Manager: Phil (Wolverhampton)
Twitter name: @PhillyD55
Since: 2005 (co-founder)
Last season: 18th (relegated and sacked as manager of Thieving Magpies)
Trophy cabinet: Empty (best finish – 2nd in 2006/07)
Sympathies: Notts County
Darts music: The Wheelbarrow song
Outlook: After seven years without silverware the Wulfrunian was sacked in May after taking the Thieving Magpies down. Despite circumstances reaching dire levels during that last campaign, he found a job at Piedmonte and things now appear to be on the up. Frank Lampard is already two goals to the good and Adam Johnson’s has made a positive switch to Wearside. The manager has retained the services of Darren Bent up front – a surprising move.
(B) = player awarded under the Titus Bramble ruling
| Begovic, A | STO | £0.5m |
| Johnson, G | LIV | £8m |
| Coloccini, F | NEW | £10m |
| Rafael | MUN | £2m |
| Dawson, M | TOT | £6m |
| Kebe, J | REA | £0.5m |
| Lampard, F | CHE | £16m |
| Milner, J | MCY | £0.5m |
| Johnson, A | SUN | £4.5m |
| Jelavic, N | EVE | £34m |
| Lambert, R | SOT | £13m |
| Total | £95m |
Second transfer window – 1 February 2013
| Out | In | ||||
| Mertesacker, P | ARS | £19m | Dawson, M | TOT | £6m |
| Dyer, N | SWA | £10m | Kebe, J | REA | £0.5m |
| Bent, D | AVL | £16m | Jelavic, N | EVE | £34m |
First transfer window – 26 October 2012
| Out | In | ||||
| Green, R | QPR | £0.5m | Begovic, A | STO | £0.5m |
| Tomkins, J | WHM | £3m | Mertesacker, P | ARS | £19m |
| van der Vaart, R | HAM | £17m | Milner, J | MCY | £0.5m |
