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
Chairman	Jeremy Peace
Manager	Alan Irvine (until 29 December) Rob Kelly (caretaker) Tony Pulis (from 1 January)
Stadium	The Hawthorns
Premier League	13th
FA Cup	Sixth round (knocked out by Aston Villa)
League Cup	Fourth round (knocked out by Bournemouth)
Top goalscorer	League: Saido Berahino (14) All: Saido Berahino (20)
Highest home attendance	26,768 vs. Leicester City (11 April, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance	10,939 vs. Oxford United (26 August, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	25,064
Home colours Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Ben Foster 2 DF  ENG Andre Wisdom (on loan from Liverpool) 3 DF  SWE Jonas Olsson 4 DF  NIR Chris Baird 5 MF  ARG Claudio Yacob 6 DF  ENG Joleon Lescott 7 MF  SCO James Morrison[notes 1] 8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner 9 FW  NGA Brown Ideye 10 FW  NGA Victor Anichebe 11 MF  NIR Chris Brunt 13 GK  WAL Boaz Myhill[notes 2] 14 DF  AUS Jason Davidson 15 DF  BEL Sébastien Pocognoli 16 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa 17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  ENG Saido Berahino[notes 3] 19 MF  ENG Callum McManaman 20 DF  ENG Liam O'Neil 21 MF  COD Youssuf Mulumbu[notes 4] 23 DF  NIR Gareth McAuley 24 MF  SCO Darren Fletcher 25 DF  ENG Craig Dawson 29 MF  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 33 DF  IRL Bradley Garmston[notes 5] 34 FW  ENG Kemar Roofe 36 MF  ENG Adil Nabi 37 MF  ENG Mani O'Sullivan 38 GK  ENG Jack Rose 40 GK  ENG Alex Palmer 43 DF  ENG Callam Jones 44 FW  WAL Tyler Roberts[notes 6]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 GK  ENG Luke Daniels (to Scunthorpe United) 22 DF  MSR Donervon Daniels (on loan to Aberdeen) 27 MF  POR Silvestre Varela (on loan from Porto)

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  ARG Sebastián Blanco (on loan to San Lorenzo) 30 FW  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.

West Bromwich Albion v Bury

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

Shrewsbury Town v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion XI v Wycombe Wanderers

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

Sacramento Republic v West Bromwich Albion

21 July 2014	Sacramento Republic	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

Sacramento Republic v West Bromwich Albion

25 July 2014	Sacramento Republic	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

Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion

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

Port Vale v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Porto

9 August 2014	West Bromwich Albion	1–3	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	—	13th	16 August 2014	24 May 2015	38	11	11	16	38	51	–13	29%
League Cup	2nd round	4th round	26 August 2014	28 October 2014	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	33%
FA Cup	3rd round	6th round	3 January 2015	7 March 2015	4	3	0	1	13	3	+10	75%
Total					45	15	12	18	56	59	-3	33%

Astle Day kit

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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[a]
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

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	L
Position	6	11	17	19	16	10	13	14	12	10	13	13	15	16	16	14	14	15	16	17	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13

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).

West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland

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

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

23 August 2014 2	Southampton	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Southampton
15:00		Report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,598 (1,337 away) Referee: Roger East

Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

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 (2,588 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Burnley

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

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

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

West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace

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

Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

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

Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion

22 November 2014 12	Chelsea	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00	Costa 11' Hazard 25'	Report	Yacob  29'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,600 (1,482 away) Referee: Lee Mason

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal

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

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

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

Hull City v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

13 December 2014 16	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Aston Villa	West Bromwich
15:00	Gardner 72'	Report	Richardson  22'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,684 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Dean

Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

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

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

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 (883 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss

West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

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

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

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

Burnley v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

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

Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Southampton

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

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City

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

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

21 March 2015 30	Manchester City	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester
12:45	Bony 27' Fernando 40' Silva 77'	Report	McAuley  2'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 45,018 (886 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick

West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers

4 April 2015 31	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	Queens Park Rangers	West Bromwich
15:00	Anichebe 58' Mulumbu  84'	Report	Vargas 15' Austin 37' Zamora 43' Barton 90+5'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,735 Referee: Lee Probert

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City

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

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

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

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

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

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea

18 May 2015 37	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Chelsea	West Bromwich
20:00	Berahino 9', 47' (pen.) Brunt 60'	Report	Fàbregas  29'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,750 (2,600 away) Referee: Mike Jones

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

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.

West Bromwich Albion v Gateshead

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

Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion v West Ham United

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

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

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.

West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United

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  52'  111'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 10,939 (2,521 away) Referee: James Adcock
	Penalties
	Morrison Ideye Mulumbu Berahino Yacob Dawson Wisdom Gamboa Davidson		Hylton Collins Newey Hoskins Hunt Jakubiak Ruffels Mullins Wright

West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

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

Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

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	28	0	2	0	0	0	30	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Andre Wisdom	24	0	1	0	1	0	26	0	1	0
3	DF	SWE	Jonas Olsson	13	1	1	0	1	0	15	1	2	0
4	DF	NIR	Chris Baird	19	0	3	0	2	0	24	0	2	0
5	MF	ARG	Claudio Yacob	20	0	4	0	2	0	25	0	5	2
6	DF	ENG	Joleon Lescott	34	1	3	0	0	0	37	1	3	0
7	MF	SCO	James Morrison	33	2	3	1	1	0	37	3	3	0
8	MF	ENG	Craig Gardner	35	3	3	0	0	0	38	3	10	0
9	FW	NGA	Brown Ideye	24	4	3	2	3	1	30	7	2	0
10	FW	NGA	Victor Anichebe	21	3	2	3	2	0	25	6	0	0
11	MF	NIR	Chris Brunt	34	2	4	1	1	0	39	3	5	0
13	GK	WAL	Boaz Myhill	11	0	3	0	3	0	17	0	1	0
14	DF	AUS	Jason Davidson	2	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0
15	DF	BEL	Sébastien Pocognoli	15	0	1	0	0	0	16	0	1	0
16	DF	CRC	Cristian Gamboa	10	0	1	0	3	0	14	0	2	0
17	MF	SCO	Graham Dorrans	21	1	1	0	0	0	22	1	5	0
18	FW	ENG	Saido Berahino	38	14	4	5	3	1	45	20	2	0
19	MF	ENG	Callum McManaman	8	0	2	0	0	0	10	0	1	0
20	DF	ENG	Liam O'Neil	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
21	MF	COD	Youssouf Mulumbu	17	0	1	0	3	0	21	0	2	1
23	DF	NIR	Gareth McAuley	24	1	4	0	3	1	31	2	2	1
24	MF	SCO	Darren Fletcher	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1	2	0
25	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson	29	2	4	0	2	0	34	2	7	0
27	MF	POR	Silvestre Varela	7	1	1	0	1	0	9	1	1	0
28	MF	ARG	Sebastián Blanco	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0
29	MF	BEN	Stéphane Sessègnon	28	1	3	0	2	0	33	1	5	0
30	FW	GRE	Georgios Samaras	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0	0	0
33	DF	IRL	Bradley Garmston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	ENG	Kemar Roofe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ENG	Adil Nabi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Mani O'Sullivan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	ENG	Callam Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Top goalscorers

Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Saido Berahino	14	5	1	20
Brown Ideye	4	2	1	7
Victor Anichebe	3	3	0	6
James Morrison	2	2	0	4
Chris Brunt	2	1	0	3
Craig Gardner	3	0	0	3
Own goals	1	0	2	3
Craig Dawson	2	0	0	2
Gareth McAuley	1	0	1	2
Graham Dorrans	1	0	0	1
Darren Fletcher	1	0	0	1
Joleon Lescott	1	0	0	1
Jonas Olsson	1	0	0	1
Stéphane Sessègnon	1	0	0	1
Silvestre Varela	1	0	0	1
Total	38	13	5	56

Source: West Bromwich Albion, BBC

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2014[a]	MF	8	Craig Gardner	Sunderland	Free	[19]
1 July 2014[b]	DF	6	Joleon Lescott	Manchester City	Free	[20]
7 July 2014	DF	4	Chris Baird	Burnley	Free	[21]
12 July 2014	DF	15	Sébastien Pocognoli	Hannover 96	£1,500,000	[22]
18 July 2014	FW	9	Brown Ideye	Dynamo Kyiv	Undisclosed[c]	[24]
5 August 2014	DF	14	Jason Davidson	Heracles Almelo	Undisclosed	[25]
5 August 2014	DF	16	Cristian Gamboa	Rosenborg	Undisclosed	[26]
22 August 2014	FW	30	Giorgos Samaras	Celtic	Free	[27]
30 August 2014	MF	28	Sebastián Blanco	Metalist Kharkiv	Undisclosed	[28]
28 January 2015	MF	19	Callum McManaman	Wigan Athletic	£4,750,000	[29]
2 February 2015	MF	24	Darren Fletcher	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	George Thorne	Derby County	Undisclosed	[31]
21 January 2015	GK	19	Luke Daniels	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	[32]

Loans in

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

Loans out

Date	Pos.	No.	Name	From	Type	Ref
1 August 2014	DF	22	Donervon Daniels	Blackpool	Until 2 January[a]	[36][37]
29 September 2014	DF	44	Reiss Greenidge	Port Vale	Until 31 December 2014	[38]
4 November 2014	MF	34	Kemar Roofe	Colchester United	Until 1 December 2014	[39]
13 November 2014	DF	20	Liam O'Neil	Scunthorpe United	Until 30 June 2015[b]	[40][41][42]
27 November 2014	DF	48	Wes Atkinson	Cambridge United	Until 3 January 2015	[43]
16 January 2015	DF	33	Bradley Garmston	Gillingham	Until 15 March 2015[c]	[44][45]
27 January 2015	DF	22	Donervon Daniels	Aberdeen	Until 30 June	[46]
5 February 2015	MF	30	Georgios Samaras	Al-Hilal	Until 30 June	[47]
13 February 2015	MF	34	Kemar Roofe	Oxford United	Until 30 June[d]	[48][49]
17 February 2015	MF	17	Graham Dorrans	Norwich City	Until 30 June[e]	[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	Steven Reid	Burnley	Free	[52][53]
16 May 2014	DF	6	Liam Ridgewell	Portland Timbers	Free	[52][54]
16 May 2014	DF	14	Diego Lugano	Released	Free	[52]
16 May 2014	MF	22	Zoltán Gera	Ferencváros	Free	[52]
16 May 2014	MF	—	Scott Allan	Hibernian	Free	[55][56]
16 May 2014	DF	4	Goran Popov	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan return	[52]
16 May 2014	MF	10	Scott Sinclair	Manchester City	Loan return	[52]
16 May 2014	MF	18	Morgan Amalfitano	Marseille	Loan return	[52]
16 May 2014	FW	20	Matěj Vydra	Udinese	Loan return	[52]
16 May 2014	FW	50	Thievy Bifouma	Espanyol	Loan return	[52]
28 May 2014	DF	28	Billy Jones	Sunderland	Free	[57]
10 July 2014	DF	41	Cameron Gayle	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.