2013–14 Football League Championship

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The 2013–14 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Football League Championship under its current title, the twenty-first season under its current league division format and marked the 125th anniversary of the Football League's inaugural season. The season started on 3 August 2013 and finished on 3 May 2014, with all matches on the final day kicking off simultaneously.[4]

Season2013–14
ChampionsLeicester City
1st Championship title
7th 2nd tier title
PromotedLeicester City
Burnley
Queens Park Rangers
RelegatedDoncaster Rovers
Barnsley
Yeovil Town
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Football League Championship
Season2013–14
ChampionsLeicester City
1st Championship title
7th 2nd tier title
PromotedLeicester City
Burnley
Queens Park Rangers
RelegatedDoncaster Rovers
Barnsley
Yeovil Town
Matches552
Goals1,434 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer28 goals
Ross McCormack (Leeds United)
Biggest home winReading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers[1]
Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Leeds United
Biggest away winBarnsley 0–4 Wigan Athletic[1]
Millwall 1–5 Derby County
Barnsley 1–5 Watford
Leeds United 1–5 Bolton Wanderers
Highest scoringDerby County 4–4 Ipswich Town[1]
Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers
Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers
Longest winning run9 games[2]
Leicester City
Longest unbeaten run21 games[2]
Leicester City
Longest winless run17 games[2]
Blackpool
Longest losing run5 games[2]
Birmingham City
Leeds United
Highest attendance33,432[3]
Leeds United vs Brighton
Lowest attendance4,463[2]
Yeovil Town vs Millwall
Average attendance16,555[2]
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Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams changed divisions after the 2012–13 season.[5]

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Relegated from Premier League

From Championship

Relegated to League One

Promoted to Premier League

Rule changes

Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:[6]

  • Acceptable losses of £3 million during the 2013–14 season (down from £4 million during the 2012–13 season)
  • Acceptable shareholder equity investment of £5 million during the 2013–14 season (down from £6 million during the 2012–13 season).
  • Sanctions for exceeding the allowances take effect from the set of accounts relating to the 2013–14 season which are due to be submitted on 1 December 2014.

Teams

Of the 24 participating teams, eighteen remain following the 2012–13 Football League Championship. They are joined by three teams promoted from the 2012–13 Football League One and three relegated from the 2012–13 Premier League.

On 20 April 2013, Bournemouth were promoted to the Championship after Brentford's 1–1 draw with Hartlepool. A week later, Doncaster were promoted as champions of League One after scoring a late goal against Brentford. This pushed Bournemouth down to second place. On 19 May, Yeovil Town won promotion by beating Brentford in the 2013 Football League One play-off final.

On 28 April 2013, Queens Park Rangers and Reading were both relegated from the Premier League after a goalless draw against each other. On 14 May, Wigan Athletic were relegated from the Premier League after a 4–1 defeat at Arsenal.

Team overview

Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Football League Championship

Stadium and locations

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,009
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's30,016
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,154
BlackpoolBlackpoolBloomfield Road17,338
Bolton WanderersHorwichReebok Stadium28,100
BournemouthBournemouthDean Court11,364
Brighton & Hove AlbionBrightonFalmer Stadium30,750
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor22,546
Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley27,111
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park33,597
Doncaster RoversDoncasterKeepmoat Stadium15,231
Huddersfield TownHuddersfieldJohn Smith's Stadium24,500
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,311
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road39,460
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium32,262
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon (South Bermondsey)The Den20,146
Nottingham ForestNottinghamCity Ground30,576
Queens Park RangersLondon (White City)Loftus Road18,360
ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium24,224
Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough39,812
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road17,477
Wigan AthleticWiganDW Stadium25,133
Yeovil TownYeovilHuish Park9,565
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Source: Football Ground Guide.[7]

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Manager1 ...
Team Manager1 Chairman Team captain Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
Barnsley Northern Ireland Danny Wilson England Maurice Watkins England Bobby Hassell Nike[8] C.K. Beckett[8]
Birmingham City England Lee Clark England Peter Pannu England Paul Robinson Diadora[9] Nicolites[10]
Blackburn Rovers England Gary Bowyer Vacant Scotland Grant Hanley[11] Nike[12] RFS[13]
Blackpool Scotland Barry Ferguson (interim) England Karl Oyston Spain Ángel Martínez Erreà[14] Wonga[15]
Bolton Wanderers Scotland Dougie Freedman England Phil Gartside England Zat Knight adidas[16] FibrLec[17]
Bournemouth England Eddie Howe England Eddie Mitchell
Russia Maxim Demin		 England Tommy Elphick Fila[18] Energy Consulting[18]
Brighton & Hove Albion Spain Óscar García England Tony Bloom Scotland Gordon Greer Erreà[19] American Express[19]
Burnley England Sean Dyche England Mike Garlick
England John Banaszkiewicz		 England Jason Shackell Puma[20] Premier Range[21]
Charlton Athletic Belgium José Riga England Richard Murray England Johnnie Jackson Nike[22] Andrews Air-conditioning [citation needed]
Derby County England Steve McClaren United States Andrew Appleby England Shaun Barker Kappa[23] buymobiles.net[24]
Doncaster Rovers Scotland Paul Dickov Vacant England Rob Jones Just Sport[25] One Call Insurance[26]
Huddersfield Town England Mark Robins England Dean Hoyle England Peter Clarke Puma Rekorderlig Cider (H)[27]
RadianB (A)
Cavonia (3rd)
Ipswich Town Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy England Marcus Evans Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards Mitre[28] Marcus Evans [citation needed]
Leeds United England Brian McDermott Bahrain Salah Nooruddin Scotland Ross McCormack Macron[29] Enterprise Insurance (front)
Help Link Direct (back)[29]
Leicester City England Nigel Pearson Thailand Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Jamaica Wes Morgan Puma[30] King Power (front)
Amazing Thailand (back) [citation needed]
Middlesbrough Spain Aitor Karanka England Steve Gibson England Jonathan Woodgate adidas[31] Ramsdens[32]
Millwall England Ian Holloway United States John Berylson England Paul Robinson Macron[33] Prostate Cancer UK[34]
Nottingham Forest England Gary Brazil (caretaker) Kuwait Fawaz Al-Hasawi England Chris Cohen adidas[35] Fawaz International Refrigeration
& Air Conditioning Company[36]
Queens Park Rangers England Harry Redknapp Malaysia Tony Fernandes England Clint Hill Lotto AirAsia[37]
Reading England Nigel Adkins England Sir John Madejski England Jobi McAnuff Puma [citation needed] Waitrose (front)[38]
Marussia F1 (rear)[39][40]
Sheffield Wednesday England Stuart Gray Serbia Milan Mandarić England Anthony Gardner Puma[41] Front Home: WANdisco
Bartercard (front away)
GCI Com (back)[42]
Watford Italy Giuseppe Sannino Italy Gino Pozzo Spain Manuel Almunia Puma[43] 138.com (front)[43]
Football Manager (back)[43]
Wigan Athletic Germany Uwe Rösler England Dave Whelan Scotland Gary Caldwell MiFit [citation needed] 12BET [citation needed]
Yeovil Town England Gary Johnson England John Fry Scotland Jamie McAllister Sondico[44] W+S Recycling[44]
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Doncaster Rovers Wales Brian Flynn End of contract 3 May 2013[45] Pre-season Scotland Paul Dickov 20 May 2013[46]
Millwall Wales Kenny Jackett Resigned 7 May 2013[47] Northern Ireland Steve Lomas 6 June 2013[48]
Wigan Athletic Spain Roberto Martínez Signed by Everton 3 June 2013[49] Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 14 June 2013[50]
Brighton & Hove Albion Uruguay Gus Poyet Sacked 23 June 2013[51] Spain Óscar García 26 June 2013[52]
Derby County England Nigel Clough 28 September 2013[53] 14th England Steve McClaren 30 September 2013[54]
Middlesbrough England Tony Mowbray 21 October 2013[55] 16th Spain Aitor Karanka 13 November 2013[56]
Barnsley England David Flitcroft 30 November 2013[57] 24th Northern Ireland Danny Wilson 17 December 2013[58]
Sheffield Wednesday England Dave Jones 1 December 2013[59] 23rd England Stuart Gray 25 January 2014[60]
Wigan Athletic Republic of Ireland Owen Coyle 2 December 2013[61] 14th Germany Uwe Rösler 7 December 2013[62]
Watford Italy Gianfranco Zola Resigned 16 December 2013[63] 13th Italy Giuseppe Sannino 18 December 2013[64]
Millwall Northern Ireland Steve Lomas Sacked 26 December 2013[65] 20th England Ian Holloway 6 January 2014[66]
Blackpool England Paul Ince 21 January 2014[67] 14th Scotland Barry Ferguson 4 March 2014[68]
Charlton Athletic England Chris Powell 11 March 2014[69] 24th Belgium José Riga 11 March 2014[69]
Nottingham Forest Scotland Billy Davies 24 March 2014[70] 7th England Stuart Pearce 1 July 2014[71]
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City (C, P) 46 31 9 6 83 43 +40 102 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Burnley (P) 46 26 15 5 72 37 +35 93
3 Derby County 46 25 10 11 84 52 +32 85 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Queens Park Rangers (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 44 +16 80
5 Wigan Athletic 46 21 10 15 61 48 +13 73
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 15 12 55 40 +15 72
7 Reading 46 19 14 13 70 56 +14 71
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 18 16 12 70 62 +8 70
9 Ipswich Town 46 18 14 14 60 54 +6 68
10 Bournemouth 46 18 12 16 67 66 +1 66
11 Nottingham Forest 46 16 17 13 67 64 +3 65
12 Middlesbrough 46 16 16 14 62 50 +12 64
13 Watford 46 15 15 16 74 64 +10 60
14 Bolton Wanderers 46 14 17 15 59 60 −1 59
15 Leeds United 46 16 9 21 59 67 −8 57
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 13 14 19 63 65 −2 53
17 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 58 65 −7 53
18 Charlton Athletic 46 13 12 21 41 61 −20 51
19 Millwall 46 11 15 20 46 74 −28 48
20 Blackpool 46 11 13 22 38 66 −28 46
21 Birmingham City 46 11 11 24 58 74 −16 44
22 Doncaster Rovers (R) 46 11 11 24 39 70 −31 44 Relegation to Football League One
23 Barnsley (R) 46 9 12 25 44 77 −33 39
24 Yeovil Town (R) 46 8 13 25 44 75 −31 37
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Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

See also: 2014 Football League play-offs
Semifinals Final
        
3 Derby County 2 4 6
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 2
3 Derby County 0
4 QPR 1
4 QPR (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
5 Wigan 0 1 1

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR BIR BLB BLP BOL BOU B&HA BUR CHA DER DON HUD IPS LEE LEI MID MIL NOT QPR REA SHW WAT WIG YEO
Barnsley 0–3 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–3 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–4 1–1
Birmingham City 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–1 3–3 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 4–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Blackburn Rovers 5–2 2–3 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–3 0–0
Blackpool 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1
Bournemouth 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 0–0 5–2 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–4 1–1 1–0 3–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
Burnley 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
Charlton Athletic 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2
Derby County 2–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–4 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 4–2 0–1 3–2
Doncaster Rovers 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1
Huddersfield Town 5–0 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 5–1
Ipswich Town 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1
Leeds United 0–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–5 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 5–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0
Leicester City 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–1 5–3 2–1 1–4 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1
Middlesbrough 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 4–1
Millwall 1–0 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–5 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1
Nottingham Forest 3–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 4–2 1–4 3–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0
Reading 1–3 2–0 0–1 5–1 7–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–1
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 4–1 3–3 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 5–2 1–4 0–3 1–1
Watford 3–0 1–0 3–3 4–0 0–1 6–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–4 3–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–3
Wigan Athletic 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–3
Yeovil Town 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1
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Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ResultsSearch/0,,10794~201300007,00.html
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

More information Rank, Player ...
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Hat-tricks

As of 3 May 2014.
More information #., Player ...
#. Player Club Against Score Date
1 England Troy Deeney Watford AFC Bournemouth 6–1[73] 10 August 2013
2 England James Vaughan Huddersfield Town AFC Bournemouth 5–1[74] 24 August 2013
3 Scotland Craig Bryson Derby County Millwall 1–5[75] 14 September 2013
4 England Jesse Lingard4 Birmingham City Sheffield Wednesday 4–1[76] 21 September 2013
5 Scotland Ross McCormack4 Leeds United Charlton Athletic 2–4[77] 9 November 2013
6 Scotland Chris Martin Derby County Blackpool 5–1[78] 7 December 2013
7 England Adam Le Fondre Reading Bolton Wanderers 7–1[79] 18 January 2014
8 England Adam Le Fondre Reading Blackpool 5–1[80] 28 January 2014
9 Scotland Ross McCormack Leeds United Huddersfield Town 5–1[81] 1 February 2014
10 France Yann Kermorgant AFC Bournemouth Doncaster Rovers 5–0[82] 1 March 2014
11 Scotland Jordan Rhodes Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield Town 2–4[83] 15 March 2014
12 Scotland Craig Bryson Derby County Nottingham Forest 5–0[84] 22 March 2014
13 Benin Rudy Gestede Blackburn Rovers Birmingham City 2–4[85] 21 April 2014
14 England Marvin Sordell Charlton Athletic Sheffield Wednesday 2–3[86] 21 April 2014
15 England Danny Ward Huddersfield Town Watford 1–4[87] 3 May 2014
16 Guyana Callum Harriott Charlton Athletic Blackpool 0–3[88] 3 May 2014
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  • 4 Player scored 4 goals

Scoring

  • First goal: Danny Ings for Burnley against Bolton Wanderers (3 August 2013)[89]
  • Fastest goal: 15 seconds, David Goodwillie for Blackpool against Derby County (8 April 2014)
  • Widest winning margin: 6 goals
    • Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Leeds United (11 January 2014)
    • Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (18 January 2014)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals
    • Derby County 4–4 Ipswich Town (1 October 2013)
    • Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers (29 December 2013)
    • Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (18 January 2014)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
    • Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (18 January 2014)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
    • Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers (29 December 2013)
    • Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Wigan Athletic (3 May 2014)

Abandoned games

  • Charlton Athletic 1–3 Doncaster Rovers (24 August 2013)[90]
    ~ Charlton Athletic 2–0 Doncaster Rovers (Replay)[91]
  • Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wigan Athletic (18 December 2013)[92]
    ~ Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Wigan Athletic (Replay)[93]

Monthly awards

More information Month, Manager of the Month ...
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August England Paul Ince Blackpool England James Vaughan Huddersfield Town [94]
September England Sean Dyche Burnley Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Ipswich Town
October England Sean Dyche Burnley England Danny Ings Burnley [95]
November Spain Óscar Garcia Brighton & Hove Albion Scotland Ross McCormack Leeds United [96]
December England Steve McClaren Derby County England Danny Drinkwater Leicester City [97]
January England Nigel Pearson Leicester City England Adam Le Fondre Reading [98]
February Germany Uwe Rösler Wigan Athletic Wales Sam Vokes Burnley
March England Nigel Pearson Leicester City Jamaica Ravel Morrison Queens Park Rangers
April England Sean Dyche Burnley Benin Rudy Gestede Blackburn Rovers
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Attendances

Source:[99]

More information No., Club ...
No.ClubAverageChangeHighestLowest
1Brighton & Hove Albion27,2834.0%29,09325,725
2Leeds United25,08816.3%33,43217,343
3Leicester City24,99513.3%31,42419,153
4Derby County24,9337.3%33,00421,037
5Nottingham Forest22,630-2.0%28,27617,951
6Sheffield Wednesday21,239-11.8%25,27918,029
7Reading19,171-19.7%23,33516,636
8Ipswich Town17,111-2.4%20,86214,953
9Queens Park Rangers16,656-6.3%18,17114,649
10Bolton Wanderers16,141-10.5%19,62214,260
11Charlton Athletic16,134-12.8%23,60012,974
12Middlesbrough15,748-6.2%23,67912,793
13Watford15,51215.3%16,62513,904
14Birmingham City15,458-7.5%23,49712,663
15Wigan Athletic15,177-21.6%19,22612,709
16Blackburn Rovers14,962-0.2%21,58912,332
17Blackpool14,2172.2%16,09812,280
18Huddersfield Town14,213-5.1%18,30911,857
19Burnley13,7196.1%19,1259,641
20Barnsley11,55713.2%16,3389,084
21Millwall11,0634.8%16,1028,415
22AFC Bournemouth9,95245.2%11,3077,258
23Doncaster Rovers9,04124.9%12,6096,454
24Yeovil Town6,61662.5%9,1084,463
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Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2013 and List of English football transfers winter 2013–14

References

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