2012–13 Football League One

The 2012–13 Football League One (referred to as the Npower Football League One for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the league under its current title and twenty-first season under its current league division format. The season began on 18 August 2012 and ended on 27 April 2013.

To League One

 * Relegated from the Championship
 * Portsmouth
 * Coventry City
 * Doncaster Rovers


 * Promoted from League Two
 * Swindon Town
 * Shrewsbury Town
 * Crawley Town
 * Crewe Alexandra

From League One

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


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

Personnel and sponsoring
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
 * 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers

Top scorers

 * 1) - includes 1 goal for Carlisle United
 * 2) - includes 11 goals for Scunthorpe United

Scoring

 * First goal of the season: David McAllister for Sheffield United against Shrewsbury Town ( 18 August 2012 )
 * Fastest goal of the season: 56 seconds, A-Jay Leitch-Smith for Crewe Alexandra against Scunthorpe United ( 21 August 2012 )
 * Latest goal of the season: 95 minutes and 26 seconds, Paddy Madden for Carlisle United against Portsmouth ( 25 August 2012 )
 * Largest winning margin: 5 goals
 * Preston North End 5–0 Hartlepool United ( 18 September 2012 )
 * Hartlepool United 0–5 Coventry City ( 17 November 2012 )
 * Swindon Town 5–0 Tranmere Rovers ( 21 December 2012 )
 * Swindon Town 5–0 Portsmouth ( 1 January 2013 )
 * Highest scoring game: 8 goals
 * Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth ( 1 September 2012 )
 * Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
 * Brentford 5–1 Crewe Alexandra ( 25 August 2012 )
 * Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth ( 1 September 2012 )
 * Preston North End 5–0 Hartlepool United ( 18 September 2012 )
 * Crawley Town 2–5 Tranmere Rovers ( 22 September 2012 )
 * Hartlepool United 0–5 Coventry City ( 17 November 2012 )
 * Milton Keynes Dons 5–1 Colchester United ( 24 November 2012 )
 * Coventry City 5–1 Walsall ( 8 December 2012 )
 * Swindon Town 5–0 Portsmouth ( 1 January 2013 )
 * Colchester United 1–5 Tranmere Rovers ( 23 February 2013 )
 * Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
 * Sheffield United 5–3 Bournemouth ( 1 September 2012 )

Clean sheets

 * Most clean sheets: 21
 * Sheffield United
 * Fewest clean sheets: 5
 * Scunthorpe United

Discipline

 * Most yellow cards (club): 92
 * Oldham Athletic
 * Most yellow cards (player): 12
 * Harry Arter (AFC Bournemouth)
 * Most red cards (club): 7
 * Notts County
 * Most red cards (player): 3
 * Antony Kay (Milton Keynes Dons)