2012–13 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2012–13 Ståle Solbakken(until 5 January)Dean Saunders(from 7 January) Steve Morgan Championship 23rd(relegated) FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (14) Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (15) 28,595 (vs Ipswich,29 December 2012) 11,555 (vs Aldershot,11 August 2012) 21,662 _wolves1213h _wolves1213h _wolves1213h 000000 FF8000 _wolves1213a _wolves1213a _wolves1213a febd11 febd11 febd11 001054 001054 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 season was the 114th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship. They had returned to the second level having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons during the previous season. Norwegian manager Ståle Solbakken was appointed to begin the season as the club's manager,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18030227 Wolves appoint Norwegian Stale Solbakken as new manager 11 May 2012 BBC Sport but he was sacked on 5 January with the team in 18th place and having been eliminated from the FA Cup by at that time non-league club Luton Town.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20870241 Wolves sack manager Stale Solbakken after FA Cup exit 5 January 2013 BBC Sport He was swiftly replaced by former Doncaster Rovers manager Dean Saunders who oversaw the remaining twenty games.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20931554 Dean Saunders: Wolves appoint Doncaster Rovers boss 7 January 2013 BBC Sport After Saunders failed to bring any upturn, the club suffered relegation for a second successive season to drop into the third level for the first time since 1988–89.Wolves chairman Steve Morgan says club have failed their city https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22415309 BBC Sport 4 May 2013 This made them the only club to twice experience back-to-back relegations from the top flight, having already suffered this previously in the mid 1980s.https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/05/06/wolves-relegated-to-league-one/ Wolves relegated to League One 6 May 2013 Express & Star Three days after their relegation was confirmed, Saunders was fired having held the post for only four months.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22432597 BBC Sport Dean Saunders sacked after relegation to League One 7 May 2013 Season review thumb|right|175px|Former Norwegian international Ståle Solbakken began the season as Wolves' new manager. Having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons, the club sought to put a new playing style in place under new manager Ståle Solbakkenhttp://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/identity-born-190712-250396.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Identity born 19 July 2012 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225546/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/identity-born-190712-250396.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 3 March 2016 dead who officially became the permanent replacement for Mick McCarthy on 1 July. In contrast to McCarthy's preference for British and Irish players, the Norwegian used the foreign market for all of his summer signings, with Bakary Sako,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19409743 Wolves sign Bakary Sako from St Etienne on three-year deal BBC Sport 29 August 2012 Razak Boukari,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19389189 Wolves sign winger Razak Boukari from Rennes BBC Sport 27 August 2012 Björn SigurðarsonWolves confirm Sigurdarson deal http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7905659/Wolves-confirm-Sigurdarson-deal Sky Sports 17 July 2012 and Georg Margreitterhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19368832 Wolves sign Austrian defender Georg Margreitter 24 August 2012 BBC Sport signing permanent deals as well as the loan captures of Tongo Doumbia and Sławomir Peszko.Wolverhampton Wanderers sign Tongo Doumbia https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19047818 BBC Sport 30 July 2012Wolves sign Cologne's Poland winger Slawomir Peszko on loan 9 August 2012 BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19196773 Despite these incomings, the transfer window saw the sale of several key players with leading goalscorer Steven Fletcher exiting for a club record £14 million fee,Steven Fletcher: Sunderland complete £14m deal for Wolves striker https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19256084 BBC Sport 24 August 2012 and both Matt Jarvis and Michael Kightly also remaining in the Premier League with new clubs.West Ham agree £10.75m deal for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19342136 BBC Sport 24 August 2012Michael Kightly: Stoke City sign Wolves winger https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19178586 BBC Sport 8 August 2012 The players began pre-season training on 9 July,http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/back-to-work-090712-226228.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Back to work! 10 July 2012 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060509/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/back-to-work-090712-226228.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4 March 2016 dead which featured a week at a training camp in Ireland.http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/squad-for-ireland-160712-238451.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Squad for Ireland 16 July 2012 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033112/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/squad-for-ireland-160712-238451.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4 March 2016 dead After four pre-season matches, their first competitive game of the campaign saw the team narrowly win a League Cup tie against Aldershot after a penalty shootout.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19124054 Wolves 1–1 Aldershot BBC Sport 11 August 2012 League football began on 18 August with a 0–1 defeat at Leeds,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19221635 Leeds 1–0 Wolves BBC Sport 18 August 2012 before the team registered their first victory at Molineux in nine months by beating Barnsley.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19252321 Wolves 3–1 Barnsley BBC Sport 21 August 2012 After an inconsistent start September brought a run of four consecutive victories to lift the team up the table. Victory at fellow newly relegated club Blackburn in early October placed Wolves in third place, which was to be their highest position of the season. These results came at a price as their injury list grew with Razak Boukari, Stephen Hunthttp://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boukari-updatehunt-set-for-surgery-401429.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Boukari update/Hunt set for surgery 1 October 2012 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112185145/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boukari-updatehunt-set-for-surgery-401429.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 12 January 2014 dead and Sławomir Peszkohttp://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/peszko-set-to-be-out-for-three-months-409721.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Peszko set to be out for three months 5 October 2012 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112183928/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/peszko-set-to-be-out-for-three-months-409721.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 12 January 2014 dead all sidelined with long-term problems. Winger Jermaine Pennant was therefore loaned to help but the team hit a poor run of form and failed to win any of their next ten fixtures.Wolves sign winger Jermaine Pennant from Stoke City on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19924304 BBC Sport 12 October 2012 December began with a halting of this poor sequence as three wins were recorded from four games, but their three games over the festive period were all lost, leading Solbakken to declare that they were "in a crisis".http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boss-admits-its-crisis-time-010113-571878.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Boss admits it's crisis time 1 January 2013 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055524/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boss-admits-its-crisis-time-010113-571878.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4 March 2016 dead When the following game - a loss at Luton - brought their first exit from the FA Cup to a non-league side since 1986,https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/match-report-woeful-wolverhampton-wanderers-broken-by-luton-towns-alex-lawless-8439603.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/match-report-woeful-wolverhampton-wanderers-broken-by-luton-towns-alex-lawless-8439603.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent Woeful Wolverhampton Wanderers broken by Luton Town's Alex Lawless 5 January 2013 he was fired as manager after six months in the role. He later expressed disappointment at owner Steve Morgan offering him such a limited period of time to oversee a reshaping of the club's playing culture and identity.https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/04/29/stale-solbakken-points-finger-at-steve-morgan/ Express & Star Stale Solbakken is blaming Steve Morgan 29 April 2013 In contrast to the club's "drawn-out" recruitment process after the dismissal of Mick McCarthy,James Stuart Wolves left embarrassed as Walter Smith rejects short-term contract https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/23/walter-smith-mick-mccarthy-wolves 30 September 2020 The Guardian2 23 February 2012 Solbakken's replacement was swiftly announced within two days as former Doncaster Rovers' manager Dean Saunders was unveiled on 7 January as Wolves' fourth different manager within twelve months. Steve Morgan defended the changes and stated that he hoped Saunders would be with the club "for a long period of time".http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/my-great-pride-070113-585212.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C My great pride 7 January 2013 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223559/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/my-great-pride-070113-585212.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 3 March 2016 dead thumb|left|190px|Dean Saunders became Wolves' second manager of the season. At the time of Saunders' first game at the helm, the team sat in 18th position six points clear of the relegation zone and nine points from the play-off places.http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2012-2013/table/2013-01-01 Statto English League Championship 2012-2013: Table (01.01.2013) 1 January 2013 He said that, while he believed promotion still remained possible, "the more likely scenario is we’re going to creep up the league."https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/01/25/safety-first-for-wolves-boss-dean-saunders/ Express & Star Safety first for Wolves boss Dean Saunders 25 January 2013 He soon used the January transfer window to make two loan signings as defenders Kaspars Gorkšs and Jack Robinson were brought in from the top flight.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21426540 Wolves: Reading defender Kaspars Gorkss signs on loan BBC Sport 12 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21498295 BBC Sport Wolves: Liverpool defender Jack Robinson joins on loan 19 February 2013 The manager's first game brought a 1–1 draw against Blackburn, which was to be the first of nine winless games under his command.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20907515 Wolves 1–1 Blackburn BBC Sport 11 January 2013 Saunders' first win arrived at the start of March, by which time the team had slumped into the Championship relegation zone for the first time since October 1999.http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/02/20/wolves-fans-furious-as-dean-saunders-faces-up-to-relegation-fight/ Shropshire Star Wolves fans furious as Dean Saunders faces up to relegation fight 20 February 2013 24 February 2013 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130224035649/http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/02/20/wolves-fans-furious-as-dean-saunders-faces-up-to-relegation-fight/ dead An upturn in form brought four wins from five games but the form of the other relegation-battling sides meant that Wolves were never any more than a single point above the relegation zone. Injuries to both of their leading goalscorers, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Bakary Sako, further endangered their risk of losing their Championship status.Wolves lose injured striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake for relegation run-in http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11699/8615008/Wolves-lose-injured-striker-Sylvan-Ebanks-Blake-for-relegation-run-in Sky Sports 3 April 2013https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/03/25/wolves-trio-carl-ikeme-bakary-sako-and-dave-edwards-ruled-out-for-the-season/ Wolves trio Carl Ikeme, Bakary Sako and Dave Edwards ruled out for the season Express & Star 25 March 2013 Shorn of attacking options, their final six games brought five defeats which meant relegation for a second consecutive season.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22320569 Brighton 2–0 Wolves BBC Sport 4 May 2013 A home loss to Burnley in their penultimate match effectively consigned the club to their fate, and led to some supporters storming the pitch at full-time to show their anger at the situation.http://news.sky.com/story/1083818/wolves-fans-invade-pitch-after-burnley-defeat Sky News Wolves fans invade pitch after Burnley defeat 27 April 2013 Only victory on the final day, coupled with defeats for both Barnsley and Peterborough and a five-goal swing in goal difference would have prevented relegation,http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/unlikely-but-possible-020513-805152.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Unlikely but possible 3 May 2013 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051442/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/unlikely-but-possible-020513-805152.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4 March 2016 dead but in the event, Wolves lost their game at Brighton to become the first club to twice be relegated from the top division to the third level within two years.https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2013/mar/15/wolves-turmoil-second-successive-relegation The Guardian Wolves remain in turmoil and face second successive relegation 15 March 2013 Although Saunders initially spoke of his hopes to be allowed to rebuild the team in League One,http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-saunders-says-turn-wolverhampton-3410543 Birmingham Mail Dean Saunders: "Our fans have had three years of pain. I'll be delighted to try and change it for them." 4 May 2013https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/05/dean-saunders-wolverhampton-wanderers-brighton The Guardian Dean Saunders battles to stay after Wolves are relegated again 5 May 2013 three days later it was announced that he had become the fourth Wolves manager in fifteen months to leave his post. The club announced it would be taking an indefinite time to seek a "head coach" rather than a manager as it sought to restructure in preparation for their first season outside the top two divisions since 1988–89.http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/recruitment-process-underway-090513-815159.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Recruitment process underway 9 May 2013 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052940/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/recruitment-process-underway-090513-815159.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4 March 2016 dead Results Preseason The final pre-season friendly was scheduled to be held on 11 August against Aston Villa, but was cancelled to allow Wolves to instead take up the option of playing their League Cup tie on this date.http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2827255,00.html Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C Aldershot fixture update 29 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120702104252/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2827255%2C00.html 2 July 2012 21 July 2012 15:00 BST Bray Wanderers 1–5 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Waters 32 Nouble 14Fletcher 56 87Jarvis 60Doherty 81 Carlisle Grounds Bray, Ireland Derek Tomney W 28 July 2012 15:00 BST Walsall 0–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Nouble 23Hammill 37Doyle 68 Banks's Stadium Walsall 4,219 (2,247 away) Oliver Langford W 31 July 2012 19:00 BST Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Gornell 19Berra 41 o.g. Ebanks-Blake 51Doumbia 75 Greenhous Meadow Shrewsbury 4,105 Rob Lewis D 4 August 2012 15:00 BST Southampton 2–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Sharp 22Puncheon 69 St Mary's Southampton 3,978 Andy Davies L "Wolves Development XI" pre season results: 0–2 vs Leyton Orient (25 July), 0–1 vs Kidderminster Harriers (27 July), 4–2 vs Birmingham (1 August), 2–0 vs Telford United (3 August), 3–1 vs Wigan (8 August) Football League Championship 2012–13 Football League Championship A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Championship in the 2012–13 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 18 June 2012, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18483204 BBC Sport Championship fixtures: Blackburn begin away at Ipswich 18 June 2012 18 August 2012 1 12:45 BST Leeds United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Becchio 17 Elland Road Leeds 23,745 (1,541 away fans) Anthony Bates L 21 August 2012 2 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Barnsley Report Ward 8Ebanks-Blake 61Edwards 70 Cywka 79 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,400 (475 away fans) Phil Gibbs W 25 August 2012 3 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Derby County Report Doyle 35 Robinson 90+3 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,861 (1,480 away fans) Jon Moss D 2 September 2012 4 14:00 BST Cardiff City 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Whittingham 11 pen. 14 65 Sako 10 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 22,020 (1,479 away fans) Andy D'Urso L 16 September 2012 5 13:15 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Leicester City Report Ebanks-Blake 13Stearman 21 Konchesky 70 Molineux Wolverhampton 20,030 (1,375 away fans) Stuart Attwell W 19 September 2012 6 19:45 BST Ipswich Town 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Smith 69 o.g.Doumbia 77 Portman Road Ipswich 16,540 (723 away fans) Graham Scott W 22 September 2012 7 15:00 BST Peterborough United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Ebanks-Blake 33 pen.Sigurðarson 82 London Road Peterborough 9,280 (2,758 away fans) Andy Haines W 29 September 2012 8 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Report Sako 43 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,591 (2,960 away fans) Simon Hooper W 2 October 2012 9 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Crystal Palace Report Ebanks-Blake 53 Zaha 67 73 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,561 (321 away fans) Graham Salisbury L 6 October 2012 10 15:00 BST Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Sako 78 Ewood Park Blackburn 17,034 (1,297 away fans) Nigel Miller W 20 October 2012 11 15:00 BST Huddersfield Town 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Vaughan 10Beckford 27 Ebanks-Blake 63 John Smith's Stadium Huddersfield 18,012 (2,521 away fans) James Adcock L 23 October 2012 12 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Report Doyle 27 30 Afobe 21Davies 90 Molineux Wolverhampton 20,915 (826 away fans) Lee Probert D 27 October 2012 13 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Report Sako 12 Wilson 58 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,198 (1,055 away fans) Craig Pawson D 3 November 2012 14 15:00 GMT Burnley 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Paterson 18Austin 53 Turf Moor Burnley 12,295 (1,096 away fans) Mark Heywood L 6 November 2012 15 19:45 GMT Hull City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Aluko 29Simpson 51 Chester 67 o.g. KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 14,768 (501 away fans) David Webb L Wolves v Brighton 10 November 2012 16 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Report Sako 22Doumbia 61Johnson 90+2 Mackail-Smith 43Buckley 72Dobbie 89 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 21,203 (1,869 away fans) Scott Mathieson D Watford v Wolves 17 November 2012 17 15:00 GMT Watford 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Chalobah 35Deeney 68 Sako 54 Vicarage Road Watford 13,588 (1,825 away fans) Graham Scott L 24 November 2012 18 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Nottingham Forest Report Sigurðarson 5 Sharp 16Guedioura 57 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,527 (2,568 away fans) Roger East L 27 November 2012 19 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Millwall Report Keogh 79 Molineux Wolverhampton 18,174 (280 away fans) Michael Naylor L 1 December 2012 20 15:00 GMT Bristol City 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Danns 85 Ebanks-Blake 20Doyle 25 41Sigurðarson 44 Ashton Gate Bristol 13,892 (1,724 away fans) Keith Stroud W 8 December 2012 21 17:20 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Birmingham City Report King 34 o.g. Molineux Wolverhampton 21,339 (2,063 away fans) Anthony Taylor W 15 December 2012 22 15:00 GMT Middlesbrough 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Emnes 89 pen.McDonald 90+4 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 15,662 (699 away fans) Robert Madley L 21 December 2012 23 19:45 GMT Blackpool 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Baptiste 89 Ebanks-Blake 3 72 pen. Bloomfield Road Blackpool 14,556 (975 away fans) David Coote W 26 December 2012 24 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Peterborough United Report Tomlin 17Rowe 43Gayle 69 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,033 (532 away fans) Mark Heywood L 29 December 2012 25 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Ipswich Town Report Cresswell 33Campbell 64 Molineux Wolverhampton 28,595 (913 away fans) Darren Drysdale L 1 January 2013 26 15:00 GMT Crystal Palace 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Moritz 31 52Bolasie 40 Ebanks-Blake 75 Selhurst Park London 17,453 (1,033 away fans) David Phillips L 11 January 2013 27 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Report Johnson 74 Rhodes 26 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 20,264 (494 away fans) Dean Whitestone D 19 January 2013 28 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Hillsborough Sheffield 21,142 (1,531 away fans) Robert Madley D Wolves v Blackpool 26 January 2013 29 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Blackpool Report Ebanks-Blake 15 Ince 45 78 Molineux Wolverhampton 20,100 (520 away fans) Scott Mathieson L 31 January 2013 30 19:45 GMT Leicester City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Knockaert 24Nugent 73 Sako 51 King Power Stadium Leicester 21,677 (772 away fans) Robert Madley L 9 February 2013 31 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Leeds United Report Peltier 57 o.g.Batth 90+2 Varney 64McCormack 78 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 23,463 (2,570 away fans) Roger East D 16 February 2013 32 15:00 GMT Derby County 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Pride Park Derby 23,036 (1,953 away fans) Graham Salisbury D 19 February 2013 33 19:45 GMT Barnsley 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Dagnall 49Mellis 73 Sigurðarson 7 Report Oakwell Barnsley 10,972 (999 away fans) Darren Sheldrake L 24 February 2013 34 14:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Cardiff City Report Sako 70 Campbell 20 67 Molineux Wolverhampton 20,930 (2,516 away fans) Stuart Attwell L 1 March 2013 35 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Watford Report Sako 90+3 Abdi 41 Molineux Wolverhampton 18,571 (725 away fans) Paul Tierney D 4 March 2013 36 19:45 GMT Millwall 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Edwards 9Ebanks-Blake 61 Report The Den London 8,727 (626 away fans) Mick Russell W Nottm Forest v Wolves 9 March 2013 37 19:45 GMT Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Lansbury 31 67McGugan 90 Doherty 65 Report City Ground Nottingham 23,350 (2,267 away fans) Michael Naylor L 16 March 2013 38 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bristol City Report Ebanks-Blake 76Doyle 78 Davis 25 o.g. Molineux Wolverhampton 21,711 (1,865 away fans) Geoff Eltringham W 30 March 2013 39 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Middlesbrough Report McManus 17 o.g.Sigurðarson 48Doyle 70 Leadbitter 25 52 Molineux Wolverhampton 21,277 (606 away fans) Anthony Bates W 1 April 2013 40 15:00 BST Birmingham City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Elliott 55 pen. 90+6' 90+6 Hunt 20Ebanks-Blake 27 37 pen. Report St Andrew's Birmingham 19,630 (1,623 away fans) Carl Boyeson W 6 April 2013 41 15:00 BST Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ngog 3Alonso 10 Report Reebok Stadium Bolton 18,432 (1,385 away fans) Andy D'Urso L Wolves v Huddersfield 13 April 2013 42 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Huddersfield Town Report Ward 4 Scannell 27Beckford 69 70 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,185 (1,890 away fans) Keith Stroud L 16 April 2013 43 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Hull City Report Doyle 55 Molineux Wolverhampton 19,641 (1,454 away fans) Andy Woolmer W 20 April 2013 44 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Dervite 63Obika 90 Doyle 66 Report The Valley London 19,023 (1,968 away fans) Roger East L 27 April 2013 45 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Burnley Report Dicko 88 Ings 8Paterson 53 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,199 (949 away fans) Darren Sheldrake L 4 May 2013 46 12:45 BST Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers LuaLua 5 39 Report Falmer Stadium Brighton 30,003 (1,994 away fans) Simon Hooper L Final table WOL 4 Results summary 7 7 9 30 35 7 2 14 25 34 Statto.com June 2013 Results by round table b Round Result L/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/D/D/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/D/D/L/L/D/W/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/L Position 17/9/11/19/10/7/5/3/5/3/5/5/8/9/13/15/16/17/18/17/16/18/13/15/17/18/17/17/18/19/21/21/22/22/22/21/21/23/22/18/19/23/21/22/23/23 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Statto.com June 2013 FA Cup 2012–13 FA Cup 5 January 2013 3rd Round 15:00 GMT Luton Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Lawless 46 Kenilworth Road Luton 9,638 (1,450 away fans) Geoff Eltrigham L League Cup 2012–13 Football League Cup 11 August 2012 1st Round 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 yes Aldershot Town Report Ebanks-Blake 53 Rankine 62 Molineux Wolverhampton 11,555 (607 away fans) James Adcock Ebanks-Blake Hunt Ward Johnson Henry Nouble Forde 7–6 Payne Reid Rankine Rodman Herd Morris Roberts D 30 August 2012 2nd Round 19:45 BST Northampton Town 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Platt 40 Batth 16Nouble 45+1Sako 90+1 Sixfields Northampton 3,758 (671 away fans) Darren Deadman W 25 September 2012 3rd Round 19:45 BST Chelsea 6–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Report Cahill 4Bertrand 8Mata 17Romeu 53 pen.Torres 58Moses 71 Stamford Bridge London 32,569 (989 away fans) Neil Swarbrick L Players Statistics yes ENG end of season yes |- |align="left"|01 1||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|WAL Wayne Hennessey |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 3||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|CMR George Elokobi ¤ |01.5 1(1)||0||0||0||1||0||02.5 2(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|04 4||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|WAL David Edwards David Edwards (footballer, born 1986) |23.5 14(10)||2||0||0||1||0||24.5 15(10)||2||1||0|| |- |align="left"|05 5||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Richard Stearman ¤ |11.5 8(4)||1||0||0||3||0||14.5 11(4)||1||1||0||| |- |align="left"|06 6||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Jody Craddock |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|07 7||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Michael Kightly † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|07 7||align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8; text-align:left;"|POL Sławomir Peszko ‡ |12.5 7(6)||0||0.5 0(1)||0||01.5 1(1)||0||style="background:#98FB98"|15.5 8(8)||0||3||0|| |- |align="left"|08 8||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Karl Henry (c) |38.5 36(3)||0||1||0||1||0||40.5 38(3)||0||8||1||| |- |align="left"|09 9||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Sylvan Ebanks-Blake |39.5 31(9)||14||1||0||1||1||41.5 33(9)||15||6||0||| |- |align="left"|10||align="left"|FW||align="left"|SCO Steven Fletcher Steven Fletcher (footballer) † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|10||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|FRA Bakary Sako |36.5 36(1)||9||1||0||00.5 0(1)||1||style="background:#98FB98"|38.5 37(2)||10||3||0|| |- |align="left"|11||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Stephen Ward Stephen Ward (footballer) |38.5 37(2)||2||1||0||1||0||40.5 39(2)||2||2||1||| |- |align="left"|12||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Stephen Hunt Stephen Hunt (footballer born 1981) |11.5 8(4)||1||0||0||01.5 1(1)||0||13.5 9(5)||1||1||0|| |- |align="left"|13||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|NGA Carl Ikeme |38||0||1||0||2||0||41||0||0||0||| |- |align="left"|14||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Roger Johnson Roger Johnson (footballer) |42||2||1||0||1||0||44||2||7||1||| |- |align="left"|15||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ISL Björn Sigurðarson Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson |36.5 22(15)||5||0||0||2||0||style="background:#98FB98"|38.5 24(15)||5||2||0|| |- |align="left"|16||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|SCO Christophe Berra |30||0||1||0||00.5 0(1)||0||31.5 31(1)||0||1||1|| |- |align="left"|17||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Matt Jarvis † |02 2||0||0||0||0||0||02 2||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|17||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|TOG Razak Boukari |03.5 2(2)||0||0||0||2||0||style="background:#98FB98"|05.5 4(2)||0||2||0|| |- |align="left"|18||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Frank Nouble † |01.5 0(2)||0||0||0||02.5 1(2)||1||style="background:#98FB98"|04.5 1(4)||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|18||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|SVK Marián Kello |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|19||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Adam Hammill ¤ |03.5 0(4)||0||0||0||0||0||03.5 0(4)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|20||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|SER Nenad Milijaš † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|20||align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8; text-align:left;"|ENG Jermaine Pennant ‡ |14.5 10(5)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|14.5 10(5)||0||2||0|| |- |align="left"|20||align="left"|02 DF||style="background:#faecc8; text-align:left;"|ENG Jack Robinson Jack Robinson (footballer born 1993) ‡ |11||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|11||0||1||0|| |- |align="left"|21||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|FRA Steven Mouyokolo † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|21||align="left"|02 DF||style="background:#faecc8; text-align:left;"|LAT Kaspars Gorkšs ‡ |15||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|15||0||2||0|| |- |align="left"|22||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ISL Eggert Jónsson ¤ |00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||1||0||01.5 1(1)||0||1||0|| |- |align="left"|23||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|GLP Ronald Zubar † |07.5 7(1)||0||0||0||2||0||09.5 9(1)||0||0||0||| |- |align="left"|23||align="left"|03 MF|| style="background:#faecc8; text-align:left;"|FRA Nouha Dicko ‡ |03.5 1(3)||1||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|03.5 1(3)||1||1||0|| |- |align="left"|24||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Jamie O'Hara Jamie O'Hara (footballer) |19.5 15(5)||0||1||0||0||0||20.5 16(5)||0||5||1||| |- |align="left"|25||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Danny Batth |11.5 5(7)||1||0||0||2||1||13.5 7(7)||2||0||0|| |- |align="left"|26||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG David Davis David Davis (footballer) |27.5 12(16)||0||0.5 0(1)||0||3||0||31.5 15(17)||0||4||0||| |- |align="left"|27||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|IRL Anthony Forde Anthony Forde (footballer) ¤ |11.5 1(11)||0||1||0||02.5 2(1)||0||15.5 4(12)||0||0||0||| |- |align="left"|28||align="left"|03 MF|| style="background:#faecc8; text-align:left;"|MLI Tongo Doumbia ‡ |32.5 27(6)||2||0||0||01.5 1(1)||0||style="background:#98FB98"|34.5 28(7)||2||2||0||| |- |align="left"|29||align="left"|FW||align="left"|IRL Kevin Doyle footballer |41.5 40(2)||9||1||0||1||0||43.5 42(2)||9||2||0||| |- |align="left"|30||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Matt Doherty Matt Doherty (footballer born 1992) ¤ |13||1||0||0||0||0||13||1||5||0|| |- |align="left"|31||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|NED Dorus de Vries |09.5 8(2)||0||0||0||1||0||10.5 9(2)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|32||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|IRL Kevin Foley Kevin Foley (footballer, born 1984) |25.5 24(2)||0||1||0||0||0||26.5 25(2)||0||1||0|| |- |align="left"|33||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Jamie Reckord ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|34||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|AUT Georg Margreitter |00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||2||0||style="background:#98FB98"|02.5 2(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|35||align="left"|FW||align="left"|WAL Jake Cassidy ¤ |05.5 3(3)||0||0.5 0(1)||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|06.5 3(4)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|36||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|IRL Aaron McCarey ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|37||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Sam Winnall ¤ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|39||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Michael Ihiekwe |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|41||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Jack Price Jack Price (footballer born 1992) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|42||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|SWE Tim Jakobsson 1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|43||align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|SLO Aljaž Cotman |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|44||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|SVK Kristián Koštrna 1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|45||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|WAL Jordan Cranston |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|46||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Sam Whittall |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|47||align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Zeli Ismail ¤ |0||0||0||0||00.5 0(1)||0||style="background:#98FB98"|00.5 0(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|48||align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Jake Kempton 1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|49||align="left"|FW||align="left"|NIR Liam McAlinden |00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|00.5 0(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|50||align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Jamie Tank 1 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |} nb Awards AwardWinnerhttp://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/sako-player-of-the-year-260413-793075.aspx Sako Player Of The Year Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C 26 April 2013 5 May 2013 https://archive.today/20130616134702/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/sako-player-of-the-year-260413-793075.aspx 16 June 2013 dead dmy-all Fans' Player of the Season Bakary Sako Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee 22 June 2012 ENG Frank Nouble West Ham United Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18547759 Wolverhampton Wanderers sign West Ham's Frank Nouble BBC Sport 22 June 201217 July 2012 ISL Björn Sigurðarson NOR Lillestrøm £2.4 million24 August 2012 AUT Georg Margreitter AUT Austria Vienna £500,00027 August 2012 TOG Razak Boukari FRA Rennes Undisclosed29 August 2012 FRA Bakary Sako FRA Saint-Étienne £2.7 million30 August 2012 SWE Tim Jakobsson SWE IK Frej Free30 August 2012 ENG Regan Upton Burton Albion Free13 November 2012 MLI Tongo Doumbia FRA Rennes £2 millionDoumbia a done deal http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/doumbia-a-done-deal-131112-485179.aspx?pageView=full#anchored Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C 13 November 2012 2 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003035/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/doumbia-a-done-deal-131112-485179.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4 March 2016 dead 28 March 2013 SVK Marián Kello Unattached Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21971584 BBC Sport Nouha Dicko: Wolves sign Wigan winger on loan 28 March 2013 Out DatePlayerToFee June 2012 ENG Oliver Bashford Released Free June 2012 ENG Ashley Hemmings Released FreeCraddock invited back 18 May 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2775919,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120520070436/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2775919%2C00.html 20 May 2012 dmy June 2012 ENG Josh Shepherd Released Free June 2012 ENG James Spray Released Free11 June 2012 ENG Louis Harris AFC Wimbledon FreeLouis Harris joins AFC Wimbledon from Wolves BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18395979 11 June 20126 July 2012 ENG Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Peterborough United UndisclosedMendez-Laing makes Peterborough United move https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18746328 BBC Sport 6 July 201223 July 2012 ALG Adlène Guedioura Nottingham Forest UndisclosedNottingham Forest sign Wolves midfielder Adlene Guedioura BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18961761 23 July 201231 July 2012 WAL Sam Vokes Burnley £350,000Burnley sign Wales international Sam Vokes from Wolves BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19061539 31 July 20128 August 2012 ENG Michael Kightly Stoke City Undisclosed24 August 2012 ENG Matt Jarvis West Ham United £10.75 million24 August 2012 SCO Steven Fletcher Sunderland £14 million30 August 2012 SRB Nenad Milijaš Released FreeWolves cancel Nenad Milijas contract by mutual consent https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19423133 BBC Sport 30 August 20128 January 2013 ENG Frank Nouble Ipswich Town Undisclosedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20947382 Ipswich Town sign Frank Nouble from Wolves BBC Sport 8 January 201330 January 2013 FRA Steven Mouyokolo Released FreeSteven Mouyokolo is latest to leave Wolves Express & Star https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/01/30/forgotten-man-steven-mouyokolo-is-latest-to-leave-wolves/ 30 January 201330 January 2013 GLP Ronald Zubar FRA Ajaccio FreeWolves: Ronald Zubar to leave for French club AC Ajaccio BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21262257 30 January 2013 Loans in DatePlayerFromEnd Date 30 July 2012 MLI Tongo Doumbia FRA Rennes 13 November 2012 9 August 2012 POL Sławomir Peszko GER Köln End of season 12 October 2012 ENG Jermaine Pennant Stoke City 12 January 2013 12 February 2013 LAT Kaspars Gorkšs Reading End of season 18 February 2013 ENG Jack Robinson Liverpool End of season 28 March 2013 FRA Nouha Dicko Wigan Athletic End of season Loans out DatePlayerToEnd Date 21 July 2012 SCO Leigh Griffiths SCO Hibernian 20 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18937244 Wolves striker Leigh Griffiths will return to Hibs on loan BBC Sport 21 July 2012 2 August 2012 WAL Jake Cassidy Tranmere Rovers 1 January 2013Tranmere Rovers sign Jake Cassidy and Joe Thompson BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19098029 2 August 2012 6 August 2012 NIR Johnny Gorman Plymouth Argyle 6 January 2013Plymouth Argyle sign Johnny Gorman and Rhys Griffiths BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19156905 6 August 2012 31 August 2012 ENG Adam Hammill Huddersfield Town 13 January 2013Huddersfield sign Wolves winger Adam Hammill on loan BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19446703 31 August 2012 21 September 2012 ENG Jamie Reckord Coventry City 30 November 2012Coventry City sign Henderson, Reckord and Moussa BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19679810 21 September 2012 26 September 2012 CMR George Elokobi Bristol City 27 December 2012Bristol City sign George Elokobi on loan from Wolves BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19727386 26 September 2012 28 September 2012 ENG Sam Winnall Shrewsbury Town 28 October 2012Shrewsbury Town sign Lee Collins and Sam Winnall on loan BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19756287 28 September 2012 4 October 2012 IRL Matt Doherty Bury 3 January 2013Wolves defender Matt Doherty joins Bury on loan BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19830750 4 October 2012 9 November 2012 ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell Bury 3 January 2013Bury sign Ethan Ebanks-Landell on loan from Wolves BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20266195 9 November 2012 9 November 2012 ISL Eggert Jónsson Charlton Athletic 6 December 2013Charlton Athletic sign Eggert Jonsson and Dan Seaborne on loan BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20268946 9 November 2012 16 November 2012 IRL Aaron McCarey Walsall 31 December 2012Wolves loan Aaron McCarey to Walsall for a month BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20356474 16 November 2012 22 November 2012 ENG Zeli Ismail Milton Keynes Dons 2 January 2013Zeli Ismail joins MK Dons from Wolves on loan BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20464996 23 November 2012 4 January 2013 ENG Zeli Ismail Milton Keynes Dons 8 February 2013MK Dons re-sign Zeli Ismail from Wolves BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20914327 4 January 2013Ismail returns to Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/ismail-returns-to-wolves-080213-644882.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 8 February 2013 2 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232458/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/ismail-returns-to-wolves-080213-644882.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 3 March 2016 dead 10 January 2013 ENG Ethan Ebanks-Landell Bury End of seasonWolves defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell returns to Bury BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20970618 10 January 2013 29 January 2013 ENG Richard Stearman Ipswich Town End of seasonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21244056 Richard Stearman: Ipswich Town sign Wolves defender on loan BBC Sport 29 January 2013 31 January 2013 NIR Johnny Gorman Macclesfield Town 1 March 2013Murphy, Gorman, Evans & Taylor join Macclesfield Town https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21284186 BBC Sport 31 January 2013 21 February 2013 IRL Aaron McCarey Walsall End of seasonAaron McCarey: Walsall re-sign Wolves goalkeeper on loan BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21533029 21 February 2013 14 March 2013 IRL Anthony Forde Scunthorpe United End of seasonScunthorpe: Wolves winger Anthony Forde joins on loan until May BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21793632 14 March 2013 15 March 2013 NIR Johnny Gorman Cambridge United End of seasonWolves winger Johnny Gorman joins Cambridge United https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21806766 BBC Sport 15 March 2013 Management and coaching staff PositionNameManager Ståle Solbakken (until 5 January), then Dean SaundersAssistant manager Terry Connor (until 3 September), then Johan Lange (19 October–5 January), Brian Carey (8 January onward)First Team coach Johan Lange (until 19 October), then Patrick Weiser (19 October–5 January) before role endedDevelopment coach Steve WeaverFirst Team Fitness and Conditioning coach Tony DaleyGoalkeeping coach Pat MountainAcademy Manager Kevin ThelwellAssistant Academy Manager / Under-18's coach Mick HalsallClub Doctor Dr Matthew Perry Club Physio Phil Hayward Kit The season brought both new home and away kits manufactured, for the final year of their contract, by BURRDA. The new home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours, with the shirt having a gold collar. The away kit was a teal kit, reviving the colours used in their 1996–97 change strip. Both shirts featured the internet gambling company Sportingbet.com as sponsor for the final time.Sportingbet.com extends Wolves sponsorship deal 4 May 2010 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2043593,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214800/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2043593%2C00.html 18 March 2012 dmy References Category:2012–13 Football League Championship by team 2012-13