2012–13 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	2012–13
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2012–13 in Scottish football
Premier League champions
Celtic
First Division champions
Partick Thistle
Second Division champions
Queen of the South
Third Division champions
Rangers
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
St Mirren
Challenge Cup winners
Queen of the South
Youth Cup winners
Celtic
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, St Johnstone
Scotland national team
World Cup 2014 qualifying

The 2012–13 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season began on 28 July 2012, with the start of the Challenge Cup.^[1]

Transfer deals

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

The participation of Rangers was dependent on the outcome of a vote by SPL clubs on whether or not a "newco" Rangers will be allowed an SPL licence.^[2] When the fixture list was published on 18 June 2012, Rangers were replaced by the term "Club 12", pending the outcome of the vote.^[2][3] Eight clubs publicly declared that they would oppose the newco Rangers, which would mean that it could not enter the SPL.^[4] The vote took place on 4 July 2012, and the newco Rangers were refused entry to the SPL.^[5] Dundee were promoted from the Scottish First Division after finishing second in the 2011-12 season.^[5]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	24	7	7	92	35	+57	79	2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
2	Motherwell	38	18	9	11	67	51	+16	63	2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
3	St Johnstone	38	14	14	10	45	44	+1	56	2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	13	15	10	64	60	+4	54
5	Ross County	38	13	14	11	47	48	−1	53
6	Dundee United	38	11	14	13	51	62	−11	47
7	Hibernian^2	38	13	12	13	49	52	−3	51	2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
8	Aberdeen^2	38	11	15	12	41	43	−2	48
9	Kilmarnock	38	11	12	15	52	53	−1	45
10	Heart of Midlothian	38	11	11	16	40	49	−9	44
11	St Mirren	38	9	14	15	47	60	−13	41
12	Dundee (R)	38	7	9	22	28	66	−38	30	Relegation to 2013–14 Scottish First Division

Source: Scottish Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic are already qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round.
² Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
(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.

Scottish First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Partick Thistle (C) (P)	36	23	9	4	76	28	+48	78	Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish Premiership
2	Greenock Morton	36	20	7	9	73	47	+26	67
3	Falkirk	36	15	8	13	52	48	+4	53
4	Livingston	36	14	10	12	58	56	+2	52
5	Hamilton Academical	36	14	9	13	52	45	+7	51
6	Raith Rovers	36	11	13	12	45	48	−3	46
7	Dumbarton	36	13	4	19	58	83	−25	43
8	Cowdenbeath	36	8	12	16	51	65	−14	36
9	Dunfermline Athletic (R)	36	14	7	15	62	59	+3	034^‡	Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs
10	Airdrie United (R)	36	5	7	24	41	89	−48	22	Relegation to the 2013–14 Scottish League One

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.
^‡Dunfermline Athletic were deducted 15 points for entering administration.

Scottish Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Queen of the South (C) (P)	36	29	5	2	92	23	+69	92	Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish First Division
2	Alloa Athletic (P)	36	20	7	9	62	35	+27	67	Qualification to the Scottish 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 to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
10	Albion Rovers (R)	36	7	3	26	45	82	−37	24	Relegation to the 2013–14 Scottish Third Division

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.

Scottish Third Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C) (P)	36	25	8	3	87	29	+58	83	Promotion to the 2013–14 Scottish League One
2	Peterhead	36	17	8	11	52	28	+24	59	Qualification to the Scottish Second Division Play-offs
3	Queen's Park	36	16	8	12	60	54	+6	56
4	Berwick Rangers	36	14	7	15	59	55	+4	49
5	Elgin City	36	13	10	13	67	69	−2	49
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

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.

Scottish Premier Under-20 League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic (C)	28	20	4	4	55	21	+34	64
2	Aberdeen	28	17	6	5	77	34	+43	57
3	Hibernian	28	14	6	8	57	36	+21	48
4	St Mirren	28	14	5	9	53	49	+4	47
5	Dundee United	28	14	3	11	54	41	+13	45
6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	28	13	5	10	50	47	+3	44
7	St Johnstone	28	13	2	13	41	50	−9	41
8	Hamilton Academical	28	10	8	10	42	47	−5	38
9	Heart of Midlothian	28	10	7	11	46	49	−3	37
10	Dunfermline Athletic	28	11	3	14	44	52	−8	36
11	Kilmarnock	28	11	1	16	47	65	−18	34
12	Falkirk	28	9	5	14	29	32	−3	32
13	Motherwell	28	9	4	15	48	56	−8	31
14	Ross County	28	6	5	17	29	52	−23	23
15	Dundee	28	5	4	19	31	72	−41	19

Source: Scottish Premier 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.

Honours

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2012–13 Scottish Cup	Celtic	3 – 0	Hibernian	Report
2012–13 League Cup	St Mirren	3 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Report
2012–13 Challenge Cup	Queen of the South	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) 6 – 5 pens.	Partick Thistle	Report
2012–13 Youth Cup	Celtic	3 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Report
2012–13 Junior Cup	Auchinleck Talbot	1 – 0	Linlithgow Rose	Report

Non-league honours

Senior

Competition	Winner
2012–13 Highland League	Cove Rangers
East of Scotland League	Whitehill Welfare
South of Scotland League	Dalbeattie Star

Junior

West Region

Division	Winner
2012-13 Super League Premier Division	Auchinleck Talbot
Super League First Division	Hurlford United
Ayrshire League	Kilwinning Rangers
Central League Division One	Greenock Juniors
Central League Division Two	Cambuslang Rangers

East Region

Division	Winner
2012-13 Superleague	Linlithgow Rose
Premier League	Newtongrange Star
North Division	Kirriemuir Thistle
Central Division	Kinnoull
South Division	Fauldhouse United

North Region

Division	Winner
2012-13 Superleague	Culter
Division One	New Elgin
Division Two	Colony Park

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

The PFA Scotland awards took place in Glasgow on 5 May 2013, with the following winners:^[6]

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Michael Higdon	Motherwell
Young Player of the Year	Leigh Griffiths	Hibernian on loan from Wolves
Manager of the Year	Allan Johnston	Queen of the South
First Division Player	Lyle Taylor	Falkirk
Second Division Player	Nicky Clark	Queen of the South
Third Division Player	Lee Wallace	Rangers

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Team
Footballer of the Year	Leigh Griffiths[7]	Hibernian on loan from Wolves
Young Player of the Year	Stuart Armstrong[8]	Dundee United
Manager of the Year	Neil Lennon[9]	Celtic

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

Club	Competitions	Started round	Final round	Coef.	Top Scorer
Celtic	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Round of 16	16.0	Giorgos Samaras, 5
Motherwell	UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1.5
	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Play-off round
Heart of Midlothian	UEFA Europa League	Play-off round	Play-off round	1.5	David Templeton, 1
Dundee United	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	1.0	Willo Flood, 1 Keith Watson, 1
St Johnstone	UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	0.5	Grégory Tadé, 1
Total				20.5
Average				4.3

Celtic

2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Celtic v HJK

1 August 2012 Third qualifying round	Celtic	2 – 1	HJK	Glasgow
19:45	Gary Hooper  54' Charlie Mulgrew  61'	BBC Sport	47' Rasmus Schüller	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,849 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

HJK v Celtic

8 August 2012 Third qualifying round	HJK	0 – 2 (1 – 4 agg.)	Celtic	Helsinki
18:00		BBC Sport	67' Joe Ledley  76' Georgios Samaras	Stadium: Sonera Stadium Attendance: 10,269 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

Helsingborg v Celtic

21 August 2012 Play-off round	Helsingborg	0 – 2	Celtic	Helsingborg
19:45		BBC Sport	2' Kris Commons  75' Georgios Samaras	Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Celtic v Helsingborg

29 August 2012 Play-off round	Celtic	2 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Helsingborg	Glasgow
19:45	Gary Hooper  30' Victor Wanyama  88'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,566 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Celtic v Benfica

19 September 2012 Group G	Celtic	0 – 0	Benfica	Glasgow
19:45		BBC Sport		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,759 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Spartak Moscow v Celtic

2 October 2012 Group G	Spartak Moscow	2 – 3	Celtic	Moscow
17:00	Emmanuel Emenike  41', 48' Insaurralde  63'	BBC Sport	12' Gary Hooper  71' (o.g.) Dmitri Kombarov  90' Georgios Samaras	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Barcelona v Celtic

23 October 2012 Group G	Barcelona	2 – 1	Celtic	Barcelona
19:45	Andrés Iniesta  45' Jordi Alba  90+4'	BBC Sport	18' Georgios Samaras	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 77,781 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Celtic v Barcelona

7 November 2012 Group G	Celtic	2 – 1	Barcelona	Glasgow
19:45	Victor Wanyama  21' Tony Watt  83'	BBC Sport	90+1' Lionel Messi	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,283 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Benfica v Celtic

20 November 2012 Group G	Benfica	2 – 1	Celtic	Lisbon
19:45	Ola John  7' Ezequiel Garay  71'	BBC Sport	32' Georgios Samaras	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 47,065 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Celtic v Spartak Moscow

5 December 2012 Group G	Celtic	2 – 1	Spartak Moscow	Glasgow
19:45	Gary Hooper  21' Kris Commons  81' (pen.)	BBC Sport	39' Ari	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,168 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Celtic v Juventus

12 February 2013 Round of 16	Celtic	0 – 3	Juventus	Glasgow
19:45		BBC Sport	Alessandro Matri  3' Claudio Marchisio  77' Mirko Vučinić  83'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,917 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Italy)

Juventus v Celtic

6 March 2013 Round of 16	Juventus	2 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.)	Celtic	Turin
19:45	Alessandro Matri  24' Fabio Quagliarella  65'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 39,011 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Motherwell

2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Motherwell v Panathinaikos

31 July 2012 Third qualifying round	Motherwell	0 – 2	Panathinaikos	Motherwell
19:45		BBC Sport	13' Lazaros Christodoulopoulos  76' Charalampos Mavrias	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,035 Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Panathinaikos v Motherwell

8 August 2012 Third qualifying round	Panathinaikos	3 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.)	Motherwell	Athens
19:45	Lazaros Christodoulopoulos  51' Charalampos Mavrias  75' Ibrahim Sissoko  83'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Motherwell v Levante

23 August 2012 Play-off round	Motherwell	0 – 2	Levante	Motherwell
19:45		BBC Sport	42' Juanlu  62' Nabil El Zhar	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,286 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Levante v Motherwell

30 August 2012 Play-off round	Levante	1 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Motherwell	Valencia
19:45	Fanis Gekas  72'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 13,398 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Heart of Midlothian

2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Heart of Midlothian v Liverpool

23 August 2012 Play-off round	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 1	Liverpool	Edinburgh
19:45		BBC Sport	78' (own goal) Andy Webster	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 15,965 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Liverpool v Heart of Midlothian

30 August 2012 Play-off round	Liverpool	1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Heart of Midlothian	Liverpool
20:05	Luis Suarez  88'	BBC Report	85' David Templeton	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,361 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Dundee United

2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Dundee United v Dynamo Moscow

2 August 2012 Third qualifying round	Dundee United	2 – 2	Dynamo Moscow	Dundee
19:45	Willo Flood  37' Keith Watson  76'	BBC Report	50' Igor Semshov  90+3' Aleksandr Kokorin	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,977 Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)

Dynamo Moscow v Dundee United

9 August 2012 Third qualifying round	Dynamo Moscow	5 – 0 (7 – 2 agg.)	Dundee United	Khimki
17:00	Igor Semshov  3' Aleksandr Kokorin  23' Artur Yusupov  40' Aleksandr Sapeta  83', 88'	BBC Report		Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 9,063 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

St Johnstone

2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Eskişehirspor v St Johnstone

19 July 2012 Second qualifying round	Eskişehirspor	2 – 0	St Johnstone	Eskişehir
18:00	Alper Potuk  41' Veysel Sarı  64'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 12,206 Referee: Ante Vucemilovic (Croatia)

St Johnstone v Eskişehirspor

26 July 2012 Second qualifying round	St Johnstone	1 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.)	Eskişehirspor	Perth
19:45	Grégory Tadé  35'	BBC Sport	51' Veysel Sarı	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Scotland national team

Scotland  v  Australia

15 August 2012 Challenge match	Scotland	3 – 1	Australia	Edinburgh
20:00 GMT	Jordan Rhodes  29' Jason Davidson  62' (own goal) Ross McCormack  75'	BBC Sport	17' Mark Bresciano	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,110 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Scotland  v  Serbia

8 September 2012 WCQ Group A	Scotland	0 – 0	Serbia	Glasgow
15:00		BBC Sport		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 47,369 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Scotland  v  Macedonia

11 September 2012 WCQ Group A	Scotland	1 – 1	Macedonia	Glasgow
20:00	Kenny Miller  43'	BBC Sport	11' Nikolče Noveski	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 32,430 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Wales  v  Scotland

12 October 2012 WCQ Group A	Wales	2 – 1	Scotland	Cardiff
19:45	Gareth Bale  81' (pen.), 89'	BBC Sport	27' James Morrison	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,249 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Belgium  v  Scotland

16 October 2012 WCQ Group A	Belgium	2 – 0	Scotland	Brussels
20:45	Christian Benteke  69' Vincent Kompany  71'	BBC Sport		Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 44,047 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Luxembourg  v  Scotland

14 November 2012 Friendly	Luxembourg	1 – 2	Scotland	Luxembourg
19:00 GMT	Lars Gerson  47'	BBC Sport	11', 24' Jordan Rhodes	Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann, (Switzerland)

Scotland  v  Estonia

6 February 2013 Challenge match	Scotland	1 – 0	Estonia	Aberdeen
19:45	Charlie Mulgrew  39'	BBC Sport		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,102 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Scotland  v  Wales

22 March 2013 WCQ Group A	Scotland	1 – 2	Wales	Glasgow
20:00	Grant Hanley  45+2'	BBC Sport	72' (pen) Aaron Ramsey  74' Hal Robson-Kanu	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 39,365 Referee: Antony Gautier (France)

Serbia  v  Scotland

26 March 2013 WCQ Group A	Serbia	2 – 0	Scotland	Novi Sad
19:30	Filip Đuričić  60', 65'	Summary		Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Croatia  v  Scotland

7 June 2013 WCQ Group A	Croatia	0 – 1	Scotland	Zagreb
			Robert Snodgrass	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir

Women's football

League and Cup honours

Division	Winner
2012 Scottish Women's Premier League	Glasgow City[10]
SWFL First Division	Hibernian Reserves
SWFL Second Division North	Stonehaven
SWFL Second Division West	Murieston United
SWFL Second Division East	Dunfermline Athletic
SWFL Second Division South East	Hearts

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Match report
2012 Scottish Women's Cup	Glasgow City	1 – 0	Forfar Farmington	BBC Sport
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup	Glasgow City	5 – 1	Spartans	BBC Sport
SWFL First Division Cup	Queen's Park	0 – 0 (3 – 2 pens)	Paisley Saints	SWFitba
SWFL Second Division Cup	Hearts	6 – 1	Aberdeen Reserves	Hearts FC

Individual honours

SWF awards

The SWF awards evening took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 23 November 2012 and the winners were as follows:^[11]

Award	Winner	Team
Players' Player of the Year	Jane Ross	Glasgow City
International Player of the Year	Rhonda Jones	Celtic
Manager of the Year	Mark Nisbet	Forfar Farmington
Premier Division Player of the Year	Natalie Ross	Celtic
First Division Player	Lesley Blair	Airdrie Ladies
Second Division Player	Laura-Anne Johnston	Dundee City

Scottish Women's Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Glasgow City (C)	21	20	0	1	143	10	+133	60	2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round
2	Forfar Farmington	21	14	2	5	50	23	+27	44
3	Celtic	21	14	1	6	72	19	+53	43
4	Hibernian	21	14	1	6	80	31	+49	43
5	Spartans	21	8	2	11	42	49	−7	26
6	Aberdeen	21	5	1	15	18	94	−76	16
7	Hamilton Academical	21	10	6	5	74	42	+32	36
8	Hutchison Vale	21	9	3	9	61	65	−4	30
9	Rangers	21	7	3	11	37	41	−4	24
10	Falkirk	21	7	2	12	36	71	−35	23
11	Inverness City (R)	21	4	3	14	38	87	−49	15	Relegation to SWFL First Division
12	FC Kilmarnock Ladies (R)	21	1	2	18	23	142	−119	5

Updated to games played on 4 November 2012.
Source: Scottish Women's FA
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.

Scotland women's national team

Cameroon  v  Scotland

15 July 2012 Challenge match	Cameroon	0 – 2	Scotland	Aberdeen
15:00		Scottish FA	35' (o.g.) Ariane Bebey Beyene  88' Joanne Love	Stadium: Chris Anderson Stadium

Scotland  v  Iceland

4 August 2012 Challenge match	Scotland	1 – 1	Iceland	Greenock
15:00	Emma Mitchell  89'	Scottish FA	82' Sandra Maria Jessen	Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 412 Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Scotland  v  Norway

30 August 2012 Challenge match	Scotland	2 – 2	Norway	Dunfermline
14:00	Emma Mitchell  13' Sarah Crilly  85'	Scottish FA	70', 75' Isabell Herlovsen	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: Closed door match

Wales  v  Scotland

15 Sep 2012 Qualifying group 4	Wales	1 – 2	Scotland	Llanelli
18:00	Helen Lander  38'	UEFA	45' Joanne Love  68' Kim Little	Stadium: Parc y Scarlets Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Scotland  v  France

19 Sep 2012 Qualifying group 4	Scotland	0 – 5	France	Edinburgh
17:00		Scottish FA	17', 72' Marie-Laure Delie  34', 66' Eugénie Le Sommer  64' Louisa Nécib	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 731 Referee: Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

Scotland  v  Spain

20 Oct 2012 Play-off	Scotland	1 – 1	Spain	Glasgow
14:00	Kim Little  26' (pen.)	BBC Sport	30' Adriana Martín	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 4,058 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Spain  v  Scotland

24 Oct 2012 Play-off	Spain	3 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 agg.)	Scotland	Las Rozas
18:00	Adriana Martín  74' Silvia Meseguer  113' Verónica Boquete  120+2'	Report	62' Emma Mitchell  98' Kim Little	Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

United States  v  Scotland

9 Feb 2013 Challenge match	United States	4 – 1	Scotland	Jacksonville
22:00 (GMT)	Christen Press  13', 32' Shannon Boxx  53' Sydney Leroux  88'	US Soccer	54' Kim Little	Stadium: EverBank Field Attendance: 18,565 Referee: Margaret Domka (United States)

United States  v  Scotland

14 Feb 2013 Challenge match	United States	3 – 1	Scotland	Nashville
01:00 (GMT)	Megan Rapinoe  21' Abby Wambach  51' Christen Press  63'	US Soccer	81' Suzanne Grant	Stadium: LP Field Attendance: 14,224

New Zealand  v  Scotland

6 Mar 2013 Cyprus Cup Group A	New Zealand	1 – 0	Scotland	Nicosia
14:30	Betsy Hassett  26'	Scottish FA		Stadium: GSP Stadium

Scotland  v  England

8 Mar 2013 Cyprus Cup Group A	Scotland	4 – 4	England	Larnaca
17:30	Lisa Evans  18' Jane Ross  48' Kim Little  53' Emma Mitchell  82'	Scottish FA	40' Ellen White  45+1' Toni Duggan  73' Rachel Williams  77' Kelly Smith	Stadium: GSZ Stadium

Italy  v  Scotland

11 Mar 2013 Cyprus Cup Group A	Italy	1 – 2	Scotland	Larnaca
14:30	Sara Gama  73'	Scottish FA	17' Jane Ross  63' Rhonda Jones	Stadium: GSZ Stadium

Netherlands  v  Scotland

13 Mar 2013 5th/6th place play-off	Netherlands	0 – 1	Scotland	Nicosia
14:00		Scottish FA	29' Kim Little	Stadium: GSP Stadium

Scotland  v  Wales

7 Apr 2013 Challenge match	Scotland	2 – 1	Wales	Dunfermline
13:00	Jane Ross  5' Emma Mitchell  68'	Scottish FA	12' Natasha Harding	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 596 Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)

Iceland  v  Scotland

1 Jun 2013 Challenge match	Iceland	2 – 3	Scotland	Reykjavík
18:45 (BST)	Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir  26' Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir  52'	Scottish FA	11' Leanne Crichton  13' Emily Thomson  33' Leanne Ross	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur

Germany  v  Scotland

15 Jun 2013 Challenge match	Germany	–	Scotland	Essen
14:30 (BST)				Stadium: Stadion Essen

Glasgow City

2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League

Glasgow City v ŽNK Osijek

11 Aug 2012 Qualifying round	Glasgow City	3 – 2	ŽNK Osijek	Vantaa
17:00 (CET)	Danica Dalziel  67', 79' Emma Mitchell  86'	UEFA	9' Izabela Lojna  74' Ana Marija Kalamiza	Stadium: Myyrmäki Urheilupuisto Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Glasgow City v FC Noroc

13 Aug 2012 Qualifying round	Glasgow City	11 – 0	FC Noroc	Vantaa
17:30 (CET)	Leanne Ross  4', 17' Jennifer Callaghan  8', 45+1' Eilish McSorley  10', 21' Danica Dalziel  40' Katharina Lindner  50', 54', 89' Ashley McDonald  80'	UEFA		Stadium: Hakunilan Urheilupuisto Referee: Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

PK-35 Vantaa v Glasgow City

16 Aug 2012 Qualifying round	PK-35 Vantaa	1 – 1	Glasgow City	Vantaa
17:00 (CET)	Cynthia Uwak  8'	UEFA	5' Jane Ross	Stadium: Myyrmäki Urheilupuisto Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Glasgow City v Fortuna Hjørring

26 Sep 2012 Round of 32	Glasgow City	1 – 2	Fortuna Hjørring	Glasgow
19:00	Jane Ross  76'	UEFA	3', 31' Nadia Nadim	Stadium: Petershill Park Attendance: 460 Referee: Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

Fortuna Hjørring v Glasgow City

3 Oct 2012 Round of 32	Fortuna Hjørring	0 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Glasgow City	Hjørring
20:15		BBC Sport		Stadium: Hjørring Stadium Attendance: 817 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Deaths

• 11 July: Joe McBride, 74, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Celtic, Hibs, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline, Clyde and Scotland forward.^[12]
• 11 July: Bobby Nicol, 76, Hibernian and Berwick Rangers wing half.^[13]
• 4 August: Jimmy Thomson, 75, St Mirren, Dunfermline and Raith Rovers defender; Dunfermline, Alloa, Berwick Rangers and Raith Rovers manager.
• 12 August: Jackie Watters, 92, Celtic and Airdrieonians forward^[14]
• 25 August: Emilio Pacione, 92, Dundee United winger.^[15]
• 12 September: Jimmy Andrews, 85, Dundee winger.^[16]
• 15 October: Jim Rollo, 74, Hibs goalkeeper.^[17]
• 15 October: Trevor Kemp, Berwick Rangers forward.
• 19 October: Iain Jamieson, 84, Aberdeen wing half.^[18]
• 23 October: Hughie Hay, 80, Aberdeen, Dundee United and Arbroath forward.
• 5 November: Jimmy Stephen, 90, Portsmouth defender, won two caps for Scotland.
• 7 November: Harry McShane, 92, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United winger.^[19]
• 8 November: Bobby Gilfillan, 74, Cowdenbeath, St Johnstone and Raith Rovers forward.
• 5 December: Doug Smith, 75, Dundee United defender and director; Scottish Football League president.^[20]
• 13 December: Ian Black, 88, Aberdeen, Southampton, Fulham and Scotland goalkeeper.^[21]
• 16 December: Jim Patterson, 84, Queen of the South forward, all time top goalscorer for club.^[22]
• 17 December: Charlie Adam, 50, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Partick Thistle and St Johnstone midfielder.^[23]
• 22 December: Wattie Dick, 85, Third Lanark inside forward.^[24]
• 22 December: George Hazlett, 89, Celtic winger.^[25]
• 23 December: Doug Stockdale, 86, Raith Rovers, Ayr United and Forfar Athletic forward.^[26]
• 29 December: Hugh Adam, 87, Rangers director.^[27]
• 31 December: Willie Benvie, Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers forward.^[26][28]
• 3 January: George Falconer, 66, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Montrose forward.^[26]
• 18 January: Peter Boyle, 61, Clyde forward, made one appearance for Australia.^[29]
• 18 January: Sean Fallon, 90, Celtic defender and assistant manager.^[30]
• 8 February: Ian Lister, 65, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers, St Mirren and Berwick Rangers winger.
• 19 February: John Downie, 87, Manchester United inside forward.^[31]
• 2 March: Jimmy Jackson, 81, Notts County forward.^[32]
• 7 March: Willie McCulloch, 85, Kilmarnock, Airdrie, St Mirren and Morton winger.^[33]
• 14 March: Harry Thomson, 72, Burnley and Blackpool goalkeeper.^[34]
• 21 March: Angus Carmichael, 87, Queen's Park defender; played for Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games.^[35]
• 5 April: Tommy McGhee, 66, Clydebank forward.
• 19 April: Peter Armit, 87, St Johnstone and Hamilton winger.^[36]
• 21 April: Jimmy McGill, 87, Queen of the South forward.^[37]
• 6 May: Ian MacLeod, 53, Motherwell, Falkirk, Raith Rovers and Meadowbank Thistle player.^[38]
• 8 May: Ernie Winchester, 68, Aberdeen, Hearts and Arbroath forward.
• 17 June: Peter Millar, 62, Arbroath, Dunfermline, Motherwell and Dundee midfielder.^[39]

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7. "Hibs goal machine Leigh Griffiths looking to impress Scotland boss Gordon Strachan". Daily Record. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
8. Ralston, Gary (18 May 2013). "Young Player of the Year Stuart Armstrong looks push on at Tannadice". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
9. Guidi, Mark (12 May 2013). "Neil Lennon scoops Scottish Football Writers’ Association Manager of the Year award". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
10. "Glasgow City beat Aberdeen as they lift sixth SWPL title". BBC Sport. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
11. Jen O'Neill (28 November 2012). "Scottish WF Awards 2012". She Kicks. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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19. Thomson, Doug (14 November 2012). "The busy life of former Huddersfield Town and Manchester United star Harry McShane who has died aged 92". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
20. "Ex-Dundee United captain and Chairman Doug Smith, dies aged 75". BBC News. BBC. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
21. Bull, David (17 December 2012). "Ian Black: An Appreciation". www.saintsfc.co.uk. Southampton FC. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
22. "Queen of the South goalscoring hero Jim Patterson dies". BBC News. BBC. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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25. "End of an era as last great Celt Hazlett passes on". Belfast Telegraph. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
26. "Three Former Players Pass Away". www.raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
27. McElroy, Robert (5 January 2013). "Hugh Adam". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 3 January 2015.
28. Willie Benvie career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
29. "Peter Boyle". www.clydefc.co.uk. Clyde FC. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
30. "Sean Fallon: Tributes paid after Celtic great dies aged 90". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
31. Butler, Cliff (21 February 2013). "Obituary: Johnny Downie". www.manutd.com. Manchester United FC. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
32. "RIP James 'Jimmy' Jackson". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Notts County FC. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
33. Dunlop, Andy (15 March 2013). "Obituary: William Barrie McCulloch, footballer, manager and trainer". The Scotsman (Johnston Publishing). Retrieved 4 January 2015.
34. "Harry Thomson: 1940–2013". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Burnley FC. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
35. "Announcements Home > Deaths > CARMICHAEL". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
36. "Peter Armit". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
37. "Obituary. Jimmy McGill". www.qosfc.com. Queen of the South FC. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
38. "Ian MacLeod (1959 – 2013)". www.raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
39. "Motherwell legend dies". Motherwell Times. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.