Season | 2012β13 |
---|---|
Champions | Cardiff City |
Promoted |
Cardiff City Hull City Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Barnet Aldershot Town |
New Clubs in League |
Fleetwood Town York City |
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2011β12
2013β14 β |
The 2012β13 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.
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 |
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 |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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] | 2011β12 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] | StΓ₯le 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 | StΓ₯le 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] | 2013β14 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] | 2013β14 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] | 2013β14 season |
Season | 2012β13 |
---|---|
Champions | Cardiff City |
Promoted |
Cardiff City Hull City Crystal Palace |
Relegated |
Barnet Aldershot Town |
New Clubs in League |
Fleetwood Town York City |
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2011β12
2013β14 β |
The 2012β13 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.
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 |
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 |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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] | 2011β12 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] | StΓ₯le 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 | StΓ₯le 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] | 2013β14 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] | 2013β14 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] | 2013β14 season |