Welcome to the the 2012-13 Premier League season! This was a season that had it all – the drama, the suspense, the heart-stopping moments, and of course, the unforgettable 25-man squads that made it all possible. From the unstoppable Manchester United clinching their 20th league title to the heart-wrenching relegation of Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, and Reading, this season was a rollercoaster ride of emotions. But what made this season truly special were the players. The 25-man squads were a blend of seasoned veterans, rising stars, and unsung heroes, each contributing to the beautiful game in their unique way. Whether it was the goal-scoring prowess of Robin van Persie, the midfield magic of Juan Mata, or the defensive solidity of Vincent Kompany, each player had a role to play and a story to tell. So, lace up your boots, put on your kit, and get ready to relive the 2012-13 Premier League season through the lens of its 25-man squads. It’s time to dive into the tactics, the triumphs, and the tales that made this season one for the history books. Let’s kick off!
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
1
Szczesny, Wojciech
1
Given, Shay
1
Cech, Petr
1
Mucha, Jan
1
Schwarzer, Mark
2
Diaby, Abou
2
Hutton, Alan
2
Ivanovic, Branislav
2
Hibbert, Anthony
2
Kelly, Stephen
3
Sagna, Bacary
3
Warnock, Stephen
3
Cole, Ashley
3
Baines, Leighton
3
Riise, John Arne
4
Mertesacker, Per
4
Vlaar, Ron Peter
4
Luiz, David
4
Gibson, Darron
4
Senderos, Philippe
5
Vermaelen, Thomas
5
Dunne, Richard
7
Ramires
5
Heitinga, John
5
Hangeland, Brede
6
Koscielny, Laurent
6
Clark, Ciaran
8
Lampard, Frank
6
Jagielka, Philip
6
Baird, Christopher
7
Rosicky, Tomas
7
Ireland, Stephen
9
Torres, Fernando
7
Jelavic, Nikica
7
Sidwell, Steven
8
Arteta, Mikel
8
El Ahmadi, Karim
10
Mata, Juan
11
Mirallas, Kevin
9
Berbatov, Dimitar
9
Podolski, Lukas
9
Bent, Darren
12
Mikel, John Obi
14
Naismith, Steven
10
Petric, Mladen
11
Santos, Andre
10
N'Zogbia, Charles
13
Moses, Victor
15
Distin, Sylvain
11
Ruiz, Bryan
12
Giroud, Olivier
11
Agbonlahor, Gabriel
15
Malouda, Florent
18
Neville, Philip
13
Stockdale, David
14
Walcott, Theo
12
Albrighton, Marc
19
Ferreira, Paulo
19
Gueye, Magaye
15
Richardson, Kieran
16
Ramsey, Aaron
14
Holman, Brett
21
Marin, Marko
21
Osman, Leon
16
Duff, Damien
18
Squillaci, Sebastien
15
Westwood, Ashley
22
Turnbull, Ross
22
Pienaar, Steven
18
Hughes, Aaron
19
Cazorla, Santiago
16
Delph, Fabian
23
Sturridge, Daniel
23
Coleman, Seamus
19
Diarra, Mahamadou
20
Djourou, Johan
19
Petrov, Stiliyian
24
Cahill, Gary
24
Howard, Timothy
20
Rodallega, Hugo
21
Fabianski, Lukasz
20
Benteke, Christian
26
Terry, John
25
Fellaini, Marouane
22
Somogyi, Csaba
23
Arshavin, Andrey
22
Guzan, Bradley
28
Azpilicueta, Cesar
28
Anichebe, Victor
24
Dejagah, Ashkan
24
Mannone, Vito
25
Bannan, Barry
34
Bertrand, Ryan
Oviedo, Bryan
27
Riether, Sascha
27
Yao, Gervais Kouassi
27
Bennett, Joseph
40
Hilario, Hen
29
Davies, Simon
28
Gibbs, Kieran
29
Stevens, Enda
38
Etheridge, Neil
29
Chamakh, Maroune
30
Lichaj, Eric
31
Herd, Christopher
33
Marshall, Andrew
34
Lowton, Matthew
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Norwich City
1
Jones, Bradley
1
Hart, Joseph
1
De Gea, David
1
Krul, Timothy
1
Ruddy, John
2
Johnson, Glen
2
Richards, Micah
2
da Silva, Rafael
2
Coloccini, Fabricio
2
Martin, Russell
3
Jose Enrique
3
Maicon
3
Evra, Patrice
4
Cabaye, Yohan
3
Whittaker, Steven
4
Sahin, Nuri
4
Kompany, Vincent
5
Ferdinand, Rio
5
Simpson, Daniel
4
Johnson, Bradley
5
Agger, Daniel
5
Zabaleta, Pablo
6
Evans, Jonathan
6
Williamson, Michael
5
Bassong, Sebastian
7
Suarez, Luis
6
Lescott, Joleon
7
Valencia, Luis Antonio
8
Anita, Vurnon
6
Turner, Michael
8
Gerrard, Steven
7
Milner, James
8
Anderson
9
Cisse, Papiss
7
Snodgrass, Robert
10
Cole, Joseph
8
Nasri, Samir
10
Rooney, Wayne
10
Ben Arfa, Hatem
8
Howson, Jonathan
11
Assaidi, Ossama
10
Dzeko, Edin
11
Giggs, Ryan
14
Perch, James
9
Holt, Grant
14
Henderson, Jordan
11
Sinclair, Scott
12
Smalling, Christopher
15
Gosling, Daniel
10
Jackson, Simeon
15
Kelly, Martin
13
Kolarov, Aleksandar
13
Lindegaard, Anders
16
Taylor, Ryan
11
Surman, Andrew
16
Coates, Sebastian
14
Garcia, Javier
14
Hernandez, Javier
17
Amalfitano, Romain
12
Pilkington, Anthony
19
Downing, Stewart
16
Aguero, Sergio
15
Vidic, Nemanja
18
Gutierrez, Jonas
14
Hoolahan, Wesley
21
Leiva, Lucas
18
Barry, Gareth
16
Carrick, Michael
19
Ba, Demba
15
Fox, David
23
Carragher, James
21
Silva, David
17
Nani
21
Elliot, Robert
16
Morison, Steven
24
Allen, Joseph
22
Clichy, Gael
18
Young, Ashley
22
Marveaux, Sylvain
17
Bennett, Elliott
25
Reina, Pepe
28
Toure, Kolo
19
Welbeck, Daniel
23
Ameobi, Foluwashola
18
Garrido, Javier
32
Doni
29
Wright, Richard
20
Van Persie, Robin
24
Tiote, Cheik
20
Barnett, Leon
37
Skrtel, Martin
30
Pantilimon, Costel
22
Scholes, Paul
25
Obertan, Gabriel
21
Butterfield, Jacob
42
Gulacsi, Peter
32
Tevez, Carlos
23
Cleverley, Thomas
27
Taylor, Steven
23
Tierney, Marc
42
Toure, Yaya
24
Fletcher, Darren
32
Xisco
24
Bennett, Ryan
45
Balotelli, Mario
26
Kagawa, Shinji
37
Harper, Stephen
25
Martin, Christopher
28
Buttner, Alexander
26
Lappin, Simon
33
Bébé
27
Tettey, Alexander
Bunn, Mark
Queens Park Rangers
Reading
Southampton
Stoke City
Sunderland
1
Green, Robert
1
Federici, Adam
1
Davis, Kelvin
1
Begovic, Asmir
2
Bardsley, Phillip
2
Diakite, Samba
2
Gunter, Christopher
3
Yoshida, Maya
2
Cameron, Geoff
3
Rose, Daniel
3
Traore, Armand
3
Shorey, Nicholas
4
Schneiderlin, Morgan
4
Huth, Robert
5
Brown, Wesley
4
Derry, Shaun
4
Karacan, Jem
5
Hooiveld, Jos
6
Whelan, Glenn
6
Cattermole, Lee
5
Ferdinand, Anton
5
Pearce, Alexander
6
Fonte, Jose
7
Pennant, Jermaine
7
Larsson, Sebastian
6
Hill, Clinton
6
Mariappa, Adrian
7
Lambert, Rickie
8
Palacios, Wilson
8
Gardner, Craig
7
Park, Ji-Sung
7
Pogrebnyak, Pavel
8
Davis, Steven
9
Jones, Kenwyne
9
Campbell, Fraizer
8
Johnson, Andrew
8
Leigertwood, Mikele
9
Rodriguez, Jay
10
Owen, Michael
12
Kilgallon, Matthew
9
Cisse, Djibril
9
Le Fondre, Adam
10
Ramirez, Gaston
12
Wilson, Marc
14
Colback, Jack
10
Taarabt, Adel
10
Hunt,Noel
13
Fox, Daniel
13
Edu, Maurice
15
Vaughan, David
11
Wright-Phillips, Shaun
11
McAnuff, Joel
18
Cork, Jack
15
Nzonzi, Steven
16
O'Shea, John
12
Mackie, James
12
McCleary, Garath
19
Lee, Tadanari
16
Adam, Charles
18
Meyler, David
14
Granero, Esteban
14
Kebe, Jimmy
20
Lallana, Adam
17
Shawcross, Ryan
19
Bramble, Titus
15
Onuoha, Nedum
16
Tabb, Jay
21
do Prado, Guilherme
18
Whitehead, Dean
20
Westwood, Keiren
17
Nelsen, Ryan
17
Gorkss, Kaspars
22
Richardson, Frazer
19
Sorensen, Thomas
21
Johnson, Adam
18
Dyer, Kieron
18
Church, Simon
24
Mayuka, Emmanuel
19
Walters, Jonathan
22
Mignolet, Simon
19
Bosingwa, Jose
19
Robson-Kanu, Thomas
25
Seaborne, Daniel
20
Upson, Matthew
23
McClean, James
20
da Silva, Fabio
20
Guthrie, Danny
27
Chaplow, Richard
21
Kightly, Michael
24
Cuellar, Carlos
22
Ephraim, Hogan
21
McCarthy, Alex
32
Butterfield, Daniel
24
Delap, Rory
25
Saha, Louis
23
Hoilett, David
23
Harte, Ian
33
de Ridder, Steve
25
Crouch, Peter
26
Fletcher, Steven
25
Zamora, Robert
24
Cummings, Shaun
42
Puncheon, Jason
26
Etherington, Matthew
28
Sessegnon, Stephane
26
Murphy, Brian
25
Taylor, Stuart
Dickson, Ryan
27
Nash, Carlo
32
Faurlin, Alejandro
26
Gunnarsson, Brynjar
Forte, Jonathan
28
Wilkinson, Andrew
33
Julio Cesar
31
Andersen, Mikkel
30
Shotton, Ryan
39
Mbia, Stephane
33
Roberts, Jason
33
Jerome, Cameron
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Wigan Athletic
1
Vorm, Michel
1
Gomes, Heurelho
1
Foster, Ben
2
Reid, Winston
2
Kone, Arouna
3
Taylor, Neil
2
Dempsey, Clinton
2
Reid, Steven
3
McCartney, George
3
Alcaraz, Antolin
4
Flores, Chico
4
Kaboul, Younes
3
Olsson, Jonas
4
Nolan, Kevin
4
McCarthy, James
5
Tate, Alan
5
Vertonghen, Jan
4
Popov, Goran
5
Tomkins, James
5
Caldwell, Gary
6
Williams, Ashley
6
Huddlestone, Thomas
5
Yacob, Claudio
7
Jarvis, Matthew
6
Jones, David
7
Britton, Leon
7
Lennon, Aaron
6
Ridgewell, Liam
8
Carroll, Andrew
7
Crusat, Albert
9
Perez Cuesta, Miguel
8
Parker, Scott
7
Morrison, James
9
Cole, Carlton
8
Watson, Ben
10
Graham, Daniel
10
Adebayor, Emmanuel
8
Rosenberg, Nils
10
Collison, Jack
9
Di Santo, Franco
11
Hernandez, Pablo
11
Bale, Gareth
9
Long, Shane
11
Maiga, Modibo
10
Maloney, Shaun
12
Dyer, Nathan
13
Gallas, William
10
El Ghanassy, Yassine
12
Vaz Te, Ricardo
12
Pollitt, Michael
15
Routledge, Wayne
15
Bentley, David
11
Brunt, Christopher
13
Henderson, Stephen
14
Gomez, Jordi
16
Monk, Garry
16
Naughton, Kyle
13
Myhill, Boaz
14
Taylor, Matthew
16
McArthur, James
17
Shechter, Etey
18
Defoe, Jermain
14
Thomas, Jerome
15
Benayoun, Yossi
17
Boyce, Emmerson
18
Lita, Leroy
19
Dembele, Moussa
17
Dorrans, Graham
16
Noble, Mark
19
Boselli, Mauro
19
Moore, Luke
20
Dawson, Michael
18
Jara, Gonzalo
17
O'Brien, Joseph
21
Ramis, Ivan
20
De Guzman, Jonathan
21
Jenas, Jermaine
19
Daniels, Luke
19
Collins, James
22
Beausejour, Jean
22
Angel Rangel
22
Sigurdsson, Gylfi
21
Mulumbu, Youssouf
20
Demel, Guy
23
Stam, Ronnie
24
Ki, Sung Yueng
23
Cudicini, Carlo
22
Gera, Zoltan
21
Diame, Mohamed
24
Piscu
25
Tremmel, Gerhard
24
Friedel, Bradley
23
McAuley, Gareth
22
Jaaskelainen, Juusi
26
Al-Habsi, Ali
26
Agustien, Germaine
25
Lloris, Hugo
24
Odemwingie, Peter
23
Diarra, Alou
31
Figueroa, Maynor
27
Gower, Mark
27
Falque, Iago
25
Dawson, Craig
27
Spence, Jordan
28
Obeng, Curtis
28
Walker, Kyle
28
Jones, Billy
32
O'Neil, Gary
29
Livermore, Jake
30
Tamas, Gabriel
30
Sandro
32
Fortune, Marc-Antoine
32
Assou-Ekotto, Benoit
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The Premier League 2012-13: A Season to Remember
As we delve into the annals of Premier League history, the 2012-13 season stands out as a remarkable period of football. This was a season that saw all 20 Premier League clubs fielding their most formidable 25-man squads, each team brimming with talent, skill, and the burning desire to claim the coveted title.
Unleashing the Power of Youth
One of the most exciting aspects of the 2012-13 season was the emphasis on young talent. In addition to the named 25 players, clubs had the liberty to select as many Under-21 players as they wished. This rule not only provided a platform for young players to showcase their skills but also added an extra layer of unpredictability and excitement to the games.
Clubs and Their Squads
Each club had a unique blend of seasoned veterans and promising youngsters, creating a perfect balance of experience and youthful exuberance. The 25-man squads were carefully selected, with managers making strategic decisions to ensure they had the right mix of players to compete at the highest level.
Memorable Moments
The 2012-13 Premier League season was filled with memorable moments that are still etched in the minds of football fans. From stunning goals and incredible saves to nail-biting finishes, each matchday offered something special. The 25-man squads played a crucial role in these moments, with every player contributing to the spectacle that was the 2012-13 season.
Legacy of the 2012-13 Season
The 2012-13 Premier League season left a lasting legacy on English football. It was a testament to the depth of talent in the league, with the 25-man squads showcasing the best of what English football had to offer. The season also highlighted the importance of nurturing young talent, with many Under-21 players making their mark and going on to become key players for their clubs in the following seasons.
As we look back on this incredible season, we are reminded of the magic of the Premier League and the unforgettable moments it produces. The 2012-13 season was a shining example of this, and its memories will continue to captivate football fans for years to come.