2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2013
In the second half, Southampton continued to play with a high pressure, attacking through Luke Shaw and Lambert early after the break; Wanyama, Dejan Lovren, and Rodriguez also enjoyed early chances to make it 3–0 for the Saints, while Fulham remained on the back foot. Rodriguez almost scored a stunning third for his side in the 69th minute, meeting Ward-Prowse's cross with an acrobatic volley that went just wide of Maarten Stekelenburg's goal, and the home side continued to dominate possession and chances until Steve Sidwell had Fulham's only chance of the second half, hooking a chance wide. The game finished 2–0 to Southampton, taking them up to third place in the Premier League table, unbeaten since the end of August.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
On 2 November, Southampton travelled to face Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium. The visiting Saints went a goal down after just 15 seconds, when Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begović cleared from his penalty area and the ball bounced over the misplaced Artur Boruc to put the home side 1–0 up. It could have been two just minutes later, firstly when Ryan Shawcross scuffed a shot wide from a corner in the 8th minute, and secondly when Peter Crouch crossed for Marko Arnautović to head wide.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton retaliated though, and Dejan Lovren almost scored an early equaliser a couple of minutes later but his header bounced over the Stoke crossbar. After recovering from the initial surprise goal, the Saints went on to dominate possession throughout the majority of the first half, and while chances were shared between both sides, it was the visitors who struck next when Jay Rodriguez scored his third in four games to equalise just before half time, heading in a James Ward-Prowse corner.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
It was the hosts who enjoyed the early chances in the second half, including one for Arnautović who forced a decent save from Boruc in the Southampton goal. Saints had a call for a penalty minutes later, when a cross from Nathaniel Clyne looked to hit a Stoke defender's hand on its way into the box; seconds later, a free kick was given just outside the area when Morgan Schneiderlin was forced off the ball unfairly by Stoke defenders, which was put just inches over the crossbar by Ward-Prowse.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The game continued in much the same fashion, with the Saints continuing with most of the possession but Stoke enjoying their fair share of chances, and the home side almost scored on two separate occasions in the last ten minutes through substitute Oussama Assaidi and Arnautović. The last action came in the 89th minute when the ball appeared to strike Shawcross's hand in the area, leading to a strong penalty claim from Southampton players, but the game ended 1–1 and the Saints remained in fifth place (sixth after the following day's results).


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The following week, the Saints hosted newly promoted Hull City. The home side started the game quickly, with chances from corners and crosses early on, and the scoring was opened after just 16 minutes when Nathaniel Clyne crossed for Rickie Lambert at the far post, who headed the ball into the path of Morgan Schneiderlin to score his first goal of the season.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton continued to attack and defend well, and just before the half-hour mark the team were awarded a penalty for a foul on recent England call-up Adam Lallana, who had been put through by fellow international Rickie Lambert, who then converted the spot kick for 2–0. The home side continued to assert their attacking dominance, and they quickly added a third when Lallana took the ball on a long solo run past a number of Hull City defenders before striking low for 3–0.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
With their three-goal advantage, Southampton continued to play well in all areas of the field, although some sloppy play early after the break gave the visitors a few sights at goal for the first time in the game, one of which Hull took advantage after 55 minutes when Yannick Sagbo scored from a Victor Wanyama mistake. A few minutes later though, José Fonte almost scored a volley from a corner, and Luke Shaw almost connected with a Rickie Lambert cross, before Lallana had an opportunity for his second denied by Hull goalkeeper Steve Harper.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
With Steven Davis and Dani Osvaldo coming on later in the game, Southampton's attacking dominance continued to culminate in a fourth goal for the home side in the 88th minute when Davis turned in a cross from Clyne to seal the victory. The fourth consecutive home win for the Saints (the first time the club had achieved this in the top flight since 1999) saw them move up to third place in the table.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Following another international break, during which Jay Rodriguez received his first cap for England and Adam Lallana played his second international game, Premier League action returned with third-placed Southampton facing league leaders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, with summer signing Dejan Lovren missing his first league game of the season through injury.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Both sides started the game well, and Southampton began to find their feet early with set piece opportunities for James Ward-Prowse to try and provide chances to open the scoring falling flat, but it was the hosts who almost struck first when a cross-come-shot from Jack Wilshere hit the post only to come back out for Artur Boruc to claim.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Rodriguez and Lallana worked hard to pressure the Arsenal goal, but again the London side hit the post through an Aaron Ramsey back-heel off a Mesut Özil cross, signalling their intent to attack; on 22 minutes this culminated in the first goal, when in the Southampton goal Boruc chose to play the ball instead of clearing it only for Olivier Giroud to pounce on the hesitance to open the scoring. For the rest of the first period the Saints pressured Arsenal a lot more through corners and free-kicks, with Rodriguez, Lambert, and Ward-Prowse all working together to creating chances which were ultimately kept out by the hosts.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
After taking a knock in the first half, Luke Shaw was replaced with Steven Davis, which led a number of players to move into different, unorthodox positions, but despite this the visitors came out strongly after the break with chances for Lallana and Rodriguez. Lallana was replaced by Dani Osvaldo, and Arsenal retaliated with a long spell of high pressure on the Southampton goal – first Özil tested Boruc from inside the area, then Wilshere headed close to the goalkeeper.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Osvaldo struck low to be denied by home keeper Wojciech Szczęsny, and some interplay between Victor Wanyama, Nathaniel Clyne, and Jay Rodriguez set up Rickie Lambert whose shot was deflected out for a corner. With Southampton still enjoying much of the possession and chances going into the latter stages of the game, Arsenal were awarded a penalty for shirt tugging in the box by José Fonte, which Giroud converted coolly for his and his team's second, sealing the game for the league leaders. Following Chelsea's result later in the day, the Saints moved down to fourth in the Premier League table.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton travelled to face Chelsea the following week, and started the game well with a goal within 15 seconds as Jay Rodriguez took advantage of a mistake by Michael Essien to open the scoring early for the Saints with his fourth league goal of the season. Chelsea slowly regained their feet, with defender Gary Cahill heading wide from a corner minutes later, with both sides attacking freely throughout the opening exchanges. A shot from Oscar tested Artur Boruc in goal, and Saints responded with a couple of free kicks from James Ward-Prowse which came close to challenging the Chelsea goal. The home side continued to pressure the visitors though, as Oscar headed a Fernando Torres cross to force Boruc into a good save to his right before the half ended with the Saints in front.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
With Demba Ba on for the hosts, Chelsea began the second half as they had ended the first, dominating the majority of the attacks in the early exchanges, with Torres coming close to equalising within minutes of the restart but for a block by Victor Wanyama. Chelsea continued the high pressure on Southampton, and after ten minutes they equalised through Cahill who headed in from close range; during the goal, Boruc received an injury to his hand, and was replaced by Paulo Gazzaniga for his first league appearance of the season.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Less than ten minutes later though, the Blues scored a second as John Terry headed in a cross from Juan Mata on what was his 400th league appearance for the club. Rickie Lambert came on later in the half, but it was not enough to break down a resilient Chelsea side who secured victory in the final minute through a Demba Ba conversion, leaving Southampton seventh in the league table.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton were back in action just three days later, returning to St Mary's to try and regain their winning ways against Aston Villa. The Saints began the game in the driving seat as captain Adam Lallana enjoyed numerous goal-scoring chances early on, one of which struck the crossbar; Jay Rodriguez also had a few chances, hitting the post with a long-range effort around 15 minutes.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
In the 16th minute though, against the run of play, Fabian Delph played a through ball to Gabriel Agbonlahor who beat defenders Maya Yoshida and Dejan Lovren before converting past Paulo Gazzaniga to put Villa one up. The goal saw the momentum switch over to the visitors briefly, but the hosts responded with headed efforts from Jay Rodriguez and Dejan Lovren, and later shots on goal from Luke Shaw and Steven Davis, before Dani Osvaldo was brought on as a tactical attacking replacement for James Ward-Prowse just before half-time.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Despite an early chance on goal for Villa, the Saints quickly responded with an equalising goal in the 48th minute as Rodriguez headed in Nathaniel Clyne's accurate cross past Brad Guzan in the visitors' goal. After Clyne picked up an injury and was replaced by José Fonte, Southampton adopted an unorthodox formation with only three defenders, and shortly after the hour mark they went two down through Czech striker Libor Kozák. Once again the Saints responded quickly, with Osvaldo heading in from a Lambert header for his second of the season and the team's second of the match.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Aston Villa secured the win ten minutes from time, as Fabian Delph scored with a long-range strike from outside of the penalty area, giving Gazzaniga no chance of preventing the 3–2 scoreline. Despite their apparent domination (78% possession, 21 shots and 9 on target to Villa's 6 and 3), Southampton picked up their first home defeat of the season and their third overall defeat in a row, dropping further to eighth in the table.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The busy set of fixtures continued as Southampton played their third game in seven days against title contenders Manchester City at St Mary's Stadium on 7 December. With Clyne and Wanyama injured in the game against Aston Villa, youngster Calum Chambers and Jack Cork returned to the side, with Paulo Gazzaniga still in goal with Artur Boruc out too. Man City started the game strongly, with a chance for James Milner being thwarted by a last-ditch tackle from Dejan Lovren early on, and it was the visitors who struck first within 10 minutes through top scorer Sergio Agüero.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
City continued to enjoy chances in the Southampton half, but the hosts slowly responded with a corner and a free-kick providing decent scoring chances, while Osvaldo and Cork also enjoyed chances from open play. With more pressure being applied from the Saints, with Ward-Prowse and Lovren amongst those nearly equalising, on 42 minutes Osvaldo scored his second in two games, beating Vincent Kompany and other City defenders before curling an effort from range into the far corner of the goal, putting Saints on level terms going into the break.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton looked to continue where they had left off in the second half, pressuring the City half quickly and continuously; it remained an open game though, as the visitors also enjoyed several promising attacks in the early exchanges. Rodriguez almost put Southampton in the lead after a one-on-one with goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, before Osvaldo struck over the crossbar from the rebound; Osvaldo and Steven Davis continued to pressure the City goal, enjoying a few more chances in the next ten minutes.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The visitors constantly responded in kind, with Agüero at the centre of most of their pressure, and Aleksandar Kolarov also received a couple of chances to put his team ahead again. A number of free-kicks came to nothing late in the game, and the open contest finished as a draw which saw the Saints pick up their first point in almost a month.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton travelled north to face Newcastle United the following week. The hosts dominated the early exchanges of the game, winning three corners within the first five minutes of play to put the visiting Saints on the defensive early on. United almost scored in the 11th minute, as Loïc Rémy's close range shot was denied only by a well-placed Calum Chambers on the goal line.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The match remained open and competitive, and in the 27th minute the hosts took the lead through Yoan Gouffran, who simply had to pick up the ball in the six-yard box after weak defending of a Newcastle free-kick. Throughout the remaining 20 minutes of the first half, the hosts dominated the majority of possession and goal-scoring opportunities, with Southampton enjoying only a few minor chances on goal, leaving Newcastle in the lead going into the break.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Adam Lallana and Morgan Schneiderlin came on at half-time, and the Saints showed a little more creativity going forward in the second half as a result, although it remained an open, even contest. Some well-worked interplay between Lallana and Rickie Lambert almost culminated in a good chance for Jay Rodriguez, but for some last-minute defending, and Steven Davis also showed some attacking prowess throughout the second half but to be denied by in-form goalkeeper Tim Krul.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton eventually did make an attack count though, as Davis worked closely with Rodriguez on the attack to set the striker up for a straightforward conversion to bring the visitors level. The remainder of the game was a very open contest, with both sides enjoying chances on goal throughout the last 25 minutes, but despite an additional six minutes of added time, neither side could take the initiative to win the game.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
In their final game before Christmas, Southampton returned home to face Tottenham Hotspur, who had recently seen manager André Villas-Boas replaced by former player Tim Sherwood. After a slow start to the game which saw Spurs threaten early with a corner, the Saints provided Rickie Lambert with chances through Calum Chambers and Jack Cork crosses in the seventh minute, but there was no finish on the end.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
It was the home side who took the advantage and broke the deadlock though, as full-back Danny Fox played in captain Adam Lallana who calmly converted the finish to put the Saints 1–0 up within 13 minutes. Tottenham responded with a period of attacking pressure, and in the 25th minute they made it count through Emmanuel Adebayor, who volleyed in Roberto Soldado's well weighted cross to make it 1–1. The visitors continued to pressure the hosts following the goal, but the half ended with the teams level.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton attempted to score straight away from the kick-off in the second half through a move orchestrated by Lambert and Schneiderlin, but it was cleared before it could come to fruition. With Southampton continuing to drive the game, against the run of play it was Spurs who took the lead next, as Jos Hooiveld turned a cross into his own net at the near post. The Saints recovered quickly though, as five minutes later Rickie Lambert equalised following a quick break and a clever back-pass from Adam Lallana.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The fast-paced game remained open though, and another five minutes later Spurs struck again to go 3–2 up, with Adebayor scoring his second of the game following a cross from Kyle Walker that was knocked on by substitute Nacer Chadli. Following their third goal, Spurs went on to dominate the majority of the rest of the game, enjoying numerous chances which meant they could have scored four or more, mainly through Soldado. Young substitute striker Sam Gallagher enjoyed his first chance on goal late on, but the Spurs continued to dominate and held on to take all three points, leaving Southampton in ninth position in the table, their worst since September.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
On Boxing Day, the Saints travelled to face struggling Cardiff City. Southampton started the game strongly, with Calum Chambers, Adam Lallana, and Steven Davis orchestrating early attacking moves, although it was the hosts who had the first real sight of goal when a cross from Craig Noone was missed by Peter Whittingham from six yards out. It was the visitors who broke the deadlock in the 14th minute though, as Morgan Schneiderlin passed from within his own half to Adam Lallana, who squared it across the area for Jay Rodriguez to convert for 1–0.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Rodriguez and Southampton quickly doubled their lead in the 20th minute, when a move involving Luke Shaw, Steven Davis, and Rickie Lambert culminated in a simple conversion from a cross for the season's top scorer. Southampton continued to pressurise the hosts, enjoying a host of attacking moves over the next few minutes, and just seven minutes after their second the Saints scored a third, with Lambert getting on the scoresheet from a Chambers cross knocked on by Rodriguez.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
After the break, Morgan Schneiderlin received his fifth booking of the season, ruling him out for the next game, and it was Cardiff who came out stronger in the early exchanges looking to get a goal back on the leading Saints. Another move involving Rodriguez saw Luke Shaw almost score his first for the club, before Jack Cork saw his long-range effort saved and the Saints left-back tested the Cardiff goalkeeper again with no luck. Despite a few efforts for the home side, it was the visitors who looked the most likely to score next, with chances coming for Rodriguez and Lambert in quick succession, and the Saints cruised to a 3–0 victory, their first win since November.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
In their final game of 2013, Southampton travelled north to face Everton at Goodison Park. The hosts started the game quickly, with midfielder Ross Barkley enjoying the first chance on goal early on from a Séamus Coleman cross, and it was Coleman who opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a strike into the top corner from just inside the penalty area.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Southampton responded as Steven Davis and Rickie Lambert linked up for a chance on goal, and both sides saw chances go astray due to controversial decisions by referee Mark Clattenburg, Everton claiming a penalty and Saints disputing an offside ruling. As half-time approached, Everton almost doubled their lead through Bryan Oviedo, but for the defensive performance of José Fonte, before Adam Lallana enjoyed a chance at the other end but dragged his shot wide after being two Everton defenders.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
The Saints almost scored immediately in the second half as Luke Shaw crossed in for Lallana, but the captain missed his chance to equalise for the visitors. Ten minutes after the break, Ross Barkley almost made it two for Everton when he side-footed a cross from Oviedo inches wide of the post; the rest of the game remained an open, attacking affair, with Southampton almost equalising through Rodriguez before Gastón Ramírez finally did equalise with a long-range effort that beat the Everton goalkeeper.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2013
Less than three minutes later though, the scoreline was back in Everton's favour as Romelu Lukaku scored from the edge of the area, and just minutes later he almost scored a second but his shot went over the crossbar. The visitors tried to get back into the game, but Lukaku almost scored again for the hosts late on, and they held on for the three points.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
On New Year's Day 2014, Southampton hosted Chelsea, to whom they'd lost 3–1 at Stamford Bridge just a month previously. Another openly attacking contest, Chelsea enjoyed the majority of early chances through Fernando Torres, who first had an opportunity to cross for his teammates and then saw a dangerous shot on goal blocked by José Fonte.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
After a few minutes of stoppage for two separate injuries, Chelsea returned to the attack through Ramires, who saw his one-on-one chance with Kelvin Davis saved by the Saints goalkeeper; the hosts tried to counter-attack through Gastón Ramírez and Adam Lallana, but the defence of the Blues remained strong to prevent any chance on goal. The rest of the first half saw end-to-end action, with both teams seeing attacks thwarted by strong defences; one of the best chances of the half fell again to Ramires, but Davis reacted well to tip the shot over the crossbar.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
As with their home fixture on 1 December 2013, Chelsea had failed to score in the first half, but with a double substitution less than ten minutes into the second half they returned strongly. Substitute Oscar was at the centre of a penalty claim shortly after coming on, receiving a booking for simulation, but it wasn't long before he was at the centre of his side's opening goal, as his deflected cross was met by Fernando Torres who calmly converted for 1–0 on the hour mark.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Both Oscar and second substitute Willian were at the centre of the attacking play, and 11 minutes after the opener the latter scored for Chelsea to double their lead away from home. Despite making tactical substitutions, Southampton saw very little of the game in its late stages, and in the 82nd minute Oscar capped his impressive performance with a goal to seal the victory and the points for the Blues.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Southampton's next game was the return leg of the opening game of the season against West Bromwich Albion, a game which saw the long-awaited return of first choice goalkeeper Artur Boruc. The Saints started the game well, attacking from the start and dominating possession early on; the first shot on goal came for Adam Lallana, who had worked with Morgan Schneiderlin to test goalkeeper Ben Foster within ten minutes. Rickie Lambert had a chance shortly after, before West Brom went on the attack and won a corner to test the Saints goal for the first time.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Throughout the rest of the first half, it was the hosts who were largely on top of the game, with Steven Davis, Jack Cork, Luke Shaw, and Jay Rodriguez all enjoying chances on goal; the Baggies responded between attacks with periods of possession, often ended by a foul and a free-kick on goal. Despite the attacking nature of the game, it remained goalless at the break.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
As in the first, Southampton started the second period at a high tempo, immediately attacking the visitors' goal through Schneiderlin and, a few minutes later, Rodriguez, who almost added to his top-scoring tally in the 51st minute. After the hour mark, Gastón Ramírez was brought on for Cork, and he almost immediately made an impact; shortly after testing Foster with a free-kick, the Uruguayan midfielder played a pass into captain Lallana who could roll the ball underneath the West Brom goalkeeper to make it 1–0.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
The introduction of striker Saido Berahino by the visitors gave them some more pace up front, and Matěj Vydra also came on late in the game; both made impacts, but it was Shane Long who had the best chance to equalise in the last minute of normal time, but he was denied by a reaction save by the returning Boruc to keep Southampton in front. Guly do Prado came on for the first time since October just before injury time, and Southampton held on for the victory to pick up their first win since Boxing Day.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Southampton travelled to the Stadium of Light on 18 January to face strugglers Sunderland. The visitors started the game well, as Jay Rodriguez was able to open the scoring in the fourth minute from a Morgan Schneiderlin setup. The Saints continued to dominate much of possession, with Sunderland enjoying very few chances in the opening minutes; Jack Cork and Luke Shaw also enjoyed chances on goal, as the Southampton defence kept the hosts from testing Artur Boruc, before centre-back Dejan Lovren made it two for the Saints in the 31st minute with a volley from inside the penalty area. Just two minutes later, though, Sunderland were back in the game as Fabio Borini scored for the hosts.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Both sides started the second half well, with possession and chances changing hands regularly in the opening exchanges, before Southampton once again asserted their dominance through attacks by Shaw, Calum Chambers, and Rodriguez. In the 71st minute, it was the Black Cats who struck the next blow through Adam Johnson.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
In the last ten minutes, the Saints suffered two serious injuries which forced substitutions and cast doubt over the remainder of the players' seasons – first, Gastón Ramírez was brought down by Wes Brown in a challenge which warranted no foul or booking, before goalscorer Lovren suffered an injury to his leg in a challenge. Both were replaced, but despite increased pressure from the Saints they were unable to recover their lead.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
On 28 January the Saints hosted league leaders Arsenal at St Mary's Stadium. With 18-year-old striker Sam Gallagher starting for the senior team for the first time, Southampton enjoyed the majority of possession in the opening exchanges, with Gallagher enjoying a number of early chances to open the scoring. After continuing to play confidently against the league leaders, the hosts opened the scoring just after 20 minutes when José Fonte headed in a cross from Luke Shaw at the far post for his second goal of the campaign.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Arsenal remained on the back foot for the remainder of the first half, as Adam Lallana created and received a number of chances to add a second; Gallagher had arguably the best chance of the half from six yards out, but steered his shot wide to leave the score at 1–0 going into the break.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Despite Southampton's dominance in the first 45 minutes, it was Arsenal who came out after the break the stronger side; with just 48 minutes on the clock, Olivier Giroud back-heeled Bacary Sagna's cross past Artur Boruc to level the score. Just a few minutes later, the visitors took the lead for the first time in the match, as Santi Cazorla struck into the bottom corner, but the Saints reacted quickly to equalise once again through captain Lallana from Jay Rodriguez.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
After three goals in under ten minutes, the game opened up with both sides attacking freely in an effort to find a goal to break the deadlock, with Morgan Schneiderlin almost scoring again quickly but for a header off the goal line. Mathieu Flamini was sent off late in the match, and Southampton almost made the one-man advantage count twice in the closing stages of the game, first through a dangerous ball from Shaw which needed to be tipped over, and then from a low shot by Fonte, which was also saved.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
The following Saturday, Southampton travelled to Craven Cottage to face struggling club Fulham. Despite sitting in the relegation zone, the hosts started the game well, with Scott Parker and Dan Burn having early shots on goal. New Fulham signing Lewis Holtby settled in well and created a number of chances throughout the first half, while returning Saints midfielder Victor Wanyama was cautioned a number of times for fouls; Artur Boruc performed well on a number of occasions to prevent the hosts from opening the scoring, saving two shots by Darren Bent in quick succession.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
In the second half, Southampton improved in their attacking prowess, with half-time substitute Jack Cork setting up a chance early in the half which involved Jay Rodriguez, Adam Lallana and Morgan Schneiderlin whose overhead kick went over the bar at the end of the move. Around the hour mark, Lallana came close to scoring, and in the 64th minute he finally broke the deadlock for the visitors, striking low inside the box from a Rickie Lambert setup.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
With the advantage secured, Saints continued pressuring the hosts, and just over five minutes later Lambert scored his own and the side's second with a simple conversion from a low Nathaniel Clyne cross. Southampton's England international potentials linked up once again another six minutes later, as Lambert passed to Jay Rodriguez on the edge of the box, who curled in for 3–0. Southampton saw the rest of the game out, securing the three points and making up ground on Newcastle United in 8th.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
Southampton returned to St Mary's the following week to face Stoke City, with whom they had drawn in their previous three consecutive encounters. The home side started the game well, as Rickie Lambert scored his eighth league goal of the season to opening the scoring in the sixth minute, placing a free-kick awarded for a handball by Charlie Adam into the top corner of Stoke's goal. Artur Boruc denied January signing Peter Odemwingie in the next attack from the visitors, before the side returned to the attack with Jay Rodriguez the main threat up front.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
The Potters retaliated valiantly though, with Jonathan Walters joining Odemwingie on the offence, and on 38 minutes it was the winger who levelled for Stoke in a one-on-one with Boruc set up by Adam. The score wasn't level for long, however, as a cross by Steven Davis from the right wing continued through the box into the far corner of the goal just three minutes later. The fourth goal of the match came equally as quickly though, as former Saints striker Peter Crouch bundled in from a Charlie Adam corner against his former club to make it 2–2 at the break.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
The Saints attempted to regain their lead for the third time early in the first half, failing to score firstly from a free-kick and secondly from a corner, while Stoke enjoyed their fair share of chances as well. The hosts were frustrated by Stoke's resilient defending in their search for a third goal, and despite continuing the high pressure against the visitors they were unable to score again, with the draw leaving them in 9th for yet another game.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
In midweek, the Saints travelled to face fellow mid-table side Hull City. Starting quickly, the side dominated the early exchanges, with Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana combining well in the opening minutes before being dispossessed by the Hull defence, a move replicated by Lallana and Rickie Lambert shortly afterwards. Rodriguez continued to threaten the hosts' goal as his header from Lallana's corner was headed off the line around the ten-minute mark, while Artur Boruc was never truly tested by Hull's attackers, who were forced to make speculative efforts on goal.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–February 2014
After the break, the Saints continued with their high-pressure style of attacking, and finally in the 69th minute they made their pressure count, with José Fonte making his touch count in a goalmouth scramble to score his third of the season and his side's first of the game. Substitute Guly do Prado also got involved in a couple of late chances on goal, but both sides fought it out to the end and it ended 1–0 to Southampton. The win saw Southampton rise to 8th in the table, moving from 9th position for the first time since December.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
As a Premier League club, Southampton started the 2013–14 FA Cup in the third round, facing Championship side Burnley on 4 January 2014. The visitors started the game quickly and almost broke the deadlock early, as Scott Arfield curled a shot narrowly wide of goal within minutes of kick-off.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
The Saints quickly began to get back into the game though, with attacking moves coming from Gastón Ramírez, Nathaniel Clyne and Luke Shaw, while Burnley strikers Danny Ings and Sam Vokes challenged at the other end; it was the hosts who broke the deadlock though, as Clyne picked up a pass and took a shot from around 25 yards out, which curled into the top corner of Burnley's goal for 1–0.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
The game was quickly in the hands of the Premier League side, as Rickie Lambert made it two within six minutes of the opener when he converted a pass from Steven Davis to double Southampton's lead. An injury to Lambert saw former Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez replace him after just 35 minutes, and the Saints saw out the remainder of the first half on the attack, with Luke Shaw also coming close to scoring his first for the club just before the break.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Burnley came out after half-time the stronger side, and within six minutes of the restart had pulled a goal back through Sam Vokes, who headed in a cross from Danny Ings to make it 2–1. The visitors continued to pressure the Saints goal, with Rodriguez enjoying one chance in a period of high pressure, and the Clarets made it count in the 57th minute when Ings scored a goal of his own by beating the home defence and shooting across Kelvin Davis's goal into the far corner.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Momentum for the Championship side continued, and they almost took the lead just minutes later through a Vokes second, but Davis performed well to deny the Welsh striker; Adam Lallana was brought on in place of Ramírez just before the hour mark, with the hosts struggling to get back into the game.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Rodriguez continued to enjoy chances against his former club though, and in the 66th minute he finally scored as a James Ward-Prowse shot was saved and the rebound came to the striker on the edge of the penalty area for a simple conversion, marking his 10th goal of the season in all competitions.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Taking advantage of the lead, the Saints finally secured the victory through substitute Lallana, who picked up the ball in the Burnley half and scored from 25 yards out to make it 4–2; Burnley did not give up though, and Kevin Long did score a third for the Clarets, but the Premier League club held on to progress to the fourth round after an exciting cup tie.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
On 5 January, Southampton were drawn into the fourth round at home against Championship side Yeovil Town, in a tie played on 25 January. The Saints dominated the early exchanges, but the Championship side held their own against the higher opposition, enjoying a number of early chances to score. Jay Rodriguez came close to breaking the deadlock early on, first seeing a shot from the edge of the area saved and then heading onto the crossbar from a Nathaniel Clyne cross.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
The hosts were awarded a penalty in the 22nd minute though, and the returning Guly do Prado converted the spot kick to put the Saints one up. Yeovil continued to play confidently, and the second half started with just one goal still in the match; young striker Sam Gallagher replaced do Prado in the 55th minute, and it was his first senior goal which put the Premier League side two up in the 70th minute. Gallagher almost made it two for him and three for the Saints later on, but it ended 2–0 and Southampton advanced to the fifth round.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
On 15 February, the Saints travelled to face fellow Premier League side Sunderland, who had previously knocked them out of the League Cup just months before. Both teams named significantly changed sides from their previous league fixtures, and it took until the tenth minute for the first chance to fall to Southampton, with a well-executed move ending in a setup for James Ward-Prowse by Rickie Lambert which was taken comfortably by the Sunderland goalkeeper.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
The visitors continued to place the pressure on Sunderland, but they grew into the game quickly and started threatening attacks of their own to take control of the game. It was the hosts who broke the deadlock, too, shortly after the half-time break, as Craig Gardner took a long-range shot which went in off the underside of the crossbar to put the Black Cats ahead.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
The Saints soon brought on first-team mainstays Jay Rodriguez and Morgan Schneiderlin, but still struggled to find their way back into the tie; Connor Wickham also came on for the hosts, and provided a fresh, dangerous attacking option, almost scoring a second on a number of occasions. Southampton's best chance came late in the game, when a low cross from Nathaniel Clyne found Lambert unmarked in the six-yard area, but he scuffed the shot over the bar to leave the home side in front and progressing to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, League Cup
Southampton began their 2013–14 League Cup campaign in the Second Round against struggling Championship side Barnsley on 27 August. The Saints could have opened the scoring in the first minute through Gastón Ramírez, who missed a chance from 12 yards out, but they did break the deadlock less than half an hour later through Steven Davis who scored in the penalty area.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, League Cup
Barnsley came close to equalising close to the end of the first half, but shortly after the break it was Southampton who scored next through Jay Rodriguez, although this was soon to be cancelled out by Stephen Dawson for the home side. In the 66th minute, Emmanuel Mayuka scored his first goal for the club on only his third start for the club in a year, and later in the game debuts were given to winger Omar Rowe, midfielder Harrison Reed, and forward Jake Sinclair. Mayuka was later brought down in the box in the final minute of normal time, Steven Davis converted the penalty to give Saints the win, and Ramírez scored straight after to make it a 5–1 win for the Premier League side.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, League Cup
The draw for the Third Round took place the day after Southampton's win against Barnsley, pitting the Saints at home against recently relegated League One side Bristol City in a tie played on 24 September. The hosts started the game strongly, and opened the scoring through in the 15th minute when Gastón Ramírez volleyed in a blocked shot from James Ward-Prowse for 1–0. Both teams continued to push throughout the first half, with the visitors enjoying a number of chances of their own, while the returning Tadanari Lee for Southampton also had a number of efforts on goal.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, League Cup
In the second half, Bristol City were arguably the stronger team, with Kelvin Davis being tested a number of times and the League One side almost equalising on numerous occasions; it took until the last ten minutes for the Premier League side to secure their lead, with Jos Hooiveld heading in for 2–0 in the 83rd minute.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, League Cup
Southampton were drawn against fellow Premier League side Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the Fourth Round of the tournament, in a fixture scheduled for 6 November. Southampton dominated possession in the early stages of the game, but the home side also enjoyed chances through Jack Colback and Jozy Altidore throughout the first half.


2013–14 Southampton F.C. season, League Cup
The home side dominated the possession in the early second-half exchanges, with Altidore almost opening the scoring within three minutes, and in the 59th minute they made the domination count as Phil Bardsley converted amongst a crowded penalty area to put the Black Cats one up. Southampton attempted to respond, with two penalty claims being turned down in quick succession, and four minutes from full-time Sunderland all but sealed the victory through Sebastian Larsson. Maya Yoshida did score for the Saints two minutes later, but the team could not find another goal and Sunderland advanced to the next round, putting an end to Southampton's cup run.


2013–14 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by fifth year head coach Dickey Nutt, played their home games at the Show Me Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Eastern Kentucky.


2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
The 2013–14 SEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2014 and concluded in March, followed by the 2014 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.


2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2013–14 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 2013–14 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2014 and concluded in March, followed by the 2014 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia.


2013–14 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team
The 2013–14 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by tenth year head coach Lori Davis Jones and played their home games at the University Center. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Lady Lions entered the season with only one assistant coach after Bob Austin was hired as the head coach at LSU-Alexandria.


2013–14 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
The 2013–14 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions are led by ninth year head coach Jim Yarbrough and played their home games at the University Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament to Nicholls State.


2013–14 Southend United F.C. season
Southend United F.C. played the season 2013–14 in the fourth tier of English football, League Two.


2013–14 Southend United F.C. season, Review and events
On 19 June 2013, their fixture list was released and it was confirmed that they would play Plymouth Argyle F.C. on the opening weekend.


2013–14 Southern Counties East Football League
The 2013–14 Southern Counties East Football League season (known as the 2013–14 Hurliman Southern Counties East Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th in the history of Kent Football League renamed the Southern Counties East Football League a football competition in England. In 2013 the league changed its name to the Southern Counties East Football League, to reflect the fact that many of its member clubs no longer played within the county boundaries of Kent.


2013–14 Southern Counties East Football League, Clubs
The league consisted of 15 clubs from the previous season along with two new clubs, promoted from the Kent Invicta League:


2013–14 Southern District RSA season
The 2013–14 season was Southern District RSA's 12th competitive season and 2nd consecutive season in the Hong Kong First Division League, the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Southern competed in the First Division League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup in this season.


2013–14 Southern District RSA season
Starting in this season, the team was renamed Royal Southern for sponsorship reasons.


2013–14 Southern District RSA season, Players, Squad information
Last update: 7 August 2013Source: Ordered by squad number. LPLocal player; FPForeign player; NRNon-registered player


2013–14 Southern District RSA season, Squad statistics, Overall Stats
Players Used: Southern has used a total of 24 different players in all competitions.


2013–14 Southern District RSA season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.


2013–14 Southern District RSA season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 19 April 2014Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2013–14 Southern District RSA season, Squad statistics, Captains
Last updated: 19 April 2014Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2013–14 Southern Football League
The 2013–14 season was the 111th in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. From the 2013–14 season onwards, the Southern League is known as The Calor Gas League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Calor Gas.


2013–14 Southern Football League
Following the liquidation of Premier Division club Hinckley United and the resignation of Thatcham Town from Division One South & West at the end of the season, plus the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the Conference North, Fleet Town were reprieved from relegation in Division One South & West.


2013–14 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division expanded up to 24 clubs and consisted of 17 clubs from the previous season and seven new clubs:


2013–14 Southern Football League, Division One Central
Division One Central consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from previous season and seven new clubs:


2013–14 Southern Football League, Division One South & West
Division One South & West consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from previous season and five new clubs:


2013–14 Southern Football League, League Cup
The Southern League Cup 2013–14 (billed as the RedInsure Cup 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons) is the 76th season of the Southern League Cup , the cup competition of the Southern Football League.


2013–14 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by second year head coach Barry Hinson, played their home games at the SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Indiana State.


2013–14 Southern Jaguars basketball team
The 2013–14 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third year head coach Roman Banks, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 15–3 in SWAC play to win the regular season conference championship. They were ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties. However, the SWAC received a waiver to allow its teams under APR penalties to still participate in the SWAC Tournament where the Jaguars lost in the quarterfinals to Prairie View A&M.


2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team
The 2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Donnie Tyndall, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 29–7, 13–3 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for the C-USA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Toledo and Missouri to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Minnesota.


2013–14 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team
In 2016, the NCAA vacated all 29 wins (including 13 conference wins) due to participation of academically ineligible players.


2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team  represented Southern Utah University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by second year head coach Nick Robinson and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.


2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
The Thunderbirds entered the 2013–14 season with two new assistants. Chad Bell and Yahosh Bonner were hired and acted as new assistant head coach and the Director of Basketball Operations. Bell joined the school from the University of Nevada, Reno  while Bonner joined the school from conference rival Northern Colorado University.


2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
They finished the season 2–27, 1–19 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Conference Tournament.


2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
The 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represents Southern Utah University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The T–Birds are led by fifth year head coach JR Payne and play their home games at the Centrum Arena. They are members of the Big Sky Conference.


2013–14 SpVgg Unterhaching season
SpVgg Unterhaching are a German football club which are based in Unterhaching. During the 2013-14 season they will compete in the following competitions: 3.Liga, Regional Cup Bayern.


2013–14 SpVgg Unterhaching season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Football League season (known as the 2013–14 Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League a football competition in England.


2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three clubs promoted from Division One:


2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division One
Division One featured 20 clubs in the division for this season, of which there are four new clubs:


2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


2013–14 Sporting CP season
The Sporting Clube de Portugal's 2013–14 season main competition is the Primeira Liga, known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship purposes. This article shows player statistics and all matches  that the club plays during the 2013–14 season.


2013–14 Sporting CP season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Sporting CP season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Sporting CP season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Sporting CP season, Transfers, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season
The 2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season is the second season that the club will play in Segunda División after the relegation from the highest tier of football in Spain, La Liga.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
José Ramón Sandoval continued as head coach, despite a 2012–13 season where the team did not promote to La Liga.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
Players like Mate Bilić or Juan Pablo who spent several years in Gijón, ended their contract and left the team. Also, David Rodríguez, Cristian Bustos and Bernardo finished their loan and came back to Celta de Vigo and Sevilla. The Colombian defender finally agreed to continue playing for Sporting during the next three seasons.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
The first new additions came from Córdoba: Aritz López Garai and Alberto. Both players were free transfers.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
On 21 June, president Manuel Vega-Arango resigned after spending 21 years in two stages as chairman of Sporting de Gijón. Antonio Veiga was named acting president while Vega-Arango was proposed as Honorary President of the club.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
Hugo Fraile was the first sign in the month, fourth of the summer. He came from Getafe in a free transfer. Days later, Sporting de Gijón confirmed an agreement with Celta de Vigo for loaning Cristian Bustos during one more season. Bustos will be transferred to Sporting until 2016 if the club promotes to La Liga.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
On 10 July, the team started the preseason in Mareo. In that same day, Javier Casquero extended his contract one more year. One week later, and after days of rumours, Serbian striker Stefan Šćepović arrived with a three-year loan from Partizan Belgrade. Sporting has an option for buying him at the end of the season or for extending the loan one more season.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
Few days before the first friendly game, Isma López arrived from Athletic Bilbao while three footballers left Sporting: Óscar Trejo was transferred by €2.1m to French squad Toulouse FC and Gastón Sangoy and Ricardo León agreed with the club the rescission of their contracts. Argentinian player joined Apollon Limassol from Cyprus and León came back to Tenerife.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
Grégory Arnolin played the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup with Martinique. The team was eliminated in the Group Stage.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
Preseason started on 20 July with a loss in Segovia against English squad Brighton & Hove Albion by 1–2. Four days later, Sporting played its first game in Asturias against Marino de Luanco and solved it with an easy win by 3–0. Stefan Šćepović with two goals.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
On 2 August, Asturian young prospect Borja López was transferred to AS Monaco by €2.2 million, and days later, Juan Muñiz was loaned to Mirandés.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Preseason
Preseason ended with a loss by 1–4 against Villarreal in the classic Trofeo Villa de Gijón. Carlos Carmona scored the goal for Sporting.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, August
Sporting started the league on 18 August playing at El Molinón against Real Madrid Castilla. The team of Sandoval won by 1–0 thanks to a beautiful goal of Stefan Šćepović. It was the first time since 2008 Sporting started the league with a win.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, August
The team continued unbeaten in league with a draw at Recreativo de Huelva. Three days later, another Serbian striker was signed on loan: Dejan Lekić from Gençlerbirliği.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
After a win by 2–0 against Deportivo de La Coruña, which was its fifth game unbeaten in the league, Sporting achivied the direct promotion positions. Stefan Šćepović became the first newcomer in the history of the club which scored in his first five league games.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
Previously to this match, Sporting was eliminated of the Copa del Rey after an overtime against Recreativo de Huelva.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
The first loss in league arrived in the sixth week at Mendizorroza, where Deportivo Alavés swept Sporting by a devastating 3–0 in the worst game at the moment of the team of Gijón. It was the first game of Šćepović without scoring.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
In the next week, Sporting maintained unbeaten at El Molinón after beating Eibar by 3–2 thanks to a hat-trick of Šćepović, who celebrated his call-up with the Serbian national team.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, October
October was not a good month for Sporting, with two ties at Numancia and versus Jaén in Gijón and a defeat by 2–1 at Girona despite starting leading the game with a goal of Hugo Fraile.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, October
On 22 October, Stefan Šćepović was nominated by the LFP as September's best player in Segunda División.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, November
Dejan Lekić started to play regularly with Sporting and the team rose up in the league table. The second Serbian striker scored in the four games and contributed decisively to finish the month without being defeated, despite having played only one of the four games in the month at El Molinón.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, November
With two wins against Lugo and Sabadell and two ties, with serious refereeing errors, at the stadiums of Córdoba and Murcia (where the referee of the game did not call a penalty after a ball stopped with the hand by Joan Guillem Truyols), Sporting finished the month of November in promotion playoffs positions, with only a difference of three points with the direct promotion positions.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, December
As in November, Sporting finished for second month in a row with two wins and two ties, which allowed to finish 2013 in the second position of the league table. A tie at El Molinón against Alcorcón by 2–2 was followed by two wins versus Hércules with a brilliant goal of Santi Jara and Mirandés by 3–2, with the three goals scored by the two Serbian strikers in only six minutes. After this game, Mirandés' coach Gonzalo Arconada was sacked.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, December
The year finished with a 2–2 tie at Mini Estadi, against Barcelona B in a game where Stefan Šćepović goaled at 87', but a fantastic free kick executed by Edu Bedia avoided the loss of the reserve team of Barcelona.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
On January 4, Sporting was defeated at home by Zaragoza in a controversial game refereed by Andalusian Santos Pargaña, who sent off Luis Hernández, Iván Hernández and Nacho Cases. With eight players and with 2–2 in the scoreboard, Iván Cuéllar saved a penalty kick, but with only two minutes left, Sergio Cidoncha decided the game. In the half time of this match, manager José Ramón Sandoval was assaulted by the assistant coach of Zaragoza. After this game, the club board talked about a "shameful persecution", referring to the controversial refereeing games during the season.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
The club finished the first half of the season with a draw without goals at Santa Cruz de Tenerife. This point allowed Sporting to be in the second position after 21 rounds with an advantage of one point with the third qualified team (Eibar) and two with the seventh (Las Palmas).


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
On 16 January, Aritz López Garai rejected several offers from Spanish, Greek and Cypriot teams, despite not being called by Sandoval since December, and decided to finish the season with the aim of achieving the promotion to La Liga.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
Sporting became leader of the league after winning at Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium by 2–1 to Real Madrid Castilla, with the sixteenth goal of Stefan Šćepović, with only 12 minutes left. The team could not retain the leadership the next round; Sporting conceded a no-goals draw with Recreativo de Huelva. On 29 January, vice-captain Alberto Lora renewed its contract until 2018. On the next day, Nacho Cases renewed too for four years.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
Sporting started the month of February beating Mallorca at Iberostar Estadi by 3–1 in a great game. It continued undefeated by fifth week in a row despite only earning a draw by 1–1 versus Ponferradina. Stefan Šćepović scored his 17th goal and three days later, on February 12, Sporting paid the €1M buyout to Partizan.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
On February 16, Sporting earned a draw at Riazor by 1–1. 7,000 fans travelled from Gijón to A Coruña for watching the team against Deportivo. The game started with a goal of Bernardo for the red and whites. Later, in another controversial game, Deportivo missed a penalty kick, a legal goal was not conceded to Stefan Šćepović and Deportivo scored more than one minute after the end of the additional time.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
Sporting finished the month earning a win by 2–0 against Deportivo Alavés, with goals made by Carmona and Santi Jara. After this win, the team of Sandoval accumulated seven weeks with no losses and was located in fourth position with 45 points, only one point behind the three leaders (Recreativo de Huelva, Deportivo de La Coruña and Eibar, team which Sporting visited in the first game of March).


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, March
In a very important game, Eibar defended the leadership sweeping Sporting by 3–0 at Ipurua. Despite this loss and two more weeks without winning (2–2 at home against Numancia and 3–2 versus Jaén), Sporting continued in the fourth position and rose to the third one with a win by 3–1 versus Girona. Dejan Lekić scored twice after several weeks since his last goal.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, March
On March 24, Aritz López Garai, who after being in the Starting XI in the first fourteen games did not play any minute more, was loaned to Córdoba. Six days later, Sporting was defeated by Las Palmas 2–1 in a game where the Serbians missed several opportunities to score. Finally, a doubtful penalty kick gave the three points to the Canarian team.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, April
The bad streak continued in the first half of April, taking out Sporting from the promotion playoffs position. Two more losses against Córdoba and Sabadell, started to worry the club board and planned to sack José Ramón Sandoval as Sporting coach. Finally, president Antonio Veiga decided to keep the Madrilenian one more week, waiting to the result and the people reaction after the next game, against Murcia.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, April
On 15 April 2014, Hugo Fraile broke the Anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. With this important injury, the forward could not finish the season.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, April
In the last game of the month, Sporting defeated Lugo by 2–0, for closing a streak of four games without winning and recovering the spot in the promotion playoffs, lost two weeks before. Stefan Šćepović scored his 22nd goal, six weeks before its last one at Real Jaén.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, May
On May 4, after the loss at Alcorcón by 1–0, the club board decided to sack José Ramón Sandoval. Abelardo, manager of the reserve team which won by 1–4 over Real Oviedo the week before, was named his substitute until the end of the season. On May 7, Jony, player of the reserve team, agreed a professional two-year contract with the club.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, May
In the debut game of both, on May 10 versus Hércules, Sporting won by 2–1. Jony scored his first goal and Dejan Lekić finished the comeback.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, May
Sporting started an undefeated streak by earning one point at Mirandés and dropping Barcelona B, third qualified, with the second goal of Jony.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, May
The team finished the month at La Romareda, drawing by 1–1 to Real Zaragoza thanks to a goal of Bernardo in the 88th minute. This point allowed Sporting to finish the month in fifth position with one game to play.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, June
Sporting qualified to the promotion playoffs in the last day, with a win against Tenerife by 3–0. In the promotion playoffs, Sporting was dropped in the semifinals by Las Palmas by an aggregate score of 2–0.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Players, Youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source: Competitive matches and Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Man of the match
The Man of the match is selected by Sporting de Gijón fans in the official website every week Iafter the game. 100 points will be given to the most voted player, 50 to the second one and 25 to the third one.


2013–14 Sporting de Gijón season, Man of the match
After the end of the main league, Stefan Šćepović was named winner of the trophy.


2013–14 St Johnstone F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was St Johnstone's fifth-consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and their first in the newly established Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. St Johnstone competed in the Europa League, losing to FC Minsk in the Third qualifying round. They also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, losing to Aberdeen and won the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history.


2013–14 St Mirren F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was the club's first season in the newly formed Scottish Premiership and their eighth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. St Mirren  also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2013–14 St Mirren F.C. season, Summary
St Mirren finished eighth in the inaugural Scottish Premiership season. They reached the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup, and crashed out as holders of the League Cup in the Second Round.


2013–14 St Mirren F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 28 August 2013Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2013–14 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team
The 2013–14 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by seventh year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. Despite an overall winning record that included an upset over top-ranked Saint Louis in the A-10 tournament quarterfinals, the Bonnies were not invited to a postseason bid due to an inability to come to an agreement with the College Basketball Invitational.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
The 2013–2014 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Glenn Braica, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981. The Terriers were selected to participate in the 2013 Maui Invitational Tournament where they won the Consolation Game of the Regional Rounds.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
St. Francis Brooklyn finished the season at 18–14 overall and 9–7 in conference play for a fourth place tie with Mount St. Mary's. The Terriers qualified for their fourth consecutive NEC Tournament under head coach Glenn Braica. The Terriers were given the 5th seed because of a regular season loss to Mount St. Mary's, which served as a tiebreaker. The 5th seed Terriers went on the road to take on 4th seed Mount St. Mary's, losing 72–71. The Terriers led by 19 points with 9:15 left in the game yet lost in the final possession of the game.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Season outlook
In Glenn Braica's first three seasons, the Terriers have made the NEC tournament each year. Going into this season Braica has a combined 42–48 overall record and 30–24 conference record. Last year the Terriers earned the eighth seed in the conference, yet for the third season in a row the Terriers were eliminated in the quarterfinals. For the 2013–14 campaign, the Terriers were picked to finish seventh in the NEC by the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Season outlook
There were changes to the coaching staff prior to the start of the season. Andy Johnston and Danny Nigro, both assistant coaches in Braica's staff resigned, with Johnston taking a professional head coaching position in Iceland. Coach Braica filled out his staff with former Terrier head coach Ron Ganulin and former Terrier player Jamaal Womack. Clive Bentick who is entering his seventh season as an assistant coach was elevated to the top spot. Ganulin was head coach for 14 years during which he accumulated over 200 wins and was twice named the Northeast Conference's Coach of the Year.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Season outlook
The Terriers will have four of their five starters returning for the season. The only loss in the starting 5 is Forward-center Akeem Johnson, who graduated and signed a professional contract to play in the Korisliiga of Finland. The Terriers may fill the vacancy with returning Senior Matt Milk or returning Junior Lowell Ulmer, with Milk more of a traditional Center and the more athletic Ulmer a forward-center. The four returning starters are Junior Power forward Jalen Cannon, Junior Swingman Kevin Douglas, Senior Shooting guard Ben Mockford and Junior Point guard Brent Jones.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Season outlook
Of the four, Jones will be heavily challenged for playing time at the one position by returning Sophomore Anthony White. The Terriers top returning player is Jalen Cannon, who earned Second Team All Northeast Conference honors last season and led the team in scoring (14.7 ppg), rebounding (8.8 rpg) and field goal percentage (.556). Cannon also earned All-Rookie Team honors as a freshman in 2011–2012 and was selected for the 2013–14 Preseason All-NEC Team. In addition to the returning players the Terriers added several players that figure to compete for the Center and Point guard positions.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Preseason signings
The Terriers have nine returning players and have added 4 new players. They include sophomore forward Amdy Fall, freshman guard Sheldon Hagigal, freshman guard Yunus Hopkinson and freshman forward Wayne Martin. Fall helped the College of Central Florida to the NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and prior to Junior College, Fall helped lead Wings Academy (Bronx, NY) to the PSAL semifinals in 2010-2011. Hagigal is a strong combo guard who prepped for two years at West Oaks Academy (Orlando, Florida) and  averaged 13 points, 2 assists, and 5 rebounds.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Preseason signings
Prior to West Oaks  Hagigal led Westbury High School (Long Island) to the 2010 county championship title and then to the Class A Long Island title. Hopkinson is a point guard who prepped at Lee Academy in Maine in 2011-2012. Prior to enrolling at Lee Academy, Hopkinson was the eighth leading scorer in the city and finished second-best in the PSAL's 'AA' divisions in 2009-2010, averaging 28.3 points per outing for West 50th Street Campus (Food & Finance). Martin helped lead South Shore to a 17-9 record and a berth in the PSAL quarterfinals in 2011-2012. Martin averaged 12.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
St. Francis Brooklyn upset Miami (FL) in their first match of the season 66–62 in overtime. The Hurricanes were the defending ACC regular season and ACC Tournament Champions and the Terriers win on the road is a program highlight. The Terriers were led by freshman Wayne Martin, who came of the bench to score 17 points and Jalen Cannon, who had his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. For their second match the Terriers beat Florida Atlantic 59–57, completing a two-game sweep while in Florida. The Terriers were led by Jalen Cannon and Ben Mockford, with each contributing 15 points and for the second straight game, rookie Wayne Martin added critical baskets down the stretch by scoring the winning layup with 32 seconds remaining.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
After the Maui Invitational Tournament the Terriers headed back to Brooklyn for their Home Opener against the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins. They were able to beat the Dolphins 83–54 behind Martin's 18 points and Cannon's 17 points. St. Francis Brooklyn hit the road again to face the then 5–2 Stony Brook Seawolves, where they pulled out a 70–68 win with 1.5 seconds left on a Wayne Martin tip-in. The Terriers were led by Jalen Cannon's 23 points and the win gave them a 3-game win streak. The heavily favored Seawolves also had their 13-game home unbeaten streak broken.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
St. Francis then lost its next 2 games to teams with losing records, first at Army (1–6) and then hosting former NEC member Monmouth (3–6). The Terriers fell to the Black Knights 54–67 and never led in the game after the first minute of play. The only highlight of the game was Sheldon Hagigal's career high 13 points. Against Monmouth the Terriers also trailed for most of the game and the closest they ever game to tying was in the second half when they came within 6 points with 9:43 left in the second half.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
They were led again by Hagigal, who scored a new career high 23 points. The Terriers then snapped their two-game skid against Canisius at home. The Golden Griffins (6–3) came in averaging almost 74 points, yet the Terriers held them to 51 as they beat them 67–51. The freshman Hagigal led the Terriers in scoring with a 15-point effort. Next, St. Francis hosted the Lafayette Leopards at The Pope and won 65–62 on 19 points and 10 rebounds from Cannon.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The game-winner came on a three-pointer from Isailovic which hit the backboard to end the game; the win put the Terriers at 7–5 on the season. The Terriers won their next two games and extended their win streak to four by beating NJIT at home 77–65 and Delaware State on the road 60–57. St. Francis was then poised to be the first men's basketball program in NEC history to win 10 non-conference games as they faced Columbia, but the Terriers were not able to attain the record as they lost 61–81. With the loss, the Terriers finished the non-conference portion of their schedule at 9–6, their best start to a season in 12 years.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, NEC games
To open their conference schedule, the Terriers beat Long Island 78–64. The Terriers had a six-game losing streak against the Blackbirds dating back four years, yet they got their first win in seven attempts as Ben Mockford scored a career high 30 points. They next traveled to Maryland to take on Mount St. Mary's, which came in with a 4–10 record yet the Terriers fell 82–88. St. Francis never led in the game and the only highlights were the performances of Cannon (25 pts) and White (15 pts), both of which put up career highs for points scored.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, NEC games
The Terriers proceeded to go 5–2 in their next 7 contests. Then prior to a pivotal NEC match-up against Robert Morris at The Pope on February 8, 2014, it was announced that 4 men's basketball players would be suspended. The players were Brent Jones, Anthony White, P. J. Santavenere, and Wayne Martin. The reason for their suspension was not announced. The Terriers ended up losing 50–72. Later on, all players except Anthony White were reinstated. Yet the distraction of the suspensions wound up costing the Terriers 3 consecutive loses, leading to a 6–6 conference record.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, Regular season, NEC games
The Terriers then won 3 of their last 4 games to finish conference play at 9–7 and the season at 18–13. The Terriers qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 5th seed. St. Francis Brooklyn won 18 games for the first time since the 2001-2002 season and also led the NEC in scoring defense (66.7) and rebounding margin (+3.3).


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, NEC tournament
The Terriers qualified for their fourth consecutive NEC Tournament under fourth-year head coach Glenn Braica. The Terriers will have the 5th seed and face 4th seed Mount St. Mary's, the Terriers last met the Mount in the NEC playoffs in the 1999 semifinals where MSM won 68-66. The Terriers again lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament, this time losing 71-72. The Terriers led by 19 points with 9:15 left in the game yet lost in the final possession of the game.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team, NEC tournament
It was later revealed that for 2.5 seconds in the final minute of play Mount St. Mary's had 6 players on the court, during a crucial in-bounds pass by St. Francis. With 6 players Mount St. Mary's forced a turnover and scored a lay-up making it a 1-point game with 26 seconds left on the clock. The NEC commissioner reviewed the situation and assessed a two-game suspension for the 2014-15 regular season to the officiating crew that worked the game in question.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team
The 2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1988. St. Francis Brooklyn was coached by John  Thurston, who was in his second year at the helm of the Terriers.


2013–14 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers women's basketball team
For the 2013–14 season the Terriers made a pair of appearances on ESPN3 for the first time in their history. The 2013–14 Terriers improved to 6–2 on the season for the first time since the 1976–77 season. After going 11–2 by winning 5 straight games, the Terriers for the first time in program history were ranked inside the top 25 of a national basketball poll at 25th in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 Mid-Major Poll. The 2013–14 squad set the single-season school record with 19 wins during the year. The Terriers also notched 10 conference wins, the most in St. Francis Brooklyn women's basketball history to date (the record was broken by the 2018–19 squad, 12 wins).


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season
The 2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season is the franchise's third season in the American Hockey League, which began on October 4, 2013. The IceCaps hosted the 2014 All-Star Classic at Mile One Centre on February 11 and 12, in which American Hockey League all-star players played the Swedish team Färjestad BK.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Off-season
Jason King, a 31-year-old who had been a winger for the IceCaps the previous two seasons, retired as a player on August 30 and became an assistant coach with the team effective this season. King had been limited to nine games last season due to concussion problems. In addition to King, St. John's saw the departure of many of its veteran players from the previous season, including forwards Aaron Gagnon, Jason Gregoire, Maxime Macenauer, Ben Maxwell and Ray Sawada, as well as defensemen Derek Meech and Travis Ramsey.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Off-season
Defenseman Dean Arsene also left the team, and Ivan Telegin, a 21-year-old forward who had been considered one of the organizations's better prospects, was suspended on September 29 after refusing to report to the IceCaps. Officials declined to elaborate on the failure to report except to say it was for "personal reasons".


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Off-season
The loss of veteran players meant the team underwent major changes in the off-season. St. John's signed new wingers Andrew Gordon and Jérôme Samson, two AHL veterans with more than 70 career points, which IceCaps officials hoped would improve the team's depth. Coach Keith McCambridge also thought those additions, as well as the signing of Blair Riley, would make the team's forwards faster and more physical. Patrice Cormier and Zach Redmond, who both saw time with the Winnipeg Jets the previous season, were assigned to St. John's during the final round of cuts from the NHL team's training camp.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Off-season
The IceCaps re-signed John Albert, Will O'Neill and Ryan Schnell. Goaltender Juho Olkinuora also joined the roster, having signed with the team the previous spring and played a single game for St. John's last season. Other off-season new additions included forwards Austen Brassard, J.C. Lipon, and Kyle MacKinnon, and defensemen Travis Ehrhardt, Brenden Kichton, Cody Lampl, Kris Fredheim, Jordan Hill, and Adam Pardy.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Off-season
The IceCaps played three pre-season games against Syracuse Crunch in a Mary's Cup American Hockey League exhibition series. The first game on September 26 was a 5-2 loss to Syracuse Crunch, who scored three unanswered, unassisted goals in the third period. Samson and Carl Klingberg both allowed turnovers that led to Syracuse goals, and the Crunch scored an empty-netter after O'Neill surrendered the puck when he had to discard a broken stick. Syracuse then clinched the series with a 1-0 shutout on September 28.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Off-season
The IceCaps won 3-2 in the third and final game on September 29, ending a five-game pre-season losing streak against the Crunch. Gordon shot the game-winner in the third, scoring 27 seconds after Syracuse had tied the game. IceCaps defensemen Ehrhardt, Fredheim, Redmond and Julian Melchiori all sustained injuries before the start of the regular season.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Regular season, October
The IceCaps started the season with two home games against the Providence Bruins on October 4 and 5, losing the first one 4–3 in overtime after St. John's tied the game by scoring twice in the final two minutes of regulation. The IceCaps won the second game 5–1, with Eric O'Dell scoring his third career hat-trick. St. John's scored made more than 40 shots in each of the two opening games. The IceCaps lost their next two games in regulation, starting with a 3–2 defeat on October 11 against the Hamilton Bulldogs, who scored two-shorthanded goals against them.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Regular season, October
The next day they lost 6–3 to the Toronto Marlies, with T. J. Brennan scoring a hat-trick against them. St. John's then split a pair of home games against the Hershey Bears on October 18 and 19, winning the first one 5–1 after scoring four goals in the third period, including goals from Ben Chiarot and Jason Jaffray within 74 seconds of each other. They lost the next game 4–0, failing to score on 30 shots on goal and five power play opportunities.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Regular season, October
Adam Pardy was called up to the Winnipeg Jets on October 19 to replace the injured Jacob Trouba. The IceCaps next departed on a six-game road trip, starting with three games in as many days. Fredheim returned to the roster on October 25, when St. John's dealt the Manchester Monarchs their first regulation loss of the season. The IceCaps lost their next two games, including a 5–3 loss to Manchester on October 26 in which they failed to score until the third period, and a 5-3 loss to Providence after allowing the first four goals.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Regular season, October
Chairot was recalled to Winnipeg on October 29 to replace the injured Paul Postma, making him the second defenseman along with Pardy to leave the IceCaps in a 10-day span. St. John's ended their two-game losing streak with a weekend sweep over the Portland Pirates on October 30 and November 1, with Carl Klingberg scoring two goals and an assist in the first game.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Regular season, November
The IceCaps concluded their six-game road trip with a 3–0 loss to the Worcester Sharks on November 2, after which Zach Redmond was recalled by the Winnipeg Jets.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Standings, Conference standings
y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Schedule and results
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Playoffs, Game log
The St. John's IceCaps entered the Calder Cup playoffs as the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference. They began the playoffs playing the Albany Devils where they went on to win the series in 4 games. In the Eastern Conference Semifinals they defeated the Norfolk Admirals in a Game 6. They moved on the Conference Finals for the second time in team history where they went on to defeat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 5-0 route of Game 6, winning their first Richard F. Canning Trophy.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Playoffs, Game log
They faced the Texas Stars in the Calder Cup Finals where they would go on to lose in a Game 5 overtime lose.


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty MinutesUpdated as of June 10, 2014


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only. ‡Left the team mid-season*Rookie


2013–14 St. John's IceCaps season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time on Ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots Against; SV% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty MinutesUpdated as of November 4, 2013


2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team
The 2013–14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Lavin in his fourth year at the school. Saint John's home games were played at Carnesecca Arena and Madison Square Garden and the team was a founding member of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to Providence. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Robert Morris in the first round.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season
The 2013–14 St. Louis Blues season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. They were eliminated in the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs by the Chicago Blackhawks, four games to two.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, October
Jaroslav Halak became the Blues' leader in shutouts with his 17th on October 5, with a 7–0 victory over the Florida Panthers at the Scottrade Center, surpassing Glenn Hall's 16. Hall's record took 140 games (1968–1971), while Halak's took him only 121 games since he joined the Blues in June 2010.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, October
The Blues have opened the season with a 4–0 start on October 12 with a home win against the New York Rangers, the first time they have started that perfectly in their 47-year history. The game was also their 10th consecutive home win dating back to last season.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
Alexander Steen was named the First Star of the Month for October on November 1, having the best start of his NHL career. He scored 11 goals, including four power-play goals, and sat fourth in the NHL with 16 points in the team's 10 games played for the month.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
The Blues' telecasts earned the highest ratings in October in the team's 18 seasons on Fox Sports Midwest, with a 3.5 rating, 94% higher than in October 2011 (1.8), and 13% higher than the team's previous October best, a 3.1 in 1997. The Blues were 7–1–1 in October.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
Steen scored his NHL-leading 14th goal on November 7 against the Calgary Flames, the game-winner. Alexander Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos had tied him with their 13th earlier in the evening. He was the first Blues' player to score 14 goals in the team's first 14 games since the 1991 season, when Brett Hull scored 16. Maxim Lapierre scored his first goal as a Blue and goaltender Brian Elliott earned his 100th career win in stopping 18 shots out of 20. Jordan Leopold got his first two points of the season (both assists), while Kevin Shattenkirk got an assist on the Blues' second goal, giving him at least one in his seventh consecutive game, the longest in the NHL this season. He has eight in that span.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
On November 16, Steen scored his NHL-leading 17th goal, the game-winner with 6:20 into the third period, and earlier added an assist to pass Sidney Crosby for the points lead at 26, in a 4–2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Steen also extended his NHL-best points streak to 13 games, totaling 13 goals and five assists in that stretch. Blues' Head Coach Ken Hitchcock also won his 618th game, passing Jacques Lemaire for ninth place on the all-time list. Steen's consecutive game streak of at least one point ended at 13, in the next game on Nov. 17.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
On November 23, Coach Hitchcock got his 621st win, passing Bryan Murray for eighth place on the all-time list.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
On November 25, Jaroslav Halak got his 27th career shutout, a franchise-record 18th as a member of the Blues and his second this season.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, November
On November 27, Steen scored his 20th goal, tying Alexander Ovechkin for the NHL lead, in the Blues' fifth consecutive win. The Blues were 10–1–1 in their past 12 games for a 19–3–3 record and 41 points.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, December
Alexander Steen scored his 23rd and 24th goals in a 5–1 win on December 19, after earlier in the day signing a 3-year, $17.4 million contract extension to keep him as a Blue through to the 2016–17 season. His 24 goals, tying his career-high after only 34 team games (23–7–4), were second in the NHL only to the 28 scored by Alexander Ovechkin. Brenden Morrow earned his 300th career assist. The team was 48–0–1 in the previous 49 home games when scoring three goals or more.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, December
Steen, the second-highest goal scorer in the NHL with 24, was sidelined with an upper-body injury during the second period of the December 21 game against the Edmonton Oilers. He was placed on injured reserve with a concussion on December 28. He had last played on December 21, leaving in the second period. He led the Blues with 24 goals (second in the NHL) and 38 points.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, December
Chris Stewart was named First Star of the Week on December 23, for his performance in the week ending December 22, after earning six goals and one assist. He beat Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) and Matt Duchene (Colorado).


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, December
On December 23, the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper attended the Blues' game in Calgary against the Flames.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, December
On December 28, the Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks in a thrilling 6–5 shootout at Scottrade to gain a point on the Blackhawks, and now within six points of division-leading Chicago, but with four games fewer played. The Blues were twice down by two goals, but came back to tie in regulation and then through a scoreless overtime. The Blues have beaten Chicago all three games played with two coming in shootouts, with this game playing without their top scorer, Alexander Steen. Dmitrij Jaskin scored his first NHL goal.


2013–14 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, January
Three Blues' players were named to the 2014 Winter Olympics, men's USA Olympic team in Sochi, (February 7–23). David Backes, 29, T. J. Oshie, 27, and Kevin Shattenkirk (to be 25 then), were named to the team after the 2014 Winter Classic game on January 1. Backes (Minneapolis, Minnesota) was named to the USA Olympic team for the second time, Oshie (Everett, Washington), and Shattenkirk (New Rochelle, New York) for the first.