2013–14 Football League
The 2013–14 Football League was the 115th season of The Football League. It began on 3 August 2013 and concluded on 3 May 2014, with the promotion play-off finals at Wembley Stadium on 24–26 May 2014. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers were promoted to the Premier League, while Bristol Rovers and Torquay United were relegated to the Conference Premier.
The 2013-14 season was the first in a five-year sponsorship agreement with betting company Sky Bet. As a result of the deal, the three Football League divisions were officially referred to as "The Sky Bet Championship", "Sky Bet League One" and "Sky Bet League Two".
Promotion and relegation
From Premier League
; Relegated to Championship- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Wigan Athletic
From Championship
; Relegated to League One
- Peterborough United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Bristol City
From League One
; Relegated to League Two
- Scunthorpe United
- Bury
- Hartlepool United
- Portsmouth
From League Two
; Relegated to Conference Premier
- Barnet
- Aldershot Town
From Conference Premier
- Mansfield Town
- Newport County
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
Dagenham & Redbridge | Signed by Luton Town | 26 February 2013 | 2012–13 season | 2 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Blackburn Rovers | Sacked | 19 March 2013 | 2012–13 season | 24 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Sheffield United | Sacked | 10 April 2013 | 2012–13 season | 10 June 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Torquay United | Sacked | 29 April 2013 | Pre-season | 7 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Accrington Stanley | Signed by Chesterfield | 30 April 2013 | Pre-season | 13 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Doncaster Rovers | Appointed as Director of Football | 3 May 2013 | Pre-season | 20 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sacked | 7 May 2013 | Pre-season | 31 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Millwall | Resigned | 7 May 2013 | Pre-season | 6 June 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Hartlepool United | Sacked | 9 May 2013 | Pre-season | 24 May 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | Sacked | 23 June 2013 | Pre-season | 26 June 2013 | Pre-season | ||
Swindon Town | Mutual consent | 13 July 2013 | Pre-season | 20 August 2013 | 17th | ||
Carlisle United | Sacked | 9 September 2013 | 22nd | 30 September 2013 | 14th | ||
Derby County | Sacked | 28 September 2013 | 14th | 30 September 2013 | 14th | ||
Sheffield United | Sacked | 11 October 2013 | 22nd | 23 October 2013 | 21st | ||
Gillingham | Sacked | 13 October 2013 | 16th | 11 November 2013 | 18th | ||
Bury | Sacked | 14 October 2013 | 21st | 9 December 2013 | 20th | ||
Middlesbrough | Resigned | 21 October 2013 | 16th | 13 November 2013 | 16th | ||
Notts County | Mutual Consent | 27 October 2013 | 24th | 6 November 2013 | 24th | ||
Scunthorpe United | Sacked | 20 November 2013 | 12th | 24 December 2013 | 3rd | ||
Portsmouth | Sacked | 25 November 2013 | 18th | 9 December 2013 | 17th | ||
Crawley Town | Sacked | 27 November 2013 | 12th | 3 December 2013 | 15th | ||
Bristol City | Sacked | 28 November 2013 | 22nd | 3 December 2013 | 23rd | ||
Barnsley | Sacked | 30 November 2013 | 24th | 17 December 2013 | 24th | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | Sacked | 1 December 2013 | 23rd | 25 January 2014 | 19th | ||
Wigan Athletic | Sacked | 2 December 2013 | 14th | 7 December 2013 | 14th | ||
Brentford | Signed by Wigan Athletic | 7 December 2013 | 4th | 10 December 2013 | 4th | ||
Watford | Resigned | 16 December 2013 | 13th | 18 December 2013 | 13th | ||
Northampton Town | Sacked | 21 December 2013 | 24th | 27 January 2014 | 24th | ||
Millwall | Sacked | 26 December 2013 | 20th | 7 January 2014 | 21st | ||
Torquay United | Sacked | 2 January 2014 | 23rd | 6 January 2014 | 23rd | ||
Blackpool | Sacked | 21 January 2014 | 14th | 4 March 2014 | 20th | ||
Shrewsbury Town | Resigned | 21 January 2014 | 20th | 21 February 2014 | 23rd | ||
Oxford United | Resigned | 25 January 2014 | 6th | 22 March 2014 | 6th | ||
Charlton Athletic | Sacked | 11 March 2014 | 24th | 11 March 2014 | 24th | ||
Nottingham Forest | Sacked | 24 March 2014 | 7th | 3 April 2014 | 2014–15 season | ||
Portsmouth | Sacked | 27 March 2014 | 22nd | 1 May 2014 | 11th | ||
Bristol Rovers | Appointed as Director of Football | 28 March 2014 | 20th | 28 March 2014 | 20th | ||
Tranmere Rovers | Sacked | 9 April 2014 | 19th | 27 May 2014 | 2014–15 season |