2012–13 Football League

114th season of the Football League

Football league season
The Football League
Season2012–13
ChampionsCardiff City
PromotedCardiff City
Hull City
Crystal Palace
RelegatedBarnet
Aldershot Town
New Clubs in LeagueFleetwood Town
York City
← 2011–12
2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th season of the Football League. It began in August 2012 and concluded in May 2013, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.

Promotion and relegation

From Premier League

Relegated to Championship

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League One

From League One

Promoted to Championship
Relegated to League Two

From League Two

Promoted to League One
Relegated to Conference Premier

From Conference Premier

Promoted to League Two

Championship

This section is transcluded from 2012–13 Football League Championship. (edit | history)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cardiff City (C, P) 46 25 12 9 72 45 +27 87 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Hull City (P) 46 24 7 15 61 52 +9 79
3 Watford 46 23 8 15 85 58 +27 77 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 18 9 69 43 +26 75
5 Crystal Palace (P, O) 46 19 15 12 73 62 +11 72
6 Leicester City 46 19 11 16 71 48 +23 68
7 Bolton Wanderers 46 18 14 14 69 61 +8 68
8 Nottingham Forest 46 17 16 13 63 59 +4 67
9 Charlton Athletic 46 17 14 15 65 59 +6 65
10 Derby County 46 16 13 17 65 62 +3 61
11 Burnley 46 16 13 17 62 60 +2 61
12 Birmingham City 46 15 16 15 63 69 −6 61
13 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 57 66 −9 61
14 Ipswich Town 46 16 12 18 48 61 −13 60
15 Blackpool 46 14 17 15 62 63 −1 59
16 Middlesbrough 46 18 5 23 61 70 −9 59
17 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 16 16 55 62 −7 58
18 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 10 20 53 61 −8 58
19 Huddersfield Town 46 15 13 18 53 73 −20 58
20 Millwall 46 15 11 20 51 62 −11 56
21 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 56 70 −14 55
22 Peterborough United (R) 46 15 9 22 66 75 −9 54 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 46 14 9 23 55 69 −14 51
24 Bristol City (R) 46 11 8 27 59 84 −25 41
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 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

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
        
3 Watford 0 3 3
6 Leicester City 1 1 2
3 Watford 0
5 Crystal Palace (a.e.t.) 1
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 0 0
5 Crystal Palace 0 2 2

Results

Home \ Away BAR BIR BLB BLP BOL B&HA BRI BUR CAR CHA CRY DER HUD HUL IPS LEE LEI MID MIL NOT PET SHW WAT WOL
Barnsley 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–6 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–4 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–1
Birmingham City 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 2–3
Blackburn Rovers 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–1
Blackpool 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–3 0–0 6–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 5–1 0–1 1–1 6–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–0
Bristol City 5–3 0–1 3–5 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–4 4–2 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–4
Burnley 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 5–2 3–3 1–1 2–0
Cardiff City 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–1
Charlton Athletic 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 4–1 0–1 5–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1
Crystal Palace 0–0 0–4 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 4–3 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–2 5–0 2–2 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–3 3–1
Derby County 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 5–1 0–0
Huddersfield Town 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–1
Hull City 1–0 5–2 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–1 2–1
Ipswich Town 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–2
Leeds United 1–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–6 1–0
Leicester City 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 6–1 3–1 6–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1
Middlesbrough 2–3 0–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–0
Millwall 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–5 1–2 1–0 0–2
Nottingham Forest 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 6–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 2–3 0–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 0–3 3–1
Peterborough United 2–1 0–2 1–4 1–4 5–4 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–2
Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 3–2 3–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–0
Watford 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 3–4 2–2 2–1 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League One

This section is transcluded from 2012–13 Football League One. (edit | history)

Table

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:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
  2. ^ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.[1]
  3. ^ On 20 April Portsmouth were deducted ten points after coming out of administration.[2]

Play-offs

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

Results

Home \ Away BOU BRE BRY CRL COL COV CRA CRE DON HAR LEY MKD NTC OLD POR PNE SCU SHU SHR STE SWI TRA WAL YEO
Bournemouth 2–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0
Brentford 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–3
Bury 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2
Carlisle United 2–4 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–3 3–3
Colchester United 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–5 2–0 2–0
Coventry City 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 5–1 0–1
Crawley Town 3–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–5 2–2 0–1
Crewe Alexandra 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1
Doncaster Rovers 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–4 0–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1
Hartlepool United 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–5 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0
Leyton Orient 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–1
Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–4 1–0
Notts County 3–3 1–2 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2
Oldham Athletic 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Portsmouth 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2
Preston North End 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–3 5–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–3 3–2
Scunthorpe United 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4
Sheffield United 5–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 3–3 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–2
Shrewsbury Town 0–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3
Stevenage 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Swindon Town 4–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 5–0 2–2 4–1
Tranmere Rovers 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–0 3–2
Walsall 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–2
Yeovil Town 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Two

This section is transcluded from 2012–13 Football League Two. (edit | history)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gillingham (C, P) 46 23 14 9 66 39 +27 83 Promotion to Football League One
2 Rotherham United (P) 46 24 7 15 74 59 +15 79
3 Port Vale (P) 46 21 15 10 87 52 +35 78
4 Burton Albion 46 22 10 14 71 65 +6 76 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Cheltenham Town 46 20 15 11 58 51 +7 75
6 Northampton Town 46 21 10 15 64 55 +9 73
7 Bradford City (O, P) 46 18 15 13 63 52 +11 69
8 Chesterfield 46 18 13 15 60 45 +15 67
9 Oxford United 46 19 8 19 59 60 −1 65
10 Exeter City 46 18 10 18 63 62 +1 64
11 Southend United 46 16 13 17 61 55 +6 61
12 Rochdale 46 16 13 17 68 70 −2 61
13 Fleetwood Town 46 15 15 16 55 57 −2 60
14 Bristol Rovers 46 16 12 18 60 69 −9 60
15 Wycombe Wanderers 46 17 9 20 50 60 −10 60
16 Morecambe 46 15 13 18 55 61 −6 58
17 York City 46 12 19 15 50 60 −10 55
18 Accrington Stanley 46 14 12 20 51 68 −17 54
19 Torquay United 46 13 14 19 55 62 −7 53
20 AFC Wimbledon 46 14 11 21 54 76 −22 53
21 Plymouth Argyle 46 13 13 20 46 55 −9 52
22 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 13 12 21 55 62 −7 51
23 Barnet (R) 46 13 12 21 47 59 −12 51 Relegation to the Conference Premier
24 Aldershot Town (R) 46 11 15 20 42 60 −18 48
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
        
4 Burton Albion 3 1 4
7 Bradford City 2 3 5
6 Northampton Town 0
7 Bradford City 3
5 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0
6 Northampton Town 1 1 2

Results

Home \ Away ACC WIM ALD BAR BRA BRR BRT CHL CHF D&R EXE FLE GIL MOR NOR OXF PLY PTV ROC ROT STD TOR WYC YOR
Accrington Stanley 4–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–4 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1
AFC Wimbledon 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 3–2
Aldershot Town 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–3 4–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2
Barnet 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–3 4–1 4–0 2–2 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3
Bradford City 2–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–4 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1
Bristol Rovers 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–3 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–3 3–2 1–0 0–0
Burton Albion 1–0 6–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 3–2 4–2 0–1 3–2 3–2 3–3 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
Cheltenham Town 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–3 2–1 4–0 1–1
Chesterfield 4–3 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–0
Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–3 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 5–0 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–1
Exeter City 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 1–1
Fleetwood Town 1–3 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–5 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Gillingham 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1
Morecambe 0–0 3–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2
Northampton Town 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 0–2
Oxford United 5–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–4 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Plymouth Argyle 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0
Port Vale 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–0 7–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–2 6–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 2–2
Rochdale 0–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–2 1–0 4–1 2–3
Rotherham United 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–3 3–0 4–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–1
Southend United 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Torquay United 3–1 2–3 4–3 3–2 1–3 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 4–2 1–3 1–4 1–2 2–1
Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 4–0
York City 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–4 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table at
time of departure 		Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table at
time of appointment
Burton Albion Paul Peschisolido Sacked 17 March 2012[3] 2011–12 season Gary Rowett 10 May 2012[4] Pre-season
Bournemouth Lee Bradbury 25 March 2012[5] Paul Groves 11 May 2012[6]
Crawley Town Steve Evans Signed by Rotherham United 9 April 2012[7] Sean O'Driscoll 16 May 2012[8]
Hull City Nick Barmby Sacked 8 May 2012[9] Pre-season Steve Bruce 8 June 2012[10]
Gillingham Andy Hessenthaler Mutual Consent 8 May 2012[11] Martin Allen 5 July 2012[12]
Barnet Martin Allen End of contract 31 May 2012[13] Mark Robson 11 June 2012[13]
Birmingham City Chris Hughton Signed by Norwich City 7 June 2012[14] Lee Clark 26 June 2012[15]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Terry Connor End of contract 30 June 2012[16] Ståle Solbakken 1 July 2012[16]
Watford Sean Dyche Sacked 6 July 2012[17] Gianfranco Zola 7 July 2012[18]
Nottingham Forest Steve Cotterill 12 July 2012[19] Sean O'Driscoll 19 July 2012[20]
Crawley Town Sean O'Driscoll Signed by Nottingham Forest 19 July 2012[20] Richard Barker 7 August 2012[21]
Bury Richard Barker Signed by Crawley Town 7 August 2012[21] Kevin Blackwell 26 September 2012[22] 24th
Coventry City Andy Thorn Sacked 26 August 2012[23] 14th Mark Robins 19 September 2012[24] 23rd
Chesterfield John Sheridan 28 August 2012[25] 18th Paul Cook 25 October 2012[26] 13th
AFC Wimbledon Terry Brown 19 September 2012[27] 21st Neal Ardley 10 October 2012[28] 21st
Wycombe Wanderers Gary Waddock 22 September 2012[29] 21st Gareth Ainsworth 7 November 2012[30] 22nd
Colchester United John Ward 24 September 2012[31] 22nd Joe Dunne 27 September 2012[32] 22nd
Blackburn Rovers Steve Kean Resigned 28 September 2012[33] 3rd Henning Berg 31 October 2012[34] 5th
Bournemouth Paul Groves Sacked 3 October 2012[35] 20th Eddie Howe 12 October 2012[36] 21st
Bolton Wanderers Owen Coyle 9 October 2012[37] 18th Dougie Freedman 25 October 2012[38] 16th
Barnet N/A N/A N/A N/A Edgar Davids[n 1] 12 October 2012[39] 24th
Burnley Eddie Howe Signed by Bournemouth 12 October 2012[36] 16th Sean Dyche 30 October 2012[40] 14th
Ipswich Town Paul Jewell Mutual Consent 24 October 2012[41] 24th Mick McCarthy 1 November 2012[42] 24th
Hartlepool United Neale Cooper Resigned 24 October 2012[43] 24th John Hughes 13 November 2012[44] 24th
Crystal Palace Dougie Freedman Signed by Bolton Wanderers 25 October 2012[38] 4th Ian Holloway 3 November 2012[45] 4th
Accrington Stanley Paul Cook Signed by Chesterfield 25 October 2012[26] 16th Leam Richardson 1 November 2012[46] 12th
Scunthorpe United Alan Knill Sacked 29 October 2012[47] 22nd Brian Laws 29 October 2012[47] 22nd
Blackpool Ian Holloway Signed by Crystal Palace 3 November 2012[45] 12th Michael Appleton 7 November 2012[48] 12th
Portsmouth Michael Appleton Signed by Blackpool 7 November 2012[48] 17th Guy Whittingham 24 April 2013[49] 24th
Fleetwood Town Micky Mellon Sacked 1 December 2012[50] 7th Graham Alexander 6 December 2012[51] 7th
Bristol Rovers Mark McGhee 15 December 2012[52] 23rd John Ward 17 December 2012[53] 23rd
Nottingham Forest Sean O'Driscoll 26 December 2012[54] 8th Alex McLeish 27 December 2012[55] 8th
Blackburn Rovers Henning Berg 27 December 2012[56] 17th Michael Appleton 11 January 2013[57] 13th
Barnet Mark Robson[n 2] Mutual Consent 28 December 2012[58] 21st N/A N/A N/A
Barnsley Keith Hill Sacked 29 December 2012[59] 24th David Flitcroft 13 January 2013[60] 23rd
Plymouth Argyle Carl Fletcher 1 January 2013[61] 20th John Sheridan 6 January 2013[62] 23rd
Wolverhampton Wanderers Ståle Solbakken 5 January 2013[63] 18th Dean Saunders 7 January 2013[64] 18th
Doncaster Rovers Dean Saunders Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 January 2013[64] 2nd Brian Flynn 17 January 2013[65] 2nd
Blackpool Michael Appleton Signed by Blackburn Rovers 11 January 2013[57] 14th Paul Ince 18 February 2013[66] 14th
Bristol City Derek McInnes Sacked 12 January 2013[67] 24th Sean O'Driscoll 14 January 2013[68] 24th
Rochdale John Coleman 21 January 2013[69] 14th Keith Hill 22 January 2013[70] 14th
Huddersfield Town Simon Grayson 24 January 2013[71] 18th Mark Robins 14 February 2013[72] 18th
Oldham Athletic Paul Dickov Resigned 3 February 2013[73] 20th Lee Johnson 18 March 2013[74] 21st
Notts County Keith Curle Sacked 3 February 2013[75] 10th Chris Kiwomya 23 February 2013[76] 9th
Nottingham Forest Alex McLeish Mutual Consent 5 February 2013[77] 11th Billy Davies 7 February 2013[78] 11th
Preston North End Graham Westley Sacked 13 February 2013[79] 17th Simon Grayson 18 February 2013[80] 17th
Coventry City Mark Robins Signed by Huddersfield Town 14 February 2013[72] 8th Steven Pressley 8 March 2013[81] 9th
Swindon Town Paolo Di Canio Resigned 18 February 2013[82] 6th Kevin MacDonald 28 February 2013[83] 4th
Aldershot Town Dean Holdsworth Sacked 20 February 2013[84] 20th Andy Scott 22 February 2013[85] 20th
Dagenham & Redbridge John Still Signed by Luton Town 26 February 2013[86] 16th Wayne Burnett 2 May 2013[87] 2013–14 season
York City Gary Mills Sacked 2 March 2013[88] 18th Nigel Worthington 4 March 2013[89] 18th
Blackburn Rovers Michael Appleton 19 March 2013[90] 18th Gary Bowyer 24 May 2013[91] 2013–14 season
Stevenage Gary Smith 20 March 2013[92] 15th Graham Westley 30 March 2013[93] 15th
Southend United Paul Sturrock 24 March 2013[94] 9th Phil Brown 25 March 2013[95] 9th
Leeds United Neil Warnock 1 April 2013[96] 12th Brian McDermott 12 April 2013[97] 17th
Sheffield United Danny Wilson 10 April 2013[98] 5th David Weir 10 June 2013[99] 2013–14 season
  1. ^ Davids and Robson each have the title of joint head coach at Barnet.
  2. ^ Davids becomes sole head coach at Barnet.

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