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Blackburn Rovers
2013–14 season
Managing DirectorDerek Shaw
ManagerGary Bowyer
GroundEwood Park
Championship 8th
FA CupThird Round
Capital One 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

The 2013–14 season is 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]

Caretaker 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 has 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 have returned to the club and are part of the first team, though both are currently injured.

Fan favourite, David Dunn's future is now no longer uncertain, as talks over a new contract with his hometown club resulted in a one-year contract extension.[2] Grant Hanley and Lee Williamson have also gained contract extensions.

With this season being the second for Rovers in the Football League Championship, and a reported £2 million a month being lost through player wages, the club have been trying to move on higher earning players whose salaries don't match their number of appearances in an attempt to lighten the wage-bill in preparation for the Fair-Play rules which are to be introduced in the 14-15 season. With players such as Dickson Etuhu and Leon Best reported to be on as much as £35,000 a week, the club may cut their losses.[3]

Pre season

On 24 May 2013, Rovers owners Venkys rewarded Gary Bowyer's performance as 'Caretaker manager', and an impressive record 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, Chris Dilo, Jamie Maclaren, Reece Hands, Peter Wylie, Ryan Humphreys and Danny Laverty at the ends of their contracts (30 June 2013).

The club had 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] have 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 announce new shirt sponsor as RFS (Regulatory Finance Solutions Ltd), a management consultancy business.[11]

Pre-season friendlies

Rovers
Sat 6 July 1 Wrexham 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wales Wrexham
15:00 Ormerod 16' Report Taylor 90+3' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,216
Tue 16 July 3 Crewe 0–1 Blackburn Rovers England Crewe
19:30 Report G.Hanley 11' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 1,922
Sat 20 July 4 Rochdale 2–2 Blackburn Rovers England Rochdale
15:00 Hogan 12'
Vincenti 47'
Report DJ Campbell 62'
Pedersen 90'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,551
Tue 23 July 5 Preston 1–1 Blackburn Rovers England Preston
19:45 Davies 7' Report DJ Campbell 36' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,773
Sat 27 July 6 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Everton England Blackburn
14:00 Dann 87' Report Mirallas 24'
Jelavić 55', 78'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,142
Rovers XI
Sat 6 July Clitheroe 1–1 Blackburn Rovers XI England Clitheroe
15:00 Nangle 34' (pen) Report Trialist (Pero) 78' Stadium: Shawbridge
Tue 16 July Blackburn Rovers XI 4–1 Fleetwood Town England Brockhall
BCD DJ Campbell ,
Best
King
Stadium: Behind Closed Doors
Sat 20 July Harrogate Town 3–0 Blackburn Rovers XI England Harrogate
15:00 Ashley Worsfold ,
Adam Nowakowski
Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Tue 23 July Blackburn Rovers XI 4–2 Bury England Brockhall
(Unknown) Yann Songo'o ,
Leon Best
Unknown Trialist
Unknown
Unknown
Stadium: behind closed doors friendly
Fri 26 July Bamber Bridge 1–0 Blackburn Rovers XI England Bamber Bridge
19:30 Greg Johnstone Stadium: Irongate Ground, Brownedge Road
Tue 30 July Chorley 1–2 Blackburn Rovers XI England Chorley
Darren Stephenson 23' Report Antelmi 86'
Fernandez 90'
Stadium: Victory Park
Sat 3 August Northwich Victoria 1–0 Blackburn Rovers XI England Manchester
15:00 Unknown Stadium: Valley Road, Flixton, Trafford
Tue 6 August Curzon Ashton 1–1 Blackburn Rovers XI England Ashton-under-Lyne
19:30 Simon Woodford 45' Report Devarn Green 31' Stadium: The Tameside Stadium, Richmond St
Sat 10 August Lancaster City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers XI England 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 1 Derby County 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Derby
16:00 Russell 43' (pen.) Report Best 89' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 21,188
Sat 24 Aug 4 Blackburn Rovers 5–2 Barnsley Blackburn
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 5 Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Bolton Blackburn
15:00 Dunn 26'
Rhodes 27', 83'
Evans 68'
Report Baptiste 45' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,828
Sat 14 Sep 6 Burnley 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Burnley
12:15 Stanislas 76' Report Rhodes 85' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,699
Tue 17 Sep 7 Leicester City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:45 Dyer 16'
Nugent 45' (pen.)
Report Rhodes 70' (pen.) Stadium: King Power
Attendance: 19,153
Sat 28 Sep 9 Bournemouth 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth
15:00 Fraser 74' Report Rhodes 10', 41' (pen.)
Best 24'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,441
Tue 1 Oct 10 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Watford Blackburn
19:45 Rhodes 65' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,981
Sun 6 Oct 11 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 Spurr 62' (o.g.)
Boyce 90+2'
Report Spurr 8' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,996
Sat 26 Oct 13 Blackpool 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Blackpool
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 14 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough Blackburn
15:00 Lowe 76' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,645
Sat 9 Nov 15 Brighton 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Brighton
15:00 Barnes 37' (pen.), 77'
Forster-Caskey 56'
Report Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 27,912
Sat 23 Nov 16 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Reading Blackburn
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,903
Sat 30 Nov 17 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Leeds United Blackburn
15:00 Spurr 45' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,267
Tue 3 Dec 18 Ipswich Town 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
19:45 Hyam 4'
Edwards 48'
Nouble 86'
Report Rhodes 30' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,953
Sat 7 Dec 19 QPR 0–0 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,987
Sat 14 Dec 20 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Millwall Blackburn
15:00 Rhodes 22'
Marshall 48'
Dunn 85'
Report Waghorn 42'
Morison 89'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,642
Sat 21 Dec 21 Yeovil 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Yeovil
15:00 Report Rhodes 59' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 7,179
Sun 29 Dec 23 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Birmingham City Blackburn
15:00 Rhodes 66', 72' Report Novak 12', 18'
Burke 36'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,344
Wed 01 Jan, 2014 24 Leeds United 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 Smith 53' Report Rhodes 13'
Gestede 36'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,145 (1010 Rovers fans)
Sat 11 Jan 25 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Blackburn
15:00 Gestede 45' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,954
Sat 25 Jan 27 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Derby County Blackburn
15:00 Marshall Yellow card 21'
Gestede 47'
Report Ward Yellow card 45+2'
Bamford 84'
Bryson Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,796
Wed 29 Jan 28 Barnsley 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Barnsley
19:45 Proschwitz 29'
Grady 69' (pen.)
Report Cairney 36'
Gestede 44'
Lowe Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 9,703
Sat 1 Feb 29 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Blackpool Blackburn
15:00 Dunn 20'
Hanley 83'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,045
Sat 22 Feb 31 Reading 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Reading
15:00 McAnuff Yellow card 42'
Obita Yellow card 76'
Guthrie Yellow card 90+2'
Report Conway 39'
Lowe Yellow card 35'
Varney Yellow card 82'
Williamson Yellow card 84'
Taylor Yellow card 90+8'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 18,858
Sat 1 Mar 32 Bolton 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Bolton
15:00 Medo 23'
Mason 45'
Spearing 47'
Moritz 90'
Davies Yellow card 51'
Report Gestede Yellow card 5' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 17,541
Sun 9 Mar 33 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Burnley Blackburn
12:45 Rhodes 24'
Varney Yellow card 55'
Feeney Yellow card 71'
Report Shackell 73'
Ings 79'
Arfield Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,589
Wed 12 Mar 34 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bournemouth Blackburn
19:45 Report Grabban 67'
Ritchie Yellow card 45+1'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,081
Sat 15 Mar 35 Huddersfield 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Huddersfield
15:00 Hammill 65'
Wells 71'
Report Rhodes 4', 55', 81'
Conway 65'
Kilgallon Yellow card 76'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 13,311
Sat 22 Mar 36 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Leicester Blackburn
15:00 Kilgallon 43'
Kilgallon Yellow card 75'
Report Vardy 20'
Schmeichel Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,528
Tue 25 Mar 37 Watford 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Watford
19:45 Cassetti 4'
Deeney 71' (pen)
Battocchio 88'
Angella Yellow card 76'
Report Dunn 27'
Conway 64'
Gestede 90+3'
Evans Yellow card 78'
Kane Yellow card 85'
Kilgallon Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,921
Sat 29 Mar 38 Millwall 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Millwall
15:00 Williams 57' (pen)
Jackson 88' (pen)
McDonald Yellow card 38'
Report Keane 65'
King 90+2'
Spurr Yellow card 14'
Hanley Red card 56'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,840
Tue 1 Apr 39 Blackburn Rovers 3–3 Brighton Blackburn
19:45 Rhodes 25', 86' (pen)
Cairney 42'
Report David Rodríguez 17'
Greer 79'
Staphens 88'
March Yellow card 69'
Bruno Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,332
Sat 5 Apr 40 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Ipswich Blackburn
15:00 Rhodes 64'
Gestede 80'
Kilgallon Yellow card 56'
Williamson Yellow card 63'
Report Wordsworth Yellow card 37'
Chambers Yellow card 51'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,281
Tue 8 Apr 41 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 QPR Blackburn
19:45 Gestede 9'
Spurr 49'
Report Simpson Yellow card 27' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,915
Sat 12 Apr 42 Sheffield Wednesday 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
15:07 Buxton 30'
Nuhiu 72', 90+5'
Llera Yellow card 45+1'
Hutchinson Yellow card 75'
Nuhiu Yellow card 83'
Afobe Yellow card 89'
Report Rhodes 15'
Conway 36'
Keane 43'
Hanley Yellow card 56'
Williamson Yellow card 75'
Gestede Yellow card 80'
Rhodes Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 22,792
Sat 18 Apr 43 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Yeovil Blackburn
15:00 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,353
Mon 20 Apr 44 Birmingham 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham
15:00 Zigic 63'
Gray 84'
Report Gestede 10', 20', 45+3'
Kane 24'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,291
Sat 27 Apr 45 Charlton 1–3 Blackburn Rovers London
15:00 Sordell 54' Report Gestede 26'
Keane 51'
Cairney 64'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,718
Sat 3 May 46 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Wigan Blackburn
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

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Result by round

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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.

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 Round Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Manchester City Blackburn
12:45 Dann 55' Report Nastasić Yellow card 20'
Negredo 45'
Boyata Yellow card 67' Red card 84'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,813
Referee: Michael Oliver
Wed 15 Jan 3rd Round
(Replay)
Manchester City 5–0 Blackburn Rovers Manchester
20:10 Negredo 45', 47'
Milner Yellow card 62'
Kolarov Yellow card 64'
Džeko 67', 79'
Agüero 73'
Report Campbell Yellow card 25' Stadium: Etihad
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Craig Pawson

Club

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 May 2014
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Paul Robinson 23 0 21 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea) 28 2 23+4 2 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Tommy Spurr 45 3 43 3 2 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Matthew Kilgallon 26 1 23+2 1 1 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Grant Hanley 41 1 39 1 2 0 0 0
6 MF England ENG Jason Lowe 42 1 38+1 1 2 0 0+1 0
7 FW Norway NOR Joshua King 35 2 20+12 2 0+2 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG David Dunn 24 4 14+9 4 0 0 1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes 48 25 45+1 25 0+1 0 0+1 0
12 MF England ENG Ben Marshall 20 2 13+5 2 2 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Simon Eastwood 9 0 7 0 0+1 0 1 0
14 MF Sweden SWE Marcus Olsson 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 1 0
15 FW England ENG Luke Varney (on loan from Leeds United) 12 0 3+9 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Lee Williamson 33 0 21+10 0 2 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Chris Taylor 37 1 14+20 0 2 0 1 1
20 MF Nigeria NGA Dickson Etuhu 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Liam Feeney (on loan from Millwall) 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Wales WAL Adam Henley 16 0 13+1 0 2 0 0 0
29 MF Northern Ireland NIR Corry Evans 21 1 17+4 1 0 0 0 0
31 MF England ENG Connor Mahoney 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Craig Conway 18 4 16+2 4 0 0 0 0
34 GK England ENG Jake Kean 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Benin BEN Rudy Gestede 28 13 21+6 13 1 0 0 0
45 MF Scotland SCO Tom Cairney 40 6 36+1 5 2 0 1 1
Players out on loan:
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Best (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday) 8 2 5+3 2 0 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG DJ Campbell (on loan to Millwall) 10 0 2+6 0 1+1 0 0 0
15 DF Cameroon CMR Yann Songo'o (on loan to Ross County) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL John O'Sullivan (on loan to Southport) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF England ENG Alex Marrow (on loan to Fleetwood Town) 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF England ENG Bradley Orr (on loan to Toronto) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Spain ESP Rubén Rochina (on loan to Rayo Vallecano) 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Josh Morris (on loan to Fleetwood Town) 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Judge (on loan to Brentford) 12 1 7+4 0 0 0 0+1 1
28 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony O'Connor (on loan to Torquay United) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Scotland SCO David Goodwillie (on loan to Blackpool) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have not played:
23 MF France FRA Bryan Dabo (on loan from Montpellier) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Ireland EIR Darragh Lenihan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Dean Rittenberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Spain ESP David Raya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that played for Blackburn Rovers this season that have left the club:
16 DF England ENG Scott Dann 26 1 25 0 1 1 0 0
16 DF England ENG Michael Keane (on loan from Manchester United) 13 3 13 3 0 0 0 0
30 MF Portugal POR Fabio Nunes 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF France FRA Gaël Givet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Assists

As of 16 August 2014[15]
Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 32 MF Scotland Craig Conway 11 0 0 11
2 45 MF Scotland Tom Cairney 7 0 1 8
3 7 MF Norway Joshua King 4 0 1 5
3 8 MF England David Dunn 5 0 0 5
5 11 FW Scotland Jordan Rhodes 4 0 0 4
6 6 MF England Jason Lowe 3 0 0 3
6 5 DF Scotland Grant Hanley 3 0 0 3
6 39 FW Benin Rudy Gestede 3 0 0 3
6 16 DF England Scott Dann 3 0 0 3
10 2 DF England Todd Kane 2 0 0 2
10 12 MF England Ben Marshall 2 0 0 2
10 3 DF England Tommy Spurr 2 0 0 2
13 19 MF England Chris Taylor 1 0 0 1
13 4 DF England Matthew Kilgallon 1 0 0 1
13 9 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Best 1 0 0 1
Total 52 0 2 54

Transfers

Summer

In

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

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
4 June 2013 FW England Micah Evans England Burnley Released [28]
4 June 2013 FW England Osayamen Osawe England Southport Released [6][29]
4 June 2013 GK France Christopher Dilo Scotland St Mirren Released [6][30]
4 June 2013 DF England Peter Wylie England Free agent Released [6]
4 June 2013 FW Australia Jamie Maclaren Australia Perth Glory Released [6]
4 June 2013 MF England Reece Hands Scotland Morton Released [6]
4 June 2013 FW England Ryan Humphreys England Free agent Released [6]
4 June 2013 MF England Danny Laverty England Free agent Released [6]
28 June 2013 FW Portugal Nuno Gomes Europe Free agent Mutual Consent [31]
1 July 2013 MF England Danny Murphy England Retired Mutual Consent [32]
10 July 2013 DF Sweden Martin Olsson England Norwich City Undisclosed (est ~ £2,000,000+)[33] [34]
8 August 2013 GK Australia Sebastian Usai Sweden AFC United Mutual Consent [35]
16 August 2013 MF Argentina Mauro Formica Mexico Cruz Azul Undisclosed (est ~ £600,000).[36] [37]
23 August 2013 FW Portugal Diogo Rosado Portugal Vitória Mutual Consent [38]
29 August 2013 MF Norway Morten Gamst Pedersen Turkey Karabükspor Free Transfer [39]
30 August 2013 DF France Gaël Givet France Arles-Avignon Free Transfer [40]
  • Total sold Increase ~ Undisclosed (~ £2,600,000+)

Loan in

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

Loan out

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

Youth Loan out

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

Winter

In

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

Out

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

Loan in

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

Loan out

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

References

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