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2013–14 Football League
115th season of the Football League
115th season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | 2013–14 |
| winners | Leicester City |
| promoted | Leicester City |
| Burnley | |
| Queens Park Rangers | |
| relegated | Bristol Rovers |
| Torquay United | |
| continentalcup1 | New Clubs in League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Mansfield Town |
| Newport County | |
| prevseason | 2012–13 |
| nextseason | 2014–15 |
Burnley Queens Park Rangers Torquay United Newport County The 2013–14 Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th season of The Football League. It began on 3 August 2013 and concluded on 3 May 2014, with the promotion play-off finals at Wembley Stadium on 24–26 May 2014. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers were promoted to the Premier League, while Bristol Rovers and Torquay United were relegated to the Conference Premier.
The 2013–14 season was the first in a five-year sponsorship agreement with betting company Sky Bet. As a result of the deal, the three Football League divisions were officially referred to as "The Sky Bet Championship", "Sky Bet League One" and "Sky Bet League Two".
Promotion and relegation
From Premier League
; Relegated to Championship
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Wigan Athletic
From Championship
; Promoted to Premier League
- Cardiff City
- Hull City
- Crystal Palace
; Relegated to League One
- Peterborough United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Bristol City
From League One
; Promoted to Championship
- Doncaster Rovers
- Bournemouth
- Yeovil Town
; Relegated to League Two
- Scunthorpe United
- Bury
- Hartlepool United
- Portsmouth
From League Two
; Promoted to League One
- Gillingham
- Rotherham United
- Port Vale
- Bradford City
; Relegated to Conference Premier
- Barnet
- Aldershot Town
From Conference Premier
; Promoted to League Two
- Mansfield Town
- Newport County
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| time of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at | |||||||
| time of appointment | ||||||||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Signed by Luton Town | 26 February 2013 | 2012–13 season | 2 May 2013 | Pre-season | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | Sacked | 19 March 2013 | 24 May 2013 | |||||||
| Sheffield United | 10 April 2013 | 10 June 2013 | ||||||||
| Torquay United | 29 April 2013 | Pre-season | 7 May 2013 | |||||||
| Accrington Stanley | Signed by Chesterfield | 30 April 2013 | 13 May 2013 | |||||||
| Doncaster Rovers | Appointed as Director of Football | 3 May 2013 | 20 May 2013 | |||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sacked | 7 May 2013 | 31 May 2013 | |||||||
| Millwall | Resigned | 7 May 2013 | 6 June 2013 | |||||||
| Hartlepool United | Sacked | 9 May 2013 | 24 May 2013 | |||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 June 2013 | 26 June 2013 | ||||||||
| Swindon Town | Mutual consent | 13 July 2013 | 20 August 2013 | 17th | ||||||
| Carlisle United | Sacked | 9 September 2013 | 22nd | 30 September 2013 | 14th | |||||
| Derby County | 28 September 2013 | 14th | 30 September 2013 | 14th | ||||||
| Sheffield United | 11 October 2013 | 22nd | 23 October 2013 | 21st | ||||||
| Gillingham | 13 October 2013 | 16th | 11 November 2013 | 18th | ||||||
| Bury | 14 October 2013 | 21st | 9 December 2013 | 20th | ||||||
| Middlesbrough | Resigned | 21 October 2013 | 16th | 13 November 2013 | 16th | |||||
| Notts County | Mutual Consent | 27 October 2013 | 24th | 6 November 2013 | 24th | |||||
| Scunthorpe United | Sacked | 20 November 2013 | 12th | 24 December 2013 | 3rd | |||||
| Portsmouth | 25 November 2013 | 18th | 9 December 2013 | 17th | ||||||
| Crawley Town | 27 November 2013 | 12th | 3 December 2013 | 15th | ||||||
| Bristol City | 28 November 2013 | 22nd | 3 December 2013 | 23rd | ||||||
| Barnsley | 30 November 2013 | 24th | 17 December 2013 | 24th | ||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 December 2013 | 23rd | 25 January 2014 | 19th | ||||||
| Wigan Athletic | 2 December 2013 | 14th | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25257898 | title=Uwe Rosler: Wigan Athletic appoint Brentford manager as boss | date=7 December 2013 | publisher=BBC Sport}} | 14th | |||
| Brentford | Signed by Wigan Athletic | 7 December 2013 | 4th | 10 December 2013 | 4th | |||||
| Watford | Resigned | 16 December 2013 | 13th | 18 December 2013 | 13th | |||||
| Northampton Town | Sacked | 21 December 2013 | 24th | 27 January 2014 | 24th | |||||
| Millwall | 26 December 2013 | 20th | 7 January 2014 | 21st | ||||||
| Torquay United | 2 January 2014 | 23rd | 6 January 2014 | 23rd | ||||||
| Blackpool | 21 January 2014 | 14th | 4 March 2014 | 20th | ||||||
| Shrewsbury Town | Resigned | 21 January 2014 | 20th | 21 February 2014 | 23rd | |||||
| Oxford United | 25 January 2014 | 6th | 22 March 2014 | 6th | ||||||
| Charlton Athletic | Sacked | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26524831 | title=Charlton Athletic appoint Jose Riga to replace sacked Chris Powell | date=11 March 2014 | publisher=BBC Sport}} | 24th | 11 March 2014 | 24th | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 24 March 2014 | 7th | 3 April 2014 | 2014–15 season | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 27 March 2014 | 22nd | 1 May 2014 | 11th | ||||||
| Bristol Rovers | Appointed as Director of Football | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26785229 | title=Bristol Rovers: John Ward replaced by Darrell Clarke | date=28 March 2014 | publisher=BBC Sport}} | 20th | 28 March 2014 | 20th | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | Sacked | 9 April 2014 | 19th | 27 May 2014 | 2014–15 season |
References
References
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- (18 July 2013). "Sky Bet to sponsor The Football League". The Football League.
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- (2 May 2013). "Dagenham & Redbridge: Wayne Burnett appointed manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (19 March 2013). "Michael Appleton: Blackburn Rovers sack manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (24 May 2013). "Gary Bowyer: Blackburn Rovers caretaker manager appointed boss". [[BBC Sport]].
- (10 April 2013). "Danny Wilson leaves post as Sheffield United manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (10 June 2013). "David Weir: Sheffield United appoint Everton coach as boss". [[BBC Sport]].
- (29 April 2013). "Torquay United part company with manager Martin Ling". [[BBC Sport]].
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- (27 October 2013). "Chris Kiwomya leaves Notts County by mutual consent". [[BBC Sport]].
- (6 November 2013). "Notts County name Shaun Derry as player-manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (20 November 2013). "Brian Laws: Scunthorpe United sack boss after FA Cup exit". [[BBC Sport]].
- (24 December 2013). "Russ Wilcox appointed Scunthorpe manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (25 November 2013). "Guy Whittingham: Portsmouth sack manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (9 December 2013). "Portsmouth: Richie Barker & Steve Coppell take charge". [[BBC Sport]].
- (27 November 2013). "Crawley Town dismiss manager Richie Barker after goal drought". [[BBC Sport]].
- (3 December 2013). "John Gregory: Crawley appoint ex-Aston Villa boss as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (28 November 2013). "Sean O'Driscoll: Bristol City part company with head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
- (3 December 2013). "Steve Cotterill: Bristol City appoint ex-Forest boss as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (30 November 2013). "David Flitcroft: Barnsley sack boss with club bottom of league". [[BBC Sport]].
- (17 December 2013). "Barnsley: Danny Wilson appointed manager for second time". [[BBC Sport]].
- (1 December 2013). "Dave Jones: Sheffield Wednesday sack manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (25 January 2014). "Stuart Gray: Sheffield Wednesday hire ex-Saints boss as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
- (2 December 2013). "Owen Coyle: Wigan manager leaves by mutual agreement". [[BBC Sport]].
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- (18 December 2013). "Watford: Giuseppe Sannino named as head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
- (21 December 2013). "Aidy Boothroyd: Northampton Town sack manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (25 January 2014). "Chris Wilder named Northampton Town boss". [[BBC Sport]].
- (26 December 2013). "Millwall: Steve Lomas sacked after Watford defeat on Boxing Day". [[BBC Sport]].
- (7 January 2014). "Millwall: Ian Holloway confirmed as manager of Championship club". [[BBC Sport]].
- (2 January 2014). "Alan Knill: Torquay United sack manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (6 January 2014). "Torquay United appoint Chris Hargreaves as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (21 January 2014). "Paul Ince: Blackpool boss sacked after less than a year in charge". [[BBC Sport]].
- "Ferguson to call-in helping hand". Blackpool Gazette.
- (21 January 2014). "Shrewsbury Town: Graham Turner steps down as manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (21 February 2014). "Shrewsbury Town: Mike Jackson named manager for rest of season". [[BBC Sport]].
- (25 January 2014). "Chris Wilder quits Oxford United amid Northampton Town interest". [[BBC Sport]].
- (22 March 2014). "Gary Waddock named Oxford United head coach". [[BBC Sport]].
- (11 March 2014). "Charlton Athletic appoint Jose Riga to replace sacked Chris Powell". BBC Sport.
- (24 March 2014). "Billy Davies: Nottingham Forest sack manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (3 April 2014). "Stuart Pearce: Nottingham Forest confirm Reds legend as boss". [[BBC Sport]].
- (27 March 2014). "Richie Barker sacked as Portsmouth manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (1 May 2014). "Portsmouth appoint Andy Awford as full-time manager". [[BBC Sport]].
- (28 March 2014). "Bristol Rovers: John Ward replaced by Darrell Clarke". [[BBC Sport]].
- (9 April 2014). "Ronnie Moore: Tranmere Rovers sack manager after betting breach". [[BBC Sport]].
- (27 May 2014). "Tranmere Rovers appoint Rob Edwards as new manager". [[BBC Sport]].
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