The 2014/15 Season of the First League (called the Sky Bet First League by the name of the sponsor) is the 11th season of the First Football League under its current name and the 22nd season in this format. The season started on August 9, 2014.
| First Football League of England 2014/15 | |
|---|---|
| Top places | |
| Champion |  Bristol City (4th time) |
| Second place |  MK Dons |
| Third place |  Preston North End |
| Exchange between leagues | |
| Increase | Bristol City , MK Dons , Preston North End |
| Departure | Notts County , Crawley Town , Leighton Orient , Yeovil Town |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1464 (2.65 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Joe Garner ( Preston North End ) (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | MK Dons 7-0 Oldham Athletic (December 20) |
| Biggest away win | Bradford City 0-6 Bristol City (April 14) |
| Largest Account | Bristol City 8-2 Walsall (May 3) |
| The longest series of victories | Preston North End (7 matches) |
| The longest lossless series | Preston North End (18 matches) |
| The longest series without victories | Crawley Town (13 matches) |
| The longest series of defeats | Port Vale , Yeovil Town (6 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 24 306 [1] Coventry City 1–0 Gillingham (football club) (September 5, 2014) |
| Least attendance | 1,905 [1] Crawley Town 1–0 Fleetwood Town (September 13, 2014) |
| Total attendance | 3 843 176 (6962.28 per game) |
Bristol City won the League Cup and 2 years later returned to the Championship , having issued the 16-game series without any defeats and finished the championship with the best goal difference. MK Dons moved Preston North End from second place to the last round of the championship after the Lancashire club lost in Colchester. But in the end, Preston entered the Championship through the playoffs, defeating Chesterfield and Swindon with the same score 4-0.
At the bottom of the Yeovil Town standings, who left the Championship last season, this time he flew into the second league . “ Leighton Orient ” also got into the relegation zone, a season earlier fighting for a ticket to the Championship (lost to Rotherham United 2-0 on a penalty spot). Crawley Town and Notts County looked like clear candidates for relegation to the second league of the 2015/16 season.
League changes
Changes compared to the 2013/14 season affected the following teams:
League One
Promotion from League Two
- Chesterfield
- Rochdale
- Scunthorpe United
- Fleetwood Town
Eliminated from Championship
- Doncaster Rovers
- Barnsley
- Yeovil Town
From League One
League Out
- Tranmere Rovers
- Carlisle United
- Shrewsbury town
- Stevenage
Promotion to Championship
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Brentford
- Rotherham United
Team Overview
Stadiums and capacity
Geography of clubs of the First league of a season 2014/15
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 21,497 |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Proact Stadium | 10,504 |
| Colchester united | Colchester | Colchester Community Stadium | 10,064 |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Rico Arena | 32,609 |
| Crowley Town | Rabbits | Broadfield Stadium | 5,996 |
| Kru Alexandra | Crewe | Alexandra Stadium | 10,153 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | Kipmouth Stadium | 15,231 |
| Fleetwood Town | Fleetwood | Highbury Stadium | 5,327 |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Leighton Orient | London | Brisbane road | 9,271 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes | Stadium MK | 30,500 |
| Notts county | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 21,388 |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | Boundary Park | 10,638 |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | London road | 16,315 |
| Port vale | Stoke-on-Trent | Vale park | 19,052 |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,408 |
| Rochdale | Rochdale | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 |
| Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe | Glenford park | 9,088 |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,702 |
| Swindon town | Swindon | County Ground | 15,728 |
| Walsall | Walsall | Baskot Stadium | 11,300 |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Haish park | 9,565 |
Coaching Changes
| Club | Departed coach | Reason for leaving | The position is vacant | Table place | New coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester united | Joe Dunn | Fired | September 1, 2014 [3] | 23rd | Tony Humes | September 1, 2014 [3] |
| Port vale | Mickey Adams | Resigned | September 18, 2014 [4] | 23rd | Rob Page | October 29, 2014 [5] |
| Leighton Orient | Russell Slade | September 24, 2014 [6] | 17th | Mauro Milanis | October 26, 2014 [7] | |
| Scunthorpe United | Russ Wilcox | Fired | October 8, 2014 [8] | 23rd | Marc Robins | October 13, 2014 [9] |
| Leighton Orient | Mauro Milanis | December 8, 2014 [10] | The 19th | Fabio Liverani | December 8, 2014 [10] | |
| Crowley Town | John Gregory | For health | December 27, 2014 [11] | 21st | Dean Saunders | December 27, 2014 [11] |
| Gillingham | Peter Taylor | Fired | December 31, 2014 [12] | The 20th | Justin Edinburgh | February 7, 2015 [13] |
| Yeovil Town | Gary Johnson | February 4, 2015 [14] | 24th | Terry Skyverton | February 4, 2015 [14] | |
| Barnsley | Danny Wilson | February 12, 2015 [15] | 17th | Lee Johnson | February 25, 2015 [16] | |
| Peterborough United | Darren Ferguson | February 22, 2015 [17] | 15th | |||
| Coventry City | Stephen Pressley | February 22, 2015 [18] | 21st | Tony Mowbray | March 3, 2015 [19] | |
| Oldham Athletic | Lee Johnson | Going to Barnsley | February 25, 2015 [16] | 9th | ||
| Notts county | Sean Derry | Fired | March 23, 2015 | The 20th | Ricardo Moniz | April 7, 2015 |
| Yeovil Town | Terry Skyverton | Downgrade to assistant manager | April 9, 2015 [20] | 24th | Paul Starrock | April 9, 2015 [20] |
League table
| Pos | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Gz | Gp | Time | ABOUT | Advanced training, qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Bristol City (C, P) | 46 | 29th | 12 | five | 96 | 38 | +58 | 99 | Promotion to Championship |
| 2 | MK Dons (P) | 46 | 27 | ten | 9 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 91 | |
| 3 | Preston North End (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 89 | Playoff Qualification [a] |
| four | Swindon town | 46 | 23 | ten | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 79 | |
| five | Sheffield United | 46 | nineteen | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 71 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | nineteen | 12 | 15 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 65 | |
| eight | Rochdale | 46 | nineteen | 6 | 21 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 63 | |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 9 | nineteen | 53 | 56 | −3 | 63 | |
| ten | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 63 | |
| eleven | Barnsley | 46 | 17 | eleven | 18 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 | |
| 12 | Gillingham | 46 | sixteen | 14 | sixteen | 65 | 66 | −1 | 62 | |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | sixteen | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 61 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 59 | |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 57 | |
| sixteen | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 55 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | sixteen | 17 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 55 | |
| 18 | Port vale | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 54 | |
| nineteen | Colchester united | 46 | 14 | ten | 22 | 58 | 77 | −19 | 52 | |
| 20 | Kru Alexandra | 46 | 14 | ten | 22 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 52 | |
| 21 | Notts County (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 63 | −18 | 50 | Departure to the Second League |
| 22 | Crowley Town (R) | 46 | 13 | eleven | 22 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 50 | |
| 23 | Leyton Orient (R) | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 49 | |
| 24 | Yeovil Town (R) | 46 | ten | ten | 26 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 40 |
Updated on May 3, 2015. Source: BBC Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) playoff winner; (P) increase; (R) lowered.
- ↑ Four teams play in one ticket to the Championship .
Playoffs
| Semifinals | The final | |||||||||
| 3 | Preston North End | one | 3 | four | ||||||
| 6 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Preston North End | four | ||||||||
| four | Swindon town | 0 | ||||||||
| four | Swindon town | 2 | five | 7 | ||||||
| five | Sheffield United | one | five | 6 | ||||||
Results
| Home / Away 1 | BRN | BRD | Cattle | Ches | COL | KOV | KRO | Switchgear | DON | THE EX | Ji | Lno | MKD | NTK | Old | PETU | PRT | PRE | ROCH | SKT | SHU | MIS | WOL | JOV |
| Barnsley | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 5 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| Bradford City | 1-0 | 0: 6 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | |
| Bristol City | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0: 0 | 0: 0 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 8: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 6: 0 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | |
| Colchester united | 3: 1 | 0: 0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Coventry City | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 0 | 2: 1 | |
| Crowley Town | 5: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 5 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 4 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
| Kru Alexandra | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 5 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 5 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 0 | 2: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 0 | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 0 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | |
| Gillingham | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 0 | 2-0 | |
| Leighton Orient | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 0 | 3-0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 6: 0 | 0: 0 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 6: 1 | 4: 1 | 7: 0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 5: 1 | |
| Notts county | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 0 | 5: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 4 | |
| Peterborough United | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 0 | 1-0 | |
| Port vale | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | |
| Preston North End | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Rochdale | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 4 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Sheffield United | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Swindon town | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | |
| Walsall | 3: 1 | 0: 0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 0 | 0: 2 | 5: 0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 0 | 2-0 | 0: 0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 0: 0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 |
The results of all matches played on May 3, 2015 are shown.
Source: BBC Sport
1 The home team stadium is shown in the left column.
Colors : blue = victory of the hosts; yellow = draw; red = winning guests.
Top scorers
- As of May 3, 2015
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals [21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| one | Joe Garner | Preston North End | 25 |
| 2 | Ian Henderson | Rochdale | 22 |
| 3-4 | Ewan Doyle | Chesterfield | 21 |
| Andy williams | Swindon town | ||
| five | Will grigg | MK Dons | 20 |
| 6 | Aizale McLeod | Crowley Town | nineteen |
| 7 | Aaron Wilbraham | Bristol City | 18 |
| eight | Tom Bradshaw | Walsall | 17 |
| Matt Don | Rochdale / Sheffield United | ||
| 9-10 | Dele Alli | MK Dons | sixteen |
| Cody mcdonald | Gillingham |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 English League One Statistics . ESPN FC . Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN). Date of treatment April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Football Ground Guide .
- ↑ 1 2 Colchester United: Joe Dunne replaced by Tony Humes as boss . BBC Sport (1 September 2014).
- ↑ Micky Adams: Port Vale manager steps down for a second time . BBC Sport (September 18, 2014).
- ↑ Rob Page: Port Vale appoint interim boss as manager . BBC Sport (October 29, 2014).
- ↑ Russell Slade: Cardiff target resigns as Leyton Orient manager . BBC Sport (September 24, 2014).
- ↑ Leyton Orient: Ex-QPR defender Mauro Milanese named O's boss . BBC Sport (October 26, 2014).
- ↑ Scunthorpe United sack manager Russ Wilcox . BBC Sport (October 8, 2014).
- ↑ Mark Robins: Scunthorpe United appoint former Huddersfield boss . BBC Sport (October 13, 2014).
- ↑ 1 2 Fabio Liverani replaces Mauro Milanese at Leyton Orient . BBC Sport (July 4, 2014).
- ↑ 1 2 Dean Saunders in at Crawley as John Gregory faces heart surgery . BBC Sport (December 27, 2014).
- ↑ Peter Taylor: Gillingham sack manager after 14 months in charge . BBC Sport (December 31, 2014).
- ↑ Justin Edinburgh: Gillingham appoint Newport boss as manager . BBC Sport (February 7, 2015).
- ↑ 1 2 Gary Johnson: Yeovil manager sacked by League One club , BBC Sport (February 4, 2015). Date of treatment February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Danny Wilson: Barnsley sack experienced manager . BBC Sport (February 12, 2015).
- ↑ 1 2 Lee Johnson: Barnsley appoint Oldham manager , BBC Sport (February 25, 2015). Date of treatment February 26, 2015.
- ↑ Darren Ferguson: Peterborough boss leaves after MK Dons defeat . BBC Sport (February 21, 2015). Date of treatment February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Coventry City: Steven Pressley sacked by struggling Sky Blues . BBC Sport (February 22, 2015). Date of treatment February 22, 2015.
- ↑ Coventry City: Tony Mowbray named new Sky Blues manager , BBC Sport (March 3, 2015). Date of treatment March 3, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Paul Sturrock: Yeovil Town confirm manager appointment , BBC Sport (April 9, 2015). Date of treatment April 9, 2015.
- ↑ League One Top Scorers Neopr (September 20, 2014). Date of treatment May 3, 2015.