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
and 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

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 for 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
ResultDWWWWWLWWWDWWWDWDWLLDWDDLWWWWWWWWWDLWWWDWWWWDW
Position14631233333332221212222322333222111111111111111

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

Players

Statistics

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

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

No.PosNamePGPGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDiscipline
1GKWales Wayne Hennessey ¤† 000000000000
2DFRepublic of Ireland Matt Doherty 15(3)100101017(3)130
3DFCameroon George Elokobi 1(5)01000204(5)010
4MFWales David Edwards 22(8)910000023(8)900
5DFEngland Richard Stearman 39(1)220001(1)042(2)241
6DFEngland Danny Batth 462201010502100
7MFEngland James Henry ‡ 26(6)1010001028(6)1060
8MFEngland David Davis 12(6)010101015(6)080
9FWScotland Leigh Griffiths † 18(8)121(1)1101021(9)1310
9FWEngland Leon Clarke 4(9)10000004(9)110
10MFFrance Bakary Sako 36(4)1210001138(4)1350
11MFScotland Kevin McDonald 39(2)510002042(2)580
12MFRepublic of Ireland Anthony Forde 0(3)000100(1)01(4)000
13GKNigeria Carl Ikeme 41020101045020
14MFWales Lee Evans 19(7)20(1)00(1)00019(9)250
15FWIceland Björn Sigurðarson ¤ 7(11)210001(1)09(12)220
16FWWales Jake Cassidy ¤ 4(10)02010108(10)020
17MFTogo Razak Boukari ¤ 000000000000
18DFWales Sam Ricketts (c) 42(2)21(1)0000043(3)230
19MFEngland Jack Price 20(6)020002024(6)040
20FWRepublic of Ireland Liam McAlinden ¤ 2(5)1000(1)01(1)13(7)200
21MFEngland Zeli Ismail ¤ 5(4)00(1)010006(5)010
22DFEngland Jamie Reckord ¤ 000010001000
22FWWales Bradley Reid ¤ 000000000000
23DFEngland Ethan Ebanks-Landell 4(3)21010107(3)200
25MFEngland Jamie O'Hara 0(2)00000000(2)000
26DFEngland Scott Golbourne 39(1)121002043(1)210
27MFEngland Michael Jacobs ‡ 28(2)800000028(2)810
28MFMali Tongo Doumbia ¤ 000000000000
29FWRepublic of Ireland Kevin Doyle ¤ 16(7)30(1)00(1)00016(9)310
31GKRepublic of Ireland Aaron McCarey ¤ 500000106000
32DFRepublic of Ireland Kevin Foley ¤ 0(5)10010102(5)100
34DFAustria Georg Margreitter ¤ 000000000000
39DFEngland Michael Ihiekwe ¤ 000000000000
40FWFrance Nouha Dicko 17(2)1200000017(2)1220
41GKEngland Jonathan Flatt 000000000000
47MFPortugal Eusébio Bancessi 000000000000
50FWFrance Ibrahim Keita 000000000000

    Awards

    Award Winner[24]
    Fans' Player of the SeasonKevin McDonald
    Players' Player of the SeasonKevin McDonald
    Young Player of the SeasonJack Price
    Academy Player of the SeasonDeclan Weeks
    Goal of the SeasonMichael Jacobs
    (vs Brentford, 22 February 2014)

    Transfers

    In

    Date Player From Fee
    4 July 2013Wales Sam RickettsBolton WanderersFree[25]
    14 August 2013Scotland Kevin McDonaldSheffield United£750,000[8]
    30 August 2013England Scott GolbourneBarnsley£700,000[9]
    3 January 2014England James HenryMillwall£250,000[26]
    8 January 2014England Michael JacobsDerby County£200,000[27]
    13 January 2014France Nouha DickoWigan Athletic£300,000[15]
    30 January 2014England Leon ClarkeCoventry City£750,000[16]
    31 January 2014England Kortney HauseWycombe Wanderers£45,000[28]

    Out

    Date Player To Fee
    June 2013England Jody CraddockRetired–[29]
    June 2013Scotland Christophe BerraReleasedFree[6]
    June 2013Slovenia Aljaž CotmanReleasedFree[30]
    June 2013England Sylvan Ebanks-BlakeReleasedFree[6]
    June 2013Northern Ireland Johnny GormanReleasedFree[30]
    June 2013Republic of Ireland Stephen HuntReleasedFree[6]
    June 2013England Sam WinnallReleasedFree[30]
    24 June 2013England Adam HammillHuddersfield Town£750,000[31]
    3 July 2013Netherlands Dorus de VriesNottingham ForestFree[32]
    12 July 2013Iceland Eggert JónssonReleasedFree[33]
    23 July 2013England Karl HenryQueens Park Rangers£1,000,000[34]
    31 January 2014Wales Wayne HennesseyCrystal Palace£3,000,000[35]
    31 January 2014Scotland Leigh GriffithsCeltic£2,000,000[13]

    Loans in

    Date Player From End Date
    1 October 2013England James HenryMillwall1 January 2014[36]
    11 November 2013England Michael JacobsDerby County4 January 2014[37]

    Loans out

    Date Player To End Date
    6 August 2013Mali Tongo DoumbiaValenciennesEnd of season[38]
    16 August 2013Republic of Ireland Stephen WardBrighton & Hove AlbionEnd of season[39]
    21 August 2013Wales Wayne HennesseyYeovil Town17 November 2013[40]
    27 August 2013Togo Razak BoukariSochauxEnd of season[41]
    2 September 2013Austria Georg MargreitterCopenhagenEnd of season[42]
    2 September 2013England Jamie ReckordPlymouth Argyle1 January 2014[42]
    16 September 2013England Roger JohnsonSheffield Wednesday2 January 2014[43]
    11 October 2013Republic of Ireland Liam McAlindenShrewsbury Town6 December 2013[44]
    28 November 2013Republic of Ireland Aaron McCareyYork City2 January 2014[45]
    6 January 2014England Roger JohnsonWest Ham UnitedEnd of season[46]
    8 January 2014England Zeli IsmailBurton AlbionEnd of season[47]
    10 January 2014England Michael IhiekweCheltenham TownEnd of season[48]
    24 January 2014Wales Jake CassidyTranmere Rovers27 April 2014[49]
    25 January 2014England Jamie ReckordSwindon Town28 April 2014[50]
    31 January 2014Republic of Ireland Kevin DoyleQueens Park RangersEnd of season[14]
    31 January 2014Iceland Björn SigurðarsonMolde31 December 2014[51]
    27 February 2014Republic of Ireland Kevin FoleyBlackpool31 March 2014[52]
    18 March 2014England Dominic IorfaShrewsbury Town18 April 2014[53]
    27 March 2014Wales Bradley ReidWrexhamEnd 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
    5. ↑ "The Potential of Youth". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
    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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
    21. ↑ "Kenny Jackett named Sky Bet League 1 Manager of the Month". The Football League. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
    22. ↑ "League One fixtures". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013.
    23. ↑ "League announces anniversary fixtures". The Football League. 18 June 2013.
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    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.
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    30. 1 2 3 "The next generation". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 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. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
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