2012–13 Crystal Palace F.C. season explained

Club:Crystal Palace
Season:2012–13
Manager:Dougie Freedman
Lennie Lawrence/Curtis Fleming (caretaker)
Ian Holloway
Chairman:Jeremy Hosking
Martin Long
Stephen Browett
Steve Parish
Chrtitle:Co-chairmen
League:Championship
League Result:5th (promoted via play-off)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Glenn Murray (30)
Season Topscorer:Glenn Murray (31)
Highest Attendance:22,154 (vs. Peterborough, 4 May)
Lowest Attendance:12,757 (vs. Cardiff City, 22 September)
Average Attendance:17,280
Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14
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The 2012–13 season was Crystal Palace's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. That season saw Dougie Freedman take charge for a third season, before departing to manage Bolton Wanderers on 23 October.[1] Lennie Lawrence and Curtis Fleming acted in caretaker roles, with Lawrence managing for the away games against Barnsley and Leicester City which saw Palace take four points.[2] [3] Although Ian Holloway was appointed manager on 3 November, Fleming took charge for that day's home win against Blackburn Rovers.[4] Holloway's first game in charge was the 5–0 home win against Ipswich Town which saw the club climb to the top of the table.[5]

The 2–1 away victory against Peterborough United on 10 November saw the club make its best start to a league season in 37 years. With the following home win against Derby County on 17 November, Palace extended its unbeaten run to 14 games, a run ended by the away defeat to Leeds United on 24 November. Palace managed to score in every single one of its first 18 matches of the 2012–13 Championship season, a feat unmatched in the division during the season.[6] Despite a poor run towards the end of the season with only 1 win in their final 10 league games, Crystal Palace gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 8 years after beating Watford 1–0 in the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final at Wembley. The club's 2012–13 season was subject of an Amazon Prime Video five-part series, ‘When Eagles Dare’, documenting their promotion to the top flight via the Championship playoffs.[7]

In the League Cup, Palace beat Exeter City away, coming from behind to win 2–1, before losing to Preston North End, again away from home, in the second round. The third round of the FA Cup saw Palace entertain Stoke City, with a 0–0 home draw forcing a replay, though they ended up losing that game 4–1.

Squad statistics

Statistics

[8] [9] [10]

No.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineHistory
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsSinceAppsGoals
1GK Julián Speroni490000000049000020043090
2DF Joel Ward29010002003101302012310
3MF David Wright100000200300002010570
3DF Ashley Richards11020000001102002013110
4DF Jonathan Parr38031000003903302011842
5DF Paddy McCarthy0000000000000020081476
6DF Aaron Martin40000020060010201260
6MF Jacob Butterfield90000000090000201390
7MF Yannick Bolasie[11] 45382001004838602012483
8MF Kagisho Dikgacoi42440001104354902010878
9FW David Goodwillie10000000010000201210
9FW Kevin Phillips16700000001670002013167
10MF Owen Garvan314700020033470020108410
11FW Stephen Dobbie15320000001532002013153
12MF Alex Marrow400000000400102010310
14DF Darcy Blake10000001001100202012110
15MF Mile Jedinak443320000046331202011814
16MF Wilfried Zaha[12] 46882002015088110201014218
17FW Glenn Murray43306110100453169020118838
18FW Aaron Wilbraham24031002102713102012271
19FW Jermaine Easter81120011011211020116110
20MF Jonny Williams[13] 30022001013303102011511
21DF Dean Moxey33041002003604712011821
22MF Stuart O'Keefe7001002001000302010330
23FW Alex Nimely[14] 20000000020000201020
24FW Kwesi Appiah[15] 200100200500002012110
25MF Kyle De Silva10000010020000201290
26DF Matthew Parsons000100000100002010100
27DF Damien Delaney423220000004432812012443
28DF Peter Ramage40412001004341002012664
29FW Ibra Sekajja[16] 00000000000000201131
30MF André Moritz29522001003252102012325
33DF Danny Gabbidon14101000001510002012150
34GK Lewis Price[17] 000200200400002010140
35FW Bayan Fenwick00000000000000201100
36DF Alex Wynter00000000000000201010
37MF Hiram Boateng00010000010000201210
38FW Jason Banton00010000010010201210
40GK Ross Fitzsimmons00000000000000201100
41DF Quade Taylor00000000000000201100

Green means the player is on loan, red means that a loan was terminated.

Goalscorers

width=20Rankingwidth=60No.width=150Playerwidth=80Championshipwidth=80FA Cupwidth=80League Cupwidth=80Total
117 Glenn Murray30 1 0 31
216 Wilfried Zaha8 0 0 8
39 Kevin Phillips7 0 0 7
430 André Moritz5 0 0 5
58 Kagisho Dikgacoi4 0 1 5
610 Owen Garvan4 0 0 4
28 Peter Ramage4 0 0 4
827 Damien Delaney3 0 0 3
7 Yannick Bolasie30 0 3
15 Mile Jedinak30 0 3
11 Stephen Dobbie30 0 3
1219 Jermaine Easter1 0 1 2
1333 Danny Gabbidon1 0 0 1
1418 Aaron Wilbraham0 0 1 1
Total76 1 3 80

Transfers

Players transferred in
DatePos.AgeNameClubFeeRef.
28 May 2012DF22 Joel Ward Portsmouth£400,000[18]
7 July 2012FW32 Aaron Wilbraham Norwich CityFree[19]
7 August 2012DF28 Peter Ramage Queens Park RangersFree[20]
24 August 2012DF23 Darcy Blake Cardiff CityUndisclosed[21]
24 August 2012MF23 Yannick Bolasie Bristol CityUndisclosed[22]
24 August 2012MF26 André Moritz Mersin İdmanyurduFree[23]
31 August 2012DF31 Damien Delaney Ipswich TownFree[24]
18 September 2012DF33 Danny Gabbidon Queens Park RangersFree[25]
Players loaned in
Start datePos.AgeNameClubEnd dateRef.
1 July 2012DF22 Aaron Martin SouthamptonEnd of season[26]
31 August 2012FW23 David Goodwillie Blackburn Rovers1 January 2013[27]
10 January 2013FW21 Alex Nimely Manchester CityEnd of season[28]
16 January 2013MF22 Jacob Butterfield Norwich City19 February 2013[29]
25 January 2013DF21 Jazz Richards Swansea CityEnd of season[30]
25 January 2013FW20 Wilfried Zaha Manchester UnitedEnd of season[31]
31 January 2013FW39 Kevin Phillips BlackpoolEnd of season[32]
31 January 2013FW30 Stephen Dobbie Brighton & Hove AlbionEnd of season[33]
Players transferred out
DatePos.AgeNameClubFeeRef.
22 June 2012FW21 Sean Scannell Huddersfield TownUndisclosed[34]
13 July 2012MF28 Darren Ambrose Birmingham CityUndisclosed[35]
19 July 2012DF21 Nathaniel Clyne SouthamptonUndisclosed[36]
UnknownFW21 Antonio Pedroza Morelia£150,000[37] [38]
25 January 2013FW20 Wilfried Zaha Manchester United£15,000,000
Players loaned out
Start datePos.AgeNameClubEnd dateRef.
17 August 2012MF22 Alex Marrow Fleetwood Town1 January 2013[39]
30 August 2012DF20 Matthew Parsons Wycombe Wanderers30 September 2012[40]
14 September 2012DF32 David Wright Gillingham14 October 2012[41]
14 September 2012FW22 Kwesi Appiah Aldershot Town14 October 2012
7 November 2012FW20 Ibra Sekajja MK Dons1 January 2013[42]
11 January 2013FW20 Ibra Sekajja Barnet11 February 2013[43]
11 January 2013GK18 Ross Fitzsimons Harrow Borough11 February 2013
28 January 2013FW22 Kwesi Appiah Yeovil Town2 March 2013[44]
31 January 2013FW20 Jason Banton Plymouth Argyle2 March 2013[45]
Players released
DatePos.AgeNameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.
21 May 2012DF31 Anthony Gardner Sheffield Wednesday21 June 2012[46] [47]
21 May 2012DF20 Jake Caprice Blackpool9 July 2012[48]
21 May 2012DF22 Lee Hills Stevenage18 July 2012[49]
21 May 2012FW21 Nathaniel Pinney CroydonUnknown
21 May 2012DF20 Charlie Holness LeatherheadUnknown
10 August 2012MF22 Kieron Cadogan Aldershot Town29 September 2012[50] [51]
31 August 2012MF30 Andy Dorman New England Revolution15 November 2012[52] [53]
21 May 2012FW25 Calvin Andrew Port Vale26 November 2012[54]
25 January 2013DF32 David Wright· Colchester United25 January 2013[55]

Matches

Round by Round results

Football League Cup results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dougie Freedman confirmed as Bolton boss by Crystal Palace . BBC . 8 November 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223131849/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20044214 . 23 December 2012 . 23 October 2012 . live.
  2. News: Barnsley 1–1 Crystal Palace. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2020-09-30.
  3. Web site: 2012-10-28. Lennie Lawrence will not apply for vacant Crystal Palace job. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/lennie-lawrence-will-not-apply-vacant-crystal-palace-job-8229966.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. 2020-09-30. The Independent. en.
  4. News: Kessel . Anna . Crystal Palace give Ian Holloway warm welcome with win over Blackburn . 8 November 2012 . The Guardian . 3 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107001604/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/nov/03/crystal-palace-blackburn-rovers-championship . 7 November 2012 . live.
  5. Web site: BBC Sport – Crystal Palace 5–0 Ipswich . BBC . 8 November 2012 . https://archive.today/20121224063723/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20134371 . 24 December 2012 . 6 November 2012 . live.
  6. Web site: BBC Sport – Peterborough v Crystal Palace . BBC . 10 November 2012 . https://archive.today/20130419223914/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20190094 . 19 April 2013 . 9 November 2012 . live.
  7. Web site: Crystal Palace to be featured in Amazon Prime documentary. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/crystal-palace-documentary-amazon-prime-b1843109.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription. Independent.co.uk. 6 May 2021.
  8. News: Crystal Palace 2012–13 appearance statistics. The Football League . 8 May 2013.
  9. News: Crystal Palace 2012–13 goal statistics. The Football League . 8 May 2013.
  10. News: Crystal Palace 2012–13 assist statistics. The Football League . 28 May 2013.
  11. Bolasie was born in Lyon, France, but also qualifies to represent England and DR Congo internationally and made his international debut for DR Congo in March 2013.
  12. Zaha was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, but was raised in England from the age of 4, and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for England in November 2012. He would switch his international allegiance back to the Ivory Coast in November 2016 and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in January 2017.
  13. Williams was born in Pembury, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his father and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2013.
  14. Nimely was born in Monrovia, Liberia, but also qualifies to represent England internationally through his father and has represented them at U-20 level. He has since switched his international allegiance back to Liberia.
  15. Appiah was born in Thamesmead, England, but also qualifies to represent Ghana internationally and would make his international debut for Ghana in January 2015.
  16. Sekajja was born in Mulago, Uganda, but was raised in England and has represented them at U-16 level.
  17. Price was born in Bournemouth, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in November 2005.
  18. Web site: Portsmouth Football Club. Portsmouthfc.co.uk . 8 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120530214021/http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/LatestNews/news/Ward-Joins-Crystal-Palace-3444.aspx . 30 May 2012 .
  19. Web site: Wilbraham Makes Eagles Move . Cpfc.co.uk . 4 July 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  20. Web site: Ramage Returns To Selhurst . Cpfc.co.uk . 7 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  21. Web site: Palace Sign Blake . Cpfc.co.uk . 24 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  22. Web site: Freedman Ties Up Bolasie Deal . Cpfc.co.uk . 24 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  23. Web site: Brazilian Midfielder Joins Palace . Cpfc.co.uk . 24 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  24. Web site: Delaney Joins Up . Cpfc.co.uk . 31 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  25. Web site: Gabbidon Signs Up . Cpfc.co.uk . 18 September 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  26. Web site: Martin Joins on Season Long Loan . Cpfc.co.uk . 27 June 2012 . 8 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232602/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/article/martin-joins-on-season-long-loan-195725.aspx . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  27. Web site: Striker in on Loan . Cpfc.co.uk . 31 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  28. Web site: Nimely Signs For Palace . Cpfc.co.uk . 10 January 2013 . 10 January 2013.
  29. Web site: Butterfield Joins on Loan . Cpfc.co.uk . 16 January 2013 . 16 January 2013.
  30. Web site: Jazz Swings into Town . Cpfc.co.uk . 25 January 2013 . 25 January 2013.
  31. News: Zaha's United Move Agreed . cpfc.co.uk . 25 January 2013 . 25 January 2013.
  32. Web site: Phillips Joins Palace . Cpfc.co.uk . 31 January 2013 . 31 January 2013.
  33. Web site: Palace Complete Dobbie Deadline Day Deal . Cpfc.co.uk . 31 January 2013 . 31 January 2013.
  34. Web site: Scannell Moves North . Cpfc.co.uk . 28 June 2012 . 8 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053354/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/article/scannell-moves-north-198541.aspx . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  35. Web site: Ambrose Joins Birmingham . Cpfc.co.uk . 13 July 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  36. Web site: Clyne Deal Is Done . Cpfc.co.uk . 27 July 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  37. Web site: CPFC BBS – View Single Post – Pedroza gone? . Cpfc.org . 27 July 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  38. Web site: Twitter / RichCawleySLP: Got story in today's paper . Twitter.com . 8 November 2012.
  39. Web site: Palace to Town . Fleetwood Town FC . 17 August 2012 . 8 November 2012 . https://archive.today/20130123024313/http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/2012/08/17/palace-to-town/ . 23 January 2013 . dead.
  40. Web site: Parsons Moves on Loan . Cpfc.co.uk . 30 August 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  41. News: Appiah And Wright Make Loan Moves . 1 May 2013.
  42. Web site: Dons swoop for Eagles striker. mkdons.com. 18 August 2016.
  43. Web site: Youngsters Move on Loan. cpfc.co.uk. 18 August 2016.
  44. Web site: Appiah Joins Yeovil on Loan. cpfc.co.uk. 18 August 2016.
  45. Web site: Banton Joins Plymouth on Loan. cpfc.co.uk. 18 August 2016.
  46. News: Palace release five players . 1 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525165818/http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Palace-release-players/story-16143823-detail/story.html . 25 May 2012 . dead .
  47. Web site: BBC Sport – Anthony Gardner joins Sheffield Wednesday from Crystal Palace . Bbc.co.uk . 21 June 2012 . 1 May 2013.
  48. Web site: GMT . BBC Sport – Blackpool sign ex-Crystal Palace defender Jake Caprice . Bbc.co.uk . 9 July 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  49. Web site: GMT . BBC Sport – Lee Hills joins Stevenage after leaving Crystal Palace . Bbc.co.uk . 18 July 2012 . 8 November 2012.
  50. Web site: Twitter / Official_CPFC: The club can confirm that Kieron . Twitter.com . 8 November 2012.
  51. Web site: Aldershot Town Football Club: Kieron Cadogan signs Player News . 30 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002054706/http://www.theshots.co.uk/news/Aldershot86216.ink . 2 October 2012 . dead.
  52. Web site: Twitter. twitter.com. 18 August 2016.
  53. Web site: Revs re-sign Andy Dorman | New England Revolution. revolutionsoccer.net. 18 August 2016. 4 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204153103/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2012/11/revs-re-sign-andy-dorman. dead.
  54. Web site: NEW SIGNING. port-vale.co.uk. 18 August 2016.
  55. Web site: Wright Moves On. cpfc.co.uk. 18 August 2016.

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