# 2012–13 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the 112th season of competitive association football for Tranmere Rovers Football Club and their 86th season in the Football League. Based in Birkenhead, Wirral, the club competed in Football League One under Ronnie Moore in his first full season in charge.

## Season summary

Tranmere enjoyed a fine start to the season, standing top of League One at the end of January. Injuries to key players including Andy Robinson, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro and captain James Wallace sparked a dramatic downturn in form. Tranmere fell to sixth by the end of March and finished the season 11th with no goals scored in their final six games.

## League One
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 68 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 68 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 67 |
| 12 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 65 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 64 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2013. Source: Football League Official Site

### Results by matchday

| 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 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

### Matches
## Players

Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season

### Transfers

In :
| Date | Player | Age | Previous club | Ends | Fee |
| 7 June 2012 | Danny Harrison | 29 | Rotherham United | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 19 June 2012 | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 27 | Rochdale | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 26 June 2012 | James Wallace | 20 | Everton | 1 July 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2012 | Paul Black | 22 | Oldham Athletic | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 26 July 2012 | Jason Mooney | 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 1 August 2012 | Abdulai Bell-Baggie | 20 | Salisbury City | 1 July 2013 | Free |
| 3 August 2012 | Joe Thompson | 23 | Rochdale | 1 July 2014 | Free |
| 9 January 2013 | David Amoo | 21 | Preston North End | 1 July 2013 | Free |
Out :
| Date | Player | Age | Status | Next club | Fee |
| 8 May 2012 | Joss Labadie | 21 | Released | Notts County | Free |
| 8 May 2012 | Enoch Showunmi | 30 | Released | Notts County | Free |
| 8 May 2012 | Martin Devaney | 31 | Released | Kidderminster Harriers | Free |
| 8 May 2012 | Robbie Weir | 23 | Released | Burton Albion | Free |
| 8 May 2012 | Andy Coughlin | 19 | Released | Wrexham | Free |
| 8 May 2012 | Mustafa Tiryaki | 25 | Released | 1461 Trabzon | Free |
| 8 May 2012 | David Raven | 27 | Released | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free |
| 14 May 2012 | John Welsh | 28 | Transfer | Preston North End | Free |
| 24 May 2012 | David Buchanan | 26 | Transfer | Preston North End | Free |
| 3 August 2012 | Lucas Akins | 23 | Transfer | Stevenage | Undisclosed |
| 20 November 2012 | Will Vaulks | 19 | Released | Falkirk | Free |
| 3 January 2013 | Mark McChrystal | 28 | Released | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 29 April 2013 | Paul Black | 23 | Released | Mansfield Town | Free |
| 29 April 2013 | Danny Harrison | 30 | Released | Chester | Free |
| 29 April 2013 | Adam McGurk | 24 | Released | Burton Albion | Free |
| 29 April 2013 | David Amoo | 22 | Released | Carlisle United | Free |
| 29 April 2013 | Michael Kay | 23 | Released | Chester | Free |

### Contract extensions

| Date | Player | Age | Ends |
| 11 May 2012 | Ian Goodison | 39 | 1 July 2013 |
| 11 May 2012 | Ash Taylor | 21 | 1 July 2014 |
| 16 May 2012 | Andy Robinson | 32 | 1 July 2013 |
| 29 January 2013 | Cole Stockton | 18 | 1 July 2015 |
| 31 January 2013 | Jake Kirby | 18 | 1 July 2015 |
| 7 February 2013 | Danny Holmes | 24 | 1 July 2015 |
| 4 March 2013 | Max Power | 19 | 1 July 2015 |
| 7 March 2013 | Abdulai Bell-Baggie | 20 | 1 July 2015 |

### Loans

In :
| Player | Age | Signed from | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed from | Started | Ended |
| Liam Palmer | 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 July | end of the season |
| Jake Cassidy | 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 August | 1 January |
| Ben Gibson | 19 | Middlesbrough | 14 August | 13 December |
| Román Golobart | 20 | Wigan Athletic | 31 August | 3 October |
| Jake Jervis | 21 | Birmingham City | 20 October | 19 November |
| Nathan Eccleston | 21 | Blackpool | 25 October | 19 November |
| Donervon Daniels | 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 November | 19 March |
| Michael O'Halloran | 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 November | end of the season |
| Paul Corry | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 February | 18 March |
| Mamady Sidibé | 33 | Stoke City | 21 February | end of the season |
| Ben Gibson | 20 | Middlesbrough | 14 March | end of the season |
| Sean McGinty | 19 | Manchester United | 28 March | end of the season |
Out :
| Player | Age | Signed to | Date | Date |
| Player | Age | Signed to | Started | Ended |
| Will Vaulks | 18 | Workington | 21 August | 20 November |
| Mark McChrystal | 28 | Scunthorpe United | 20 November | 24 December |
| Joe Thompson | 23 | Rochdale | 1 March | 4 April |

### Season statistics

| No. | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Discipline | Discipline | Signed$^†$ | Signed$^†$ | Signed$^†$ |
| No. | Nat | Player | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | | | Status | Joined | Left |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Owain Fôn Williams | 51+0 | – | 45+0 | – | 3+0 | – | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | | Sam Ramsbottom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | youth | – | – |
| 33 | | Jason Mooney | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Danny Holmes | 49+0 | 2 | 43+0 | 2 | 3+0 | – | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | | Paul Black | 2+9 | – | 2+8 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29.04 |
| 4 | | Ash Taylor | 47+0 | 2 | 44+0 | 2 | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | | Ian Goodison | 10+2 | – | 9+1 | – | 1+1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | | Zoumana Bakayogo | 52+0 | 5 | 46+0 | 5 | 3+0 | – | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | | Mark McChrystal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 03.01 |
| 19 | | Michael Kay | 4+5 | – | 3+3 | – | – | – | 1+1 | – | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 29.04 |
| 20 | | Will Vaulks | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20.11 |
| 21 | | Ben Gibson | 33+0 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+0 | – | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 5 | – | loan | – 14.03 | 13.12 – |
| 23 | | Román Golobart | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | loan | 31.08 | 03.10 |
| 23 | | Donervon Daniels | 11+3 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | loan | 22.11 | 19.03 |
| 27 | | Sean McGinty | 3+0 | – | 3+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 28.03 | – |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Liam Palmer | 45+1 | – | 42+1 | – | 1+0 | – | 2+0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | loan | – | – |
| 7 | | Joe Thompson | 11+13 | 2 | 7+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | | James Wallace | 23+0 | 2 | 19+0 | 2 | 2+0 | – | 2+0 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | | Andy Robinson | 38+0 | 10 | 33+0 | 10 | 3+0 | – | 2+0 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | | Danny Harrison | 7+11 | – | 4+9 | – | 2+0 | – | 0+2 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 29.04 |
| 15 | | Jake Kirby | 0+6 | – | 0+4 | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | 0+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | | Max Power | 27+5 | 4 | 25+2 | 3 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 1+0 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | | Abdulai Bell-Baggie | 21+13 | 2 | 20+11 | 1 | – | – | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | | Paul Corry | 5+1 | – | 5+1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 15.02 | 18.03 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Jake Cassidy | 28+0 | 11 | 26+0 | 11 | – | – | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | 1 | – | loan | – | 01.01 |
| 11 | | Adam McGurk | 23+7 | 4 | 20+7 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | – | – | 1+0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 29.04 |
| 16 | | Cole Stockton | 9+27 | 6 | 5+26 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | | David Amoo | 6+5 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 09.01 | 29.04 |
| 20 | | Michael O'Halloran | 19+6 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 2+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 22.11 | – |
| 24 | | Jake Jervis | 5+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 20.10 | 19.11 |
| 25 | | Nathan Eccleston | 1+0 | – | 1+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | loan | 25.10 | 19.11 |
| 23 | | Mamady Sidibé | 10+0 | – | 10+0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | loan | 21.02 | – |
| 26 | | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 29+1 | 8 | 27+1 | 8 | – | – | 2+0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| | | Own goals | | – | | – | | – | | – | | – | | | | | |
| | | Total | 52 | 65 | 46 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 2 | | | |
$^†$ Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.
Last updated: 27 April 2013. Source: 11v11.com