Football league season
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| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | Crystal Palace (Championship) Yeovil Town (League One) Bradford City (League Two) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Watford 3–1 Leicester (Championship) |
| Biggest away win | Burton 1–3 Bradford (League Two) |
| Highest scoring | Brentford 3–3 Swindon (6 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 82,025 – Crystal Palace v Watford (Championship Final) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,955 – Cheltenham v Northampton (League Two semi-final) |
| Average attendance | 23,077 |
| ← 2012 2014 → | |
The Football League play-offs for the 2012–13 season (referred to as the npower Football League Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2013 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.
The play-off semi-finals were played over two legs, contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Football League Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in the League Two table. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winner of the final gaining promotion for the following season.
Background
The Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places.
Championship
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Watford | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 75 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 72 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 68 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Watford | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Watford | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals
- First leg
| Leicester City | 1–0 | Watford |
|---|---|---|
Nugent  82' |
Report |
| Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
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| Report |
- Second leg
| Watford | 3–1 | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
| Vydra 15', 65' Deeney 90+7' |
Report | Nugent 19' |
Watford won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zaha 69', 88' |
Crystal Palace won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2013 Football League Championship play-off final| Crystal Palace | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Watford |
|---|---|---|
| Phillips 105+1' (pen.) |
Report |
League One
Main article: 2012–13 Football League One| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 79 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 77 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 75 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 74 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
| Sheffield United | 1–0 | Yeovil Town |
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| McFadzean 46' |
Report |
| Swindon Town | 1–1 | Brentford |
|---|---|---|
| Luongo 70' |
Report | O'Connor 90+4' (pen.) |
- Second leg
| Yeovil Town | 2–0 | Sheffield United |
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| Dawson 6' Upson 85' |
Report |
Yeovil Town won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Brentford | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Swindon Town |
|---|---|---|
| A. Rooney 24' (o.g.) Donaldson 40', 47' |
Report | A. Rooney 44' Devera 57'Flint 90+5' |
| Penalties | ||
Saunders  Hayes Dean Craig Forshaw |
5–4 | Devera Flint Collins Storey Roberts |
Brentford 4–4 Swindon Town on aggregate. Brentford won 5–4 on penalties.
Final
Main article: 2013 Football League One play-off final| Brentford | 1–2 | Yeovil Town |
|---|---|---|
| Dean 51' |
Report | Madden 6' Burn 42' |
League Two
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Two| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Burton Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 76 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 75 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 73 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 69 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
| Bradford City | 2–3 | Burton Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Wells 37' (pen.) Thompson 75' |
Report | Zola 22', 27' Weir 44' |
| Northampton Town | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town |
|---|---|---|
| O'Donovan 26' |
Report |
- Second leg
| Burton Albion | 1–3 | Bradford City |
|---|---|---|
| Maghoma 55' (pen.) |
Report | Wells 27', 57' Hanson 50' |
Bradford City won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | Northampton Town |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guttridge 28' |
Northampton Town won 2–0 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2013 Football League Two play-off final| Bradford City | 3–0 | Northampton Town |
|---|---|---|
| Hanson 15' McArdle 19'Wells 28' |
Report |
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