The 2014–15 season was West Bromwich Albion's fifth consecutive season in the Premier League, their ninth in total. The season was notable for West Brom ditching the traditional white and navy stripes kit in favour of white and navy pinstripes kit, which angered many supporters. Eventually, the white and navy stripes kit was brought back the following season. 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. The club exited the FA Cup in the sixth round, after they were beaten by local rivals Aston Villa.
On 6 November 2014, Albion unveiled a statue to their record goalscorer Tony "Bomber" Brown outside the East Stand of The Hawthorns. A few days later, prior to the club's home match against Newcastle United, a blue plaque was unveiled in memory of Harold Bache, a former Albion player who was killed in action during the First World War. The plaque was subsequently mounted on the outside of the East Stand, opposite the statue of Brown.
Alan Irvine was sacked as head coach on 29 December, after a run of poor results, with Tony Pulis appointed as his replacement three days later.
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. 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).
In March 2015 a new Premier League record was set in the match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City for the biggest difference between the number of shots on target by two opposing teams (16 by Manchester City, 0 by Albion). This record still stands as of December 2016.
Players
First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
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. All times listed are in BST unless stated.
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Final position/round First match Last match Record 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%
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014.
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.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals1 GK Ben Foster2802000300202 DF Andre Wisdom2401010260103 DF Jonas Olsson 1311010151204DFChris Baird1903020240205MF Claudio Yacob2004020250526DFJoleon Lescott3413000371307MF James Morrison3323110373308MFCraig Gardner35330003831009FW Brown Ideye24432313072010FWVictor Anichebe21323202560011MF Chris Brunt34241103935013GK Boaz Myhill11030301701014DFJason Davidson200030500015DFSébastien Pocognoli15010001601016DFCristian Gamboa10010301402017MF Graham Dorrans21110002215018FWSaido Berahino3814453145202019MF Callum McManaman8020001001020DFLiam O'Neil000020200021MFYoussouf Mulumbu17010302102123DFGareth McAuley24140313122124MFDarren Fletcher15100001512025DFCraig Dawson29240203427027MFSilvestre Varela711010911028MFSebastián Blanco300020501029MFStéphane Sessègnon28130203315030FWGeorgios Samaras501020800033DFBradley Garmston000000000034MFKemar Roofe000000000036FWAdil Nabi000000000037MFMani O'Sullivan000000000043DFCallam Jones0000000000 Last updated: 24 May 2015 Sources: West Bromwich Albion and Soccerbase
Top goalscorers
NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalSaido Berahino145120Brown Ideye4217Victor Anichebe3306James Morrison2204Chris Brunt2103Craig Gardner3003Own goals1023Craig Dawson2002Gareth McAuley1012Graham Dorrans1001Darren Fletcher1001Joleon Lescott1001Jonas Olsson1001Stéphane Sessègnon1001Silvestre Varela1001Total3813556 Source: West Bromwich Albion, BBC
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Ref 1 July 2014 MF 8 Craig Gardner Sunderland Free 1 July 2014 DF 6 Joleon Lescott Manchester City Free 7 July 2014 DF 4 Chris Baird Burnley Free 12 July 2014 DF 15 Sébastien Pocognoli Hannover 96 £1,500,000 18 July 2014 FW 9 Brown Ideye Dynamo Kyiv Undisclosed 5 August 2014 DF 14 Jason Davidson Heracles Almelo Undisclosed 5 August 2014 DF 16 Cristian Gamboa Rosenborg Undisclosed 22 August 2014 FW 30 Giorgos Samaras Celtic Free 30 August 2014 MF 28 Sebastián Blanco Metalist Kharkiv Undisclosed 28 January 2015 MF 19 Callum McManaman Wigan Athletic £4,750,000 2 February 2015 MF 24 Darren Fletcher Manchester United Free
Transfers out Date Pos. No. Name From To Ref 19 July 2014 MF 15 George Thorne Derby County Undisclosed 21 January 2015 GK 19 Luke Daniels Scunthorpe United Undisclosed
Loans in Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref 22 July 2014 DF 2 Andre Wisdom Liverpool 30 June 2015 24 August 2014 MF 27 Silvestre Varela Porto 20 January 2015
Loans out Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref 1 August 2014 DF 22 Donervon Daniels Blackpool Until 2 January 29 September 2014 DF 44 Reiss Greenidge Port Vale Until 31 December 2014 4 November 2014 MF 34 Kemar Roofe Colchester United Until 1 December 2014 13 November 2014 DF 20 Liam O'Neil Scunthorpe United Until 30 June 2015 27 November 2014 DF 48 Wes Atkinson Cambridge United Until 3 January 2015 16 January 2015 DF 33 Bradley Garmston Gillingham Until 15 March 2015 27 January 2015 DF 22 Donervon Daniels Aberdeen Until 30 June 5 February 2015 MF 30 Georgios Samaras Al-Hilal Until 30 June 13 February 2015 MF 34 Kemar Roofe Oxford United Until 30 June 17 February 2015 MF 17 Graham Dorrans Norwich City Until 30 June
Released Date Pos. No. Name To Type Ref 16 May 2014 DF 2 Steven Reid Burnley Free 16 May 2014 DF 6 Liam Ridgewell Portland Timbers Free 16 May 2014 DF 14 Diego Lugano Released Free 16 May 2014 MF 22 Zoltán Gera Ferencváros Free 16 May 2014 MF — Scott Allan Hibernian Free 16 May 2014 DF 4 Goran Popov Dynamo Kyiv Loan return 16 May 2014 MF 10 Scott Sinclair Manchester City Loan return 16 May 2014 MF 18 Morgan Amalfitano Marseille Loan return 16 May 2014 FW 20 Matěj Vydra Udinese Loan return 16 May 2014 FW 50 Thievy Bifouma Espanyol Loan return 28 May 2014 DF 28 Billy Jones Sunderland Free 10 July 2014 DF 41 Cameron Gayle Shrewsbury Town Free
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