The 2012–13 season was Aston Villa's 138th professional season; their 102nd season in the top-flight; and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League, The club was managed by which Scottish professional football manager, and former player.?
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2012–13 Aston Villa F.C. season The 2012–13 season was Aston Villa's 138th professional season; their 102nd season in the top-flight; and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club was managed by Paul Lambert, their third manager in three seasons, after Alex McLeish was sacked on 14 May 2012, having himself only been in charge for 11 months.
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Paul Lambert Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player.
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Micky Adams Michael Richard Adams (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. As a player, he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen-year professional career in the Football League, including five years with Southampton at the highest level. He began his managerial career as player-manager for Fulham in 1996 and has led several teams at varying levels with mixed success, being named Manager of the Season twice, sacked a number of times and earning four promotions for the teams he has managed.
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Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer) Stephen Wright (born 27 August 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Wright currently coaches with Fife Elite Football Academy, developing players for Fife's four professional clubs; Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife and Raith Rovers.
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Martin Allen Martin James Allen (born 14 August 1965) is an English former football player and manager. He played more than 100 games as a midfielder for each Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United before finishing his playing career with Portsmouth and Southend United. Five years later, he took his first job in management, at non-league Barnet. He has since managed Brentford, Milton Keynes Dons, Leicester City, Cheltenham Town, Barnet and Notts County. He rejoined Barnet as manager on 16 April 2012 on a short term, three-match contract succeeding Lawrie Sanchez. In July 2012 he became manager of Gillingham and in the 2012–13 season led the team to the Football League Two title, earning Allen his first promotion as a manager and Gillingham's first divisional title in 49 years. He was sacked as Gillingham manager in October 2013. Allen rejoined Barnet for a fourth spell in 2014, leading the Bees back into League Two before dropping divisions to join Eastleigh in December 2016, a role he held only until the following February.
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George Shaw (footballer, born 1969) George Shaw (born 10 February 1969) is a Scottish former football player who is currently manager of Cumbernauld United in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has played in the Scottish Football League Premier Division for four different clubs.
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Paul Hegarty Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July 1954 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish football player and manager. He was captain of Dundee United during their most successful era in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Scottish league championship in 1983 and the Scottish League Cup twice. Hegarty won eight full international caps for Scotland. He has managed Forfar Athletic, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Livingston and Montrose.
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Iain Davidson Iain Davidson (born 14 January 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer, who is currently at Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers. Davidson mainly plays as a defensive midfielder but can also be played in the defence. He has previously played for Brechin City, Scarborough, another spell at Raith Rovers and Dundee.
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John Philliben John Philliben (born 14 March 1964 in Stirling) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
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Martin Gritton Martin Francis Gritton (born 1 June 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1998 to 2012.
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Stuart Millar Stuart Millar (born 16 May 1965 in Bellshill), is a Scottish former football player and manager.
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Alex Ingram Alex Ingram (born 2 January 1945) is a former professional footballer, who spent most of his career at Ayr United and since 2008 has been the vice chairman of Ayr United. Ingram owed his nickname 'Dixie' to a character from the White Heather Club. In 1970, Ingram joined English side, Nottingham Forest for a fee of £40,000 after only 28 League games and 3 goals, he rejoined Ayr United for £15,000. Ingram is the founder of "Ingram Motor Group", which specialises in the sales of Volkswagen, Škoda and Audi. Ingram is Ayr United's fourth all-time top-scorer, behind Peter Price (213), Sam McMillan (127) and Terry McGibbons (125) on 117 goals in all competitions. He has also maintained a close friendship with Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, from his playing days at Somerset Park. In 2008, Alex Ingram was inducted into the Ayr United Hall of Fame.
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Grant Murray Grant Robert Murray (born 29 August 1975 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional football player and manager. His versatility saw him play in several positions during his career, such as a defensive midfielder and at fullback, although he was primarily considered to be a centre back.
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Alex Wright (footballer, born 1930) Alex Wright (11 December 1930 – 12 January 2000) was a Scottish football player and manager.
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2012–13 St Johnstone F.C. season The 2012–13 season was St Johnstone's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. St Johnstone also competed in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Bobby McCulley Bobby McCulley (born 2 December 1952 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
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Doug Ellis Sir Herbert Douglas "Doug" Ellis, OBE (born 3 January 1924), is an entrepreneur, best known as the former chairman of Aston Villa Football Club. Ellis was knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours List for charitable services.
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2012–13 Wigan Athletic F.C. season The 2012–13 English football season was Wigan Athletic's eighth consecutive season in the Premier League. The club competed in the League Cup and reached both the semi-finals and the final of the FA Cup for the first time in their history. They beat Everton 3–0 at Goodison Park, with all three goals scored within a four-minute spell, to progress to the semi-final, and defeated Millwall at Wembley Stadium to reach the final.
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Gerry Collins (footballer) Gerard "Gerry" Collins (born 12 March 1955 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish football player and coach who managed Falkirk and Partick Thistle for short spells. Collins was assistant manager to John Lambie at both clubs before being promoted to manager.
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2012–13 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season The 2012–13 season was the 99th season of competitive association football played by Plymouth Argyle Football Club, an English team based in Plymouth. The season was the club's 86th in the Football League and seventh in the fourth tier of the English football league system.
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2012–13 Rangers F.C. season The 2012–13 season was the 133rd competitive football season for Rangers.
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John McGregor (footballer, born 1963) John McGregor (born 5 January 1963 in Airdrie) is a former professional footballer.