The 2012–13 season was Exeter City's 111th season in existence and their first season back in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, following their relegation from League One in the previous season. The club finished 10th in League Two, and also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy, where they were eliminated in the first round in all three competitions. The season covered the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
Competitions League Two
League table
Matches + League Two match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance18 August 201215:00MorecambeHL0–33,79221 August 201219:45Aldershot TownAW2–1Cureton 14', 73'2,67825 August 201215:00Accrington StanleyAW3–0Gow 14', 54', Bauzà 90+3'1,1491 September 201215:00Burton AlbionHW3–0Cureton 19', Davies 41', O'Flynn 89'3,7078 September 201215:00Oxford UnitedAW4–2Cureton 11', 50', Bennett 27', O'Flynn 72'6,40515 September 201215:00York CityHD1–1O'Flynn 83'4,09218 September 201219:45Wycombe WanderersHW3–2Davies 29', Cureton 54', Coles 67'3,36522 September 201215:00Southend UnitedAL1–2Bennett 51'4,96429 September 201215:00Bristol RoversHL1–2Cureton 66'5,0542 October 201220:00BarnetAW2–1Cureton 35', 67'1,4836 October 201215:00Port ValeHL0–23,93813 October 201215:00Northampton TownAL0–34,60720 October 201215:00ChesterfieldHL0–13,66823 October 201219:45Dagenham & RedbridgeAD1–1Cureton 51'1,48727 October 201215:00Cheltenham TownAL0–33,5456 November 201219:45AFC WimbledonHW2–0Cureton 32', O'Flynn 71'3,24910 November 201215:00Fleetwood TownHD2–2Cureton 24', O'Flynn 57' pen.3,54017 November 201215:00Bradford CityAW1–0Cureton 44'10,43420 November 201219:45GillinghamAW3–2Gow 27', Cureton 54', 87'6,85124 November 201215:00Rotherham UnitedHL0–13,9548 December 201215:00RochdaleAW3–2Baldwin 24', O'Flynn 27', 38'1,79615 December 201212:00Plymouth ArgyleHD1–1Sercombe 34'6,44726 December 201215:00Oxford UnitedHL1–3Cureton 67' pen.4,43729 December 201215:00BarnetHD2–2Coles 34', Bennett 45'4,0851 January 201315:00Wycombe WanderersAW1–0Hause 83' o.g.3,6795 January 201315:00York CityAW2–1Rodman 14' o.g., Keohane 53'3,50612 January 201315:00Southend UnitedHW3–0O'Flynn 43', 87', Bennett 80'3,97115 January 201320:00Torquay UnitedAD1–1Gow 84' pen.4,47628 January 201319:45Torquay UnitedHL0–14,8242 February 201315:00Aldershot TownHD0–03,7559 February 201315:00MorecambeAW3–0Cureton 61', 90+3'1,84015 February 201319:45Accrington StanleyHW2–0Keohane 79', 82'3,92423 February 201315:00Burton AlbionAL2–4Bauzà 70', Bennett 74'2,82326 February 201319:45Port ValeAW2–0Cureton 11', Coles 33'4,4802 March 201315:00Northampton TownHW3–0Nicholls 22' o.g., Cureton 59', Gosling 83'4,6666 March 201319:45Bristol RoversAL0–27,1079 March 201315:00Fleetwood TownAD0–02,09712 March 201319:45GillinghamHD0–03,60816 March 201315:00Bradford CityHW4–1Duke 11' o.g., D'Ath 45+1', Bennett 84', O'Flynn 89'4,19930 March 201313:00Plymouth ArgyleAL0–113,2511 April 201315:00RochdaleHL1–2Cureton 45+1'3,9796 April 201315:00Dagenham & RedbridgeHL0–13,7559 April 201319:45Rotherham UnitedAL1–4Coles 77'6,70313 April 201315:00AFC WimbledonAD2–2Reid 36', 61'4,74920 April 201315:00Cheltenham TownHL0–15,24727 April 201315:00ChesterfieldAL0–45,762
FA Cup
+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round3 November 201215:00BuryAL0–11,821
League Cup
+ League Cup match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round14 August 201219:45Crystal PalaceHL1–2O'Flynn 2'3,650
Football League Trophy
+ Football League Trophy match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round4 September 201219:15Aldershot TownHD0–0 1,944
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotalScot Bennett 5 0 0 0 5Danny Coles 3 0 0 0 3Liam Sercombe 1 0 0 0 1Alan Gow 4 0 0 0 4John O'Flynn 11 0 1 0 12Guillem Bauza 2 0 0 0 2Jimmy Keohane 3 0 0 0 3Pat Baldwin 1 0 0 0 1Jamie Cureton 20 0 0 0 20Arron Davies 3 0 0 0 3Jake Gosling 1 0 0 0 1OWN GOALS 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0
Transfers In DatePositionNameFromFee18 June 2012GK Rhys Evans Staines TownFree2 July 2012DF Kevin Amankwaah RochdaleFree2 July 2012DF Pat Baldwin Southend UnitedFree5 July 2012MF Arron Davies Northampton TownFree5 July 2012MF Tommy Doherty Free AgentFree9 July 2012DF Craig Woodman BrentfordFree31 July 2012MF Matt Oakley Leicester CityFree31 July 2012FW Jamie Cureton Leyton OrientFree20 August 2012FW Elliott Chamberlain Leicester CityFree
Loans in DatePositionNameClubReturn
Out
DatePositionNameToFee10 May 2012FW Daniel Nardiello Rotherham UnitedFree10 May 2012DF Luke O'Brien Oxford UnitedFree15 May 2012MF Callum McNish Braintree Town Free21 May 2012MF David Noble Rotherham UnitedFree21 May 2012MF Chris Shephard Eastbourne BoroughFree21 May 2012FW Richard Logan Wycombe WanderersFree21 May 2012GK Lenny Pidgeley Newport CountyFree25 May 2012MF James Dunne Stevenage Tribunal26 June 2012DF Troy Archibald-Henville Swindon TownTribunal6 July 2012DF Richard Duffy Port ValeFree11 July 2012DF Billy Jones Cheltenham TownFree26 July 2012DF Jonathan Fortune BarnetFree
Loans out DatePositionNameClubReturn
Trial players
Nat.PlayerNotesRef Stephen BroganTrialElliott ChamberlainTrial
References