2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season
Coventry City 2012–13 football season
The 2012–13 season was Coventry City's 93rd season in The Football League and their first season in Football League One following relegation from the Football League Championship . In addition to League One, the Sky Blues also entered the League Cup , the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy in the first rounds.
Review and events
Monthly events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
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April
Squad details
Players info
As of 29 April 2013
No.
Name
Nat.
Place of birth
Date of birth
Club apps.
Club goals
Int. caps
Int. goals
Previous club
Date joined
Contract end
Fee
1
Joe Murphy
Dublin
21 August 1981
91
0
2
0
Scunthorpe United
1 July 2011
30 June 2014
Free
2
Jordan Clarke
Coventry
19 November 1991
72
2
–
–
N/A
1 June 2008
30 June 2014
Trainee
4
Conor Thomas
Coventry
29 October 1993
38
1
–
–
N/A
1 June 2010
30 June 2014
Trainee
5
Nathan Cameron
Birmingham
21 November 1991
48
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2009
30 June 2013
Trainee
6
Kévin Malaga
Toulon
24 June 1987
2
0
–
–
Nice
13 July 2012
30 June 2015
Free
7
David Bell
Kettering
21 January 1984
94
5
–
–
Norwich City
30 January 2009
30 June 2015
£500,000
8
Carl Baker
Whiston
26 December 1982
123
14
–
–
Stockport County
8 January 2010
30 June 2015
Undisclosed
9
Cody McDonald
Chelmsford
30 May 1986
43
7
–
–
Norwich City
31 August 2011
30 June 2014
£500,000
10
John Fleck
Glasgow
24 August 1991
35
3
–
–
Rangers
4 July 2012
30 June 2015
Free
11
Gary McSheffrey
Coventry
13 August 1982
247
61
–
–
Birmingham City
1 July 2010
30 June 2013
Free
12
Steve Jennings
Liverpool
28 October 1984
39
0
–
–
Motherwell
16 August 2012
30 June 2014
Free
13
Chris Dunn
Brentwood
23 October 1987
3
0
–
–
Northampton Town
1 July 2011
30 June 2014
Undisclosed
14
Stephen Elliott
Dublin
6 January 1984
18
4
9
1
Heart of Midlothian
2 July 2012
30 June 2013
Free
15
Leon Clarke
Wolverhampton
10 February 1985
12
8
–
–
Charlton Athletic
7 January 2013
30 June 2015
Free
16
Adam Barton
Clitheroe
7 January 1991
22
3
–
–
Preston North End
6 August 2012
30 June 2015
Undisclosed
17
Callum Ball
Leicester
8 October 1992
15
0
–
–
Derby County
19 July 2012
30 June 2013
Loan
18
Shaun Jeffers
Bedford
14 April 1992
6
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2009
30 June 2013
Trainee
19
Danny Philliskirk
Oldham
10 April 1991
1
0
–
–
Sheffield United
7 February 2013
30 June 2013
Free
20
Callum Wilson
Coventry
27 February 1992
12
1
–
–
N/A
1 June 2009
30 June 2013
Trainee
21
Cyrus Christie
Coventry
30 September 1992
68
2
–
–
N/A
1 June 2010
30 June 2012
Trainee
22
Josh Ruffels
Oxford
23 October 1993
1
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2010
30 June 2012
Trainee
23
Lee Burge
Hereford
9 January 1993
–
–
–
–
N/A
1 June 2010
30 June 2014
Trainee
24
Richard Wood
Ossett
5 July 1985
117
8
–
–
Sheffield Wednesday
1 January 2010
30 June 2013
Undisclosed
25
William Edjenguélé
Paris
7 May 1987
33
1
–
–
Panetolikos
17 July 2012
30 June 2015
Free
26
Jordan Willis
Coventry
24 August 1994
4
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
30 June 2012
Trainee
27
Billy Daniels
Bristol
3 July 1994
4
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
30 June 2013
Trainee
28
Joe Henderson
Banbury
2 November 1993
1
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
30 June 2013
Trainee
29
Aaron Phillips
Warwick
20 November 1993
–
–
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
30 June 2012
Trainee
30
Will Roberts
Rhuddlan
24 April 1994
1
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
30 June 2013
Trainee
31
Jordan Stewart
Birmingham
3 March 1982
6
0
–
–
Notts County
1 March 2013
28 May 2013
Free
32
Franck Moussa
Brussels
24 July 1989
38
6
–
–
Leicester City
21 September 2012
30 June 2014
Free
34
Leon Lobjoit
Hatfield
4 January 1995
–
–
–
–
Milton Keynes Dons
20 October 2012
30 June 2013
Free
35
Aaron Martin
Newport
29 September 1989
12
0
–
–
Southampton
25 February 2013
30 June 2013
Loan
36
Louis Garner
Manchester
31 October 1994
–
–
–
–
N/A
1 June 2011
30 June 2013
Trainee
37
Ryan Haynes
Northampton
27 September 1995
1
0
–
–
N/A
27 March 2013
30 June 2015
Trainee
38
James Bailey
Bollington
18 September 1988
30
2
–
–
Derby County
31 December 2012
30 June 2013
Loan
39
Blair Adams
South Shields
18 September 1991
16
0
–
–
Sunderland
17 January 2013
30 June 2015
Undisclosed
Matches
Preseason friendlies
League One
League table
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
Notes:
^ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.[ 65]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
18
11
17
66
59
+7
65
7
7
9
29
27
+2
11
4
8
37
32
+5
Round by round
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 A H H A H A A H A H H A H A A H H A A H H A H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H* A H A H A Result D D D L L L L L W D W D L L W W L W W D W W D W W L L W W D W L W L W L W D W L W L D L L D Position 9 15 14 17 20 23 23 23 22 22 20 20 21 21 21 19 20 16 15 15 15 13 13 11 9 11 13 10 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 8 9 8 10 14 14 14 16 16 15
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2013. Source:
League One Results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
* 10 points were deducted from Coventry City's league total prior to the playing of the round 41 match.
Scores overview
Season statistics
Starts and goals
As of 23 March 2013
Goalscorers
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Captains
Penalties awarded
Suspensions served
Monthly and weekly awards
End-of-season awards
International appearances
Overall
Games played
58 (46 League One , 3 League Cup , 3 FA Cup , 6 Football League Trophy )
Games won
27 (18 League One , 2 League Cup , 2 FA Cup , 5 Football League Trophy )
Games drawn
11 (11 League One , 0 League Cup , 0 FA Cup , 0 Football League Trophy )
Games lost
20 (17 League One , 1 League Cup , 1 FA Cup , 1 Football League Trophy )
Goals scored
87 (66 League One , 6 League Cup , 5 FA Cup , 10 Football League Trophy )
Goals conceded
77 (59 League One , 8 League Cup , 4 FA Cup , 6 Football League Trophy )
Goal difference
+10
Yellow cards
83 (74 League One , 3 League Cup , 3 FA Cup , 2 Football League Trophy )
Red cards
1 (1 League One , 0 League Cup , 0 FA Cup , 0 Football League Trophy )
Worst discipline
Carl Baker (7 , 0 )
Steve Jennings (7 , 0 )
Gary McSheffrey (7 , 0 )
Best result
W 5–0 (A) v Hartlepool United – Football League One – 17 November 2012
Worst result
L 6–1 (A) v Arsenal – League Cup – 27 September 2012
Most appearances
Joe Murphy (56 appearances)
Top scorer
David McGoldrick (18 )
Points
55 / 138 (39.86%)
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
Trials
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