The 2013–14 Football League Championship 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.
Changes from last season Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2012–13 season.
Rule changes Changes to the Championship's financial fair
play system allow clubs: Acceptable losses of £3 million during the
2013–14 season Acceptable shareholder equity investment of
£5 million during the 2013–14 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
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.ukResultsSearch/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 Fastest goal: 15 seconds, David Goodwillie
for Blackpool against Derby County Widest winning margin: 6 goals
Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Leeds United Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers
Highest scoring game: 8 goals Derby County 4–4 Ipswich Town
Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers
Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers
Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Wigan Athletic
Abandoned games Charlton Athletic 1–3 Doncaster Rovers
~ Charlton Athletic 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wigan Athletic
~ Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Wigan Athletic Monthly awards
Transfers
References