2013–14 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was the 115th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in League One, the third tier of the English football system for the first time since 1988–89. The previous season had brought relegation for a second successive season.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2013–14 season
Chairman	Steve Morgan OBE
Head coach	Kenny Jackett
League One	1st (3rd divisional title)
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	1st round
Football League Trophy	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Nouha Dicko, Leigh Griffiths and Bakary Sako (12) All: Leigh Griffiths & Bakary Sako (13)
Highest home attendance	30,110 (vs Rotherham, 18 April 2014)
Lowest home attendance	4,226 (vs Oldham, 19 November 2013)
Average home league attendance	20,878
Home colours Away colours

Former Millwall manager Kenny Jackett was appointed as Wolves' new head coach in the close season,[1] replacing Dean Saunders who was fired after overseeing their relegation.[2]

The team achieved promotion back to the Championship with four games to spare, setting a new club record points tally for a season in the process.[3] Their third title at this level was confirmed on 21 April as the team went on to create a new record points amount for the third tier, reaching 103 points.

Season review

Sam Ricketts was appointed captain.

After a second consecutive relegation and four different managers during the previous sixteen months, Kenny Jackett, who had resigned from Millwall weeks earlier, was appointed on 31 May 2013 in the newly titled role of head coach.[1] When pre-season training began on 24 June, Jackett announced that four key first team players – Karl Henry, Stephen Ward, Jamie O’Hara and Roger Johnson – were all now transfer-listed[4] and that he intended to make greater usage of the club's academy players.[5] In addition to the transfer listed players, further key players such as Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Stephen Hunt and Christophe Berra did not have their contracts renewed as the club sought to reduce their salary commitments.[6] Only three new signings were made during the summer transfer window: free signing Sam Ricketts, who became club captain,[7] as well as Kevin McDonald and Scott Golbourne from Sheffield United and Barnsley, respectively.[8][9]

Wolves' first fixture in the third tier since 1989 was a goalless draw at Preston.[10] This was followed by five consecutive league wins to bring the team into the automatic promotion places and earn Jackett a nomination for August's Manager of the Month Award.[11] Despite their unbeaten league run being ended by local rivals Walsall, a run of eleven unbeaten matches brought them to the top of the table by mid-November.

The following seven matches brought only one victory though, and by early January both Leyton Orient and Brentford stood above Wolves with further games in hand.[12] Wolves sought to strength their squad and recruited five players during the January transfer window - two being loan deals of James Henry and Michael Jacobs being made into permanent signings. Strikers Leigh Griffiths and Kevin Doyle (on loan) were both allowed to leave,[13][14] with two former players, Nouha Dicko and Leon Clarke being bought as replacements.[15][16]

Nouha Dicko scored 13 goals in the final four months.

With this new squad, the team recorded a club record nine straight victories - including a 3–0 success at promotion rivals Brentford - to return to the top of the table. Although suffering a final defeat of the campaign at Crawley in mid-March, on 12 April, promotion was secured with a 2–0 win at Crewe Alexandra that ensured the club's exit from League One after a solitary season.[3] After two further wins, they were confirmed as champions after Brentford failed to beat MK Dons hours after Wolves had won at Leyton Orient, who had led the table for much of the early part of the season.[17]

A final day win that relegated Carlisle ensured that Wolves set a new points record for the third tier as they reached 103 points.[18] En route to the title, the team also set numerous new club records, including a new points record (surpassing the 92 points they set when last in the third tier)[19] and a record nine consecutive wins, as well as equalling their previous best run of five consecutive away wins. At the conclusion of the season, Kenny Jackett was joint-winner of the LMA Awards Manager of the Year for League One,[20] having earlier won the monthly award for March 2014.[21]

Results

Pre season

East Fife v Wolverhampton Wanderers

10 July 2013	East Fife	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Methil
20:00 BST	Jackson  43' (pen.) Nadé  78'	Report	Sigurðarson  31' Griffiths  48' Doumbia  64'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Referee: David Somers

Livingston v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 July 2013	Livingston	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Livingston
14:00 BST	McNulty  12'	Report	Elokobi  35' Davis  50'	Stadium: Energy Assets Arena Attendance: 928

Wrexham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 July 2013	Wrexham	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wrexham
19:30 BST	Harris  12'	Report	Cassidy  51' Griffiths  60'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,852 Referee: James Walker

Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 July 2013	Barnsley	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Mellis  5' O'Grady  57'	Report	Ismail  2' Batth  25'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 2,501 Referee: Mark Haywood

Chesterfield v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 July 2013	Chesterfield	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	Talbot  29'	Report	Edwards  7' Griffiths  65'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 2,469 Referee: Michael Naylor

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Real Betis

27 July 2013	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Real Betis	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Stearman  4' Griffiths  50'	Report	Sevilla  15' Cedrick  55' Matilla  70'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,741 Referee: Andre Marriner

League One

See also: 2013–14 Football League One

A total of 24 teams competed in League One in the 2013–14 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 19 June 2013[22] with the exception of the club's opening fixture, which was announced one day earlier having been selected as part of The Football League's 125th anniversary.[23]

Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 August 2013 1	Preston North End	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,583 (4,968 away fans) Referee: Andy Haines

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Gillingham

10 August 2013 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Gillingham	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Griffiths  5', 68' (pen.) Evans  26' Sako  31'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,102 (1,222 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 August 2013 3	Bristol City	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Emmanuel-Thomas  53'	Report	Sako  22' Doherty  85'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,393 (2,250 away fans) Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crawley Town

23 August 2013 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Crawley Town	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Sigurðarson  12' Griffiths  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Clarke  90+1'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,406 (225 away fans) Referee: Simon Hooper

Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 August 2013 5	Port Vale	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Pope  90+2'	Report	Griffiths  56' Sigurðarson  75' McDonald  83'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,601 (4,461 away fans) Referee: Graham Scott

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town

14 September 2013 6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2	Swindon Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Golbourne  3' Doyle  43' Foley  90'	Report	N'Guessan  82' Mason  90+1'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,388 (1,633 away fans) Referee: Gary Sutton

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Walsall

17 September 2013 7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Walsall	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST		Report	Butler  69'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,240 (2,344 away fans) Referee: Mick Russell

Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 September 2013 8	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Shrewsbury
13:00 BST		Report	Sako  84' (pen.)	Stadium: Greenhous Meadow Attendance: 9,510 (1,593 away fans) Referee: Phil Gibbs

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

28 September 2013 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Griffiths  66' Sako  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,417 (1,569 away fans) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Colchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

5 October 2013 10	Colchester United	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Colchester
15:00 BST		Report	Griffiths  20' (pen.), 48' Doyle  55'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium Attendance: 7,295 (2,228 away fans) Referee: Tim Robinson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City

19 October 2013 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Coventry City	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Griffiths  68'	Report	Phillips  86'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,939 (3,407 away fans) Referee: Fred Graham

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

22 October 2013 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Henry  50' Griffiths  66'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,959 (545 away fans) Referee: Mark Haywood

Bradford City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 October 2013 13	Bradford City	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bradford
15:00 BST	De Vita  14'	Report	Henry  28' Stearman  32'	Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium Attendance: 18,044 (2,437 away fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stevenage

2 November 2013 14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Stevenage	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Doyle  7' Henry  81'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,700 (562 away fans) Referee: Kevin Wright

Carlisle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

5 November 2013 15	Carlisle United	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Buaben  30' Noble  54' (pen.)	Report	Sako  8' Griffiths  42'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,369 (1,335 away fans) Referee: Scott Mathieson

Notts County v Wolverhampton Wanderers

16 November 2013 16	Notts County	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nottingham
15:00 GMT		Report	Ebanks-Landell  76'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,520 (2,730 away fans) Referee: David Webb

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford

23 November 2013 17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Brentford	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,061 (2,014 away fans) Referee: Michael Naylor

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers

26 November 2013 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Griffiths  17' Edwards  42'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,989 (379 away fans) Referee: Graham Scott

Peterborough United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 November 2013 19	Peterborough United	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Bostwick  79'	Report		Stadium: London Road Attendance: 8,170 (1,666 away fans) Referee: Robert Madley

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

14 December 2013 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Bamford  31' Reeves  50'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,142 (851 away fans) Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Rotherham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 December 2013 21	Rotherham United	3–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Dicko  11', 54' Agard  37'	Report	Batth  10' Sako  59' (pen.) Henry  64'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,092 (2,220 away fans) Referee: Michael Oliver

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

26 December 2013 22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Jacobs  3' Griffiths  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,693 (783 away fans) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leyton Orient

29 December 2013 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Leyton Orient	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Ebanks-Landell  5'	Report	Baudry  60'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 28,598 (2,172 away fans) Referee: David Coote

Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 January 2014 24	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Lowe  34'	Report	Edwards  55'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,158 (1,574 away fans) Referee: Darren Deadman

Gillingham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 January 2014 25	Gillingham	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	McDonald  90+2'	Report		Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,758 (910 away fans) Referee: Mark Brown

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

11 January 2014 26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Edwards  28' Evans  55'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,434 (3,464 away fans) Referee: Scott Mathieson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City

25 January 2014 27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Bristol City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Dicko  10' Williams  44' (o.g.) Sako  76'	Report	Baldock  24' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,501 (994 away fans) Referee: Nigel Miller

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 January 2014 28	Oldham Athletic	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oldham
19:45 GMT		Report	McDonald  83' Jacobs  89' Henry  90+4'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,343 (1,058 away fans) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bradford City

1 February 2014 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Bradford City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	McDonald  45+4' Dicko  57'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,498 (1,991 away fans) Referee: Scott Duncan

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County

15 February 2014 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Notts County	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Jacobs  17', 54'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,019 (712 away fans) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Brentford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 February 2014 31	Brentford	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Henry  45+1' Jacobs  72', 85'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,309 (1,600 away fans) Referee: Iain Williamson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale

1 March 2014 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Port Vale	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Sako  52' Dicko  73', 75'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,929 (2,320 away fans) Referee: Craig Pawson

Walsall v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 March 2014 33	Walsall	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Walsall
15:00 GMT		Report	Dicko  31', 48' Sako  67'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 10,139 (3,444 away fans) Referee: Paul Tierney

Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

11 March 2014 34	Swindon Town	1–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Swindon
19:45 GMT	Smith  74'	Report	Sako  9', 34' Dicko  19' Clarke  90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,670 (2,140 away fans) Referee: Lee Collins

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

15 March 2014 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,012 (2,141 away fans) Referee: Andy Madley

Crawley Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 March 2014 36	Crawley Town	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Clarke  27' Tubbs  32'	Report	Henry  25'	Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium Attendance: 5,680 (1,962 away fans) Referee: Carl Berry

Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 March 2014 37	Sheffield United	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
13:25 GMT		Report	Henry  13' Edwards  53'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,659 (2,856 away fans) Referee: Kevin Friend

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Colchester United

25 March 2014 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–2	Colchester United	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Jacobs  2' Edwards  27' Henry  44' Dicko  90+5'	Report	Gilbey  58' Szmodics  72'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,041 (211 away fans) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Milton Keynes Dons v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 March 2014 39	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT		Report	McAlinden  81'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 20,516 (8,943 away) Referee: Kevin Wright

Stevenage v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 April 2014 40	Stevenage	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Stevenage
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,660 (1,853 away fans) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Peterborough United

5 April 2014 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Peterborough United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Batth  48' Edwards  69'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,204 (746 away fans) Referee: James Linington

Crewe Alexandra v Wolverhampton Wanderers

12 April 2014 42	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Crewe
15:07 BST		Report	McDonald  45' Edwards  66'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,424 (2,254 away fans) Referee: Darren Bond

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Rotherham United

18 April 2014 43	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–4	Rotherham United	Wolverhampton
15:10 BST	Dicko  21', 34', 80' Edwards  38' Ricketts  90' McDonald  90+7'	Report	Agard  14', 61', 88' Skarz  84'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,110 (2,285 away fans) Referee: Fred Graham

Leyton Orient v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 April 2014 44	Leyton Orient	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
12:15 BST	Cox  48'	Report	Stearman  17' Sako  32' Henry  90+6'	Stadium: Matchroom Stadium Attendance: 8,161 (2,527 away fans) Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 April 2014 45	Coventry City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Batth  86' (o.g.)	Report	Edwards  84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,252 (2,170 away fans) Referee: Brendan Malone

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Carlisle United

3 May 2014 46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Carlisle United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Ricketts  5' Jacobs  24' Dicko  57'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,829 (997 away fans) Referee: Andy D'Urso

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P)	46	31	10	5	89	31	+58	103	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Brentford (P)	46	28	10	8	72	43	+29	94
3	Leyton Orient	46	25	11	10	85	45	+40	86	Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4	Rotherham United (O, P)	46	24	14	8	86	58	+28	86
5	Preston North End	46	23	16	7	72	46	+26	85

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	31	10	5	89	31	+58	103	17	4	2	48	15	+33	14	6	3	41	16	+25

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	14	6	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 2013–14 FA Cup

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

9 November 2013 R1	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Kusunga  2'	Report	Golbourne  37'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,916 (831 away fans) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

19 November 2013 R1 rep.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Griffiths  90+5'	Report	Philliskirk  21' Rooney  73'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 4,226 (226 away fans) Referee: Keith Stroud

League Cup

See also: 2013–14 Football League Cup

Morecambe v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 August 2013 R1	Morecambe	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Williams  84'	Report		Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,545 (724 away fans) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Football League Trophy

See also: 2013–14 Football League Trophy

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Walsall

3 September 2013 R1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2 (4–2 p)	Walsall	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	McAlinden  5' Sako  64'	Report	Hemmings  54' Hewitt  85'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 13,481 (1,818 away fans) Referee: Darren Deadman
	Penalties
	Sigurðarson Sako Doherty Davis		Westcarr Taylor Mantom Downing

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County

8 October 2013 R2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0 (1–3 p)	Notts County	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,166 (102 away fans) Referee: Andy D'Urso
	Penalties
	Griffiths Sigurðarson Foley Henry		Haynes Labadie Fotheringham

Players

Statistics

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

• # = Squad number
• Pos = Playing position
• P = Number of games played
• G = Number of goals scored
• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward
• = Yellow cards
• = Red cards
• † Permanent player left club during the season
• ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.	Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total		Discipline
1	GK	Wayne Hennessey ¤†	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Matt Doherty	15(3)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	17(3)	1	3	0
3	DF	George Elokobi	1(5)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4(5)	0	1	0
4	MF	David Edwards	22(8)	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	23(8)	9	0	0
5	DF	Richard Stearman	39(1)	2	2	0	0	0	1(1)	0	42(2)	2	4	1
6	DF	Danny Batth	46	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	50	2	10	0
7	MF	James Henry ‡	26(6)	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	28(6)	10	6	0
8	MF	David Davis	12(6)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	15(6)	0	8	0
9	FW	Leigh Griffiths †	18(8)	12	1(1)	1	1	0	1	0	21(9)	13	1	0
9	FW	Leon Clarke	4(9)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4(9)	1	1	0
10	MF	Bakary Sako	36(4)	12	1	0	0	0	1	1	38(4)	13	5	0
11	MF	Kevin McDonald	39(2)	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	42(2)	5	8	0
12	MF	Anthony Forde	0(3)	0	0	0	1	0	0(1)	0	1(4)	0	0	0
13	GK	Carl Ikeme	41	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	45	0	2	0
14	MF	Lee Evans	19(7)	2	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	19(9)	2	5	0
15	FW	Björn Sigurðarson ¤	7(11)	2	1	0	0	0	1(1)	0	9(12)	2	2	0
16	FW	Jake Cassidy ¤	4(10)	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	8(10)	0	2	0
17	MF	Razak Boukari ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	Sam Ricketts (c)	42(2)	2	1(1)	0	0	0	0	0	43(3)	2	3	0
19	MF	Jack Price	20(6)	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	24(6)	0	4	0
20	FW	Liam McAlinden ¤	2(5)	1	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	1	3(7)	2	0	0
21	MF	Zeli Ismail ¤	5(4)	0	0(1)	0	1	0	0	0	6(5)	0	1	0
22	DF	Jamie Reckord ¤	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	FW	Bradley Reid ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	4(3)	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	7(3)	2	0	0
25	MF	Jamie O'Hara	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0
26	DF	Scott Golbourne	39(1)	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	43(1)	2	1	0
27	MF	Michael Jacobs ‡	28(2)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	28(2)	8	1	0
28	MF	Tongo Doumbia ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Kevin Doyle ¤	16(7)	3	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	16(9)	3	1	0
31	GK	Aaron McCarey ¤	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
32	DF	Kevin Foley ¤	0(5)	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2(5)	1	0	0
34	DF	Georg Margreitter ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	Michael Ihiekwe ¤	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	Nouha Dicko	17(2)	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	17(2)	12	2	0
41	GK	Jonathan Flatt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF	Eusébio Bancessi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	FW	Ibrahim Keita	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Award	Winner[24]
Fans' Player of the Season	Kevin McDonald
Players' Player of the Season	Kevin McDonald
Young Player of the Season	Jack Price
Academy Player of the Season	Declan Weeks
Goal of the Season	Michael Jacobs (vs Brentford, 22 February 2014)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
4 July 2013	Sam Ricketts	Bolton Wanderers	Free[25]
14 August 2013	Kevin McDonald	Sheffield United	£750,000[8]
30 August 2013	Scott Golbourne	Barnsley	£700,000[9]
3 January 2014	James Henry	Millwall	£250,000[26]
8 January 2014	Michael Jacobs	Derby County	£200,000[27]
13 January 2014	Nouha Dicko	Wigan Athletic	£300,000[15]
30 January 2014	Leon Clarke	Coventry City	£750,000[16]
31 January 2014	Kortney Hause	Wycombe Wanderers	£45,000[28]

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
June 2013	Jody Craddock	Retired	–[29]
June 2013	Christophe Berra	Released	Free[6]
June 2013	Aljaž Cotman	Released	Free[30]
June 2013	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Released	Free[6]
June 2013	Johnny Gorman	Released	Free[30]
June 2013	Stephen Hunt	Released	Free[6]
June 2013	Sam Winnall	Released	Free[30]
24 June 2013	Adam Hammill	Huddersfield Town	£750,000[31]
3 July 2013	Dorus de Vries	Nottingham Forest	Free[32]
12 July 2013	Eggert Jónsson	Released	Free[33]
23 July 2013	Karl Henry	Queens Park Rangers	£1,000,000[34]
31 January 2014	Wayne Hennessey	Crystal Palace	£3,000,000[35]
31 January 2014	Leigh Griffiths	Celtic	£2,000,000[13]

Loans in

Date	Player	From	End Date
1 October 2013	James Henry	Millwall	1 January 2014[36]
11 November 2013	Michael Jacobs	Derby County	4 January 2014[37]

Loans out

Date	Player	To	End Date
6 August 2013	Tongo Doumbia	Valenciennes	End of season[38]
16 August 2013	Stephen Ward	Brighton & Hove Albion	End of season[39]
21 August 2013	Wayne Hennessey	Yeovil Town	17 November 2013[40]
27 August 2013	Razak Boukari	Sochaux	End of season[41]
2 September 2013	Georg Margreitter	Copenhagen	End of season[42]
2 September 2013	Jamie Reckord	Plymouth Argyle	1 January 2014[42]
16 September 2013	Roger Johnson	Sheffield Wednesday	2 January 2014[43]
11 October 2013	Liam McAlinden	Shrewsbury Town	6 December 2013[44]
28 November 2013	Aaron McCarey	York City	2 January 2014[45]
6 January 2014	Roger Johnson	West Ham United	End of season[46]
8 January 2014	Zeli Ismail	Burton Albion	End of season[47]
10 January 2014	Michael Ihiekwe	Cheltenham Town	End of season[48]
24 January 2014	Jake Cassidy	Tranmere Rovers	27 April 2014[49]
25 January 2014	Jamie Reckord	Swindon Town	28 April 2014[50]
31 January 2014	Kevin Doyle	Queens Park Rangers	End of season[14]
31 January 2014	Björn Sigurðarson	Molde	31 December 2014[51]
27 February 2014	Kevin Foley	Blackpool	31 March 2014[52]
18 March 2014	Dominic Iorfa	Shrewsbury Town	18 April 2014[53]
27 March 2014	Bradley Reid	Wrexham	End of season[54]

Management and coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Kenny Jackett
Assistant head Coach	Joe Gallen
Development Coach	Steve Weaver
First Team Fitness and Conditioning Coach	Tony Daley
Goalkeeping Coach	Pat Mountain
Head of Football Development and Recruitment	Kevin Thelwell
Head of Recruitment	Stuart Webber
Assistant Academy Manager / Under-18's Coach	Mick Halsall
Club Doctor	Dr Matthew Perry
Club Physio	Phil Hayward

Kit

The season brought both new home and away kits manufactured by new supplier PUMA, who had previously worked with Wolves during the 1990s.[55] The new home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours, while the away kit was all purple with white trimming.[56] Both shirts featured new sponsor What House?, a property company that had agreed a two-year deal with the football club.[57]

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