2012–13 in English football
Managerial changes

2012–13 in English football

Section Title: Managerial changes
Table Section Text: None

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment

Sean Dyche	Watford	3 July 2012	Gianfranco Zola	7 July 2012

Steve Cotterill	Nottingham Forest	12 July 2012	Sean O'Driscoll	19 July 2012

Sean O'Driscoll	Crawley Town	19 July 2012	Richie Barker	7 August 2012

Richie Barker	Bury	7 August 2012	Kevin Blackwell	26 September 2012

Andy Thorn	Coventry City	26 August 2012	Mark Robins	19 September 2012

John Sheridan	Chesterfield	28 August 2012	Paul Cook	25 October 2012

Terry Brown	AFC Wimbledon	19 September 2012	Neal Ardley	10 October 2012

Gary Waddock	Wycombe Wanderers	22 September 2012	Gareth Ainsworth	8 November 2012

John Ward	Colchester United	24 September 2012	Joe Dunne	27 September 2012

Steve Kean	Blackburn Rovers	28 September 2012	Henning Berg	31 October 2012

Paul Groves	Bournemouth	3 October 2012	Eddie Howe	12 October 2012

Owen Coyle	Bolton Wanderers	9 October 2012	Dougie Freedman	25 October 2012

Eddie Howe	Burnley	12 October 2012	Sean Dyche	30 October 2012

Dougie Freedman	Crystal Palace	23 October 2012	Ian Holloway	3 November 2012

Paul Jewell	Ipswich Town	24 October 2012	Mick McCarthy	1 November 2012

Neale Cooper	Hartlepool United	24 October 2012	John Hughes	13 November 2012

Paul Cook	Accrington Stanley	25 October 2012	Leam Richardson	1 November 2012

Alan Knill	Scunthorpe United	29 October 2012	Brian Laws	29 October 2012

Ian Holloway	Blackpool	3 November 2012	Michael Appleton	7 November 2012

Michael Appleton	Portsmouth	7 November 2012	Guy Whittingham	24 April 2013

Roberto Di Matteo	Chelsea	21 November 2012	Rafael Benítez	21 November 2012

Mark Hughes	Queens Park Rangers	23 November 2012	Harry Redknapp	24 November 2012

Micky Mellon	Fleetwood Town	1 December 2012	Graham Alexander	6 December 2012

Mark McGhee	Bristol Rovers	15 December 2012	John Ward	17 December 2012

Sean O'Driscoll	Nottingham Forest	26 December 2012	Alex McLeish	27 December 2012

Henning Berg	Blackburn Rovers	27 December 2012	Michael Appleton	11 January 2013

Mark Robson	Barnet	28 December 2012	Edgar Davids	28 December 2012

Keith Hill	Barnsley	29 December 2012	David Flitcroft	13 January 2013

Carl Fletcher	Plymouth Argyle	1 January 2013	John Sheridan	6 January 2013

Ståle Solbakken	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5 January 2013	Dean Saunders	7 January 2013

Dean Saunders	Doncaster Rovers	7 January 2013	Brian Flynn	17 January 2013

Michael Appleton	Blackpool	11 January 2013	Paul Ince	18 February 2013

Derek McInnes	Bristol City	12 January 2013	Sean O'Driscoll	14 January 2013

Nigel Adkins	Southampton	18 January 2013	Mauricio Pochettino	18 January 2013

John Coleman	Rochdale	21 January 2013	Keith Hill	22 January 2013

Simon Grayson	Huddersfield Town	24 January 2013	Mark Robins	14 February 2012

Paul Dickov	Oldham Athletic	3 February 2013	Lee Johnson	18 March 2013

Keith Curle	Notts County	3 February 2013	Chris Kiwomya	23 February 2013

Alex McLeish	Nottingham Forest	5 February 2013	Billy Davies	7 February 2013

Graham Westley	Preston North End	13 February 2013	Simon Grayson	18 February 2013

Mark Robins	Coventry City	14 February 2013	Steven Pressley	8 March 2013

Paolo Di Canio	Swindon Town	18 February 2013	Kevin MacDonald	28 February 2013

Dean Holdsworth	Aldershot Town	20 February 2013	Andy Scott	22 February 2013

John Still	Dagenham & Redbridge	26 February 2013	Wayne Burnett	2 May 2013

Gary Mills	York City	2 March 2013	Nigel Worthington	4 March 2013

Brian McDermott	Reading	11 March 2013	Nigel Adkins	26 March 2013

Michael Appleton	Blackburn Rovers	19 March 2013	Gary Bowyer	24 May 2013

Gary Smith	Stevenage	20 March 2013	Graham Westley	30 March 2013

Paul Sturrock	Southend United	25 March 2013	Phil Brown	25 March 2013

Martin O'Neill	Sunderland	30 March 2013	Paolo Di Canio	31 March 2013

Neil Warnock	Leeds United	1 April 2013	Brian McDermott	12 April 2013

Danny Wilson	Sheffield United	10 April 2013	Chris Morgan	10 April 2013

Martin Ling	Torquay United	29 April 2013	Alan Knill	7 May 2013

Leam Richardson	Accrington Stanley	30 April 2013	James Beattie	13 May 2013

Brian Flynn	Doncaster Rovers	3 May 2013	Paul Dickov	20 May 2013

Dean Saunders	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7 May 2013	Kenny Jackett	31 May 2013

Kenny Jackett	Millwall	7 May 2013	Steve Lomas	17 June

John Hughes	Hartlepool United	9 May 2013	Colin Cooper	24 May 2013

Roberto Mancini	Manchester City	13 May 2013	Manuel Pellegrini	14 June 2013

Tony Pulis	Stoke City	21 May 2013	Mark Hughes	30 May 2013

Rafael Benítez	Chelsea	28 May 2013	José Mourinho	3 June 2013

Sentence(s)

On 19 March 2013, Michael Appleton became manager for Blackburn Rovers.

final_sentence: On 19 March 2013, Michael Appleton became manager for Blackburn Rovers.