2012–13 Berwick Rangers F.C. season explained

Club:	Berwick Rangers
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Ian Little
Chairman:	Brian Porteous
Stadium:	Shielfield Park
League:	Third Division
League Result:	Fourth place
Cup1:	Challenge Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round, lost to Queen's Park
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round, lost to Raith Rovers
Cup3:	Scottish Cup
Cup3 Result:	Third round, lost to Stenhousemuir
League Topscorer:	Darren Lavery (17)
Season Topscorer:	Darren Lavery (20)
Highest Attendance:	4,476 vs Rangers Third Division, 23 February 2013
Lowest Attendance:	372 vs Queen's Park Challenge Cup, 28 July 2012
Average Attendance:	League: 917^[1]
Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

The 2012–13 season was Berwick Rangers's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Third Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2004–05 season.^[2] Berwick also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.^[3]

Summary

Season

Berwick Rangers finished fourth in the Scottish Third Division,^[4] entering the play-offs losing 3–2 to East Fife on aggregate in the Semi-final.^[5] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,^[6] the first round of the League Cup^[7] and the third round of the Scottish Cup.^[3]

Results & fixtures

Scottish Third Division

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Third Division.

Scottish Challenge Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Challenge Cup.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 13 May 2013 ^{[8] [9]} |}

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

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 13 May 2013

Nation	Position	Name	Third Division		Other		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
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	GK	Youssef Bejaoui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Marc McCallum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Ian McCaldon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Ross Brady	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Dean Droudge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Ross Gray	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Devon Jacobs	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	DF	Marc Lancaster	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Andy McLean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Steven Notman	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
	DF	Chris Townsley	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	MF	Phil Addison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Dougie Brydon	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
	MF	Lee Currie	10	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	14	2
	MF	Alberto Garcia Arena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Damian Gielty	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Dean Hoskins	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	Neil Janczyk	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Kevin McDonald	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
	MF	Fraser McLaren	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
	MF	Craig Stevenson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Dean Carse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Scott Dalziel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Dylan Easton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	FW	John Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Darren Lavery	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Ian Little	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Stuart Noble	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kenny O'Brien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Greig Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Josh Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

Division summary

Transfers

Players in

Player	To	Fee
	Cowdenbeath	Free^[10]
Neil Janczyk	East Fife	Free^[11]
Dean Hoskins	Spartans	Free^[12]
Dougie Brydon	Duns	Free^[13]
Damian Gielty	Avenir Beggen	Free^[14]
Craig Stevenson	Lothian Thistle	Free
Dean Droudge	Cowdenbeath	Free^[15]
Ian McCaldon	Free Agent	Free
Darren Linton	Leith Athletic	Free^[16]
Nicholas Rendall	Alloa Athletic	Free
Craig Robertson	Tynecastle	Free
Grant Sandison	Alloa Athletic	Free
Greig Smith	Alloa Athletic	Free
Devon Jacobs	Stirling Albion	Free^[17]
Phil Addison	Hibernian	Free
Marc Lancaster	Hibernian	Free^[18]
Ross Brady	Livingston	Free^[19]
Dean Carse	Aberdeen	Free
Alberto Garcia Arena	Atlético Mancha Real	Free
Ross Gray	Livingston	Loan^[20]
Marc McCallum	Dundee United	Loan^[21]
Dylan Easton	Livingston	Free^[22]
Scott Dalziel	Brechin City	Free^[23]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
	East Stirlingshire^[24]	Free^[25]
	Clyde^[26]	Free
	Newtongrange Star^[27]	Free
	Free agent	Free
	Bonnyrigg Rose^[28]	Free
	Free agent	Free
	Musselburgh Athletic	Free
	Free agent	Free
	Kelty Hearts^[29]	Free
	Arbroath^[30]	Free
	Free agent	Free
John Ferguson	Spartans^[31]	Free^[32]
Youssef Bejaoui	Free agent	Free^[33]
Stuart Noble	Free agent	Free^[34]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scotland Stats: Team Attendance 2012/13 . . espnfc.com . 3 June 2013.
2. Web site: Promotion, relegation and the re election rule 1893 to date . Scottish Football Historical Archive . 14 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929152050/http://scottish-football-historical-archive.com/promotionrelegation.htm . 29 September 2012 .
3. Web site: Berwick Rangers F.C. v Stenhousemuir F.C. . . scottishfa.co.uk . 13 November 2013 . 3 June 2013.
4. Web site: 2012/13 Scottish Division Three Table . . espnfc.com . 3 June 2013.
5. Web site: Liam Gormley snatched an extra-time winner for East Fife to book a place in the Second Division play-off final against Peterhead. . . bbc.co.uk . 11 May 2013 . 3 June 2013.
6. Web site: Queen's Park beat Berwick Rangers on penalties to reach the second round of the Ramsdens Cup. . . bbc.co.uk . 28 July 2012 . 3 June 2013.
7. Web site: Pat Clarke struck a late winner as Raith came back from a goal behind three times to defeat Berwick in the Scottish Communities League Cup first round. . . bbc.co.uk . 4 August 2012 . 3 June 2013.
8. Web site: Soccerbase Team Stats . 7 May 2011.
9. Web site: 1st Team Profiles . . 17 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518125354/http://www.berwickrangersfc.co.uk/f-the-team/1st-team-profiles.html . 18 May 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
10. Web site: Berwick secure Bejaoui . https://archive.today/20130104141847/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/berwick-secure-bejaoui/ . dead . 4 January 2013 . . 5 June 2012 . 5 June 2012 .
11. Web site: Berwick add to squad . . 5 July 2012 . 8 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20130202085423/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/berwick-add-to-squad/ . 2013-02-02 . dead .
12. Web site: McLaren, Hoskins and Janczyk sign . The Berwick Advertiser . . 3 July 2012 . 8 July 2012 .
13. News: Little can’t wait for kick off to season Brydon concludes deal to finalise switch from Duns . The Berwick Advertiser . . 10 July 2012 . 10 July 2012 .
14. Web site: Rangers bring Gielty back from continent . Berwick Advertiser . berwick-advertiser.co.uk . 27 July 2012 . 30 July 2012 .
15. Web site: Rangers add three new players to squad . Berwick Advertiser . berwick-advertiser.co.uk . 20 July 2012 . 30 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807102112/http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/sport/local-sport-headlines/berwick-rangers/rangers-add-three-new-players-to-squad-1-2423702 . 7 August 2012 . dead .
16. Web site: Signing News . . berwickrangersfc.co.uk . 3 July 2012 . 30 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530191532/http://www.berwickrangersfc.co.uk/f-news/f-news-archive/july-news-archive.html . 30 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
17. Web site: Horn hopes players are up for the cup . Berwick Advertiser . berwick-advertiser.co.uk . 3 August 2012 . 3 August 2012 .
18. Web site: Transfer talk Aug 1 . . dailyrecord.co.uk . 1 August 2012 . 3 August 2012.
19. News: Rangers hope to get back to winning ways . The Berwick Advertiser . . 18 October 2012 . 18 October 2012 .
20. News: Berwick loan return out Rossco . livingstonfc.co.uk . . 27 October 2012 . 29 October 2012 .
21. Web site: Loan News . . dundeeunitedfc.co.uk . 12 January 2013 . 12 January 2013.
22. Web site: New signing Easton nets on his home debut . Berwick Advertiser . berwick-advertiser.co.uk . 22 January 2013 . 22 January 2013.
23. Web site: Rangers seek views of fans over league restructure . Berwick Advertiser . berwick-advertiser.co.uk . 5 February 2013 . 5 February 2013 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191836/http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/sport/football/berwick-rangers/rangers-seek-views-of-fans-over-league-restructure-1-2774584 . dead .
24. Web site: David Is First New Face . https://archive.today/20130102094256/http://www.eaststirlingshirefc.com/2012/05/16/david-is-first-new-face/ . dead . 2 January 2013 . . 16 May 2012 . 17 May 2012 .
25. Web site: Six Rangers players to return after agreeing new deals . Berwick Advertiser . 15 May 2012 . 17 May 2012 .
26. Web site: Barclay Joins The Bully Wee . . 7 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
27. News: Deland becomes a Star . scottishfootballleague.com . . 21 June 2012 . 21 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20130201221649/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/deland-becomes-a-star/ . 1 February 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
28. Web site: Thomson moves to Bonnyrigg permanently . . 14 June 2012 . 14 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20130201223017/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/thomson-moves-to-bonnyrigg-permanently/ . 1 February 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
29. Web site: Signings . . scottishfa.co.uk . 30 July 2012 . 8 August 2012.
30. Web site: Sheerin adds two to squad . . scottishfootballleague.com . 24 July 2012 . 27 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20130201232203/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/sheerin-adds-two-to-squad/ . 2013-02-01 . dead .
31. Web site: Stop-Start January . . spartansfc.com . 22 January 2013 . 22 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200107/http://www.spartansfc.com/2013/01/22/stop-start-january/ . 4 March 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
32. Web site: Ferguson departs Berwick . . scottishfootballleague.com . 9 January 2013 . 10 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130112015621/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/ferguson-departs-berwick . 12 January 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
33. Web site: Berwick sign new keeper and release Bejaoui . Berwick Advertiser . 12 January 2013 . 13 January 2013 . 8 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308160059/http://www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk/sport/football/berwick-rangers/berwick-sign-new-keeper-and-release-bejaoui-1-2734100 . dead .
34. Web site: Noble departure from Berwick . . scottishfootballleague.com . 13 February 2013 . 13 February 2013 . https://archive.today/20130411200055/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/noble-departure-from-berwick/ . 11 April 2013 . dead . dmy-all .