2012–13 Preston North End F.C. season
| 2012–13 season | |||
| Manager | Graham Westley (until 12 Feb.) Simon Grayson (from 17 Feb.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 14th | ||
| FA Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| League Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| League Trophy | Area Semi-Final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicky Wroe (8) All: Nick Wroe (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,014 vs Bury, 26 Dec 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,757 vs Yeovil Town, 3 Nov 2012 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,190 | ||
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The 2012–13 season was Preston North End's 124th year in The Football League and their second consecutive in the third tier.
League One data
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers (C) (P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 84 | Promotion to 2013–14 Football League Championship | 
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 83 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 79 | Qualification to League One Playoffs | 
| 4 | Yeovil Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 | |
| 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 2013–14 League Two | 
| 22 | Bury (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 41 | |
| 23 | Hartlepool United (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 41 | |
| 24 | Portsmouth (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 32† | 
Updated to games played on 27 April 2013.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
‡Coventry City deducted 10 points for entering administration.
†Portsmouth deducted 10 points for failing to pay footballing creditors.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 
Last updated: 5 February 2013.
Source: PNEFC League One Results
Kit
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Magners (H), Tennant's Lager (A)
|       Home |       Home Alternate |       Away |       Away Alternate |       Alternative |       2nd Alternative | 
Last updated: 11 September 2012.
Source: Historical Football Kit – NPower League One 2012–13
Squad
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Nationality | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Date signed | Signed from | Fee | Contract End | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Thorsten Stuckmann | GK |  | Gütersloh | 17 March 1981 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 November 2011 | Free Agent | Free | 30 June 2013 | 
| 23 | Declan Rudd | GK |  | Diss | 16 January 1991 | – | – | – | – | 19 January 2013 | Norwich City | Loan | 31 May 2013 | 
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Keith Keane | RB/RM |  | Luton  | 20 November 1986 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – | 7 June 2012 | Luton Town | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB/LM/CM |  | Taunton | 15 May 1988 | – | – | – | – | 27 May 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 4 | Paul Huntington | CB/RB |  | Carlisle | 17 September 1987 | – | – | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Yeovil Town | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 5 | Chris Robertson | CB/RB |  | Dundee | 11 October 1986 (aged 26) | 17 | 1 | – | – | 31 January 2012 | Torquay United | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 | 
| 6 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | CB/LB/DM |  | Sydney | 10 November 1982 | – | – | – | – | 16 May 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 16 | David Buchanan | LB/LM |  | Rochdale | 6 May 1986 | – | – | – | – | 24 May 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 26 | Bailey Wright | CB/RB/LB |  | Melbourne | 28 July 1992 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 1 July 2009 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2013 | 
| 27 | Luke Foster | CB |  | Mexborough | 8 September 1985 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – | 18 December 2012 | Free Agent | Free | 30 June 2013 | 
| 28 | Ben Davies | CB |  | Barrow-in-Furness | 11 August 1995 | – | – | – | – | 25 January 2013 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2014 | 
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Nicky Wroe | CM/RM |  | Sheffield | 28 September 1985 | – | – | – | – | 16 May 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 11 | Lee Holmes | LM/RM/AM |  | Mansfield | 2 April 1987 | – | – | – | – | 29 May 2012 | Southampton | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 13 | Joel Byrom | CM |  | Oswaldtwistle | 14 September 1986 | – | – | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 17 | Jeffrey Monakana | RM/LM |  | Enfield | 5 November 1993 | 47 | 6 | – | – | 30 May 2012 | Arsenal | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 18 | Andrew Procter | CM |  | Blackburn | 13 June 1983 (aged 29) | 19 | 0 | – | – | 20 January 202 | Accrington Stanley | £75,000 | 30 June 2014 | 
| 19 | John Welsh | CM/RM |  | Liverpool | 10 January 1984 | – | – | – | – | 14 May 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 21 | John Mousinho | CM |  | Isleworth | 30 April 1986 | – | – | – | – | 29 May 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 22 | Jack King | AM/CF/CB |  | Oxford | 20 August 1985 | – | – | – | – | 31 May 2012 | Woking | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 24 | Will Hayhurst | LM/RM |  | Longbridge | 24 February 1994 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 January 2012 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2013 | 
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Graham Cummins | CF |  | Cork | 29 December 1987 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 31 January 2012 | Cork City | £84,000 | 30 June 2014 | 
| 14 | Joe Garner | CF/RW |  | Blackburn | 12 April 1988 | – | – | – | – | 8 January 2013 | Watford | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 20 | Chris Beardsley | CF |  | Derby | 28 February 1984 | – | – | – | – | 1 August 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 | 
| 29 | Stuart Beavon | CF/RW/AM |  | Reading | 5 May 1984 | – | – | – | – | 31 August 2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 | 
| — | Iain Hume | CF/RW/AM |  | Edinburgh | 30 October 1983 | 60 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 14 September 2010 | Barnsley | £880,000 | 30 June 2014 | 
Season statistics
Starts and goals
- As of 16 July 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Thorsten Stuckmann | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  | Keith Keane | 31 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  | Scott Laird | 24 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  | Paul Huntington | 44 | 4 | 34+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 5 | DF |  | Chris Robertson | 28 | 1 | 16+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 
| 6 | DF |  | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 22 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  | Nicky Wroe | 47 | 11 | 36+2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  | Graham Cummins | 23 | 3 | 5+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| 11 | MF |  | Lee Holmes | 33 | 3 | 23+5 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 13 | MF |  | Joel Byrom | 26 | 3 | 12+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  | Joe Garner | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 15 | DF |  | Paul Connolly (on loan from Leeds United) | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | DF |  | David Buchanan | 38 | 0 | 27+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF |  | Jeffrey Monakana | 46 | 6 | 23+15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  | Andrew Procter | 23 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 
| 19 | MF |  | John Welsh | 42 | 1 | 32+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 20 | FW |  | Chris Beardsley | 22 | 2 | 12+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 21 | MF |  | John Mousinho | 29 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  | Jack King | 45 | 7 | 33+3 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 
| 23 | GK |  | Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | MF |  | Will Hayhurst | 25 | 4 | 18+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 26 | DF |  | Bailey Wright | 41 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 27 | DF |  | Luke Foster | 8 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 
| 28 | DF |  | Ben Davies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | FW |  | Stuart Beavon | 37 | 9 | 30+1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| Players who have left the club: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  | David Amoo | 23 | 1 | 6+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  | Lee Trundle | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | FW |  | Akpo Sodje | 17 | 7 | 5+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+2 | 2 | 
| 14 | DF |  | Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | FW |  | Chris Holroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | GK |  | Steve Simonsen | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 37 | FW |  | Anthony Elding (on loan from Grimsby Town) | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Goalscorers record
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |  | 8 | Nicky Wroe | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 
| 2 | FW |  | 29 | Stuart Beavon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 
| 3 | FW |  | Akpo Sodje | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| MF |  | 22 | Jack King | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 5 | MF |  | 17 | Jeffrey Monakana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 
| 6 | DF |  | 3 | Scott Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| DF |  | 4 | Paul Huntington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| MF |  | 24 | Will Hayhurst | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | FW |  | 9 | Graham Cummins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| MF |  | 11 | Lee Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF |  | 13 | Joel Byrom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | FW |  | 20 | Chris Beardsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| DF |  | 26 | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | DF |  | 2 | Keith Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| DF |  | 5 | Chris Robertson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 6 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | 7 | David Amoo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 18 | Andrew Procter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 19 | John Welsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 21 | John Mousinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 27 | Luke Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 52 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 74 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | |||||
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | DF | Keith Keane | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 
| 3 |  | DF | Scott Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 |  | DF | Paul Huntington | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 5 |  | DF | Chris Robertson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 6 |  | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
|  | FW | David Amoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | MF | Nicky Wroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 9 |  | FW | Graham Cummins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 11 |  | MF | Lee Holmes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
|  | FW | Akpo Sodje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | MF | Joel Byrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
|  | DF | Todd Kane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | FW | Joe Garner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 15 |  | DF | Paul Connolly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 16 |  | DF | David Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 17 |  | MF | Jeffrey Monakana | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 
| 18 |  | MF | Andrew Procter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 19 |  | MF | John Welsh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| 20 |  | FW | Chris Beardsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 21 |  | MF | John Mousinho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| 22 |  | MF | Jack King | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| 24 |  | MF | Will Hayhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 |  | DF | Bailey Wright | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| 27 |  | DF | Luke Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 28 |  | DF | Ben Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 29 |  | FW | Stuart Beavon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| TOTALS | 82 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 0 | |||
Transfers
In
Loans In
| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | FW | Anthony Elding |  | 30 | Grimsby Town | 15 November | 7 January | BBC Sport | Lancashire Evening Post | 
| 14 | DF | Todd Kane |  | 19 | Chelsea | 5 December | 7 January | BBC Sport | Lancashire Evening Post | 
| 15 | DF | Paul Connolly |  | 32 | Leeds United | 15 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | |
| 23 | GK | Declan Rudd |  | 25 | Norwich City | 29 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | 
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Out
| N | P | Name | Country | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | MF | Graham Alexander |   | 40 | Contract Ended | Retired | Summer | N/A | 422 | 113 | BBC Sport | 
| 33 | FW | Neil Mellor |  | 29 | Contract Ended | Retired | Summer | N/A | 149 | 20 | BBC Sport | 
| 4 | MF | Ian Ashbee |  | 35 | Contract Ended | Free Agent | Summer | N/A | 31 | 0 | Official Site | 
| 25 | GK | Andreas Arestidou |  | 22 | Contract Ended | Morecambe | Summer | N/A | 9 | 0 | Official Site | 
| 50 | DF | Aaron Brown |  | 28 | Contract Ended | Floriana  | Summer | N/A | 4 | 0 | Official Site | 
| 24 | MF | Seanan Clucas |  | 19 | Contract Ended | Bristol Rovers | Summer | N/A | 1 | 0 | BBC Sport | 
| 18 | DF | Daniel Devine |  | 19 | Contract Ended | Fleetwood Town | Summer | N/A | 16 | 1 | Official Site | 
| 27 | FW | Jamie Douglas |  | 19 | Contract Ended | Dungannon Swifts  | Summer | N/A | 7 | 1 | Official Site | 
| 2 | DF | David Gray |  | 24 | Contract Ended | Stevenage | Summer | N/A | 52 | 0 | Sky Sports | 
| 42 | DF | Nicky Hunt |  | 28 | Contract Ended | Rotherham United | Summer | N/A | 16 | 1 | BBC Sport | 
| 23 | DF | Scott Leather |  | 19 | Contract Ended | Altrincham | Summer | N/A | 2 | 0 | Official Site | 
| 28 | MF | George Miller |  | 20 | Contract Ended | Accrington Stanley | Summer | N/A | 8 | 0 | BBC Sport | 
| 21 | GK | Iain Turner |  | 28 | Contract Ended | Free Agent | Summer | N/A | 29 | 1 | Official Site | 
| 12 | DF | Brian McLean |  | 27 | Contract Ended | Dundee United  | Summer | Free | 18 | 2 | Sky Sports | 
| 11 | FW | Juvhel Tsoumou |   | 21 | Contract Terminated | Free Agent | Summer | Free | 22 | 4 | Sky Sports | 
| 36 | DF | Luke Clark |  | 18 | Contract Ended | Accrington Stanley | Summer | Free | 4 | 0 | BBC Sport | 
| N/A | GK | Richard Wright |  | 34 | Contract Terminated | Manchester City | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | BBC Sport | 
| 17 | MF | Paul Parry |  | 31 | Contract Ended | Shrewsbury Town | Summer | Free | 91 | 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 
| 10 | MF | Barry Nicholson |  | 33 | Free Transfer | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Free | 101 | 10 | BBC Sport | 
| 20 | MF | Darel Russell |  | 31 | Contract Terminated | Portsmouth | Summer | Free | 32 | 1 | BBC Sport | 
| 8 | MF | Paul Coutts |  | 23 | Transfer | Derby County | Summer | Undisclosed | 85 | 5 | dcfc.co.uk | 
| 3 | DF | Conor McLaughlin |  | 20 | Free Transfer | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Free | 28 | 0 | Official Site | 
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton |   | 21 | Transfer | Coventry City | Summer | Undisclosed | 57 | 3 | BBC Sport | 
| 16 | MF | Danny Mayor |  | 21 | Transfer | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer | Undisclosed | 76 | 3 | BBC Sport | 
| 9 | FW | Proctor |  | 20 | Transfer | Swansea City | Summer | Undisclosed | 38 | 4 | BBC Sport | 
| 6 | DF | Craig Morgan |  | 27 | Contract Ended | Rotherham United | Summer | Free | 58 | 3 | BBC Sport | 
| 12 | FW | Akpo Sodje |  | 32 | Contract Ended | Scunthorpe United | Free | 17 | 7 | BBC Sport | |
| 15 | FW | Chris Holroyd |  | 26 | Contract Terminated | Morecambe | Winter | Free | 19 | 1 | Lancashire Evening Post | 
| 7 | FW | David Amoo |  | 21 | Contract Terminated | Tranmere Rovers | Winter | Free | 22 | 1 | BBC Sport | 
| 23 | GK | Steve Simonsen |  | 33 | Contract Terminated | Dundee  | Winter | Free | 17 | 0 | BBC Sport | 
| 10 | FW | Lee Trundle |  | 36 | Contract Terminated | Chester | Free | 2 | 0 | BBC Sport | 
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.
Loans Out
| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | FW | Chris Holroyd |  | 26 | Macclesfield Town | 25 August | 7 January | BBC Sport | Lancashire Evening Post | 
| FW | Iain Hume |   | 32 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 August | 30 May | BBC Sport | ||
| 6 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff |  | 33 | Rochdale | 30 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | 
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Results
Pre-season friendlies
| 14 July 2012 | Southport | 0–2 | Preston North End | Southport | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Akrigg  5' (og) Byrom  12' (pen) | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Mr I Hussain | 
| 17 July 2012 | Chorley | 1–1 | Preston North End | Chorley | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Kilheeney  44' | Report | Trundle  27' | Stadium: Victory Park | 
| 21 July 2012 | Morecambe | 2–0 | Preston North End | Morecambe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Burrow  49' Carlton  86' | Report | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,731 Referee: T. Harrington | 
| 28 July 2012 | Preston North End | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Stadium: Deepdale | 
League One
| 18 August 2012 1 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Colchester United | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Philip Gibbs | 
| 21 August 2012 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | Shrewsbury | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Parry  4' | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,444 Referee: Mathieson | 
| 25 August 2012 3 | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Preston North End | Bournemouth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Elphick  52' |  76' Sodje | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,329 Referee: Carl Berry | 
| 2 September 2012 4 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Swindon Town | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Sodje  5' Wroe  10' Beavon  43' Welsh  68' |  58' De Vita | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,372 Referee: Robert Madley | 
| 8 September 2012 5 | Bury | 1–2 | Preston North End | Bury | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Skarz  90' |  30' Sodje  66' Cansdell-Sherriff | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,213 Referee: Drysdale | 
| 15 September 2012 6 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Crawley Town | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Huntington  90+1' |  54', 68' Alexander | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,812 Referee: Webb | 
| 18 September 2012 7 | Preston North End | 5–0 | Hartlepool United | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Byrom  28' Beavon  29' King  65' Laird  84', 87' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,132 Referee: Bates | 
| 22 September 2012 8 | Walsall | 3–1 | Preston North End | Walsall | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Baxendale  38' Bowerman  55' (pen), 58' |  10' Byrom | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Collins | 
| 29 September 2012 9 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Yeovil Town | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Monakana  57' Beardsley  64' Burn  86' (og) |  6' Williams    76' Upson  87' Burn | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,520 Referee: Brown | 
| 2 October 2012 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–3 | Preston North End | Doncaster | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Cotterill  45' |  33' King  60' Laird  71' Beavon | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Whitestone | 
| 8 October 2012 11 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Preston North Edn | Oldham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Baxter  27' Montaño  57' Furman  69' |  90+4' Sodje | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Tierney | 
| 14 October 2012 12 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:30 | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,327 Referee: Pawson | 
| 20 October 2012 13 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  43' Kitson | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,536 Referee: Sarginson | 
| 23 October 2012 14 | Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | Preston North End | Scunthorpe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Clarke  42' Hawley  72' |  1', 28', 36' Wroe | Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Naylor | 
| 27 October 2012 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Preston North End | Tranmere | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Cassidy  85' |  50' Huntington | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,732 Referee: Phil Gibbs | 
| 6 November 2012 16 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Cummins  90' |  31' (pen) Garner | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,249 Referee: Clarke | 
| 10 November 2012 17 | Stevenage | 1–4 | Preston North End | Stevenage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Tansey  15' |  6' Beavon  32' King  58' Monakana  72' Wroe | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,740 | 
| 17 November 2012 18 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Brentford | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Laird  62' |  89' German | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,804 | 
| 20 November 2012 19 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Notts County | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 |  90+4' Campbell-Ryce | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,013 | 
| 24 November 2012 20 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Preston North End | London | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Braudy  43' Lisbie  61' | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,190 | 
| 8 December 2012 21 | Preston North End | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Huntington  89' |  32' Murphy  49' Inman  52' Pogba | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,542 | 
| 15 December 2012 22 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Preston North End | Portsmouth | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,376 | 
| 22 December 2012 23 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Preston North End | Coventry | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Bailey  22' |  77' Holmes | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,230 | 
| 26 December 2012 24 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Bury | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,014 | 
| 29 December 2012 25 | Preston North End | 0–3 | Doncaster Rovers | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  1' Syers  30' Cotterill  76' (pen) Paynter | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,626 | 
| 1 January 2013 26 | Hartlepool United | 0–1 | Preston North End | Hartlepool | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 |  45' Moushino | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,829 | 
| 13 January 2013 27 | Preston North End | 1–3 | Walsall | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Wright  90' |  18' Brandy  38' Downing  56' Baxendale | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,823 | 
| 26 January 2013 28 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Coventry City | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Cummins  30' Wroe  60' |  38' Clarke  53' (og) Robertson | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,474 | 
| 2 February 2013 29 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Shrewsbury Town | Deepdale | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Beavon  43' |  64' Taylor  90' (pen) Richards | Attendance: 8,331 | 
| 9 February 2013 30 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Preston North End | Colchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Sears  55' |    79', 83' Wright | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,215 | 
| 12 February 2013 31 | Yeovil Town | 3–1 | Preston North End | Yeovil | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Hayter  73' Ralph  80' Madden  90' |  30' Beardsley | Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,661 | 
| 16 February 2013 32 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Bournemouth | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Beavon  19' Wright  31' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,889 | 
| 23 February 2013 33 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Preston North End | Swindon | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Rooney  75' |  51' Hayhurst | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,145 | 
| 2 March 2013 34 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Preston North End | Milton Keynes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Chicksen  2' |  7' Hayhurst | Stadium: stadium:mk Attendance: 8,412 | 
| 9 March 2013 35 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Stevenage | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Holmes  6' Hayhurst  16' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,000 | 
| 12 March 2013 36 | Notts County | 0–1 | Preston North End | Nottingham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 |  34' (o.g.) Hollis | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,587 | 
| 16 March 2013 37 | Brentford | 1–0 | Preston North End | London | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Saunders  90+4' (pen.) | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,512 | 
| 23 March 2013 38 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,405 | 
| 29 March 2013 39 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Keane  77' |  3' Wallace | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,464 | 
| 1 April 2013 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–0 | Preston North End | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Inman  32' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,366 | 
| 6 April 2013 41 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Holmes  38' Wroe  77' King  90+3' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,118 | 
| 9 April 2013 42 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Wroe  73' (pen) Hayhurst  90+3' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,080 | 
| 13 April 2013 43 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Preston North End | Birkenhead | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Miller  38' |  12' Monakana | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,965 | 
| 20 April 2013 44 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Monakana  45' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,467 | 
| 23 April 2013 45 | Crawley Town | 1–0 | Preston North End | Crawley | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Jones  6' | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,026 | 
| 27 April 2013 46 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Preston North End | Sheffield | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,888 | 
FA Cup
| 3 November 2012 Round 1 | Preston North End | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Byrom  38' Amoo  41' Robertson  70' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,757 Referee: Haines | 
| 1 December 2012 Round 2 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Gillingham | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Monakana  12' Beavon | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,271 | 
| 5 January 2013 Round 3 | Millwall | 1–0 | Preston North End | London | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Feeney  31' | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,364 | 
League Cup
| 13 August 2012 Round 1 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | King  29' Wroe  40' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Lewis | 
| 28 August 2012 Round 2 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Crystal Palace | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Wroe  2', 63' Sodje  18' Monakana  41' |  37' Wilbraham | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Ilderton | 
| 25 September 2012 Round 3 | Preston North End | 1–3 | Middlesbrough | Preston | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | King  40' |  13' Ledesma  18' Zammama  61' Smallwood | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,959 Referee: Stroud | 
League Trophy
| 5 September 2012 Northern Section Round 1 | Carlisle United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Preston North End | Carlisle | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | McGovern  68' Noble  83' |  3' Beardsley | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Jeremy Simpson | |
| Penalties | ||||
| McGovern  Jervis  Berrett  Madden  |  Wroe  Wright  Sodje  Buchanan | 
| 9 October 2012 Northern Section Round 2 | Morecambe | 2–4 | Preston North End | Morecambe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Mustoe  21' Brodie  78' (pen) |  56' Cummins  75', 90+4' Sodje  81' Huntington | Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Mark Haywood | 
| 18 December 2012 Northern Section Quarter-Final | Bury | 3–3 | Preston North End | Bury | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Skarz  62' Doherty  84' Schumacher  90' |  25' King  68' Procter  90' Beavon | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,023 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Schumacher  Doherty  Jones  Hughes  Wylde  |  Procter  Byrom  Beavon  Mousinho  Cummins | 
| 10 January 2013 North Section Semi-Final | Coventry City | 3–2 | Preston North End | Coventry | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Jennings  41' Baker  90+3' Clarke  90+4' |  67' Foster  80' Beavon | Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,655 | 
Overall
| Games played | 56 (46 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Trophy) | 
| Games won | 21 (14 League One, 2 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Trophy) | 
| Games drawn | 17 (17 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy) | 
| Games lost | 18 (15 League One, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy) | 
| Goals scored | 74 (52 League One, 7 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 10 League Trophy) | 
| Goals conceded | 60 (46 League One, 4 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 9 League Trophy) | 
| Goal difference | +14 | 
| Yellow cards | 101 (82 League One, 7 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 7 League Trophy) | 
| Red cards | 1 (1 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy) | 
| Worst discipline | Keith Keane (11  0  ) | 
| Best result | 5–0 vs Hartlepool United (H) | 
| Worst result | 0–3 vs Doncaster Rovers (H) | 
| Most appearances | Nicky Wroe (44 starts, 3 subs) | 
| Top scorer | Nicky Wroe (11 goals) | 
| Points | 59 | 
References
External links
- Official Site: 2012/2013 Fixtures & Results
- BBC Sport – Club Stats
- Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers
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