2012–13 Annan Athletic F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Annan Athletic's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2008–09 season.[1] Annan also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Annan Athletic
2012–13 season
ManagerHarry Cairney (Until 20 December 2012)
Jim Chapman (From 12 January 2013)
StadiumGalabank
Third DivisionEighth place
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League CupFirst round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Scottish CupSecond round, lost to Buckie Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ally Love (12)

All:
Ally Love (12)
Highest home attendance2,517 vs Rangers
Third Division
15 September 2012
Lowest home attendance242 vs Queen's Park
Third Division
10 April 2013

Summary edit

Season edit

Annan Athletic finished eighth in the Scottish Third Division.[2] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and the second round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Management edit

They began the season under the management of Harry Cairney.[6] On 21 December 2012, Cairney resigned as manager citing personal reasons with Euan Brydson taking over as manager on an interim basis.[7] On 12 January 2013,[8] Jim Chapman was appointed as the club's new manager.[9][10]

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

30 June 2012 Friendly Abbey Vale 1 – 5 Annan Athletic Maryfield Park
14:00   Annan Report Bell    
Chaplain 
Daly 
Ramage 
6 July 2012 Friendly Threave Rovers 0 – 5 Annan Athletic Meadow Park
19:00 Report Daly   22'
Ramage   33', 51'
Donley   63', 68'
21 July 2012 Friendly Spartans 1 – 2 Annan Athletic Ainslie Park
14:30   Report Daly   18', 44'

Scottish Third Division edit

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 Annan Athletic 3 – 2 Berwick Rangers Galabank Stadium
15:00 Chaplain   56' (Penalty), 59'
Love   61'
SFL Report Addison   14'
McLaren   25'
Attendance: 512
Referee: Ross
25 August 2012 Scottish Third Division Montrose 0 – 0 Annan Athletic Links Park
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 267
Referee: Anderson
1 September 2012 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2 – 1 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Watt   26'
Chaplain   58' (Own Goal)
SFL Report
Clyde Report
Thorburn   55' Attendance: 505
Referee: Roache
22 September 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 1 Peterhead Galabank Stadium
15:00 Ramage   2'
Daly   56'
SFL Report Bavidge   85' Attendance: 484
Referee: Robertson
13 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Hampden Park
15:00 Burns   37'
Shankland   48'
SFL Report Ramage   20'
McGowan   70'
Attendance: 626
Referee: Somers
20 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
15:00 Duff   30'
Gunn   38'
SFL Report Hopkirk   34', 46' Attendance: 734
Referee: Anderson
27 October 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 5 – 2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Hopkirk   42', 68', 90'
Love   45'
Chaplain   79' (pen.)
SFL Report Quinn   60'
Miller   78'
Shepherd   90+2'
Attendance: 374
Referee: Cook
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 Berwick Rangers 3 – 1 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Lavery   24'
Gray   44'
Hoskins   54'
SFL Report Ramage   90' Attendance: 460
Referee: Anderson
24 November 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 3 Clyde Galabank
15:00 Swinglehurst   39'  
Chaplain   79' (Penalty)
SFL Report Gilfillan   12', 49'
Marsh   16'
Marsh   23'  
Attendance: 489
Referee: Hilland
8 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 3 Queen's Park Galabank
15:00 Donley   89'
Daly   90+2'
SFL Report
BBC Report
Quinn   25' (Penalty)
McParland   48'
Connolly   68'
Attendance: 453
Referee: Cook
15 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2 – 0 Annan Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 McAllister   58'
Bavidge   84'
SFL Report Attendance: 378
Referee: Roache
18 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Rangers 3 – 0 Annan Athletic Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Templeton   29', 70'
Wallace   59'
Little   64'
SFL Report Attendance: 42,135
Referee: Robertson
22 December 2012 Scottish Third Division East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Stirling   37', 46' (Penalty) SFL Report Ramage   17'
Love   39'
Attendance: 192
Referee: Aitken
29 December 2012 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 0 Elgin City Galabank
15:00 Ramage   11'
Chaplain   80' (Penalty)
SFL Report Attendance: 356
Referee: Duncan
2 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 3 Rangers Galabank
12:45 Love   35' BBC Report
Sky Report
Templeton   26', 83'
Crawford   63'
Attendance: 2,441
Referee: Finnie
5 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Clyde 2 – 3 Annan Athletic Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Sweeney   60'
Graham   78'
SFL Report Chaplain   14'
Daly   15', 46'
Attendance: 524
Referee: McKendrick
12 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 1 Montrose Galabank
15:00 Hopkirk   62'
Love   69'
SFL Report Wood   89' Attendance: 352
Referee: Graham
19 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion P – P Annan Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch
26 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic P – P Peterhead Galabank
15:00 BBC Report
SFL Report
Note: Pitch covered in snow
29 January 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 0 Peterhead Galabank
19:30 SFL Report Smith   82' Attendance: 309
Referee: Colvin
2 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Queen's Park 2 – 2 Annan Athletic Hampden Park
15:00 Longworth   59', 85' SFL Report McNiff   21'
Love   83'
Attendance: 558
Referee: Newlands
9 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Elgin City 3 – 1 Annan Athletic Borough Briggs
15:00 Moore   14'
Harkins   23'
Gunn   43'
SFL Report Daly   54' Attendance: 550
Referee: Roache
16 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 2 East Stirlingshire Galabank
15:00 Orsi   79' SFL Report Glasgow   49'
Holt   57'
Attendance: 349
Referee: Dallas
19 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Stirling Albion 2 – 1 Annan Athletic Forthbank Stadium
19:45 Weir   21'
White   50'
SFL Report Chaplain   15' Attendance: 327
Referee: Muir
23 February 2013 Scottish Third Division Montrose 5 – 1 Annan Athletic Links Park
15:00 Boyle   11', 15', 35', 46'
Winter   26' (Penalty)
SFL Report Love   81' Attendance: 425
Referee: Robertson
2 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 2 Berwick Rangers Galabank
15:00 Love   62'
Chaplain   70'
SFL Report Dalziel   14'
McLaren   67'
Attendance: 427
Referee: Aitken
16 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 0 – 1 Clyde Galabank
15:00 SFL Report Sweeney   45+1' (Penalty) Attendance: 464
Referee: Charleston
23 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic P – P Queen's Park Galabank
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow
30 March 2013 Scottish Third Division Peterhead 2 – 0 Annan Athletic Balmoor
15:00 McAllister   70', 90' SFL Report Attendance: 483
Referee: Dallas
6 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 2 Elgin City Galabank
15:00 Chisholm   69'
Hopkirk   90+1'
SFL Report Morrison   77'
Wyness   90'
Attendance: 379
Referee: Finnie
10 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 2 – 0 Queen's Park Galabank
19:45 Chaplain   28'
Hopkirk   84'
SFL Report Attendance: 242
Referee: Hilland
27 April 2013 Scottish Third Division Berwick Rangers 0 – 2 Annan Athletic Shielfield Park
15:00 Currie   87'   SFL Report Chaplain   45'
McNiff   90+3'
Attendance: 627
Referee: Newlands
4 May 2013 Scottish Third Division Annan Athletic 1 – 1 Montrose Galabank
12:45 Daly   58' SFL Report Johnston   24' Attendance: 386
Referee: Somers

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Scottish League Cup edit

Scottish Cup edit

6 October 2012 Scottish Cup round 2 Replay Annan Athletic 1 – 2 Buckie Thistle Galabank
15:00 Chaplain   48' Sky Report Sutherland   59', 77'
Carrol   60'
Attendance: 404
Referee: Duncan

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

Last updated 13 May 2013 [11][12]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Third Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Alex Mitchell 38 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
GK   ENG Craig Summersgill 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Steven Black 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Jonathan Blake 28 0 23+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Iain Chisholm 11 1 11+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Ally Love 34 12 20+10 12 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
DF   SCO Michael McGowan 41 1 36+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Steven Swinglehurst 34 0 29+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Greig Thorburn 15 1 7+5 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Lee Underwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Peter Watson 21 0 17+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO John Watson 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Scott Chaplain 41 12 35+1 11 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
MF   SCO David Hopkirk 20 10 18+2 10 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Chris Jardine 35 0 28+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Jordan McKechnie 25 0 10+11 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
MF   SCO Martin McNiff 16 2 15+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Harry Monaghan 15 0 11+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Dan Orsi 7 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Steven Sloan 32 0 20+9 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Jack Steele 18 0 13+2 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Graeme Bell 3 2 0+1 1 0+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Michael Daly 35 7 23+7 7 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW   SCO Andrew Donely 12 1 3+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Lewis Hawke 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Kieran McGachie 16 1 8+4 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
FW   SCO David Murray 18 0 7+7 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW   SCO Graeme Ramage 19 5 14+1 5 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2013
Nation Position Name Third Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
                   
  GK Alex Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  GK Craig Summersgill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Steven Black 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Jonathan Blake 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Iain Chisholm 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Sean Currie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Scott Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Ally Love 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Michael McGowan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Steven Swinglehurst 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  DF Greig Thorburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Lee Underwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Peter Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
  DF John Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Scott Chaplain 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
  MF David Hopkirk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Chris Jardine 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  MF Jordan McKechnie 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Martin McNiff 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Harry Monaghan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Dan Orsi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Steven Sloan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Jack Steele 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
  FW Graeme Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Michael Daly 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  FW Andrew Donely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Lewis Hawke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Kieran McGachie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW David Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Graeme Ramage 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
10 East Stirlingshire 36 8 5 23 49 97 −48 29
Source: SPFL archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAAHHAAHHAHHAAAHHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWDLDWDDWWLLLLLDWLWWDDLLLLDWLLDWWLWD
Position1076787575356777767766666678889997988
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2013. Source: [13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers edit

See also edit

References edit

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