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2012–13 Birmingham City F.C. season


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clubBirmingham City F.C.
season2012–13
managerLee Clark
chairmanPeter Pannu
chrtitleActing chairman
stadiumSt Andrew's
leagueFootball League Championship
league result12th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
(eliminated by Leeds United)
cup2Football League Cup
cup2 resultSecond round
(eliminated by Coventry City)
league topscorerMarlon King (13)
season topscorerMarlon King (14)
highest attendance19,630 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1 April 2013)
lowest attendance8,962 (vs Leeds United, FA Cup 3rd round replay, 15 January 2013)
average attendance16,702
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(eliminated by Leeds United) (eliminated by Coventry City)

The 2012–13 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 110th season in the English football league system and second consecutive season in the Football League Championship. It ran from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Under the management of Lee Clark, who succeeded Chris Hughton in June 2012 with the club in financial turmoil and a transfer embargo in place, Birmingham finished the season in 12th place in the Championship, seven points clear of relegation and seven points outside the playoff positions. In the 2012–13 League Cup, they were eliminated in the second round by Coventry City, and they lost to Leeds United in the third round of the FA Cup after a replay.

Thirty-six players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, and there were seventeen different goalscorers. Wade Elliott appeared in 47 of the 50 matches over the season; Jack Butland played every minute of the 46 Championship matches. Despite injury forcing him to miss the last quarter of the season, Marlon King was again leading scorer; all but one of his 14 goals were scored in league games.

Background and pre-season

Birmingham City finished fourth in the 2011–12 Football League Championship, achieving a play-off place against fifth-placed Blackpool. This they lost over two legs.

The 2012–13 home kit had royal blue shirt and socks with white shorts, the change kit was all black, and there was a pink third shirt. It was manufactured by Diadora and carried the logo of the club's main sponsor, entertainment and leisure company EzeGroup.

The first-team squad had a week's training in Westendorf, Austria, ending with a friendly match on 21 July, before returning to England to face Shrewsbury Town three days later.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceRef21 July 201224 July 201228 July 201231 July 20124 August 201211 August 2012
Borussia MönchengladbachND2–2Davies 51', Asante 81'1,400
Shrewsbury TownAW2–1Hancox 39', Žigić 72'3,202
Cheltenham TownAL0–12,636
BuryAW5–1Hughes 2' o.g., Løvenkrands (2) 15', 23', Burke 39', King 42'807
Plymouth ArgyleAW5–0Redmond (2) 35', 41', Burke 55', Løvenkrands (2) 59', 64'2,778
Royal AntwerpHL1–3Morrison 24'5,408

Championship

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Championship

August–September

Jack Butland made his Birmingham debut – three days after his first game for England – as Birmingham opened their League campaign at home to Charlton Athletic with a 1–1 draw via a 94th-minute equaliser from substitute Nikola Žigić. At Sheffield Wednesday, he let a cross go through his hands onto Réda Johnson's head to open the scoring. Half-time substitute Žigić made the score 2–1, but Wednesday scored on the break, and Marlon King's late penalty was little consolation. Žigić started alongside King at Watford, and loanee Ben Gordon made his debut in place of the injured David Murphy, but Steven Caldwell gave away a penalty in the third minute, Birmingham conceded a second goal after 17, and a poor performance was only enlivened when Morgaro Gomis came into the game with 25 minutes left.

With Curtis Davies, Žigić and Darren Ambrose added to the injury list, Birmingham went into the home match against pointless Peterborough United with five teenagers on the substitutes' bench. A farcical own goal by goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik, whose attempted punch of Wade Elliott's free kick went back over his head and bounced over a defender on the line, gave Birmingham their first league win of the season; the goal was later awarded to Elliott. Transfer deadline signing Paul Caddis, making his debut at right back, was named man of the match. Birmingham's first away point of the season came at Nottingham Forest. Substitute Elliott set up King, whose shot was parried to Hayden Mullins who volleyed home from just inside the penalty area, and Nathan Redmond avoided two tackles to cross for King who doubled the lead after 71 minutes. Simon Cox controlled a long aerial ball with one touch and lobbed Butland with a second, and with four minutes remaining, man-of-the-match Pablo Ibáñez deflected the ball into his own net.

Loanee Leroy Lita opened the scoring on his home debut in Birmingham's second league win, against Bolton Wanderers, but only days after Stephen Carr was sidelined for six months by knee surgery, Caddis dislocated a shoulder, leaving the team without a recognised right back. Eight hundred fewer attended the visit of Barnsley, in which Murphy and Pablo went off injured, and Birmingham fan Craig Davies contributed four of the visitors' five goals in a 23-minute second-half spell to inflict Birmingham's worst home league defeat for 25 years. Because Murphy's torn hamstring and Pablo's chipped bone in the foot were expected to keep them out for a month, reducing the club to two fit senior defenders, left-back Paul Robinson signed for a month as a free agent. He made a strong debut as Birmingham successfully defended a 1–0 lead, via Chris Burke's first goal of the season, a 25 yd volley, at league leaders Brighton & Hove Albion. The second half was delayed for 25 minutes by floodlight failure.

October–November

October began with a 2–1 defeat at Cardiff City. Lita neatly touched Elliott's free kick home, but Cardiff's goals came from defensive errors: Packwood played them onside for the first, and failure to deal with a corner allowed Mark Hudson to score the winner. New loanee James Hurst made his debut as a second-half substitute. more than 18,000 saw Birmingham lose 1–0 to Huddersfield Town; Žigić was sent off for a high tackle and Mitch Hancox made his competitive debut as substitute for the injured Davies. Clark accused the players of failing to take responsibility, making it clear that he was "not sitting in the dressing room telling them not to tackle, to pussyfoot around, telling them to mis-place passes. They can't just hide behind me all the time, they've got to come out fighting." Butland produced what he described as the best performance of his career and Ravel Morrison, selected for the first time since August after problems with his attitude to training led Clark to consider terminating his loan, was influential as Birmingham narrowly failed to beat league leaders Leicester City. Away to Millwall, Birmingham went 3–0 down in a seven-minute spell in the first half, two of the three scored by former loanee Chris Wood, before Marlon King scored the first hat-trick of his senior career to secure the draw. On his 40th birthday, Lee Clark selected the same starting eleven away at Leeds United, where Lita scored the only goal of the game from 30 yd.

After Redmond gave the ball away in midfield, former Birmingham striker DJ Campbell scored the only goal of a dull meeting with Ipswich Town. Žigić, returning from suspension as a second-half substitute, missed two clear chances, with a free header and when one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

The ''Birmingham Mail'''s Colin Tattum described the visit to Derby County as "a microcosm of what we've witnessed from Blues this campaign". An ineffective first half, in which they went one goal down, was followed by a lively second period, in which debutant loanee Rob Hall won a penalty, converted by King, and Løvenkrands headed a second goal, but the defence was unable to stop Derby regaining the lead. Davies's second-half header from a corner earned Birmingham a point at Blackpool, before November ended with the televised visit of third-placed Middlesbrough. Birmingham conceded after 15 minutes, but in first-half stoppage time, King was fouled by André Bikey for a penalty from which he equalised. Pablo's defensive hesitancy allowed Middlesbrough to regain the lead before Elliott chested down a defensive clearance on the edge of the penalty area and hit a dipping volley above the goalkeeper's hands. With ten minutes left, Løvenkrands picked up a loose ball in midfield and played a through ball that King ran onto and placed a "clinical finish" across the goalkeeper.

December–January

King's 14th goal of the season came when he sliced a clearance into his own net to gift Wolverhampton Wanderers a win. Crystal Palace took a two-goal lead, and Løvenkrands was booked for diving in the penalty area, before substitute Žigić scored a well-placed header with his first touch before Papa Bouba Diop, on his first start, equalised with a powerful header from a corner. Teenage midfielder Callum Reilly made his league debut. Seven teenagers started the match, and Žigić played as a lone striker after Løvenkrands was injured during the pre-match warm-up, at home to Burnley. Davies opened the scoring with a header before Charlie Austin's headed equaliser was disallowed when the referee called play back for a foul on the player who had crossed the ball. Burnley took the lead in a two-minute spell in the second half before Žigić shot under the goalkeeper to equalise in the 89th minute. Two headed goals by Davies gave Birmingham a win at Barnsley to take them seven points clear of the relegation zone, though they were fortunate that Craig Davies, who scored four of Barnsley's five in the reverse fixture, missed a penalty. In what Clark thought "was our most inept performance for many, many weeks", at Bolton Wanderers, Žigić scored early but after Bolton secured a two-goal lead, his frustration got the better of him and he was booked twice in quick succession.

With no senior striker available, Mullins injured in the warmup, and his replacement, Reilly, injured half an hour into the match, Birmingham lost at home to league leaders Cardiff City by a single goal, tapped in by Joe Mason after Butland failed to deal with a long-range shot. Reilly's first senior goal gave Birmingham the lead as Clark returned to the club that sacked him less than a year earlier, but a 93rd-minute equaliser secured Huddersfield Town a share of the points. Caldwell's header from Hall's corner opened the scoring at home to Brighton & Hove Albion; Brighton took the lead, but in stoppage time, goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak appeared to have substitute Žigić's header under control but allowed it drop into the net. Davies opened the scoring away at Burnley, again from Hall's corner, then Robinson conceded a penalty from which Ross Wallace equalised. After Dean Marney was sent off, Birmingham had more of the game. Žigić should have scored when his late header hit the post, but he compensated with a flick-on that King volleyed home.

February–March

Former Birmingham manager Alex McLeish had tried to buy Chris Burke for Nottingham Forest during the January transfer window. Burke showed him what they were missing by scoring twice as Birmingham beat Forest 2–1, "a glorious left-foot effort off the underside of the bar from the edge of the area" and a second-half tap-in. Birmingham were overrun, losing 4–0. Žigić's response was clearly acceptable to Clark, for he returned to the starting lineup for a goalless draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham's first clean sheet for three months, in which he failed to take several chances. Clark substituted Reilly immediately after the incident.

Clark's relief at George Boyd's leaving Peterborough – both of whom scored. Under pressure from Žigić, Damien Delaney turned the ball into his own net, and the fourth goal was a "sumptuous 30-yard free-kick" by Ferguson after Morrison was fouled.

April–May

In complete contrast, Birmingham went three goals down in the first half at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Elliott scored twice late in the game from the penalty spot – the second from the rebound after the penalty was saved – and 17-year-old Koby Arthur made his debut. According to Clark, "quite simply, without the ball in the first half we were rubbish". The visitors' Chris Taylor was the centre of attention as Birmingham drew with Millwall. He was booked for diving when it seemed that Caddis had fouled him, then his goal-bound shot was touched in by teammate Richard Chaplow. Initially disallowed for offside, the referee then awarded a goal because he thought the ball had crossed the line unassisted; when the fourth official informed him that Chaplow had indeed got a touch, he disallowed the goal again. In the second half, Taylor scored the equaliser. A point was gained at Leicester City when Burke converted a stoppage-time penalty awarded when Thomas was fouled outside the area. A 1–0 win at Bristol City confirmed that club's relegation, and Mullins' second goal of the season at home to Leeds United left Birmingham in 10th place, still mathematically within reach of the play-off positions and finally safe from relegation.

In the last away match of the season, Ipswich Town scored three times and had two disallowed in the first hour, a flat, uncompetitive defeat summed up by Clark as "I'm three stone overweight and even I could have gone out and played at that tempo." At home to Blackburn Rovers, they attacked from the start, but without reward until the 42nd minute, when Morrison received a pass from Gomis, slipped past two defenders, and shot from 20 yds low into the corner of the net. Jordan Rhodes tied the scores in the second half, and despite Birmingham's greater possession and number of shots, they needed Robinson's late block of Cameron Stewart's shot to avoid another defeat.

Clark said that he envisaged keeping "three or four" senior players for the next season, but his priority would be "building a young vibrant squad". He confirmed that the club would be unable to pay transfer fees, and the budget would be sharply reduced, "so players coming in will not be getting the same salaries as they have in the past."

Match details

:General source (match reports): Match content not verifiable from these sources is referenced individually.

DateLeague
positionOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceReport18 August 201221 August 201225 August 20121 September 201215 September 201218 September 201222 September 201229 September 20122 October 20126 October 201220 October 201223 October 201227 October 20123 November 20126 November 201210 November 201217 November 201224 November 201227 November 201230 November 20128 December 201215 December 201222 December 201226 December 201229 December 20121 January 201312 January 201319 January 201326 January 20132 February 20139 February 201316 February 201319 February 201323 February 20132 March 20135 March 20139 March 201316 March 201329 March 20131 April 20136 April 201312 April 201316 April 201320 April 201327 April 20134 May 2013
12thCharlton AthleticHD1–1Žigić 90+4'18,210
19thSheffield WednesdayAL2–3Žigić 78', King 90+5' pen.25,379
22ndWatfordAL0–211,022url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watford-2-birmingham-city-0-231354title=Watford 2 Birmingham City 0first=Gregglast=Evansnewspaper=Sunday Mercurylocation=Birminghamdate=26 August 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
21stPeterborough UnitedHW1–0Elliott 29'14,929url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19378111title=Birmingham 1–0 Peterboroughwebsite=BBC Sportdate=1 September 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
21stNottingham ForestAD2–2Mullins 69', King 71'22,738url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/nottingham-forest-2-birmingham-city-4091title=Nottingham Forest 2 Birmingham City 2 – Player ratings and match statsfirst=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=17 September 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
11thBolton WanderersHW2–1Lita 16', King 48' pen.14,693url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19676813title=Birmingham City defender Paul Caddis facing surgerywebsite=BBC Sportdate=21 September 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
19thBarnsleyHL0–513,893url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-0-barnsley-5-4482title=Birmingham City 0, Barnsley 5first=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=22 September 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
13thBrighton & Hove AlbionAW1–0Burke 27'26,121
18thCardiff CityAL1–2Lita 54'20,278url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19709726title=Cardiff 2–1 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=2 October 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
21stHuddersfield TownHL0–118,437url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19768640title=Birmingham 0–1 Huddersfieldwebsite=BBC Sportdate=6 October 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
20thLeicester CityHD1–1Løvenkrands 45+2'18,271url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/birmingham-city/9624207/Birmingham-City-midfielder-Ravel-Morrison-shines-in-draw-against-Leicester-City-at-St-Andrews.htmltitle=Birmingham City midfielder Ravel Morrison shines in draw against Leicester City at St Andrew'sfirst=Silast=Hughesnewspaper=The Telegraphdate=21 October 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
20thMillwallAD3–3King (3) 45+1', 49', 63'9,258url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-i-knew-we-could-come-263332title='We were dynamic, we played with lots of energy': Lee Clark on Birmingham City's stunning comebackfirst=Stevelast=Wollastonnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=24 October 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
17thLeeds UnitedAW1–0Lita 76'22,152
18thIpswich TownHL0–118,063
18thBristol CityHW2–0Burke 59', King 73'14,380url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/lee-clark-says-winning-ways-3908959title=Lee Clark says winning ways are not rocket sciencenewspaper=Birmingham Postdate=8 November 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
18thBlackburn RoversAD1–1King 17'14,919url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20190188title=Blackburn 1–1 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=10 November 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
19thHull CityHL2–3Morrison 38', King 46'17,363url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/HULL-CITY-Sone-s-delight-Tigers-end-St-Andrew-s/story-17349101-detail/story.htmltitle=Sone's delight as Hull City beat Birmingham 3–2 to end St Andrew's hoodoofirst=H.D.M.last=Buckinghamwebsite=This Is Hull and East Ridingdate=17 November 2012access-date=18 November 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927083409/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/HULL-CITY-Sone-s-delight-Tigers-end-St-Andrew-s/story-17349101-detail/story.htmlarchive-date=27 September 2013}}
19thDerby CountyAL2–3King 73' pen., Løvenkrands 82'21,505url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/derby-3-birmingham-city-2-336098title=Derby 3 Birmingham City 2first=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=26 November 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
19thBlackpoolAD1–1Davies 48'13,111
18thMiddlesbroughHW3–2King (2) 45+3' pen., 81', Elliott 66'15,322url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/birmingham-city-3-middlesbrough-2-346849title=Birmingham City 3 Middlesbrough 2first=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=1 December 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
19thWolverhampton WanderersAL0–121,339url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20564954title=Wolves 1–0 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=8 December 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
19thCrystal PalaceHD2–2Žigić 66', Diop 82'17,158
19thBurnleyHD2–2Davies 30', Žigić 89'17,284
19thBarnsleyAW2–1Davies 35', 38'9,191url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20779122title=Barnsley 1–2 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=26 December 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
20thBolton WanderersAL1–3Žigić 11'17,068url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-boss-lee-clark-392270title=Lee Clark: "I thought it was our most inept performance for many, many weeks."first=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=29 December 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
20thCardiff CityHL0–117,493url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/cardiff-tighten-title-grip-mason-delivers-historic-win-8434737.htmlarchive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/cardiff-tighten-title-grip-mason-delivers-historic-win-8434737.htmlarchive-date=1 May 2022url-access=subscriptionurl-status=livetitle=Cardiff tighten title grip as Mason delivers historic winfirst=Jonlast=Nisbetnewspaper=The Independentdate=1 January 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
20thHuddersfield TownAD1–1Reilly 45+1'14,214url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20918982title=Huddersfield 1–1 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=12 January 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
20thBrighton & Hove AlbionHD2–2Caldwell 18', Žigić 90+2'15,299url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10173419.albions-hearts-broken/title=Albion's hearts brokenfirst=Howardlast=Griggsnewspaper=The Arguslocation=Brightondate=19 January 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
17thBurnleyAW2–1Davies 21', King 90'11,576url=http://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/burnley-fc/latest-news/full-time-burnley-1-birmingham-2-1-5358325title=Full time: Burnley 1, Birmingham 2newspaper=Burnley Expressdate=26 January 2013access-date=10 September 2013archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235222/https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/burnley-fc/latest-news/full-time-burnley-1-birmingham-2-1-5358325archive-date=3 March 2016}}
16thNottingham ForestHW2–1Burke 45+1', 80'17,738url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21209403title=Birmingham 2–1 Nott'm Forestwebsite=BBC Sportdate=2 February 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
16thCharlton AthleticAD1–1Elliott 90+4'17,269
17thWatfordHL0–418,933
17thSheffield WednesdayHD0–015,738url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21449267title=Birmingham 0–0 Sheffield Wedwebsite=BBC Sportdate=19 February 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
16thPeterborough UnitedAW2–0Žigić 34', Burke 80'8,350url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-clark-front-two-set-1347700title=Lee Clark: Front two set the right tone for Peterborough winfirst=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=25 February 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
17thHull CityAL2–5Løvenkrands 83', Burke 87'17,146url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21655252title=Hull City: Steve Bruce surprised by George Boyd qualitywebsite=BBC Sportdate=4 March 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
18thBlackpoolHD1–1Davies 45'13,532url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/birmingham-city-1-blackpool-1-1721938title=Birmingham 1 Blackpool 1first=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=6 March 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
14thDerby CountyHW3–1Thomas (2) 67', 90+2', Redmond 75'15,850url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21639517title=Birmingham 3–1 Derbywebsite=BBC Sportdate=9 March 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
11thMiddlesbroughAW1–0Žigić 81'14,348url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21724540title=Middlesbrough 0–1 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=16 March 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
10thCrystal PalaceAW4–0Redmond 24', Delaney 32' o.g., Morrison 64', Ferguson 69'17,189url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/championship/9962030/Crystal-Palace-0-Birmingham-City-4-match-report.htmltitle=Crystal Palace 0 Birmingham City 4: match reportfirst=Tomlast=Prentkinewspaper=The Daily Telegraphdate=29 March 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
11thWolverhampton WanderersHL2–3Elliott (2) 55' pen., 90+6'19,630url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21921464title=Birmingham 2–3 Wolveswebsite=BBC Sportdate=1 April 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
13thMillwallHD1–1Thomas 49'15,302url=https://www.skysports.com/football/birmham-vs-millwall/262223title=Birmingham and Millwall draw 1–1 in the Championship at St Andrew'swebsite=Sky Sportsdate=6 April 2013archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707160057/https://www.skysports.com/football/birmham-vs-millwall/262223archive-date=7 July 2018}}
13thLeicester CityAD2–2Žigić 61', Burke 90+1' pen.25,554url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22036929title=Leicester 2–2 Birminghamfirst=Gedlast=Scottwebsite=BBC Sportdate=12 April 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
12thBristol CityAW1–0Elliott 16'12,093url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22075570title=Bristol City 0–1 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=16 April 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
10thLeeds UnitedHW1–0Mullins 71'17,666
10thIpswich TownAL1–3Burke 90'21,921url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22229003title=Ipswich 3–1 Birminghamwebsite=BBC Sportdate=27 April 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}
12thBlackburn RoversHD1–1Morrison 42'18,979url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/birmingham-city-1-backburn-rovers-3410039title=Blues 1 Blackburn 1first=Colinlast=Tattumdate=4 May 2013access-date=11 May 2021}}

League table (part)

PosClubPldWDLFAGDPts10th11th12th13th14thKeySource
Derby County461613176562361
Burnley461613176260261
Birmingham City461516156369−661
Leeds United461710195766−961
Ipswich Town461612184861−1360
Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results summary

League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup

Birmingham entered the League Cup in the first round, in which they beat League Two club Barnet at home by five goals to one. Will Packwood made his first-team debut, Steven Caldwell scored his first goal for the club, and new signings Darren Ambrose and Peter Løvenkrands both scored. In the second round, they visited Coventry City of League One, who had just sacked their manager and were under joint caretakers Richard Shaw and former Birmingham captain Lee Carsley. After Løvenkrands' header gave them an early lead and Chris Burke hit the bar, they fell behind midway through the first half. Jonathan Spector equalised just before half time with his first goal for the club, but the hosts took control, and Carl Baker scored Coventry's winner during extra time when the defence failed to deal with a cross.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceReportFirst roundSecond round
14 August 2012BarnetHW5–1King 38' pen., Caldwell 49', Ambrose 54', Løvenkrands 90+1', Elliott 90+4'9,905url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-5-barnet-1-190359title=Birmingham City 5 Barnet 1first=Colinlast=Tattumnewspaper=Birmingham Maildate=15 August 2012access-date=11 May 2021}}
28 August 2012Coventry CityAL2–3Løvenkrands 4', Spector 44'10,859

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup

Birmingham entered the FA Cup in the third round, together with all other clubs in the top two divisions. Drawn away to fellow Championship side Leeds United, they prepared for the match by giving squad numbers to several youth players. Colin Doyle made his second appearance of the season in goal, and, with all senior strikers missing through injury or suspension, Ravel Morrison and Nathan Redmond played up front. Morrison's running put pressure on the Leeds defence, who were punished when Wade Elliott ran from deep before unleashing a "stunning long-range shot" to take the lead. After Birmingham failed to take advantage of their first-half superiority, Curtis Davies was robbed of the ball, leading to Luciano Becchio's equaliser on the hour. Shortly afterwards, Will Packwood broke his left tibia and fibula when landing awkwardly from an apparently innocuous aerial collision with Becchio. The 17-year-old Reece Hales made a late debut, and the game finished 1–1. and Becchio was absent ill. On a cold night, in front of only 7,400 home fans, Elliott gave Birmingham a first-half lead. Ross McCormack tied the scores in the second half, and six minutes later, the referee adjudged Paul Robinson to have handled the ball inside the penalty area, and El Hadji Diouf scored with a chipped penalty.

RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScore
F–AScorersAttendanceReportThird roundThird round replay
5 January 2013Leeds UnitedAD1–1Elliott 32'11,447url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/match-reaction/281094/leeds-united-v-birmingham-citytitle=Leeds United v Birmingham City: Reactionwebsite=sportinglife.compublisher=British Sky Broadcastingdate=5 January 2013access-date=11 September 2013archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111040443/https://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/match-reaction/281094/leeds-united-v-birmingham-cityarchive-date=11 January 2013}}
15 January 2013Leeds UnitedHL1–2Elliott 36'8,962

Transfers

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Birmingham released first-team players Caleb Folan, Luke Hubbins, Cian Hughton, Ashley Sammons and Enric Vallès. In late June, goalkeeper Ben Foster's loan at West Bromwich Albion was made permanent In the next few days, they signed three players on free transfers – Denmark international forward Peter Løvenkrands, the only movement on deadline day was a loan swap bringing Swindon Town full-back Paul Caddis in for the season with Adam Rooney going the other way.

When the loan window opened, Leroy Lita arrived on a three-month loan from Swansea City to replace Rooney. At the end of September, with the club reduced to two fit senior defenders, experienced left-back Paul Robinson joined as a free agent on a one-month contract and young West Bromwich Albion right-back James Hurst signed on a month's loan. Veteran midfielder Pape Bouba Diop joined as a free agent for a month in October.

The first departure of the January 2013 transfer window was third-choice goalkeeper David Lucas, who joined Fleetwood Town as goalkeeping coach. Diop was released in January when his monthly contract expired. The only departure on deadline day was Butland, who had made it clear that he was not prepared to leave for a club where he would not be playing regular first-team football. and was reported to have rejected the chance to speak to Chelsea about a possible transfer. He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club Stoke City, and returned to Birmingham on loan for the rest of the season. According to Stoke, the fee was an initial £3.3 million, rising to £3.5m. This freed up wages for the arrival on loan of AFC Bournemouth striker Wes Thomas.

After Rob Hall returned to West Ham for treatment to a groin injury at the end of February, Clark brought in Northern Ireland international winger Shane Ferguson on loan from Newcastle United.

In

DatePlayerClubFeeRef
9 July 2012Peter Løvenkrands(Newcastle United)Free
10 July 2012David Lucas(Rochdale)Free
12 July 2012Hayden MullinsPortsmouthFree
13 July 2012Darren AmbroseCrystal PalaceUndisclosed
25 September 2012Paul Robinson(Bolton Wanderers)Free
19 October 2012Papa Bouba Diop(West Ham United)Free

: Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Birmingham.

Loan in

DatePlayerClubReturnRef
6 August 2012Ravel MorrisonWest Ham UnitedEnd of season
10 August 2012Ben GordonChelsea7 January 2013
31 August 2012Paul CaddisSwindon TownEnd of season
8 September 2012Leroy LitaSwansea City12 November 2012
1 October 2012James HurstWest Bromwich Albion28 October 2012
22 November 2012Rob HallWest Ham United16 March 2013
31 January 2013Jack ButlandStoke CityEnd of season
31 January 2013Wes ThomasAFC BournemouthEnd of season
28 February 2013Shane FergusonNewcastle United4 May 2013
21 March 2013Olly LeeBarnetEnd of season

Out

DatePlayerFeeJoinedRef
22 June 2012Jordon MutchUndisclosedCardiff City
29 June 2012Ben FosterUndisclosedWest Bromwich Albion
1 January 2013David LucasFreeFleetwood Town
16 January 2013Jake JervisUndisclosedElazığspor
17 January 2013Papa Bouba DiopReleased
31 January 2013Jack Butland£3.5mStoke City
30 June 2013Steven CaldwellReleased(Toronto FC)
30 June 2013Stephen CarrRetired
30 June 2013Jack DeamanReleased(Eastbourne Borough)
30 June 2013Keith FaheyReleased(St Patrick's Athletic)
30 June 2013Morgaro GomisReleased(Dundee United)
30 June 2013Graham HutchisonReleased(Worcester City)
30 June 2013Pablo IbáñezReleased
30 June 2013Fraser KerrReleased(Motherwell)
30 June 2013Adam RooneyReleased(Oldham Athletic)

: Brackets round club names indicate the player joined that club after his contract with Birmingham expired.

Loan out

DatePlayerClubReturnRef
30 July 2012Graham HutchisonLincoln City13 November 2012
10 August 2012Fraser KerrMotherwellEnd of season
22 August 2012Jake JervisCarlisle United22 September 2012
31 August 2012Adam RooneySwindon TownEnd of season
20 October 2012Jake JervisTranmere RoversOne month
22 November 2012Jake JervisPortsmouth23 December 2012
8 December 2012Graham HutchisonWorcester City7 January 2013
28 March 2013Akwasi AsanteShrewsbury TownEnd of season
28 March 2013Jack DeamanCheltenham TownEnd of season
7 May 2013Steven CaldwellToronto FC30 June 2013

Appearances and goals

:Source:

:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. :Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. :Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Birmingham. :Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.

No.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals[[File:Yellow card.svg13pxBookedalt=A yellow rectangle, denoting the yellow penalty card shown to a player being cautioned]][[File:Red card.svg13pxSent offalt=A red rectangle, denoting the red penalty card shown to a player being sent off]]Jack ButlandDavid MurphySteven CaldwellPablo IbáñezCurtis DaviesChris BurkeHayden MullinsMarlon KingDarren AmbrosePeter Løvenkrands*Ravel Morrison**Colin DoyleMorgaro GomisWade Elliott*Ben Gordon**Koby ArthurAdam RooneyKeith FaheyNikola ŽigićJake Jervis*Wes Thomas**Akwasi AsanteNathan RedmondJonathan SpectorWill PackwoodDavid LucasOlly LeeMitch Hancox*Paul Caddis***Leroy Lita***Rob Hall**Paul Robinson*James Hurst**Emmitt DelfounesoPapa Bouba DiopShane FergusonCallum ReillyJosh HawkerReece HalesNick TownsendMarcel Henry-FrancisEddy GnahoréRyan Higgins
1GKENG460000046010
3DFENG130001014010
4DFSCO33 (1)1202137 (1)230
5DFESP60000 (1)06 (1)000
6DFENG40 (1)6202044 (1)640
7MFSCO29 (12)8202033 (12)820
8MFENG22 (6)2002024 (6)250
9FWJAM22 (4)13102125 (4)1400
10MFENG3 (3)000215 (3)100
11MFDEN13 (9)30 (1)02215 (10)530
12MFENG23 (4)3201026 (4)350
13GKIRE0020103000
14MFSEN9 (6)0201 (1)012 (7)040
15MFENG38 (6)6220 (1)140 (7)970
16DFENG1000102000
16MFGHA0 (2)000000 (2)000
17FWIRE00000 (1)00 (1)000
18MFIRE5 (4)000005 (4)000
19FWSRB23 (12)90 (1)00023 (13)962
20FWENG0 (2)000000 (2)010
20FWENG5 (6)300005 (6)300
21FWNLD0000000000
22MFENG22 (16)2200 (2)024 (18)220
23DFUSA25 (4)0001126 (4)141
24DFUSA5010107000
26GKENG0000101000
26MFENG0000000000
27DFENG14 (5)00 (1)00014 (6)020
28DFSCO270100028010
29FWENG9 (1)300009 (1)300
29FWENG11 (2)0000011 (2)000
30DFENG34 (1)0200036 (1)070
31DFENG2 (1)000002 (1)010
31DFENG0000000000
32MFSEN1 (1)100001 (1)110
32MFNIR10 (1)1000010 (1)110
33MFIRE14 (4)1100015 (4)130
34MFENG0000000000
35FWENG000 (1)0000 (1)000
37GKENG0000000000
38FWENG0000000000
39FWFRA0000000000
40MFENG0000000000
No.PosNatNameStephen CarrJack DeamanJames Fry
2DFIRE
25DFENG
36DFENG

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