Oxford United F.C. season 2012–13 was the club's third season in League Two after returning from the Conference. Oxford United had finished 9th in League Two in 2011–12 and failed to improve on this position in 2012–13. The club's opening nine league fixtures, consisting of three wins followed by six defeats, set the tone of a campaign in which the club were never serious contenders for a playoff place and which alternated between winning and losing streaks; a case in point was the three-game run of victories at the end of the season after the possibility of promotion had disappeared, which put a somewhat flattering gloss on Oxford's final position. They were knocked out by higher-division opposition in the early rounds of both the FA Cup and League Cup (including elimination at the hands of Sheffield United from the former competition for the second year in succession), but reached the Area Semi-final of the Football League Trophy and won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup.
It was the club's first season under the chairmanship of owner Ian Lenagan, who had taken over from Kelvin Thomas in the previous close season. James Constable finished the season as overall top scorer for the fifth consecutive season with 14 goals (9 in the league), while Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock jointly topped the list of League scorers, with 10 League goals apiece. During the season, veteran defender Michael Duberry overtook the club record for the oldest first-team outfield player, his final appearance coming in the last game of the season against Accrington Stanley at the age of 37 years and 195 days.
It was the club's 119th year in existence, their 113th of competitive football and their 64th since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
Team kit The previous season was the last in a three-year deal with Nike Inour kit. The club's main sponsor for the 2012–13 season was Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company.
Match fixtures and results
Pre-season friendlies
League Two For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2012–13 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium.
League table
Results
Results summary
Results by round
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Football League Trophy
Oxfordshire Senior Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Top scorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal1 FW 9 James Constable 9 3 0 2 142 FW 29 Tom Craddock 10 0 0 2 123 MF 15 Alfie Potter 10 0 0 1 114 MF 14 Sean Rigg 5 1 0 1 75 MF 10 Peter Leven 4 1 0 1 66 FW 10 Deane Smalley 5 0 0 0 57 MF 18 Jake Forster-Caskey 3 0 0 0 3= FW 11 Jon-Paul Pittman 2 1 0 0 39 DF 25 John Mullins 2 0 0 0 2= DF 4 Michael Raynes 1 1 0 0 2= DF 16 Andy Whing 2 0 0 0 2= DF 22 Harry Worley 1 0 0 1 213 DF 2 Damien Batt 1 0 0 0 1= MF 7 Adam Chapman 1 0 0 0 1= MF 27 Scott Davies 1 0 0 0 1= MF 26 Liam Davis 1 0 0 0 1= MF 8 Simon Heslop 1 0 0 0 1= FW 28 Tyrone Marsh 0 0 0 1 1TOTALS5970975
Disciplinary record
NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal1 GK Ryan Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 DF Damian Batt 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 04 DF Michael Raynes 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 15 DF Michael Duberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06 DF Jake Wright 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 07 MF Adam Chapman 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 08 MF Simon Heslop 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 FW James Constable 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 210 FW Deane Smalley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 014 MF Sean Rigg 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 015 MF Alfie Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 016 DF Andy Whing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 017 DF Tony Capaldi 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0– MF Jake Forster-Caskey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 018 FW Justin Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 019 MF Lee Cox 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 019 MF Lewis Montrose 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 020 MF Peter Leven 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 021 GK Wayne Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 022 DFHarry Worley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 025 FW Josh Parker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 026 MF Liam Davis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 029 FW Tom Craddock 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0TOTALS58 4 2 0 4 0 2 0 69 4
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.11 July 2012DF Michael RaynesFree agentFree13 August 2012DF Alex EvansFree agentFree21 December 2012FW Josh ParkerFree agentFree1 February 2013GK Luke McCormickTruro Cityundisclosed1 February 2013FW Justin RichardsBurton Albionundisclosed1 March 2013FW Scott DaviesFree agentundisclosed13 June 2013DF David HuntCrawley TownFree13 June 2013MF Danny RoseFleetwood TownFree14 June 2013MF Josh ShamaUnattached27 June 2013FW Dave KitsonSheffield UnitedFreePlayers transferred outDatePos.NameToFeeRef.9 May 2013GK Luke McCormickPlymouth ArgyleFree12 May 2013FW Tom CraddockPortsmouthFree21 May 2013MF Simon HeslopStevenageFree5 June 2013MF Adam ChapmanNewport Countyundisclosed20 June 2013FW Justin RichardsTamworthFree21 June 2013DF Harry WorleyNewport CountyFree27 June 2013FW Jon-Paul PittmanWycombe WanderersFreePlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.6 July 2012MF Jake Forster-Caskey Brighton & Hove Albion2 January 201317 July 2012DF Sean McGinty Manchester United13 September 201220 July 2012MF Lee Cox Swindon Town20 January 2013 28 August 2012DF Daniel Boateng Arsenal 28 January 2013 5 October 2012DF John Mullins Rotherham United21 November 20124 January 2013FW Justin Richards Burton Albionone month4 January 2013MF Lewis Montrose Gillinghamend of seasonPlayers loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.1 February 2013FW Tyrone Marsh Staines Townend of season6 March 2013MF Adam Chapman Mansfield Townend of season
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