This 2012–13 season in League One was Crewe's 89th competitive season in the English Football League and first upon return to League One after an absence spanning over three seasons.
4 June 2012: The club announce that youngster Paris Bateman has signed his first professional contract after graduating from the famed Crewe Academy.[4]
6 June 2012: It is announced that Harry Clayton has re-signed on a new one-year deal.[5]
8 June 2012: The club announces that Andy White has also re-signed a new one-year deal.[6]
14 June 2012: The club announces the re-signing of Ollie Turton, on a new one-year contract.[8]
28 June 2012: Crewe announce the signing of Torquay defender Mark Ellis for an undisclosed fee.[9]
3 July 2012: Goalkeeper Steve Phillips re-signs at the club on a new two-year deal, which involves him acting as the academy's goal-keeping coach. Also, the club announces the signing of defender Gregor Robertson on a two-year contract after he was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2011–12 season.[10][11]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored Notes:
^On 28 March Coventry City were deducted ten points for entering administration.[23]
Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club Players highlighted in light cyan[broken anchor] denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season
Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club Players highlighted in light cyan[broken anchor] denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Crewe during the season Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season