2013–14 Premier League

The fixtures were announced on 19 June 2013. The season started on Saturday 17 August 2013, and concluded on Sunday 11 May 2014.

Premier League

Season	2013–14
Dates	17 August 2013 – 11 May 2014
Champions	Manchester City 2nd Premier League title 4th English title
Relegated	Norwich City Fulham Cardiff City
Champions League	Manchester City Liverpool Chelsea Arsenal
Europa League	Everton Tottenham Hotspur Hull City
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,052 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer	Luis Suárez (31 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Petr Čech Wojciech Szczęsny (16 clean sheets each)
Biggest home win	Manchester City 7–0 Norwich City (2 November 2013)
Biggest away win	Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Liverpool (15 December 2013)
Highest scoring	Manchester City 6–3 Arsenal (14 December 2013) Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool (22 March 2014)
Longest winning run	11 games Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run	16 games Liverpool
Longest winless run	9 games Fulham Sunderland West Bromwich Albion
Longest losing run	7 games Crystal Palace
Highest attendance	75,368 Manchester United 4–1 Aston Villa (29 March 2014)
Lowest attendance	19,242 Swansea City 3–3 Stoke City (10 November 2013)
Total attendance	13,929,810
Average attendance	36,657
← 2012–13 2014–15 →

On the final day of the season, Manchester City sealed their fourth league title and second Premier League title with a 2–0 victory over West Ham United, finishing with 86 points. Liverpool had looked on course to win the title with two weeks to go, but a loss and a draw in two of their last three matches, combined with Manchester City winning their final five league matches, ultimately meant they finished in second place with 84 points. Chelsea finished third and Arsenal, who led the table for the longest period, finished fourth.

Manchester United's first season following Alex Ferguson's departure ended in disappointment, as the defending champions would finish 7th, tying the record for the worst title defence with the 1994–95 champions Blackburn Rovers. It was also their worst finish in the Premier League era.

Norwich City, Fulham, and Cardiff City finished in the bottom three and were relegated to the Football League Championship.

Luis Suárez was the top scorer with 31 goals, and was also named Player of the Season. Goalkeepers Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal and Petr Čech of Chelsea led the league with 16 clean sheets each. Tony Pulis of Crystal Palace won the Manager of the Season award.

The 380 fixtures for the 2013–14 Premier League season were announced on 19 June 2013. The television broadcast rights were given two-to-three weeks later. The season started on Saturday 17 August 2013, and concluded on Sunday 11 May 2014. During the 2013–14 season, the Premier League used goal-line technology for the first time.

During the 2013–14 season, first place changed hands 25 times, compared to just four times during the 2012–13 season. That represented the most lead changes since the 2001–02 season – which had 29, the most ever. The championship was not decided until the final day of play for just the seventh time in league history. Manchester City won the league with a 2–0 victory over West Ham United on the final day, finishing with 86 points. In total, Manchester City led the league just 14 days throughout the season en route to their second championship in the last three seasons. The club scored 102 goals, one short of the record, while also conceding the second fewest goals in the league.

With two weeks to go, Liverpool looked on course to win the championship before they had a loss and a draw in two of their final three games. The team ended up in second place with 84 points. Chelsea came third, while perennial power and 2013 champions Manchester United had a disappointing season under new manager David Moyes (who was sacked in April) and finished seventh. It was their first finish outside the top four in Premier League history, their worst finish overall since 1989–90, and the first time they had not qualified for European football in 25 years. Southampton's eighth-place finish and Everton's 72 points were club records.

Sunderland became only the second team in the Premier League era to avoid relegation having been bottom of the table on Christmas Day. Defeat at home to Everton on 12 April left Gus Poyet's side bottom of the table, seven points from safety (albeit with two games in hand). The club's 'great escape' began with a draw away at eventual champions Manchester City, followed by a run of four wins, including remarkable away victories at Chelsea and Manchester United. Their 2–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 7 May confirmed their top flight status for next season. Four days earlier, Cardiff City and Fulham were both relegated to the Football League Championship, after losses away at Newcastle and Stoke City, respectively. On the final day of the season, Norwich were relegated after losing to Arsenal.

Two teams (Manchester City and Liverpool) scored more than 100 goals for the first time in Premier league history. The feat had only once been achieved before – by Chelsea in 2009–10. Luis Suárez won the golden boot for most goals with 31, ahead of teammate Daniel Sturridge who came second with 21 goals. Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal and Petr Čech of Chelsea led the league with 16 clean sheets each. In a game against Southampton, Asmir Begović became just the fifth goalkeeper in league history to score. Begovic's goal was also the fastest of the season, occurring just 12 seconds into the game. Mile Jedinak had the most tackles with 133. Chelsea manager José Mourinho lost a home game for the first time in his Premier League career, losing to Sunderland and ending a run of 77-straight home games unbeaten, stretching over two stints as Chelsea manager.

Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Cardiff City, Hull City and Crystal Palace, returning to the top flight after absences of fifty-one, three and eight years respectively. This was also Cardiff City's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Wigan Athletic, Reading and Queens Park Rangers, who were relegated to the Championship after spending eight, one and two years in the top flight respectively.

Stadiums and locations

 

 

London

 

Aston Villa

 

Cardiff City

 

Everton

 

Hull City

 

Liverpool

 

Manchester City

 

Manchester United

 

Newcastle United

 

Norwich City

 

Southampton

 

Stoke City

 

Sunderland

 

Swansea City

 

West Bromwich Albion

 

London teams:
Arsenal
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United

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Locations of the 2013–14 Premier League teams

 

 

Arsenal

 

Chelsea

 

Crystal Palace

 

Fulham

 

Tottenham
Hotspur

 

West Ham United

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Greater London Premier League football clubs

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

 

Wiki Commons has media related to 2013–14 Premier League kits.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Arsenal	Arsène Wenger	Thomas Vermaelen	Nike	Emirates
Aston Villa	Paul Lambert	Ron Vlaar	Macron	dafabet
Cardiff City	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Mark Hudson	Puma	Malaysia
Chelsea	José Mourinho	John Terry	Adidas	Samsung
Crystal Palace	Tony Pulis	Paddy McCarthy	Avec	GAC Logistics
Everton	Roberto Martínez	Phil Jagielka	Nike	Chang
Fulham	Felix Magath	Brede Hangeland	Adidas	Marathonbet
Hull City	Steve Bruce	Robert Koren	Adidas	Cash Converters
Liverpool	Brendan Rodgers	Steven Gerrard	Warrior	Standard Chartered
Manchester City	Manuel Pellegrini	Vincent Kompany	Nike	Etihad Airways
Manchester United	Ryan Giggs (interim player-manager)	Nemanja Vidić	Nike	Aon
Newcastle United	Alan Pardew	Fabricio Coloccini	Puma	Wonga
Norwich City	Neil Adams	Russell Martin	Erreà	Aviva
Southampton	Mauricio Pochettino	Adam Lallana	Adidas	aap3
Stoke City	Mark Hughes	Ryan Shawcross	Adidas	Bet365
Sunderland	Gus Poyet	John O'Shea	Adidas	BFS Group
Swansea City	Garry Monk	Ashley Williams	Adidas	GWFX
Tottenham Hotspur	Tim Sherwood	Michael Dawson	Under Armour	HP
West Bromwich Albion	Pepe Mel	Chris Brunt	Adidas	Zoopla
West Ham United	Sam Allardyce	Kevin Nolan	Adidas	Alpari

• Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Incyte Premier League.

Managerial changes

A record 10 managers left their position mid-season during the 2013–14 campaign.

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Everton	David Moyes	End of contract	19 May 2013	Pre-season	Roberto Martínez	5 June 2013
Manchester City	Brian Kidd (caretaker)	End of caretaker spell	19 May 2013		Manuel Pellegrini	14 June 2013
Stoke City	Tony Pulis	Mutual consent	21 May 2013		Mark Hughes	30 May 2013
Chelsea	Rafael Benítez	End of contract	27 May 2013		José Mourinho	3 June 2013
Manchester United	Alex Ferguson	Retired	1 July 2013		David Moyes	1 July 2013
Sunderland	Paolo Di Canio	Sacked	22 September 2013	20th	Gus Poyet	8 October 2013
Crystal Palace	Ian Holloway	Mutual consent	23 October 2013	19th	Tony Pulis	23 November 2013
Fulham	Martin Jol	Sacked	1 December 2013	18th	René Meulensteen	1 December 2013
West Bromwich Albion	Steve Clarke		14 December 2013	16th	Pepe Mel	9 January 2014
Tottenham Hotspur	André Villas-Boas	Mutual consent	16 December 2013	7th	Tim Sherwood	16 December 2013
Cardiff City	Malky Mackay	Sacked	27 December 2013	16th	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	2 January 2014
Swansea City	Michael Laudrup		4 February 2014	12th	Garry Monk	4 February 2014
Fulham	René Meulensteen		14 February 2014	20th	Felix Magath	14 February 2014
Norwich City	Chris Hughton		6 April 2014	17th	Neil Adams	6 April 2014
Manchester United	David Moyes		22 April 2014	7th	Ryan Giggs (interim player-manager)	22 April 2014
	Ryan Giggs	End of caretaker spell	19 May 2014	7th	Louis van Gaal	19 May 2014