The 2014–15 season was Aston Villa's 23rd season in the Premier League and 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, as well as their 140th season as a professional football club. Villa participated in the FA Cup (reaching the final) and League Cup. The club was managed by Paul Lambert, until his sacking on 11 February 2015. He was replaced by Tim Sherwood on 14 February.
12 May 2014: Randy Lerner announces that he has put the club up for sale after eight years of ownership.
20 May: Academy graduates Marc Albrighton and Nathan Delfouneso are both released from the club.
5 June: The club makes its first summer signing with former Arsenal and Fulham defender Phillipe Senderos agreeing to join the club on a free transfer from Valencia.
10 June: Joe Cole joins the club on a free transfer.
1 July: Roy Keane is appointed as the new assistant manager to Paul Lambert, following the dismissal of Ian Culverhouse towards the end of the previous season.
8 July: Chief executive officer Paul Faulkner steps down from his role after failing to reach an agreement on a new non-operational role at the club.
11 July: Kieran Richardson signs for a fee believed to be £600,000 from relegated Fulham.
8 August: Aly Cissokho joins on a four-year deal from Valencia.
15 August: Colombian Carlos Sánchez arrives at the club for a fee believed to be £4.7 million.
16 August: Villa win 1–0 against Stoke City in the first match of the new season.
21 August: Tom Fox is appointed as the club's new CEO, after five years as Chief Commercial Officer at Arsenal.
27 August: Villa are knocked out of the League Cup after a 1–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient of League One.
2 September: Villa complete a season-long loan for Tom Cleverley from Manchester United, with a view to a permanent move.
17 September: Paul Lambert signs a new contract committing himself to the club until 2018.
4 October: Christian Benteke makes his return after six months out with a ruptured achilles tendon, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Manchester City.
2 November: For the first time since 1967, the club suffers its sixth straight league defeat after losing 2–1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
28 November: Roy Keane leaves his role as assistant manager with immediate effect.
13 January 2015: Carles Gil becomes Villa's first January signing after joining the club on a four-and-half year deal.
30 January: Scott Sinclair joins on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move.
1 February: A 5–0 defeat at Arsenal sees Villa go six league matches (612 minutes) without scoring.
10 February: Villa fall into the drop-zone for the time in the season, after losing 2–0 away to relegation rivals Hull City. This prompts angry scenes from the travelling support towards the manager.
11 February: Paul Lambert is sacked as manager 24 hours after defeat to Hull.
14 February: Tim Sherwood is appointed as the new manager of the club. However his first match in charge ends in defeat against Stoke City (21 February).
28 February: Villa lose 1–0 to Newcastle United condemning them to a seventh consecutive defeat, beating the six recorded earlier in the season.
3 March: The run of defeats is eventually ended courtesy of a 2–1 victory over local rivals West Bromwich Albion.
7 March: Villa reach Wembley for the first time since 2010 after beating their rivals for the second time in a week. West Bromwich Albion go down 2–0 at Villa Park in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
14 March: The club records its biggest victory of the season, 4–0 away against Sunderland. All four goals were scored before half-time.
7 April: Christian Benteke scores a hat-trick to salvage a 3–3 draw against fellow relegation candidates Queens Park Rangers.
11 April: Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 at White Hart Lane in Tim Sherwood's first game against his former employers.
20 April: The club reaches the FA Cup Final after a 2–1 win against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph scored the goals to take Villa to the prestigious final for the first time since 2000.
16 May: Despite being thrashed 6–1 at Southampton, Villa's Premier League safety is confirmed after Hull City lose to Tottenham Hotspur.
24 May: Villa end the season in 17th place in the Premier League, their second lowest finish since its inception, after a final day defeat to already relegated Burnley.
Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Soccerbase
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Last updated: 25 May 2015.
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Last updated: 25 May 2015.
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