2013–14 in English football explained

Season:2013–14
Division1:Premier League
Champions1:Manchester City
Division2:Championship
Champions2:Leicester City
Division3:League One
Champions3:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Division4:League Two
Champions4:Chesterfield
Division5:Conference Premier
Champions5:Luton Town
Wdivision1:2013 Women's Super League
Wchampions1:Liverpool
Wdivision2:2013–14 Women's Premier League Northern Division
Wchampions2:Sheffield FC
Wdivision3:2013–14 Women's Premier League Southern Division
Wchampions3:Coventry City
Domestic:FA Cup
Dchampions:Arsenal
Leaguecup:League Cup
Lchampions:Manchester City
Supercup:Community Shield
Schampions:Manchester United
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 season was the 134th season of competitive football in England.

Promotion and relegation

Postseason

England national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup

League tables

Premier League

See main article: 2013–14 Premier League.

In a season marked with constant changes at the top of the table, Manchester City won their second Premier League title in Chilean Manuel Pellegrini's first season in charge. Despite being overwhelming favourites at the start of the season, they were only able to confirm top spot after a final day victory against West Ham. They also won the League Cup, marking their first domestic double in a season where they dropped points at home just twice. Liverpool took second place, but did not always look like they were going to finish in the top 4; an 11-match winning run from February to April left them in a good position to end their 24-year wait for a league title, but a home defeat to Chelsea with only three games remaining, followed by a 3–3 draw at Crystal Palace where they threw away a 3–0 lead in ten minutes, ultimately proved fatal to their title challenge. The season was nonetheless a massive improvement, as they qualified for the Champions League for the first time in five years and striker Luis Suárez was the league's top marksman with 31 goals, despite not even playing for the first five games. This was also the first Premier League season where both of the top two sides broke the 100-goal mark.

After six years managing in both Italy and Spain, José Mourinho returned to Chelsea. But unlike his first season back in 2004, their campaign ended in disappointment, despite the Blues managing a serious title challenge for the first time since 2010. While they pulled off big wins against the top teams, dropped points to relegation battlers proved to be their undoing. Arsenal took the final Champions League spot, having led the league for a large part of the season before injuries to key players and a terrible run of form in the spring starting with a 5–1 loss at Liverpool, as well as heavy away losses at Chelsea (6–0) and Everton (3–0), ultimately consigned them to their sixth fourth-place finish in eight years, though they at least ended their nine-year trophy drought by winning the FA Cup.

Roberto Martínez's first season in charge of Everton saw the blue half of Merseyside take fifth place, making a serious challenge for the final Champions League spot, but ultimately falling short. Tottenham Hotspur, despite a somewhat turbulent season that saw the departure of Gareth Bale, the sacking of André Villas-Boas a few days before Christmas, and replacement manager Tim Sherwood days after the season ended, took sixth place and the final Europa League spot.

Arguably, the biggest shock of the season was defending champions Manchester United's woeful relinquishment of their Premier League trophy. The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, an aging squad, no youth policy to replace those players and terrible form at home (including losses to West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle United, Sunderland and Everton, who had never won at United under former boss and current United manager David Moyes, alongside a first ever defeat in their history to Swansea City, in a third round FA Cup exit), meant they surrendered their crown as early as December. This poor form saw Moyes dismissed as manager after less than a year, and a late improvement under the caretaker management of United veteran Ryan Giggs ultimately was not enough to take sixth place. This meant that United finished seventh, their lowest finish in the Premier League era, and failed to qualify for Europe for the first time since English clubs were re-admitted to Europe in 1990. It was also the first time in the Premier League era that they did not finish in the top four.

In a surprising turn of events, Crystal Palace fared the best of the three promoted clubs, finishing 11th. Few had given them any hope of surviving after they lost nine of their first ten games under Ian Holloway, while at the time had played four Premier League seasons suffering relegation in every one. However, a huge improvement after Tony Pulis took over as manager meant that the Eagles would be playing a second consecutive season in the Premier League for the first time ever. Hull City also performed reasonably well, never being seriously threatened with relegation and managing a highest-ever finish of 16th place, along with reaching the FA Cup Final.

Sunderland became only the second club to beat the "Curse of Christmas", as they were bottom on Christmas Day (and in fact for much of the campaign), but a late rally of 13 points from their final 6 games saw them earn survival. There was some controversy over their season, as they fielded an ineligible player in four early games, yet were not deducted points as would happen in the Football League and Conference; ultimately though, Sunderland would have lost just one point from such a deduction, not enough to result in their relegation.

Cardiff City's first Premier League season resulted in a bottom-place finish and an immediate relegation back to the Championship, despite breaking the 30-point mark. Their season had begun reasonably well, but quickly imploded after promotion-winning manager Malky Mackay was controversially sacked after a fall-out with club owner Vincent Tan in regards to tactics. Ole Gunnar Solskjær was drafted in, but was unable to save the Welsh side from the drop despite some positive results. Fulham's 13-year stay in the Premier League came to a disastrous end after a season in which they employed three different managers (Martin Jol, René Meulensteen and Felix Magath) and conceded 85 goals, the most out of the bottom 3 and the second-most conceded by a team in the Premier League under the 38-game format. Norwich City occupied the third relegation spot, as an inability to score (they were outscored by Suárez), atrocious away form (winning just twice) and a disastrous end to the season that saw them pick up just 1 point from a possible 21, as well as the sacking of Chris Hughton and appointment of youth team coach Neil Adams all cost them dearly, and resulted in them returning to the Championship after three years.

League table

Championship

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Championship.

After last season's play-off heartbreak, Leicester City ended their decade-long exile from the Premier League by gaining promotion as champions, topping the division on Boxing Day and never surrendering their lead. Joining them were Burnley, who many had tipped for relegation, but ultimately achieved automatic promotion in Sean Dyche's first full season in charge of the Lancashire club. The 41-goal strike partnership of exciting duo Danny Ings and Sam Vokes was enough to return the Clarets to the top-flight after four years. Queens Park Rangers had to settle for the play-offs after topping the table for much of the first half of the season, scraping past Derby County in the final at Wembley to make an instant return to the Premier League.

The other two newly relegated sides, Wigan and Reading, also did well. The Latics overcame the sacking of Owen Coyle, with his replacement Uwe Rosler guiding them to the play-off places, going unbeaten in 16 of his first 18 league matches along the way, but they couldn't finish higher than 5th and they lost to QPR in the playoff semifinals in extra time. Reading missed the playoffs by a single point after Brighton grabbed a late winner against Nottingham Forest, but the Royals were in contention for promotion for virtually the whole season, with inconsistent form preventing them from finishing higher.

In only their fourth ever campaign in the second tier, Bournemouth finished an impressive 10th, despite not being in contention for either promotion or relegation for most of the season. Blackpool had gotten to a hot start, winning 5 of their first 6 and standing fourth at the end of November, but lost 10 out of their next 12 over the next two months, costing Paul Ince his job and leading to the Tangerines to a 17-match winless run which sunk them to the relegation battle, alongside scoring the fewest goals in the division, but 3 wins under caretaker manager Barry Ferguson meant they stayed up.

Yeovil Town finished bottom, struggling all season long and failing to make a serious impression in their first-ever campaign at this level. Barnsley were unable to repeat the escape from relegation they managed the previous year and went down in second-bottom place, with not even the return of the club's most successful manager, Danny Wilson, saving them. Doncaster Rovers were relegated on the final day in dramatic fashion. Going into the last game of the season a point above the relegation zone, they knew they only had to match the result of relegation rivals Birmingham City. As it transpired, they lost to Leicester, whilst Birmingham staged a miraculous comeback to draw at Bolton (having been two goals down with 14 minutes remaining), equalizing in the final few seconds of the game to send Doncaster back to League One after just a year.

League table

League One

See main article: 2013–14 Football League One. After two successive relegations, Wolverhampton Wanderers turned their fortunes around under Kenny Jackett and made an immediate return to the Championship, while also setting a new record of 103 points for the third tier. Brentford shrugged off the loss of Wigan-bound Uwe Rosler and took the runners-up spot as replacement boss Mark Warburton enjoyed a highly successful first season as manager, taking the Bees to the second tier for the first time in 21 years. Rotherham United were victorious in the play-offs, repeating their early 2000s feat of earning consecutive promotions from the fourth and third tiers. But one of the biggest shocks of the season was Leyton Orient, who won their first eight games of the season and seemed unstoppable, cementing themselves firmly in the automatic promotion spots before several bursts of indifferent form pushed them down to third; they would reach Wembley for the play-off final before losing to Rotherham on penalties.

But arguably, perhaps the biggest surprise of the whole English season was Sheffield United; in the relegation zone by September, they sacked manager David Weir and replaced him with Nigel Clough. At first, it appeared the appointment was in vain as they stood in the relegation zone by the end of the year; however, starting with a staggering FA Cup win over Premier League side Aston Villa in the third round, they went on a major unbeaten run in both league and cup as Nigel employed the managerial tactics of his father Brian to help the club fight their way to the top of the table. In the FA Cup, they stunned their way through each round to book their place in the semi-finals at Wembley against Hull. Whilst they lost 5–3, Clough was praised for his work in both of the club's remaining competitions. The Blades finished in seventh place, just missing out on the playoffs, but a far cry from the relegation zone they were in at the end of the year.

Stevenage, whose fortunes had rapidly declined since their play-off appearance two years prior, were relegated in bottom place. Shrewsbury finished second-bottom, only staying ahead of Stevenage on goal difference. Carlisle United finished in third-bottom place, staying clear of the relegation zone for much of the season, but ultimately going down after a terrible end to the season saw them win just 1 of their last 15 matches. Tranmere Rovers, whose season rapidly fell apart after manager Ronnie Moore was suspended (and later sacked) for betting-related offences in February, occupied the final relegation spot and fell into the fourth tier for the first time since 1989. Crewe were in the relegation zone for nearly the whole season, before a good late run of form pushed them up to 19th, albeit with the most goals conceded in the league and second-worst across all 4 divisions of League football.

League table

League Two

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Two.

Chesterfield won the League Two title for the second time in three years. Scunthorpe earned an immediate promotion as runners-up; after an uninspiring start under previous manager Brian Laws, the appointment of long-serving coach Russ Wilcox as manager saw them only lose one more match (by which time they had already been promoted) for the rest of the season. Rochdale took the final automatic promotion spot, as Keith Hill quickly brought success in his second spell as manager, earning his second promotion with the club, and only the club's third-ever promotion overall. Fleetwood Town lost out in the race for automatic promotion, but made up for this by winning the play-offs, entering League One for the first time ever.

Portsmouth's 13th-placed finish in the fourth tier was the lowest in their history, but it could've been a lot worse as they spent most of the season fighting relegation. An end-of-season run of five wins out of seven boosted them up the table, following the resignation of Richie Barker and appointment of Andy Awford.

Torquay United suffered their second relegation from the Football League, with not even a late revival in form sparing them from another bottom-place finish. Bristol Rovers, who had been continuous members of the Football League since 1920 (and ironically, the last side to finish second-bottom of the League without being relegated) went down on the last day; they had never once been in the relegation zone prior to that day and looked the safest of the three sides in danger, but wins for rivals Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers condemned Rovers to the Football Conference for the first time ever.

League table

Football Conference (Top Division)

Luton Town comfortably won the Conference National's automatic promotion spot, ending their five-year exile from the Football League. Cambridge United fell short after battling with Luton for the title during the majority of the season, but ultimately won promotion through the play-offs, returning to the League after nine years in the Conference.

At the bottom of the table, Hyde were relegated after a truly awful season in which they won just one game and recorded the Conference National's lowest-ever points total. Tamworth were relegated back to the Conference North after five years. Initially, Dartford and Chester were relegated after two seasons and one season respectively in the Conference Premier. However, both clubs were reprieved from relegation as a result of Hereford United and Salisbury City being expelled from the Football Conference due to financial problems. This would be the final season completed by both clubs, as Salisbury went into liquidation before they were accepted into another league, while Hereford also went into liquidation halfway through the following season in the Southern League.

League table

League Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2013–14 FA Cup.

Women's football

Women's Super League

See main article: 2013 FA WSL.

Women's Premier League

Southern Division

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of departurePosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Doncaster RoversEnd of contract3 May 2013[1] Pre-season20 May 2013[2]
MillwallResigned7 May 2013[3] 6 June 2013[4]
Stoke CityMutual Consent21 May 2013[5] 30 May 2013[6]
Chelsea End of interim contract27 May 2013[7] 3 June 2013[8]
Wigan Athletic Resigned28 May 2013[9] 14 June 2013[10]
Sheffield UnitedEnd of caretaker tenure10 June 201310 June 2013[11]
Brighton & Hove Albion Sacked23 June 2013[12] 26 June 2013[13]
EvertonEnd of contract1 July 2013[14] 5 June 2013[15]
Manchester UnitedRetired1 July 2013[16] 1 July 2013
Swindon TownMutual consent13 July 2013[17] 20 August 2013[18]
GatesheadResigned18 August 2013[19] 21st3 September 2013[20]
Carlisle UnitedSacked9 September 2013[21] 22nd30 September 2013[22]
Sunderland Sacked22 September 2013[23] 20th 8 October 2013[24]
Derby CountySacked28 September 2013[25] 14th30 September 2013[26]
Sheffield UnitedSacked11 October 2013[27] 22nd23 October 2013[28]
GillinghamSacked13 October 2013[29] 17th14 October 2013[30]
BurySacked14 October 2013[31] 21st25 October 2013[32]
MiddlesbroughMutual consent21 October 2013[33] 16th 13 November 2013[34]
Crystal PalaceMutual consent23 October 2013[35] 19th 23 November 2013[36]
Notts CountyMutual consent27 October 2013[37] 24th6 November 2013[38]
PortsmouthSacked25 November 2013[39] 17th9 December 2013[40]
Crawley TownSacked27 November 2013[41] 12th3 December 2013[42]
Bristol City Sacked28 November 2013[43] 22nd3 December 2013[44]
BarnsleySacked30 November 2013[45] 24th17 December 2013[46]
Sheffield Wednesday Sacked1 December 2013[47] 23rd25 January 2014
FulhamSacked1 December 2013[48] 18th1 December 2013
Wigan Athletic Sacked2 December 2013[49] 14th7 December 2013[50]
BrentfordSigned by Wigan Athletic7 December 20134th10 December 2013[51]
BuryEnd of contract9 December 2013[52] 20th9 December 2013[53]
West Bromwich AlbionSacked14 December 2013[54] 16th 9 January 2014[55]
Tottenham HotspurSacked16 December 2013[56] 7th23 December 2013[57]
Watford Resigned16 December 2013[58] 13th 18 December 2013[59]
Northampton TownSacked21 December 2013[60] 24th27 January 2014[61]
MillwallSacked26 December 2013[62] 20th [63] 9 January 2014
Cardiff CitySacked27 December 2013[64] 16th [65] 2 January 2014
Torquay UnitedSacked2 January 2014[66] 23rd6 January 2014[67]
BlackpoolSacked21 January 2014[68] 14th 11 June 2014[69]
Shrewsbury TownResigned21 January 2014[70] 21st22 January 2014
Oxford UnitedSigned by Northampton Town27 January 20146th22 March 2014[71]
Swansea CitySacked4 February 2014[72] 12th7 May 2014[73]
FulhamSacked14 February 2014[74] 20th14 February 2014
Charlton AthleticSacked11 March 2014[75] 24th 11 March 2014
Nottingham ForestSacked24 March 2014[76] 7th [77] 1 July 2014
PortsmouthSacked27 March 2014[78] 22nd1 May 2014[79]
Bristol RoversBecame Director of Football28 March 2014[80] 20th28 March 2014
Norwich CitySacked6 April 2014[81] 17th6 April 2014
Tranmere RoversSacked9 April 2014[82] [83] 19th27 May 2014[84]
Manchester UnitedSacked22 April 2014[85] 7th19 May 2014[86]

Transfers

List of English football transfers summer 2013

Diary of the season

Deaths

Retirements

Notes and References

  1. News: Doncaster Rovers boss Brian Flynn named director of football. BBC Sport. 3 May 2013.
  2. News: Paul Dickov: Doncaster Rovers appoint former Oldham boss. BBC Sport. 20 May 2013.
  3. News: Kenny Jackett: Millwall manager resigns. BBC Sport. 7 May 2013.
  4. News: Steve Lomas: Millwall appoint St Johnstone manager. BBC Sport. 7 June 2013.
  5. News: Tony Pulis leaves Stoke City after seven years . https://archive.today/20130615090129/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/stoke-city/10071035/Tony-Pulis-leaves-Stoke-City-after-seven-years.html . dead . 15 June 2013 . The telegraph. 21 May 2013 . London . John . Percy.
  6. News: Mark Hughes appointed as new Stoke manager . BBC Sport . 30 May 2013.
  7. News: Rafael Benitez: Napoli appoint Spaniard as manager . BBC Sport. 27 May 2013.
  8. News: Jose Mourinho returns as Chelsea manager on four-year deal . BBC Sport . 3 June 2013.
  9. News: Roberto Martinez resigns as Wigan manager. BBC Sport. 28 May 2013.
  10. News: Wigan Athletic: Owen Coyle reveals wait for right job. BBC Sport. 23 June 2013.
  11. News: David Weir: Sheffield United appoint Everton coach as boss. BBC Sport. 16 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Club Statement. Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.. 23 June 2013. 23 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055258/http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-230613-876708.aspx. 21 September 2013. dead.
  13. News: Oscar Garcia named new head coach of Brighton & Hove Albion. BBC Sport. 16 July 2013.
  14. News: David Moyes: Manchester United appoint Everton boss . BBC Sport . Manchester United . 9 May 2013 . 28 May 2013 .
  15. News: Roberto Martinez: Everton appoint former Wigan manager . BBC Sport. 5 June 2013.
  16. News: Sir Alex Ferguson to retire as Manchester United manager. BBC Sport. 9 May 2013.
  17. News: Kevin MacDonald leaves managerial role . BBC Sport . Swindon Town . 13 July 2013 . 13 July 2013 .
  18. News: 24 September 2013. Mark Cooper: Swindon Town assistant given manager's job. BBC Sport.
  19. Web site: Smith Resignation Accepted . Gateshead FC . 18 August 2013 . 18 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818213225/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4581/smith-resignation-accepted . 18 August 2013 .
  20. News: 24 September 2013. Gary Mills appointed Gateshead manager. BBC Sport.
  21. News: 24 September 2013. Carlisle United sack boss after poor League One start. BBC Sport.
  22. News: 30 September 2013. Graham Kavanagh named as Greg Abbott successor. BBC Sport.
  23. News: 24 September 2013. Sunderland sack manager Paolo Di Canio. Sky Sports.
  24. News: 25 October 2013. BBC Sport. Gus Poyet: Sunderland name Uruguayan as head coach.
  25. News: 28 September 2013. Nigel Clough: Derby County sack manager after defeat at Forest. BBC Sport.
  26. News: 30 September 2013. Steve McClaren named as Derby County head coach. BBC Sport.
  27. News: 13 October 2013. David Weir: Sheffield United sack manager after four months. BBC Sport.
  28. News: 23 October 2013. Nigel Clough: Sheffield United appoint ex-Derby County boss. BBC Sport.
  29. News: 13 October 2013. Martin Allen: Gillingham manager sacked after 16 months. BBC Sport.
  30. News: 25 October 2013. BBC Sport. Peter Taylor named interim boss after Martin Allen exit.
  31. News: 13 October 2013. Bury manager sacked by League Two strugglers. BBC Sport.
  32. News: 25 October 2013. BBC Sport. Bury appoint Ronnie Jepson as manager until January.
  33. Web site: 21 October 2013 . Tony Mowbray leaves Boro . Middlesbrough FC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131024081843/http://www.mfc.co.uk/page/news/latest/0%2C%2C1~3505015%2C00.html . 24 October 2013.
  34. News: 13 November 2013. BBC Sport. Aitor Karanka: Middlesbrough name ex-Real Madrid man as boss.
  35. News: 23 October 2013. Ian Holloway: Crystal Palace boss departs Premier League strugglers. BBC Sport.
  36. News: 23 November 2013. BBC Sport. Tony Pulis: Crystal Palace appoint former Stoke boss as manager.
  37. News: 27 October 2013. Chris Kiwomya leaves Notts County by mutual consent. BBC Sport.
  38. News: 6 November 2013. BBC Sport. Notts County name Shaun Derry as player-manager.
  39. News: 9 December 2013. Portsmouth sack manager. BBC Sport.
  40. News: 9 December 2013. Portsmouth appoint Barker & Coppell. BBC Sport.
  41. Web site: Crawley Town dismiss boss Barker . BBC Sport . 27 November 2013.
  42. Web site: Crawley appoint Gregory as manager. BBC Sport . 3 December 2013.
  43. Web site: Boss O'Driscoll exits Bristol City . BBC Sport . 28 November 2013.
  44. Web site: Bristol City appoint ex-Forest boss as manager. BBC Sport . 3 December 2013.
  45. Web site: Barnsley dismiss manager Flitcroft . BBC Sport . 30 November 2013.
  46. Web site: Barnsley appoint Wilson as manager . BBC Sport . 17 December 2013.
  47. Web site: Sheffield Wednesday sack boss Jones . BBC Sport . 1 December 2013.
  48. News: Martin Jol sacked by Fulham following defeat at West Ham . BBC Sport . 1 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131201181115/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25170983 . 1 December 2013.
  49. Web site: Manager Coyle leaves Wigan Athletic . BBC Sport . 2 December 2013.
  50. Web site: Wigan appoint Rosler as manager . BBC Sport . 7 December 2013.
  51. Web site: MARK WARBURTON APPOINTED MANAGER . Brentford F.C. . 10 December 2013 . 30 December 2013 . 12 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212212505/http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/mark-warburton-manager-10.12.13-1226331.aspx . dead .
  52. Web site: Flitcroft appointed as manager . Bury F.C. . 9 December 2013.
  53. Web site: Bury appoint David Flitcroft as their new manager . BBC Sport . 9 December 2013.
  54. News: Clarke relieved of duties. West Bromwich Albion. 14 December 2013. 17 December 2013. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216095045/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/clarke-relieved-of-duties-1236295.aspx. dead.
  55. News: West Brom appoint Pepe Mel as their new head coach . BBC Sport . 9 January 2014 . 9 January 2014.
  56. News: Tottenham sack manager Andre Villas-Boas. BBC Sport. 16 December 2013.
  57. News: Tim Sherwood appointed Head Coach. Tottenham Hotspur . 23 December 2013.
  58. Web site: Zola resigns as Watford manager . BBC Sport . 16 December 2013.
  59. Web site: Watford name Sannino as boss . BBC Sport . 18 December 2013.
  60. Web site: Aidy Boothroyd: Northampton Town sack manager . BBC Sport . 21 December 2013.
  61. Web site: Chris Wilder named Northampton Town boss. BBC Sport . 27 January 2014.
  62. News: Millwall: Steve Lomas sacked after Watford defeat on Boxing Day. BBC Sport . 26 December 2013.
  63. News: Ian Holloway ready to begin job at scary Millwall. BBC Sport . 9 January 2014.
  64. News: Malky Mackay: Cardiff City sack manager. BBC Sport. 27 December 2013.
  65. News: Cardiff appoint Solskjaer as manager . BBC Sport . 2 January 2014.
  66. Web site: Torquay United sack manager. BBC Sport . 2 January 2014.
  67. Web site: Torquay United appoint Chris Hargreaves as new manager. BBC Sport . 6 January 2014.
  68. Web site: Manager Ince sacked by Blackpool. BBC Sport . 21 January 2014.
  69. Web site: Jose Riga: Blackpool confirm ex-Charlton Athletic boss as manager. BBC Sport . 11 June 2014.
  70. Web site: Turner steps down as Shrewsbury boss. BBC Sport . 21 January 2014.
  71. Web site: Gary Waddock named Oxford United head coach. BBC Sport . 22 March 2014.
  72. Web site: Swansea sack Michael Laudrup and place Garry Monk in charge. BBC Sport . 4 February 2014.
  73. Web site: Swansea City: Garry Monk appointed full-time manager. BBC Sport . 7 May 2014.
  74. Web site: Magath Appointed . Fulham F.C. . 14 February 2014.
  75. Web site: Charlton Athletic appoint Jose Riga to replace sacked Chris Powell . BBC Sport . 11 March 2014.
  76. Web site: Billy Davies: Nottingham Forest sack manager . BBC Sport . 24 March 2014.
  77. Web site: Stuart Pearce: Nottingham Forest confirm Reds legend as boss . BBC Sport . 3 April 2014.
  78. Web site: Richie Barker sacked as Portsmouth manager . BBC Sport . 27 March 2014.
  79. Web site: Portsmouth appoint Andy Awford as full-time manager . BBC Sport . 1 May 2014.
  80. Web site: Bristol Rovers: John Ward replaced by Darrell Clarke . BBC Sport . 28 March 2014.
  81. Web site: Adams replaces Hughton as boss . Norwich City . 6 April 2014.
  82. Web site: Ronnie Moore: Tranmere Rovers sack manager after betting breach . BBC Sport . 9 April 2014.
  83. Moore was suspended from his duties on 17 February, and formally dismissed on 9 April. John McMahon acted as interim manager during this period.
  84. Web site: Tranmere Rovers: Rob Edwards appointed as new manager . BBC Sport . 27 May 2014.
  85. Web site: David Moyes: Manchester United manager sacked by club . BBC Sport . 22 April 2014.
  86. News: Manchester United: Louis van Gaal confirmed as new manager. BBC Sport. 19 May 2014.
  87. News: Coventry City: Football League docks Sky Blues 10 points. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  88. News: Sheff Utd 2 – 1 Notts County. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  89. News: Preston 1 – 0 Blackpool. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  90. News: BBC Sport — Hull City AFC change name to Hull City Tigers . BBC Sport . 9 August 2013 . 29 September 2013.
  91. News: Man Utd 2 – 0 Wigan. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  92. News: Saturday football. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  93. News: Chelsea 2 – 0 Hull. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
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  96. News: Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid from Spurs in £85m world record deal. BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
  97. News: 25 October 2013. BBC Sport. BBC Sport: England 4 Montenegro 1.
  98. News: 25 October 2013. BBC Sport. BBC Sport – England 2–0 Poland.
  99. News: 1 November 2013. BBC Sport. BBC Sport – Tranmere Rovers midfielder diagnosed with cancer.
  100. News: 2 November 2013. BBC Sport. Manchester City 7–0 Norwich.
  101. News: 6 November 2013. BBC Sport. Manchester City 5–2 CSKA Moscow.
  102. News: Football match-fixing: six arrested by police investigating betting syndicate as rigging hits British game. The Telegraph. 28 November 2013. 28 November 2013. London. Claire. Newell.
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  121. News: Riach . James . Luis Suárez of Liverpool wins PFA player of the year award PFA Player of the Year awards . 6 September 2020 . The Guardian . 28 April 2014.
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  126. Web site: Liverpool star Geoff Strong dies. espn. 17 June 2013.
  127. News: Former Man United keeper Crompton dies. BBC Sport. 4 July 2013.
  128. News: Everton legend Dave Hickson dies. BBC Sport. 9 July 2013. 9 July 2013.
  129. Web site: Ex-City forward Smith dies aged 92. 29 July 2013.
  130. News: Former POW and Man City keeper Bert Trautmann dies. 29 July 2013 . The San Francisco Chronicle.
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  147. News: Peter Broadbent: Ex-Wolves and Aston Villa forward dies aged 80. BBC Sport. 1 October 2013.
  148. Web site: Tributes to Gillingham FC legend Ernie Morgan after death aged 86. kentonline.co.uk. 5 October 2013.
  149. Web site: 25 October 2013. bournemouthecho.co.uk. (UPDATED) AFC Bournemouth: Laurie ran his newsagents and played for Cherries at same time.
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  151. News: Former Burnley player Harold Rudman dies. Lancashire Telegraph. 12 October 2013.
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  156. Web site: 23 April 2014 . Elfed Morris: "a true legend of Chester Football Club" . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202613/http://www.chester-city.co.uk/chester_fpa/?p=533 . dead . 23 September 2015 . chester-city.co.uk/ .
  157. News: Former Wales full-back Stuart Williams dies aged 83. BBC Sport. 10 November 2013. 6 November 2013.
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  189. Web site: Stoke City: Calvin Palmer dies aged 73 . Stoke Sentinel . 13 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313220051/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Calvin-Palmer-dies-aged-73/story-20807012-detail/story.html . 13 March 2014 .
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  205. News: 17 May 2014. Tributes to Weymouth football legend Len Mahoney. Dorset Echo.
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  211. News: Phil Neville: Ex-Everton captain confirms retirement. BBC Sport. 9 June 2013.
  212. News: Mido retires from football aged 30. BBC Sport. 11 June 2013.
  213. News: Millwall legend Harris retires. BBC Sport. 21 June 2013.
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  216. News: Ex-Manchester United striker Louis Saha retires from football. Manchester Evening News. 8 August 2013.
  217. Web site: Ex-Roma keeper Doni retires. Football Italia. 12 August 2013.
  218. Web site: Hulbert retires but new loan winger joins. https://archive.today/20130826103218/http://www.barrowafc.com/news/?article=1381. dead. 26 August 2013. Barrow AFC. 26 August 2013.
  219. Web site: eco announces retirement. Goal. 25 August 2013.
  220. Web site: Thomas Hitzlsperger retires . ESPN . 6 September 2020 . 3 September 2013.
  221. Web site: Grétar Rafn leggur skóna á hilluna. Fotbolti.net. 27 September 2013.
  222. News: Ex-Chelsea and Leeds defender retires. BBC Sport. 2 October 2013.
  223. News: Former Wales and Wolves defender Rob Edwards announces his retirement from playing. Sky Sports. 11 October 2013. 22 October 2013.
  224. News: Rob Hulse quits football to be a physiotherapist. Daily Express. 16 October 2013.
  225. Web site: Richards confirms his retirement. Bedford Times & Citizen. 22 October 2013.
  226. News: Defender Virgo announces retirement. BBC Sport. 25 October 2013.
  227. News: Northern Ireland hero Healy retires. BBC Sport. 3 December 2013.
  228. News: Richard Cresswell announces retirement. BBC Sport. 5 December 2013.
  229. News: Veteran midfielder Delap retires. BBC Sport. 16 December 2013.
  230. News: Wrexham defender Creighton retires. BBC Sport. 23 December 2013.
  231. Web site: Former Stoke City defender Danny Higginbotham retires. Stoke Sentinel. 8 January 2014.
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  233. News: Brett Emerton of Sydney FC set to announce his retirement. The Guardian. 21 January 2014.
  234. News: Former Derby County player Mile Sterjovski to retire from football. Derby Telegraph. 5 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222021500/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-County-player-Mile-Sterjovski-retire/story-20565036-detail/story.html. 22 February 2014. dead.
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  236. News: Reading forward announces retirement. BBC Sport. 20 March 2014.
  237. News: Newcastle Jets' Michael Bridges announces retirement. The Guardian. 9 April 2014.
  238. News: Picken retires from the game.. Bury Football Club. 5 May 2014.
  239. News: Harry Kewell announces retirement. The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 2014.
  240. Web site: Perth Glory captain Jacob Burns announces retirement from professional football. ABC News. 3 April 2014.
  241. News: Kevin Phillips: Leicester City striker announces retirement. 28 April 2014. BBC Sport. 28 April 2014.
  242. News: Baggaley. Michael. Port Vale midfielder Chris Shuker announces retirement. 1 May 2014. The Sentinel. 1 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032128/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Port-Vale-midfielder-Chris-Shuker-announces/story-21043030-detail/story.html. 2 May 2014. dead.
  243. News: Cherries midfielder Hughes retires. 6 May 2014. BBC Football. 6 May 2014.
  244. News: Ex-England left-back Bridge retires. 7 May 2014. BBC Football. 6 May 2014.
  245. News: Park Ji-Sung: Former Man Utd & South Korea player retires. 14 May 2014. BBC Football. 14 May 2014.
  246. News: Man United's Giggs ends glittering career. 19 May 2014. BBC Football. 19 May 2014.
  247. News: Stephen Purches says retirement is tough. 20 May 2014. BBC Football. 19 May 2014.
  248. News: Cardiff City: Ex-Wales captain Craig Bellamy retires . 6 September 2020 . BBC Sport . 22 May 2014.

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