| Season: | 2012–13 |
| Manager: | Keith Curle (until 3 Feb.) Chris Kiwomya (from 4 Feb.) |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round (knocked out by Rotherham United) |
| Cup2 Result: | First round (knocked out by Bradford City) |
| Cup3 Result: | Second round (knocked out by Sheffield United) |
| League Topscorer: | Jamal Campbell-Ryce (8) Alan Judge (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Yoann Arquin (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,608 (vs. Coventry City) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League:3,409 All: 2,082 (vs. Sheffield United) |
| Average Attendance: | League:5,522 All: 5,213 |
| Nextseason: | 2013–14 |
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The 2012–13 season was Notts County Football Club's 124th year in the Football League and their third consecutive season in the third tier of English football.
As the club languished in mid-table, development squad coach Chris Kiwomya replaced Keith Curle with first-team duties.[1]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartosz Białkowski |  | Braniewo | 6 July 1987 | – | – | – | – | Southampton | 15 June 2012 | Free | |
| 2 | Julian Kelly | Yeovil | 8 October 1983 | 38 | 3 | – | – | Reading | 2 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 3 | Alan Sheehan |  | Athlone | 14 September 1986 | 45 | 4 | – | – | Swindon Town | 3 June 2011 | Free | |
| 4 | Neal Bishop | Stockton-on-Tees | 7 August 1981 | 149 | 5 | – | – | Barnet | 1 July 2009 | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 | Manny Smith | Birmingham | 8 November 1988 | – | – | – | – | Walsall | 9 July 2012 | Free | ||
| 6 | Dean Leacock | London | 10 June 1984 | – | – | – | – | Leyton Orient | 26 June 2012 | Free | ||
| 8 | Gary Liddle | Middlesbrough | 15 June 1986 | – | – | – | – | Hartlepool United | 21 June 2012 | Free | ||
| 9 | Enoch Showunmi |  | London | 21 April 1980 | – | – | 2 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 June 2012 | Free | |
| 10 | Alan Judge | | Dublin | 11 November 1988 | 71 | 10 | – | – | Blackburn Rovers | 14 January 2011 | Undisclosed | |
| 11 | Jeff Hughes | Larne | 29 May 1985 | 51 | 19 | – | – | Bristol Rovers | 28 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 12 | Liam Mitchell | Nottingham | 18 September 1992 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | ||
| 13 | François Zoko |  | Daloa | 13 September 1983 | – | – | – | – | Carlisle United | 3 August 2012 | Free | |
| 14 | Gavin Mahon | Birmingham | 2 January 1977 | 35 | 0 | – | – | Queens Park Rangers | 25 August 2011 | Free | ||
| 15 | Yoann Arquin |  | Le Havre | 15 April 1988 | – | – | – | – | Hereford United | 11 July 2012 | Free | |
| 16 | Joss Labadie | London | 30 August 1990 | – | – | – | – | Tranmere Rovers | 9 July 2012 | Free | ||
| 17 | Tyrell Waite | Derbyshire | 1 July 1994 | – | – | – | – | Ilkeston | 21 March 2012 | Undisclosed | ||
| 18 | Hamza Bencherif | Paris | 9 February 1988 | 26 | 2 | – | – | Macclesfield Town | 23 June 2011 | Free | ||
| 19 | John Cofie | Aboso  | 21 January 1993 | – | – | – | – | Manchester United | 8 February 2013 | Loan | ||
| 20 | Jamal Campbell-Ryce |  | London | 6 April 1983 | – | – | 18 | 0 | Bristol City | 3 July 2012 | Free | |
| 21 | Curtis Thompson | Nottingham | 2 September 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | ||
| 22 | Krystian Pearce | Birmingham | 5 January 1990 | 67 | 5 | – | – | Birmingham City | 26 July 2010 | Free | ||
| 23 | Fabian Speiss | 30 November 1993 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | |||
| 24 | Jake Wholey | Nottingham | 1 December 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | ||
| 25 | Greg Tempest | 28 December 1993 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | |||
| 26 | Haydn Hollis | Selston | 14 October 1992 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | ||
| 28 | Andre Boucaud | Enfield | 10 October 1984 | – | – | 6 | 0 | Luton Town | 10 January 2013 | £25,000 | ||
| 31 | Romello Nangle | Nottingham | 1995 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | ||
| 32 | Kyle Dixon | Nottingham | 1994 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 July 2012 | Trainee |
|-|colspan="14"|Players currently out on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who have left the club:|}
| Rank | No | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | FW | Yoann Arquin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 20 | MF | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10 | MF | Alan Judge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 13 | FW | François Zoko | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | MF | Neal Bishop | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11 | MF | Jeff Hughes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | FW | Lee Hughes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 9 | FW | Enoch Showunmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | MF | Joss Labadie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 28 | MF | Andre Boucaud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | John Cofie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | DF | Julian Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | DF | Dean Leacock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 31 | FW | Romello Nangle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | DF | Krystian Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | DF | Carl Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29 | DF | Jordan Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | Tyrell Waite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 64 | ||||
| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bartosz Białkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Julian Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Alan Sheehan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | Neal Bishop | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Dean Leacock | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Gary Liddle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Enoch Showunmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Alan Judge | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Jeff Hughes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | François Zoko | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Gavin Mahon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Yoann Arquin | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Joss Labadie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Hamza Bencherif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Lee Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jamal Campbell-Ryce | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Hayden Hollis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Carl Regan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Andre Boucaud | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 29 | DF | Jordan Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | Damion Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 82 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 8 | |||