2012–13 Stranraer F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Stranraer's first season back in the Scottish Second Division. Stranraer also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They were due to play in their fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.[1] On 16 July 2012, it was confirmed that Stranraer would be promoted to the Scottish Second Division[2] to fill the vacancy's left by Dundee's promotion to the Scottish Premier League and Airdrie United's promotion to the Scottish First Division.[3] This was to fill the slot vacated by Rangers, who were voted into the Scottish Third Division following their liquidation.[4]

Stranraer
2012–13 season
ChairmanAlex Connor
ManagerKeith Knox (Until 22 October 2012)
Stephen Aitken (From 27 October 2012)
StadiumStair Park
Second DivisionEighth place
Challenge CupFirst Round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League CupFirst Round, lost to Livingston
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Craig Malcolm (18)

All:
Craig Malcolm (19)
Highest home attendance1,089 vs Dundee United
Scottish Cup
1 December 2012
Lowest home attendance169 vs Arbroath
Second Division
19 February 2013

Summary

Season

Stranraer finished eighth in the Scottish Second Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the first round of the League Cup[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Management

Stranraer began the season under the management of Keith Knox. On 22 October 2012,[9] Knox was sacked by the club following unacceptable results,[10] with Knox's assistant Stephen Aitken taking over as interim manager following his departure.[11] After the Forfar Athletic match on 27 October 2012, Aitken was given the manager's job on a permanent basis.[12]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Second Division

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 Forfar Athletic 4 – 0 Stranraer Station Park
15:00 Swankie 8'
Denholm 50'
Staunton 52'
Fotheringham 67'
SFL Report Attendance: 449
Referee: Aitken
25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir Stair Park
15:00 Borris 58' SFL Report McMillan 19' Attendance: 290
Referee: Graham
1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 2 – 0 Ayr United Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 34', 38' SFL Report Hunter Yellow card 90' Red card Attendance: 772
Referee: Cook
15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Stranraer Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00 Crooks 49'
McGuigan 80'
SFL Report Aitken 60' Attendance: 376
Referee: Robertson
22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 3 – 0 Stranraer Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 21'
Grehan 45+3' (Penalty)
Holmes 90'
SFL Report Mitchell Red card 45' Attendance: 429
Referee: Anderson
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 Stranraer 0 – 2 Queen of the South Stair Park
15:00 SFL Report Reilly 28'
Clark 91'
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Cook
20 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3 – 0 Stranraer Glebe Park
15:00 Jackson 27', 31'
McKenna 65'
SFL Report Attendance: 485
Referee: Graham
27 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 4 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 4', 73'
Aitken 40' Red card 90'
McKeown 90'
SFL Report Denholm 28' Attendance: 258
Referee: Robertson
17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2 – 1 Stranraer Somerset Park
15:00 Moffat 57' (pen.), 90'
McStay Red card 81'
SFL Report Moore 31' Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Hilland
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 Stranraer 1 – 1 Albion Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 90' (Penalty) SFL Report Crawford 39' Attendance: 298
Referee: Robertson
15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 3 – 2 Alloa Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Dunlop 44'
Malcolm 56'
Love 79'
SFL Report Holmes 61'
Thomson 81'
Attendance: 245
Referee: McKendrick
18 December 2012 Scottish Second Division East Fife 0 – 1 Stranraer Bayview Stadium
19:45 SFL Report Malcolm 34' Attendance: 441
Referee: Anderson
26 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Queen of the South 4 – 1 Stranraer Palmerston Park
15:00 Clark 31', 63', 70'
Smith 84'
BBC Sport McKeown 20' Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Graham
29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 0 – 2 Brechin City Stair Park
15:00 SFL Report Trouten 12' (Penalty)
Carcary 62'
Attendance: 326
Referee: Roache
2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 2 – 3 Stranraer Cliftonhill
15:00 Howarth 55'
Russell Yellow card 84' Red card
Stevenson 87'
SFL Report Aitken 14', 86' (Penalty)
Boris 20'
Attendance: 367
Referee: Cook
5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 0 – 1 Ayr United Stair Park
15:00 SFL Report Winters 38' Attendance: 803
Referee: Madden
12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 0 – 0 Stranraer Ochilview Park
15:00 SFL Sport Attendance: 484
Referee: Northcroft
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 Alloa Athletic 4 – 1 Stranraer Recreation Park
15:00 McCord 32'
Megginson 60'
Holmes 67', 73'
SFL Report Gallagher 59' Attendance: 451
Referee: Graham
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 Brechin City P – P Stranraer Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 0 – 5 Queen of the South Stair Park
15:00 Mitchell Red card 21' SFL Report Burns 17'
McGuffie 24' (pen.)
Lyle 39', 71'
Clark 59'
Attendance: 810
Referee: Salmond
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 Stranraer 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir Stair Park
15:00 Gribben 3' SFL Report McKinlay 22' Attendance: 346
Referee: Robertson
9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 3 – 2 Albion Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 40', 56', 74' SFL Report Crawford 6'
Walker 27'
Green Red card 70'
Attendance: 266
Referee: Graham
19 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City P – P Stranraer Glebe Park
19:45 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2 – 1 Stranraer Somerset Park
15:00 Hunter 8'
Donald 11'
SFL Report Malcolm 68' Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Hilland
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 Stranraer 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Love 87' SFL Report Holmes 55'
McCord 68'
Attendance: 322
Referee: Roache
6 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 3 – 2 Brechin City Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 28' (Penalty), 71'
Aitken 76'
SFL Report Carcary 35'
McLean 39'
Attendance: 299
Referee: McKendrick
9 April 2013 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1 – 1 Stranraer Bayview Stadium
19:45 McBride 90+1' (Penalty) BBC Report Gribben 62' Attendance: 426
Referee: Robertson
13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Queen of the South 2 – 0 Stranraer Palmerston Park
15:00 Holt 31'
Clark 76'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Graham
20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 1 – 0 Stranraer Gayfield Park
15:00 Sheerin 25' SFL Report Attendance: 562
Referee: Cook
23 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 2 – 2 Stranraer Glebe Park
19:45 Jackson 57'
Trouten 83'
SFL Report One 44'
Malcolm 86'
Attendance: 401
Referee: Finnie
4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 Stranraer Ochilview Park
15:00 Gemmell 22'
Ross Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card
SFL Report Malcolm 4', 44' (Penalty) Attendance: 818
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Stranraer 1 – 2 Stenhousemuir Stair Park
15:00 Winter 71' SFL Report Gemmell 36'
Ferguson 86'
Attendance: 306
Referee: Roache

Scottish League Cup

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1 Stranraer 0 – 8 Livingston Stair Park
15:00 SFL Report Morton 17', 87'
McNulty 23', 66', 83'
Russell 39', 80'
McCann 62'
Attendance: 284
Referee: Hilland

Scottish Cup

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 Stranraer 1 – 1 Queen's Park Stair Park
15:00 Malcolm 72' BBC Report Anderson 52' Attendance: 344
Referee: Robertson
10 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round Replay Queen's Park 0 – 4 Stranraer Hampden Park
15:00 Capuano Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card
Brough Red card 68'
BBC Report Winter 16', 63', 77'
Aitken 70'
Attendance: 551
Referee: Robertson
1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Stranraer 0 – 5 Dundee United Stair Park
15:00 BBC Report Russell 13', 27', 69'
Daly 40', 61'
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Finnie

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 12 May 2013 [13][14]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Russell Cadwell 301+200+000+000+00
GK Scotland SCO Ryan Marshall 000+000+000+000+00
GK Scotland SCO David Mitchell 37032+001+001+003+00
GK Scotland SCO Colin Stewart 303+000+000+000+00
DF France FRA Zakaria Belkouche 000+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Mick Dunlop 40135+011+001+003+00
DF Scotland SCO Grant Gallagher 41136+011+001+003+00
DF Scotland SCO Lloyd Kinnaird 32025+401+001+001+00
DF Scotland SCO David McGregor 17013+100+000+002+10
DF Scotland SCO Frank McKeown 41236+021+001+003+00
DF Scotland SCO Mark Staunton 35029+101+001+003+00
MF Scotland SCO Dean Agnew 1302+800+000+100+20
MF Scotland SCO Chris Aitken 38633+051+001+002+11
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Boris 33325+631+001+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Campbell 1002+800+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Adam Forde 400+300+000+100+00
MF Scotland SCO Nick Phinn 704+200+000+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Kyle Rafferty 100+000+000+000+10
MF Scotland SCO Sean Winter 39532+211+011+003+03
MF Scotland SCO Kieren Wood 200+200+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Blair Dougan 000+000+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Darren Gribben 15412+340+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Robert Love 39419+1541+001+002+10
FW Scotland SCO Craig Malcolm 411936+0181+001+003+01
FW Scotland SCO Michael Moore 34213+1620+100+103+00
FW France FRA Armand Oné 1716+1010+000+000+10
DF Scotland SCO Max Wright 1402+1000+000+001+10

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 12 May 2013
Nation Position Name Second Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGKRussell Cadwell 0000000000
ScotlandGKRyan Marshall 0000000000
ScotlandGKDavid Mitchell 0200000002
ScotlandGKColin Stewart 0000000000
FranceDFZakaria Belkouche 0000000000
ScotlandDFMick Dunlop 4000000040
ScotlandDFGrant Gallagher 3010000040
ScotlandDFLloyd Kinnaird 3000001040
ScotlandDFDavid McGregor 5000001060
ScotlandDFFrank McKeown 5000000050
ScotlandDFMark Staunton 7000101090
ScotlandMFDean Agnew 0000000000
ScotlandMFChris Aitken 4100000041
ScotlandMFRyan Boris 6000000060
ScotlandMFJamie Campbell 0000000000
ScotlandMFAdam Forde 0000000000
ScotlandMFNick Phinn 1000000010
ScotlandMFKyle Rafferty 0000000000
ScotlandMFSean Winter 1000001020
ScotlandMFKieren Wood 0000000000
ScotlandFWBlair Dougan 0000000000
ScotlandFWDarren Gribben 0000000000
ScotlandFWRobert Love 6010000070
ScotlandFWCraig Malcolm 4000001050
ScotlandFWMichael Moore 4000000040
FranceFWArmand Oné 1000000010
ScotlandFWMax Wright 0000000000

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 winners; (R) Relegated

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAAAAHHHHAHAHHAAAAHA
ResultDLDWLLLLLWLLDWWLLWLDLWLWDLWLLWDLLDLW
Position8987881010101010101099999999999998888888888
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source: [15]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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