2012–13 Middlesbrough F.C. season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Middlesbrough
2012–13 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerTony Mowbray
StadiumRiverside
Football League Championship16th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McDonald (12)
All:
Scott McDonald (13)
Highest home attendance28,229 (vs Sheffield Wednesday)
Lowest home attendance12,579 (vs Hastings United)
Average home league attendance17,587
Away colours

The 2012–13 season is Middlesbrough's fourth consecutive season in the Championship. They will also compete in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Results and fixtures[]

Pre season[]

22 July 2012 Falkirk 3 – 7 Middlesbrough Falkirk Stadium
16:05GMT Taylor Goal 5', 39', 47' (pen.) Report Williams Goal 15', 20'
Leadbitter Goal 31'
Ledesma Goal 53'
Bailey Goal 56'
McDonald Goal 78', 90'		 Attendance: 1,621
27 July 2012 Middlesbrough 5 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur XI Algarve, Portugal
18:00GMT Bailey Goal 28'
McDonald Goal 67'
Main Goal 68'
Park Goal 71'
Halliday Goal 90' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: N/A
31 July 2012 Hartlepool United 2 – 2 Middlesbrough Victoria Park
19:30GMT Sweeney Goal 17'
Collins Goal 80'		 Report McDonald Goal 33'
Reach Goal 35'		 Attendance: 3,663 (1,916 Boro)
3 August 2012 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Middlesbrough Brunton Park
TBA GMT Miller Goal 53' Report Main Goal 29'
Park Goal 65'		 Attendance: 1,988
4 August 2012 York City 1 – 2 Middlesbrough Bootham Crescent
15:00 GMT Reed Goal 71' (pen.) Report McDonald Goal 23'
Zemmama Goal		 Attendance: 1,865 (645 Boro)
8 August 2012 Scunthorpe United 3 – 2 Middlesbrough Glanford Park
19:30 GMT Grella Goal 45'
Walker Goal 56'
Grant Goal 80'		 Report Park Goal 5'
Main Goal 23' (pen.)		 Attendance: 922 (149 Boro)

League Cup[]

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
11 August 2012 1 Bury 1 – 2 Middlesbrough Gigg Lane
15:00 GMT Hughes Goal 63' Report Emnes Goal 33'
Ledesma Goal 61'		 Attendance: 2,964 (1,121 Boro)
28 August 2012 2 Gillingham 0 – 2 Middlesbrough Priestfield Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Carayol Goal 23'
Park Goal 90'		 Attendance: 5,146 (463 Boro)
25 September 2012 3 Preston North End 1 – 3 Middlesbrough Deepdale
19:45 GMT King Goal 39' Report Ledesma Goal 13'
Zemmama Goal 18'
Smallwood Goal 62'		 Attendance: 4,959
30 October 2012 4 Sunderland 0 – 1 Middlesbrough Stadium of Light
19:45 GMT Report McDonald Goal 39' Attendance: 32,535 (2,781 Boro)
12 December 2012 5/QF Swansea City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Liberty Stadium
19:45 GMT Hines Goal 80' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 15,048 (709 Boro)

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup
6 January 2013 3 Middlesbrough 4 – 1 Hastings United Riverside
15:00 GMT Zemmama Goal 21', 67'
Halliday Goal 47'
Miller Goal 84'		 Report Goldberg Goal 68' Attendance: 12,579
26 January 2013 4 Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Aldershot Town Riverside
15:00 GMT Jutkiewicz Goal 83', 90+6' Report Hylton Goal 86' Attendance: 12,684
27 February 2013 5 Middlesbrough 0 – 2 Chelsea Riverside
19:45 GMT Report Ramires Goal 51'
Moses Goal 73'		 Attendance: 27,856

Championship[]

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship

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 18 5 23 61 70  −9 59 13 3 7 38 27  +11 5 2 16 23 43  −20

Results by matchday[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWWLWLWLDWWWWWDWLLWLWWLWWLLLLLWLDLWLLLLDLLWLDL
Position201261178611111173322134333343345566666778999991010121216
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

18 August 2012 1 Barnsley 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Oakwell
15:00 GMT Davies Goal 45' Report Attendance: 12,203 (3,872 Boro)
21 August 2012 2 Middlesbrough 3 – 2 Burnley Riverside
19:45 GMT Bailey Goal 42'
Reach Goal 78'
L.Williams Goal 88'		 Report Austin Goal 41'
Junior Stanislas Goal 86'		 Attendance: 15,559
25 August 2012 3 Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Crystal Palace Riverside
15:00 GMT Hines Goal 41'
Zemmama Goal 52'		 Report Easter Goal 55' (pen.) Attendance: 15,494
1 September 2012 4 Millwall 3 – 1 Middlesbrough The Den
12:45 GMT Keogh Goal 34', 86'
Trotter Goal 25'		 Report Emnes Goal 42' (pen.) Attendance: 9,576 (768 Boro)
15 September 2012 5 Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Ipswich Town Riverside
15:00 GMT L.Williams Goal 34'
Carayol Goal 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 14,887
18 September 2012 6 Blackpool 4 – 1 Middlesbrough Bloomfield Road
19:45 GMT Delfouneso Goal 9', 35'
Ince Goal 55'
Grandin Goal 85' (pen.)		 Report Bikey Goal 45+1' Attendance: 12,736 (More than 500 Boro)
21 September 2012 7 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Middlesbrough Ewood Park
19:45 GMT Hanley Goal 89' Report Jutkiewicz Goal 7', 60' Attendance: 13,405 (765 Boro)
29 September 2012 8 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Leicester City Riverside
15:00 GMT Bailey Goal 48' Report Vardy Goal 62'
Dyer Goal 89'		 Attendance: 15,679
3 October 2012 9 Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Derby County Riverside
19:45 GMT Jutkiewicz Goal 18', 81' Report Robinson Goal 15' (pen.)
Coutts Goal 89'		 Attendance: 13,377
6 October 2012 10 Watford 1 – 2 Middlesbrough Vicarage Road
15:00 GMT Deeney Goal 1' Report Emnes Goal 30'
McDonald Goal 77'		 Attendance: 12,006 (935 Boro)
21 October 2012 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 – 1 Middlesbrough Falmer Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Emnes Goal 21' Attendance: 26,293 (1,216 Boro)
23 October 2012 12 Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Hull City Riverside
19:45 GMT Haroun Goal 59'
Miller Goal 66'		 Report Attendance: 14,129
27 October 2012 13 Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside
15:00 GMT McDonald Goal 66', 84' Report Lee Goal 42' Attendance: 16,200
3 November 2012 14 Charlton Athletic 1 – 4 Middlesbrough The Valley
15:00 GMT Hulse Goal 12' Report Woodgate Goal 27'
McDonald Goal 53'
Ledesma Goal 63'
Goal 90'		 Attendance: 17,736 (1,686 Boro)
6 November 2012 15 Nottingham Forest 0 – 0 Middlesbrough City Ground
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 20,150 (1,617 Boro)
9 November 2012 16 Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday Riverside
19:45 GMT Hoyte Goal 13'
Miller Goal 60'
Jutkiewicz Goal 76'		 Report Madie Goal 48' Attendance: 28,229
17 November 2012 17 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 GMT Connolly Goal 18' Report Attendance: 21,578 (739 Boro)
24 November 2012 18 Middlesbrough 1 – 3 Bristol City Riverside
15:00 GMT Miller Goal 34' Report Adomah Goal 13'
Pearson Goal 62'
Davies Goal 88'		 Attendance: 20,585
27 November 2012 19 Middlesbrough 3 – 0 Huddersfield Town Riverside
19:45 GMT McDonald Goal 28', 85'
Ledesma Goal 66'		 Report Attendance: 21,850
30 November 2012 20 Birmingham City 3 – 2 Middlesbrough St Andrews
19:45 GMT King Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Elliott Goal 66'		 Report Leadbitter Goal 14'
McDonald Goal 62'		 Attendance: 15,332 (522 Boro)
8 December 2012 21 Peterborough United 2 – 3 Middlesbrough London Road
15:00 GMT Gayle Goal 37', 51' Report Haroun Goal 9', 20'
Miller Goal 76'		 Attendance: 6,612 (1,725 Boro)
15 December 2012 22 Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Wolverhampton Wandereres Riverside
15:00 GMT Emnes Goal 87' (pen.)
McDonald Goal 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 15, 662
22 December 2012 23 Leeds United 2 – 1 Middlesbrough Elland Road
15:00 GMT Luciano Becchio Goal 44', 72' Report Jutkiewicz Goal 29'
26 December 2012 24 Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers Riverside
15:00 GMT Jutkiewicz Goal 67' Report Attendance: 22,882
29 December 2012 25 Middlesbrough 4 – 2 Blackpool Riverside
15:00 GMT Miller Goal 14'
Smallwood Goal 36'
McDonald Goal 62'
Reach Goal 88'		 Report Thomas Goal 59'
Basham Goal 76'		 Attendance: 18,164
1 January 2013 26 Derby County 3 – 1 Middlesbrough Pride Park
15:00 GMT Jacobs Goal 19'
Hendrick Goal 42'
Sammon Goal 64'		 Report Jutkiewicz Goal 90+2' Attendance: 22,523 (1,181 Boro)
12 January 2013 27 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Watford Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT McDonald Goal 90' Report Vydra Goal 45', 83' Attendance: 17,499
18 January 2013 28 Leicester City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough King Power Stadium
20:00 GMT Nugent Goal 70' Report Attendance: 8,585(400 Boro)
2 February 2013 29 Ipswich Town 4 – 0 Middlesbrough Portman Road
15:00 GMT Smith Goal 38', 78'
McGoldrick Goal 47'
McLean Goal 56'		 Report Attendance: 16,389(685 Boro)
9 February 2013 30 Middlesbrough 2 – 3 Barnsley Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Carayol Goal 49'
Main Goal 62'		 Report O'Brien Goal 6'
Golbourne Goal 69'
Scotland Goal 75'		 Attendance: 15,034
12 February 2013 31 Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Leeds United Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Main Goal 81' Report Attendance: 18,388
16 February 2013 32 Crystal Palace 4 – 1 Middlesbrough Selhurst Park
15:00 GMT Glenn Murray Goal 8', 57'
Ramage Goal 48'
Phillips Goal 85'		 Report Faris Haroun Goal 80' Attendance: 17,213 (1,632 Boro)
19 February 2013 33 Burnley 0 – 0 Middlesbrough Turf Moor
15:00 GMT Report Attendance: 12,398 (678 Boro)
23 February 2013 34 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Millwall Riverside Stadium
17:20 GMT Main Goal 75' Report George Friend Goal 24' (o.g.)
Woolford Goal 39'		 Attendance: 15,377
2 March 2013 35 Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Cardiff City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Dyer Goal 13'
Ameobi Goal 17'		 Report Gunnarsson Goal 67' Attendance: 15,440
5 March 2013 36 Huddersfield Town 2 – 1 Middlesbrough John Smith's Stadium
19:45 GMT Lee Goal 86'
Ward Goal 90+2'		 McDonald Goal 78' Attendance: 12,705
9 March 2013 37 Bristol City 2 – 0 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Adomah Goal 33'
Goal 53'		 Report Attendance: 13,524 (616 Boro)
16 March 2013 38 Middlesbrough 0 – 1 Birmingham City Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Žigić Goal 81' Attendance: 14,348
30 March 2013 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 2 Middlesbrough Molineux Stadium
15:00 GMT McManus Goal 17' (o.g.)
Sigurðarson Goal 48'
Doyle Goal 70'		 Report Leadbitter Goal 25', 52' Attendance: 21,277 (606 Boro)
2 April 2013 40 Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Peterborough United Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Report Attendance: 13,683
6 April 2013 41 Hull City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough KC Stadium
15:00 GMT Brady Goal 62' Report Attendance: 17,901 (1,086 Boro)
13 April 2013 42 Middlesbrough 0 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Report Orlandi Goal 59'
López Goal 75'		 Attendance: 14,925
16 April 2013 43 Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Nottingham Forest Riverside Stadium
19:45 GMT Carayol Goal 42' Report Attendance: 13,861
20 April 2013 44 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Eagles Goal 52'
Sordell Goal 58' (pen.)		 Report Dyer Goal 56' Attendance: 18,425 (701 Boro)
27 April 2013 45 Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Charlton Athletic Riverside Stadium
15:00 GMT Emnes Goal 76'
McDonald Goal 86'		 Report Pritchard Goal 1'
R.Williams Goal 16' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 15,011
4 May 2013 46 Sheffield Wednesday 2 – 0 Middlesbrough Hillsborough Stadium
15:00 GMT Howard Goal 8'
Lita Goal 30'		 Report Attendance: 17,901 (1,086 Boro)

Players[]

Captains[]

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
14 DF R. Williams Australia 25 Club captain
39 DF Woodgate England 14
7 MF Leadbitter England 10
10 MF Bailey England 4

Last updated: June 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

First team squad[]

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele England GK (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 31) England Middlesbrough Academy
31 Connor Ripley England GK (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 28) England Middlesbrough Academy
32 Jayson Leutwiler Switzerland GK (1989-04-25) 25 April 1989 (age 32) Switzerland Basel
Defenders
2 Justin Hoyte England DF (1984-11-20) 20 November 1984 (age 36) England Arsenal
4 George Friend England DF (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 33) England Doncaster Rovers
15 Seb Hines England DF (1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 33) England Middlesbrough Academy
21 Stuart Parnaby England DF (1982-07-19) 19 July 1982 (age 39) England Birmingham City
25 Adam Reach England DF (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 28) England Middlesbrough Academy
39 Jonathan Woodgate England DF (1980-01-22) 22 January 1980 (age 41) England Stoke City
40 Ben Gibson England DF (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 28) England Middlesbrough Academy
Midfielders
5 Merouane Zemmama Morocco MF (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983 (age 37) Scotland Hibernian
7 Grant Leadbitter England MF (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 35) England Ipswich Town
8 Sammy Ameobi England MF (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 29) England Newcastle United
11 Emmanuel Ledesma Argentina MF (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 33) England Walsall
14 Rhys Williams Australia MF (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988 (age 33) England Middlesbrough Academy
18 Andy Halliday Scotland MF (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 29) Scotland Livingston
19 Mustapha Carayol The Gambia MF (1988-09-04) 4 September 1988 (age 33) England Bristol Rovers
24 Cameron Park Scotland MF (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 29) England Middlesbrough Academy
33 Richard Smallwood England MF (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 30) England Middlesbrough Academy
38 Faris Haroun Belgium MF (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 35) Belgium Germinal Beerschot
Forwards
9 Marvin Emnes Netherlands FW (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 33) Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
17 Lukas Jutkiewicz England FW (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 32) England Coventry City
22 Luke Williams England FW (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 28) England Middlesbrough Academy
23 Curtis Main England FW (1992-06-20) 20 June 1992 (age 29) England Darlington
27 Scott McDonald Australia FW (1983-08-21) 21 August 1983 (age 38) Scotland Celtic

Squad[]

As of 21 November 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Jason Steele 53 0 46 0 3 0 4 0
2 DF England Justin Hoyte 34 1 29+2 1 0 0 3 0
3 DF Cameroon Andre Bikey 37 1 32+1 1 2 0 2 0
4 DF England George Friend 39 0 34 0 1 0 4 0
5 MF Morocco Merouane Zemmama 22 4 4+13 1 1+2 2 1+1 1
6 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 10 0 7 0 1 0 2 0
7 MF England Grant Leadbitter 47 3 42 3 1+1 0 3 0
8 MF England Sammy Ameobi 9 1 6+3 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Netherlands Marvin Emnes 28 6 19+5 5 1 0 2+1 1
10 MF England Nicky Bailey 35 2 19+9 2 3 0 4 0
11 MF Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 33 4 14+14 2 0+1 0 4 2
12 MF England Kieron Dyer 9 2 7+2 2 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Rhys Williams 28 0 21+2 0 3 0 2 0
15 DF England Seb Hines 27 1 17+4 1 1+1 0 4 0
16 MF England Josh McEachran 38 0 35+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW England Lukas Jutkiewicz 26 10 18+6 8 1 2 1 0
18 MF Scotland Andy Halliday 24 1 13+6 0 2+0 1 2+1 0
19 MF The Gambia Mustapha Carayol 21 4 12+6 3 1 0 2 1
21 DF England Stuart Parnaby 18 0 10+4 0 2 0 1+1 0
22 FW England Luke Williams 14 2 3+8 2 1 0 1+1 0
23 FW England Curtis Main 14 3 6+7 3 1 0 0 0
24 MF Scotland Cameron Park 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
25 DF England Adam Reach 20 2 9+7 2 2 0 0+2 0
26 MF England Jordan Jones 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 FW Australia Scott McDonald 35 13 25+7 12 1 0 2 1
29 DF England Bryn Morris 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW England Ishmael Miller 30 6 14+11 5 1+1 1 1+2 0
31 GK England Connor Ripley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Switzerland Jayson Leutwiler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF England Richard Smallwood 28 3 13+9 2 2 0 2+2 1
35 DF England Christian Burgess 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Belgium Faris Haroun 29 4 20+3 4 1+1 0 2+2 0
39 DF England Jonathan Woodgate 25 1 24 1 0 0 1 0
40 DF England Ben Gibson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players featured for club who have been sent out on loan:
Players featured for club who have left:
MF Scotland Kevin Thomson 12 0 5+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
MF Argentina Julio Arca 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

Disciplinary record[]

Name Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
England Grant Leadbitter 7 MF 10 1 11
Australia Scott McDonald 27 FW 3 2 5
Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 11 MF 4 4
Cameroon Andre Bikey 3 DF 4 4
Australia Rhys Williams 14 DF 4 4
England Jonathan Woodgate 39 DF 3 3
Scotland Kevin Thomson 8 MF 2 1 3
England Seb Hines 15 DF 2 1 3
England Nicky Bailey 10 MF 2 1 3
England Josh McEachran 16 MF 3 3
England Jason Steele 1 GK 2 2
Belgium Faris Haroun 38 MF 2 2
England George Friend 4 DF 2 2
Scotland Andy Halliday 18 DF 1 1 2
England Curtis Main 23 FW 1 1
England Stuart Parnaby 21 DF 1 1
England Adam Reach 25 MF 1 1
England Ishmael Miller 30 FW 1 1
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 17 FW 1 1
England Justin Hoyte 2 DF 1 1
England Josh McEachran 16 MF 1 1
The Gambia Mustapha Carayol 19 MF 1 1
Morocco Merouane Zemmama 5 MF 1 1
Scotland Stephen McManus 6 DF 1 1
England Richard Smallwood 33 MF 1 1
Switzerland Jayson Leutwiler 32 GK 1 1

Suspensions served[]

Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
25 November 1 Grant Leadbitter 5 x Yellow card Huddersfield (H)
9 February 1 Curtis Main {{{1}}} Crystal Palace (A)

Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup

Top scorers[]

Name Championship FA Cup League
Cup 		Total
Australia Scott McDonald 10 1 11
England Lukas Jutkiewicz 8 2 10
England Ishmael Miller 5 1 6
Netherlands Marvin Emnes 4 1 5
The Gambia Mustapha Carayol 3 1 4
Morocco Merouane Zemmama 1 2 1 4
Belgium Faris Haroun 3 3
Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma 2 1 3
England Richard Smallwood 2 1 3
England Curtis Main 3 3
England Luke Williams 2 2
England Nicky Bailey 2 2
England Adam Reach 2 2
England Grant Leadbitter 1 1 2
England Jonathan Woodgate 1 1
England Justin Hoyte 1 1
Cameroon Andre Bikey 1 1
England Seb Hines 1 1
Scotland Andy Halliday 1 1
Scotland Cameron Park 1 1

Penalties[]

Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition
1 September Marvin Emnes Yes Millwall Championship
15 December Marvin Emnes Yes Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship
6 January Ishmael Miller No Hastings United FA Cup
18 January Marvin Emnes No Leicester City Championship

Contracts[]

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
15 DF England Seb Hines 24 Signed 3 years July 2016 MFC
25 DF England Adam Reach 19 Signed 4 years July 2016 MFC
23 FW England Curtis Main 20 Signed 3 years July 2015 MFC
DF England Ben Gibson 19 Signed 4 years July 2016 MFC
18 DF Scotland Andy Halliday 21 Signed 2 years June 2015 MFC

Last updated:

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Ipswich Town 46 16 12 18 48 61 −13 60
15 Blackpool 46 14 17 15 62 63 −1 59
16 Middlesbrough 46 18 5 23 61 70 −9 59
17 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 16 16 55 62 −7 58
18 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 10 20 53 61 −8 58
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.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Nationality Player From Fee Source
England Grant Leadbitter Unattached Free [1]
England Stuart Parnaby Unattached Free [2]
England Christian Burgess Unattached Free [3]
England Jonathan Woodgate Unattached Free [4]
Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma Unattached Free [5]
England George Friend Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [6]
The Gambia Mustapha Carayol Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [7]
England Justin Hoyte Unattached Free [8]
Switzerland Jayson Leutwiler Unattached Free
Cameroon Andre Bikey Unattached Free [9]
England Kieron Dyer Unattached Free [10]

Loans in[]

Nationality Player From End date Source
England Josh McEachran Chelsea 30 June 2013 [11]
England Ishmael Miller Nottingham Forest 30 June 2013 [12]

Transfers out[]

Nationality Player To Fee Source
Scotland Barry Robson Vancouver Whitecaps Free [13]
England Jonathan Franks Hartlepool United Free [14]
England Jonathan Grounds Oldham Athletic Free [15]
England Tony McMahon Sheffield United Free [16]
England Joe Bennett Aston Villa Undisclosed [17]
Wales Danny Coyne Sheffield United Free
England Matthew Bates Bristol City Free [18]
Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche Free agent Released
France Malaury Martin Free agent Released
Scotland Kevin Thomson Free agent Released
Argentina Julio Arca Retired [19]
Scotland Stephen McManus Free agent Released
England Nicky Bailey Free agent Released
Cameroon Andre Bikey Free agent Released

Loans out[]

Nationality Player To End date Source
England Ben Gibson Tranmere Rovers 30 June 2013 [20]
England Charlie Wyke Hartlepool United 9 January 2012 [21]
Scotland Stephen McManus Bristol City 17 January 2012 [22]

Honours[]

Team of the Week
Date Player(s)
17/18 September Jason Steele, Andre Bikey
6/7 October Grant Leadbitter
20/21 October Jason Steele, Jonathan Woodgate
27/28 October Scott McDonald
3/4 November Jonathan Woodgate, Emmanuel Ledesma
11/12 December Faris Haroun
15/16 December Jason Steele

References[]

  1. ^ "Middlesbrough sign midfielder Grant Leadbitter". BBC Sport. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Middlesbrough re-sign defender Stuart Parnaby". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Christian Burgess handed Middlesbrough professional deal". BBC Sport. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ^ "The Pull of Home". MFC. MFC. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Ledesma Seals Boro Move". MFC. MFC. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Middlesbrough Sign Rovers Defender Friend". BBC Sport. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Middlesbrough sign Mustapha Carayol from Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Justin Re-joins". MFC. MFC. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Middlesbrough sign Cameroon defender Andre Bikey". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Middlesbrough complete Dyer deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  11. ^ "Boro Swoop for Josh". MFC. MFC. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Ishmael Joins On Loan". MFC. MFC. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Robson Confirms Whitecaps Deal". Sky Sports. 16 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Hartlepool sign ex-Middlesbrough forward Jonathan Franks". BBC Sport. 17 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Jonathan Grounds signs two-year Oldham Athleitc deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Sheffield United sign Shaun Miller, Tony McMahon & Matt Hill". BBC Sport. 30 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Aston Villa sign defender Joe Bennett from Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 29 August 2012.
  18. ^ "Bates signs Bristol City contract". BBC Sport. 17 November 2012.
  19. ^ "Middlesbrough cancel Julio Arca contract". BBC Sport. 23 April 2013.
  20. ^ "Tranmere Rovers sign Ben Gibson from Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 17 August 2012.
  21. ^ "Hartlepool United sign Middlesbrough striker Charlie Wyke". BBC Sport. 9 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Bristol City sign Stephen McManus from Middlesbrough on loan". BBC Sport. 17 October 2012.
Retrieved from ""