2012–13 Football League

The 2012–13 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th season of the Football League. It began in August 2012 and concluded in May 2013, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.

From Premier League

 * Relegated to Championship
 * Bolton Wanderers
 * Blackburn Rovers
 * Wolverhampton Wanderers

From Championship

 * Promoted to Premier League
 * Reading
 * Southampton
 * West Ham United


 * Relegated to League One
 * Portsmouth
 * Coventry City
 * Doncaster Rovers

From League One

 * Promoted to Championship
 * Charlton Athletic
 * Sheffield Wednesday
 * Huddersfield Town


 * Relegated to League Two
 * Wycombe Wanderers
 * Chesterfield
 * Exeter City
 * Rochdale

From League Two

 * Promoted to League One
 * Swindon Town
 * Shrewsbury Town
 * Crawley Town
 * Crewe Alexandra


 * Relegated to Conference Premier
 * Hereford United
 * Macclesfield Town

From Conference Premier

 * Promoted to League Two
 * Fleetwood Town
 * York City