Season trivia for EFL Championship 2013/2014
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2013/2014 EFL Championship season in England.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2013/2014 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jesse Lingard, playing for Birmingham, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Birmingham-Sheffield Wednesday.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2013/2014 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Ross McCormack (Leeds) - November 2013
Chris Martin (Derby) - December 2013
Most braces by player
Jordan Rhodes in Blackburn scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2013/2014 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2013/2014 season was Charlie Austin in Queens Park Rangers/Burnley, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 8 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2013/2014 season was David Nugent, in total he scored 9 penalties for his Leicester/Portsmouth.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 2 teams, and the teams that each scored 10 penalty goals were Bournemouth and Leicester.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 10 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Tom Ince (Blackpool)
Jordi Gomez (Wigan)
Federico Macheda (Doncaster/Birmingham)
Bobby Zamora (Queens Park Rangers)
Leonardo Ulloa (Brighton)
Troy Deeney (Watford)
Ravel Morrison (Queens Park Rangers)
Chris Maguire (Sheffield Wednesday)
Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
Johnnie Jackson (Charlton)
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 6 goals, which 4 teams managed to do, and these were Bolton, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading and Birmingham.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2013/2014 season in EFL Championship. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 9 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Troy Deeney (Watford)
Ross McCormack (Leeds)
Jamie Vardy (Leicester)
James Vaughan (Huddersfield)
Sam Vokes (Burnley)
Craig Bryson (Derby)
Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn)
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers)
Patrick Bamford (Derby)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Jordan Rhodes in Blackburn who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 13 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Ross McCormack in Leeds scored a total of 18 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in EFL Championship during the 2013/2014 season.
Most consecutive wins
Leicester was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2013/2014 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Leicester were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2013/2014 season, playing 21 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2013/2014 season, there were 2 teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were Birmingham and Leeds.
Most matches in a row without a win
Blackpool managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Derby were best at during the 2013/2014 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Blackpool have managed this in 6 matches during the 2013/2014 season, more than any other team in EFL Championship.
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