Season 2014–15 Goals scored 1,474 | Dates 8 Aug 2014 – 2 May 2015 Matches played 552 | |
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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) Longest winning run 6 gamesBournemouthNorwich City Promoted A.F.C. Bournemouth, Watford F.C., Norwich City F.C. Similar 2016–17 EFL Championship, 2010–11 Football League C, 2014–15 Premier League, 1999–2000 FA Premier League, 2013–14 Premier League |
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.
Contents
- Team changes
- To Championship
- From Championship
- Rule changes
- Personnel and sponsoring
- Results
- Top scorers
- Hat tricks
- References
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 2006-2007 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.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2013–14 season.
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:
Personnel and sponsoring
† After Marussia F1 rebranded as Manor F1 in 2015, Reading F.C. only displayed Waitrose sponsorship
Results
Updated to games played on 2 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Blackpool/Huddersfield match was abandoned, and was subsequently awarded as a 0-0 draw.
Top scorers
As of 2 May 2015Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals