2013–14 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2013–14 season
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Head Coach Steve Clarke
(until 14 December 2013)
Keith Downing
(caretaker, until 9 January 2014)
Pepe Mel
(from 9 January 2014)
Stadium The Hawthorns
Premier League 17th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Saido Berahino (5)
Stéphane Sessègnon (5)

All:
Saido Berahino (9)
Highest home attendance 26,613 vs. Stoke City
(11 May 2014, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 8,955 vs. Newport County
(27 August 2013, League Cup)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2013–14 season was West Bromwich Albion's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League, their eighth in total. During the season, they also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Pre-season

During pre-season, Albion installed the Hawk-Eye system at their home ground, The Hawthorns, in order to enable the newly introduced goal-line technology for the 2013–14 season.[1]

Player statistics

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 11 May 2014

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Ben Foster 240100025010
2 DF  IRL Steven Reid 16000101704*0
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 3210000321100
4 DF  MKD Goran Popov 1 (1)010204 (1)01*0
5 MF  ARG Claudio Yacob 22 (5)1101024 (5)18*0
6 DF  ENG Liam Ridgewell 331000033160
7 MF  SCO James Morrison 23 (9)1100 (2)024 (11)110
8 FW  SWE Markus Rosenberg 1 (3)0000 (2)01 (5)000
9 FW  IRL Shane Long 11 (4)3101013 (4)320
10 MF  ENG Scott Sinclair 4 (4)00 (1)0206 (5)000
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 25 (3)3001026 (3)370
13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill 140000014000
14 DF  URU Diego Lugano 7 (2)1102010 (2)14*+0
16 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe 11 (13)3000011 (13)330
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans 12 (2)2002014 (2)240
18 MF  FRA Morgan Amalfitano 26 (2)40 (1)00 (1)026 (4)44+0
19 GK  ENG Luke Daniels 0 (1)000202 (1)000
20 FW  CZE Matěj Vydra 7 (16)310109 (16)300
21 MF  COD Youssouf Mulumbu 33 (4)2001034 (4)270
22 MF  HUN Zoltán Gera 5 (9)010006 (9)02+0
23 DF  NIR Gareth McAuley 322100033240
25 DF  ENG Craig Dawson 10 (2)0102013 (2)02+0
28 DF  ENG Billy Jones 210001022050
29 MF  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 23 (3)50 (1)01024 (4)500
38 FW  ENG Saido Berahino 11 (21)5102414 (21)900
39 FW  FRA Nicolas Anelka 11 (1)2000011 (1)200
40 DF  ENG Liam O'Neil 0 (3)000000 (3)000
41 DF  ENG Cameron Gayle 00000 (1)00 (1)000
50 FW  CGO Thievy Bifouma 3 (3)200003 (3)200

* - One booking in League Cup
+ - One booking in FA Cup
Source:[3]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 17th 17 August 201311 May 2014
League Cup 2nd round 3rd round 27 August 201325 September 2013
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 4 January 20144 January 2014

Source: Competitions

Premier League

Albion participated in the 2013–14 Premier League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Aston Villa 38 10 8 20 39 61 22 38
16 Hull City 38 10 7 21 38 53 15 37 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
17 West Bromwich Albion 38 7 15 16 43 59 16 36
18 Norwich City (R) 38 8 9 21 28 62 34 33 Relegation to the Championship
19 Fulham (R) 38 9 5 24 40 85 45 32
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[4]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Hull City qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as runners-up of the 2013–14 FA Cup since winners Arsenal qualified for Champions League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 7 15 16 43 59  −16 36 4 9 6 24 27  −3 3 6 10 19 32  −13

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultLDLDWWDDLWDDLLLLDDDWLDLDLDDLWLDWDLWLLL
Position151620191310121312119111213151616151514141315161817171716161716161615161717

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

Matches

  1. ^ All matches on 11–14 April kicked off 7 minutes after the originally scheduled time, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.[5]

FA Cup

League Cup

Albion participated in the 2013–14 Football League Cup. At half-time in their home tie against Arsenal, the club were presented with a blue plaque as one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which was celebrating its 125th anniversary.[6] The plaque was later displayed on the outside of the East Stand at The Hawthorns.[7]

Transfers

In

Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Ref
4 July 2013 FW 39 France Nicolas Anelka China Shanghai Shenhua Free [8]
10 July 2013 DF 4 Republic of Macedonia Goran Popov Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan [9]
2 August 2013 DF 14 Uruguay Diego Lugano France Paris Saint-Germain Free [10]
13 August 2013 FW 20 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Italy Udinese Loan [11]
14 August 2013 MF 22 Hungary Zoltán Gera1 Free agent Free [12]
22 August 2013 MF 10 England Scott Sinclair England Manchester City Loan [13]
2 September 2013 MF 18 France Morgan Amalfitano France Marseille Loan [14]
2 September 2013 GK 12 Northern Ireland Lee Camp Free agent Free [14]
2 September 2013 MF 29 Benin Stéphane Sessègnon England Sunderland £6,500,000+ [15]
2 September 2013 FW 16 Nigeria Victor Anichebe England Everton £6,000,000 [15]

Out

Date Pos. No. Name To Fee Ref
22 May 2013 DF 18 Chile Gonzalo Jara England Nottingham Forest Free [16]
22 May 2013 MF 14 England Jerome Thomas England Crystal Palace Free [16]
22 May 2013 MF 22 Hungary Zoltán Gera1 Released Free [17]
1 July 2013 DF 4 Republic of Macedonia Goran Popov Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan return
5 July 2013 FW 32 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné England Wigan Athletic Free [18]
5 July 2013 FW 32 Nigeria Peter Odemwingie Wales Cardiff City £2,250,000 [19]
17 January 2014 FW 9 Republic of Ireland Shane Long England Hull City Undisclosed
14 March 2014 FW 39 France Nicolas Anelka Sacked [20]
Notes
  1. ^ Zoltán Gera was re-signed by West Bromwich Albion before the start of the 2013–14 season.


References

  1. "Albion install Hawk-Eye". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. West Brom to play two friendlies in Shropshire. Published by Shropshire Star Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  3. "West Brom Squad Stats – 2013/14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. "Premier League – Handbook Season 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. p. 96–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. "Hillsborough: Matches to kick off seven minutes late on 11–14 April". BBC Sport.
  6. "Club earns league honour". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. "West Bromwich Albion - East Stand Reception". Google Maps. March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. "Nicolas Anelka: West Brom complete signing of veteran striker". BBC Sport. 2013-07-04.
  9. "Goran Popov rejoins West Brom on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 2013-07-09.
  10. "West Brom: Diego Lugano signs for Baggies from Paris St-Germain". BBC Sport. 2013-08-02.
  11. "West Brom sign Udinese's Matej Vydra on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 2013-08-13.
  12. "Zoltan Gera: West Brom re-sign Hungary midfielder". BBC Sport. 2013-08-14.
  13. "Scott Sinclair: Man City winger joins West Brom on loan". BBC Sport. 2013-08-22.
  14. 1 2 "Transfer deadline day: Camp & Amalfitano join West Brom". BBC Sport. 2013-09-02.
  15. 1 2 "West Brom sign Stephane Sessegnon and Victor Anichebe". BBC Sport. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  16. 1 2 "West Brom release Jerome Thomas and Gonzalo Jara Reyes". The Guardian. 2013-05-22.
  17. "West Brom Midfielder Zoltan Gera Free To Talk To Other Clubs". Caught Offside. 2013-05-30.
  18. "Marc-Antoine Fortune: Wigan sign ex-West Bromwich Albion striker". BBC Sport. 2013-07-05.
  19. "West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie signs for Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013.
  20. "West Brom sack Nicolas Anelka for 'gross misconduct'". BBC Sport. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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