The 2012–13 Scottish Football League First Division, also known as the 2012–13 Irn Bru Scottish Football League First Division for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the Scottish Football League First Division and the 107th season of a second-tier football league in Scotland. Partick Thistle were confirmed as 2012–13 champions, on 20 April following their 2-0 win over Falkirk. This was the final season of the First Division under its then format, as it was replaced by the Scottish Championship from the 2013–14 season onwards.
Teams Ross County were promoted to the Scottish Premier League as champions, while Dunfermline Athletic were relegated from the SPL to this division.
Two sides were relegated from this division at the end of the 2011–12 season. Queen of the South, who finished bottom, and Ayr United in the play-offs. They were replaced by Second Division champions Cowdenbeath, and Dumbarton as winners of the promotion play-offs.
On 13 July, Rangers were admitted to the Third Division after being voted out of the SPL. As a result, the playoff losing finalist Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to fill the gap caused by Dundee replacing Rangers in the SPL.
Stadia and Locations Team Location Stadium CapacityAirdrieAirdrieExcelsior Stadium 10,171CowdenbeathCowdenbeathCentral Park 4,370 Dumbarton Dumbarton Dumbarton Football Stadium 2,025Dunfermline AthleticDunfermlineEast End Park 11,380FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk Stadium 9,200Greenock MortonGreenockCappielow Park 11,100Hamilton AcademicalHamiltonNew Douglas Park 6,078LivingstonLivingstonAlmondvale Stadium 10,122Partick ThistleGlasgowFirhill Stadium 10,887Raith RoversKirkcaldyStark's Park 10,104
Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAirdrie Jimmy Boyle Puma N/A (H,3rd), Advance Construction Scotland (A)Cowdenbeath Colin Cameron Umbro Subsea Pressure ControlsDumbarton Ian Murray 1872 (Club own brand) Bet ButlerDunfermline Athletic Jim Jefferies Joma The Purvis GroupFalkirk Gary Holt Puma Central DemolitionGreenock Morton Allan Moore Puma Millions ChewsHamilton Academical Alex Neil (interim) Nike M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A) Livingston Richie Burke Adidas FasteqPartick Thistle Alan Archibald Puma macb Raith Rovers Grant Murray Puma Kittys Styx (H), Livesport.co.uk (A)
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
Play-offs Times are BST (UTC+1)
Semi-finals The fourth placed team in the Second Division (Forfar Athletic) played the ninth placed team in the First Division (Dunfermline Athletic) and the third placed team in the Second Division (Brechin City) played the second placed team in the Second Division (Alloa Athletic). The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advancing to the final.
First legs
Second legs
Final The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2013–14 First Division.
First leg
Second leg
References