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]
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
Stadia and locations
Team |
Location |
Stadium |
Capacity |
Barnsley |
Barnsley |
Oakwell |
23,009 |
Birmingham City |
Birmingham |
St Andrew's |
30,016 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Blackburn |
Ewood Park |
31,154 |
Blackpool |
Blackpool |
Bloomfield Road |
17,338 |
Bolton Wanderers |
Horwich |
Reebok Stadium |
28,100 |
AFC Bournemouth |
Bournemouth |
Dean Court |
12,000 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
Brighton |
Falmer Stadium |
30,750 |
Burnley |
Burnley |
Turf Moor |
22,546 |
Charlton Athletic |
London (Charlton) |
The Valley |
27,111 |
Derby County |
Derby |
Pride Park |
33,597 |
Doncaster Rovers |
Doncaster |
Keepmoat Stadium |
15,231 |
Huddersfield Town |
Huddersfield |
John Smith's Stadium |
24,500 |
Ipswich Town |
Ipswich |
Portman Road |
30,311 |
Leeds United |
Leeds |
Elland Road |
39,460 |
Leicester City |
Leicester |
King Power Stadium |
32,262 |
Middlesbrough |
Middlesbrough |
Riverside Stadium |
34,742 |
Millwall |
London (South Bermondsey) |
The Den |
20,146 |
Nottingham Forest |
Nottingham |
City Ground |
30,576 |
Queens Park Rangers |
London (White City) |
Loftus Road |
18,360 |
Reading |
Reading |
Madejski Stadium |
24,224 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Sheffield |
Hillsborough |
39,812 |
Watford |
Watford |
Vicarage Road |
17,477 |
Wigan Athletic |
Wigan |
DW Stadium |
25,133 |
Yeovil Town |
Yeovil |
Huish Park |
9,565 |
Source: Football Ground Guide.[7]
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
League table
2013–14 Football League Championship table
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Play-offs
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Results
Home ╲ Away |
BAR |
BIR |
BLB |
BLP |
BOL |
BOU |
BHA |
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 |
AFC 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 games played on 3 May 2014.
Source: http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/ResultsSearch/0,,10794~201300007,00.html
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 12 May 2014.
- - includes 2 goals in the play-offs
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Penalties
- As of 12 May 2014.
- - includes 1 penalty in the play-offs
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Hat-tricks
- As of 3 May 2014.
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
Transfers
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