The 2014-15 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014. The season started on 16 August 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015.
Manchester City came into the season as defending champions of the 2013-14 season. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers entered as the three promoted teams.
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea won the title with three games to spare after a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace. It was their first league title since 2010, their fourth Premier League title and their fifth English league title overall. Holders Manchester City eventually finished second, after a short drop to fourth a few weeks before the final match.
Burnley were the first team to be relegated despite beating Hull City 1-0, while Queens Park Rangers suffered the same fate after a 6-0 demolition by Manchester City the next day. Hull City were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Manchester United on the final day of the season.
Manchester City's Sergio Agüero won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, with his teammate Joe Hart clinching a record fourth Golden Glove, having kept 14 clean sheets. Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.
Video 2014-15 Premier League
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2013-14 season and three promoted from the 2013-14 Football League Championship. On 5 April 2014, Leicester City earned promotion from the 2013-14 Football League Championship after a 10-year absence from the Premier League. They were crowned champions after beating Bolton Wanderers on 22 April 2014. On 21 April 2014, Burnley earned promotion to the Premier League with second place following their win over Wigan Athletic. On 24 May 2014 Queens Park Rangers were the final team to be promoted after winning the 2014 Football League Championship play-off Final, 1-0 against Derby County at Wembley Stadium in London. The three teams replaced Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, which were all relegated to the Championship at the end of the previous season.
Stadia
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- 1 According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Nike, sponsored by EA Sports, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem Premier League.
Managerial changes
Maps 2014-15 Premier League
Results
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to secure the Premier League title with three games to play. PFA Player of the Year winner Eden Hazard scored the winning goal near the end of the first half, heading in the rebound of his own penalty kick. The win left Chelsea 16 points ahead of Arsenal, which had five games remaining. Chelsea were atop the standings the entire year, having got off to a good start. For Chelsea, it was the fourth title in the last eleven years, but first in the last six seasons. It was the fifth title in the club's 110-year history. "We showed absolutely everything since day one, everything football demands from a team," said manager José Mourinho. "We had fantastic attacking football, we had fantastic domination ... we defended amazingly well." It was Mourinho's 22nd career title. He won titles at Chelsea in 2005 and 2006, before being forced out by owner Roman Abramovich, and returning in 2013. Diego Costa led Chelsea with 20 goals.
League table
Result table
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals.
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14
- Lee Cattermole (Sunderland)
- Most red cards: 2
- Tom Huddlestone (Hull City)
- Paul Konchesky (Leicester City)
- Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United)
- Mike Williamson (Newcastle United)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 94
- Sunderland
- Most red cards: 7
- Aston Villa
- Newcastle United
Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
Premier League Manager of the Season
José Mourinho was named Premier League Manager of the Season.
Premier League Player of the Season
Eden Hazard was named Premier League Player of the Season.
PFA Player of the Year
The PFA Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Eden Hazard.
PFA Team of the Year
The PFA Team of the Year was:
- Goalkeeper: David de Gea (Manchester United)
- Defence: John Terry (Chelsea), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Branislav Ivanovi? (Chelsea), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
- Midfield: Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Nemanja Mati? (Chelsea), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
- Attack: Diego Costa (Chelsea), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
FWA Footballer of the Year
The FWA Footballer of the Year was awarded to Eden Hazard.
PFA Young Player of the Year
The PFA Young Player of the Year was awarded to Harry Kane.
Premier League Golden Boot
The Premier League Golden Boot was won by Sergio Agüero who scored 26 goals.
Premier League Golden Glove
The Premier League Golden Glove was won by Joe Hart who kept 14 clean sheets.
Premier League Fair Play League
West Ham United finished top of the Premier League Fair Play League and therefore qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round after England finished in the top three in the UEFA Fair Play table.
Average attendances
References
External links
- Official website
- League and cup results for all the 2014/15 Premier Division clubs at footballsite
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