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2012–13 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

March 07, 2023

The 2012–13 season was the 114th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship. They had returned to the second level having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons during the previous season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2012–13 season
ChairmanSteve Morgan
ManagerStåle Solbakken
(until 5 January)
Dean Saunders
(from 7 January)
Championship23rd
(relegated)
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (14)
All: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (15)
Highest home attendance28,595 (vs Ipswich,
29 December 2012)
Lowest home attendance11,555 (vs Aldershot,
11 August 2012)
Average home league attendance21,662

Norwegian manager Ståle Solbakken was appointed to begin the season as the club's manager,[1] but he was sacked on 5 January with the team in 18th place and having been eliminated from the FA Cup by at that time non-league club Luton Town.[2] He was swiftly replaced by former Doncaster Rovers manager Dean Saunders who oversaw the remaining twenty games.[3]

After Saunders failed to bring any upturn, the club suffered relegation for a second successive season to drop into the third level for the first time since 1988–89.[4] This made them the only club to twice experience back-to-back relegations from the top flight, having already suffered this previously in the mid 1980s.[5] Three days after their relegation was confirmed, Saunders was fired having held the post for only four months.[6]

Season review

 
Former Norwegian international Ståle Solbakken began the season as Wolves' new manager.

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[7] who officially became the permanent replacement for Mick McCarthy on 1 July.[1] 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,[8] Razak Boukari,[9] Björn Sigurðarson[10] and Georg Margreitter[11] signing permanent deals as well as the loan captures of Tongo Doumbia and Sławomir Peszko.[12][13] 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,[14] and both Matt Jarvis and Michael Kightly also remaining in the Premier League with new clubs.[15][16]

The players began pre-season training on 9 July,[17] which featured a week at a training camp in Ireland.[18] 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.[19] League football began on 18 August with a 0–1 defeat at Leeds,[20] before the team registered their first victory at Molineux in nine months by beating Barnsley.[21]

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[22] and Sławomir Peszko[23] 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.[24]

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".[25] When the following game - a loss at Luton - brought their first exit from the FA Cup to a non-league side since 1986,[26] he was fired as manager after six months in the role.[2] 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.[27]

In contrast to the club's "drawn-out" recruitment process after the dismissal of Mick McCarthy,[28] 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.[3] Steve Morgan defended the changes and stated that he hoped Saunders would be with the club "for a long period of time".[29]

 
Dean Saunders became Wolves' second manager of the season.

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.[30] He said that, while he believed promotion still remained possible, "the more likely scenario is we’re going to creep up the league."[31] 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.[32][33] 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.[34]

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.[35] 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.[36][37]

Shorn of attacking options, their final six games brought five defeats which meant relegation for a second consecutive season.[38] 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.[39] 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,[40] 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.[41]

Although Saunders initially spoke of his hopes to be allowed to rebuild the team in League One,[42][43] three days later it was announced that he had become the fourth Wolves manager in fifteen months to leave his post.[6] 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.[44]

Results

Pre season

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.[45]

21 July 2012 Bray Wanderers 1–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bray, Ireland
15:00 BST Waters   32' Report Nouble   14'
Fletcher   56', 87'
Jarvis   60'
Doherty   81'		 Stadium: Carlisle Grounds
Referee: Derek Tomney
28 July 2012 Walsall 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walsall
15:00 BST Report Nouble   23'
Hammill   37'
Doyle   68'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 4,219 (2,247 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
31 July 2012 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Gornell   19'
Berra   41' (o.g.)		 Report Ebanks-Blake   51'
Doumbia   75'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 4,105
Referee: Rob Lewis
4 August 2012 Southampton 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton
15:00 BST Sharp   22'
Puncheon   69'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's
Attendance: 3,978
Referee: Andy Davies

"Wolves Development XI" pre season results: vs Leyton Orient (25 July), vs Kidderminster Harriers (27 July), vs Birmingham (1 August), vs Telford United (3 August), vs Wigan (8 August)

Football League Championship

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.[46]

18 August 2012 1 Leeds United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
12:45 BST Becchio   17' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 23,745 (1,541 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Bates
21 August 2012 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Barnsley Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Ward   8'
Ebanks-Blake   61'
Edwards   70'		 Report Cywka   79' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,400 (475 away fans)
Referee: Phil Gibbs
25 August 2012 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Derby County Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Doyle   35' Report Robinson   90+3' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,861 (1,480 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
2 September 2012 4 Cardiff City 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
14:00 BST Whittingham   11' (pen.), 14', 65' Report Sako   10' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,020 (1,479 away fans)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
16 September 2012 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
13:15 BST Ebanks-Blake   13'
Stearman   21'		 Report Konchesky   70' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,030 (1,375 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
19 September 2012 6 Ipswich Town 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
19:45 BST Report Smith   69' (o.g.)
Doumbia   77'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,540 (723 away fans)
Referee: Graham Scott
22 September 2012 7 Peterborough United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 BST Report Ebanks-Blake   33' (pen.)
Sigurðarson   82'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 9,280 (2,758 away fans)
Referee: Andy Haines
29 September 2012 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Sako   43' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,591 (2,960 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 October 2012 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Ebanks-Blake   53' Report Zaha   67', 73' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,561 (321 away fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 October 2012 10 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
15:00 BST Report Sako   78' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,034 (1,297 away fans)
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 October 2012 11 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
15:00 BST Vaughan   10'
Beckford   27'		 Report Ebanks-Blake   63' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,012 (2,521 away fans)
Referee: James Adcock
23 October 2012 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Doyle   27', 30' Report Afobe   21'
Davies   90'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,915 (826 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
27 October 2012 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Sako   12' Report Wilson   58' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,198 (1,055 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 November 2012 14 Burnley 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
15:00 GMT Paterson   18'
Austin   53'		 Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,295 (1,096 away fans)
Referee: Mark Heywood
6 November 2012 15 Hull City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Aluko   29'
Simpson   51'		 Report Chester   67' (o.g.) Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,768 (501 away fans)
Referee: David Webb
10 November 2012 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Sako   22'
Doumbia   61'
Johnson   90+2'		 Report Mackail-Smith   43'
Buckley   72'
Dobbie   89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,203 (1,869 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
17 November 2012 17 Watford 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 GMT Chalobah   35'
Deeney   68'		 Report Sako   54' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,588 (1,825 away fans)
Referee: Graham Scott
24 November 2012 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Sigurðarson   5' Report Sharp   16'
Guedioura   57'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,527 (2,568 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
27 November 2012 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Millwall Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Report Keogh   79' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,174 (280 away fans)
Referee: Michael Naylor
1 December 2012 20 Bristol City 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 GMT Danns   85' Report Ebanks-Blake   20'
Doyle   25', 41'
Sigurðarson   44'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,892 (1,724 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
8 December 2012 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
17:20 GMT King   34' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,339 (2,063 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 December 2012 22 Middlesbrough 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Emnes   89' (pen.)
McDonald   90+4'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 15,662 (699 away fans)
Referee: Robert Madley
21 December 2012 23 Blackpool 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
19:45 GMT Baptiste   89' Report Ebanks-Blake   3', 72' (pen.) Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,556 (975 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
26 December 2012 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Peterborough United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Tomlin   17'
Rowe   43'
Gayle   69'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,033 (532 away fans)
Referee: Mark Heywood
29 December 2012 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Cresswell   33'
Campbell   64'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,595 (913 away fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 January 2013 26 Crystal Palace 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Moritz   31', 52'
Bolasie   40'		 Report Ebanks-Blake   75' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,453 (1,033 away fans)
Referee: David Phillips
11 January 2013 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Johnson   74' Report Rhodes   26' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,264 (494 away fans)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 January 2013 28 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 21,142 (1,531 away fans)
Referee: Robert Madley
26 January 2013 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Ebanks-Blake   15' Report Ince   45', 78' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,100 (520 away fans)
Referee: Scott Mathieson
31 January 2013 30 Leicester City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
19:45 GMT Knockaert   24'
Nugent   73'		 Report Sako   51' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,677 (772 away fans)
Referee: Robert Madley
9 February 2013 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Leeds United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Peltier   57' (o.g.)
Batth   90+2'		 Report Varney   64'
McCormack   78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,463 (2,570 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
16 February 2013 32 Derby County 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,036 (1,953 away fans)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 February 2013 33 Barnsley 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
19:45 GMT Dagnall   49'
Mellis   73'		 Report Sigurðarson   7' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,972 (999 away fans)
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
24 February 2013 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT Sako   70' Report Campbell   20', 67' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,930 (2,516 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 March 2013 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Watford Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Sako   90+3' Report Abdi   41' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,571 (725 away fans)
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 March 2013 36 Millwall 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 GMT Report Edwards   9'
Ebanks-Blake   61'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,727 (626 away fans)
Referee: Mick Russell
9 March 2013 37 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
19:45 GMT Lansbury   31', 67'
McGugan   90'		 Report Doherty   65' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,350 (2,267 away fans)
Referee: Michael Naylor
16 March 2013 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Bristol City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Ebanks-Blake   76'
Doyle   78'		 Report Davis   25' (o.g.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,711 (1,865 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
30 March 2013 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT McManus   17' (o.g.)
Sigurðarson   48'
Doyle   70'		 Report Leadbitter   25', 52' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,277 (606 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Bates
1 April 2013 40 Birmingham City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST Elliott   55' (pen.), 90+6' Report Hunt   20'
Ebanks-Blake   27', 37' (pen.)		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,630 (1,623 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 April 2013 41 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
15:00 BST N'Gog   3'
Alonso   10'		 Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 18,432 (1,385 away fans)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
13 April 2013 42 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ward   4' Report Scannell   27'
Beckford   69', 70'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,185 (1,890 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
16 April 2013 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Hull City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Doyle   55' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,641 (1,454 away fans)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 April 2013 44 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Dervite   63'
Obika   90'		 Report Doyle   66' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,023 (1,968 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
27 April 2013 45 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Burnley Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Dicko   88' Report Ings   8'
Paterson   53'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,199 (949 away fans)
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
4 May 2013 46 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brighton
12:45 BST LuaLua   5', 39' Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,003 (1,994 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Final table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
21 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 56 70 −14 55
22 Peterborough United (R) 46 15 9 22 66 75 −9 54 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 46 14 9 23 55 69 −14 51
24 Bristol City (R) 46 11 8 27 59 84 −25 41
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 14 9 23 55 69  −14 51 7 7 9 30 35  −5 7 2 14 25 34  −9

Source: Statto.com

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWDLWWWWLWLDDLLDLLLWWLWLLLDDLLDDLLDWLWWWLLWLLL
Position1791119107535355891315161718171618131517181717181921212222222121232218192321222323
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 2012–13 FA Cup
5 January 2013 3rd Round Luton Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
15:00 GMT Lawless   46' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,638 (1,450 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltrigham

League Cup

See also: 2012–13 Football League Cup
11 August 2012 1st Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Aldershot Town Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Ebanks-Blake   53' Report Rankine   62' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,555 (607 away fans)
Referee: James Adcock
Penalties
30 August 2012 2nd Round Northampton Town 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Northampton
19:45 BST Platt   40' Report Batth   16'
Nouble   45+1'
Sako   90+1'		 Stadium: Sixfields
Attendance: 3,758 (671 away fans)
Referee: Darren Deadman
25 September 2012 3rd Round Chelsea 6–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Cahill   4'
Bertrand   8'
Mata   17'
Romeu   53' (pen.)
Torres   58'
Moses   71'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,569 (989 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG     Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK   Wayne Hennessey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   George Elokobi ¤ 1(1) 0 0 0 1 0 2(1) 0 0 0
4 MF   David Edwards 14(10) 2 0 0 1 0 15(10) 2 1 0
5 DF   Richard Stearman ¤ 8(4) 1 0 0 3 0 11(4) 1 1 0
6 DF   Jody Craddock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Michael Kightly † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Sławomir Peszko ‡ 7(6) 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 8(8) 0 3 0
8 MF   Karl Henry (c) 36(3) 0 1 0 1 0 38(3) 0 8 1
9 FW   Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 31(9) 14 1 0 1 1 33(9) 15 6 0
10 FW   Steven Fletcher † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Bakary Sako 36(1) 9 1 0 0(1) 1 37(2) 10 3 0
11 DF   Stephen Ward 37(2) 2 1 0 1 0 39(2) 2 2 1
12 MF   Stephen Hunt 8(4) 1 0 0 1(1) 0 9(5) 1 1 0
13 GK   Carl Ikeme 38 0 1 0 2 0 41 0 0 0
14 DF   Roger Johnson 42 2 1 0 1 0 44 2 7 1
15 FW   Björn Sigurðarson 22(15) 5 0 0 2 0 24(15) 5 2 0
16 DF   Christophe Berra 30 0 1 0 0(1) 0 31(1) 0 1 1
17 MF   Matt Jarvis † 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF   Razak Boukari 2(2) 0 0 0 2 0 4(2) 0 2 0
18 FW   Frank Nouble † 0(2) 0 0 0 1(2) 1 1(4) 1 0 0
18 GK   Marián Kello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Adam Hammill ¤ 0(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0(4) 0 0 0
20 MF   Nenad Milijaš † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Jermaine Pennant ‡ 10(5) 0 0 0 0 0 10(5) 0 2 0
20 DF   Jack Robinson ‡ 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0
21 DF   Steven Mouyokolo † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   Kaspars Gorkšs ‡ 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 0
22 MF   Eggert Jónsson ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 1 0
23 DF   Ronald Zubar † 7(1) 0 0 0 2 0 9(1) 0 0 0
23 MF   Nouha Dicko ‡ 1(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1(3) 1 1 0
24 MF   Jamie O'Hara 15(5) 0 1 0 0 0 16(5) 0 5 1
25 DF   Danny Batth 5(7) 1 0 0 2 1 7(7) 2 0 0
26 MF   David Davis 12(16) 0 0(1) 0 3 0 15(17) 0 4 0
27 MF   Anthony Forde ¤ 1(11) 0 1 0 2(1) 0 4(12) 0 0 0
28 MF   Tongo Doumbia ‡ 27(6) 2 0 0 1(1) 0 28(7) 2 2 0
29 FW   Kevin Doyle 40(2) 9 1 0 1 0 42(2) 9 2 0
30 DF   Matt Doherty ¤ 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1 5 0
31 GK   Dorus de Vries 8(2) 0 0 0 1 0 9(2) 0 0 0
32 DF   Kevin Foley 24(2) 0 1 0 0 0 25(2) 0 1 0
33 DF   Jamie Reckord ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Georg Margreitter 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 0 0
35 FW   Jake Cassidy ¤ 3(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 3(4) 0 0 0
36 GK   Aaron McCarey ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   Sam Winnall ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   Michael Ihiekwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   Jack Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   Tim Jakobsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 GK   Aljaž Cotman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   Kristián Koštrna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF   Jordan Cranston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   Sam Whittall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF   Zeli Ismail ¤ 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0
48 FW   Jake Kempton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW   Liam McAlinden 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
50 DF   Jamie Tank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards

Award Winner[47]
Fans' Player of the Season Bakary Sako

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
22 June 2012   Frank Nouble West Ham United Free[48]
17 July 2012   Björn Sigurðarson   Lillestrøm £2.4 million[10]
24 August 2012   Georg Margreitter   Austria Vienna £500,000[11]
27 August 2012   Razak Boukari   Rennes Undisclosed[9]
29 August 2012   Bakary Sako   Saint-Étienne £2.7 million[8]
30 August 2012   Tim Jakobsson   IK Frej Free
30 August 2012   Regan Upton Burton Albion Free
13 November 2012   Tongo Doumbia   Rennes £2 million[49]
28 March 2013   Marián Kello Unattached Free[50]

Out

Date Player To Fee
June 2012   Oliver Bashford Released Free
June 2012   Ashley Hemmings Released Free[51]
June 2012   Josh Shepherd Released Free
June 2012   James Spray Released Free[51]
11 June 2012   Louis Harris AFC Wimbledon Free[52]
6 July 2012   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Peterborough United Undisclosed[53]
23 July 2012   Adlène Guedioura Nottingham Forest Undisclosed[54]
31 July 2012   Sam Vokes Burnley £350,000[55]
8 August 2012   Michael Kightly Stoke City Undisclosed[16]
24 August 2012   Matt Jarvis West Ham United £10.75 million[15]
24 August 2012   Steven Fletcher Sunderland £14 million[14]
30 August 2012   Nenad Milijaš Released Free[56]
8 January 2013   Frank Nouble Ipswich Town Undisclosed[57]
30 January 2013   Steven Mouyokolo Released Free[58]
30 January 2013   Ronald Zubar   Ajaccio Free[59]

Loans in

Date Player From End Date
30 July 2012   Tongo Doumbia   Rennes 13 November 2012[12]
9 August 2012   Sławomir Peszko   Köln End of season[13]
12 October 2012   Jermaine Pennant Stoke City 12 January 2013[24]
12 February 2013   Kaspars Gorkšs Reading End of season[32]
18 February 2013   Jack Robinson Liverpool End of season[33]
28 March 2013   Nouha Dicko Wigan Athletic End of season[50]

Loans out

Date Player To End Date
21 July 2012   Leigh Griffiths   Hibernian 20 January 2013[60]
2 August 2012   Jake Cassidy Tranmere Rovers 1 January 2013[61]
6 August 2012   Johnny Gorman Plymouth Argyle 6 January 2013[62]
31 August 2012   Adam Hammill Huddersfield Town 13 January 2013[63]
21 September 2012   Jamie Reckord Coventry City 30 November 2012[64]
26 September 2012   George Elokobi Bristol City 27 December 2012[65]
28 September 2012   Sam Winnall Shrewsbury Town 28 October 2012[66]
4 October 2012   Matt Doherty Bury 3 January 2013[67]
9 November 2012   Ethan Ebanks-Landell Bury 3 January 2013[68]
9 November 2012   Eggert Jónsson Charlton Athletic 6 December 2013[69]
16 November 2012   Aaron McCarey Walsall 31 December 2012[70]
22 November 2012   Zeli Ismail Milton Keynes Dons 2 January 2013[71]
4 January 2013   Zeli Ismail Milton Keynes Dons 8 February 2013[72][73]
10 January 2013   Ethan Ebanks-Landell Bury End of season[74]
29 January 2013   Richard Stearman Ipswich Town End of season[75]
31 January 2013   Johnny Gorman Macclesfield Town 1 March 2013[76]
21 February 2013   Aaron McCarey Walsall End of season[77]
14 March 2013   Anthony Forde Scunthorpe United End of season[78]
15 March 2013   Johnny Gorman Cambridge United End of season[79]

Management and coaching staff

Position Name
Manager Ståle Solbakken (until 5 January), then Dean Saunders
Assistant manager Terry Connor (until 3 September), then Johan Lange (19 October–5 January), Brian Carey (8 January onward)
First Team coach Johan Lange (until 19 October), then Patrick Weiser (19 October–5 January) before role ended
Development coach Steve Weaver
First Team Fitness and Conditioning coach Tony Daley
Goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain
Academy Manager Kevin Thelwell
Assistant Academy Manager / Under-18's coach Mick Halsall
Club Doctor Dr Matthew Perry
Club Physio Phil Hayward

Kit

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.[80]

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March 07, 2023
2012, wolverhampton, wanderers, season, 2012, season, 114th, season, competitive, league, football, history, english, football, club, wolverhampton, wanderers, club, competed, second, tier, english, football, system, football, league, championship, they, retur. The 2012 13 season was the 114th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers The club competed in the second tier of the English football system the Football League Championship They had returned to the second level having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons during the previous season Wolverhampton Wanderers2012 13 seasonChairmanSteve MorganManagerStale Solbakken until 5 January Dean Saunders from 7 January Championship23rd relegated FA Cup3rd roundLeague Cup3rd roundTop goalscorerLeague Sylvan Ebanks Blake 14 All Sylvan Ebanks Blake 15 Highest home attendance28 595 vs Ipswich 29 December 2012 Lowest home attendance11 555 vs Aldershot 11 August 2012 Average home league attendance21 662Home coloursAway colours 2011 122013 14 Norwegian manager Stale Solbakken was appointed to begin the season as the club s manager 1 but he was sacked on 5 January with the team in 18th place and having been eliminated from the FA Cup by at that time non league club Luton Town 2 He was swiftly replaced by former Doncaster Rovers manager Dean Saunders who oversaw the remaining twenty games 3 After Saunders failed to bring any upturn the club suffered relegation for a second successive season to drop into the third level for the first time since 1988 89 4 This made them the only club to twice experience back to back relegations from the top flight having already suffered this previously in the mid 1980s 5 Three days after their relegation was confirmed Saunders was fired having held the post for only four months 6 Contents 1 Season review 2 Results 2 1 Pre season 2 2 Football League Championship 2 3 FA Cup 2 4 League Cup 3 Players 3 1 Statistics 3 2 Awards 4 Transfers 4 1 In 4 2 Out 4 3 Loans in 4 4 Loans out 5 Management and coaching staff 6 Kit 7 ReferencesSeason review Edit Former Norwegian international Stale Solbakken began the season as Wolves new manager Having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons the club sought to put a new playing style in place under new manager Stale Solbakken 7 who officially became the permanent replacement for Mick McCarthy on 1 July 1 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 8 Razak Boukari 9 Bjorn Sigurdarson 10 and Georg Margreitter 11 signing permanent deals as well as the loan captures of Tongo Doumbia and Slawomir Peszko 12 13 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 14 and both Matt Jarvis and Michael Kightly also remaining in the Premier League with new clubs 15 16 The players began pre season training on 9 July 17 which featured a week at a training camp in Ireland 18 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 19 League football began on 18 August with a 0 1 defeat at Leeds 20 before the team registered their first victory at Molineux in nine months by beating Barnsley 21 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 22 and Slawomir Peszko 23 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 24 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 25 When the following game a loss at Luton brought their first exit from the FA Cup to a non league side since 1986 26 he was fired as manager after six months in the role 2 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 27 In contrast to the club s drawn out recruitment process after the dismissal of Mick McCarthy 28 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 3 Steve Morgan defended the changes and stated that he hoped Saunders would be with the club for a long period of time 29 Dean Saunders became Wolves second manager of the season 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 30 He said that while he believed promotion still remained possible the more likely scenario is we re going to creep up the league 31 He soon used the January transfer window to make two loan signings as defenders Kaspars Gorkss and Jack Robinson were brought in from the top flight 32 33 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 34 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 35 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 36 37 Shorn of attacking options their final six games brought five defeats which meant relegation for a second consecutive season 38 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 39 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 40 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 41 Although Saunders initially spoke of his hopes to be allowed to rebuild the team in League One 42 43 three days later it was announced that he had become the fourth Wolves manager in fifteen months to leave his post 6 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 44 Results EditPre season Edit 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 45 Bray Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 July 2012Bray Wanderers1 5Wolverhampton WanderersBray Ireland15 00 BST Waters 32 Report Nouble 14 Fletcher 56 87 Jarvis 60 Doherty 81 Stadium Carlisle Grounds Referee Derek Tomney Walsall v Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 July 2012Walsall0 3Wolverhampton WanderersWalsall15 00 BST Report Nouble 23 Hammill 37 Doyle 68 Stadium Banks s Stadium Attendance 4 219 2 247 away Referee Oliver Langford Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 July 2012Shrewsbury Town2 2Wolverhampton WanderersShrewsbury19 00 BST Gornell 19 Berra 41 o g Report Ebanks Blake 51 Doumbia 75 Stadium Greenhous Meadow Attendance 4 105Referee Rob Lewis Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 August 2012Southampton2 0Wolverhampton WanderersSouthampton15 00 BST Sharp 22 Puncheon 69 Report Stadium St Mary s Attendance 3 978Referee Andy Davies Wolves Development XI pre season results 0 2 vs Leyton Orient 25 July 0 1 vs Kidderminster Harriers 27 July 4 2 vs Birmingham 1 August 2 0 vs Telford United 3 August 3 1 vs Wigan 8 August Football League Championship Edit 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 46 Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 August 2012 1Leeds United1 0Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds12 45 BST Becchio 17 Report Stadium Elland Road Attendance 23 745 1 541 away fans Referee Anthony Bates Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley 21 August 2012 2Wolverhampton Wanderers3 1BarnsleyWolverhampton19 45 BST Ward 8 Ebanks Blake 61 Edwards 70 Report Cywka 79 Stadium Molineux Attendance 24 400 475 away fans Referee Phil Gibbs Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County 25 August 2012 3Wolverhampton Wanderers1 1Derby CountyWolverhampton15 00 BST Doyle 35 Report Robinson 90 3 Stadium Molineux Attendance 21 861 1 480 away fans Referee Jon Moss Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 September 2012 4Cardiff City3 1Wolverhampton WanderersCardiff14 00 BST Whittingham 11 pen 14 65 Report Sako 10 Stadium Cardiff City Stadium Attendance 22 020 1 479 away fans Referee Andy D Urso Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City 16 September 2012 5Wolverhampton Wanderers2 1Leicester CityWolverhampton13 15 BST Ebanks Blake 13 Stearman 21 Report Konchesky 70 Stadium Molineux Attendance 20 030 1 375 away fans Referee Stuart Attwell Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 September 2012 6Ipswich Town0 2Wolverhampton WanderersIpswich19 45 BST Report Smith 69 o g Doumbia 77 Stadium Portman Road Attendance 16 540 723 away fans Referee Graham Scott Peterborough United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 September 2012 7Peterborough United0 2Wolverhampton WanderersPeterborough15 00 BST Report Ebanks Blake 33 pen Sigurdarson 82 Stadium London Road Attendance 9 280 2 758 away fans Referee Andy Haines Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday 29 September 2012 8Wolverhampton Wanderers1 0Sheffield WednesdayWolverhampton15 00 BST Sako 43 Report Stadium Molineux Attendance 23 591 2 960 away fans Referee Simon Hooper Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace 2 October 2012 9Wolverhampton Wanderers1 2Crystal PalaceWolverhampton19 45 BST Ebanks Blake 53 Report Zaha 67 73 Stadium Molineux Attendance 19 561 321 away fans Referee Graham Salisbury Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 October 2012 10Blackburn Rovers0 1Wolverhampton WanderersBlackburn15 00 BST Report Sako 78 Stadium Ewood Park Attendance 17 034 1 297 away fans Referee Nigel Miller Huddersfield Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 October 2012 11Huddersfield Town2 1Wolverhampton WanderersHuddersfield15 00 BST Vaughan 10 Beckford 27 Report Ebanks Blake 63 Stadium John Smith s Stadium Attendance 18 012 2 521 away fans Referee James Adcock Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers 23 October 2012 12Wolverhampton Wanderers2 2Bolton WanderersWolverhampton19 45 BST Doyle 27 30 Report Afobe 21 Davies 90 Stadium Molineux Attendance 20 915 826 away fans Referee Lee Probert Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic 27 October 2012 13Wolverhampton Wanderers1 1Charlton AthleticWolverhampton15 00 BST Sako 12 Report Wilson 58 Stadium Molineux Attendance 22 198 1 055 away fans Referee Craig Pawson Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 November 2012 14Burnley2 0Wolverhampton WanderersBurnley15 00 GMT Paterson 18 Austin 53 Report Stadium Turf Moor Attendance 12 295 1 096 away fans Referee Mark Heywood Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 November 2012 15Hull City2 1Wolverhampton WanderersKingston upon Hull19 45 GMT Aluko 29 Simpson 51 Report Chester 67 o g Stadium KC Stadium Attendance 14 768 501 away fans Referee David Webb Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton amp Hove Albion 10 November 2012 16Wolverhampton Wanderers3 3Brighton amp Hove AlbionWolverhampton15 00 GMT Sako 22 Doumbia 61 Johnson 90 2 Report Mackail Smith 43 Buckley 72 Dobbie 89 pen Stadium Molineux Attendance 21 203 1 869 away fans Referee Scott Mathieson Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 November 2012 17Watford2 1Wolverhampton WanderersWatford15 00 GMT Chalobah 35 Deeney 68 Report Sako 54 Stadium Vicarage Road Attendance 13 588 1 825 away fans Referee Graham Scott Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest 24 November 2012 18Wolverhampton Wanderers1 2Nottingham ForestWolverhampton15 00 GMT Sigurdarson 5 Report Sharp 16 Guedioura 57 Stadium Molineux Attendance 22 527 2 568 away fans Referee Roger East Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall 27 November 2012 19Wolverhampton Wanderers0 1MillwallWolverhampton19 45 GMT Report Keogh 79 Stadium Molineux Attendance 18 174 280 away fans Referee Michael Naylor Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 December 2012 20Bristol City1 4Wolverhampton WanderersBristol15 00 GMT Danns 85 Report Ebanks Blake 20 Doyle 25 41 Sigurdarson 44 Stadium Ashton Gate Attendance 13 892 1 724 away fans Referee Keith Stroud Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City 8 December 2012 21Wolverhampton Wanderers1 0Birmingham CityWolverhampton17 20 GMT King 34 o g Report Stadium Molineux Attendance 21 339 2 063 away fans Referee Anthony Taylor Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 December 2012 22Middlesbrough2 0Wolverhampton WanderersMiddlesbrough15 00 GMT Emnes 89 pen McDonald 90 4 Report Stadium Riverside Stadium Attendance 15 662 699 away fans Referee Robert Madley Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 December 2012 23Blackpool1 2Wolverhampton WanderersBlackpool19 45 GMT Baptiste 89 Report Ebanks Blake 3 72 pen Stadium Bloomfield Road Attendance 14 556 975 away fans Referee David Coote Wolverhampton Wanderers v Peterborough United 26 December 2012 24Wolverhampton Wanderers0 3Peterborough UnitedWolverhampton15 00 GMT Report Tomlin 17 Rowe 43 Gayle 69 Stadium Molineux Attendance 23 033 532 away fans Referee Mark Heywood Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town 29 December 2012 25Wolverhampton Wanderers0 2Ipswich TownWolverhampton15 00 GMT Report Cresswell 33 Campbell 64 Stadium Molineux Attendance 28 595 913 away fans Referee Darren Drysdale Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 January 2013 26Crystal Palace3 1Wolverhampton WanderersLondon15 00 GMT Moritz 31 52 Bolasie 40 Report Ebanks Blake 75 Stadium Selhurst Park Attendance 17 453 1 033 away fans Referee David Phillips Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers 11 January 2013 27Wolverhampton Wanderers1 1Blackburn RoversWolverhampton19 45 GMT Johnson 74 Report Rhodes 26 pen Stadium Molineux Attendance 20 264 494 away fans Referee Dean Whitestone Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 January 2013 28Sheffield Wednesday0 0Wolverhampton WanderersSheffield15 00 GMT Report Stadium Hillsborough Attendance 21 142 1 531 away fans Referee Robert Madley Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool 26 January 2013 29Wolverhampton Wanderers1 2BlackpoolWolverhampton15 00 GMT Ebanks Blake 15 Report Ince 45 78 Stadium Molineux Attendance 20 100 520 away fans Referee Scott Mathieson Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 January 2013 30Leicester City2 1Wolverhampton WanderersLeicester19 45 GMT Knockaert 24 Nugent 73 Report Sako 51 Stadium King Power Stadium Attendance 21 677 772 away fans Referee Robert Madley Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United 9 February 2013 31Wolverhampton Wanderers2 2Leeds UnitedWolverhampton15 00 GMT Peltier 57 o g Batth 90 2 Report Varney 64 McCormack 78 pen Stadium Molineux Attendance 23 463 2 570 away fans Referee Roger East Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 February 2013 32Derby County0 0Wolverhampton WanderersDerby15 00 GMT Report Stadium Pride Park Attendance 23 036 1 953 away fans Referee Graham Salisbury Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 February 2013 33Barnsley2 1Wolverhampton WanderersBarnsley19 45 GMT Dagnall 49 Mellis 73 Report Sigurdarson 7 Stadium Oakwell Attendance 10 972 999 away fans Referee Darren Sheldrake Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City 24 February 2013 34Wolverhampton Wanderers1 2Cardiff CityWolverhampton14 00 GMT Sako 70 Report Campbell 20 67 Stadium Molineux Attendance 20 930 2 516 away fans Referee Stuart Attwell Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford 1 March 2013 35Wolverhampton Wanderers1 1WatfordWolverhampton19 45 GMT Sako 90 3 Report Abdi 41 Stadium Molineux Attendance 18 571 725 away fans Referee Paul Tierney Millwall v Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 March 2013 36Millwall0 2Wolverhampton WanderersLondon19 45 GMT Report Edwards 9 Ebanks Blake 61 Stadium The Den Attendance 8 727 626 away fans Referee Mick Russell Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 March 2013 37Nottingham Forest3 1Wolverhampton WanderersNottingham19 45 GMT Lansbury 31 67 McGugan 90 Report Doherty 65 Stadium City Ground Attendance 23 350 2 267 away fans Referee Michael Naylor Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City 16 March 2013 38Wolverhampton Wanderers2 1Bristol CityWolverhampton19 45 GMT Ebanks Blake 76 Doyle 78 Report Davis 25 o g Stadium Molineux Attendance 21 711 1 865 away fans Referee Geoff Eltringham Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough 30 March 2013 39Wolverhampton Wanderers3 2MiddlesbroughWolverhampton15 00 GMT McManus 17 o g Sigurdarson 48 Doyle 70 Report Leadbitter 25 52 Stadium Molineux Attendance 21 277 606 away fans Referee Anthony Bates Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 April 2013 40Birmingham City2 3Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham15 00 BST Elliott 55 pen 90 6 Report Hunt 20 Ebanks Blake 27 37 pen Stadium St Andrew s Attendance 19 630 1 623 away fans Referee Carl Boyeson Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 April 2013 41Bolton Wanderers2 0Wolverhampton WanderersBolton15 00 BST N Gog 3 Alonso 10 Report Stadium Reebok Stadium Attendance 18 432 1 385 away fans Referee Andy D Urso Wolverhampton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town 13 April 2013 42Wolverhampton Wanderers1 3Huddersfield TownWolverhampton15 00 BST Ward 4 Report Scannell 27 Beckford 69 70 Stadium Molineux Attendance 23 185 1 890 away fans Referee Keith Stroud Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City 16 April 2013 43Wolverhampton Wanderers1 0Hull CityWolverhampton19 45 BST Doyle 55 Report Stadium Molineux Attendance 19 641 1 454 away fans Referee Andy Woolmer Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 April 2013 44Charlton Athletic2 1Wolverhampton WanderersLondon15 00 BST Dervite 63 Obika 90 Report Doyle 66 Stadium The Valley Attendance 19 023 1 968 away fans Referee Roger East Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley 27 April 2013 45Wolverhampton Wanderers1 2BurnleyWolverhampton15 00 BST Dicko 88 Report Ings 8 Paterson 53 Stadium Molineux Attendance 24 199 949 away fans Referee Darren Sheldrake Brighton amp Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 May 2013 46Brighton amp Hove Albion2 0Wolverhampton WanderersBrighton12 45 BST LuaLua 5 39 Report Stadium Falmer Stadium Attendance 30 003 1 994 away fans Referee Simon Hooper Final tablePos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation21 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 56 70 14 5522 Peterborough United R 46 15 9 22 66 75 9 54 Relegation to Football League One23 Wolverhampton Wanderers R 46 14 9 23 55 69 14 5124 Bristol City R 46 11 8 27 59 84 25 41Updated to match es played on 4 May 2013 Source BBC SportRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R Relegated Results summaryOverall Home AwayPld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD46 14 9 23 55 69 14 51 7 7 9 30 35 5 7 2 14 25 34 9Source Statto com Results by roundRound12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546ResultLWDLWWWWLWLDDLLDLLLWWLWLLLDDLLDDLLDWLWWWLLWLLLPosition1791119107535355891315161718171618131517181717181921212222222121232218192321222323Source Statto comW Win D Draw L Loss FA Cup Edit See also 2012 13 FA Cup Luton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 January 2013 3rd RoundLuton Town1 0Wolverhampton WanderersLuton15 00 GMT Lawless 46 Report Stadium Kenilworth Road Attendance 9 638 1 450 away fans Referee Geoff Eltrigham League Cup Edit See also 2012 13 Football League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aldershot Town 11 August 2012 1st RoundWolverhampton Wanderers1 1 a e t 7 6 p Aldershot TownWolverhampton15 00 BST Ebanks Blake 53 Report Rankine 62 Stadium Molineux Attendance 11 555 607 away fans Referee James AdcockPenaltiesEbanks Blake Hunt Ward Johnson Henry Nouble Forde Payne Reid Rankine Rodman Herd Morris Roberts Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 August 2012 2nd RoundNorthampton Town1 3Wolverhampton WanderersNorthampton19 45 BST Platt 40 Report Batth 16 Nouble 45 1 Sako 90 1 Stadium Sixfields Attendance 3 758 671 away fans Referee Darren Deadman Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 September 2012 3rd RoundChelsea6 0Wolverhampton WanderersLondon19 45 BST Cahill 4 Bertrand 8 Mata 17 Romeu 53 pen Torres 58 Moses 71 Report Stadium Stamford Bridge Attendance 32 569 989 away fans Referee Neil SwarbrickPlayers EditStatistics Edit Key On loan from another club First appearance s for the club Squad numberPos Playing positionP Number of games playedG Number of goals scoredGK GoalkeeperDF DefenderMF MidfielderFW Forward Yellow cards Red cards Permanent player left club during the season Loaned to another club for part or all of seasonCorrect as of end of season Starting appearances are listed first followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable No PosNamePGPGPGPG NotesLeague FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline1 GK Wayne Hennessey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 DF George Elokobi 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 04 MF David Edwards 14 10 2 0 0 1 0 15 10 2 1 05 DF Richard Stearman 8 4 1 0 0 3 0 11 4 1 1 06 DF Jody Craddock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 MF Michael Kightly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07 MF Slawomir Peszko 7 6 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8 8 0 3 08 MF Karl Henry c 36 3 0 1 0 1 0 38 3 0 8 19 FW Sylvan Ebanks Blake 31 9 14 1 0 1 1 33 9 15 6 010 FW Steven Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 MF Bakary Sako 36 1 9 1 0 0 1 1 37 2 10 3 011 DF Stephen Ward 37 2 2 1 0 1 0 39 2 2 2 112 MF Stephen Hunt 8 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 5 1 1 013 GK Carl Ikeme 38 0 1 0 2 0 41 0 0 014 DF Roger Johnson 42 2 1 0 1 0 44 2 7 115 FW Bjorn Sigurdarson 22 15 5 0 0 2 0 24 15 5 2 016 DF Christophe Berra 30 0 1 0 0 1 0 31 1 0 1 117 MF Matt Jarvis 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 017 MF Razak Boukari 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 2 018 FW Frank Nouble 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 0 018 GK Marian Kello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 MF Adam Hammill 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 020 MF Nenad Milijas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 MF Jermaine Pennant 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0 2 020 DF Jack Robinson 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 021 DF Steven Mouyokolo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 DF Kaspars Gorkss 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 022 MF Eggert Jonsson 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 023 DF Ronald Zubar 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 1 0 0 023 MF Nouha Dicko 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 024 MF Jamie O Hara 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 16 5 0 5 125 DF Danny Batth 5 7 1 0 0 2 1 7 7 2 0 026 MF David Davis 12 16 0 0 1 0 3 0 15 17 0 4 027 MF Anthony Forde 1 11 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 12 0 0 028 MF Tongo Doumbia 27 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 7 2 2 029 FW Kevin Doyle 40 2 9 1 0 1 0 42 2 9 2 030 DF Matt Doherty 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1 5 031 GK Dorus de Vries 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 2 0 0 032 DF Kevin Foley 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 25 2 0 1 033 DF Jamie Reckord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 034 DF Georg Margreitter 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 035 FW Jake Cassidy 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 036 GK Aaron McCarey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 037 FW Sam Winnall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 DF Michael Ihiekwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 041 MF Jack Price 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 042 MF Tim Jakobsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 043 GK Aljaz Cotman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 DF Kristian Kostrna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 045 DF Jordan Cranston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 046 MF Sam Whittall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 047 MF Zeli Ismail 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 048 FW Jake Kempton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 049 FW Liam McAlinden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 050 DF Jamie Tank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Awards Edit Award Winner 47 Fans Player of the Season Bakary SakoTransfers EditIn Edit Date Player From Fee22 June 2012 Frank Nouble West Ham United Free 48 17 July 2012 Bjorn Sigurdarson Lillestrom 2 4 million 10 24 August 2012 Georg Margreitter Austria Vienna 500 000 11 27 August 2012 Razak Boukari Rennes Undisclosed 9 29 August 2012 Bakary Sako Saint Etienne 2 7 million 8 30 August 2012 Tim Jakobsson IK Frej Free30 August 2012 Regan Upton Burton Albion Free13 November 2012 Tongo Doumbia Rennes 2 million 49 28 March 2013 Marian Kello Unattached Free 50 Out Edit Date Player To FeeJune 2012 Oliver Bashford Released FreeJune 2012 Ashley Hemmings Released Free 51 June 2012 Josh Shepherd Released FreeJune 2012 James Spray Released Free 51 11 June 2012 Louis Harris AFC Wimbledon Free 52 6 July 2012 Nathaniel Mendez Laing Peterborough United Undisclosed 53 23 July 2012 Adlene Guedioura Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 54 31 July 2012 Sam Vokes Burnley 350 000 55 8 August 2012 Michael Kightly Stoke City Undisclosed 16 24 August 2012 Matt Jarvis West Ham United 10 75 million 15 24 August 2012 Steven Fletcher Sunderland 14 million 14 30 August 2012 Nenad Milijas Released Free 56 8 January 2013 Frank Nouble Ipswich Town Undisclosed 57 30 January 2013 Steven Mouyokolo Released Free 58 30 January 2013 Ronald Zubar Ajaccio Free 59 Loans in Edit Date Player From End Date30 July 2012 Tongo Doumbia Rennes 13 November 2012 12 9 August 2012 Slawomir Peszko Koln End of season 13 12 October 2012 Jermaine Pennant Stoke City 12 January 2013 24 12 February 2013 Kaspars Gorkss Reading End of season 32 18 February 2013 Jack Robinson Liverpool End of season 33 28 March 2013 Nouha Dicko Wigan Athletic End of season 50 Loans out Edit Date Player To End Date21 July 2012 Leigh Griffiths Hibernian 20 January 2013 60 2 August 2012 Jake Cassidy Tranmere Rovers 1 January 2013 61 6 August 2012 Johnny Gorman Plymouth Argyle 6 January 2013 62 31 August 2012 Adam Hammill Huddersfield Town 13 January 2013 63 21 September 2012 Jamie Reckord Coventry City 30 November 2012 64 26 September 2012 George Elokobi Bristol City 27 December 2012 65 28 September 2012 Sam Winnall Shrewsbury Town 28 October 2012 66 4 October 2012 Matt Doherty Bury 3 January 2013 67 9 November 2012 Ethan Ebanks Landell Bury 3 January 2013 68 9 November 2012 Eggert Jonsson Charlton Athletic 6 December 2013 69 16 November 2012 Aaron McCarey Walsall 31 December 2012 70 22 November 2012 Zeli Ismail Milton Keynes Dons 2 January 2013 71 4 January 2013 Zeli Ismail Milton Keynes Dons 8 February 2013 72 73 10 January 2013 Ethan Ebanks Landell Bury End of season 74 29 January 2013 Richard Stearman Ipswich Town End of season 75 31 January 2013 Johnny Gorman Macclesfield Town 1 March 2013 76 21 February 2013 Aaron McCarey Walsall End of season 77 14 March 2013 Anthony Forde Scunthorpe United End of season 78 15 March 2013 Johnny Gorman Cambridge United End of season 79 Management and coaching staff EditPosition NameManager Stale Solbakken until 5 January then Dean SaundersAssistant manager Terry Connor until 3 September then Johan Lange 19 October 5 January Brian Carey 8 January onward First Team coach Johan Lange until 19 October then Patrick Weiser 19 October 5 January before role endedDevelopment coach Steve WeaverFirst Team Fitness and Conditioning coach Tony DaleyGoalkeeping coach Pat MountainAcademy Manager Kevin ThelwellAssistant Academy Manager Under 18 s coach Mick HalsallClub Doctor Dr Matthew PerryClub Physio Phil HaywardKit EditThe 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 80 References Edit a b Wolves appoint Norwegian Stale Solbakken as new manager BBC Sport 11 May 2012 a b Wolves sack manager Stale Solbakken after FA Cup exit BBC Sport 5 January 2013 a b Dean Saunders Wolves appoint Doncaster Rovers boss BBC Sport 7 January 2013 Wolves chairman Steve Morgan says club have failed their city BBC Sport 4 May 2013 Wolves relegated to League One Express amp Star 6 May 2013 a b Dean Saunders sacked after relegation to League One BBC Sport 7 May 2013 Identity born Wolverhampton Wanderers F C 19 July 2012 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2013 a b Wolves sign Bakary Sako from St Etienne on three year deal BBC Sport 29 August 2012 a b Wolves sign winger Razak Boukari from Rennes BBC Sport 27 August 2012 a b Wolves confirm Sigurdarson deal Sky Sports 17 July 2012 a b Wolves sign Austrian defender Georg Margreitter BBC Sport 24 August 2012 a b Wolverhampton Wanderers sign Tongo Doumbia BBC Sport 30 July 2012 a b Wolves sign Cologne s Poland winger Slawomir Peszko on loan BBC Sport 9 August 2012 a b Steven Fletcher Sunderland complete 14m deal for Wolves striker BBC Sport 24 August 2012 a b West Ham agree 10 75m deal for Wolves winger Matt Jarvis BBC Sport 24 August 2012 a b Michael Kightly Stoke City sign Wolves winger BBC Sport 8 August 2012 Back to work Wolverhampton Wanderers F C 10 July 2012 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Squad for Ireland Wolverhampton Wanderers F C 16 July 2012 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Wolves 1 1 Aldershot BBC Sport 11 August 2012 Leeds 1 0 Wolves BBC Sport 18 August 2012 Wolves 3 1 Barnsley BBC Sport 21 August 2012 Boukari update Hunt set for surgery Wolverhampton Wanderers F C 1 October 2012 Archived from the original 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Saunders Express amp Star 25 January 2013 a b Wolves Reading defender Kaspars Gorkss signs on loan BBC Sport 12 February 2013 a b Wolves Liverpool defender Jack Robinson joins on loan BBC Sport 19 February 2013 Wolves 1 1 Blackburn BBC Sport 11 January 2013 Wolves fans furious as Dean Saunders faces up to relegation fight Shropshire Star 20 February 2013 Wolves lose injured striker Sylvan Ebanks Blake for relegation run in Sky Sports 3 April 2013 Wolves trio Carl Ikeme Bakary Sako and Dave Edwards ruled out for the season Express amp Star 25 March 2013 Brighton 2 0 Wolves BBC Sport 4 May 2013 Wolves fans invade pitch after Burnley defeat Sky News 27 April 2013 Unlikely but possible Wolverhampton Wanderers F C 3 May 2013 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2013 Wolves remain in turmoil and face second successive relegation The Guardian 15 March 2013 Dean Saunders Our fans have had three years of pain I ll be delighted to try and change it for them Birmingham Mail 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