# 2012–13 Accrington Stanley F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Accrington Stanley's 44th season in their existence. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

## League Two
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Morecambe | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 58 |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 55 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 54 |
| 19 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 53 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 53 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 May 2013. Source: Soccernet

### Result round by round

| 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | |
| Position | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | |

## Squad
### Statistics

    As of 28 February 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Paul Rachubka (on loan from Leeds United) | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Peter Murphy | 38 | 3 | 31+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Michael Liddle | 32 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Luke Joyce | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mark Hughes (on loan from Bury) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dean Winnard | 31 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Craig Lindfield | 25 | 2 | 17+4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Charlie Barnett | 15 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Francis Jeffers | 5 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Will Hatfield | 21 | 4 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Aidan Chippendale | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | George Miller | 27 | 3 | 22+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Leam Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Luke Clark | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Bohan Dixon | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Nicky Hunt (on loan from Rotherham United) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NIR | James Gray | 12 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Tom Eckersley | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Marcus Carver | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | James Beattie | 17 | 6 | 14+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Andrew Dawber | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | IRL | Pádraig Amond | 33 | 7 | 19+11 | 7 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Lee Molyneux | 31 | 3 | 22+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Ian Dunbavin | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Tom Aldred | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | COD | Amine Linganzi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Piero Mingoia (on loan from Watford) | 9 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | BEN | Romuald Boco | 34 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Laurence Wilson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players currently on loan: ||||||||||||||
| | MF | ENG | Ryan Hopper (on loan at Droylsden) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players that left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Cameron Belford (on loan from Bury) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | COD | Aristote Nsiala | 19 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Karl Sheppard (on loan from Reading) | 11 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NGA | Osayamen Osawe (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Jack Sampson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Ryan Watson (on loan from Wigan Athletic) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Matthew Whichelow (on loan from Watford) | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Danny Schofield (on loan from Rotherham United) | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Rob Atkinson (on loan from Fleetwood Town) | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Adam Dawson (on loan from Wigan Athletic) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goalscoring record

| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | 33 | MF | Romuald Boco | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | FW | Pádraig Amond | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 21 | FW | James Beattie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Will Hatfield | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 12 | MF | George Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 17 | MF | James Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | Francis Jeffers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | FW | Craig Lindfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | DF | Lee Moleyneux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | DF | Peter Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 30 | MF | Piero Mingoia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 24 | DF | Lee Molyneux | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | FW | Karl Sheppard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | DF | Dean Winnard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 |

#### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Cameron Belford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Peter Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Michael Liddle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Luke Joyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Aristote Nsiala | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Dean Winnard | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Craig Lindfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Charlie Barnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Francis Jeffers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Will Hatfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | George Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Bohan Dixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Nicky Hunt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | James Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Tom Eckersley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | James Beattie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Lee Molyneux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Danny Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Rob Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Romauld Boco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 4 |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 25 | GK | Ian Dunbavin | 31 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 7 | FW | Craig Lindfield | 23 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 10 | MF | Will Hatfield | 20 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 8 | MF | Charlie Barnett | 23 | Signed | 1 year | June 2013 | Lancashire Telegraph |
| 21 | FW | James Beattie | 34 | Signed | 6 months | June 2013 | BBC Sport |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Carver | 19 | Signed | 1 1/2 years | June 2014 | BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Francis Jeffers | 44 | Signed | 3 months | June 2013 | Official Site |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Carver | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Sky Sports |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Hopper | 18 | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Sky Sports |
| 21 | MF | Adam Stockdale | ? | EU | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2013 | Youth system | Sky Sports |
| 15 | MF | Bohan Dixon | 22 | EU | | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | N/A | BBC Sport |
| 12 | MF | George Miller | 20 | EU | Preston North End | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 16 | MF | Liam Hatch | 18 | EU | Liverpool | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Sky Sports |
| 14 | DF | Luke Clark | 18 | EU | Preston North End | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 3 | DF | Michael Liddle | 22 | EU | Sunderland | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | Sky Sports |
| 11 | MF | Aidan Chippendale | 20 | EU | Huddersfield Town | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 18 | DF | Tom Eckersley | 20 | EU | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | Sky Sports |
| | FW | James Gray | 20 | EU | Kettering Town | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 24 | DF | Lee Molyneux | 23 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | Summer | Non-Contract | Free | Lancashire Telegraph |
| 23 | FW | Pádraig Amond | 24 | EU | Paços de Ferreira | Free Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 33 | MF | Romuald Boco | 27 | EU | Sligo Rovers | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 34 | DF | Laurence Wilson | 26 | EU | Rotherham United | Free Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 26 | DF | Tom Aldred | 22 | EU | Colchester United | Free Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 27 | MF | Amine Linganzi | 23 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | | 2013 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Francis Jeffers | 44 | EU | Free agent | Free Transfer | Winter | 2013 | Free | Official Site |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 9 | FW | Karl Sheppard | 33 | Reading | 6 August | January | BBC Sport | |
| 26 | MF | Ryan Atkinson | 19 | Wigan Athletic | 10 August | 15 September | BBC Sport | Sky Sports |
| 30 | MF | Adam Dawson | 32 | Wigan Athletic | 12 August | 31 August | Lancashire Telegraph | |
| 28 | MF | Danny Schofield | 32 | Rotherham United | 12 September | December | BBC Sport | |
| 30 | MF | Piero Mingoia | 33 | Watford | 17 September | | BBC Sport | |
| 26 | MF | Matthew Whichelow | 21 | Watford | 17 September | 21 December | BBC Sport | Watford Observer |
| 29 | DF | Rob Atkinson | 25 | Fleetwood Town | 21 September | 28 November | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 20 | FW | Jack Sampson | 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 October | 11 November | Sky Sports | Lancashire Telegraph |
| 16 | FW | Osayamen Osawe | 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 October | 26 November | Accrington Stanley FC | |
| 1 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 31 | Leeds United | 1 December | 29 December | BBC Sport | Vital Football |
| 1 | GK | Cameron Belford | 24 | Bury | 29 December | 10 January | Bury F.C. Official Site | BBC Sport |
| 16 | DF | Nicky Hunt | 41 | Rotherham United | 1 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | |
| 1 | GK | Cameron Belford | 24 | Bury | 11 January | 31 January | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 43 | Leeds United | 31 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | |
| | DF | Hughes | 38 | Bury | 31 January | 30 May | BBC Sport | |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
| 2 | DF | Danny Coid | 30 | Contract Ended | | Summer | Free | 22 | 1 | Official Site |
| 15 | MF | Alan Burton | 21 | Out of Contract | Marine | Summer | Free | 2 | 0 | Marine FC |
| 9 | FW | Kurtis Guthrie | 19 | Contract Ended | Welling United | Summer | Free | 15 | 0 | Official Site |
| 18 | DF | Liam Willis | 19 | Contract Ended | Southport | Summer | Free | 2 | 0 | Official Site |
| 14 | MF | Kevin McIntyre | 34 | Free Transfer | Rochdale | Summer | Free | 49 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 10 | MF | Ian Craney | 30 | Contract Ended | Rochdale | Summer | Free | 46 | 8 | BBC Sport |
| 5 | DF | Aristote Nsiala | 20 | Contract Terminated | | Winter | Free | 39 | 0 | BBC Sport |

### Loans Out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
| 19 | FW | Marcus Carver | 19 | Marine | 15 August | 15 November | BBC Sport | Crosby Herald |
| 20 | MF | Ryan Hopper | 18 | Droylsden | 16 August | 16 September | Accrington Stanley FC | |
| 18 | DF | Tom Eckersley | 20 | Stockport County | 5 October | 5 November | Sky Sports | |
| 17 | FW | James Gray | 20 | Vauxhall Motors | 5 October | 5 November | Lanacashire Telegraph | |