2012–13 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee
2012–13 season
Manager	Barry Smith; (until 20 February); John Brown; (from 23 February)
Stadium	Dens Park
Premier League	Twelfth place
League Cup	Second round
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ryan Conroy (6); All: ; Ryan Conroy (7)
Highest home attendance	11,419 vs. Dundee United, SPL, 9 December 2012
Lowest home attendance	3,336 vs. Greenock Morton, Scottish Cup, 3 February 2013
Average home league attendance	5,943
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Dundee's first season back in the Scottish Premier League. Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Dundee were due to compete in their eighth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2005.^[1] On 16 July 2012, Dundee were invited to join to the SPL^[2] to fill the vacancy left by Rangers.^[3] Their membership was officially confirmed on 3 August, only one day before the season started.^[4]

Summary

Season

Dundee finished twelfth in the Scottish Premier League,^[5] and were relegated to the Scottish First Division.^[6] They reached the second round of the League Cup^[7] and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.^[8]

Management

Dundee began the season under the management of Barry Smith. On 20 February 2013, Smith left the club^[9] following a twelve-game winless streak^[10] and with the side sitting bottom of the Scottish Premier League.^[11] Smith's assistant Ray Farningham took over training.^[12] On 23 February, John Brown was appointed as interim manager until the end of the season,^[13] with the appointment being made permanent on a two-year deal in April.^[14]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

A match between Dundee and Bristol City scheduled for 30 July,^[15] was cancelled due to the late scheduling of the League Cup causing a clash.^[16]

7 July 2012^[17] Friendly	Lancaster City	1 – 2	Dundee	Giant Axe
15:00	Clark	Dundee Report Daily Record Report	Marshall Own goal' O'Donnell

11 July 2012^[17] Friendly	Kendal Town	0 – 2	Dundee	Parkside
19:45		Report	McIntosh

14 July 2012^[18] Friendly	Dundee	0 – 3	Dundee United	Dens Park
15:00		Report Daily Record Report	Daly 2', 84', 86'	Attendance: 10,121

21 July 2012^[17] Friendly	Cove Rangers	1 – 5	Dundee	Allan Park
	Leydon 49'	Report	Baird 22', 90' Webster 30' Conroy 75' Riley 77'

Scottish Premier League

4 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Kilmarnock	0 – 0	Dundee	Rugby Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Madden

11 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 2	St Mirren	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report	McLean 39' Parkin 63'	Attendance: 5,984 Referee: Allan

19 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee United	3 – 0	Dundee	Tannadice Park
15:00	Gunning 14' Russell 35', 38' Russell 72'	BBC Report	O'Donnell 72'	Attendance: 13,538 Referee: Murray

25 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 1	Ross County	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report	Brittain 72' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,905 Referee: McLean

2 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 1	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Conroy 3' (pen.)	Attendance: 12,446 Referee: Thomson

15 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 2	Motherwell	Dens Park
15:00	Nish 20'	BBC Report	Higdon 74', 85'	Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Clancy

22 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee	Celtic Park
15:00	Hooper 43' Wanyama 49'	BBC Report		Attendance: 41,073 Referee: Beaton

29 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 3	St Johnstone	Dens Park
15:00	Conroy 22' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Tade 16' Craig 27' MacLean 52'	Attendance: 6,158 Referee: Muir

6 October 2012 Scottish Premier League	Hibernian	3 – 0	Dundee	Easter Road
15:00	Doyle 29' Griffiths 51' (pen.) Wotherspoon 74'	BBC Report		Attendance: 10,163 Referee: Collum

19 October 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park
19:45	Nish 13'	BBC Report	McKay 4', 85' Warren 7' Shinnie 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,006 Referee: Thomson

27 October 2012 Scottish Premier League	Aberdeen	2 – 0	Dundee	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	McGinn 14' Hayes 74'	BBC Report		Attendance: 10,425 Referee: Murray

3 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park
15:00	Lockwood 22'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,344 Referee: McLean

10 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Motherwell	1 – 1	Dundee	Fir Park
15:00	Higdon 45+1'	BBC Report	Riley 28'	Attendance: 4,318 Referee: Beaton

17 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	3 – 1	Hibernian	Dens Park
15:00	Benedictus 21' Milne 47' McBride 52' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Griffiths 90'	Attendance: 6,743 Referee: Colvin

24 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	St Mirren	3 – 1	Dundee	St Mirren Park
15:00	Thompson 31', 72' Imrie 87'	BBC Report	Nish 27' Conroy 64' (Penalty)	Attendance: 4,825 Referee: Collum

9 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 3	Dundee United	Dens Park
12:45		Sky Report	Watson 17' Daly 71' (pen.) Flood 88'	Attendance: 11,419 Referee: Collum

15 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 1	Dundee	Victoria Park
15:00	Glen 74'	BBC Report	Davidson 37'	Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Muir

22 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4 – 1	Dundee	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	McKay 12' (Penalty), 48' Tudur Jones 24' Shinnie 70'	BBC Report	Riley 19'	Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Clancy

26 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 2	Celtic	Dens Park
19:30	Samaras 16' Hooper 71'	BBC Report		Attendance: 9,276 Referee: Brines

29 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 3	Aberdeen	Dens Park
15:00	Stewart 82'	BBC Report	McGinn 46', 69', 89'	Attendance: 9,013 Referee: Colvin

2 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	St Johnstone	1 – 0	Dundee	McDiarmid Park
14:00	Craig 33'	BBC Report		Attendance: 5,055 Referee: McKendrick

19 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 1	Dundee	Easter Road
15:00	Griffiths 49'	BBC Report	Baird 8'	Attendance: 10,386 Referee: Charleston

27 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 0	Kilmarnock	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Beaton

30 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Dundee	Tynecastle Stadium
19:45	Sutton 86'	BBC Report		Attendance: 11,284 Referee: Allan

8 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 2	Ross County	Dens Park
19:45		BBC Report	Lawson 80' Glen 90+3'	Attendance: 4,726 Referee: McKendrick

15 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Dundee	Pittodrie Stadium
19:45	McGinn 18'	BBC Report		Attendance: 7,841 Referee: Colvin

23 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	Dundee	Celtic Park
12:45	Ledley 13', 72' Forrest 50' (pen.) McGeouch 57' Hooper 83'	BBC Report	Lockwood 49'	Attendance: 39,959 Referee: Clancy

27 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	2 – 2	St Johnstone	Dens Park
19:45	Baird 42' Gallagher 66' Stewart 89'	BBC Report	MacLean 36' MacKay 68'	Attendance: 5,224 Referee: Collum

6 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	2 – 1	St Mirren	Dens Park
19:45	Baird 68' McAlister 78'	BBC Report	Imrie 20'	Attendance: 3,674 Referee: Finnie

9 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dens Park
15:00	Baird 13'	BBC Report	McKay 83'	Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Thomson

17 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 1	Dundee	Tannadice Park
12:00	Gardyne 89'	BBC Report	Irvine 21' Conroy 67'	Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Madden

30 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 3	Motherwell	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report	Higdon 9' Law 63', 79'	Attendance: 4,838 Referee: McLean

6 April 2013 Scottish Premier League	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Dundee	Rugby Park
15:00	Boyd 74'	BBC Report	Harkins 6', 77'	Attendance: 4,966 Referee: Brines

20 April 2013 Scottish Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 2	Dundee	St Mirren Park
15:00	Thompson 52' Goodwin 65'	BBC Report	McAlister 40' Finnigan 81'	Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Thomson

27 April 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Dens Park
15:00	Conroy 82' Riley 89'	BBC Report	Webster 28'	Attendance: 5,896 Referee: Beaton

5 May 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Dens Park
15:00	McAlister 20'	BBC Report	McGinn 70' (Penalty) Fallon 62'	Attendance: 6,441 Referee: Muir

11 May 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	2 – 3	Kilmarnock	Dens Park
15:00	Conroy 19' Stewart 83'	BBC Report	McKenzie 4' Johnston 58' Clingan 73'	Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Norris

18 May 2013 Scottish Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 0	Dundee	Easter Road
15:00	Wotherspoon 79'	BBC Report		Attendance: 9,522 Referee: Colvin

Scottish League Cup

31 July 2012 Scottish League Cup round 1	Peterhead	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (1 – 4 p)	Dundee	Balmoor
19:45		SFL Report		Attendance: 844 Referee: Brines
	Penalties
	McAllister MacDonald McLaughlin		McBride Baird Irvine Conroy

29 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2	Queen's Park	2 – 1	Dundee	Hampden Park
19:45	Longworth 24' (Penalty kick) Burns 76'	BBC Report	Milne 5' McGregor 24'	Attendance: 707 Referee: Colvin

Scottish Cup

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Livingston	0 – 2	Dundee	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Milne 9' Conroy 17', pen.'	Attendance: 1,432 Referee: Allan

3 February 2013 Scottish Cup round 5	Dundee	5 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dens Park
15:00	McAlister 29' Toshney 65' Nish 71' Baird 74' Gallagher 82'	BBC Report	Tidser 31'	Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Madden

3 March 2013 Scottish Cup QF	Dundee	1 – 2	Dundee United	Dens Park
12:45	McAlister 19'	BBC Report	McLean 11' Mackay-Steven 35'	Attendance: 10,191 Referee: Brines

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
4	MF	O'Donnell^[19]		7	Club captain
2	DF	Irvine		31	Vice-captain

Last updated: 18 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

This section includes all players who have been listed as part of the first team during the season. They may not have made an appearance.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Last updated 18 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Rab Douglas	35	0	30+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Gary Irvine	39	0	34+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Matt Lockwood	26	1	21+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	SCO	Stephen O'Donnell	7	0	6+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Neil McGregor	7	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Iain Davidson	40	1	35+1	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Nicky Riley	29	2	19+8	2	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	SCO	Kevin McBride	26	1	20+3	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Carl Finnigan	7	1	1+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	SCO	John Baird	42	5	29+8	4	2+0	0	3+0	1
11	DF	SCO	Ryan Conroy	37	7	20+12	6	2+0	0	2+1	1
12	GK	SCO	John Gibson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	SCO	Leighton Mcintosh	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	SCO	Steven Milne	18	3	11+3	1	1+0	1	2+1	1
16	MF	SCO	Graham Webster	5	0	0+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	28	1	24+2	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
18	DF	SCO	Declan Gallagher	28	1	24+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	1
19	MF	SCO	Jamie McCluskey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Jim McAlister	42	5	38+0	3	1+0	0	3+0	2
21	DF	ITA	Davide Grassi	13	0	10+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	NIR	David Morgan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	SCO	Martin Boyle	10	0	1+8	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
24	FW	SCO	Colin Nish	26	3	21+3	2	0+0	0	1+1	1
25	DF	SCO	Lewis Toshney	26	1	20+3	0	0+0	0	2+1	1
26	DF	SCO	Brian Easton	19	0	17+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
27	FW	SCO	Mark Stewart	17	3	5+10	3	0+0	0	0+2	0
28	MF	SCO	Mark Kerr	8	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Gary Harkins	14	2	14+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	SCO	Rori Bews	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	SCO	James Thomson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	SCO	Jamie Reid	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
34	MF	SCO	Greg Birmingham	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	GK	AUS	Alex Baird	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	SCO	Danny Cavanagh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	GK	ENG	Steve Simonsen	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
46	FW	EIR	Don Cowan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	FW	SCO	Andrew Barrowman	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 18 May 2013

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1		GK	Rab Douglas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Gary Irvine	6	1	1	0	1	0	8	1
3		DF	Matt Lockwood	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
4		MF	Stephen O'Donnell	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
5		DF	Neil McGregor	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
6		MF	Iain Davidson	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
7		MF	Nicky Riley	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	1
8		MF	Kevin McBride	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Carl Finnigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		FW	John Baird	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
11		DF	Ryan Conroy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12		GK	John Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		FW	Leighton Mcintosh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		FW	Steven Milne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		MF	Graham Webster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		DF	Kyle Benedictus	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
18		DF	Declan Gallagher	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
19		MF	Jamie McCluskey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		MF	Jim McAlister	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
21		DF	Davide Grassi	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
22		MF	David Morgan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23		FW	Martin Boyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24		FW	Colin Nish	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
25		DF	Lewis Toshney	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		DF	Brian Easton	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		FW	Mark Stewart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		MF	Mark Kerr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		MF	Gary Harkins	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
31		MF	Rori Bews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32		DF	James Thomson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		MF	Jamie Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34		MF	Greg Birmingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		GK	Alex Baird	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37		MF	Danny Cavanagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45		GK	Steve Simonsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46		FW	Don Cowan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47		FW	Andrew Barrowman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Aberdeen	38	11	15	12	41	43	−2	48^[a]
9	Kilmarnock	38	11	12	15	52	53	−1	45
10	Heart of Midlothian	38	11	11	16	40	49	−9	44
11	St Mirren	38	9	14	15	47	60	−13	41
12	Dundee (R)	38	7	9	22	28	66	−38	30	Relegation to the Championship

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.

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	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	L
Position	5	11	12	12	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2013. Source: ^[23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
John Baird	Raith Rovers	Free^[24]
Carl Finnigan	St Johnstone	Free^[25]
Declan Gallagher	Clyde^[26]	Undisclosed^[27]
Iain Davidson	Raith Rovers	Free^[28]
Mark Stewart	Bradford City	Free^[29]
Davide Grassi	Brussels	Free^[30]
Jim McAlister	Hamilton Academical	Free^[31]
Martin Boyle	Montrose^[32]	Undisclosed^[33]
Colin Nish	Hartlepool United	Loan^[34]
Lewis Toshney	Celtic	Loan^[35]
Alex Baird	Newcastle United	Free^[36]
Brian Easton	Burnley	Free^[37]
Mark Kerr	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[38]
Gary Harkins	Kilmarnock^[39]	Undisclosed^[40]
David Morgan	Nottingham Forest	Loan^[41]
Steve Simonsen	Preston North End	Free^[42]
Don Cowan	Stevenage	Free^[43]
Andrew Barrowman	Dunfermline Athletic	Free^[44]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Graham Bayne	Wick Academy^{[nb 1]}	Free^[45]
Ross Chisholm	PFC Shumen 2010^[46]	Free^[45]
Mark Fotheringham	Ross County^[47]	Free^[45]
Jake Hyde	Barnet^[48]	Free^[45]
Craig McKeown	Formartine United^[49]	Free^[45]
John Gibson	Elgin City	Loan^[50]
Leighton Mcintosh	Montrose	Loan^[51]
Scott Fowlie	Fraserburgh	Free^[52]
Jamie Reid	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[53]
Martin Boyle	Montrose	Loan^[54]
John Gibson	Montrose	Loan^[55]
Neil McGregor	Ayr United	Loan^[56]

Notes

^ Initially announced decision to retire^[57] but later that season joined Wick Academy.^[58]

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[table_hth_HIB0.25750367634813-23] Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.

[note1-46] Initially announced decision to retire^[57] but later that season joined Wick Academy.^[58]

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