2012–13 Football League Trophy

The 2012–13 Football League Trophy, known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 29th 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 the English football.

2012–13 Football League Trophy
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Country England
Teams48
Defending championsChesterfield
ChampionsCrewe Alexandra
Runners-upSouthend United
Matches played49
Goals scored139 (2.84 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Dave Mooney
(4 goals)

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.

Byes

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]

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]

Area Semi Finals

The draw for the Area Semi Finals was made on 8 December 2012, and the matches will be played in the week commencing 7 January 2013.[4]

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
5 February Leg 1Coventry City0–3Crewe AlexandraRicoh Arena, Coventry
19:45 Report Inman  52', 78'
Leitch-Smith  85'		 Attendance: 31,054
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 February Leg 2Crewe Alexandra0–2Coventry CityAlexandra 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
5 February Leg 1Leyton Orient0–1Southend UnitedMatchroom Stadium, Leyton
19:45 Report Leonard  57' Attendance: 5,359
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 February Leg 2Southend United2–2Leyton OrientRoots 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
Crewe Alexandra2–0Southend United
Murphy  6'
Clayton  49'		 Report
Attendance: 43,842
Referee: Nigel Miller (Durham County)

References
  1. "Trophy Round 1 draw". The Football League. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
  2. "Trophy Round 2 draw". The Football League. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  3. "Trophy Area Quarter-Finals draw". The Football League. 13 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  4. "Trophy Area Semi-Finals draw". The Football League. 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
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