# 2012–13 Preston North End F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Preston North End's 124th year in The Football League and their second consecutive in the third tier.

## League One data
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 65 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 64 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 59 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 55 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 55 |
* ↑ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 February 2013. Source: PNEFC League One Results

## Kit

Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): Magners (H), Tennent's Lager (A)
| Home | Home Alternate | Away | Away Alternate | Alternative | 2nd Alternative |
Last updated: 11 September 2012. Source: Historical Football Kit – NPower League One 2012–13

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Date signed | Signed from | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Thorsten Stuckmann | GK | Gütersloh | (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 November 2011 | Free agent | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 23 | Declan Rudd | GK | Diss | (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 34) | – | – | – | – | 19 January 2013 | Norwich City | Loan | 31 May 2013 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Keith Keane | RB/RM | Luton | (1986-11-20)20 November 1986 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – | 7 June 2012 | Luton Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB/LM/CM | Taunton | (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) | – | – | – | – | 27 May 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 4 | Paul Huntington | CB/RB | Carlisle | (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) | – | – | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Yeovil Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 5 | Chris Robertson | CB/RB | Dundee | (1986-10-11)11 October 1986 (aged 26) | 17 | 1 | – | – | 31 January 2012 | Torquay United | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| 6 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | CB/LB/DM | Sydney | (1982-11-10) 10 November 1982 (age 42) | – | – | – | – | 16 May 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 16 | David Buchanan | LB/LM | Rochdale | (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38) | – | – | – | – | 24 May 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 26 | Bailey Wright | CB/RB/LB | Melbourne | (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32) | 16 | 1 | – | – | 1 July 2009 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 27 | Luke Foster | CB | Mexborough | (1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – | 18 December 2012 | Free agent | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 28 | Ben Davies | CB | Barrow-in-Furness | (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29) | – | – | – | – | 25 January 2013 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2014 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Nicky Wroe | CM/RM | Sheffield | (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 39) | – | – | – | – | 16 May 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 11 | Lee Holmes | LM/RM/AM | Mansfield | (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37) | – | – | – | – | 29 May 2012 | Southampton | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 13 | Joel Byrom | CM | Oswaldtwistle | (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 38) | – | – | – | – | 1 July 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Monakana | RM/LM | Enfield | (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 31) | 47 | 6 | – | – | 30 May 2012 | Arsenal | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 18 | Andrew Procter | CM | Blackburn | (1983-06-13)13 June 1983 (aged 29) | 19 | 0 | – | – | 20 January 202 | Accrington Stanley | £75,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 19 | John Welsh | CM/RM | Liverpool | (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 41) | – | – | – | – | 14 May 2012 | Tranmere Rovers | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 21 | John Mousinho | CM | Isleworth | (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) | – | – | – | – | 29 May 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 22 | Jack King | AM/CF/CB | Oxford | (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39) | – | – | – | – | 31 May 2012 | Woking | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 24 | Will Hayhurst | LM/RM | Longbridge | (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 January 2012 | Academy | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Graham Cummins | CF | Cork | (1987-12-29) 29 December 1987 (age 37) | 14 | 2 | – | – | 31 January 2012 | Cork City | £84,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 14 | Joe Garner | CF/RW | Blackburn | (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) | – | – | – | – | 8 January 2013 | Watford | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 20 | Chris Beardsley | CF | Derby | (1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 40) | – | – | – | – | 1 August 2012 | Stevenage | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 29 | Stuart Beavon | CF/RW/AM | Reading | (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40) | – | – | – | – | 31 August 2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | Undisclosed | 30 June 2014 |
| — | Iain Hume | CF/RW/AM | Edinburgh | (1983-10-30) 30 October 1983 (age 41) | 60 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 14 September 2010 | Barnsley | £880,000 | 30 June 2014 |

## Season statistics
### Starts and goals

    As of 16 July 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | 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 | GER | Thorsten Stuckmann | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Keith Keane | 31 | 1 | 22+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Laird | 24 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 44 | 4 | 34+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Chris Robertson | 28 | 1 | 16+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 22 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Nicky Wroe | 47 | 11 | 36+2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Graham Cummins | 23 | 3 | 5+13 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Holmes | 33 | 3 | 23+5 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Joel Byrom | 26 | 3 | 12+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Paul Connolly (on loan from Leeds United) | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Buchanan | 38 | 0 | 27+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jeffrey Monakana | 46 | 6 | 23+15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Andrew Procter | 23 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Welsh | 42 | 1 | 32+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Chris Beardsley | 22 | 2 | 12+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | John Mousinho | 29 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jack King | 45 | 7 | 33+3 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Declan Rudd (on loan from Norwich City) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Will Hayhurst | 25 | 4 | 18+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 41 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Luke Foster | 8 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Ben Davies | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Stuart Beavon | 37 | 9 | 30+1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Players who have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | David Amoo | 23 | 1 | 6+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Lee Trundle | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Akpo Sodje | 17 | 7 | 5+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+2 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Chris Holroyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Steve Simonsen | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Anthony Elding (on loan from Grimsby Town) | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers record

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 8 | Nicky Wroe | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | | 29 | Stuart Beavon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | | 12 | Akpo Sodje | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | | 22 | Jack King | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | | 17 | Jeffrey Monakana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | DF | | 3 | Scott Laird | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | | 4 | Paul Huntington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | | 24 | Will Hayhurst | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | 9 | Graham Cummins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | 11 | Lee Holmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | 13 | Joel Byrom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | | 20 | Chris Beardsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | 26 | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | | 2 | Keith Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | 5 | Chris Robertson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | 6 | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | | 7 | David Amoo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | 18 | Andrew Procter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | 19 | John Welsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | 21 | John Mousinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | 27 | Luke Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 52 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 74 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Keith Keane | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Scott Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Paul Huntington | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Chris Robertson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | David Amoo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Nicky Wroe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Graham Cummins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Lee Holmes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Joel Byrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Todd Kane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Paul Connolly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | David Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jeffrey Monakana | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Andrew Procter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | John Welsh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Chris Beardsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | John Mousinho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jack King | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Will Hayhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Bailey Wright | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Luke Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Ben Davies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Stuart Beavon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 82 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 19 | MF | John Welsh | 28 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 6 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 29 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Nicky Wroe | 26 | EU | Shrewsbury Town | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 4 | DF | Paul Huntington | 24 | EU | Yeovil Town | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 7 | FW | David Amoo | 21 | EU | Liverpool | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 16 | DF | David Buchanan | 26 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| N/A | GK | Ricard Wright | 34 | EU | Ipswich Town | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Scott Laird | 24 | EU | Stevenage | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 11 | MF | Lee Holmes | 25 | EU | Southampton | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 17 | MF | Jeffrey Monakana | 18 | EU | Arsenal | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 21 | MF | John Mousinho | 26 | EU | Stevenage | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 2 | MF | Keith Keane | 25 | EU | Luton Town | Free | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| 10 | FW | Lee Trundle | 35 | EU | Neath | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 20 | FW | Chris Beardsley | 28 | EU | Stevenage | Free | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 13 | MF | Joel Byrom | 25 | EU | Stevenage | Free | Summer | Undisclosed | Free |
| 23 | GK | Steve Simonsen | 33 | EU | Sheffield United | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 12 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 32 | EU | Free agent | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free |
| 29 | FW | Stuart Beavon | 28 | EU | Wycombe Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 24 | EU | Watford | Free transfer | Winter | 2014 | Free |
| 35 | GK | Rhys Taylor | 22 | EU | Chelsea | Free transfer | Winter | Non-contract | Free |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 37 | FW | Anthony Elding | 30 | Grimsby Town | 15 November | 7 January |
| 14 | DF | Todd Kane | 19 | Chelsea | 5 December | 7 January |
| 15 | DF | Paul Connolly | 41 | Leeds United | 15 January | 30 May |
| 23 | GK | Declan Rudd | 34 | Norwich City | 29 January | 30 May |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals |
| 22 | MF | Graham Alexander | 40 | Contract ended | Retired | Summer | N/A | 422 | 113 |
| 33 | FW | Neil Mellor | 29 | Contract ended | Retired | Summer | N/A | 149 | 20 |
| 4 | MF | Ian Ashbee | 35 | Contract ended | Free agent | Summer | N/A | 31 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Andreas Arestidou | 22 | Contract ended | Morecambe | Summer | N/A | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | Aaron Brown | 28 | Contract ended | Floriana | Summer | N/A | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Seanan Clucas | 19 | Contract ended | Bristol Rovers | Summer | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Daniel Devine | 19 | Contract ended | Fleetwood Town | Summer | N/A | 16 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Jamie Douglas | 19 | Contract ended | Dungannon Swifts | Summer | N/A | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | David Gray | 24 | Contract ended | Stevenage | Summer | N/A | 52 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Nicky Hunt | 28 | Contract ended | Rotherham United | Summer | N/A | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Scott Leather | 19 | Contract ended | Altrincham | Summer | N/A | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | George Miller | 20 | Contract ended | Accrington Stanley | Summer | N/A | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Iain Turner | 28 | Contract ended | Free agent | Summer | N/A | 29 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Brian McLean | 27 | Contract ended | Dundee United | Summer | Free | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Juvhel Tsoumou | 21 | Contract terminated | Free agent | Summer | Free | 22 | 4 |
| 36 | DF | Luke Clark | 18 | Contract ended | Accrington Stanley | Summer | Free | 4 | 0 |
| N/A | GK | Richard Wright | 34 | Contract terminated | Manchester City | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Paul Parry | 31 | Contract ended | Shrewsbury Town | Summer | Free | 91 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Nicholson | 33 | Free transfer | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Free | 101 | 10 |
| 20 | MF | Darel Russell | 31 | Contract terminated | Portsmouth | Summer | Free | 32 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Coutts | 23 | Transfer | Derby County | Summer | Undisclosed | 85 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Conor McLaughlin | 20 | Free transfer | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Free | 28 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Adam Barton | 21 | Transfer | Coventry City | Summer | Undisclosed | 57 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | Danny Mayor | 21 | Transfer | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer | Undisclosed | 76 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Proctor | 20 | Transfer | Swansea City | Summer | Undisclosed | 38 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Craig Morgan | 27 | Contract ended | Rotherham United | Summer | Free | 58 | 3 |
| 12 | FW | Akpo Sodje | 32 | Contract ended | Scunthorpe United | | Free | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | FW | Chris Holroyd | 26 | Contract terminated | Morecambe | Winter | Free | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | David Amoo | 21 | Contract terminated | Tranmere Rovers | Winter | Free | 22 | 1 |
| 23 | GK | Steve Simonsen | 33 | Contract terminated | Dundee | Winter | Free | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Lee Trundle | 36 | Contract terminated | Chester | | Free | 2 | 0 |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 15 | FW | Chris Holroyd | 26 | Macclesfield Town | 25 August | 7 January |
| | FW | Iain Hume | 41 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 August | 30 May |
| 6 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 42 | Rochdale | 30 January | 30 May |

## Overall

| Games played | 56 (46 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Trophy) |
| Games won | 21 (14 League One, 2 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 17 (17 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 18 (15 League One, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 74 (52 League One, 7 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 10 League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 60 (46 League One, 4 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 9 League Trophy) |
| Goal difference | +14 |
| Yellow cards | 101 (82 League One, 7 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 7 League Trophy) |
| Red cards | 1 (1 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy) |
| Worst discipline | Keith Keane (11 0 ) |
| Best result | 5–0 vs Hartlepool United (H) |
| Worst result | 0–3 vs Doncaster Rovers (H) |
| Most appearances | Nicky Wroe (44 starts, 3 subs) |
| Top scorer | Nicky Wroe (11 goals) |
| Points | 59 |