2012–13 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was West Bromwich Albion's third consecutive season in the Premier League, and their seventh in total. During the season, they also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. The club enjoyed their best ever season in the Premier League, finishing eighth in the league with a club record 49 points and 14 wins.

West Bromwich Albion
2012–13 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerSteve Clarke
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Romelu Lukaku (17)

All:
Romelu Lukaku (17)
Highest home attendance26,039 (vs. Liverpool, 18 August 2012)
Lowest home attendance11,184 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 18 January 2013)

Their manager for the season was Steve Clarke, after former manager Roy Hodgson left to manage the England national team.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Ben Foster
2 DF  IRL Steven Reid[notes 1]
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson
4 DF  MKD Goran Popov (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
5 MF  ARG Claudio Yacob
6 DF  ENG Liam Ridgewell
7 MF  SCO James Morrison[notes 2]
8 FW  SWE Markus Rosenberg
9 FW  IRL Shane Long
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt
13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill[notes 3]
14 MF  ENG Jerome Thomas
15 MF  ENG George Thorne
16 MF  SCO Scott Allan
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans
19 GK  ENG Luke Daniels
20 FW  BEL Romelu Lukaku (on loan from Chelsea)
21 MF  COD Youssuf Mulumbu[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  HUN Zoltán Gera
23 DF  NIR Gareth McAuley
24 FW  NGA Peter Odemwingie[notes 5]
25 DF  ENG Craig Dawson
26 DF  ENG James Hurst
28 DF  ENG Billy Jones
30 DF  ROU Gabriel Tamaș
32 FW  GUF Marc-Antoine Fortuné
34 FW  ENG Kemar Roofe
35 MF  SKN Romaine Sawyers[notes 6]
36 MF  ENG Adil Nabi
37 FW  WAL Kayleden Brown[notes 7]
38 FW  ENG Saido Berahino[notes 8]
40 DF  ENG Liam O'Neil
41 DF  ENG Cameron Gayle
42 DF  MSR Donervon Daniels
43 FW  ENG Izzy Brown

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  BEL Yassine El Ghanassy (on loan from Gent)
18 DF  CHI Gonzalo Jara (on loan to Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  ENG Sam Mantom (to Walsall)
39 FW  NZL Chris Wood (to Leicester City)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Ref
29 June 2012 GK 1 Ben Foster Birmingham City £4,000,000 [2]
11 July 2012 MF 10 Yassine El Ghanassy Gent Season-long loan [3]
24 July 2012 MF 5 Claudio Yacob Racing Club Free
7 August 2012 FW 8 Markus Rosenberg Werder Bremen Free [4]
10 August 2012 FW 20 Romelu Lukaku Chelsea Season-long loan [5]
31 August 2012 DF 4 Goran Popov Dynamo Kyiv Season-long loan

Out

Date Pos. No. Name To Fee Ref
16 May 2012 DF 2 Joe Mattock Sheffield Wednesday Free [6]
16 May 2012 MF 5 Somen Tchoyi Released Free
16 May 2012 DF 20 Nicky Shorey Reading Free [7]
16 May 2012 FW 41 Lateef Elford-Alliyu Bury Free [8]
24 May 2012 MF 34 Paul Downing Walsall Free [9]
1 June 2012 MF 8 Keith Andrews Bolton Wanderers Free [10]
1 June 2012 GK 13 Márton Fülöp Asteras Tripoli Free [11]
1 June 2012 DF 33 Paul Scharner Hamburger SV Free [12]
1 June 2012 MF 44 Jamie Edge Released Free
14 August 2012 FW 31 Simon Cox Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [13]

On loan

Date Pos. No. Name To Ref
17 September 2012 FW 39 Chris Wood Millwall [14]
29 October 2012 MF 16 Scott Allan Portsmouth [15]
21 November 2012 MF 15 George Thorne Peterborough United [16]
22 November 2012 MF 14 Jerome Thomas Leeds United [17]
22 November 2012 DF 42 Donervon Daniels Tranmere Rovers [18]

Match results

Pre-season friendlies

19 July 2012 Malmö FF1–0West Bromwich AlbionSwedbank Stadion
18:00 Nilsson  8' Report Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Martin Hansson
25 July 2012 Copenhagen0–3West Bromwich AlbionParken
18:00 Report Reid  15'
Long  89' (pen.)
Tamaș  90+2'
Attendance: 3,197

Premier League

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAH
ResultWDWLWDWLLWWWWLLLDWWLLLDLLWWLWDLLDWLLLD
Position33364666855434567767778998798888988888
Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
18 August 2012 1West Bromwich Albion3–0LiverpoolWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Gera  43'
Odemwingie  64' (pen.)
Fortuné  75'
Lukaku  77'
Report Johnson  41'
Suárez  45+3'
Lucas  56'
Agger  58'
Carroll  90+3'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,039
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
25 August 2012 2Tottenham Hotspur1–1West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 BST Vertonghen  48'
Assou-Ekotto  74'
Report Mulumbu  30'
Reid  81'
Morrison  90'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,166
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)
1 September 2012 3West Bromwich Albion2–0EvertonWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Reid  47'
Long  65'
McAuley  82'
Report Hibbert  36'
Distin  66'
Neville  70'
Fellaini  71'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)
15 September 2012 4Fulham3–0West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 BST Berbatov  32', 45+1' (pen.)
Sidwell  89'
Report Odemwingie  38' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,691
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
22 September 2012 5West Bromwich Albion1–0ReadingWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Lukaku  71'
Yacob  89'
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,854
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
30 September 2012 6Aston Villa1–1West Bromwich AlbionBirmingham
16:00 BST Delph  23'
Bent  80'
Report Long  51'
Tamaș  90+4'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,489
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 October 2012 7West Bromwich Albion3–2Queens Park RangersWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Morrison  5'
Gera  22'
Tamaș  25'
Mulumbu  85',  90+4'
Report Taarabt  35'
Park  45+1'
Mackie  89'
Granero  90+2'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,987
Referee: Mike Jones
20 October 2012 8West Bromwich Albion1–2Manchester CityWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Long  27',  67'
Tamaș  32'
Yacob  35'
Fortuné  61'
Report Džeko  80', 90',  90+2'
Balotelli  19'
Milner  23'
Y. Touré  90'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,891
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 October 2012 9Newcastle United2–1West Bromwich AlbionNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Ba  35'
Perch  44'
Cabaye  68'
Gutiérrez  77'
Cissé  90+3'
Report Mulumbu  50'
Ridgewell  52'
Lukaku  55'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,731
Referee: Chris Foy
5 November 2012 10West Bromwich Albion2–0SouthamptonWest Bromwich
20:00 GMT Jones  10'
Odemwingie  36', 60'
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,635
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 November 2012 11Wigan Athletic1–2West Bromwich AlbionWigan
15:00 GMT Koné  44'
McCarthy  78'
Report Morrison  31'
Gary Caldwell  43' (o.g.)
Yacob  47'
Lukaku  70'
Jones  77'
Gera  90'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 17,812
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 November 2012 12West Bromwich Albion2–1ChelseaWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Long  10'
Odemwingie  51'
Report Hazard  39' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,933
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 November 2012 13Sunderland2–4West Bromwich AlbionSunderland
12:45 GMT O'Shea  8'
Gardner  52',  73'
Sessègnon  87'
Report Long  20',  44'
Gera  30'
Morrison 39'
Lukaku  81' (pen.)
Ridgewell  89'
Fortuné  90+4'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,390
Referee: Mike Dean
28 November 2012 14Swansea City3–1West Bromwich AlbionSwansea
19:45 GMT Michu  9'
Routledge  11', 39'
Report McAuley  13'
Brunt  45'
Lukaku  45+3'
Olsson  52'
Jones  90+3'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,377
Referee: Lee Mason
1 December 2012 15West Bromwich Albion0–1Stoke CityWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Report Huth  35'
Adam  44'
Shawcross  49'
Whitehead  75'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,739
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 December 2012 16Arsenal2–0West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 GMT Arteta  26' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
Giroud  54'
Mertesacker  67'
Report Olsson  54'
Brunt  58'
Reid  78'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,083
Referee: Mike Jones
16 December 2012 17West Bromwich Albion0–0West Ham UnitedWest Bromwich
16:00 GMT Billy Jones  74'
Mulumbu  84'
Olsson  90+3'
Report O'Brien  29'
Nolan  84'
Tomkins  86'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,186
Referee: Phil Dowd
22 December 2012 18West Bromwich Albion2–1Norwich CityWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Gera  44'
Lukaku  82'
Popov  90+4'
Report Snodgrass  23'
Turner  57'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,799
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2012 19Queens Park Rangers1–2West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 GMT Cissé  68'
Mbia  84'
Report Brunt  29'
Green  49' (o.g.)
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,782
Referee: Chris Foy
1 January 2013 21West Bromwich Albion1–2FulhamWest Bromwich
12:45 GMT Lukaku  49' Report Berbatov  39'
Kačaniklić  58'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,436
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)
12 January 2013 22Reading3–2West Bromwich AlbionReading
15:00 GMT Kébé  82'
Le Fondre  88'
Pogrebnyak  90',  90+1'
Report Lukaku  19', 69'
Jones  37'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 23,495
Referee: Kevin Friend
19 January 2013 23West Bromwich Albion2–2Aston VillaWest Bromwich
17:30 GMT Olsson  21'
Lukaku  43'
Brunt  49'
Dorrans  62'
Odemwingie  83'
Report Benteke  12'
Agbonlahor  21',  31'
Lichaj  58'
Lowton  61'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,583
Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)
30 January 2013 24Everton2–1West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
19:45 GMT Baines  29', 45+2' (pen.) Report Yacob  61'
Long  65'
Dorrans  80'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,376
Referee: Michael Oliver
11 February 2013 26Liverpool0–2West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool
20:00 GMT Suárez  90' Report Reid  42'
Ridgewell  69'
Morrison  71'
Brunt  73'
McAuley  80'
Lukaku  90'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,752
Referee: Jonathan Moss
23 February 2013 27West Bromwich Albion2–1SunderlandWest Bromwich
15:00GMT Lukaku  35' (pen.), 75',  75'
Morrison  79'
Report Bramble  40'
Sessègnon  79'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,924
Referee: Roger East
2 March 2013 28Chelsea1–0West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 GMT Ba  28'
Hazard  56'
Report McAuley  64'
Odemwingie  84'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,548
Referee: Roger East
9 March 2013 29West Bromwich Albion2–1Swansea CityWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT Lukaku  40'
Jones  41'
De Guzmán  61' (o.g.)
Report Moore  33'
Dyer  88'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,832
Referee: Lee Mason
16 March 2013 30Stoke City0–0West Bromwich AlbionStoke
15:00 GMT Shotton  43'
Etherington  58'
Report Brunt  33'
Morrison  45'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,317
Referee: Mike Dean
30 March 2013 31West Ham United3–1West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 GMT Carroll  16', 80'
O'Neil  28'
Reid  77'
Report Long  66'
Dorrans  88' (pen.)
Mulumbu  90'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,966
Referee: Andre Marriner
6 April 2013 32West Bromwich Albion1–2ArsenalWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Morrison  71' (pen.)
Jones  77'
Ridgewell  85'
Report Rosický  20', 50',  36'
Ramsey  25'
Koscielny  65'
Mertesacker  70'
Arteta  82'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,144
Referee: Howard Webb
27 April 2013 34Southampton0–3West Bromwich AlbionSouthampton
15:00 BST Hooiveld  27'
Fox  54'  82'
Ramírez  70'
Report Fortuné  6',  70'
Yacob  33'
Ridgewell  64'
Lukaku  66'
Long  77'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,946
Referee: Robert Madley
4 May 2013 35West Bromwich Albion2–3Wigan AthleticWest Bromwich
15:00 BST Ridgewell  8'
Long  28'
Jones  38'
McAuley  49',  75'
Brown  90'
Report Kone  38'
Maloney  56'
McArthur  58'
Golobart  66'
McManaman  79'
Scharner  90'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,756
Referee: Lee Probert
12 May 2013 37Norwich City4–0West Bromwich AlbionNorwich
15:00 BST Snodgrass  25'
Howson  45',  89'
Holt  62'
McAuley  64' (o.g.)
Hoolahan  70'
Report Olsson  47' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,837
Referee: Howard Webb
19 May 2013 38West Bromwich Albion5–5Manchester UnitedWest Bromwich
16:00 BST Morrison  39'
Lukaku  52', 81', 86'
Mulumbu  81'
Report Kagawa  6'
Olsson  9' (o.g.)
Büttner  30'
Van Persie  53'
Hernández  63'
Scholes  82'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,438
Referee: Michael Oliver

Football League Cup

28 August 2012 Second RoundYeovil Town2–4West Bromwich AlbionYeovil
19:45 BST Reid  15', 48' Report Brunt  39'
Long  45+1', 81'
El Ghanassy  73'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 6,228
Referee: Darren Sheldrake (Surrey)
26 September 2012 Third RoundWest Bromwich Albion1–2LiverpoolWest Bromwich
20:00 BST Tamaș  3' Report Şahin  17', 82' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 21,164
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

5 January 2013 Third RoundQueens Park Rangers1–1West Bromwich AlbionLondon
15:00 BST Dyer  90+2' Report Long  79'
Brunt  87'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,984
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
15 January 2013 Third Round ReplayWest Bromwich Albion0–1Queens Park RangersWest Bromwich
20:00 BST Thomas  51'
Rosenberg  77'
Report Ben Haim  18'
Bothroyd  75'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 11,184
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Squad statistics

As of 6 November 2012
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Ben Foster 30000100017000
2MF Steven Reid 1100+1000005+1030
3DF Jonas Olsson 36000100011000
4DF Goran Popov 10+201000002+1000
5MF Claudio Yacob 29+100000009000
6DF Liam Ridgewell 28+201010009000
7MF James Morrison 33+252000009200
8MF Markus Rosenberg 5+1901020002+5000
9FW Shane Long 25+98111+12009+3500
10MF Yassine El Ghanassy 000+101+11001+1100
11MF Chris Brunt 23+821011003+6100
13GK Boaz Myhill 802010001000
14MF Jerome Thomas^ 4+601+1000000000
15MF George Thorne^ 3+202020002000
16MF Scott Allan^ 000000000000
17MF Graham Dorrans 21+511010006+2000
18DF Gonzalo Jara 0+100010001+1000
19GK Luke Daniels 000000000000
20FW Romelu Lukaku 20+15172010003+7300
21MF Youssouf Mulumbu 282001+100011+1140
22MF Zoltán Gera 14+241010007+1210
23DF Gareth McAuley 36320000010100
24FW Peter Odemwingie 13+1250+1000005+2301
25DF Craig Dawson 000+101+10001+1000
26DF James Hurst 000000000000
27MF Sam Mantom 000000000000
28DF Billy Jones 24+3120200006+200
30DF Gabriel Tamaș 7+402021005+1110
32FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné 9+1210+101+10005+3010
34MF Kemar Roofe 000000000000
35MF Romaine Sawyers 000000000000
36FW Adil Nabi 000000000000
37MF Kayleden Brown 000000000000
38FW Saido Berahino 00000+10000+1000
39FW Chris Wood^ 000000000000
40DF Liam O'Neil 000000000000
41DF Cameron Gayle 000000000000
43FW Isaiah Brown 0+100000000000
Own goals 000000


^On loan

Statistics accurate as of 30 September 2012[19]

Notes

  1. Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  2. Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
  3. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
  4. Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.
  5. Odemwingie was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SRR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his father and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2002.
  6. Sawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.
  7. Brown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
  8. Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
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References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2012-2013/faprem/wba.htm
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18648707
  3. "El Ghanassy seals Baggies switch". West Bromwich Albion FC. 11 July 2012.
  4. "West Brom win Rosenberg race". Sky Sports. 8 August 2012.
  5. "Baggies bring in Lukaku". Sky Sports. 10 August 2012.
  6. "Mattock moves to Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
  7. "Nicky Shorey makes Royal return". Reading FC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  8. Pete O'Rourke (3 July 2012). "Shakers to snap up striker". Sky Sports. Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  9. "Paul Downing & Connor Taylor sign one-year deals for Walsall". BBC Sport. 1 August 2012.
  10. "Andrews Signs". Bolton Wanderers. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  11. "Fulop goes Greek". Sky Sports. 14 July 2012.
  12. "Perfekt: Paul Scharner unterschreibt für zwei Jahre". Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  13. "Nottingham Forest sign Simon Cox from West Brom on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012.
  14. "Millwall sign West Brom striker Chris Wood on loan". BBC Sport. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  15. "Portsmouth re-sign West Brom's Scott Allan". BBC Sport. 29 October 2012.
  16. "West Brom's George Thorne loaned to Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 21 November 2012.
  17. "Leeds United sign Alan Tate and Jerome Thomas on loan". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
  18. "Tranmere sign Michael O'Halloran & Donervon Daniels on loan". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
  19. "Season 2012/13 – Appearances and Goalscorers". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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