2013–14 Premier League
The 2013–14 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Premier League, the top-flight English professional league for men's football clubs, and the 115th season of top-flight English football overall. The fixtures were announced on 19 June 2013. The season started on Saturday 17 August 2013, and concluded on Sunday 11 May 2014.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 2013 – 11 May 2014 |
| Champions | Manchester City 2nd Premier League title 4th English title |
| Relegated | Norwich City Fulham Cardiff City |
| Champions League | Manchester City Liverpool Chelsea Arsenal |
| Europa League | Everton Tottenham Hotspur Hull City |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,052 (2.77 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Suárez (31 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Petr Čech Wojciech Szczęsny (16 clean sheets each) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester City 7–0 Norwich City (2 November 2013) |
| Biggest away win | Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Liverpool (15 December 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Manchester City 6–3 Arsenal (14 December 2013) Cardiff City 3–6 Liverpool (22 March 2014) |
| Longest winning run | 11 games Liverpool |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Liverpool |
| Longest winless run | 9 games Fulham Sunderland West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Crystal Palace |
| Highest attendance | 75,368 Manchester United 4–1 Aston Villa (29 March 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 19,242 Swansea City 3–3 Stoke City (10 November 2013) |
| Total attendance | 13,929,810 |
| Average attendance | 36,657 |
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On the final day of the season, Manchester City sealed their fourth league title and second Premier League title with a 2–0 victory over West Ham United, finishing with 86 points. Liverpool had looked on course to win the title with two weeks to go, but a loss and a draw in two of their last three matches, combined with Manchester City winning their final five league matches, ultimately meant they finished in second place with 84 points. Chelsea finished third and Arsenal, who led the table for the longest period, finished fourth.
Manchester United's first season following Sir Alex Ferguson's departure ended in disappointment, as the defending champions would finish 7th, tying the record for the worst title defence with the 1994–95 champions Blackburn Rovers. It was also their worst finish in the Premier League era.
Norwich City, Fulham, and Cardiff City finished in the bottom three and were relegated to the Football League Championship.
Luis Suárez was the top scorer with 31 goals, and was also named Player of the Season. Goalkeepers Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal and Petr Čech of Chelsea led the league with 16 clean sheets each. Tony Pulis of Crystal Palace won the Manager of the Season award.