Port Vale 2012/13

Port Vale finished 3rd of 24 in the 2012/13 League Two with 78 points (won 21, drawn 15, lost 10; scored 87, conceded 52) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 7 matches of 46; lowest 9th, after match 2. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Port Vale
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 18 Aug 2012	Barnet (home)	3–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Tue 21 Aug 2012	Accrington (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	9th
3	Sat 25 Aug 2012	Morecambe (away)	3–1 W	Won	6	5th
4	Sat 1 Sep 2012	Torquay (home)	1–1 D	Drew	7	7th
5	Sat 8 Sep 2012	Rotherham (home)	6–2 W	Won	10	3rd
6	Sat 15 Sep 2012	Plymouth (away)	3–1 W	Won	13	2nd
7	Tue 18 Sep 2012	Fleetwood Town (away)	5–2 W	Won	16	2nd
8	Sat 22 Sep 2012	Gillingham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	16	2nd
9	Sat 29 Sep 2012	Bradford (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	2nd
10	Tue 2 Oct 2012	Dag and Red (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	2nd
11	Sat 6 Oct 2012	Exeter (away)	2–0 W	Won	23	2nd
12	Mon 15 Oct 2012	Oxford (home)	3–0 W	Won	26	2nd
13	Sat 20 Oct 2012	Wycombe (home)	4–1 W	Won	29	2nd
14	Tue 23 Oct 2012	Burton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	30	2nd
15	Sat 27 Oct 2012	Northampton (away)	0–2 L	Lost	30	2nd
16	Tue 6 Nov 2012	Rochdale (home)	2–2 D	Drew	31	2nd
17	Sat 10 Nov 2012	Southend (away)	0–0 D	Drew	32	2nd
18	Sat 17 Nov 2012	York (home)	2–2 D	Drew	33	2nd
19	Tue 20 Nov 2012	Bristol Rovers (home)	4–0 W	Won	36	2nd
20	Sat 24 Nov 2012	Aldershot (away)	3–1 W	Won	39	2nd
21	Sat 8 Dec 2012	Chesterfield (home)	0–2 L	Lost	39	2nd
22	Sat 15 Dec 2012	Cheltenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	40	2nd
23	Wed 26 Dec 2012	Rotherham (away)	2–1 W	Won	43	2nd
24	Sat 29 Dec 2012	Dag and Red (away)	3–2 W	Won	46	1st
25	Tue 1 Jan 2013	Fleetwood Town (home)	0–2 L	Lost	46	2nd
26	Sat 5 Jan 2013	Plymouth (home)	4–0 W	Won	49	2nd
27	Sat 12 Jan 2013	Gillingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	52	1st
28	Thu 24 Jan 2013	AFC Wimbledon (away)	2–2 D	Drew	53	1st
29	Sat 2 Feb 2013	Accrington (home)	3–0 W	Won	56	1st
30	Tue 5 Feb 2013	AFC Wimbledon (home)	3–0 W	Won	59	1st
31	Sat 9 Feb 2013	Barnet (away)	0–0 D	Drew	60	1st
32	Sat 16 Feb 2013	Morecambe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	60	2nd
33	Sat 23 Feb 2013	Torquay (away)	1–0 W	Won	63	2nd
34	Tue 26 Feb 2013	Exeter (home)	0–2 L	Lost	63	2nd
35	Sat 2 Mar 2013	Oxford (away)	1–2 L	Lost	63	2nd
36	Tue 5 Mar 2013	Bradford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	64	2nd
37	Sat 9 Mar 2013	Southend (home)	1–2 L	Lost	64	2nd
38	Tue 12 Mar 2013	Bristol Rovers (away)	0–2 L	Lost	64	3rd
39	Sat 16 Mar 2013	York (away)	2–0 W	Won	67	2nd
40	Fri 29 Mar 2013	Cheltenham (home)	3–2 W	Won	70	2nd
41	Mon 1 Apr 2013	Chesterfield (away)	2–2 D	Drew	71	2nd
42	Fri 5 Apr 2013	Burton (home)	7–1 W	Won	74	2nd
43	Tue 9 Apr 2013	Aldershot (home)	1–1 D	Drew	75	2nd
44	Sat 13 Apr 2013	Rochdale (away)	2–2 D	Drew	76	2nd
45	Sat 20 Apr 2013	Northampton (home)	2–2 D	Drew	77	2nd
46	Sat 27 Apr 2013	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	78	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.