2012–13 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
Manager	Sam Allardyce
Stadium	Boleyn Ground
Premier League	10th
League Cup	Third round
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Nolan (10); All: Kevin Nolan (10)
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was West Ham United's first season back in the Premier League after a one-year absence. West Ham gained promotion by winning the 2012 Championship play-off final against Blackpool at the end of the 2011–12 campaign.

Season summary

21 May 2012: West Ham announced the signing of goalkeeper Stephen Henderson making him the first signing in this transfer window.^[1]
23 May 2012: West Ham United released six senior players following the conclusion of the 2011–2012 season. Among those departing were Julien Faubert, John Carew, Abdoulaye Faye, Papa Bouba Diop, Frank Nouble and Olly Lee.^[2]
13 June 2012: West Ham United sign goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen on a free transfer to join the club when his contract at Bolton Wanderers expires.^[3]
20 June 2012: West Ham United announce the signing of midfielder Mohamed Diamé to join the club after the expiration of his contract at Wigan Athletic.^[4]
21 June 2012: After nearly six years with the club, goalkeeper Robert Green fails to agree a new contract and moves to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.^[5]
1 July 2012: West Ham United announce the signing of George McCartney from Sunderland after a successful loan stint at West Ham during the 2011–12 promotion winning season. West Ham also announce the departure of Marek Štěch by mutual consent.^[6]
18 July 2012: The club announce the signing of forward Modibo Maïga for an undisclosed fee from French club Sochaux.^[7]
23 July 2012: The signing of young Swiss goalkeeper Raphael Spiegel from Grasshoppers for an undisclosed fee is announced.^[8]
1 August 2012: The club announces the return of experienced defender James Collins on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Aston Villa.^[9]
10 August 2012: The transfer of French midfielder Alou Diarra from Marseille on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee is confirmed.^[10]
18 August 2012: West Ham kick the season off with a 1–0 home win against Aston Villa. James Collins, Jussi Jääskeläinen, Mohamed Diamé and Modibo Maïga all make their competitive debuts.^[11]
24 August 2012: The club announces the signing of winger Matt Jarvis from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year contract, with the option for an additional year, for a transfer fee which was a club record but was officially undisclosed.^[12]
25 August 2012: West Ham travel to Swansea City for their first away match of the season and are comfortably beaten 3–0.^[13]
30 August 2012: Liverpool striker, Andy Carroll signs on a season-long loan with the option to complete a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2013.^[14]
31 August 2012: Yossi Benayoun signs on-loan from Chelsea for the season, becoming their 11th signing of the transfer window.^[15]^[16]
1 September 2012: West Ham bounce back from defeat by Swansea by beating Fulham 3–0 at home.^[17]
12 September 2012: West Ham's oldest surviving player, Jimmy Andrews, dies aged 85.^[18]
15 September 2012: West Ham earn their first away points of the season in a 0–0 draw with Norwich City.^[19]
22 September 2012: West Ham's 100% home record is ended by a 1–1 draw with Sunderland.^[20]
25 September 2012: Just over a year after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, striker Dylan Tombides makes his debut for West Ham in a 4–1 home defeat by Wigan in the League Cup^[21]
1 October 2012: Eight players receive a yellow card, a Premier League record, as West Ham record their first away win of the season, a 2–1 win at QPR with goals by Matt Jarvis, his first for the club, and Ricardo Vaz Tê.^[22]
6 October 2012: The Hammers lose against London rivals Arsenal 3–1 at home. Mohamed Diamé scores his first goal for the club.^[23]
20 October 2012: Fellow promotees Southampton are comfortably beaten 4–1 at Upton Park.^[24]
27 October 2012: West Ham lose their second away game of the season 2–1 against Wigan.^[25]
3 November 2012: The current Premier League champions Manchester City are held to a 0–0 draw by West Ham.^[26]
11 November 2012: West Ham win outside London for the first time this season with a 1–0 away win at Newcastle United. It is also their first win away to Newcastle since 1998.^[27]
19 November 2012: The Hammers extend their unbeaten run to three games with a 1–1 draw against Stoke City.^[28]
25 November 2012: West Ham are beaten 3–1 by London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Andy Carroll scores his first goal for the club.^[29]
28 November 2012: Manchester United defeat West Ham 1–0 at Old Trafford.^[30]
1 December 2012: West Ham announce that on loan striker Andy Carroll has been ruled out for up to eight weeks due to a knee injury. Later that day, the Hammers complete an emphatic victory against London rivals Chelsea, winning 3–1.^[31]
5 December 2012: West Ham are named preferred tenants for the Olympic Stadium.^[32]
9 December 2012: West Ham lose 2–3 at home to Liverpool after leading 2–1 at half time. Mohamed Diamé tears his hamstring in the match.^[33]
16 December 2012: West Ham pick up a point at The Hawthorns, drawing 0–0 to West Bromwich Albion.^[34]
19 December 2012: The Boxing Day clash away at Arsenal is called off due to industrial action on the London Underground.^[35]
22 December 2012: Carlton Cole picks up West Ham's first red card of the season in a 2–1 defeat by Everton.^[36]
27 December 2012: The FA overturns Cole's red card he picked up against Everton after a successful appeal.^[37]
29 December 2012: West Ham are beaten 1–0 by fellow promotees Reading.^[38]
1 January 2013: The Hammers start 2013 with a home win against Norwich, 2–1. Joey O'Brien celebrates his 50th appearance for the club with a goal.^[39]
5 January 2013 Recently signed from Liverpool, Joe Cole provides the assists for both goals, scored by James Collins, in a 2–2 home draw with Manchester United in the FA Cup third round.^[40]
9 January 2013: West Ham co-chairman David Gold is admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia.^[41]
12 January 2013: West Ham lose for the first time in 2013 after being beaten 3–0 by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.^[42]
16 January 2013: A 1–0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford sees West Ham exit the FA Cup in the third round.^[43]
19 January 2013: Joe Cole rescues a point for West Ham who draw 1–1 at home with QPR.^[44]
23 January 2013: A 5–1 defeat by Arsenal at the Emirates gives West Ham their heaviest defeat of the season in a match which also sees Dan Potts taken to hospital with concussion.^[45]
22 March 2013: West Ham are confirmed as the anchor tenants for the Olympic Stadium. They will pay £15 million towards the conversion of the stadium, pay £2 million a year in rent and will move to the stadium in 2016.^[46]
8 May 2013: Winston Reid is named Hammer of the Year for the 2012–13 season.^[47]
12 May 2013: West Ham lose their last away game of the season 2–0 to Everton. West Ham finish with only 11 away goals, the lowest in the league.^[48]^[49]
19 May 2013: On the final day of the 2012–13 Premier League season, West Ham beat already relegated Reading 4–2 with a hat-trick scored by Kevin Nolan. They end the season in tenth place with 46 points collected from 38 matches.^[50]
24 May 2013: West Ham achieve the highest average home attendance in their 118-year history: 659,677 supporters attended home games, an average of 34,720 per game.^[51]

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	West Bromwich Albion	38	14	7	17	53	57	−4	49
9	Swansea City	38	11	13	14	47	51	−4	46	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[a]
10	West Ham United	38	12	10	16	45	53	−8	46
11	Norwich City	38	10	14	14	41	58	−17	44
12	Fulham	38	11	10	17	50	60	−10	43

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).^[52]
Notes:

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	IRL	Joey O'Brien
18	DF	AUT	Emmanuel Pogatetz
19	DF	WAL	James Collins
20	DF	CIV	Guy Demel
21	MF	SEN	Mohamed Diamé
22	GK	FIN	Jussi Jääskeläinen
26	MF	ENG	Joe Cole
27	DF	ENG	Jordan Spence
29	FW	MAR	Marouane Chamakh
30	GK	SUI	Raphael Spiegel
31	FW	BRA	Wellington Paulista
32	MF	ENG	Gary O'Neil
33	DF	ENG	Danny Potts

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Results

Pre-season

7 July 2012	Austria Wien	3–1	West Ham United	Vienna, Austria
15:00 BST	Linz 24' Vršič 27' Jun 75'	Report	Baldock 4'	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Attendance: 7,150

10 July 2012	Boreham Wood	1–1	West Ham United	Borehamwood
19:30 BST	Effiong 51'	Report	Baldock 27'	Stadium: Meadow Park

14 July 2012	Southend United	0–3	West Ham United	Southend
15:00 BST		Report	Maynard 22' Spence 34' Baldock 64'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,135

17 July 2012	Oxford United	1–0	West Ham United	Oxford
19:45 BST	Smalley 36'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,780

21 July 2012	Colchester United	1–2	West Ham United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Wordsworth 39'	Report	Maynard 16' Noble 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 7,985

25 July 2012	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0–3	West Ham United	Erfurt, Germany
18:00 BST		Report	Ofosu-Ayeh 47' (o.g.) Vaz Tê 63', 77'	Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 6,750

27 July 2012	Dynamo Dresden	3–0	West Ham United	Dresden, Germany
18:30 BST	Koch 21' Pepić 51' Köz 82'			Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium

29 July 2012	Energie Cottbus	2–2	West Ham United	Cottbus, Germany
13:30 BST	Adlung 8', 42'	Report	Kazim-Richards 77' Baldock 79'	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft

4 August 2012	Ipswich Town	3–1	West Ham United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chopra 15' (pen.) Chambers 19' Scotland 83'	Report	Taylor 73'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 7,682

10 August 2012	Braga	1–1	West Ham United	Braga, Portugal
20:30	Lima 34' (pen.)	Report	Reid 89'	Stadium: Braga Municipal Stadium

Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	W
Position	8	11	7	8	9	7	8	7	9	9	6	7	8	10	8	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	11	11	14	12	10	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

18 August 2012 1	West Ham United	1–0	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Nolan 40'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,172 Referee: Mike Dean

25 August 2012 2	Swansea City	3–0	West Ham United	Swansea
12:45 BST	Rangel 20', 30' Michu 29' Graham 64' Flores 68'	Report	Cole 38' Nolan 53' Collins 58' Reid 83'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,424 Referee: Martin Atkinson

1 September 2012 3	West Ham United	3–0	Fulham	London
12:45 BST	Nolan 1' Reid 29' Taylor 41'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,458 Referee: Anthony Taylor

15 September 2012 4	Norwich City	0–0	West Ham United	Norwich
12:45 BST		Report	Collins 41'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,806 Referee: Chris Foy

22 September 2012 5	West Ham United	1–1	Sunderland	London
15:00 BST	Nolan 90+3'	Report	Fletcher 9'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 33,052 Referee: Lee Mason

1 October 2012 6	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	West Ham United	London
20:00 BST	Taarabt 57'	Report	Jarvis 3' Vaz Tê 36'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,363 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

6 October 2012 7	West Ham United	1–3	Arsenal	London
17:30 BST	Diamé 21', 21' Reid 36' Taylor 85'	Report	41' Giroud 45+1' Gervinho 77', 77' Walcott 83' Cazorla	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,974 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 October 2012 8	West Ham United	4–1	Southampton	London
15:00 BST	Noble 46', 72' (pen.) Nolan 48' Maïga 87'	Report	Lallana 63'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,925 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

27 October 2012 9	Wigan Athletic	2–1	West Ham United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Ramis 8' McArthur 47'	Report	Tomkins 90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,090 Referee: Jonathan Moss

3 November 2012 10	West Ham United	0–0	Manchester City	London
17:30 UTC		Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Howard Webb

11 November 2012 11	Newcastle United	0–1	West Ham United	Newcastle
15:00 UTC	Ben Arfa 76'	Report	Nolan 38' Noble 45' O'Brien 61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,855 Referee: Mike Dean

19 November 2012 12	West Ham United	1–1	Stoke City	London
20:00 UTC	O'Brien 48'	Report	Walters 13'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Chris Foy

25 November 2012 13	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	West Ham United	London
16:00 UTC	Defoe 33', 44', 64' Bale 58'	Report	O'Brien 7' Noble 29' Carroll 82'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,043 Referee: Andre Marriner

28 November 2012 14	Manchester United	1–0	West Ham United	Manchester
20:00 UTC	Van Persie 1' Carrick 78'	Report	Nolan 7'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,572 Referee: Mike Jones

1 December 2012 15	West Ham United	3–1	Chelsea	London
12:45 UTC	C. Cole 63' Diamé 86' Maïga 90'	Report	Mata 13'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Martin Atkinson

9 December 2012 16	West Ham United	2–3	Liverpool	London
16:00 UTC	Noble 36' (pen.) Gerrard 43' (o.g.)	Report	Johnson 11' Cole 76' Collins 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Lee Probert

16 December 2012 17	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	West Ham United	West Bromwich
16:00 UTC		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,186 Referee: Phil Dowd

22 December 2012 18	West Ham United	1–2	Everton	London
15:00 UTC	C. Cole 14', 67'	Report	Anichebe 64' Pienaar 73' Gibson 90+2'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Anthony Taylor

29 December 2012 19	Reading	1–0	West Ham United	Reading
15:00 UTC	Pogrebnyak 5'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,183 Referee: Michael Oliver

1 January 2013 20	West Ham United	2–1	Norwich City	London
15:00 UTC	Noble 3' (pen.) O'Brien 26'	Report	Martin 90'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

12 January 2013 21	Sunderland	3–0	West Ham United	Sunderland
15:00 UTC	Larsson 12' Johnson 47' McClean 74'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,918 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

19 January 2013 22	West Ham United	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
15:00 UTC	J. Cole 68'	Report	Rémy 14'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,962 Referee: Howard Webb

23 January 2013 23	Arsenal	5–1	West Ham United	London
19:45 UTC	Podolski 22' Giroud 44', 57' Carzola 53' Walcott 54'	Report	Collison 18'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,081 Referee: Andre Marriner

30 January 2013 24	Fulham	3–1	West Ham United	London
20:00 UTC	Berbatov 10' Rodallega 49' J O'Brien 90' (o.g.)	Report	Nolan 48'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,791 Referee: Chris Foy

2 February 2013 25	West Ham United	1–0	Swansea City	London
15:00 UTC	Carroll 77'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,962 Referee: Lee Probert

10 February 2013 26	Aston Villa	2–1	West Ham United	Birmingham
13:30 UTC	Benteke 74' (pen.) N'Zogbia 78'	Report	Westwood 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,503 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

25 February 2013 27	West Ham United	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	London
20:00 UTC	Carroll 25' (pen.) J. Cole 58'	Report	Bale 13', 90' Sigurðsson 76'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Howard Webb

2 March 2013 28	Stoke City	0–1	West Ham United	Stoke
15:00 UTC		Report	Collison 45'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,250 Referee: Jonathan Moss

17 March 2013 29	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham United	London
16:00 UTC	Lampard 19' Hazard 50'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,639 Referee: Michael Oliver

30 March 2013 30	West Ham United	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 UTC	Carroll 16', 80' O'Neil 28'	Report	Dorrans 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Andre Marriner

7 April 2013 31	Liverpool	0–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
13:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 45,007 Referee: Anthony Taylor

13 April 2013 32	Southampton	1–1	West Ham United	Southampton
15:00 BST	Schneiderlin 5' Fox 25' Ramírez 59'	Report	Carroll 42', 66' Pogatetz 73' Vaz Tê 83'	Stadium: St Mary's Attendance: 31,984 Referee: Mike Dean

17 April 2013 33	West Ham United	2–2	Manchester United	London
19:45 BST	Vaz Tê 16' Diamé 55'	Report	Valencia 31' Van Persie 77'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,692 Referee: Lee Probert

20 April 2013 34	West Ham United	2–0	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 BST	Jarvis 21' Nolan 80'	Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,544 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

27 April 2013 35	Manchester City	2–1	West Ham United	Manchester
12:45 BST	Agüero 27' Y. Touré 83'	Report	Carroll 90'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,189 Referee: Howard Webb

4 May 2013 36	West Ham United	0–0	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,962 Referee: Phil Dowd

12 May 2013 37	Everton	2–0	West Ham United	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Mirallas 6', 60'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,475 Referee: Phil Dowd

19 May 2013 38	West Ham United	4–2	Reading	London
16:00 BST	Nolan 23', 79', 87' Vaz Tê 34'	Report	McCleary 53' Le Fondre 55'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,973 Referee: Mike Dean

FA Cup

5 January 2013 R3	West Ham United	2–2	Manchester United	London
17:30	Collins 27', 59'	Report	Cleverley 23' Van Persie 90'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 32,922 Referee: Martin Atkinson

16 January 2013 R3 Replay	Manchester United	1–0	West Ham United	Manchester
20:05	Rooney 9'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 71,081 Referee: Phil Dowd

Football League Cup

28 August 2012 R2	West Ham United	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	London
19:45	Maynard 34' Maïga 55'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 18,053 Referee: Fred Graham

25 September 2012 R3	West Ham United	1–4	Wigan Athletic	London
19:45	Maïga 7'	Report	Boselli 14', 41' Ramis 38' Gómez 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 25,934 Referee: Craig Pawson

Statistics

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	12	10	16	45	53	−8	031.58
FA Cup	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
League Cup	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Total	42	13	11	18	50	60	−10	030.95

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos	No.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF	4	Kevin Nolan	10	0	0	10
2	ST	8	Andy Carroll	7	0	0	7
3	ST	11	Modibo Maïga	2	0	2	4
3	MF	16	Mark Noble	4	0	0	4
5	ST	12	Ricardo Vaz Tê	3	0	0	3
5	MF	21	Mohamed Diamé	3	0	0	3
7	MF	7	Matt Jarvis	2	0	0	2
	ST	9	Carlton Cole	2	0	0	2
	MF	10	Jack Collison	2	0	0	2
	DF	17	Joey O'Brien	2	0	0	2
	DF	19	James Collins	0	2	0	2
	MF	26	Joe Cole	2	0	0	2
	Own goals			2	0	0	2
14	DF	2	Winston Reid	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	James Tomkins	1	0	0	1
	ST	8	Nicky Maynard	0	0	1	1
	MF	14	Matthew Taylor	1	0	0	1
	MF	32	Gary O'Neil	1	0	0	1
Totals				45	2	3	50

League position by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	W
Position	8	10	7	8	9	7	8	7	9	9	6	7	8	10	8	11	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	11	11	14	12	14	11	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
13	GK	IRL	Stephen Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	GK	FIN	Jussi Jääskeläinen	40	0	38	0	2	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NZL	Winston Reid	37	1	36	1	1	0	0	0
3	DF	NIR	George McCartney	13	0	9+3	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	James Tomkins	29	1	18+8	1	2	0	1	0
17	DF	IRL	Joey O'Brien	34	2	32+1	2	0	0	1	0
18	DF	AUT	Emmanuel Pogatetz	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	WAL	James Collins	30	2	29	0	1	2	0	0
20	DF	CIV	Guy Demel	32	0	28+3	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Jordan Spence	7	0	0+4	0	1	0	2	0
33	DF	ENG	Danny Potts	6	0	1+1	0	2	0	2	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Kevin Nolan	38	10	35	10	1+1	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Matt Jarvis	34	2	29+3	2	0+1	0	1	0
10	MF	WAL	Jack Collison	19	2	5+12	2	1+1	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Matthew Taylor	32	1	14+14	1	1+1	0	1+1	0
15	MF	ISR	Yossi Benayoun	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Mark Noble	30	4	25+3	4	0+1	0	1	0
21	MF	SEN	Mohamed Diamé	34	3	31+2	3	1	0	0	0
23	MF	FRA	Alou Diarra	6	0	1+2	0	2	0	1	0
26	MF	ENG	Joe Cole	12	2	7+4	2	1	0	0	0
32	MF	ENG	Gary O'Neil	27	1	17+7	1	1	0	2	0
40	MF	ENG	Matthias Fanimo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
42	MF	ENG	George Moncur	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
8	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll	24	7	22+2	7	0	0	0	0
8	FW	ENG	Nicky Maynard	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
9	FW	ENG	Carlton Cole	29	2	14+13	2	2	0	0	0
11	FW	MLI	Modibo Maiga	19	4	2+15	2	0	0	2	2
12	FW	POR	Ricardo Vaz Te	28	3	18+6	3	2	0	2	0
29	FW	MAR	Marouane Chamakh	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	AUS	Dylan Tombides	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
46	FW	ENG	Robert Hall	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
47	FW	ENG	Elliott Lee	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Transfers

Summer

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Notes
13	GK	Stephen Henderson	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	21 May 2012	^[1]
22	GK	Jussi Jääskeläinen	Bolton Wanderers	Free	1 July 2012	^[53]
21	MF	Mohamed Diamé	Wigan Athletic	Free	1 July 2012	^[54]
3	DF	George McCartney	Sunderland	Free	1 July 2012	^[55]
11	FW	Modibo Maïga	Sochaux	Undisclosed	18 July 2012	^[7]
30	GK	Raphael Spiegel	Grasshoppers	Undisclosed	23 July 2012	^[8]
19	DF	James Collins	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	1 August 2012	^[9]
23	MF	Alou Diarra	Marseille	Undisclosed	10 August 2012	^[10]
7	MF	Matt Jarvis	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	24 August 2012	^[12]
8	FW	Andy Carroll	Liverpool	Season-long loan	30 August 2012	^[56]
15	MF	Yossi Benayoun	Chelsea	Season-long loan	31 August 2012	^[57]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Notes
GK	Péter Kurucz	BFC Siofok	Free	8 May 2012	^[58]
FW	John Carew	Free Agent	Free	23 May 2012	^[2]
DF	Abdoulaye Faye	Hull City	Free	23 May 2012	^[2]
DF	Julien Faubert	Elazığspor	Free	23 May 2012	^[2]
MF	Papa Bouba Diop	Birmingham City	Free	23 May 2012	^[2]
MF	Frank Nouble	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	23 May 2012	^[2]
MF	Olly Lee	Barnet	Free	23 May 2012	^[2]
GK	Robert Green	Queens Park Rangers	Free	1 July 2012	^[59]
FW	Freddie Sears	Colchester United	Free	29 June 2012	^[60]
GK	Marek Štěch	Yeovil Town	Free	1 July 2012	^[6]
MF	Ravel Morrison	Birmingham City	Season-long loan	6 August 2012	^[61]
MF	Cristian Montaño	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed	17 August 2012	^[62]
FW	Sam Baldock	Bristol City	£1,000,000	21 August 2012	^[63]
FW	Nicky Maynard	Cardiff City	£2,500,000	31 August 2012	^[64]
GK	Stephen Henderson	Ipswich Town	Five-month loan	16 October 2012	^[65]
DF	Danny Potts	Colchester United	One-month loan	22 November 2012	^[66]
FW	Robert Hall	Birmingham City	Fifty-day loan	22 November 2012	^[67]
MF	Blair Turgott	Bradford City	Loan	22 November 2012	^[68]
FW	Paul McCallum	Wimbledon	One-month loan	22 November 2012	^[69]

Winter

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date	Notes
24	FW	Sean Maguire	Waterford United	Undisclosed	3 January 2013	^[70]
26	MF	Joe Cole	Liverpool	Free	4 January 2013	^[71]
15	FW	Marouane Chamakh	Arsenal	Loan	4 January 2013	^[72]
31	FW	Wellington Paulista	Cruzeiro	Loan	11 January 2013	^[73]
18	DF	Emanuel Pogatetz	Wolfsburg	Loan	28 January 2013	^[74]
	MF	Rinor Nushi	AFC United	Undisclosed	31 January 2013	^[75]
	GK	Vit Nemrava	Slovácko	Loan	31 January 2013	^[76]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date	Notes
MF	Yossi Benayoun	Chelsea	Loan return	3 January 2013	^[77]
FW	Rob Hall	Birmingham City	Two month loan extension	8 January 2013	^[78]
MF	Blair Turgott	Bradford City	Two month loan extension	8 January 2013	^[79]
MF	Alou Diarra	Rennes	End of season loan	31 January 2013	^[80]
ST	Paul McCallum	Aldershot Town	One month loan	8 March 2013	^[81]
ST	Frédéric Piquionne	Portland Timbers	Free	1 March 2013	^[82]
ST	Robert Hall	Bolton Wanderers	End of season loan	28 March 2013	^[83]

References

External links

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