2012–13_Alloa_Athletic_F.C._season

2012–13 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

2012–13 Alloa Athletic F.C. season

Alloa Athletic 2012–13 football season


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

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Summary

Season

Alloa finished second in the Scottish Second Division,[3] entering the play-offs defeating Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 on aggregate in the final[4] and were promoted to the Scottish First Division.[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the first round of the League Cup[7] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[8]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

10 July 2012[9] Friendly Alloa Athletic 1–2 Partick Thistle Recreation Park
19:45 Munn 61' Partick Thistle Report Lawless 26'
Sinclair 50'
Referee: John McKendrick

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 Albion Rovers 0–3 Alloa Athletic Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Grehan 14'
Thomson 79', 83'
Attendance: 393
Referee: Hilland
25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2–3 Arbroath Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 18', 32' SFL Report Holmes 45'
Currie 54'
Travis 63'
Rennie Red card 64'
Attendance: 575
Referee: Salmond
1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 1–3 Alloa Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 Jackson 51' SFL Report Thomson 65'
Cawley 74'
Grehan 88'
Attendance: 491
Referee: Northcroft
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
27 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 5–1 Albion Rovers Recreation Park
15:00 Grehan 20', 57', 64'
Marriott 42'
Megginson 82'
SFL Report Crawford 48' Attendance: 467
Referee: Northcroft
17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2–2 Brechin City Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 43'
Grehan 62'
SFL Report Brown 69'
Jackson 83'
Attendance: 501
Referee: Robertson
24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–2 Alloa Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Cawley 24'
Simmons 36'
Attendance: 671
Referee: Graham
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
29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 0–0 Alloa Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 927
Referee: Robertson
5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3–2 Alloa Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 McKenna 4'
Trouten 50'
Jackson 83'
SFL Report Cawley 17'
McCord 38' (Penalty)
Attendance: 602
Referee: Anderson
12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath P–P Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch
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 Alloa Athletic 4–1 Stranraer Recreation Park
15:00 McCord 32'
Megginson 60'
Holmes 67', 73'
SFL Report Gallagher 59' Attendance: 451
Referee: Graham
9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2–2 Ayr United Recreation Park
15:00 Megginson 63'
Gordon 90+2'
SFL Report Buchanan 36'
McGregor 57'
Buchanan Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card
Attendance: 521
Referee: Cook
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
27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 4–1 Albion Rovers Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 4', 86'
Simmons 22'
Tiffoney 31'
SFL Report Walker 18' Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Anderson
4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 0–1 Alloa Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 SFL Report Hynd 89' Attendance: 901
Referee: Robertson

First Division play-offs

11 May 2012 Play-offs SF R2 Alloa Athletic 2–3
(4–3 agg.)
Brechin City Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 36'
Elliot 68' (Penalty)
SFL Report Jackson 4', 90+4'
Trouten 52' (Penalty)
Attendance: 856
Referee: Collum

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 Rangers 7–0 Alloa Athletic Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Shiels 2', 21'
McCulloch 33', 72'
Crawford 73'
McKay 82', 89'
BBC Report Doyle Red card 78' Attendance: 25,478
Referee: Brines


Player statistics

Captains

More information No., P ...

Last updated: 19 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

Last updated 16 May 2013 [14][15]
More information No., Pos ...
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013
Nation Position Name Second Division Other 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
ScotlandGKScott Bain 0000000000
ScotlandGKCraig McDowall 0000000000
ScotlandDFMark Docherty 4000100050
ScotlandDFMichael Doyle 1000000111
ScotlandDFBen Gordon 7010001090
ScotlandDFRyan Harding 0000000000
ScotlandDFJason Marr 3010000040
ScotlandDFMark McCullagh 0000000000
ScotlandDFLee McLelland 0000000000
ScotlandDFDarryl Meggatt 2010000030
ScotlandDFJonathan Tiffoney 2010000030
ScotlandMFEdward Ferns 2000000020
ScotlandMFPaul Hartley 0000000000
ScotlandMFGraeme Holmes 3110000041
ScotlandMFNicholas Locke 0000000000
ScotlandMFNicky Low 2000000020
ScotlandMFRoss McCord 3000000030
ScotlandMFRyan McCord 80101000100
ScotlandMFKevin Moon 0000000000
ScotlandMFBlair Munn 0000000000
ScotlandMFStephen Simmons 9000000090
ScotlandMFGavin Stokes 1000000010
ScotlandMFCallum Tapping 0000000000
ScotlandMFDarren Young 3000100040
ScotlandFWLewis Bonar 0000000000
ScotlandFWCraig Campbell 0000000000
ScotlandFWKevin Cawley 2000000020
ScotlandFWDavid Cox 0000000000
ScotlandFWCalum Elliot 0000000000
ScotlandFWCalum Gallagher 2000000020
ScotlandFWMartin Grehan 2000000020
ScotlandFWMitchel Megginson 0000000000
ScotlandFWKenny O'Brien 0000000000
ScotlandFWRobert Thomson 0000000000
ScotlandMichael Hardie 0000000000
ScotlandScott Hynd 0000000000

Team statistics

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

More information Round, Ground ...
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: [16]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers


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  1. Players Name is James Michael Doyle, Some match reports refer to Michael Doyle others James Doyle

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