Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2012-13 
Winners: Crewe Alexandra Runners-up: Southend United Winners from previous season: Chesterfield First round
| Northern section | Bradford City, Bury, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Hartlepool United, Sheffield United, Shrewsbury Town and Walsall given byes to the second round. | | 4 September 2012 | Accrington Stanley | 0 | - | 2 | Morecambe | 1,049 | Crown Ground, Accrington | | 4 September 2012 | Carlisle United | 1 | - | 1 | Preston North End (won 3-1 on pens.) | 3,471 | Brunton Park, Carlisle | | 4 September 2012 | Chesterfield | 2 | - | 1 | Oldham Athletic | 2,384 | Recreation Park, Chesterfield | | 4 September 2012 | Coventry City (won 10-9 on pens.) | 0 | - | 0 | Burton Albion | 5,437 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry | | 4 September 2012 | Port Vale | 2 | - | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 2,702 | Vale Park, Burslem | | 4 September 2012 | Rochdale (won 4-2 on pens.) | 2 | - | 2 | Fleetwood Town | 1,256 | Spotland, Rochdale | | 4 September 2012 | Rotherham United | 0 | - | 1 | York City | 3,975 | New York Stadium, Rotherham | | 4 September 2012 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | - | 2 | Notts County | 752 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | Southern Section
| Barnet, Brentford, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United and Wycombe Wanderers given byes to the second round. | | 4 September 2012 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | - | 3 | Yeovil Town | 2,810 | Memorial Stadium, Bristol | | 4 September 2012 | Crawley Town | 3 | - | 2 | Gillingham | 1,249 | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley | | 4 September 2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 | - | 2 | Stevenage | 981 | Victoria Road, Dagenham | | 4 September 2012 | Exeter City | 0 | - | 0 | Aldershot Town (won 4-3 on pens.) | 1,944 | St James's Park, Exeter | | 4 September 2012 | Northampton Town | 1 | - | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3,444 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | | 4 September 2012 | Portsmouth (won 4-3 on pens.) | 2 | - | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 5,979 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | | 4 September 2012 | Southend United | 2 | - | 1 | AFC Wimbledon | 1,925 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | 5 September 2012 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | 7,746 | Kassam Stadium, Oxford | Second round | Northern section | | 9 October 2012 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | Chesterfield | 4,030 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster | | 9 October 2012 | Hartlepool United | 0 | - | 0 | Bradford City (won 3-2 on pens.) | 1,777 | Victoria Park, Hartlepool | | 9 October 2012 | Morecambe | 2 | - | 4 | Preston North End | 2,577 | Globe Arena, Morecambe | | 9 October 2012 | Rochdale | 1 | - | 1 | Bury (won 5-4 on pens.) | 2,826 | Spotland, Rochdale | | 9 October 2012 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | - | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 2,063 | New Meadow, Shrewsbury | | 9 October 2012 | Walsall | 2 | - | 2 | Port Vale (won 6-5 on pens.) | 2,845 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall | | 9 October 2012 | York City | 0 | - | 4 | Coventry City | 2,771 | Bootham Crescent, York | | 17 October 2012 | Notts County | 1 | - | 4 | Sheffield United | 2,082 | Meadow Lane, Nottingham | Southern section | | 9 October 2012 | Brentford | 1 | - | 0 | Crawley Town | 2,739 | Grffin Park, London | | 9 October 2012 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | - | 4 | Oxford United | 1,236 | Whaddon Road, Cheltenham | | 9 October 2012 | Leyton Orient | 1 | - | 0 | Barnet | 1,404 | Brisbane Road, London | | 9 October 2012 | Northampton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Colchester United | 1,561 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | | 9 October 2012 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | - | 1 | Aldershot Town | 2,580 | Home Park, Plymouth | | 9 October 2012 | Portsmouth | 1 | - | 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7,292 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | | 9 October 2012 | Southend United | 2 | - | 0 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 2,965 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | | 16 October 2012 | Torquay United | 2 | - | 2 | Yeovil Town (won 5-4 on pens.) | 1,280 | Plainmoor, Torquay | | Quarter-finals | | Northern section | | 4 December 2012 | Coventry City (won 4-1 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Sheffield United | 10,162 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry | | 4 December 2012 | Crewe Alexandra (won 5-3 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 1,892 | Gresty Road, Crewe | | 4 December 2012 | Port Vale | 0 | - | 2 | Bradford City | 2,786 | Vale Park, Burslem | | 18 December 2012 | Bury | 3 | - | 3 | Preston North End (won 5-4 on pens.) | 2,023 | Gigg Lane, Bury | Southern section | | 4 December 2012 | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | - | 1 | Oxford United (won 3-1 on pens.) | 2,383 | Home Park, Plymouth | | 4 December 2012 | Southend United | 2 | - | 1 | Brentford | 3,052 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | | 4 December 2012 | Yeovil Town | 2 | - | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1,771 | Huish Park, Yeovil | | 5 December 2012 | Northampton Town | 0 | - | 3 | Leyton Orient | 1,752 | Sixfields Stadium, Northampton | Semi-Finals | Northern section | | 10 January 2013 | Coventry City | 3 | - | 2 | Preston North End | 12,655 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry | | 15 January 2013 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | - | 1 | Bradford City | 2,935 | Gresty Road, Crewe | Southern section | 8 January 2013 | Leyton Orient | 1 | - | 0 | Yeovil Town | 2,755 | Brisbane Road, London | | 8 January 2013 | Oxford United | 3 | - | 3 | Southend United (won 5-3 on pens.) | 2,882 | Kassam Stadium, Oxford | Area Finals | Northern section: 1st leg | | 5 February 2013 | Coventry City | 0 | - | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 31,054 | Ricoh Arena, Coventry | | Southern section: 1st leg | | 5 February 2013 | Leyton Orient | 0 | - | 1 | Southend United | 5,359 | Brisbane Road, London | | Northern section: 2nd leg | | 20 February 2013 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | - | 2 | Coventry City | 8,325 | Gresty Road, Crewe | | (Crewe Alexandra win 3-2 on aggregate) | Southern section: 2nd leg | | 20 February 2013 | Southend United | 2 | - | 2 | Leyton Orient | 9,421 | Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea | (Southend United win 3-2 on aggregate) | National final | 7 April 2013 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - | 0 | Southend United | 43,842 | Wembley Stadium, London |
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