2012–13 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Blackburn Rovers' 125th season as a professional football club. It was their first season back in the Football League Championship after an 11-year run in the Premier league English football.[1]

Blackburn Rovers
2012–13 season
ChairmanVenky's
ManagerSteve Kean (resigned)
Eric Black (caretaker) Henning Berg (sacked)
Gary Bowyer (caretaker) Michael Appleton (sacked)
Gary Bowyer (caretaker)
GroundEwood Park
Championship17th
FA CupQuarter-finals
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Rhodes (26)
All: Jordan Rhodes (27)
Highest home attendance20,735 vs Burnley
(League, 17 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance5,504 vs Bristol City
(FA Cup, 5 January 2013)
Average home league attendance14,998

Despite relegation the new season began with the owners backing Steve Kean. There were many signings in the summer, the most notable one being the signing of Jordan Rhodes for £8 million. The fee was a record transfer for a championship team and shattered the previous transfer record.

Summary

Rovers started the season with four wins in the first six games. Their first defeat came in their seventh game against Middlesbrough at Ewood Park. Their performance in that game piled on intense pressure and speculation against Kean.

A week later, after Kean had travelled with the players to the capital on Friday for the game against Charlton, he attended a press conference in the afternoon, but news came at 7pm that he had resigned. Rumours suggested alleged outside interference. He described his position 'untenable' and no longer prepared to carry on as manager.

The sudden and unexpected nature of Kean's departure meant assistant manager Eric Black was the obvious choice for caretaker. Rovers started slowly under the temporary boss waiting four games before the first win. However, Rovers did manage to collect eight points and three clean sheets.

The search for a new manager took the Rovers board an entire month before finally opting for former Rovers defender Henning Berg. The choice of an out-of-work manager and football pundit for Norwegian TV surprised many who were calling for an experienced and a big name manager.

Berg's reign began with disappointment, his debut game against Crystal Palace marked the end of Blackburn's unbeaten away run. His solitary victory came at Peterborough; the same match saw Jordan Rhodes's first hat-trick for Rovers. Rovers were unlucky under Berg, especially against Huddersfield and Burnley when they succumbed to late equalisers. The team began to lack confidence and it showed in their results.

During Berg's ten games in charge Rovers lost six times, dropping from the play-offs spots to 17th place, the poor run of form forced the owners to sack the manager and the coaching staff a day later on Boxing Day.

After the sacking Reserve team coach Gary Bowyer and Youth coach Terry McPhillips took on the reigns and under caretaker management Rovers started brightly, helping Rovers gain a win over Barnsley which ended Rovers six match winless run, while their second win over Nottingham Forest ended an eleven-game run without a clean sheet. Rovers carried on the momentum into the FA cup with a win over Bristol City.

On Wednesday 9 January. Derek Shaw confirmed Rovers's interest in Blackpool manager Michael Appleton despite an announcement a week earlier from global adviser that a move for a new manager would be put on hold till the end of January. Just before Friday evening fixture Rovers named Michael Appleton as the manager. Bowyer's brief spell in charge remained unbeaten as they finished the game against Wolves with a draw.

Appleton took training on the Monday and wasted no time bring in his own staff, choosing Ashley Westwood as the assistant manager and John Keeley as goalkeeping coach. Appleton's tenure started badly with a loss to Charlton which wasn't a good spectacle. Rovers started slowly and the poor atmosphere partly blamed by the presence of the Venky's who had visited Ewood Park to watch the game. Rovers conceded first, but failed to establish control despite pulling a goal back from Jordan Rhodes, Charlton quickly retook the lead and the game finished 2-1 to the away team.

Michael Appleton's second game was much more encouraging, they were destined to win the game until a clumsy foul by substitute David Goodwillie after injury time resulted in a penalty, Brighton duly converted the penalty and snatched an unlikely draw in front of 12,230, lowest crowd at Ewood park in the league. At the third attempt, Rovers managed their first victory under Appleton with a conclusive 3-0 win over Derby County in the 4th round of the FA cup. Appleton's first win at ewood park occurred in the following match, 2-0 victory over Bristol City.

Appleton used the January transfer window as an opportunity to trim the squad, at least 10 players were either released or moved out on loan. Rovers missed out on the permanent transfer of DJ Campbell at the last minute, but managed to secure him on a loan agreement, later in February Man City youth defender Karim Rekik and former Rover David Bentley joined the squad. Rovers win over Ipswich saw Jordan Rhodes score for the seventh successive game, a record only achieved by four Rovers players. Rhodes could have extended the run to eight games if it were for the referee not awarding a penalty for a blatant handball by Brighton defender el-Abd.

In the next game Rovers produced one of the shocks of the FA cup with a 1-0 win over Arsenal, they came into the game as clear under-dogs and kept under sustained pressure throughout the game, but forward Kazim Richards strike on 72 minutes put Rovers into the lead, the team fought on to secure a famous victory at the Emirates for the first time.

Rovers experienced their first defeat in 7 outings in the following game against Hull. More defeats followed against Leicester, Peterborough and Bolton, the point they picked up in that period was a scoreless draw to Leeds. Rovers carried on the poor run of results into the FA cup losing out in a replay with Millwall. In the east Lancashire derby against Burnley, Rovers stole a point with a last gasp strike deep into stoppage time scored by David Dunn.

On 19 March 2013 after 67 days in charge of the club Michael Appleton was sacked as manager of the club.[2][3] following the second sacking of the season Gary Bowyer resumed caretaker manager for the second time.

Rovers winless run extended to 11 games as they were beaten 3-0 at Cardiff before slipping to a 3-2 loss at Sheffield Wednesday. The Hillsborough defeat put Rovers in the Championship’s bottom three and left fans with deep fears of a second successive relegation.

Many supporters were then left puzzled as Gary Bowyer was asked to travel to India with Paul Agnew and Derek Shaw to meet the owners ahead of a crucial home game against Derby. But Bowyer returned saying reassurances he had received from the owners would help the squad, and Rovers beat Derby 2-0 before following that up with victory over Huddersfield.

A 4-0 loss at Watford kept them in the mix but then followed a comeback triumph at Millwall that put Rovers five points away from the relegation zone with only two games left to play. A home draw against Crystal Palace then left them effectively safe.

But there remained issues off the field, with internal problems played out in court during Henning Berg’s £2.25m claim against the club. Berg won the case, but before that Rovers’ own lawyers admitted the club was ‘out of control’ and ‘a shambles’.

They added that Shaw was operating without the authority of the owners and was subject to a disciplinary investigation over Berg’s contract. Rovers finished the season in 17th place in the Championship after a 1-1 draw at Birmingham on the final day. Jordan Rhodes netted again but his tally of 29 league goals left him one behind Championship top scorer Glenn Murray, of Crystal Palace.

Rovers finished four points clear of the bottom three, but three points adrift of Burnley. Off the field Derek Shaw and secretary Ian Silvester travelled to India to meet the owners, but Shaw’s future remained unclear after the talks. Both returned to England and went back to work as normal.[4]

Division stats

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Split table
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 14 16 16 55 62  −7 58 10 6 7 27 23  +4 4 10 9 28 39  −11

Last updated: 1 January 2013.
Source: BBC Football

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies
21 July 2012 Fleetwood Town0 – 2Blackburn Rovers Accrington
12:00 Report Mauro Formica  7'
Nuno Gomes  55'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
21 July 2012 Blackburn Rovers0 – 1Accrington Stanley Accrington
15:00 Report Robinson  68' (o.g.) Stadium: Crown Ground
25 July 2012 Rochdale1 – 0Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
19:30 Hanley  75' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1375
29 July 2012 Blackburn Rovers2 – 1AEK Athens Fleetwood
14:00 Gomes  6'
Best  29'		 Report Katsetis  77' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 994
3 August 2012 Go Ahead Eagles4 – 2Blackburn Rovers Deventer
20:00 Goodwillie
Pedersen 		Stadium: De Adelaarshorst
5 August 2012 * N.E.C. Nijmegen0 – 0Blackburn Rovers Nijmegen
14:30 Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 0 (BCD)
12 August 2012 Cork City1 – 3Blackburn Rovers Cork
15:00 A. Connel  6' Kazim-Richards  17', 51'
Pedersen  60'		 Stadium: Turners Cross
  • Pre-season game against N.E.C. on 5 August 2012 at Stadion de Goffert cancelled due to fan unrest.[5] However behind closed doors training match played ending 0-0.[6] It has since been confirmed Rovers fans were not involved and had been an issue with Dutch fans.[7]

Championship

All results are from the BBC's website.

August

18 August 2012 1Ipswich Town1 − 1Blackburn Rovers Portman Road
15:00 Lowe  83' (o.g.) Kazim-Richards  21' Attendance: 19,117
22 August 2012 2Blackburn Rovers1 − 0Hull City Ewood Park
19:45 Kazim-Richards  77' Attendance: 13,562
25 August 2012 3Blackburn Rovers2 − 1Leicester City Ewood Park
15:00 Nuno Gomes  33' Pedersen  79' Vardy  55' Attendance: 13,935

September

1 September 2012 4Leeds United3 − 3Blackburn Rovers Elland Road
15:00 Diouf  41'
McCormack  56'
Becchio  65'		 Marcus Olsson  19'
Nuno Gomes  27'
Rochina  84'		 Attendance: 24,411
15 September 2012 5Bristol City3 − 5Blackburn Rovers Ashton Gate Stadium
15:00 Adomah  1'
Stephen Pearson  69'
Baldock  83'		 Rhodes  28', 90+5'
Nuno Gomes  55'
Rochina  81'
Dann  90'		 Attendance: 14,657
18 September 2012 6Blackburn Rovers2 − 1Barnsley Ewood Park
19:45 Rhodes  45'
Nuno Gomes  85'		 Mellis  32' Attendance: 12,772
21 September 2012 7Blackburn Rovers1 − 2Middlesbrough Ewood Park
19:45 Hanley  89' Jutkiewicz  7', 61' Attendance: 13,405
29 September 2012 8Charlton Athletic1 − 1Blackburn Rovers The Valley
15:00 Jackson  27' Etuhu  16' Attendance: 17,169

October

3 October 2012 9Nottingham Forest0 − 0Blackburn Rovers City Ground
19:45 Attendance: 18,748
6 October 2012 10Blackburn Rovers0 − 1Wolverhampton Wanderers Ewood Park
15:00 Sako  78' Attendance: 17,034
20 October 2012 11Derby County1 − 1Blackburn Rovers Pride Park Stadium
15:00 Robinson  88' Rhodes  34' Attendance: 22,958
24 October 2012 12Blackburn Rovers1 − 0Sheffield Wednesday Ewood Park
19:45 Hanley  5' Attendance: 13,782
27 October 2012 13Blackburn Rovers1 − 0Watford Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  90+2' Attendance: 13,233

November

3 November 2012 14Crystal Palace2 − 0Blackburn Rovers Selhurst Park
15:00 Murray  45+1', 65' (pen.) Attendance: 16,744
6 November 2012 15Huddersfield Town2 − 2Blackburn Rovers John Smith's Stadium
19:45 Novak  15', 90+5' Rhodes  43'
Murphy  55' (pen.)		 Attendance: 14,597
10 November 2012 16Blackburn Rovers1 − 1Birmingham City Ewood Park
15:00 Rochina  13' (pen.) King  17' Attendance: 14,919
17 November 2012 17Peterborough United1 − 4Blackburn Rovers London Road Stadium
17:20 Tomlin  88' Formica  3'
Rhodes  20', 39', 79'		 Attendance: 5,997
24 November 2012 18Blackburn Rovers0 − 2Millwall Ewood Park
15:00 Wood  71'
Henry  90'		 Attendance: 13,898
28 November 2012 19Blackburn Rovers1 − 2Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
19:45 Rhodes  82' Davies  2'
Lee  82'		 Attendance: 18,010

December

2 December 2012 20Burnley1 − 1Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
12:30 Vokes  89' Rhodes  68' Attendance: 21,341
7 December 2012 21Blackburn Rovers1 − 4Cardiff City Ewood Park
19:45 King  51' Hudson  30'
Bellamy  55'
Mason  84'
Kim  85'		 Attendance: 12,460
15 December 2012 22Blackpool2 − 0Blackburn Rovers Bloomfield Road
15:00 Thomas  22'
Broadfoot  81'		 Attendance: 15,907
22 December 2012 Blackburn RoversP – PBrighton & Hove Albion
match postponed due to waterlogged pitch
26 December 2012 23Middlesbrough1 – 0Blackburn Rovers Riverside Stadium
15:00 Jutkiewicz  67' Attendance: 22,882
29 December 2012 24Barnsley1 – 3Blackburn Rovers Oakwell Stadium
15:00 Dawson  76' King  29'
Rochina  44'
Rhodes  90+8'		 Attendance: 9,153

January

1 January 2013 25Blackburn Rovers3 – 0Nottingham Forest Ewood Park
15:00 Rochina  48'
Rhodes  75'
Kazim-Richards  78'		 Attendance: 15,490
11 January 2013 26Wolverhampton Wanderers1 – 1Blackburn Rovers Molineux Stadium
19:45 Johnson  74' Rhodes  26' (pen.) Attendance: 20,264
19 January 2013 27Blackburn Rovers1 – 2Charlton Athletic Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  48' Stephens  26'
Kermorgant  64'		 Attendance: 13,674
22 January 2013 28Blackburn Rovers1 – 1Brighton & Hove Albion Ewood Park
19:45 Rhodes  45' (pen.) Lopez  90+7' (pen.) Attendance: 12,230
26 January 2013 Brighton & Hove AlbionP – PBlackburn Rovers
match postponed - fa cup tie vs Derby County

February

2 February 2013 29Blackburn Rovers2 – 0Bristol City Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  28', 65' Attendance: 13,539
9 February 2013 30Blackburn Rovers1 – 0Ipswich Town Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  61' Attendance: 14,342
12 February 2013 31Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 1Blackburn Rovers Amex Stadium
19:45 Vicente  57' (pen.) Dann  24' Attendance: 24,759
16 February 2013 Leicester CityP – PBlackburn Rovers
match postponed - fa cup tie vs Arsenal
19 February 2013 32Hull City2 – 0Blackburn Rovers KC Stadium
19:45 Gedo  52'
Elmohamady  67'		 Attendance: 15,981
23 February 2013 33Blackburn Rovers0 – 0Leeds United Ewood Park
15:00 Attendance: 18,467
26 February 2013 34Leicester City3 – 0Blackburn Rovers King Power Stadium
19:45 Wood  29'
Kane  42'
King  90'		 Attendance: 19,561

March

2 March 2013 35Blackburn Rovers2 – 3Peterborough United Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  73'
Jones  90+2'		 Gayle  11', 14', 27' Attendance: 13,192
5 March 2013 36Bolton Wanderers1 – 0Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
20:00 Eagles  90' (+3)
9 March 2013 MillwallP – PBlackburn Rovers
postponed - FA cup Sixth round tie
17 March 2013 37Blackburn Rovers1 – 1Burnley Ewood Park
12:30 Dunn  90+5' Shackell  32' Attendance: 20,735
29 March 2013 38Blackburn Rovers1 – 1Blackpool Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  79' MacKenzie  65' Attendance: 17,764

April

1 April 2013 39Cardiff City3 – 0Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 Campbell  40'
Mason  86'
Whittingham  90+6' (pen.)		 Attendance: 24,327
6 April 2013 40Sheffield Wednesday3 – 2Blackburn Rovers Hillsborough Stadium
15:00 Johnson  20', 78'
Lita  35'		 Rhodes  12' (pen.)
Dann  71'		 Attendance: 24,660
13 April 2013 41Blackburn Rovers2 – 0Derby County Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  9' (pen.)
Dann  45+3'		 Attendance: 13,391
16 April 2013 42Blackburn Rovers1 – 0Huddersfield Town Ewood Park
19:45 Rhodes  37' Attendance: 15,317
20 April 2013 43Watford4 – 0Blackburn Rovers Vicarage Road
15:00 Deeney  52', 61'
Abdi  67'
Briggs  75'		 Attendance: 13,775
23 April 2013 44Millwall1 – 2Blackburn Rovers The Den
19:45 Osborne  14' Jones  56'
Rhodes  78' (pen.)		 Attendance: 8,607 (240 away)
27 April 2013 45Blackburn Rovers1 – 1Crystal Palace Ewood Park
15:00 Rhodes  42' Dobbie  28' Attendance: 19,796

May

4 May 2013 46Birmingham City1 – 1Blackburn Rovers St. Andrews Stadium
12:45 Morrison  42' Rhodes  66' Attendance: 18,979

Match by Match
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAAHAHHHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHA
ResultDWWDWWLDDLDWWLDDWLLDLLLWWDLDWWDLDLLLDDLLWWLWDD
Position1343211145910556676910913151715131214141388101011121318151922201920151717
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2012. Source: Skysports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup
28 August 2012 2nd RoundMilton Keynes Dons2 – 1Blackburn RoversStadium mk
19:45 Chadwick  52', 68' Report Goodwillie  83' Attendance: 5,873
Referee: Mick Russell

FA Cup
5 January 2013 3rd RoundBlackburn Rovers2 – 0Bristol City Ewood Park
15:00 Murphy  7'
Hanley  58'		 Report Attendance: 5,504 (450 away)
26 January 2013 4th RoundDerby County0 – 3Blackburn Rovers Pride Park
15:00 Report Kazim-Richards  44'
Dann  66'
Rhodes  71'		 Attendance: 14,013 (1,287 away)
16 February 2013 5th RoundArsenal0 – 1Blackburn Rovers Emirates Stadium
15:00 Report Kazim-Richards  72' Attendance: 60,070 (1,400 away)
10 March 2013 6th RoundMillwall0 – 0Blackburn Rovers The Den
14:00 Report Attendance: 14,885 (1,744 away)
13 March 2013 6th Round
(Replay)		Blackburn Rovers0 – 1Millwall Ewood Park
19:30 Report Shittu  42' Attendance: 8,635 (574 away)

Club

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 4 May 2013
52 games ~ 46 League games + 5 FA cup games + 1 League cup game
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Paul Robinson 2102100000
2 DF Bradley Orr 22018+101+1010
4 DF Nuno Henrique 00000000
3 DF Martin Olsson 33027+204000
5 DF Gaël Givet 16015+100000
6 MF Jason Lowe 42031+50500+10
7 MF Fabio Nunes 702+400010
8 MF David Dunn 1819+611+2000
9 FW Leon Best 804+202000
10 MF Mauro Formica (on loan at Palermo) 16112+31000+10
11 FW Jordan Rhodes 472841+1275100
12 MF Morten Gamst Pedersen 33117+1114+1000
13 MF Danny Murphy 35231+212100
14 MF Marcus Olsson 28119+414010
15 FW Joshua King 19211+522+1000
16 DF Scott Dann 5254645110
17 MF Lee Williamson 100901000
17 MF Paulo Jorge (on loan at Beroe) 200+100010
18 MF Dickson Etuhu 21119+110010
19 DF Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea) 14013+100000
19 FW Edinho Júnior (on loan at Shillong Lajong) 201+000010
21 FW Nuno Gomes 2048+1040+2000
22 FW Anton Forrester 10000+1000
23 DF Karim Rekik (on loan from Manchester City) 504+100000
23 FW Rubén Rochina (on loan at Real Zaragoza) 22511+851+1010
24 DF Josh Morris 1007+300000
25 FW David Goodwillie 1012+600+100+11
26 MF Raheem Hanley 00000000
27 DF Adam Henley 17013+202000
29 GK Grzegorz Sandomierski (on loan from Racing Genk) 807+100000
30 GK Sebastian Usai 00000000
31 DF Grant Hanley 44335+424110
32 MF Cameron Stewart (on loan from Hull City) 703+400000
32 DF Bruno Ribeiro (on loan at Clube Atlético Linense) 504+100000
34 GK Jake Kean 2401805010
35 MF David Bentley (on loan from Tottenham) 704+101+1000
36 MF David Jones (on loan from Wigan) 12211+120000
37 MF Robbie Cotton 00000000
38 MF Diogo Rosado (on loan at Benfica) 301+100010
39 FW Colin Kazim-Richards (on loan from Galatasaray) 31522+633200
40 MF Hugo Fernadez 00000000
41 FW Tim Payne 00000000
42 DF Kellen Daly 00000000
43 DF Ryan Edwards (on loan at Fleetwood Town) 00000000
44 MF John O'Sullivan 100+100000
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
10 FW DJ Campbell (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 705+200000
33 MF Simon Vukčević 1104+500+1010

Assists
As of 16 August 2014[10]
RankNo.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
112MF Morten Gamst Pedersen7007
216DF Scott Dann3104
211FW Jordan Rhodes4004
47MF Fabio Nunes2013
413MF Danny Murphy2103
439FW Colin Kazim-Richards3003
46MF Jason Lowe2103
423FW Rubén Rochina3003
98MF David Dunn2002
910MF Mauro Formica2002
915FW Joshua King2002
93DF Martin Olsson1102
921FW Nuno Gomes2002
914MF Marcus Olsson1102
1527DF Adam Henley1001
1536MF David Jones1001
1518MF Dickson Etuhu1001
1519DF Todd Kane1001
1531DF Grant Hanley1001
1525FW David Goodwillie1001
Total425148

Penalties

Managerial changes
Manager Appointed Matches Departure Date of vacancy Position
Steve Kean 1-7 Resigned 28 September 2012 3rd
Eric Black 29 September 2012 8-13 Replaced 3 November 2012 5th
Henning Berg 3 November 2012 14-23 Sacked 27 December 2012 17th
Gary Bowyer 28 December 2012 24-26 Replaced 12 January 2013 12th
Michael Appleton 12 January 2013 27-37 Sacked 19 March 2013 18th
Gary Bowyer 20 March 2013 38-46

Transfers

Summer

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
25 June 2012 MF Danny Murphy Fulham Free [11]
2 July 2012 FW Leon Best Newcastle United £3,000,000 [12]
3 July 2012 FW Nuno Gomes Braga Free [13]
4 July 2012 MF Fabio Nunes Portimonense Undisclosed [14]
23 July 2012 MF Paulo Jorge Porto B Undisclosed [15]
23 July 2012 FW Edinho Júnior Olhanense Nominal fee [16]
3 August 2012 MF Dickson Etuhu Fulham £1,500,000[17] [18]
29 August 2012 FW Jordan Rhodes Huddersfield Town £8,000,000 [19]
31 August 2012 MF Diogo Rosado Sporting Lisbon Free [20]
31 August 2012 DF Nuno Henrique Académica Nominal fee [20]
  • Total spent ~ £12,500,000 + Undisclosed fees

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
28 June 2012 FW Yakubu Guangzhou R&F £1,000,000 [21][22]
27 June 2012 FW Junior Hoilett Queens Park Rangers Bosman (Undisclosed compensation; est ~£4,000,000)[23] [24]
31 June 2012 DF Míchel Salgado Released Retired
31 June 2012 MF Vince Grella Melbourne Heart Free
31 June 2012 FW Zac Aley Warrington Town Free
31 June 2012 DF Jamie Maclaren Released End of contract
31 June 2012 MF Hérold Goulon Released End of contract
30 July 2012 DF Matty Pearson Rochdale Free [25]
31 July 2012 DF Jackson Ramm Colchester United Free [26]
10 August 2012 FW Nick Blackman Sheffield United Undisclosed [27]
22 August 2012 MF Radosav Petrović Gençlerbirliği Undisclosed [28]
29 August 2012 GK Mark Bunn Norwich City Undisclosed [29]
31 August 2012 MF Steven Nzonzi Stoke City £3,000,000 (up to ~£4,000,000 with add-ons)[30] [31]
  • Total sold ~ £9,000,000 + Undisclosed fees

Loan in
Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
10 August 2012 FW Colin Kazim-Richards Galatasaray Season-long loan [32]
31 August 2012 GK Grzegorz Sandomierski Genk Season-long loan [33]
21 November 2012 FW Joshua King Manchester United 1 Month loan [34]
15 February 2013 DF Karim Rekik Manchester City Season-long loan [35]

Loan out
Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
2 July 2012 DF Ryan Edwards Rochdale 6-month loan [36]
8 August 2012 FW Jordan Slew Oldham Athletic 6-month loan [37]
14 August 2012 DF Myles Anderson Aldershot Town 1-month loan [38]
15 August 2012 DF Anthony O'Connor Burton Albion 1-month loan [39]
31 August 2012 FW David Goodwillie Crystal Palace 4 and a half month loan [40]
27 September 2012 FW Micah Evans Chesterfield 3-month loan [41]
25 October 2012 DF Josh Morris Rotherham United 1-month loan [42]
26 October 2012 FW Osayamen Osawe Accrington Stanley 1-month loan [43]
9 November 2012 GK Christopher Dilo Hyde 1-month loan [44]
14 November 2012 DF Bradley Orr Ipswich Town 3-month loan (until 26 January 2013) [45]
22 November 2012 DF Jack O'Connell Rotherham United 1-month loan [46]

January

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
2 January 2013 FW Joshua King Manchester United Undisclosed [47]
30 January 2013 FW Anton Forrester Everton Free Transfer [48]
8 February 2013 MF Lee Williamson Free Agent Free Transfer [49]
  • Total spent ~ Undisclosed fee

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
4 January 2013 DF Myles Anderson Exeter City Free [50][51]
30 January 2013 MF Amine Linganzi Released Contract terminated by mutual consent [52]
31 January 2013 MF Simon Vukčević Released Contract terminated by mutual consent [53]
  • Total sold ~ £0

Loan in
Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
9 January 2013 DF Todd Kane Chelsea 1 month youth loan [54]

Emergency Loans
Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
8 February 2013 FW DJ Campbell Queens Park Rangers 3-month loan [49]
15 February 2013 MF David Bentley Tottenham Hotspur 3-month loan [55]
15 February 2013 DF Karim Rekik Manchester City 3-month loan [56]
1 March 2013 MF Cameron Stewart Hull City 3-month loan [57]
2 March 2013 MF David Jones Wigan 3-month loan [58]
15 March 2013 DF Todd Kane Chelsea 1-month loan [59]

Loan out
Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
6 January 2013 DF Bruno Ribeiro Clube Atlético Linense 6-month loan [60]
12 January 2013 FW Curtis Haley Chorley 1-month loan [61]
14 January 2013 DF Anthony O'Connor Burton Albion 6-month loan [62]
24 January 2013 CM Mauro Formica Palermo 6-month loan [63]
24 January 2013 DF Jack O'Connell York City 1-month loan [64]
30 January 2013 GK Christopher Dilo Hyde 1-month loan [65]
30 January 2013 FW Osayamen Osawe Hyde 1-month loan [65]
31 January 2013 FW Jordan Slew Rotherham United 1-month loan [66]
31 January 2013 MF Diogo Rosado Benfica 5-month loan [67]
31 January 2013 FW Micah Evans Macclesfield Town 1-month loan [68]
31 January 2013 FW Rubén Rochina Real Zaragoza 5-month loan [67]
11 February 2013 MF Paulo Jorge Beroe Stara Zagora 4-month loan [69]
13 February 2013 FW Edinho Júnior Shillong Lajong 4-month loan [70]
21 February 2013 DF Ryan Edwards Fleetwood Town 1-month loan [71]

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