2012–13 Everton F.C. season
Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
Premier League 20 August 2012 1-0 Manchester United 38,415
League Cup 29 August 2012 5-0 Leyton Orient 24,124
Premier League 17 September 2012 2-2 Newcastle United 32,510
Premier League 29 September 2012 3-1 Southampton 37,922
Premier League 28 October 2012 2-2 Liverpool 39,613
Premier League 10 November 2012 2-1 Sunderland 35,999
Premier League 24 November 2012 1-1 Norwich City 34,502
Premier League 28 November 2012 1-1 Arsenal 37,141
Premier League 9 December 2012 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur 36,494
Premier League 26 December 2012 2-1 Wigan Athletic 38,749
Premier League 30 December 2012 1-2 Chelsea 39,485
Premier League 12 January 2013 0-0 Swansea City 35,782
Premier League 30 January 2013 2-1 West Bromwich Albion 31,376
Premier League 2 February 2013 3-3 Aston Villa 38,121
FA Cup 26 February 2013 3-1 Oldham Athletic 32,688
Premier League 1 March 2013 3-1 Reading 35,244
FA Cup 9 March 2013 0-3 Wigan Athletic 35,068
Premier League 16 March 2013 2-0 Manchester City 36,519
Premier League 30 March 2013 1-0 Stoke City 33,977
Premier League 13 April 2013 2-0 Queens Park Rangers 34,876
Statistics -- Home attendances
Correct as of match played 12 May 2013 Win Draw Loss
The 2012-13 season was Everton's 21st season in the Premier League and 59th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It is also Everton's 114th season of league football and 116th season in all competitions. Having finished in seventh position in the domestic league in the previous season, Everton missed out on competing in any European competitions for the third season running. The club entered the League Cup in the second round and were knocked out in the subsequent round following a 2-1 away defeat by Championship side Leeds United. Everton entered the FA Cup in the third round and progressed to the quarter-finals where they suffered a 3-0 loss at home to Premier League relegation candidates Wigan Athletic. Everton had a very consistent league campaign, never dropping below seventh place throughout the whole season. Highlights included a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the first game of the season, scoring two stoppage time goals to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and a 2-0 home win over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. However, too many draws and a lack of goals saw Everton's push for a European place fade and they finished sixth in the league. It did mean that the club finished above rivals Liverpool for the second successive season for the first time since 1937. On 9 May, manager David Moyes announced he would be ending his 11-year tenure at the club when his contract expired at the end of the season, to become the new manager of Manchester United. Moyes transformed the club from struggling at the lower end of the league to regularly competing for the European places. He took charge of the team for over 500 games, including four European campaigns despite often working with a limited budget.