Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Doncaster Rovers (1st divisional title) |
Promoted | Doncaster Rovers Bournemouth Yeovil Town |
Relegated | Scunthorpe United Portsmouth Hartlepool United Bury |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,367 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paddy Madden (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Preston North End 5–0 Hartlepool United Swindon Town 5–0 Portsmouth Swindon Town 5–0 Tranmere Rovers |
Biggest away win | Hartlepool United 0–5 Coventry City |
Highest scoring | 8 goals Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth |
Longest winning run | 8 games Bournemouth Yeovil Town |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Sheffield United |
Longest winless run | 22 games Portsmouth |
Longest losing run | 9 games Colchester United, Portsmouth |
Highest attendance | 23,431 Sheffield United v Brentford (16 April 2013)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 1,396 Bury v Stevenage (19 March 2013)[1] |
Average attendance | 6,319[1] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 Football League One (referred to as the Npower Football League One for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the league under its current title and twenty-first season under its current league division format. The season began on 18 August 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013.
Changes from last season
[edit]Team changes
[edit]To League One
[edit]- Relegated from the Championship
- Promoted from League Two
From League One
[edit]- Promoted to the Championship
- Relegated to League Two
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doncaster Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 83 | |
3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
4 | Yeovil Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | |
7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 71 | |
8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 70 | |
9 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 68 | |
10 | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 68 | |
11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 67 | |
12 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 65 | |
13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 64 | |
14 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 59 | |
15 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 55[b] | |
16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 55 | |
17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 55 | |
18 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 54 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 51 | |
20 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 51 | |
21 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 48 | Relegation to Football League Two |
22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 41 | |
23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 41 | |
24 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 32[c] |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Brentford (p) | 1 | 3 | 4 (5) | |||||||
6 | Swindon Town | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | |||||||
3 | Brentford | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Yeovil Town | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Yeovil Town | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Team overview
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager1 | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bournemouth | Eddie Howe | Miles Addison | Fila | Energy Consulting |
Brentford | Uwe Rösler | Kevin O'Connor | Puma | SkyeX |
Bury | Kevin Blackwell | Steven Schumacher | Surridge | Bury Council |
Carlisle United | Greg Abbott | Lee Miller | Fila | Eddie Stobart Transport |
Colchester United | Joe Dunne | Kemal Izzet | Puma | Sponsors on a match-by-match basis (H) JobServe (A) |
Coventry City | Steven Pressley | Carl Baker | Puma | City Link |
Crawley Town | Richie Barker | Josh Simpson | Puma | Global Freight Solutions |
Crewe Alexandra | Steve Davis | Luke Murphy | Carbrini | Mornflake Oats |
Doncaster Rovers | Paul Dickov | Rob Jones | Nike | One Call Insurance |
Hartlepool United | Colin Cooper | Sam Collins | Nike | Dove Energy |
Leyton Orient | Russell Slade | Nathan Clarke | Nike | Samsung (H) FIFA 13 (A) |
Milton Keynes Dons | Karl Robinson | Dean Lewington | Vandanel | Case Security |
Notts County | Chris Kiwomya | Neal Bishop | Fila | 3663 (H) Vision Express (A & 3rd) |
Oldham Athletic | Lee Johnson | Dean Furman | Fila | Carbrini |
Portsmouth | Guy Whittingham | Johnny Ertl | Kappa | Jobsite |
Preston North End | Simon Grayson | John Mousinho | Puma | Magners (H) Tennent's Lager (A) |
Scunthorpe United | Brian Laws | Paul Reid | Nike | Rainham Steel |
Sheffield United | David Weir | Michael Doyle | Macron | Westfield Health (H) Redtooth (A & 3rd) |
Shrewsbury Town | Graham Turner | Matt Richards | Joma | Greenhous |
Stevenage | Graham Westley | Mark Roberts | Puma | Stapleton's Tyres |
Swindon Town | Kevin MacDonald | Alan McCormack | Adidas | Samsung (H) FIFA 13 (A) |
Tranmere Rovers | Ronnie Moore | James Wallace | Fila | Wirral |
Walsall | Dean Smith | Andy Butler | Diadora | SR Timber Merchants |
Yeovil Town | Gary Johnson | Jamie McAllister | Vandanel | W+S Recycling |
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bournemouth | Lee Bradbury | Sacked | 25 March 2012[4] | Pre-season | Paul Groves | 11 May 2012[5] |
Crawley Town | Steve Evans | Signed by Rotherham United | 9 April 2012[6] | Pre-season | Sean O'Driscoll | 16 May 2012[7] |
Crawley Town | Sean O'Driscoll | Signed by Nottingham Forest | 19 July 2012[8] | Pre-season | Richie Barker | 7 August 2012[9] |
Bury | Richie Barker | Signed by Crawley Town | 7 August 2012[9] | Pre-season | Kevin Blackwell | 26 September 2012[10] |
Coventry City | Andy Thorn | Sacked | 26 August 2012[11] | 14th | Mark Robins | 19 September 2012[12] |
Colchester United | John Ward | Sacked | 24 September 2012[13] | 22nd | Joe Dunne | 27 September 2012[14] |
Bournemouth | Paul Groves | Sacked | 3 October 2012[15] | 20th | Eddie Howe | 12 October 2012[16] |
Hartlepool United | Neale Cooper | Resigned | 24 October 2012[17] | 24th | John Hughes | 14 November 2012 |
Scunthorpe United | Alan Knill | Sacked | 29 October 2012[18] | 22nd | Brian Laws | 30 October 2012[18] |
Portsmouth | Michael Appleton | Signed by Blackpool | 7 November 2012[19] | 17th | Guy Whittingham | 24 April 2013[20] |
Doncaster Rovers | Dean Saunders | Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 January 2013 | 2nd | Brian Flynn | 17 January 2013[21] |
Oldham Athletic | Paul Dickov | Resigned | 3 February 2013[22] | 20th | Lee Johnson | 18 March 2013[23] |
Notts County | Keith Curle | Sacked | 3 February 2013[24] | 10th | Chris Kiwomya | 23 February 2013[25] |
Preston North End | Graham Westley | Sacked | 13 February 2013[26] | 17th | Simon Grayson | 18 February 2013[27] |
Coventry City | Mark Robins | Signed by Huddersfield Town | 14 February 2013[28] | 8th | Steven Pressley | 8 March 2013[29] |
Swindon Town | Paolo Di Canio | Resigned | 18 February 2013 | 6th | Kevin MacDonald | 28 February 2013[30] |
Stevenage | Gary Smith | Sacked | 20 March 2013 | 15th | Graham Westley | 30 March 2013[31] |
Sheffield United | Danny Wilson | Sacked | 10 April 2013[32] | 5th | David Weir | 10 June 2013 |
Doncaster Rovers | Brian Flynn | Appointed as "Director of Football" | 3 May 2013[33] | 1st | Paul Dickov | 20 May 2013[34] |
Hartlepool United | John Hughes | Sacked | 9 May 2013[35] | 24th | Colin Cooper | 24 May 2013[36] |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
|
Assists[edit]
|
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Robinson | Tranmere Rovers | Carlisle United | 0–3[39] | 21 August 2012 |
Jake Cassidy | Tranmere Rovers | Colchester United | 4–0[40] | 1 September 2012 |
Dean Bowditch | Milton Keynes Dons | Bury | 1–4[41] | 22 September 2012 |
Nicky Wroe | Preston North End | Scunthorpe United | 2–3[42] | 23 October 2012 |
Dani Lopez | Stevenage | Sheffield United | 4–0[44] | 16 March 2013 |
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season: David McAllister for Sheffield United against Shrewsbury Town (18 August 2012)
- Fastest goal of the season: 56 seconds, A-Jay Leitch-Smith for Crewe Alexandra against Scunthorpe United (21 August 2012)[45]
- Latest goal of the season: 95 minutes and 26 seconds, Paddy Madden for Carlisle United against Portsmouth (25 August 2012)[46]
- Largest winning margin: 5 goals
- Preston North End 5–0 Hartlepool United (18 September 2012)
- Hartlepool United 0–5 Coventry City (17 November 2012)
- Swindon Town 5–0 Tranmere Rovers (21 December 2012)
- Swindon Town 5–0 Portsmouth (1 January 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth (1 September 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
- Brentford 5–1 Crewe Alexandra (25 August 2012)
- Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth (1 September 2012)
- Preston North End 5–0 Hartlepool United (18 September 2012)
- Crawley Town 2–5 Tranmere Rovers (22 September 2012)
- Hartlepool United 0–5 Coventry City (17 November 2012)
- Milton Keynes Dons 5–1 Colchester United (24 November 2012)
- Coventry City 5–1 Walsall (8 December 2012)
- Swindon Town 5–0 Portsmouth (1 January 2013)
- Colchester United 1–5 Tranmere Rovers (23 February 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth (1 September 2012)
Clean sheets
[edit]- Most clean sheets: 21[1]
- Sheffield United
- Fewest clean sheets: 5[1]
- Scunthorpe United
Discipline
[edit]- Most yellow cards (club): 92[47]
- Oldham Athletic
- Most yellow cards (player): 12[48]
- Harry Arter (AFC Bournemouth)
- Most red cards (club): 7[47]
- Notts County
- Most red cards (player): 3[48]
- Antony Kay (Milton Keynes Dons)
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Ronnie Moore | Tranmere Rovers | Andy Robinson | Tranmere Rovers | [49][50] |
September | Ronnie Moore | Tranmere Rovers | Jake Cassidy | Tranmere Rovers | [51][52] |
October | Danny Wilson | Sheffield United | George Long | Sheffield United | [53][54] |
November | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Kevin Lisbie | Leyton Orient | [55][56] |
December | Mark Robins | Coventry City | David McGoldrick | Coventry City | [57][58] |
January | Dean Smith | Walsall | Paddy Madden | Yeovil Town | [59][60] |
February | John Hughes | Hartlepool United | Peter Hartley | Hartlepool United | [61][62] |
March | Russell Slade | Leyton Orient | Brett Pitman | Bournemouth | [63][64] |
April | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Matt Smith | Oldham Athletic | [65][66] |
Other awards
[edit]Month | Award | Player | Club | Notes |
August | Young Player of the Month | Max Clayton | Crewe Alexandra | [67] |
September | Young Player of the Month | George Bowerman | Walsall | [68] |
February | Young Player of the Month | George Long | Sheffield United | [69] |
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