2012–13_Forfar_Athletic_F.C._season

2012–13 Forfar Athletic F.C. season

2012–13 Forfar Athletic F.C. season

Forfar Athletic 2012–13 football season

The 2012–13 season was Forfar Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2] Forfar Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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Summary

Season

Forfar finished fourth in the Scottish Second Division,[3] entering the play-offs losing 7–4 to Dunfermline Athletic on aggregate in the Semi-final and remained in the Scottish Second Division.[4] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[5] the first round of the League Cup[6] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[7]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

10 July 2012[8] Friendly Montrose 0 – 3 Forfar Athletic Links Park
Report Tulloch
Denholm
Swankie
14 July 2012[9] Friendly Cove Rangers 2 – 7 Forfar Athletic Allan Park
15:00
Report Motion
Swankie
Dunlop
Reid 		Referee: Potten
17 July 2012[10] Friendly Preston Athletic 2 – 5 Forfar Athletic Pennypit Park
Martin
Cairnie 		Report Templeman
King
Swankie
21 July 2012[11] Friendly Huntly 0 – 4 Forfar Athletic Christie Park
15:00 Report Campbell Penalty'
Templeman Penalty'
Fotheringham
Bolochoweckyj
24 July 2012[11] Friendly Lochore Welfare 1 – 3 Forfar Athletic Central Park
15:00 K Fotheringham Report Swankie
M Fotheringham

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Second Division
11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Queen of the South 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 Lyle 32'
Reilly 89'		 SFL Report Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Tumilty
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 Ayr United 2 – 3 Forfar Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 Sinclair 6', 52' SFL Report Campbell 45' (Penalty)
Swankie 59'
Fotheringham 89'		 Attendance: 1,094
Referee: Somers
1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 0 – 4 Forfar Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 SFL Report Tulloch 37'
Campbell 45' (Penalty)
Denholm 62'
Templeman 89'		 Attendance: 673
Referee: Hilland
15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 0 Brechin City Station Park
15:00 Fotheringham 22' SFL Report Attendance: 708
Referee: McDermott
22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 1 – 1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris 52' (Penalty) SFL Report Bolochoweckyj 4'
Bolochoweckyj Red card 28'
Tulloch Red card 62'		 Attendance: 940
Referee: Roache
29 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 4 – 2 Albion Rovers Station Park
15:00 Campbell 13', 19', 55'
Templeman 62' (pen.)		 SFL Report McGuigan 71'
Crawford 81' (pen.)		 Attendance: 452
Referee: Cook
6 October 2012 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 3 Alloa Athletic Station Park
15:00 Denholm 8', 79' SFL Report McCord 7' (Penalty)
Marr 22'
Gordon 83'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: McKendrick
20 October 2012 Scottish Second Division East Fife 3 – 0 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium
15:00 Muir 38'
S. Smith 89'
McManus 90'		 SFL Report Fotheringham Red card 7' Attendance: 541
Referee: Northcroft
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 Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Stenhousemuir Station Park
15:00 Swankie 5', 23'
Motion 74'		 SFL Report McMillan 35'
Rodgers 58' (pen.)		 Attendance: 432
Referee: Cook
20 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 5 Queen of the South Station Park
19:30 Dunlop Red card 21'
Swankie 25'		 SFL Report Clark 5', 49'
McGuffie 22' (pen.)
Durnan 27'
Hopkirk 81'		 Attendance: 391
Referee: Aitken
24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 4 – 1 Forfar Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 Brown 15'
Byrne 52' (Penalty)
Jackson 61', 90'		 SFL Report McCulloch Red card 50'
Campbell 69'		 Attendance: 702
Referee: Robertson
8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers P – P Forfar Athletic Cliftonhill
15:00 BBC Report
15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Arbroath Station Park
15:00 Hilson 74' SFL Report Holmes 90+2' Attendance: 719
Referee: Brines
18 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 2 – 3 Forfar Athletic Cliftonhill
19:45 Boyle 35'
Howarth 40'		 SFL Report Craigen 1', 24'
Sellars 90+1'		 Attendance: 249
Referee: McKendrick
22 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Recreation Park
15:00 McCord 4', 20'
Holmes Red card 90'		 SFL Report Templeman 36'
Tulloch Red card 90'		 Attendance: 401
Referee: Dallas
29 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 East Fife Station Park
15:00 Campbell 33' (Penalty)
Denholm 57'
Swankie 58'		 SFL Report Johnstone 7'
Willis 21'
Darren McCormack Red card 30'		 Attendance: 619
Referee: Graham
2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 4 Brechin City Station Park
15:00 Swankie 80' SFL Report McKenna 46'
Brown 58'
Carcary 64'
Dalziel 81'		 Attendance: 903
Referee: Tumilty
5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Dickson 65'
Smith 67'		 SFL Sport Attendance: 461
Referee: Aitken
12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United Station Park
15:00 Robertson 9' (Own goal)
Swankie 52'		 SFL Report Sinclair 48' Attendance: 479
Referee: Hilland
19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Queen of the South 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Palmerston Park
15:00 McGuffie 11'
Lyle 19'
Clark 70'		 SFL Report Templeman 15' Attendance: 1,481
Referee: Colvin
26 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 Sibanda 8'
Bayne 17', 56'		 SFL Report Campbell 72' (Penalty)
Robertson Red card 79'		 Attendance: 843
Referee: Somers
9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic Bayview Stadium
15:00 McBride 88' (Penalty) SFL Report Templeman 33', 71' Attendance: 502
Referee: Charleston
16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic Station Park
15:00 SFL Report Gordon 89' Attendance: 511
Referee: Aitken
23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 Buchanan 19'
Donald 69'		 SFL Report Campbell 74' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Brines
26 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 4 – 2 Albion Rovers Station Park
19:45 Denholm 42'
Fotheringham 50'
Hilson 52'
Denholm Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card
Malin 83'		 SFL Report Walker 12'
Innes Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card
Andrews 65'		 Attendance: 293
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 Red card 79'		 SFL Report Malcolm 63' Attendance: 448
Referee: Robertson
9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City P – P Forfar Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 3 – 3 Stenhousemuir Station Park
15:00 Kader 10'
Denholm 77'
Campbell 37' (Penalty)		 SFL Report Kean 5'
Gemmell 31', 35'
Buist Red card 86'		 Attendance: 395
Referee: Roache
23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers P – P Forfar Athletic Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow
30 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 4 Arbroath Station Park
15:00 Denholm 30'
Templeman 77'		 SFL Report Doris 7'
Hamilton 56'
Travis 73'
Sheerin 89'		 Attendance: 770
Referee: Anderson
2 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic Cliftonhill Stadium
19:45 Dallas 7' SFL Report Campbell 45+1'
Templeman 70'		 Attendance: 220
Referee: Finnie
6 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 East Fife Station Park
15:00 Malin 20', 51'
Swankie 82'		 SFL Report Sloan 45+1'
McBride 80'		 Attendance: 471
Referee: Hilland
9 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 3 – 4 Forfar Athletic Glebe Park
19:45 Hay 57'
Trouten 76', 87'		 SFL Report Hilson 12'
Bolochoweckyj 33'
Malin 46'
Swankie 84'		 Attendance: 581
Referee: Roache
13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 Forfar Athletic Recreation Park
15:00 Cawley 46' SFL Report Attendance: 507
Referee: Muir
20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 0 – 4 Queen of the South Station Park
15:00 SFL Report Paton 33'
Clark 54', 56', 85'		 Attendance: 555
Referee: Roache
27 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Stranraer 0 – 3 Forfar Athletic Stair Park
15:00 SFL Report Dunlop 10' (Own goal)
Templeman 28'
Kader 69'		 Attendance: 422
Referee: Robertson
4 May 2013 Scottish Second Division Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United Station Park
15:00 Templeman 12'
Campbell 45' (Penalty)		 SFL Report Bolochoweckyj 36' (Own goal)
Brownlie Red card 44'		 Attendance: 622
Referee: Charleston

First Division play-offs

8 May 2013 Play-offs SF R1 Forfar Athletic 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
19:45 Robertson 34'
Templeman 38', 45+1'		 SFL Report Husband 84' Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Allan
11 May 2013 Play-offs SF R2 Dunfermline Athletic 6 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(7 – 4 agg.)		 Forfar Athletic East End Park
15:00 Dunlop 36' (Own goal)
Thomson 62'
Millen 81' (Penalty)
Smith 102'
Husband 110' 118'		 SFL Report Campbell 6'
McCulloch Red card 15'
Dunlop Red card 53'
Campbell Yellow card 84' Red card		 Attendance: 4,252
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup
28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
15:00 Kader 13'
Denholm 53'
Swankie 66'		 SFL Report Wallace 16'
Barrowman 35'		 Attendance: 840
Referee: Clancy
14 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 Arbroath 3 – 2 Forfar Athletic Gayfield Park
Currie 22'
Gribben 35', 38'		 SFL Report Swankie 30'
Gibson 44'
Campbell Yellow card 62' Red card		 Attendance: 732
Referee: Charleston

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup
4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1 Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Partick Thistle Station Park
15:00 SFL Report Erskine 18'
Lawless 37'
Murray Red card 44'		 Attendance: 693
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup
3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 Forfar Athletic 3 – 3 Nairn County Station Park
15:00 Templeman 11'
Swankie 26'
Tulloch 39'		 BBC Report MacDonald 57'
Naismith 72'
MacMillan 90+6'		 Attendance: 546
Referee: Anderson
10 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 Replay Nairn County 2 – 3 Forfar Athletic Station Park
15:00 Gethins 79'
Cameron 88'		 BBC Report Campbell 41', 58'
Swankie 54'		 Attendance: 578
Referee: Anderson
1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United Station Park
15:00 Robertson 59'
King 74'		 BBC Report Sinclair 16' Attendance: Salmond
Referee: 505
2 February 2013 Scottish Cup round 5 Falkirk 4 – 1 Forfar Athletic Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Taylor 19', 83'
Murdoch 68'
Weatherston 75'		 BBC Report Campbell 21' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,967
Referee: Clancy

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 11 May 2013[12][13]
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a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 11 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
ScotlandGKJack Hamilton 0000000000
ScotlandGKDarren Hill 1000000010
ScotlandGKDavid Scott 0000000000
ScotlandGKDerek Soutar 1000000010
ScotlandDFJamie Bishop 1000000010
ScotlandDFMichael Bolochoweckyj 72301010122
ScotlandDFIain Campbell 4032001082
ScotlandDFMichael Dunlop 1101000012
Faroe IslandsDFOdmar Faeroe 1000000010
ScotlandDFGregor Fotheringham 0000000000
ScotlandDFMark McCulloch 5111001072
ScotlandDFDuncan Reid 0000000000
ScotlandDFStephen Tulloch 4210000052
ScotlandDFScott Webster 0000000000
ScotlandMFJordon Brown 1010000020
EnglandMFJames Craigen 3000000030
ScotlandMFDanny Denholm 3100000031
ScotlandMFKeith Gibson 1000000010
EnglandMFConnor Gray 1000000010
ScotlandMFMartyn Fotheringham 4110000051
ScotlandMFLiam Keiller 0000000000
ScotlandMFGavin Malin 2000000020
ScotlandMFKevin Motion 2010001040
ScotlandMFWillie Robertson 5110001071
ScotlandMFBarry Sellars 0000000000
ScotlandMFAlastair Smith 0000000000
ScotlandMFGavin Thomson 0000000000
ScotlandFWRoss Campbell 3020000050
ScotlandFWDale Hilson 7000000070
ScotlandFWOmar Kader 0000000000
ScotlandFWCharlie King 1000000010
ScotlandFWGavin Swankie 6000000060
ScotlandFWChris Templeman 3020001060
ScotlandFWGraham Gibson 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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2013. Source: [14]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

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