2012–13 Football League

114th season of the Football League English football Greece 2012–13 Football League (Greece) April 2014 April 2014 The Football League 2012–13 Cardiff City Cardiff CityHull CityCrystal Palace BarnetAldershot Town New clubs in league Fleetwood TownYork City 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 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 play-off. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier. Promotion and relegation From Premier League Relegated to Championship Bolton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers From Championship Promoted to Premier League Reading Southampton West Ham United Relegated to League One Portsmouth Coventry City Doncaster Rovers From League One Promoted to Championship Charlton Athletic Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield Town Relegated to League Two Wycombe Wanderers Chesterfield Exeter City Rochdale From League Two Promoted to League One Swindon Town Shrewsbury Town Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Relegated to Conference Premier Hereford United Macclesfield Town From Conference Premier Promoted to League Two Fleetwood Town York City Championship 2012–13 Football League Championship Table League table Play-offs Play-offs Results Results League One 2012–13 Football League One Table League table Play-offs Play-offs Results Results League Two 2012–13 Football League Two Table League table Play-offs Play-offs Results Results Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table attime of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table attime of appointment Burton Albion Paul Peschisolido Sacked 17 March 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17418471 Burton Albion sack manager Paul Peschisolido 17 March 2012 BBC Sport 2011–12 season Gary Rowett 10 May 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18023683 Burton Albion name Gary Rowett as permanent manager 10 May 2012 BBC Sport Pre-season Bournemouth Lee Bradbury 25 March 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17507060 Bournemouth boss Lee Bradbury leaves club after poor run 25 March 2012 BBC Sport Paul Groves footballer 11 May 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17952453 Bournemouth appoint Paul Groves as permanent manager 11 May 2012 BBC Sport Crawley Town Steve Evans footballer born 1962 Signed by Rotherham United 9 April 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17656607 Rotherham United appoint Crawley Town boss Steve Evans 9 April 2012 BBC Sport Sean O'Driscoll 16 May 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18061367 Sean O'Driscoll appointed Crawley Town manager 16 May 2012 BBC Sport Hull City Nick Barmby Sacked 8 May 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17927073 Hull City sack manager Nick Barmby 8 May 2012 BBC Sport Pre-season Steve Bruce 8 June 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18192719 Steve Bruce appointed Hull City manager on three-year deal 8 June 2012 BBC Sport Gillingham Andy Hessenthaler Mutual Consent 8 May 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17991390 Andy Hessenthaler steps down as Gillingham manager 8 May 2012 BBC Sport Martin Allen 5 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18687696 Martin Allen appointed new Gillingham manager 5 July 2012 BBC Sport Barnet Martin Allen End of contract 31 May 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18394278 Barnet appoint Mark Robson as new head coach 11 June 2012 BBC Sport Mark Robson footballer 11 June 2012 Birmingham City Chris Hughton Signed by Norwich City 7 June 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18356657 Chris Hughton appointed as new Norwich City manager 7 June 2012 BBC Sport Lee Clark footballer 26 June 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18590119 Lee Clark named new Birmingham City manager 26 June 2012 BBC Sport Wolverhampton Wanderers Terry Connor End of contract 30 June 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18030227 Wolves appoint Norwegian Stale Solbakken as new manager 11 May 2012 BBC Sport Ståle Solbakken 1 July 2012 Watford Sean Dyche Sacked 6 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18687313 Watford confirm Sean Dyche's departure as manager 6 July 2012 BBC Sport Gianfranco Zola 7 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18722107 Gianfranco Zola named as new Watford manager 7 July 2012 BBC Sport Nottingham Forest Steve Cotterill 12 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18812339 Steve Cotterill: Nottingham Forest owners Al-Hasawi family sack boss 12 July 2012 BBC Sport Sean O'Driscoll 19 July 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18919341 Sean O'Driscoll appointed new Nottingham Forest manager 19 July 2012 BBC Sport Crawley Town Sean O'Driscoll Signed by Nottingham Forest 19 July 2012 Richard Barker footballer born 1975 7 August 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19165979 Crawley Town appoint Bury's Richie Barker as new manager 7 August 2012 BBC Sport Bury Richard Barker footballer born 1975 Signed by Crawley Town 7 August 2012 Kevin Blackwell 26 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19714917 Kevin Blackwell named new manager of Bury 26 September 2012 BBC Sport 24th Coventry City Andy Thorn footballer Sacked 26 August 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19386206 Andy Thorn sacked as manager by Coventry City 26 August 2012 BBC Sport 14th Mark Robins 19 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19646664 Coventry City hire Mark Robins as new manager on three-year deal 19 September 2012 BBC Sport 23rd Chesterfield John Sheridan footballer 28 August 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19396772 Chesterfield manager John Sheridan relieved of duties 28 August 2012 BBC Sport 18th Paul Cook footballer 25 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19883479 Chesterfield appoint Accrington boss Paul Cook 25 October 2012 BBC Sport 13th AFC Wimbledon Terry Brown football manager 19 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19650641 AFC Wimbledon sack manager Terry Brown 19 September 2012 BBC Sport 21st Neal Ardley 10 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19898624 AFC Wimbledon appoint Neal Ardley as new manager 10 October 2012 BBC Sport 21st Wycombe Wanderers Gary Waddock 22 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19689639 Gary Waddock sacked as Wycombe Wanderers manager 22 September 2012 BBC Sport 21st Gareth Ainsworth 7 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20250563 Gareth Ainsworth gets Wycombe Wanderers job for season 7 November 2012 BBC Sport 22nd Colchester United John Ward footballer, born 1951 24 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19704911 John Ward sacked as Colchester United manager 24 September 2012 BBC Sport 22nd Joe Dunne 27 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19733437 Colchester United: Joe Dunne named manager 27 September 2012 BBC Sport 22nd Blackburn Rovers Steve Kean Resigned 28 September 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19766783 Steve Kean 'forced to resign' as Blackburn Rovers manager 28 September 2012 BBC Sport 3rd Henning Berg 31 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20152740 Blackburn Rovers: Henning Berg appointed manager at Ewood Park 31 October 2012 BBC Sport 5th Bournemouth Paul Groves footballer Sacked 3 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19816075 Paul Groves: AFC Bournemouth part with manager 3 October 2012 BBC Sport 20th Eddie Howe 12 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19927379 Eddie Howe: Bournemouth agree deal with Burnley for manager 12 October 2012 BBC Sport 21st Bolton Wanderers Owen Coyle 9 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19869286 Owen Coyle sacked as Bolton Wanderers manager 9 October 2012 BBC Sport 18th Dougie Freedman 25 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20081696 Bolton Wanderers confirm Dougie Freedman as new manager 25 October 2012 BBC Sport 16th Barnet N/A N/A N/A N/A Edgar DavidsDavids and Robson each have the title of joint head coach at Barnet. n 12 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19920753 Edgar Davids joins Barnet as joint-head coach 12 October 2012 BBC Sport 24th Burnley Eddie Howe Signed by Bournemouth 12 October 2012 16th Sean Dyche 30 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20138319 Burnley: Sean Dyche named as new manager at Turf Moor 30 October 2012 BBC Sport 14th Ipswich Town Paul Jewell Mutual Consent 24 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20048196 Paul Jewell leaves as Ipswich Town manager 24 October 2012 BBC Sport 24th Mick McCarthy 1 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20153642 Mick McCarthy: Ipswich Town appoint ex-Wolves boss 1 November 2012 BBC Sport 24th Hartlepool United Neale Cooper Resigned 24 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20031989 Neale Cooper resigns as Hartlepool United first-team coach 24 October 2012 BBC Sport 24th John Hughes footballer born 1964 13 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20320154 Hartlepool United: John Hughes appointed as head coach 13 November 2012 BBC Sport 24th Crystal Palace Dougie Freedman Signed by Bolton Wanderers 25 October 2012 4th Ian Holloway 3 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20176036 Ian Holloway appointed as Crystal Palace manager 3 November 2012 BBC Sport 4th Accrington Stanley Paul Cook footballer Signed by Chesterfield 25 October 2012 16th Leam Richardson 1 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20169214 Accrington Stanley: Leam Richardson named new manager 1 November 2012 BBC Sport 12th Scunthorpe United Alan Knill Sacked 29 October 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19885536 Scunthorpe United: Brian Laws replaces Alan Knill as manager 29 October 2012 BBC Sport 22nd Brian Laws 29 October 2012 22nd Blackpool Ian Holloway Signed by Crystal Palace 3 November 2012 12th Michael Appleton 7 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20236445 Michael Appleton: Blackpool name Portsmouth manager as new boss 7 November 2012 BBC Sport 12th Portsmouth Michael Appleton Signed by Blackpool 7 November 2012 17th Guy Whittingham 24 April 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22264435 Portsmouth: Guy Whittingham appointed Pompey manager 24 April 2013 BBC Sport 24th Fleetwood Town Micky Mellon Sacked 1 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20570120 Fleetwood Town sack manager Micky Mellon 1 December 2012 BBC Sport 7th Graham Alexander 6 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20627115 Fleetwood Town appoint Graham Alexander as boss 6 December 2012 BBC Sport 7th Bristol Rovers Mark McGhee 15 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20743709 Mark McGhee: Struggling Bristol Rovers sack manager 15 December 2012 BBC Sport 23rd John Ward footballer, born 1951 17 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20755396 John Ward: Bristol Rovers name ex-Colchester boss as manager 17 December 2012 BBC Sport 23rd Nottingham Forest Sean O'Driscoll 26 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20847476 Nottingham Forest sack manager Sean O'Driscoll 26 December 2012 BBC Sport 8th Alex McLeish 27 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20855227 Nottingham Forest name Alex McLeish as new manager 27 December 2012 BBC Sport 8th Blackburn Rovers Henning Berg 27 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20679610 Henning Berg: Blackburn Rovers sack manager after 57 days 27 December 2012 BBC Sport 17th Michael Appleton 11 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20972061 Michael Appleton: Blackburn Rovers announce new manager 11 January 2013 BBC Sport 13th Barnet Mark Robson footballerDavids becomes sole head coach at Barnet. n Mutual Consent 28 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20860955 Edgar Davids in charge at Barnet after Mark Robson departs 28 December 2012 BBC Sport 21st N/A N/A N/A Barnsley Keith Hill footballer Sacked 29 December 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20867629 Keith Hill: Barnsley sack manager after defeat by Blackburn 29 December 2012 BBC Sport 24th David Flitcroft 13 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21004180 Barnsley appoint David Flitcroft manager after Leeds win 13 January 2013 BBC Sport 23rd Plymouth Argyle Carl Fletcher Welsh footballer 1 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20883861 Plymouth Argyle: Carl Fletcher sacked by League Two strugglers 1 January 2013 BBC Sport 20th John Sheridan footballer 6 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20927038 Plymouth Argyle appoint John Sheridan as new manager 6 January 2013 BBC Sport 23rd Wolverhampton Wanderers Ståle Solbakken 5 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20870241 Wolves sack manager Stale Solbakken after six months 5 January 2013 BBC Sport 18th Dean Saunders 7 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20931554 Dean Saunders: Wolves appoint Doncaster Rovers boss 7 January 2013 BBC Sport 18th Doncaster Rovers Dean Saunders Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 January 2013 2nd Brian Flynn footballer 17 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21063425 Doncaster Rovers appoint Brian Flynn as manager 17 January 2013 BBC Sport 2nd Blackpool Michael Appleton Signed by Blackburn Rovers 11 January 2013 14th Paul Ince 18 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21497896 Paul Ince: Blackpool appoint former England captain as boss 18 February 2013 BBC Sport 14th Bristol City Derek McInnes Sacked 12 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21001780 Derek McInnes sacked by Bristol City 12 January 2013 BBC Sport 24th Sean O'Driscoll 14 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21010274 Sean O'Driscoll: Bristol City appoint ex-Nottingham Forest boss 14 January 2013 BBC Sport 24th Rochdale John Coleman footballer born 1962 21 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21123927 Rochdale sack manager John Coleman 21 January 2013 BBC Sport 14th Keith Hill footballer 22 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21145204 Keith Hill: Rochdale return for former Barnsley manager 22 January 2013 BBC Sport 14th Huddersfield Town Simon Grayson 24 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21184105 Simon Grayson sacked by Huddersfield Town 24 January 2013 BBC Sport 18th Mark Robins 14 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21450038 Huddersfield Town appoint Mark Robins as manager 14 January 2013 BBC Sport 18th Oldham Athletic Paul Dickov Resigned 3 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21313686 Paul Dickov: Oldham Athletic manager steps aside 3 February 2013 BBC Sport 20th Lee Johnson footballer 18 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21353063 Lee Johnson: Oldham appoint youngest Football League boss 18 March 2013 BBC Sport 21st Notts County Keith Curle Sacked 3 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21313693 Keith Curle: Notts County sack manager after Hartlepool defeat 3 February 2013 BBC Sport 10th Chris Kiwomya 23 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21560050 Chris Kiwomya given Notts County job for rest of the season 23 February 2013 BBC Sport 9th Nottingham Forest Alex McLeish Mutual Consent 5 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21338533 Alex McLeish: Nottingham Forest manager exits City Ground 5 February 2013 BBC Sport 11th Billy Davies 7 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21343978 Billy Davies: Nottingham Forest re-appoint ex-manager 7 February 2013 BBC Sport 11th Preston North End Graham Westley Sacked 13 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21444208 Graham Westley: Preston North End boss sacked 13 February 2013 BBC Sport 17th Simon Grayson 18 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21499533 Simon Grayson named Preston North End manager 18 February 2013 BBC Sport 17th Coventry City Mark Robins Signed by Huddersfield Town 14 February 2013 8th Steven Pressley 8 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21715033 Steven Pressley: Coventry City appoint Falkirk boss as manager 8 March 2013 BBC Sport 9th Swindon Town Paolo Di Canio Resigned 18 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21499926 Paolo Di Canio quits as manager of Swindon 18 February 2013 BBC Sport 6th Kevin MacDonald footballer 28 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21619627 Swindon Town: Kevin MacDonald succeeds Paolo Di Canio as boss 28 February 2013 BBC Sport 4th Aldershot Town Dean Holdsworth Sacked 20 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21526719 Aldershot Town sack Dean Holdsworth as manager 20 February 2013 BBC Sport 20th Andy Scott footballer, born 1972 22 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21547766 Aldershot Town: Andy Scott appointed as new manager 22 February 2013 BBC Sport 20th Dagenham & Redbridge John Still footballer Signed by Luton Town 26 February 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21588390 John Still: Luton Town appoint Dagenham & Redbridge boss 26 February 2013 BBC Sport 16th Wayne Burnett 2 May 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22387369 Dagenham & Redbridge: Wayne Burnett appointed manager 2 May 2013 BBC Sport 2013–14 season York City Gary Mills footballer born 1961 Sacked 2 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21642118 Gary Mills: York City sack manager after loss to Bradford 2 March 2013 BBC Sport 18th Nigel Worthington 4 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21654646 Nigel Worthington named York City manager 4 March 2013 BBC Sport 18th Blackburn Rovers Michael Appleton 19 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21843906 Michael Appleton: Blackburn Rovers sack manager 19 March 2013 BBC Sport 18th Gary Bowyer 24 May 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22599459 Gary Bowyer: Blackburn Rovers caretaker manager appointed boss 24 May 2013 BBC Sport 2013–14 season Stevenage Gary Smith footballer born 1968 20 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21859273 Stevenage sack manager Gary Smith after 'worrying' run 20 March 2013 BBC Sport 15th Graham Westley 30 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21980915 Graham Westley re-appointed as Stevenage manager 30 March 2013 BBC Sport 15th Southend United Paul Sturrock 24 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21918727 Paul Sturrock: Southend United part company with manager 24 March 2013 BBC Sport 9th Phil Brown footballer born 1959 25 March 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21925540 Phil Brown named new Southend United manager 25 March 2013 BBC Sport 9th Leeds United Neil Warnock 1 April 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21998112 Neil Warnock 'parts company' with Leeds United 1 April 2013 BBC Sport 12th Brian McDermott footballer 12 April 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22107062 Brian McDermott: Leeds United appoint ex-Reading boss 12 April 2013 BBC Sport 17th Sheffield United Danny Wilson Northern Irish footballer 10 April 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22101757 Danny Wilson leaves post as Sheffield United manager 10 April 2013 BBC Sport 5th David Weir Scottish footballer 10 June 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22843168 David Weir: Sheffield United appoint Everton coach as boss 10 June 2013 BBC Sport 2013–14 season n References 2 External links Football League website BBC Sport 2012–13 2–4