2012–13 Elgin City F.C. season

Elgin City

2012–13 season

Chairman

Graham Tatters

Manager

Stadium

Fifth place

First round, lost to Arbroath

League Cup

First round, lost to Falkirk

Scottish Cup

Fourth round, lost to Rangers

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2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Elgin City's thirteenth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been admitted to the Scottish Football League at the start of the 2000–01 season.^[1] Elgin also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

6 July 2012^[2] Friendly	Elgin City	3 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Borough Briggs
19:45	Moore Gunn Wyness	Report	Linton O'Brien Brett

10 July 2012 Friendly	Rothes	0 – 3	Elgin City	Mackessack Park
19:45		Report	Leslie Forbes Gunn

14 July 2012^[3] Friendly	Elgin City	0 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Borough Briggs
15:00		Report	Ross

15 July 2012^[3] Friendly	Lossiemouth	2 – 1	Elgin City	Grant Park
15:00

17 July 2012^[4] Friendly	Elgin City	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Borough Briggs
19:30	Moore pen.'	Report		Attendance: 1,486 Referee: Shaw

21 July 2012^[3] Friendly	Elgin City	1 – 4	Ross County	Borough Briggs
19:30	Gunn		Boyd Glen McMenamin o.g.'	Attendance: 516

Scottish Third Division

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Third Division

11 August 2012 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	0 – 0	Elgin City	Shielfield Park
15:00		SFL Report	Moore 23'	Attendance: 539 Referee: Hilland

18 August 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 1	Stirling Albion	Borough Briggs
15:00	Gunn 17' Nicolson 55' Wyness 80'	SFL Report	Davidson 4'	Attendance: 631 Referee: Graham

25 August 2012 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	1 – 4	Elgin City	Ochilview Park
15:00	Turner 60'	SFL Report	Cameron 7' Gunn 16' O'Donoghue 39' Wyness 59'	Attendance: 257 Referee: Robertson

2 September 2012 Scottish Third Division	Rangers	5 – 1	Elgin City	Ibrox Stadium
16:30	Shiels 24' Templeton 29', 49' McCulloch 45', 59'	SFL Report	Duff 15'	Attendance: 46,015 Referee: Somers

15 September 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	2 – 0	Peterhead	Borough Briggs
15:00	Moore 58' (Penalty), 66' (Penalty)	SFL Report	MacDonald 57' Noble 73' Ross 89'	Attendance: 945 Referee: Ross

22 August 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	0 – 4	Queen's Park	Borough Briggs
15:00		SFL Report	Shankland 29' Quinn 32' Longworth 73', 89'	Attendance: 855 Referee: Duncan

13 October 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	6 – 1	Montrose	Borough Briggs
15:00	Leslie 22', 45', 70' Moore 35' Nicolson 60' McLean 80'	SFL Report	Gray 58' (Penalty)	Attendance: 725 Referee: Northcroft

17 October 2012 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	2 – 2	Elgin City	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	McColm 42' Sweeney 55' (pen.)	SFL Report	Niven 8', 35'	Attendance: 458 Referee: Dallas

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	Montrose	2 – 2	Elgin City	Links Park
15:00	Wood 30' Wood 74' Winter 90+2'	SFL Report	Leslie 21' Moore 33' (pen.)	Attendance: 346 Referee: Somers

10 November 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Borough Briggs
15:00	Nicolson 16' Leslie 25' Wyness 90'	SFL Report	Gray 19'	Attendance: 790 Referee: Cook

17 November 2012 Scottish Third Division	Stirling Albion	1 – 4	Elgin City	Forthbank Stadium
15:00	Weir 38'	SFL Report	Gunn 6', 27', 31' Leslie 35'	Attendance: 454 Referee: Robertson

25 November 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	P – P	Rangers	Borough Briggs
12:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed on safety grounds due to ticket over-sale.

5 December 2012 Scottish Third Division	Peterhead	1 – 1	Elgin City	Balmoor Stadium
19:45	Cox 23'	SFL Report	Leslie 60'	Attendance: 225 Referee: Brines

8 December 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	2 – 1	Clyde	Borough Briggs
15:00	Leslie 35', 81' Niven 58'	SFL Report	Nicolson 30' (Own goal)	Attendance: 665 Referee: Robertson

15 December 2012 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	1 – 1	Elgin City	Hampden Park
15:00	Robertson 41'	SFL Report	Leslie 6'	Attendance: 466 Referee: Hilland

22 December 2012 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	2 – 6	Rangers	Borough Briggs
12:30	Moore 18' Nicolson 32'	SFL Report	Little 5', 24' McCulloch 41', 60' Macleod 64' Kyle Hutton 83'	Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Colvin

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	Elgin City	0 – 3	Peterhead	Borough Briggs
15:00		SFL Report	Cox 19' Strachan 38' Winters 75'	Attendance: 880 Referee: Northcroft

5 January 2013 Scottish Third Division	Rangers	1 – 1	Elgin City	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Macleod 9'	BBC Sky Sports	Alexander 87' (o.g.)	Attendance: 46,406 Referee: Beaton

12 January 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Borough Briggs
15:00	Hunter 41' (Own goal) Leslie 45+1' Gunn 65' Leslie 90+2'	SFL Report	Hunter 7', 14' Turner 44' (Penalty) Glasgow 57'	Attendance: 697 Referee: Salmond

19 January 2013 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	P – P	Elgin City	Shielfield Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

26 January 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	P – P	Queen's Park	Borough Briggs
15:00		STV Report
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch

2 February 2013 Scottish Third Division	Clyde	1 – 1	Elgin City	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	McCluskey 45+1'	SFL Report	Millar 79'	Attendance: 492 Referee: Graham

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	Montrose	4 – 1	Elgin City	Links Park
15:00	Wood 7' McNally 17' Boyle 31' McIntosh 63'	SFL Report	Millar 80' Crighton 79'	Attendance: 432 Referee: Newlands

23 February 2013 Scottish Third Division	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Elgin City	Ochilview Park
15:00	Quinn 40' (Penalty) Herd 46' Maxwell 84'	SFL Report	McDonald 15' Gunn 52'	Attendance: 277 Referee: Cook

26 February 2013 Scottish Third Division	Berwick Rangers	2 – 1	Elgin City	Shielfield Park
19:45	Lavery 59' Dalziel 74'	SFL Report	Gunn 3'	Attendance: 382 Referee: Hilland

2 March 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	1 – 2	Stirling Albion	Borough Briggs
15:00	Leslie 23'	SFL Report	McAnespie 7', 37'	Attendance: 681 Referee: Walsh

5 March 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 5	Queen's Park	Borough Briggs
19:45	Millar 69' Gunn 80' Cameron 90+2'	SFL Report BBC Report	Burns 12', 66' Shankland 14' Spittal 32' Keenan 58'	Attendance: 352 Referee: Robertson

9 March 2013 Scottish Third Division	Peterhead	0 – 1	Elgin City	Balmoor
15:00		SFL Report	Moore 9'	Attendance: 496 Referee: Hilland

16 March 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	0 – 1	Rangers	Borough Briggs
12:45		BBC Report Sky Report	McCulloch 73' (pen.) Black 86'	Attendance: 3,663 Referee: Somers

23 March 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	P – P	Clyde	Borough Briggs
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow

30 March 2013 Scottish Third Division	Queen's Park	0 – 1	Elgin City	Hampden Park
15:00		SFL Report	Leslie 57' (Penalty)	Attendance: 557 Referee: Steven

2 April 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	4 – 2	Clyde	Borough Briggs
19:45	Millar 30', 75' Gunn 54' Gray 57' (Own goal)	SFL Report	McGachie 23', 82'	Attendance: 494 Referee: Robertson

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

13 April 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 2	Montrose	Borough Briggs
15:00	McMullan 43' Harkins 62', 88' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Masson 28' Johnston 51'	Referee: Northcroft

20 April 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	1 – 2	Berwick Rangers	Borough Briggs
15:00	Leslie 7' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Lavery 65' McDonald 75'	Attendance: 870 Referee: Anderson

27 April 2013 Scottish Third Division	Stirling Albion	1 – 1	Elgin City	Forthbank Stadium
15:00	Day 57'	SFL Report	Gunn 12'	Attendance: 528 Referee: O'Reilly

4 May 2013 Scottish Third Division	Elgin City	3 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Borough Briggs
12:45	Duff 16' Leslie 39' McLean 89'	SFL Report	Glasgow 17' Quinn 43'	Attendance: 786 Referee: Aitken

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1	Elgin City	5 – 7	Arbroath	Borough Briggs
15:00	Gunn 19' Leslie 50', 89' Moore 52' Wyness 87'	SFL Report	Sibanda 16', 27', 43' Doris 21' Gribben 45', 66' (71), Penalty'	Attendance: 561 Referee: Colvin

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup Round 1	Falkirk	2 – 0	Elgin City	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Kingsley 67' Taylor 89'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

29 September 2012 Scottish Cup Round 2	Elgin City	3 – 1	St Cuthbert Wanderers	Borough Briggs
15:00	Cameron 26' Leslie 35' Gunn 40'	Sky Sports	I. Miller 64' (pen.)	Attendance: 482 Referee: Taylor

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

2 December 2012 Scottish Cup Round 4	Rangers	3 – 0	Elgin City	Ibrox Stadium
13:15	Shiels 43' Kyle 68' Naismith 85'	BBC Report		Attendance: 23,195 Referee: Norris

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2013 ^[5]^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Neil Duffy	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		John Gibson	21	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	GK		Joe Malin	19	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Sean Crighton	40	0	35+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Jamie Duff	32	3	28+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF		Paul Kaczan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Cameron McDonald	2	1	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Ross McKinnon	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mark Nicholson	37	5	33+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	DF		David Niven	30	2	27+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Lewis Halford	2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Paul Harkins	28	4	14+11	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	1
	MF		Zander Jack	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Daniel Moore	38	9	33+0	7	1+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	1
	MF		Ceiran McLean	17	2	2+13	2	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Darryl McHardy	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Paul McMullan	33	1	25+4	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Gavin Morrison	16	1	12+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ross O'Donoghue	28	1	20+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF		Barry Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Graeme Beveridge	28	0	13+10	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
	FW		Brian Cameron	41	3	36+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
	FW		Fraser Forbes	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Craig Gunn	38	16	30+3	13	1+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	2
	FW		Stuart Leslie	36	19	30+1	15	1+0	2	1+0	0	3+0	2
	FW		Adam MacLeod	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Paul Millar	28	5	6+19	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
	FW		Dennis Wyness	25	5	13+8	4	0+1	1	1+0	0	0+2	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Third Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Neil Duffy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	John Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Joe Malin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Sean Crighton	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	DF	Jamie Duff	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	DF	Paul Kaczan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Cameron McDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Ross McKinnon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Mark Nicholson	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
	DF	David Niven	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	MF	Lewis Hallford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Paul Harkins	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	MF	Zander Jack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Daniel Moore	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	MF	Ceiran McLean	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Darryl McHardy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Paul McMullan	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	Gavin Morrison	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	Ross O'Donoghue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Barry Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Graeme Beveridge	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Brian Cameron	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Fraser Forbes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Craig Gunn	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Stuart Leslie	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	1
	FW	Adam MacLeod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Paul Millar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Dennis Wyness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers !Rangers (C) (P)	36	25	8	3	87	29	+58	83	Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish League One
2	Peterhead !Peterhead	36	17	8	11	52	28	+24	59	Qualification to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
3	Queen's Park !Queen's Park	36	16	8	12	60	54	+6	56
4	Berwick Rangers !Berwick Rangers	36	14	7	15	59	55	+4	49
5	Elgin City !Elgin City	36	13	10	13	67	69	−2	49
6	Montrose !Montrose	36	12	11	13	60	68	−8	47
7	Stirling Albion !Stirling Albion	36	12	9	15	59	58	+1	45
8	Annan Athletic !Annan Athletic	36	11	10	15	54	65	−11	43
9	Clyde !Clyde	36	12	4	20	42	66	−24	40
10	East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire	36	8	5	23	49	97	−48	29

Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	W
Position	7	4	1	5	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

Last updated: 13 May 2013.
Source: ^[7]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Transfers

Players in

Player	To	Fee
John Gibson	Dundee	Loan^[8]
Dennis Wyness	Peterhead	Free^[9]
Sean Crighton	Montrose	Free^[10]
Paul Harkins	Free Agent	Free^[11]
Gavin Morrison	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Loan^[12]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Jason Crooks	Albion Rovers	Free^[13]
Blair Lawrie		Free^[14]
John Calder	Fraserburgh^[15]	Free^[14]

References

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↑ "First Pre Season Fixtures". Cowdenbeath F.C. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
1 2 3 "Tough pre-season for City". Elgin City F.C. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
↑ "The first pre-season fixtures announced". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
↑ "Soccerbase Team Stats". Retrieved 12 May 2012.
↑ "Player squad". Elgin City F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
↑ "Elgin". Statto. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
↑ "Moore commits future to Elgin". The Northern Scot. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
↑ "Elgin City snap up Wyness". The Northern Scot. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
↑ "Two new faces for City". Elgin City F.C. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
↑ "Harkings joins Elgin". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football Association. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
↑ "Morrison returns to Elgin". scottishfootballleague.com (Scottish Football League). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
↑ "Signing News". Albion Rovers F.C. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
1 2 "Squad taking shape". Elgin City F.C. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
↑ "Calder joins Fraserburgh". Scottish Football League. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

Elgin City Football Club

Club History Squad Players Managers Honours

Borough Briggs

Seasons 2011–12 2012–13

2012–13 in Scottish football

« 2011–12 2013–14 »

Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague Scottish Premier Under-20 League Women's Premier League '12 '13

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Ross County St Johnstone St. Mirren

First Division	Airdrie United Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Raith Rovers

Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Brechin City East Fife Forfar Athletic Queen of the South Stenhousemuir Stranraer

Third Division	Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers Clyde East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Peterhead Queen's Park Rangers Stirling Albion

List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012 List of Scottish football transfers winter 2012–13

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2012–13 Elgin City F.C. season

Results & fixtures

Pre-season

Scottish Third Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

Disciplinary record

Team statistics

League table

Division summary

Transfers

Players in

Players out

See also

References