2012–13 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
# 2012–13 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

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.

## League One

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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: 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 |

## 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 |
| 19 June 2012 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 27 | Rochdale | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 26 June 2012 | James Wallace | 20 | Everton | 1 July 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2012 | Paul Black | 22 | Oldham Athletic | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 26 July 2012 | Jason Mooney | 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 1 August 2012 | Abdulai Bell-Baggie | 20 | Salisbury City | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 3 August 2012 | Joe Thompson | 23 | Rochdale | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 9 January 2013 | David Amoo | 21 | Preston North End | 1 July 2013 | Free |

Out :

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

### Contract extensions

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

### Loans

In :

| Player | Age | Signed from | Date | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Age | Signed from | Started | Ended |
| Liam Palmer | 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 July | end of the season |
| Jake Cassidy | 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 August | 1 January |
| Ben Gibson | 19 | Middlesbrough | 14 August | 13 December |
| Román Golobart | 20 | Wigan Athletic | 31 August | 3 October |
| Jake Jervis | 21 | Birmingham City | 20 October | 19 November |
| Nathan Eccleston | 21 | Blackpool | 25 October | 19 November |
| Donervon Daniels | 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 November | 19 March |
| Michael O'Halloran | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 November | end of the season |
| Paul Corry | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 February | 18 March |
| Mamady Sidibé | 33 | Stoke City | 21 February | end of the season |
| Ben Gibson | 20 | Middlesbrough | 14 March | end of the season |
| Sean McGinty | 19 | Manchester United | 28 March | end of the season |

Out :

| Player | Age | Signed to | Date | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Age | Signed to | Started | Ended |
| Will Vaulks | 18 | Workington | 21 August | 20 November |
| Mark McChrystal | 28 | Scunthorpe United | 20 November | 24 December |
| Joe Thompson | 23 | Rochdale | 1 March | 4 April |

### Season statistics

| No. | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Discipline | Discipline | $Signed^†$ | $Signed^†$ | $Signed^†$ |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19 | | Michael Kay | 4+5 | – | 3+3 | – | – | – | 1+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 29.04 |
| 20 | | Will Vaulks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20.11 |
| 21 | | Ben Gibson | 33+0 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+0 | – | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 5 | – | loan | – 14.03 | 13.12 – |
| 23 | | Román Golobart | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | loan | 31.08 | 03.10 |
| 23 | | Donervon Daniels | 11+3 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | loan | 22.11 | 19.03 |
| 27 | | Sean McGinty | 3+0 | – | 3+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 28.03 | – |
| 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 |
| 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 | 18.03 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Jake Cassidy | 28+0 | 11 | 26+0 | 11 | – | – | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 1 | – | loan | – | 01.01 |
| 11 | | Adam McGurk | 23+7 | 4 | 20+7 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | – | – | 1+0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 29.04 |
| 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 | 29.04 |
| 20 | | Michael O'Halloran | 19+6 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 2+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 22.11 | – |
| 24 | | Jake Jervis | 5+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 20.10 | 19.11 |
| 25 | | Nathan Eccleston | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 25.10 | 19.11 |
| 23 | | Mamady Sidibé | 10+0 | – | 10+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 21.02 | – |
| 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

