Football League
Championship
2012/13
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Cardiff City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 87 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hull City | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 79 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Watford | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 4th |
 Brighton & Hove Albion |
46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 75 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 5th |
Crystal Palace |
46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 72 |
♦▲PO Winners |
| 6th | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 68 | ♦►Playoffs |
| 7th | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 68 | - |
| 8th | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 67 | - |
| 9th | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 65 | - |
| 10th | Derby County | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 61 | - |
| 12th | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 63 | 69 | -6 | 61 | - |
| 13th | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 61 | - |
| 14th | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 60 | - |
| 15th | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 59 | - |
| 16th | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 70 | -9 | 59 | - |
| 17th | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 58 | - |
| 18th | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 61 | -8 | 58 | - |
| 19th | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 73 | -20 | 58 | - |
| 20th | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 56 | - |
| 21st | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 55 | - |
| 22nd | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 75 | -9 | 54 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 60 | -14 | 51 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 59 | 84 | -25 | 41 | ▼Relegated |
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Football League Championship Playoffs |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
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Semi Finals 1st Leg |
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| 10/05/2013 | Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 09/05/2013 | Leicester City | 1-0 | Watford |
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Semi Finals 2nd Leg |
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| 13/05/2013 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-2 | Crystal Palace |
| Crystal Palace won 2-0 on aggregate | |||
| 12/05/2013 | Watford | 3-1 | Leicester City |
| Watford won 3-2 on aggregate | |||
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Final |
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| 27/05/2013 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Watford |
| After Extra Time | |||
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Wigan Athletic were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Reading were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▼Queens Park Rangers were Relegated from the Premier League |
| ▲Cardiff City were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted to the Premier League |
| ♦►Watford Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Brighton & Hove Albion Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Crystal Palace Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦►Leicester City Qualified for the Playoffs |
| ♦▲Crystal Palace were Promoted to the Premier League via the Playoffs |
| ▼Peterborough United were Relegated to Football League One |
| ▼Wolverhampton Wanderers were Relegated to Football League One |
| ▼Bristol City were Relegated to Football League One |
| ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted from Football League One |
| ▲AFC Bournemouth were Promoted from Football League One |
| ♦▲Yeovil Town were Promoted from Football League One via the Playoffs |