2012–13 Stranraer F.C. season

Stranraer 2012–13 football season

Stranraer
2012–13 season
Chairman	Alex Connor
Manager	Keith Knox (Until 22 October 2012) Stephen Aitken (From 27 October 2012)
Stadium	Stair Park
Second Division	Eighth place
Challenge Cup	First Round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League Cup	First Round, lost to Livingston
Scottish Cup	Fourth Round, lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorer	League: Craig Malcolm (18) All: Craig Malcolm (19)
Highest home attendance	1,089 vs Dundee United Scottish Cup 1 December 2012
Lowest home attendance	169 vs Arbroath Second Division 19 February 2013
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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]

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

Stranraer v Arbroath

11 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	1 – 1	Arbroath	Stair Park
15:00	Moore 22'	SFL Report	Gribben 45'	Attendance: 290 Referee: Anderson

Forfar Athletic v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Stenhousemuir

25 August 2012 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	1 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Stair Park
15:00	Borris 58'	SFL Report	McMillan 19'	Attendance: 290 Referee: Graham

Stranraer v Ayr United

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

Albion Rovers v Stranraer

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

Alloa Athletic v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v East Fife

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

Stranraer v Queen of the South

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

Brechin City v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Forfar Athletic

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

Ayr United v Stranraer

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

Arbroath v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Albion Rovers

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

East Fife v Stranraer

8 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	P – P	Stranraer	Bayview Stadium
15:00		BBC Report

Stranraer v Alloa Athletic

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

East Fife v Stranraer

18 December 2012 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	0 – 1	Stranraer	Bayview Stadium
19:45		SFL Report	Malcolm 34'	Attendance: 441 Referee: Anderson

Queen of the South v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Brechin City

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

Albion Rovers v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Ayr United

5 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	0 – 1	Ayr United	Stair Park
15:00		SFL Report	Winters 38'	Attendance: 803 Referee: Madden

Stenhousemuir v Stranraer

12 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stenhousemuir	0 – 0	Stranraer	Ochilview Park
15:00		SFL Sport		Attendance: 484 Referee: Northcroft

Stranraer v Arbroath

19 January 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	P – P	Arbroath	Stair Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

Alloa Athletic v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v East Fife

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

Brechin City v Stranraer

9 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Stranraer	Glebe Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Stranraer v Queen of the South

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

Stranraer v Arbroath

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

Stranraer v Stenhousemuir

23 February 2013 Scottish Second Division	Stranraer	1 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Stair Park
15:00	Gribben 3'	SFL Report	McKinlay 22'	Attendance: 346 Referee: Robertson

Forfar Athletic v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Albion Rovers

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

Brechin City v Stranraer

19 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	P – P	Stranraer	Glebe Park
19:45		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Ayr United v Stranraer

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

East Fife v Stranraer

23 March 2013 Scottish Second Division	East Fife	P – P	Stranraer	Bayview Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to high winds

Stranraer v Alloa Athletic

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

Stranraer v Brechin City

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

East Fife v Stranraer

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

Queen of the South v Stranraer

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

Arbroath v Stranraer

20 April 2013 Scottish Second Division	Arbroath	1 – 0	Stranraer	Gayfield Park
15:00	Sheerin 25'	SFL Report		Attendance: 562 Referee: Cook

Brechin City v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Forfar Athletic

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

Stenhousemuir v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Stenhousemuir

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

Stranraer v Livingston

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

Stranraer v Queen's Park

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

Queen's Park v Stranraer

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

Stranraer v Dundee United

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	Total		Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Russell Cadwell	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Ryan Marshall	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	David Mitchell	37	0	32+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	GK	SCO	Colin Stewart	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	FRA	Zakaria Belkouche	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Mick Dunlop	40	1	35+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Grant Gallagher	41	1	36+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Lloyd Kinnaird	32	0	25+4	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	David McGregor	17	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
	DF	SCO	Frank McKeown	41	2	36+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	SCO	Mark Staunton	35	0	29+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	SCO	Dean Agnew	13	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
	MF	SCO	Chris Aitken	38	6	33+0	5	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
	MF	SCO	Ryan Boris	33	3	25+6	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jamie Campbell	10	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Adam Forde	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Nick Phinn	7	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Kyle Rafferty	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Sean Winter	39	5	32+2	1	1+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	3
	MF	SCO	Kieren Wood	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Blair Dougan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Darren Gribben	15	4	12+3	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Robert Love	39	4	19+15	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
	FW	SCO	Craig Malcolm	41	19	36+0	18	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	FW	SCO	Michael Moore	34	2	13+16	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
	FW	FRA	Armand Oné	17	1	6+10	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	SCO	Max Wright	14	0	2+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 12 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Second Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Russell Cadwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Ryan Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	David Mitchell	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
	GK	Colin Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Zakaria Belkouche	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Mick Dunlop	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Grant Gallagher	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Lloyd Kinnaird	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	David McGregor	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	Frank McKeown	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Mark Staunton	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
	MF	Dean Agnew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Chris Aitken	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	Ryan Boris	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	Jamie Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Adam Forde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Nick Phinn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Kyle Rafferty	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Sean Winter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	MF	Kieren Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Blair Dougan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Darren Gribben	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Robert Love	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	FW	Craig Malcolm	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	FW	Michael Moore	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	Armand Oné	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Max Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source: ^[15]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in

Player	To	Fee
Robert Love	Albion Rovers	Free^[16]
Ryan Borris	Dumbarton	Free^[17]
Mick Dunlop	Brechin City	Free^[18]
Mark Staunton	Beith Juniors	Free^[19]
Russell Cadwell	Kilmarnock	Free^[20]
Max Wright	Alloa Athletic	Free^[21]
Nick Phinn	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[22]
Armand One	Free Agent	Free^[23]
Jamie Campbell	Partick Thistle	Loan^[24]
Darren Gribben	Arbroath	Free^[25]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Stuart McColm	Clyde^[26]	Free^[27]
John Kane	Clyde^[28]	Free^[27]
Nathan Shepherd	East Stirlingshire^[29]	Free^[27]
Angus Cochrane	Free Agent	Free^[27]
Stephen Stirling	Greenock Morton^[30]	Free^[31]
Steven Noble	Peterhead	Free^[32]
Martin Grehan	Alloa Athletic	Free^[33]
Max Wright	East Stirlingshire^[34]	Free^[35]

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