The 2012–13 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2012–13 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. Cowdenbeath were the current champions.
Albion Rovers finished in 9th place, but were able to stay up as a result of winning the promotion play-offs. Stranraer, who had lost to Albion Rovers in the play-off final, were promoted to the Second Division after the decision was made for Rangers to start in the Third Division.[1] Stranraer replaced Airdrie United, who will take up the space in the First Division.[1]
Source: SPFL Archive Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Resultsedit
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games.
The fourth placed team in the Third Division (Berwick Rangers) played the ninth placed team in the Second Division (East Fife) and third placed team in the Third Division (Peterhead) played the second placed team in the Third Division (Queen's Park). The play-offs were played over two legs, and the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
^ ab"Rangers: Airdrie United and Stranraer are promoted". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
January 01, 1970
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The 2012 13 Scottish Football League Second Division also known as the 2012 13 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third tier of Scottish football Cowdenbeath were the current champions Irn Bru Scottish Second DivisionSeason2012 13ChampionsQueen of the SouthPromotedQueen of the SouthAlloa AthleticRelegatedAlbion RoversMatches played180Goals scored590 3 28 per match Top goalscorerNicky Clark Queen of the South 32 Biggest home winBrechin City 7 2 Stenhousemuir 27 October 2012 Biggest away winBrechin City 0 6 Queen of the South 27 March 2013 Longest unbeaten run18 gamesQueen of the South 2011 122013 14 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Stadia and locations 2 League table 3 Results 3 1 First half of season 3 2 Second half of season 4 Second Division play offs 4 1 Semi finals 4 2 Final 5 ReferencesTeams edit nbsp nbsp Albion Rovers nbsp Alloa Athletic nbsp Arbroath nbsp Ayr United nbsp Brechin City nbsp East Fife nbsp Forfar Athletic nbsp Queen of the South nbsp Stenhousemuir nbsp Stranraerclass notpageimage Location of teams in Scottish Second Division 2012 13 Two sides were promoted from the 2011 12 competition Cowdenbeath as champions and Dumbarton as winners of the promotion play offs They were replaced by Queen of the South who finished bottom of the First Division and Ayr United who were relegated through the first division play offs Stirling Albion were relegated from this division after finishing bottom and they were replaced by Third Division winners Alloa Athletic Albion Rovers finished in 9th place but were able to stay up as a result of winning the promotion play offs Stranraer who had lost to Albion Rovers in the play off final were promoted to the Second Division after the decision was made for Rangers to start in the Third Division 1 Stranraer replaced Airdrie United who will take up the space in the First Division 1 Stadia and locations edit Team Location Home ground Capacity Albion Rovers Coatbridge Cliftonhill 2 496 Alloa Athletic Alloa Recreation Park 3 412 Arbroath Arbroath Gayfield Park 5 900 Ayr United Ayr Somerset Park 10 243 Brechin City Brechin Glebe Park 3 960 East Fife Methil Bayview Stadium 2 000 Forfar Athletic Forfar Station Park 6 777 Queen of the South Dumfries Palmerston Park 6 412 Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir Ochilview Park 3 776 Stranraer Stranraer Stair Park 5 600League table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation 1 Queen of the South C P 36 29 5 2 92 23 69 92 Promotion to the Championship 2 Alloa Athletic O P 36 20 7 9 62 35 27 67 Qualification for the First Division play offs 3 Brechin City 36 19 4 13 72 59 13 61 4 Forfar Athletic 36 17 3 16 67 74 7 54 5 Arbroath 36 15 7 14 47 57 10 52 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 TwoSource SPFL ArchiveRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R RelegatedResults editTeams play each other four times in this league In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice home and away and then do the same in the second half of the season for a total of 36 games First half of season edit Home Away ALB ALO ARB AYR BRE EFI FOR QOS STE STR Albion Rovers 0 3 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 3 4 4 2 1 Alloa Athletic 5 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Arbroath 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 Ayr United 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 3 2 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 Brechin City 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 7 2 3 0 East Fife 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 Forfar Athletic 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5 3 2 4 0 Queen of the South 1 0 1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 4 1 Stenhousemuir 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 Stranraer 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 4 1 0 2 1 1 Source BBC SportLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second half of season edit Home Away ALB ALO ARB AYR BRE EFI FOR QOS STE STR Albion Rovers 1 5 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 4 3 2 3 Alloa Athletic 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 Arbroath 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Ayr United 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 1 2 2 1 Brechin City 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 6 0 3 4 0 6 1 2 2 2 East Fife 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1 Forfar Athletic 4 2 0 1 2 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 0 4 3 3 3 1 Queen of the South 3 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 Stenhousemuir 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 Stranraer 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 3 0 5 1 1 Source BBC SportLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Second Division play offs editTimes are BST UTC 1 Semi finals edit The fourth placed team in the Third Division Berwick Rangers played the ninth placed team in the Second Division East Fife and third placed team in the Third Division Peterhead played the second placed team in the Third Division Queen s Park The play offs were played over two legs and the winning team in each semi final advanced to the final Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Berwick Rangers 2 3 East Fife 1 1 1 2 Queen s Park 1 4 Peterhead 0 1 1 3 First legs 8 May8 00 pmBerwick Rangers1 1East FifeLavery nbsp 72 BBC Sport Muir nbsp 44 Shielfield ParkAttendance 732Referee Salmond 8 May7 30 pmQueen s Park0 1PeterheadBBC Sport Rodgers nbsp 90 pen Hampden ParkAttendance 651Referee McKendrick Second legs 11 May3 00 pmEast Fife2 1 a e t Berwick RangersMcDonald nbsp 78 o g Gormley nbsp 119 BBC Sport Lavery nbsp 61 pen Bayview StadiumAttendance 856Referee Colvin 11 May3 00 pmPeterhead3 1Queen s ParkCox nbsp 4 10 McAllister nbsp 64 Strachan nbsp 80 BBC Sport Shankland nbsp 87 Balmoor StadiumAttendance 954Referee Robertson Final edit The two semi final winners played each other over two legs The winning team was awarded a place in the 2013 14 Second Division Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg East Fife 1 0 Peterhead 0 0 1 0 First leg 15 May 20137 45 pmEast Fife0 0PeterheadBBC SportBayview StadiumAttendance 826Referee Beaton Second leg 19 May 20133 00 pmPeterhead0 1East FifeBBC Sport Muir nbsp 48 Balmoor StadiumAttendance 1 855Referee ClancyReferences edit a b Rangers Airdrie United and Stranraer are promoted BBC Sport BBC 16 July 2012 Retrieved 16 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 13 Scottish Second Division amp oldid 1208254829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
