2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season
2012–13 season | |
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Chairman | Ian Lenagan |
Manager | Chris Wilder |
Football League Two | 9th |
FA Cup | 3rd Round |
League Cup | 2nd Round |
Football League Trophy | 4th Round (Area Semi-final) |
Top goalscorer | League: Tom Craddock (10) Alfie Potter (10) All: James Constable (14) |
Highest home attendance | 7,746 (v Swindon Town 5 September 2012 (Football League Trophy)) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,882 (v Southend United 8 January 2013 (Football League Trophy)) |
Oxford United F.C. season 2012–13 was the club's third season in League Two after returning from the Conference. Oxford United had finished 9th in League Two in 2011–12 and failed to improve on this position in 2012–13. The club's opening nine league fixtures, consisting of three wins followed by six defeats, set the tone of a campaign in which the club were never serious contenders for a playoff place and which alternated between winning and losing streaks; a case in point was the three-game run of victories at the end of the season after the possibility of promotion had disappeared, which put a somewhat flattering gloss on Oxford's final position. They were knocked out by higher-division opposition in the early rounds of both the FA Cup and League Cup (including elimination at the hands of Sheffield United from the former competition for the second year in succession), but reached the Area Semi-final of the Football League Trophy and won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup.
It was the club's first season under the chairmanship of owner Ian Lenagan, who had taken over from Kelvin Thomas in the previous close season. James Constable finished the season as overall top scorer for the fifth consecutive season with 14 goals (9 in the league), while Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock jointly topped the list of League scorers, with 10 League goals apiece. During the season, veteran defender Michael Duberry overtook the club record for the oldest first-team outfield player, his final appearance coming in the last game of the season against Accrington Stanley at the age of 37 years and 195 days.
It was the club's 119th year in existence, their 113th of competitive football and their 64th since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
Team kit
[edit ]The previous season was the last in a three-year deal with Nike Inour kit.[1] The club's main sponsor for the 2012–13 season was Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company.[2] [3]
Match fixtures and results
[edit ]Pre-season friendlies
[edit ]Kiss 65' Report Potter 74' Attendance: 1,809
Referee: Andrew Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
League Two
[edit ]For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2012–13 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium .
League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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7 | Bradford City (O, P) | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 69 | Qualification for League Two play-offs [a] |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.
Results
[edit ]Referee: Duncan
Referee: Williamson
Referee: Madley
Results summary
[edit ]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 |
Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: BBC Sport
Results by round
[edit ]Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W |
Position | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Referee: Drysdale
Smalley soccer ball with check mark
Rigg soccer ball with check mark
Chapman soccer ball with check mark
Batt soccer ball with check mark soccer ball with check mark Daniels
soccer ball with check mark McDermott
soccer ball with red X Pugh
soccer ball with check mark Grabban
Craddock soccer ball with check mark
Davis soccer ball with check mark
Potter soccer ball with red X soccer ball with check mark Tomlin
soccer ball with check mark Clohessy
soccer ball with check mark Hurst
soccer ball with check mark Timlin
soccer ball with check mark Benyon
Squad statistics
[edit ]Appearances and goals
[edit ]- As of 27 April 2013
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | England ENG | Ryan Clarke | 34 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2 | DF | England ENG | Damian Batt | 45 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | England ENG | Sean McGinty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | England ENG | Michael Raynes | 46 | 2 | 36+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
5 | DF | England ENG | Michael Duberry | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | England ENG | Jake Wright | 51 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | Northern Ireland NIR | Adam Chapman | 34 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | England ENG | Simon Heslop | 30 | 1 | 14+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | England ENG | James Constable | 44 | 14 | 29+8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
10 | FW | England ENG | Deane Smalley | 28 | 5 | 16+10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | England ENG | Jon-Paul Pittman | 17 | 3 | 2+11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | MF | England ENG | Sean Rigg | 53 | 7 | 41+3 | 5 | 3+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
15 | MF | England ENG | Alfie Potter | 52 | 11 | 39+4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
16 | DF | England ENG | Andy Whing | 25 | 2 | 19+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
17 | DF | Northern Ireland NIR | Tony Capaldi | 37 | 0 | 24+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 | MF | England ENG | Jake Forster-Caskey | 20 | 3 | 13+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
18 | FW | England ENG | Justin Richards | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | England ENG | Lee Cox | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | England ENG | Lewis Montrose | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Scotland SCO | Peter Leven | 25 | 6 | 16+4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21 | GK | England ENG | Wayne Brown | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF | England ENG | Harry Worley | 11 | 2 | 2+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
23 | DF | Wales WAL | Alex Evans | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | England ENG | Luke O'Brien | 17 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 | GK | England ENG | Luke McCormick | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | FW | Antigua and Barbuda ATG | Josh Parker | 15 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
26 | MF | England ENG | Liam Davis | 29 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
27 | MF | England ENG | Scott Davies | 12 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | England ENG | Tyrone Marsh | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
29 | FW | England ENG | Tom Craddock | 37 | 12 | 22+9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
30 | DF | England ENG | Sam Long | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | GK | New Zealand NZL | Max Crocombe | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
– | DF | Ghana GHA | Daniel Boateng | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
– | DF | England ENG | John Mullins | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed ]
Top scorers
[edit ]- As of 27 April 2013
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
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1 | FW | England | 9 | James Constable | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
2 | FW | England | 29 | Tom Craddock | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
3 | MF | England | 15 | Alfie Potter | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
4 | MF | England | 14 | Sean Rigg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
5 | MF | Scotland | 10 | Peter Leven | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
6 | FW | England | 10 | Deane Smalley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
7 | MF | England | 18 | Jake Forster-Caskey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
= | FW | England | 11 | Jon-Paul Pittman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | DF | England | 25 | John Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
= | DF | England | 4 | Michael Raynes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
= | DF | England | 16 | Andy Whing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
= | DF | England | 22 | Harry Worley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | DF | England | 2 | Damien Batt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | MF | Northern Ireland | 7 | Adam Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | MF | England | 27 | Scott Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | MF | England | 26 | Liam Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | MF | England | 8 | Simon Heslop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
= | FW | England | 28 | Tyrone Marsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 59 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 75 |
Disciplinary record
[edit ]- As of 27 April 2013
Number | Nation | Position | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total | |||||
Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | Yellow card | Red card | ||||
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1 | England | GK | Ryan Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | England | DF | Damian Batt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
4 | England | DF | Michael Raynes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
5 | England | DF | Michael Duberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | England | DF | Jake Wright | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
7 | Northern Ireland | MF | Adam Chapman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
8 | England | MF | Simon Heslop | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
9 | England | FW | James Constable | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
10 | England | FW | Deane Smalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | England | MF | Sean Rigg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | England | MF | Alfie Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | England | DF | Andy Whing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | Northern Ireland | DF | Tony Capaldi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
– | England | MF | Jake Forster-Caskey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
18 | England | FW | Justin Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | England | MF | Lee Cox | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
19 | England | MF | Lewis Montrose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
20 | Scotland | MF | Peter Leven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | England | GK | Wayne Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | England | DF | Harry Worley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
25 | Antigua and Barbuda | FW | Josh Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | England | MF | Liam Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 | England | FW | Tom Craddock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TOTALS | 58 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 4 |
Transfers
[edit ]Players transferred in | |||||
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Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
11 July 2012 | DF | England Michael Raynes | Free agent | Free | [4] |
13 August 2012 | DF | Wales Alex Evans | Free agent | Free | [5] |
21 December 2012 | FW | Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker | Free agent | Free | [6] |
1 February 2013 | GK | England Luke McCormick | Truro City | undisclosed | [7] |
1 February 2013 | FW | England Justin Richards | Burton Albion | undisclosed | [7] |
1 March 2013 | FW | England Scott Davies | Free agent | undisclosed | [8] |
13 June 2013 | DF | England David Hunt | Crawley Town | Free | [9] |
13 June 2013 | MF | England Danny Rose | Fleetwood Town | Free | [9] |
14 June 2013 | MF | England Josh Shama | Unattached | [10] | |
27 June 2013 | FW | England Dave Kitson | Sheffield United | Free | [11] |
Players transferred out | |||||
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
9 May 2013 | GK | England Luke McCormick | Plymouth Argyle | Free | [12] |
12 May 2013 | FW | England Tom Craddock | Portsmouth | Free | [12] |
21 May 2013 | MF | England Simon Heslop | Stevenage | Free | [12] |
5 June 2013 | MF | Northern Ireland Adam Chapman | Newport County | undisclosed | [13] |
20 June 2013 | FW | England Justin Richards | Tamworth | Free | [14] |
21 June 2013 | DF | England Harry Worley | Newport County | Free | [15] |
27 June 2013 | FW | England Jon-Paul Pittman | Wycombe Wanderers | Free | [16] |
Players loaned in | |||||
Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
6 July 2012 | MF | England Jake Forster-Caskey | England Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 January 2013 | [17] |
17 July 2012 | DF | England Sean McGinty | England Manchester United | 13 September 2012 | [18] [19] |
20 July 2012 | MF | England Lee Cox | England Swindon Town | 20 January 2013 | [20] |
28 August 2012 | DF | Ghana Daniel Boateng | England Arsenal | 28 January 2013 | [21] |
5 October 2012 | DF | England John Mullins | England Rotherham United | 21 November 2012 | [22] [23] |
4 January 2013 | FW | England Justin Richards | England Burton Albion | one month | [24] |
4 January 2013 | MF | England Lewis Montrose | England Gillingham | end of season | [24] |
Players loaned out | |||||
Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
1 February 2013 | FW | England Tyrone Marsh | England Staines Town | end of season | [7] |
6 March 2013 | MF | Northern Ireland Adam Chapman | England Mansfield Town | end of season | [25] |
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