2012–13 Football League Trophy

2012–13 Football League Trophy
Country  England
Teams 48
Champions Crewe Alexandra
Runners-up Southend United
Matches played 49
Goals scored 139 (2.84 per match)
Attendance 231,115 (4,717 per match)

The 2012–13 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 29th season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football.

In all, 48 clubs will enter the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Chesterfield are the defending champions, having beaten Swindon Town in the previous year's final, 2–0.

First round

The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 18 August 2012.[1] Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
North-West
1 Rochdale 2−2 Fleetwood Town 1,256
Rochdale won 4 – 2 on penalties
2 Carlisle United 1−1 Preston North End 3,471
Preston North End won 1 – 3 on penalties
3 Accrington Stanley 0−2 Morecambe 1,049
4 Port Vale 2−0 Tranmere Rovers 2,702
North-East
5 Rotherham United 0−1 York City 3,975
6 Chesterfield 2−1 Oldham Athletic 2,384
7 Coventry City 0−0 Burton Albion 5,437
Coventry City won 10 – 9 on penalties
8 Scunthorpe United 1−2 Notts County 725

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
South-West
1 Oxford United 1−0 Swindon Town 7,746
2 Bristol Rovers 0−3 Yeovil Town 2,810
3 Portsmouth 2−2 Bournemouth 5,979
Portsmouth won 4 – 3 on penalties
4 Exeter City 0−0 Aldershot Town 1,944
Aldershot Town won 4 – 3 on penalties
South-East
5 Southend United 2−1 AFC Wimbledon 1,925
6 Dagenham & Redbridge 3−2 Stevenage 981
7 Northampton Town 1−0 Milton Keynes Dons 3,444
8 Crawley Town 3−2 Gillingham 1,249

Byes

Northern section
Bradford City, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Sheffield United, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall.

Southern section
Barnet, Brentford, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers.

Second Round

The draw for the second round of the competition took place on 8 September 2012, with matches played in the week commencing 8 October 2012.[2]

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
North-West
1 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra 2,063
2 Rochdale 1–1 Bury 2,826
Bury won 5 – 4 on penalties
3 Morecambe 2–4 Preston North End 2,577
4 Walsall 2–2 Port Vale 2,845
Port Vale won 6 – 5 on penalties
North-East
5 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Chesterfield 4,030
6 York City 0–4 Coventry City 2,771
7 Notts County 1–4 Sheffield United 2,082
8 Hartlepool United 0–0 Bradford City 1,777
Bradford won 3 – 2 on penalties

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
South-West
1 Portsmouth 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers 7,292
2 Cheltenham Town 2–4 Oxford United 1,236
3 Torquay United 2–2 Yeovil Town 1,280
Yeovil won 5 – 4 on penalties
4 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Aldershot Town 2,580
South-East
5 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United 1,561
6 Leyton Orient 1–0 Barnet 1,404
7 Brentford 1–0 Crawley Town 2,739
8 Southend United 2–0 Dagenham & Redbridge 2,965

Area Quarter Finals

The draw for the Area Quarter Finals was made on 13 October 2012, and the matches will be played in the week commencing 3 December 2012.[3]

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 1,892
Crewe Alexandra won 5 – 3 on penalties
2 Bury 3–3 Preston North End 2,023
Preston North End won 5 – 4 on penalties
3 Port Vale 0–2 Bradford City 2,789
4 Coventry City 1–1 Sheffield United 10,162
Coventry City won 4 – 1 on penalties

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Northampton Town 0–3 Leyton Orient 1,752
2 Southend United 2–1 Brentford 3,052
3 Yeovil Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers 1,771
4 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Oxford United 2,383
Oxford United won 3 – 1 on penalties

Area Semi Finals

The draw for the Area Semi Finals was made on 8 December 2012, and the matches will be played in the week commencing 7 January 2013.[4]

Northern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Coventry City 3–2 Preston North End 12,665
2 Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Bradford City 2,935

Southern section

Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance
1 Oxford United 3–3 Southend United 2,882
Southend United won 5 – 3 on penalties
2 Leyton Orient 1–0 Yeovil Town 2,755

Area finals

The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away.

Northern section

Crewe Alexandra won 3–2 on aggregate.

Southern section

Southend United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

7 April 2013
13:15 BST
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Southend United
Murphy  6'
Clayton  49' 		Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 43,842
Referee: Nigel Miller (Durham County)

References

  1. ↑ "Trophy Round 1 draw". The Football League. 18 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Trophy Round 2 draw". The Football League. 8 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Trophy Area Quarter-Finals draw". The Football League. 13 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Trophy Area Semi-Finals draw". The Football League. 8 December 2012.

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