2013–14 Brentford F.C. season


The 2013–14 season saw Brentford return to the Championship after a 21-year absence, securing promotion from League One with three games of the season remaining and breaking their league points record.

Season review

Pre-season

Brentford began their pre-season with an intensive training tour in Germany. Matches against Einheit Rudolstadt and FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt saw all available players get a run out, along with triallists Martin Fillo, Daniel Müller and assistant manager Alan Kernaghan. The domestic matches began with a home win against Millwall and a defeat to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic. Conference South opposition Boreham Wood gave Rösler the opportunity to test some of the development squad players along with new and existing squad members, before an exciting final game saw Brentford come from behind to beat Premier League side Cardiff City 3–2 at Griffin Park.

August

The opening game of the 2013–14 season saw Shaleum Logan score a 22-yard goal as Brentford drew 1–1 with newly promoted Port Vale. Three days later a team which saw ten starting line-up changes emerged 3–2 winners over Dagenham & Redbridge in the League Cup, with a brace from Farid El Alagui on his first competitive start in 10 months. In the subsequent second round draw, Brentford were drawn away to Derby County. The first League One home game of the season ended in a 3–1 victory over Sheffield United leaving Brentford 7th in the table. Adam Forshaw opened the scoring with a shot from outside the penalty area, which was followed by two second-half goals from Will Grigg. Grigg had the opportunity to claim a hat trick on his home debut, but his 79th minute penalty was saved. The next game at Gillingham saw ex-Bees Leon Legge, Myles Weston and Stuart Nelson hold Brentford to a 1–1 draw under the guidance of ex-manager Martin Allen. Substitute El Alagui rifled home Harlee Dean's headed pass to score his third goal in three appearances.
Everton loanee Conor McAleny was stretchered off after 5 minutes during the home league game against Walsall which forced a reshuffle of Brentford's formation. Clayton Donaldson scored his first goal of the season, heading in from Shaleum Logan's cross extending Brentford's 100% home record. In the second round of the League Cup, Championship side Derby County put five goals past another vastly changed Brentford side without reply. Development squad member Josh Clarke was handed his first team debut, with colleague Alfie Mawson also making his debut as a second-half substitute. Brentford finished the month with a 0–0 draw at home to Carlisle United in a game which saw captain Tony Craig receive a straight red card after bringing down goal bound David Amoo in the second half. Brentford, with the bulk of the possession, had a vast array of shots and Toumani Diagouraga did find the back of the net, but the goal was not given due to jostling in the goal area.
Adam Forshaw's goal against Sheffield United was voted Brentford's Goal of the Month for August.

September

Transfer deadline day saw the return of Marcello Trotta to the club on loan from Fulham and the signing of Raphaël Calvet from French side AJ Auxerre. The first round of the Football League Trophy saw Brentford's first competitive game against AFC Wimbledon. A first half goal from El Alagui left the score at 1–0 at the break. He added another in the second half and along with goals from Luke Norris, Ben Nugent and Javi Venta the team had a 5–1 lead after 69 minutes. AFC Wimbledon attempted a late comeback clawing back two goals, but it was Brentford who progressed to the second round with a 5–3 victory. Against Bradford City at Valley Parade, David Button brought down Nahki Wells on the edge of the penalty area in the 26th minute of the game and received a straight red card. Substitute goalkeeper Jack Bonham was immediately brought on to make his League debut for the club, but Bradford capitalised on the advantage and finished 4–0 winners.
Martin Taylor and João Carlos Teixeira joined the club as the loan window opened, the latter having been a target for Serie A side Bologna. For the Tranmere Rovers game Richard Lee returned to the Brentford goal after injury and replaced David Button who was suspended after his sending off against Bradford City. Brentford started strong and scored twice in the first 15 minutes through Martin Taylor and Clayton Donaldson. Tranmere got a goal back just before halftime and came out dominant in the second half with Adam Dugdale scoring to level the game. Donaldson added another for Brentford before Tranmere again equalised in the 90th minute with a strike from substitute Cole Stockton. The game looked to be heading for a draw until Dugdale handled in the area to concede a penalty which Adam Forshaw converted to give Brentford their first away win. Teixeira came on as a second-half substitute for George Saville to make his league debut.
In a televised match Leyton Orient arrived at Griffin Park with a 100% league record and left with their record intact. Shaleum Logan brought down Dave Mooney in the second half and the striker stepped up to convert the penalty. Orient substitute Shaun Batt then added a second with his first touch of the match on the 85th minute. A crowd of just over 2,600 watched Brentford win 2–0 against Coventry City at their temporary home, Sixfields Stadium. Clayton Donaldson grabbed the first goal, flicking over the keeper after Cyrus Christie missed his clearance, and Martin Taylor confirmed the win, heading in a cross from Sam Saunders in the second half, leaving Brentford in 10th place at the end of the month.

October

October started with a home defeat to Rotherham United. David Button returned in goal following suspension but couldn't prevent an early goal from Mark Bradley settling the match. Brentford bowed out of the Football League Trophy with a defeat away to Peterborough United. An early own goal from Martin Taylor gave the home side the lead, and the lead was doubled in the second half when debutant Raphaël Calvet brought down Nathaniel Mendez-Laing in the box and the resulting penalty was converted by Grant McCann. Ben Nugent scored a late consolation goal but it wasn't enough to stop Brentford exiting the competition.
Brentford slumped to their 4th league defeat of the season following a 2–1 defeat at Stevenage which saw Jonathan Douglas return to the team after injury. Donaldson put Brentford ahead in the 13th minute to score his 5th of the campaign, but Stevenage responded swiftly through François Zoko. Zoko doubled his tally 11 minutes later which was enough to secure victory for the Boro and leave the Bees 11th place in the table. After going a goal down against Colchester United a third straight league defeat seemed to be on the cards before three goals in eleven minutes turned the game. Marcello Trotta levelled the score in the 76th minute before George Saville netted his first league goal to put the Bees ahead. Kadeem Harris scored the third goal on his club debut following his loan from Cardiff City, and guaranteed the points and the win.
The next game away to Bristol City saw Richard Lee return to the starting line up in goal for Brentford. City started strong and had the better of the first half, but the second half introduction of Sam Saunders for Kadeem Harris changed the game for the visitors as he became both scorer and provider. Saunders' 79th minute shot was deflected past the City keeper to put the Bees ahead and seven minutes later Clayton Donaldson was on hand to volley in a corner from the substitute. Marlon Harewood scored an injury-time consolation goal but was unable to prevent the extension of City's winless streak to 21 games. A crowd of 9,783 descended on Griffin Park to watch Brentford beat Shrewsbury Town and move up to 5th place in the league table. Marcello Trotta volleyed home the only goal of the game in the 18th minute giving the team their third win in eight days.

November

began November with an away win at Crawley Town. Kyle McFadzean tripped Kadeem Harris in the Crawley box to concede a penalty which Adam Forshaw converted to score his third goal of the season. Ex-Bee Marcus Gayle's Staines Town were Brentford's opponents in the first round of the 2013–14 FA Cup. Ben Nugent started in place of the suspended Harlee Dean and goals from Alan McCormack, Jake Reeves, Kadeem Harris, Marcello Trotta and Clayton Donaldson sealed a 5–0 win for the Bees. Crewe Alexandra were the next visitors to Griffin Park and they departed on the wrong end of another 5–0 scoreline. Crewe defended well until the deadlock was broken on the 43rd minute by Marcello Trotta with a long range header. Brentford came out for the second half strong and immediately added a second through Forshaw. George Saville increased the lead in the 58th minute before Donaldson netted twice bringing his league goal tally to eight.
February 1993 was the last time that Brentford had visited Molineux and it was the venue for the Bees 17th league fixture of the season. The 0–0 scoreline was a fair reflection of the solid defensive displays by both sides, and although Wolves had the greater possession, Brentford notched up more on-target shots and remained 4th in the league table. Brentford's unbeaten run continued three days later with a 3–2 victory over Peterborough United. An early own goal from Gabriel Zakuani gave the Bees a one nil lead at the break, but Peterborough came back and gained the lead with goals from Jack Payne and Britt Assombalonga in the 59th and 60th minutes. The visitors defended their lead well until a reshuffle of the Brentford team led to an equaliser from George Saville, with the comeback completed in the 87th minute via Donaldson.
Two changes were made to the unbeaten starting eleven for the visit to Notts County with Toumani Diagouraga coming in for Saville in midfield and Will Grigg replacing Trotta up front. County had the better of the first half until Grigg fired home in the 44th minute and Brentford held on to the lead to secure their seventh win in the last eight league matches.

December

Striker Paul Hayes departed after 16 months with the club, his contract being terminated by mutual agreement Off the field, Hounslow Council approved the club's application for a new 20,000 seater stadium and community facility at Lionel Road, due to open in time for the start of the 2016/17 season. Uwe Rösler was named the League One Manager of the Month for November after guiding the team to 13 points out of a possible 15 as it was announced that the club had 'reluctantly' agreed to give the manager permission to talk to Wigan Athletic about their vacant managerial position.
It was announced shortly before the FA Cup 2nd Round match at Carlisle United that Rösler had left the club to take up the role at Wigan with Assistant Manager Alan Kernaghan, First Team Coach Peter Farrell and Sporting Director Mark Warburton taking over the team in the interim. The temporary management team were unable to extend the team's unbeaten run as they were beaten 2–3 and exited the cup competition. After going a goal down before the break an own goal from Pascal Chimbonda levelled the score, but two goals from Lee Miller put the home team ahead. A late consolation from Farid El Alagui gave the Bees some hope but Carlisle defended well in the closing minutes to protect their win. Mark Warburton was announced as the new manager on 10 December, initially until the end of the season. His career got off to a good start with a home win against Oldham Athletic. Jonathan Douglas headed a late winner for the Bees to score his first of the season. Alan Kernaghan and Peter Farrell departed the club to join Rösler at Wigan while ex-Sheffield United manager David Weir was announced as Brentford's new Assistant Manager.
Clayton Donaldson was brought down by goalkeeper Declan Rudd in the 22nd minute against Preston North End and the resulting penalty was converted by Adam Forshaw. Marcello Trotta added a second three minutes later, while substitute Sam Saunders chested down and volleyed home in the second half to guarantee the win. Brentford briefly held first place in the league table following their 3–2 win over Swindon Town in an early match on Boxing Day before wins from both Wolves and Leyton Orient restored the table to the order at the start of the day. The team came back from behind twice with Trotta scoring the winner in the 77th minute.
The final game of 2013 saw the Bees entertain MK Dons at Griffin Park on 29 December. Clayton Donaldson opened the scoring in the 2nd minute and the lead was extended soon after half time with goals from Trotta and Saunders. Ex-Bee Lee Hodson grabbed a goal back for MK but the home team held on for the win, and with Wolves and Leyton Orient drawing against each other Brentford leapfrogged them both to end 2013 on top of League One.

January

Adam Forshaw scored one penalty and missed another, Sam Saunders scored for the fourth consecutive match and Clayton Donaldson grabbed his twelfth league goal of the season as Brentford beat Peterborough on New Year's Day. The result extended Brentford's unbeaten run to 13 games, which included 12 victories. The run was extended with a home win against Port Vale on 11 January and Brentford broke a club record by winning 8 league games in row for the first time. The absence of Forshaw, Dean and Douglas saw Shaleum Logan, Kevin O'Connor and new signing Alan Judge drafted into the side and Marcello Trotta opened the scoring on thirty minutes with a strike from 25 yards. Brentford came out strong in the second half but Vale could not be broken until the 88th minute when substitute Will Grigg netted his 5th of the season. The eight match winning streak came to an end with a hard-fought draw against Walsall which gave Leyton Orient the chance to leapfrog the team and claim the top spot in League One. Donaldson headed home in the thirtieth minute meeting a Jake Bidwell cross but Craig Westcarr equalised on the stroke of half time to level the score.
Gillingham were the opponents at Griffin Park for the televised match on a wet and windy Friday night on 24 January. Jonathan Douglas put the home side ahead on the 22nd minute with a perfectly timed run to meet a Jake Bidwell cross. In the second half Tony Craig was brought down in the Gillingham box, and with regular penalty taker Adam Forshaw injured Marcello Trotta stepped up to put the demons of last season behind him and converted to put the Bees 2–0 up. Gillingham replied 3 minutes later and increased the pressure for the remainder of the game, but Brentford held on for the win. The following Tuesday Brentford were at home again, this time to Bristol City. The Bees went ahead early on when a Bidwell cross was sliced into his own net by Aden Flint, but ex-Bee Karleigh Osborne fired home an equaliser three minutes later to level the score. City continued to pile on the pressure until a shot from Alan Judge found its way into the net to put the home side ahead once more. Judge was also involved in what was to be the winning goal when he slotted a pass through the City defence to Marcello Trotta who scored his ninth league goal of the season and extended Brentford's unbeaten streak to 17 league games.

February

The unbeaten streak continued into February with a 1–1 draw away to Shrewsbury. With a strong wind affecting play the first half finished goalless but the Bees used the advantage of the wind behind them in the second half to increase the pressure on the Shrews. Marcello Trotta was brought down in the box and stepped up to take the resulting penalty. Shrewsbury goalkeeper Chris Weale was able to get a hand to the shot, only to see Trotta follow up and fire home. Brentford pushed for a second, but in the final minutes a break by Shrewsbury saw Tom Eaves level the score. The home match against Crawley Town and the away fixture against Sheffield United were both postponed due to waterlogged pitches, but Brentford remained top of the league as Leyton Orient lost both their corresponding games and Wolves also suffered a postponement. Three powerful strikes saw off Crewe at Alexandra Stadium. Alan Judge netted two, one in each half, and Adam Forshaw added the third in front of a crowd of just under 5,000.
Promotion rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers arrived at Griffin Park on 22 February to partake in a six-pointer as first played second. Despite starting the game strong, Brentford conceded late in the first half with the visitors capitalising with a brace in the second, bringing to an end the Bees 19 game unbeaten run and moving them down two places to third in the league table.

March

Injuries to first choice defenders Harlee Dean and Alan McCormack saw Nico Yennaris and débutante James Tarkowski start as Brentford travelled to Carlisle. The match, in which both teams had good chances to score, ended in a 0–0 draw leaving Brentford in third position as Leyton Orient and Wolves both won. After a quiet first half against Bradford, Clayton Donaldson fired home from outside the box to put the home team ahead. George Saville added a second to hand the Bees a 2–0 win. Three days later Brentford entertained Tranmere at Griffin Park. James Tarkowski scored his first goal for the club with a powerful second half header before Donaldson wrapped up the win twelve minutes later. The match against early league leaders and promotion rivals Leyton Orient was an early kick off to accommodate the live TV broadcast. Marcello Trotta netted in first half injury time what turned out to be the only goal of the match, and 10-man Brentford held on for the win following the sending off of James Tarkowski early in the second half, moving the team up to 2nd place in the league.
Brentford recorded their fourth straight win against Coventry at home on 22 March. Callum Wilson put the visitors ahead following a spilled save by David Button, but Donaldson and Trotta both scored to leave the Bees ahead at the break after Alan Judge had missed a penalty. Alan McCormack scored his first league goal for the club with a powerful run and a deft chip over the Coventry goalkeeper. Alan Judge conceded a penalty early into the away game at in-form Rotherham which was converted by Kieran Agard. Agard added a second before half time, and Haris Vuckic confirmed defeat for the Bees in the final minute of the match. Brentford finished the month with a goalless away draw to Oldham.

April

April began with a midweek trip away to Sheffield United. Marcello Trotta was brought down in the Blades box by Kieron Freeman and referee Eddie Ilderton immediately pointed to the penalty spot and showed a red card to the defender. However following consultation with his assistant Ilderton waved Freeman back on the pitch and rescinded the penalty decision, instead awarding a dropball. The match finished goalless and resulting point helped the Bees hold on to second position in the league table Four days later at Griffin Park visitors Notts County were reduced to 10 men soon after the 30 minute mark when Haydn Hollis brought down Clayton Donaldson in the penalty box. Adam Forshaw slotted home the penalty and Alan Judge scored either side of the break to put the Bees 3–0 up. Ex-Brentford loanee Jimmy Spencer grabbed a consolation goal for the visitors, but Brentford gained their first win in four matches.
Brentford recorded their highest points tally in the league history as Jonathan Douglas headed the only goal in the home victory against Crawley. The following fixture away to Swindon saw David Button save a first half penalty when Alan McCormack was adjudged to have brought down Alex Pritchard in the Brentford box. Just before the break Douglas was dispossessed on the edge of the Brentford area by Louis Thompson who slotted home to score what would be the only goal of the match.
With four matches of the season remaining Brentford could mathematically secure promotion if they won against Preston, Leyton Orient lost to Crawley and Rotherham either drew or lost to Wolves. Brentford started well with Alan Judge converting a penalty after George Saville was brought down. A second penalty awarded in the second half was scuffed by Judge as he slipped during his run up, but despite a late surge from Preston, Brentford held on for the win. As word spread around Griffin Park that Orient had lost and Rotherham were losing, fans flooded onto the pitch to celebrate, but a late comeback from Rotherham prevented confirmation of the promotion. Brentford's 21-year wait to return to the 2nd tier was confirmed a few minutes later as Wolves scored two late goals to beat Rotherham 6–4.
Brentford's quest to claim the league title came to an end with a late equaliser from Izale McLeod in the game against MK Dons. James Tarkowski had put Brentford ahead before the break and Clayton Donaldson grabbed his 17th league goal of the season in the 59th minute. MK got back into the game through a Stephen Gleeson penalty and McLeod netted a last minute equaliser to hand the League One title to Wolves. The team suffered a promotion hangover with a 4–1 defeat at Colchester on 26 April After going three goals down, Stuart Dallas grabbed one back for the Bees, before Freddie Sears restored the three goal advantage.

May

The season finale at home to already relegated Stevenage saw Brentford emerge as 2–0 winners with goals from Stuart Dallas and Alan Judge. Kevin O'Connor came on as a substitute for Tony Craig in the 26th minute to make his 500th appearance for the club. A season highest attendance of 11,393 stayed behind after the final whistle to see the team presented with a trophy for finishing runners up in League One.

Season Events

German Training Camp Friendlies

Domestic Friendlies

League One

League results summary

Results and position by round

League table

Matches

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Matchday Squads

DateOppositionVScore123456789101112131415161718
03/8/13Port ValeA1–1ButtonO'ConnorDeanLoganBidwellMcAleny1Forshaw2McCormackSavilleDonaldsonGriggBonhamNugentVentaSaundersFillo1Reeves2Hayes
10/8/13Sheff UtdH3–1ButtonCraigDeanLoganBidwellMcAleny1ForshawMcCormack2SavilleDonaldsonGrigg3BonhamO'ConnorVentaSaundersFillo1Reeves2El Alagui3
17/8/13GillinghamA1–1ButtonCraigDeanLoganBidwell1Diagouraga2ForshawMcCormackSavilleDonaldsonGrigg3BonhamO'ConnorVenta1SaundersFilloMcAleny2El Agagui3
24/8/13WalsallH1–0ButtonCraigDeanLoganBarronMcAleny1ForshawMcCormackSavilleDonaldsonFillo2BonhamO'ConnorVentaSaunders3DiagouragaReeves2El Alagui13
31/8/13CarlisleH0–0ButtonCraigDeanLoganBarronSaunders2ForshawMcCormackSaville3DonaldsonEl Alagui1BonhamO'ConnorDallasFilloDiagouraga3Reeves2Grigg1
7/9/13Bradford CityA0–4ButtonCraigDeanLoganO'ConnorReevesForshawFilloSaville2DonaldsonTrotta1Bonham1VentaNugentSaundersDallas2DiagouragaEl Alagui
14/9/13TranmereA4–3LeeCraigDeanLoganTaylorDiagouragaForshawMcCormack1Saville3DonaldsonGrigg2O'BrienO'ConnorFillo1ReevesTeixeira3El AlaguiTrotta2
23/9/13Leyton OrientH0–2LeeCraigDeanLoganTaylorDiagouragaForshawMcCormack3Fillo1DonaldsonGrigg2O'BrienO'ConnorDallas3ReevesTeixeira1El AlaguiTrotta2
29/9/13CoventryA2–0LeeCraigDeanLoganTaylorDiagouragaForshawMcCormack3Fillo1DonaldsonGrigg2O'BrienO'ConnorSaunders1Reeves3TeixeiraEl Alagui2Trotta
5/10/13RotherhamH0–1ButtonCraigDeanLoganTaylorDiagouraga2ForshawMcCormack3SaundersDonaldsonTrotta1LeeSaville3NugentFilloDouglasGrigg1El Alagui2
12/10/13StevenageA1–2ButtonTaylor1DeanLogan3BidwellDiagouragaForshawMcCormackDouglasDonaldsonTrotta2LeeCraig1El AlaguiSaville3FilloNugentNorris2
19/10/13ColchesterH3–1ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellGrigg2Forshaw1DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta3LeeSaunders1El Agagui3LoganDiagouragaHarris2Nugent
22/10/13Bristol CityA2–1LeeCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris2ForshawDouglasSavilleDonaldsonGrigg1O'BrienSaunders2El AlaguiLoganDiagouragaTrotta1Taylor
26/10/13ShrewsburyH1–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris1Forshaw3DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta2LeeSaunders1El AlaguiGrigg3LoganDiagouraga2Taylor
2/11/13Crawley TownA1–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris2ForshawDouglasSaville1DonaldsonTrotta3LeeSaunders2El AlaguiGrigg3LoganDiagouraga1Nugent
16/11/13CreweH5–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris1Forshaw3DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta2O'BrienEl Alagui2Grigg1LoganDiagouragaReeves3Nugent
23/11/13WolvesA0–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris1ForshawDouglasSaville3DonaldsonTrotta2LeeSaunders2El AlaguiGrigg1LoganDiagouraga3Nugent
26/11/13PeterboroughH3–2ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris2ForshawDouglasSaville3DonaldsonTrotta1LeeSaunders3El Alagui2Grigg1LoganDiagouragaFillo
30/11/13Notts CountyA1–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormack2BidwellHarris3ForshawDouglasDiagouraga1DonaldsonGriggLeeSaunders3El AlaguiLogan2Saville1NugentTrotta
14/12/13OldhamH1–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris1ForshawDouglasSaville3DonaldsonGrigg2LeeO'ConnorSaunders1El Alagui3LoganReevesTrotta2
21/12/13Preston NEA3–0ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellHarris1ForshawDouglasSaville3DonaldsonTrotta2LeeO'ConnorSaunders1El AlaguiGrigg2LoganReeves3
26/12/13Swindon TownH3–2ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellSaunders2ForshawDouglasGrigg1DonaldsonTrotta3LeeO'ConnorEl Alagui3LoganDallas1DiagouragaReeves2
29/12/13MK DonsH3–1ButtonCraigDeanMcCormack2BidwellSaundersForshaw1DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta3LeeO'ConnorEl Alagui3Logan2Dallas1FilloDiagouraga
1/1/14PeterboroughA3–1ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellSaunders2ForshawDouglas1Reeves3DonaldsonTrottaLeeO'ConnorEl AlaguiLogan3Dallas2FilloDiagouraga1
11/1/14Port ValeH2–0ButtonCraigO'ConnorLoganBidwellSaunders2McCormackJudge1SavilleDonaldsonTrottaLeeBarronGrigg2DallasFilloDiagouragaReeves1
18/1/14WalsallA1–1ButtonCraigO'ConnorMcCormackBidwellJudge1Grigg2DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta3LeeLogan1Dallas3DiagouragaReevesAkpom2Adams
24/1/14GillinghamH2–1ButtonCraigO'ConnorLoganBidwellJudgeMcCormackDouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta1LeeGriggDallasDiagouragaReevesAkpom1Adams
28/1/14Bristol CityH3–1ButtonCraigO'ConnorLoganBidwellJudge3McCormack1DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta2LeeGrigg3DallasDiagouragaReeves1Akpom2Yennaris
1/2/14ShrewsburyA1–1ButtonCraigDeanYennaris1BidwellJudge3McCormackDouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta2LeeO'ConnorForshaw1Grigg3DallasReevesAkpom2
15/2/14CreweA3–1ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellJudge3Forshaw2DouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta1LeeO'ConnorGrigg1Dallas3Reeves2TarkowskiYennaris
22/2/14WolvesH0–3ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellJudgeForshawDouglasSaville1DonaldsonTrottaLeeO'ConnorGrigg1DallasReevesTarkowskiYennaris
1/3/14CarlisleA0–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiYennarisBidwellJudgeForshawDouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta1LeeO'ConnorGrigg1FilloReevesCalvetHutton
8/3/14BradfordH2–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudgeForshaw1DouglasSavilleDonaldson3Grigg2LeeO'ConnorDallas3FilloReeves1YennarisTrotta2
11/3/14TranmereH2–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudge3ReevesDouglasSaville2DonaldsonGrigg1LeeO'ConnorForshaw2DallasYennarisTrotta1Adams3
15/3/14Leyton OrientA1–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudgeForshawDouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta1LeeDean1GriggDallasReevesYennarisAdams
22/3/14CoventryH3–1ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellJudge3Reeves2DouglasSaville1DonaldsonTrottaLeeO'ConnorForshaw2GriggDallas3Yennaris1Adams
25/3/14RotherhamA0–3ButtonCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellJudge3Forshaw1DouglasReevesDonaldsonTrotta2LeeO'ConnorGrigg2DallasTarkowskiYennaris1Adams3
29/3/14OldhamA0–0ButtonYennaris2DeanTarkowskiBidwellJudge3ForshawDouglasMcCormackDonaldsonGrigg1LeeO'ConnorCraigDallas3Diagouraga2ReevesTrotta1
1/4/14Sheff UtdA0–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudge2ForshawDouglasDiagouraga1DonaldsonTrottaLeeDeanGriggDallas2Saville1ReevesYennaris
5/4/14Notts CountyH3–1ButtonCraigTarkowski1McCormackBidwellJudgeForshaw2DouglasDiagouragaDonaldson3DallasDean1Grigg3BonhamSaville2ReevesYennarisTrotta
8/4/14CrawleyH1–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudge2Forshaw3DouglasSaville1DonaldsonDallasO'ConnorDeanGriggBonhamDiagouraga3Reeves1Trotta2
12/4/14SwindonA0–1ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwell3JudgeForshawDouglasDiagouraga1DonaldsonTrotta2LeeDeanGrigg3Dallas2Saville1ReevesYennaris
18/4/14PrestonH1–0ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudgeDallas2DouglasSaville3DonaldsonTrotta1LeeO'ConnorGrigg2Diagouraga3Reeves1YennarisAdams
21/4/14MK DonsA2–2ButtonCraigTarkowski1YennarisBidwellJudge2ForshawDouglas3DallasDonaldsonGriggLeeO'Connor1Saville2Diagouraga3ReevesTrottaAdams
26/4/14ColchesterA1–4ButtonCraigTarkowskiMcCormack3Yennaris2JudgeDallasDouglasSavilleDonaldsonTrotta1LeeO'Connor3GriggDiagouragaReevesAdams1Clarke2
3/5/14StevenageH2–0ButtonCraig1TarkowskiMcCormackBidwellJudgeDallasDouglasSaville3Donaldson2ReevesLeeO'Connor1GriggDiagouragaYennaris3Trotta2Adams

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution
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Score overview

OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDouble
Bradford City2–00–4
Bristol City3–12–1
Carlisle United0–00–0
Colchester United3–11–4
Coventry City3–12–0
Crawley Town1–01–0
Crewe Alexandra5–03–1
Gillingham2–11–1
Leyton Orient0–21–0
Milton Keynes Dons3–12–2
Notts County3–11–0
Oldham Athletic1–00–0
Peterborough United3–23–1
Port Vale2–01–1
Preston North End1–03–0
Rotherham United0–10–3
Sheffield United3–10–0
Shrewsbury Town1–01–1
Stevenage2–01–2
Swindon Town3–20–1
Tranmere Rovers2–04–3
Walsall1–01–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers0–30–0

FA Cup

Matches

Matchday Squads

DateOppositionVScore123456789101112131415161718
9/11/13Staines TownH5–0ButtonCraigNugentMcCormackBidwellHarris3ReevesDouglas1SavilleDonaldsonTrotta2SaundersEl Alagui3Grigg2LoganFilloDiagouraga1O'Brien
7/12/13Carlisle UnitedA2–3LeeCraigDeanMcCormackBidwellDiagouraga1ForshawGriggSaville3DonaldsonTrotta2ButtonSaunders3El Alagui2LoganFilloReeves1Nugent

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution
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League Cup

Matches

Matchday Squads

DateOppositionVScore123456789101112131415161718
06/8/13Dagenham & RedbridgeH3–2BonhamO'Connor1BarronVentaNugentSaundersDallasFilloReevesOyeleke2HayesButtonCraig1PierreAdamsClarkeEl Alagui2Norris
27/8/13Derby CountyA0–5BonhamO'ConnorBarron1VentaNugentSaunders3DallasDiagouragaReevesEl Alagui2ClarkeO'BrienSavilleMawson3Pierre1AdamsMiller-RodneyNorris2

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution
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Football League Trophy

Matches

Matchday Squads

DateOppositionVScore12345678910111213141516
4/9/13AFC WimbledonH5–3ButtonO'ConnorBarron3Logan2NugentSaundersDallasSaville1DiagouragaEl AlaguiNorrisO'BrienVenta2BidwellReeves1Pierre3
8/10/13Peterborough UnitedA1–2ButtonBidwellCalvetTaylor2CraigSavilleDouglasSaunders3Fillo1DiagouragaTrottaEl Alagui3LoganReevesNugent2Clarke1

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution
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First Team squad

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Coaching staff

Last updated 10 January 2014
NameRole
Mark WarburtonManager
David WeirAssistant Manager
Frank McParlandSporting Director
Simon RoyceGoalkeeping Coach
Ben WoodPhysiotherapist
Neil GreigHead of Medical
Bob OtengKit Man

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 31 May 2014
1Alan Kernaghan, Peter Farrell & Mark Warburton

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Competition summary by month

Last Updated 8 April 2014

Transfers & loans

Kit

For the 2013–14 season adidas return as kit manufacturers having previously supplied kits in the early 1980s. For the 2nd consecutive year local transport company SKYex is the kit sponsor.
1 Alternate Kit

Development squad

Squad

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Professional Development League Two South Division

League table

Matches played up to 31 May 2014

Matches

Matchday Squads

DateOppositionVScore12345678910111213141516
20/8/13Bristol City DSH2–1Jack BonhamAlfie MawsonBen NugentAaron PierreJosh ClarkeJake ReevesToumani DiagouragaTom Field1Charlie AdamsLuke NorrisPaul HayesMelvin MinterJoe MaloneyFreddie ChampionIssac LayneTyrell Miller-Rodney1
16/9/13Brighton DSA1–2Liam O'BrienRaphaël CalvetAlfie MawsonBen NugentAaron PierreStuart DallasTyrell Miller-RodneyJonathan Aspas Juncal1Josh ClarkePaul HayesLuke NorrisCharlie Adams1Joe TaylorJoe MaloneyRichard Bryan-
30/9/13Charlton DSH4–2David ButtonRaphaël CalvetBen NugentAaron PierreScott BarronStuart DallasJake ReevesJonathan DouglasJoao TeixeiraLuke NorrisMarcello TrottaAlfie MawsonJosh ClarkeJoe TaylorCharlie AdamsTyrell Miller-Rodney
14/10/13Cardiff DSA1–3Jack BonhamGeorge PilbeamAlfie MawsonAaron PierreScott BarronJosh ClarkeJake ReevesTyrell Miller-RodneyCharlie AdamsLuke NorrisFarid El AlaguiMontell MooreKieran MorrisMelvin MinterRichard BryanJoe Maloney
22/10/13QPR DSA0–4Jack BonhamRaphael CalvetArron PierreJake ReevesBen NugentAlfie MawsonMartin FilloTyrell Miller-RodneyMontell MooreCharlie AdamsJosh ClarkeJoe MaloneyMelvin MinterGeorge PilbeamKojo Awotwi-
5/11/13Crystal Palace DSH1–2Jack BonhamRaphaël CalvetBen NugentAaron PierreShaleum LoganJake ReevesJoe MaloneyMartin FilloCharlie AdamsJosh ClarkeWill GriggAalfie MawsonMelvin MinterKieran Morris--
26/11/13Ipswich Town DSH1–4Melvin MinterRaphaël CalvetKieran MorrisAlfie MawsonAaron Pierre1Joe Maloney3George PilbeamJosh Clarke2Charlie AdamsKojo AwotwiPaul HayesRichard Bryan1Fabian Rowe2Josh Stockwell3Thomas Roberts-
14/1/14Ipswich Town DSA1–1Richard LeeRaphaël CalvetKieran MorrisAlfie MawsonScott Barron2Tyrell Miller-RodneyJoe MaloneyCharlie AdamsMartin Fillo1Luke NorrisAaron PierreLewis Lavender2Richard Bryan1---
27/1/14Brighton DSH2–1Melvin MinterRaphaël CalvetAlfie MawsonAaron PierreScott BarronTyrell Miller-RodneyToumani Diagouraga3Jake Reeves2Stuart Dallas1Anderson BanvoCharlie AdamsJosh Clarke1Roman Michael-Percil2Louis Hutton3Nik TzanevKieran Morris
30/1/14Swansea DSH0–0Melvin MinterEmmanuel OyelekeRaphaël CalvetAlfie MawsonAaron Pierre2Tyrell Miller-RodneyLouis HuttonCharlie AdamsJosh ClarkeAnderson Banvo1Roman Michael-PercilRichard Bryan1Kieran Morris2George Pilbeam--
17/2/14Swansea DSA1–2Jack BonhamJoe MaloneyRaphaël Calvet1Alfie Mawson3Aaron PierreTyrell Miller-Rodney2)Louis HuttonCharlie AdamsStuart DallasEmmanuel OyelekeMartin FilloRichard Bryan1Kojo Awotwi2Kieran Morris3Melvin Minter-
25/2/14Millwall DSH2–0Jack BonhamNico Yennaris1Kevin O'ConnorJames Tarkowski2Raphaël CalvetEmmanuel OyelekeLouis HuttonJake ReevesStuart DallasWill Grigg3Josh ClarkeMelvin MinterKieran Morris1Aaron Pierre2Joe Maloney3-
3/3/14Charlton DSA3–6Melvin MinterJoe MaloneyGradi MilengeKieran MorrisScott Barron1Emmanuel OyelekeLouis HuttonJermaine UdumagaMartin FilloMontell Moore2Josh ClarkeFabian RoweRichard Bryan1Lionel Stone2--
10/3/14Bristol City DSA1–2Melvin MinterJoe Maloney2Raphaël CalvetScott Barron1)Emmanuel OyelekeLouis HuttonJermaine UdumagaJosh ClarkeLionel StoneKojo AwotwiUnknownRichard BryanFabian Rowe1Michael Onovwigun2--
18/3/14Millwall DSA2–3Jack BonhamJoe MaloneyRaphaël CalvetKieran Morris1Scott BarronTyrell Miller-Rodney2Louis HuttonEmmanuel OyelekeJosh ClarkeMontell Moore3Kojo AwotwiMelvin MinterLionel Stone1Fabian Rowe2Josh Stockwell3-
24/3/14Cardiff DSH2–0Mark SmithKojo Awotwi1Gradi MilengeRaphaël CalvetLionel StoneEmmanuel OyelekeJoe MaloneyMontell Moore2Josh ClarkeJoe WardAaron GreeneJoe TaylorFabian RoweRichard Bryan1Michael Onovwigun2-
31/3/14QPR DSH1–2Melvin MinterLionel Stone1Alfie Mawson3Raphaël CalvetRichard BryanJermaine UdumagaJoe MaloneyMichael OnovwigunJosh ClarkeJack Jeffries2Montell MooreJoe TaylorGeorge Pilbeam1Gradi Milenge2Fabian Rowe3-
8/4/14Crystal Palace DSA0–6Mark SmithLionel StoneRaphaël CalvetGradi MilengeRichard BryanJosh ClarkeJoe MaloneyJermaine Udumaga1Martin FilloCharlie AdamsMontell Moore2Melvin MinterFabian RoweGeorge Pilbeam1Michael Onovwigun2-

1 1st Substitution, 2 2nd Substitution, 3 3rd Substitution
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