The 2012–13 season was Preston North End's 124th year in The Football League and their second consecutive in the third tier.
On 13 February 2013, manager Graham Westley was sacked, with the club five points above the relegation places. Five days later, Simon Grayson was appointed as his replacement. Preston finished the League One season in 14th, on 59 points.
League One data
League table
Results summary
Kit
Squad No. Name Position (s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Date signed Signed from Fee Contract End Goalkeepers1Thorsten StuckmannGKGütersloh320––1 November 2011Free agentFree30 June 201323Declan RuddGKDiss––––19 January 2013Norwich CityLoan31 May 2013 Defenders2Keith KeaneRB/RMLuton ––––7 June 2012Luton TownFree30 June 20143Scott LairdLB/LM/CMTaunton––––27 May 2012StevenageFree30 June 20144Paul HuntingtonCB/RBCarlisle––––1 July 2012Yeovil TownFree30 June 20145Chris RobertsonCB/RBDundee171––31 January 2012Torquay UnitedUndisclosed30 June 20146Shane Cansdell-SherriffCB/LB/DMSydney––––16 May 2012Shrewsbury TownFree30 June 201416David BuchananLB/LMRochdale––––24 May 2012Tranmere RoversFree30 June 201426Bailey WrightCB/RB/LBMelbourne161––1 July 2009AcademyTrainee30 June 201327Luke FosterCBMexborough––––18 December 2012Free agentFree30 June 201328Ben DaviesCBBarrow-in-Furness––––25 January 2013AcademyTrainee30 June 2014 Midfielders8Nicky WroeCM/RMSheffield––––16 May 2012Shrewsbury TownFree30 June 201411Lee HolmesLM/RM/AMMansfield––––29 May 2012SouthamptonFree30 June 201413Joel ByromCMOswaldtwistle––––1 July 2012StevenageFree30 June 201417Jeffrey MonakanaRM/LMEnfield476––30 May 2012ArsenalFree30 June 201418Andrew ProcterCMBlackburn190––20 January 202Accrington Stanley£75,00030 June 201419John WelshCM/RMLiverpool––––14 May 2012Tranmere RoversFree30 June 201421John MousinhoCMIsleworth––––29 May 2012StevenageFree30 June 201422Jack KingAM/CF/CBOxford––––31 May 2012WokingFree30 June 201424Will HayhurstLM/RMLongbridge10––1 January 2012AcademyTrainee30 June 2013 Forwards9Graham CumminsCFCork142––31 January 2012Cork City£84,00030 June 201414Joe GarnerCF/RWBlackburn––––8 January 2013WatfordFree30 June 201420Chris BeardsleyCFDerby––––1 August 2012StevenageFree30 June 201429Stuart BeavonCF/RW/AMReading––––31 August 2012Wycombe WanderersUndisclosed30 June 2014—Iain HumeCF/RW/AMEdinburgh602238614 September 2010Barnsley£880,00030 June 2014
Season statistics
Starts and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who have left the club:
Goalscorers record PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1MF8Nicky Wroe8030112FW29Stuart Beavon610293FW12Akpo Sodje40127MF22Jack King402175MF17Jeffrey Monakana411066DF3Scott Laird40004DF4Paul Huntington30014MF24Will Hayhurst400049FW9Graham Cummins20013MF11Lee Holmes30003MF13Joel Byrom21003Own Goals3000313FW20Chris Beardsley10012DF26Bailey Wright2000215DF2Keith Keane10001DF5Chris Robertson01001DF6Shane Cansdell-Sherriff10001FW7David Amoo01001MF18Andrew Procter00011MF19John Welsh10001MF21John Mousinho10001DF27Luke Foster00011TOTALS52571074
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal2DFKeith Keane901000101103DFScott Laird10000000104DFPaul Huntington50102000805DFChris Robertson60000000606DFShane Cansdell-Sherriff30100010507FWDavid Amoo00000010108MFNicky Wroe10001010309FWGraham Cummins300000003011MFLee Holmes201000104012FWAkpo Sodje100010103013MFJoel Byrom200000002014DFTodd Kane200000002014FWJoe Garner100000102015DFPaul Connolly400000004016DFDavid Buchanan100010002017MFJeffrey Monakana701000008018MFAndrew Procter200000103019MFJohn Welsh800000109020FWChris Beardsley100020003021MFJohn Mousinho400000004022MFJack King500000106024MFWill Hayhurst100000001026DFBailey Wright710000007027DFLuke Foster100000001028DFBen Davies300000003029FWStuart Beavon2000000020TOTALS8215070701011
Transfers
In
Loans in
Out
Loans out
Results
Pre-season friendlies
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
League Trophy
Overall Games played 56 (46 League One, 3 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Trophy)Games won 21 (14 League One, 2 League Cup, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Trophy)Games drawn 17 (17 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy)Games lost 18 (15 League One, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Trophy)Goals scored 74 (52 League One, 7 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 10 League Trophy)Goals conceded 60 (46 League One, 4 League Cup, 1 FA Cup, 9 League Trophy)Goal difference +14Yellow cards 101 (82 League One, 7 League Cup, 5 FA Cup, 7 League Trophy)Red cards 1 (1 League One, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Trophy)Worst discipline Keith Keane (11 0 )Best result 5–0 vs Hartlepool United (H)Worst result 0–3 vs Doncaster Rovers (H)Most appearances Nicky Wroe (44 starts, 3 subs)Top scorer Nicky Wroe (11 goals)Points 59
References
External links Official Site: 2012/2013 Fixtures & Results BBC Sport – Club Stats Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers