2012–13 Football League Trophy

The 2012–13 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd season in the history of the competition. It is a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football.

2012–13 Football League Trophy

Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Teams	48
Defending champions	Chesterfield
Final positions
Champions	Crewe Alexandra
Runners-up	Southend United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	139 (2.84 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Dave Mooney (4 goals)
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In all, 48 clubs will enter the competition. It is split into two sections, Northern and Southern, with the winners of each section contesting the final at Wembley Stadium. Chesterfield are the defending champions, having beaten Swindon Town in the previous year's final, 2–0.

First round

The draw for the first round of the competition took place on 18 August 2012.^[1] Sixteen clubs were given a bye into the second round, and the remaining 32 clubs, including the holders, were divided into four geographical regions.

Northern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance North-West 1 Rochdale 2−2 Fleetwood Town 1,256 Rochdale won 4 – 2 on penalties 2 Carlisle United 1−1 Preston North End 3,471 Preston North End won 1 – 3 on penalties 3 Accrington Stanley 0−2 Morecambe 1,049 4 Port Vale 2−0 Tranmere Rovers 2,702 North-East 5 Rotherham United 0−1 York City 3,975 6 Chesterfield 2−1 Oldham Athletic 2,384 7 Coventry City 0−0 Burton Albion 5,437 Coventry City won 10 – 9 on penalties 8 Scunthorpe United 1−2 Notts County 725

Southern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance South-West 1 Oxford United 1−0 Swindon Town 7,746 2 Bristol Rovers 0−3 Yeovil Town 2,810 3 Portsmouth 2−2 Bournemouth 5,979 Portsmouth won 4 – 3 on penalties 4 Exeter City 0−0 Aldershot Town 1,944 Aldershot Town won 4 – 3 on penalties South-East 5 Southend United 2−1 AFC Wimbledon 1,925 6 Dagenham & Redbridge 3−2 Stevenage 981 7 Northampton Town 1−0 Milton Keynes Dons 3,444 8 Crawley Town 3−2 Gillingham 1,249

Byes

Northern section Bradford City, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Sheffield United, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall.

Southern section Barnet, Brentford, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Wycombe Wanderers.

Second round

The draw for the second round of the competition took place on 8 September 2012, with matches played in the week commencing 8 October 2012.^[2]

Northern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance North-West 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Crewe Alexandra 2,063 2 Rochdale 1–1 Bury 2,826 Bury won 5 – 4 on penalties 3 Morecambe 2–4 Preston North End 2,577 4 Walsall 2–2 Port Vale 2,845 Port Vale won 6 – 5 on penalties North-East 5 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Chesterfield 4,030 6 York City 0–4 Coventry City 2,771 7 Notts County 1–4 Sheffield United 2,082 8 Hartlepool United 0–0 Bradford City 1,777 Bradford won 3 – 2 on penalties

Southern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance South-West 1 Portsmouth 1–3 Wycombe Wanderers 7,292 2 Cheltenham Town 2–4 Oxford United 1,236 3 Torquay United 2–2 Yeovil Town 1,280 Yeovil won 5 – 4 on penalties 4 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Aldershot Town 2,580 South-East 5 Northampton Town 2–1 Colchester United 1,561 6 Leyton Orient 1–0 Barnet 1,404 7 Brentford 1–0 Crawley Town 2,739 8 Southend United 2–0 Dagenham & Redbridge 2,965

Area Quarter-finals

The draw for the Area Quarter-finals was made on 13 October 2012, and the matches will be played in the week commencing 3 December 2012.^[3]

Northern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 1,892 Crewe Alexandra won 5 – 3 on penalties 2 Bury 3–3 Preston North End 2,023 Preston North End won 5 – 4 on penalties 3 Port Vale 0–2 Bradford City 2,789 4 Coventry City 1–1 Sheffield United 10,162 Coventry City won 4 – 1 on penalties

Southern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Northampton Town 0–3 Leyton Orient 1,752 2 Southend United 2–1 Brentford 3,052 3 Yeovil Town 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers 1,771 4 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Oxford United 2,383 Oxford United won 3 – 1 on penalties

Area Semi-finals

The draw for the Area Semi-finals was made on 8 December 2012, and the matches were played in the week commencing 7 January 2013.^[4]

Northern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Coventry City 3–2 Preston North End 12,665 2 Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Bradford City 2,935

Southern section Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Oxford United 3–3 Southend United 2,882 Southend United won 5 – 3 on penalties 2 Leyton Orient 1–0 Yeovil Town 2,755

Area finals

The area finals, which serve as the semi-finals for the entire competition, were contested over two legs, home and away.

Northern section

Coventry City v Crewe Alexandra

5 February Leg 1	Coventry City	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	Ricoh Arena, Coventry
19:45		Report	Inman 52', 78' Leitch-Smith 85'	Attendance: 31,054 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Crewe Alexandra v Coventry City

20 February Leg 2	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Coventry City	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
19:30		Report	Ellis 90+3' (o.g.) L. Clarke 90+4'	Attendance: 8,325 Referee: Graham Scott

Crewe Alexandra won 3–2 on aggregate.

Southern section

Leyton Orient v Southend United

5 February Leg 1	Leyton Orient	0–1	Southend United	Matchroom Stadium, Leyton
19:45		Report	Leonard 57'	Attendance: 5,359 Referee: Keith Stroud

Southend United v Leyton Orient

20 February Leg 2	Southend United	2–2	Leyton Orient	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:15	Corr 61' Reeves 90'	Report	Batt 8' Mooney 72'	Attendance: 9,421 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Southend United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2013 Football League Trophy final

7 April 2013

13:15 BST

Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Southend United
Murphy 6' Clayton 49'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 43,842

Referee: Nigel Miller (Durham County)