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Tranmere Rovers F.C.
2012–13 season
Chairman	Peter Johnson
Manager	Ronnie Moore
League One	11th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Second round
Football League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jake Cassidy (11); All: ; Jake Cassidy (11)
Highest home attendance	10,587 vs; Milton Keynes Dons; (16 November)
Lowest home attendance	4,342 vs; Stevenage; (24 March)
Average home league attendance	6,196; (10th in the league)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was the 112th season of competitive association football and the 86th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral. During the season, Tranmere Rovers competed in Football League One under Ronnie Moore in his first full season in charge.

Season summary

Tranmere enjoyed a fine start to the season, standing top of League One at the end of January. Injuries to key players including Andy Robinson, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro and captain James Wallace sparked a dramatic downturn in form. Tranmere fell to sixth by the end of March and finished the season 11th with no goals scored in their final six games.

Background and pre-season

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	19	10	17	58	48	+10	67	10	6	7	31	21	+10	9	4	10	27	27	0

Last updated: 3 May 2013.
Source: Football League Official Site

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	6	3	3	6	4	5	7	5	6	7	7	9	10	11

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2013. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 August 2012 1	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Leyton Orient	Birkenhead
15:00	Bakayogo 34' Akpa Akpro 57', 65' Robinson 69' Fon Williams 89'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Cox 69' Baudry 80' Symes 88' 89'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,063 Referee: Geoff Eltrigham

21 August 2012 2	Carlisle United	0–3	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
15:00	Berrett 61' Livesey 66' Thirlwell 68' Symington 81'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Robinson 12', 19', 66' Palmer 39' Holmes 59'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: Graham Salisbury

25 August 2012 3	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Shrewsbury
15:00	Hector 30' Morgan 45+2'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Akpa Akpro 88'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,253 Referee: Steven Rushton

1 September 2012 4	Tranmere Rovers	4–0	Colchester United	Birkenhead
15:00	Cassidy 40', 49', 77' Bakayogo 58'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Okuonghae 16' Henderson 80'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,711 Referee: Andrew Madley

8 September 2012 5	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
15:00	Murphy 85'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Wallace 90+2'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Robert Madley

15 September 2012 6	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Coventry City	Birkenhead
15:00	Cassidy 79' Robinson 83' 84'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Jennings 36'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Andy D'Urso

18 September 2012 7	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Bury	Birkenhead
15:00	Robinson 35' (pen.) 68' (pen.) 62' Cassidy 71'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Lockwood 67' Sodje 70' Schumacher 79'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,976 Referee: Trevor Kettle

22 September 2012 8	Crawley Town	2–5	Tranmere Rovers	Crawley
15:00	Simpson 12' McFadzean 16'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Holmes 2' Taylor 29' Cassidy 39', 53' Akpa Akpro 46' Robinson 90'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,099 Referee: Mike Russell

29 September 2012 9	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Brentford	Birkenhead
15:00	Akpa Akpro 60' Robinson 70'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Logan 63' Craig 77' Douglas 79' 90+6'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,720 Referee: Rob Lewis

2 October 2012 10	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Tranmere Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00	Hawley 15' Prutton 60'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Wallace 64' Akpa Akpro 66', 88' Palmer 70'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Paul Tierney

6 October 2012 11	Notts County	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Nottingham
15:00	Regan 49' Bishop 51'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Thompson 22'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,260 Referee: Tony Bates

13 October 2012 12	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Yeovil Town	Birkenhead
15:00	Wallace 41' 45' Cassidy 51' Holmes 78' 79'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Madden 9' Burn 21' Foley 29' Smith 41' Edwards 42' 73' Marsh-Brown 90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,344 Referee: Kevin Wright

20 October 2012 13	Bournemouth	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bournemouth
19:45	Francis 17' 72' Arter 31' 58' Gibson 53' (o.g.) Pugh 75' Partington 87' Daniels 90+2'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Jervis 39' Bakayogo 45+2'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,233 Referee: David Phillips

23 October 2012 14	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00	Wallace 44' Cassidy 87'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Paynter 48' Hume 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Scott Mathieson

27 October 2012 15	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Birkenhead
15:00	Cassidy 20' 85'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Monakana 9' Huntington 50' Keane 54' Welsh 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,732 Referee: Phil Gibbs

7 November 2012 16	Hartlepool United	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Hartlepool
15:00	Richards 47'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Robinson 10' 79' (pen.) Gibson 62' Stockton 90+3'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,285 Referee: Gary Sutton

10 November 2012 17	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
15:00	Furman 5' Wesolowski 53' Byrne 72'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Taylor 40' McGurk 54' Palmer 74' Kay 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,159 Referee: Andy Woolmer

16 November 2012 18	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Birkenhead
19:45	Gibson 23' Jervis 24'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Gleeson 87' Smith 90'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Michael Naylor

20 November 2012 19	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Walsall	Birkenhead
15:00	Taylor 55'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Brandy 69'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,717 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

24 November 2012 20	Stevenage	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Stevenage
15:00	Charles 25' Tansey 90+2'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Cassidy 78'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,069 Referee: James Adcock

8 December 2012 21	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Portsmouth	Birkenhead
19:45	Taylor 31' O'Halloran 74'	TRFC Report BBC Report	McLeod 30' Gyepes 50' Jervis 75' Russell 81' Williamson 90+1'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,591 Referee: David Webb

15 December 2012 22	Sheffield United	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Sheffield
15:00		TRFC Report BBC Report	McGurk 89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,163 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

21 December 2012 23	Swindon Town	5–0	Tranmere Rovers	Swindon
15:00	Hollands 4' De Vita 7' Williams 21', 51' Ritchie 33'	TRFC Report BBC Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,885 Referee: Tony Bates

26 December 2012 24	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
15:00	McGurk 58' Power 63' Bakayogo 66'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Inman 12' Davis 90+3'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,252 Referee: Paul Tierney

29 December 2012 25	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Birkenhead
15:00	Stockton 59'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Barcham 36' Djeziri 45' Reid 78'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,044 Referee: Andy Davies

1 January 2013 26	Bury	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Bury
15:00	Worrall 45+3'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Robinson 56' Daniels 75'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,208 Referee: Nigel Miller

12 January 2013 27	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Crawley Town	Birkenhead
15:00	Amoo 30' Bakayogo 39' Daniels 73'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Hunt 47' Bulman 67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Lee Mason

16 January 2013 28	Coventry City	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Coventry
19:45	Clarke 20'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Bakayogo 58' Holmes 81'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 9,668 Referee: Gavin Ward

19 January 2013 29	Brentford	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Brentford
15:00	Dean 41' 50' Douglas 75' Bidwell 90+1'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Robinson 42' (pen.) Bakayogo 56' McGurk 66' 75' Fon Williams 75' Power 90+3'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,948 Referee: Darren Deadman

2 February 2013 30	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Carlisle United	Birkenhead
15:00	Akpa Akpro 36' Holmes 67'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Loy 44'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Tony Harrington

9 February 2013 31	Leyton Orient	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Leyton
15:00	McDonald 9' Rowlands 67' Smith 90+2'	TRFC Report BBC Report	O'Halloran 75'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,351 Referee: Trevor Kettle

15 February 2013 32	Tranmere Rovers	0–2	Shrewsbury Town	Birkenhead
15:00	Palmer 6' Taylor 52'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Porter 10' Gayle 67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,127 Referee: Mark Brown

19 February 2013 33	Tranmere Rovers	1–3	Swindon Town	Birkenhead
15:00	Daniels 78'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Collins 48' Roberts 71', 90+3' McEveley 79'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Chris Sarginson

23 February 2013 34	Colchester United	1–5	Tranmere Rovers	Colchester
15:00	Okuonghae 29' Thompson 65'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Power 11' Akpa Akpro 41' Corry 48' Taylor 65' Stockton 85' O'Halloran 90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,077 Referee: Keith Stroud

26 February 2013 35	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Notts County	Birkenhead
19:45	Bell-Baggie 29' Power 88'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Bishop 74' Judge 76'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Scott Duncan

2 March 2013 36	Yeovil Town	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Yeovil
15:00	Upson 58' Madden 74'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Bakayogo 9' Holmes 58' Goodison 74' Amoo 80'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 4,862 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

9 March 2013 37	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00	Goodison 9' Power 61' 64'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Brown 11' Tarkowski 18'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Tim Robinson

12 March 2013 38	Walsall	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Walsall
19:45	Grigg 50' (pen.) Westcarr 57' 60' Brandy 60'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Holmes 51' Power 60'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,775 Referee: Graham Salisbury

16 March 2013 39	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Milton Keynes
15:00	Lewington 9' Kay 14' Gleeson 43' Potter 51' Chicksen 81'	TRFC Report BBC Report		Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 9,682 Referee: Oliver Langford

24 March 2013 40	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Stevenage	Birkenhead
15:00	Bakayogo 10', 38' Gibson 17'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Freeman 12' Gray 16' Dunne 25'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,342 Referee: Graham Scott

29 March 2013 41	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Sheffield United	Birkenhead
15:00	Sidibé 77'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Flynn 38' Maguire 40' Taylor 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,145 Referee: Andy Haines

1 April 2013 42	Portsmouth	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Portsmouth
19:45	Connolly 53'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Gibson 49'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,014 Referee: Andrew Madley

6 April 2013 43	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Doncaster
15:00	Jones 63'	TRFC Report BBC Report	McGinty 53' Taylor 63'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,979 Referee: David Coote

13 April 2013 44	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Hartlepool United	Birkenhead
19:45	Gibson 9' Power 21'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Austin 10' Monkhouse 40' Rutherford 90+2'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,721 Referee: Lee Collins

20 April 2013 45	Preston North End	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Preston
15:00	Monakana 45+3'	TRFC Report BBC Report	O'Halloran 34'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,467 Referee: Carl Boyeson

27 April 2013 46	Tranmere Rovers	0–0	Bournemouth	Birkenhead
15:00		TRFC Report BBC Report	Arter 88'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,745 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

FA Cup

13 November 2012 First round	Braintree Town (5)	0–3	Tranmere Rovers	Braintree
19:45		TRFC Report BBC Report	Thompson 24' Stockton 53' Power 90'	Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 1,503 Referee: Dean Whitestone

1 December 2012 Second round	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Chesterfield (4)	Birkenhead
15:00	Stockton 42' 71' McGurk 57' Gibson 65' Goodison 70' Fon Williams 86'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Cooper 31' Boa Morte 54' Darikwa 64' Hird 76'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,781 Referee: Robert Madley

5 January 2013 Third round	Derby County (2)	5–0	Tranmere Rovers	Derby
15:00	Davies 42' Sammon 54' Brayford 63' Hendrick 72' Bennett 87'	TRFC Report BBC Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 11,740 Referee: Mark Halsey

Football League Cup

14 August 2012 First round	Chesterfield (4)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tranmere Rovers	Chesterfield
19:45	Trotman 27' Hird 44' Togwell 66' Whataker 81' Lester 109'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Bakayogo 74' Stockton 93' Bell-Baggie 120+2' Wallace 120+3'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 3,088 Referee: David Webb

28 August 2012 Second round	Aston Villa (1)	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Birmingham
19:45	Delph 38' 77' Herd 66' Bent 81'	TRFC Report BBC Report	Taylor 28' Holmes 85'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 15,319 Referee: James Adcock

Football League Trophy

4 September 2012 First round	Port Vale (4)	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Burslem
19:45	Morsy 29' Myrie-Williams 57', 75' (pen.)	TRFC Report BBC Report	Golobart 74'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,702 Referee: Steve Martin

Players

Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

Transfers

In
Date	Player	Age	Previous club	Ends	Fee
7 June 2012	Danny Harrison	29	Rotherham United	1 July 2013	Free^[2]
19 June 2012	Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro	27	Rochdale	1 July 2014	Free^[3]
26 June 2012	James Wallace	20	Everton	1 July 2014	Undisclosed^[4]
5 July 2012	Paul Black	22	Oldham Athletic	1 July 2013	Free^[5]
26 July 2012	Jason Mooney	23	Wycombe Wanderers	1 July 2013	Free^[6]
1 August 2012	Abdulai Bell-Baggie	20	Salisbury City	1 July 2013	Free^[7]
3 August 2012	Joe Thompson	23	Rochdale	1 July 2014	Free^[8]
9 January 2013	David Amoo	21	Preston North End	1 July 2013	Free^[9]

Out
Date	Player	Age	Status	Next club	Fee
8 May 2012	Joss Labadie	21	Released	Notts County	Free^[10]
8 May 2012	Enoch Showunmi	30	Released	Notts County	Free^[10]
8 May 2012	Martin Devaney	31	Released	Kidderminster Harriers	Free^[10]
8 May 2012	Robbie Weir	23	Released	Burton Albion	Free^[10]
8 May 2012	Andy Coughlin	19	Released	Wrexham	Free^[10]
8 May 2012	Mustafa Tiryaki	25	Released	1461 Trabzon	Free^[10]
8 May 2012	David Raven	27	Released	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Free^[10]
14 May 2012	John Welsh	28	Transfer	Preston North End	Free^[11]
24 May 2012	David Buchanan	26	Transfer	Preston North End	Free^[12]
3 August 2012	Lucas Akins	23	Transfer	Stevenage	Undisclosed^[13]
20 November 2012	Will Vaulks	19	Released	Falkirk	Free^[14]
3 January 2013	Mark McChrystal	28	Released	Bristol Rovers	Free^[15]
29 April 2013	Paul Black	23	Released	Mansfield Town	Free^[16]
29 April 2013	Danny Harrison	30	Released	Chester	Free^[16]
29 April 2013	Adam McGurk	24	Released	Burton Albion	Free^[16]
29 April 2013	David Amoo	22	Released	Carlisle United	Free^[16]
29 April 2013	Michael Kay	23	Released	Chester	Free^[16]

Contract extensions

Date	Player	Age	Ends
11 May 2012	Ian Goodison	39	1 July 2013^[17]
11 May 2012	Ash Taylor	21	1 July 2014^[17]
16 May 2012	Andy Robinson	32	1 July 2013^[18]
29 January 2013	Cole Stockton	18	1 July 2015^[19]
31 January 2013	Jake Kirby	18	1 July 2015^[20]
7 February 2013	Danny Holmes	24	1 July 2015^[21]
4 March 2013	Max Power	19	1 July 2015^[22]
7 March 2013	Abdulai Bell-Baggie	20	1 July 2015^[23]

Loans

In
Player	Age	Signed from	Date
Player	Age	Signed from	Started	Ended
Liam Palmer	20	Sheffield Wednesday	17 July^[24]^[25]	end of the season
Jake Cassidy	19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 August^[26]	1 January^[27]
Ben Gibson	19	Middlesbrough	14 August^[28]^[29]	13 December^[30]
Román Golobart	20	Wigan Athletic	31 August^[31]	3 October^[32]
Jake Jervis	21	Birmingham City	20 October^[33]	19 November^[34]
Nathan Eccleston	21	Blackpool	25 October^[35]	19 November^[34]
Donervon Daniels	18	West Bromwich Albion	22 November^[36]^[37]^[38]	19 March^[39]
Michael O'Halloran	21	Bolton Wanderers	22 November^[40]^[41]^[42]	end of the season
Paul Corry	22	Sheffield Wednesday	15 February^[43]	18 March^[44]
Mamady Sidibé	33	Stoke City	21 February^[45]	end of the season
Ben Gibson	20	Middlesbrough	14 March^[46]	end of the season
Sean McGinty	19	Manchester United	28 March^[47]	end of the season

Out
Player	Age	Signed to	Date
Player	Age	Signed to	Started	Ended
Will Vaulks	18	Workington	21 August^[48]^[49]^[50]	20 November^[14]
Mark McChrystal	28	Scunthorpe United	20 November^[51]	24 December^[52]
Joe Thompson	23	Rochdale	1 March^[53]	4 April^[54]

Season statistics

No.	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Discipline		Signed^†
No.	Nat	Player	A	G	A	G	A	G	A	G	A	G			Status	Joined	Left
Goalkeepers
1		Owain Fôn Williams	51+0	–	45+0	–	3+0	–	2+0	–	1+0	–	3	–	–	–	–
23		Sam Ramsbottom	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	youth	–	–
33		Jason Mooney	1+0	–	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Defenders
2		Danny Holmes	49+0	2	43+0	2	3+0	–	2+0	–	1+0	–	7	–	–	–	–
3		Paul Black	2+9	–	2+8	–	0+1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	29.04^[16]
4		Ash Taylor	47+0	2	44+0	2	2+0	–	1+0	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
5		Ian Goodison	10+2	–	9+1	–	1+1	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–
14		Zoumana Bakayogo	52+0	5	46+0	5	3+0	–	2+0	–	1+0	–	6	–	–	–	–
18		Mark McChrystal	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	03.01^[15]
19		Michael Kay	4+5	–	3+3	–	–	–	1+1	–	0+1	–	1	–	–	–	29.04^[16]
20		Will Vaulks	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20.11^[14]
21		Ben Gibson	33+0	1	28+0	1	2+0	–	2+0	–	1+0	–	5	–	loan	– 14.03^[46]	13.12^[30] –
23		Román Golobart	2+0	–	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	1+0	–	–	–	loan	31.08^[31]	03.10^[32]
23		Donervon Daniels	11+3	1	10+3	1	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	loan	22.11^[36]	19.03^[39]
27		Sean McGinty	3+0	–	3+0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	loan	28.03^[47]	–
Midfielders
6		Liam Palmer	45+1	–	42+1	–	1+0	–	2+0	–	–	–	3	1	loan	–	–
7		Joe Thompson	11+13	2	7+12	1	1+1	1	2+0	–	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	–
8		James Wallace	23+0	2	19+0	2	2+0	–	2+0	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–
10		Andy Robinson	38+0	10	33+0	10	3+0	–	2+0	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–
12		Danny Harrison	7+11	–	4+9	–	2+0	–	0+2	–	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	29.04^[16]
15		Jake Kirby	0+6	–	0+4	–	0+1	–	–	–	0+1	–	–	–	–	–	–
17		Max Power	27+5	4	25+2	3	1+2	1	0+1	–	1+0	–	5	–	–	–	–
22		Abdulai Bell-Baggie	21+13	2	20+11	1	–	–	0+2	1	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	–
24		Paul Corry	5+1	–	5+1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	loan	15.02^[43]	18.03^[44]
Forwards
9		Jake Cassidy	28+0	11	26+0	11	–	–	1+0	–	1+0	–	1	–	loan	–	01.01^[27]
11		Adam McGurk	23+7	4	20+7	3	2+0	1	–	–	1+0	–	2	–	–	–	29.04^[16]
16		Cole Stockton	9+27	6	5+26	3	3+0	2	1+0	1	0+1	–	1	–	–	–	–
18		David Amoo	6+5	1	6+5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	09.01^[9]	29.04^[16]
20		Michael O'Halloran	19+6	3	17+6	3	2+0	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	loan	22.11^[40]	–
24		Jake Jervis	5+0	1	4+0	1	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	loan	20.10^[33]	19.11^[34]
25		Nathan Eccleston	1+0	–	1+0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	loan	25.10^[35]	19.11^[34]
23		Mamady Sidibé	10+0	–	10+0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	loan	21.02^[45]	–
26		Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro	29+1	8	27+1	8	–	–	2+0	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
		Own goals		–		–		–		–		–
		Total	52	65	46	58	3	5	2	2	1	0	60	2

^† Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: 11v11.com

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