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The 2013–14 Football League One (referred to as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the league under its current title and twenty-first season under its current league division format. The season began on 2 August 2013 and finished on 3 May 2014 with all matches that day kicking off simultaneously.[3]
Season | 2013–14 |
---|---|
Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3rd divisional title) |
Promoted | Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford Rotherham United |
Relegated | Tranmere Rovers Carlisle United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,473 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 24 goals – Sam Baldock (Bristol City) |
Biggest home win | Rotherham United 6–0 Notts County (1 March 2014) |
Biggest away win | Tranmere Rovers 0–5 Peterborough United (24 August 2013) |
Highest scoring | 10 goals Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–4 Rotherham United (18 April 2014) |
Longest winning run | 9 games Wolverhampton Wanderers[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 games Brentford[1] |
Longest winless run | 13 games Bradford City[1] |
Longest losing run | 6 games Sheffield United[1] |
Highest attendance | 30,110 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rotherham United (18 April 2014)[2] |
Lowest attendance | 1,603 Coventry City v Carlisle United (18 February 2014)[2] |
Average attendance | 7,488 |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
Of the 24 teams which participate, seventeen of these remain following the 2012–13 Football League One. They are joined by three teams from 2012–13 Football League Championship, and four teams from the 2012–13 Football League Two. Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved the highest point tally ever in the history of League One with 103 points.
Changes from last season
editTeam changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2012–13 season.[4]
To League One
editPromoted from League Two
Relegated from Championship
From League One
editRelegated to League Two
Promoted to Championship
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 31 | +58 | 103 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
2 | Brentford (P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 94 | |
3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 86 | |
5 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 85 | |
6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 74 | |
7 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 67 | |
8 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 66 | |
9 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 61 | |
10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 60 | |
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 59 | |
12 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 70 | 67 | +3 | 58 | |
13 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 58 | |
14 | Crawley Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 57 | |
15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 56 | |
16 | Colchester United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 53 | |
17 | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 53 | |
18 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 51[b] | |
19 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 51 | |
20 | Notts County | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 50 | |
21 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 47 | Relegation to Football League Two |
22 | Carlisle United (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 45 | |
23 | Shrewsbury Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 42 | |
24 | Stevenage (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 42 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
- ^ On 2 August Coventry City were deducted 10 points for exiting administration without a CVA.[5]
Play-offs
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Leyton Orient | 2 (3) | |||||||||
4 | Rotherham United (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
4 | Rotherham United | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
5 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Team overview
editStadia and locations
edit- 1 From 5 September 2014, Coventry played their home games at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry[6]
Personnel and sponsoring
editNote: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swindon Town | Kevin MacDonald | Mutual Consent | 13 July 2013[7] | Pre-season | Mark Cooper | 13 July 2013[8] |
Carlisle United | Greg Abbott | Sacked | 9 September 2013[9] | 22nd | Graham Kavanagh | 1 October 2013[10] |
Sheffield United | David Weir | Sacked | 11 October 2013[11] | 23rd | Nigel Clough | 23 October 2013[12] |
Gillingham | Martin Allen | Sacked | 13 October 2013[13] | 17th | Peter Taylor | 11 November 2013[14] |
Notts County | Chris Kiwomya | Sacked | 27 October 2013[15] | 24th | Shaun Derry | 6 November 2013[16] |
Crawley Town | Richie Barker | Sacked | 27 November 2013[17] | 12th | John Gregory | 3 December 2013[18] |
Bristol City | Sean O'Driscoll | Sacked | 28 November 2013[19] | 22nd | Steve Cotterill | 3 December 2013[20] |
Brentford | Uwe Rösler | Signed by Wigan Athletic | 7 December 2013[21] | 4th | Mark Warburton | 10 December 2013[22] |
Shrewsbury | Graham Turner | Resigned | 21 January 2014[23] | 21st | Mickey Mellon | 12 May 2014[24] |
Tranmere Rovers | Ronnie Moore | Sacked | 9 April 2014[25] | 19th | Rob Edwards | 27 May 2014[26] |
Results
editSeason statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 3 May 2014[27]
Scoring
edit- First goal: Kevin McDonald for Sheffield United against Notts County (2 August 2013)
- Fastest goal: 12 seconds
- Kieran Agard for Rotherham United against Gillingham (3 April 2014 )
- Largest winning margin: 6 goals
- Rotherham United 6–0 Notts County (1 March 2014)
- Highest scoring game: 10 goals
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–4 Rotherham United (18 April 2014)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Rotherham United 6–0 Notts County (1 March 2014)
- Preston North End 6–1 Carlisle United (12 April 2014)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–4 Rotherham United (18 April 2014)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 4 goals
- Coventry 5–4 Bristol City (12 August 2013)
- Oldham 5–4 Peterborough United (25 January 2014)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–4 Rotherham United (18 April 2014)