2013–14 Football League One
# 2013–14 Football League One

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.

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

### Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2012–13 season.

**To League One**

Promoted from League Two

* Gillingham
* Rotherham United
* Port Vale
* Bradford City

Relegated from Championship

* Bristol City
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Peterborough United

**From League One**

Relegated to League Two

* Bury
* Hartlepool United
* Portsmouth
* Scunthorpe United

Promoted to Championship

* Doncaster Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Yeovil Town

## League table

| Pos | 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 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 45 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Rotherham United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 86 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 74 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 24 | Stevenage (R) | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 42 | Relegation to Football League Two |

* ↑ 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.

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Leyton Orient | 2 (3) |
| | | | | | 4 | Rotherham United (p) | 2 (4) |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Rotherham United (p) | 2 (4) |
| 5 | Preston North End | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |

## Team overview

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Brentford | London (Brentford) | Griffin Park | 12,763 |
| Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 21,497 |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | Brunton Park | 16,981 |
| Colchester United | Colchester | Colchester Community Stadium | 10,064 |
| Coventry $City^1$ | Northampton | Sixfields Stadium | 7,653 |
| Crawley Town | Crawley | Checkatrade.com Stadium | 5,996 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | Alexandra Stadium | 10,153 |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Leyton Orient | London (Leyton) | Matchroom Stadium | 9,271 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes | Stadium:mk | 30,500 |
| Notts County | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 21,388 |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | Boundary Park | 10,638 |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | London Road Stadium | 15,315 |
| Port Vale | Stoke-on-Trent | Vale Park | 19,052 |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,408 |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | New York Stadium | 12,021 |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,702 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | Greenhous Meadow | 9,875 |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | Broadhall Way | 6,722 |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 15,728 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 16,789 |
| Walsall | Walsall | Banks's Stadium | 11,300 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux | 31,700 |
| Bradford City | Brentford | Bristol City | Carlisle United | Colchester United | Coventry City |
| Valley Parade | Griffin Park | Ashton Gate | Brunton Park | Colchester Community Stadium | Sixfields Stadium $^1$ |
| Capacity: 25,136 | Capacity: 12,763 | Capacity: 21,497 | Capacity: 18,202 | Capacity: 10,105 | Capacity: 7,653 |
| Crawley Town | Crewe Alexandra | Gillingham | Leyton Orient | Milton Keynes Dons | Notts County |
| The Checkatrade.com Stadium | Alexandra Stadium | Priestfield Stadium | Matchroom Stadium | Stadium mk | Meadow Lane |
| Capacity: 5,996 | Capacity: 10,153 | Capacity: 11,582 | Capacity: 9,271 | Capacity: 30,500 | Capacity: 20,229 |
| Oldham Athletic | Peterborough United | Port Vale | Preston North End | Rotherham United | Sheffield United |
| Boundary Park | London Road | Vale Park | Deepdale | New York Stadium | Bramall Lane |
| Capacity: 10,638 | Capacity: 15,315 | Capacity: 19,052 | Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 12,021 | Capacity: 32,702 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Stevenage | Swindon Town | Tranmere Rovers | Walsall | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Greenhous Meadow | The Lamex Stadium | County Ground | Prenton Park | Banks's Stadium | Molineux |
| Capacity: 9,875 | Capacity: 6,722 | Capacity: 14,700 | Capacity: 16,567 | Capacity: 11,300 | Capacity: 30,852 |

* $^1$ From 5 September 2014, Coventry played their home games at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry

### Personnel and sponsoring

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| Team | Manager | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradford City | Phil Parkinson | Gary Jones | Nike | JCT600 |
| Brentford | Mark Warburton | Kevin O'Connor | adidas | SkyeX |
| Bristol City | Steve Cotterill | Sam Baldock | adidas | Blackthorn Cider |
| Carlisle United | Graham Kavanagh | Lee Miller | Fila | Eddie Stobart |
| Colchester United | Joe Dunne | Brian Wilson | Puma | Weston Homes (H) JobServe (A) |
| Coventry City | Steven Pressley | Carl Baker | Puma | None |
| Crawley Town | John Gregory | Josh Simpson | Puma | 32Red |
| Crewe Alexandra | Steve Davis | Abdul Osman | Carbrini | Mornflake Oats |
| Gillingham | Peter Taylor (interim) | Adam Barrett | Vandanel | Medway Electrical & Mechanical Services |
| Leyton Orient | Russell Slade | Nathan Clarke | Nike | Samsung (H) FIFA 14 (A) |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Karl Robinson | Dean Lewington | Sondico | Case Security |
| Notts County | Shaun Derry | Dean Leacock | Fila | 3663 (H) Vision Express (A & 3rd) |
| Oldham Athletic | Lee Johnson | Korey Smith | Fila | Blacks |
| Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | Tommy Rowe | Nike | Stadium Energy |
| Port Vale | Micky Adams | Doug Loft | Sondico | GMB |
| Preston North End | Simon Grayson | John Welsh | Nike | The Carers' Trust |
| Rotherham United | Steve Evans | Craig Morgan | Puma | Parkgate Shopping (H) TGB Sheds (A) |
| Sheffield United | Nigel Clough | Michael Doyle | Macron | VSportsGames (H) Topspring (A & 3rd) |
| Shrewsbury Town | Michael Jackson | Tamika Mkandawire | Surridge | Greenhous |
| Stevenage | Graham Westley | Jon Ashton | Fila | STS Tyre Pros |
| Swindon Town | Mark Cooper | Darren Ward | adidas | Samsung(H) FIFA 14 (A) |
| Tranmere Rovers | John McMahon (interim) | James Wallace | Fila | Home Bargains |
| Walsall | Dean Smith | Andy Butler | Diadora | CAT communications |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kenny Jackett | Sam Ricketts | Puma | What House? |

**Managerial changes**

| Team | 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 | Pre-season | Mark Cooper | 13 July 2013 |
| Carlisle United | Greg Abbott | Sacked | 9 September 2013 | 22nd | Graham Kavanagh | 1 October 2013 |
| Sheffield United | David Weir | Sacked | 11 October 2013 | 23rd | Nigel Clough | 23 October 2013 |
| Gillingham | Martin Allen | Sacked | 13 October 2013 | 17th | Peter Taylor | 11 November 2013 |
| Notts County | Chris Kiwomya | Sacked | 27 October 2013 | 24th | Shaun Derry | 6 November 2013 |
| Crawley Town | Richie Barker | Sacked | 27 November 2013 | 12th | John Gregory | 3 December 2013 |
| Bristol City | Sean O'Driscoll | Sacked | 28 November 2013 | 22nd | Steve Cotterill | 3 December 2013 |
| Brentford | Uwe Rösler | Signed by Wigan Athletic | 7 December 2013 | 4th | Mark Warburton | 10 December 2013 |
| Shrewsbury | Graham Turner | Resigned | 21 January 2014 | 21st | Mickey Mellon | 12 May 2014 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Ronnie Moore | Sacked | 9 April 2014 | 19th | Rob Edwards | 27 May 2014 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | BRE | BRI | CRL | COL | COV | CRA | CRE | GIL | LEY | MKD | NTC | OLD | PET | PTV | PNE | ROT | SHU | SHR | STE | SWI | TRA | WAL | WOL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradford City | | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Brentford | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Bristol City | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Carlisle United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Colchester United | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Crawley Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Gillingham | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Notts County | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 5–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Peterborough United | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Preston North End | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Sheffield United | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Stevenage | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Swindon Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Walsall | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 0–3 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

    As of 3 May 2014.

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sam Baldock | Bristol City | 24 |
| 2 | Britt Assombalonga | Peterborough United | 23 |
| 3 | Kieran Agard | Rotherham United | 21 |
| 3 | Callum Wilson | Coventry City | 21 |
| 5 | Ryan Lowe | Tranmere Rovers | 19 |
| 5 | Dave Mooney | Leyton Orient | 19 |
| 7 | Joe Garner | Preston North End | 18 |
| 8 | Nouha Dicko | Rotherham United/Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
| 8 | Clayton Donaldson | Brentford | 17 |
| 8 | Cody McDonald | Gillingham | 17 |

### Scoring

* 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)
