2014–15 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2014–15 season
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Head Coach Alan Irvine
(until 29 December 2014)
Rob Kelly
(caretaker, until 1 January 2015)
Tony Pulis
(from 1 January 2015)
Stadium The Hawthorns
Premier League 13th
FA Cup Sixth round
(knocked out by Aston Villa)
League Cup Fourth round
(knocked out by Bournemouth)
Top goalscorer League:
Saido Berahino (14)
All:
Saido Berahino (20)
Highest home attendance 26,768 vs. Leicester City
(11 April 2015, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 10,939 vs. Oxford United
(26 August 2014, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 25,064
Home colours
Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season was West Bromwich Albion's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League, their ninth in total. During the season, they also competed in the FA Cup. West Brom were knocked out of the League Cup in the fourth round, losing away to Bournemouth.[1] The club exited the FA Cup in the sixth round, after they were beaten by local rivals Aston Villa.[2]

On 6 November 2014, Albion unveiled a statue to their record goalscorer Tony "Bomber" Brown outside the East Stand.[3]

Alan Irvine was sacked as head coach on 29 December, after a run of poor results,[4] with Tony Pulis appointed as his replacement three days later.[5]


During every home match throughout the season, the Albion fans applauded through the ninth minute of the match in support of the Justice for Jeff campaign.[6] This concluded on 11 April 2015 when, for their home match against Leicester City, the Jeff Astle Foundation was launched. To promote this, and in memory of Jeff Astle, the players took to the pitch in a plain white kit, a replica of their 1968 FA Cup winning shirts. The kit featured no sponsors and was numbered 2–11 (with the goalkeeper in a blank kit).[6]

Non-competitive

Pre-season

West Bromwich Albion's pre-season friendlies were announced on 22 May 2014, with several matches confirmed by the club later in the summer.[7][8][9][10]
All times listed are in BST unless stated.

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final position/round First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League — 13th 16 August 2014 24 May 2015 38 11 11 16 38 51 –13 29%
League Cup 2nd round 4th round 26 August 2014 28 October 2014 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 33%
FA Cup 3rd round 6th round 3 January 2015 7 March 2015 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 75%
Total 45 15 12 18 56 59 -3 33%
Astle Day kit

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Everton 38 12 11 15 48 50 −2 47
12 West Ham United 38 12 11 15 44 47 −3 47 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
13 West Bromwich Albion 38 11 11 16 38 51 −13 44
14 Leicester City 38 11 8 19 46 55 −9 41
15 Newcastle United 38 10 9 19 40 63 −23 39
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.[11] The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.[12][13]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 11 16 38 51 −13 44 7 4 8 24 26 −2 4 7 8 14 25 −11

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHA
Result D D L L W W L D D W L L L L D W L L L D W D L D W D W L W L L L W D W D W L
Position 6 11 17 19 16 10 13 14 12 10 13 13 15 16 16 14 14 15 16 17 14 14 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13

Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014.[14]

All times listed are local time (BST or GMT).

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, West Brom entered the FA Cup in the third round.

League Cup

As a Premier League team, West Brom entered the League Cup in the second round.

Player statistics

First team squad

Appearances include starts and substitute appearances. Yellow and red cards are from all competitive competitions.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Ben Foster 280200030020
2 DF  ENG Andre Wisdom 240101026010
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 131101015120
4 DF  NIR Chris Baird 190302024020
5 MF  ARG Claudio Yacob 200402025052
6 DF  ENG Joleon Lescott 341300037130
7 MF  SCO James Morrison 332311037330
8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner 3533000383100
9 FW  NGA Brown Ideye 244323130720
10 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe 213232025600
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 342411039350
13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill 110303017010
14 DF  AUS Jason Davidson 2000305000
15 DF  BEL Sébastien Pocognoli 150100016010
16 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa 100103014020
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans 211100022150
18 FW  ENG Saido Berahino 38144531452020
19 MF  ENG Callum McManaman 80200010010
20 DF  ENG Liam O'Neil 0000202000
21 MF  COD Youssouf Mulumbu 170103021021
23 DF  NIR Gareth McAuley 241403131221
24 MF  SCO Darren Fletcher 151000015120
25 DF  ENG Craig Dawson 292402034270
27 MF  POR Silvestre Varela 7110109110
28 MF  ARG Sebastián Blanco 3000205010
29 MF  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 281302033150
30 FW  GRE Georgios Samaras 5010208000
33 DF  IRL Bradley Garmston 0000000000
34 MF  ENG Kemar Roofe 0000000000
36 FW  ENG Adil Nabi 0000000000
37 MF  ENG Mani O'Sullivan 0000000000
43 DF  ENG Callam Jones 0000000000

Last updated: 24 May 2015
Sources: West Bromwich Albion and Soccerbase

Top goalscorers

Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Saido Berahino 145120
Brown Ideye 4217
Victor Anichebe 3306
James Morrison 2204
Chris Brunt 2103
Craig Gardner 3003
Own goals 1023
Craig Dawson 2002
Gareth McAuley 1012
Graham Dorrans 1001
Darren Fletcher 1001
Joleon Lescott 1001
Jonas Olsson 1001
Stéphane Sessègnon 1001
Silvestre Varela 1001
Total 3813556

Source: West Bromwich Albion, BBC

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Ref
1 July 2014[lower-alpha 1] MF 8 England Craig Gardner England Sunderland Free [15]
1 July 2014[lower-alpha 2] DF 6 England Joleon Lescott England Manchester City Free [16]
7 July 2014 DF 4 Northern Ireland Chris Baird England Burnley Free [17]
12 July 2014 DF 15 Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli Germany Hannover 96 £1,500,000 [18]
18 July 2014 FW 9 Nigeria Brown Ideye Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Undisclosed[lower-alpha 3] [20]
5 August 2014 DF 14 Australia Jason Davidson Netherlands Heracles Almelo Undisclosed [21]
5 August 2014 DF 16 Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa Norway Rosenborg Undisclosed [22]
22 August 2014 FW 30 Greece Giorgos Samaras Scotland Celtic Free [23]
30 August 2014 MF 28 Argentina Sebastián Blanco Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Undisclosed [24]
28 January 2015 MF 19 England Callum McManaman England Wigan Athletic £4,750,000 [25]
2 February 2015 MF 24 Scotland Darren Fletcher England Manchester United Free [26]
  1. ↑ Gardner's signing was announced on 20 May 2014, but joined Albion officially on 1 July 2014, after his Sunderland contract expired.
  2. ↑ Lescott's signing was announced on 20 June 2014, but joined Albion officially on 1 July 2014, after his Manchester City contract expired.
  3. ↑ The price paid for Ideye was officially undisclosed, but was reported by local media to be around £10 million.[19]

Transfers out

Date Pos. No. Name From To Ref
19 July 2014 MF 15 England George Thorne England Derby County Undisclosed [27]
21 January 2015 GK 19 England Luke Daniels England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [28]

Loans In

Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref
22 July 2014 DF 2 England Andre Wisdom England Liverpool 30 June 2015 [29]
24 August 2014 MF 27 Portugal Silvestre Varela Portugal Porto 20 January 2015 [30][31]

    Loans out

    Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref
    1 August 2014 DF 22 Montserrat Donervon Daniels England Blackpool Until 2 January[lower-alpha 1] [32][33]
    29 September 2014 DF 44 England Reiss Greenidge England Port Vale Until 31 December 2014 [34]
    4 November 2014 MF 34 England Kemar Roofe England Colchester United Until 1 December 2014 [35]
    13 November 2014 DF 20 England Liam O'Neil England Scunthorpe United Until 30 June 2015[lower-alpha 2] [36][37][38]
    27 November 2014 DF 48 England Wes Atkinson England Cambridge United Until 3 January 2015 [39]
    16 January 2015 DF 33 Republic of Ireland Bradley Garmston England Gillingham Until 15 March 2015[lower-alpha 3] [40][41]
    27 January 2015 DF 22 Montserrat Donervon Daniels Scotland Aberdeen Until 30 June [42]
    5 February 2015 MF 30 Greece Georgios Samaras Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Until 30 June [43]
    13 February 2015 MF 34 England Kemar Roofe England Oxford United Until 30 June[lower-alpha 4] [44][45]
    17 February 2015 MF 17 Scotland Graham Dorrans England Norwich City Until 30 June[lower-alpha 5] [46][47]
    1. ↑ Daniels was originally loaned to Blackpool for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 22 August to finish on 2 January.
    2. ↑ O'Neil was originally loaned to Scunthorpe United for 2 months, but this loan was extended on 12 January to finish at end of season.
    3. ↑ Garmston was originally loaned to Gillingham for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 16 February to finish on 15 March.
    4. ↑ Roofe was originally loaned to Oxford United for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 12 March to finish on 30 June.
    5. ↑ Dorrans was originally loaned to Norwich City for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 26 March to finish on 30 June.

    Released

    Date Pos. No. Name To Type Ref
    16 May 2014 DF 2 Republic of Ireland Steven Reid England Burnley Free [48][49]
    16 May 2014 DF 6 England Liam Ridgewell United States Portland Timbers Free [48][50]
    16 May 2014 DF 14 Uruguay Diego Lugano Released Free [48]
    16 May 2014 MF 22 Hungary Zoltán Gera Hungary Ferencváros Free [48]
    16 May 2014 MF — Scotland Scott Allan Scotland Hibernian Free [51][52]
    16 May 2014 DF 4 Republic of Macedonia Goran Popov Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan return [48]
    16 May 2014 MF 10 England Scott Sinclair England Manchester City Loan return [48]
    16 May 2014 MF 18 France Morgan Amalfitano France Marseille Loan return [48]
    16 May 2014 FW 20 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Italy Udinese Loan return [48]
    16 May 2014 FW 50 Republic of the Congo Thievy Bifouma Spain Espanyol Loan return [48]
    28 May 2014 DF 28 England Billy Jones England Sunderland Free [53]
    10 July 2014 DF 41 England Cameron Gayle England Shrewsbury Town Free [54]

    References

    1. ↑ "Bournemouth knock out West Brom in dramatic finish at Dean Court". Guardian. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
    2. ↑ "Aston Villa v West Brom as it happened". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
    3. ↑ "Come and join our Bomber celebrations". wba.co.uk. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
    4. ↑ "Albion part company with head coach Alan Irvine". wba.co.uk. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
    5. ↑ "Albion appoint Pulis as new head coach". wba.co.uk. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
    6. 1 2 Fisher, Ben (10 April 2015). "West Brom to launch Jeff Astle Foundation at Leicester City game". Retrieved 11 April 2015.
    7. ↑ "Albion announce pre-season schedule". wba.co.uk. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
    8. ↑ "Albion XI friendly date with Hednesford". wba.co.uk. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
    9. ↑ "Albion XI to host Wycombe". wba.co.uk. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
    10. ↑ "Pre-season friendlies". wba.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
    11. ↑ "Netherlands, England, Ireland get Fair Play bonus". UEFA.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
    12. ↑ "West Ham get UEFA Europa League place after topping Fair Play Table". premierleague.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
    13. ↑ "West Ham qualify for Europa League through Fair Play system". BBC Sport. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
    14. ↑ "Albion kick-off at home to Sunderland". wba.co.uk. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
    15. ↑ "Craig Gardner: Sunderland midfielder to join West Brom". BBC Sport. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
    16. ↑ "Lescott agrees Baggies deal". wba.co.uk. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
    17. ↑ "Baggies sign versatile Baird". wba.co.uk. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
    18. ↑ "Pocognoli seals Albion move". wba.co.uk. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
    19. ↑ "Who is West Brom new-boy Brown Ideye?". Express & Star. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
    20. ↑ "Albion sign Brown Ideye in club record transfer". wba.co.uk. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
    21. ↑ "Davidson joins Baggies". wba.co.uk. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
    22. ↑ "Albion land Gamboa". wba.co.uk. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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    24. ↑ "Albion sign Blanco". wba.co.uk. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
    25. ↑ "McManaman joins Albion". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 28 January 2015.
    26. ↑ "Man Utd's Fletcher joins West Brom". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015.
    27. ↑ "George Thorne joins Derby County". wba.co.uk. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
    28. ↑ "Rose tipped to blossom as Daniels leaves Albion". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 21 January 2015.
    29. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28416825
    30. ↑ "Porto winger Varela seals Hawthorns move". wba.co.uk. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
    31. ↑ "Duo set to leave Albion". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 20 January 2015.
    32. ↑ "Daniels to join Blackpool on youth loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
    33. ↑ "Blackpool: Donervon Daniels extends loan spell to January". BBC. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
    34. ↑ "Port Vale sign West Brom defender Reiss Greenidge". Stoke Sentinel. 29 September 2014.
    35. ↑ "Roofe joins Colchester on loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 November 2014.
    36. ↑ "O'Neil joins Scunthorpe on loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 13 November 2014.
    37. ↑ "West Brom youngster extends Scunthorpe stay". talkSPORT. 19 December 2014.
    38. ↑ "O'Neil to stay at Scunthorpe for rest of the season". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 12 January 2015.
    39. ↑ "Atkinson joins Cambridge on loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 27 November 2014.
    40. ↑ "Gillingham sign West Brom youngster". BBC Sport. 16 January 2015.
    41. ↑ "Garmston has Gillingham loan extended". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 16 February 2015.
    42. ↑ "Daniels completes Dons move". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 27 January 2015.
    43. ↑ "Samaras loan exit confirmed". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 5 February 2015.
    44. ↑ "Roofe is on hire". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 13 February 2015.
    45. ↑ "Roofe to stay with Oxford for remainder of campaign". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 12 March 2015.
    46. ↑ "Dorrans joins Canaries on loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 17 February 2015.
    47. ↑ "Dorrans extends Norwich loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 26 March 2015.
    48. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "West Brom release Lugano, Ridgewell, Gera and Reid". BBC Sport. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
    49. ↑ "Burnley make defender Steven Reid their fifth signing of the summer". The Guardian. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
    50. ↑ "Portland Timbers sign English defender Liam Ridgewell as third Designated Player". MLS Soccer. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
    51. ↑ "Baggies confirm five departures". wba.co.uk. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
    52. ↑ "Hibernian: Midfielder Scott Allan signs a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
    53. ↑ "Jones rejects improved deal and departs Hawthorns". wba.co.uk. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
    54. ↑ "Shrewsbury sign Gayle from West Brom". BBC Sport. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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