# 2019–20 Arbroath F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Arbroath's first season in the Scottish Championship, following promotion from Scottish League One in the 2018–19 season after finishing in 1st place. Arbroath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. The season was postponed in April 2020, with Arbroath finishing in fifth place, having played 26 games.

## Summary
### Season

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak. On 9 April, the Scottish football season was further suspended until at least 10 June. On 18 May 2020, the SPFL declared the end of the season determining on an average points per game with Arbroath finishing in fifth place and surviving for another season.

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 7 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Player | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Darren Jamieson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jason Thomson | 17+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Colin Hamilton | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Ricky Little | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Thomas O'Brien | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Mark Whatley | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | David Gold | 17+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Michael McKenna | 15+7 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | Dale Hilson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Gavin Swankie | 3+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Bobby Linn | 21+2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 |
| 12 | MF | Omar Kader | 4+15 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | Craig Wighton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | FW | Luke Donnelly | 14+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 16 | DF | Scott Stewart | 15+2 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | James Murphy | 10+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Ben Stirling | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Josh Campbell | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Derek Gaston | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Miko Virtanen | 18+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Logan Chalmers | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | James Craigen | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2019–20 season |||||
| 9 | FW | Steven Doris | 3+9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Greig Spence | 5+6 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Robert Wilson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Ben Stirling | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Josh Campbell | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | 1.29 |
* ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

### League Cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIB | ALO | ARB | ELG | STI |
| 1 | Hibernian | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 11 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | | — | — | — | 3–3p | 2–1 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 | | — | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| 4 | Elgin City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | | 1–1p | — | 1–6 | — | — |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | GK` | Derek Gaston | Greenock Morton | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Scott Stewart | Airdrieonians | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2019 | DF | Robert Wilson | Berwick Rangers | Free transfer |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | James Murphy | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2020 | FW | Dale Hilson | Forfar Athletic | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 9 June 2019 | MF | Ryan McCord | Brechin City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Darren Hill | Cumbernauld United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Ryan Wallace | East Fife | Free transfer |
| 31 July 2019 | MF | Danny Denholm | East Fife | Free transfer |
| 10 January 2020 | FW | Greig Spence | Stenhousemuir | Free transfer |
| 10 January 2020 | DF | Robert Wilson | Stenhousemuir | Free transfer |
| 18 January 2020 | FW | Steven Doris | Forfar Athletic | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 23 August 2019 | DF | Ben Stirling | Hibernian | 6 January 2020 |
| 23 August 2019 | MF | Josh Campbell | Hibernian | 6 January 2020 |
| 29 August 2019 | MF | Miko Virtanen | Aberdeen | 31 May 2020 |
| 10 January 2020 | FW | Logan Chalmers | Dundee United | 31 May 2020 |
| 23 January 2020 | FW | Craig Wighton | Heart of Midlothian | 31 May 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | MF | James Craigen | AFC Fylde | 31 May 2020 |