# 2012–13 Greenock Morton F.C. season

Season 2012–13 sees Greenock Morton compete in their sixth consecutive season in the First Division, having finished 8th in the 2011–12 season. Morton will also compete in the Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Story of the season
### May

Paul Di Giacomo, Colin Stewart, Stuart McCaffrey, Darren McGeouch, Ross Forsyth, Grant Evans, Marc Smyth, Andy Jackson, Matthew McGinley and Iain Flannigan left the club after their contracts expired. Mark McLaughlin was the first to be brought in to begin the rebuilding process.
Joel Kasubandi and Creag Little were released while Fouad Bachirou stated he would not re-sign, Lewis Hawke and Martin Maguire were offered unpaid reserve contracts, and Andy Graham, Thomas O'Ware, Derek Young, Peter MacDonald, Archie Campbell and Peter Weatherson were asked to re-sign. Winger David O'Brien signed on for another season.
Willie Dyer signed on a free transfer from Raith Rovers, and Archie Campbell re-signed to the club.
Thomas O'Ware signed his new one-year contract, as did Peter Weatherson. Weatherson also agreed to take over as a coach of one of the club's youth sides.
Morton signed Scotland youth international Jason Naismith on loan from St Mirren. Former Scotland U19 international Stephen Stirling signed a pre-contract to join when his Stranraer contract expired in June.
London-based Danshell became the new sponsor of the Morton youth academy, in a £10,000 one-year deal.

### June

David Hopkin was brought in to work as co-manager of the reserve side alongside Jonatan Johansson.
Morton made their fifth signing of the season, bringing in young Motherwell fullback Jordan Halsman on a free transfer.
Andy Graham rejected the club's contract offer and signed for Dumbarton, along with Ross Forsyth who has been released in May.
As they did last season, Morton brought in Graeme Jones as a sports scientist on a consultancy basis during the off-season period.
Morton were given a home tie in the first round of the Scottish League Challenge Cup against Albion Rovers.
Moore revealed that it was unlikely that captain Derek Young would re-sign with the club as "his kids and his wife are still up in Aberdeen".
The fixtures were released on 18 June, with Morton starting off at home to Livingston on 11 August.
Peter MacDonald signed a new one-year deal at the club, and goalkeeper Derek Gaston was signed as back-up to Alan Combe from Albion Rovers.
Ex-Dunfermline winger David Graham was signed on 20 June.
Morton agreed to send a side to Campbeltown to play the local amateur side, Campbeltown Pupils on 11 July.
A home friendly against Kilmarnock, and a closed doors game against Rapid București was organised.
Simon Mensing and Kyle Wilkie were taken on trial after being released by Hamilton Accies. Tony Wallace was also on trial, and Moore expected to sign him within the next week.

### July

Tony Wallace completed his transfer to Cappielow for an undisclosed nominal fee.
Morton also have Craig Reid and Martin Hardie on trial, with the latter scoring in a 1-0 friendly win over Albion Rovers. Reid signed on 14 July.
Reid, Hardie and ex-Hibs fullback Scott Taggart signed for the club.
Morton were drawn away to East Stirlingshire in the first round of the Scottish Communities League Cup.
Kevin Rutkiewicz accepted a contract offer after playing in two trial matches for the club, and signed on 27 July.
Kyle Wilkie would sign up on 30 July 2012.

### August

After dispatching of East Stirlingshire in the first round, Morton were given a home tie against Aberdeen in the second round.
Morton re-signed Fouad Bachirou on 17 August in time for him to make his second début against Hamilton Accies.
After only a couple of months, Johansson left the club to become U20 coach at Motherwell.
David Hutton signed a short-term deal at the club as understudy to Derek Gaston.

### September

Alan Combe left to become a coach at Tynecastle with Hearts.
After not being able to play all season up to this point, Peter MacDonald was ruled out for a further six weeks due to having surgery on his plantar fascia.
Morton brought in ex-Celtic youth Liam Gormley on trial, and he scored in his first match against Largs Thistle.
With a 3–2 defeat of Airdrie United, Morton won four straight league games for the first time since the 1995–96 season.

### October

Morton entered the Scottish Cup in the third round draw, and received an away tie at Albion Rovers who they defeated in the Challenge Cup earlier in the season.
Archie Campbell was awarded the SFL Young Player of the Month award and the Irn-Bru Ginger Boot as top scorer in the SFL for September.

### November

Allan Moore received the October SFL Manager of the Month award, as Archie Campbell this time picked up the SFL Player of the Month award to add to his double of awards for September.
Morton defeated Albion Rovers in a replay to set up a fourth round tie against Highland Football League side Turriff United.
After eight consecutive wins, Morton's reserves ("the Bomb Squad") drew their first game of the season against Airdrie United.

### December

Morton avoided the embarrassment of losing to Turriff when Peter Weatherson earned them a replay at Cappielow in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. The replay was postponed at the first attempt due to a frozen pitch.
Morton won the replay 6–0 to set up a fifth round tie against Premier League Dundee.
Three youth players went out on loan to junior sides; Iain Beattie to Neilston Juniors, Martin Maguire to Port Glasgow and Euan Blair to Hurlford United.

### January

Morton started the year badly, going down to a 3–0 defeat at home to strugglers Dumbarton.
David Hutton signed an extension to stay with the club to the end of the season.
Aidan Fulton went on a week-long trial at Motherwell's U20 side who are managed by former Morton coach Jonatan Johansson.
Allan Moore again won the dreaded SFL Manager of the Month award for December.
Morton signed Colin McMenamin with the help of local company McGill's Bus Services.
Youngster Declan McDaid received the first Morton call-up for many years when he was selected to represent Scotland Schools U18's at the 2013 Centenary Cup.

### February

To allow him to get some first-team experience before heading to the United States for a scholarship, Lewis Hawke was released to allow him to sign on amateur terms at Annan Athletic.
Morton were hammered by Dundee in the Scottish Cup fifth round.
David Verlaque, whose father used to play for the club in the Scottish Premier Division, signed an amateur contract until the end of the season to play in the reserves.
Two Morton youth players received call-ups to try out for the Scotland U14 squad at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie; they were Lewis Strapp and Scott Miller.
Morton launched their social inclusion project, the Greenock Morton Community Trust, to get people in the local area involved in football at a young age.

### March

As Morton suffered their first away league defeat since April 2012, Willie Dyer had to be taken from the field with a dislocated shoulder.
David Verlaque went on week long trial to Nottingham Forest.
Peter MacDonald won the player of the month for February.

### April

Lewis Strapp rejected an approach from Celtic to stay at Morton's youth academy.
After Partick Thistle's victory on 20 April, they were confirmed as First Division champions; and Morton confirmed as league runners-up.
Michael Tidser was nominated for the PFA Scotland First Division Player of the Year award.
David Graham was released by Morton with two games still to go in the season.
Kevin Rutkiewicz and Jordan Halsman were released from their contracts to join Carolina RailHawks and Fram respectively.

### May

Following a 4–1 defeat away at Falkirk, Morton finished the season in second place with 67 points. Peter MacDonald was the club's top scorer with 15 goals in all competitions.

## First team transfers

* From end of 2011–12 season, to last match of season 2012–13
** Including unsigned trialists who appeared in first team matchday squads

### In

| Player | From | League | Fee |
| Mark McLaughlin | Hamilton Academical | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Willie Dyer | Raith Rovers | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Jason Naismith | St Mirren | Scottish Premier League | Loan |
| Stephen Stirling | Stranraer | Scottish Football League Third Division | Free |
| Jordan Halsman | Motherwell | Scottish Premier League | Free |
| Derek Gaston | Albion Rovers | Scottish Football League Second Division | Free |
| David Graham | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Tony Wallace | Dumbarton | Scottish Football League First Division | Nominal |
| Craig Reid | Queen of the South | Scottish Football League Second Division | Free |
| Martin Hardie | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Scott Taggart | Hibernian | Scottish Premier League | Free |
| Kevin Rutkiewicz | Dunfermline Athletic | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Kyle Wilkie | Hamilton Academical | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Simon Mensing | Hamilton Academical | Scottish Football League First Division | Trial |
| David Hutton | Hamilton Academical | Scottish Football League First Division | Trial |
| David Hutton | Hamilton Academical | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Liam Gormley | Celtic | Scottish Premier League | Trial |
| Daniel Moss | Western Australian National Training Centre | Football West State League Premier Division | Free |
| Colin McMenamin | Ross County | Scottish Premier League | Free |
| David Verlaque | Queen's Park | Scottish Football League Third Division | Free |
| Glenn Eadie | Celtic | Scottish Premier League | Free |

### Out

| Player | To | League | Fee |
| Paul Di Giacomo | Airdrie United | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Stuart McCaffrey | | | Retired |
| Creag Little | Largs Thistle | Scottish Junior Football West Division One | Free |
| Colin Stewart | Al-Khor Sports Club (coach) | Qatar Stars League | Free |
| Grant Evans | Airdrie United | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Ross Forsyth | Dumbarton | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Marc Smyth | Cliftonville | IFA Premiership | Free |
| Andy Jackson | Brechin City | Scottish Football League Second Division | Free |
| Darren McGeouch | Glasgow Perthshire | Scottish Junior Football West Division One | Free |
| Matthew McGinley | Albion Rovers | Scottish Football League Second Division | Free |
| Iain Flannigan | Falkirk | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Joel Kasubandi | Vale of Clyde | Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two | Free |
| Conor Ramsay | Johnstone Burgh | Scottish Junior Football Central Division Two | Free |
| Andy Graham | Dumbarton | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Derek Young | Queen of the South | Scottish Football League Second Division | Free |
| Simon Mensing | Raith Rovers | Scottish Football League First Division | Free |
| Alan Combe | Heart of Midlothian (coach) | Scottish Premier League | Free |
| Liam Gormley | East Fife | Scottish Football League Second Division | Free |
| Iain Beattie | Neilston Juniors | Scottish Junior Football Central Division One | Loan |
| Martin Maguire | Port Glasgow | Scottish Junior Football Central Division One | Loan |
| Euan Blair | Hurlford United | Scottish Junior Football West Division One | Loan |
| Lewis Hawke | Annan Athletic | Scottish Football League Third Division | Free |
| David Graham | | | Free |
| Kevin Rutkiewicz | Carolina RailHawks | North American Soccer League | Free |
| Jordan Halsman | Fram Reyjavik | Úrvalsdeild | Free |

## Squad (that played for first team)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SCO | Derek Gaston |
| — | GK | SCO | David Hutton |
| — | DF | SCO | Willie Dyer |
| — | DF | SCO | Jordan Halsman |
| — | DF | SCO | Mark McLaughlin (Captain) |
| — | DF | ENG | Simon Mensing (trialist) |
| — | DF | SCO | Jason Naismith (on loan from St Mirren) |
| — | DF | SCO | Thomas O'Ware |
| — | DF | SCO | Craig Reid |
| — | DF | SCO | Kevin Rutkiewicz |
| — | DF | SCO | Scott Taggart |
| — | MF | FRA | Fouad Bachirou |
| — | MF | SCO | Aidan Fulton |
| — | MF | SCO | Martin Hardie |
| — | MF | SCO | Declan McDaid |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Dylan McLaughlin |
| — | MF | SCO | Ewan McLean |
| — | MF | SCO | David O'Brien |
| — | MF | SCO | Stephen Stirling |
| — | MF | SCO | Michael Tidser (Vice Captain) |
| — | MF | SCO | Tony Wallace |
| — | MF | SCO | Kyle Wilkie |
| — | FW | SCO | Archie Campbell |
| — | FW | SCO | Liam Gormley (trialist) |
| — | FW | SCO | David Graham |
| — | FW | SCO | Lewis Hawke |
| — | FW | SCO | Peter MacDonald |
| — | FW | SCO | Colin McMenamin |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Weatherson |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Notes |
| 3 July 2012 | Rapid București | Grangemouth Athletics Stadium, Grangemouth | 2–5 | Peter Weatherson Archie Campbell | TBC | Game open to public despite information to the contrary |
| 7 July 2012 | Albion Rovers | St. Andrew's High School, Coatbridge | 1–0 | Martin Hardie | TBC | Played on astroturf Martin Hardie played as a trialist |
| 11 July 2012 | Campbeltown Pupils | Kintyre Park, Campbeltown | 10–2 | Stephen Stirling Lewis Hawke Jordan Halsman Thomas O'Ware Michael Tidser Declan McDaid pen' | TBC | Opening of a new exhibit at Campbeltown museum |
| 12 July 2012 | Concordia Chiajna | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–1 | | Closed doors | The second Romanian team to play at Cappielow |
| 16 July 2012 | Kilmarnock | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 4–1 | David O'Brien Mark McLaughlin Peter Weatherson pen' Jordan Halsman | 636 | Under-strength Kilmarnock side |
| 21 July 2012 | St Mirren | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–1 | Derek Gaston Own goal' | 3,722 | Renfrewshire Cup Final Goal claimed by Paul McGowan |
| 9 September 2012 | Largs Thistle | Barrfields Stadium, Largs | 4–1 | Liam Gormley Archie Campbell pen' Tony Wallace Aidan Fulton | TBC | To mark the opening of hosts' new 3G artificial pitch Liam Gormley played as a trialist |

### Scottish Football League First Division

** League position is after Morton game, not after round of games in case of postponements.
| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F – A | Home Events | Away Events | Attendance | Points | League Position | Referee |
| 11 August 2012 | Livingston | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–2 | Peter Weatherson 7' Jason Naismith 41' Jordan Halsman 77' Tony Wallace 80' | Iain Russell 25' 27' Craig Barr 37' Stefan Scougall 39' | 1,898 | 1 | 6th | Craig Charleston |
| 18 August 2012 | Hamilton Academical | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 1–1 | Alex Neil 34' 45' Ali Crawford 81' | David O'Brien 15' Michael Tidser 86' | 1,572 | 2 | 6th | Crawford Allan |
| 25 August 2012 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–2 | Archie Campbell 31' David O'Brien 54' Scott Taggart 59' David Graham 78' | Jay Fulton 9' Kieran Duffie 21' Lyle Taylor 39' | 1,756 | 2 | 7th | Craig Thomson |
| 1 September 2012 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 3–0 | Willie Dyer 16' Archie Campbell 43', 54' (pen), 76' | Bryan Prunty 57' James Creaney 61' Martin McNiff 88' | 1,602 | 5 | 6th | Bobby Madden |
| 15 September 2012 | Cowdenbeath | Central Park, Cowdenbeath | 4–3 | John Armstrong 40' Colin Cameron 61' Mark Ramsay 82' Kenny Adamson 90' Jamie Stevenson 90' | Peter Weatherson 12', 25' Archie Campbell 46' David O'Brien 54' | 611 | 8 | 5th | Stephen Finnie |
| 22 September 2012 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–0 | Scott Taggart 29' Stephen Stirling 67' 90' Willie Dyer 85' | Brian Graham 1' Simon Mensing 80' Dougie Hall 89' | 1,628 | 11 | 3rd | George Salmond |
| 29 September 2012 | Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | 3–2 | Cameron MacDonald 11' John Boyle 37', 80' 62' David Lilley 85' Michael Hart 90' | Archie Campbell 49', 79' David O'Brien 68' Jason Naismith 90' | 1,054 | 14 | 3rd | John McKendrick |
| 6 October 2012 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 3–1 | Kevin Rutkiewicz 14' 45' Mark McLaughlin 39' Fouad Bachirou 66' David O'Brien 86' | Steven Craig 20' Hugh Murray 37' 55' Paul Paton 67' Stuart Bannigan 82' | 3,445 | 17 | 3rd | Des Roache |
| 20 October 2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park, Dunfermline | 2–2 | Ryan Wallace 38' 87' Jordan McMillan 78' Stephen Husband 82' (pen) | Kevin Rutkiewicz 7' Archie Campbell 40', 76' Willie Dyer 57' David O'Brien 63' Mark McLaughlin 82' | 3,511 | 18 | 3rd | Craig Charleston |
| 27 October 2012 | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston | 2–2 | Iain Russell 8', 79' (pen) Keaghan Jacobs 53' Craig Barr 82' Callum Booth 89' | Michael Tidser 12' Archie Campbell 50', 55' Mark McLaughlin 72' | 1,417 | 19 | 3rd | Mike Tumilty |
| 10 November 2012 | Hamilton Academical | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–1 | Tony Wallace 40' Archie Campbell 54' | Stevie May 21' Martin Canning 49' Grant Gillespie 90' | 1,815 | 19 | 3rd | Paul Robertson |
| 17 November 2012 | Dumbarton | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton | 5–1 | Jim Lister 52' Garry Fleming 72' Bryan Prunty 84' | Martin Hardie 3' (pen) 17' Willie Dyer 15' Peter Weatherson 37', 61' David Graham 54' | 1,188 | 22 | 3rd | Stevie O'Reilly |
| 24 November 2012 | Cowdenbeath | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–0 | Lewis Hawke 88' | Mark Ramsay 59' | 1,562 | 25 | 3rd | Craig Thomson |
| 8 December 2012 | Raith Rovers | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 3–3 | Brian Graham 23', 71' 42' Greig Spence 85' 86' Eddie Malone 90' | Kevin Rutkiewicz 8' Martin Hardie 67' 88' Willie Dyer 44' David O'Brien 65' | 1,375 | 26 | 3rd | Steven McLean |
| 15 December 2012 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–0 | Mark McLaughlin 28' David Graham 43' David O'Brien 45' Martin Hardie 83' | Josh Watt 17' Grant Evans 52' | 1,302 | 29 | 3rd | Brian Colvin |
| 26 December 2012 | Partick Thistle | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 2–1 | Steven Craig 28' 87' Aaron Sinclair 57' Ross Forbes 64' 70' Sean Welsh 89' | David Graham 4' Martin Hardie 64' 79' Scott Taggart 84' | 4,955 | 32 | 2nd | Bobby Madden |
| 29 December 2012 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 4–2 | Fouad Bachirou 44' Michael Tidser 56', 89' Peter Weatherson 61' Craig Reid 70' | Callum Morris 9' Ryan Wallace 77' 90' Stephen Jordan 83' Josh Falkingham 84' | 3,076 | 35 | 1st | John McKendrick |
| 2 January 2013 | Dumbarton | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–3 | | Garry Fleming 32' Scott Agnew 39' Steven McDougall 56' Jim Lister 56' Bryan Prunty 79' | 2,412 | 35 | 1st | John Beaton |
| 5 January 2013 | Cowdenbeath | Central Park, Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | Liam Caddis 37' Joe Mbu 90' | Willie Dyer 13' Peter MacDonald 51' Kevin Rutkiewicz 74' | 647 | 36 | 2nd | Mike Tumilty |
| 12 January 2013 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Grangemouth | 1–0 | | Martin Hardie 64' Fouad Bachirou 90' | 3,078 | 39 | 1st | Crawford Allan |
| 19 January 2013 | Livingston | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–1 | Martin Hardie 15' Fouad Bachirou 29' David Graham 60' Peter MacDonald 68' Scott Taggart 90' | Iain Russell 53' Liam Fox 62' Kevin McCann 85' | 1,913 | 42 | 1st | Stephen Finnie |
| 26 January 2013 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–0 | Michael Tidser 53' Martin Hardie 66' | | 2,006 | 45 | 1st | Kevin Clancy |
| 9 February 2013 | Airdrie United | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | 4–0 | Gregor Buchanan 38' Marc Warren 45' 83' Ricki Lamie 89' | David O'Brien 24' Colin McMenamin 44' Peter MacDonald 52' Kyle Wilkie 60' | 984 | 48 | 1st | Brian Colvin |
| 16 February 2013 | Partick Thistle | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–2 | Peter MacDonald 57', 80' (pen) 85' Willie Dyer 60' | Chris Erskine 9' Steven Craig 47' Paul Paton 75' Hugh Murray 80' 84' | 5,647 | 49 | 1st | Euan Norris |
| 23 February 2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | East End Park, Dunfermline | 4–1 | Chris Kane 23' Andy Geggan 32' Jordan McMillan 33' Andy Dowie 33' Andrew Barrowman Ryan Wallace 57' Callum Morris 82' | Peter MacDonald 31' (pen) 50' Fouad Bachirou 43' Martin Hardie 44' Michael Tidser 46', 64' | 2,720 | 52 | 1st | Craig Charleston |
| 5 March 2013 | Hamilton Academical | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 1–2 | Derek Gaston 35' (O.G.) Michael Devlin 55' Ziggy Gordon 58' Gary Fisher 85' Andy Ryan 90' | David O'Brien 8' Martin Hardie 43' Kevin Rutkiewicz 44' Thomas O'Ware 90' | 1,009 | 52 | 1st | Kevin Clancy |
| 9 March 2013 | Falkirk | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–0 | Archie Campbell 30' Peter MacDonald 44' | | 1,962 | 55 | 1st | Calum Murray |
| 16 March 2013 | Dumbarton | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton | 3–0 | Garry Fleming 25' Alan Lithgow 76' | Michael Tidser 32' 35' Martin Hardie 38' Peter MacDonald 81' | 1,241 | 58 | 1st | Paul Robertson |
| 23 March 2013 | Cowdenbeath | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 4–2 | Peter MacDonald 51' (pen) 54' Scott Taggart 63' Martin Hardie 66' 71' | Craig Moore 13' Jamie Stevenson 40' Dean Brett 50' Sean McAllister 73' | 1,533 | 61 | 1st | Iain Brines |
| 30 March 2013 | Raith Rovers | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 1–2 | Brian Graham 12' Allan Walker 22' Michael Tidser 38' (O.G.) Joe Hamill 56' | Craig Reid 59' Kyle Wilkie 72' Thomas O'Ware 75' | 1,529 | 61 | 2nd | Crawford Allan |
| 6 April 2013 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 5–2 | Peter MacDonald 5', 22', 60' Colin McMenamin 69' (pen) Marc Warren 85' (O.G.) | Steven Hetherington 42' Ricki Lamie 52' Grant Evans 69' 80' Sean Lynch 70' Alan Cook 73' | 1,772 | 64 | 2nd | George Salmond |
| 10 April 2013 | Partick Thistle | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 0–1 | James Craigen 41' Aaron Sinclair 59' | Martin Hardie 66' | 8,875 | 64 | 2nd | Brian Colvin |
| 13 April 2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–1 | Kyle Wilkie 68' | Ryan Thomson 10' Chris Kane 65' | 1,634 | 64 | 2nd | Euan Norris |
| 20 April 2013 | Livingston | Almondvale Stadium, Livingston | 2–0 | García Tena 28' | Archie Campbell 43' Tony Wallace 49' Kyle Wilkie 55' | 1,158 | 67 | 2nd | Craig Charleston |
| 27 April 2013 | Hamilton Academical | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–2 | Thomas O'Ware 67' | Stevie May 39', 55' Martin Canning 42' Andy Ryan 60' Michael Devlin 77' | 1,541 | 67 | 2nd | Alan Muir |
| 4 May 2013 | Falkirk | Falkirk Stadium, Grangemouth | 1–4 | Craig Sibbald 60' Lyle Taylor 64' (pen) Kieran Duffie 79' Sean Higgins 88' | Mark McLaughlin 27' Craig Reid 62' | 3,179 | 67 | 2nd | Euan Anderson |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F – A | Home Events | Away Events | Attendance | Referee |
| 3 November 2012 | Round 3 | Albion Rovers | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge | 1–1 | Simon Marriott 15' Alan Reid 27' Tony Stevenson 45' | Peter Weatherson 58' | 656 | Crawford Allan |
| 13 November 2012 | Round 3 replay | Albion Rovers | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 3–0 | Martin Hardie 51' Michael Tidser 53', 73' | Peter Innes 68' Tony Stevenson 71' | 746 | Crawford Allan |
| 1 December 2012 | Round 4 | Turriff United | The Haughs, Turriff | 1–1 | Mark Simpson 40' Gary Davidson 79' Cammy Bowden 89' | Peter Weatherson 45' 74' Craig Reid 88' | 824 | Gary Hilland |
| 17 December 2012 | Round 4 replay | Turriff United | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 6–0 | Mark McLaughlin 20' Peter Weatherson 37', 82', 84' Michael Tidser 45' (pen) 67' Peter MacDonald 77' | Christopher Herd 10' | 915 | Gary Hilland |
| 3 February 2013 | Round 5 | Dundee | Dens Park, Dundee | 1–5 | Jim McAlister 29' Lewis Toshney 65' Colin Nish 71' John Baird 74' Declan Gallagher 82' | Michael Tidser 31' | 3,336 | Bobby Madden |

### Scottish League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F – A | Home Events | Away Events | Attendance | Referee |
| 5 August 2012 | Round 1 | East Stirlingshire | Ochilview Park, Larbert | 5–1 | Michael Herd 34' Michael Hunter 53' Kevin Turner 76' Ricky Miller 85' | Mark McLaughlin 1' 56' Peter Weatherson 11' 43' Stephen Stirling 37' Tony Wallace 67' Michael Tidser 86' | 581 | John Beaton |
| 22 August 2012 | Round 2 | Aberdeen | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 0–2 (AET) | David O'Brien 13' Mark McLaughlin 73' Craig Reid 86' | Gavin Rae 109' Scott Vernon 115' | 2,817 | Iain Brines |

### Scottish Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F – A | Home Events | Away Events | Attendance | Referee |
| 28 July 2012 | Round 1 (South-West) | Albion Rovers | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–0 | Tony Wallace 48' David O'Brien 59' | Connor Stevenson 66' Tony Stevenson 75' Peter Innes 83' | 1,268 | John Beaton |
| 14 August 2012 | Round 2 (South-West) | Queen of the South | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–2 (AET) | Michael Tidser 38' Stephen Stirling 44' Peter Weatherson | Stephen McKenna 39' Mark Durnan 66' Derek Lyle 78' Nicky Clark 105' | 1,178 | George Salmond |

### Reserves

| Date | Opponents | Stadium | Result F – A | Morton goalscorers |
| 21 July 2012 | Rutherglen Glencairn (James Glen Memorial Trophy Semi-final) | Valefield Park, Kilbirnie | 0–3 | |
| 22 July 2012 | Kilbirnie Ladeside (James Glen Memorial Trophy 3rd/4th place play-off) | Valefield Park, Kilbirnie | 4–2 | Ewan McLean Archie Campbell |
| 25 July 2012 | Port Glasgow | Parklea Community Stadium, Port Glasgow | 1–1 | Kyle Wilkie |
| 30 July 2012 | Glasgow University | Garscube Sports Complex, Bearsden | 6–1 | Thomas O'Ware Declan McDaid Jason Naismith Raymond Lynch Dylan McLaughlin Lewis Hawke |
| 6 August 2012 | Queen's Park | Lesser Hampden, Glasgow | 1–3 | Lewis Hawke |
| TBC | Johnstone Burgh Boys Club U21s | Ralston Training Complex, Ralston | 2–1 | Jamie Logan William Boyd |
| 20 August 2012 | Partick Thistle | Bellsdale Park, Beith | 2–4 | Dylan McLaughlin William Boyd |
| 12 September 2012 | Ayr United (Reserve League) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 4–0 | Stephen Stirling pen' Declan McDaid Thomas O'Ware Liam Gormley |
| 18 September 2012 | Raith Rovers (Reserve League) | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 2–1 | Liam Gormley pen' Declan McDaid |
| 25 September 2012 | Dumbarton (Reserve League) | Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton | 3–1 | Liam Gormley Kyle Wilkie Tony Wallace |
| 8 October 2012 | Livingston (Reserve League) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–1 | Own goal Daniel Moss |
| 16 October 2012 | Rangers (Reserve League) | Murray Park, Milngavie | 3–1 | Dylan McLaughlin Lewis Hawke Aidan Fulton |
| 23 October 2012 | Annan Athletic (Reserve League) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 4–0 | Thomas O'Ware Lewis Hawke Kyle Wilkie Jordan Halsman |
| 31 October 2012 | East Fife (Reserve League) | Bayview Stadium, Methil | 4–2 | Kyle Wilkie Lewis Hawke Tony Wallace |
| 5 November 2012 | Cowdenbeath (Reserve League) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–0 | Martin Hardie pen' |
| 19 November 2012 | Airdrie United (Reserve League) | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | 0–0 | |
| 27 November 2012 | Queen of the South (Reserve League) | Palmerston Park, Dumfries | 2–3 | Scott Keogh Own goal |
| 19 December 2012 | Queen's Park (Reserve League) | Lesser Hampden, Glasgow | 2–0 | Aidan Fulton Dylan McLaughlin |
| 22 December 2012 | Pollok | Newlandsfield Park, Glasgow | 2–2 | Archie Campbell Aidan Ferris |
| 9 January 2013 | Port Glasgow | Parklea Community Stadium, Port Glasgow | 4–2 | Dylan McLaughlin Jordan Cairnie Aidan Ferris Aidan Fulton |
| 29 January 2013 | Stenhousemuir (Reserve League) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–2 | Thomas O'Ware Kyle Wilkie |
| 25 March 2013 | Partick Thistle (Reserve League Cup) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 3–1 | Declan McDaid Peter Weatherson Jordan Halsman |
| 8 April 2013 | Airdrie United (Reserve League Cup) | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie | 2–3 | Jordan Cairnie Aidan Fulton |
| 16 April 2013 | Annan Athletic (Reserve League Cup) | Galabank, Annan | 2–4 | Aidan Fulton David McNeil |
| 18 April 2013 | Ayr United (Reserve League Cup) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 1–5 | Michael Thomson |
| 22 April 2013 | Queen of the South (Reserve League Cup) | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 2–0 | David McNeil Scott Keogh |
| 25 April 2013 | Rangers (Reserve League Cup) | Murray Park, Milngavie | 0–3 | |
| 29 April 2013 | Queen's Park (Reserve League Cup) | Lesser Hampden, Glasgow | 1–6 | Mark Davidson |
| 16 May 2013 | Partick Thistle (Reserve League) | Battery Park, Greenock | 5–0 | Jordan Cairnie Kyle Wilson Fergus O'Hanlon |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Partick Thistle (C, P) | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 78 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 67 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 53 | |
| 4 | Livingston | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 52 | |
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 51 | |

## Player statistics

    As of 15 May 2013

### All competitions

* Additional positions played listed, if have started in more than one this season.
| Position | Player | Starts | Subs | Unused subs | Goals | Red cards | Yellow cards |
| MF | Fouad Bachirou | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | Archie Campbell | 17 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| GK | Alan Combe | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Willie Dyer | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | Aidan Fulton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Derek Gaston | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Liam Gormley (trialist) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | David Graham | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | Jordan Halsman | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Martin Hardie | 22 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| FW | Lewis Hawke | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | David Hutton | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Peter MacDonald | 15 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Declan McDaid | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Dylan McLaughlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Mark McLaughlin (Captain) | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| MF | Ewan McLean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Simon Mensing (trialist) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Jason Naismith (on loan from St Mirren) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | David O'Brien | 40 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| DF | Thomas O'Ware | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DF / MF | Craig Reid | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| DF | Kevin Rutkiewicz | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | Stephen Stirling | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DF / MF | Scott Taggart | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Michael Tidser (Vice-Captain) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| DF / MF | Tony Wallace | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Kyle Wilkie | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| DF / FW | Peter Weatherson | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 |

### Awards

    Last updated 26 April 2013
| Name | Award | Month |
| Archie Campbell | Young Player of the Month | September |
| Archie Campbell | Ginger Boot | September |
| Allan Moore | Manager of the Month | October |
| Archie Campbell | Player of the Month | October |
| Allan Moore | Manager of the Month | December |
| Peter MacDonald | Player of the Month | February |
| Michael Tidser | Player of the Year nominee | April |