# 2013–14 Football League Championship

The 2013–14 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Football League Championship under its current title, the twenty-first season under its current league division format and marked the 125th anniversary of the Football League's inaugural season. The season started on 3 August 2013 and finished on 3 May 2014, with all matches on the final day kicking off simultaneously.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes

The following teams changed divisions after the 2012–13 season.

#### To Championship

Promoted from League One
* AFC Bournemouth
* Doncaster Rovers
* Yeovil Town
Relegated from Premier League
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Wigan Athletic

#### From Championship

Relegated to League One
* Bristol City
* Peterborough United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
Promoted to Premier League
* Cardiff City
* Hull City
* Crystal Palace

### Rule changes

Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:
* Acceptable losses of £3 million during the 2013–14 season (down from £4 million during the 2012–13 season)
* Acceptable shareholder equity investment of £5 million during the 2013–14 season (down from £6 million during the 2012–13 season).
* Sanctions for exceeding the allowances take effect from the set of accounts relating to the 2013–14 season which are due to be submitted on 1 December 2014.

## Teams

Of the 24 participating teams, eighteen remain following the 2012–13 Football League Championship. They are joined by three teams promoted from the 2012–13 Football League One and three relegated from the 2012–13 Premier League.
On 20 April 2013, Bournemouth were promoted to the Championship after Brentford's 1–1 draw with Hartlepool. A week later, Doncaster were promoted as champions of League One after scoring a late goal against Brentford. This pushed Bournemouth down to second place. On 19 May, Yeovil Town won promotion by beating Brentford in the 2013 Football League One play-off final.
On 28 April 2013, Queens Park Rangers and Reading were both relegated from the Premier League after a goalless draw against each other. On 14 May, Wigan Athletic were relegated from the Premier League after a 4–1 defeat at Arsenal.

## Team overview
### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 30,016 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,154 |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 17,338 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Horwich | Reebok Stadium | 28,100 |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 11,364 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Falmer Stadium | 30,750 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park | 33,597 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | John Smith's Stadium | 24,500 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 39,460 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | King Power Stadium | 32,262 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 34,742 |
| Millwall | London (South Bermondsey) | The Den | 20,146 |
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | City Ground | 30,576 |
| Queens Park Rangers | London (White City) | Loftus Road | 18,360 |
| Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,224 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough | 39,812 |
| Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 17,477 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,133 |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Huish Park | 9,565 |
Source: Football Ground Guide.

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager$^1$ | Chairman | Team captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Barnsley | Danny Wilson | Maurice Watkins | Bobby Hassell | Nike | C.K. Beckett |
| Birmingham City | Lee Clark | Peter Pannu | Paul Robinson | Diadora | Nicolites |
| Blackburn Rovers | Gary Bowyer | Vacant | Grant Hanley | Nike | RFS |
| Blackpool | Barry Ferguson (interim) | Karl Oyston | Ángel Martínez | Erreà | Wonga |
| Bolton Wanderers | Dougie Freedman | Phil Gartside | Zat Knight | adidas | FibrLec |
| Bournemouth | Eddie Howe | Eddie Mitchell Maxim Demin | Tommy Elphick | Fila | Energy Consulting |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Óscar García | Tony Bloom | Gordon Greer | Erreà | American Express |
| Burnley | Sean Dyche | Mike Garlick John Banaszkiewicz | Jason Shackell | Puma | Premier Range |
| Charlton Athletic | José Riga | Richard Murray | Johnnie Jackson | Nike | Andrews Air-conditioning |
| Derby County | Steve McClaren | Andrew Appleby | Shaun Barker | Kappa | buymobiles.net |
| Doncaster Rovers | Paul Dickov | Vacant | Rob Jones | Just Sport | One Call Insurance |
| Huddersfield Town | Mark Robins | Dean Hoyle | Peter Clarke | Puma | Rekorderlig Cider (H) RadianB (A) Cavonia (3rd) |
| Ipswich Town | Mick McCarthy | Marcus Evans | Carlos Edwards | Mitre | Marcus Evans |
| Leeds United | Brian McDermott | Salah Nooruddin | Ross McCormack | Macron | Enterprise Insurance (front) Help Link Direct (back) |
| Leicester City | Nigel Pearson | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha | Wes Morgan | Puma | King Power (front) Amazing Thailand (back) |
| Middlesbrough | Aitor Karanka | Steve Gibson | Jonathan Woodgate | adidas | Ramsdens |
| Millwall | Ian Holloway | John Berylson | Paul Robinson | Macron | Prostate Cancer UK |
| Nottingham Forest | Gary Brazil (caretaker) | Fawaz Al-Hasawi | Chris Cohen | adidas | Fawaz International Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Company |
| Queens Park Rangers | Harry Redknapp | Tony Fernandes | Clint Hill | Lotto | AirAsia |
| Reading | Nigel Adkins | Sir John Madejski | Jobi McAnuff | Puma | Waitrose (front) Marussia F1 (rear) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Stuart Gray | Milan Mandarić | Anthony Gardner | Puma | Front Home: WANdisco Bartercard (front away) GCI Com (back) |
| Watford | Giuseppe Sannino | Gino Pozzo | Manuel Almunia | Puma | 138.com (front) Football Manager (back) |
| Wigan Athletic | Uwe Rösler | Dave Whelan | Gary Caldwell | MiFit | 12BET |
| Yeovil Town | Gary Johnson | John Fry | Jamie McAllister | Sondico | W+S Recycling |
* $^1$ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Doncaster Rovers | Brian Flynn | End of contract | 3 May 2013 | Pre-season | Paul Dickov | 20 May 2013 |
| Millwall | Kenny Jackett | Resigned | 7 May 2013 | Pre-season | Steve Lomas | 6 June 2013 |
| Wigan Athletic | Roberto Martínez | Signed by Everton | 3 June 2013 | Pre-season | Owen Coyle | 14 June 2013 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Gus Poyet | Sacked | 23 June 2013 | Pre-season | Óscar García | 26 June 2013 |
| Derby County | Nigel Clough | Sacked | 28 September 2013 | 14th | Steve McClaren | 30 September 2013 |
| Middlesbrough | Tony Mowbray | Sacked | 21 October 2013 | 16th | Aitor Karanka | 13 November 2013 |
| Barnsley | David Flitcroft | Sacked | 30 November 2013 | 24th | Danny Wilson | 17 December 2013 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Dave Jones | Sacked | 1 December 2013 | 23rd | Stuart Gray | 25 January 2014 |
| Wigan Athletic | Owen Coyle | Sacked | 2 December 2013 | 14th | Uwe Rösler | 7 December 2013 |
| Watford | Gianfranco Zola | Resigned | 16 December 2013 | 13th | Giuseppe Sannino | 18 December 2013 |
| Millwall | Steve Lomas | Sacked | 26 December 2013 | 20th | Ian Holloway | 6 January 2014 |
| Blackpool | Paul Ince | Sacked | 21 January 2014 | 14th | Barry Ferguson | 4 March 2014 |
| Charlton Athletic | Chris Powell | Sacked | 11 March 2014 | 24th | José Riga | 11 March 2014 |
| Nottingham Forest | Billy Davies | Sacked | 24 March 2014 | 7th | Stuart Pearce | 1 July 2014 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 102 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Burnley (P) | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 72 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 71 | |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 70 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 68 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 67 | 66 | +1 | 66 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 65 | |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 64 | |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 60 | |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 59 | |
| 15 | Leeds United | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 57 | |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 53 | |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 51 | |
| 19 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 48 | |
| 20 | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 46 | |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 44 | |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 44 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 23 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 77 | −33 | 39 | Relegation to Football League One |
| 24 | Yeovil Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 37 | Relegation to Football League One |

## Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Derby County | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Derby County | 0 |
| | | | | | 4 | QPR | 1 |
| 4 | QPR (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | QPR | 1 |
| 5 | Wigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BOU | B&HA | BUR | CHA | DER | DON | HUD | IPS | LEE | LEI | MID | MIL | NOT | QPR | REA | SHW | WAT | WIG | YEO |
| Barnsley | | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5–2 | 2–3 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Bournemouth | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Burnley | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Leeds United | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Reading | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Watford | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–3 |
| Yeovil Town | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |

## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

    As of 3 May 2014.
| #. | Player | Club | Against | Score | Date |
| 1 | Troy Deeney | Watford | AFC Bournemouth | 6–1 | 10 August 2013 |
| 2 | James Vaughan | Huddersfield Town | AFC Bournemouth | 5–1 | 24 August 2013 |
| 3 | Craig Bryson | Derby County | Millwall | 1–5 | 14 September 2013 |
| 4 | Jesse Lingard$^4$ | Birmingham City | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1 | 21 September 2013 |
| 5 | Ross McCormack$^4$ | Leeds United | Charlton Athletic | 2–4 | 9 November 2013 |
| 6 | Chris Martin | Derby County | Blackpool | 5–1 | 7 December 2013 |
| 7 | Adam Le Fondre | Reading | Bolton Wanderers | 7–1 | 18 January 2014 |
| 8 | Adam Le Fondre | Reading | Blackpool | 5–1 | 28 January 2014 |
| 9 | Ross McCormack | Leeds United | Huddersfield Town | 5–1 | 1 February 2014 |
| 10 | Yann Kermorgant | AFC Bournemouth | Doncaster Rovers | 5–0 | 1 March 2014 |
| 11 | Jordan Rhodes | Blackburn Rovers | Huddersfield Town | 2–4 | 15 March 2014 |
| 12 | Craig Bryson | Derby County | Nottingham Forest | 5–0 | 22 March 2014 |
| 13 | Rudy Gestede | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham City | 2–4 | 21 April 2014 |
| 14 | Marvin Sordell | Charlton Athletic | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–3 | 21 April 2014 |
| 15 | Danny Ward | Huddersfield Town | Watford | 1–4 | 3 May 2014 |
| 16 | Callum Harriott | Charlton Athletic | Blackpool | 0–3 | 3 May 2014 |
* $^4$ Player scored 4 goals

### Scoring

* First goal: Danny Ings for Burnley against Bolton Wanderers (3 August 2013)
* Fastest goal: 15 seconds, David Goodwillie for Blackpool against Derby County (8 April 2014)
* Widest winning margin: 6 goals
** Sheffield Wednesday 6–0 Leeds United (11 January 2014)
** Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (18 January 2014)
* Highest scoring game: 8 goals
** Derby County 4–4 Ipswich Town (1 October 2013)
** Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers (29 December 2013)
** Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (18 January 2014)
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
** Reading 7–1 Bolton Wanderers (18 January 2014)
* Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
** Leicester City 5–3 Bolton Wanderers (29 December 2013)
** Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Wigan Athletic (3 May 2014)

### Abandoned games

* Charlton Athletic 1–3 Doncaster Rovers (24 August 2013) ~ Charlton Athletic 2–0 Doncaster Rovers (Replay)
* Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wigan Athletic (18 December 2013) ~ Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Wigan Athletic (Replay)

## Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| August | Paul Ince | Blackpool | James Vaughan | Huddersfield Town | |
| September | Sean Dyche | Burnley | David McGoldrick | Ipswich Town | |
| October | Sean Dyche | Burnley | Danny Ings | Burnley | |
| November | Óscar Garcia | Brighton & Hove Albion | Ross McCormack | Leeds United | |
| December | Steve McClaren | Derby County | Danny Drinkwater | Leicester City | |
| January | Nigel Pearson | Leicester City | Adam Le Fondre | Reading | |
| February | Uwe Rösler | Wigan Athletic | Sam Vokes | Burnley | |
| March | Nigel Pearson | Leicester City | Ravel Morrison | Queens Park Rangers | |
| April | Sean Dyche | Burnley | Rudy Gestede | Blackburn Rovers | |