2012–13_Partick_Thistle_F.C._season

2012–13 Partick Thistle F.C. season

Partick Thistle 2012–13 football season

The 2012–13 season was Partick Thistle's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2005–06 season.^[2] Partick Thistle also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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Partick Thistle

2012–13 season

Chairman

David Beattie

Manager

Jackie McNamara
(Until 30 January 2013)
Alan Archibald
(From 30 January 2013)

Stadium

Firhill Stadium

First Division

First place

Challenge Cup

Final, lost to Queen of the South

League Cup

Second round, lost to Hamilton Academical

Scottish Cup

Fourth round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic

Top goalscorer

League:
Kris Doolan (13)
Steven Lawless (13)
All:
Kris Doolan (15)
Chris Erskine (15)

Highest home attendance

8,875 vs. Greenock Morton, First Division, 10 April 2013

Lowest home attendance

1,807 vs. Raith Rovers, Challenge Cup, 19 February 2013

Average home league attendance

League: 3,705^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

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Summary

Season

Partick Thistle finished first in the Scottish First Division,^[3] and were promoted to the Scottish Premier League.^[4] They reached the final of the Challenge Cup,^[5] losing 6–5 on penalties to Queen of the South,^[6] the second round of the League Cup^[7] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.^[8]

Thistle are crowned champions. James Craigen holds the trophy.

Management

Thistle began the season under the management of Jackie McNamara. On 29 January 2013, the club gave permission to Dundee United to speak to McNamara about becoming their new manager.^[9] The following day McNamara and his assistant Simon Donnelly resigned,^[10] to become the new management team at United.^[11]^[12] Later the same day the club announced that Alan Archibald and Scott Paterson would take over as the club's interim management team.^[13] On 22 March, the duo were given the job on a permanent basis^[14] signing a one-year rolling contract.^[15]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

Alloa Athletic v Partick Thistle

10 July 2012^[16] Friendly	Alloa Athletic	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Recreation Park
	Munn 52'	Partick Report	Lawless 26' Sinclair 50'

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

17 July 2012^[17] Friendly	Ayr United	1 – 4	Partick Thistle	Somerset Park
19:45	Kasubandi 34'	Partick Report	Welsh 8' Lawless 76', 84' Elliott 81'

Partick Thistle v Celtic XI

21 July 2012^[18] ARR Craib Cup	Partick Thistle	2 – 0	Celtic XI	Firhill Stadium
12:00	Welsh 32' Lawless 49'	Celtic Report

Partick Thistle v Everton XI

22 July 2012^[18] ARR Craib Cup Final	Partick Thistle	3 – 1	Everton XI	Firhill Stadium
14:45	Welsh 2, 48(pen)' Bannigan 54'		McAleny 52'

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish First Division

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

11 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	3 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Lawless 4' Doolan 7', 57'	SFL Report	Taylor 53'	Attendance: 3,487 Referee: Salmond

Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle

18 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	East End Park
15:00		SFL Report	Lawless 24'	Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Brines

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

25 August 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Doolan 16' Erskine 63' Bannigan 70'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,944 Referee: Finnie

Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical

1 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	4 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Welsh 41' Craig 56,86' Lawless 65'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,603 Referee: McLean

Livingston v Partick Thistle

15 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Livingston	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Morton 59'	SFL Report	Lawless 38', 48'	Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Thomson

Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath

22 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Muirhead 25' (Penalty) Linton 70' (Own goal)	SFL Report	Stevenson 49'	Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Collum

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

29 September 2012 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Spence 66'	BBC Report Partick Report	Doolan 90'	Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Clancy

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

6 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	3 – 1	Partick Thistle	Cappielow
15:00	Rutkiewicz 14' McLaughlin 39' O'Brien 86'	SFL Report	Craig 20' Murray 55'	Attendance: 3,445 Referee: Roache

Partick Thistle v Airdrie United

20 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	7 – 0	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Erskine 4', 45' Muirhead 11' (Penalty) Lawless 30' Welsh 42' Doolan 57' Forbes 80'	SFL Report	Sally 76'	Attendance: 2,545 Referee: Norris

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

27 October 2012 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Madden

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

10 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	5 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Lawless 5', 75' Balatoni 34' O'Donnell 39' Forbes 56'	BBC Report	Muirhead 24' (Own goal)	Attendance: 5,268 Referee: Murray

Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle

16 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park
19:45	Smith 41' (Own goal)	BBC Report SFL Report	Paton 75'	Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Finnie

Partick Thistle v Livingston

24 November 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 0	Livingston	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Sinclair 54' Bannigan 63'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,508 Referee: McKendrick

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

8 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	P – P	Partick Thistle	Central Park
15:00		BBC Report

Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers

15 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	3 – 2	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Bannigan 21' Lawless 32' Craig 87'	SFL Report	Spence 13' Graham 81'	Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Clancy

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

26 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 2	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Craig 28' Forbes 70'	SFL Report	Hardie 64' Taggart 84'	Attendance: 4,955 Referee: Madden

Airdrie United v Partick Thistle

29 December 2012 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Boyle 41'	SFL Report	Erskine 79'	Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Muir

Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical

2 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	P – P	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Livingston v Partick Thistle

5 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Livingston	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Andreu 29' McNulty 90+2'	SFL Report	Doolan 25' Craig 32' Welsh 89'	Attendance: 1,762 Referee: Salmond

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

12 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	2 – 0	Partick Thistle	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Balatoni 21' (Own goal) Prunty 63'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,530 Referee: Roache

Partick Thistle v Falkirk

19 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	4 – 1	Falkirk	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Balatoni 4', 62' Erskine 20', 64'	SFL Report	Taylor 18'	Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Beaton

Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath

26 January 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Craig 25' Balatoni 44'	SFL Report	Hemmings 9'	Attendance: 2,543 Referee: Allan

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

2 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	P – P	Partick Thistle	Central Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

9 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	P – P	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle

16 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Cappielow
15:00	MacDonald 57', 81' (Penalty)	SFL Report	Erskine 9' Craig 46' Murray 84'	Attendance: 5,647 Referee: Norris

Partick Thistle v Hamilton Academical

19 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Muirhead 55' (Penalty)	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,046 Referee: McKendrick

Partick Thistle v Airdrie United

23 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Erskine 76'	SFL Report		Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Tumilty

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

26 February 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	A – A	Partick Thistle	Central Park
19:45	Moore 4', 64'	SFL Report	Lawless 23'	Attendance: 719 Referee: Charleston
Note: Abandoned due to fog^[19]

Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle

2 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 4	Partick Thistle	East End Park
15:00		SFL Report	Craig 4', 22', 33' Forbes 15'	Attendance: 2,822 Referee: Madden

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

9 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Lawless 9', 74' Doolan 81'	SFL Report		Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Brines

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

12 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	P – P	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
19:45		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to a frozen pitch

Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle

16 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Hamilton Academical	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park
15:00		SFL Report	Balatoni 44' Elliott 84'	Attendance: 1,852 Referee: Finnie

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

19 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	P – P	Partick Thistle	Central Park
19:45		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to snow

Partick Thistle v Livingston

23 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	6 – 1	Livingston	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Muirhead 19' (Penalty) Craig 22' Craigen 36' Lawless 43' Erskine 57' Doolan 69'	SFL Report	Watson 45'	Attendance: 2,897 Referee: Salmond

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

27 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	0 – 3	Partick Thistle	Central Park
19:45	O'Brien 70'	SFL Report	O'Donnell 24' Doolan 30', 79'	Attendance: 716 Referee: Charleston

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

30 March 2013 Scottish First Division	Cowdenbeath	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Central Park
15:00	Moore 31'	SFL Report	Doolan 12', 62'	Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Muir

Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

2 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Raith Rovers	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
19:45		SFL Report	Muirhead 58'	Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Murray

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

10 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Firhill Stadium
19:45	Craigen 41'	SFL Report		Attendance: 8,875 Referee: Colvin
Note: Kick of delayed to 20:00 due to large crowd still waiting to get in^[20]

Airdrie United v Partick Thistle

13 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Watt 35'	SFL Report	Balatoni 89' Elliott 90+1'	Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Robertson

Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers

16 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
19:45		SFL Report		Attendance: 4,963 Referee: Clancy

Falkirk v Partick Thistle

20 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Falkirk	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	Falkirk Stadium
15:00		SFL Report	Dowie 50' Doolan 78'	Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Finnie

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

27 April 2013 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	3 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium
15:00	McMillan 27' Erskine 84' Lawless 90+5'	SFL Report	Wallace 65' Geggan 72' Thomson 80'	Attendance: 5,663 Referee: Collum

Dumbarton v Partick Thistle

4 May 2013 Scottish First Division	Dumbarton	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00		SFL Report Partick Report		Attendance: 1,528 Referee: Beaton

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup

Clyde v Partick Thistle

28 July 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Clyde	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	Recreation Park
15:00		SFL Report	Doolan 73'	Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Muir

Queens Park v Partick Thistle

14 August 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2	Queens Park	4 – 5	Partick Thistle	Hampden Park
19:30	Shankland 18' Longworth 53' Quinn 78' Little 85'	SFL Report	Sinclair 34' Elliott 40' Erskine 65', 90' Bannigan 90'	Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Allan

Partick Thistle v Raith Rovers

9 September 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup QF	Partick Thistle	3 – 0	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
16:05	Erskine 50', 58' Craig 53'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Charleston

Cowdenbeath v Partick Thistle

14 October 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup SF	Cowdenbeath	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	Central Park
16:05		SFL Report	Craig 74'	Attendance: 1,159 Referee: McKendrick

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

7 April 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final	Queen of the South	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 p)	Partick Thistle	Braidwood Motor Company Stadium
16:05	Clark 101'	SFL Report	Muirhead 119' Doolan 120'	Attendance: 9,452 Referee: Allan
	Penalties
	Young Carmichael Fitzpatrick Robinson Reilly Mitchell Higgins		O'Donnell Erskine Welsh Sinclair Forbes Doolan Balatoni

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

Forfar Athletic v Partick Thistle

4 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1	Forfar Athletic	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	Station Park
15:00		SFL Report	Erskine 18' Lawless 37' Murray 44'	Attendance: 693 Referee: Northcroft

Hamilton Academical v Partick Thistle

28 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Partick Thistle	New Douglas Park
19:45	Crawford 107'	SFL Report		Attendance: 1,268 Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

Partick Thistle v Cove Rangers

3 November 2012 Scottish Cup round 3	Partick Thistle	2 – 1	Cove Rangers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Forbes 13' Craig 27' Redford 38' (o.g.)	BBC Report	Milne 86'	Attendance: 1,957 Referee: Tumilty

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Muirhead 27'	BBC Report	Barrowman 35' Barrowman	Attendance: 3,197 Referee: McLean

Player statistics

Captains

More information No., P ...

P	Name	No. games	Notes
DF	Archibald	22	Club captain
MF	Paton	8	Club captain
MF	Murray	2	Club captain
FW	Craig	5	Club captain
MF	Erskine	6	Club captain

Last updated: 4 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

^[21]^[22]Last updated 4 May 2013

More information No., Pos ...

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	BEL	Glenn Daniels	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Scott Fox	36	0	29+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	SCO	Ryan Scully	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Graeme Smith	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Alan Archibald	22	0	17+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Conrad Balatoni	35	6	28+1	6	3+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Andy Dowie	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Liam Lindsay	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jordan McMillan	3	1	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Aaron Muirhead	39	4	29+1	4	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen O’Donnell	37	2	26+2	2	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Paton	30	0	24+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Aaron Sinclair	40	2	28+5	1	2+1	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Stuart Bannigan	41	4	32+1	3	5+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jonathan Black	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jamie Campbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Chris Erskine	43	15	31+3	10	4+1	4	2+0	1	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Ross Forbes	30	4	22+4	3	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	SCO	Bradley Halsman	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Steven Lawless	44	14	30+5	13	4+1	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jordan Leyden	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	NIR	Caolan McAleer	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh Murray	16	0	12+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	David Rowson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Paul Slane	4	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Sean Welsh	32	2	22+3	2	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	David Wilson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Steven Craig	30	14	18+7	12	3+0	2	0+0	0	1+1	0
	FW	ENG	James Craigen	24	2	10+9	2	2+1	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kris Doolan	41	15	18+15	13	0+4	2	2+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Christie Elliott	28	3	4+17	2	3+2	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
	FW	SCO	Mark McGuigan	16	0	1+11	0	1+0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 4 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	First Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Glenn Daniels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Scott Fox	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Ryan Scully	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Graeme Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Alan Archibald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Conrad Balatoni	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	Andy Dowie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Liam Lindsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jordan McMillan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Aaron Muirhead	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	3
	DF	Stephen O’Donnell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Paul Paton	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	DF	Aaron Sinclair	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Stuart Bannigan	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
	MF	Jonathan Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jamie Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Chris Erskine	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Ross Forbes	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	MF	Bradley Halsman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Steven Lawless	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Jordan Leyden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Caolan McAleer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Hugh Murray	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	3
	MF	David Rowson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Paul Slane	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	Sean Welsh	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	David Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Steven Craig	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
	FW	James Craigen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kris Doolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Christie Elliott	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Mark McGuigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 3 May 2013

More information Nation, Name ...

Name	Award	Month
Jackie McNamara^[23]	First Division Manager of the Month	August
Steven Lawless^[23]	Young Player of the Month	August
Stuart Bannigan^[24]	Young Player of the Month	January
Alan Archibald^[25]	First Division Manager of the Month	February
Alan Archibald^[26]	First Division Manager of the Month	March
Kris Doolan^[27]	Player of the Month	March
Scott Fox, Stephen O’Donnell, Aaron Sinclair, Stuart Bannigan & Chris Erskine^{[note 1]}	PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year^[28]^[29]	Season

Team statistics

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	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 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

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division summary

More information Round, Ground ...

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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D
Position	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1	1	1	1	1

Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.^[30]

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: ^[31]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012

More information Player, From ...

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Hugh Murray	St Mirren	Free^[32]
Aaron Muirhead	Annan Athletic	Undisclosed^[33]^[34]
Steven Lawless	Motherwell	Free^[35]
Sean Welsh	Hibernian	Free^[36]
James Craigen	Edinburgh University	Free^[37]
Steven Craig	Ross County	Loan^[38]
Ross Forbes	Motherwell	Free^[39]
Paul Slane	Celtic	Loan^[40]
Graeme Smith	Gabala	Free^[41]
Steven Craig	Ross County	Free^[42]
Glenn Daniels	Celtic	Loan^[43]
Dominic Green	Motherwell	Loan^[44]
Jordan McMillan	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[45]
Andy Dowie	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[46]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Thomas Stewart	Shamrock Rovers^[47]	Free^[48]
Kieran Burns	Irvine Meadow XI^[49]	Free^[48]
Gavin Griffin	Airdrie United^[50]	Free^[48]
William Kinniburgh	Irvine Meadow XI^[49]	Free^[51]
Mark Burbidge	Free Agent	Free^[52]
Chris Ketterer	Free Agent	Free^[52]
Jordan McGrotty	Free Agent	Free^[52]
Colin Stevenson	Irvine Meadow XI^[49]	Free^[52]
Paul Cairney	Hibernian^[53]	Free^[52]
Scott Robertson	Arbroath^[54]	Free^[52]
Jonathan Lindsay	Stalybridge Celtic^[55]	Free^[56]
Shaun Fraser	Free Agent	Free^[56]
Caolan McAleer	Arthurlie	Loan^[57]
Mark McGuigan	Albion Rovers	Loan^[58]
James Craigen	Forfar Athletic	Loan^[59]
Christie Elliott	Albion Rovers	Loan^[60]
Bradley Halsman	Albion Rovers	Loan^[60]
David Rowson	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[61]
Graeme Smith	Ayr United^[62]	Free^[63]
Jamie Campbell	Stranraer	Loan^[64]
Ryan Scully	Albion Rovers	Loan^[43]
Dale Keenan	East Fife	Loan^[65]
David Rowson	Stenhousemuir^[66]	Free^[67]

Notes

[N 1]
Jordan McMillan was also included but for his time as a Dunfermline Athletic player.

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