The 2012–13 Football League (known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 114th season of the Football League. It began in August 2012 and concluded in May 2013, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner-up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will are joined by the winner of the Championship play-off. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.
Promotion and relegation
From Premier League Relegated to Championship Bolton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers
From Championship Promoted to Premier League Reading Southampton West Ham United
Relegated to League One Portsmouth Coventry City Doncaster Rovers
From League One Promoted to Championship Charlton Athletic Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield Town
Relegated to League Two Wycombe Wanderers Chesterfield Exeter City Rochdale
From League Two Promoted to League One Swindon Town Shrewsbury Town Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra
Relegated to Conference Premier Hereford United Macclesfield Town
From Conference Premier Promoted to League Two Fleetwood Town York City
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table attime of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table attime of appointment Burton Albion Sacked 17 March 2012 2011–12 season 10 May 2012 Pre-season Bournemouth 25 March 2012 11 May 2012 Crawley Town Signed by Rotherham United 9 April 2012 16 May 2012 Hull City Sacked 8 May 2012 Pre-season 8 June 2012 Gillingham Mutual Consent 8 May 2012 5 July 2012 Barnet End of contract 31 May 2012 11 June 2012 Birmingham City Signed by Norwich City 7 June 2012 26 June 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers End of contract 30 June 2012 1 July 2012 Watford Sacked 6 July 2012 7 July 2012 Nottingham Forest 12 July 2012 19 July 2012 Crawley Town Signed by Nottingham Forest 19 July 2012 7 August 2012 Bury Signed by Crawley Town 7 August 2012 26 September 2012 24th Coventry City Sacked 26 August 2012 14th 19 September 2012 23rd Chesterfield 28 August 2012 18th 25 October 2012 13th AFC Wimbledon 19 September 2012 21st 10 October 2012 21st Wycombe Wanderers 22 September 2012 21st 7 November 2012 22nd Colchester United 24 September 2012 22nd 27 September 2012 22nd Blackburn Rovers Resigned 28 September 2012 3rd 31 October 2012 5th Bournemouth Sacked 3 October 2012 20th 12 October 2012 21st Bolton Wanderers 9 October 2012 18th 25 October 2012 16th Barnet N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 October 2012 24th Burnley Signed by Bournemouth 12 October 2012 16th 30 October 2012 14th Ipswich Town Mutual Consent 24 October 2012 24th 1 November 2012 24th Hartlepool United Resigned 24 October 2012 24th 13 November 2012 24th Crystal Palace Signed by Bolton Wanderers 25 October 2012 4th 3 November 2012 4th Accrington Stanley Signed by Chesterfield 25 October 2012 16th 1 November 2012 12th Scunthorpe United Sacked 29 October 2012 22nd 29 October 2012 22nd Blackpool Signed by Crystal Palace 3 November 2012 12th 7 November 2012 12th Portsmouth Signed by Blackpool 7 November 2012 17th 24 April 2013 24th Fleetwood Town Sacked 1 December 2012 7th 6 December 2012 7th Bristol Rovers 15 December 2012 23rd 17 December 2012 23rd Nottingham Forest 26 December 2012 8th 27 December 2012 8th Blackburn Rovers 27 December 2012 17th 11 January 2013 13th Barnet Mutual Consent 28 December 2012 21st N/A N/A N/A Barnsley Sacked 29 December 2012 24th 13 January 2013 23rd Plymouth Argyle 1 January 2013 20th 6 January 2013 23rd Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 January 2013 18th 7 January 2013 18th Doncaster Rovers Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 January 2013 2nd 17 January 2013 2nd Blackpool Signed by Blackburn Rovers 11 January 2013 14th 18 February 2013 14th Bristol City Sacked 12 January 2013 24th 14 January 2013 24th Rochdale 21 January 2013 14th 22 January 2013 14th Huddersfield Town 24 January 2013 18th 14 February 2013 18th Oldham Athletic Resigned 3 February 2013 20th 18 March 2013 21st Notts County Sacked 3 February 2013 10th 23 February 2013 9th Nottingham Forest Mutual Consent 5 February 2013 11th 7 February 2013 11th Preston North End Sacked 13 February 2013 17th 18 February 2013 17th Coventry City Signed by Huddersfield Town 14 February 2013 8th 8 March 2013 9th Swindon Town Resigned 18 February 2013 6th 28 February 2013 4th Aldershot Town Sacked 20 February 2013 20th 22 February 2013 20th Dagenham & Redbridge Signed by Luton Town 26 February 2013 16th 2 May 2013 2013–14 season York City Sacked 2 March 2013 18th 4 March 2013 18th Blackburn Rovers 19 March 2013 18th 24 May 2013 2013–14 season Stevenage 20 March 2013 15th 30 March 2013 15th Southend United 24 March 2013 9th 25 March 2013 9th Leeds United 1 April 2013 12th 12 April 2013 17th Sheffield United 10 April 2013 5th 10 June 2013 2013–14 season
References
External links Football League website BBC Sport