2014–15 Football League Championship


The 2014–15 Football League Championship, 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 2006-2007 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.

Changes from last season

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2013–14 season.

To Championship

Promoted from League One
Relegated from Premier League
Relegated to League One
Promoted to Premier League
Changes to the Championship's financial fair play system allow clubs:

Stadia and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Birmingham CitySt Andrew's30,016
Blackburn RoversEwood Park31,154
BlackpoolBloomfield Road17,338
Bolton WanderersMacron Stadium28,100
BournemouthDean Court12,000
BrentfordGriffin Park12,763
Brighton & Hove AlbionFalmer Stadium30,750
Cardiff CityCardiff City Stadium33,316
Charlton AthleticThe Valley27,111
Derby CountyiPro Stadium33,597
FulhamCraven Cottage25,700
Huddersfield TownJohn Smith's Stadium24,500
Ipswich TownPortman Road30,311
Leeds UnitedElland Road39,460
MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallThe Den20,146
Norwich CityCarrow Road27,244
Nottingham ForestCity Ground30,576
ReadingMadejski Stadium24,224
Rotherham UnitedNew York Stadium12,021
Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough39,812
WatfordVicarage Road20,877
Wigan AthleticDW Stadium25,133
Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

† After Marussia F1 rebranded as in 2015, Reading F.C. only displayed Waitrose sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Play-offs

Results

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Daryl MurphyIpswich Town27
2 Troy DeeneyWatford21
2 Jordan RhodesBlackburn Rovers21
4 Rudy GestedeBlackburn Rovers20
4 Odion IghaloWatford20
4 Callum WilsonBournemouth20
7 Cameron JeromeNorwich City18
7 Chris MartinDerby County18
9 Patrick BamfordMiddlesbrough17
9 Ross McCormackFulham17

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Bolton WanderersRotherham United3–216 September 2014
Nottingham ForestFulham5–317 September 2014
BournemouthBirmingham City8–025 October 2014
WatfordFulham5–05 December 2014
MiddlesbroughMillwall5–16 December 2014
Birmingham CityReading6–113 December 2014
Birmingham CityWigan Athletic3–110 January 2015
FulhamNottingham Forest3–221 January 2015
4WatfordBlackpool7–224 January 2015
Norwich CityBlackpool4–07 February 2015
BrentfordBlackpool4–024 February 2015
BournemouthBlackpool4–014 March 2015
Blackburn RoversNottingham Forest3–318 April 2015
MillwallDerby County3–325 April 2015
FulhamMiddlesbrough4–325 April 2015

4 Player scored 4 goals

Monthly awards