2012–13 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2012–13 season
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 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

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]

Home colours
Away colours
Home goalkeeper

Match fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

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.

Results

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHA
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

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

Oxfordshire Senior Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 27 April 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Ryan Clarke 34 0 23+1 0 4 0 2 0 4 0
2 DF England Damian Batt 45 1 37 1 2+1 0 2 0 3 0
3 DF England Sean McGinty 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
4 DF England Michael Raynes 46 2 36+2 1 3 1 2 0 3 0
5 DF England Michael Duberry 12 0 9+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England Jake Wright 51 0 42 0 4 0 2 0 3 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Adam Chapman 34 1 22+4 1 2+1 0 2 0 3 0
8 MF England Simon Heslop 30 1 14+10 1 1 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
9 FW England James Constable 44 14 29+8 9 3 3 2 0 1+1 2
10 FW England Deane Smalley 28 5 16+10 5 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
11 FW England Jon-Paul Pittman 17 3 2+11 2 2 1 0+1 0 1 0
14 MF England Sean Rigg 53 7 41+3 5 3+1 1 2 0 2+1 1
15 MF England Alfie Potter 52 11 39+4 10 4 0 2 0 2+1 1
16 DF England Andrew Whing 25 2 19+3 2 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 DF Northern Ireland Tony Capaldi 37 0 24+5 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
18 MF England Jake Forster-Caskey 20 3 13+3 3 0 0 1 0 3 0
18 FW England Justin Richards 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England Lee Cox 18 0 14 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF England Montrose 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Scotland Peter Leven 25 6 16+4 4 4 1 0 0 1 1
21 GK England Wayne Brown 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England Harry Worley 11 2 2+7 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
23 DF Wales Alex Evans 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Luke O'Brien 17 0 11+3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
24 GK England Luke McCormick 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Antigua and Barbuda Josh Parker 15 0 5+9 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 MF England Liam Davis 29 1 21+4 1 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
27 MF England Scott Davies 12 1 10+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW England Tyrone Marsh 6 1 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 2+1 1
29 FW England Tom Craddock 37 12 22+9 10 2 0 0+1 0 3 2
30 DF England Sam Long 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK New Zealand Max Crocombe 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Ghana Daniel Boateng 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
DF England John Mullins 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Source:

Top scorers

As of 27 April 2013
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
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
= FWEngland 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

As of 27 April 2013
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
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 DFHarry 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

Players transferred in
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]

References

  1. "New kit launched today". Oxford United FC. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "United take the Bridle path". Oxford United FC. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  3. "Oxford reveal new shirt sponsor". BBC Football. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. "Oxford United sign Michael Raynes on free transfer". BBC Football. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. "Oxford United sign defender Alex Evans". BBC Football. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. "Striker joins the U's". Oxford United FC. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Luke McCormick: Oxford United sign Truro City keeper". BBC Sport. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. "Midfielder in for the U's". Oxford United FC. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Oxford United: David Hunt and Daniel Rose both sign up". BBC Football. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  10. "Oxford United sign midfielder Josh Shama". BBC Sport. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  11. "Dave Kitson: Oxford United sign ex-Sheffield United striker". BBC Football. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Football transfers - May 2013". BBC Football. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  13. "Chris Zebroski and Adam Chapman join Newport". BBC Football. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  14. "Justin Richards: Tamworth sign former Oxford striker". BBC Football. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  15. "Defender Harry Worley joins Newport County". BBC Football. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  16. "Jon-Paul Pittman agrees to Wycombe Wanderers return". BBC Football. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  17. "Oxford United sign Brighton's Jake Forster-Caskey on loan". BBC Football. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  18. "Manchester United defender Sean McGinty to join Oxford United". BBC Football. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  19. "Manchester United: Sean McGinty back from Oxford United loan spell". BBC Sport. 13 September. Retrieved 1 October 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. "Oxford United sign Swindon Town midfielder Lee Cox". BBC Football. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  21. "Oxford United sign Daniel Boateng from Arsenal on loan". BBC Football. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  22. "Oxford United sign Rotherham defender Johnny Mullins on loan". BBC Football. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  23. "Steve Evans: Rotherham boss bemoans injuries". BBC Football. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  24. 24.0 24.1 "Oxford United sign Justin Richards & Lewis Montrose on loan". BBC Football. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  25. "Chapman Joins Mansfield on Loan". Oxford United FC. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.