2012–13 Stirling Albion F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Stirling Albion's first season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season.[2] Stirling also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Stirling Albion
2012–13 season
ManagerGreig McDonald
StadiumForthbank Stadium[1]
Third DivisionSeventh place
Challenge CupFirst Round, lost to Falkirk
League CupFirst Round, lost to Arbroath
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Deveronvale

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

7 July 2012[3] Friendly (Closed Door) Stirling Albion 0 – 3 Falkirk Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Report J Fulton  10'
D Fulton  24' (Penalty)
Trialist  52'
Attendance: 0
14 July 2012[6] Friendly Stenhousemuir 2 – 2 Stirling Albion Ochilview Park
14:30 Kelbie  82'
Gemmell  88' (Penalty)
Report Brass
Davidson  79'
Referee: Hilland
20 July 2012[7] Friendly Strathspey Thistle 0 – 4 Stirling Albion Seafield Park
19:45 Report McSorley  20', 60'
Thom  28'
Hendry  62' (Own goal)
Referee: Fraser
21 July 2012[7] Friendly Brora Rangers 3 – 0 Stirling Albion Dudgeon Park
Hart  24'
Campbell  63'
Baxter  68'
Report Referee: Baxter

Scottish Third Division

11 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 5 – 1 Annan Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Davidson  16'
Weir  31'
Ashe  37'
Clark  42'
McPherson  67'
SFL Report Ramage  28'
Bell  72'
Attendance: 646 Attendance
Referee: Aitken
18 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 3 – 1 Stirling Albion Borough Briggs
15:00 Gunn  17'
Nicolson  55'
Wyness  80'
SFL Report Davidson  4' Attendance: 631
Referee: Graham
25 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 0 – 1 Clyde Forthbank Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Watt  24' Attendance: 855
Referee: Roache
1 September 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Queen's Park Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Flood  12' SFL Report Brough  21'
Longworth  83'
Attendance: 740
Referee: Anderson
15 September 2012 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 Stirling Albion Ochilview Park
15:00 Maxwell  70'
Greenhill  81'
Shepherd  90'
SFL Report Davidson  27'
Ferry  55'
Attendance: 487
Referee: Duncan
22 September 2012 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 4 – 1 Stirling Albion Shielfield Park
15:00 Currie  17'
Lavery  45'
Ferguson  62', 88'
SFL Report White  75' Attendance: 544
Referee: Ross
20 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 3 Montrose Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Thom  7'
Weir  62'
SFL Report McAnespie  10' (o.g.)
McIntosh  31'
Morton  45'
McNally  62'
Attendance: 527
Referee: Dallas
27 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2 – 2 Stirling Albion Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Bavidge  10'
Smith  28'
SFL Report White  31'
Flood  83'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Hilland
10 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 5 – 2 Stirling Albion Galabank
15:00 Love  30', 89'
Chaplain  37'
McGachie  67'
Daly  85'
SFL Report Filler  21'
Thom  45'
Weir  60'
Day  73'
Attendance: 508
Referee: Ross
17 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 4 Elgin City Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Weir  38' SFL Report Gunn  6', 27', 31'
Leslie  35'
Attendance: 454
Referee: Robertson
23 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2 – 1 Stirling Albion Hampden Park
19:30 Connolly  48'
Quinn  89' (Penalty)
SFL Report Davidson  58' Attendance: 557
Referee: Aitken
8 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Rangers 2 – 0 Stirling Albion Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Templeton  59'
Little  90+2'
BBC Report
SFL Report
McSorley  86'  Attendance: 49,913
Referee: Tumilty
15 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 6 – 3 Berwick Rangers Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Day  17'
Thom  26'
White  37', 80' (Penalty)
Ferry  45+2'
Weir  83'
SFL Report Lavery  24'
Currie  30', 58'
Attendance: 427
Referee: Newlands
22 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 0 Peterhead Forthbank Stadium
15:00 White  67' (Penalty)
White  90+3' 
SFL Report Ross  17' Attendance: 416
Referee: Duncan
29 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 3 – 2 Stirling Albion Links Park
15:00 Winter  24'
Wood  35'
McIntosh  60'
SFL Report Davidson  27', 44' Attendance: 336
Referee: Robertson
2 January 2013 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Stirling Albion Ochilview Park
15:00 Holt  45+2' SFL Report Thom  24'
Thom  38'
Attendance: 621
Referee: Graham
5 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 2 – 3 Queen's Park Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Ferry  58', 75' SFL Report Connolly  29'
McGinn  53'
McParland  66'
Attendance: 657
Referee: Roache
12 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2 – 1 Stirling Albion Broadwood Stadium
15:00 McCluskey  21'
Sweeney  64'
SFL Report White  61' Attendance: 912
Referee: Cook
19 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion P – P Annan Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
9 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 3 – 1 Montrose Forthbank Stadium
15:00 White  37'
Ferry  43'
Day  87'
SFL Report McNally  26' Attendance: 472
Referee: Hilland
12 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Forthbank Stadium
19:45 Weir  46' SFL Report Turner  55' (Penalty) Attendance: 376
Referee: Newlands
16 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 0 – 0 Stirling Albion Balmoor
15:00 SFL Report Allison  83' Attendance: 466
Referee: Robertson
23 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 2 – 0 Clyde Forthbank Stadium
15:00 McAnespie  5'
Ferry  32'
SFL Report Attendance: 604
Referee: Steven
26 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 1 Rangers Forthbank Stadium
19:45 Forsyth  51' SFL Report Little  16' Attendance: 3,707
Referee: Finnie
2 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 1 – 2 Stirling Albion Borough Briggs
15:00 Leslie  23' SFL Report McAnespie  7', 37' Attendance: 681
Referee: Walsh
5 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 1 – 0 Stirling Albion Shielfield Park
19:45 Currie  87' SFL Report Attendance: 402
Referee: Anderson
9 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 9 – 1 East Stirlingshire Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Gillespie  28' (Own goal)
White  38', 42' (Penalty), 70', 80' (Penalty)
Ferry  53', 70'
Johnston  66'
Flood  72'
SFL Report Jackson  40'
Wright  56'
Attendance: 563
Referee: Northcroft
2 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2 – 2 Stirling Albion Hampden Park
19:45 Anderson  57'
Connolly  77'
SFL Report Thom  12'
Davidson  55'
Attendance: 494
Referee: Somers
6 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Montrose 2 – 2 Stirling Albion Links Park
15:00 Boyle  36'
McIntosh  66'
SFL Report Ferry  7'
Flood  87'
Attendance: 448
Referee: Graham
20 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 1 Stirling Albion Galabank
15:00 SFL Report Day  2' Attendance: 488
Referee: Steven
27 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 1 – 1 Elgin City Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Day  57' SFL Report Gunn  12' Attendance: 528
Referee: O'Reilly
4 May 2013 Scottish Third Division Clyde 1 – 2 Stirling Albion Broadwood Stadium
12:45 McCluskey  5'
Gray  54'
SFL Report McGeachie  80'
White  55' (Penalty)
Attendance: 745
Referee: Hilland

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 Falkirk 3 – 0 Stirling Albion Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Duffie  34'
Taylor  51', 57'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Mckendrick

Scottish League Cup

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' (Penalty) Attendance: 579
Referee: Robertson
Penalties
Doris
Holmes
Sheerin
Currie
Weir
Davidson
McSorley
Ferry
Ashe

Scottish Cup

29 September 2012 Scottish Cup Round 2 Dalbeattie Star 0 – 5 Stirling Albion Islecroft Stadium
15:00 Wilson  25' Sky Sports Weir  26' (pen.), 30'
White  53', 71'
McDonald  88'
Attendance: 220
Referee: Walsh
3 November 2012 Scottish Cup Round 3 Stirling Albion 0 – 1 Deveronvale Forthbank Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Cowie  57' Attendance: 688
Referee: Cook

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2013[8][9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalThird DivisionChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK David Crawford 1009+000+001+000+00
GK Sam Filler 17014+001+000+002+00
GK Mark Peat 15013+200+000+000+00
DF Brian Allison 25121+011+001+002+00
DF Jamie Bishop 15015+000+000+000+00
DF Jamie Clark 1018+110+001+000+00
DF Ross Forsyth 11110+110+000+000+00
DF Lee Hamilton 100+100+000+000+00
DF Kieran McAnespie 30326+230+001+001+00
DF Greg McDonald 411+101+000+001+01
DF Ross McGeachie 17113+210+000+101+00
DF Jack Stickler 100+100+000+000+00
DF Gary Thom 25422+141+000+001+00
MF Danny Ashe 2018+1011+001+000+00
MF Stephen Day 24516+750+000+001+00
MF Shaun Fagan 000+000+000+000+00
MF Mark Ferry 401135+1101+001+011+10
MF Josh Flood 29410+1740+000+000+20
MF Steven Forbes 100+100+000+000+00
MF Phil Johnston 20117+310+000+000+00
MF Gavin Macpherson 412+011+001+000+00
MF David McClune 33029+200+000+002+00
MF Marc McCulloch 1009+000+000+001+00
MF Daly McSorley 18010+401+000+102+00
MF Jamie McCunnie 32024+401+001+002+00
FW Sandy Cunningham 1602+1300+000+000+10
FW Gary Brass 701+400+000+100+10
FW Bradley Coyne 301+001+001+000+00
FW Scott Davidson 32623+760+001+001+00
FW Andy Hunter 000+000+000+000+00
FW Graham Weir 33525+451+001+001+10
FW Steven Weir 1034+510+000+001+02
FW Jordan White 311528+1130+000+002+02

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2013
Nation Position Name Third Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
GKDavid Crawford 0000000000
GKSam Filler 1100000011
GKMark Peat 0000000000
DFBrian Allison 6100000061
DFJamie Bishop 3000000030
DFJamie Clark 3000000030
DFRoss Forsyth 2000000020
DFLee Hamilton 0000000000
DFKieran McAnespie 7000100080
DFGreg McDonald 2000001030
DFRoss McGeachie 1000000010
DFJack Stickler 0000000000
DFGary Thom 8210000092
MFDanny Ashe 1000000010
MFStephen Day 6000001070
MFShaun Fagan 0000000000
MFMark Ferry 4000000040
MFJosh Flood 4000000040
MFSteven Forbes 0000000000
MFPhil Johnston 3000000030
MFGavin Macpherson 0000000000
MFDavid McClune 6000000060
MFMarc McCulloch 3000001040
MFDaly McSorley 5100000051
MFJamie McCunnie 3000001040
FWGary Brass 1000000010
FWBradley Coyne 0000000000
FWScott Davidson 3100000031
FWAndy Hunter 0000000000
FWGraham Weir 8000001090
FWSteven Weir 2100001031
FWJordan White 3100000031

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: SPFL archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLLLLLWLDLLLLWWLDLLWDDWWDWLWDWDDLWDW
Position15789109101010101010101010101010101010109977777778777
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2013. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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