2013–14 Fulham F.C. season explained

Club:Fulham
Season:2013–14
Chairman:Shahid Khan
Manager:Martin Jol
(until 1 December 2013)
René Meulensteen
(until 14 February 2014)
Felix Magath
(from 14 February 2014)
Stadium:Craven Cottage
League:Premier League
League Result:19th (relegated)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fourth round
(lost to Sheffield United)
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Fourth round
(lost to Leicester City)
League Topscorer:
Steve Sidwell (7)
Season Topscorer:
Steve Sidwell (8)
Highest Attendance:25,700
(2 November vs Manchester United, Premier League)
(1 February vs Southampton, Premier League)
(26 April vs Hull City, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:10,139
(4 February vs Sheffield United, FA Cup, Fourth round replay)
Average Attendance:24,977
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Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 season was Fulham's 116th professional season and their 13th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup. Fulham were relegated from the Premier League, finishing in 19th place. They also exited the League Cup in the fourth round and the FA Cup in the fourth round.

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFeeSource
16 May 2013RB Sascha Riether 1. FC Köln£1,300,000[1]
22 May 2013CB Fernando Amorebieta Athletic BilbaoFree[2]
22 May 2013CM Derek Boateng Dnipro DnipopetrovskFree
4 June 2013GK Maarten Stekelenburg Roma£4,000,000[3]
4 June 2013MF Ange-Freddy Plumain LensFree
19 August 2013MF Scott Parker Tottenham Hotspur£3,500,000
1 September 2013DF Elsad Zverotić Young BoysUndisclosed
31 January 2014MF Ryan Tunnicliffe Manchester UnitedUndisclosed
31 January 2014MF Larnell Cole Manchester UnitedUndisclosed
31 January 2014DF John Heitinga EvertonFree
31 January 2014FW Konstantinos Mitroglou Olympiacos£11,000,000

Loans in

DatePos.NameFromLengthSource
7 August 2013MF Adel Taarabt Queens Park Rangers30 June 2014 (recalled on 30 January 2014)
16 August 2013ST Darren Bent Aston Villa30 June 2014
24 December 2013MF Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders FC3 March 2014[4]
30 January 2014MF William Kvist VfB Stuttgart30 June 2014[5]
31 January 2014MF Lewis Holtby Tottenham Hotspur30 June 2014

Out

DatePos.NameToFeeSource
19 May 2013MF Simon Davies SolvaFree[6]
1 July 2013DF Chris Baird West Bromwich Albion[7]
1 July 2013FW Mladen Petrić West Ham UnitedFree transfer
1 July 2013GK Mark Schwarzer ChelseaFree transfer
1 July 2013GK Csaba SomogyiReleased
1 July 2013MF Tom DoneganReleased
1 July 2013FW Corey Gameiro Sydney FCFree transfer
1 July 2013FW James MusaReleased
1 July 2013FW Richard Peniket TamworthFree transfer
1 July 2013DF Alex Smith Swindon TownFree transfer
6 September 2013MF Kerim Frei Beşiktaş€3,150,000
31 January 2014DF Philippe Senderos Valenciaundisclosed
31 January 2014DF Aaron Hughes Queens Park RangersFree transfer

Loans out

DatePos.NameToLengthSource
3 July 2013DF Dan Burn Birmingham City30 June 2014 (recalled on 2 January 2014)[8]
27 August 2013GK Marcus Bettinelli Accrington Stanley30 June 2014
15 January 2014FW Bryan Ruiz PSV30 June 2014
31 January 2014FW Dimitar Berbatov Monaco30 June 2014

Overall transfer activity

For the purposes of this totaliser, Frei's fee has been converted into pounds and rounded to two significant figures.

Spending

Summer: £8,800,000

Winter: £11,000,000

Total: £19,800,000

Income

Summer: £0

Winter: £2,500,000

Total: £2,500,000

Total

Summer: £8,800,000

Winter: £8,500,000

Grand Total: £17,300,000

Fixtures and results

Premier League

See main article: 2013–14 Premier League.

Football League Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup.

FA Cup

See main article: 2013–14 FA Cup.

Competitions

Results by matchday

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 11 May 2014

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17 Steve Sidwell7018
239 Darren Bent3126
20 Hugo Rodallega2316
24 Ashkan Dejagah5016
59 Dimitar Berbatov4105
615 Kieran Richardson4004
78 Pajtim Kasami3003
828 Scott Parker2002
94 Philippe Senderos1001
10 Bryan Ruiz1001
11 Alexander Kačaniklić1001
14 Giorgos Karagounis0101
19 Adel Taarabt0101
4 John Heitinga1001
10 Lewis Holtby1001
35 Fernando Amorebieta1001
Own Goals2002
TOTALS407552

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

Suspensions

PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
Sascha Riether6 November 2013FA charge for violent conduct[9] 3 MatchesLiverpool (A), Swansea City (H), West Ham (A) (Premier League)
Fernando Amorebieta22 March 2014Sent off vs Manchester City1 MatchEverton (H) (Premier League)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sascha Riether agrees permanent deal with Fulham. Sky Sports News.
  2. News: Fulham sign Derek Boateng and Fernando Amorebieta. BBC Sport. 22 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Fulham agree Stekelenburg fee as Roma chief admits keeper is headed for London. 3 June 2013. Veysey. Wayne. Goal.
  4. Web site: Dempsey deal sealed. Fulham F.C.
  5. News: Transfer window: William Kvist joins Fulham on loan from Stuttgart. BBC Sport. 30 January 2014.
  6. Web site: Simon Davies signs up for his village team after earning £30,000 a week as Premier League star and Wales captain . Wales Online . 10 September 2014 . 11 September 2014 . Rhys, Steffan.
  7. Web site: Fulham confirm Mark Schwarzer is to leave the club. 1 July 2013. The Guardian.
  8. Web site: Burn's Birmingham Loan Fulham Football Club. 20 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Football Rules & Governance – Riether suspended. The FA. 6 November 2013. 8 November 2013.

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