2012–13 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
2012–13 season
Manager	Graham Westley (until 12 Feb.); Simon Grayson (from 17 Feb.)
Stadium	Deepdale
League One	14th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	3rd Round
League Trophy	Area Semi-Final
Top goalscorer	League: Nicky Wroe (8); All: Nicky Wroe (11)
Highest home attendance	12,014 vs Bury, 26 Dec 2012
Lowest home attendance	4,757 vs Yeovil Town, 3 Nov 2012
Average home league attendance	8,190
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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	Team v t e	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^[a]
16	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	16	17	54	60	−6	55

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.^[1]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
15	5	5	5	24	19	+5	20	3	3	2	15	8	+7	2	2	3	9	11	−2

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 44)	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 39)	–	–	–	–	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 38)	–	–	–	–	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 39)	–	–	–	–	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 31)	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 37)	–	–	–	–	8 January 2013	Watford	Free	30 June 2014
20	Chris Beardsley	CF	Derby	(1984-02-28) 28 February 1984 (age 41)	–	–	–	–	1 August 2012	Stevenage	Free	30 June 2014
29	Stuart Beavon	CF/RW/AM	Reading	(1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 41)	–	–	–	–	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		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		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	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
	DF	4	Paul Huntington	3	0	0	1	4
	MF	24	Will Hayhurst	4	0	0	0	4
9	FW	9	Graham Cummins	2	0	0	1	3
	MF	11	Lee Holmes	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	13	Joel Byrom	2	1	0	0	3
	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
	DF	5	Chris Robertson	0	1	0	0	1
	DF	6	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	7	David Amoo	0	1	0	0	1
	MF	18	Andrew Procter	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	19	John Welsh	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	John Mousinho	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	27	Luke Foster	0	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	52	5	7	10	74

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		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	Source
19	MF	John Welsh	28	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[2]
6	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	29	EU	Shrewsbury Town	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[3]
8	MF	Nicky Wroe	26	EU	Shrewsbury Town	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[3]
4	DF	Paul Huntington	24	EU	Yeovil Town	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[4]
7	FW	David Amoo	21	EU	Liverpool	Free	Summer	2013	Free	^[5]
16	DF	David Buchanan	26	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[5]
N/A	GK	Ricard Wright	34	EU	Ipswich Town	Free	Summer	2013	Free	^[6]
3	DF	Scott Laird	24	EU	Stevenage	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[7]
11	MF	Lee Holmes	25	EU	Southampton	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[8]
17	MF	Jeffrey Monakana	18	EU	Arsenal	Free	Summer	2013	Free	^[8]
21	MF	John Mousinho	26	EU	Stevenage	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[9]
2	MF	Keith Keane	25	EU	Luton Town	Free	Summer	2014	Free	^[10]
10	FW	Lee Trundle	35	EU	Neath	Free	Summer	2013	Free	^[11]
20	FW	Chris Beardsley	28	EU	Stevenage	Free	Summer	Undisclosed	Free	^[12]
13	MF	Joel Byrom	25	EU	Stevenage	Free	Summer	Undisclosed	Free	^[12]
23	GK	Steve Simonsen	33	EU	Sheffield United	Free	Summer	2013	Free	^[13]
12	FW	Akpo Sodje	32	EU	Free agent	Free	Summer	2013	Free	^[13]
29	FW	Stuart Beavon	28	EU	Wycombe Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2014	Undisclosed	^[14]
14	FW	Joe Garner	24	EU	Watford	Free transfer	Winter	2014	Free	^[15]
35	GK	Rhys Taylor	22	EU	Chelsea	Free transfer	Winter	Non-contract	Free	^[16]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
37	FW	Anthony Elding	30	Grimsby Town	15 November	7 January	^[17]	^[18]
14	DF	Todd Kane	19	Chelsea	5 December	7 January	^[19]	^[18]
15	DF	Paul Connolly	41	Leeds United	15 January	30 May	^[20]
23	GK	Declan Rudd	34	Norwich City	29 January	30 May	^[21]

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
22	MF	Graham Alexander	40	Contract ended	Retired	Summer	N/A	422	113	^[22]
33	FW	Neil Mellor	29	Contract ended	Retired	Summer	N/A	149	20	^[23]
4	MF	Ian Ashbee	35	Contract ended	Free agent	Summer	N/A	31	0	^[24]
25	GK	Andreas Arestidou	22	Contract ended	Morecambe	Summer	N/A	9	0	^[24]
50	DF	Aaron Brown	28	Contract ended	Floriana	Summer	N/A	4	0	^[24]
24	MF	Seanan Clucas	19	Contract ended	Bristol Rovers	Summer	N/A	1	0	^[25]
18	DF	Daniel Devine	19	Contract ended	Fleetwood Town	Summer	N/A	16	1	^[24]
27	FW	Jamie Douglas	19	Contract ended	Dungannon Swifts	Summer	N/A	7	1	^[24]
2	DF	David Gray	24	Contract ended	Stevenage	Summer	N/A	52	0	^[26]
42	DF	Nicky Hunt	28	Contract ended	Rotherham United	Summer	N/A	16	1	^[27]
23	DF	Scott Leather	19	Contract ended	Altrincham	Summer	N/A	2	0	^[24]
28	MF	George Miller	20	Contract ended	Accrington Stanley	Summer	N/A	8	0	^[28]
21	GK	Iain Turner	28	Contract ended	Free agent	Summer	N/A	29	1	^[24]
12	DF	Brian McLean	27	Contract ended	Dundee United	Summer	Free	18	2	^[29]
11	FW	Juvhel Tsoumou	21	Contract terminated	Free agent	Summer	Free	22	4	^[30]
36	DF	Luke Clark	18	Contract ended	Accrington Stanley	Summer	Free	4	0	^[31]
N/A	GK	Richard Wright	34	Contract terminated	Manchester City	Summer	Free	0	0	^[32]
17	MF	Paul Parry	31	Contract ended	Shrewsbury Town	Summer	Free	91	6	^[33]
10	MF	Barry Nicholson	33	Free transfer	Fleetwood Town	Summer	Free	101	10	^[34]
20	MF	Darel Russell	31	Contract terminated	Portsmouth	Summer	Free	32	1	^[35]
8	MF	Paul Coutts	23	Transfer	Derby County	Summer	Undisclosed	85	5	^[36]
3	DF	Conor McLaughlin	20	Free transfer	Fleetwood Town	Summer	Free	28	0	^[37]
15	MF	Adam Barton	21	Transfer	Coventry City	Summer	Undisclosed	57	3	^[38]
16	MF	Danny Mayor	21	Transfer	Sheffield Wednesday	Summer	Undisclosed	76	3	^[39]
9	FW	Proctor	20	Transfer	Swansea City	Summer	Undisclosed	38	4	^[40]
6	DF	Craig Morgan	27	Contract ended	Rotherham United	Summer	Free	58	3	^[41]
12	FW	Akpo Sodje	32	Contract ended	Scunthorpe United		Free	17	7	^[42]
15	FW	Chris Holroyd	26	Contract terminated	Morecambe	Winter	Free	19	1	^[18]
7	FW	David Amoo	21	Contract terminated	Tranmere Rovers	Winter	Free	22	1	^[43]
23	GK	Steve Simonsen	33	Contract terminated	Dundee	Winter	Free	17	0	^[44]
10	FW	Lee Trundle	36	Contract terminated	Chester		Free	2	0	^[45]

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
15	FW	Chris Holroyd	26	Macclesfield Town	25 August	7 January	^[46]	^[18]
	FW	Iain Hume	41	Doncaster Rovers	31 August	30 May	^[47]
6	DF	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff	42	Rochdale	30 January	30 May	^[48]

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Results

Pre-season friendlies

14 July 2012	Southport	0–2	Preston North End	Southport
15:00			Akrigg 5' (og) Byrom 12' (pen)	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Mr I Hussain

17 July 2012	Chorley	1–1	Preston North End	Chorley
19:45	Kilheeney 44'	Report	Trundle 27'	Stadium: Victory Park

21 July 2012	Morecambe	2–0	Preston North End	Morecambe
15:00	Burrow 49' Carlton 86'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,731 Referee: T. Harrington

28 July 2012	Preston North End	1–0	AEK Athens	Preston
15:00	Monakana 88'			Stadium: Deepdale

31 July 2012 (2012-07-31)	AFC Wimbledon	1–4	Preston North End	Kingsmeadow
19:45	Jolley 21'	Report	Byrom 12' 53' Sodje 18' 24'	Attendance: 782

4 August 2012	Preston North End	1–3	Leeds United	Preston
19:00 BST	Mousinho 57'	Report	Lees 31' Byram 66' White 80'	Stadium: Deepdale

League One

18 August 2012 1	Preston North End	0–0	Colchester United	Preston
15:00				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Philip Gibbs

21 August 2012 2	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Preston North End	Shrewsbury
19:45	Parry 4'			Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,444 Referee: Mathieson

25 August 2012 3	Bournemouth	1–1	Preston North End	Bournemouth
15:00	Elphick 52'		76' Sodje	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5,329 Referee: Carl Berry

2 September 2012 4	Preston North End	4–1	Swindon Town	Preston
14:00	Sodje 5' Wroe 10' Beavon 43' Welsh 68'		58' De Vita	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,372 Referee: Robert Madley

8 September 2012 5	Bury	1–2	Preston North End	Bury
15:00	Skarz 90'		30' Sodje 66' Cansdell-Sherriff	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,213 Referee: Drysdale

15 September 2012 6	Preston North End	1–2	Crawley Town	Preston
15:00	Huntington 90+1'		54', 68' Alexander	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,812 Referee: Webb

18 September 2012 7	Preston North End	5–0	Hartlepool United	Preston
19:45	Byrom 28' Beavon 29' King 65' Laird 84', 87'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,132 Referee: Bates

22 September 2012 8	Walsall	3–1	Preston North End	Walsall
15:00	Baxendale 38' Bowerman 55' (pen), 58'		10' Byrom	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Collins

29 September 2012 9	Preston North End	3–2	Yeovil Town	Preston
15:00	Monakana 57' Beardsley 64' Burn 86' (og)		6' Williams 76' Upson 87' Burn	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,520 Referee: Brown

2 October 2012 10	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Preston North End	Doncaster
19:45	Cotterill 45'		33' King 60' Laird 71' Beavon	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Whitestone

8 October 2012 11	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Preston North Edn	Oldham
15:00	Baxter 27' Montaño 57' Furman 69'		90+4' Sodje	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,496 Referee: Tierney

14 October 2012 12	Preston North End	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Preston
13:30				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,327 Referee: Pawson

20 October 2012 13	Preston North End	0–1	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00			43' Kitson	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,536 Referee: Sarginson

23 October 2012 14	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Preston North End	Scunthorpe
19:45	Clarke 42' Hawley 72'		1', 28', 36' Wroe	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2,671 Referee: Naylor

27 October 2012 15	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Tranmere
15:00	Cassidy 85'		50' Huntington	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,732 Referee: Phil Gibbs

6 November 2012 16	Preston North End	1–1	Carlisle United	Preston
19:45	Cummins 90'		31' (pen) Garner	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,249 Referee: Clarke

10 November 2012 17	Stevenage	1–4	Preston North End	Stevenage
15:00	Tansey 15'		6' Beavon 32' King 58' Monakana 72' Wroe	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,740

17 November 2012 18	Preston North End	1–1	Brentford	Preston
15:00	Laird 62'		89' German	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,804

20 November 2012 19	Preston North End	0–0	Notts County	Preston
19:45			90+4' Campbell-Ryce	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,013

24 November 2012 20	Leyton Orient	2–0	Preston North End	London
15:00	Braudy 43' Lisbie 61'			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,190

8 December 2012 21	Preston North End	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Preston
15:00	Huntington 89'		32' Murphy 49' Inman 52' Pogba	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,542

15 December 2012 22	Portsmouth	0–0	Preston North End	Portsmouth
15:00				Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,376

22 December 2012 23	Coventry City	1–1	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00	Bailey 22'		77' Holmes	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,230

26 December 2012 24	Preston North End	0–0	Bury	Preston
15:00				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,014

29 December 2012 25	Preston North End	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Preston
15:00			1' Syers 30' Cotterill 76' (pen) Paynter	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,626

1 January 2013 26	Hartlepool United	0–1	Preston North End	Hartlepool
15:00			45' Moushino	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,829

13 January 2013 27	Preston North End	1–3	Walsall	Preston
19:45	Wright 90'		18' Brandy 38' Downing 56' Baxendale	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,823

26 January 2013 28	Preston North End	2–2	Coventry City	Preston
15:00	Cummins 30' Wroe 60'		38' Clarke 53' (og) Robertson	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,474

2 February 2013 29	Preston North End	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Preston
15:00	Beavon 43'		64' Taylor 90' (pen) Richards	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,331

9 February 2013 30	Colchester United	1–0	Preston North End	Colchester
15:00	Sears 55'		79' 83' Wright	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,215

12 February 2013 31	Yeovil Town	3–1	Preston North End	Yeovil
19:45	Hayter 73' Ralph 80' Madden 90'		30' Beardsley	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,661

16 February 2013 32	Preston North End	2–0	Bournemouth	Preston
15:00	Beavon 19' Wright 31'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,889

23 February 2013 33	Swindon Town	1–1	Preston North End	Swindon
15:00	Rooney 75'		51' Hayhurst	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,145

2 March 2013 34	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Preston North End	Milton Keynes
15:00	Chicksen 2'		7' Hayhurst	Stadium: stadium:mk Attendance: 8,412

9 March 2013 35	Preston North End	2–0	Stevenage	Preston
15:00	Holmes 6' Hayhurst 16'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,000

12 March 2013 36	Notts County	0–1	Preston North End	Nottingham
19:45			34' (o.g.) Hollis	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,587

16 March 2013 37	Brentford	1–0	Preston North End	London
15:00	Saunders 90+4' (pen.)			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,512

23 March 2013 38	Preston North End	0–0	Leyton Orient	Preston
15:00				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,405

29 March 2013 39	Preston North End	1–1	Portsmouth	Preston
17:00	Keane 77'		3' Wallace	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,464

1 April 2013 40	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Preston North End	Crewe
15:00	Inman 32'			Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,366

6 April 2013 41	Preston North End	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Preston
15:00	Holmes 38' Wroe 77' King 90+3'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,118

9 April 2013 42	Preston North End	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Preston
19:45	Wroe 73' (pen.) Hayhurst 90+3'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,080

13 April 2013 43	Carlisle United	1–1	Preston North End	Birkenhead
15:00	Miller 38'		12' Monakana	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,965

20 April 2013 44	Preston North End	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	Preston
15:00	Monakana 45'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,467

23 April 2013 45	Crawley Town	1–0	Preston North End	Crawley
19:45	Jones 6'			Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,026

27 April 2013 46	Sheffield United	0–0	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00				Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,888

FA Cup

3 November 2012 Round 1	Preston North End	3–0	Yeovil Town	Preston
15:00	Byrom 38' Amoo 41' Robertson 70'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,757 Referee: Haines

1 December 2012 Round 2	Preston North End	2–0	Gillingham	Preston
19:45	Monakana 12' Beavon			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,271

5 January 2013 Round 3	Millwall	1–0	Preston North End	London
15:00	Feeney 31'			Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,364

League Cup

13 August 2012 Round 1	Preston North End	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Preston
19:45	King 29' Wroe 40'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Lewis

28 August 2012 Round 2	Preston North End	4–1	Crystal Palace	Preston
19:45	Wroe 2', 63' Sodje 18' Monakana 41'		37' Wilbraham	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Ilderton

25 September 2012 Round 3	Preston North End	1–3	Middlesbrough	Preston
19:45	King 40'		13' Ledesma 18' Zammama 61' Smallwood	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,959 Referee: Stroud

League Trophy

5 September 2012 Northern Section Round 1	Carlisle United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Preston North End	Carlisle
19:45	McGovern 68' Noble 83'		3' Beardsley	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,471 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
	Penalties
	McGovern Jervis Berrett Madden		Wroe Wright Sodje Buchanan

9 October 2012 Northern Section Round 2	Morecambe	2–4	Preston North End	Morecambe
19:45	Mustoe 21' Brodie 78' (pen)		56' Cummins 75', 90+4' Sodje 81' Huntington	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Mark Haywood

18 December 2012 Northern Section Quarter-Final	Bury	3–3 (5–4 p)	Preston North End	Bury
15:00	Skarz 62' Doherty 84' Schumacher 90'		25' King 68' Procter 90' Beavon	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,023
	Penalties
	Schumacher Doherty Jones Hughes Wylde		Procter Byrom Beavon Mousinho Cummins

10 January 2013 North Section Semi-Final	Coventry City	3–2	Preston North End	Coventry
15:00	Jennings 41' Baker 90+3' Clarke 90+4'		67' Foster 80' Beavon	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,655

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

References

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^ "Welsh Agrees to Join". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Shrews duo join Preston". Sky Sports. 16 May 2012.
^ "Yeovil Town's Paul Huntington to join Preston North End". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Preston North End to sign David Amoo and David Buchanan". BBC Sport. 24 May 2012.
^ http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2786099,00.html ^{[dead link]}
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^ "Preston to sign Lee Holmes, John Mousinho and Jeffrey Monakana". BBC Sport. 29 May 2012.
^ "Preston North End sign Luton Town's Keith Keane". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012.
^ "Lee Trundle signs one-year contract at Preston North End". BBC Sport. 20 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Preston North End sign Chris Beardsley and Joel Byrom". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Preston North End sign Steve Simonsen and Akpo Sodje". BBC Sport. 17 August 2012.
^ "Preston North End sign Wycombe striker Stuart Beavon". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.
^ "Preston sign Joe Garner after Watford release striker". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013.
^ "Taylor Agrees Non-Contract Terms". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^ "Preston sign Anthony Elding on loan from Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 15 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PNE aim to bring in front man". Lancashire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Todd Kane: Chelsea loan defender to Preston North End". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.
^ "Preston North End sign Paul Connolly on loan from Leeds". BBC Sport. 15 January 2013.
^ "Declan Rudd: Preston North End bring in Norwich City keeper". BBC Sport. 29 January 2013.
^ "Preston and Scotland's Graham Alexander set to retire". BBC Sport. 24 April 2012.
^ "Preston North End striker Neil Mellor retires due to knee injury". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Summer Change Programme Underway". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^ "Bristol Rovers sign former Preston midfielder Seanan Clucas". BBC Sport. 5 July 2012.
^ "Gray signs deal to boost Boro". Sky Sports. 14 June 2012.
^ "Rotherham United snap up Nicky Hunt & re-sign Ian Sharps". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012.
^ "Accrington Stanley sign ex-Preston midfielder George Miller". BBC Sport. 19 June 2012.
^ "McLean makes Terrors move". Sky Sports. 14 June 2012.
^ "Tsoumou departs Deepdale". Sky Sports. 3 July 2012.
^ "Accrington Stanley sign midfielder Luke Clark from Preston". BBC Sport. 5 July 2012.
^ "Richard Wright leaves Preston citing homesickness". BBC Sport. 6 July 2012.
^ http://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~2835894,00.html ^{[dead link]}
^ "Fleetwood Town sign Preston midfielder Barry Nicholson". BBC Sport. 9 July 2012.
^ "Preston North End take goalkeeper Peter Enckelman on trial". BBC Sport. 13 July 2012.
^ "Derby Snap Up Midfielder Coutts". Derby County F.C. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ "McLaughlin Joins Fleetwood". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ "Coventry City: Midfielder Barton signs from Preston North End". BBC Sport. 6 August 2012.
^ "Sheffield Wednesday sign Danny Mayor from Preston". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012.
^ "Swansea sign Preston striker Jamie Proctor on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 August 2012.
^ "Rotherham bring in defender Craig Morgan". BBC Sport. 3 September 2012.
^ "Akpo Sodje leaves Preston North End after rejecting new contract". BBC Sport. 14 December 2012.
^ "Tranmere Rovers bring in David Amoo on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 9 January 2013.
^ "Steve Simonsen: Preston North End terminate goalkeeper's deal". BBC Sport. 22 January 2013.
^ "Lee Trundle: Preston agree termination of striker's contract". BBC Sport. 8 February 2013.
^ "Macclesfield sign Preston striker Chris Holroyd on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012.
^ "Doncaster Rovers bring in Preston forward Iain Hume". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.
^ "Shane Cansdell-Sherriff: Preston defender joins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013.

External links

Official Site: 2012/2013 Fixtures & Results
BBC Sport – Club Stats
Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers

[table_hth_COV0.52328728070636-2] On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.^[1]

[1] "Coventry City deducted 10 points by the Football League". BBC Sport. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

[3] "Welsh Agrees to Join". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

[auto5-4] "Shrews duo join Preston". Sky Sports. 16 May 2012.

[5] "Yeovil Town's Paul Huntington to join Preston North End". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012.

[auto4-6] "Preston North End to sign David Amoo and David Buchanan". BBC Sport. 24 May 2012.

[7] ttp://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2786099,00.html ^{[dead link]}

[8] "Scott Laird reunited with old boss Graham Westley at Preston". BBC Sport. 27 May 2012.

[auto-9] "PNE Swoop for Wing Duo". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[10] "Preston to sign Lee Holmes, John Mousinho and Jeffrey Monakana". BBC Sport. 29 May 2012.

[11] "Preston North End sign Luton Town's Keith Keane". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012.

[12] "Lee Trundle signs one-year contract at Preston North End". BBC Sport. 20 July 2012.

[auto2-13] "Preston North End sign Chris Beardsley and Joel Byrom". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012.

[auto1-14] "Preston North End sign Steve Simonsen and Akpo Sodje". BBC Sport. 17 August 2012.

[15] "Preston North End sign Wycombe striker Stuart Beavon". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.

[16] "Preston sign Joe Garner after Watford release striker". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013.

[17] "Taylor Agrees Non-Contract Terms". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

[18] "Preston sign Anthony Elding on loan from Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 15 November 2012.

[auto6-19] "PNE aim to bring in front man". Lancashire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[20] "Todd Kane: Chelsea loan defender to Preston North End". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012.

[21] "Preston North End sign Paul Connolly on loan from Leeds". BBC Sport. 15 January 2013.

[22] "Declan Rudd: Preston North End bring in Norwich City keeper". BBC Sport. 29 January 2013.

[23] "Preston and Scotland's Graham Alexander set to retire". BBC Sport. 24 April 2012.

[24] "Preston North End striker Neil Mellor retires due to knee injury". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012.

[auto3-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Summer Change Programme Underway". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

[26] "Bristol Rovers sign former Preston midfielder Seanan Clucas". BBC Sport. 5 July 2012.

[27] "Gray signs deal to boost Boro". Sky Sports. 14 June 2012.

[28] "Rotherham United snap up Nicky Hunt & re-sign Ian Sharps". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012.

[29] "Accrington Stanley sign ex-Preston midfielder George Miller". BBC Sport. 19 June 2012.

[30] "McLean makes Terrors move". Sky Sports. 14 June 2012.

[31] "Tsoumou departs Deepdale". Sky Sports. 3 July 2012.

[32] "Accrington Stanley sign midfielder Luke Clark from Preston". BBC Sport. 5 July 2012.

[33] "Richard Wright leaves Preston citing homesickness". BBC Sport. 6 July 2012.

[34] ttp://www.shrewsburytown.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10443~2835894,00.html ^{[dead link]}

[35] "Fleetwood Town sign Preston midfielder Barry Nicholson". BBC Sport. 9 July 2012.

[36] "Preston North End take goalkeeper Peter Enckelman on trial". BBC Sport. 13 July 2012.

[37] "Derby Snap Up Midfielder Coutts". Derby County F.C. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[38] "McLaughlin Joins Fleetwood". Preston North End F.C. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.

[39] "Coventry City: Midfielder Barton signs from Preston North End". BBC Sport. 6 August 2012.

[40] "Sheffield Wednesday sign Danny Mayor from Preston". BBC Sport. 16 August 2012.

[41] "Swansea sign Preston striker Jamie Proctor on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 17 August 2012.

[42] "Rotherham bring in defender Craig Morgan". BBC Sport. 3 September 2012.

[43] "Akpo Sodje leaves Preston North End after rejecting new contract". BBC Sport. 14 December 2012.

[44] "Tranmere Rovers bring in David Amoo on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 9 January 2013.

[45] "Steve Simonsen: Preston North End terminate goalkeeper's deal". BBC Sport. 22 January 2013.

[46] "Lee Trundle: Preston agree termination of striker's contract". BBC Sport. 8 February 2013.

[47] "Macclesfield sign Preston striker Chris Holroyd on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012.

[48] "Doncaster Rovers bring in Preston forward Iain Hume". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.

[49] "Shane Cansdell-Sherriff: Preston defender joins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013.

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