Scottish Second Division 2012/13

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Scottish Second Division 2012/13
master Queen of the South
Climbers Queen of the South
Alloa Athletic
Relegation ↑ Alloa Athletic
Brechin City
Forfar Athletic
Relegation ↓ East Fife FC
Relegated Albion Rovers
Teams 10
Games 180 + 6 relegation games
Gates 601  (ø 3.34 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Nicky Clark
(Queen of the South)
← Second Division 2011/12
^ First Division 2012/13

The Scottish Football League Second Division was played in 2012/13 for the 38th and last time as the third highest Scottish league . In addition, it was the thirty-eighth edition of the men's third-highest football division in Scotland under the name Second Division . In the 2012/13 season, 10 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 match days. Each team played four times against each other team. In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .

The championship was won by Queen of the South , which at the same time secured participation in the 2013/14 championship season . On the ascent play-offs took Alloa Athletic , Brechin City and Forfar Athletic in part. In addition to the queens , the runner-up, Alloa Athletic, rose after the play-offs. In the relegation to the remaining for the following League One 2013/14 played the FC East Fife , which was able to successfully prevail. The Albion Rovers , however, had to relegate to League Two . The top scorer with 32 goals was Nicky Clark of Queen of the South.

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Queen of the South (A)  36  29  5  2 092:230 +69 92
 2. Alloa Athletic (N)  36  20th  7th  9 062:350 +27 67
 3. Brechin City  36  19th  4th  13 072:590 +13 61
 4th Forfar Athletic  36  17th  3  16 067:740  −7 54
 5. FC Arbroath  36  15th  7th  14th 047:570 −10 52
 6th FC Stenhousemuir  36  12  13  11 059:590  ± 0 49
 7th Ayr United (A)  36  12  5  19th 053:650 −12 41
 8th. FC Stranraer (N)  36  10  7th  19th 043:710 −28 37
 9. East Fife FC  36  8th  8th  20th 050:650 −15 32
10. Albion Rovers  36  7th  3  26th 045:820 −37 24

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored - 4th direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored)

Legend
2012/13 season
Promoted to the championship
Participation in the promotion relegation
Participation in the relegation relegation
Relegated to League Two
At the end of the 2011/12 season
(A) Relegated from the First Division
(N) Newcomer from the third division

Relegation

Participants in the relegation games were FC East Fife from this year's Second Division, as well as the three teams from the Third Division , FC Peterhead , FC Queen's Park and the Berwick Rangers . The winners of the first round played in the last round for a place for the following Scottish League One 2013/14 season .

First round

The first legs were played on May 8, 2013. The second leg on May 11, 2013.

total First leg Return leg
Berwick Rangers 2: 3 East Fife FC 1: 1 1: 2 a.d.
FC Queen's Park 1: 4 Peterhead FC 0: 1 1: 3
Second round

The first leg was played on May 15, 2013. The second leg on May 19, 2013.

total First leg Return leg
East Fife FC 1-0 Peterhead FC 0-0 1-0

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