2014–15 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 West Bromwich Albion 2014–15 Alan Irvine(until 29 December)Rob Kelly(caretaker)Tony Pulis(from 1 January) Jeremy Peace The Hawthorns Premier League 13th FA Cup Sixth round(knocked out by Aston Villa) League Cup Fourth round(knocked out by Bournemouth) Saido Berahino (20) Saido Berahino (14) 26,768 vs. Leicester City(11 April, Premier League) 10,939 vs. Oxford United(26 August, League Cup) 25,064 _westbrom1415h _westbrom1415h _westbrom1415h _westbrom1415h _westbrom1415h 000040 000040 000040 000040 000040 _westbrom1415a _westbrom1415a _westbrom1415a _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 2013–14 2015–16 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.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/28/bournemouth-west-bromwich-albion-capital-one-cup-match-report Bournemouth knock out West Brom in dramatic finish at Dean Court Guardian 28 October 2014 31 October 2014 The club exited the FA Cup in the sixth round, after they were beaten by local rivals Aston Villa. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/31737372 Aston Villa v West Brom as it happened 7 March 2015 11 April 2015 BBC Sport On 6 November 2014, Albion unveiled a statue to their record goalscorer Tony "Bomber" Brown outside the East Stand of The Hawthorns.http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/come-and-join-our-bomber-celebrations-2049365.aspx Come and join our Bomber celebrations wba.co.uk 30 October 2014 6 November 2014 6 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141106162204/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/come-and-join-our-bomber-celebrations-2049365.aspx dead 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.Albion to unveil plaque to honour First World War hero https://www.wba.co.uk/news/2014/november/albion-to-unveil-plaque-to-honour-first-world-war-hero/ West Bromwich Albion F.C. 7 November 2014 31 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170831223557/https://www.wba.co.uk/news/2014/november/albion-to-unveil-plaque-to-honour-first-world-war-hero/ 31 August 2017 live Alan Irvine was sacked as head coach on 29 December, after a run of poor results,http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-irvine-head-coach-2172359.aspx Albion part company with head coach Alan Irvine wba.co.uk 29 December 2014 30 December 2014 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229235735/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-irvine-head-coach-2172359.aspx dead with Tony Pulis appointed as his replacement three days later.http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-bromwich-albion-baggies-tony-pulis-new-head-coach-2175923.aspx Albion appoint Pulis as new head coach wba.co.uk 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 1 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101142913/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-bromwich-albion-baggies-tony-pulis-new-head-coach-2175923.aspx dead 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. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/10/west-brom-launch-jeff-astle-foundation-leicester-city West Brom to launch Jeff Astle Foundation at Leicester City game 10 April 2015 11 April 2015 Fisher Ben 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). 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38201029 Tottenham's win over Swansea statistically among most one-sided PL games ever BBC Sport 6 December 2016 30 December 2016 Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2014-2015/faprem/wba.htm FootballSquads - West Bromwich Albion - 2014/15 1 ENG GK Ben Foster 2 ENG DF Andre Wisdom on loan from Liverpool 3 SWE DF Jonas Olsson 4 NIR DF Chris Baird 5 ARG MF Claudio Yacob 6 ENG DF Joleon Lescott 7 SCO MF James MorrisonMorrison 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. 8 ENG MF Craig Gardner 9 NGA FW Brown Ideye 10 NGA FW Victor Anichebe 11 NIR MF Chris Brunt 13 WAL GK Boaz MyhillMyhill 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. 14 AUS DF Jason Davidson 15 BEL DF Sébastien Pocognoli 16 CRC DF Cristian Gamboa 17 SCO MF Graham Dorrans 18 ENG FW Saido BerahinoBerahino 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. 19 ENG MF Callum McManaman 20 ENG DF Liam O'Neil 21 COD MF Youssuf MulumbuMulumbu 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. 23 NIR DF Gareth McAuley 24 SCO MF Darren Fletcher 25 ENG DF Craig Dawson 29 BEN MF Stéphane Sessègnon 33 IRL DF Bradley GarmstonGarmston 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. 34 ENG FW Kemar Roofe 36 ENG MF Adil Nabi 37 ENG MF Mani O'Sullivan 38 ENG GK Jack Rose 40 ENG GK Alex Palmer 43 ENG DF Callam Jones 44 WAL FW Tyler RobertsRoberts 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. Left club during season 19 ENG GK Luke Daniels to Scunthorpe United 22 MSR DF Donervon Daniels on loan to Aberdeen 27 POR MF Silvestre Varela on loan from Porto 28 ARG MF Sebastián Blanco on loan to San Lorenzo 30 GRE FW 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.http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-announce-pre-season-schedule-2014-1568926.aspx Albion announce pre-season schedule 22 May 2014 22 May 2014 wba.co.uk 24 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140524001735/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-announce-pre-season-schedule-2014-1568926.aspx dead http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-xi-friendly-date-with-hednesford-1574205.aspx#Vf1Xpw7l1iIoIokX.99 Albion XI friendly date with Hednesford wba.co.uk 26 May 2014 27 May 2014 27 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215947/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-xi-friendly-date-with-hednesford-1574205.aspx#Vf1Xpw7l1iIoIokX.99 dead http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-xi-to-host-wycombe-1593385.aspx Albion XI to host Wycombe 2 June 2014 2 June 2014 wba.co.uk 5 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140605060120/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-xi-to-host-wycombe-1593385.aspx dead http://www.wba.co.uk/fixtures-results/pre-season-friendlies/ Pre-season friendlies wba.co.uk 14 July 2014 2 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140702000319/http://www.wba.co.uk/fixtures-results/pre-season-friendlies/ dead All times listed are in BST unless stated. 12 July 2014 12:00 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Report Bury Dorrans 54 Berahino 77 West Brom training ground Great Barr Behind closed doors W 15 July 2014 19:45 Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Report West Bromwich Albion Vernon 30 Anichebe 12Mulumbu 34 New Meadow Shrewsbury 2,831 W C Sargeson 19 July 2014 15:00 West Bromwich Albion XI 0–0 Report Wycombe Wanderers West Brom training ground Great Barr Behind closed doors D 21 July 2014 19:30 PST03:30 BST (22 July 2014) Sacramento Republic USA 0–1 Report West Bromwich Albion Dorrans 13 pen. Bonney Field California 7,461 W Matthew Buckman 25 July 2014 19:30 PST03:30 BST (22 July 2014) Sacramento Republic USA 1–3 Report West Bromwich Albion Koval 73 Berahino 13Mulumbu 30Anichebe 61 Bonney Field California 8,000 W Michael Zapata 2 August 2014 13:30 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Fryatt 25 City Ground Nottingham 6,423 (1,098 Albion fans) L Andre Marriner 5 August 2014 19:45 Port Vale 3–2 Report West Bromwich Albion Williamson 18Pope 27Dawson 85 o.g. Roofe 5Garmston 49 Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 2,145 (400 Albion fans) L Rob Lewis 9 August 2014 16:00 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Report POR Porto Olsson 40 Casemiro 22Martínez 51 54 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 8,670 L Neil Swarbrick Competitions Overall Competition Started round Final position/round First match Last match Record Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Win % Win percentagePremier 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% FF0000 Astle Day kit Premier League League table WBA Results summary 7 4 8 24 26 4 7 8 14 25 Premier League February 2015 Results by matchday table b Matchday 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 Statto.com March 2015 Matches The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014.Albion kick-off at home to Sunderland http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-kick-off-at-home-to-sunderland-1648056.aspx wba.co.uk 18 June 2014 18 June 2014 22 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140622121958/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-kick-off-at-home-to-sunderland-1648056.aspx dead All times listed are local time (BST or GMT). 16 August 2014 15:00 1 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Report D Sunderland Berahino 42 pen. 74 Cattermole 5Larsson 85 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,468 (2,594 away) Neil Swarbrick 23 August 2014 15:00 2 Southampton 0–0 Report D West Bromwich Albion St Mary's Stadium Southampton 27,598 (1,337 away) Roger East 30 August 2014 15:00 3 Swansea City 3–0 Report L West Bromwich Albion Dyer 2 71Routledge 24 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,318 Paul Tierney 13 September 2014 15:00 4 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Report L Everton Lukaku 2Mirallas 66 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,567 (2,588 away) Anthony Taylor 21 September 2014 13:30 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Report W West Bromwich Albion Morrison 74 White Hart Lane Tottenham 35,861 (1,287 away) Kevin Friend 28 September 2014 16:00 6 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Report W Burnley Dawson 30Berahino 45 56Dorrans 90 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,286 (1,500 away) Jonathan Moss 4 October 2014 15:00 7 Liverpool 2–1 Report L West Bromwich Albion Lallana 45Henderson 61 Berahino 56 pen. Anfield Liverpool 44,708 (1,832 away) Michael Oliver 20 October 2014 20:00 8 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Report D Manchester United Sessègnon 8Berahino 66 Fellaini 48Blind 87 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,794 (2,593 away) Mike Dean 25 October 2014 15:00 9 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Report D Crystal Palace Anichebe 51Berahino 90+3 pen. Hangeland 16Jedinak 45+1 pen. The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,738 (2,589 away) Mark Clattenburg 1 November 2014 15:00 10 Leicester City 0–1 Report W West Bromwich Albion Cambiasso 47 o.g. King Power Stadium Leicester 31,819 (3,300 away) Stuart Attwell 9 November 2014 13:30 11 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Report L Newcastle United Pérez 45Coloccini 62 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 26,476 (2,589 away) Craig Pawson 12 22 November 2014 15:00 Chelsea 2–0 Report L West Bromwich Albion Costa 11Hazard 25 Yacob 0 29 Stamford Bridge London 41,600 (1,482 away) Lee Mason 13 29 November 2014 12:45 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Report L Arsenal Welbeck 60 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,228 (2,600 away) Chris Foy 14 2 December 2014 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Report L West Ham United Dawson 10 Nolan 35Tomkins 45 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,975 (2,592 away) Mike Jones 15 6 December 2014 15:00 Hull City 0–0 Report D West Bromwich Albion KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 23,279 (1,654 away) Michael Oliver 16 13 December 2014 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report W Aston Villa Gardner 72 Richardson 0 22 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,684 (2,600 away) Mike Dean 17 20 December 2014 15:00 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Report L West Bromwich Albion Austin 24 pen. 48 86 Lescott 10Varela 20 Loftus Road London 17,560 (1,633 away) Craig Pawson 18 26 December 2014 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Report L Manchester City Ideye 87 Fernando 8Touré 13 pen.Silva 34 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 26,040 (2,600 away) Mark Clattenburg 19 28 December 2014 15:00 Stoke City 2–0 Report L West Bromwich Albion Diouf 51 66 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,070 (2,510 away) Roger East 20 1 January 2015 15:00 West Ham United 1–1 Report D West Bromwich Albion Sakho 10 Berahino 42 Upton Park London 34,914 (883 away) Jonathan Moss 21 10 January 2015 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report W Hull City Berahino 78 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,818 (1,612 away) Neil Swarbrick 22 19 January 2015 20:00 Everton 0–0 Report D West Bromwich Albion Goodison Park Liverpool 34,739 (608 away) Michael Oliver 23 31 January 2015 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 Report L Tottenham Hotspur Eriksen 6Kane 15 pen. 64 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,079 (2,600 away) Kevin Friend 24 8 February 2015 12:00 Burnley 2–2 Report D West Bromwich Albion Barnes 11Ings 32 Brunt 45+1Ideye 67 Turf Moor Burnley 16,904 Mike Dean 25 11 February 2015 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Report W Swansea City Ideye 60Berahino 74 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,516 (1,447 away) Robert Madley 21 February 2015 15:00 26 Sunderland 0–0 Report D West Bromwich Albion Stadium of Light Sunderland 40,943 (1,274 away) Mike Jones 28 February 2015 15:00 27 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report Southampton Berahino 2 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,303 (2,600 away) Phil Dowd W 3 March 2015 19:45 28 Aston Villa 2–1 Report West Bromwich Albion Agbonlahor 22Benteke 90+4 pen. Berahino 66 Villa Park Birmingham 31,272 (2,800 away) Jonathan Moss L 14 March 2015 15:00 29 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report Stoke City Ideye 19 West Bromwich The Hawthorns 24,323 (2,596 away) Michael Oliver W 21 March 2015 12:45 30 Manchester City 3–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Bony 27Fernando 40Silva 77 McAuley 0 2 Manchester Etihad Stadium 45,018 (886 away) Neil Swarbrick L 4 April 2015 15:00 31 West Bromwich Albion 1–4 Report Queens Park Rangers Anichebe 58Mulumbu 0 84 Vargas 15Austin 37Zamora 43Barton 90+5 West Bromwich The Hawthorns 25,735 Lee Probert L 11 April 2015 15:00 32 West Bromwich Albion 2–3 Report Leicester City Fletcher 8Gardner 26 Nugent 20Huth 80Vardy 90 West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,768 (2,600 away) Martin Atkinson L 18 April 2015 15:00 33 Crystal Palace 0–2 Report West Bromwich Albion Morrison 2Gardner 53 London Selhurst Park 22,765 (2,500 away) Jonathon Moss W 25 April 2015 15:00 34 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Report Liverpool West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,663 (2,600 away) Roger East D 2 May 2015 17:30 35 Manchester United 0–1 Report West Bromwich Albion Olsson 63 Manchester Old Trafford 75,454 (550 away) Anthony Taylor W 36 9 May 2015 15:00 Newcastle United 1–1 Report West Bromwich Albion Pérez 41 Anichebe 32 St James' Park Newcastle 47,894 (2,584 away) Chris Foy D 37 18 May 2015 20:00 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Report Chelsea Berahino 9 47 pen.Brunt 60 Fàbregas 0 29 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,750 (2,600 away) Mike Jones W 38 24 May 2015 15:00 Arsenal 4–1 Report West Bromwich Albion Walcott 4 14 37Wilshere 17 McAuley 57 Emirates Stadium London 59,971 (2,980 away) Robert Madley L FA Cup As a Premier League side, West Brom entered the FA Cup in the third round. 3 January 2015 15:00 3rd round West Bromwich Albion 7–0 Report W Gateshead Berahino 42 46 53 90+2Anichebe 45+1Brunt 55Morrison 79 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 16,593 (1,412 away) Andy Madley 24 January 2015 15:00 4th round Birmingham City 1–2 Report W West Bromwich Albion Grounds 45 Anichebe 25 35 St Andrew's Birmingham 28,438 (5,700 away) Mark Clattenburg 14 February 2015 12:45 5th round West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Report W West Ham United Ideye 20 57Morrison 42Berahino 72 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 19,956 (5,200 away) Martin Atkinson 7 March 2015 17:30 6th round Aston Villa 2–0 Report L West Bromwich Albion Delph 51Sinclair 85 Villa Park Birmingham 39,592 (6,500 away) Anthony Taylor League Cup As a Premier League team, West Brom entered the League Cup in the second round. 26 August 2014 20:00 2nd round West Bromwich Albion 1–1 yes Report D Oxford United Mullins 29 o.g. Hylton 86Brown 2 52 111 Morrison Ideye Mulumbu Berahino Yacob Dawson Wisdom Gamboa Davidson 7–6 Hylton Collins Newey Hoskins Hunt Jakubiak Ruffels Mullins Wright The Hawthorns West Bromwich 10,939 (2,521 away) James Adcock 24 September 2014 20:00 3rd round West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Report W Hull City Ideye 15McAuley 87Berahino 88 Ince 41Brady 50 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 10,496 (472 away) Phil Dowd 28 October 2014 19:45 4th round Bournemouth 2–1 Report L West Bromwich Albion O'Kane 49Wilson 87 Elphick 85 o.g. Dean Court Bournemouth 11,296 (2,100 away) Paul Tierney Player statistics First team squad May 2015 Appearances include starts and substitute appearances. Yellow and red cards are from all competitive competitions. No.Pos.Nat.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoals15px Yellow cards15px Red cards1 GK ENG Ben Foster2802000300202 DFENG Andre Wisdom2401010260103 DFSWE Jonas Olsson 1311010151204DFNIRChris Baird1903020240205MFARG Claudio Yacob2004020250526DFENGJoleon Lescott3413000371307MFSCO James Morrison3323110373308MFENGCraig Gardner35330003831009FWNGA Brown Ideye24432313072010FWNGAVictor Anichebe21323202560011MFNIR Chris Brunt34241103935013GKWAL Boaz Myhill11030301701014DFAUSJason Davidson200030500015DFBELSébastien Pocognoli15010001601016DFCRCCristian Gamboa10010301402017MFSCO Graham Dorrans21110002215018FWENGSaido Berahino3814453145202019MFENG Callum McManaman8020001001020DFENGLiam O'Neil000020200021MFCODYoussouf Mulumbu17010302102123DFNIRGareth McAuley24140313122124MFSCODarren Fletcher15100001512025DFENGCraig Dawson29240203427027MFPORSilvestre Varela711010911028MFARGSebastián Blanco300020501029MFBENStéphane Sessègnon28130203315030FWGREGeorgios Samaras501020800033DFIRLBradley Garmston000000000034MFENGKemar Roofe000000000036FWENGAdil Nabi000000000037MFENGMani O'Sullivan000000000043DFENGCallam Jones0000000000 Last updated: 24 May 2015 Sources: West Bromwich Albion and Soccerbase Top goalscorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalSaido Berahino145120Brown Ideye4217Victor Anichebe3306James Morrison2204Chris Brunt2103Craig Gardner3003Own goals1023Craig Dawson2002Gareth McAuley1012Graham Dorrans1001Darren Fletcher1001Joleon Lescott1001Jonas Olsson1001Stéphane Sessègnon1001Silvestre Varela1001Total3813556 Source: West Bromwich Albion, BBC Transfers and loans Transfers in Date Pos. No. Name From Fee Ref 1 July 2014Gardner's signing was announced on 20 May 2014, but joined Albion officially on 1 July 2014, after his Sunderland contract expired. MF 8 ENG Craig Gardner ENG Sunderland Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27487493 Craig Gardner: Sunderland midfielder to join West Brom BBC Sport 20 May 2014 20 May 2014 1 July 2014Lescott's signing was announced on 20 June 2014, but joined Albion officially on 1 July 2014, after his Manchester City contract expired. DF 6 ENG Joleon Lescott ENG Manchester City FreeLescott agrees Baggies deal http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/lescott-agrees-baggies-deal-1652736.aspx wba.co.uk 20 June 2014 20 June 2014 25 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140725235336/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/lescott-agrees-baggies-deal-1652736.aspx dead 7 July 2014 DF 4 NIR Chris Baird ENG Burnley FreeBaggies sign versatile Baird http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/baggies-sign-versatile-baird-1719445.aspx wba.co.uk 7 July 2014 7 July 2014 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714043621/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/baggies-sign-versatile-baird-1719445.aspx dead 12 July 2014 DF 15 BEL Sébastien Pocognoli GER Hannover 96 £1,500,000Pocognoli seals Albion move http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/pocognoli-seals-albion-move-1748755.aspx wba.co.uk 12 July 2014 12 July 2014 23 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160323181444/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/pocognoli-seals-albion-move-1748755.aspx dead 18 July 2014 FW 9 NGA Brown Ideye UKR Dynamo Kyiv UndisclosedThe price paid for Ideye was officially undisclosed, but was reported by local media to be around £10 million.https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/2014/07/21/who-is-west-brom-new-boy-brown-ideye/ Who is West Brom new-boy Brown Ideye? 21 July 2014 21 July 2014 Express & StarAlbion sign Brown Ideye in club record transfer http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-brown-ideye-in-club-record-transfer-1768950.aspx wba.co.uk 18 July 2014 18 July 2014 23 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140723173322/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-brown-ideye-in-club-record-transfer-1768950.aspx dead 5 August 2014 DF 14 AUS Jason Davidson NED Heracles Almelo UndisclosedDavidson joins Baggies http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/davidson-joins-baggies-1803924.aspx wba.co.uk 5 August 2014 5 August 2014 26 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141226112507/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/davidson-joins-baggies-1803924.aspx dead 5 August 2014 DF 16 CRC Cristian Gamboa NOR Rosenborg UndisclosedAlbion land Gamboa http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-land-gamboa-1805832.aspx wba.co.uk 5 August 2014 5 August 2014 5 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140805231712/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-land-gamboa-1805832.aspx dead 22 August 2014 FW 30 GRE Giorgos Samaras SCO Celtic Free Georgios Samaras: West Brom sign striker on a free transfer https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28886833 BBC Sport 22 August 2014 25 August 2014 30 August 2014 MF 28 ARG Sebastián Blanco UKR Metalist Kharkiv Undisclosed Albion sign Blanco http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-blanco-1885077.aspx wba.co.uk 30 August 2014 30 August 2014 30 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140830152423/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-sign-blanco-1885077.aspx dead 28 January 2015 MF 19 ENG Callum McManaman ENG Wigan Athletic £4,750,000 McManaman joins Albion http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-bromwich-albion-callum-mcmanaman-signing-wigan-2232524.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 28 January 2015 28 January 2015 2 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202053127/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-bromwich-albion-callum-mcmanaman-signing-wigan-2232524.aspx dead 2 February 2015 MF 24 SCO Darren Fletcher ENG Manchester United Free Man Utd's Fletcher joins West Brom https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31104346 BBC Sport 2 February 2015 close Transfers out Date Pos. No. Name From To Ref 19 July 2014 MF 15 ENG George Thorne ENG Derby County Undisclosed George Thorne joins Derby County http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/george-thorne-joins-derby-county-1769201.aspx wba.co.uk 19 July 2014 19 July 2014 19 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719125538/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/george-thorne-joins-derby-county-1769201.aspx dead 21 January 2015 GK 19 ENG Luke Daniels ENG Scunthorpe United Undisclosed Rose tipped to blossom as Daniels leaves Albion http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/jack-rose-luke-daniels-west-bromwich-albion-scunthorpe-2218461.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 21 January 2015 22 January 2015 22 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122171028/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/jack-rose-luke-daniels-west-bromwich-albion-scunthorpe-2218461.aspx dead Loans in Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref 22 July 2014 DF 2 ENG Andre Wisdom ENG Liverpool 30 June 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28416825 West Brom sign Wisdom on loan deal BBC Sport 24 August 2014 MF 27 POR Silvestre Varela POR Porto 20 January 2015 Porto winger Varela seals Hawthorns move http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/porto-winger-varela-seals-hawthorns-move-1863303.aspx wba.co.uk 24 August 2014 25 August 2014 24 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140824221745/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/porto-winger-varela-seals-hawthorns-move-1863303.aspx dead Duo set to leave Albion http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/blanco-varela-west-bromwich-albion-parma-san-lorenzo-2216193.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 20 January 2015 20 January 2015 20 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150120232758/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/blanco-varela-west-bromwich-albion-parma-san-lorenzo-2216193.aspx dead close Loans out Date Pos. No. Name From Type Ref 1 August 2014 DF 22 MSR Donervon Daniels ENG Blackpool Until 2 JanuaryDaniels was originally loaned to Blackpool for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 22 August to finish on 2 January. Daniels to join Blackpool on youth loan http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/daniels-to-join-blackpool-on-youth-loan-1798440.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 1 August 2014 1 August 2014 3 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140803021402/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/daniels-to-join-blackpool-on-youth-loan-1798440.aspx dead Blackpool: Donervon Daniels extends loan spell to January https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28895154 BBC 22 August 2014 2 November 2014 29 September 2014 DF 44 ENG Reiss Greenidge ENG Port Vale Until 31 December 2014 Port Vale sign West Brom defender Reiss Greenidge http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Port-Vale-sign-West-Brom-defender-Reiss-Greenidge/story-23015293-detail/story.html Stoke Sentinel 29 September 2014 4 November 2014 MF 34 ENG Kemar Roofe ENG Colchester United Until 1 December 2014 Roofe joins Colchester on loan http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/roofe-joins-colchester-on-loan-2061936.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 4 November 2014 5 November 2014 5 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141105143304/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/roofe-joins-colchester-on-loan-2061936.aspx dead 13 November 2014 DF 20 ENG Liam O'Neil ENG Scunthorpe United Until 30 June 2015O'Neil was originally loaned to Scunthorpe United for 2 months, but this loan was extended on 12 January to finish at end of season. O'Neil joins Scunthorpe on loan http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/oneil-joins-scunthorpe-on-loan-2081693.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 13 November 2014 13 November 2014 13 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141113190813/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/oneil-joins-scunthorpe-on-loan-2081693.aspx dead West Brom youngster extends Scunthorpe stay http://talksport.com/football/west-brom-youngster-extends-scunthorpe-stay-141219129242? talkSPORT 19 December 2014O'Neil to stay at Scunthorpe for rest of the season http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-brom-wba-albion-scunthorpe-united-liam-oneil-loan-2198914.aspx? West Bromwich Albion F.C 12 January 2015 12 January 2015 12 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150112200302/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-brom-wba-albion-scunthorpe-united-liam-oneil-loan-2198914.aspx dead 27 November 2014 DF 48 ENG Wes Atkinson ENG Cambridge United Until 3 January 2015 Atkinson joins Cambridge on loan http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom-wba-wesley-atkinson-loan-2108960.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 27 November 2014 28 November 2014 4 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201518/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom-wba-wesley-atkinson-loan-2108960.aspx dead 16 January 2015 DF 33 IRL Bradley Garmston ENG Gillingham Until 15 March 2015Garmston was originally loaned to Gillingham for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 16 February to finish on 15 March. Gillingham sign West Brom youngster https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30855208 BBC Sport 16 January 2015Garmston has Gillingham loan extended http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-albion-west-brom-gillingham-bradley-garmston-loan-2273888.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 16 February 2015 16 February 2015 16 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150216194435/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-albion-west-brom-gillingham-bradley-garmston-loan-2273888.aspx dead 27 January 2015 DF 22 MSR Donervon Daniels SCO Aberdeen Until 30 June Daniels completes Dons move http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/donervorn-daniels-west-bromwich-albion-aberdeen-2230161.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 27 January 2015 27 January 2015 28 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114857/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/donervorn-daniels-west-bromwich-albion-aberdeen-2230161.aspx dead 5 February 2015 MF 30 GRE Georgios Samaras KSA Al-Hilal Until 30 June Samaras loan exit confirmed http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/georgios-samaras-west-bromwich-albion-al-hilal-2249808.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 5 February 2015 5 February 2015 5 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150205203810/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/georgios-samaras-west-bromwich-albion-al-hilal-2249808.aspx dead 13 February 2015 MF 34 ENG Kemar Roofe ENG Oxford United Until 30 JuneRoofe was originally loaned to Oxford United for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 12 March to finish on 30 June. Roofe is on hire http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom-under-21-winger-kemar-roofe-oxford-month-loan-2267834.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 13 February 2015 13 February 2015 13 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213181652/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom-under-21-winger-kemar-roofe-oxford-month-loan-2267834.aspx dead Roofe to stay with Oxford for remainder of campaign http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-west-brom-kemar-roofe-albion-oxford-united-loan-2330198.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 12 March 2015 12 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165400/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/wba-west-brom-kemar-roofe-albion-oxford-united-loan-2330198.aspx dead 17 February 2015 MF 17 SCO Graham Dorrans ENG Norwich City Until 30 JuneDorrans was originally loaned to Norwich City for 28 days, but this loan was extended on 26 March to finish on 30 June. Dorrans joins Canaries on loan http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom-graham-dorrans-norwich-emergency-loan-2277307.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 17 February 2015 17 February 2015 17 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150217200844/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-west-brom-graham-dorrans-norwich-emergency-loan-2277307.aspx dead Dorrans extends Norwich loan http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/graham-dorrans-extends-norwich-city-loan-2360270.aspx West Bromwich Albion F.C 26 March 2015 26 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402170212/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/graham-dorrans-extends-norwich-city-loan-2360270.aspx dead close Released Date Pos. No. Name To Type Ref 16 May 2014 DF 2 IRL Steven Reid ENG Burnley Free Burnley make defender Steven Reid their fifth signing of the summer https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/07/burnley-signing-steven-reid The Guardian 7 July 2014 7 July 2014 16 May 2014 DF 6 ENG Liam Ridgewell USA Portland Timbers FreePortland Timbers sign English defender Liam Ridgewell as third Designated Player http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/06/25/portland-timbers-sign-english-defender-liam-ridgewell-third-designated-player MLS Soccer 25 June 2014 25 June 2014 29 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729035148/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/06/25/portland-timbers-sign-english-defender-liam-ridgewell-third-designated-player dead 16 May 2014 DF 14 URU Diego Lugano Released Free https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27451526 West Brom release Lugano, Ridgewell, Gera and Reid BBC Sport 16 May 2014 20 May 2014 16 May 2014 MF 22 HUN Zoltán Gera HUN Ferencváros Free 16 May 2014 MF — SCO Scott Allan SCO Hibernian Free http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/baggies-confirm-five-departures-1556725.aspx Baggies confirm five departures wba.co.uk 16 May 2014 20 May 2014 19 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519032847/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/baggies-confirm-five-departures-1556725.aspx dead Hibernian: Midfielder Scott Allan signs a two-year deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28473569 BBC Sport 24 July 2014 24 July 2014 16 May 2014 DF 4 MKD Goran Popov UKR Dynamo Kyiv Loan return 16 May 2014 MF 10 ENG Scott Sinclair ENG Manchester City Loan return 16 May 2014 MF 18 FRA Morgan Amalfitano FRA Marseille Loan return 16 May 2014 FW 20 CZE Matěj Vydra ITA Udinese Loan return 16 May 2014 FW 50 CGO Thievy Bifouma ESP Espanyol Loan return 28 May 2014 DF 28 ENG Billy Jones ENG Sunderland Free http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/jones-rejects-improved-deal-and-departs-hawthorns-1576125.aspx Jones rejects improved deal and departs Hawthorns 28 May 2014 28 May 2014 wba.co.uk 28 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528093913/http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/jones-rejects-improved-deal-and-departs-hawthorns-1576125.aspx dead 10 July 2014 DF 41 ENG Cameron Gayle ENG Shrewsbury Town Free Shrewsbury sign Gayle from West Brom https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28253135 BBC Sport 10 July 2014 10 July 2014 Notes notes 32em References 32em Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons West Bromwich Albion