2012–13 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
# 2012–13 Scunthorpe United F.C. season

The 2012–13 season is Scunthorpe United F.C.'s second consecutive in Third Tier of the Football League.

## League One data

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 51 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 51 | |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 48 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 41 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 41 | Relegation to Football League Two |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 3 May 2013. Source:

**Result 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Slocombe |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Christian Ribeiro |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Callum Kennedy |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Josh Walker |
| 5 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Damien Mozika |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje |
| 10 | FW | USA | Mike Grella |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Andy Barcham |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Connor Jennings (on loan at Luton Town) |
| 13 | GK | ENG | James Severn |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Robbie Gibbons |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Duffy |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Matt Godden (on loan at Ebbsfleet United) |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Eddie Nolan |
| 19 | MF | IRL | Michael Collins |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Callum Howe |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Tom Newey |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Karl Hawley |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Anthony Forde (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Jamie Wooton |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Chris Sedgwick (on loan at Hyde) |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Eirik Holmen Johansen (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | James Alabi (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Hakeeb Adelakun |

### Statistics

    As of 3 May 2013

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Slocombe | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Christian Ribeiro | 32 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Callum Kennedy | 18 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Josh Walker | 26 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | David Mirfin | 34 | 0 | 23+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Reid | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Jimmy Ryan | 49 | 2 | 42+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Damien Mozika | 12 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje | 15 | 6 | 12+3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA | Mike Grella | 29 | 2 | 11+14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Andy Barcham | 38 | 1 | 22+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Connor Jennings | 16 | 1 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | James Severn | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Robbie Gibbons | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IRL | Niall Canavan | 42 | 6 | 38+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Mark Duffy | 48 | 6 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Matt Godden | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | IRL | Eddie Nolan | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRL | Michael Collins | 31 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Callum Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Tom Newey | 48 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Karl Hawley | 40 | 11 | 37+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IRL | Anthony Forde (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Jamie Wooton | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | NOR | Eirik Holmen Johansen (on loan from Manchester City) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | James Alabi (on loan from Stoke City) | 9 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Hakeeb Adelakun | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Jordan Keegan | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players currently on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 25 | MF | ENG | Chris Sedgwick (at Hyde) | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players featured for club who have left: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Bobby Grant | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | 15 | 11 | 14+1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | Mark Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | David Prutton (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Steve Mildenhall (on loan from Millwall) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Nathan Ellington (on loan from Ipswich Town) | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | NIR | Mark McChrystal (on loan from Tranmere Rovers) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | DEN | Adda Djeziri (on loan from Blackpool) | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

**Goalscoring record**

| N | P | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | Leon Clarke | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | FW | Karl Hawley | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | DF | Niall Canavan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Duffy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Damien Mozika | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | Christian Ribeiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Bobby Grant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Mike Grella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Jimmy Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | James Alabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Andy Barcham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Michael Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Connor Jennings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Paul Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 47 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 54 |

**Disciplinary record**

| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Sam Slocombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Christian Ribeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Callum Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Josh Walker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | David Mirfin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Paul Reid | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Jimmy Ryan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Damien Mozika | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Bobby Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mike Grella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Andy Barcham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Connor Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Robbie Gibbons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Niall Canavan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Duffy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Michael Collins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Tom Newey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Karl Hawley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | David Prutton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | James Alabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Mark McChrystal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Adda Djeziri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 60 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 5 |

## Transfers

### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | DF | Callum Howe | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Official Site |
| 4 | MF | Josh Walker | 23 | EU | Watford | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Official Site |
| 13 | GK | James Severn | 20 | EU | Derby County | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 3 | DF | Callum Kennedy | 23 | EU | Swindon Town | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 10 | FW | Mike Grella | 25 | EU | Bury | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Official Site |
| 2 | DF | Christian Ribeiro | 22 | EU | Bristol City | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Official Site |
| 5 | DF | David Mirfin | 27 | EU | Watford | Free Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 21 | DF | Tom Newey | 29 | EU | Rotherham United | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 18 | MF | Mark Hughes | 20 | EU | Tolka Rovers | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 23 | FW | Jordan Keegan | 22 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 22 | FW | Karl Hawley | 30 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 25 | MF | Chris Sedgwick | 32 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | N/A | Free | BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 32 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| | DF | Eddie Nolan | 24 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | Non-Contract | Free | BBC Sport |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | MF | David Prutton | 31 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 August | 1 December | BBC Sport | Yorkshire Post |
| 9 | FW | Leon Clarke | 27 | Charlton Athletic | 7 September | 7 December | BBC Sport | This is Scunthorpe |
| 26 | GK | Steve Mildenhall | 33 | Millwall | 5 November | 31 December | BBC Sport | Scunthorpe United Official Site |
| 27 | FW | Nathan Ellington | 31 | Ipswich Town | 16 November | 8 January | BBC Sport | This is Scunthorpe |
| 28 | DF | Mark McChrystal | 28 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 November | 28 December | BBC Sport | Eurosport |
| 29 | FW | Adda Djeziri | 24 | Blackpool | 22 November | 3 January | BBC Sport | Blackpool Gazette |
| 27 | FW | James Alabi | 28 | Stoke City | 21 February | 21 March | BBC Sport | |
| 26 | GK | Eirik Holmen Johansen | 31 | Manchester City | 7 March | 31 May | BBC Sport | |
| 23 | MF | Anthony Forde | 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 March | 31 May | BBC Sport | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | DF | Cliff Byrne | 30 | Contract Ended | Oldham Athletic | Summer | N/A | 329 | 9 | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | Josh Lillis | 24 | Contract Ended | Rochdale | Summer | Free | 50 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 3 | DF | Eddie Nolan | 23 | Contract Ended | | Summer | N/A | 74 | 1 | Official Site |
| 8 | MF | Michael O'Connor | 24 | Contract Ended | Rotherham United | Summer | Free | 108 | 13 | BBC Sport |
| 24 | DF | Ashley Palmer | 19 | Contract Ended | | Summer | N/A | 2 | 0 | Official Site |
| 10 | FW | Jordan Robertson | 24 | Contract Ended | Global F.C. | Summer | N/A | 20 | 3 | Official Site |
| 11 | MF | Garry Thompson | 31 | Contract Ended | Bradford City | Summer | N/A | 130 | 20 | Sky Sports |
| 4 | MF | Sam Togwell | 27 | Contract Ended | Chesterfield | Summer | N/A | 182 | 7 | BBC Sport |
| 23 | FW | Aron Wint | 19 | Contract Ended | Hinckley United | Summer | N/A | 1 | 0 | Official Site |
| 2 | DF | Andrew Wright | 27 | Contract Ended | Morecambe | Summer | Free | 102 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | MF | Scott Matthews | 18 | Released | | Summer | N/A | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 9 | FW | Bobby Grant | 22 | Transfer | Rochdale | Summer | Undisclosed | 59 | 7 | BBC Sport |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | FW | Matt Godden | 21 | Ebbsfleet United | 8 November | 8 December | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 12 | FW | Connor Jennings | 31 | Luton Town | 16 November | 16 January | Sky Sports | This is Scunthorpe |
| 25 | MF | Chris Sedgwick | 43 | Hyde | 16 November | | BBC Sport | |
| 17 | FW | Matthew Gooden | 31 | Ebbsfleet United | 8 March | April | BBC Sport | |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Sam Slocombe | 23 | Signed | 2 years | June 2014 | Sky Sports |
| 9 | FW | Bobby Grant | 21 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | Official Site |
| 22 | FW | Karl Hawley | 31 | Signed | 6 months | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
