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Football League Championship
Season2012–13
ChampionsCardiff City
(1st divisional title)
PromotedCardiff City
Hull City
Play-off winners
RelegatedPeterborough United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bristol City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,494 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerGlenn Murray ~ 30 goals
Biggest home winBlackpool 6–0 Ipswich Town
Leicester City 6–0 Ipswich Town
Biggest away winBarnsley 0–6 Charlton Athletic
Highest scoring(9 goals)
Charlton Athletic 5–4 Cardiff City
Peterborough United 5–4 Bolton Wanderers
Longest winning run6 games
Nottingham Forest
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Crystal Palace
Longest winless run12 games
Huddersfield Town
Wolves
Longest losing run7 games
Bristol City
Peterborough United
Sheffield Wednesday
Highest attendance33,010[1]
Derby County v Nottingham Forest
Lowest attendance5,435[1]
Peterborough United v Bristol City
Average attendance17,331[1]

The 2012–13 Football League Championship (referred to as the Npower Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the ninth season of the league under its current title and twentieth season under its current league division format. The season began on 17 August 2012 with promotion candidates Cardiff City hosting newly-promoted Huddersfield Town at Cardiff City Stadium and will finish on 27 May 2013 with the play-off final.

Of the 24 teams which participate, eighteen of these remain following the 2011–12 Football League Championship. They were joined by Charlton Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town from 2011–12 Football League One, and Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers from the 2011–12 Premier League. The final place was decided on 26 May 2012, as Huddersfield Town defeated Sheffield United 8–7 on penalties, in the 2012 Football League One play-off Final.

Cardiff City won the league in their first season since a controversial rebrand; they achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time since 1960 and became the second Welsh club to play in the Premier League. The second automatic promotion spot was won by Hull City with a 2-2 draw against Cardiff on the final day after a dramatic finale to the season. Watford, just two points behind, had to settle for a place in the playoffs, joining Brighton and Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, and Leicester, who secured their place with a last-minute goal over rivals Nottingham Forest. Bristol City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Peterborough United were relegated. Peterborough gained 54 points, the highest ever for a relegated team in Championship history. Wolves' relegation was the first time a team had been relegated from the Premier League to League One in consecutive seasons since 1995.

Changes from last season

Team changes

Rules changes

On 25 April 2012, it was announced that financial fair play rules would be introduced for teams within The Championship.[2] This means that clubs have agreed to new rules on sustainable financing which includes:

  • Acceptable losses of £4 million in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, reducing to £2 million in 2015–16 season
  • Acceptable amounts of shareholder investment of £8 million in the 2011–12 season, £6 million in the 2012–13 season, reducing to £3 million in 2015–16 season
  • New rules on providing accounts
  • New penalties for teams that fail to abide by the rules

Also the 2011–12 season saw Football League clubs vote for five substitutes instead of seven. However, on 1 June 2012, Football League clubs re-voted with the outcome of seven substitutes instead of five, ahead of the 2012–13 Football League season.[3]

Team overview

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2012–13 Football League Championship
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Template:Fb team Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Template:Fb team Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's Stadium 30,079
Template:Fb team Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,154
Template:Fb team Blackpool Blackpool Bloomfield Road 17,338
Template:Fb team Bolton Wanderers Bolton Reebok Stadium 28,100
Template:Fb team Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton The AMEX 30,750
Template:Fb team Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 21,497
Template:Fb team Burnley Burnley Turf Moor 22,546
Template:Fb team Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 26,828
Template:Fb team Charlton Athletic Charlton, London The Valley 27,111
Template:Fb team Crystal Palace South Norwood, London Selhurst Park 26,309
Template:Fb team Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Template:Fb team Huddersfield Town Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 24,500
Template:Fb team Hull City Kingston upon Hull KC Stadium 25,586
Template:Fb team Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Template:Fb team Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 39,460
Template:Fb team Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,500
Template:Fb team Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,988
Template:Fb team Millwall South Bermondsey, London The Den 20,146
Template:Fb team Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,576
Template:Fb team Peterborough United Peterborough London Road Stadium 15,460
Template:Fb team Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough 39,812
Template:Fb team Watford Watford Vicarage Road 17,477
Template:Fb team Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux 31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Chairman Team captain Kit maker Sponsor
Barnsley England David Flitcroft England Patrick Cryne England Bobby Hassell Nike C.K. Beckett
Birmingham City England Lee Clark Hong Kong Peter Pannu Republic of Ireland Stephen Carr Diadora[4] EZE Group
Blackburn Rovers England Gary Bowyer (caretaker) Republic of Ireland Paul Agnew England Scott Dann Umbro PROBIZ
Blackpool England Paul Ince England Karl Oyston England Alex Baptiste Fila Wonga
Bolton Wanderers Scotland Dougie Freedman England Phil Gartside England Kevin Davies adidas 188BET
Brighton & Hove Albion Uruguay Gus Poyet England Tony Bloom Scotland Gordon Greer Erreà BrightonandHoveJobs.com
Bristol City Republic of Ireland Sean O'Driscoll England Keith Dawe England Liam Fontaine adidas Blackthorn
Burnley England Sean Dyche England Mike Garlick
England John Banaszkiewicz 		England Jason Shackell Puma Premier Range
Cardiff City Scotland Malky Mackay Vacant England Mark Hudson Puma Malaysia
Charlton Athletic England Chris Powell England Michael Slater England Johnnie Jackson Nike Andrews Air-conditioning
Crystal Palace England Ian Holloway England Steve Parish
England Martin Long 		Republic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy Avec GAC Logistics (front), Jelly Communications (back)
Derby County England Nigel Clough United States Andrew Appleby Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh Kappa buymobiles.net
Huddersfield Town England Mark Robins England Dean Hoyle England Peter Clarke Umbro Rekorderlig Cider (H)
RadianB (A)
Hull City England Steve Bruce Egypt Assem Allam England Jack Hobbs adidas Cash Converters
Ipswich Town Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy England Marcus Evans Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Mitre Marcus Evans
Leeds United England Brian McDermott England Ken Bates England Lee Peltier Macron Enterprise Insurance
Leicester City England Nigel Pearson Thailand Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha England Wes Morgan Puma King Power (Front), Amazing Thailand (Back)
Middlesbrough England Tony Mowbray England Steve Gibson Australia Rhys Williams adidas Ramsdens
Millwall Wales Kenny Jackett United States John Berylson England Paul Robinson Macron racing+
Nottingham Forest Scotland Billy Davies Kuwait Fawaz Al-Hasawi Wales Danny Collins Umbro John Pye Auctions
Peterborough United Scotland Darren Ferguson Republic of Ireland Darragh MacAnthony Democratic Republic of the Congo Gabriel Zakuani Nike Energy Park Peterborough
Sheffield Wednesday England Dave Jones Serbia Milan Mandarić England Martin Taylor Puma Front: Gilder Group Honda (H), Westfield Health (A)
Back: GCI Com
Watford Italy Gianfranco Zola Italy Gino Pozzo England John Eustace Puma Football Manager/Football Manager Handheld
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wales Dean Saunders England Steve Morgan England Karl Henry BURRDA Sportingbet (front), What House? (back)

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hull City England Nick Barmby Sacked 8 May 2012[5] Pre-season England Steve Bruce 8 June 2012[6]
Birmingham City Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Signed by Norwich City 7 June 2012[7] Pre-season England Lee Clark 26 June 2012
Wolverhampton Wanderers England Terry Connor End of contract 30 June 2012[8] Pre-season Norway Ståle Solbakken 1 July 20121
Watford England Sean Dyche Sacked 2 July 2012[9] Pre-season Italy Gianfranco Zola 7 July 2012[10]
Nottingham Forest England Steve Cotterill Sacked 12 July 2012[11] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Sean O'Driscoll 19 July 2012[12]
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Steve Kean Resigned 28 September 2012[13] 3rd Norway Henning Berg 31 October 2012[14]
Bolton Wanderers Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle Sacked 9 October 2012[15] 18th Scotland Dougie Freedman 23 October 2012[16]
Burnley England Eddie Howe Signed by Bournemouth 12 October 2012[17] 16th England Sean Dyche 30 October 2012[18]
Crystal Palace Scotland Dougie Freedman Signed by Bolton Wanderers 23 October 2012[16] 4th England Ian Holloway 3 November 2012[19]
Ipswich Town England Paul Jewell Mutual consent 24 October 2012[20] 24th Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy 1 November 2012[21]
Blackpool England Ian Holloway Signed by Crystal Palace 2 November 2012[22] 12th England Michael Appleton 7 November 2012[23]
Nottingham Forest Republic of Ireland Sean O'Driscoll Sacked 26 December 2012[24] 8th Scotland Alex McLeish 27 December 2012[25]
Blackburn Rovers Norway Henning Berg Sacked 27 December 2012[26] 17th England Michael Appleton 11 January 2013[27]
Barnsley England Keith Hill Sacked 29 December 2012[28] 24th England David Flitcroft 13 January 2013[29]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Norway Ståle Solbakken Sacked 5 January 2013[30] 18th Wales Dean Saunders 7 January 2013[31]
Blackpool England Michael Appleton Signed by Blackburn Rovers 11 January 2013[32] 14th England Paul Ince 18 February 2013[33]
Bristol City Scotland Derek McInnes Sacked 12 January 2013[34] 24th Republic of Ireland Sean O'Driscoll 14 January 2013[35]
Huddersfield Town England Simon Grayson Sacked 24 January 2013[36] 18th England Mark Robins 14 February 2013[37]
Nottingham Forest Scotland Alex McLeish Mutual consent 5 February 2013[38] 11th Scotland Billy Davies 7 February 2013[39]
Blackburn Rovers England Michael Appleton Sacked 19 March 2013[40] 18th Vacant
Leeds United England Neil Warnock Resigned 1 April 2013[41] 12th England Brian McDermott 12 April 2013[42]

League table

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Playoffs

See also: 2013 Football League play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
3 Watford
6 Leicester City
 
 
4 Brighton and Hove Albion
5 Crystal Palace

Results

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Season statistics

Penalties

As of 4 May 2013.
Rank Player Club Scored(Miss)
1 England Glenn Murray Crystal Palace 8 (3)
2 Scotland Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers1 6
3 Argentina Luciano Becchio Leeds United 5
Northern Ireland Grant McCann Peterborough United
5 Jamaica Marlon King Birmingham City 4
England Sam Baldock Bristol City
Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews Bolton Wanderers
England Jamie Ward Derby County
England Peter Whittingham Cardiff City
England Charlie Austin Burnley
Spain David López Brighton
  1. – includes one penalty for Huddersfield Town

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Football League Championship hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
England Peter Whittingham Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1[45] 2 September 2012
England Charlie Austin (#1) Burnley Peterborough United 5–2[46] 15 September 2012
Wales Craig Davies4 Barnsley Birmingham City 0–5[47] 22 September 2012
England Glenn Murray (1) Crystal Palace Cardiff City 3–2[48] 22 September 2012
England David Nugent Leicester City Hull City 3–1[49] 23 September 2012
England Emile Sinclair Peterborough Hull City 1–3[50] 29 September 2012
England Charlie Austin (#2) Burnley Sheffield Wednesday 3–3[51] 2 October 2012
England Marlon King Birmingham City Millwall 3–3[52] 23 October 2012
England Glenn Murray (#2) Crystal Palace Ipswich Town 5–0[53] 6 November 2012
Scotland Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers Peterborough United 1–4[54] 17 November 2012
New Zealand Chris Wood Leicester City Bristol City 0–4[55] 12 January 2013
Poland Radosław Majewski Nottingham Forest Huddersfield Town 6–1[56] 19 February 2013
England Dwight Gayle Peterborough Blackburn Rovers 2–3 [57] 2 March 2013
Argentina Leonardo Ulloa Brighton Huddersfield Town 4–1 [58] 2 March 2013
England Kevin Phillips Crystal Palace Hull City 4–2 [59] 5 March 2013
England James Vaughan Huddersfield Town Bristol City 1–3 [60] 27 April 2013
  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Mark Hudson for Cardiff City against Huddersfield Town (17 August 2012)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 30 seconds, Glenn Murray for Crystal Palace against Sheffield Wednesday (1 September 2012)[61]
  • Latest goal of the season: 98 minutes and 23 seconds, Troy Deeney for Watford against Leeds United (10 November 2012)[62]
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals
  • Blackpool 6–0 Ipswich Town (25 August 2012)
  • Leicester City 6–0 Ipswich Town (17 November 2012)
  • Barnsley 0–6 Charlton Athletic (13 April 2013)
  • Highest scoring game: 9 goals
  • Charlton Athletic 5–4 Cardiff City (6 November 2012)
  • Peterborough United 5–4 Bolton Wanderers (22 December 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
  • Blackpool 6–0 Ipswich Town (25 August 2012)
  • Leeds United 1–6 Watford (10 November 2012)
  • Leicester City 6–0 Ipswich Town (17 November 2012)
  • Leicester City 6–1 Huddersfield Town (1 January 2013)
  • Nottingham Forest 6–1 Huddersfield Town (19 February 2013)
  • Barnsley 0–6 Charlton Athletic (13 April 2013)
  • Brighton & Hove Albion 6–1 Blackpool (20 April 2013)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
  • Charlton Athletic 5–4 Cardiff City (6 November 2012)
  • Peterborough United 5–4 Bolton Wanderers (22 December 2012)

Clean sheets

  • Cardiff City
  • Fewest clean sheets: 5[1]
  • Bristol City

Discipline

  • Most yellow cards (club): 93[63]
  • Sheffield Wednesday
  • Most yellow cards (player): 13[64]
  • Most red cards (club): 5[63]
  • Nottingham Forest
  • Watford
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Most red cards (player): 2[64]

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August England Ian Holloway Blackpool England Tom Ince Blackpool [65][66]
September Scotland Dougie Freedman Crystal Palace England Glenn Murray Crystal Palace [67][68]
October England Tony Mowbray Middlesbrough England Charlie Austin Burnley [69][70]
November Wales Kenny Jackett Millwall Nigeria Sone Aluko Hull City [71][72]
December England Steve Bruce Hull City England Dwight Gayle Peterborough United [73][74]
January England Nigel Pearson Leicester City Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Watford [75][76]
February Italy Gianfranco Zola Watford England Fraizer Campbell Cardiff City [77][78]
March Scotland Billy Davies Nottingham Forest Scotland George Boyd Hull City
April

Final Day of the Season

The final day of the season fell on the 4 May 2013. Watford and Hull City were both fighting for 2nd place and automatic promotion to the 2013–14 Premier League.[79] Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest were all fighting for 5th and 6th place, and for a play-off spot. However, on the final day, it was mathematically possible for any 2 of 7 teams to get relegated alongside already relegated Bristol City. These teams were Wolverhampton Wanderers, Peterborough United, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall, Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday.

Late drama occupied all three battles, with the headlines inevitably going to Hull, who won promotion to the Premier League[80] after a 2–2 draw with newly-crowned champions Cardiff City and Watford being beaten 2–1 by Leeds United. Hull were 2–1 up and in the 91st minute when they were awarded a penalty which could have sealed their 2nd place spot. Hull missed their penalty and in the 93rd minute, Cardiff were awarded a penalty, which was converted by Nicky Maynard, bringing the score to 2–2. After a serious injury delayed the match, the Watford game was fifteen minutes behind the other games, so with the score at 1–1, Watford knew that a win would secure their promotion to the Premier League. In the 89th minute Leeds scored to make it 2–1. The scores stayed that way and promotion for Hull was assured.

In the play-off battle between Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Bolton, there was a late goal for Leicester (vs Nottingham Forest) that secured a 3–2 victory, meaning that the 2–2 draw between Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool left them in 6th place. As the other results turned out, Crystal Palace would have remained in 5th place with a loss, but also scored late on to beat Peterborough 3–2. This left Bolton in 7th place, missing out on play-offs via goal difference.[81]

The relegation battle ended in disappointment for Wolves and Peterborough. The late goal for Crystal Palace against Peterborough meant that a 1–1 draw was enough for Blackburn, a 2–0 win for Sheffield Wednesday over Middlesbrough was enough to secure their safety, a 1–0 defeat for Millwall against Derby County was enough for them and a 2–2 draw between Huddersfield and Barnsley was enough for both teams. Wolves lost 2–0 to Brighton, having started the day in the most difficult situation of the threatened teams.[82]

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