2014–15 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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.[1] The club exited the FA Cup in the sixth round, after they were beaten by local rivals Aston Villa.[2]

West Bromwich Albion
2014–15 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerAlan Irvine
(until 29 December)
Rob Kelly
(caretaker)
Tony Pulis
(from 1 January)
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Premier League13th
FA CupSixth round
(knocked out by Aston Villa)
League CupFourth round
(knocked out by Bournemouth)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Saido Berahino (14)
All:
Saido Berahino (20)
Highest home attendance26,768 vs. Leicester City
(11 April, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance10,939 vs. Oxford United
(26 August, League Cup)
Average home league attendance25,064

On 6 November 2014, Albion unveiled a statue to their record goalscorer Tony "Bomber" Brown outside the East Stand of The Hawthorns.[3] 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.[4]

Alan Irvine was sacked as head coach on 29 December, after a run of poor results,[5] with Tony Pulis appointed as his replacement three days later.[6]

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.[7] 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).[7]

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.[8]

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Ben Foster
2 DF England ENG Andre Wisdom (on loan from Liverpool)
3 DF Sweden SWE Jonas Olsson
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird
5 MF Argentina ARG Claudio Yacob
6 DF England ENG Joleon Lescott
7 MF Scotland SCO James Morrison[notes 1]
8 MF England ENG Craig Gardner
9 FW Nigeria NGA Brown Ideye
10 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Anichebe
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Brunt
13 GK Wales WAL Boaz Myhill[notes 2]
14 DF Australia AUS Jason Davidson
15 DF Belgium BEL Sébastien Pocognoli
16 DF Costa Rica CRC Cristian Gamboa
17 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW England ENG Saido Berahino[notes 3]
19 MF England ENG Callum McManaman
20 DF England ENG Liam O'Neil
21 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Youssuf Mulumbu[notes 4]
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley
24 MF Scotland SCO Darren Fletcher
25 DF England ENG Craig Dawson
29 MF Benin BEN Stéphane Sessègnon
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Bradley Garmston[notes 5]
34 FW England ENG Kemar Roofe
36 MF England ENG Adil Nabi
37 MF England ENG Mani O'Sullivan
38 GK England ENG Jack Rose
40 GK England ENG Alex Palmer
43 DF England ENG Callam Jones
44 FW Wales WAL Tyler Roberts[notes 6]

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK England ENG Luke Daniels (to Scunthorpe United)
22 DF Montserrat MSR Donervon Daniels (on loan to Aberdeen)
27 MF Portugal POR Silvestre Varela (on loan from Porto)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Blanco (on loan to San Lorenzo)
30 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras (on loan to Al-Hilal)

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.[10][11][12][13]
All times listed are in BST unless stated.

12 July 2014 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Bury Great Barr
12:00 Dorrans 54'
Berahino 77'		 Report Stadium: West Brom training ground
Attendance: Behind closed doors
15 July 2014 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Shrewsbury
19:45 Vernon 30' Report Anichebe 12'
Mulumbu 34'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 2,831
Referee: C Sargeson
19 July 2014 West Bromwich Albion XI 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers Great Barr
15:00 Report Stadium: West Brom training ground
Attendance: Behind closed doors
21 July 2014 Sacramento Republic United States 0–1 West Bromwich Albion California
19:30 PST
03:30 BST (22 July 2014)		 Report Dorrans 13' (pen.) Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Matthew Buckman
25 July 2014 Sacramento Republic United States 1–3 West Bromwich Albion California
19:30 PST
03:30 BST (22 July 2014)		 Koval 73' Report Berahino 13'
Mulumbu 30'
Anichebe 61'		 Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Michael Zapata
2 August 2014 Nottingham Forest 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Nottingham
13:30 Fryatt 25' Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 6,423 (1,098 Albion fans)
Referee: Andre Marriner
5 August 2014 Port Vale 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 Williamson 18'
Pope 27'
Dawson 85' (o.g.)		 Report Roofe 5'
Garmston 49'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,145 (400 Albion fans)
Referee: Rob Lewis
9 August 2014 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Portugal Porto West Bromwich
16:00 Olsson 40' Report Casemiro 22'
Martínez 51', 54'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,670
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final position/round First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League—13th16 August 201424 May 2015381111163851–1329%
League Cup2nd round4th round26 August 201428 October 2014311155033%
FA Cup3rd round6th round3 January 20157 March 20154301133+1075%
Total 451512185659-333%
Astle Day kit

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Everton 38 12 11 15 48 50 −2 47
12 West Ham United 38 12 11 15 44 47 −3 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
13 West Bromwich Albion 38 11 11 16 38 51 −13 44
14 Leicester City 38 11 8 19 46 55 −9 41
15 Newcastle United 38 10 9 19 40 63 −23 39
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[17]
Notes:
  1. England was given an extra qualification berth for the Europa League first qualifying round as one of the top three associations in UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking.[14] The spot was given to West Ham United after finishing on top of the Premier League Fair Play table.[15][16]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 11 16 38 51  −13 44 7 4 8 24 26  −2 4 7 8 14 25  −11

Source: Premier League

Results by matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultDDLLWWLDDWLLLLDWLLLDWDLDWDWLWLLLWDWDWL
Position611171916101314121013131516161414151617141415151414131313131414131313131313
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014.[18]

All times listed are local time (BST or GMT).

16 August 2014 1 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 Berahino 42' (pen.), 74' Report Cattermole 5'
Larsson 85'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,468 (2,594 away)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
23 August 2014 2 Southampton 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
15:00 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,598
Referee: Roger East
30 August 2014 3 Swansea City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Swansea
15:00 Dyer 2', 71'
Routledge 24'		 Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,318
Referee: Paul Tierney
13 September 2014 4 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Everton West Bromwich
15:00 Report Lukaku 2'
Mirallas 66'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,567
Referee: Anthony Taylor
21 September 2014 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham
13:30 Report Morrison 74' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,861 (1,287 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 September 2014 6 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Burnley West Bromwich
16:00 Dawson 30'
Berahino 45', 56'
Dorrans 90'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,286 (1,500 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
4 October 2014 7 Liverpool 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
15:00 Lallana 45'
Henderson 61'		 Report Berahino 56' (pen.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,708 (1,832 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 October 2014 8 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Manchester United West Bromwich
20:00 Sessègnon 8'
Berahino 66'		 Report Fellaini 48'
Blind 87'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,794 (2,593 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
25 October 2014 9 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Crystal Palace West Bromwich
15:00 Anichebe 51'
Berahino 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Hangeland 16'
Jedinak 45+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,738 (2,589 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 November 2014 10 Leicester City 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
15:00 Report Cambiasso 47' (o.g.) Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,819 (3,300 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
9 November 2014 11 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Newcastle United West Bromwich
13:30 Report Pérez 45'
Coloccini 62'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,476 (2,589 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 November 2014 12 Chelsea 2–0 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 Costa 11'
Hazard 25'		 Report Yacob Red card 29' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,600 (1,482 away)
Referee: Lee Mason
29 November 2014 13 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Arsenal West Bromwich
12:45 Report Welbeck 60' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,228 (2,600 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
2 December 2014 14 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 West Ham United West Bromwich
20:00 Dawson 10' Report Nolan 35'
Tomkins 45'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,975 (2,592 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
6 December 2014 15 Hull City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 23,279 (1,654 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 December 2014 16 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Aston Villa West Bromwich
15:00 Gardner 72' Report Richardson Red card 22' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,684 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
20 December 2014 17 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 Austin 24' (pen.), 48', 86' Report Lescott 10'
Varela 20'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,560 (1,633 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 December 2014 18 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Manchester City West Bromwich
15:00 Ideye 87' Report Fernando 8'
Touré 13' (pen.)
Silva 34'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,040 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 December 2014 19 Stoke City 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Diouf 51', 66' Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,070 (2,510 away)
Referee: Roger East
1 January 2015 20 West Ham United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 Sakho 10' Report Berahino 42' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,914
Referee: Jonathan Moss
10 January 2015 21 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 Berahino 78' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,818 (1,612 away)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
19 January 2015 22 Everton 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
20:00 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,739 (608 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
31 January 2015 23 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich
15:00 Report Eriksen 6'
Kane 15' (pen.), 64'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,079 (2,600 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 February 2015 24 Burnley 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Burnley
12:00 Barnes 11'
Ings 32'		 Report Brunt 45+1'
Ideye 67'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 16,904
Referee: Mike Dean
11 February 2015 25 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Swansea City West Bromwich
20:00 Ideye 60'
Berahino 74'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,516 (1,447 away)
Referee: Robert Madley
21 February 2015 26 Sunderland 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
15:00 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,943 (1,274 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
28 February 2015 27 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Southampton West Bromwich
15:00 Berahino 2' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,303 (2,600 away)
Referee: Phil Dowd
3 March 2015 28 Aston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
19:45 Agbonlahor 22'
Benteke 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Berahino 66' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,272 (2,800 away)
Referee: Jonathan Moss
14 March 2015 29 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 Ideye 19' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,323 (2,596 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 March 2015 30 Manchester City 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
12:45 Bony 27'
Fernando 40'
Silva 77'		 Report McAuley Red card 2' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 45,018 (886 away)
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
4 April 2015 31 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00 Anichebe 58'
Mulumbu Red card 84'		 Report Vargas 15'
Austin 37'
Zamora 43'
Barton 90+5'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,735
Referee: Lee Probert
11 April 2015 32 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 Fletcher 8'
Gardner 26'		 Report Nugent 20'
Huth 80'
Vardy 90'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,768 (2,600 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
18 April 2015 33 Crystal Palace 0–2 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 Report Morrison 2'
Gardner 53'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,765 (2,500 away)
Referee: Jonathon Moss
25 April 2015 34 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Liverpool West Bromwich
15:00 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,663 (2,600 away)
Referee: Roger East
2 May 2015 35 Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Manchester
17:30 Report Olsson 63' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,454 (550 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 May 2015 36 Newcastle United 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle
15:00 Pérez 41' Report Anichebe 32' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 47,894 (2,584 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
18 May 2015 37 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Chelsea West Bromwich
20:00 Berahino 9', 47' (pen.)
Brunt 60'		 Report Fàbregas Red card 29' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,750 (2,600 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
24 May 2015 38 Arsenal 4–1 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 Walcott 4', 14', 37'
Wilshere 17'		 Report McAuley 57' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,971 (2,980 away)
Referee: Robert Madley

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, West Brom entered the FA Cup in the third round.

3 January 2015 3rd round West Bromwich Albion 7–0 Gateshead West Bromwich
15:00 Berahino 42', 46', 53', 90+2'
Anichebe 45+1'
Brunt 55'
Morrison 79'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 16,593 (1,412 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
24 January 2015 4th round Birmingham City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
15:00 Grounds 45' Report Anichebe 25', 35' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,438 (5,700 away)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
14 February 2015 5th round West Bromwich Albion 4–0 West Ham United West Bromwich
12:45 Ideye 20', 57'
Morrison 42'
Berahino 72'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 19,956 (5,200 away)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 March 2015 6th round Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
17:30 Delph 51'
Sinclair 85'		 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,592 (6,500 away)
Referee: Anthony Taylor

League Cup

As a Premier League team, West Brom entered the League Cup in the second round.

26 August 2014 2nd round West Bromwich Albion 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Oxford United West Bromwich
20:00 Mullins 29' (o.g.) Report Hylton 86'
Brown Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 111'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,939 (2,521 away)
Referee: James Adcock
Penalties
Morrison soccer ball with red X
Ideye soccer ball with red X
Mulumbu soccer ball with check mark
Berahino soccer ball with check mark
Yacob soccer ball with check mark
Dawson soccer ball with check mark
Wisdom soccer ball with check mark
Gamboa soccer ball with check mark
Davidson soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Hylton
soccer ball with red X Collins
soccer ball with red X Newey
soccer ball with check mark Hoskins
soccer ball with check mark Hunt
soccer ball with check mark Jakubiak
soccer ball with check mark Ruffels
soccer ball with check mark Mullins
soccer ball with red X Wright
24 September 2014 3rd round West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Hull City West Bromwich
20:00 Ideye 15'
McAuley 87'
Berahino 88'		 Report Ince 41'
Brady 50'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,496 (472 away)
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 October 2014 4th round Bournemouth 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Bournemouth
19:45 O'Kane 49'
Wilson 87'		 Report Elphick 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,296 (2,100 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney

Player statistics

First team squad

Appearances include starts and substitute appearances. Yellow and red cards are from all competitive competitions.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Ben Foster 280200030020
2 DF  ENG Andre Wisdom 240101026010
3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 131101015120
4 DF  NIR Chris Baird 190302024020
5 MF  ARG Claudio Yacob 200402025052
6 DF  ENG Joleon Lescott 341300037130
7 MF  SCO James Morrison 332311037330
8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner 3533000383100
9 FW  NGA Brown Ideye 244323130720
10 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe 213232025600
11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 342411039350
13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill 110303017010
14 DF  AUS Jason Davidson 2000305000
15 DF  BEL Sébastien Pocognoli 150100016010
16 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa 100103014020
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans 211100022150
18 FW  ENG Saido Berahino 38144531452020
19 MF  ENG Callum McManaman 80200010010
20 DF  ENG Liam O'Neil 0000202000
21 MF  COD Youssouf Mulumbu 170103021021
23 DF  NIR Gareth McAuley 241403131221
24 MF  SCO Darren Fletcher 151000015120
25 DF  ENG Craig Dawson 292402034270
27 MF  POR Silvestre Varela 7110109110
28 MF  ARG Sebastián Blanco 3000205010
29 MF  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 281302033150
30 FW  GRE Georgios Samaras 5010208000
33 DF  IRL Bradley Garmston 0000000000
34 MF  ENG Kemar Roofe 0000000000
36 FW  ENG Adil Nabi 0000000000
37 MF  ENG Mani O'Sullivan 0000000000
43 DF  ENG Callam Jones 0000000000

Last updated: 24 May 2015
Sources: West Bromwich Albion and Soccerbase

Top goalscorers
Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Saido Berahino 145120
Brown Ideye 4217
Victor Anichebe 3306
James Morrison 2204
Chris Brunt 2103
Craig Gardner 3003
Own goals 1023
Craig Dawson 2002
Gareth McAuley 1012
Graham Dorrans 1001
Darren Fletcher 1001
Joleon Lescott 1001
Jonas Olsson 1001
Stéphane Sessègnon 1001
Silvestre Varela 1001
Total 3813556

Source: West Bromwich Albion, BBC

Transfers and loans

Transfers in
Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Ref
1 July 2014[lower-alpha 1] MF 8 England Craig Gardner England Sunderland Free [19]
1 July 2014[lower-alpha 2] DF 6 England Joleon Lescott England Manchester City Free [20]
7 July 2014 DF 4 Northern Ireland Chris Baird England Burnley Free [21]
12 July 2014 DF 15 Belgium Sébastien Pocognoli Germany Hannover 96 £1,500,000 [22]
18 July 2014 FW 9 Nigeria Brown Ideye Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Undisclosed[lower-alpha 3] [24]
5 August 2014 DF 14 Australia Jason Davidson Netherlands Heracles Almelo Undisclosed [25]
5 August 2014 DF 16 Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa Norway Rosenborg Undisclosed [26]
22 August 2014 FW 30 Greece Giorgos Samaras Scotland Celtic Free [27]
30 August 2014 MF 28 Argentina Sebastián Blanco Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Undisclosed [28]
28 January 2015 MF 19 England Callum McManaman England Wigan Athletic £4,750,000 [29]
2 February 2015 MF 24 Scotland Darren Fletcher England Manchester United Free [30]
  1. Gardner's signing was announced on 20 May 2014, but joined Albion officially on 1 July 2014, after his Sunderland contract expired.
  2. Lescott's signing was announced on 20 June 2014, but joined Albion officially on 1 July 2014, after his Manchester City contract expired.
  3. The price paid for Ideye was officially undisclosed, but was reported by local media to be around £10 million.[23]

Transfers out
Date Pos. No. Name From To Ref
19 July 2014 MF 15 England George Thorne England Derby County Undisclosed [31]
21 January 2015 GK 19 England Luke Daniels England Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [32]

Loans in
Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref
22 July 2014 DF 2 England Andre Wisdom England Liverpool 30 June 2015 [33]
24 August 2014 MF 27 Portugal Silvestre Varela Portugal Porto 20 January 2015 [34][35]

    Loans out
    Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref
    1 August 2014 DF 22 Montserrat Donervon Daniels England Blackpool Until 2 January[lower-alpha 1] [36][37]
    29 September 2014 DF 44 England Reiss Greenidge England Port Vale Until 31 December 2014 [38]
    4 November 2014 MF 34 England Kemar Roofe England Colchester United Until 1 December 2014 [39]
    13 November 2014 DF 20 England Liam O'Neil England Scunthorpe United Until 30 June 2015[lower-alpha 2] [40][41][42]
    27 November 2014 DF 48 England Wes Atkinson England Cambridge United Until 3 January 2015 [43]
    16 January 2015 DF 33 Republic of Ireland Bradley Garmston England Gillingham Until 15 March 2015[lower-alpha 3] [44][45]
    27 January 2015 DF 22 Montserrat Donervon Daniels Scotland Aberdeen Until 30 June [46]
    5 February 2015 MF 30 Greece Georgios Samaras Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Until 30 June [47]
    13 February 2015 MF 34 England Kemar Roofe England Oxford United Until 30 June[lower-alpha 4] [48][49]
    17 February 2015 MF 17 Scotland Graham Dorrans England Norwich City Until 30 June[lower-alpha 5] [50][51]
    1. Daniels was originally loaned to Blackpool for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 22 August to finish on 2 January.
    2. O'Neil was originally loaned to Scunthorpe United for 2 months, but this loan was extended on 12 January to finish at end of season.
    3. Garmston was originally loaned to Gillingham for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 16 February to finish on 15 March.
    4. Roofe was originally loaned to Oxford United for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 12 March to finish on 30 June.
    5. Dorrans was originally loaned to Norwich City for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 26 March to finish on 30 June.

    Released
    Date Pos. No. Name To Type Ref
    16 May 2014 DF 2 Republic of Ireland Steven Reid England Burnley Free [52][53]
    16 May 2014 DF 6 England Liam Ridgewell United States Portland Timbers Free [52][54]
    16 May 2014 DF 14 Uruguay Diego Lugano Released Free [52]
    16 May 2014 MF 22 Hungary Zoltán Gera Hungary Ferencváros Free [52]
    16 May 2014 MF — Scotland Scott Allan Scotland Hibernian Free [55][56]
    16 May 2014 DF 4 North Macedonia Goran Popov Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan return [52]
    16 May 2014 MF 10 England Scott Sinclair England Manchester City Loan return [52]
    16 May 2014 MF 18 France Morgan Amalfitano France Marseille Loan return [52]
    16 May 2014 FW 20 Czech Republic Matěj Vydra Italy Udinese Loan return [52]
    16 May 2014 FW 50 Republic of the Congo Thievy Bifouma Spain Espanyol Loan return [52]
    28 May 2014 DF 28 England Billy Jones England Sunderland Free [57]
    10 July 2014 DF 41 England Cameron Gayle England Shrewsbury Town Free [58]

    Notes
    1. Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2008.
    2. Myhill was born in Modesto, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 1, qualifying to represent any of the home nations. He represented England at U-17, U-18, and U-20 level before making his international debut for Wales in March 2008.
    3. Berahino was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, but was raised in England from the age of 10 and represented them at every youth level between U-16 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Burundi in September 2018.
    4. Mulumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March 2008.
    5. Garmston was born in Chorley, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.
    6. Roberts was born in Gloucester, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through two grandparents and represented them at every youth level between U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in September 2018.

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