2012–13 Exeter City F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Exeter City
| season = 2012–13
| manager = Paul Tisdale
| chairman = Edward Chorlton
| stdtitle = Ground
| stadium = St James Park
| league = League Two
| league result = 10th
| cup1 = FA Cup
| cup1 result = First round
| cup2 = League Cup
| cup2 result = First round
| cup3 = FL Trophy
| cup3 result = First round
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
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| prevseason = 2011–12
| nextseason = 2013–14
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The 2012–13 season was Exeter City's 111th season in existence and their first season back in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, following their relegation from League One in the previous season. The club finished 10th in League Two, and also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy, where they were eliminated in the first round in all three competitions. The season covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
Competitions
=League Two=
{{main|2012–13 Football League Two}}
==League table==
{{:2012–13 Football League Two|showteam=EXE}}
==Matches==
=FA Cup=
{{main|2012–13 FA Cup}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ FA Cup match details |
| scope="col"|Round
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Time !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope=row|First round
|3 November 2012||15:00||Bury||A||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|L||0–1||||1,821||{{cite web|website=Sky Sports|access-date=23 February 2025|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/bury-vs-exeter-city/279526 | title=Sodje off but Shakers survive }} |
=League Cup=
{{main|2012–13 Football League Cup}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ League Cup match details |
| scope="col"|Round
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Time !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope=row|First round
|14 August 2012||19:45||Crystal Palace||H||bgcolor=#FFCCCC|L||1–2||O'Flynn 2'||3,650||{{cite web|website=Sky Sports|access-date=23 February 2025|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/exeter-city-vs-crystal-palace/265712 | title=Eagles edge out Grecians in cup }} |
=Football League Trophy=
{{main|2012–13 Football League Trophy}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Football League Trophy match details |
| scope="col"|Round
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Time !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Scorers !scope="col"|Attendance !scope="col"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope=row|First round
|align=left|4 September 2012||19:15||Aldershot Town||H||bgcolor=#FFFFCC|D||0–0 {{pso|3–4}}||||1,944||{{cite web|website=Sky Sports|access-date=23 February 2025|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/exeter-city-vs-aldershot-town/273666 | title=Shots prevail via shoot-out }} |
Statistics
=Appearances and goals=
{{update section|date=February 2025}}
{{Efs start|League One|FA Cup|League Cup|JP Trophy}}
{{Efs player|no=1|name=Artur Krysiak|pos=GK|nat=POL |32+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=2|name=Steve Tully|pos=DF|nat=ENG |20+2|0|1+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=4|name=Scot Bennett|pos=DF|nat=ENG |33+0|5|1+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6|name=Danny Coles|pos=DF|nat=ENG |36+0|3|1+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=7|name=Liam Sercombe|pos=MF|nat=ENG |18+2|1|1+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=10|name=Alan Gow|pos=FW|nat=SCO |19+4|4|1+0|0|0+1|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|name=Elliott Frear|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0+2|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=John O'Flynn|pos=FW|nat=IRL |18+10|10|0+1|0|1+0|1|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=Tom Nichols|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0+3|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=21|name=Guillem Bauza|pos=FW|nat=ESP |3+12|2|0+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|name=Jimmy Keohane|pos=MF|nat=IRL |12+13|3|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=23|name=Aaron Dawson|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0+4|0|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=24|name=Craig Woodman|pos=DF|nat=ENG |34+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25|name=Pat Baldwin|pos=DF|nat=ENG |33+0|1|1+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=26|name=Jamie Cureton|pos=FW|nat=ENG |31+2|20|1+0|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=27|name=Matt Oakley|pos=MF|nat=ENG |31+3|0|1+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=28|name=Arron Davies|pos=MF|nat=ENG |22+5|3|0+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=29|name=Kevin Amankwaah|pos=DF|nat=ENG |22+7|0|1+0|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=30|name=Tommy Doherty|pos=MF|nat=NIR |18+7|0|0+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=31|name=Mark Molesley|pos=MF|nat=ENG |6+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=32|name=Jake Gosling|pos=MF|nat=ENG |2+3|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=33|name=Jordan Moore-Taylor|pos=DF|nat=ENG |2+3|0|0+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=34|name=Elliott Chamberlain|pos=FW|nat=WAL |0+2|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=35|name=Jacob Cane|pos=MF|nat=ENG |0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=36|name=Jamie Reid|pos=FW|nat=ENG |0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=37|name=Rhys Evans|pos=GK|nat=ENG |4+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
|}
=Goalscorers=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||
| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row|Scot Bennett
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 | |||||
| scope=row|Danny Coles
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 | |||||
| scope=row|Liam Sercombe
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||
| scope=row|Alan Gow
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | |||||
| scope=row|John O'Flynn
| 11 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 12 | |||||
| scope=row|Guillem Bauza
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | |||||
| scope=row|Jimmy Keohane
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 | |||||
| scope=row|Pat Baldwin
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||
| scope=row|Jamie Cureton
| 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 | |||||
| scope=row|Arron Davies
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 | |||||
| scope=row|Jake Gosling
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||
| scope=row|OWN GOALS
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||
| class="unsortable"
! Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
= In =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date!!Position!!Name!!From!!Fee!!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| 18 June 2012
|GK |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rhys Evans |{{flagicon|ENG}} Staines Town |Free |
| 2 July 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Amankwaah |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rochdale |Free |
| 2 July 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Pat Baldwin |{{flagicon|ENG}} Southend United |Free |
| 5 July 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|WAL}} Arron Davies |{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Town |Free |
| 5 July 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|NIR}} Tommy Doherty |{{flagicon|NIR}} Free Agent |Free |
| 9 July 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Woodman |{{flagicon|ENG}} Brentford |Free |
| 31 July 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Oakley |{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester City |Free |
| 31 July 2012
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Cureton |{{flagicon|ENG}} Leyton Orient |Free |
| 20 August 2012
|FW |{{flagicon|WAL}} Elliott Chamberlain |{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester City |Free |
=Loans in=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date!!Position!!Name!!Club!!Return!!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
= Out =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date!!Position!!Name!!To!!Fee!!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| 10 May 2012
|FW |{{flagicon|WAL}} Daniel Nardiello |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rotherham United |Free |
| 10 May 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Luke O'Brien |{{flagicon|ENG}} Oxford United |Free |
| 15 May 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Callum McNish |{{flagicon|ENG}} Braintree Town |Free |
| 21 May 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|SCO}} David Noble |{{flagicon|ENG}} Rotherham United |Free |
| 21 May 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Shephard |{{flagicon|ENG}} Eastbourne Borough |Free |
| 21 May 2012
|FW |{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Logan |{{flagicon|ENG}} Wycombe Wanderers |Free |
| 21 May 2012
|GK |{{flagicon|ENG}} Lenny Pidgeley |{{flagicon|WAL}} Newport County |Free |
| 25 May 2012
|MF |{{flagicon|ENG}} James Dunne |{{flagicon|ENG}} Stevenage |Tribunal |
| 26 June 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Troy Archibald-Henville |{{flagicon|ENG}} Swindon Town |Tribunal |
| 6 July 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|WAL}} Richard Duffy |{{flagicon|ENG}} Port Vale |Free |
| 11 July 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Jones |{{flagicon|ENG}} Cheltenham Town |Free |
| 26 July 2012
|DF |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Fortune |{{flagicon|ENG}} Barnet |Free |
=Loans out=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Date!!Position!!Name!!Club!!Return!!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
=Trial players=
| valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| Nat.
!Player !Notes !Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |{{flagicon|ENG}} | Stephen Brogan | Trial | |
| |{{flagicon|WAL}} | Elliott Chamberlain | Trial |
|}
Summary
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| Games Played | 37 (34 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 JP Trophy) |
| Games Won | 15 (15 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Games Drawn | 8 (7 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 JP Trophy) |
| Games Lost | 14 (12 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Goals Scored | 51 (50 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Goals conceded | 48 (45 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Goal Difference | +3 |
| Clean Sheets | 0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Yellow Cards | 0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Red Cards | 0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 JP Trophy) |
| Worst Discipline | TBC (0 yellows, 0 reds) |
| Best Result | 3–0 vs. Burton Albion F.C., Southend United F.C., Northampton Town F.C.: 0–3 vs. Accrington Stanley F.C., Morecambe F.C. |
| Worst Result | 0–3 vs. Morecambe F.C.:, 3–0 vs. Northampton Town F.C., Cheltenham Town F.C. |
| Most Appearances | Danny Coles (38 appearances) |
| Top Scorer | Jamie Cureton (20 goals) |
| Points | 52 |
References
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{{Exeter City F.C.}}
{{2012–13 in English football}}
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