2014–15 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
2014–15 season
ChairmanSteve Morgan
Head coachKenny Jackett
Championship7th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bakary Sako (15)
All: Nouha Dicko & Bakary Sako (15)
Highest home attendance28,132
(vs Blackpool,
17 January 2015)
Lowest home attendance6,171
(vs Northampton,
12 August 2014)
Average home league attendance22,419
Away colours

The 2014–15 season was the 116th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship, following their return to the second level after being promoted as champions from League One at the first attempt.

The club finished the season in seventh position, missing out on a play-off place on goal difference. Their tally of 78 points represented the highest points tally not to earn a play-off place since the system was introduced.[1]

Season review[]

Following their record-breaking promotion from League One, pre-season training began on 26 June with Wolves having already made two of their three summer signings with Tommy Rowe and Rajiv van La Parra arriving on free transfers;[2] Chelsea academy graduate George Saville would join for a fee in late August but fail to make any impact before being loaned out.[3] The transfer window saw deals reached to remove some of the club's transfer listed players from the wage bill with Tongo Doumbia, Jamie O’Hara and Stephen Ward all moving on.

The season began with a 1–0 win over newly relegated Norwich, which was soon followed by two further 1–0 wins against the other two teams to have fallen out of the Premier League, Fulham and Cardiff, respectively. The team lost just twice in their opening 15 league fixtures, bringing them a place in the top 4 of the division. However, a lengthy hamstring injury to striker Nouha Dicko left the team lacking attacking options, with Leon Clarke having scored just once.[4] The loan acquisition of Hull striker Yannick Sagbo failed to solve the issue as the player's lack of fitness became apparent and the deal was cut short.[5][6] A second Premier League striker was loaned in with Sunderland's Danny Graham then having a six-week stay but providing only one goal.[7] During this time Wolves suffered five defeats in a row, their worst run at Championship level since 1991, dropping them into mid-table.[8]

With Dicko regaining fitness by the Christmas period, the team went two months undefeated and bolstered their attacking threat by signing Benik Afobe from Arsenal,[9] who had led the goalscoring charts while on loan at League One side MK Dons.[10] The January window saw the departures of two further transfer listed players, Roger Johnson and Kevin Foley.[11][12] The following months saw the team regain a footing in the promotion race, as they became one of the eight clubs at the top of the division to break clear of the remaining teams.

After sitting in 8th place for several weeks, a run of four consecutive victories in late March/early April allowed them to finally break back into the play-off positions. However, they immediately suffered two consecutive losses - at local rivals Birmingham and promotion contenders Middlesbrough - that dropped them again down to 8th. After a home match against fellow play-off challenger Ipswich, managed by former Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, finished 1–1, Wolves were left needing to hope that teams above them would drop sufficient points in the final two rounds of games to allow them back into the top 6. Although Wolves won their final two games to catch Ipswich on points, their goal difference proved insufficient to overtake either the East Anglian club or Brentford, who had been promoted as runners-up behind Wolves in the previous season. Wolves' tally of 78 points was the highest-achieved to date by a team that did not qualify for the play-offs since their introduction.[1]

Results[]

Pre season[]

11 July 2014 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cheltenham
19:45 BST Richards 60' Report Sako 35' (pen.)
Edwards 37'
Clarke 49'		 Stadium: Abbey Business Stadium
Attendance: 1,705
Referee: Oliver Langford
14 July 2014 Shamrock Rovers 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Dublin, Ireland
20:00 BST Millar 9' Report Clarke 24'
McAlinden 28'
Dicko 69'
Sako 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Attendance: 1,000 (est.)
Referee:
16 July 2014 Bohemians 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Dublin, Ireland
19:45 BST Corcoran 83' Report Clarke 6', 29'
Dicko 59'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Paul Tuite
22 July 2014 Peterborough United 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Peterborough
19:45 BST Vassell 15'
McCann 54' (pen.)		 Report Clarke 24'
Edwards 78'		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 1,956
Referee:
26 July 2014 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
15:00 BST Report Dicko 89' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,721
Referee:
29 July 2014 Oxford United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
19:45 BST Report Clarke 27' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: John Busby
2 August 2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Celta Vigo Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Dicko 32' Report Larrivey 65' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 5,253
Referee: Stephen Martin

Championship[]

See also: 2014–15 Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Championship in the 2014–15 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

The provisional fixture list was released on 18 June 2014, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[13]

Matches
10 August 2014 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Norwich City Wolverhampton
16:00 BST Edwards 64' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,053 (1,543 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
16 August 2014 2 Rotherham United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 BST Hall 76' Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,752 (1,650 away fans)
Referee:
20 August 2014 3 Fulham 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
20:00 BST Report Sako 15' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,627 (2,224 away fans)
Referee:
23 August 2014 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Hudson 90+1' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,221 (1,856 away fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
30 August 2014 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Dicko 13'
Sako 33', 68'		 Report Rhodes 59' (pen.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,260 (1,027 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 September 2014 6 Blackpool 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 12,233 (2,200 away fans)
Referee: Mick Russell
16 September 2014 7 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Bikey 25' Report Batth 65' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,973 (1,644 away fans)
Referee:
20 September 2014 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Dicko 42' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,695 (811 away fans)
Referee: Andy Madley
28 September 2014 9 Reading 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
13:15 BST Hector 19'
Taylor 54'
Murray 89'		 Report Henry 51'
Evans 54'
Blackman 84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,454 (1,784 away fans)
Referee:
1 October 2014 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Huddersfield Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Sako 71' Report Bunn 21'
Scannell 39'
Coady 51'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,059 (532 away fans)
Referee:
4 October 2014 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Edwards 30'
Sako 64'		 Report Perch 32'
Fortuné 45+2'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 21,288 (903 away fans)
Referee: Andy Davies
18 October 2014 12 Millwall 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Gregory 67'
Fuller 82', 87'		 Report Batth 23'
Ebanks-Landell 61'
Sako 64'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,428 (2,102 away fans)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
21 October 2014 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Sako 33' (pen.)
Dicko 73'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,391 (723 away fans)
Referee:
25 October 2014 14 Leeds United 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST Antenucci 18' Report Henry 66'
Clarke 85'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 27,883 (2,074 away fans)
Referee:
1 November 2014 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
12:15 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,135 (2,551 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
4 November 2014 16 Ipswich Town 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
19:45 GMT Murphy 35', 59' Report Henry 53' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,267 (948 away fans)
Referee: Andy Madley
8 November 2014 17 Derby County 5–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
12:15 GMT Shotton 15'
Hendrick 28', 55'
Russell 42', 61'		 Report Stadium: iPro Stadium
Attendance: 30,398 (2,565 away fans)
Referee:
22 November 2014 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Assombalonga 65'
Fryatt 68'
Lansbury 83'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,513 (2,570 away fans)
Referee: Paul Tierney
29 November 2014 19 Brentford 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Judge 29'
Dallas 74'
Gray 82'
Jota 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,923 (1,603 away fans)
Referee:
6 December 2014 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Bournemouth Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Graham 41' Report Arter 73'
Ritchie 85'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,196 (1,976 away fans)
Referee: Mike Jones
13 December 2014 21 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
15:00 GMT Report Clarke 84' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 20,598 (2,166 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
20 December 2014 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Batth 88' Report Bent 10' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,882 (887 away fans)
Referee:
26 December 2014 23 Watford 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
17:30 GMT Report Dicko 57' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,443 (985 away fans)
Referee: Graham Scott
28 December 2014 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Brentford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Dicko 7'
Tarkowski 73' (o.g.)		 Report Batth 87' (o.g.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,598 (1,036 away fans)
Referee:
11 January 2015 25 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn
14:00 GMT Report Edwards 48' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,355 (1,498 away fans)
Referee:
17 January 2015 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Blackpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Edwards 86'
Afobe 90'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,132 (613 away fans)
Referee:
24 January 2015 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,487 (487 away fans)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
31 January 2015 28 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT Clough 23', 25' Report Dicko 3'
Henry 90+5'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 15,869 (2,284 away fans)
Referee:
7 February 2015 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Reading Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Afobe 26' Report Pogrebnyak 1'
Williams 70'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,274 (866 away fans)
Referee:
10 February 2015 30 Huddersfield Town 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Vaughan 63' Report Dicko 12', 90+1'
Coady 47' (o.g.)
Afobe 61'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 11,843 (905 away fans)
Referee:
14 February 2015 31 Norwich City 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT Johnson 28'
Grabban 67'		 Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,322 (1,131 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 February 2015 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Rotherham United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Afobe 21', 63'
Dicko 28'
Edwards 74'
Sako 80'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,336 (828 away fans)
Referee:
24 February 2015 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Batth 10'
Sako 40', 45+2'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,744 (173 away fans)
Referee:
28 February 2015 34 Cardiff City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 GMT Report Sako 26' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,165 (2,061 away fans)
Referee: Robert Madley
3 March 2015 35 Bournemouth 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Kermorgant 10', 49' (pen.) Report Afobe 39' Stadium: Goldsands Stadium
Attendance: 9,851 (1,335 away fans)
Referee:
7 March 2015 36 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Afobe 14'
Price 51'		 Report Vydra 30'
Deeney 65'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,146 (2,339 away fans)
Referee:
14 March 2015 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer
15:00 GMT Bruno 70' Report van La Parra 74' Stadium: AMEX Stadium
Attendance: 27,019 (2,111 away fans)
Referee:
17 March 2015 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Sako 18' (pen.)
Afobe 55'
Henry 67'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,687 (1,156 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
20 March 2015 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Derby County Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Dicko 48'
Grant 69' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,480 (2,567 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 April 2015 40 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 BST Blackstock 90+4' Report Afobe 46'
Sako 72' (pen.)		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,185 (1,964 away fans)
Referee: Andy D'Urso
6 April 2015 41 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Leeds United Wolverhampton
17:15 BST Dicko 19', 45+1'
Afobe 48'
Edwards 88'		 Report Taylor 11'
Batth 65' (o.g.)
Mowatt 74'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,169 (2,337 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
11 April 2015 42 Birmingham City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST Kiernan 25'
Gray 61'		 Report Afobe 21' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,330 (4,068 away fans)
Referee:
14 April 2015 43 Middlesbrough 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Vossen 3'
Bamford 11'		 Report Sako 53' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 20,520 (862 away fans)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
18 April 2015 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
12:15 BST Afobe 50' Report Stearman 21' (o.g.) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,409 (1,265 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 April 2015 45 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wigan
15:00 BST Report Afobe 25' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 16,810 (4,478 away fans)
Referee:
2 May 2015 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Millwall Wolverhampton
12:15 BST Dicko 20', 56'
Ebanks-Landell 70'
Sako 90+1'		 Report O'Brien 58'
Philpot 82'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,480 (1,236 away fans)
Referee:
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 12 12 70 56  +14 78 13 6 4 42 23  +19 9 6 8 28 33  −5

Source: Statto.com

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultWLWWWDDWDLDDWWDLLLLLWDWWWWDDLWLWWWLDDWWWWLLDWW
Position7149433433777434691112131210988877888888888878688887
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Brentford 46 23 9 14 78 59 +19 78 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

FA Cup[]

See also: 2014–15 FA Cup
3 January 2015 R3 Fulham 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 11,879 (2,293 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
13 January 2015 R3 Rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Edwards 71', 109'
van La Parra 73'		 Report Woodrow 27', 76'
McCormack 120+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 8,148 (205 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
Penalties
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
Doherty soccer ball with red X
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Clarke soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark McCormack
soccer ball with check mark Woodrow
soccer ball with check mark Stafylidis
soccer ball with check mark Roberts
soccer ball with check mark Rodallega

League Cup[]

See also: 2014–15 Football League Cup
12 August 2014 R1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Northampton Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Dicko 66'
Ricketts 67'		 Report D'Ath 58', 74'
Toney 63'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 6,171 (586 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell

Players[]

Statistics[]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK Nigeria Carl Ikeme 33 0 2 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Matt Doherty 26(7) 0 2 0 1 0 29(7) 0 4 1
3 DF England Scott Golbourne 23(4) 0 0 0 0 0 23(4) 0 2 0
4 MF Wales David Edwards 32(9) 6 1(1) 2 0(1) 0 33(11) 8 3 0
5 DF England Richard Stearman 38(4) 0 2 0 1 0 41(4) 0 11 0
6 DF England Danny Batth 44 4 2 0 0 0 46 4 7 0
7 MF England James Henry 23(14) 5 2 0 1 0 26(14) 5 1 0
8 MF England David Davis † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England George Saville ¤ 5(2) 0 0 0 0 0 5(2) 0 3 0
9 FW England Leon Clarke ¤ 5(11) 2 1(1) 0 1 0 7(12) 2 3 0
10 MF Mali Bakary Sako 39(2) 15 1 0 0(1) 0 40(3) 15 2 1[a]
11 MF Scotland Kevin McDonald 45(1) 0 1 0 0 0 46(1) 0 8 1
12 FW Ivory Coast Yannick Sagbo ‡ 1(3) 0 0 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
12 FW England Danny Graham ‡ 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
12 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe 19(2) 13 0 0 0 0 19(2) 13 1 0
13 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF Wales Lee Evans 18(1) 1 2 0 1 0 21(1) 1 6 0
15 MF England Tommy Rowe 7(7) 0 0 0 0 0 7(7) 0 0 0
16 FW Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle ¤ 0(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0(6) 0 0 0
17 MF Netherlands Rajiv van La Parra 29(11) 1 1 1 0 0 30(11) 2 2 1[b]
18 DF Wales Sam Ricketts (c) ¤ 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 2 0
19 MF England Jack Price ¤ 20(3) 1 2 0 1 0 22(4) 1 5 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland Liam McAlinden ¤ 1(5) 0 1 0 1 0 3(5) 0 0 0
21 MF England Zeli Ismail ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England Ethan Ebanks-Landell 9(5) 2 0 0 1 0 10(5) 2 2 0
27 MF England Michael Jacobs ¤ 3(8) 0 0 0 1 0 4(8) 0 0 0
29 GK Poland Tomasz Kuszczak 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
30 DF England Kortney Hause ¤ 15(2) 0 0 0 0 0 15(2) 0 1 0
31 GK England Jonathan Flatt ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley ¤† 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England Dominic Iorfa 20 0 2 0 0 0 22 0 4 0
39 FW France Ibrahim Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW Mali Nouha Dicko 30(7) 14 0(2) 0 0(1) 1 30(10) 15 5 0
  1. ^ Rescinded on appeal on 10 March
  2. ^ Rescinded on appeal on 9 December

Awards[]

Award Winner[14]
Fans' Player of the Season Richard Stearman
Players' Player of the Season Richard Stearman
Young Player of the Season Dominic Iorfa
Academy Player of the Season Regan Upton
Goal of the Season James Henry
(vs Bolton, 31 January 2015)

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Player From Fee
3 June 2014 England Tommy Rowe Peterborough United Free[15]
10 June 2014 Netherlands Rajiv van La Parra Netherlands Heerenveen Free[16]
July 2014 Scotland Jordan Allan Scotland Airdrieonians Free
July 2014 Slovakia Christián Herc Slovakia Nitra Free
July 2014 Republic of Ireland Conor Levingston Republic of Ireland Gorey Rangers Free
July 2014 Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan Rochdale Free
21 August 2014 Romania Nicolae Carnat Romania Hagi Free
26 August 2014 England George Saville Chelsea £1,000,000[3]
3 November 2014 Poland Tomasz Kuszczak Unattached Free[17][18]
5 January 2015 England Jordan Graham Aston Villa Undisclosed[19]
14 January 2015 Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe Arsenal £2,000,000[20]

Out[]

Date Player To Fee
June 2014 England Marcus Barnes Released[a] Free
June 2014 England Jordan Cranston Released[b] Free[21][22]
June 2014 Cameroon George Elokobi Released[c] Free[23][24]
June 2014 Sweden Tim Jakobsson Released Free[21]
June 2014 Slovakia Kristián Koštrna Released[d] Free[21]
June 2014 England Tyler Lyttle Released[e] Free
June 2014 England David Moli Released[f] Free[21]
June 2014 Wales Robbie Parry Released Free[21]
June 2014 England Jamie Reckord Released[g] Free[25][26]
June 2014 Wales Peter Smith Released[h] Free
June 2014 England Jack Storer Released[i] Free
June 2014 England Jamie Tank Released[j] Free[21][27]
June 2014 England Sam Whittall Released[k] Free[21][28]
18 June 2014 England Michael Ihiekwe Tranmere Rovers Free[29]
11 August 2014 England David Davis Birmingham City £150,000[30]
12 August 2014 Republic of Ireland Anthony Forde Walsall Undisclosed[31]
15 August 2014 Republic of Ireland Stephen Ward Burnley Undisclosed[32]
28 August 2014 England Jamie O'Hara Released[l] Free[33][34]
29 August 2014 Mali Tongo Doumbia France Toulouse Undisclosed[33]
January 2015 Denmark Victor Wagner Released[m] Free
12 January 2015 Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley Released[n] Free[35]
2 February 2015 England Roger Johnson Released[o] Free[36]
2 February 2015 England Ben Priest Scotland Dundee Free
  1. ^ Following his release, Barnes joined Southampton.
  2. ^ Following his release, Cranston joined Notts County on 1 September.
  3. ^ Following his release, Elokobi joined Oldham Athletic on 8 August.
  4. ^ Following his release, Koštrna joined Boleráz on 28 September.
  5. ^ Following his release, Lyttle joined Bristol Rovers.
  6. ^ Following his release, Moli joined Boreham Wood on 14 September.
  7. ^ Following his release, Reckord joined Ross County on 17 September.
  8. ^ Following his release, Smith joined Ytterhogdals in 2018.
  9. ^ Following his release, Storer joined Paget Rangers.
  10. ^ Following his release, Tank joined Leamington on 1 August.
  11. ^ Following his release, Whittall joined Cambridge United on 14 August.
  12. ^ Following his release, O'Hara joined Blackpool on 5 November.
  13. ^ Following his release, Wagner joined Esbjerg.
  14. ^ Following his release, Foley joined Copenhagen on 12 January.
  15. ^ Following his release, Johnson joined Charlton Athletic on 3 February.

Loans in[]

Date Player From End Date
30 September 2014 Ivory Coast Yannick Sagbo Hull City 13 November 2014[37][6]
14 November 2014 England Danny Graham Sunderland 31 December 2014[38]
27 November 2014 England Jordan Graham Aston Villa 4 January 2015[39]
27 November 2014 England Donovan Wilson Bristol Rovers 4 January 2015[39]

Loans out[]

Date Player To End Date
18 July 2014 England Zeli Ismail Notts County 4 January 2015[40]
25 July 2014 Wales Jake Cassidy Notts County 4 January 2015[41]
28 July 2014 England Kortney Hause Gillingham 24 November 2014[42][43]
1 September 2014 England Jack Price Yeovil Town 4 October 2014[44]
1 September 2014 Republic of Ireland Kevin Doyle Crystal Palace 1 January 2015[45]
11 September 2014 Austria Georg Margreitter Chesterfield 13 December 2014[46]
2 October 2014 Republic of Ireland Liam McAlinden Fleetwood Town 30 October 2014[47][48]
7 October 2014 England Jack Price Leyton Orient 3 December 2014[49][50]
9 October 2014 Guinea-Bissau Eusébio Bancessi Cheltenham Town 6 November 2014[51]
20 November 2014 England Jonathan Flatt Wales Wrexham 5 January 2015[52]
27 November 2014 Republic of Ireland Kevin Foley Blackpool 3 January 2015[53]
13 January 2015 Iceland Björn Sigurðarson Denmark Copenhagen 30 June 2015[54]
15 January 2015 Republic of Ireland Liam McAlinden Fleetwood Town End of season[55]
15 January 2015 Wales Jake Cassidy Southend United End of season[56]
15 January 2015 England George Saville Bristol City 20 April 2015[57]
23 January 2015 England Scott Dutton Crawley Town 21 February 2015[58]
2 February 2015 England Ashley Carter Chesterfield End of season[59][60]
2 February 2015 England Leon Clarke Wigan Athletic End of season[61]
12 March 2015 England Michael Jacobs Blackpool 9 April 2015[62][63]
21 March 2015 Wales Sam Ricketts Swindon Town End of season[64]
26 March 2015 England Jonathan Flatt Chesterfield 24 April 2015[65][66]

Management and coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Kenny Jackett
Assistant head Coach Joe Gallen
First Team Fitness and Conditioning Coach Tony Daley
Goalkeeping Coach Pat Mountain
Head of Football Development and Recruitment Kevin Thelwell
Head of Recruitment Stuart Webber
Academy Manager Gareth Prosser
Club Doctor Dr Matthew Perry
Club Physio Carl Howarth

Kit[]

The season brought both new home and away kits again manufactured by supplier PUMA.[67] The new home kit featured the club's traditional gold and black colours with black arms, which had been worn on the final day of the previous season,[68] while the away kit was an all white design with black collar.[69] Both shirts featured sponsor What House? for a second and final season.[70]

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