2012–13 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C. 2012–13 football season
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanPeter Johnson
ManagerRonnie Moore
League One11th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupSecond round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jake Cassidy (11)
All:
Jake Cassidy (11)
Highest home attendance10,587 vs
Milton Keynes Dons
(16 November)
Lowest home attendance4,342 vs
Stevenage
(24 March)
Average home league attendance6,196
(10th in the league)[1]
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season was the 112th season of competitive association football and the 86th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral. During the season, Tranmere Rovers competed in Football League One under Ronnie Moore in his first full season in charge.

Season summary

Tranmere enjoyed a fine start to the season, standing top of League One at the end of January. Injuries to key players including Andy Robinson, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro and captain James Wallace sparked a dramatic downturn in form. Tranmere fell to sixth by the end of March and finished the season 11th with no goals scored in their final six games.

Background and pre-season

League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 19 10 17 58 48  +10 67 10 6 7 31 21  +10 9 4 10 27 27  0

Last updated: 3 May 2013.
Source: Football League Official Site

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2013. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Tranmere Rovers v Leyton Orient
18 August 2012 1 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Leyton Orient Birkenhead
15:00 Bakayogo 34'
Akpa Akpro 57', 65'
Robinson Yellow card 69'
Fon Williams Yellow card 89'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Cox Yellow card 69'
Baudry Yellow card 80'
Symes 88' Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,063
Referee: Geoff Eltrigham
Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers
21 August 2012 2 Carlisle United 0–3 Tranmere Rovers Carlisle
15:00 Berrett Yellow card 61'
Livesey Yellow card 66'
Thirlwell Yellow card 68'
Symington Yellow card 81'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Robinson 12', 19', 66'
Palmer Yellow card 39'
Holmes Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,192
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Shrewsbury Town v Tranmere Rovers
25 August 2012 3 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 Hector Yellow card 30'
Morgan 45+2'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Akpa Akpro 88' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,253
Referee: Steven Rushton
Tranmere Rovers v Colchester United
1 September 2012 4 Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Colchester United Birkenhead
15:00 Cassidy 40', 49', 77'
Bakayogo 58'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Okuonghae Yellow card 16'
Henderson Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,711
Referee: Andrew Madley
Crewe Alexandra v Tranmere Rovers
8 September 2012 5 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Crewe
15:00 Murphy Yellow card 85' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Wallace Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 5,740
Referee: Robert Madley
Tranmere Rovers v Coventry City
15 September 2012 6 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Coventry City Birkenhead
15:00 Cassidy 79'
Robinson 83' Yellow card 84'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Jennings Yellow card 36' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: Andy D'Urso
Tranmere Rovers v Bury
18 September 2012 7 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Bury Birkenhead
15:00 Robinson 35' (pen.) 68' (pen.) Yellow card 62'
Cassidy 71'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Lockwood Yellow card 67'
Sodje Yellow card 70'
Schumacher Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,976
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Crawley Town v Tranmere Rovers
22 September 2012 8 Crawley Town 2–5 Tranmere Rovers Crawley
15:00 Simpson 12'
McFadzean 16'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Holmes 2'
Taylor Yellow card 29'
Cassidy 39', 53'
Akpa Akpro 46'
Robinson 90'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Mike Russell
Tranmere Rovers v Brentford
29 September 2012 9 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Brentford Birkenhead
15:00 Akpa Akpro 60'
Robinson Yellow card 70'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Logan Yellow card 63'
Craig Yellow card 77'
Douglas Yellow card 79' 90+6'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,720
Referee: Rob Lewis
Scunthorpe United v Tranmere Rovers
2 October 2012 10 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Tranmere Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 Hawley 15'
Prutton Yellow card 60'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Wallace 64'
Akpa Akpro 66', 88'
Palmer Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,768
Referee: Paul Tierney
Notts County v Tranmere Rovers
6 October 2012 11 Notts County 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Nottingham
15:00 Regan Yellow card 49'
Bishop Yellow card 51'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Thompson 22' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,260
Referee: Tony Bates
Tranmere Rovers v Yeovil Town
13 October 2012 12 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Yeovil Town Birkenhead
15:00 Wallace Yellow card 41' 45'
Cassidy 51'
Holmes 78' Yellow card 79'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Madden 9'
Burn Yellow card 21'
Foley 29'
Smith Yellow card 41'
Edwards Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 73'
Marsh-Brown Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,344
Referee: Kevin Wright
Bournemouth v Tranmere Rovers
20 October 2012 13 Bournemouth 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Bournemouth
19:45 Francis Yellow card 17' 72'
Arter Yellow card 31' 58'
Gibson 53' (o.g.)
Pugh Yellow card 75'
Partington Yellow card 87'
Daniels Yellow card 90+2'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Jervis 39'
Bakayogo Yellow card 45+2'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,233
Referee: David Phillips
Tranmere Rovers v Doncaster Rovers
23 October 2012 14 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Birkenhead
15:00 Wallace Yellow card 44'
Cassidy 87'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Paynter 48'
Hume 90+2'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,386
Referee: Scott Mathieson
Tranmere Rovers v Preston North End
27 October 2012 15 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Preston North End Birkenhead
15:00 Cassidy Yellow card 20' 85' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Monakana Yellow card 9'
Huntington 50'
Keane Yellow card 54'
Welsh Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,732
Referee: Phil Gibbs
Hartlepool United v Tranmere Rovers
7 November 2012 16 Hartlepool United 0–2 Tranmere Rovers Hartlepool
15:00 Richards Yellow card 47' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Robinson Yellow card 10' 79' (pen.)
Gibson Yellow card 62'
Stockton 90+3'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,285
Referee: Gary Sutton
Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers
10 November 2012 17 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Oldham
15:00 Furman Yellow card 5'
Wesolowski Yellow card 53'
Byrne Yellow card 72'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Taylor Yellow card 40'
McGurk 54'
Palmer Yellow card 74'
Kay Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,159
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Tranmere Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons
16 November 2012 18 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Birkenhead
19:45 Gibson Yellow card 23'
Jervis Yellow card 24'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Gleeson 87'
Smith Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 10,587
Referee: Michael Naylor
Tranmere Rovers v Walsall
20 November 2012 19 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Walsall Birkenhead
15:00 Taylor Yellow card 55' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Brandy Yellow card 69' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,717
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers
24 November 2012 20 Stevenage 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Stevenage
15:00 Charles Yellow card 25'
Tansey 90+2'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Cassidy 78' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,069
Referee: James Adcock
Tranmere Rovers v Portsmouth
8 December 2012 21 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Portsmouth Birkenhead
19:45 Taylor 31'
O'Halloran 74'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 McLeod Yellow card 30'
Gyepes 50'
Jervis Yellow card 75'
Russell Yellow card 81'
Williamson Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,591
Referee: David Webb
Sheffield United v Tranmere Rovers
15 December 2012 22 Sheffield United 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Sheffield
15:00 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 McGurk Yellow card 89' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,163
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Swindon Town v Tranmere Rovers
21 December 2012 23 Swindon Town 5–0 Tranmere Rovers Swindon
15:00 Hollands 4'
De Vita 7'
Williams 21', 51'
Ritchie 33'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,885
Referee: Tony Bates
Tranmere Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
26 December 2012 24 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Birkenhead
15:00 McGurk 58'
Power 63'
Bakayogo Yellow card 66'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Inman 12'
Davis Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,252
Referee: Paul Tierney
Tranmere Rovers v Scunthorpe United
29 December 2012 25 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Scunthorpe United Birkenhead
15:00 Stockton 59' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Barcham Yellow card 36'
Djeziri Yellow card 45'
Reid Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,044
Referee: Andy Davies
Bury v Tranmere Rovers
1 January 2013 26 Bury 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Bury
15:00 Worrall Yellow card 45+3' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Robinson 56'
Daniels Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,208
Referee: Nigel Miller
Tranmere Rovers v Crawley Town
12 January 2013 27 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Crawley Town Birkenhead
15:00 Amoo 30'
Bakayogo 39'
Daniels Yellow card 73'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Hunt Yellow card 47'
Bulman Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,011
Referee: Lee Mason
Coventry City v Tranmere Rovers
16 January 2013 28 Coventry City 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Coventry
19:45 Clarke 20' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Bakayogo Yellow card 58'
Holmes Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,668
Referee: Gavin Ward
Brentford v Tranmere Rovers
19 January 2013 29 Brentford 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Brentford
15:00 Dean Yellow card 41' 50'
Douglas Yellow card 75'
Bidwell Yellow card 90+1'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Robinson 42' (pen.)
Bakayogo Yellow card 56'
McGurk 66' Yellow card 75'
Fon Williams Yellow card 75'
Power Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,948
Referee: Darren Deadman
Tranmere Rovers v Carlisle United
2 February 2013 30 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Carlisle United Birkenhead
15:00 Akpa Akpro Red card 36'
Holmes Yellow card 67'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Loy 44' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Tony Harrington
Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers
9 February 2013 31 Leyton Orient 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Leyton
15:00 McDonald 9'
Rowlands 67'
Smith Yellow card 90+2'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 O'Halloran 75' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4,351
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Tranmere Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
15 February 2013 32 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Shrewsbury Town Birkenhead
15:00 Palmer Red card 6'
Taylor Yellow card 52'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Porter 10'
Gayle 67'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,127
Referee: Mark Brown
Tranmere Rovers v Swindon Town
19 February 2013 33 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Swindon Town Birkenhead
15:00 Daniels 78' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Collins 48'
Roberts 71', 90+3'
McEveley Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Colchester United v Tranmere Rovers
23 February 2013 34 Colchester United 1–5 Tranmere Rovers Colchester
15:00 Okuonghae 29'
Thompson Yellow card 65'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Power 11'
Akpa Akpro 41'
Corry Yellow card 48'
Taylor 65'
Stockton 85'
O'Halloran 90+1'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,077
Referee: Keith Stroud
Tranmere Rovers v Notts County
26 February 2013 35 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Notts County Birkenhead
19:45 Bell-Baggie 29'
Power Yellow card 88'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Bishop 74'
Judge Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,703
Referee: Scott Duncan
Yeovil Town v Tranmere Rovers
2 March 2013 36 Yeovil Town 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Yeovil
15:00 Upson 58'
Madden Yellow card 74'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Bakayogo Yellow card 9'
Holmes Yellow card 58'
Goodison Yellow card 74'
Amoo Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic
9 March 2013 37 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic Birkenhead
15:00 Goodison Yellow card 9'
Power 61' Yellow card 64'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Brown Yellow card 11'
Tarkowski Yellow card 18'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Tim Robinson
Walsall v Tranmere Rovers
12 March 2013 38 Walsall 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Walsall
19:45 Grigg 50' (pen.)
Westcarr 57' Yellow card 60'
Brandy Yellow card 60'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Holmes Yellow card 51'
Power Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Milton Keynes Dons v Tranmere Rovers
16 March 2013 39 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Milton Keynes
15:00 Lewington 9'
Kay Yellow card 14'
Gleeson 43'
Potter 51'
Chicksen Yellow card 81'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 9,682
Referee: Oliver Langford
Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage
24 March 2013 40 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Stevenage Birkenhead
15:00 Bakayogo 10', 38'
Gibson 17'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Freeman 12'
Gray Yellow card 16'
Dunne Yellow card 25'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,342
Referee: Graham Scott
Tranmere Rovers v Sheffield United
29 March 2013 41 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Sheffield United Birkenhead
15:00 Sidibé Yellow card 77' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Flynn Yellow card 38'
Maguire Yellow card 40'
Taylor 42' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Andy Haines
Portsmouth v Tranmere Rovers
1 April 2013 42 Portsmouth 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Portsmouth
19:45 Connolly 53' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Gibson Yellow card 49' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,014
Referee: Andrew Madley
Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
6 April 2013 43 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Doncaster
15:00 Jones 63' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 McGinty Yellow card 53'
Taylor Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,979
Referee: David Coote
Tranmere Rovers v Hartlepool United
13 April 2013 44 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Hartlepool United Birkenhead
19:45 Gibson Yellow card 9'
Power Yellow card 21'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Austin 10'
Monkhouse Yellow card 40'
Rutherford Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4,721
Referee: Lee Collins
Preston North End v Tranmere Rovers
20 April 2013 45 Preston North End 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Preston
15:00 Monakana 45+3' TRFC Report
BBC Report		 O'Halloran Yellow card 34' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,467
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Tranmere Rovers v Bournemouth
27 April 2013 46 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Bournemouth Birkenhead
15:00 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Arter Yellow card 88' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

FA Cup

Braintree Town (5) v Tranmere Rovers
13 November 2012 First round Braintree Town (5) 0–3 Tranmere Rovers Braintree
19:45 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Thompson 24'
Stockton 53'
Power 90'		 Stadium: Cressing Road
Attendance: 1,503
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Tranmere Rovers v Chesterfield (4)
1 December 2012 Second round Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Chesterfield (4) Birkenhead
15:00 Stockton 42' Yellow card 71'
McGurk 57'
Gibson Yellow card 65'
Goodison Yellow card 70'
Fon Williams Yellow card 86'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Cooper 31'
Boa Morte Yellow card 54'
Darikwa Yellow card 64'
Hird Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,781
Referee: Robert Madley
Derby County (2) v Tranmere Rovers
5 January 2013 Third round Derby County (2) 5–0 Tranmere Rovers Derby
15:00 Davies 42'
Sammon 54'
Brayford 63'
Hendrick 72'
Bennett 87'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 11,740
Referee: Mark Halsey

Football League Cup

Chesterfield (4) v Tranmere Rovers
14 August 2012 First round Chesterfield (4) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield
19:45 Trotman Yellow card 27'
Hird Yellow card 44'
Togwell Yellow card 66'
Whataker Yellow card 81'
Lester 109'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Bakayogo Yellow card 74'
Stockton 93'
Bell-Baggie 120+2'
Wallace Yellow card 120+3'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 3,088
Referee: David Webb
Aston Villa (1) v Tranmere Rovers
28 August 2012 Second round Aston Villa (1) 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Birmingham
19:45 Delph 38' Yellow card 77'
Herd 66'
Bent 81'		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Taylor Yellow card 28'
Holmes Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 15,319
Referee: James Adcock

Football League Trophy

Port Vale (4) v Tranmere Rovers
4 September 2012 First round Port Vale (4) 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Burslem
19:45 Morsy Yellow card 29'
Myrie-Williams 57', 75' (pen.)		 TRFC Report
BBC Report		 Golobart Yellow card 74' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Steve Martin

Players

Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

Transfers

In
Date Player Age Previous club Ends Fee
7 June 2012 England Danny Harrison 29 Rotherham United 1 July 2013 Free[2]
19 June 2012 France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 27 Rochdale 1 July 2014 Free[3]
26 June 2012 England James Wallace 20 Everton 1 July 2014 Undisclosed[4]
5 July 2012 England Paul Black 22 Oldham Athletic 1 July 2013 Free[5]
26 July 2012 Northern Ireland Jason Mooney 23 Wycombe Wanderers 1 July 2013 Free[6]
1 August 2012 Sierra Leone Abdulai Bell-Baggie 20 Salisbury City 1 July 2013 Free[7]
3 August 2012 England Joe Thompson 23 Rochdale 1 July 2014 Free[8]
9 January 2013 England David Amoo 21 Preston North End 1 July 2013 Free[9]
Out
Date Player Age Status Next club Fee
8 May 2012 England Joss Labadie 21 Released Notts County Free[10]
8 May 2012 England Enoch Showunmi 30 Released Notts County Free[10]
8 May 2012 Republic of Ireland Martin Devaney 31 Released Kidderminster Harriers Free[10]
8 May 2012 Northern Ireland Robbie Weir 23 Released Burton Albion Free[10]
8 May 2012 England Andy Coughlin 19 Released Wrexham Free[10]
8 May 2012 England Mustafa Tiryaki 25 Released 1461 Trabzon Free[10]
8 May 2012 England David Raven 27 Released Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[10]
14 May 2012 England John Welsh 28 Transfer Preston North End Free[11]
24 May 2012 Northern Ireland David Buchanan 26 Transfer Preston North End Free[12]
3 August 2012 England Lucas Akins 23 Transfer Stevenage Undisclosed[13]
20 November 2012 England Will Vaulks 19 Released Falkirk Free[14]
3 January 2013 Northern Ireland Mark McChrystal 28 Released Bristol Rovers Free[15]
29 April 2013 England Paul Black 23 Released Mansfield Town Free[16]
29 April 2013 England Danny Harrison 30 Released Chester Free[16]
29 April 2013 England Adam McGurk 24 Released Burton Albion Free[16]
29 April 2013 England David Amoo 22 Released Carlisle United Free[16]
29 April 2013 England Michael Kay 23 Released Chester Free[16]

Contract extensions

Date Player Age Ends
11 May 2012 Wales Ian Goodison 39 1 July 2013[17]
11 May 2012 Wales Ash Taylor 21 1 July 2014[17]
16 May 2012 England Andy Robinson 32 1 July 2013[18]
29 January 2013 England Cole Stockton 18 1 July 2015[19]
31 January 2013 England Jake Kirby 18 1 July 2015[20]
7 February 2013 England Danny Holmes 24 1 July 2015[21]
4 March 2013 England Max Power 19 1 July 2015[22]
7 March 2013 Sierra Leone Abdulai Bell-Baggie 20 1 July 2015[23]

Loans

In
Player Age Signed from Date
Started Ended
Scotland Liam Palmer 20 Sheffield Wednesday 17 July[24][25] end of the season
Wales Jake Cassidy 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 August[26] 1 January[27]
England Ben Gibson 19 Middlesbrough 14 August[28][29] 13 December[30]
Spain Román Golobart 20 Wigan Athletic 31 August[31] 3 October[32]
England Jake Jervis 21 Birmingham City 20 October[33] 19 November[34]
England Nathan Eccleston 21 Blackpool 25 October[35] 19 November[34]
Montserrat Donervon Daniels 18 West Bromwich Albion 22 November[36][37][38] 19 March[39]
Scotland Michael O'Halloran 21 Bolton Wanderers 22 November[40][41][42] end of the season
Republic of Ireland Paul Corry 22 Sheffield Wednesday 15 February[43] 18 March[44]
Mali Mamady Sidibé 33 Stoke City 21 February[45] end of the season
England Ben Gibson 20 Middlesbrough 14 March[46] end of the season
Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty 19 Manchester United 28 March[47] end of the season
Out
Player Age Signed to Date
Started Ended
England Will Vaulks 18 Workington 21 August[48][49][50] 20 November[14]
Northern Ireland Mark McChrystal 28 Scunthorpe United 20 November[51] 24 December[52]
England Joe Thompson 23 Rochdale 1 March[53] 4 April[54]

Season statistics

No. Nat Player Total League
One 		FA
Cup 		League
Cup 		League
Trophy 		Discipline Signed†
A G A G A G A G A G Yellow card Red card Status Joined Left
Goalkeepers
1 Wales Owain Fôn Williams 51+0 – 45+0 – 3+0 – 2+0 – 1+0 – 3 – – – –
23 England Sam Ramsbottom – – – – – – – – – – – – youth – –
33 Northern Ireland Jason Mooney 1+0 – 1+0 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Defenders
2 England Danny Holmes 49+0 2 43+0 2 3+0 – 2+0 – 1+0 – 7 – – – –
3 England Paul Black 2+9 – 2+8 – 0+1 – – – – – – – – – 29.04[16]
4 Wales Ash Taylor 47+0 2 44+0 2 2+0 – 1+0 – – – 6 – – – –
5 Jamaica Ian Goodison 10+2 – 9+1 – 1+1 – – – – – 3 – – – –
14 Ivory Coast Zoumana Bakayogo 52+0 5 46+0 5 3+0 – 2+0 – 1+0 – 6 – – – –
18 Northern Ireland Mark McChrystal – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 03.01[15]
19 England Michael Kay 4+5 – 3+3 – – – 1+1 – 0+1 – 1 – – – 29.04[16]
20 England Will Vaulks – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 20.11[14]
21 England Ben Gibson 33+0 1 28+0 1 2+0 – 2+0 – 1+0 – 5 – loan –
14.03[46]		 13.12[30]
–
23 Spain Román Golobart 2+0 – 1+0 – – – – – 1+0 – – – loan 31.08[31] 03.10[32]
23 Montserrat Donervon Daniels 11+3 1 10+3 1 1+0 – – – – – 2 – loan 22.11[36] 19.03[39]
27 Republic of Ireland Sean McGinty 3+0 – 3+0 – – – – – – – 1 – loan 28.03[47] –
Midfielders
6 Scotland Liam Palmer 45+1 – 42+1 – 1+0 – 2+0 – – – 3 1 loan – –
7 England Joe Thompson 11+13 2 7+12 1 1+1 1 2+0 – 1+0 – – – – – –
8 England James Wallace 23+0 2 19+0 2 2+0 – 2+0 – – – 4 – – – –
10 England Andy Robinson 38+0 10 33+0 10 3+0 – 2+0 – – – 5 – – – –
12 England Danny Harrison 7+11 – 4+9 – 2+0 – 0+2 – 1+0 – – – – – 29.04[16]
15 England Jake Kirby 0+6 – 0+4 – 0+1 – – – 0+1 – – – – – –
17 England Max Power 27+5 4 25+2 3 1+2 1 0+1 – 1+0 – 5 – – – –
22 Sierra Leone Abdulai Bell-Baggie 21+13 2 20+11 1 – – 0+2 1 1+0 – – – – – –
24 Republic of Ireland Paul Corry 5+1 – 5+1 – – – – – – – 1 – loan 15.02[43] 18.03[44]
Forwards
9 Wales Jake Cassidy 28+0 11 26+0 11 – – 1+0 – 1+0 – 1 – loan – 01.01[27]
11 Northern Ireland Adam McGurk 23+7 4 20+7 3 2+0 1 – – 1+0 – 2 – – – 29.04[16]
16 England Cole Stockton 9+27 6 5+26 3 3+0 2 1+0 1 0+1 – 1 – – – –
18 England David Amoo 6+5 1 6+5 1 – – – – – – 1 – – 09.01[9] 29.04[16]
20 Scotland Michael O'Halloran 19+6 3 17+6 3 2+0 – – – – – 1 – loan 22.11[40] –
24 England Jake Jervis 5+0 1 4+0 1 1+0 – – – – – 1 – loan 20.10[33] 19.11[34]
25 England Nathan Eccleston 1+0 – 1+0 – – – – – – – – – loan 25.10[35] 19.11[34]
23 Mali Mamady Sidibé 10+0 – 10+0 – – – – – – – 1 – loan 21.02[45] –
26 France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro 29+1 8 27+1 8 – – 2+0 – – – – 1 – – –
Own goals – – – – –
Total 52 65 46 58 3 5 2 2 1 0 60 2

† Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: 11v11.com

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