| Competition: | Football Conference |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
The 2012–13 Football Conference season was the ninth season in which the Conference consisted of three divisions and the thirty-third season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Premier is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, whilst the Conference North and Conference South exist at the sixth level. The Conference was won by Mansfield Town who together with Newport County, the winner of the play-off of the National division, were promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four were relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions were promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions were relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.
For sponsorship reasons, the Conference Premier was referred to as the Blue Square Bet Premier.
| Competition: | Conference Premier |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | Mansfield Town |
| Promoted: | Mansfield Town Newport County |
| Relegated: | AFC Telford United Barrow Ebbsfleet United Stockport County |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1590 |
| League Topscorer: | Matt Green (25 goals)[1] |
| Biggest Home Win: | Hyde 7–0 Woking (1 December 2012) Mansfield Town 8–1 Barrow (9 February 2013) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Newport County 0–5 Forest Green Rovers (1 January 2013) |
| Highest Scoring: | Nuneaton Town 4–5 Ebbsfleet United (11 August 2012) Mansfield Town 8–1 Barrow (9 February 2013) Woking 5–4 Macclesfield Town (13 April 2013) |
| Longest Wins: | 12 games Mansfield Town F.C. |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 13 games Wrexham |
| Longest Winless: | 30 games AFC Telford United |
| Longest Losses: | 5 games Kidderminster Harriers Stockport County |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,405 Grimsby Town 1–1 Lincoln City (1 January 2013) |
| Average Attendance: | 1,849 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
A total of 24 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South. The League started on 10 August 2012 with previously relegated Hereford United and Macclesfield Town facing each other at Edgar Street and finished on 20 April 2013 with all matches that day kicking off simultaneously. The 2013 Conference Premier play-off final on 5 May 2013 was the first Wembley Stadium final to feature two Welsh clubs, Newport County and Wrexham.
Teams promoted from 2011–12 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2011–12 Conference South
Teams relegated from 2011–12 Football League Two
See main article: 2013 Conference Premier play-off Final.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,852 | |||
| 10,500* | |||
| 10,226 | |||
| 10,120 | |||
| 10,000*** | |||
| 10,000 | |||
| 9,617 | |||
| 9,546 | |||
| 6,355 | |||
| 6,300 | |||
| 6,238 | |||
| 6,036 | |||
| 6,008 | |||
| 5,075 | |||
| Rodney Parade[2] | 5,511** [3] | ||
| 5,147 | |||
| 5,011 | |||
| 4,314 | |||
| 4,256 | |||
| 4,250 | |||
| 4,145 | |||
| 4,100 | |||
| 4,000 | |||
| 3,600 |
Capacity was temporarily raised to 7,012 for the play-off tie against Grimsby Town
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Green | Mansfield Town | 25 |
| 2 | Adam Cunnington | Tamworth | 21 |
| 3 | Michael Gash | Kidderminster Harriers | 20 |
| 4 | Andy Brown | Nuneaton Town | 19 |
| Anthony Malbon | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 6 | Matthew Barnes-Homer | Macclesfield Town | 18 |
| Bradley Bubb | Woking | ||
| Aaron O'Connor | Newport County | ||
| 9 | Paul Clayton | Alfreton Town | 17 |
| Andre Gray | Luton Town | ||
| Competition: | Conference North |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Winners: | Chester |
| Promoted: | FC Halifax Town |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1444 |
| Relegated: | Corby Town Droylsden Hinckley United |
| Biggest Home Win: | FC Halifax Town 7–0 Hinckley United |
| Biggest Away Win: | Droylsden 0–7 Bradford Park Avenue (3 March 2013) |
| Highest Scoring: | Corby Town 4–5 Bradford Park Avenue (1 September 2012) |
| Highest Attendance: | 3,685 Chester 1–0 Boston United (6 April 2013) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 49 Harrogate Town (16 February 2013 v Worcester City) |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
A total of 22 teams competed in the division, including 18 sides which competed in the Conference North the previous season, two promoted from the Southern Football League and two from the Northern Premier League.
Teams promoted from 2011–12 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Teams promoted from 2011–12 Southern League Premier Division
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,085 | |||
| Woodside Park | 4,000 | ||
| 6,643 | |||
| St James Park | 3,500 | ||
| 3,500 | |||
| 6,000 | |||
| Llanelian Road | 2,500 | ||
| Steel Park | 3,893 | ||
| 3,000 | |||
| 14,061 | |||
| 4,304 | |||
| Whaddon Road (Groundshare with Cheltenham Town) | 7,066 | ||
| Nethermoor Park | 3,000 | ||
| Wetherby Road | 3,800 | ||
| 4,329 | |||
| 4,300 | |||
| Court Place Farm | 2,000 | ||
| 3,050 | |||
| 6,500 | |||
| Rivacre Park | 2,500 | ||
| St George's Lane | 4,850 | ||
| 3,101 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damian Reeves | Altrincham | 36 |
| 2 | Marc Newsham | Boston United | 21 |
| 3 | Lee Gregory | FC Halifax Town | 20 |
| Josh Wilson | Guiseley | ||
| 5 | Gareth Arnison | Workington | 19 |
| 6 | Richard Marshall | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 |
| 7 | Omar Bogle | Solihull Moors | 15 |
| 8 | Nathan Jarman | Chester FC | 14 |
| James Walshaw | Guiseley | ||
| Duncan Watmore | Altrincham | ||
| Spencer Weir-Daley | Boston United |
| Competition: | Conference South |
| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Relegated: | Truro City Billericay Town AFC Hornchurch |
| Total Goals: | 1407 |
| Prevseason: | 2011–12 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
A total of 22 teams competed in the division, including 18 sides which competed in the Conference South the previous season, two relegated from the Conference Premier and two promoted from the Isthmian Premier League.
Teams promoted from 2011–12 Isthmian League Premier Division
Teams relegated from 2011–12 Conference Premier
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 | |||
| The Camrose | 6,000 | ||
| 8,840 | |||
| New Lodge | 3,500 | ||
| 4,502 | |||
| Courage Stadium | 6,000 | ||
| Melbourne Stadium | 3,019 | ||
| The Avenue Stadium | 5,009 | ||
| 6,500 | |||
| 4,134 | |||
| Silverlake Stadium | 3,000 | ||
| 4,000 | |||
| West Leigh Park | 5,250 | ||
| Kingfield Stadium (Groundshare with Woking) | 6,036 | ||
| 3,000 | |||
| 5,000 | |||
| Wheatsheaf Park | 3,009 | ||
| 7,032 | |||
| 3,000 | |||
| 3,500 | |||
| 4,000 | |||
| Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie Palmer | Havant & Waterlooville | 25 |
| 2 | Jamie Slabber | Chelmsford City | 23 |
| 3 | Jamie White | Salisbury City | 21 |
| 4 | Kieffer Moore | Dorchester Town | 20 |
| 5 | Francis Collin | Tonbridge Angels | 19 |
| Ross Lafayette | Welling United | ||
| Ben May | Dover Athletic | ||
| 8 | Dan Fitchett | Salisbury City | 18 |
| Jai Reason | Eastleigh | ||
| 10 | Craig McAllister | Eastleigh | 17 |
| 11 | Pierre Joseph-Dubois | Bromley | 16 |