Season trivia for EFL Championship 2012/2013
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2012/2013 EFL Championship season in England.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Kevin Phillips, playing for Crystal Palace, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 7 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Crystal Palace-Hull.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2012/2013 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Charlie Austin (Burnley) - October 2012
Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) - December 2012
Dwight Gayle (Peterborough) - December 2012
Leonardo Ulloa (Brighton) - March 2013
Most braces by player
Glenn Murray in Crystal Palace scored (at least) two goals in a match 10 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2012/2013 season was Glenn Murray in Crystal Palace, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Jordan Rhodes in Blackburn/Huddersfield during the 2012/2013 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2012/2013 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 6 penalties each, and these were Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace) and Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn/Huddersfield).
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 2 teams, and the teams that each scored 10 penalty goals were Crystal Palace and Leeds.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Jordan Rhodes was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total he scored 4 stoppage time goals for his Blackburn/Huddersfield.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 7 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were Blackpool and Birmingham.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2012/2013 season was Rodolph Austin, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in EFL Championship, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Bristol City scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 5 players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Charlie Austin (Burnley)
Jordan Rhodes (Huddersfield and Blackburn)
Lewis McGugan (Nottingham Forest)
Troy Deeney (Watford)
Dwight Gayle (Peterborough)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Charlie Austin in Burnley who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 15 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Glenn Murray in Crystal Palace scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in EFL Championship during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Nottingham Forest was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Crystal Palace were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 14 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2012/2013 season, there were 3 teams that had 7 consecutive losses, and those teams were Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol City and Peterborough.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2012/2013 season was 12 matches in a row, and it was Wolverhampton and Huddersfield who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Crystal Palace were best at during the 2012/2013 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Wolverhampton and Bolton were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 6 different matches during the 2012/2013 season.
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