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.
Video 2013-14 Football League Championship
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams changed divisions after the 2012-13 season.
To Championship
Promoted from League One
- AFC Bournemouth
- Doncaster Rovers
- Yeovil Town
Relegated from Premier League
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Wigan Athletic
From Championship
Relegated to League One
- Bristol City
- Peterborough United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
Promoted to Premier League
- Cardiff City
- Crystal Palace
- Hull City
Rule changes
Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:
- 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.
Maps 2013-14 Football League Championship
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
Stadia and locations
Source: Football Ground Guide.
Personnel and sponsoring
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
Managerial changes
League table
Play-offs
Results
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
Hat-tricks
- As of 3 May 2014.
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Scoring
- First goal: Danny Ings for Burnley against Bolton Wanderers (3 August 2013)
- 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)
~ Charlton Athletic 2-0 Doncaster Rovers (Replay) - Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Wigan Athletic (18 December 2013)
~ Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Wigan Athletic (Replay)
Monthly awards
Transfers
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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