2012–13 in Scottish football

{{main article|List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012}}

{{main article|2012–13 Scottish Premier League}}

Rangers' participation in the SPL was dependant upon the successful transfer of their membership share of the League to the new company that had bought the club, which would be decided by a vote of the SPL clubs.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9337279/Rangers-would-have-to-start-in-Scottish-League-Division-Three-says-SFL-chief-executive-David-Longmuir.html | title=Rangers would have to start in Scottish League Division Three | publisher=Telegraph Media Group|first=Ewing|last=Grahame|work=The Telegraph | date=17 June 2012 | access-date=17 June 2012}} Eight clubs publicly declared that they would oppose the membership transfer, which would mean that they could not play in the SPL.{{cite news |url=https://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-07-04/rival-teams-block-rangers-from-playing-in-scottish-premier-league/ |title=Rival teams block Rangers from playing in Scottish Premier League |work=ITV News |date=4 July 2012 |access-date=3 October 2020}}{{cite news|title=Newco Rangers will not get votes for SPL transfer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18577192|date=25 June 2012|access-date=25 June 2012|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC}} The vote took place on 4 July 2012, and Rangers were refused re-entry to the SPL by a 10-1 majority.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18703183 | title=Rangers newco refused SPL entry after chairmen vote | publisher=BBC | work=BBC Sport | date=4 July 2012 | access-date=4 July 2012}} Dundee, who had finished second in the 2011–12 Scottish First Division, were invited to replace Rangers.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18850864 |work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|title=Rangers: Dundee invited to take place in SPL |access-date=28 July 2012|date=16 July 2012}}

{{:2012–13 Scottish Premier League}}

{{main article|2012–13 Scottish First Division}}

{{:2012–13 Scottish First Division}}

{{main article|2012–13 Scottish Second Division}}

{{:2012–13 Scottish Second Division}}

{{main article|2012–13 Scottish Third Division}}

{{:2012–13 Scottish Third Division}}

{{main article|2012–13 Scottish Premier Under-20 League}}

{{:2012–13 Scottish Premier Under-20 League}}

West Region

East Region

North Region

The PFA Scotland awards took place in Glasgow on 5 May 2013, with the following winners:{{cite news|title=Michael Higdon takes PFA player of the year award|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/michael-higdon-takes-pfa-player-of-the-year-award-1-2921067|access-date=6 May 2013|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=6 May 2013}}

{{main article|2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13 UEFA Europa League}}

;2012–13 UEFA Champions League

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|1 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18983249 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|FIN}} HJK

|goals1 = Hooper {{goal|54}}
Mulgrew {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = {{goal|47}} Schüller

|stadium = Celtic Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 52,849

|referee = Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|8 August 2012}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = HJK {{flagicon|FIN}}

|score = 0 – 2

|aggregatescore = 1 – 4

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19074394 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|67}} Ledley
{{goal|76}} Samaras

|stadium = Sonera Stadium

|location = Helsinki

|attendance = 10,269

|referee = Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Play-off round

|date = {{Nowrap|21 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Helsingborg {{flagicon|SWE}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19252342 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|2}} Commons
{{goal|75}} Samaras

|stadium = Olympia

|location = Helsingborg

|attendance = 12,200

|referee = Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Play-off round

|date = {{Nowrap|29 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 0

|aggregatescore = 4 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19340524 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Helsingborg

|goals1 = Hooper {{goal|30}}
Wanyama {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Celtic Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 51,566

|referee = Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Group G

|date = {{Nowrap|19 September 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19640489 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Benfica

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Celtic Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 57,759

|referee = Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

|result = D

}}

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|round = Group G

|date = {{Nowrap|2 October 2012}}

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Spartak Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}}

|score = 2 – 3

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19709684 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 = Emenike {{goal|41||48}}
Insaurralde {{Sent off|0|63}}

|goals2 = {{goal|12}} Hooper
{{goal|71|o.g.}} Kombarov
{{goal|90}} Samaras

|stadium = Luzhniki Stadium

|location = Moscow

|attendance = 31,000

|referee = Tony Chapron (France)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Group G

|date = {{Nowrap|23 October 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19958293 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 = Iniesta {{goal|45}}
Alba {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = {{goal|18}} Samaras

|stadium = Camp Nou

|location = Barcelona

|attendance = 77,781

|referee = Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Group G

|date = {{Nowrap|7 November 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20150451 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1 = Wanyama {{goal|21}}
Watt {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = {{goal|90+1}} Messi

|stadium = Celtic Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 55,283

|referee = Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Group G

|date = {{Nowrap|20 November 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Benfica {{flagicon|POR}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20308135 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 = John {{goal|7}}
Garay {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = {{goal|32}} Samaras

|stadium = Estádio da Luz

|location = Lisbon

|attendance = 47,065

|referee = Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Group G

|date = {{Nowrap|5 December 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20522174 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Spartak Moscow

|goals1 = Hooper {{goal|21}}
Commons {{goal|81|pen.}}

|goals2 = {{goal|39}} Ari

|stadium = Celtic Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 59,168

|referee = Felix Brych (Germany)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Round of 16

|date = 12 February 2013

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 3

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21332943 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Matri {{goal|3}}
Marchisio {{goal|77}}
Vučinić {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Celtic Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 57,917

|referee = Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Italy)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Round of 16

|date = 6 March 2013

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|ITA}}

|score = 2 – 0

|aggregatescore = 5 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21598002 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic

|goals1 = Matri {{goal|24}}
Quagliarella {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Juventus Stadium

|location = Turin

|attendance = 39,011

|referee = Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

|result = L

}}

;2012–13 UEFA Champions League

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|31 July 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Motherwell {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18964891 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|13}} Christodoulopoulos
{{goal|76}} Mavrias

|stadium = Fir Park

|location = Motherwell

|attendance = 9,035

|referee = Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|8 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Panathinaikos {{flagicon|GRE}}

|score = 3 – 0

|aggregatescore = 5 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19074400 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Motherwell

|goals1 = Christodoulopoulos {{goal|51}}
Mavrias {{goal|75}}
Sissoko {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympic Stadium

|location = Athens

|attendance = 27,000

|referee = Stephan Studer (Switzerland)

|result = L

}}

;2012–13 UEFA Europa League

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|round = Play-off round

|date = {{Nowrap|23 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Motherwell {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19279559 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Levante

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|42}} Juanlu
{{goal|62}} El Zhar

|stadium = Fir Park

|location = Motherwell

|attendance = 6,286

|referee = Antti Munukka (Finland)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Play-off round

|date = {{Nowrap|30 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Levante {{flagicon|ESP}}

|score = 1 – 0

|aggregatescore = 3 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19352823 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Motherwell

|goals1 = Gekas {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadi Ciutat de València

|location = Valencia

|attendance = 13,398

|referee = Clément Turpin (France)

|result = L

}}

;2012–13 UEFA Europa League

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|round = Play-off round

|date = {{Nowrap|23 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Heart of Midlothian {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19279553 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|78|o.g.}} Webster

|stadium = Tynecastle Stadium

|location = Edinburgh

|attendance = 15,965

|referee = Florian Meyer (Germany)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Play-off round

|date = {{Nowrap|30 August 2012}}

|time = 20:05

|team1 = Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 1 – 1

|aggregatescore = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19352805 BBC Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Heart of Midlothian

|goals1 = Suárez {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = {{goal|85}} Templeton

|stadium = Anfield

|location = Liverpool

|attendance = 44,361

|referee = Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

|result = D

}}

;2012–13 UEFA Europa League

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|2 August 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Dundee United {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19010729 BBC Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} Dynamo Moscow

|goals1 = Flood {{goal|37}}
Watson {{goal|76}}

|goals2 = {{goal|50}} Semshov
{{goal|90+3}} Kokorin

|stadium = Tannadice Park

|location = Dundee

|attendance = 9,977

|referee = Marius Avram (Romania)

|result = D

}}

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|9 August 2012}}

|time = 17:00

|team1 = Dynamo Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}}

|score = 5 – 0

|aggregatescore = 7 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19090493 BBC Report]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Dundee United

|goals1 = Semshov {{goal|3}}
Kokorin {{goal|23}}
Yusupov {{goal|40}}
Sapeta {{goal|83||88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Arena Khimki

|location = Khimki

|attendance = 9,063

|referee = Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

|result = L

}}

;2012–13 UEFA Europa League

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|round = Second qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|19 July 2012}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Eskişehirspor {{flagicon|TUR}}

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18893718 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} St Johnstone

|goals1 = Potuk {{goal|41}}
Sarı {{goal|64}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Atatürk Stadium

|location = Eskişehir

|attendance = 12,206

|referee = Ante Vucemilovic (Croatia)

|result = L

}}

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|round = Second qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|26 July 2012}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = St Johnstone {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 1

|aggregatescore = 1 – 3

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18897674 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Eskişehirspor

|goals1 = Tadé {{goal|35}}

|goals2 = {{goal|51}} Sarı

|stadium = McDiarmid Park

|location = Perth

|attendance = 6,023

|referee = Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

|result = D

}}

{{main article|Scotland national football team 2000–19 results}}

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|date = 15 August 2012

|time = 20:00 GMT

|round = Challenge match

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 3 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19243564 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}

|goals1 = Rhodes {{goal|29}}
Davidson {{goal|62|o.g.}}
McCormack {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = {{goal|17}} Bresciano

|stadium = Easter Road

|location = Edinburgh

|attendance = 11,110

|referee = Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

|result= W

}}

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|date = 8 September 2012

|time = 15:00

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19463788 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|SRB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hampden Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 47,369

|referee = Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

|result= D

}}

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|date = 11 September 2012

|time = 20:00

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19546035 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|MKD}}

|goals1 = Miller {{goal|43}}

|goals2 = {{goal|11}} Noveski

|stadium = Hampden Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 32,430

|referee = Sergei Karasev (Russia)

|result= D

}}

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|date = 12 October 2012

|time = 19:45

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|WAL}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19862443 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 = Bale {{goal|81|pen.|89}}

|goals2 = {{goal|27}} Morrison

|stadium = Cardiff City Stadium

|location = Cardiff

|attendance = 23,249

|referee = Florian Meyer (Germany)

|result= L

}}

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|date = 16 October 2012

|time = 20:45

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19940423 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 = Benteke {{goal|69}}
Kompany {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = King Baudouin Stadium

|location = Brussels

|attendance = 44,047

|referee = Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

|result= L

}}

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|date = {{Nowrap|14 November 2012}}

|time = 19:00 GMT

|round = Friendly

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LUX}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/20292831 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 = Gerson {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = {{goal|11||24}} Rhodes

|stadium = Stade Josy Barthel

|location = Luxembourg

|attendance = 2,521

|referee = Cyril Zimmermann, (Switzerland)

|result= W

}}

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|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|6 February 2013}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21277945 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|EST}}

|goals1 = Mulgrew {{goal|39}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Pittodrie Stadium

|location = Aberdeen

|attendance = 16,102

|referee = Clément Turpin (France)

|result = W

}}

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|date = {{Nowrap|22 March 2013}}

|time = 20:00

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21653797 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fb|WAL}}

|goals1 = Hanley {{goal|45+2}}

|goals2 = {{goal|72|pen.}} Ramsey
{{goal|74}} Robson-Kanu

|stadium = Hampden Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 39,365

|referee = Antony Gautier (France)

|result= L

}}

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|date = {{Nowrap|26 March 2013}}

|time = 19:30

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SRB}}

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/03/26/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/serbia/scotland/1228862/?ICID=PL_MS_01 Summary]

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 = Đuričić {{goal|60||65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Karađorđe Stadium

|location = Novi Sad

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = István Vad (Hungary)

|result=L

}}

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|date = {{Nowrap|7 June 2013}}

|time =

|round = WCQ Group A

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRO}}

|score = 0 – 1

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|SCO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Snodgrass {{goal|26}}

|stadium = Stadion Maksimir

|location = Zagreb

|attendance =

|referee = David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

|result= W

}}

{{main article|2012 Scottish Women's Premier League}}

The SWF awards evening took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 23 November 2012 and the winners were as follows:{{cite web |url=http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/697 |title=Scottish WF Awards 2012 |author=Jen O'Neill |publisher=She Kicks |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=17 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205150605/http://www.shekicks.net/flog/blogs/post/697 |archive-date=5 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}

{{main article|2012 Scottish Women's Premier League}}

{{:2012 Scottish Women's Premier League}}

{{main article|UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4}}

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|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|15 July 2012}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2985&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=10198 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|35|o.g.}} Ariane Bebey Beyene
{{goal|88}} Joanne Love

|stadium = Chris Anderson Stadium

|location = Aberdeen

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|4 August 2012}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=10291 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}

|goals1 = Emma Mitchell {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = {{goal|82}} Sandra Maria Jessen

|stadium = Cappielow Park

|location = Greenock

|attendance = 412

|referee = Morag Pirie (Scotland)

|result = D

}}

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|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|30 August 2012}}

|time = 14:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 2

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=10484 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|NOR}}

|goals1 = Emma Mitchell {{goal|13}}
Sarah Crilly {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = {{goal|70||75}} Isabell Herlovsen

|stadium = East End Park

|location = Dunfermline

|attendance = Closed door match

|referee =

|result = D

}}

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|round = Qualifying group 4

|date = {{Nowrap|15 Sep 2012}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|WAL}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2007852--wales-vs-scotland/ UEFA]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Helen Lander {{goal|38}}

|goals2 = {{goal|45}} Joanne Love
{{goal|68}} Kim Little

|stadium = Parc y Scarlets

|location = Llanelli

|attendance =

|referee = Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Qualifying group 4

|date = {{Nowrap|19 Sep 2012}}

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}

|score = 0 – 5

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=10609 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|FRA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|17||72}} Marie-Laure Delie
{{goal|34||66}} Eugénie Le Sommer
{{goal|64}} Louisa Nécib

|stadium = Tynecastle Stadium

|location = Edinburgh

|attendance = 731

|referee = Silvia Tea Spinelli (Italy)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Play-off

|date = {{Nowrap|20 Oct 2012}}

|time = 14:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19998908 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{fbw|ESP}}

|goals1 = Kim Little {{goal|26|pen.}}

|goals2 = {{goal|30}} Adriana Martín

|stadium = Hampden Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 4,058

|referee = Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Play-off

|date = {{Nowrap|24 Oct 2012}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ESP}}

|score = 3 – 2

|aet = yes

|aggregatescore = 4 – 3

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2010697--spain-vs-scotland/ Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Adriana Martín {{goal|74}}
Silvia Meseguer {{goal|113}}
Verónica Boquete {{goal|120+2}}

|goals2 = {{goal|62}} Emma Mitchell
{{goal|98}} Kim Little

|stadium = La Ciudad del Fútbol

|location = Las Rozas

|attendance =

|referee = Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|9 Feb 2013}}

|time = 22:00 (GMT)

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score = 4 – 1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130318001832/http://matchtracker.ussoccer.com/?id=74b633983ba349a9abc31c66336cbe96 US Soccer]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Christen Press {{goal|13||32}}
Shannon Boxx {{goal|53}}
Sydney Leroux {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = {{goal|54}} Kim Little

|stadium = EverBank Field

|location = Jacksonville

|attendance = 18,565

|referee = Margaret Domka (United States)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|14 Feb 2013}}

|time = 01:00 (GMT)

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|USA}}

|score = 3 – 1

|report = [https://archive.today/20130412030419/http://matchtracker.ussoccer.com/?id=135f1dc0-b46a-43e4-8456-fdfe67e5752a US Soccer]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Megan Rapinoe {{goal|21}}
Abby Wambach {{goal|51}}
Christen Press {{goal|63}}

|goals2 = {{goal|81}} Suzanne Grant

|stadium = LP Field

|location = Nashville

|attendance = 14,224

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Cyprus Cup Group A

|date = {{Nowrap|6 Mar 2013}}

|time = 14:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NZL}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=11483 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Betsy Hassett {{goal|26}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = GSP Stadium

|location = Nicosia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Cyprus Cup Group A

|date = {{Nowrap|8 Mar 2013}}

|time = 17:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}

|score = 4 – 4

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=11500 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|ENG}}

|goals1 = Lisa Evans {{goal|18}}
Jane Ross {{goal|48}}
Kim Little {{goal|53}}
Emma Mitchell {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = {{goal|40}} Ellen White
{{goal|45+1}} Toni Duggan
{{goal|73}} Rachel Williams
{{goal|77}} Kelly Smith

|stadium = GSZ Stadium

|location = Larnaca

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Cyprus Cup Group A

|date = {{Nowrap|11 Mar 2013}}

|time = 14:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ITA}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=11514 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Sara Gama {{goal|73}}

|goals2 = {{goal|17}} Jane Ross
{{goal|63}} Rhonda Jones

|stadium = GSZ Stadium

|location = Larnaca

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 5th/6th place play-off

|date = {{Nowrap|13 Mar 2013}}

|time = 14:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NED}}

|score = 0 – 1

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=11524 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|29}} Kim Little

|stadium = GSP Stadium

|location = Nicosia

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|7 Apr 2013}}

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SCO}}

|score = 2 – 1

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=11658 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|WAL}}

|goals1 = Jane Ross {{goal|5}}
Emma Mitchell {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = {{goal|12}} Natasha Harding

|stadium = East End Park

|location = Dunfermline

|attendance = 596

|referee = Lorraine Clark (Scotland)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|1 Jun 2013}}

|time = 18:45 (BST)

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ISL}}

|score = 2 – 3

|report = [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=11969 Scottish FA]

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 = Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir {{goal|26}}
Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir {{goal|52}}

|goals2 = {{goal|11}} Leanne Crichton
{{goal|13}} Emily Thomson
{{goal|33}} Leanne Ross

|stadium = Laugardalsvöllur

|location = Reykjavík

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Challenge match

|date = {{Nowrap|15 Jun 2013}}

|time = 14:30 (BST)

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}

|score = –

|report =

|team2 = {{fbw|SCO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Essen

|location = Essen

|attendance =

|referee =

|result =

}}

2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League

{{main article|2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|11 Aug 2012}}

|time = 17:00 (CET)

|team1 = Glasgow City {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 3 – 2

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2010555--glasgow-city-vs-osijek/ UEFA]

|team2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} ŽNK Osijek

|goals1 = Danica Dalziel {{goal|67||79}}
Emma Mitchell {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = {{goal|9}} Izabela Lojna
{{goal|74}} Ana Marija Kalamiza

|stadium = Myyrmäki Urheilupuisto

|location = Vantaa

|attendance =

|referee = Carina Vitulano (Italy)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|13 Aug 2012}}

|time = 17:30 (CET)

|team1 = Glasgow City {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 11 – 0

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2010557--glasgow-city-vs-noroc/ UEFA]

|team2 = {{flagicon|MDA}} FC Noroc

|goals1 = Leanne Ross {{goal|4||17}}
Jennifer Callaghan {{goal|8||45+1}}
Eilish McSorley {{goal|10||21}}
Danica Dalziel {{goal|40}}
Katharina Lindner {{goal|50||54||89}}
Ashley McDonald {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hakunilan Urheilupuisto

|location = Vantaa

|attendance =

|referee = Simona Ghisletta (Switzerland)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Qualifying round

|date = {{Nowrap|16 Aug 2012}}

|time = 17:00 (CET)

|team1 = PK-35 Vantaa {{flagicon|FIN}}

|score = 1 – 1

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2010559--pk-35-vantaa-vs-glasgow-city/ UEFA]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow City

|goals1 = Cynthia Uwak {{goal|8}}

|goals2 = {{goal|5}} Jane Ross

|stadium = Myyrmäki Urheilupuisto

|location = Vantaa

|attendance =

|referee = Carina Vitulano (Italy)

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Round of 32

|date = {{Nowrap|26 Sep 2012}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Glasgow City {{flagicon|SCO}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report = [https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2010566--glasgow-city-vs-fortuna/ UEFA]

|team2 = {{flagicon|DEN}} Fortuna Hjørring

|goals1 = Jane Ross {{goal|76}}

|goals2 = {{goal|3||31}} Nadia Nadim

|stadium = Petershill Park

|location = Glasgow

|attendance = 460

|referee = Knarik Grigoryan (Armenia)

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = Round of 32

|date = {{Nowrap|3 Oct 2012}}

|time = 20:15

|team1 = Fortuna Hjørring {{flagicon|DEN}}

|score = 0 – 0

|aggregatescore = 2 – 1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19788884 BBC Sport]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow City

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hjørring Stadium

|location = Hjørring

|attendance = 817

|referee = Stéphanie Frappart (France)

|result = D

}}

• 11 July: Joe McBride, 74, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Celtic, Hibs, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline, Clyde and Scotland forward.{{cite web | url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-joe-mcbride-footballer-1-2408991 | title=Obituary: Joe McBride, footballer|work=The Scotsman | date=13 July 2012 | access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 11 July: Bobby Nicol, 76, Hibernian and Berwick Rangers wing half.{{cite web|url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20120717/bobby-nicol_2262950_2852160 |title=Bobby Nicol |publisher=Hibernian F.C. |work=hibernianfc.co.uk |date=17 July 2012 |access-date=2 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013401/http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20120717/bobby-nicol_2262950_2852160 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}
• 4 August: Jimmy Thomson, 75, St Mirren, Dunfermline and Raith Rovers defender; Dunfermline, Alloa, Berwick Rangers and Raith Rovers manager.
• 12 August: Jackie Watters, 92, Celtic and Airdrieonians forward[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013149/http://m.skysports.com/article/football//7988712 Sky Sports]
• 25 August: Emilio Pacione, 92, Dundee United winger.[http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Obituaries/article/24558/he-had-the-heart-of-a-lion-dundee-united-great-emilio-pacione.html The Courier] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827233514/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Obituaries/article/24558/he-had-the-heart-of-a-lion-dundee-united-great-emilio-pacione.html |date=August 27, 2012 }}
• 12 September: Jimmy Andrews, 85, Dundee winger.{{cite web|url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120913/jimmy-andrews-1927-2012_2236884_2917963 |title=Jimmy Andrews 1927-2012 |work=www.whufc.com |publisher=West Ham United FC |date=13 September 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915091353/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120913/jimmy-andrews-1927-2012_2236884_2917963 |archive-date=15 September 2012 }}
• 15 October: Jim Rollo, 74, Hibs goalkeeper.{{cite web |url=http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/james-rollo-334787.aspx |title=James Rollo - 1937-2012 |work=www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk |publisher=Bradford City AFC |date=18 October 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 15 October: Trevor Kemp, Berwick Rangers forward.
• 19 October: Iain Jamieson, 84, Aberdeen wing half.{{cite web|title=Iain Jamieson|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/iain-jamieson.19294224|publisher=Herald & Times Group |work=The Herald|access-date=3 January 2015 |date=5 November 2012 |first=Alison |last=Shaw}}
• 23 October: Hughie Hay, 80, Aberdeen, Dundee United and Arbroath forward.
• 5 November: Jimmy Stephen, 90, Portsmouth defender, won two caps for Scotland.
• 7 November: Harry McShane, 92, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United winger.{{cite news |url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/busy-life-former-huddersfield-town-4938963 |title=The busy life of former Huddersfield Town and Manchester United star Harry McShane who has died aged 92 |first=Doug |last=Thomson |work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=14 November 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 8 November: Bobby Gilfillan, 74, Cowdenbeath, St Johnstone and Raith Rovers forward.
• 5 December: Doug Smith, 75, Dundee United defender and director; Scottish Football League president.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20614378 |title=Ex-Dundee United captain and Chairman Doug Smith, dies aged 75 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 13 December: Ian Black, 88, Aberdeen, Southampton, Fulham and Scotland goalkeeper.{{cite web |url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/ian-black-an-appreciation-548837.aspx?pageView=full#anchored |title=Ian Black: An Appreciation |work=www.saintsfc.co.uk |publisher=Southampton FC |date=17 December 2012 |first=David |last=Bull |access-date=3 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228204537/http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/ian-black-an-appreciation-548837.aspx?pageView=full#anchored |archive-date=28 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
• 16 December: Jim Patterson, 84, Queen of the South forward, all-time top goalscorer for club.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-20767245 |title=Queen of the South goalscoring hero Jim Patterson dies |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=18 December 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 17 December: Charlie Adam, 50, Arbroath, Brechin City, Dundee United, Forfar Athletic, Partick Thistle and St Johnstone midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20765579 |title=Former footballer Charlie Adam dies suddenly |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=18 December 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 22 December: Wattie Dick, 85, Third Lanark inside forward.{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/accrington_stanley/news/10123756.Former_Accrington_Stanley_star_dies/ |title=Former Accrington Stanley star dies |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=22 December 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 22 December: George Hazlett, 89, Celtic winger.{{cite web |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/local/end-of-an-era-as-last-great-celt-hazlett-passes-on-16255522.html |title=End of an era as last great Celt Hazlett passes on |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=29 December 2012 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 23 December: Doug Stockdale, 86, Raith Rovers, Ayr United and Forfar Athletic forward.{{cite web |url=http://www.raithrovers.net/7224/willie-benvie-1931-2012.htm |title=Three Former Players Pass Away |work=www.raithrovers.net |publisher=Raith Rovers FC |date=4 January 2013 |access-date=3 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024054/http://www.raithrovers.net/7224/willie-benvie-1931-2012.htm |url-status=dead }}
• 29 December: Hugh Adam, 87, Rangers director.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/hugh-adam.19831988 |title=Hugh Adam |first=Robert |last=McElroy |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=5 January 2013 |access-date=3 January 2015}}
• 31 December: Willie Benvie, Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers forward.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player10/williebenvie|Willie Benvie}}
• 3 January: George Falconer, 66, Raith Rovers, Dundee and Montrose forward.
• 18 January: Peter Boyle, 61, Clyde forward, made one appearance for Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2013/01/18/4284/#.VKjNZHv_H_s |title=Peter Boyle |work=www.clydefc.co.uk |publisher=Clyde FC |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015}}
• 18 January: Sean Fallon, 90, Celtic defender and assistant manager.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21077765 |title=Sean Fallon: Tributes paid after Celtic great dies aged 90 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015}}
• 8 February: Ian Lister, 65, Aberdeen, Dunfermline Athletic, Raith Rovers, St Mirren and Berwick Rangers winger.
• 19 February: John Downie, 87, Manchester United inside forward.{{cite web |first=Cliff|last=Butler|title=Obituary: Johnny Downie|url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2013/Feb/obituary-of-former-manchester-united-player-johnny-downie.aspx|work=www.manutd.com |publisher=Manchester United FC|date=21 February 2013|access-date=4 January 2015}}
• 2 March: Jimmy Jackson, 81, Notts County forward.{{cite web|url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/article/rip-james-jimmy-jackson-697867.aspx |title=RIP James 'Jimmy' Jackson |date=6 March 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015 |publisher=Notts County FC |work=www.nottscountyfc.co.uk}}
• 7 March: Willie McCulloch, 85, Kilmarnock, Airdrie, St Mirren and Morton winger.{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-william-barrie-mcculloch-footballer-manager-and-trainer-1-2840353 |title=Obituary: William Barrie McCulloch, footballer, manager and trainer |first=Andy |last=Dunlop |work=The Scotsman |publisher=Johnston Publishing |date=15 March 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015}}
• 14 March: Harry Thomson, 72, Burnley and Blackpool goalkeeper.{{cite web|url=http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/harry-thomson-1940-2013-140313-715693.aspx|title=Harry Thomson: 1940–2013|publisher=Burnley FC|work=www.burnleyfootballclub.com|date=15 March 2013|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-date=17 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317010752/http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/article/harry-thomson-1940-2013-140313-715693.aspx|url-status=dead}}
• 21 March: Angus Carmichael, 87, Queen's Park defender; played for Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/161942/carmichael|title=Announcements Home > Deaths > CARMICHAEL |access-date=4 January 2015 |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |work=Daily Telegraph}}
• 5 April: Tommy McGhee, 66, Clydebank forward.
• 21 April: Jimmy McGill, 87, Queen of the South forward.{{cite web |url=http://qosfc.com/new_newsview.aspx?newsid=1791 |title=Obituary. Jimmy McGill |work=www.qosfc.com |publisher=Queen of the South FC |date=23 April 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015}}
• 6 May: Ian MacLeod, 53, Motherwell, Falkirk, Raith Rovers and Meadowbank Thistle player.{{cite web|url=http://www.raithrovers.net/8996/ian-macleod-1959-2013.htm |title=Ian MacLeod (1959 – 2013) |publisher=Raith Rovers FC |work=www.raithrovers.net |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015}}
• 8 May: Ernie Winchester, 68, Aberdeen, Hearts and Arbroath forward.
• 17 June: Peter Millar, 62, Arbroath, Dunfermline, Motherwell and Dundee midfielder.{{cite news |url=http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/motherwell-legend-dies-1-2970264 |title=Motherwell legend dies |work=Motherwell Times |date=18 June 2013 |access-date=4 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104100258/http://www.motherwelltimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/motherwell-legend-dies-1-2970264 |archive-date=4 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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