The 2013–14 Football League (known as the

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Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 115th season of

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. It began on 3 August 2013 and concluded on 3 May 2014, with the promotion play-off finals at

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on 24–26 May 2014. The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The divisions are the

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, League One and League Two. Leicester City,

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and

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were promoted to the

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, while Bristol Rovers and

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were relegated to the Conference Premier. The 2013–14 season was the first in a five-year sponsorship agreement with betting company

. As a result of the deal, the three Football League divisions were officially referred to as "The Sky Bet Championship", "Sky Bet League One" and "Sky Bet League Two".

Promotion and relegation

From Premier League

; Relegated to Championship *

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From Championship

; Promoted to Premier League * Cardiff City * Hull City * Crystal Palace ; Relegated to League One * Peterborough United *

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

From League One

; Promoted to Championship *

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

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* Yeovil Town ; Relegated to League Two * Scunthorpe United * Bury * Hartlepool United *

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From League Two

; Promoted to League One * Gillingham * Rotherham United * Port Vale * Bradford City ; Relegated to Conference Premier * Barnet *

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

From Conference Premier

; Promoted to League Two *

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* Newport County

Championship

Table

Play-offs

Results

League One

Table

Play-offs

Results

League Two

Table

Play-offs

Results

Managerial changes

References

External links

Football League website
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