# 2012–13 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League One following promotion from League Two the previous season. They also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Trophy and the League Cup.

## Season review

Shrewsbury entered the League Cup at the first round stage, but were knocked out by Leeds United after losing 4–0. They entered the Football League Trophy at the second round stage on 9 October 2012, and where beaten at home by Crewe Alexandra 1–2. They entered the FA Cup at the second round stage on 3 November away to Hereford United.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| | | Elliott Turner | Trainee | Free |
| 15 May 2012 | MF | Asa Hall | Oxford United | Free |
| 29 May 2012 | MF | Aaron Wildig | Cardiff City | Free |
| 20 June 2012 | FW | Ryan Doble | Southampton | Free |
| 3 July 2012 | MF | Luke Summerfield | Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 6 July 2012 | GK | Chris Weale | Leicester City | Free |
| 6 July 2012 | GK | Joe Anyon | Lincoln City | Free |
| 9 July 2012 | MF | Paul Parry | Preston North End | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Date to | Position | Name | From |
| 24 July 2012 | 2 January 2013 | DF | Michael Hector | Reading |
| 28 September 2012 | 28 November 2012 | DF | Lee Collins | Barnsley |
| 28 September 2012 | 28 October 2012 | FW | Sam Winnall | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 25 October 2012 | 25 November 2012 | DF | Jeremy Helan | Manchester City |
| 26 October 2012 | 26 November 2012 | FW | Jamie Proctor | Swansea City |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 16 May 2012 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | Preston North End | Free |
| 16 May 2012 | MF | Nicky Wroe | Preston North End | Free |
| 22 May 2012 | DF | Ian Sharps | Rotherham United | Free |
| 18 June 2012 | MF | Lionel Ainsworth | Rotherham United | Free |
| July 2012 | GK | Chris Neal | Port Vale | Free |
| 2012 | FW | James Collins | Swindon Town | £125,000 |
| 10 August 2012 | GK | Ben Smith | Rochdale | Free |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined |
| June 2012 | MF | Sean McAllister | Port Vale |
| June 2012 | DF | Carl Regan | Notts County |
| 15 October 2012 | DF | Reuben Hazell | |

## Squad

    As of 31 October 2012
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Chris Weale |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jermaine Grandison |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Joe Jacobson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Luke Summerfield |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Darren Jones |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Rob Purdie |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mark Wright |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Richards (captain) |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Tom Bradshaw |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Marvin Morgan |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jon Taylor |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Asa Hall |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Lee Collins (on loan from Barnsley) |
| 16 | FW | WAL | Ryan Doble |
| 17 | MF | WAL | Paul Parry |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Connor Goldson |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Aaron Wildig |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Elliott Turner |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Ryan Woods |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Michael Hector (on loan from Reading) |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Terry Gornell |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Joe Anyon |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Jeremy Helan (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jamie Proctor (on loan from Swansea City) |

### Friendly matches
## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 54 |
* ↑ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000056-QINU`"'