# 2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) season

The 2012–13 season was Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club's first season in the W-League. Western Sydney Wanderers finished 6th in their W-League season.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Liz Durack |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Samantha Spackman |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Alexandra Huynh |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Alesha Clifford |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Olivia Kennedy |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Rachel Soutar |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Jenna Kingsley |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Vanessa Hart |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Sarah Walsh (captain) |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Servet Uzunlar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | SWE | Louise Fors |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Jessica Seaman |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Catherine Cannuli |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Trudy Camilleri |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Teigen Allen |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Linda O'Neill |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Alisha Bass |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Candace Sciberras |
| 20 | GK | ISL | (Thora) Þóra Björg Helgadóttir |

### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Date |
| 20 | GK | Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | Malmö | Loan | 8 August 2012 |
| 1 | GK | Lizzie Durack | North West Sydney Koalas | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 2 | DF | Samantha Spackman | Free agent | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 3 | DF | Alexandra Huynh | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 4 | DF | Alesha Clifford | Free agent | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 5 | MF | Olivia Kennedy | Free agent | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 6 | DF | Rachel Soutar | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 7 | FW | Jenna Kingsley | Free agent | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 8 | MF | Vanessa Hart | Free agent | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 9 | FW | Sarah Walsh | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 10 | MF | Servet Uzunlar | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 12 | DF | Jessica Seaman | Gladesville Ravens | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 13 | FW | Catherine Cannulli | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 14 | FW | Trudy Camilleri | Free agent | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 15 | MF | Teigen Allen | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 16 | MF | Linda O'Neill | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| 17 | MF | Alisha Bass | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 4 October 2012 |
| — | GK | Georgia Rowntree | Free agent | 19 October 2012 | |
| 11 | MF | Louise Fors | Linköping | 10 November 2012 | |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Stephen Roche |
| Assistant coach | Lisa Warrener |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Danny Deigan |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| W-League | 21 October 2012 | 12 January 2013 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 050.00 |
Source: Competitions

### W-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 26 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Canberra United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 6 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 6 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 18 September 2012.
Win  Draw  Loss
Notes:
* ↑ Attendance was 564 at the abandonment of the match.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | W-League | W-League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Liz Durack | 4+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Samantha Spackman | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Alexandra Huynh | 10+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Alesha Clifford | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Olivia Kennedy | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Rachel Soutar | 1+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Jenna Kingsley | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Vanessa Hart | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Sarah Walsh | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | | Servet Uzunlar | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | | Louise Fors | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | DF | | Jessica Seaman | 1+8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Catherine Cannuli | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Trudy Camilleri | 7+5 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | | Teigen Allen | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Linda O'Neill | 5+6 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Alisha Bass | 0+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Candace Schiberras | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | W-League | W-League | W-League | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 16 | MF | | Linda O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | DF | | Alexandra Huynh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | DF | | Alesha Clifford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | DF | | Servet Uzunlar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | | Trudy Camilleri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | GK | | Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | W-League | Total |
| 1 | 20 | | Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | | Liz Durack | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 3 |