The 2012–13 Scottish Football League Second Division (also known as the 2012–13 Irn Bru Scottish Football League Second Division for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football.
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
were the current champions.
Teams
Two sides were promoted from the
2011–12 competition.
Cowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath () is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 1890. According to a 20 ...
as champions, and
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...
as winners of the promotion play-offs. They were replaced by
Queen of the South, who finished bottom of the
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, and
Ayr United, who were relegated through the first division play-offs.
Stirling Albion
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were relegated from this division after finishing bottom, and they were replaced by
Third Division winners
Alloa Athletic
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.
Albion Rovers finished in 9th place, but were able to stay up as a result of winning the promotion play-offs.
Stranraer
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, who had lost to Albion Rovers in the play-off final, were promoted to the Second Division after the decision was made for
Rangers
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to start in the Third Division.
Stranraer replaced
Airdrie United
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, who will take up the space in the First Division.
Stadia and locations
League table
Results
Teams play each other four times in this league. In the first half of the season each team plays every other team twice (home and away) and then do the same in the second half of the season, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season
Second half of season
Second Division play-offs
Times are
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)
Semi-finals
The fourth placed team in the
Third Division (
Berwick Rangers
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England, who play in the Scottish football system. Founded in 1881, they currently play in the , the fifth tier of Scottish football, despite being ba ...
) played the ninth placed team in the Second Division (
East Fife) and third placed team in the Third Division (
Peterhead
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) played the second placed team in the Third Division (
Queen's Park). The play-offs were played over two legs, and the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
First legs
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Second legs
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Final
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the
2013–14 Second Division.
First leg
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Second leg
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References
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Scottish Second Division seasons
2012–13 Scottish Football League
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Scot
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