2012–13 The New Saints F.C. season

The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid

2012–13 season

Welsh Premier League

Champions

Welsh Cup

Semi Finals

Welsh League Cup

Runners-Up

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Round

Average home league attendance

League:

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2012–13 season of The New Saints F.C. is TNS's 20th consecutive season in the Welsh Premier League along with being the club's 54th season in existence. The club will begin their pre-season friendly schedule in June 2012.

Season squad

As of 12 July 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
—	GK	Paul Harrison
—	GK	Alex Ramsey
—	DF	Phil Baker
—	DF	Kai Edwards
—	DF	Steve Evans
—	DF	Chris Marriott
—	DF	Connell Rawlinson
—	DF	Simon Spender
—	MF	Aeron Edwards
—	MF	Sam Finley

No.	Position	Player
—	MF	Ryan Fraughan
—	MF	Chris Jones
—	MF	Craig Jones (until August)
—	MF	Scott Ruscoe
—	MF	Christian Seargeant
—	FW	Alex Darlington
—	FW	Greg Draper
—	FW	Michael Wilde
—	FW	Matthew Williams

First team transfers

In

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
—	DF	Kai Edwards	21	EU	Neath !Neath	Free Agent	Summer		Free	Welsh Premier League^[1]
—	MF	Ryan Fraughan	21	EU	Stockport County !Stockport County	Transfer	Summer	May 2014	Free	The New Saints^[2]
—	FW	Michael Wilde	29	EU	Chester !Chester	Transfer	Summer		Free	Welsh Premier League^[3]

Last updated: 16 June

Out

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Source
—	MF	Barry Hogan	29	EU	Newtown !Newtown	Released	Summer	Welsh Premier League^[4]
—	DF	Marcus Giglio	19	EU		Released	Summer	Welsh Premier League^[4]
—	FW	Charlie Proctor	20	EU		Released	Summer	Welsh Premier League^[4]
—	MF	Tom Roberts	20	EU		Released	Summer	Welsh Premier League^[1]
—	MF	Chris Williams	27	EU	Rhyl !Rhyl	Released	Summer	Welsh Premier League^[5]

Loans out

#	Pos	Nat.	Player	To	Start	End	Source
—

Last updated: 20 October 2011

Matches

Competitive

Welsh Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Welsh Premier League

Phase one

The New Saints' defence of their Welsh Premier League title start on 17 August 2012, with a visit from Airbus UK Broughton.^[6]

17 Aug 2012	The New Saints	1 - 0	Airbus UK Broughton	Oswestry
19:45	Sam Finley 25' Spender 73'	Summary	Steve Tomassen 37'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 395 Referee: Mark Petch

24 Aug 2012	Afan Lido	1 - 3	The New Saints	Aberavon
19:30	Luke Borrelli 27'	Summary	Fraughan 39' 85' Evans 59' Draper 89'	Stadium: Marston Stadium Attendance: 213 Referee: Mark Whitby

31 Aug 2012	The New Saints	4 - 1	Prestatyn Town	Oswestry
19:45	Draper 9' Fraughan 47', 56' Sam Finley 90'	Summary	Jason Price 71'	Stadium: Park Hall

8 Sept 2012	The New Saints	0 - 0	Llanelli	Oswestry
15:45	Chris Marriott 52' Michael Wilde 76' Evans 90'	Summary	Mamadou Diallo 35'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 227 Referee: Lee Evans

12 Sept 2012	Prestatyn Town	1 - 0	The New Saints	Prestatyn
19:30	Jsaon Price 59' 79' Anthony Stephens 67'	Summary	Evans 52'	Stadium: Bastion Road Attendance: 313 Referee: Mark Petch

15 Sept 2012	Carmarthen Town	0 - 0	The New Saints	Carmarthen
14:30	Paul Fowler 40' Tim Hicks 59' Kerry Nicholas 90+1'	Summary	Alex Darlington 46'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 297 Referee: Dean John

22 Sept 2012	The New Saints	3 - 0	Bangor City	Oswestry
15:45	Alex Darlington 14' Michael Wilde 50' Christian Seargeant 81'	Summary	Morley 28'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 555 Referee: Mark Whitby

29 Sept 2012	The New Saints	5 - 0	Port Talbot Town	Oswestry
14:30	Alex Darlington 5', 26' (pen.) Christian Seargeant 40' Sam Finley 47' Evans 48' Michael Wilde 61'	Summary	Paul Keddle 23' David Brooks 47' Jeff White 47'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 203 Referee: Nick Pratt

6 Oct 2012	Gap Connah's Quay	1 - 3	The New Saints	Connah's Quay, Deeside
15:45	McGregor 63' Danny Dobbins 71' Mike Robinson 90+2'	Summary	Danny Dobbins 18' (o.g.) Michael Wilde 66' Aeron Edwards 86'	Stadium: Deeside Stadium Attendance: 428 Referee: Kevin Morgan

13 Oct 2012	The New Saints	0 - 1	Newtown	Oswestry
14:30	Phil Baker 89'	Summary	Jamie Price 4' Craig Williams 71'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 287 Referee: Richard Harrington

19 Oct 2012	Aberystwyth Town	1 - 4	The New Saints	Aberystwyth
19:30	Jones 37' Collins 42' 78' Jordan Follows 59' Sion James 75'	Summary	Sam Finley 16' 66' Michael Wilde 26' 90' Christian Seargeant 75' Alex Darlington 90'	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 486 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones

26 Oct 2012	Airbus UK Broughton	2 - 1	The New Saints	Broughton
19:30	Michael Roddy 2' Chris Budrys 30' Ian Kearney 65' Lee Owens 77' Mark Cadwallader 88' Kyle Armstrong 90'	Summary	Phil Baker 45' Aeron Edwards 50' Sam Finley 90+5'	Stadium: The Airfield Attendance: 452 Referee: Huw Jones

3 Nov 2012	The New Saints	2 - 1	Afan Lido	Oswestry
14:30	Fraughan 29' Draper 43' Christian Seargeant 84'	Summary	Chris Hartland 36'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 251 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones

17 Nov 2012	Llanelli	0 - 6	The New Saints	Llanelli
14:30	Kris Thomas 27' Bowen 65' Adam Davies 80'	Summary	Jones 8', 78' Alex Darlington 11', 40' Michael Wilde 65', 81'	Stadium: Stebonheath Park Attendance: 156 Referee: Dean John

24 Nov 2012	The New Saints	0 - 3	Carmarthen Town	Oswestry
14:30	Evans 12' Michael Wilde 12' Jones 51'	Summary	Paul Fowler 3' Nicky Palmer 18' 71' Liam Thomas 74'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 227 Referee: Kim Fisher

1 Dec 2012	Bangor City	0 - 1	The New Saints	Bangor
14:30	Chris Simm 29' Sion Edwards 59'	Summary	Jones 13' Chris Marriott 76' Fraughan 85' Sam Finley 90+5'	Stadium: Nantporth Attendance: 737 Referee: Mark Whitby

15 Dec 2012	Port Talbot Town	1 - 3	The New Saints	Port Talbot
15:45	James Bloom 38' David Brooks 90'	Summary	Alex Darlington 40' (pen.) Evans 49' 79' Fraughan 69' Chris Marriott 88'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 158 Referee: Mark Petch

21 Dec 2012	The New Saints	5 - 1	Gap Connah's Quay	Oswestry
19:45	Michael Wilde 5' Phil Baker 35' 48' Spender 37' Evans 39' Sam Finley 55' Chris Marriott 67' Draper 76'	Summary	Rhys Healey 8' Ricky Evans 40'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 423 Referee: Brian James

26 Dec 2012	The New Saints	1 - 0	Bala Town	Oswestry
14:30	Michael Wilde 20' 83' Harrison 31' Jones 67' Christian Seargeant 79'	Summary	Tony Davies 53' Stephen Brown 76'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 367 Referee: Lee Evans

2 Jan 2013	Bala Town	2 - 2	The New Saints	Bala
19:30	Tony Davies 5' 90+1' Mark Connolly 47' Stuart Jones 68'	Summary	Michael Wilde 6' (pen.)	Stadium: Maes Tegid Attendance: 210 Referee: Kevin Parry

5 Jan 2013	Newtown	1 - 1	The New Saints	Newtown
15:15	Craig Williams 30' 82' Kieron Mills-Evans 43'	Summary	Phil Baker 51' Michael Wilde 64'	Stadium: Latham Park Attendance: 306 Referee: Mark Petch

2 Feb 2013	The New Saints	3 - 0	Aberystwyth Town	Oswestry
16:15	Alex Darlington 5', 38' Kai Edwards 60'	Summary	Wyn Thomas 37'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 278 Referee: Dean John

Phase Two

9 February 2013	The New Saints	5 - 0	Port Talbot Town	Oswestry
14:30	Michael Wilde 17' Alex Darlington 30', 62' Draper 90+4' Fraughan 90+5'	Summary		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 203 Referee: Kris Hames

23 February 2013	Airbus UK Broughton	1 - 2	The New Saints	Broughton
17:15	Michael Roddy 34' Chris Budrys 42' Rule 45'	Summary	Fraughan 22' Alex Darlington 28' (pen.) Christian Seargeant 90'	Stadium: The Airfield Attendance: 625 Referee: Kevin Morgan

8 March 2013	The New Saints	3 - 0	Prestatyn Town	Oswestry
19:45	Michael Wilde 2', 33' Williams 69'	Summary		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 465 Referee: Dean John

16 March 2013	The New Saints	6 - 0	Bangor City	Oswestry
14:00	Phil Baker 11' Michael Wilde 27', 33' Alex Darlington 45', 54', 57' Williams 83'	Summary	Davies 10' Chris Thomas 84' Robbie Booth 84'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 356 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones

24 March 2013	Port Talbot Town	0 - 3	The New Saints	Port Talbot
14:30		Summary	Michael Wilde 13' Aeron Edwards 30' Fraughan 66' Jamie Mullan 88'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 215 Referee: Kevin Morgan

30 March 2013	The New Saints	3 - 0	Carmarthen Town	Oswestry
14:30	Michael Wilde 20' 65', 75' Scott Ruscoe 36'	Summary	Tim Hicks 15' Rees 17' Nicky Palmer 44' Geoff Kellaway 59' Casey Thomas 60'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 312 Referee: Kevin Parry

12 April 2013	The New Saints	4 - 2	Airbus UK Broughton	Oswestry
19:45	Fraughan 8' Michael Wilde 18', 23' Chris Marriott 67' Scott Quigley 90+2'	Summary	Ian Kearney 49' 90+2' Rule 53' Michael Roddy 81'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 311 Referee: Mark Whitby

16 April 2013	Carmarthen Town	0 - 1	The New Saints	Carmarthen
19:30	Luke Cummings 89'	Summary	Christian Seargeant 10' Michael Wilde 70' 81'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 297 Referee: Brian James

20 April 2013	Prestatyn Town	1 - 7	The New Saints	Prestatyn
14:30	Ross Stephens 75' (pen.)	Summary	Williams 8', 31', 35' Aeron Edwards 48' Alex Darlington 59' Michael Wilde 77' 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Bastion Road Attendance: 201 Referee: Richard Harrington

27 April 2013	Bangor City	1 - 4	The New Saints	Bangor, Gwynedd
15:45	Davies 47'	Summary	Aeron Edwards 25' Michael Johnston 28' (o.g.) Alex Darlington 76', 82'	Stadium: Nantporth Attendance: 472 Referee: Dean John

Results by round

Phase one

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	W
Position	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 2 February 2013.
Source: The New Saints
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Phase two

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: welsh-premier.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League position


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	The New Saints !The New Saints (C)	32	24	4	4	86	22	+64	76	2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Airbus UK Broughton !Airbus UK Broughton (Q)	32	17	3	12	76	42	+34	54	2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3	Bangor City !Bangor City (A)	32	14	9	9	65	53	+12	51	Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-offs
4	Port Talbot Town !Port Talbot Town (A)	32	13	8	11	51	52	−1	47
5	Prestatyn Town !Prestatyn Town (A)	32	11	7	14	62	79	−17	40
6	Carmarthen Town !Carmarthen Town (A)	32	10	7	15	36	50	−14	37

7	Bala Town !Bala Town (A)	32	17	5	10	62	41	+21	56	Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-offs
8	Connah's Quay Nomads !Connah's Quay Nomads (A)	32	12	5	15	62	69	−7	040¹	Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-offs
9	Newtown !Newtown	32	10	7	15	44	54	−10	37
10	Aberystwyth Town !Aberystwyth Town	32	9	10	13	37	58	−21	37
11	Llanelli !Llanelli (R)	32	10	6	16	41	68	−27	36	Relegation to 2013–14 Cymru Alliance/Welsh Football League Division One
12	Afan Lido !Afan Lido (R)	32	8	3	21	43	79	−36	27

Source: Welsh Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Gap Connah's Quay deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible player
² The winner of the 2012–13 Welsh Cup qualify for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

As Champions as the Welsh Premier League in 2011/12, the club join the qualifying rounds stage where they were drawn against reigning Swedish champions Helsingborgs.

17 Jul 2012 QR	The New Saints	0 - 0	Helsingborgs	Oswestry
19:15	Sam Finley 90+2'	Summary		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 1,048 Referee: Sebastien Delferière

25 Jul 2012 QR	Helsingborgs	3 - 0 (3 - 0 agg.)	The New Saints	Helsingborg
19:15	Atta 8' Sørum 27' Álvaro Santos 89'	Summary	Evans 56' Aeron Edwards 87'	Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Alain Bieri

Welsh Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Welsh Cup

The club start the season as the reigning holders of the Cup.

8 December 2012 R3	The New Saints	3 - 1 (a.e.t.)	Conwy Borough	Oswestry
14:30		Summary		Stadium: Park Hall

5 February 2013 R4	The New Saints	5 - 1	Rhyl	Oswestry
19:45	Christian Seargeant 28' Williams 36' Kai Edwards 58' Michael Wilde 82' Fraughan 85'	Summary	Dave Forbes 46' Matthew Woodward 57'	Stadium: Park Hall Referee: Mark Petch

3 March 2013 Quarter Final	Haverfordwest County	0 - 1	The New Saints	Haverfordwest
14:30	Steffan Williams 30' Sean Pemberton 49' Ricky Watts 79'	Summary	Kai Edwards 18' Sam Finley 52' Williams 54' 57'	Stadium: Bridge Meadow Stadium Attendance: 215 Referee: Mark Whitby

6 April 2013 Semi Final	Bangor City	1 - 0	The New Saints	Bangor, Gwynedd
14:30	Peter Hoy 31' Chris Roberts 57' Chris Simm 60' Chris Jones 90'	Summary	Michael Wilde 68' Scott Ruscoe 79' Sam Finley 79'	Stadium: Nantporth Attendance: 486 Referee: Nick Pratt

Welsh League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Welsh League Cup

2 October 2012 Round 2	Prestatyn Town	0 - 2	The New Saints	Prestatyn
19:30	Rhys Lewis 88'	Summary	Fraughan 3', 30'	Stadium: Bastion Road Attendance: 134 Referee: Kevin Parry

30 October 2012 Round 3	Bala Town	2 - 3	The New Saints	Bala, Gwynedd
19:30	Sheridan 70' Jones 74'	Summary	Draper 6' Phil Baker 25', 76' Jones 45+1'	Stadium: Maes Tegid Attendance: 188 Referee: Nick Pratt

8 November 2012 Semi Final	The New Saints	5 - 2	Airbus UK Broughton	Oswestry
19:00	Fraughan 30' Chris Marriott 40' Christian Seargeant 63' (pen.) Alex Darlington 90' Jason Lampkin 90+2'	Summary	Tommy Holmes 13' Mike Hayes 48' Ben Chapman 61' Mark Cadwallader 81' Steve Tomassen 83' Ryan Wade 90+2'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 311 Referee: Lee Evans

12 January 2013 Final	Carmarthen Town	3 - 3 (a.e.t.) (3 - 1 p)	The New Saints	Newtown, Powys
15:00	Casey Thomas 33' 60', 67' Craig Hughes 42' Hillier 45+2' Tim Hicks 45+2' Craig Hanford 90' Corey Thomas 91'	Summary	Evans 7' Sam Finley 45+2' 58' Michael Wilde 85' 108'	Stadium: Latham Park Attendance: 455 Referee: Nick Pratt

Pre-season

The club started its pre-season friendly schedule with a match against Cefn Druids^[7] where they ran out comfortable 5-0 winners.^[8] This was followed by a 2-0 win against Conwy Borough.^[9]

23 June 2012	The New Saints	5 - 0	Cefn Druids	Oswestry, Shropshire
13:00	Quigley Arsan Draper	Report^[10]		Stadium: Park Hall

30 June 2012	The New Saints	2 - 0	Conwy Borough	Oswestry, Shropshire
13:00	Darlington Lloyd	Report^[11]		Stadium: Park Hall

7 July 2012	The New Saints	2 - 1	Wingate & Finchley	Oswestry, Shropshire
13:00	Darlington Baker			Stadium: Park Hall

13 July 2012	The New Saints	v	Nuneaton Town	Oswestry, Shropshire
19:45				Stadium: Park Hall

28 July 2012	The New Saints	v	Leeds United	Oswestry, Shropshire
15:00				Stadium: Park Hall

Shropshire Senior Cup

As holders of the trophy, the first round saw the club play against Midlands Alliance club Bridgnorth Town.^[12]

10 July 2012	Bridgnorth Town	v	The New Saints	Bridgnorth, Shropshire
19:45				Stadium: Crown Meadow

Season goalscorers

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Notes

^nb1 The Welsh Premier League will be played over two phases. Phase one will last twenty-two weeks, ending on 2 January 2013. Phase two will be played between January and April, this is followed by play-offs to decide the last 2013–14 UEFA Europa League spot.^[13]

References

1 2 "Harrison delighted to clinch Edwards deal". Welsh Premier League. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
↑ "Fraughan makes Park Hall move permanent". The New Saints. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
↑ "Saints just Wilde over striker's return". Welsh Premier League. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
1 2 3 "Saints release long-serving midfielder Hogan". Welsh Premier League. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
↑ "Wingman Willo returns to Rhyl". Welsh Premier League. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
↑ "Wingmakers at Park Hall on opening night". The New Saints. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
↑ "Saints announce more Euro warm-up fixtures". The New Saints. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
↑ "Draper shrugs-off Kiwi snub to resume normal service". The New Saints FC. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
↑ "Saints out-muscle the Musselmen". The New Saints FC. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
↑ "The New Saints 5-0 Cefn Druids". The New Saints FC. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
↑ "The New Saints 2-0 Conwy Borough". The New Saints FC. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
↑ "Saints to begin cup defence at Bridgnorth". The New Saints FC. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
↑ League format welsh-premier.com Retrieved 12 August 2010

2012–13 in Welsh football

« 2011–12 2013–14 »

Domestic leagues	Welsh Premier League Cymru Alliance Welsh Football League Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Welsh Alliance League Welsh National League Mid Wales Football League Welsh Premier League (women)

Domestic cups	Welsh Cup Welsh League Cup Women's Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberystwyth Town Afan Lido Airbus UK Broughton Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Gap Connah's Quay F.C. Llanelli AFC Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town The New Saints

Welsh Alliance	Holywell Town

List of Welsh football transfers 2012–13

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