2013–14 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Blackburn Rovers' 126th season as a professional football club and its second playing in the Football League Championship since the club's relegation during the 2011–12 Barclays Premier League season.[1]

Blackburn Rovers
2013–14 season
Managing DirectorDerek Shaw
ManagerGary Bowyer
GroundEwood Park
Championship8th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Rhodes (25)
All: Jordan Rhodes (25)
Highest home attendance21,589 vs Burnley (League, 9 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance12,332 vs Brighton (League, 1 April 2013)
Average home league attendance15,034

Caretaker manager for the final few games of the previous season, Gary Bowyer, was given the job permanently.

Grzegorz Sandomierski, Cameron Stewart, David Bentley, David Jones, Todd Kane and Colin Kazim-Richards, all of which were on loan at Rovers during the 12-13 season did not secure permanent contracts, though Todd Kane returned to Rovers for a third loan spell. Mauro Formica and Diogo Rosado, who were both loaned out for the final half of the 12-13 season left the club during the summer transfer window, the former being sold and the latter having his contract terminated. Rubén Rochina and Bruno Ribeiro who were also loaned out towards the end of the 12-13 season returned to the club.

David Dunn's talks over a new contract resulted in a one-year contract extension.[2] Grant Hanley and Lee Williamson also gained contract extensions.

The club tried to move on higher earning players to lighten the wage-bill in preparation for the new rules which were to be introduced in the 2014–15 season.[3]

Pre season

On 24 May 2013, Rovers owners Venkys rewarded Gary Bowyer's performance as 'Caretaker manager' with a 12-month contract as the club's manager.[4]

Bowyer wasted no time in adding to his team making a triple Free transfer signing of midfielder Chris Taylor (Millwall), midfielder Alan Judge (Notts County) and goalkeeper Simon Eastwood (Portsmouth), all of whom are joining the club after their contracts ran out with their clubs.[5] He further indictated that funds had been made available to him by the club's owners, and he would be making changes both incoming and outgoing before the start of the new season.[5]

On 4 June 2013, it was announced that the club had decided to release Micah Evans, Osayamen Osawe, Christopher Dilo, Jamie Maclaren, Reece Hands, Peter Wylie, Ryan Humphreys and Danny Laverty at the ends of their contracts (30 June 2013).

The club also confirmed that young players John O'Sullivan, Raheem Hanley, Hugo Fernandez, Will Beesley, Curtis Haley, Kellen Daly and Darragh Lenihan had all been offered new deals. All were due to be out of contract on 30 June 2013. Young goalkeeper Matthew Urwin[6] and 1st team defender Grant Hanley[7] also signed new contracts at the club.

On 7 June 2013 Operations Director Paul Agnew was fired by the club owners Venkys.[8]

On 10 June 2013, Blackburn Rovers installed Terry McPhillips as assistant manager and Tony Grant as first-team coach, while Carlisle United youth team coach Eric Kinder re-joins Rovers as head of the youth team.[9]

On 21 June 2013, Blackburn Rovers welcome back former player Craig Short who joins Gary Bowyer's backroom staff as first team coach.[10]

On 3 July, Blackburn Rovers announced their new shirt sponsor as RFS (Regulatory Finance Solutions Ltd), a management consultancy business.[11]

Pre-season friendlies
Rovers
Sat 6 July 1Wrexham1–1Blackburn Rovers Wrexham
15:00 Ormerod  16' Report Taylor  90+3' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,216
Sat 13 July 2Portimonense0–1Blackburn Rovers Portimão
19:30 (local Portuguese time) Report Best  14' Stadium: Estádio Municipal, Algarve
Tue 16 July 3Crewe0–1Blackburn Rovers Crewe
19:30 Report G.Hanley  11' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 1,922
Sat 20 July 4Rochdale2–2Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
15:00 Hogan  12'
Vincenti  47'		 Report DJ Campbell  62'
Pedersen  90'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,551
Tue 23 July 5Preston1–1Blackburn Rovers Preston
19:45 Davies  7' Report DJ Campbell  36' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,773
Sat 27 July 6Blackburn Rovers1–3Everton Blackburn
14:00 Dann  87' Report Mirallas  24'
Jelavić  55', 78'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,142
Rovers XI
Sat 6 July Clitheroe1–1Blackburn Rovers XI Clitheroe
15:00 Nangle  34' (pen) Report Trialist (Pero)  78' Stadium: Shawbridge
Sat 13 July Southport0–2Blackburn Rovers XI Southport
15:00 Report R. Hanley  70'
Forrester  89'		 Stadium: The Merseyrail Community
Tue 16 July Blackburn Rovers XI4–1Fleetwood Town Brockhall
BCD DJ Campbell ,
Best
King 		Stadium: Behind Closed Doors
Sat 20 July Harrogate Town3–0Blackburn Rovers XI Harrogate
15:00 Ashley Worsfold ,
Adam Nowakowski 		Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Tue 23 July Blackburn Rovers XI4–2Bury Brockhall
(Unknown) Yann Songo'o ,
Leon Best
Unknown Trialist 		Unknown
Unknown 		Stadium: behind closed doors friendly
Fri 26 July Bamber Bridge1–0Blackburn Rovers XI Bamber Bridge
19:30 Greg Johnstone Stadium: Irongate Ground, Brownedge Road
Tue 30 July Chorley1–2Blackburn Rovers XI Chorley
Darren Stephenson  23' Report Antelmi  86'
Fernandez  90'		 Stadium: Victory Park
Sat 3 August Northwich Victoria1–0Blackburn Rovers XI Manchester
15:00 Unknown Stadium: Valley Road, Flixton, Trafford
Tue 6 August Curzon Ashton1–1Blackburn Rovers XI Ashton-under-Lyne
19:30 Simon Woodford  45' Report Devarn Green  31' Stadium: The Tameside Stadium, Richmond St
Sat 10 August Lancaster City0–0Blackburn Rovers XI Lancaster
15:00 Report Stadium: Giant Axe Stadium, West Road
  • Blackburn Rovers XI matches consisted of the U21s, 1st team players recovering match fitness post injury, U18s and trial players.
    • the Blackburn Rovers XI matches against Fleetwood Town and Bury were played behind closed doors (without a crowd).

Championship

Blackburn's game against Derby County was a fixture released early to mark the special 125th anniversary of the Football League.[12] Gary Bowyer's first game as manager would ironically be against a club he coached at previously before joining Rovers in 2005.

Sun 4 Aug 1Derby County1–1Blackburn RoversDerby
16:00 Russell  43' (pen.) Report Best  89' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 21,188
Sat 10 Aug 2Blackburn Rovers0–1Nottingham ForestBlackburn
15:00 Report Henderson  90' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,496
Fri 16 Aug 3Doncaster Rovers2–0Blackburn RoversDoncaster
19:45 Robinson  37'
Husband  59'		 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,707
Sat 24 Aug 4Blackburn Rovers5–2BarnsleyBlackburn
15:00 Cairney  17'
Rhodes  30', 39'
King  43'
Kane  58'		 Report Dagnall  13'
Cywka  72'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,058
Sat 31 Aug 5Blackburn Rovers4–1Bolton WanderersBlackburn
15:00 Dunn  26'
Rhodes  27', 83'
Evans  68'		 Report Baptiste  45' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,828
Sat 14 Sep 6Burnley1–1Blackburn RoversBurnley
12:15 Stanislas  76' Report Rhodes  85' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,699
Tue 17 Sep 7Leicester City2–1Blackburn RoversLeicester
19:45 Dyer  16'
Nugent  45' (pen.)		 Report Rhodes  70' (pen.) Stadium: King Power
Attendance: 19,153
Sat 21 Sep 8Blackburn Rovers0–0Huddersfield TownBlackburn
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,582
Sat 28 Sep 9AFC Bournemouth1–3Blackburn RoversBournemouth
15:00 Fraser  74' Report Rhodes  10', 41' (pen.)
Best  24'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,441
Tue 1 Oct 10Blackburn Rovers1–0WatfordBlackburn
19:45 Rhodes  65' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,981
Sun 6 Oct 11Wigan Athletic2–1Blackburn RoversWigan
15:00 Spurr  62' (o.g.)
Boyce  90+2'		 Report Spurr  8' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,996
Sat 19 Oct 12Blackburn Rovers0–1Charlton AthleticBlackburn
15:00 Report Church  7' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,915
Sat 26 Oct 13Blackpool2–2Blackburn RoversBlackpool
15:00 Ince  13' (pen.)
Gosling  38'		 Report Rhodes  21' (pen.)
Davies  90+2' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,901
Sat 2 Nov 14Blackburn Rovers1–0MiddlesbroughBlackburn
15:00 Lowe  76' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,645
Sat 9 Nov 15Brighton & Hove Albion3–0Blackburn RoversBrighton
15:00 Barnes  37' (pen.), 77'
Forster-Caskey 56'		 Report Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 27,912
Sat 23 Nov 16Blackburn Rovers0–0ReadingBlackburn
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,903
Sat 30 Nov 17Blackburn Rovers1–0Leeds UnitedBlackburn
15:00 Spurr  45' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,267
Tue 3 Dec 18Ipswich Town3–1Blackburn RoversIpswich
19:45 Hyam  4'
Edwards  48'
Nouble  86'		 Report Rhodes  30' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,953
Sat 7 Dec 19Queens Park Rangers0–0Blackburn RoversLondon
15:00 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,987
Sat 14 Dec 20Blackburn Rovers3–2MillwallBlackburn
15:00 Rhodes  22'
Marshall  48'
Dunn  85'		 Report Waghorn  42'
Morison  89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,642
Sat 21 Dec 21Yeovil Town0–1Blackburn RoversYeovil
15:00 Report Rhodes  59' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 7,179
Thu 26 Dec 22Blackburn Rovers0–0Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,539
Sun 29 Dec 23Blackburn Rovers2–3Birmingham CityBlackburn
15:00 Rhodes  66', 72' Report Novak  12', 18'
Burke  36'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,344
Wed 01 Jan, 2014 24Leeds United1–2Blackburn RoversLeeds
15:00 Smith  53' Report Rhodes  13'
Gestede  36'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,145 (1010 Rovers fans)
Sat 11 Jan 25Blackburn Rovers1–0Doncaster RoversBlackburn
15:00 Gestede  45' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,954
Sat 18 Jan 26Nottingham Forest4–1Blackburn RoversNottingham
15:00 Marshall  45' Report Lansbury  15' (pen.), 34' (pen.)
Paterson  72'
Reid  90'		 Stadium: City Ground
Sat 25 Jan 27Blackburn Rovers1–1Derby CountyBlackburn
15:00 Marshall  21'
Gestede  47'		 Report Ward  45+2'
Bamford  84'
Bryson  88'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,796
Wed 29 Jan 28Barnsley2–2Blackburn RoversBarnsley
19:45 Proschwitz  29'
Grady  69' (pen.)		 Report Cairney  36'
Gestede  44'
Lowe  58'		 Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 9,703
Sat 1 Feb 29Blackburn Rovers2–0BlackpoolBlackburn
15:00 Dunn  20'
Hanley  83'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,045
Sat 8 Feb 30Middlesbrough0–0Blackburn RoversMiddlesbrough
15:00 Chalobah  61'
Carayol  66'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 14,965
Sat 22 Feb 31Reading0–1Blackburn RoversReading
15:00 McAnuff  42'
Obita  76'
Guthrie  90+2'		 Report Conway  39'
Lowe  35'
Varney  82'
Williamson  84'
Taylor  90+8'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,858
Sat 1 Mar 32Bolton Wanderers4–0Blackburn RoversBolton
15:00 Medo  23'
Mason  45'
Spearing  47'
Moritz  90'
Davies  51'		 Report Gestede  5' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 17,541
Sun 9 Mar 33Blackburn Rovers1–2BurnleyBlackburn
12:45 Rhodes  24'
Varney  55'
Feeney  71'		 Report Shackell  73'
Ings  79'
Arfield  74'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,589
Wed 12 Mar 34Blackburn Rovers0–1AFC BournemouthBlackburn
19:45 Report Grabban  67'
Ritchie  45+1'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,081
Sat 15 Mar 35Huddersfield Town2–4Blackburn RoversHuddersfield
15:00 Hammill  65'
Wells  71'		 Report Rhodes  4', 55', 81'
Conway  65'
Kilgallon  76'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 13,311
Sat 22 Mar 36Blackburn Rovers1–1Leicester CityBlackburn
15:00 Kilgallon  43'
Kilgallon  75'		 Report Vardy  20'
Schmeichel  66'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,528
Tue 25 Mar 37Watford3–3Blackburn RoversWatford
19:45 Cassetti  4'
Deeney  71' (pen.)
Battocchio  88'
Angella  76'		 Report Dunn  27'
Conway  64'
Gestede  90+3'
Evans  78'
Kane  85'
Kilgallon  90'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,921
Sat 29 Mar 38Millwall2–2Blackburn RoversMillwall
15:00 Williams  57' (pen)
Jackson  88' (pen)
McDonald  38'		 Report Keane  65'
King  90+2'
Spurr  14'
Hanley  56'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,840
Tue 1 Apr 39Blackburn Rovers3–3Brighton & Hove AlbionBlackburn
19:45 Rhodes  25', 86' (pen.)
Cairney  42'		 Report Rodríguez  17'
Greer  79'
Staphens  88'
March  69'
Bruno  75'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,332
Sat 5 Apr 40Blackburn Rovers2–0Ipswich TownBlackburn
15:00 Rhodes  64'
Gestede  80'
Kilgallon  56'
Williamson  63'		 Report Wordsworth  37'
Chambers  51'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,281
Tue 8 Apr 41Blackburn Rovers2–0Queens Park RangersBlackburn
19:45 Gestede  9'
Spurr  49'		 Report Simpson  27' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,915
Sat 12 Apr 42Sheffield Wednesday3–3Blackburn RoversSheffield
15:07 Buxton  30'
Nuhiu  72', 90+5'
Llera  45+1'
Hutchinson  75'
Nuhiu  83'
Afobe  89'		 Report Rhodes  15'
Conway  36'
Keane  43'
Hanley  56'
Williamson  75'
Gestede  80'
Rhodes  90+1'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,792
Fri 18 Apr 43Blackburn Rovers0–0Yeovil TownBlackburn
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,353
Mon 21 Apr 44Birmingham2–4Blackburn RoversBirmingham
15:00 Žigić  63'
Gray  84'		 Report Gestede  10', 20', 45+3'
Kane  24'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,291
Sat 26 Apr 45Charlton Athletic1–3Blackburn RoversLondon
15:00 Sordell  54' Report Gestede  26'
Keane  51'
Cairney  64'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,718
Sat 3 May 46Blackburn Rovers4–3WiganBlackburn
12:15 Cairney  13'
Gestede  19', 35'
Rhodes  84'		 Report Ramis  17'
McClean  59'
Maynard  87'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,996

BBC Football

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 15 12 55 40 +15 72 Qualification for Championship play-offs
7 Reading 46 19 14 13 70 56 +14 71
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 18 16 12 70 62 +8 70
9 Ipswich Town 46 18 14 14 60 54 +6 68
10 Bournemouth 46 18 12 16 67 66 +1 66
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Result by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAAHHHAHAAH
ResultDLLWWDLDWWLLDWLDWLDWWDLWWLDDWDWLLLWDDDDWWDDWWW
Position11172215111014151189111291314131313111111121088998991010101010111211111110111088
Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2014. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Overall summary

Cup Competitions

League Cup

Rovers started their League Cup campaign earlier than usual against League One outfit Carlisle United, it was the first time Rovers appeared in the first round since 2000.

Wed 7 August R1Carlisle United3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Blackburn RoversCarlisle
19:45 Amoo  14', 114'
Guy  62'		 Report Cairney  52'
Taylor  56'
Judge  95'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,372
Penalties
Salmon
Beck
Berrett
Noble
Symington 		Judge
Lowe
Rhodes
Taylor
Morris
Details
  • Gary Bowyer rested 8 players from the previous game.
  • Carlisle opened the scoring in the first quarter-hour.
  • Rovers levelled the score with Tom Cairney's deflected shot in the second half.
  • David Dunn's low penalty was saved before taking the lead with Chris Taylor's header.
  • A lapse of concentration by Josh King in defence gifted Carlisle an equaliser which forced the game into extra time.
  • Alan Judge retook the lead with a fine volley from inside the box, this was later cancelled out again by Carlisle.
  • Rovers then went down to 10 men with Tom Cairney's second yellow.
  • After extra-time the game ended level at 3–3.
  • In the penalty shoot-out Rovers lost out 4-3
  • Chris Taylor and Josh Morris missed fourth and fifth penalties while Carlisle missed only their first penalty.

FA Cup
Sat 4 Jan 3rd RoundBlackburn Rovers1–1Manchester CityBlackburn
12:45 Dann  55' Report Nastasić  20'
Negredo  45'
Boyata  67'  84'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,813
Referee: Michael Oliver
Wed 15 Jan 3rd Round
(Replay)		Manchester City5–0Blackburn RoversManchester
20:10 Negredo  45', 47'
Milner  62'
Kolarov  64'
Džeko  67', 79'
Agüero  73'		 Report Campbell  25' Stadium: Etihad
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Craig Pawson

Club

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 3 May 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Paul Robinson 2302102000
2 DF Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea) 28223+420010
3 DF Tommy Spurr 4534332000
4 DF Matthew Kilgallon 26123+211000
5 DF Grant Hanley 4113912000
6 MF Jason Lowe 42138+11200+10
7 FW Joshua King 35220+1220+2010
8 MF David Dunn 24414+940010
11 FW Jordan Rhodes 482545+1250+100+10
12 MF Ben Marshall 20213+522000
13 GK Simon Eastwood 90700+1010
14 MF Marcus Olsson 904+400010
15 FW Luke Varney (on loan from Leeds United) 1203+900000
17 MF Lee Williamson 33021+1002000
19 MF Chris Taylor 37114+2002011
20 MF Dickson Etuhu 300+300000
22 MF Liam Feeney (on loan from Millwall) 601+500000
27 DF Adam Henley 16013+102000
29 MF Corry Evans 21117+410000
31 MF Connor Mahoney 10000+1000
32 MF Craig Conway 18416+240000
34 GK Jake Kean 1801800000
39 FW Rudy Gestede 281321+6131000
45 MF Tom Cairney 40636+152011
Players out on loan:
9 FW Leon Best (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday) 825+320000
10 FW DJ Campbell (on loan to Millwall) 1002+601+1000
15 DF Yann Songo'o (on loan to Ross County) 10000010
18 MF John O'Sullivan (on loan to Southport) 00000000
21 MF Alex Marrow (on loan to Fleetwood Town) 402+100010
22 DF Bradley Orr (on loan to Toronto) 00000000
23 FW Rubén Rochina (on loan to Rayo Vallecano) 502+300000
24 DF Josh Morris (on loan to Fleetwood Town) 500+400010
25 MF Alan Judge (on loan to Brentford) 1217+40000+11
28 DF Anthony O'Connor (on loan to Torquay United) 00000000
38 FW David Goodwillie (on loan to Blackpool) 00000000
Players who have not played:
23 MF Bryan Dabo (on loan from Montpellier) 00000000
26 MF Darragh Lenihan 00000000
30 FW Dean Rittenberg 00000000
33 GK David Raya 00000000
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
16 DF Scott Dann 2612501100
16 DF Michael Keane (on loan from Manchester United) 1331330000
30 MF Fábio Nunes 100+100000
31 DF Gaël Givet 10000010

Assists
As of 16 August 2014[15]
RankNo.Pos.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
132MF Craig Conway110011
245MF Tom Cairney7018
37MF Joshua King4015
38MF David Dunn5005
511FW Jordan Rhodes4004
66MF Jason Lowe3003
65DF Grant Hanley3003
639FW Rudy Gestede3003
616DF Scott Dann3003
102DF Todd Kane2002
1012MF Ben Marshall2002
103DF Tommy Spurr2002
1319MF Chris Taylor1001
134DF Matthew Kilgallon1001
139FW Leon Best1001
Total520254

Transfers

Summer

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
1 July 2013 MF Chris Taylor Millwall Free transfer [16]
1 July 2013 MF Alan Judge Notts County Free transfer [16]
1 July 2013 GK Simon Eastwood Portsmouth Free transfer [16]
2 July 2013 FW Devarn Green Burton Albion Undisclosed [17]
4 July 2013 FW DJ Campbell Q.P.R. Free transfer [18]
8 July 2013 DF Matthew Kilgallon Sunderland Free transfer [19]
9 July 2013 MF Alex Marrow Crystal Palace Undisclosed [20]
1 August 2013 DF Tommy Spurr Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [21]
2 August 2013 MF Corry Evans Hull City Undisclosed (est ~ £600,000)[22] [23]
5 August 2013 DF Yann Songo'o Sporting Kansas City Free transfer [24]
18 August 2013 DF Aaron Tumwa Watford Free transfer [25]
28 August 2013 MF Ben Marshall Leicester City Undisclosed (est ~ £1,000,000) [26]
13 December 2013 MF Connor Mahoney Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [27]
  • Total spent ~ Undisclosed (~ £1,600,000+)

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
4 June 2013 FW Micah Evans Burnley Released [28]
4 June 2013 FW Osayamen Osawe Southport Released [6][29]
4 June 2013 GK Christopher Dilo St Mirren Released [6][30]
4 June 2013 DF Peter Wylie Free agent Released [6]
4 June 2013 FW Jamie Maclaren Perth Glory Released [6]
4 June 2013 MF Reece Hands Morton Released [6]
4 June 2013 FW Ryan Humphreys Free agent Released [6]
4 June 2013 MF Danny Laverty Free agent Released [6]
28 June 2013 FW Nuno Gomes Free agent Mutual Consent [31]
1 July 2013 MF Danny Murphy Retired Mutual Consent [32]
10 July 2013 DF Martin Olsson Norwich City Undisclosed (est ~ £3,000,000)[33] [34]
8 August 2013 GK Sebastian Usai AFC United Mutual Consent [35]
16 August 2013 MF Mauro Formica Cruz Azul Undisclosed (est ~ £600,000).[36] [37]
23 August 2013 FW Diogo Rosado Vitória Mutual Consent [38]
29 August 2013 MF Morten Gamst Pedersen Karabükspor Free Transfer [39]
30 August 2013 DF Gaël Givet Arles-Avignon Free Transfer [40]
  • Total sold ~ Undisclosed (~ £3,600,000)

Loan in
Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
25 June 2013 DF Todd Kane Chelsea Season-long loan [41]
1 August 2013 MF Tom Cairney Hull City 6 Month loan [42]
26 November 2013 FW Rudy Gestede Cardiff City 1 Month loan [43]

Loan out
Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
1 July 2013 DF Nuno Henrique Arouca Season-long loan [44]
2 July 2013 FW David Goodwillie Dundee United 6 Month loan [45]
18 July 2013 FW Anton Forrester Bury 6 Month loan (extended) [46]
22 July 2013 DF Jack O'Connell Rochdale 6 Month loan (extended) [47]
23 July 2013 DF Ryan Edwards Chesterfield 1 Month loan (extended) [48]
17 August 2013 FW Edinho Junior Whitehawk 1 Month loan [49]
2 September 2013 DF Bradley Orr Blackpool 5 Month loan [50]
1 October 2013 DF Anthony O'Connor Torquay United 1 Month loan (extended) [51]
28 November 2013 DF Josh Morris Carlisle United 1 Month loan [52]
28 November 2013 DF Ryan Edwards Tranmere Rovers 1 Month loan [53]

Youth Loan out
Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
13 August 2013 GK Matthew Urwin Stalybridge Celtic 3 Month loan [54]
23 August 2013 FW Curtis Haley Bamber Bridge 1 Month loan [55]

Winter

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
2 January 2014 MF Tom Cairney Hull City undisclosed (est ~ £600,000)[56] [57]
2 January 2014 FW Rudy Gestede Cardiff City undisclosed (est ~ £200,000)[58] [57]
31 January 2014 MF Craig Conway Cardiff City undisclosed (est ~ £100,000)[59] [60]
  • Total spent ~ undisclosed (est ~ £900,000)

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
2 January 2014 DF Bruno Ribeiro Linense Free Transfer [61]
24 January 2014 MF Fábio Nunes Latina Free Transfer [62]
24 January 2014 FW Edinho Júnior Harrisburg City Free Transfer [63]
24 January 2014 FW Curtis Haley Free agent Mutual Consent [63]
28 January 2014 MF Raheem Hanley Swansea City Mutual Consent [64][65]
31 January 2014 DF Scott Dann Crystal Palace Undisclosed (est ~ £1,500,000+)[66] [67]
28 February 2014 DF Nuno Henrique Jagiellonia Białystok Free Transfer [68]
15 April 2014 MF Hugo Fernández Free agent Mutual Consent
  • Total sold ~ undisclosed (est ~ £1,500,000+)

Loan in
Date Pos. Name From Loan length Source
28 January 2014 MF Bryan Dabo Montpellier Season-Long loan [64]
8 February 2014 FW Luke Varney Leeds United 3-month loan [69]
7 March 2014 DF Michael Keane Manchester United Season-Long loan [70]
8 March 2014 MF Liam Feeney Millwall Season-Long loan [71]

Loan out
Date Pos. Name To Loan length Source
1 January 2014 FW Jordan Slew Ross County Season-Long loan [72]
8 January 2014 MF Alan Judge Brentford Season-Long loan [73]
9 January 2014 MF John O'Sullivan Southport 1 Month loan (extended) [74]
9 January 2014 DF Kellen Daly Southport 1 Month loan (extended) [74]
13 January 2014 MF Alex Marrow Fleetwood Town Season-Long loan [75]
18 January 2014 DF Yann Songo'o Ross County Season-Long loan [76]
20 January 2014 FW Rubén Rochina Rayo Vallecano Season-Long loan [77]
20 January 2014 FW DJ Campbell Millwall Season-Long loan (cut short) [78]
24 January 2014 FW David Goodwillie Blackpool Season-Long loan [79]
24 January 2014 DF Bradley Orr Toronto Season-Long loan [80]
14 February 2014 FW Leon Best Sheffield Wednesday 1 Month loan (extended)[81] [82]
25 February 2014 DF Josh Morris Fleetwood Town 1 Month loan (extended) [83]
7 March 2014 FW Jordan Preston Clitheroe 1 Month loan [84]
21 March 2014 DF Ryan Edwards Morecambe 1 Month loan (extended) [85]

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