Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | Bournemouth 1st Championship title 1st 2nd tier 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 5–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 November 2014) Birmingham City 6–1 Reading (13 December 2014) Norwich City 5–0 Huddersfield Town (13 December 2014) Norwich City 6–1 Millwall (26 December 2014) Watford 5–0 Charlton Athletic (17 January 2015) Watford 7–2 Blackpool (24 January 2015) Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Rotherham United (21 February 2015) |
Biggest away win | Birmingham City 0–8 Bournemouth (25 October 2014) |
Highest scoring | Watford 7–2 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 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (2 May 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 8,250[3] Millwall 2–2 Blackburn Rovers (4 November 2014) |
Total attendance | 9,771,471[3] |
Average attendance | 17,863[3] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2015. |
The 2014–15 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 2014–15 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 2006–07 season. Norwich were the final promoted team, bouncing straight back from their relegation the previous season by beating Middlesbrough 2–0 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.
Changes from last season
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013–14 season.[4]
To Championship
Promoted from League One
Relegated from Premier League
From Championship
Relegated to League One
Promoted to Premier League
Rule changes
Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:[5]
- Acceptable losses of £3 million during the 2014–15 season
- Acceptable shareholder equity investment of £3 million during the 2014–15 season (down from £5 million during the 2013–14 season).
- Sanctions for exceeding the allowances take effect from the set of accounts due to be submitted on 1 December 2014 for the 2013–14 season.
Team overview
Stadia and locations
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Greater London Championship football clubs
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Personnel and sponsoring
- ^ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Blackpool | ![]() |
End of contract | 9 May 2014[32] | Pre-season | ![]() |
11 June 2014[33] |
Brighton & Hove Albion | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 May 2014[34] | ![]() |
6 June 2014[35] | |
Charlton Athletic | ![]() |
End of contract | 27 May 2014 | ![]() |
27 May 2014[36] | |
Leeds United | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 31 May 2014[37] | ![]() |
19 June 2014[38] | |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
10 August 2014[39] | 24th | ![]() |
3 September 2014 | |
Leeds United | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 August 2014[40] | 21st | ![]() |
23 September 2014 |
Watford | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 September 2014[41] | 2nd | ![]() |
2 September 2014[42] |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
18 September 2014[43] | 17th | ![]() |
6 October 2014[44] | |
Fulham | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 September 2014[45] | 24th | ![]() |
29 October 2014[46] |
Watford | ![]() |
Resigned due to ill health | 29 September 2014[47] | 4th | ![]() |
29 September 2014[47] |
Bolton Wanderers | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 3 October 2014[48] | 23rd | ![]() |
12 October 2014[49] |
Watford | ![]() |
7 October 2014 | 3rd | ![]() |
7 October 2014[50] | |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 October 2014[51] | 21st | ![]() |
27 October 2014[52] |
Leeds United | ![]() |
26 October 2014[53] | 18th | ![]() |
1 November 2014[54] | |
Blackpool | ![]() |
27 October 2014[55] | 24th | ![]() |
30 October 2014[56] | |
Wigan Athletic | ![]() |
13 November 2014[57] | 22nd | ![]() |
19 November 2014[58] | |
Reading | ![]() |
15 December 2014[59] | 16th | ![]() |
16 December 2014[60] | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | ![]() |
Resigned | 22 December 2014[61] | 22nd | ![]() |
31 December 2014[62] |
Norwich City | ![]() |
5 January 2015[63] | 7th | ![]() |
9 January 2015[64] | |
Charlton Athletic | ![]() |
Sacked | 11 January 2015[65] | 14th | ![]() |
13 January 2015[66] |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
1 February 2015[67] | 12th | ![]() |
1 February 2015[68] | |
Millwall | ![]() |
10 March 2015[69] | 23rd | ![]() |
29 April 2015[70] | |
Wigan Athletic | ![]() |
6 April 2015[71] | 23rd | ![]() |
7 April 2015[72] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
- ^ Rotherham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[73]
Play-offs
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 |
Results
Top scorers
- As of 2 May 2015
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[75] |
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1 | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
Watford | 21 |
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Blackburn Rovers | ||
4 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 20 |
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Watford | ||
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Bournemouth | ||
7 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 18 |
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Derby County | ||
9 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | 17 |
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Fulham |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Bolton Wanderers | Rotherham United | 3–2[76] | 16 September 2014 |
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Nottingham Forest | Fulham | 5–3[77] | 17 September 2014 |
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Bournemouth | Birmingham City | 8–0[78] | 25 October 2014 |
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Watford | Fulham | 5–0[79] | 5 December 2014 |
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Middlesbrough | Millwall | 5–1[80] | 6 December 2014 |
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Birmingham City | Reading | 6–1[81] | 13 December 2014 |
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Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | 3–1[82] | 10 January 2015 |
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Fulham | Nottingham Forest | 3–2[83] | 21 January 2015 |
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Watford | Blackpool | 7–2[84] | 24 January 2015 |
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Norwich City | Blackpool | 4–0[85] | 7 February 2015 |
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Brentford | Blackpool | 4–0[86] | 24 February 2015 |
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Bournemouth | Blackpool | 4–0[87] | 14 March 2015 |
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Blackburn Rovers | Nottingham Forest | 3–3[88] | 18 April 2015 |
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Millwall | Derby County | 3–3[89] | 25 April 2015 |
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Fulham | Middlesbrough | 4–3[90] | 25 April 2015 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | [91] |
September | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | [92] |
October | ![]() |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Bournemouth | [93] |
November | ![]() |
Brentford | ![]() |
Brentford | [94] |
December | ![]() |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | [95] |
January | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | [96] |
February | ![]() |
Norwich City | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | [97] |
March | ![]() |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Watford | [98] |
April | ![]() |
Watford | ![]() |
Derby County | [99] |
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