East Fife
2012–13 season
ChairmanSid Collumbine
ManagerGordon Durie (Until 4 November 2012)
Billy Brown (From 5 November 2012)
StadiumBayview Stadium
Second DivisionNinth place
Challenge CupSecond Round, lost to Cowdenbeath
League CupFirst Round, lost to Rangers
Scottish CupThird Round, lost to Elgin City
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McBride (11)
All:
Scott McBride (12)
Highest home attendance856 vs Berwick Rangers
Second Division play-offs
11 May 2013
Lowest home attendance426 vs Arbroath
Second Division
9 March 2013
&
426 vs Stranraer
Second Division
9 April 2013

The 2012–13 season was East Fife's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] East Fife also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

East Fife finished ninth in the Scottish Second Division,[2] entering the play-offs defeating Peterhead 1–0 on aggregate in the final and remained in the Scottish Second Division.[3] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[4] the first round of the League Cup[5] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.[6]

Management

They began the season under the management of Gordon Durie.[7] On 4 November 2012, Durie resigned as manager due to illness.[7] The following day Billy Brown took over as his replacement.[8]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

11 July 2012[9] Friendly East Fife 0 – 4 St Johnstone Bayview Stadium
19:30 Report Higgins 6'
Hasselbaink 61'
Trialist 68'
Trialist 77'		 Attendance: 566

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 East Fife 0 – 0 Queen of the South Bayview Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Johnston Yellow card 88' Red card Attendance: 628
Referee: Roache
25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 2 – 1 East Fife Glebe Park
15:00 Andrew Jackson 11', 13' BBC Report Wardlaw 78' Attendance: 588
Referee: Robertson
1 September 2012 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1 – 2 Albion Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 McBride 2' SFL Report Forster 44' (Own Goal)
Brannon 62'		 Attendance: 514
Referee: Clancy
15 September 2012 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 2 – 0 East Fife Gayfield Park
15:00 Doris 26'
Holmes 28'		 SFL Report Attendance: 624
Referee: Aitken
22 September 2012 Scottish Second Division East Fife 2 – 3 Ayr United Bayview Stadium
15:00 Pollock 5'
Barr 83'		 SFL Report Sinclair 9', 34'
McAusland 88'		 Attendance: 575
Referee: Hilland
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 Stenhousemuir 3 – 0 East Fife Ochilview Park
15:00 Gemmell 65', 68'
Kean 72'		 SFL Report Attendance: 589
Referee: Dallas
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
17 November 2012 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 0 – 3 East Fife Cliftonhill
15:00 SFL Report Gormley 11'
Barr 69'
McBride 86'		 Attendance: 338
Referee: Dallas
24 November 2012 Scottish Second Division East Fife 2 – 1 Arbroath Bayview Stadium
15:00 Jamieson 13'
McBride 46'		 SFL Report Currie 43' Attendance: 570
Referee: Cook
15 December 2012 Scottish Second Division Ayr United 2 – 3 East Fife Somerset Park
15:00 White 3' (o.g.)
McAusland 17'		 SFL Report McBride 56', 65' (pen.)
White 89'		 Attendance: 943
Referee: Aitken
18 December 2012 Scottish Second Division East Fife 0 – 1 Stranraer Bayview Stadium
19:45 SFL Report Malcolm 34' Attendance: 441
Referee: Anderson
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'
McCormack Red card 30'		 Attendance: 619
Referee: Graham
2 January 2013 Scottish Second Division Arbroath 1 – 0 East Fife Gayfield Park
15:00 Sheerin 53' SFL Report Johnstone Red card 47' Attendance: 813
Referee: Robertson
5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division East Fife 2 – 0 Albion Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Samuel 12', 45' SFL Report Attendance: 486
Referee: Murray
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 East Fife 3 – 3 Ayr United Bayview Stadium
15:00 White 26'
McManus 34', 45+1'		 SFL Report Moffat 5'
McAusland 17'
McDonald 85'		 Attendance: 514
Referee: Robertson
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
16 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Stenhousemuir 2 – 1 East Fife Ochilview Park
15:00 Hodge 60', 85' SFL Report McBride 55' Attendance: 476
Referee: Graham
23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City P – P East Fife Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
9 March 2013 Scottish Second Division East Fife 0 – 1 Arbroath Bayview Stadium
15:00 SFL Report Bayne 85' Attendance: 426
Referee: Cook
16 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers P – P East Fife Cliftonhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow on pitch
19 March 2013 Scottish Second Division Albion Rovers 1 – 1 East Fife Cliftonhill Stadium
19:45 Dallas 31' SFL Report Willis 44' Attendance: 206
Referee: Aitken
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 Ayr United 2 – 1 East Fife Somerset Park
15:00 Buchanan 79'
Winters 87'		 SFL Report Durie 15' Attendance: 956
Referee: Robertson
2 April 2013 Scottish Second Division Brechin City 6 – 0 East Fife Glebe Park[14]
19:45 Carcary 8', 36'
Jackson 15', 46'
McLean 19'
Ferguson 70'		 SFL Report Attendance: 471
Referee: Graham
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 East Fife 1 – 1 Stranraer Bayview Stadium
19:45 McBride 90+1' (Penalty) SFL Report Dunlop 62' Attendance: 426
Referee: Robertson
13 April 2013 Scottish Second Division East Fife 1 – 2 Stenhousemuir Bayview Stadium
15:00 McBride 67'
McCormack Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card		 SFL Report Buist 43'
Gemmell 52'		 Attendance: 461
Referee: Roache

Second Division play-offs

8 May 2013 Play-offs SF R1 Berwick Rangers 1 – 1 East Fife Shielfield Park
20:00 Lavery 72' SFL Report Muir 44' Attendance: 732
Referee: Salmond
11 May 2013 Play-offs SF R2 East Fife 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 agg.)		 Berwick Rangers Bayview Stadium
15:00 McDonald 78' (Own goal)
Gormley 119'		 SFL Report Lavery 61' (Penalty) Attendance: 856
Referee: Colvin
15 May 2013 Play-offs Final R1 East Fife 0 – 0 Peterhead Bayview Stadium
19:45 SFL Report Attendance: 826
Referee: Beaton
19 May 2013 Play-offs Final R2 Peterhead 0 – 1
(0 – 1 agg.)		 East Fife Balmoor
15:00 SFL Report Muir 48' Attendance: 1,855
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Peterhead 1 – 2 East Fife Balmoor
15:00 McAllister 75' SFL Report McBride 10' (Penalty)
Samuel 54'		 Attendance: 520
Referee: Aitken

Scottish League Cup

7 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1 Rangers 4 – 0 East Fife Ibrox Stadium
19:45 McCulloch 15', 62'
Shiels 34'
Wallace 46'		 Rangers Report Attendance: 38,160
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Cup

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3 Elgin City 5 – 1 East Fife Borough Briggs
15:00 Leslie 27'
Gunn 32'
Moore 55' (pen.)
Nicolson 67'
Harkins 73'		 BBC Report Muir 78' Attendance: 748
Referee: Graham

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 9 July 2013[15][16]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionOther[a]League CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Wales WAL Calum Antell 30025+004+000+001+00
GK Scotland SCO Michael Brown 1309+102+001+000+00
GK Scotland SCO Andrew Collier 202+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Ross Brewster 100+000+100+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Steven Campbell 34227+025+001+001+00
DF Hong Kong HKG Andrew Cook 604+001+001+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Scott Durie 41133+016+001+001+00
DF Scotland SCO Jordon Forster 12012+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Robert Malcolm 402+100+100+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Darren McCormack 24121+012+001+000+00
DF Scotland SCO David Muir 38427+316+021+001+01
DF Scotland SCO Scott Smith 614+210+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Craig Wedderburn 303+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO David White 26218+225+000+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Barr 34630+063+100+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Ross Brown 400+101+100+100+00
MF Scotland SCO Sean Jamieson 2015+1211+000+100+10
MF Scotland SCO Craig Johnstone 30121+215+001+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Dale Keenan 805+300+000+000+00
MF Scotland SCO Scott McBride 381222+8116+011+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Pollock 1437+630+000+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Robert Sloan 27111+1311+000+101+00
MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 28021+103+101+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Paul Willis 36432+044+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Aiden Gordon 100+000+000+000+10
FW Scotland SCO Liam Gormley 1734+1120+210+000+00
FW Scotland SCO James Martin 000+000+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Paul McManus 31622+364+001+001+00
FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Collin Samuel 27417+534+110+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Gareth Wardlaw 20412+243+201+000+00
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 9 July 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
WalesGKCalum Antell 1000000010
ScotlandGKMichael Brown 1000000010
ScotlandGKAndrew Collier 0000000000
ScotlandDFRoss Brewster 0000000000
ScotlandDFSteven Campbell 2010000030
Hong KongDFAndrew Cook 0000000000
ScotlandDFScott Durie 8000001090
ScotlandDFJordan Forster 4000000040
ScotlandDFRobert Malcolm 0000000000
ScotlandDFDarren McCormack 5200000052
ScotlandDFDavid Muir 70300000100
ScotlandDFScott Smith 0000000000
ScotlandDFCraig Wedderburn 0000000000
ScotlandDFDavid White 3010001050
ScotlandMFBobby Barr 3000000030
ScotlandMFRoss Brown 0010000010
ScotlandMFSean Jamieson 0000000000
ScotlandMFCraig Johnstone 5110000061
ScotlandMFDale Keenan 1000000010
ScotlandMFScott McBride 1010000020
ScotlandMFJamie Pollock 1000000010
ScotlandMFRobert Sloan 2000000020
ScotlandMFDarren Smith 0010000010
ScotlandMFPaul Willis 2000000020
ScotlandFWAiden Gordon 0000000000
ScotlandFWLiam Gormley 1000000010
ScotlandFWJames Martin 0000000000
ScotlandFWPaul McManus 3020000050
Trinidad and TobagoFWCollin Samuel 1000000010
ScotlandFWGareth Wardlaw 2000000020

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 winners; (R) Relegated

Division summary

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAAAHHHAH
ResultDDLLLLWLWLLWWWLWLLWDDDLLLLLDLLLDLWDL
Position6779910999998877466666666789999999999
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2013. Source: [17]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

References

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