2013–14 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2013–14 season
Chairman Steve Morgan OBE
Head coach Kenny Jackett
League One 1st
(3rd divisional title)
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 1st round
Football League Trophy 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Nouha Dicko, Leigh Griffiths & Bakary Sako (12)
All: Leigh Griffiths & Bakary Sako (13)
Highest home attendance 30,110
(vs Rotherham,
18 April 2014)
Lowest home attendance 4,226
(vs Oldham, 19 November 2013)
Average home league attendance 20,878
Home colours
Away colours
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season was the 115th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in League One, the third tier of the English football system for the first time since 1988–89. The previous season had brought relegation for a second successive season.

Former Millwall manager Kenny Jackett was appointed as Wolves' new head coach in the close season,[1] replacing Dean Saunders who was fired after overseeing their relegation.[2]

The team achieved promotion back to the Championship with four games to spare, setting a new club record points tally for a season in the process.[3] Their third title at this level was confirmed on 21 April as the team went on to create a new record points amount for the third tier, reaching 103 points.

Season review

Sam Ricketts was appointed captain.

After a second consecutive relegation and four different managers during the previous sixteen months, Kenny Jackett, who had resigned from Millwall weeks earlier, was appointed on 31 May 2013 in the newly-titled role of head coach.[1] When pre-season training began on 24 June, Jackett announced that four key first team players – Karl Henry, Stephen Ward, Jamie O’Hara and Roger Johnson – were all now transfer-listed[4] and that he intended to make greater usage of the club's academy players.[5] In addition to the transfer listed players, further key players such as Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Stephen Hunt and Christophe Berra did not have their contracts renewed as the club sought to reduce their salary commitments.[6] Only three new signings were made during the summer transfer window: free signing Sam Ricketts, who became club captain,[7] as well as Kevin McDonald and Scott Golbourne from Sheffield United and Barnsley, respectively.[8][9]

Wolves' first fixture in the third tier since 1989 was a goalless draw at Preston.[10] This was followed by five consecutive league wins to bring the team into the automatic promotion places and earn Jackett a nomination for August's Manager of the Month Award.[11] Despite their unbeaten league run being ended by local rivals Walsall, a run of eleven unbeaten matches brought them to the top of the table by mid-November.

The following seven matches brought only one victory though, and by early January both Leyton Orient and Brentford stood above Wolves with further games in hand.[12] Wolves sought to strength their squad and recruited five players during the January transfer window - two being loan deals of James Henry and Michael Jacobs being made into permanent signings. Strikers Leigh Griffiths and Kevin Doyle (on loan) were both allowed to leave,[13][14] with two former players, Nouha Dicko and Leon Clarke being bought as replacements.[15][16]

Nouha Dicko scored 13 goals in the final four months.

With this new squad, the team recorded a club record nine straight victories - including a 3–0 success at promotion rivals Brentford - to return to the top of the table. Although suffering a final defeat of the campaign at Crawley in mid-March, on 12 April, promotion was secured with a 2–0 win at Crewe Alexandra that ensured the club's exit from League One after a solitary season.[3] After two further wins, they were confirmed as champions after Brentford failed to beat MK Dons hours after Wolves had won at Leyton Orient, who had led the table for much of the early part of the season.[17]

A final day win that relegated Carlisle ensured that Wolves set a new points record for the third tier as they reached 103 points.[18] En route to the title, the team also set numerous new club records, including a new points record (surpassing the 92 points they set when last in the third tier)[19] and a record nine consecutive wins, as well as equalling their previous best run of five consecutive away wins. At the conclusion of the season, Kenny Jackett was joint-winner of the LMA Awards Manager of the Year for League One,[20] having earlier won the monthly award for March 2014.[21]

Results

Pre season

League One

A total of 24 teams competed in League One in the 2013–14 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 19 June 2013[22] with the exception of the club's opening fixture, which was announced one day earlier having been selected as part of The Football League's 125th anniversary.[23]

Final 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
3 Leyton Orient 46 25 11 10 85 45 +40 86 Qualification to League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Rotherham United (O, P) 46 24 14 8 86 58 +28 86
5 Preston North End 46 23 16 7 72 46 +26 85
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.
Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 31 10 5 89 31 +58 103 17 4 2 48 15 +33 14 6 3 41 16 +25

Source: Statto.com

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result D W W W W W L W W W D W W W D W D W L L D W D D L W W W W W W W W W D L W W W D W W W W D W
Position 14 6 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Players

Statistics

Key

      ‡ On loan from another club       * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

A yellow card = Yellow cards

A red card = Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Other Total Discipline
1GKWales Hennessey, WayneWayne Hennessey ¤† 000000000000
2DFRepublic of Ireland Doherty, MattMatt Doherty 15(3)100101017(3)130
3DFCameroon Elokobi, GeorgeGeorge Elokobi 1(5)01000204(5)010
4MFWales Edwards, DavidDavid Edwards 22(8)910000023(8)900
5DFEngland Stearman, RichardRichard Stearman 39(1)220001(1)042(2)241
6DFEngland Batth, DannyDanny Batth 462201010502100
7MFEngland Henry, JamesJames Henry ‡ 26(6)1010001028(6)1060
8MFEngland Davis, DavidDavid Davis 12(6)010101015(6)080
9FWScotland Griffiths, LeighLeigh Griffiths † 18(8)121(1)1101021(9)1310
9FWEngland Clarke, LeonLeon Clarke 4(9)10000004(9)110
10MFFrance Sako, BakaryBakary Sako 36(4)1210001138(4)1350
11MFScotland McDonald, KevinKevin McDonald 39(2)510002042(2)580
12MFRepublic of Ireland Forde, AnthonyAnthony Forde 0(3)000100(1)01(4)000
13GKNigeria Ikeme, CarlCarl Ikeme 41020101045020
14MFWales Evans, LeeLee Evans 19(7)20(1)00(1)00019(9)250
15FWIceland Sigurðarson, BjörnBjörn Sigurðarson ¤ 7(11)210001(1)09(12)220
16FWWales Cassidy, JakeJake Cassidy ¤ 4(10)02010108(10)020
17MFTogo Boukari, RazakRazak Boukari ¤ 000000000000
18DFWales Ricketts, SamSam Ricketts (c) 42(2)21(1)0000043(3)230
19MFEngland Price, JackJack Price 20(6)020002024(6)040
20FWRepublic of Ireland McAlinden, LiamLiam McAlinden ¤ 2(5)1000(1)01(1)13(7)200
21MFEngland Ismail, ZeliZeli Ismail ¤ 5(4)00(1)010006(5)010
22DFEngland Reckord, JamieJamie Reckord ¤ 000010001000
22FWWales Reid, BradleyBradley Reid ¤ 000000000000
23DFEngland Ebanks-Landell, EthanEthan Ebanks-Landell 4(3)21010107(3)200
25MFEngland O'Hara, JamieJamie O'Hara 0(2)00000000(2)000
26DFEngland Golbourne, ScottScott Golbourne 39(1)121002043(1)210
27MFEngland Jacobs, MichaelMichael Jacobs ‡ 28(2)800000028(2)810
28MFMali Doumbia, TongoTongo Doumbia ¤ 000000000000
29FWRepublic of Ireland Doyle, KevinKevin Doyle ¤ 16(7)30(1)00(1)00016(9)310
31GKRepublic of Ireland McCarey, AaronAaron McCarey ¤ 500000106000
32DFRepublic of Ireland Foley, KevinKevin Foley ¤ 0(5)10010102(5)100
34DFAustria Margreitter, GeorgGeorg Margreitter ¤ 000000000000
39DFEngland Ihiekwe, MichaelMichael Ihiekwe ¤ 000000000000
40FWFrance Dicko, NouhaNouha Dicko 17(2)1200000017(2)1220
41GKEngland Flatt, JonJon Flatt 000000000000
47MFPortugal Bancessi, EusébioEusébio Bancessi 000000000000
50FWFrance Keita, IbrahimIbrahim Keita 000000000000

    Awards

    Award Winner[24]
    Fans' Player of the Season Kevin McDonald
    Players' Player of the Season Kevin McDonald
    Young Player of the Season Jack Price
    Academy Player of the Season Declan Weeks
    Goal of the Season Michael Jacobs
    (vs Brentford, 22 February 2014)

    Transfers

    In

    Date Player From Fee
    4 July 2013Wales Sam Ricketts Bolton WanderersFree[25]
    14 August 2013Scotland Kevin McDonald Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed[8]
    30 August 2013England Scott Golbourne BarnsleyUndisclosed[9]
    3 January 2014England James Henry MillwallUndisclosed[26]
    8 January 2014England Michael Jacobs Derby CountyUndisclosed[27]
    13 January 2014France Nouha Dicko Wigan AthleticUndisclosed[15]
    30 January 2014England Leon Clarke Coventry CityUndisclosed[16]
    31 January 2014England Kortney Hause Wycombe WanderersUndisclosed[28]

    Out

    Date Player To Fee
    June 2013 England Jody Craddock Retired –[29]
    June 2013 Scotland Christophe Berra Released Free[6]
    June 2013 Slovenia Aljaž Cotman Released Free[30]
    June 2013 England Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Released Free[6]
    June 2013 Northern Ireland Johnny Gorman Released Free[30]
    June 2013 Republic of Ireland Stephen Hunt Released Free[6]
    June 2013 England Sam Winnall Released Free[30]
    24 June 2013England Adam HammillHuddersfield TownUndisclosed[31]
    3 July 2013Netherlands Dorus de VriesNottingham ForestFree[32]
    12 July 2013Iceland Eggert Jónsson Released Free[33]
    23 July 2013England Karl HenryQueens Park Rangers Undisclosed[34]
    31 January 2014Wales Wayne HennesseyCrystal Palace Undisclosed[35]
    31 January 2014Scotland Leigh GriffithsCeltic Undisclosed[13]

    Loans in

    Date Player From End Date
    1 October 2013 England James Henry Millwall 1 January 2014[36]
    11 November 2013 England Michael Jacobs Derby County 4 January 2014[37]

    Loans out

    Date Player To End Date
    6 August 2013 Mali Tongo Doumbia Valenciennes End of season[38]
    16 August 2013 Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward Brighton & Hove Albion End of season[39]
    21 August 2013 Wales Wayne Hennessey Yeovil Town 17 November 2013[40]
    27 August 2013 Togo Razak Boukari Sochaux End of season[41]
    2 September 2013 Austria Georg Margreitter Copenhagen End of season[42]
    2 September 2013 England Jamie Reckord Plymouth Argyle 1 January 2014[42]
    16 September 2013 England Roger Johnson Sheffield Wednesday 2 January 2014[43]
    11 October 2013 Republic of Ireland Liam McAlinden Shrewsbury Town 6 December 2013[44]
    28 November 2013 Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey York City 2 January 2014[45]
    6 January 2014 England Roger Johnson West Ham United End of season[46]
    8 January 2014 England Zeli Ismail Burton Albion End of season[47]
    10 January 2014 England Michael Ihiekwe Cheltenham Town End of season[48]
    24 January 2014 Wales Jake Cassidy Tranmere Rovers 27 April 2014[49]
    25 January 2014 England Jamie Reckord Swindon Town 28 April 2014[50]
    31 January 2014 Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Queens Park Rangers End of season[14]
    31 January 2014 Iceland Björn Sigurðarson Molde 31 December 2014[51]
    27 February 2014 Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley Blackpool 31 March 2014[52]
    18 March 2014 England Dominic Iorfa Shrewsbury Town 18 April 2014[53]
    27 March 2014 Wales Bradley Reid Wrexham End of season[54]

    Management and coaching staff

    Position Name
    Head Coach Kenny Jackett
    Assistant head Coach Joe Gallen
    Development Coach Steve Weaver
    First Team Fitness and Conditioning Coach Tony Daley
    Goalkeeping Coach Pat Mountain
    Head of Football Development and Recruitment Kevin Thelwell
    Head of Recruitment Stuart Webber
    Assistant Academy Manager / Under-18's Coach Mick Halsall
    Club Doctor Dr Matthew Perry
    Club Physio Phil Hayward

    Kit

    The season brought both new home and away kits manufactured by new supplier PUMA, who had previously worked with Wolves during the 1990s.[55] The new home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours, while the away kit was all purple with white trimming.[56] Both shirts featured new sponsor What House?, a property company that had agreed a two-year deal with the football club.[57]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Kenny Jackett: Wolves name ex-Millwall boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 31 May 2013.
    2. ↑ "Dean Saunders sacked after relegation to League One". BBC Sport. 7 May 2013.
    3. 1 2 "Crewe 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 12 April 2014.
    4. ↑ "Four players transfer listed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 24 June 2013.
    5. ↑ "The Potential of Youth". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 26 June 2013.
    6. 1 2 3 4 "Wolves: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Stephen Hunt released". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013.
    7. ↑ "Sam Ricketts named Wolves captain in move". Express & Star. 4 July 2013.
    8. 1 2 "Kevin McDonald: Wolves sign midfielder from Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 14 August 2013.
    9. 1 2 "Scott Golbourne: Wolves sign Barnsley full-back". BBC Sport. 30 August 2013.
    10. ↑ "Preston 0–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013.
    11. ↑ "Kenny Jackett up for manager of the month award". Express & Star. 5 September 2013.
    12. ↑ "English League One 2013-2014 : Table". Statto.com. 11 January 2014.
    13. 1 2 "Wolves striker Griffiths joins Celtic". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.
    14. 1 2 "QPR sign Kevin Doyle from Wolves". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.
    15. 1 2 "Wolves sign Nouha Dicko from Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 13 January 2014.
    16. 1 2 "Leon Clarke re-signs for Wolves from Coventry". BBC Sport. 30 January 2014.
    17. ↑ "Wolves crowned League One Champions". Express & Star. 22 April 2014.
    18. ↑ "Wolves 3–0 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014.
    19. ↑ "Wolves lift the League One trophy". Express & Star. 4 May 2014.
    20. ↑ "LMA Managers of the Year announced". The Football League. 13 May 2014.
    21. ↑ "Kenny Jackett named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. 4 April 2014.
    22. ↑ "League One fixtures". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013.
    23. ↑ "League announces anniversary fixtures". The Football League. 18 June 2013.
    24. ↑ "Macca at the double". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 8 May 2014.
    25. ↑ "Sam Ricketts: Wolves sign Bolton Wanderers' Welsh defender". BBC Sport. 4 July 2013.
    26. ↑ "Exciting times for Henry". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 3 January 2014.
    27. ↑ "Michael Jacobs joins Wolves from Derby". BBC Sport. 8 January 2014.
    28. ↑ "Wolves sign Wycombe's Kortney Hause". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.
    29. ↑ "Craddock testimonial confirmed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 17 May 2013.
    30. 1 2 3 "The next generation". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 18 June 2013.
    31. ↑ "Huddersfield Town: Jon Stead and Adam Hammill sign up". BBC Sport. 25 June 2013.
    32. ↑ "Dorus De Vries: Nottingham Forest sign Wolves keeper". BBC Sport. 3 July 2013.
    33. ↑ "Wolves: Eggert Jonsson has contract cancelled at Molineux". BBC Sport. 12 July 2013.
    34. ↑ "Karl Henry: Queens Park Rangers sign Wolves midfielder". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013.
    35. ↑ "Wolves' Wayne Hennessey joins Palace". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.
    36. ↑ "James Henry: Wolves' Kenny Jackett brings in Millwall loan man". BBC Sport. 1 October 2013.
    37. ↑ "Michael Jacobs: Derby County midfielder signs for Wolves on loan". BBC Sport. 11 November 2013.
    38. ↑ "Tonga Doumbia has left Wolves and returned to France". Sky Sports. 7 August 2013.
    39. ↑ "Stephen Ward joins Brighton as Gordon Greer signs new deal". BBC Sport. 16 August 2013.
    40. ↑ "Wayne Hennessey: Wolves keeper cleared for Yeovil Town loan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2013.
    41. ↑ "Wolves winger Razak Boukari to join Sochaux on season-long loan". Sky Sports. 27 August 2013.
    42. 1 2 "Wolves duo Georg Margreitter and Jamie Reckord have both left on loan". Sky Sports. 2 September 2013.
    43. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday: Roger Johnson signs from Wolves". BBC Sport. 16 September 2013.
    44. ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Shrewsbury Town sign Wolves striker on loan". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013.
    45. ↑ "York City sign keeper Aaron McCarey from Wolves". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013.
    46. ↑ "West Ham sign defender Roger Johnson from Wolves on loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2014.
    47. ↑ "Zeli Ismail joins Burton from Wolves". BBC Sport. 8 January 2014.
    48. ↑ "Cheltenham: Wolves' Ihiekwe joins and Vincent stays". BBC Sport. 10 January 2014.
    49. ↑ "Wolves' Jake Cassidy rejoins Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 24 January 2014.
    50. ↑ "Swindon sign Jamie Reckord from Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014.
    51. ↑ "Molde sign Bjorn Sigurdarson from Wolves". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014.
    52. ↑ "Kevin Foley: Blackpool agree one-month loan for Wolves defender". BBC Sport. 27 February 2014.
    53. ↑ "Dominic Iorfa: Wolves defender joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2014.
    54. ↑ "Wolves' Bradley Reid rejoins Wrexham until end of season". BBC Sport. 27 March 2014.
    55. ↑ "Wolves sign with Puma". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 14 March 2013.
    56. ↑ "Revealed: New Puma replica kits". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 23 April 2013.
    57. ↑ "Wolves sign What House? as main sponsor". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 10 April 2013.


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