
11 August 2012 Scottish Premier League | Inverness CT | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Caledonian Thistle |
15:00 | Shinnie 8' Jones 79' |
BBC Report | Pascali 45' | Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Colvin |
18 August 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Harkins 30' | BBC Report | Murphy 12', 37' | Attendance: 4,969 Referee: Finnie |
25 August 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
15:00 | McKenzie 47' Pérez 50' (Penalty) Winchester 56' |
BBC Report | Daly 79' | Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Allan |
1 September 2012 Scottish Premier League | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Victoria Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Beaton |
15 September 2012 Scottish Premier League | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road |
15:00 | Griffiths 14', 45' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Racchi 32' | Attendance: 9,723 Referee: McLean |
22 September 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Sheridan 26' Fowler 57' Dayton 61' |
BBC Report | McGowan 83' | Attendance: 4,879 Referee: O'Reilly |
29 September 2012 Scottish Premier League | Heart of Midlothian | 1 – 3 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
15:00 | Žaliūkas 88' | BBC Report | Sheridan 32', 51', 62' | Attendance: 11,847 Referee: Madden |
6 October 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 3 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
15:00 | O'Leary 3' | BBC Report | Rae 46' McGinn 55' Vernon 90' |
Attendance: 5,540 Referee: McLean |
20 October 2012 Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Davidson 30' Hasselbaink 90' |
BBC Report | Fowler 93' | Attendance: 3,113 Referee: Colvin |
27 October 2012 Scottish Premier League | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Sheridan 43' Kelly 62' (pen.) |
Attendance: 47,971 Referee: Allan |
3 November 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Kelly 56' Bell 76' |
BBC Report | Shinnie 22' McKay 77' (pen.) |
Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Norris |
10 November 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Heffernan 66', 82' Harkins 77' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Madden |
16 November 2012 Scottish Premier League | Dundee United | 3 – 3 | Kilmarnock | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Mackay-Steven 48' Daly 56', 90+2' |
BBC Report | Sheridan 9', 30' Heffernan 53' |
Attendance: 6,287 Referee: Muir |
25 November 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Pascali 5' Nelson 85' |
BBC Report | Davidson 31' Vine 89' |
Attendance: 4,208 Referee: O'Reilly |
8 December 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
12:30 | Sheridan 90+1' | BBC Report | Brown 27' Ledley 65' Samaras 74' |
Attendance: 6,501 Referee: Thomson |
15 December 2012 Scottish Premier League | Aberdeen | 0 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | Langfield 45' | BBC Report | Kelly 45+2' (Penalty), 86' | Attendance: 8,790 Referee: Charleston |
23 December 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Rugby Park |
12:30 | Heffernan 6' | BBC Report | Doyle 26' | Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Madden |
26 December 2012 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Kelly 27' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Attendance: 5,163 Referee: McLean |
29 December 2012 Scottish Premier League | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Fir Park |
15:00 | Murphy 71' Ojamaa 74' |
BBC Report | Perez 13' Heffernan 62' |
Attendance: 4,903 Referee: Allan |
2 January 2013 Scottish Premier League | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | St Mirren Park |
15:00 | McGowan 68' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Kelly 5' (Penalty) | Attendance: 6,347 Referee: Colvin |
19 January 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 2 – 3 | Dundee United | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Pascali 18', 90+2' | BBC Report | Russell 43', 63', 88' | Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Thomson |
27 January 2013 Scottish Premier League | Dundee | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Dens Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Beaton |
30 January 2013 Scottish Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
19:45 | Ledley 41' Matthews 50', 83' Stokes 78' |
BBC Report | Sheridan 48' | Attendance: 43,652 Referee: Murray |
9 February 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Motherwell | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Hammell 13' (Own goal) Gros 71' |
BBC Report | Kerr 85' Lasley 89' |
Attendance: 4,246 Referee: McLean |
13 February 2013 Scottish Premier League | Inverness CT | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Caledonian Stadium |
19:45 | Ross 21' | BBC Report | Pérez 90' | Attendance: 2,529 Referee: Madden |
16 February 2013 Scottish Premier League | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 3 | Kilmarnock | Tynecastle Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Heffernan 42', 65', 71' | Attendance: 14,280 Referee: Thomson |
23 February 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Heffernan 40' | BBC Report | Fallon 7' | Attendance: 4,390 Referee: Norris |
27 February 2013 Scottish Premier League | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Easter Road |
19:45 | McGivern 85' Griffiths 88' |
BBC Report | Clingan 46' Winchester 86' |
Attendance: 8,121 Referee: McKendrick |
9 March 2013 Scottish Premier League | St Johnstone | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Davidson 58' Tade 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Colvin |
30 March 2013 Scottish Premier League | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Victoria Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Fowler 2' | Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Norris |
3 April 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Boyd 47' | BBC Report | Gonçalves 36' | Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Allan |
6 April 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Boyd 74' | BBC Report | Harkins 6', 77' | Attendance: 4,966 Referee: Brines |
20 April 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Rugby Park |
15:00 | BBC Report | Sutton 4' | Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Murray |
27 April 2013 Scottish Premier League | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Pittodrie Stadium |
15:00 | McGinn 4' | BBC Report | Attendance: 6,334 Referee: Charleston |
5 May 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | A – A | Hibernian | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Boyd 31' | SKY Report | Harris 21' | Referee: Clancy |
Note: Match abandoned after 54 minutes after fan took gravely ill in the west stand[11] |
11 May 2013 Scottish Premier League | Dundee | 2 – 3 | Kilmarnock | Dens Park |
15:00 | Conroy 19' Stewart 83' |
BBC Report | McKenzie 4' Johnston 58' Clingan 73' |
Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Norris |
15 May 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 3 | Hibernian | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Ashcroft 57' | BBC Report | Robertson 10' Doyle 86', 90' |
Attendance: 3,198 Referee: Charleston |
18 May 2013 Scottish Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 3 | St Mirren | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Boyd 25' | BBC Report | McGinn 20' McGowan 75' (Penalty) Newton 88' |
Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Collum |
Scottish League Cup
28 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Rugby Park |
19:45 | Nelson 90' | SFL Report | Ferguson 20' (Penalty) Gemmell 43' |
Attendance: 2,538 Referee: Collum |
Scottish Cup
1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Sheridan 8' Perez 69' |
BBC Report | McKenna 2' Clark 77' |
Attendance: 4,295 Referee: Tumilty |
2 February 2013 Scottish Cup round 5 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Inverness CT | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Heffernan 58', 85' | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,172 Referee: Collum |
3 March 2013 Scottish Cup QF | Kilmarnock | 2 – 4 | Hibernian | Rugby Park |
15:00 | Dayton 26' Heffernan 72' (pen) |
BBC Report | Griffiths 15', 82', 89' (pen) Done 39' |
Attendance: 7,272 Referee: Beaton |
Squad information
Captains
No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | MF | Manuel Pascali[12] | 25 | Club captain |
Last updated: 18 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | SCO | Cammy Bell | 33 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | NED | Jeroen Tesselaar | 30 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | SCO | Garry Hay | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
4 | MF | SCO | James Fowler | 38 | 3 | 33+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | SCO | Ryan O'Leary | 30 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Danny Racchi | 18 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | NIR | Sammy Clingan | 15 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | FRA | William Gros | 20 | 1 | 9+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | James Dayton | 31 | 2 | 23+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
11 | FW | SCO | Kris Boyd | 9 | 3 | 6+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | FW | IRL | Cillian Sheridan | 29 | 10 | 19+7 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
14 | FW | IRL | Paul Heffernan | 30 | 12 | 22+5 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 |
15 | FW | ESP | Borja Pérez | 28 | 4 | 19+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
19 | MF | NGA | Rabiu Ibrahim | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | DF | SCO | Gary Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | NIR | Rory McKeown | 18 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | SCO | Rory McKenzie | 24 | 2 | 8+14 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
25 | DF | SCO | Ross Barbour | 18 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
28 | MF | NIR | Jude Winchester | 10 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ITA | Manuel Pascali | 25 | 3 | 24+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | SCO | Chris Johnston | 10 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
31 | MF | SCO | Ross Davidson | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
35 | DF | SCO | Lee Ashcroft | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
36 | MF | SCO | Craig Slater | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
38 | DF | SCO | Mark O'Hara | 20 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
39 | FW | SCO | Robbie Muirhead | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
46 | MF | SCO | Greg Kiltie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
53 | GK | FIN | Anssi Jaakkola | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
88 | DF | FRA | Mohamadou Sissoko | 22 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2012–13 season | |||||||||||
6 | DF | ENG | Michael Nelson | 23 | 2 | 21+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
8 | MF | SCO | Liam Kelly | 19 | 6 | 19+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | SCO | Gary Harkins | 17 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ENG | Rory Boulding | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | GK | WAL | Kyle Letheren | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ENG | Alex Pursehouse | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ENG | Lee Johnson | 14 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
33 | MF | NIR | Matty Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 18 May 2013
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
1 | GK | Cammy Bell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | DF | Jeroen Tesselaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Garry Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | MF | James Fowler | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ryan O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Michael Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Danny Racchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Liam Kelly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Sammy Clingan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | William Gros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | MF | James Dayton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Gary Harkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Kris Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | FW | Cillian Sheridan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Paul Heffernan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Borja Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | FW | Rory Boulding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | GK | Kyle Letheren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Lee Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Rabiu Ibrahim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Gary Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Rory McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Rory McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | DF | Ross Barbour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
26 | DF | Alex Pursehouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Jude Winchester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
29 | MF | Manuel Pascali | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
30 | FW | Chris Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | FW | Ross Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | MF | Matthew Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | DF | Lee Ashcroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36 | MF | Craig Slater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38 | DF | Mark O'Hara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
39 | FW | Robbie Muirhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | DF | Greg Kiltie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
53 | GK | Anssi Jaakkola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
88 | DF | Mohamadou Sissoko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 51[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | Aberdeen | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 48[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 45 | |
10 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 44 | |
11 | St Mirren | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
- Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in Europa League second qualifying round.
Division summary
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
Notes
- Became manager of Oldham Athletic in March 2013.
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