2012–13 Football League Trophy#Southern section 3
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Football League Trophy
| year = 2012–13
| other_title = Johnstone's Paint Trophy
| country = England
Wales
| num_teams = 48
| defending champions = Chesterfield
| champions = Crewe Alexandra
| runner-up = Southend United
| matches = 49
| goals = 139
| top goal scorer = Dave Mooney
(4 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2011–12
| nextseason = 2013–14
}}
The 2012–13 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.
In all, 48 clubs will enter the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Chesterfield are the defending champions, having beaten Swindon Town in the previous year's final, 2–0.
First round
The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 18 August 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20120818/trophy-round-1-draw_2293332_2890188 |title=Trophy Round 1 draw |publisher=The Football League |date=18 August 2012 |access-date=2012-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905045152/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20120818/trophy-round-1-draw_2293332_2890188 |archive-date=2012-09-05 |url-status=dead }} Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.
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=Northern section=
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| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=5|North-West | ||||
| 1 | Rochdale | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394573 2−2] | Fleetwood Town | 1,256 |
| colspan="5"| Rochdale won 4 – 2 on penalties | ||||
| 2 | Carlisle United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394598 1−1] | Preston North End | 3,471 |
| colspan="5"| Preston North End won 1 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394586 0−2] | Morecambe | 1,049 |
| 4 | Port Vale | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394592 2−0] | Tranmere Rovers | 2,702 |
| colspan=5|North-East | ||||
| 5 | Rotherham United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394736 0−1] | York City | 3,975 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394730 2−1] | Oldham Athletic | 2,384 |
| 7 | Coventry City | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394516 0−0] | Burton Albion | 5,437 |
| colspan="5"| Coventry City won 10 – 9 on penalties | ||||
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394561 1−2] | Notts County | 725 |
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=Southern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=5|South-West | ||||
| 1 | Oxford United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19407037 1−0] | Swindon Town | 7,746 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394535 0−3] | Yeovil Town | 2,810 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394756 2−2] | Bournemouth | 5,979 |
| colspan="5"| Portsmouth won 4 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 4 | Exeter City | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394567 0−0] | Aldershot Town | 1,944 |
| colspan="5"| Aldershot Town won 4 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| colspan=5|South-East | ||||
| 5 | Southend United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394717 2−1] | AFC Wimbledon | 1,925 |
| 6 | Dagenham & Redbridge | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394529 3−2] | Stevenage | 981 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394548 1−0] | Milton Keynes Dons | 3,444 |
| 8 | Crawley Town | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19394671 3−2] | Gillingham | 1,249 |
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;Byes
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Northern section
Bradford City, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Sheffield United, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall.
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Southern section
Barnet, Brentford, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers.
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Second round
The draw for the second round of the competition took place on 8 September 2012, with matches played in the week commencing 8 October 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20120908/trophy-round-2-draw_2293332_2913146 |title=Trophy Round 2 draw |publisher=The Football League |date=8 September 2012 |access-date=2012-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011230158/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20120908/trophy-round-2-draw_2293332_2913146 |archive-date=2012-10-11 |url-status=dead }}
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=Northern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=5|North-West | ||||
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,063 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Bury | 2,826 |
| colspan="5"| Bury won 5 – 4 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Morecambe | 2–4 | Preston North End | 2,577 |
| 4 | Walsall | 2–2 | Port Vale | 2,845 |
| colspan="5"| Port Vale won 6 – 5 on penalties | ||||
| colspan=5|North-East | ||||
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Chesterfield | 4,030 |
| 6 | York City | 0–4 | Coventry City | 2,771 |
| 7 | Notts County | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19906454 1–4] | Sheffield United | 2,082 |
| 8 | Hartlepool United | 0–0 | Bradford City | 1,777 |
| colspan="5"| Bradford won 3 – 2 on penalties |
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=Southern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan=5|South-West | ||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7,292 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 2–4 | Oxford United | 1,236 |
| 3 | Torquay United | 2–2 | Yeovil Town | 1,280 |
| colspan="5"| Yeovil won 5 – 4 on penalties | ||||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Aldershot Town | 2,580 |
| colspan=5|South-East | ||||
| 5 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Colchester United | 1,561 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Barnet | 1,404 |
| 7 | Brentford | 1–0 | Crawley Town | 2,739 |
| 8 | Southend United | 2–0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2,965 |
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Area Quarter-finals
The draw for the Area Quarter-finals was made on 13 October 2012, and the matches will be played in the week commencing 3 December 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20121013/trophy-area-quarter-finals-draw_2293332_2945058 |title=Trophy Area Quarter-finals draw |publisher=The Football League |date=13 October 2012 |access-date=2012-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021070525/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20121013/trophy-area-quarter-finals-draw_2293332_2945058 |archive-date=2012-10-21 |url-status=dead }}
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=Northern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crewe Alexandra | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20506758 1–1] | Doncaster Rovers | 1,892 |
| colspan="5"| Crewe Alexandra won 5 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 2 | Bury | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20674920 3–3] | Preston North End | 2,023 |
| colspan="5"| Preston North End won 5 – 4 on penalties | ||||
| 3 | Port Vale | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20506678 0–2] | Bradford City | 2,789 |
| 4 | Coventry City | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20506690 1–1] | Sheffield United | 10,162 |
| colspan="5"| Coventry City won 4 – 1 on penalties |
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=Southern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20522158 0–3] | Leyton Orient | 1,752 |
| 2 | Southend United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20506684 2–1] | Brentford | 3,052 |
| 3 | Yeovil Town | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20506771 2–0] | Wycombe Wanderers | 1,771 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20506731 1–1] | Oxford United | 2,383 |
| colspan="5"| Oxford United won 3 – 1 on penalties |
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Area Semi-finals
The draw for the Area Semi-finals was made on 8 December 2012, and the matches were played in the week commencing 7 January 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20121208/trophy-area-semi-finals-draw_2293332_3000854 |title=Trophy Area Semi-finals draw |publisher=The Football League |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=2012-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212072812/http://www.football-league.co.uk/johnstonespainttrophy/news/20121208/trophy-area-semi-finals-draw_2293332_3000854 |archive-date=2012-12-12 |url-status=dead }}
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=Northern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Preston North End | 12,665 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20942563 4–1] | Bradford City | 2,935 |
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=Southern section=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||
| Tie no
!Home team !Score !Away team !Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford United | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20880602 3–3] | Southend United | 2,882 |
| colspan="5"| Southend United won 5 – 3 on penalties | ||||
| 2 | Leyton Orient | [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20880538 1–0] | Yeovil Town | 2,755 |
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Area finals
The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away.
=Northern section=
{{footballbox collapsible
|date = 5 February
|round = Leg 1
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Coventry City
|team2 = Crewe Alexandra
|score = 0–3
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21241386 Report]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Inman {{goal|52||78}}
Leitch-Smith {{goal|85}}
|referee = Graham Salisbury
|stadium = Ricoh Arena, Coventry
|attendance = 31,054
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date = 20 February
|round = Leg 2
|time = 19:30
|team1 = Crewe Alexandra
|team2 = Coventry City
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21449195 Report]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Ellis {{goal|90+3|o.g.}}
L. Clarke {{goal|90+4}}
|referee = Graham Scott
|stadium = Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
|attendance = 8,325
}}
Crewe Alexandra won 3–2 on aggregate.
=Southern section=
{{footballbox collapsible
|date = 5 February
|round = Leg 1
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Leyton Orient
|team2 = Southend United
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21241434 Report]
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Leonard {{goal|57}}
|referee = Keith Stroud
|stadium = Matchroom Stadium, Leyton
|attendance = 5,359
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date = 20 February
|round = Leg 2
|time = 19:15
|team1 = Southend United
|team2 = Leyton Orient
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21449291 Report]
|goals1 = Corr {{goal|61}}
Reeves {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = Batt {{goal|8}}
Mooney {{goal|72}}
|referee = Andy Woolmer
|stadium = Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
|attendance = 9,421
}}
Southend United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Final
{{main|2013 Football League Trophy final}}
{{football box
|date = 7 April 2013
|time = 13:15 BST
|team1 = Crewe Alexandra
|team2 = Southend United
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21986344 Report]
|goals1 = Murphy {{goal|6}}
Clayton {{goal|49}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance = 43,842
|referee = Nigel Miller (Durham County)
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140924122233/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/JPTNews/0,,10794,00.html Official website]
{{Football League Trophy seasons}}
{{2012–13 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Football League Trophy}}