2012–13 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough 2012–13 football season
Middlesbrough
2012–13 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerTony Mowbray
StadiumRiverside
Football League Championship16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McDonald (12)
All:
Scott McDonald (13)
Highest home attendance28,229 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance12,579 (vs Hastings United)
Average home league attendance17,587
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season is Middlesbrough's fourth consecutive season in the Championship. They will also compete in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Results and fixtures

Pre season

Falkirk v Middlesbrough
22 July 2012 Falkirk 3–7 Middlesbrough Falkirk Stadium
16:05GMT Taylor 5', 39', 47' (pen.) Report Williams 15', 20'
Leadbitter 31'
Ledesma 53'
Bailey 56'
McDonald 78', 90'		 Attendance: 1,621
Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur XI
27 July 2012 Middlesbrough 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur XI Algarve, Portugal
18:00GMT Bailey 28'
McDonald 67'
Main 68'
Park 71'
Halliday 90' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: N/A
Hartlepool United v Middlesbrough
31 July 2012 Hartlepool United 2–2 Middlesbrough Victoria Park
19:30GMT Sweeney 17'
Collins 80'		 Report McDonald 33'
Reach 35'		 Attendance: 3,663 (1,916 Boro)
Carlisle United v Middlesbrough
3 August 2012 Carlisle United 1–2 Middlesbrough Brunton Park
TBA GMT Miller 53' Report Main 29'
Park 65'		 Attendance: 1,988
York City v Middlesbrough
4 August 2012 York City 1–2 Middlesbrough Bootham Crescent
15:00 GMT Reed 71' (pen.) Report McDonald 23'
Zemmama 		Attendance: 1,865 (645 Boro)
Scunthorpe United v Middlesbrough
8 August 2012 Scunthorpe United 3–2 Middlesbrough Glanford Park
19:30 GMT Grella 45'
Walker 56'
Grant 80'		 Report Park 5'
Main 23' (pen.)		 Attendance: 922 (149 Boro)

League Cup

Bury v Middlesbrough
11 August 2012 1 Bury 1–2 Middlesbrough Gigg Lane
15:00 GMT Hughes 63' Report Emnes 33'
Ledesma 61'		 Attendance: 2,964 (1,121 Boro)
Gillingham v Middlesbrough
28 August 2012 2 Gillingham 0–2 Middlesbrough Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Carayol 23'
Park 90'		 Attendance: 5,146 (463 Boro)
Preston North End v Middlesbrough
25 September 2012 3 Preston North End 1–3 Middlesbrough Deepdale
19:45 GMT King 39' Report Ledesma 13'
Zemmama 18'
Smallwood 62'		 Attendance: 4,959
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
30 October 2012 4 Sunderland 0–1 Middlesbrough Stadium of Light
19:45 GMT Report McDonald 39' Attendance: 32,535 (2,781 Boro)
Swansea City v Middlesbrough
12 December 2012 5/QF Swansea City 1–0 Middlesbrough Liberty Stadium
19:45 GMT Hines 80' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 15,048 (709 Boro)

FA Cup

Middlesbrough v Hastings United
6 January 2013 3 Middlesbrough 4–1 Hastings United Riverside
15:00 GMT Zemmama 21', 67'
Halliday 47'
Miller 84'		 Report Goldberg 68' Attendance: 12,579
Middlesbrough v Aldershot Town
26 January 2013 4 Middlesbrough 2–1 Aldershot Town Riverside
15:00 GMT Jutkiewicz 83', 90+6' Report Hylton 86' Attendance: 12,684
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
27 February 2013 5 Middlesbrough 0–2 Chelsea Riverside
19:45 GMT Report Ramires 51'
Moses 73'		 Attendance: 27,856

Championship

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 18 5 23 61 70  −9 59 13 3 7 38 27  +11 5 2 16 23 43  −20

Results by matchday

Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Barnsley v Middlesbrough
18 August 2012 1 Barnsley 1–0 Middlesbrough Oakwell
15:00 GMT Davies 45' Report Attendance: 12,203 (3,872 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Burnley
21 August 2012 2 Middlesbrough 3–2 Burnley Riverside
19:45 GMT Bailey 42'
Reach 78'
L.Williams 88'		 Report Austin 41'
Junior Stanislas 86'		 Attendance: 15,559
Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace
25 August 2012 3 Middlesbrough 2–1 Crystal Palace Riverside
15:00 GMT Hines 41'
Zemmama 52'		 Report Easter 55' (pen.) Attendance: 15,494
Millwall v Middlesbrough
1 September 2012 4 Millwall 3–1 Middlesbrough The Den
12:45 GMT Keogh 34', 86'
Trotter 25'		 Report Emnes 42' (pen.) Attendance: 9,576 (768 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town
15 September 2012 5 Middlesbrough 2–0 Ipswich Town Riverside
15:00 GMT L.Williams 34'
Carayol 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 14,887
Blackpool v Middlesbrough
18 September 2012 6 Blackpool 4–1 Middlesbrough Bloomfield Road
19:45 GMT Delfouneso 9', 35'
Ince 55'
Grandin 85' (pen.)		 Report Bikey 45+1' Attendance: 12,736 (More than 500 Boro)
Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough
21 September 2012 7 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Middlesbrough Ewood Park
19:45 GMT Hanley 89' Report Jutkiewicz 7', 60' Attendance: 13,405 (765 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Leicester City
29 September 2012 8 Middlesbrough 1–2 Leicester City Riverside
15:00 GMT Bailey 48' Report Vardy 62'
Dyer 89'		 Attendance: 15,679
Middlesbrough v Derby County
3 October 2012 9 Middlesbrough 2–2 Derby County Riverside
19:45 GMT Jutkiewicz 18', 81' Report Robinson 15' (pen.)
Coutts 89'		 Attendance: 13,377
Watford v Middlesbrough
6 October 2012 10 Watford 1–2 Middlesbrough Vicarage Road
15:00 GMT Deeney 1' Report Emnes 30'
McDonald 77'		 Attendance: 12,006 (935 Boro)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough
21 October 2012 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Middlesbrough Falmer Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Emnes 21' Attendance: 26,293 (1,216 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Hull City
23 October 2012 12 Middlesbrough 2–0 Hull City Riverside
19:45 GMT Haroun 59'
Miller 66'		 Report Attendance: 14,129
Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers
27 October 2012 13 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside
15:00 GMT McDonald 66', 84' Report Lee 42' Attendance: 16,200
Charlton Athletic v Middlesbrough
3 November 2012 14 Charlton Athletic 1–4 Middlesbrough The Valley
15:00 GMT Hulse 12' Report Woodgate 27'
McDonald 53'
Ledesma 63'
Smallwood 90'		 Attendance: 17,736 (1,686 Boro)
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
6 November 2012 15 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Middlesbrough City Ground
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 20,150 (1,617 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
9 November 2012 16 Middlesbrough 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Riverside
19:45 GMT Hoyte 13'
Miller 60'
Jutkiewicz 76'		 Report Madie 48' Attendance: 28,229
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
17 November 2012 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 GMT Connolly 18' Report Attendance: 21,578 (739 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Bristol City
24 November 2012 18 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City Riverside
15:00 GMT Miller 34' Report Adomah 13'
Pearson 62'
Davies 88'		 Attendance: 20,585
Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town
27 November 2012 19 Middlesbrough 3–0 Huddersfield Town Riverside
19:45 GMT McDonald 28', 85'
Ledesma 66'		 Report Attendance: 21,850
Birmingham City v Middlesbrough
30 November 2012 20 Birmingham City 3–2 Middlesbrough St Andrew's
19:45 GMT King 45+2' (pen.)
Elliott 66'		 Report Leadbitter 14'
McDonald 62'		 Attendance: 15,332 (522 Boro)
Peterborough United v Middlesbrough
8 December 2012 21 Peterborough United 2–3 Middlesbrough London Road
15:00 GMT Gayle 37', 51' Report Haroun 9', 20'
Miller 76'		 Attendance: 6,612 (1,725 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wandereres
15 December 2012 22 Middlesbrough 2–0 Wolverhampton Wandereres Riverside
15:00 GMT Emnes 87' (pen.)
McDonald 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 15,662
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
22 December 2012 23 Leeds United 2–1 Middlesbrough Elland Road
15:00 GMT Luciano Becchio 44', 72' Report Jutkiewicz 29'
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
26 December 2012 24 Middlesbrough 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Riverside
15:00 GMT Jutkiewicz 67' Report Attendance: 22,882
Middlesbrough v Blackpool
29 December 2012 25 Middlesbrough 4–2 Blackpool Riverside
15:00 GMT Miller 14'
Smallwood 36'
McDonald 62'
Reach 88'		 Report Thomas 59'
Basham 76'		 Attendance: 18,164
Derby County v Middlesbrough
1 January 2013 26 Derby County 3–1 Middlesbrough Pride Park
15:00 GMT Jacobs 19'
Hendrick 42'
Sammon 64'		 Report Jutkiewicz 90+2' Attendance: 22,523 (1,181 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Watford
12 January 2013 27 Middlesbrough 1–2 Watford Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald 90' Report Vydra 45', 83' Attendance: 17,499
Leicester City v Middlesbrough
18 January 2013 28 Leicester City 1–0 Middlesbrough King Power Stadium
20:00 GMT Nugent 70' Report Attendance: 8,585(400 Boro)
Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough
2 February 2013 29 Ipswich Town 4–0 Middlesbrough Portman Road
15:00 GMT Smith 38', 78'
McGoldrick 47'
McLean 56'		 Report Attendance: 16,389(685 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Barnsley
9 February 2013 30 Middlesbrough 2–3 Barnsley Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Carayol 49'
Main 62'		 Report O'Brien 6'
Golbourne 69'
Scotland 75'		 Attendance: 15,034
Middlesbrough v Leeds United
12 February 2013 31 Middlesbrough 1–0 Leeds United Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Main 81' Report Attendance: 18,388
Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough
16 February 2013 32 Crystal Palace 4–1 Middlesbrough Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT Glenn Murray 8', 57'
Ramage 48'
Phillips 85'		 Report Faris Haroun 80' Attendance: 17,213 (1,632 Boro)
Burnley v Middlesbrough
19 February 2013 33 Burnley 0–0 Middlesbrough Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 12,398 (678 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Millwall
23 February 2013 34 Middlesbrough 1–2 Millwall Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT Main 75' Report George Friend 24' (o.g.)
Woolford 39'		 Attendance: 15,377
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
2 March 2013 35 Middlesbrough 2–1 Cardiff City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Dyer 13'
Ameobi 17'		 Report Gunnarsson 67' Attendance: 15,440
Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough
5 March 2013 36 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Middlesbrough John Smith's Stadium
19:45 GMT Lee 86'
Ward 90+2'		 McDonald 78' Attendance: 12,705
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
9 March 2013 37 Bristol City 2–0 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Adomah 33'
Davies 53'		 Report Attendance: 13,524 (616 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Birmingham City
16 March 2013 38 Middlesbrough 0–1 Birmingham City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Žigić 81' Attendance: 14,348
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
30 March 2013 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Middlesbrough Molineux Stadium
15:00 GMT McManus 17' (o.g.)
Sigurðarson 48'
Doyle 70'		 Report Leadbitter 25', 52' Attendance: 21,277 (606 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Peterborough United
2 April 2013 40 Middlesbrough 0–0 Peterborough United Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 13,683
Hull City v Middlesbrough
6 April 2013 41 Hull City 1–0 Middlesbrough KC Stadium
15:00 GMT Brady 62' Report Attendance: 17,901 (1,086 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion
13 April 2013 42 Middlesbrough 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Orlandi 59'
López 75'		 Attendance: 14,925
Middlesbrough v Nottingham Forest
16 April 2013 43 Middlesbrough 1–0 Nottingham Forest Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Carayol 42' Report Attendance: 13,861
Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough
20 April 2013 44 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Eagles 52'
Sordell 58' (pen.)		 Report Dyer 56' Attendance: 18,425 (701 Boro)
Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic
27 April 2013 45 Middlesbrough 2–2 Charlton Athletic Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes 76'
McDonald 86'		 Report Pritchard 1'
R.Williams 16' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 15,011
Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough
4 May 2013 46 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Middlesbrough Hillsborough Stadium
15:00 GMT Howard 8'
Lita 30'		 Report Attendance: 17,901 (1,086 Boro)

Players

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
14 DF R. Williams Australia 25 Club captain
39 DF Woodgate England 14
7 MF Leadbitter England 10
10 MF Bailey England 4

Last updated: June 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

First team squad

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele England GK (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 33) England Middlesbrough Academy
31 Connor Ripley England GK (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31) England Middlesbrough Academy
32 Jayson Leutwiler Switzerland GK (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 35) Switzerland Basel
Defenders
2 Justin Hoyte England DF (1984-11-20) 20 November 1984 (age 39) England Arsenal
4 George Friend England DF (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 36) England Doncaster Rovers
15 Seb Hines England DF (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 35) England Middlesbrough Academy
21 Stuart Parnaby England DF (1982-07-19) 19 July 1982 (age 41) England Birmingham City
25 Adam Reach England DF (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31) England Middlesbrough Academy
39 Jonathan Woodgate England DF (1980-01-22) 22 January 1980 (age 44) England Stoke City
40 Ben Gibson England DF (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) England Middlesbrough Academy
Midfielders
5 Merouane Zemmama Morocco MF (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 40) Scotland Hibernian
7 Grant Leadbitter England MF (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 38) England Ipswich Town
8 Sammy Ameobi England MF (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 31) England Newcastle United
11 Emmanuel Ledesma Argentina MF (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 35) England Walsall
14 Rhys Williams Australia MF (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 35) England Middlesbrough Academy
18 Andy Halliday Scotland MF (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 32) Scotland Livingston
19 Mustapha Carayol The Gambia MF (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 35) England Bristol Rovers
24 Cameron Park Scotland MF (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31) England Middlesbrough Academy
33 Richard Smallwood England MF (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33) England Middlesbrough Academy
38 Faris Haroun Belgium MF (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 38) Belgium Germinal Beerschot
Forwards
9 Marvin Emnes Netherlands FW (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 35) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
17 Lukas Jutkiewicz England FW (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 35) England Coventry City
22 Luke Williams England FW (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 30) England Middlesbrough Academy
23 Curtis Main England FW (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 31) England Darlington
27 Scott McDonald Australia FW (1983-08-21) 21 August 1983 (age 40) Scotland Celtic

Squad

As of 21 November 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Jason Steele 53 0 46 0 3 0 4 0
2 DF England ENG Justin Hoyte 34 1 29+2 1 0 0 3 0
3 DF Cameroon CMR Andre Bikey 37 1 32+1 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF England ENG George Friend 39 0 34 0 1 0 4 0
5 MF Morocco MAR Merouane Zemmama 22 4 4+13 1 1+2 2 1+1 1
6 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus 10 0 7 0 1 0 2 0
7 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 47 3 42 3 1+1 0 3 0
8 MF England ENG Sammy Ameobi 9 1 6+3 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Marvin Emnes 28 6 19+5 5 1 0 2+1 1
10 MF England ENG Nicky Bailey 35 2 19+9 2 3 0 4 0
11 MF Argentina ARG Emmanuel Ledesma 33 4 14+14 2 0+1 0 4 2
12 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer 9 2 7+2 2 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia AUS Rhys Williams 28 0 21+2 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF England ENG Seb Hines 27 1 17+4 1 1+1 0 4 0
16 MF England ENG Josh McEachran 38 0 35+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England ENG Lukas Jutkiewicz 26 10 18+6 8 1 2 1 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Andy Halliday 24 1 13+6 0 2+0 1 2+1 0
19 MF The Gambia GAM Mustapha Carayol 21 4 12+6 3 1 0 2 1
21 DF England ENG Stuart Parnaby 18 0 10+4 0 2 0 1+1 0
22 FW England ENG Luke Williams 14 2 3+8 2 1 0 1+1 0
23 FW England ENG Curtis Main 14 3 6+7 3 1 0 0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Cameron Park 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
25 DF England ENG Adam Reach 20 2 9+7 2 2 0 0+2 0
26 MF England ENG Jordan Jones 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 35 13 25+7 12 1 0 2 1
29 DF England ENG Bryn Morris 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Ishmael Miller 30 6 14+11 5 1+1 1 1+2 0
31 GK England ENG Connor Ripley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Switzerland SUI Jayson Leutwiler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF England ENG Richard Smallwood 28 3 13+9 2 2 0 2+2 1
35 DF England ENG Christian Burgess 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Belgium BEL Faris Haroun 29 4 20+3 4 1+1 0 2+2 0
39 DF England ENG Jonathan Woodgate 25 1 24 1 0 0 1 0
40 DF England ENG Ben Gibson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players featured for club who have been sent out on loan:
Players featured for club who have left:
MF Scotland SCO Kevin Thomson 12 0 5+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
MF Argentina ARG Julio Arca 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

Disciplinary record

Name Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England Grant Leadbitter 7 MF 10 1 11
Australia Scott McDonald 27 FW 3 2 5
Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 11 MF 4 4
Cameroon Andre Bikey 3 DF 4 4
Australia Rhys Williams 14 DF 4 4
England Jonathan Woodgate 39 DF 3 3
Scotland Kevin Thomson 8 MF 2 1 3
England Seb Hines 15 DF 2 1 3
England Nicky Bailey 10 MF 2 1 3
England Josh McEachran 16 MF 3 3
England Jason Steele 1 GK 2 2
Belgium Faris Haroun 38 MF 2 2
England George Friend 4 DF 2 2
Scotland Andy Halliday 18 DF 1 1 2
England Curtis Main 23 FW 1 1
England Stuart Parnaby 21 DF 1 1
England Adam Reach 25 MF 1 1
England Ishmael Miller 30 FW 1 1
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 17 FW 1 1
England Justin Hoyte 2 DF 1 1
England Josh McEachran 16 MF 1 1
The Gambia Mustapha Carayol 19 MF 1 1
Morocco Merouane Zemmama 5 MF 1 1
Scotland Stephen McManus 6 DF 1 1
England Richard Smallwood 33 MF 1 1
Switzerland Jayson Leutwiler 32 GK 1 1

Suspensions served

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
25 November 1 Grant Leadbitter 5 x Yellow card Huddersfield (H)
9 February 1 Curtis Main {{{1}}} Crystal Palace (A)

Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup

Top scorers

Name Championship FA Cup League
Cup 		Total
Australia Scott McDonald 10 1 11
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 8 2 10
England Ishmael Miller 5 1 6
Netherlands Marvin Emnes 4 1 5
The Gambia Mustapha Carayol 3 1 4
Morocco Merouane Zemmama 1 2 1 4
Belgium Faris Haroun 3 3
Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 2 1 3
England Richard Smallwood 2 1 3
England Curtis Main 3 3
England Luke Williams 2 2
England Nicky Bailey 2 2
England Adam Reach 2 2
England Grant Leadbitter 1 1 2
England Jonathan Woodgate 1 1
England Justin Hoyte 1 1
Cameroon Andre Bikey 1 1
England Seb Hines 1 1
Scotland Andy Halliday 1 1
Scotland Cameron Park 1 1

Penalties

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
1 September Marvin Emnes Yes Millwall Championship
15 December Marvin Emnes Yes Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship
6 January Ishmael Miller No Hastings United FA Cup
18 January Marvin Emnes No Leicester City Championship

Contracts

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
15 DF England Seb Hines 24 Signed 3 years July 2016 MFC
25 DF England Adam Reach 19 Signed 4 years July 2016 MFC
23 FW England Curtis Main 20 Signed 3 years July 2015 MFC
DF England Ben Gibson 19 Signed 4 years July 2016 MFC
18 DF Scotland Andy Halliday 21 Signed 2 years June 2015 MFC

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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.

Transfers

Transfers in

Nationality Player From Fee Source
England Grant Leadbitter Unattached Free [1]
England Stuart Parnaby Unattached Free [2]
England Christian Burgess Unattached Free [3]
England Jonathan Woodgate Unattached Free [4]
Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma Unattached Free [5]
England George Friend Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [6]
The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [7]
England Justin Hoyte Unattached Free [8]
Switzerland Jayson Leutwiler Unattached Free
Cameroon Andre Bikey Unattached Free [9]
England Kieron Dyer Unattached Free [10]

Loans in

Nationality Player From End date Source
England Josh McEachran Chelsea 30 June 2013 [11]
England Ishmael Miller Nottingham Forest 30 June 2013 [12]

Transfers out

Nationality Player To Fee Source
Scotland Barry Robson Vancouver Whitecaps Free [13]
England Jonathan Franks Hartlepool United Free [14]
England Jonathan Grounds Oldham Athletic Free [15]
England Tony McMahon Sheffield United Free [16]
England Joe Bennett Aston Villa Undisclosed [17]
Wales Danny Coyne Sheffield United Free
England Matthew Bates Bristol City Free [18]
Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche Free agent Released
France Malaury Martin Free agent Released
Scotland Kevin Thomson Free agent Released
Argentina Julio Arca Retired [19]
Scotland Stephen McManus Free agent Released
England Nicky Bailey Free agent Released
Cameroon Andre Bikey Free agent Released

Loans out

Nationality Player To End date Source
England Ben Gibson Tranmere Rovers 30 June 2013 [20]
England Charlie Wyke Hartlepool United 9 January 2012 [21]
Scotland Stephen McManus Bristol City 17 January 2012 [22]

Honours

Team of the Week
Date Player(s)
17/18 September Jason Steele, Andre Bikey
6/7 October Grant Leadbitter
20/21 October Jason Steele, Jonathan Woodgate
27/28 October Scott McDonald
3/4 November Jonathan Woodgate, Emmanuel Ledesma
11/12 December Faris Haroun
15/16 December Jason Steele

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  15. ^ "Jonathan Grounds signs two-year Oldham Athleitc deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Sheffield United sign Shaun Miller, Tony McMahon & Matt Hill". BBC Sport. 30 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Aston Villa sign defender Joe Bennett from Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 29 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Bates signs Bristol City contract". BBC Sport. 17 November 2012.
  19. ^ "Middlesbrough cancel Julio Arca contract". BBC Sport. 23 April 2013.
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