# 2012–13 Coventry City F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Coventry City's 93rd season in The Football League and their first season in Football League One following relegation from the Football League Championship. In addition to League One, the Sky Blues also entered the League Cup, the FA Cup and the Football League Trophy in the first rounds.

## Review and events
### Monthly events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
June:
* 7 – The kit for the forthcoming season is revealed.
* 14 – Coventry City draw Dagenham & Redbridge away in the League Cup First Round.
* 18 – Coventry City's fixtures for the 2012–13 Football League One season are announced
* 18 – Assistant Manager Steve Harrison leaves Coventry City by mutual consent, due to cost-cutting measures.
* 20 – Coventry City have transfer embargo lifted after filling accounts and The Football League sign off.
* 26 – Coventry City's sixth game of the season against Stevenage will be shown live on Sky Sports on 9 September.
* 28 – Coventry City appoint former player Richard Shaw as Assistant Manager.
July:
* 1 – Andy Thorn called the players back for training a week early then planned to get the squad ready for the 2012–13 season.
* 23 – Former Coventry City midfielder Ernie Machin died at the age of 68.
* 30 – Squad numbers were released for the forthcoming season.
* 31 – Coventry City are placed in the Northern Section East for the First Round of the Football League Trophy.
August:
* 15 – Coventry City draw Birmingham City at home in the League Cup Second Round.
* 16 – Kevin Kilbane is named new club captain for the 2012–13 season, taking over from Sammy Clingan.
* 16 – Jordan Clarke signed a new contract until 2014, with an option for a further year.
* 18 – Coventry City draw Burton Albion at home in the Football League Trophy First Round.
* 18 – 2012–13 League One season kicks off.
* 26 – Manager Andy Thorn is relieved of managerial duties with immediate effect.
* 26 – Assistant Manager Richard Shaw and First Team Coach Lee Carsley are placed in caretaker charge of first team duties.
* 28 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Bury.
* 30 – Coventry City draw Arsenal away in the League Cup Third Round.
September:
* 8 – Coventry City draw York City away in the Football League Trophy Second Round.
* 19 – Mark Robins is appointed as new Coventry City manager, signing a three-year contract.
* 21 – SISU and The Alan Higgs Trust reach an initial agreement concerning Coventry City buying 50% of the Ricoh Arena.
* 21 – Coventry City appoint Steve Taylor as First Team Coach.
October:
* 2 – Joe Murphy and Reece Brown are named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following their performances against Oldham Athletic.
* 8 – Joe Murphy is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his clean sheet performance against AFC Bournemouth.
* 13 – Coventry City draw Sheffield United or Notts County at home in the Football League Trophy Northern section quarter-final.
* 16 – David McGoldrick is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Swindon Town, where he scored two goals.
* 16 – Richard Shaw leaves Coventry City after change to the management structure. Shaw left with immediate effect.
* 16 – Coventry City welcome former physio Dave Hart back to the Ricoh Arena as Mark Robins strengthens his backroom staff as part of a restructuring programme.
* 21 – Coventry City draw Arlesey Town at home in the FA Cup First Round.
* 29 – Cyrus Christie and David McGoldrick are named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following their performance against Leyton Orient.
* 30 – Coventry City striker David McGoldrick had the third Coventry City goal against York City in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy rewarded to him by the Football League.
November:
* 4 – Coventry City draw Morecambe or Rochdale at home in the FA Cup Second Round.
* 20 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.
December:
* 2 – Coventry City draw Tottenham Hotspur away in the FA Cup Third Round.
* 8 – Coventry City midfielder Kevin Kilbane announced his retirement from professional football.
* 8 – Coventry City draw Bury or Preston North End in the Football League Trophy Area Semi-Final.
* 10 – Cyrus Christie, Carl Baker and David McGoldrick were named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following the performance against Walsall.
* 12 – Coventry City's Football League Trophy regional semi-final will be shown live on Sky Sports.
* 17 – Coventry City's David McGoldrick is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.
* 18 – David McGoldrick has been awarded the PFA Fans' Player of the Month award for November.
* 31 – Stephen Elliott is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.
January:
* 11 – Coventry City have been drawn to play at home first in the two-legged tie in the Football League Trophy against either Crewe Alexandra or Bradford City
* 11 – Mark Robins was named manager of the month for December.
* 11 – David McGoldrick was named player of the month for December.
* 22 – James Bailey and Gary McSheffrey are named in the Official Football League League One team of the week.
February:
* 4 – Leon Clarke was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week after scoring 2 goals in his performance against Sheffield United.
* 14 – Manager Mark Robins leaves Coventry City, along with coach Steve Taylor, after being announced as the new boss of Huddersfield Town.
* 18 – Joe Murphy and Carl Baker were named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following their performances against Bury.
March:
* 1 – Club placed under transfer embargo for failing to file accounts.
* 4 – Deputy Chairman John Clarke resigned from Coventry City Football Club's Board.
* 6 – Coventry City were granted permission to speak to Falkirk manager Steven Pressley about the vacant managerial position.
* 8 – Steven Pressley was unveiled as the new Coventry City manager.
* 11 – Leon Clarke was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following his performance against Scunthorpe United.
* 20 – Cyrus Christie was named in the Official Football League League One team of the week following his performance versus Hartlepool United/
* 21 – SISU place non-operating subsidiary Coventry City Football Club Ltd into administration.
* 23 – All Coventry City staff based at Ricoh Arena are moved out and club shop stock removed.
* 28 – Leon Clarke and Carl Baker were named in the Official Football League League One top 10 players of the 2012–13 season.
* 28 – An agreement is made between SISU and ACL for remaining 3 league games to be played at Ricoh Arena.
* 28 – Coventry City are deducted 10 points by the Football League for entering administration.
April
* 4 – Cyrus Christie is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Doncaster Rovers.
* 4 – Coventry City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd appeal against the 10 points deduction against them.
* 8 – Carl Baker is named in the Official Football League League One team of the week, following his performance against Brentford.
* 10 – Coventry City Football Club (Holdings) Ltd withdraw the appeal against the 10 points deduction against them.
* 10 – Coventry City youngsters Cian Harries and George Thomas are called up to the Wales Under-16 squad for the matches in the UEFA Development Tournament.
* 12 – Cian Harries and George Thomas play in 2–0 win for Wales Under-16 against Northern Ireland Under-16.
* 13 – George Thomas plays in 1–1 draw for Wales Under-16 against Faroe Islands Under-16.
* 14 – Cian Harries and George Thomas play in 2–0 win for Wales Under-16 against Iceland Under-16.

## Squad details
### Players info

    As of 29 April 2013

## League One
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 55 |
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### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2013. Source: CCFC League One Results

### 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 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H* | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
* 10 points were deducted from Coventry City's league total prior to the playing of the round 41 match.

### Scores overview

| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Double |
| Bournemouth | 1–0 | 2–0 | Coventry City Do Double |
| Brentford | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bury | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–2 | 0–1 | Carlisle United Do Double |
| Colchester United | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Crawley Town | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra Do Double |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 4–1 | Coventry City Do Double |
| Hartlepool United | 1–0 | 5–0 | Coventry City Do Double |
| Leyton Orient | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Notts County | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 1–0 | Coventry City Do Double |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | 1–4 | Shrewsbury Town Do Double |
| Stevenage | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Walsall | 5–1 | 0–4 | |
| Yeovil Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Starts and goals

    As of 23 March 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 | IRL | Joe Murphy | 56 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jordan Clarke | 28 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Conor Thomas | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Nathan Cameron (on loan at Northampton Town) | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | FRA | Kévin Malaga | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | IRL | David Bell | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Carl Baker | 55 | 15 | 41+2 | 12 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Cody McDonald | 24 | 4 | 9+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | John Fleck | 42 | 3 | 22+13 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Gary McSheffrey | 43 | 2 | 26+6 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Steve Jennings | 49 | 2 | 36+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Chris Dunn | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Stephen Elliott | 24 | 4 | 11+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Leon Clarke | 16 | 10 | 11+1 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | IRL | Adam Barton | 26 | 3 | 14+8 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Callum Ball (on loan from Derby County) | 21 | 3 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Shaun Jeffers | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Danny Philliskirk | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Callum Wilson | 12 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IRL | Cyrus Christie | 39 | 3 | 31+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Josh Ruffels | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Lee Burge (on loan at Nuneaton Town) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Richard Wood | 46 | 3 | 36+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | FRA | William Edjenguélé | 39 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Jordan Willis | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Billy Daniels | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Joe Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Aaron Phillips (on loan at Nuneaton Town) | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | WAL | Will Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Jordan Stewart | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | BEL | Franck Moussa | 46 | 6 | 31+7 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Ryan Haynes | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Leon Lobjoit | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Aaron Martin (on loan from Southampton) | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Louis Garner | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | James Bailey (on loan from Derby County) | 37 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Blair Adams | 21 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| Players played for Coventry this season who left before the season ended or retired: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Carl Dickinson (on loan from Watford) | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Chris Hussey | 14 | 1 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane | 12 | 2 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Roy O'Donovan | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | IRL | David McGoldrick (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | 25 | 18 | 21+1 | 16 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Reece Brown (on loan from Manchester United) | 10 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Jamie Reckord (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Conor Henderson (on loan from Arsenal) | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Assists

| No. | Pos | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 11 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 32 | MF | Franck Moussa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | MF | James Bailey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | John Fleck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | Jordan Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Cody McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Cyrus Christie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | FW | David McGoldrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | DF | Blair Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | GK | Joe Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Stephen Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Adam Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Callum Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Roy O'Donovan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | William Edjenguélé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Jordan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | Jamie Reckord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Yellow cards

| No. | Pos | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | MF | Steve Jennings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | MF | Gary McSheffrey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | DF | Cyrus Christie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | FW | David McGoldrick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | MF | James Bailey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | Jordan Clarke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | DF | William Edjenguélé | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | FW | Stephen Elliott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | MF | Franck Moussa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | GK | Joe Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | DF | Blair Adams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Callum Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | DF | Reece Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | John Fleck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Cody McDonald | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | Callum Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Adam Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | David Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Nathan Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Leon Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Carl Dickinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Chris Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Roy O'Donovan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Jordan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Conor Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Red cards

| No. | Flag | Pos | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 31 | | DF | Jordan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Captains

| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
| 8 | MF | Carl Baker | 31 |
| 15 | MF | Kevin Kilbane | 11 |
| 24 | DF | Richard Wood | 3 |
| 12 | MF | Steve Jennings | 1 |

### Penalties awarded

| Date | Success? | Penalty taker | Opponent | Competition |
| 14 August 2012 | Y | Kevin Kilbane | Dagenham & Redbridge | League Cup |
| 18 September 2012 | Y | John Fleck | Shrewsbury Town | League One |
| 17 November 2012 | Y | David McGoldrick | Hartlepool United | League One |
| 1 December 2012 | Y | Gary McSheffrey | Morecambe | FA Cup |
| 26 February 2013 | Y | Carl Baker | Bournemouth | League One |
| 23 March 2013 | N | Gary McSheffrey | Portsmouth | League One |

### Suspensions served

| Date | Matches missed | Suspended player | Reason | Missed opponents |
| 15 December 2012 | 1 | Carl Baker | Reached 5 yellow cards | Doncaster Rovers (A) |
| 29 December 2012 | 1 | David McGoldrick | Reached 5 yellow cards | Milton Keynes Dons (A) |
| 6 April 2013 | 2 | Jordan Stewart | vs. Walsall | Brentford (H), Crawley Town (A) |

### Monthly and weekly awards

| Award | Date | Player |
| League One Team of the Week | 28 August 2012 | Carl Baker |
| League One Team of the Week | 1 October 2012 | Joe Murphy |
| League One Team of the Week | 1 October 2012 | Reece Brown |
| League One Team of the Week | 8 October 2012 | Joe Murphy |
| League One Team of the Week | 16 October 2012 | David McGoldrick |
| League One Team of the Week | 29 October 2012 | Cyrus Christie |
| League One Team of the Week | 29 October 2012 | David McGoldrick |
| League One Team of the Week | 20 November 2012 | Carl Baker |
| League One Team of the Week | 10 December 2012 | Cyrus Christie |
| League One Team of the Week | 10 December 2012 | Carl Baker |
| League One Team of the Week | 10 December 2012 | David McGoldrick |
| League One Team of the Week | 17 December 2012 | David McGoldrick |
| League One PFA Fans' Player of the Month (November) | 18 December 2012 | David McGoldrick |
| League One Team of the Week | 31 December 2012 | Stephen Elliott |
| League One Manager of the Month (December) | 11 January 2013 | Mark Robins |
| League One Player of the Month (December) | 11 January 2013 | David McGoldrick |
| League One Team of the Week | 22 January 2013 | James Bailey |
| League One Team of the Week | 22 January 2013 | Gary McSheffrey |
| League One Team of the Week | 4 February 2013 | Leon Clarke |
| League One Team of the Week | 18 February 2013 | Joe Murphy |
| League One Team of the Week | 18 February 2013 | Carl Baker |
| League One Team of the Week | 11 March 2013 | Leon Clarke |
| League One Team of the Week | 20 March 2013 | Cyrus Christie |
| League One Team of the Week | 4 April 2013 | Cyrus Christie |
| League One Team of the Week | 8 April 2013 | Carl Baker |

### CBS Goal of the Month

| Award | Date announced | Player |
| August | 12 September 2012 | John Fleck vs. Accrington Stanley |
| September | 17 October 2012 | Ryan Haynes vs. Sheffield Wednesday U-18's |
| October | 20 November 2012 | David McGoldrick vs. A.F.C. Bournemouth |
| November | 18 December 2012 | Carl Baker vs. Hartlepool United |
| December | 11 January 2013 | Franck Moussa vs. Milton Keynes Dons |
| January | 19 February 2013 | James Bailey vs. Oldham Athletic |
| February | 13 March 2013 | Leon Clarke vs. A.F.C. Bournemouth |

### End-of-season awards

| Award | Winner |
| Player of the Season Award | Carl Baker |
| Young Player of the Season Award | Cyrus Christie |
| Players' Player of the Season Award | Carl Baker |
| Top Scorer Award | Carl Baker |
| Goal of the Season Award | Franck Moussa |
| Community Player of the Season Award | William Edjenguélé |
| Coventry Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Carl Baker |
| Irish Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Carl Baker |
| Former Players Association's Player of the Year Award | Carl Baker |
| London Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Carl Baker |
| South Wales Supporters' Club Player of the Season Award | Carl Baker |
| Manager's Top 10 Players of the Season | Leon Clarke (3rd) |
| Manager's Top 10 Players of the Season | Carl Baker (9th) |

### International appearances

| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | Match | Stats | Caps |
| 2 June 2012 | 6 | DF | James McPake | Netherlands 6 – 0 Northern Ireland | 90 Minutes | 1 |
| 6 September 2012 | 16 | MF | Adam Barton | Hungary U-21 2 – 1 Republic of Ireland U-21 | 21 Minutes | 5 |
| 9 October 2012 | 30 | MF | Will Roberts | Sweden U-19 3 – 1 Wales U-19 | 13 Minutes | 1 |
| 15 October 2012 | 30 | MF | Will Roberts | Russia U-19 2 – 1 Wales U-19 | 10 Minutes | 2 |
| 1 November 2012 | N/A | DF | Cian Harries | Wales U-16 0 – 1 England U-16 | 90 Minutes | 1 |
| 5 February 2013 | 26 | DF | Jordan Willis | England U-19 3 – 1 Denmark U-19 | 11 Minutes | 1 |
| 11 April 2013 | N/A | DF | Cian Harries | Wales U-16 2 – 0 Northern Ireland U-16 | 90 Minutes | 2 |
| 11 April 2013 | N/A | MF | George Thomas | Wales U-16 2 – 0 Northern Ireland U-16 | 30 Minutes | 1 |
| 12 April 2013 | N/A | MF | George Thomas | Wales U-16 2 – 0 Faroe Islands U-16 | 90 Minutes + 1 goal | 2 |
| 13 April 2013 | N/A | MF | Cian Harries | Wales U-16 2 – 0 Iceland U-16 | 90 Minutes | 3 |
| 13 April 2013 | N/A | MF | George Thomas | Wales U-16 2 – 0 Iceland U-16 | 90 Minutes | 3 |

### Overall

| Games played | 58 (46 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 6 Football League Trophy) |
| Games won | 27 (18 League One, 2 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 5 Football League Trophy) |
| Games drawn | 11 (11 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) |
| Games lost | 20 (17 League One, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals scored | 87 (66 League One, 6 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 10 Football League Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 77 (59 League One, 8 League Cup, 4 FA Cup, 6 Football League Trophy) |
| Goal difference | +10 |
| Yellow cards | 83 (74 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 2 Football League Trophy) |
| Red cards | 1 (1 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 Football League Trophy) |
| Worst discipline | Carl Baker (7 , 0 ) |
| | Steve Jennings (7 , 0 ) |
| | Gary McSheffrey (7 , 0 ) |
| Best result | W 5–0 (A) v Hartlepool United – Football League One – 17 November 2012 |
| Worst result | L 6–1 (A) v Arsenal – League Cup – 27 September 2012 |
| Most appearances | Joe Murphy (56 appearances) |
| Top scorer | David McGoldrick (18 ) |
| Points | 55 / 138 (39.86%) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Stephen Elliott | Heart of Midlothian | 2 July 2012 | Free |
| John Fleck | Rangers | 4 July 2012 | Free |
| Kevin Kilbane | Hull City | 5 July 2012 | Free |
| Kévin Malaga | Nice | 13 July 2012 | Free |
| William Edjenguélé | Panetolikos | 17 July 2012 | Free |
| Adam Barton | Preston North End | 6 August 2012 | Undisclosed |
| Steve Jennings | Motherwell | 16 August 2012 | Free |
| Franck Moussa | Leicester City | 21 September 2012 | Free |
| Leon Lobjoit | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 November 2012 | Free |
| Leon Clarke | Charlton Athletic | 7 January 2013 | Free |
| Blair Adams | Sunderland | 17 January 2013 | Undisclosed |
| Danny Philliskirk | Sheffield United | 7 February 2013 | Free |
| Jordan Stewart | Notts County | 1 March 2013 | Free |

### Transfers out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Jonson Clarke-Harris | Peterborough United | 21 June 2012 | Free |
| Courtney Richards | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 May 2012 | Free |
| Clive Platt | Northampton Town | 25 May 2012 | Free |
| James McPake | Hibernian | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| Sammy Clingan | Doncaster Rovers | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| Martin Cranie | Barnsley | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| Freddy Eastwood | Southend United | 1 July 2012 | Free |
| Hermann Hreiðarsson | Manager: ÍBV | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| Danny Ireland | Lambton Jaffas | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| Gaël Bigirimana | Newcastle United | 6 July 2012 | £1,000,000 |
| Richard Keogh | Derby County | 19 July 2012 | Undisclosed |
| Gary Deegan | Hibernian | 4 August 2012 | Undisclosed |
| Kevin Kilbane | Retired | 8 December 2012 | Free |
| Chris Hussey | AFC Wimbledon | 10 January 2013 | Free |
| Roy O'Donovan | Northampton Town | 31 January 2013 | Free |
| Joe Pegg | Released | 22 April 2013 | Free |
| Alex Donald | Released | 22 April 2013 | Free |
| Jemal Wiseman | Released | 22 April 2013 | Free |

### Loans in

| Player | From | Date from | Date till |
| Callum Ball | Derby County | 19 July 2012 | 30 June 2013 |
| Reece Brown | Manchester United | 20 July 2012 | 7 January 2013 |
| David McGoldrick | Nottingham Forest | 31 August 2012 | 2 January 2013 |
| Conor Henderson | Arsenal | 21 September 2012 | 23 December 2012 |
| Jamie Reckord | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 September 2012 | 30 November 2012 |
| James Bailey | Derby County | 25 September 2012 | 27 December 2012 |
| Blair Adams | Sunderland | 17 November 2012 | 16 January 2013 |
| James Bailey | Derby County | 31 December 2012 | 30 June 2013 |
| Leon Clarke | Charlton Athletic | 1 January 2013 | 7 January 2013 |
| Carl Dickinson | Watford | 12 February 2013 | 12 March 2013 |
| Aaron Martin | Southampton | 25 February 2013 | 20 May 2013 |

### Loans out

| Player | To | Date from | Date till |
| Shaun Jeffers | Tamworth | 31 August 2012 | 28 September 2012 |
| Kévin Malaga | Nuneaton Town | 31 October 2012 | 28 November 2012 |
| Joe Henderson | Bedworth United | 1 January 2013 | 29 January 2013 |
| Jordan Willis | Nuneaton Town | 2 January 2013 | 3 January 2013 – rejected |
| Cody McDonald | Gillingham | 25 January 2013 | 25 February 2013 |
| Lee Burge | Nuneaton Town | 30 January 2013 | 20 April 2013 |
| Aaron Phillips | Nuneaton Town | 31 January 2013 | 20 April 2013 |
| Nathan Cameron | Northampton Town | 26 March 2013 | 30 June 2013 |

### Trials

| Player | From | Trial date | Signed |
| Kevin Kilbane | Hull City | July 2012 | Y |
| Steve Jennings | Motherwell | July 2012 | Y |
| Kévin Malaga | Nice | July 2012 | Y |
| William Edjenguélé | Panetolikos | July 2012 | Y |
| Bruno Cazarine | Sydney | July 2012 | N |
| Ndriqim Halilli | VfB Stuttgart II | July 2012 | N |
| Péter Pölöskey | Ferencvárosi | August 2012 | N |
| Leon Lobjoit | Milton Keynes Dons | October 2012 | Y |
| Stephen McGinn | Watford | October 2012 | N |
| Leon Clarke | Charlton Athletic | December 2012 | Y |
| Danny Philliskirk | Sheffield United | January 2013 | Y |