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  90'  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  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'  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  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  84' 
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  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
2 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 3 – 1 Stranraer Station Park
15:00 Malin  18'
Kader  44'
Templeman  45+1'
Bolochoweckyj  79'
SFL Report Malcolm  63' Attendance: 448
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  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  90+1' 
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  60' 
Brough  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 Russell Cadwell 301+200+000+000+00
GK Ryan Marshall 000+000+000+000+00
GK David Mitchell 37032+001+001+003+00
GK Colin Stewart 303+000+000+000+00
DF Zakaria Belkouche 000+000+000+000+00
DF Mick Dunlop 40135+011+001+003+00
DF Grant Gallagher 41136+011+001+003+00
DF Lloyd Kinnaird 32025+401+001+001+00
DF David McGregor 17013+100+000+002+10
DF Frank McKeown 41236+021+001+003+00
DF Mark Staunton 35029+101+001+003+00
MF Dean Agnew 1302+800+000+100+20
MF Chris Aitken 38633+051+001+002+11
MF Ryan Boris 33325+631+001+000+00
MF Jamie Campbell 1002+800+000+000+00
MF Adam Forde 400+300+000+100+00
MF Nick Phinn 704+200+000+001+00
MF Kyle Rafferty 100+000+000+000+10
MF Sean Winter 39532+211+011+003+03
MF Kieren Wood 200+200+000+000+00
FW Blair Dougan 000+000+000+000+00
FW Darren Gribben 15412+340+000+000+00
FW Robert Love 39419+1541+001+002+10
FW Craig Malcolm 411936+0181+001+003+01
FW Michael Moore 34213+1620+100+103+00
FW Armand Oné 1716+1010+000+000+10
DF 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
GKRussell Cadwell 0000000000
GKRyan Marshall 0000000000
GKDavid Mitchell 0200000002
GKColin Stewart 0000000000
DFZakaria Belkouche 0000000000
DFMick Dunlop 4000000040
DFGrant Gallagher 3010000040
DFLloyd Kinnaird 3000001040
DFDavid McGregor 5000001060
DFFrank McKeown 5000000050
DFMark Staunton 7000101090
MFDean Agnew 0000000000
MFChris Aitken 4100000041
MFRyan Boris 6000000060
MFJamie Campbell 0000000000
MFAdam Forde 0000000000
MFNick Phinn 1000000010
MFKyle Rafferty 0000000000
MFSean Winter 1000001020
MFKieren Wood 0000000000
FWBlair Dougan 0000000000
FWDarren Gribben 0000000000
FWRobert Love 6010000070
FWCraig Malcolm 4000001050
FWMichael Moore 4000000040
FWArmand Oné 1000000010
FWMax 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 winner; (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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