2012–13 Football League One

Football league season

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

Team changes

To League One

Relegated from the Championship

• Portsmouth
• Coventry City
• Doncaster Rovers

Promoted from League Two

• Swindon Town
• Shrewsbury Town
• Crawley Town
• Crewe Alexandra

From League One

Promoted to the Championship

• Charlton Athletic
• Sheffield Wednesday
• Huddersfield Town

Relegated to League Two

• Wycombe Wanderers
• Chesterfield
• Exeter City
• Rochdale

League table

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.^[2]
3. On 20 April Portsmouth were deducted ten points after coming out of administration.^[3]

Play-offs

Team overview

Stadia and locations

Bournemouth

Brentford

Bury

Carlisle

Colchester

Coventry City

Crawley

Crewe Alexandra

Doncaster

Hartlepool

Leyton Orient

MK Dons

Notts County

Oldham

Portsmouth

Preston

Scunthorpe

Sheffield United

Shrewsbury Town

Swindon

Stevenage

Tranmere

Walsall

Yeovil

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Locations of League One 2012–13 teams

Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

• ¹ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers

Managerial changes

Results

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: The Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

Scoring

• 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

• Most clean sheets: 21^[1]
  • Sheffield United
• Fewest clean sheets: 5^[1]
  • Scunthorpe United

Discipline

• 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

Monthly awards

Other awards

References

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External links

• Official website