2012–13 Forfar Athletic F.C. season
# 2012–13 Forfar Athletic F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Forfar Athletic's third consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Third Division at the end of the 2009–10 season. Forfar Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

### Season

Forfar finished fourth in the Scottish Second Division, entering the play-offs losing 7–4 to Dunfermline Athletic on aggregate in the Semi-final and remained in the Scottish Second Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Player statistics

### Squad

    Last updated 11 May 2013

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Second Division | Second Division | Other | Other | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Jack Hamilton | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Darren Hill | 18 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | David Scott | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Derek Soutar | 13 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jamie Bishop | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Michael Bolochoweckyj | 36 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Iain Campbell | 44 | 10 | 34+1 | 8 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Michael Dunlop | 22 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRO | Odmar Faeroe | 12 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Gregor Fotheringham | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Mark McCulloch | 43 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Duncan Reid | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Stephen Tulloch | 25 | 2 | 16+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Scott Webster | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jordon Brown | 18 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | James Craigen | 11 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Danny Denholm | 33 | 10 | 25+3 | 9 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Keith Gibson | 7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Connor Gray | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Martyn Fotheringham | 32 | 4 | 19+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Liam Keiller | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gavin Malin | 23 | 5 | 15+5 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Kevin Motion | 20 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Robertson | 23 | 2 | 14+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Barry Sellars | 17 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Alastair Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gavin Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ross Campbell | 38 | 6 | 21+8 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Dale Hilson | 23 | 3 | 19+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Omar Kader | 30 | 4 | 8+17 | 3 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Charlie King | 27 | 1 | 1+19 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Gavin Swankie | 41 | 14 | 31+1 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Chris Templeman | 44 | 14 | 34+1 | 11 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Graham Gibson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

    a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the Challenge Cup.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

    Last updated 11 May 2013

| Position | Name | Second Division | Second Division | Other | Other | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | Jack Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Darren Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | David Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Derek Soutar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Jamie Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Michael Bolochoweckyj | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| DF | Iain Campbell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| DF | Michael Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DF | Odmar Faeroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Gregor Fotheringham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Mark McCulloch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| DF | Duncan Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Stephen Tulloch | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| DF | Scott Webster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jordon Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | James Craigen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Danny Denholm | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | Keith Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Connor Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Martyn Fotheringham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | Liam Keiller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Gavin Malin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Motion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Willie Robertson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Barry Sellars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Alastair Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Gavin Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Ross Campbell | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Dale Hilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | Omar Kader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Charlie King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Gavin Swankie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Chris Templeman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Graham Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 74 | −7 | 54 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Arbroath | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 52 | |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 49 | |

### 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 | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
