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

Results and fixtures

Preseason

League Cup

FA Cup

Championship

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches

Players

Captains

First team squad

No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Jason Steele GK Middlesbrough Academy 31 Connor Ripley GK Middlesbrough Academy 32 Jayson Leutwiler GK Basel Defenders 2 Justin Hoyte DF Arsenal 4 George Friend DF Doncaster Rovers 15 Seb Hines DF Middlesbrough Academy 21 Stuart Parnaby DF Birmingham City 25 Adam Reach DF Middlesbrough Academy 39 Jonathan Woodgate DF Stoke City 40 Ben Gibson DF Middlesbrough Academy Midfielders 5 Merouane Zemmama MF Hibernian 7 Grant Leadbitter MF Ipswich Town 8 Sammy Ameobi MF Newcastle United 11 Emmanuel Ledesma MF Walsall 14 Rhys Williams MF Middlesbrough Academy 18 Andy Halliday MF Livingston 19 Mustapha Carayol MF Bristol Rovers 24 Cameron Park MF Middlesbrough Academy 33 Richard Smallwood MF Middlesbrough Academy 38 Faris Haroun MF Germinal Beerschot Forwards 9 Marvin Emnes FW Sparta Rotterdam 17 Lukas Jutkiewicz FW Coventry City 22 Luke Williams FW Middlesbrough Academy 23 Curtis Main FW Darlington 27 Scott McDonald FW Celtic

Squad

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Disciplinary record Name Number Position Championship FA Cup League Cup Total Grant Leadbitter7MF10111 Scott McDonald27FW325 Emmanuel Ledesma11MF44 Andre Bikey3DF44 Rhys Williams14DF44 Jonathan Woodgate39DF33 Kevin Thomson8MF213 Seb Hines15DF213 Nicky Bailey10MF213 Josh McEachran16MF33 Jason Steele1GK22 Faris Haroun38MF22 George Friend4DF22 Andy Halliday18DF112 Curtis Main23FW11 Stuart Parnaby21DF11 Adam Reach25MF11 Ishmael Miller30FW11 Lukas Jutkiewicz17FW11 Justin Hoyte2DF11 Josh McEachran16MF11 Mustapha Carayol19MF11 Merouane Zemmama5MF11 Stephen McManus6DF11 Richard Smallwood33MF11 Jayson Leutwiler32GK11

Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed25 November 1 Grant Leadbitter 5 x Huddersfield (H)9 February 1 Curtis Main Crystal Palace (A) Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup

Top scorers

Name Championship FA Cup LeagueCup Total Scott McDonald10111 Lukas Jutkiewicz8210 Ishmael Miller516 Marvin Emnes415 Mustapha Carayol314 Merouane Zemmama1214 Faris Haroun33 Emmanuel Ledesma213 Richard Smallwood213 Curtis Main33 Luke Williams22 Nicky Bailey22 Adam Reach22 Grant Leadbitter112 Jonathan Woodgate11 Justin Hoyte11 Andre Bikey11 Seb Hines11 Andy Halliday11 Cameron Park11

Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition1 September Marvin Emnes Millwall Championship15 December Marvin Emnes Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship6 January Ishmael Miller Hastings United FA Cup18 January Marvin Emnes Leicester City Championship

Contracts

Team statistics

League table

Transfers

Transfers in NationalityPlayerFromFeeSourceGrant LeadbitterUnattachedFree Stuart ParnabyUnattachedFree Christian BurgessUnattachedFree Jonathan WoodgateUnattachedFree Emmanuel LedesmaUnattachedFree George FriendDoncaster RoversUndisclosed Mustapha CarayolBristol RoversUndisclosed Justin HoyteUnattachedFree Jayson LeutwilerUnattachedFree Andre BikeyUnattachedFree Kieron DyerUnattachedFree

Loans in NationalityPlayerFromEnd dateSource Josh McEachranChelsea30 June 2013 Ishmael MillerNottingham Forest30 June 2013

Transfers out NationalityPlayerToFeeSource Barry RobsonVancouver WhitecapsFreeJonathan FranksHartlepool UnitedFreeJonathan GroundsOldham AthleticFreeTony McMahonSheffield UnitedFreeJoe BennettAston VillaUndisclosedDanny CoyneSheffield UnitedFreeMatthew BatesBristol CityFreeBartholomew OgbecheFree agentReleasedMalaury MartinFree agentReleasedKevin ThomsonFree agentReleasedJulio ArcaRetiredStephen McManusFree agentReleased Nicky BaileyFree agentReleased Andre BikeyFree agentReleased

Loans out NationalityPlayerToEnd dateSourceBen GibsonTranmere Rovers30 June 2013Charlie WykeHartlepool United9 January 2012Stephen McManusBristol City17 January 2012

Honours Team of the Week Date Player(s)17/18 September Jason Steele, Andre Bikey6/7 October Grant Leadbitter20/21 October Jason Steele, Jonathan Woodgate27/28 October Scott McDonald3/4 November Jonathan Woodgate, Emmanuel Ledesma11/12 December Faris Haroun15/16 December Jason Steele

References