2012–13 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

File:Staale Solbakken 1996.jpg

Having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons, the club sought to put a new playing style in place under new manager Ståle Solbakken{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/identity-born-190712-250396.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Identity born| date=19 July 2012| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225546/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/identity-born-190712-250396.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=3 March 2016| url-status=dead}} who officially became the permanent replacement for Mick McCarthy on 1 July. In contrast to McCarthy's preference for British and Irish players, the Norwegian used the foreign market for all of his summer signings, with Bakary Sako,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19409743|title=Wolves sign Bakary Sako from St Etienne on three-year deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2012}} Razak Boukari,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19389189|title=Wolves sign winger Razak Boukari from Rennes |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 August 2012}} Björn Sigurðarson{{cite news |title=Wolves confirm Sigurdarson deal |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12691/7905659/Wolves-confirm-Sigurdarson-deal |publisher=Sky Sports |date=17 July 2012 }} and Georg Margreitter{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19368832|title=Wolves sign Austrian defender Georg Margreitter|date=24 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}} signing permanent deals as well as the loan captures of Tongo Doumbia and Sławomir Peszko.{{cite news| title =Wolverhampton Wanderers sign Tongo Doumbia| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19047818| publisher =BBC Sport| date =30 July 2012}}{{cite news|title=Wolves sign Cologne's Poland winger Slawomir Peszko on loan|date=9 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19196773}} Despite these incomings, the transfer window saw the sale of several key players with leading goalscorer Steven Fletcher exiting for a club record £14 million fee,{{cite news| title=Steven Fletcher: Sunderland complete £14m deal for Wolves striker| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19256084| publisher=BBC Sport| date=24 August 2012}} and both Matt Jarvis and Michael Kightly also remaining in the Premier League with new clubs.{{cite news| title=West Ham agree £10.75m deal for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19342136| publisher=BBC Sport| date=24 August 2012}}{{cite news| title=Michael Kightly: Stoke City sign Wolves winger| url =https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19178586| publisher=BBC Sport| date=8 August 2012}}

The players began pre-season training on 9 July,{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/back-to-work-090712-226228.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Back to work!| date=10 July 2012| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060509/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/back-to-work-090712-226228.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}} which featured a week at a training camp in Ireland.{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/squad-for-ireland-160712-238451.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Squad for Ireland| date=16 July 2012| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033112/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/squad-for-ireland-160712-238451.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}} After four pre-season matches, their first competitive game of the campaign saw the team narrowly win a League Cup tie against Aldershot after a penalty shootout.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19124054|title=Wolves 1–1 Aldershot|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 August 2012}} League football began on 18 August with a 0–1 defeat at Leeds,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19221635|title=Leeds 1–0 Wolves|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 August 2012}} before the team registered their first victory at Molineux in nine months by beating Barnsley.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19252321|title=Wolves 3–1 Barnsley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 August 2012}}

After an inconsistent start September brought a run of four consecutive victories to lift the team up the table. Victory at fellow newly relegated club Blackburn in early October placed Wolves in third place, which was to be their highest position of the season. These results came at a price as their injury list grew with Razak Boukari, Stephen Hunt{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boukari-updatehunt-set-for-surgery-401429.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Boukari update/Hunt set for surgery| date=1 October 2012| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112185145/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boukari-updatehunt-set-for-surgery-401429.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=12 January 2014| url-status=dead}} and Sławomir Peszko{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/peszko-set-to-be-out-for-three-months-409721.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Peszko set to be out for three months| date=5 October 2012| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112183928/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/peszko-set-to-be-out-for-three-months-409721.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=12 January 2014| url-status=dead}} all sidelined with long-term problems. Winger Jermaine Pennant was therefore loaned to help but the team hit a poor run of form and failed to win any of their next ten fixtures.{{cite web|title=Wolves sign winger Jermaine Pennant from Stoke City on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19924304|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 October 2012}}

December began with a halting of this poor sequence as three wins were recorded from four games, but their three games over the festive period were all lost, leading Solbakken to declare that they were "in a crisis".{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boss-admits-its-crisis-time-010113-571878.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Boss admits it's crisis time| date=1 January 2013| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055524/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/boss-admits-its-crisis-time-010113-571878.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}} When the following game - a loss at Luton - brought their first exit from the FA Cup to a non-league side since 1986,{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/match-report-woeful-wolverhampton-wanderers-broken-by-luton-towns-alex-lawless-8439603.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/match-report-woeful-wolverhampton-wanderers-broken-by-luton-towns-alex-lawless-8439603.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | work=The Independent| title=Woeful Wolverhampton Wanderers broken by Luton Town's Alex Lawless| date=5 January 2013}}{{cbignore}} he was fired as manager after six months in the role. He later expressed disappointment at owner Steve Morgan offering him such a limited period of time to oversee a reshaping of the club's playing culture and identity.{{cite news| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/04/29/stale-solbakken-points-finger-at-steve-morgan/ | publisher=Express & Star| title=Stale Solbakken is blaming Steve Morgan| date=29 April 2013}}

In contrast to the club's "drawn-out" recruitment process after the dismissal of Mick McCarthy,{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Stuart |title=Wolves left embarrassed as Walter Smith rejects short-term contract |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/23/walter-smith-mick-mccarthy-wolves |access-date=30 September 2020 |work=The Guardian2 |date=23 February 2012}} Solbakken's replacement was swiftly announced within two days as former Doncaster Rovers' manager Dean Saunders was unveiled on 7 January as Wolves' fourth different manager within twelve months. Steve Morgan defended the changes and stated that he hoped Saunders would be with the club "for a long period of time".{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/my-great-pride-070113-585212.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=My great pride| date=7 January 2013| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223559/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/my-great-pride-070113-585212.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=3 March 2016| url-status=dead}}

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At the time of Saunders' first game at the helm, the team sat in 18th position six points clear of the relegation zone and nine points from the play-off places.{{cite news| url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-championship/2012-2013/table/2013-01-01| publisher=Statto| title=English League Championship 2012-2013: Table (01.01.2013)| date=1 January 2013}} He said that, while he believed promotion still remained possible, "the more likely scenario is we’re going to creep up the league."{{cite news| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/01/25/safety-first-for-wolves-boss-dean-saunders/ | publisher=Express & Star| title=Safety first for Wolves boss Dean Saunders| date=25 January 2013}} He soon used the January transfer window to make two loan signings as defenders Kaspars Gorkšs and Jack Robinson were brought in from the top flight.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21426540|title=Wolves: Reading defender Kaspars Gorkss signs on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 February 2013}}{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21498295 | publisher=BBC Sport| title=Wolves: Liverpool defender Jack Robinson joins on loan|date=19 February 2013}} The manager's first game brought a 1–1 draw against Blackburn, which was to be the first of nine winless games under his command.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20907515|title=Wolves 1–1 Blackburn|publisher=BBC Sport|date=11 January 2013}}

Saunders' first win arrived at the start of March, by which time the team had slumped into the Championship relegation zone for the first time since October 1999.{{cite news| url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/02/20/wolves-fans-furious-as-dean-saunders-faces-up-to-relegation-fight/ | publisher=Shropshire Star| title=Wolves fans furious as Dean Saunders faces up to relegation fight| date=20 February 2013}} An upturn in form brought four wins from five games but the form of the other relegation-battling sides meant that Wolves were never any more than a single point above the relegation zone. Injuries to both of their leading goalscorers, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Bakary Sako, further endangered their risk of losing their Championship status.{{cite news |title=Wolves lose injured striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake for relegation run-in |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11699/8615008/Wolves-lose-injured-striker-Sylvan-Ebanks-Blake-for-relegation-run-in |publisher=Sky Sports |date=3 April 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2013/03/25/wolves-trio-carl-ikeme-bakary-sako-and-dave-edwards-ruled-out-for-the-season/|title=Wolves trio Carl Ikeme, Bakary Sako and Dave Edwards ruled out for the season|publisher=Express & Star|date=25 March 2013}}

Shorn of attacking options, their final six games brought five defeats which meant relegation for a second consecutive season.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22320569|title=Brighton 2–0 Wolves|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 May 2013}} A home loss to Burnley in their penultimate match effectively consigned the club to their fate, and led to some supporters storming the pitch at full-time to show their anger at the situation.{{cite news| url=http://news.sky.com/story/1083818/wolves-fans-invade-pitch-after-burnley-defeat | publisher=Sky News| title=Wolves fans invade pitch after Burnley defeat| date=27 April 2013}} Only victory on the final day, coupled with defeats for both Barnsley and Peterborough and a five-goal swing in goal difference would have prevented relegation,{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/unlikely-but-possible-020513-805152.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Unlikely but possible| date=3 May 2013| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051442/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/unlikely-but-possible-020513-805152.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}} but in the event, Wolves lost their game at Brighton to become the first club to twice be relegated from the top division to the third level within two years.{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2013/mar/15/wolves-turmoil-second-successive-relegation | work=The Guardian| title=Wolves remain in turmoil and face second successive relegation| date=15 March 2013}}

Although Saunders initially spoke of his hopes to be allowed to rebuild the team in League One,{{cite news| url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dean-saunders-says-turn-wolverhampton-3410543 | publisher=Birmingham Mail| title=Dean Saunders: "Our fans have had three years of pain. I'll be delighted to try and change it for them."| date=4 May 2013}}{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/may/05/dean-saunders-wolverhampton-wanderers-brighton | work=The Guardian| title=Dean Saunders battles to stay after Wolves are relegated again| date=5 May 2013}} three days later it was announced that he had become the fourth Wolves manager in fifteen months to leave his post. The club announced it would be taking an indefinite time to seek a "head coach" rather than a manager as it sought to restructure in preparation for their first season outside the top two divisions since 1988–89.{{cite news| url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/recruitment-process-underway-090513-815159.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C| title=Recruitment process underway| date=9 May 2013| access-date=22 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052940/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/recruitment-process-underway-090513-815159.aspx?pageView=full#anchored| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}}

The final pre-season friendly was scheduled to be held on 11 August against Aston Villa, but was cancelled to allow Wolves to instead take up the option of playing their League Cup tie on this date.{{cite news|url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2827255,00.html |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |title=Aldershot fixture update |date=29 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702104252/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2827255%2C00.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 }}

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Jarvis {{goal|60}}
Doherty {{goal|81}}

|stadium=Carlisle Grounds

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|date=28 July 2012

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Walsall

|score=0–3

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Hammill {{goal|37}}
Doyle {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Banks's Stadium

|location=Walsall

|attendance=4,219 (2,247 away)

|referee=Oliver Langford

|result=W

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|date=31 July 2012

|time=19:00 BST

|team1=Shrewsbury Town

|score=2–2

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Berra {{goal|41|o.g.}}

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Doumbia {{goal|75}}

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|attendance=4,105

|referee=Rob Lewis

|result=D

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|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Southampton

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|goals1=Sharp {{goal|22}}
Puncheon {{goal|69}}

|stadium=St Mary's

|location=Southampton

|attendance=3,978

|referee=Andy Davies

|result=L

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"Wolves Development XI" pre season results: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235820/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/development-report-leyton-orient-250712-272024.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 0–2] vs Leyton Orient (25 July), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060718/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/kidderminster-report-275242.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 0–1] vs Kidderminster Harriers (27 July), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000105/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/birmingham-development-report-010812-285332.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 4–2] vs Birmingham (1 August), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000001/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/match-report-telford-v-wolves-friendly-030812-291326.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 2–0] vs Telford United (3 August), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223813/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/friendly-win-090812-301171.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 3–1] vs Wigan (8 August)

{{See also|2012–13 Football League Championship}}

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Championship in the 2012–13 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 18 June 2012, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18483204|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Championship fixtures: Blackburn begin away at Ipswich |date=18 June 2012}}

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|goals1=Becchio {{goal|17}}

|stadium=Elland Road

|location=Leeds

|attendance=23,745 (1,541 away fans)

|referee=Anthony Bates

|result=L

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|date=21 August 2012

|round=2

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=3–1

|team2=Barnsley

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19252321 Report]

|goals1=Ward {{goal|8}}
Ebanks-Blake {{goal|61}}
Edwards {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Cywka {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=24,400 (475 away fans)

|referee=Phil Gibbs

|result=W

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|date=25 August 2012

|round=3

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–1

|team2=Derby County

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19304536 Report]

|goals1=Doyle {{goal|35}}

|goals2=Robinson {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=21,861 (1,480 away fans)

|referee=Jon Moss

|result=D

}}

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|date=2 September 2012

|round=4

|time=14:00 BST

|team1=Cardiff City

|score=3–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19384124 Report]

|goals1=Whittingham {{goal|11|pen.|14||65}}

|goals2=Sako {{goal|10}}

|stadium=Cardiff City Stadium

|location=Cardiff

|attendance=22,020 (1,479 away fans)

|referee=Andy D'Urso

|result=L

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|date=16 September 2012

|round=5

|time=13:15 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=2–1

|team2=Leicester City

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19534675 Report]

|goals1=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|13}}
Stearman {{goal|21}}

|goals2=Konchesky {{goal|70}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=20,030 (1,375 away fans)

|referee=Stuart Attwell

|result=W

}}

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|date=19 September 2012

|round=6

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Ipswich Town

|score=0–2

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19567000 Report]

|goals2=Smith {{goal|69|o.g.}}
Doumbia {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Portman Road

|location=Ipswich

|attendance=16,540 (723 away fans)

|referee=Graham Scott

|result=W

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|date=22 September 2012

|round=7

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Peterborough United

|score=0–2

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19615230 Report]

|goals2=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|33|pen.}}
Sigurðarson {{goal|82}}

|stadium=London Road

|location=Peterborough

|attendance=9,280 (2,758 away fans)

|referee=Andy Haines

|result=W

}}

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|date=29 September 2012

|round=8

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–0

|team2=Sheffield Wednesday

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19684064 Report]

|goals1=Sako {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=23,591 (2,960 away fans)

|referee=Simon Hooper

|result=W

}}

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|date=2 October 2012

|round=9

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–2

|team2=Crystal Palace

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19709810 Report]

|goals1=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Zaha {{goal|67||73}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=19,561 (321 away fans)

|referee=Graham Salisbury

|result=L

}}

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|date=6 October 2012

|round=10

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Blackburn Rovers

|score=0–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19768843 Report]

|goals2=Sako {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Ewood Park

|location=Blackburn

|attendance=17,034 (1,297 away fans)

|referee=Nigel Miller

|result=W

}}

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|date=20 October 2012

|round=11

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Huddersfield Town

|score=2–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19939486 Report]

|goals1=Vaughan {{goal|10}}
Beckford {{goal|27}}

|goals2=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|63}}

|stadium=John Smith's Stadium

|location=Huddersfield

|attendance=18,012 (2,521 away fans)

|referee=James Adcock

|result=L

}}

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|date=23 October 2012

|round=12

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=2–2

|team2=Bolton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19958146 Report]

|goals1=Doyle {{goal|27||30}}

|goals2=Afobe {{goal|21}}
Davies {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=20,915 (826 away fans)

|referee=Lee Probert

|result=D

}}

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|date=27 October 2012

|round=13

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–1

|team2=Charlton Athletic

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20014372 Report]

|goals1=Sako {{goal|12}}

|goals2=Wilson {{goal|58}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=22,198 (1,055 away fans)

|referee=Craig Pawson

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=3 November 2012

|round=14

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Burnley

|score=2–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20107393 Report]

|goals1=Paterson {{goal|18}}
Austin {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Turf Moor

|location=Burnley

|attendance=12,295 (1,096 away fans)

|referee=Mark Heywood

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=6 November 2012

|round=15

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Hull City

|score=2–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20134322 Report]

|goals1=Aluko {{goal|29}}
Simpson {{goal|51}}

|goals2=Chester {{goal|67|o.g.}}

|stadium=KC Stadium

|location=Kingston upon Hull

|attendance=14,768 (501 away fans)

|referee=David Webb

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id=Wolves v Brighton

|date=10 November 2012

|round=16

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=3–3

|team2=Brighton & Hove Albion

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20190115 Report]

|goals1=Sako {{goal|22}}
Doumbia {{goal|61}}
Johnson {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2=Mackail-Smith {{goal|43}}
Buckley {{goal|72}}
Dobbie {{goal|89|pen.}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=21,203 (1,869 away fans)

|referee=Scott Mathieson

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id=Watford v Wolves

|date=17 November 2012

|round=17

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Watford

|score=2–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278320 Report]

|goals1=Chalobah {{goal|35}}
Deeney {{goal|68}}

|goals2=Sako {{goal|54}}

|stadium=Vicarage Road

|location=Watford

|attendance=13,588 (1,825 away fans)

|referee=Graham Scott

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=24 November 2012

|round=18

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–2

|team2=Nottingham Forest

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20374639 Report]

|goals1=Sigurðarson {{goal|5}}

|goals2=Sharp {{goal|16}}
Guedioura {{goal|57}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=22,527 (2,568 away fans)

|referee=Roger East

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=27 November 2012

|round=19

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=0–1

|team2=Millwall

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20405310 Report]

|goals2=Keogh {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=18,174 (280 away fans)

|referee=Michael Naylor

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=1 December 2012

|round=20

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Bristol City

|score=1–4

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20474862 Report]

|goals1=Danns {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|20}}
Doyle {{goal|25||41}}
Sigurðarson {{goal|44}}

|stadium=Ashton Gate

|location=Bristol

|attendance=13,892 (1,724 away fans)

|referee=Keith Stroud

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=8 December 2012

|round=21

|time=17:20 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–0

|team2=Birmingham City

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20564954 Report]

|goals1=King {{goal|34|o.g.}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=21,339 (2,063 away fans)

|referee=Anthony Taylor

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=15 December 2012

|round=22

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Middlesbrough

|score=2–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20650246 Report]

|goals1=Emnes {{goal|89|pen.}}
McDonald {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=Riverside Stadium

|location=Middlesbrough

|attendance=15,662 (699 away fans)

|referee=Robert Madley

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=21 December 2012

|round=23

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Blackpool

|score=1–2

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20723118 Report]

|goals1=Baptiste {{goal|89}}

|goals2=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|3||72|pen.}}

|stadium=Bloomfield Road

|location=Blackpool

|attendance=14,556 (975 away fans)

|referee=David Coote

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=26 December 2012

|round=24

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=0–3

|team2=Peterborough United

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20779087 Report]

|goals2=Tomlin {{goal|17}}
Rowe {{goal|43}}
Gayle {{goal|69}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=23,033 (532 away fans)

|referee=Mark Heywood

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=29 December 2012

|round=25

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=0–2

|team2=Ipswich Town

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20822852 Report]

|goals2=Cresswell {{goal|33}}
Campbell {{goal|64}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=28,595 (913 away fans)

|referee=Darren Drysdale

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=1 January 2013

|round=26

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Crystal Palace

|score=3–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20841084 Report]

|goals1=Moritz {{goal|31||52}}
Bolasie {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|75}}

|stadium=Selhurst Park

|location=London

|attendance=17,453 (1,033 away fans)

|referee=David Phillips

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=11 January 2013

|round=27

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–1

|team2=Blackburn Rovers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20907515 Report]

|goals1=Johnson {{goal|74}}

|goals2=Rhodes {{goal|26|pen.}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=20,264 (494 away fans)

|referee=Dean Whitestone

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=19 January 2013

|round=28

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Sheffield Wednesday

|score=0–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20996536 Report]

|stadium=Hillsborough

|location=Sheffield

|attendance=21,142 (1,531 away fans)

|referee=Robert Madley

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id=Wolves v Blackpool

|date=26 January 2013

|round=29

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–2

|team2=Blackpool

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21096124 Report]

|goals1=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|15}}

|goals2=Ince {{goal|45||78}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=20,100 (520 away fans)

|referee=Scott Mathieson

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=31 January 2013

|round=30

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Leicester City

|score=2–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21175818 Report]

|goals1=Knockaert {{goal|24}}
Nugent {{goal|73}}

|goals2=Sako {{goal|51}}

|stadium=King Power Stadium

|location=Leicester

|attendance=21,677 (772 away fans)

|referee=Robert Madley

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=9 February 2013

|round=31

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=2–2

|team2=Leeds United

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21311670 Report]

|goals1=Peltier {{goal|57|o.g.}}
Batth {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2=Varney {{goal|64}}
McCormack {{goal|78|pen.}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=23,463 (2,570 away fans)

|referee=Roger East

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=16 February 2013

|round=32

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Derby County

|score=0–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448120 Report]

|stadium=Pride Park

|location=Derby

|attendance=23,036 (1,953 away fans)

|referee=Graham Salisbury

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=19 February 2013

|round=33

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Barnsley

|score=2–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Dagnall {{goal|49}}
Mellis {{goal|73}}

|goals2=Sigurðarson {{goal|7}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21448865 Report]

|stadium=Oakwell

|location=Barnsley

|attendance=10,972 (999 away fans)

|referee=Darren Sheldrake

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=24 February 2013

|round=34

|time=14:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–2

|team2=Cardiff City

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21489656 Report]

|goals1=Sako {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Campbell {{goal|20||67}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=20,930 (2,516 away fans)

|referee=Stuart Attwell

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=1 March 2013

|round=35

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–1

|team2=Watford

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21543693 Report]

|goals1=Sako {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2=Abdi {{goal|41}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=18,571 (725 away fans)

|referee=Paul Tierney

|result=D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=4 March 2013

|round=36

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Millwall

|score=0–2

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals2=Edwards {{goal|9}}
Ebanks-Blake {{goal|61}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21583928 Report]

|stadium=The Den

|location=London

|attendance=8,727 (626 away fans)

|referee=Mick Russell

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id=Nottm Forest v Wolves

|date=9 March 2013

|round=37

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Nottingham Forest

|score=3–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Lansbury {{goal|31||67}}
McGugan {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Doherty {{goal|65}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21639384 Report]

|stadium=City Ground

|location=Nottingham

|attendance=23,350 (2,267 away fans)

|referee=Michael Naylor

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=16 March 2013

|round=38

|time=19:45 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=2–1

|team2=Bristol City

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21724295 Report]

|goals1=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|76}}
Doyle {{goal|78}}

|goals2=Davis {{goal|25|o.g.}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=21,711 (1,865 away fans)

|referee=Geoff Eltringham

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=30 March 2013

|round=39

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=3–2

|team2=Middlesbrough

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21909341 Report]

|goals1=McManus {{goal|17|o.g.}}
Sigurðarson {{goal|48}}
Doyle {{goal|70}}

|goals2=Leadbitter {{goal|25||52}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=21,277 (606 away fans)

|referee=Anthony Bates

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=1 April 2013

|round=40

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Birmingham City

|score=2–3

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Elliott {{goal|55|pen.}} {{penmiss}} {{small|90+6'}} {{goal|90+6}}

|goals2=Hunt {{goal|20}}
Ebanks-Blake {{goal|27||37|pen.}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21921464 Report]

|stadium=St Andrew's

|location=Birmingham

|attendance=19,630 (1,623 away fans)

|referee=Carl Boyeson

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=6 April 2013

|round=41

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Bolton Wanderers

|score=2–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Ngog {{goal|3}}
Alonso {{goal|10}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21979446 Report]

|stadium=Reebok Stadium

|location=Bolton

|attendance=18,432 (1,385 away fans)

|referee=Andy D'Urso

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|id=Wolves v Huddersfield

|date=13 April 2013

|round=42

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–3

|team2=Huddersfield Town

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22049603 Report]

|goals1=Ward {{goal|4}}

|goals2=Scannell {{goal|27}}
Beckford {{goal|69||70}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=23,185 (1,890 away fans)

|referee=Keith Stroud

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=16 April 2013

|round=43

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–0

|team2=Hull City

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22075493 Report]

|goals1=Doyle {{goal|55}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=19,641 (1,454 away fans)

|referee=Andy Woolmer

|result=W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=20 April 2013

|round=44

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Charlton Athletic

|score=2–1

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=Dervite {{goal|63}}
Obika {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Doyle {{goal|66}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22133421 Report]

|stadium=The Valley

|location=London

|attendance=19,023 (1,968 away fans)

|referee=Roger East

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=27 April 2013

|round=45

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–2

|team2=Burnley

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22228793 Report]

|goals1=Dicko {{goal|88}}

|goals2=Ings {{goal|8}}
Paterson {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=24,199 (949 away fans)

|referee=Darren Sheldrake

|result=L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=4 May 2013

|round=46

|time=12:45 BST

|team1=Brighton & Hove Albion

|score=2–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|goals1=LuaLua {{goal|5||39}}

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22320569 Report]

|stadium=Falmer Stadium

|location=Brighton

|attendance=30,003 (1,994 away fans)

|referee=Simon Hooper

|result=L

}}

;Final table

{{:2012–13 Football League Championship|showteam=WOL|show_limit=4}}

;Results summary

{{Fb_rs|hw=7|hd=7|hl=9|hgf=30|hga=35|aw=7|ad=2|al=14|agf=25|aga=34}}

{{Fb_rs_footer|s=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/2012-2013/table Statto.com]|date=June 2013}}

;Results by round

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

|header=Round

|label1= Result

| res1=L/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/L/D/D/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/D/D/L/L/D/W/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/L

|label2= Position

| res2=17/9/11/19/10/7/5/3/5/3/5/5/8/9/13/15/16/17/18/17/16/18/13/15/17/18/17/17/18/19/21/21/22/22/22/21/21/23/22/18/19/23/21/22/23/23

|color_W=green2|text_W=Win

|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

|color_-2=green1|color_22-=red1

|source=[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/2012-2013/results Statto.com]

|date=June 2013

}}

{{See also|2012–13 FA Cup}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=5 January 2013

|round=3rd Round

|time=15:00 GMT

|team1=Luton Town

|score=1–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20863618 Report]

|goals1=Lawless {{goal|46}}

|stadium=Kenilworth Road

|location=Luton

|attendance=9,638 (1,450 away fans)

|referee=Geoff Eltrigham

|result=L

}}

{{See also|2012–13 Football League Cup}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=11 August 2012

|round=1st Round

|time=15:00 BST

|team1=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|team2=Aldershot Town

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19124054 Report]

|goals1=Ebanks-Blake {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Rankine {{goal|62}}

|stadium=Molineux

|location=Wolverhampton

|attendance=11,555 (607 away fans)

|referee=James Adcock

|penalties1=

• Ebanks-Blake {{pengoal}}
• Hunt {{pengoal}}
• Ward {{pengoal}}
• Johnson {{pengoal}}
• Henry {{pengoal}}
• Nouble {{pengoal}}
• Forde {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore=7–6

|penalties2=

• {{pengoal}} Payne
• {{pengoal}} Reid
• {{pengoal}} Rankine
• {{pengoal}} Rodman
• {{pengoal}} Herd
• {{pengoal}} Morris
• {{penmiss}} Roberts

|result=D

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=30 August 2012

|round=2nd Round

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Northampton Town

|score=1–3

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19352817 Report]

|goals1=Platt {{goal|40}}

|goals2=Batth {{goal|16}}
Nouble {{goal|45+1}}
Sako {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium=Sixfields

|location=Northampton

|attendance=3,758 (671 away fans)

|referee=Darren Deadman

|result=W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=25 September 2012

|round=3rd Round

|time=19:45 BST

|team1=Chelsea

|score=6–0

|team2=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463 Report]

|goals1=Cahill {{goal|4}}
Bertrand {{goal|8}}
Mata {{goal|17}}
Romeu {{goal|53|pen.}}
Torres {{goal|58}}
Moses {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Stamford Bridge

|location=London

|attendance=32,569 (989 away fans)

|referee=Neil Swarbrick

|result=L

}}

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The season brought both new home and away kits manufactured, for the final year of their contract, by BURRDA. The new home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours, with the shirt having a gold collar. The away kit was a teal kit, reviving the colours used in their 1996–97 change strip. Both shirts featured the internet gambling company Sportingbet.com as sponsor for the final time.{{cite news|title=Sportingbet.com extends Wolves sponsorship deal |date=4 May 2010 |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~2043593,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214800/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10307~2043593%2C00.html |archive-date=18 March 2012 |df=dmy }}

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