Season | 2014β15 |
---|---|
Champions |
Bournemouth 1st Championship title 1st D2 title |
Promoted |
Bournemouth Watford Norwich City |
Relegated |
Millwall Wigan Athletic Blackpool |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,474 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Daryl Murphy ( Ipswich Town) (27 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Derby County 5β0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 November 2014) Birmingham City 6β1 Reading (13 December 2014) Norwich City 5β0 Huddersfield Town (13 December 2014) Norwich City 6β1 Millwall (26 December 2014) Watford 5β0 Charlton Athletic (17 January 2015) Watford 7β2 Blackpool (24 January 2015) Wolverhampton Wanderers 5β0 Rotherham United (21 February 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Birmingham City 0β8
Bournemouth (25 October 2014) |
Highest scoring |
Watford 7β2
Blackpool (24 January 2015) |
Longest winning run | 6 games
[2] Bournemouth Norwich City |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games
[2] Bournemouth |
Longest winless run | 18 games
[2] Blackpool |
Longest losing run | 6 games
[2] Blackpool |
Highest attendance | 33,381
[3] Middlesbrough 0β0 Brighton & Hove Albion (2 May 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 8,250
[3] Millwall 2β2 Blackburn Rovers (4 November 2014) |
Total attendance | 9,771,471 [3] |
Average attendance | 17,863 [3] |
β
2013β14
2015β16 β
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2015. |
The 2014β15 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons), was the eleventh season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the twenty-third season under its current league structure. The 2014β15 season began on 8 August 2014 and ended on 2 May 2015.
Bournemouth won the league on the last day of the season, confirming their place in the top flight for the first time in their history. Watford were runners-up and took their place in the Premier League for the first time since the 2006β07 season. Norwich were the final promoted team, bouncing straight back from their relegation the previous season by beating Middlesbrough 2β0 in the Play Off Final.
At the other end of the table, Blackpool were relegated in April having been cut adrift at the bottom of the table for much of the season. Wigan and Millwall were the other two teams to be relegated on the penultimate weekend of the season.
The following teams have changed division since the 2013β14 season. [4]
Promoted from League One
Relegated from Premier League
Relegated to League One
Promoted to Premier League
Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs: [5]
|
|
β After Marussia F1 rebranded as Manor F1 in 2015, Reading F.C. only displayed Waitrose sponsorship
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | Barry Ferguson | End of contract | 9 May 2014 [34] | Pre-season | JosΓ© Riga | 11 June 2014 [35] |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Γscar GarcΓa | Resigned | 12 May 2014 [36] | Sami HyypiΓ€ | 6 June 2014 [37] | |
Charlton Athletic | JosΓ© Riga | End of contract | 27 May 2014 | Bob Peeters | 27 May 2014 [38] | |
Leeds United | Brian McDermott | Mutual consent | 31 May 2014 [39] | David Hockaday | 19 June 2014 [40] | |
Huddersfield Town | Mark Robins | 10 August 2014 [41] | 24th | Chris Powell | 3 September 2014 | |
Leeds United | David Hockaday | Sacked | 28 August 2014 [42] | 21st | Darko MilaniΔ | 23 September 2014 |
Watford | Giuseppe Sannino | Resigned | 1 September 2014 [43] | 2nd | Γscar GarcΓa | 2 September 2014 [44] |
Cardiff City | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 18 September 2014 [45] | 17th | Russell Slade | 6 October 2014 [46] | |
Fulham | Felix Magath | Sacked | 18 September 2014 [47] | 24th | Kit Symons | 29 October 2014 [48] |
Watford | Γscar GarcΓa | Resigned due to ill health | 29 September 2014 [49] | 4th | Billy McKinlay | 29 September 2014 [49] |
Bolton Wanderers | Dougie Freedman | Mutual consent | 3 October 2014 [50] | 23rd | Neil Lennon | 12 October 2014 [51] |
Watford | Billy McKinlay | 7 October 2014 | 3rd | SlaviΕ‘a JokanoviΔ | 7 October 2014 [52] | |
Birmingham City | Lee Clark | Sacked | 20 October 2014 [53] | 21st | Gary Rowett | 27 October 2014 [54] |
Leeds United | Darko MilaniΔ | 26 October 2014 [55] | 18th | Neil Redfearn | 1 November 2014 [56] | |
Blackpool | JosΓ© Riga | 27 October 2014 [57] | 24th | Lee Clark | 30 October 2014 [58] | |
Wigan Athletic | Uwe RΓΆsler | 13 November 2014 [59] | 22nd | Malky Mackay | 19 November 2014 [60] | |
Reading | Nigel Adkins | 15 December 2014 [61] | 16th | Steve Clarke | 16 December 2014 [62] | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Sami HyypiΓ€ | Resigned | 22 December 2014 [63] | 22nd | Chris Hughton | 31 December 2014 [64] |
Norwich City | Neil Adams | 5 January 2015 [65] | 7th | Alex Neil | 9 January 2015 [66] | |
Charlton Athletic | Bob Peeters | Sacked | 11 January 2015 [67] | 14th | Guy Luzon | 13 January 2015 [68] |
Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 1 February 2015 [69] | 12th | Dougie Freedman | 1 February 2015 [70] | |
Millwall | Ian Holloway | 10 March 2015 [71] | 23rd | Neil Harris | 29 April 2015 [72] | |
Wigan Athletic | Malky Mackay | 6 April 2015 [73] | 23rd | Gary Caldwell | 7 April 2015 [74] |
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 |
SemiβFinals | 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 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [77] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | 27 |
2 | Troy Deeney | Watford | 21 |
Jordan Rhodes | Blackburn Rovers | ||
4 | Rudy Gestede | Blackburn Rovers | 20 |
Odion Ighalo | Watford | ||
Callum Wilson | Bournemouth | ||
7 | Cameron Jerome | Norwich City | 18 |
Chris Martin | Derby County | ||
9 | Patrick Bamford | Middlesbrough | 17 |
Ross McCormack | Fulham |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Mason | Bolton Wanderers | Rotherham United | 3β2 [78] | 16 September 2014 |
Britt Assombalonga | Nottingham Forest | Fulham | 5β3 [79] | 17 September 2014 |
Marc Pugh | Bournemouth | Birmingham City | 8β0 [80] | 25 October 2014 |
Troy Deeney | Watford | Fulham | 5β0 [81] | 5 December 2014 |
Jelle Vossen | Middlesbrough | Millwall | 5β1 [82] | 6 December 2014 |
Demarai Gray | Birmingham City | Reading | 6β1 [83] | 13 December 2014 |
Clayton Donaldson | Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | 3β1 [84] | 10 January 2015 |
Ross McCormack | Fulham | Nottingham Forest | 3β2 [85] | 21 January 2015 |
Odion Ighalo4 | Watford | Blackpool | 7β2 [86] | 24 January 2015 |
Gary Hooper | Norwich City | Blackpool | 4β0 [87] | 7 February 2015 |
Jon Toral | Brentford | Blackpool | 4β0 [88] | 24 February 2015 |
Brett Pitman | Bournemouth | Blackpool | 4β0 [89] | 14 March 2015 |
Rudy Gestede | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest | 3β3 [90] | 18 April 2015 |
Lee Gregory | Millwall | Derby County | 3β3 [91] | 25 April 2015 |
Ross McCormack | Fulham | Middlesbrough | 4β3 [92] | 25 April 2015 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Kenny Jackett | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Igor Vetokele | Charlton Athletic | [93] |
September | Mick McCarthy | Ipswich Town | Tyrone Mings | Ipswich Town | [94] |
October | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Callum Wilson | Bournemouth | [95] |
November | Mark Warburton | Brentford | Andre Gray | Brentford | [96] |
December | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | [97] |
January | Aitor Karanka | Middlesbrough | Lee Tomlin | Middlesbrough | [98] |
February | Alex Neil | Norwich City | Henri Lansbury | Nottingham Forest | [99] |
March | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Troy Deeney | Watford | [100] |
April | SlaviΕ‘a JokanoviΔ | Watford | Tom Ince | Derby County | [101] |
Season | 2014β15 |
---|---|
Champions |
Bournemouth 1st Championship title 1st D2 title |
Promoted |
Bournemouth Watford Norwich City |
Relegated |
Millwall Wigan Athletic Blackpool |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,474 (2.67 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Daryl Murphy ( Ipswich Town) (27 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Derby County 5β0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 November 2014) Birmingham City 6β1 Reading (13 December 2014) Norwich City 5β0 Huddersfield Town (13 December 2014) Norwich City 6β1 Millwall (26 December 2014) Watford 5β0 Charlton Athletic (17 January 2015) Watford 7β2 Blackpool (24 January 2015) Wolverhampton Wanderers 5β0 Rotherham United (21 February 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Birmingham City 0β8
Bournemouth (25 October 2014) |
Highest scoring |
Watford 7β2
Blackpool (24 January 2015) |
Longest winning run | 6 games
[2] Bournemouth Norwich City |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games
[2] Bournemouth |
Longest winless run | 18 games
[2] Blackpool |
Longest losing run | 6 games
[2] Blackpool |
Highest attendance | 33,381
[3] Middlesbrough 0β0 Brighton & Hove Albion (2 May 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 8,250
[3] Millwall 2β2 Blackburn Rovers (4 November 2014) |
Total attendance | 9,771,471 [3] |
Average attendance | 17,863 [3] |
β
2013β14
2015β16 β
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2015. |
The 2014β15 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons), was the eleventh season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the twenty-third season under its current league structure. The 2014β15 season began on 8 August 2014 and ended on 2 May 2015.
Bournemouth won the league on the last day of the season, confirming their place in the top flight for the first time in their history. Watford were runners-up and took their place in the Premier League for the first time since the 2006β07 season. Norwich were the final promoted team, bouncing straight back from their relegation the previous season by beating Middlesbrough 2β0 in the Play Off Final.
At the other end of the table, Blackpool were relegated in April having been cut adrift at the bottom of the table for much of the season. Wigan and Millwall were the other two teams to be relegated on the penultimate weekend of the season.
The following teams have changed division since the 2013β14 season. [4]
Promoted from League One
Relegated from Premier League
Relegated to League One
Promoted to Premier League
Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs: [5]
|
|
β After Marussia F1 rebranded as Manor F1 in 2015, Reading F.C. only displayed Waitrose sponsorship
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | Barry Ferguson | End of contract | 9 May 2014 [34] | Pre-season | JosΓ© Riga | 11 June 2014 [35] |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Γscar GarcΓa | Resigned | 12 May 2014 [36] | Sami HyypiΓ€ | 6 June 2014 [37] | |
Charlton Athletic | JosΓ© Riga | End of contract | 27 May 2014 | Bob Peeters | 27 May 2014 [38] | |
Leeds United | Brian McDermott | Mutual consent | 31 May 2014 [39] | David Hockaday | 19 June 2014 [40] | |
Huddersfield Town | Mark Robins | 10 August 2014 [41] | 24th | Chris Powell | 3 September 2014 | |
Leeds United | David Hockaday | Sacked | 28 August 2014 [42] | 21st | Darko MilaniΔ | 23 September 2014 |
Watford | Giuseppe Sannino | Resigned | 1 September 2014 [43] | 2nd | Γscar GarcΓa | 2 September 2014 [44] |
Cardiff City | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 18 September 2014 [45] | 17th | Russell Slade | 6 October 2014 [46] | |
Fulham | Felix Magath | Sacked | 18 September 2014 [47] | 24th | Kit Symons | 29 October 2014 [48] |
Watford | Γscar GarcΓa | Resigned due to ill health | 29 September 2014 [49] | 4th | Billy McKinlay | 29 September 2014 [49] |
Bolton Wanderers | Dougie Freedman | Mutual consent | 3 October 2014 [50] | 23rd | Neil Lennon | 12 October 2014 [51] |
Watford | Billy McKinlay | 7 October 2014 | 3rd | SlaviΕ‘a JokanoviΔ | 7 October 2014 [52] | |
Birmingham City | Lee Clark | Sacked | 20 October 2014 [53] | 21st | Gary Rowett | 27 October 2014 [54] |
Leeds United | Darko MilaniΔ | 26 October 2014 [55] | 18th | Neil Redfearn | 1 November 2014 [56] | |
Blackpool | JosΓ© Riga | 27 October 2014 [57] | 24th | Lee Clark | 30 October 2014 [58] | |
Wigan Athletic | Uwe RΓΆsler | 13 November 2014 [59] | 22nd | Malky Mackay | 19 November 2014 [60] | |
Reading | Nigel Adkins | 15 December 2014 [61] | 16th | Steve Clarke | 16 December 2014 [62] | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Sami HyypiΓ€ | Resigned | 22 December 2014 [63] | 22nd | Chris Hughton | 31 December 2014 [64] |
Norwich City | Neil Adams | 5 January 2015 [65] | 7th | Alex Neil | 9 January 2015 [66] | |
Charlton Athletic | Bob Peeters | Sacked | 11 January 2015 [67] | 14th | Guy Luzon | 13 January 2015 [68] |
Nottingham Forest | Stuart Pearce | 1 February 2015 [69] | 12th | Dougie Freedman | 1 February 2015 [70] | |
Millwall | Ian Holloway | 10 March 2015 [71] | 23rd | Neil Harris | 29 April 2015 [72] | |
Wigan Athletic | Malky Mackay | 6 April 2015 [73] | 23rd | Gary Caldwell | 7 April 2015 [74] |
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 |
SemiβFinals | 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 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [77] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | 27 |
2 | Troy Deeney | Watford | 21 |
Jordan Rhodes | Blackburn Rovers | ||
4 | Rudy Gestede | Blackburn Rovers | 20 |
Odion Ighalo | Watford | ||
Callum Wilson | Bournemouth | ||
7 | Cameron Jerome | Norwich City | 18 |
Chris Martin | Derby County | ||
9 | Patrick Bamford | Middlesbrough | 17 |
Ross McCormack | Fulham |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Mason | Bolton Wanderers | Rotherham United | 3β2 [78] | 16 September 2014 |
Britt Assombalonga | Nottingham Forest | Fulham | 5β3 [79] | 17 September 2014 |
Marc Pugh | Bournemouth | Birmingham City | 8β0 [80] | 25 October 2014 |
Troy Deeney | Watford | Fulham | 5β0 [81] | 5 December 2014 |
Jelle Vossen | Middlesbrough | Millwall | 5β1 [82] | 6 December 2014 |
Demarai Gray | Birmingham City | Reading | 6β1 [83] | 13 December 2014 |
Clayton Donaldson | Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | 3β1 [84] | 10 January 2015 |
Ross McCormack | Fulham | Nottingham Forest | 3β2 [85] | 21 January 2015 |
Odion Ighalo4 | Watford | Blackpool | 7β2 [86] | 24 January 2015 |
Gary Hooper | Norwich City | Blackpool | 4β0 [87] | 7 February 2015 |
Jon Toral | Brentford | Blackpool | 4β0 [88] | 24 February 2015 |
Brett Pitman | Bournemouth | Blackpool | 4β0 [89] | 14 March 2015 |
Rudy Gestede | Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest | 3β3 [90] | 18 April 2015 |
Lee Gregory | Millwall | Derby County | 3β3 [91] | 25 April 2015 |
Ross McCormack | Fulham | Middlesbrough | 4β3 [92] | 25 April 2015 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Kenny Jackett | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Igor Vetokele | Charlton Athletic | [93] |
September | Mick McCarthy | Ipswich Town | Tyrone Mings | Ipswich Town | [94] |
October | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Callum Wilson | Bournemouth | [95] |
November | Mark Warburton | Brentford | Andre Gray | Brentford | [96] |
December | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | [97] |
January | Aitor Karanka | Middlesbrough | Lee Tomlin | Middlesbrough | [98] |
February | Alex Neil | Norwich City | Henri Lansbury | Nottingham Forest | [99] |
March | Eddie Howe | Bournemouth | Troy Deeney | Watford | [100] |
April | SlaviΕ‘a JokanoviΔ | Watford | Tom Ince | Derby County | [101] |