2014–15 Football League


The 2014–15 Football League was the 116th season of the Football League. It consisted of the usual 72 clubs, with the new additions being Luton Town and play-off winners Cambridge United, who returned to the Football League for the first time since 2005, replacing Bristol Rovers and Torquay United from League Two.

Promotion and relegation

From Premier League

; Relegated to Championship
; Promoted to Premier League
; Relegated to League One
; Promoted to Championship
; Relegated to League One
; Promoted to League One
; Relegated to Conference National
; Promoted to League Two

Table

Play-offs

Results

League One

Table

Play-offs

Results

League Two

Table

Play-offs

Results

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in table at
time of departure
Incoming managerDate of appointmentPosition in table at
time of appointment
Nottingham ForestSacked24 March 20142013–14 season3 April 2014Pre-season
Tranmere RoversSacked9 April 20142013–14 season27 May 2014Pre-season
BlackpoolEnd of Contract9 May 2014Pre-season11 June 2014Pre-season
Shrewsbury TownAppointed as Assistant Manager12 May 2014Pre-season12 May 2014Pre-season
Brighton & Hove AlbionResigned12 May 2014Pre-season6 June 2014Pre-season
Charlton AthleticEnd of Contract27 May 2014Pre-season27 May 2014Pre-season
Leeds UnitedMutual Consent31 May 2014Pre-season19 June 2014Pre-season
Oxford UnitedSacked4 July 2014Pre-season4 July 2014Pre-season
Huddersfield TownMutual Consent10 August 201424th3 September 201421st
Leeds UnitedSacked28 August 201421st23 September 201412th
WatfordResigned31 August 20142nd2 September 20142nd
Carlisle UnitedSacked1 September 201422nd19 September 201424th
Colchester UnitedSacked1 September 201423rd1 September 201423rd
Accrington StanleyMutual Consent12 September 201421st18 September 201420th
Port ValeResigned18 September 201423rd29 October 201416th
Cardiff CityResigned18 September 201417th6 October 201415th
FulhamSacked18 September 201424th29 October 201420th
Leyton OrientResigned24 September 201417th26 October 201418th
WatfordResigned29 September 20144th29 September 20144th
Bolton WanderersMutual Consent3 October 201423rd12 October 201424th
Hartlepool UnitedResigned4 October 201424th23 October 201423rd
WatfordSacked7 October 20143rd7 October 20143rd
Scunthorpe UnitedSacked8 October 201423rd13 October 201423rd
Tranmere RoversSacked13 October 201424th16 October 201424th
York CityResigned13 October 201422nd15 October 201422nd
Birmingham CitySacked20 October 201421st27 October 201423rd
Leeds UnitedSacked25 October 201418th1 November 201419th
Burton AlbionSigned by Birmingham City27 October 20143rd13 November 20145th
BlackpoolSacked27 October 201424th30 October 201424th
Wigan AthleticSacked13 November 201422nd19 November 201422nd
Mansfield TownMutual Consent21 November 201419th5 December 201418th
Cheltenham TownSacked25 November 201418th26 November 201418th
Hartlepool UnitedSacked6 December 201424th16 December 201424th
Leyton OrientSacked8 December 201419th8 December 201419th
ReadingSacked15 December 201416th16 December 201416th
Brighton & Hove AlbionResigned22 December 201422nd31 December 201422nd
Crawley TownHealth Reasons27 December 201421st27 December 201421st
GillinghamSacked31 December 201420th7 February 201518th
Norwich CityResigned5 January 20157th9 January 20157th
Charlton AthleticSacked11 January 201514th13 January 201514th
Nottingham ForestSacked1 February 201512th1 February 201512th
Yeovil TownSacked4 February 201524th9 April 201524th
Newport CountySigned by Gillingham7 February 20156th30 April 20152015–16 season
BarnsleySacked12 February 201517th25 February 201516th
Cheltenham TownMutual Consent13 February 201522nd30 March 201524th
Peterborough UnitedResigned21 February 201515th22 May 20152015–16 season
Coventry CitySacked23 February 201521st3 March 201520th
Oldham AthleticSigned by Barnsley25 February 20159th1 June 20152015–16 season
MillwallSacked10 March 201523rd29 April 201522nd
Notts CountySacked23 March 201520th7 April 201522nd
Wigan AthleticSacked6 April 201523rd7 April 201523rd
PortsmouthResigned13 April 201514th12 May 20152015–16 season
Tranmere RoversMutual Consent19 April 201524th5 May 20152015–16 season