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- Norwich City
- Fulham
- Cardiff City
From Championship
- Bournemouth
- Watford
- Norwich City
- Millwall
- Wigan Athletic
- Blackpool
From League One
; Relegated to League One
- Notts County
- Crawley Town
- Leyton Orient
- Yeovil Town
From League Two
; Relegated to Conference National
- Cheltenham Town
- Tranmere Rovers
From Conference National
- Barnet
- Bristol Rovers
Championship
Table
Play-offs
Results
League One
Table
Play-offs
Results
League Two
Table
Play-offs
Results
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table at time of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Position in table at time of appointment |
Nottingham Forest | Sacked | 24 March 2014 | 2013–14 season | 3 April 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Tranmere Rovers | Sacked | 9 April 2014 | 2013–14 season | 27 May 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Blackpool | End of Contract | 9 May 2014 | Pre-season | 11 June 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Shrewsbury Town | Appointed as Assistant Manager | 12 May 2014 | Pre-season | 12 May 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | Resigned | 12 May 2014 | Pre-season | 6 June 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Charlton Athletic | End of Contract | 27 May 2014 | Pre-season | 27 May 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Leeds United | Mutual Consent | 31 May 2014 | Pre-season | 19 June 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Oxford United | Sacked | 4 July 2014 | Pre-season | 4 July 2014 | Pre-season | ||
Huddersfield Town | Mutual Consent | 10 August 2014 | 24th | 3 September 2014 | 21st | ||
Leeds United | Sacked | 28 August 2014 | 21st | 23 September 2014 | 12th | ||
Watford | Resigned | 31 August 2014 | 2nd | 2 September 2014 | 2nd | ||
Carlisle United | Sacked | 1 September 2014 | 22nd | 19 September 2014 | 24th | ||
Colchester United | Sacked | 1 September 2014 | 23rd | 1 September 2014 | 23rd | ||
Accrington Stanley | Mutual Consent | 12 September 2014 | 21st | 18 September 2014 | 20th | ||
Port Vale | Resigned | 18 September 2014 | 23rd | 29 October 2014 | 16th | ||
Cardiff City | Resigned | 18 September 2014 | 17th | 6 October 2014 | 15th | ||
Fulham | Sacked | 18 September 2014 | 24th | 29 October 2014 | 20th | ||
Leyton Orient | Resigned | 24 September 2014 | 17th | 26 October 2014 | 18th | ||
Watford | Resigned | 29 September 2014 | 4th | 29 September 2014 | 4th | ||
Bolton Wanderers | Mutual Consent | 3 October 2014 | 23rd | 12 October 2014 | 24th | ||
Hartlepool United | Resigned | 4 October 2014 | 24th | 23 October 2014 | 23rd | ||
Watford | Sacked | 7 October 2014 | 3rd | 7 October 2014 | 3rd | ||
Scunthorpe United | Sacked | 8 October 2014 | 23rd | 13 October 2014 | 23rd | ||
Tranmere Rovers | Sacked | 13 October 2014 | 24th | 16 October 2014 | 24th | ||
York City | Resigned | 13 October 2014 | 22nd | 15 October 2014 | 22nd | ||
Birmingham City | Sacked | 20 October 2014 | 21st | 27 October 2014 | 23rd | ||
Leeds United | Sacked | 25 October 2014 | 18th | 1 November 2014 | 19th | ||
Burton Albion | Signed by Birmingham City | 27 October 2014 | 3rd | 13 November 2014 | 5th | ||
Blackpool | Sacked | 27 October 2014 | 24th | 30 October 2014 | 24th | ||
Wigan Athletic | Sacked | 13 November 2014 | 22nd | 19 November 2014 | 22nd | ||
Mansfield Town | Mutual Consent | 21 November 2014 | 19th | 5 December 2014 | 18th | ||
Cheltenham Town | Sacked | 25 November 2014 | 18th | 26 November 2014 | 18th | ||
Hartlepool United | Sacked | 6 December 2014 | 24th | 16 December 2014 | 24th | ||
Leyton Orient | Sacked | 8 December 2014 | 19th | 8 December 2014 | 19th | ||
Reading | Sacked | 15 December 2014 | 16th | 16 December 2014 | 16th | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | Resigned | 22 December 2014 | 22nd | 31 December 2014 | 22nd | ||
Crawley Town | Health Reasons | 27 December 2014 | 21st | 27 December 2014 | 21st | ||
Gillingham | Sacked | 31 December 2014 | 20th | 7 February 2015 | 18th | ||
Norwich City | Resigned | 5 January 2015 | 7th | 9 January 2015 | 7th | ||
Charlton Athletic | Sacked | 11 January 2015 | 14th | 13 January 2015 | 14th | ||
Nottingham Forest | Sacked | 1 February 2015 | 12th | 1 February 2015 | 12th | ||
Yeovil Town | Sacked | 4 February 2015 | 24th | 9 April 2015 | 24th | ||
Newport County | Signed by Gillingham | 7 February 2015 | 6th | 30 April 2015 | 2015–16 season | ||
Barnsley | Sacked | 12 February 2015 | 17th | 25 February 2015 | 16th | ||
Cheltenham Town | Mutual Consent | 13 February 2015 | 22nd | 30 March 2015 | 24th | ||
Peterborough United | Resigned | 21 February 2015 | 15th | 22 May 2015 | 2015–16 season | ||
Coventry City | Sacked | 23 February 2015 | 21st | 3 March 2015 | 20th | ||
Oldham Athletic | Signed by Barnsley | 25 February 2015 | 9th | 1 June 2015 | 2015–16 season | ||
Millwall | Sacked | 10 March 2015 | 23rd | 29 April 2015 | 22nd | ||
Notts County | Sacked | 23 March 2015 | 20th | 7 April 2015 | 22nd | ||
Wigan Athletic | Sacked | 6 April 2015 | 23rd | 7 April 2015 | 23rd | ||
Portsmouth | Resigned | 13 April 2015 | 14th | 12 May 2015 | 2015–16 season | ||
Tranmere Rovers | Mutual Consent | 19 April 2015 | 24th | 5 May 2015 | 2015–16 season |