2012–13 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

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| club = West Bromwich Albion

| season = 2012–13

| manager = Steve Clarke

| chairman = Jeremy Peace

| stadium = The Hawthorns

| league = Premier League

| league result = 8th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Third round

| cup2 = League Cup

| cup2 result = Third round

| league topscorer =
Romelu Lukaku (17)

| season topscorer =
Romelu Lukaku (17)

| highest attendance = 26,438 (vs. Manchester United, 19 May 2013)

| lowest attendance = 11,184 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 18 January 2013)

| average attendance = 25,360

| prevseason = 2011–12

| nextseason = 2013–14

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The 2012–13 season was West Bromwich Albion's third consecutive season in the Premier League, and their seventh in total. During the season, they also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. The club enjoyed their best ever season in the Premier League, finishing eighth in the league with a club record 49 points and 14 wins.

Their manager for the season was Steve Clarke, after former manager Roy Hodgson left to manage the England national team.

Players

=First-team squad=

:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2012-2013/faprem/wba.htm|title=FootballSquads - West Bromwich Albion - 2012/13}}

{{Fs start}}

{{fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ben Foster}}

{{fs player|no=2|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Steven ReidReid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.}}

{{fs player|no=3|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Jonas Olsson}}

{{fs player|no=4|nat=MKD|pos=DF|name=Goran Popov|other=on loan from Dynamo Kyiv}}

{{fs player|no=5|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Claudio Yacob}}

{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Liam Ridgewell}}

{{fs player|no=7|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=James MorrisonMorrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.}}

{{fs player|no=8|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Markus Rosenberg}}

{{fs player|no=9|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Shane Long}}

{{fs player|no=11|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=Chris Brunt}}

{{fs player|no=13|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Boaz MyhillMyhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.}}

{{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jerome Thomas}}

{{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=George Thorne}}

{{fs player|no=16|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Scott Allan}}

{{fs player|no=17|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Graham Dorrans}}

{{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Luke Daniels}}

{{fs player|no=20|nat=BEL|pos=FW|name=Romelu Lukaku|other=on loan from Chelsea}}

{{fs player|no=21|nat=COD|pos=MF|name=Youssuf MulumbuMulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{fs player|no=22|nat=HUN|pos=MF|name=Zoltán Gera}}

{{fs player|no=23|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Gareth McAuley}}

{{fs player|no=24|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Peter OdemwingieOdemwingie was born in Tashkent, Uzbek SRR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally through his father and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2002.}}

{{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Craig Dawson}}

{{fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=James Hurst}}

{{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Billy Jones}}

{{fs player|no=30|nat=ROM|pos=DF|name=Gabriel Tamaș}}

{{fs player|no=32|nat=GUF|pos=FW|name=Marc-Antoine Fortuné}}

{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kemar Roofe}}

{{fs player|no=35|nat=SKN|pos=MF|name=Romaine SawyersSawyers was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis internationally and represented them at U-23 level before making his international debut for Saint Kitts and Nevis in October 2012.}}

{{fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Adil Nabi}}

{{fs player|no=37|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Kayleden BrownBrown was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.}}

{{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Saido BerahinoBerahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.}}

{{fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Liam O'Neil}}

{{fs player|no=41|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Cameron Gayle}}

{{fs player|no=42|nat=Montserrat|pos=DF|name=Donervon Daniels}}

{{fs player|no=43|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Izzy Brown}}

{{Fs end}}

=Left club during season=

{{Fs start}}

{{fs player|no=10|nat=BEL|pos=MF|name=Yassine El Ghanassy|other=on loan from Gent}}

{{fs player|no=18|nat=CHI|pos=DF|name=Gonzalo Jara|other=on loan to Nottingham Forest}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Sam Mantom|other=to Walsall}}

{{fs player|no=39|nat=NZL|pos=FW|name=Chris Wood|other=to Leicester City}}

{{Fs end}}

Transfers

=In=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! No.

! Name

! From

! Fee

! Ref

29 June 2012

| GK

| 1

| Ben Foster

| Birmingham City

| £4,000,000

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18648707|title=Foster completes West Brom move|work=BBC Sport}}

11 July 2012

| MF

| 10

| Yassine El Ghanassy

| Gent

| Season-long loan

|{{Cite news |url=http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~2840698,00.html |title=El Ghanassy seals Baggies switch |publisher=West Bromwich Albion FC |date=11 July 2012}}

24 July 2012

| MF

| 5

| Claudio Yacob

| Racing Club

| Free

|

7 August 2012

| FW

| 8

| Markus Rosenberg

| Werder Bremen

| Free

|{{Cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11698/7970169/West-Brom-win-Rosenberg-race |title=West Brom win Rosenberg race |publisher=Sky Sports |date=8 August 2012}}

10 August 2012

| FW

| 20

| Romelu Lukaku

| Chelsea

| Season-long loan

|{{Cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/news/12040/7980372/ |title=Baggies bring in Lukaku |publisher=Sky Sports |date=10 August 2012}}

31 August 2012

| DF

| 4

| Goran Popov

| Dynamo Kyiv

| Season-long loan

|

=Out=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! No.

! Name

! To

! Fee

! Ref

16 May 2012

| DF

| 2

| Joe Mattock

| Sheffield Wednesday

| Free

|{{cite news|url=http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~2806269,00.html |title=Mattock moves to Wednesday |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday |date=8 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610163755/http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10304~2806269%2C00.html |archive-date=10 June 2012 |df=dmy }}

16 May 2012

| MF

| 5

| Somen Tchoyi

| Released

| Free

|

16 May 2012

| DF

| 20

| Nicky Shorey

| Reading

| Free

|{{cite web|title=Nicky Shorey makes Royal return |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2837005,00.html |publisher=Reading FC |access-date=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715031910/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~2837005%2C00.html |archive-date=15 July 2012 }}

16 May 2012

| FW

| 41

| Lateef Elford-Alliyu

| Bury

| Free

|{{cite news | url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11774/7863042/Shakers-to-snap-up-striker |title=Shakers to snap up striker |author=Pete O'Rourke | date=3 July 2012 |work= Sky Sports |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=3 July 2012}}

24 May 2012

| MF

| 34

| Paul Downing

| Walsall

| Free

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19082070 |title=Paul Downing & Connor Taylor sign one-year deals for Walsall|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 August 2012}}

1 June 2012

| MF

| 8

| Keith Andrews

| Bolton Wanderers

| Free

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2827250,00.html? |title=Andrews Signs |publisher=Bolton Wanderers |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701215119/http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0%2C%2C1004~2827250%2C00.html |archive-date=1 July 2012 |df=dmy }}

1 June 2012

| GK

| 13

| Márton Fülöp

| Asteras Tripoli

| Free

|{{Cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7901986/Fulop-goes-Greek |title=Fulop goes Greek |publisher=Sky Sports |date=14 July 2012}}

1 June 2012

| DF

| 33

| Paul Scharner

| Hamburger SV

| Free

|{{Cite web |url=http://www.hsv.de/saison/meldungen-saison/bundesliga/2012/august/perfekt-paul-scharner-unterschreibt-fuer-zwei-jahre/ |title=Perfekt: Paul Scharner unterschreibt für zwei Jahre |access-date=13 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812233041/http://www.hsv.de/saison/meldungen-saison/bundesliga/2012/august/perfekt-paul-scharner-unterschreibt-fuer-zwei-jahre |archive-date=12 August 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

1 June 2012

| MF

| 44

| Jamie Edge

| Released

| Free

|

14 August 2012

| FW

| 31

| Simon Cox

| Nottingham Forest

| Undisclosed

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19181121 |title=Nottingham Forest sign Simon Cox from West Brom on three-year deal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 August 2012}}

28 December 2012

|FW

|39

|Chris Wood

|Leicester City

|Undisclosed

|{{Cite news |date=2012-12-28 |title=Leicester City sign West Brom striker Chris Wood |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20844911 |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

=On loan=

class="wikitable"
Date

! Pos.

! No.

! Name

! To

! Ref

17 September 2012

| FW

| 39

| Chris Wood

| Millwall

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19625229|title=Millwall sign West Brom striker Chris Wood on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}

29 October 2012

| MF

| 16

| Scott Allan

| Portsmouth

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20124232|title=Portsmouth re-sign West Brom's Scott Allan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 October 2012}}

21 November 2012

| MF

| 15

| George Thorne

| Peterborough United

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20433503|title=West Brom's George Thorne loaned to Peterborough United|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 November 2012}}

22 November 2012

| MF

| 14

| Jerome Thomas

| Leeds United

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20447760|title=Leeds United sign Alan Tate and Jerome Thomas on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 November 2012}}

22 November 2012

| DF

| 42

| Donervon Daniels

| Tranmere Rovers

|{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20443076|title=Tranmere sign Michael O'Halloran & Donervon Daniels on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 November 2012}}

10 January 2013

|DF

|18

|Gonzalo Jara

|Nottingham Forest

|{{Cite news |date=2013-01-10 |title=Nottingham Forest borrow West Brom defender Gonzalo Jara until end of the season |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11727/8389037/nottingham-forest-borrow-west-brom-defender-gonzalo-jara-until-end-of-the-season |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130404152615/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11727/8389037/Nottingham-Forest-borrow-West-Brom-defender-Gonzalo-Jara-until-end-of-the-season |archive-date=2013-04-04 |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=Sky Sports |language=en}}

Match results

=Pre-season friendlies=

{{football box collapsible

|date=19 July 2012

|time=18:00

|team1=Malmö FF

|score=1–0

|report=[http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~2854343,00.htmll Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Nilsson {{goal|8}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Swedbank Stadion

|attendance=3,128

|result=L

|referee=Martin Hansson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=25 July 2012

|time=18:00

|team1=Copenhagen

|score=0–3

|report=[http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/copenhagen-0-albion-3-268324.aspx Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=

|goals2=Reid {{goal|15}}
Long {{goal|89|pen.}}
Tamaș {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium=Parken

|attendance=3,197

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=28 July 2012

|time=15:00

|team1=Barnsley

|score=0–0

|report=[http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/barnsley-0-albion-0-match-report-275809.aspx Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Oakwell

|attendance=

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=10 August 2012

|time=19:45

|team1=Nottingham Forest

|score=0–2

|report=

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=

|goals2=Mulumbu {{goal|7}}
Long {{goal|18|pen.}}

|stadium=City Ground

|attendance=

|result=W

}}

=Premier League=

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Matchday

|label1= Ground

|res1=H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H

|label2= Result

|res2=W/D/W/L/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/D/W/L/L/L/D

|label3= Position

|res3=3/3/3/6/4/6/6/6/8/5/5/4/3/4/5/6/7/7/6/7/7/7/8/9/9/8/7/9/8/8/8/8/9/8/8/8/8/8

|text_H=Home|text_A=Away

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_4=green1|color_5=blue1|color_18-=red1

|updated=complete

|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/west-bromwich-albion/2013/3/ WorldFootball.com]

|date=May 2013

}}

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|round=1

|date=18 August 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=3–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19221306 Report]

|team2=Liverpool

|goals1=Gera {{goal|43}}
Odemwingie {{goal|64|pen.}}
Fortuné {{yel|75}}
Lukaku {{goal|77}}

|goals2=Johnson {{yel|41}}
Suárez {{yel|45+3}}
Lucas {{yel|56}}
Agger {{sent off|0|58}}
Carroll {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=26,039 (2,600 away)

|referee=Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=2

|date=25 August 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Tottenham Hotspur

|score= 1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19304163 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Vertonghen {{yel|48}}
Assou-Ekotto {{goal|74}}

|goals2=Mulumbu {{yel|30}}
Reid {{yel|81}}
Morrison {{goal|90}}

|stadium=White Hart Lane

|location=London

|attendance=36,166 (1,639 away)

|referee=Mike Dean (Cheshire)

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=3

|date=1 September 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score= 2–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19377964 Report]

|team2=Everton

|goals1=Reid {{yel|47}}
Long {{goal|65}}
McAuley {{goal|82}}

|goals2=Hibbert {{yel|36}}
Distin {{yel|66}}
Neville {{yel|70}}
Fellaini {{yel|71}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,383 (2,600 away)

|referee= Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=4

|date=15 September 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Fulham

|score= 3–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19528154 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Berbatov {{goal|32||45+1|pen.}}
Sidwell {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Odemwingie {{sent off|0|38}}

|stadium=Craven Cottage

|location=London

|attendance=25,691 (1,478 away)

|referee=Roger East (Wiltshire)

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=5

|date=22 September 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score= 1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19614964 Report]

|team2=Reading

|goals1=Lukaku {{goal|71}}
Yacob {{yel|89}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=23,854 (1,522 away)

|referee=Chris Foy (Merseyside)

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=6

|date=30 September 2012

|time=16:00 BST

|team1=Aston Villa

|score= 1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19690546 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Delph {{yel|23}}
Bent {{goal|80}}

|goals2=Long {{goal|51}}
Tamaș {{yel|90+4}}

|stadium=Villa Park

|location=Birmingham

|attendance=34,489 (2,800 away)

|referee=Anthony Taylor

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=7

|date=6 October 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score= 3–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19776317 Report]

|team2=Queens Park Rangers

|goals1=Morrison {{goal|5}}
Gera {{goal|22}}
Tamaș {{yel|25}}
Mulumbu {{goal|85}}, {{yel|90+4}}

|goals2=Taarabt {{goal|35}}
Park {{yel|45+1}}
Mackie {{yel|89}}
Granero {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=23,987

|referee=Mike Jones

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=8

|date=20 October 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score= 1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19939465 Report]

|team2=Manchester City

|goals1=Long {{yel|27}}, {{goal|67}}
Tamaș {{yel|32}}
Yacob {{yel|35}}
Fortuné {{yel|61}}

|goals2=Džeko {{goal|80||90}}, {{yel|90+2}}
Balotelli {{yel|19}}
Milner {{sent off|0|23}}
Y. Touré {{yel|90}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=24,891 (2,600 away)

|referee=Mark Clattenburg

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=9

|date=28 October 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Newcastle United

|score= 2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20020069 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Ba {{goal|35}}
Perch {{yel|44}}
Cabaye {{yel|68}}
Gutiérrez {{yel|77}}
Cissé {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2=Mulumbu {{yel|50}}
Ridgewell {{yel|52}}
Lukaku {{goal|55}}

|stadium =St James' Park

|location=Newcastle upon Tyne

|attendance=49,731 (1,493 away)

|referee=Chris Foy

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=10

|date=5 November 2012

|time=20:00 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score= 2–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20119935 Report]

|team2=Southampton

|goals1=Jones {{yel|10}}
Odemwingie {{goal|36||60}}

|goals2=

|stadium =The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,635 (1,400 away)

|referee=Mark Halsey

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 11

|date =10 November 2012

|time = 15:00 GMT

|team1 = Wigan Athletic

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20190265 Report]

|team2 = West Bromwich Albion

|goals1 = Koné {{goal|44}}
McCarthy {{yel|78}}

|goals2 = Morrison {{goal|31}}
Gary Caldwell {{goal|43|o.g.}}
Yacob {{yel|47}}
Lukaku {{yel|70}}
Jones {{yel|77}}
Gera {{yel|90}}

|stadium = DW Stadium

|referee = Neil Swarbrick

|location = Wigan

|attendance = 17,812 (3,824 away)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=12

|date=17 November 2012

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278397 Report]

|team2=Chelsea

|goals1=Long {{goal|10}}
Odemwingie {{goal|51}}

|goals2=Hazard {{goal|39}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,933 (2,599 away)

|referee=Michael Oliver

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 13

|date =24 November 2012

|time = 12:45 GMT

|team1 = Sunderland

|score = 2–4

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20374862 Report]

|team2 = West Bromwich Albion

|goals1 = O'Shea {{yel|8}}
Gardner {{yel|52}}, {{goal|73}}
Sessègnon {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Long {{yel|20}}, {{goal|44}}
Gera {{goal|30}}
Morrison{{yel|39}}
Lukaku {{goal|81|pen.}}
Ridgewell {{yel|89}}
Fortuné {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Stadium of Light

|referee = Mike Dean

|location = Sunderland

|attendance = 36,390 (702 away)

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 14

|date =28 November 2012

|time = 19:45 GMT

|team1 = Swansea City

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20422471 Report]

|team2 = West Bromwich Albion

|goals1 = Michu {{goal|9}}
Routledge {{goal|11||39}}

|goals2 = McAuley {{yel|13}}
Brunt {{yel|45}}
Lukaku {{goal|45+3}}
Olsson {{yel|52}}
Jones {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Liberty Stadium

|referee = Lee Mason

|location = Swansea

|attendance = 20,377

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=15

|date=1 December 2012

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20474626 Report]

|team2=Stoke City

|goals1=

|goals2=Huth {{yel|35}}
Adam {{yel|44}}
Shawcross {{yel|49}}
Whitehead {{goal|75}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=24,739 (2,600 away)

|referee=Kevin Friend

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=16

|date=8 December 2012

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Arsenal

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20564961 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Arteta {{goal|26|pen.|64|pen.}}
Giroud {{yel|54}}
Mertesacker {{yel|67}}

|goals2=Olsson {{yel|54}}
Brunt {{yel|58}}
Reid {{yel|78}}

|stadium=Emirates Stadium

|location=London

|attendance=60,083 (2,000 away)

|referee=Mike Jones

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=17

|date=16 December 2012

|time=16:00 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20656740 Report]

|team2=West Ham United

|goals1=Billy Jones {{yel|74}}
Mulumbu {{yel|84}}
Olsson {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2=O'Brien {{yel|29}}
Nolan {{yel|84}}
Tomkins {{yel|86}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=24,186

|referee=Phil Dowd

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=18

|date=22 December 2012

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20738350 Report]

|team2=Norwich City

|goals1=Gera {{goal|44}}
Lukaku {{goal|82}}
Popov {{yel|90+4}}

|goals2=Snodgrass {{goal|23}}
Turner {{yel|57}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,799

|referee=Martin Atkinson

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=19

|date=26 December 2012

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Queens Park Rangers

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20779094 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Cissé {{goal|68}}
Mbia {{yel|84}}

|goals2=Brunt {{goal|29}}
Green {{goal|49|o.g.}}

|stadium=Loftus Road

|location=London

|attendance=17,782 (1,643 away)

|referee=Chris Foy

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=20

|date=29 December 2012

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Manchester United

|score=2–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20823057 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=McAuley {{goal|9|o.g.}}
Valencia {{yel|64}}
Van Persie {{goal|90}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Old Trafford

|location=Manchester

|attendance=75,595 (1,800 away)

|referee=Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=21

|date=1 January 2013

|time=12:45 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20840909 Report]

|team2=Fulham

|goals1= Lukaku {{goal|49}}

|goals2= Berbatov {{goal|39}}
Kačaniklić {{goal|58}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,436 (410 away)

|referee=Mike Dean (Cheshire)

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=22

|date= 12 January 2013

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Reading

|score=3–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20919136 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Kébé {{goal|82}}
Le Fondre {{goal|88}}
Pogrebnyak {{goal|90}}, {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2=Lukaku {{goal|19||69}}
Jones {{yel|37}}

|stadium=Madejski Stadium

|location=Reading

|attendance=23,495 (2,241 away)

|referee=Kevin Friend

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=23

|date= 19 January 2013

|time=17:30 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20996732 Report]

|team2=Aston Villa

|goals1=Olsson {{yel|21}}
Lukaku {{yel|43}}
Brunt {{goal|49}}
Dorrans {{yel|62}}
Odemwingie {{goal|83}}

|goals2=Benteke {{goal|12}}
Agbonlahor {{yel|21}}, {{goal|31}}
Lichaj {{yel|58}}
Lowton {{yel|61}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,583 (2,600 away)

|referee=Lee Probert (Wiltshire)

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=24

|date= 30 January 2013

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Everton

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21156127 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Baines {{goal|29||45+2|pen.}}

|goals2=Yacob {{yel|61}}
Long {{goal|65}}
Dorrans {{yel|80}}

|stadium=Goodison Park

|location=Liverpool

|attendance=31,376 (873 away)

|referee=Michael Oliver

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=25

|date=3 February 2013

|time=13:30 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=0–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21218472 Report]

|team2=Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1= Popov {{sent off|0|47}}
Dorrans {{yel|69}}

|goals2= Bale {{goal|67}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=24,978 (2,600 away)

|referee=Mark Clattenburg

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=26

|date=11 February 2013

|time= 20:00 GMT

|team1=Liverpool

|score=0–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21318809 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Suárez {{yel|90}}

|goals2=Reid {{yel|42}}
Ridgewell {{yel|69}}
Morrison {{yel|71}}
Brunt {{yel|73}}
McAuley {{goal|80}}
Lukaku {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Anfield

|location=Liverpool

|attendance=44,752 (983 away)

|referee=Jonathan Moss

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=27

|date=23 February 2013

|time=15:00GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21482987 Report]

|team2=Sunderland

|goals1=Lukaku {{goal|35|pen.|75}}, {{yel|75}}
Morrison {{yel|79}}

|goals2=Bramble {{yel|40}}
Sessègnon {{goal|79}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=25,924 (2,600 away)

|referee=Roger East

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=28

|date=2 March 2013

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Chelsea

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21556758 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Ba {{goal|28}}
Hazard {{yel|56}}

|goals2=McAuley {{yel|64}}
Odemwingie {{yel|84}}

|stadium=Stamford Bridge

|location=London

|attendance=41,548 (1,217 away)

|referee=Roger East

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=29

|date=9 March 2013

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21639482 Report]

|team2=Swansea City

|goals1=Lukaku {{goal|40}}
Jones {{yel|41}}
De Guzmán {{goal|61|o.g.}}

|goals2=Moore {{goal|33}}
Dyer {{yel|88}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=24,832 (1,400 away)

|referee=Lee Mason

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=30

|date=16 March 2013

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Stoke City

|score=0–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21724246 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Shotton {{yel|43}}
Etherington {{yel|58}}

|goals2=Brunt {{yel|33}}
Morrison {{yel|45}}

|stadium = Britannia Stadium

|location= Stoke

|attendance=26,317 (2,196 away)

|referee=Mike Dean

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=31

|date=30 March 2013

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=West Ham United

|score=3–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21909299 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Carroll {{goal|16||80}}
O'Neil {{goal|28}}
Reid {{yel|77}}

|goals2=Long {{yel|66}}
Dorrans {{goal|88|pen.}}
Mulumbu {{sent off|0|90}}

|stadium = Upton Park

|location= London

|attendance=34,966 (1,500 away)

|referee=Andre Marriner

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=32

|date=6 April 2013

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21979771 Report]

|team2=Arsenal

|goals1=Morrison {{goal|71|pen.}}
Jones {{yel|77}}
Ridgewell {{yel|85}}

|goals2=Rosický {{goal|20||50}}, {{yel|36}}
Ramsey {{yel|25}}
Koscielny {{yel|65}}
Mertesacker {{sent off|0|70}}
Arteta {{yel|82}}

|stadium = The Hawthorns

|location= West Bromwich

|attendance=26,144 (2,600 away)

|referee=Howard Webb

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=33

|date=20 April 2013

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22133519 Report]

|team2=Newcastle United

|goals1= Jones {{goal|64}}

|goals2=Gouffran {{goal|8}}
Cabaye {{yel|86}}
Sissoko {{yel|90}}

|stadium = The Hawthorns

|location= West Bromwich

|attendance=25,671 (2,590 away)

|referee=Mike Jones

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=34

|date=27 April 2013

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Southampton

|score=0–3

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22228828 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Hooiveld {{yel|27}}
Fox {{sent off|2|54|82}}
Ramírez {{sent off|0|70}}

|goals2=Fortuné {{goal|6}}, {{sent off|0|70}}
Yacob {{yel|33}}
Ridgewell {{yel|64}}
Lukaku {{goal|66}}
Long {{goal|77}}

|stadium = St Mary's Stadium

|location= Southampton

|attendance=31,946 (3,115 away)

|referee=Robert Madley

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=35

|date=4 May 2013

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=2–3

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22320485 Report]

|team2=Wigan Athletic

|goals1= Ridgewell {{yel|8}}
Long {{goal|28}}
Jones {{yel|38}}
McAuley {{goal|49}}, {{yel|75}}
Brown {{yel|90}}

|goals2=Kone {{goal|38}}
Maloney {{yel|56}}
McArthur {{goal|58}}
Golobart {{yel|66}}
McManaman {{goal|79}}
Scharner {{yel|90}}

|stadium = The Hawthorns

|location= West Bromwich

|attendance=25,756 (1,400 away)

|referee=Lee Probert

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=36

|date=7 May 2013

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Manchester City

|score=1–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22348602 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Kolarov {{yel|24}}
Dzeko {{goal|35}}
Nasri {{yel|66}}

|goals2=Yacob {{yel|65}}

|stadium = City of Manchester Stadium

|location= Manchester

|attendance=46,158 (527 away)

|referee=Phil Dowd

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=37

|date=12 May 2013

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Norwich City

|score=4–0

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22417730 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Snodgrass {{goal|25}}
Howson {{yel|45}}, {{goal|89}}
Holt {{goal|62}}
McAuley {{goal|64|o.g.}}
Hoolahan {{yel|70}}

|goals2=Olsson {{yel|47}}

|stadium = Carrow Road

|location= Norwich

|attendance=26,837 (2,389 away)

|referee=Howard Webb

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=38

|date=19 May 2013

|time=16:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=5–5

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22499117 Report]

|team2=Manchester United

|goals1=Morrison {{goal|39}}
Lukaku {{goal|52||81||86}}
Mulumbu {{goal|81}}

|goals2=Kagawa {{goal|6}}
Olsson {{goal|9|o.g.}}
Büttner {{goal|30}}
Van Persie {{goal|53}}
Hernández {{goal|63}}
Scholes {{yel|82}}

|stadium = The Hawthorns

|location= West Bromwich

|attendance=26,438 (2,600 away)

|referee=Michael Oliver

|result=D

}}

=Football League Cup=

{{football box collapsible

|round=Second Round

|date=28 August 2012

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Yeovil Town

|score= 2–4

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19340500 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Reid {{goal|15||48}}

|goals2=Brunt {{goal|39}}
Long {{goal|45+1||81}}
El Ghanassy {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Huish Park

|location=Yeovil

|attendance=6,228 (1,383 away)

|referee=Darren Sheldrake (Surrey)

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=Third Round

|date=26 September 2012

|time=20:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score=1–2

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19645199 Report]

|team2=Liverpool

|goals1=Tamaș {{goal|3}}

|goals2=Şahin {{goal|17||82}}

|location=West Bromwich

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|attendance=21,164 (5,200 away)

|referee=Michael Oliver

|result=L

}}

=FA Cup=

{{football box collapsible

|round=Third Round

|date=5 January 2013

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Queens Park Rangers

|score= 1–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20863361 Report]

|team2=West Bromwich Albion

|goals1=Dyer {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2=Long {{goal|79}}
Brunt {{yel|87}}

|stadium=Loftus Road

|location=London

|attendance=8,984 (1,513 away)

|referee=Mark Clattenburg

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round=Third Round Replay

|date=15 January 2013

|time=20:00 BST

|team1=West Bromwich Albion

|score= 0–1

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20942502 Report]

|team2=Queens Park Rangers

|goals1=Thomas {{yel|51}}
Rosenberg {{yel|77}}

|goals2=Ben Haim {{yel|18}}
Bothroyd {{goal|75}}

|stadium=The Hawthorns

|location=West Bromwich

|attendance=11,184 (823 away)

|referee=Martin Atkinson

|result=L

}}

Squad statistics

{{Updated|6 November 2012}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|No.

!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Other

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

!colspan="2" width="85"|Discipline

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!13px

!13px

align="left"|1align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ben Foster

|30

000100017000|0
align="left"|2align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Steven Reid

|11

00+1000005+1030
align="left"|3align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Olsson

|36

000100011000|0
align="left"|4align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|MKD}} Goran Popov

|10+2

01000002+1000|0
align="left"|5align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Yacob

|29+1

00000009002|0
align="left"|6align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Liam Ridgewell

|28+2

01010009001|0
align="left"|7align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} James Morrison

|33+2

52000009200|0
align="left"|8align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Markus Rosenberg

|5+19

01020002+5000|0
align="left"|9align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|IRL}} Shane Long

|25+9

8111+12009+3501|0
align="left"|10align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Yassine El Ghanassy

|0

00+101+11001+1100|0
align="left"|11align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Chris Brunt

|23+8

21011003+6100|0
align="left"|13align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Boaz Myhill

|8

02010001000|0
align="left"|14align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Jerome Thomas^

|4+6

01+1000000000|0
align="left"|15align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} George Thorne^

|3+2

02020002000|0
align="left"|16align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Scott Allan^

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|17align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Graham Dorrans

|21+5

11010006+2000|0
align="left"|18align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|CHI}} Gonzalo Jara

|0+1

00010001+1000|0
align="left"|19align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Luke Daniels

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|20align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Romelu Lukaku

|20+15

172010003+7300|0
align="left"|21align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|DRC}} Youssouf Mulumbu

|28

2001+100011+1140
align="left"|22align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|HUN}} Zoltán Gera

|14+2

41010007+1210
align="left"|23align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Gareth McAuley

|36

320000010100|0
align="left"|24align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|NGA}} Peter Odemwingie

|13+12

50+1000005+2300|1
align="left"|25align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Craig Dawson

|0

00+101+10001+1000|0
align="left"|26align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} James Hurst

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|27align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Sam Mantom

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|28align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Billy Jones

|24+3

120200006+201|0
align="left"|30align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ROU}} Gabriel Tamaș

|7+4

02021005+1113|0
align="left"|32align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Marc-Antoine Fortuné

|9+12

10+101+10005+3012|0
align="left"|34align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Kemar Roofe

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|35align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|KNA}} Romaine Sawyers

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|36align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Adil Nabi

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|37align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Kayleden Brown

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|38align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|Burundi}} Saido Berahino

|0

0000+10000+1000|0
align="left"|39align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|NZL}} Chris Wood^

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|40align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Liam O'Neil

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|41align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Cameron Gayle

|0

00000000000|0
align="left"|43align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Isaiah Brown

|0+1

00000000000|0
align="left"|–align="left"|–align="left"|Own goals

|–

000000|0

^On loan

Statistics accurate as of 30 September 2012{{cite web |title=Season 2012/13 – Appearances and Goalscorers |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season2013.html |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk |access-date=13 May 2012 }}

Notes

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References

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