2012–13 Football League
# 2012–13 Football League

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 playoff. 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

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cardiff City (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 87 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Hull City (P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Watford | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Crystal Palace (P, O) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 68 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 68 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 67 | |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 65 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 61 | |
| 11 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 61 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 61 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 60 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 59 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 59 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 58 | |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 58 | |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 58 | |
| 20 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 56 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 55 | |
| 22 | Peterborough United (R) | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 75 | −9 | 54 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 51 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Bristol City (R) | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 59 | 84 | −25 | 41 | Relegation to Football League One |

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Watford | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Watford | 0 |
| | | | | | 5 | Crystal Palace (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Crystal Palace (a.e.t.) | 1 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | B&HA | BRI | BUR | CAR | CHA | CRY | DER | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEE | LEI | MID | MIL | NOT | PET | SHW | WAT | WOL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barnsley | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Birmingham City | 0–5 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Blackpool | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Bristol City | 5–3 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 3–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Burnley | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Crystal Palace | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Hull City | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Leeds United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 |
| Leicester City | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Millwall | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 |
| Peterborough United | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–4 | 0–0 |
| Watford | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |

## League One

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 83 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Yeovil Town (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 71 | |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 70 | |
| 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 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 59 | |
| 15 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 55 | |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 55 | |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 55 | |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 54 | |
| 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 |
| 24 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 32 | Relegation to Football League Two |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
* ↑ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.
* ↑ On 20 April Portsmouth were deducted ten points after coming out of administration.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Brentford (p) | 1 | 3 | 4 (5) | | | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | | | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 1 | 3 | 4 (4) | 3 | Brentford | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Yeovil Town | 2 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Yeovil Town | 2 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BOU | BRE | BRY | CRL | COL | COV | CRA | CRE | DON | HAR | LEY | MKD | NTC | OLD | POR | PNE | SCU | SHU | SHR | STE | SWI | TRA | WAL | YEO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bournemouth | | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Brentford | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Bury | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Carlisle United | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 |
| Colchester United | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Coventry City | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| Crawley Town | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Notts County | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Preston North End | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Sheffield United | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Stevenage | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Swindon Town | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Walsall | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | | 2–2 |
| Yeovil Town | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |

## League Two

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gillingham (C, P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 83 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Rotherham United (P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 79 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Port Vale (P) | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 87 | 52 | +35 | 78 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 73 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Bradford City (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 69 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 67 | |
| 9 | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 65 | |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 64 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 61 | |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 60 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 60 | |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 60 | |
| 16 | Morecambe | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 58 | |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 55 | |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 54 | |
| 19 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 53 | |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 53 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 52 | |
| 22 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 51 | |
| 23 | Barnet (R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 51 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |
| 24 | Aldershot Town (R) | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 48 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |

* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Burton Albion | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Northampton Town | 0 |
| | | | | | 7 | Bradford City | 3 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Bradford City | 3 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | WIM | ALD | BAR | BRA | BRR | BRT | CHL | CHF | D&R | EXE | FLE | GIL | MOR | NOR | OXF | PLY | PTV | ROC | ROT | STD | TOR | WYC | YOR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accrington Stanley | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Aldershot Town | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Barnet | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Burton Albion | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Cheltenham Town | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Chesterfield | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Exeter City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Gillingham | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Morecambe | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Northampton Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Oxford United | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Port Vale | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Rochdale | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
| Rotherham United | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Southend United | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Torquay United | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 4–0 |
| York City | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burton Albion | Paul Peschisolido | Sacked | 17 March 2012 | 2011–12 season | Gary Rowett | 10 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Bournemouth | Lee Bradbury | Sacked | 25 March 2012 | 2011–12 season | Paul Groves | 11 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Crawley Town | Steve Evans | Signed by Rotherham United | 9 April 2012 | 2011–12 season | Sean O'Driscoll | 16 May 2012 | Pre-season |
| Hull City | Nick Barmby | Sacked | 8 May 2012 | Pre-season | Steve Bruce | 8 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Gillingham | Andy Hessenthaler | Mutual Consent | 8 May 2012 | Pre-season | Martin Allen | 5 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Barnet | Martin Allen | End of contract | 31 May 2012 | Pre-season | Mark Robson | 11 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Birmingham City | Chris Hughton | Signed by Norwich City | 7 June 2012 | Pre-season | Lee Clark | 26 June 2012 | Pre-season |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Terry Connor | End of contract | 30 June 2012 | Pre-season | Ståle Solbakken | 1 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Watford | Sean Dyche | Sacked | 6 July 2012 | Pre-season | Gianfranco Zola | 7 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Nottingham Forest | Steve Cotterill | Sacked | 12 July 2012 | Pre-season | Sean O'Driscoll | 19 July 2012 | Pre-season |
| Crawley Town | Sean O'Driscoll | Signed by Nottingham Forest | 19 July 2012 | Pre-season | Richard Barker | 7 August 2012 | Pre-season |
| Bury | Richard Barker | Signed by Crawley Town | 7 August 2012 | Pre-season | Kevin Blackwell | 26 September 2012 | 24th |
| Coventry City | Andy Thorn | Sacked | 26 August 2012 | 14th | Mark Robins | 19 September 2012 | 23rd |
| Chesterfield | John Sheridan | Sacked | 28 August 2012 | 18th | Paul Cook | 25 October 2012 | 13th |
| AFC Wimbledon | Terry Brown | Sacked | 19 September 2012 | 21st | Neal Ardley | 10 October 2012 | 21st |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Gary Waddock | Sacked | 22 September 2012 | 21st | Gareth Ainsworth | 7 November 2012 | 22nd |
| Colchester United | John Ward | Sacked | 24 September 2012 | 22nd | Joe Dunne | 27 September 2012 | 22nd |
| Blackburn Rovers | Steve Kean | Resigned | 28 September 2012 | 3rd | Henning Berg | 31 October 2012 | 5th |
| Bournemouth | Paul Groves | Sacked | 3 October 2012 | 20th | Eddie Howe | 12 October 2012 | 21st |
| Bolton Wanderers | Owen Coyle | Sacked | 9 October 2012 | 18th | Dougie Freedman | 25 October 2012 | 16th |
| Barnet | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Edgar Davids | 12 October 2012 | 24th |
| Burnley | Eddie Howe | Signed by Bournemouth | 12 October 2012 | 16th | Sean Dyche | 30 October 2012 | 14th |
| Ipswich Town | Paul Jewell | Mutual Consent | 24 October 2012 | 24th | Mick McCarthy | 1 November 2012 | 24th |
| Hartlepool United | Neale Cooper | Resigned | 24 October 2012 | 24th | John Hughes | 13 November 2012 | 24th |
| Crystal Palace | Dougie Freedman | Signed by Bolton Wanderers | 25 October 2012 | 4th | Ian Holloway | 3 November 2012 | 4th |
| Accrington Stanley | Paul Cook | Signed by Chesterfield | 25 October 2012 | 16th | Leam Richardson | 1 November 2012 | 12th |
| Scunthorpe United | Alan Knill | Sacked | 29 October 2012 | 22nd | Brian Laws | 29 October 2012 | 22nd |
| Blackpool | Ian Holloway | Signed by Crystal Palace | 3 November 2012 | 12th | Michael Appleton | 7 November 2012 | 12th |
| Portsmouth | Michael Appleton | Signed by Blackpool | 7 November 2012 | 17th | Guy Whittingham | 24 April 2013 | 24th |
| Fleetwood Town | Micky Mellon | Sacked | 1 December 2012 | 7th | Graham Alexander | 6 December 2012 | 7th |
| Bristol Rovers | Mark McGhee | Sacked | 15 December 2012 | 23rd | John Ward | 17 December 2012 | 23rd |
| Nottingham Forest | Sean O'Driscoll | Sacked | 26 December 2012 | 8th | Alex McLeish | 27 December 2012 | 8th |
| Blackburn Rovers | Henning Berg | Sacked | 27 December 2012 | 17th | Michael Appleton | 11 January 2013 | 13th |
| Barnet | Mark Robson | Mutual Consent | 28 December 2012 | 21st | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Barnsley | Keith Hill | Sacked | 29 December 2012 | 24th | David Flitcroft | 13 January 2013 | 23rd |
| Plymouth Argyle | Carl Fletcher | Sacked | 1 January 2013 | 20th | John Sheridan | 6 January 2013 | 23rd |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ståle Solbakken | Sacked | 5 January 2013 | 18th | Dean Saunders | 7 January 2013 | 18th |
| Doncaster Rovers | Dean Saunders | Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 January 2013 | 2nd | Brian Flynn | 17 January 2013 | 2nd |
| Blackpool | Michael Appleton | Signed by Blackburn Rovers | 11 January 2013 | 14th | Paul Ince | 18 February 2013 | 14th |
| Bristol City | Derek McInnes | Sacked | 12 January 2013 | 24th | Sean O'Driscoll | 14 January 2013 | 24th |
| Rochdale | John Coleman | Sacked | 21 January 2013 | 14th | Keith Hill | 22 January 2013 | 14th |
| Huddersfield Town | Simon Grayson | Sacked | 24 January 2013 | 18th | Mark Robins | 14 February 2013 | 18th |
| Oldham Athletic | Paul Dickov | Resigned | 3 February 2013 | 20th | Lee Johnson | 18 March 2013 | 21st |
| Notts County | Keith Curle | Sacked | 3 February 2013 | 10th | Chris Kiwomya | 23 February 2013 | 9th |
| Nottingham Forest | Alex McLeish | Mutual Consent | 5 February 2013 | 11th | Billy Davies | 7 February 2013 | 11th |
| Preston North End | Graham Westley | Sacked | 13 February 2013 | 17th | Simon Grayson | 18 February 2013 | 17th |
| Coventry City | Mark Robins | Signed by Huddersfield Town | 14 February 2013 | 8th | Steven Pressley | 8 March 2013 | 9th |
| Swindon Town | Paolo Di Canio | Resigned | 18 February 2013 | 6th | Kevin MacDonald | 28 February 2013 | 4th |
| Aldershot Town | Dean Holdsworth | Sacked | 20 February 2013 | 20th | Andy Scott | 22 February 2013 | 20th |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | John Still | Signed by Luton Town | 26 February 2013 | 16th | Wayne Burnett | 2 May 2013 | 2013–14 season |
| York City | Gary Mills | Sacked | 2 March 2013 | 18th | Nigel Worthington | 4 March 2013 | 18th |
| Blackburn Rovers | Michael Appleton | Sacked | 19 March 2013 | 18th | Gary Bowyer | 24 May 2013 | 2013–14 season |
| Stevenage | Gary Smith | Sacked | 20 March 2013 | 15th | Graham Westley | 30 March 2013 | 15th |
| Southend United | Paul Sturrock | Sacked | 24 March 2013 | 9th | Phil Brown | 25 March 2013 | 9th |
| Leeds United | Neil Warnock | Sacked | 1 April 2013 | 12th | Brian McDermott | 12 April 2013 | 17th |
| Sheffield United | Danny Wilson | Sacked | 10 April 2013 | 5th | David Weir | 10 June 2013 | 2013–14 season |

* ↑ Davids and Robson each have the title of joint head coach at Barnet.
* ↑ Davids becomes sole head coach at Barnet.
