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

From Championship

; Promoted to Premier League
; Relegated to League One

From League One

; Promoted to Championship
; Relegated to League Two

From League Two

; Promoted to League One
; Relegated to Conference Premier

From Conference Premier

; Promoted to League Two

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table at
time of departure		Incoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table at
time of appointment
Dagenham & RedbridgeSigned by Luton Town26 February 20132012–13 season2 May 2013Pre-season
Blackburn RoversSacked19 March 20132012–13 season24 May 2013Pre-season
Sheffield UnitedSacked10 April 20132012–13 season10 June 2013Pre-season
Torquay UnitedSacked29 April 2013Pre-season7 May 2013Pre-season
Accrington StanleySigned by Chesterfield30 April 2013Pre-season13 May 2013Pre-season
Doncaster RoversAppointed as Director of Football3 May 2013Pre-season20 May 2013Pre-season
Wolverhampton WanderersSacked7 May 2013Pre-season31 May 2013Pre-season
MillwallResigned7 May 2013Pre-season6 June 2013Pre-season
Hartlepool UnitedSacked9 May 2013Pre-season24 May 2013Pre-season
Brighton & Hove AlbionSacked23 June 2013Pre-season26 June 2013Pre-season
Swindon TownMutual consent13 July 2013Pre-season20 August 201317th
Carlisle UnitedSacked9 September 201322nd30 September 201314th
Derby CountySacked28 September 201314th30 September 201314th
Sheffield UnitedSacked11 October 201322nd23 October 201321st
GillinghamSacked13 October 201316th11 November 201318th
BurySacked14 October 201321st9 December 201320th
MiddlesbroughResigned21 October 201316th13 November 201316th
Notts CountyMutual Consent27 October 201324th6 November 201324th
Scunthorpe UnitedSacked20 November 201312th24 December 20133rd
PortsmouthSacked25 November 201318th9 December 201317th
Crawley TownSacked27 November 201312th3 December 201315th
Bristol CitySacked28 November 201322nd3 December 201323rd
BarnsleySacked30 November 201324th17 December 201324th
Sheffield WednesdaySacked1 December 201323rd25 January 201419th
Wigan AthleticSacked2 December 201314th7 December 201314th
BrentfordSigned by Wigan Athletic7 December 20134th10 December 20134th
WatfordResigned16 December 201313th18 December 201313th
Northampton TownSacked21 December 201324th27 January 201424th
MillwallSacked26 December 201320th7 January 201421st
Torquay UnitedSacked2 January 201423rd6 January 201423rd
BlackpoolSacked21 January 201414th4 March 201420th
Shrewsbury TownResigned21 January 201420th21 February 201423rd
Oxford UnitedResigned25 January 20146th22 March 20146th
Charlton AthleticSacked11 March 201424th11 March 201424th
Nottingham ForestSacked24 March 20147th3 April 20142014–15 season
PortsmouthSacked27 March 201422nd1 May 201411th
Bristol RoversAppointed as Director of Football28 March 201420th28 March 201420th
Tranmere RoversSacked9 April 201419th27 May 20142014–15 season