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Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | Bournemouth |
Promoted | Bournemouth Watford Norwich City |
Relegated | Cheltenham Town Tranmere Rovers |
New Clubs in League | Luton Town Cambridge United |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of the Football League. It consisted of the usual 72 clubs, with the new additions being Luton Town and play-off winners Cambridge United, who returned to the Football League for the first time since 2005, replacing Bristol Rovers and Torquay United from League Two.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bournemouth (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 50 | +41 | 89 | |
3 | Norwich City (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 48 | +40 | 86 | Qualification for Championship play-offs[a] |
4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 85 | |
5 | Brentford | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 78 | |
6 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 78 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 78 | |
8 | Derby County | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 77 | |
9 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 67 | |
10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 63 | |
11 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 62 | |
12 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 60 | |
13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 60 | |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 59 | |
15 | Leeds United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 56 | |
16 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 55 | |
17 | Fulham | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 83 | −21 | 52 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 51 | |
19 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 50 | |
20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 47 | |
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 46[b] | |
22 | Millwall (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 76 | −34 | 41 | Relegation to Football League One |
23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 39 | |
24 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 91 | −55 | 26 |
Semi–Finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Norwich City | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
6 | Ipswich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Norwich City | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Middlesbrough | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
5 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bristol City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 99 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
2 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 91 | |
3 | Preston North End (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs[a] |
4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 79 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 71 | |
6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 | |
7 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 | |
8 | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 63 | |
9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 63 | |
10 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 63 | |
11 | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 | |
12 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 62 | |
13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 61 | |
14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 59 | |
15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 57 | |
16 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 | |
17 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 55 | |
18 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 54 | |
19 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 52 | |
20 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 52 | |
21 | Notts County (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 50 | Relegation to Football League Two |
22 | Crawley Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 50 | |
23 | Leyton Orient (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 49 | |
24 | Yeovil Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 40 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Preston North End | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
6 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
3 | Preston North End | 4 | |||||||||
4 | Swindon Town | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Swindon Town | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
5 | Sheffield United | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burton Albion (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 94 | Promotion to Football League One |
2 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 89 | |
3 | Bury (P) | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 85 | |
4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 84 | Qualification for League Two play-offs[a] |
5 | Southend United (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 84 | |
6 | Stevenage | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 72 | |
7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 71 | |
8 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 68 | |
9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 65 | |
10 | Exeter City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 64 | |
11 | Morecambe | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 63 | |
12 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 61 | |
13 | Oxford United | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 61 | |
14 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 59 | |
15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 58 | |
16 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 57 | |
17 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 56 | |
18 | York City | 46 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 52 | |
19 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 51 | |
20 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 50 | |
21 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 48 | |
22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 45 | |
23 | Cheltenham Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 41 | Relegation to the National League |
24 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 39 |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
7 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 (6) | |||||||||
5 | Southend United | 1 (7) | |||||||||
5 | Southend United | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
6 | Stevenage | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure |
Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nottingham Forest | Billy Davies | Sacked | 24 March 2014[3] | 2013–14 season | Stuart Pearce | 3 April 2014[4] | Pre-season |
Tranmere Rovers | Ronnie Moore | 9 April 2014[5] | Robert Edwards | 27 May 2014[6] | |||
Blackpool | Barry Ferguson | End of Contract | 9 May 2014[7] | Pre-season | José Riga | 11 June 2014[8] | |
Shrewsbury Town | Michael Jackson | Appointed as Assistant Manager | 12 May 2014[9] | Micky Mellon | 12 May 2014[9] | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | Óscar García Junyent | Resigned | 12 May 2014[10] | Sami Hyypia | 6 June 2014[11] | ||
Charlton Athletic | José Riga | End of Contract | 27 May 2014[12] | Bob Peeters | 27 May 2014[12] | ||
Leeds United | Brian McDermott | Mutual Consent | 31 May 2014[13] | Dave Hockaday | 19 June 2014[14] | ||
Oxford United | Gary Waddock | Sacked | 4 July 2014[15] | Michael Appleton | 4 July 2014[15] | ||
Huddersfield Town | Mark Robins | Mutual Consent | 10 August 2014[16] | 24th | Chris Powell | 3 September 2014[17] | 21st |
Leeds United | Dave Hockaday | Sacked | 28 August 2014[18] | 21st | Darko Milanič | 23 September 2014[19] | 12th |
Watford | Giuseppe Sannino | Resigned | 31 August 2014[20] | 2nd | Óscar García Junyent | 2 September 2014[21] | 2nd |
Carlisle United | Graham Kavanagh | Sacked | 1 September 2014[22] | 22nd | Keith Curle | 19 September 2014[23] | 24th |
Colchester United | Joe Dunne | 1 September 2014[24] | 23rd | Tony Humes | 1 September 2014[24] | 23rd | |
Accrington Stanley | James Beattie | Mutual Consent | 12 September 2014[25] | 21st | John Coleman | 18 September 2014[26] | 20th |
Port Vale | Micky Adams | Resigned | 18 September 2014[27] | 23rd | Rob Page | 29 October 2014[28] | 16th |
Cardiff City | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 18 September 2014[29] | 17th | Russell Slade | 6 October 2014[30] | 15th | |
Fulham | Felix Magath | Sacked | 18 September 2014[31] | 24th | Kit Symons | 29 October 2014[32] | 20th |
Leyton Orient | Russell Slade | Resigned | 24 September 2014[33] | 17th | Mauro Milanese | 26 October 2014[34] | 18th |
Watford | Óscar García Junyent | 29 September 2014[35] | 4th | Billy McKinlay | 29 September 2014[35] | 4th | |
Bolton Wanderers | Dougie Freedman | Mutual Consent | 3 October 2014[36] | 23rd | Neil Lennon | 12 October 2014[37] | 24th |
Hartlepool United | Colin Cooper | Resigned | 4 October 2014[38] | 24th | Paul Murray | 23 October 2014[39] | 23rd |
Watford | Billy McKinlay | Sacked | 7 October 2014[40] | 3rd | Slaviša Jokanović | 7 October 2014[40] | 3rd |
Scunthorpe United | Russ Wilcox | 8 October 2014[41] | 23rd | Mark Robins | 13 October 2014[42] | 23rd | |
Tranmere Rovers | Robert Edwards | 13 October 2014[43] | 24th | Micky Adams | 16 October 2014[44] | 24th | |
York City | Nigel Worthington | Resigned | 13 October 2014[45] | 22nd | Russ Wilcox | 15 October 2014[46] | 22nd |
Birmingham City | Lee Clark | Sacked | 20 October 2014[47] | 21st | Gary Rowett | 27 October 2014[48] | 23rd |
Leeds United | Darko Milanič | 25 October 2014[49] | 18th | Neil Redfearn | 1 November 2014[50] | 19th | |
Burton Albion | Gary Rowett | Signed by Birmingham City | 27 October 2014[48] | 3rd | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 13 November 2014[51] | 5th |
Blackpool | José Riga | Sacked | 27 October 2014[52] | 24th | Lee Clark | 30 October 2014[53] | 24th |
Wigan Athletic | Uwe Rösler | 13 November 2014[54] | 22nd | Malky Mackay | 19 November 2014 [55] | 22nd | |
Mansfield Town | Paul Cox | Mutual Consent | 21 November 2014[56] | 19th | Adam Murray | 5 December 2014[57] | 18th |
Cheltenham Town | Mark Yates | Sacked | 25 November 2014[58] | 18th | Paul Buckle | 26 November 2014[59] | 18th |
Hartlepool United | Paul Murray | 6 December 2014[60] | 24th | Ronnie Moore | 16 December 2014[61] | 24th | |
Leyton Orient | Mauro Milanese | 8 December 2014[62] | 19th | Fabio Liverani | 8 December 2014[62] | 19th | |
Reading | Nigel Adkins | 15 December 2014[63] | 16th | Steve Clarke | 16 December 2014[64] | 16th | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Sami Hyypia | Resigned | 22 December 2014[65] | 22nd | Chris Hughton | 31 December 2014[66] | 22nd |
Crawley Town | John Gregory | Health Reasons | 27 December 2014[67] | 21st | Dean Saunders | 27 December 2014[67] | 21st |
Gillingham | Peter Taylor | Sacked | 31 December 2014[68] | 20th | Justin Edinburgh | 7 February 2015[69] | 18th |
Norwich City | Neil Adams | Resigned | 5 January 2015[70] | 7th | Alex Neil | 9 January 2015[71] | 7th |
Charlton Athletic | Bob Peeters | Sacked | 11 January 2015[72] | 14th | Guy Luzon | 13 January 2015[73] | 14th |
Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 1 February 2015[74] | 12th | Dougie Freedman | 1 February 2015[74] | 12th | |
Yeovil Town | Gary Johnson | 4 February 2015[75] | 24th | Paul Sturrock | 9 April 2015[76] | 24th | |
Newport County | Justin Edinburgh | Signed by Gillingham | 7 February 2015[69] | 6th | Terry Butcher | 30 April 2015[77] | 2015–16 season |
Barnsley | Danny Wilson | Sacked | 12 February 2015[78] | 17th | Lee Johnson | 25 February 2015[79] | 16th |
Cheltenham Town | Paul Buckle | Mutual Consent | 13 February 2015[80] | 22nd | Gary Johnson | 30 March 2015[81] | 24th |
Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | Resigned | 21 February 2015[82] | 15th | Dave Robertson | 22 May 2015[83] | 2015–16 season |
Coventry City | Steven Pressley | Sacked | 23 February 2015[84] | 21st | Tony Mowbray | 3 March 2015[85] | 20th |
Oldham Athletic | Lee Johnson | Signed by Barnsley | 25 February 2015[79] | 9th | Darren Kelly | 1 June 2015[86] | 2015–16 season |
Millwall | Ian Holloway | Sacked | 10 March 2015[87] | 23rd | Neil Harris | 29 April 2015[88] | 22nd |
Notts County | Shaun Derry | 23 March 2015[89] | 20th | Ricardo Moniz | 7 April 2015[90] | 22nd | |
Wigan Athletic | Malky Mackay | 6 April 2015[91] | 23rd | Gary Caldwell | 7 April 2015[92] | 23rd | |
Portsmouth | Andy Awford | Resigned | 13 April 2015[93] | 14th | Paul Cook | 12 May 2015[94] | 2015–16 season |
Tranmere Rovers | Micky Adams | Mutual Consent | 19 April 2015[95] | 24th | Gary Brabin | 5 May 2015[96] | 2015–16 season |