# 2012–13 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

The 2012–13 season is Nottingham Forest Football Club's 5th consecutive season in the Championship since promotion in 2007-08.

## First Team Squad

    As of 3 May 2013
| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Year Signed | Year Contract Expires |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Lee Camp | (1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 40) | QPR | 2011 | 2017 |
| 12 | Karl Darlow | (1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 34) | Club Academy | 2011 | 2017 |
| 31 | Dimitar Evtimov | (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31) | PFC Chavdar | 2011 | 2015 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Sam Hutchinson | (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35) | Chelsea | 2012 | 2013 |
| 3 | Dan Harding | (1983-12-23) 23 December 1983 (age 41) | Southampton | 2012 | 2015 |
| 5 | Danny Collins | (1980-08-06) 6 August 1980 (age 44) | Stoke City | 2012 | 2015 |
| 15 | Greg Halford | (1984-12-08) 8 December 1984 (age 40) | Portsmouth | 2012 | 2015 |
| 16 | Jamaal Lascelles | (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31) | Club Academy | 2012 | 2018 |
| 18 | Brendan Moloney | (1989-01-18) 18 January 1989 (age 36) | Club Academy | 2013 | 2014 |
| 26 | Daniel Ayala | (1990-11-07) 7 November 1990 (age 34) | Norwich City | 2012 | 2013 |
| 32 | Elliott Ward | (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 40) | Norwich City | 2012 | 2013 |
| 36 | Gonzalo Jara | (1985-08-29) 29 August 1985 (age 39) | West Bromwich Albion | 2013 | 2014 |
| 37 | Kieran Fenton | (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 30) | Club Academy | 2012 | 2013 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Simon Gillett | (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 40) | Doncaster Rovers | 2012 | 2014 |
| 6 | Guy Moussi | (1985-01-23) 23 January 1985 (age 40) | Angers SCO | 2008 | 2014 |
| 7 | Adlene Guedioura | (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 39) | Wolves | 2012 | 2015 |
| 8 | Chris Cohen (c) | (1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 37) | Yeovil Town | 2007 | 2015 |
| 10 | Lewis McGugan | (1988-10-25) 25 October 1988 (age 36) | Club Academy | 2007 | 2013 |
| 11 | Andy Reid (vc) | (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 42) | Blackpool | 2011 | 2016 |
| 14 | Jonathan Greening | (1979-01-02) 2 January 1979 (age 46) | Fulham | 2011 | 2014 |
| 22 | Henri Lansbury | (1990-10-12) 12 October 1990 (age 34) | Arsenal | 2012 | 2015 |
| 28 | Radoslaw Majewski | (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 38) | Polonia Warsaw | 2009 | 2016 |
| 30 | Stephen McLaughlin | (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990 (age 34) | Derry City | 2013 | 2016 |
| 36 | Jermaine Jenas | (1983-02-25) 25 February 1983 (age 42) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2012 | 2013 |
| 38 | Jack Blake | (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30) | Club Academy | 2012 | 2014 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Darius Henderson | (1981-09-07) 7 September 1981 (age 43) | Millwall | 2013 | 2015 |
| 17 | David McGoldrick | (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 37) | Southampton | 2013 | 2016 |
| 19 | Simon Cox | (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37) | West Bromwich Albion | 2012 | 2015 |
| 20 | Marcus Tudgay | (1983-02-03) 3 February 1983 (age 42) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2011 | 2014 |
| 24 | Billy Sharp | (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 39) | Southampton | 2012 | 2013 |
| 23 | Dexter Blackstock | (1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 38) | Queens Park Rangers | 2009 | 2017 |
| 27 | Matt Derbyshire | (1986-04-14) 14 April 1986 (age 38) | Olympiacos | 2011 | 2014 |
| 34 | Morgan Ferrier | (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 30) | Club Academy | 2012 | 2013 |

## Transfers in

| #kit | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 7 | MF | Adlène Guedioura | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £1,000,000 | 23 July 2012 |
| 5 | DF | Danny Collins | Stoke City | Undisclosed | 26 July 2012 |
| 15 | DF | Greg Halford | Portsmouth | Undisclosed | 27 July 2012 |
| 3 | DF | Dan Harding | Southampton | Undisclosed | 28 July 2012 |
| 4 | MF | Simon Gillett | Doncaster Rovers | Free | 4 August 2012 |
| 19 | FW | Simon Cox | West Bromwich Albion | Undisclosed | 14 August 2012 |
| 22 | MF | Henri Lansbury | Arsenal | £1,000,000 | 28 August 2012 |
| 30 | MF | Stephen McLaughlin | Derry City | Undisclosed | 3 January 2013 |
| 35 | GK | Khaled Al-Rashidi | Al-Arabi SC | Free | 16 January 2013 |
| 9 | FW | Darius Henderson | Millwall | Free | 24 January 2013 |

## Transfers out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| | MF | Garath McCleary | Reading | Free | 1 July 2012 |
| | MF | George Boateng | T-Team | Free | 1 July 2012 |
| | DF | Luke Chambers | Ipswich Town | Free | 1 July 2012 |
| | DF | Joel Lynch | Huddersfield Town | Free | 11 July 2012 |
| | DF | Chris Gunter | Reading | £2,300,000 | 17 July 2012 |
| | MF | Paul Anderson | Bristol City | Free | 26 July 2012 |
| | GK | Paul Smith | Southend | Free | 20 August 2012 |
| 24 | DF | Kieron Freeman | Derby County | Undisclosed | 22 August 2012 |
| 9 | FW | Robbie Findley | Real Salt Lake | Undisclosed | 14 January 2012 |
| 1 | GK | Lee Camp | Norwich | Free | 23 January 2013 |
| 18 | DF | Brendan Moloney | Bristol City | Free | 25 January 2013 |
$^1$Fee was officially reported as Undisclosed.

## Loans in

| # | Pos | Player | From | Start | End |
| 26 | DF | Daniel Ayala | Norwich City | 7 August 2012 | End of season |
| 2 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | Chelsea | 16 August 2012 | End of season |
| 24 | FW | Billy Sharp | Southampton | 31 August 2012 | End of season |
| 21 | MF | James Coppinger | Doncaster Rovers | 31 August 2012 | 29 December 2012 |
| 36 | MF | Jermaine Jenas | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 September 2012 | 2 January 2013 |
| 32 | DF | Elliott Ward | Norwich | 26 October 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
| 29 | DF | Alan Hutton | Aston Villa | 22 November 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
| 36 | DF | Gonzalo Jara | West Brom | 10 January 2013 | End of season |
| 32 | DF | Elliott Ward | Norwich | 10 January 2013 | End of season |

## Loans out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Start | End |
| 25 | FW | Ishmael Miller | Middlesbrough | 25 August 2012 | End of season |
| 17 | FW | David McGoldrick | Coventry City | 31 August 2012 | 2 January 2013 |
| 27 | FW | Matt Derbyshire | Oldham Athletic | 14 September 2012 | 15 December 2012 |
| | MF | David Morgan | Lincoln City | 14 August 2012 | 2 January 2013 |
| 12 | GK | Karl Darlow | Walsall | 21 September 2012 | 26 October 2012 |
| 9 | FW | Robbie Findley | Gillingham | 21 September 2012 | 1 November 2012 |
| 20 | FW | Marcus Tudgay | Barnsley | 14 November 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
| | DF | Matty Regan | Tamworth | 3 December 2012 | 21 January 2013 |
| 12 | GK | Karl Darlow | Walsall | 1 January 2013 | 10 January 2012 |
| 17 | FW | David McGoldrick | Ipswich Town | 4 January 2013 | End of season |
| 27 | FW | Matt Derbyshire | Blackpool | 25 January 2013 | End of season |
| | MF | David Morgan | Dundee | 31 January 2013 | End of season |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

This is a list of the first-team players from the 2012–13 season.
    As of 4 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NIR | Lee Camp | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Dan Harding | 30 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Simon Gillett | 27 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Danny Collins | 43 | 0 | 37+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Guy Moussi | 19 | 0 | 6+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ALG | Adlène Guedioura | 36 | 3 | 30+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chris Cohen | 40 | 2 | 36+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Darius Henderson | 11 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Lewis McGugan | 32 | 8 | 13+17 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | EIR | Andy Reid | 45 | 5 | 40+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Karl Darlow | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jonathan Greening | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Greg Halford | 40 | 3 | 34+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Jamaal Lascelles | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | David McGoldrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | EIR | Brendan Moloney | 16 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | EIR | Simon Cox | 41 | 6 | 32+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Marcus Tudgay | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | James Coppinger | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Henri Lansbury | 32 | 5 | 24+8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ATG | Dexter Blackstock | 39 | 7 | 21+16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp | 40 | 11 | 30+9 | 10 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Daniel Ayala | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POL | Radosław Majewski | 34 | 5 | 21+10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Elliott Ward | 31 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jermaine Jenas | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | CHI | Gonzalo Jara | 17 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Championship
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 68 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 68 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 67 | |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 65 | |
| 10 | Derby County | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 61 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2013. Source: Football League
| 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |

## Matches
### Competitive
#### Championship

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