1914 papal conclave, Political context
The conclave brought together cardinals from the combatant nations, including Károly Hornig from Austria-Hungary, Louis Luçon from France, Felix von Hartmann from Germany and three from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Francis Bourne, Michael Logue and Francis Aidan Gasquet. The Belgian Désiré-Joseph Mercier needed the permission of the Emperor of Germany to leave his country.


1914 papal conclave, Political context
Despite the fact that some cardinals had found it impossible to reach Rome in time to participate in earlier conclaves, the revised set of rules promulgated by Pius X in the Vacante Sede Apostolica on 25 December 1904 required the cardinals to wait only ten days after the death of the pope before starting a conclave. Of the three cardinals who traveled from the United States, James Gibbons of Baltimore and William O'Connell of Boston, did not reach Rome in time to participate in the conclave, nor did Louis-Nazaire Bégin of Quebec. Five more were too ill or too frail.


1914 papal conclave, Veto abolished
Pope Pius X had issued two apostolic constitutions on the subject of papal conclaves. The first, Commissum Nobis of 20 January 1904, eliminated any secular monarch's claim to a veto over a candidate for election. It established that anyone who attempted to introduce a veto in the conclave would incur automatic excommunication. For the first time in centuries the cardinals faced no external restraint on their authority.


1914 papal conclave, Balloting
The conclave itself assembled in the Sistine Chapel on 31 August. From the beginning of the conclave, it was clear that there were only three possible winners. Domenico Serafini, a Benedictine and assessor at the Holy Office, won the support of the Curia to continue Pius X's anti-modernist campaign as his chief priority. However, many other cardinals, such as Carlo Ferrari and Desiré Merciér, believed that a Pope with a different focus was needed and supported the Archbishop of Pisa Pietro Maffi, considered very liberal but tainted by being close to the House of Savoy.


1914 papal conclave, Balloting
Giacomo della Chiesa, Archbishop of Bologna, stood intermediate between Maffi and Serafini, but in the early ballots he was equal with Maffi and seemed to be winning some support from conservative factions. Della Chiesa drew ahead by five votes after the fourth ballot, and once it became clear Maffi had no hope whatsoever of gaining two-thirds of the votes, Serafini became Della Chiesa's opponent. By 3 September 1914, on the tenth ballot, all of Maffi's supporters had switched to Della Chiesa, who was elected pope. He took the name Benedict XV.


1914 papal conclave, Balloting
Reportedly Della Chiesa had been elected by one vote. According to the rules in force at the time, the ballot papers had a numbering on the reverse side, so that, if the election was decided by only one vote, it could be checked whether or not the elected person had voted for himself, in which case the election would be void. According to that account, Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, who had been Pius X's Secretary of State, insisted that the ballots be checked to ensure that Della Chiesa had not voted for himself – he had not.


1914 papal conclave, Balloting
When the cardinals offered their homage to the new pope, Benedict allegedly said to Merry del Val, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone." To which the unabashed Merry del Val replied with the next verse of Psalm 118: "This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes."


1914 papal conclave, Balloting
Cardinal Merry del Val wasn't reappointed as Secretary of State by the new Pope, but was named Secretary of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (then the head of that Dicastery, because the Popes themselves retained the office of Prefect of the Holy Office, leaving its daily administration to the secretary).


1914 pattern Webbing
The 1914 Pattern Web Equipment was the webbing issued to the British Army during World War I.


1914-1918-online
1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War is an international, English-language online encyclopedia of the First World War. Deemed the largest research network of its kind, it officially went online on 8 October 2014. The editorial office is staffed by historians and uses Semantic MediaWiki.


1914-1918-online
The Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin) and the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) in Munich initiated the online academic reference work in the run-up to the centenary commemorations of the Great War. The project has since gained the support of several international partners, including the German Historical Institutes in London, Moscow, Paris, Rome, Warsaw as well as the Orient-Institut Istanbul (Oriental Institute in Istanbul). It has furthermore acquired eight-figure funds from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), funding which was extended in 2016 by an “Open Encyclopedia System” follow-up grant.


1914-1918-online
The project leaders are Oliver Janz, professor of modern history at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut (FMI), Nicolas Apostolopoulos, director of the Center for Digital Systems (CeDiS), both at the Freie Universität Berlin, and Gregor Horstkemper from the Zentrum für Elektronisches Publizieren - ZEP (Center for Electronic Publication) at the Bavarian State Library.


1914-1918-online
1914-1918-online intends to provide the most recent global research on the First World War to the academic community and the public through a multi-perspective, open-access approach. Up to 1,000 experts from over fifty different countries will be working or have worked on this ongoing project. With a goal of approximately 1,500 entries, all content is published using the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. The fully citable, Digital Object Identifier (DOI) equipped texts have been peer-reviewed (double blind) and enriched with images, maps and other related content. The encyclopedia is divided thematically and regionally, and all sections are easily accessible via search and navigation options (filter, register, timeline). Links and interfaces connect 1914-1918-online to other databases as well as information systems such as Europeana 1914-1918, CENDARI, WorldCat and Zotero.


1914-1918-online
The editorial board is composed of seven General Editors (Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer and Bill Nasson), several Section Editors, and numerous external reviewers, a total of roughly 100 persons. The Editorial Advisory Board includes Annette Becker, Jürgen Danyel, Josef Ehmer, Gudrun Gersmann, Antonio Gibelli, Gerhard Hirschfeld, John Horne, Jürgen Kocka, Gerd Krumeich, Jürgen Osterhammel, Hew Strachan, Jay Winter and Erik-Jan Zürcher.


1914-1918-online
The project made the American Library Association's 2015 “Annual List of Best Historical Materials” and received the second prize at the 2015 Berlin Digital Humanities Awards.


1914–15 Aberdeen F.C. season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Football League First Division in 1914–15.


1914–15 Aberdeen F.C. season, Overview
Aberdeen finished in 14th place out of 20 in the Scottish First Division. There was no Scottish Cup in this season due to the First World War, though league football continued. Sam Cail finished as the club's top scorer with nine goals.


1914–15 Aberdeen F.C. season, Results, Scottish Cup
There was no Scottish Cup this season due to the competition being suspended because of the First World War.


1914–15 Army Cadets men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Joseph Stilwell, coaching his first season with the Cadets. The team captain was John MacTaggart.


1914–15 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season, Season
Army continued to rotate freshly graduated officers as the head coach of their hockey team. In 1914 Frank Purdon was given the job and, after a poor start, the team played well through most of the season. The Cadets lost most of their games but three were one-goal decisions. In their final game of the year, Army and Columbia played a 6-on-6 game rather than the standard 7-on-7 format.


1914–15 Austrian First Class
The 1914–15 Austrian First Class season was the fourth season of top-tier football in Austria. It was won by Wiener AC.


1914–15 Birmingham F.C. season
The 1914–15 Football League season, the last to be played before the league was abandoned because of the First World War, was Birmingham Football Club's 23rd in the Football League and their 15th in the Second Division. They finished in sixth position in the 20-team division. They also took part in the 1914–15 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing to Oldham Athletic in the third round (last 16).


1914–15 Birmingham F.C. season
Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Willie Robb and forward Richard Gibson were ever-present over the 43-match season; full-back Frank Womack and half-back Percy Barton each missed only one game. Andy Smith was leading scorer with 24 goals, of which 21 came in the league.


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 18th season (15th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the twenty-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth.


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season
Joe Lane, ever-present throughout the season, was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 28 goals to his name. Harold Keenan, though still a member of the squad, didn't make any appearances for the club.


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season, Season synopsis
The season started slowly for the Seasiders, with five defeats in their opening six league games — a 3–1 victory (thanks to a Joe Lane hat-trick) at Hull City on 5 September being the anomaly. The run did not get any better; indeed in ten league games, Blackpool lost eight times. Their form picked up from November onwards, however, but inconsistency was rife.


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season, Season synopsis
The players redeemed themselves somewhat with eight victories in their final ten games, which resulted in their top-ten finish.


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season, Season synopsis
For the third consecutive season, Blackpool's FA Cup campaign ended at the first-round stage.


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season, Player statistics, Appearances, League
Kidd 30, Robson 25, Jones 21, Bainbridge 38, Connor 9, Rooks 14, Charles 35, Turley 4, Lane 38, Yarnall 9, Quinn 37, Green 21, Booth 27, Millership 2, Tulloch 25, Sibbald 27, Wilson 27, Appleton 18, Gregson 3, Mitchell 5, Thompson 3


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season, Player statistics, Appearances, FA Cup
Kidd 1, Robson 1, Bainbridge 1, Charles 1, Lane 1, Quinn 1, Green 1, Booth 1, Tulloch 1, Sibbald 1, Wilson 1


1914–15 Blackpool F.C. season, Player statistics, Goals, League
Lane 28, Sibbald 7, Charles, 6, Quinn 4, Green 4, Appleton 3, Booth 2, Wilson 2, Bainbridge 1, Yarnall 1


1914–15 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1914–15 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 12th in the club's history.


1914–15 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 10th in Division One, and reached the 4th round of the FA Cup. Prior to the start of the season the club undertook a 10 match tour of continental Europe, the third such tour in their history, winning 9 games.


1914–15 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1914–15 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League Second Division. The season began one month after Britain entered the First World War, which unsettled the squad as players left to undertake military or munitions duties. The Bees finished in mid-table in what would be the club's last season of competitive football until 1919–20.


1914–15 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford's players were due to report back for pre-season training during the week beginning 3 August 1914, but those preparations were disrupted by Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 4 August. Just two players had been signed, forwards Jack Curtis and Stephen Stonley. As the season got underway, Brentford lost just two of the first 10 Southern League Second Division matches, but by that point it had become obvious that the war would not be over by Christmas as predicted.


1914–15 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Beginning in mid-October 1914, the squad was decimated by departures to serve in the army (Kent, Sloley, Hendren, Amos), work in munitions at the Royal Arsenal (McGovern, Johnson, Stonley) or on transfers (J. Curtis, Spratt). Reserves, guest players, free transfers and local amateurs were brought in to plug gaps in the squad, with full back Fred Price, half backs Mick O'Brien, Charles Allwright and forwards Michael Donaghy, Walter Chalk, F. Arnold and Charles Hibbert making up for the departures of the professionals in the second half of the season. Amateur Walter Chalk would become something of a minor success, scoring six goals in 9 appearances.


1914–15 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Notably, a 10–0 win over Abertillery on 28 November 1914 set a new club record, but the result was declared void two days later when Abertillery resigned from the Southern League. Earlier wins over Leyton and Mardy were also chalked off when those clubs also left the league. Brentford won just three of the final 15 matches of the season, with the one bright spot being the emergence of inside right Henry White. Low attendances meant the Bees finished a mid-table season £7,000 in debt (equivalent to £565,100 in 2021) and 1914–15 would become the final season of competitive football until 1919–20, after the war ended in November 1918.


1914–15 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1914–15 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1914–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The head coach was George Little, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.


1914–15 Colgate men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Walt Hammond, coaching the Raiders in his second season. The team had finished with a final record of 11–4. The team captain was Herb Benzoni.


1914–15 Columbia Lions men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Columbia men's ice hockey season was the 19th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Columbia Lions men's ice hockey season, Season
Alumni Rudolph Von Bernuth and Rufus Trimble served as coaches for the '15 team. Columbia attempted to construct a home rink for its ice hockey team at 117th and Amsterdam, however the first game against Williams was moved to the St. Nicholas Rink due to soft ice. After being soundly beaten by Mass Ag. the following night, Columbia's next game was against Trinity and was the first scheduled game for the team at the St. Nicholas Rink in three years. Due to the declining attendance figures for Columbia and hockey in general over the previous few years the operators of the rink agreed to give Columbia a test game to try and prove that the team could draw enough support to at least cover the expenses of a game.


1914–15 Columbia Lions men's ice hockey season, Season
Columbia ended the season 2–3 after a win over Army. The Lions were expecting to continue the program the following year, despite not coming to terms with the St. Nicholas Rink. The team attempted to erect another rink on East Field but after the ice melted the first game of the season was cancelled Several more attempts were made to schedule games for the season but warm weather and rain combined to prevent Columbia from playing a single match and the team was shuttered until 1920.


1914–15 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1914–15 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 1–4 overall record, after a year without competition from 1913–14. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges, where they ended the season with a 0–1 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut for the first time this season.


1914–15 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 13th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
Talbot Hunter returned to coach the team after two years away, but the program was hampered by not only a lack of local ice but a dearth of willing competitors. Cornell played the fewest games for the program since 1908 and was only able to win one game against the dying program of Columbia.


1914–15 Danish National Football Tournament
The 1914–15 Danish National Football Tournament was supposed to have been the third Danish football championship, but was cancelled since World War I made travelling greater distances difficult. The regional championships were still held, however.


1914–15 Danish National Football Tournament, Format
The tournament would have retained the same format as last year, had it not been cancelled.


1914–15 Danish National Football Tournament, Provincial winners
The five provincial winners below would have competed in the province tournament had it been held.


1914–15 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season was the 10th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season, Season
After two very successful seasons it appeared that Dartmouth was going to have a down year when it dropped its first two games of the season. The loss to defending Canadian champion Ottawa wasn't unexpected and it gave the team a good foundation when they began their season with a 4-2 win over MAC. After defeating defending champion Princeton 4–1 the team entered a showdown with Harvard which was expected to determine the champion for the season.


1914–15 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite not being part of the big three, Dartmouth had challenged the powers over the previous two seasons but the team had yet to defeat the Crimson. In their ninth meeting, the Greens finally broke through on the strength of a hat-trick from Wanamaker and dispatched Harvard. After a succeeding win over MIT, Dartmouth entered their final collegiate game of the season against Yale with a championship waiting on the other side. Unfortunately, the Elis were equal to the task and the two fought to a 1-1 draw after 40 minutes. The teams agreed to two 5-minute overtime periods and, after Yale scored in the first, Dartmouth began pressing to even the score in the second. Unfortunately the Greens were called for a penalty and the Elis scored twice with the man-advantage to put the game out of reach.


1914–15 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season, Season
Dartmouth lost their final game almost three weeks later, but it was the loss to Yale that was dire. Losing to the Elis meant that Dartmouth could not claim the championship but, because Harvard had triumphed over Yale, none of the three teams could lay claim to the title. There was a brief attempt to schedule additional for the three at the end of the year but because Harvard had already disbanded their team, nothing came to fruition.


1914–15 Dartmouth men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Dartmouth College did not possess a moniker for its athletic teams until the 1920s, however, the university had adopted 'Dartmouth Green' as its school color in 1866.


1914–15 Divizia A
The 1914–15 Divizia A was the sixth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1914–15 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1914–15 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach E.L. Lucas, played their home games at Main Building.


1914–15 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1914–15 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Noble Clay, coaching his second season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 10–10.


1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the 38th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League. All national cup competitions were suspended for the duration of the First World War. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.


1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish First Division
Dumbarton's second successive season in the First Division saw an improved performance by finishing 13th out of 20, with 34 points, 31 behind champions Celtic.


1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season, Dumbartonshire Cup
The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to being played on a league basis followed by a final between the top two, and for the first time since the 1898-99 season Dumbarton were successful by beating Vale of Leven in the final.


1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season, Friendlies/Benefit Matches
During the season, a friendly, a benefit and a charity match were also played, drawing 2 and losing the other, scoring 6 goals and conceding 7.


1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers, Players out
In addition James Blyth, Jack Brown, James Chalk, Alexander Clarkson, John Davie, Alex Forsyth, Archibald Frew, Harry Gildea, Samuel Hendry, Thomas Lawrie, William Murray, John Plank, Andrew Potter, John Robertson and Walter Wilson all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.


1914–15 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve Team
Dumbarton scratched from the competition at the second round stage of the Scottish Second XI Cup.


1914–15 Dundee F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the twenty-second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where they would finish in 14th place. Due to the outbreak of the First World War, the Scottish Cup was cancelled for the 1914–15 season.


1914–15 Dundee Hibernian F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the 5th year of football played by Dundee Hibernian, and covers the period from 1 July 1914 to 30 June 1915.


1914–15 Dundee Hibernian F.C. season, Match results
Dundee Hibernian played a total of 26 matches during the 1914–15 season.


1914–15 Dundee Hibernian F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee Hibernian's score first. Own goals in italics


1914–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Eugene McGuigan coaching the Dukes in his first year. The team finished the season with an overall record of 12–2.


1914–15 FA Cup
The 1914–15 FA Cup was the 44th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup), and the last to be held before the cancellation of all football competitions since due to World War I. Sheffield United won the competition for the third time, beating Chelsea 3–0 in the final at Old Trafford, Manchester.


1914–15 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1914–15 FA Cup, Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had two preliminary rounds, six qualifying rounds, four proper rounds, and the semi finals and final.


1914–15 FA Cup, First round proper
36 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Four sides, Lincoln City, Nottingham Forest, Leicester Fosse and Glossop were entered instead at the Sixth Qualifying Round. Of these, only Leicester went out at the qualifying stages, while the other three and nine non-league clubs won through.


1914–15 FA Cup, First round proper
Sixteen non-league sides were given byes to the First Round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were:


1914–15 FA Cup, First round proper
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 9 January 1915. Six matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture.


1914–15 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The 16 Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 30 January 1915. Three matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following weekend fixture. One of these was again drawn, and a second replay was played, again at the following Saturday.


1914–15 FA Cup, Third round proper
The eight Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1915. There were two replays, played the following week, of which one went to a second replay in the following midweek fixture.


1914–15 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The four Fourth Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 March 1915. There were two replays, played a week later.


1914–15 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1915. Sheffield United and Chelsea won and went on to meet in the final.


1914–15 FA Cup, Final
The final took place on 24 April 1915 and was contested by Sheffield United and Chelsea. It was the last FA Cup final to be staged before competitive football was abandoned in Britain because of the First World War. The match was moved from its pre-war location of Crystal Palace in south London to Old Trafford in Manchester to avoid disruption to travel in and around London.


1914–15 FC Barcelona season
The 1914–15 season was the 16th season for FC Barcelona.


1914–15 FC Barcelona season, Events
Immersed in an internal crisis, the club is in the hands of Vice President Peris de Vargas until, on June 29, 1915, Rafael Llopart arrives at the presidency and carries out a renewal of positions. Filipino Paulino Alcántara becomes the top scorer for the first time.


1914–15 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1914–15 season was their twenty-second season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his twelfth presidential term all together. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Basel-Wettstein in Kleinbasel, Basel.


1914–15 FC Basel season, Overview
The professional trainer, Englishman Percy Humphreys, was due to continue his job this season, but due to the outbreak of the first World War he had to return home.


1914–15 FC Basel season, Overview
The war also caused further impingements to the football season. There were no pre-season matches and championship start was delayed. In their 1914–15 season, Basel played 11 matches. 6 of these were in the domestic league and 5 were friendly matches. Of these friendlies, 3 were won and 2 ended in a defeat. There was one home fixture played in the Landhof and four away games. In these friendly games, Basel scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.


1914–15 FC Basel season, Overview
Also due to the war, the Swiss Serie A 1914–15 was played as an interim Championship, there was no relegation and promotion between Serie A and Serie B. The Serie A was divided into four regional groups, an east, a west and two central groups. Basel were allocated to the central group A together with their local rivals Old Boys, Nordstern Basel and the reigning champions Aarau. Basel started into the championship with an away defeat against Aarau. Then they won both home games against the other two local teams.


1914–15 FC Basel season, Overview
After the new year and the away draw against Nordstern, Basel lost the home game against Aarau and the away game against Old Boys, to finish in third position in the league table. In their six games, Basel scored 15 goals and conceded 14. Aarau continued to the semifinal, but there they were defeated by Brühl St. Gallen. Brühl also won the final 3–0 against Servette to become the new Swiss champions.


1914–15 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1914–15 Football League
The 1914–15 season was the 27th season of The Football League. It was the final season before football was suspended at the outbreak of World War I.


1914–15 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1914–15 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1914–15 Football League, Final league tables
From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.


1914–15 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1914–15 season was Galatasaray SK's 11th in existence and the club's 7th consecutive season in the IFL.


1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1914-15 NCAA college basketball season. John O'Reilly coached the team in his first season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Ryan Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 8-8.


1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
New head coach O'Reilly coached three sports at Georgetown – basketball, baseball, and track – and was destined to coach the basketball team to some of its great early triumphs. He would coach the team for 11 seasons, interrupted by a hiatus during the 1921-22 and 1922-23 seasons due to illness, and post an overall record of 87-47. His tenure would see most of a 52-game home winning streak at Ryan Gymnasium between the final game of the 1916-17 season and midway through the 1923-24 season that included victories over top national teams North Carolina (twice), Georgia Tech, and Kentucky. Fifteen of the 19 straight victories over George Washington also would occur with him at the helm.


1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The move to Ryan Gymnasium meant that this was the first Georgetown men's basketball team to play its games on campus. Opened in 1906, when competitive college basketball was just beginning at Georgetown, Ryan had not been intended to host competitive sporting events; it had no seating, accommodating fans on a standing-room-only basis on an indoor track above the basketball court. This precluded large crowds at the Hoyas' home games despite the team's home success during the 13 years at Ryan, limiting revenue for the self-sustaining Basketball Association, which funded the team's travel expenses. Despite this drawback, Ryan would serve as the Hoyas' home court through the end of the 1926-27 season, although from the 1918-19 season through 1926-27 the Hoyas would play very few road games in order to keep travel expenses to a bare minimum.


1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, the first of 19 straight wins over George Washington before George Washington suspended the series after the 1923-24 season.


1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.


1914–15 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team
The 1914–15 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1914–15 season was Louis Lester.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 18th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
With Hobey Baker now graduated, there was an open question as to which was the leading team in college hockey. After a subpar end to their season, Harvard had ample reason to reclaim the intercollegiate championship.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
The Crimson began the year with a convincing 6–2 win over MIT, scoring the first six goals and using the remainder of the game to ease their alternates into game action. The team lost a match against the Boston Athletic Association before pausing for the winter break.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
Harvard lost their first game back but recovered a few days later with a dominant performance against Cornell. The first big test for the team was against defending champion Princeton, but the Tigers were missing far too many players from the previous year to put up much of a fight. With Harvard sailing towards a championship they were shocked in their very next game by Dartmouth. Without a second game against the Greens, Harvard could only hope that Dartmouth would lose to keep the championship dreams alive.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
A sterling performance from Wylde allowed Harvard to complete the season sweep of Princeton. A week later the Elis came to town and Harvard once more proved the better team. After a shutout of Mass. Agg. Harvard was stymied by McGill, as they had been the year before, but the ensuing 9–1 win over Williams demonstrated that the Crimson was still atop their game.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
Harvard has an eleven day layoff leading to their rematch with Yale, and the game could scarce have meant more. Harvard was one win away from the IHL championship and, because of the Bulldogs' win over Dartmouth at the beginning of the month, the Crimson could finish with a 3-way split for the collegiate championship as well. Harvard's defense proved stout once more as the Crimson skated to a 3–1 win capturing the season series.


1914–15 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
With Harvard, Dartmouth and Yale having defeated one another during the season, none had a solid claim for the Intercollegiate championship. A playoff was suggested to determine the sole champion between the three, however, Harvard disbanded their team shortly after defeating Yale with the expectation that the team would claim the championship.


1914–15 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1914–15 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division and the East of Scotland Shield.


1914–15 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1914–15 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished tenth out of 20 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1914–15 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1914–15 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 7th since its establishment.


1914–15 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1914–15 campaign was the last league campaign before the Football League was suspended following the outbreak of World War I. Town finished in 8th place in Division 2, but it could have improved had Town not had a bad spell at the start of 1915, saw Town lose 6 out of 7 matches, which if Town had won all of them, they would have won promotion.


1914–15 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1914–15 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Despite the outbreak of World War I, the Football League continued for the season to sustain the morale of the country. However, in early November, Larrett Roebuck was killed in action in France. Town's form was good enough at the start of the season to give them a chance at getting into Division 1. However, just after the turn of the year, Town's form dropped alarmingly and they lost their chance to get promoted and finished 8th with 42 points.


1914–15 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1914–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1914–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Coached by Ralph Jones, the 1914–15 Fighting Illini men's basketball team became the first undefeated Big Ten champion in the history of the school as well as the fourth Big Ten National Champion. That 1915season was the third in the eight-year tenure of head coach Ralph Jones and it produced the only unbeaten season in Illini history and the first Big Ten title for the Illinois basketball program.


1914–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The Illinois team was retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Jones’ 1915 team scored twice as many points as its opponents and won the conference title by three games over Chicago. The arrival of the Woods brothers in 1914 had a lot to do with the success of this era. Guard Ray Woods was named first-team All-America all three years he competed (1915–17), and twin brother Ralf, a forward, led the team in scoring in both 1916 and 1917.


1914–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
His consistency at the free throw line led to the establishmentof the Ralf Woods Award, which is still given annually to the Fighting Illini player with the best free-throw percentage. The starting lineup included Frank Bane at center, Clyde Alwood and Edward Allan Williford at the forward positions, captain Sven Duner at guard and brothers Ralf Woods and Ray Woods. Ray Woods was named an All-American during this season.


1914–15 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Awards and honors
Ray Woods was elected to the "Illini Men's Basketball All-Century Team" in 2004. Woods was also selected as an All-American for the 1914–15 season.


1914–15 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Arthur Berndt, who was in his 2nd and final year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.


1914–15 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 4–9 and a conference record of 1–9, finishing 9th in the Western Conference.


1914–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Alfred Westphal, coaching the sycamores in his third season. The team played their home games at North Hall in Terre Haute, Indiana.


1914–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1914-15 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Homer Hubbard, who was in his fourth and last season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.


1914–15 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 6–7, 5–5 in Missouri Valley play to finish in fourth place.


1914–15 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1914–15 comprised 8 teams, and Belfast Celtic F.C. won the championship.


1914–15 Istanbul Football League
The 1914–15 Istanbul Football League season was the 10th season of the league. Because of the high number of teams participating in the league and eventual disagreements among the clubs, there were two separate groups in that year. As a result there were two Istanbul champions at the end of the season. Galatasaray won the Istanbul Football Union League (Turkish: İstanbul Futbol Birliği Ligi), while Fenerbahçe became champions in the Istanbul Championship League (Turkish: İstanbul Şampiyonluğu Ligi). According to most sources, including RSSSF, there was a final match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray on 11 February 1916, which Fenerbahçe won 3–1, and thus became the sole champions of the 1914–15 season.


1914–15 Istanbul Football League, Playoff
A playoff match was played to determine the winning team in the Istanbul Football Union League. Galatasaray won the match.


1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season, their 16 season. The Jayhawks, members of the MVIAA, who coached by sixth-year coach W.O. Hamilton. The Jayhawks finished the season 16–1 and won the MVIAA Championship, their 7th conference championship. On January 13, 1915, the Jayhawks defeated Warrensburg (now known as Central Missouri) who were coached by former Jayhawk basketball player and future long-time Kansas head coach Phog Allen, in what was the second of two games Allen coached against his alma mater.


1914–15 Lancashire Cup
The 1914–15 Lancashire Cup was the tenth year of this regional rugby league competition and the last until 1918–19 as the competition was suspended for the duration of the First World War. The cup was won by Rochdale Hornets who beat last year's losing finalists Wigan in the final at The Willows, Salford  by a score of 3-2. The attendance at the final was 4,000 and receipts £475.


1914–15 Lancashire Cup, Background
The First World War had already broken out before the start of the 1914–15 season commenced. Despite the war the decision to play both the regular season and the cup competitions was taken and all were played to a conclusion, although the lack of enthusiasm was evident in the lower attendances at matches and with many teams absent many players who had already enlisted in the Army and the Royal Navy.


1914–15 Lancashire Cup, Background
The number of teams entering this year's competition was again 12 with four byes in the first round


1914–15 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1914–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The team finished the season with an overall record of 8–3.


1914–15 Luxembourg National Division
The 1914–15 Luxembourg National Division was the 5th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1914–15 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Sporting Club Luxembourg won the championship.


1914–15 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.


1914–15 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not have a head coach but Nelson MacRae served as team manager.


1914–15 MIT Engineers men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Massachusetts Institute of Technology athletics were referred to as 'Engineers' or 'Techmen' during the first two decades of the 20th century. By 1920 all sports programs had adopted the Engineer moniker.


1914–15 Madrid FC season
The 1914–15 season was Madrid Football Club's 13th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship).


1914–15 Maltese Premier League
The 1914–15 Maltese First Division was the fifth edition Maltese First Division. This was won for the first time by Valletta United.


1914–15 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was Manchester City F.C. 's twenty-fourth season of league football and fifth consecutive season in the First Division of English football. With the start of the First World War, it was to be the last season of regular league football until 1919. In the intervening years, all teams played in the War Leagues, which were non-competitive and are considered to be null in club history.


1914–15 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was Manchester United's 23rd season in the Football League and eighth in the First Division.


1914–15 Manchester United F.C. season
During the season a match-fixing scandal occurred when a league match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on 2 April 1915 was fixed in United's favour, with players from both sides benefiting from bets placed upon the result. An investigation by the Football Association was launched and found that players from both sides had been involved in rigging the match: Sandy Turnbull, Arthur Whalley and Enoch West of United, and Jackie Sheldon, Tom Miller, Bob Pursell and Thomas Fairfoul of Liverpool; Sheldon was a former United player himself and was found to be the plot's ringleader.


1914–15 Manchester United F.C. season
This was also the last season before no competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.


1914–15 Massachusetts Agricultural College Aggies men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Massachusetts Agricultural College Aggies men's ice hockey season was the 7th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
The 1914–15 team finished with a record of 9–4. It was the 1st and only year for head coach Thomas Ransom. The team captain was Elton Rynearson.


1914–15 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team, Schedule
1. EMU list score as 26-14 and CMU list score as 46-18.


1914–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented University of Missouri in the 1914–15 college basketball season. The team was led by first year head coach Eugene Van Gent. The captain of the team was George Palfreyman.


1914–15 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Missouri finished with an 8–6 record overall and a 6–6 record in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. This was good enough for a 3rd-place finish in the regular season conference standings.


1914–15 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1914–15 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's sixth season and sixth of the National Hockey Association (NHA). After finishing first in 1913–14, the club posted a 6–14 record and fell to last place in the league.


1914–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
Five new players joined the Canadiens in 1914–15: Albert Corbeau, Jack Fournier, Nick Bawlf, Ed Lowrey and Marcel Beliveau. Didier Pitre returns to the Canadiens from Vancouver after a cash deal with the Millionaires. Newsy Lalonde holds out in a contract dispute, prompting the team to penalize him $100 per week. After Lalonde returns in January, he plays poorly and is suspended by the team again. He only plays seven games of the season.


1914–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
On January 13 in a game versus Quebec, Georges Vezina is penalized and tossed from the game for hitting Joe Hall. With the Bulldogs behind 2–1, Jack Laviolette takes over in goal, and Quebec ties the game. As was then permitted, Vezina returns in extra play, only to surrender the third Quebec goal in a game that went on record as the longest overtime to that point, taking fifty minutes and 28 seconds to settle the contest.


1914–15 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1914, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1915.


1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season, Awards, Helms College Basketball All-Americans
The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1914–15 season.


1914–15 NHA season
The 1914–15 NHA season was the sixth season of the National Hockey Association and played from December 26, 1914, until March 3, 1915. Each team played 20 games. The Ottawa Senators won the NHA championship in a two-game, total goal playoff against the Montreal Wanderers. The Senators, however fell to the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association in the Stanley Cup championship. It was the second 'World's Series' between the NHA and the PCHA for the Stanley Cup.


1914–15 NHA season, League business, Rule changes
At a meeting on March 30, 1914, held with the PCHA executives, the league decided:


1914–15 NHA season, League business, Rule changes
At the November meeting of the league, the NHA decided:


1914–15 NHA season, League business, Pre-season
Along with Montreal Nationals president A. L. Caron, player Art Ross attempted to organize a new hockey league with teams in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Boston. The arena owners in all of the cities turned down the new league and killed the idea. Ross was suspended by the NHA, but by January 7, Mr. Ross was reinstated. He signed with Ottawa.


1914–15 NHA season, Regular season
The Ontarios changed their team name to Shamrocks from the February 3 game forward.


1914–15 NHA season, Regular season
Ottawa traded Percy LeSueur to the Ontarios for Fred Lake.


1914–15 NHA season, Regular season, Highlights
A record long overtime game was played in Quebec on January 13 between Quebec and the Canadiens. Quebec defeated Montreal 3–2 after 50 minutes and 28 seconds of overtime, on a goal by Jack McDonald. Coach Jack Laviolette had to take over for Georges Vezina after Vezina was penalized.


1914–15 NHA season, Regular season, Highlights
The Ontarios had to forfeit their February 3 game with the Wanderers after the McNamara brothers took a personal leave to attend their fathers' funeral. Owner Eddie Livingstone of the Ontarios asked for a postponement but the Wanderers refused.


1914–15 NHA season, Regular season, Highlights
A game on February 17 between Toronto and Ottawa turned into a brawl before Toronto police arrested Art Ross and Roy McGiffen to calm the proceedings.


1914–15 NHA season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1914–15 NHA season, Playoffs, League championship
Montreal and Ottawa played a two-game total-goals series to determine the league championship. In the first game, Ottawa's  Art Ross scored in the first period to give the Senators the lead which they would not relinquish. In the second, Angus Duford scored to push the lead to 2–0 after two periods, and Horace Merrill and Jack Darragh scored to make it 4–0. In the second game, the Wanderers' Donald Smith scored in the second period, but the Senators held the Wanderers off with tight checking to win the series 4–1 on goals.


1914–15 NHA season, Playoffs, League championship
For the win, Ottawa was awarded the O'Brien Cup. Since the NHA champion of 1914 was the defending champion of the Stanley Cup, Ottawa now took possession and defence of the Stanley Cup as well. The Senators engraved their series win over the Wanderers on the Stanley Cup and travelled to Vancouver for the world championship series against the Vancouver Millionaires.


1914–15 NHA season, Playoffs, Exhibition series
The Wanderers, Canadiens and Bulldogs played an exhibition series in New York and Boston. The Ontarios and Torontos played an exhibitions series in Cleveland, Ohio.


1914–15 NHA season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
As the 1914 Final was held in Toronto, all three games in this series were played at the arena of the PCHA's champion in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Millionaires swept the best-of-five series in three games.


1914–15 National Association Foot Ball League season
Statistics of National Association Foot Ball League in season 1914-15.


1914–15 National Challenge Cup
The 1914–15 National Challenge Cup was the second tournament of the modern-day Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Many more teams - 80 - competed in 1915 after the success of the 1913–14 tournament. St. Louis and California were the only major soccer-playing regions without a representative. Bethlehem Steel won the tournament.


1914–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy in intercollegiate basketball during the 1914–15 season. The head coach was Albert Cohen, coaching his first season with the Midshipmen.


1914–15 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1914–1915 was contested by eighteen teams participating in two divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern and western football division of the Netherlands. Sparta Rotterdam won this year's championship by beating Vitesse Arnhem 3–0 in a Championship Play-off Replay match.


1914–15 Netherlands Football League Championship
Due to World War I there was no Eerste Klasse South competition, it was suspended for one season.


1914–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
The 1914–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 1914–15 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Ralph Hutchinson, coaching his fifth season with the Lobos.


1914–15 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was Newport County's third consecutive season in the Southern League.


1914–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1914–15 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was A.V. Barrett, coaching his fourth season with the Purple Eagles.


1914–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1914–15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team (variously "North Carolina", "Carolina" or "Tar Heels") was the fifth varsity college basketball team to represent the University of North Carolina.


1914–15 Northern Football League
The 1914–15 Northern Football League season was the 26th in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1914–15 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the 20th season of rugby league football. It featured Huddersfield's "Team of all talents" which became the second team to win all four cups.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
The 1914-15 season began just a month after Britain had declared War on Germany following their invasion of Belgium in early August. Tensions across Europe had seen a full scale "World War" develop in late July but despite this the 1914-1915 season was played to its conclusion before competitive competition was finally suspended. In fact the season kicked off on 5 September, the same day the first big battle of World War I (the Battle of the Marne) began in which the Franco-British defeated the Germans.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Huddersfield finished the regular season on top of the league and added their third Championship by defeating Leeds 35-2 in the play-off final.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup winners were Huddersfield who beat St Helens 37-3. In the final Huddersfield scored a Final’s record nine tries.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
During their Cup run they recorded the largest win in any Cup Round when they trounced the amateurs of Swinton Park 119-2.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Season summary
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League. Rochdale Hornets beat Wigan 3–2 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Hull F.C. 31–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
Huddersfield defeated St. Helens 37-3 in the Challenge Cup Final, on 1 May, held at Watersheddings, Oldham before a crowd of 8,000.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
This was Huddersfield’s second Challenge Cup win in as many Final appearances.


1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
St Helens team - 1 Bert Roberts, 2 Tom Barton, 3 Jimmy Flanagan, 4 Tom White, 5 Henry Greenall, 6 Matt Creevey, 7 Fred Trenwith, 8 George Farrimond, 9 Sam Daniels – Try, 10 James Shallcross, 11 William Jackson, 12 Tom Durkin, 13 William Myers


1914–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University. M. B. Banks was the head coach for Ohio. The Bobcats played their home games in Ohio Gymnasium.


1914–15 Ottawa Senators season
The 1914–15 Ottawa Senators season was the Ottawa Hockey Club's 30th season of play since its founding in 1883 (with some inactive years in the 1880s). After placing fourth in 1913–14, the Senators improved to win the NHA title, but lost the Stanley Cup 'World Series' playoff to the Vancouver Millionaires, played in Vancouver.


1914–15 Ottawa Senators season, Team business
The Senators traded Percy LeSueur to the Ontarios for Fred Lake.


1914–15 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1914–15 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, League championship
Montreal and Ottawa played a two-game total-goals series to determine the league championship and the O'Brien Cup.


1914–15 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final
As the 1914 Final was held in Toronto, all three games in this series were played at the arena of the PCHA's champion in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Millionaires swept the best-of-five series in three games.


1914–15 PCHA season
The 1914–15 PCHA season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. Season play ran from December 8, 1914, until March 9, 1915. The schedule was made for each team to play 18 games, but like the previous three seasons,  one game was cancelled. The Vancouver Millionaires club were the PCHA champions. After the season the club faced off against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions for the Stanley Cup, winning the series and becoming the first west-coast team to win the Cup.


1914–15 PCHA season, League business
The franchise of the New Westminster Royals was transferred to Portland, Oregon, and renamed the "Rosebuds." The league established a "farm system" called the Boundary Hockey League in the British Columbia towns of Grand Forks, Greenwood and Phoenix.


1914–15 PCHA season, League business
The league banned body checking within 10 feet (3.0 m) of the boards.


1914–15 PCHA season, Regular season
Rookie Mickey MacKay led the league with 33 goals, while Cyclone Taylor won the scoring title. The two led the Vancouver Millionaires to the league title, winning 13 of 17 games.


1914–15 PCHA season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1914–15 PCHA season, Regular season, Results
A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.


1914–15 PCHA season, All-Star games
On March 15 and 17 two All-Star games were played in Portland between the league champions Vancouver Millionaires and a PCHA All-Star aggregation made out of players from the Portland Rosebuds and the Victoria Aristocrats. Vancouver won the first game at the Portland Ice Hippodrome 9 goals to 8, with Cyclone Taylor scoring four times for the winning side, and with Lester Patrick having an impressive five goals and three assists for the losing side, figuring in all of the All-Stars goals.


1914–15 PCHA season, All-Star games
Vancouver managed to win also the second game by a one-goal margin, defeating the All-Stars 4 goals to 3. Frank Nighbor made a good showing for the winning side with two goals, and for the All-Stars Ran McDonald scored twice.


1914–15 PCHA season, Playoffs
The champion Vancouver Millionaires hosted the finals against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions. Vancouver won the series and became the first west-coast team to win the Cup.


1914–15 PCHA season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Coaching and administrative staff
‡ Played Rover, a position between both Defences and behind the Centre


1914–15 PCHA season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup engraving
The Senators had the words "Ottawa/NHA Champions/1914–15" engraved on the base of the trophy's original bowl even though they did not win the Cup finals. This was similar to the practice prior to the NHA-PCHA agreement when the trophy was officially passed on to the winner of the league championship of the previous Cup champion's league. The previous Cup winner was the 1913–14 NHA champion Toronto Blueshirts.


1914–15 PCHA season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup engraving
After the finals, "Vancouver B.C./1914–15/Defeated Ottawa/3 Straight Games" was added to the Cup. Eight players' names and the manager's name were also engraved inside the bowl along the fluted sides.


1914–15 PCHA season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup engraving
Two players were left off the Stanley Cup, even though there was room. Kenny Mallen played 14 of 16 regular season games, and two of three games in the finals. Mallen's name was left off by mistake. Jean Matz was left off, because he only played one game.


1914–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1914–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 10–3.


1914–15 Prima Categoria
This championship was suspended due to Italy entering World War I.


1914–15 Prima Categoria
Despite the season not concluding, Genoa was declared champion by the Federation after the end of the War, because it was on top of the table with one game remaining in Northern Italy Final Round.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Regulation
Struggles between minor and major clubs continued. As a compromise, the championship was divided in a preliminary regional phase of ten matchdays, while the following national phase was split into a semifinal round and a final round of six matchdays each. More, the championship would be split in two categories, A and B, for 1915–16 season. However, finally the championship was expanded to 36 clubs.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Regulation
The main tournament was split in six groups of six clubs. First and second clubs, together with the four best third teams, advanced to the national championship. Forth and worst clubs would be relegated to new Category B.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Regulation
National championship was split in four groups of four clubs. Group winners advanced to the final group of four clubs. The whole tournament consequently had twenty-two matchdays.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Teams
Veloces Biella for Piedmont, Cremonese for Lombardy, Padova for Veneto and Audax Modena for Emilia had been promoted. Two relegated clubs were re-elected. More, minor clubs voted to expand the championship so Acqui, Valenzana, Savoia Milan and Swiss side FC Chiasso were invited to join.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Main tournament, Qualifications
The first two teams of every group and the best four teams that finished third, advanced to the semifinals.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Main tournament, Qualifications
Group A and B were organized by the Turin committee, group C and D and E by the Milan committee, and group F by the Venice committee.


1914–15 Prima Categoria, Southern Italy tournament
Central and Southern Italy Final Round not played because Italy entered World War I on May 24, 1915. Consequently, even the National Finals could not be played.


1914–15 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and Club España won the championship.


1914–15 Primera Fuerza season, League standings, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After winning their third championship in five seasons, and with the departure of the best play the program has ever seen, Princeton was expected to take a step back after seeing many of its starters graduate in 1914. Gus Hornfeck was replaced as coach by former assistant and captain of the '10 team, Clarence Peacock with several players from the previous year's squad serving as assistants. After several days of practice the final cuts produced a varsity team that had few returning players.


1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Princeton began their season well, winning three of four to start with only Boston Athletic Association able to stop the Tigers. Despite the wins there was concern for the team after it was barely able to defeat Mass Ag. Regardless of the worries, Princeton went 2–1 over the following week as the team geared up for the championship series with Harvard and Yale.


1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Princeton produced a paltry effort against the Crimson, losing 1–4. After a week off there was no improvement to their game as Harvard won the rematch 5–1. Princeton was heading for a terrible end to their season after a loss in the first match with Yale but the team recovered for the second contest, holding the Elis to a single goal with captain Grant Peacock scored both goals in a double overtime win. While they couldn't sustain the level of play, losing the rubber match to Yale, Princeton's win against the Bulldogs did provide hope for the future of the young team.


1914–15 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After the season John Humphreys was named as a first-team all-collegian.


1914–15 RPI men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 RPI men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.


1914–15 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
For the third consecutive season Rensselaer failed to win a single game.


1914–15 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Rensselaer's athletic teams were unofficially known as 'Cherry and White' until 1921 when the Engineers moniker debuted for the men's basketball team.


1914–15 Rangers F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the 41st season of competitive football played by Rangers.


1914–15 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1914–15 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One after winning 23 of the 38 league matches and collecting a total of 50 points (15 behind league winners Celtic).


1914–15 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.


1914–15 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1914–15 SK Rapid Wien season was the 17th season in club history.


1914–15 Scottish Districts season
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1914–15 Scottish Districts season
The 1914–15 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1914–15 Scottish Districts season, History
There was no Inter-City match this year due to the First World War.


1914–15 Scottish Districts season, History
Schools matches continued this season; but the vast majority of District matches were cancelled due to the war.


1914–15 Scottish Districts season, History
One district match that was played - against the 4th battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers - was a charity match for the Belgian Relief Fund.


1914–15 Scottish Division One
The 1914–15 Scottish Division One season was won by Celtic by four points over nearest rival Heart of Midlothian.


1914–15 Scottish Division Two
The 1914–15 Scottish Division Two was the last season of play in the Scottish Division Two before World War I. It would not commence again until the  1921–22 season.


1914–15 Scottish Division Two
It was won by Cowdenbeath after a round robin tournament to decide the title with three clubs tied. Vale of Leven finished bottom.


1914–15 Sheffield Shield season
The 1914–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 23rd season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship after being awarded the title with a better average.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was the 26th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One. At this time the club did not employ a manager, with the team being selected by the Football Committee although the club secretary, John Nicholson, undertook many of the duties now associated with a team manager. The club continued to establish itself as one of the top sides in the country, finishing sixth in the First Division and beating Chelsea 3–0 in the final to become winners of the FA Cup.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview
After a solid end to the previous season there was an amount of optimism for what the club could achieve in the coming term. Reserve players Bob Barnshaw, Bert Pearson and Sam Bagnall were allowed to leave during the close season but it was thought that only a few good additions to the squad would turn the side into genuine contenders for the league title.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview
The football committee duly signed Harry Pantling and Jack Thompson but it was the signing of Wally Masterman for £800 from Gainsborough Trinity that proved their most astute purchase.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview
The season was played under the shadow of war from the European continent and attendances dwindled as the country moved onto a war footing. The team's pre-season optimism was dealt a massive blow in their first game when star player Billy Gillespie broke his leg and did not feature again that term. This loss unsettled the team and they made a miserable start, winning only three games up until the start of December.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview
The loss of Gillespie had an unforeseen effect however, as it allowed other players to come into their own. Joe Kitchen was the main goal threat but David Davis and particularly Masterman began to score regularly.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview
The change in fortune came in December from when the team embarked on an impressive run of form, losing only once more until the start of April. During this time the club also had another successful run in the FA Cup. Beaten semi-finalists the season before, this time round they reached the final at Old Trafford where they beat Chelsea 3–0 to lift the cup for the third time.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview
Unfortunately the hoped for challenge for the championship never really materialised. Ironically the team's success in the cup would begin to have a detrimental effect on their league form as the resulting fixture pile up meant that they were required to play nine competitive games during April 1915, including the FA Cup Final, and results suffered accordingly. This, coupled with their poor start, saw the side eventually finish sixth in the table in what turned out to be the final season before the league and cup competitions were abandoned whilst the country was at war.


1914–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1914–15 Southern Football League
The 1914–15 season was the 21st in the history of the Southern League. Watford won Division One and Stoke finished top of the Division Two. Stoke were the only club to apply for election to the Football League and were successful. However, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, thus entering World War I. The Football League and Southern League ceased operations until the war ended in November 1918. The next season would be 1919–20.


1914–15 Southern Football League, Division One
A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams. Teams promoted from 1913–14 Division Two:


1914–15 Southern Football League, Division Two
A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 9 sides from previous season, two teams relegated from Division One and two new teams.


1914–15 Southern Football League, Football League elections, 1915
Stoke were the only Southern League club to apply for election to the Football League. They were successful, and replaced Glossop North End, who received only one vote. However, the League ceased operations for the war after its AGM and did not resume until 1919.


1914–15 Southern Football League, Football League elections, 1919
Following World War I the Football League expanded from 40 to 44 clubs, creating four vacancies. Two Southern League clubs, Coventry City and West Ham United applied and were successful in the elections.


1914–15 Southern New England Soccer League season
Statistics of Southern New England Soccer League in season 1914-15.


1914–15 St. Louis Soccer League season
Final league standings for the 1914-15 St. Louis Soccer League.


1914–15 St. Louis Soccer League season, History
The St. Louis Soccer League had split into two competing leagues, the Federal Park League and the Robison League, before the 1913-14 season. This season, the Robison League played two halves with a mid-winter break. At the end of the season, the champions from each league played against each other for the city championship.


1914–15 St. Louis Soccer League season, Robison League
Innisfails won the league title with 20 points over Columbus Club which had 18 points.


1914–15 St. Louis Soccer League season, City championship
Innisfails defeated St. Leo's. The first game ended in a 2-2 tie with Innisfails taking the replay, 4-2.


1914–15 Star
The 1914–15 Star is a campaign medal of the British Empire which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the First World War against the Central European Powers during 1914 and 1915. The medal was never awarded singly and recipients also received the British War Medal and Victory Medal.


1914–15 Star, Institution
The 1914–15 Star was instituted in December 1918 and was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served against the Central European Powers in any theatre of the Great War between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915, provided they had not already received the 1914 Star. The period of eligibility was prior to the Military Service Act 1916, which introduced conscription in Britain.


1914–15 Star, Institution
The creation of the 1914 Star for the original British Expeditionary Force, who served in France and Flanders up to November 1914, led to demands from the Australian and other dominion governments for medallic recognition for their original contingents who had fought at Gallipoli and elsewhere. This led to a proposed Gallipoli Star, for award to New Zealanders and Australians of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), but not to the British forces serving alongside them. Following protests by British parliamentarians and news media, the Gallipoli Star was never awarded and the 1914–15 Star, with its wider eligibility, instituted instead.


1914–15 Star, Award criteria
To be eligible for the medal, a member must have served on the establishment of a unit in a theatre of war during the relevant dates of operations in that theatre.


1914–15 Star, Award criteria
Excluded from eligibility, were all those who had already qualified for the award of the 1914 Star, and those who received the Africa General Service Medal or the Khedive's Sudan Medal of 1910 for campaigns from 4 August 1914 to the end of 1915.


1914–15 Star, Recipients
Some 2,366,000 medals were awarded to servicemen and supporting personnel of British military forces and the various forces of the British Dominions, India and the Colonies. (Members of the Mercantile Marine qualified only where serving under Royal Naval engagement, as a consequence of signing a T124x agreement.) This medal breakout included:


1914–15 Star, Recipients
Like the 1914 Star, the 1914–15 Star was never awarded singly and recipients were also awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. The three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred after three comic strip characters, a dog, a penguin and a rabbit, which were popular in the immediate post-war era. Pip represented either of the two Stars, Squeak represented the British War Medal and Wilfred represented the Victory Medal.


1914–15 Star, Description
The medal, based on the design of the earlier 1914 Star, is a four-pointed star of bright bronze, ensigned with a crown, with a height of 50 millimetres (62 millimetres with the ring suspension included) and a width of 44 millimetres. The medal and suspension assembly was struck in one piece.


1914–15 Star, Description
The obverse has two crossed gladii (swords) with their blades upwards, the points and grips of which form what might appear to be four additional points to the star. The swords are overlaid by a wreath of oak leaves, with the Royal Cypher of King George V at the base of the wreath and an overlaying central scroll inscribed "1914–15".


1914–15 Star, Description
The reverse is plain and is impressed with the recipient's number, rank and name.


1914–15 Star, Description
The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide and has the red, white and blue colours of the flag of the United Kingdom in shaded and watered bands. The same ribbon was used for the 1914 Star.


1914–15 Star, Order of wear
The order of wear of the First World War campaign stars and medals is as follows:


1914–15 Star, Order of wear, South Africa
On 6 April 1952 the Union of South Africa instituted its own range of military decorations and medals. These new awards were worn before all earlier British decorations and medals awarded to South Africans, with the exception of the Victoria Cross, which still took precedence before all other awards. Of the campaign medals awarded to South Africans, the 1914–15 Star takes precedence as shown below.


1914–15 Stoke F.C. season
The 1914–15 season was Stoke's sixth and final season in the Southern Football League.


1914–15 Stoke F.C. season
After the resignation of chairman Hurst and manager Alfred Barker, the board elected Mr E. Reynish as the new chairman and brought in Scotsman Peter Hodge as the club's new manager. With war on the horizon, there was debate as to whether football should be cancelled; it was not, but a number of clubs in the Southern League Division Two withdrew, claiming it to be 'unpatriotic'. Stoke had a good season and won the division with 38 points, which prompted the club to seek re-election to the Football League. They were successful in their efforts and after seven seasons Stoke could finally reclaim their place in the Football League. However, at the end of the season the league was indeed cancelled due to the war and Stoke would have to wait until 1919 to play league football.


1914–15 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1914–15 season opened up against the backdrop of World War I and there was a lot of debate to whether the football should continue. The season started but after a number of games several clubs resigned from the Southern League claiming it to be unpatriotic. These teams were Abertillery, Caerphilly, Leyton and Mardy. Their records were expunged and results against these clubs were void.


1914–15 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke, now under the management of 39-year-old Peter Hodge the former boss of Raith Rovers, led the Division from virtually from the start. There was a familiar feeling to the squad with Dick Hope and Fred McCarthy the only players to come from outside the local area. Two departures in 1914 were William Smith whose long term leg injury got the better of him and skipper Ernest Mullineux. An impressive start was made to the 1914–15 season and a draw against Brentford on Christmas Day was only the third point Stoke had dropped. Stoke went on to comfortably claim the league title. There was also the emergence of Arthur Watkin who top scored with 24 league goals.


1914–15 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, League
Stoke's success prompted them to apply for election to the Football League at the annual general meeting held on 19 July 1915. The bottom two clubs Leicester Fosse and Glossop North End, were obliged to seek re-election, but Glossop only secured one vote, while Stoke took 21 and saw them duly re-instated in the league. Later on in the meeting it was also announced that the League would be cancelled due to World War I and Stoke would have to wait longer to re-claim their place in the Football League.


1914–15 Stoke F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke recorded their largest FA Cup victory this season an 11–0 victory over Stourbridge albeit in the preliminary round. Stoke went on to beat Birmingham Corporation Tramways and Brierley Hill Alliance before losing to Walsall.


1914–15 Svenska Serien
Svenska Serien 1914–15, part of the 1914–15 Swedish football season, was the fifth Svenska Serien season played. IFK Göteborg won the league ahead of runners-up AIK.


1914–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
The 1914–15 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee during the 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Zora G. Clevenger coaching the team in his fourth season. The Volunteers team captain was Malcolm McSpadden.


1914–15 Toronto Hockey Club season
The 1914–15 Toronto Hockey Club season was the third season of the Toronto franchise in the National Hockey Association (NHA). Toronto finished third during the regular season and did not qualify for the playoffs.


1914–15 Toronto Hockey Club season, Off-season
The Blueshirts lost their leading scorer Scotty Davidson who enlisted for World War I. Davidson would die while fighting overseas.


1914–15 Toronto Hockey Club season, Regular season
Jack Marshall was stricken with appendicitis in January 1915 and only played four games this season. After Marshall's operation on January 8, owner Frank Robinson took over as manager and coach.


1914–15 Toronto Hockey Club season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1914–15 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of collegiate ice hockey.


1914–15 University of Virginia men's basketball team
The 1914–15 University of Virginia men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Henry Lannigan, and played their home games at Fayerweather Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Virginia. This season is notable as the only undefeated season in program history, as well as including the first basketball game with long-time rival Virginia Tech. Now known as the Virginia Cavaliers, the team did not have an official nickname prior to 1923.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season
The 1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season was the fourth season of the professional men's ice hockey Vancouver Millionaires team of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association league. The Millionaires were the PCHA champions. After the season the club faced off against the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions for the Stanley Cup. The Millionaires won the series to become the first west-coast team to win the Cup. This was the first time that a team from Vancouver won the Stanley Cup.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Schedule and results
A game between Vancouver and Victoria was cancelled at the end of the season.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Playoffs
In the second "world series" of ice hockey, the Millionaires played the Ottawa Senators, NHA champions. Vancouver won the best-of-five series in three games and became the first west-coast team to win the Cup.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Coaching and administrative staff
Taylor, MacKay, Nighbor, Stanley, Griffis, Patrick, and Lehman were all eventually inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Coaching and administrative staff
‡ Played Rover, a position between both Defences and behind the Centre


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup engraving
The Senators had the words "Ottawa/NHA Champions/1914–15" engraved on the base of the trophy's original bowl even though they did not win the Cup final. This was similar to the practice prior to the NHA-PCHA agreement when the trophy was officially passed on to the winner of the league championship of the previous Cup champion's league. The previous Cup winner was the 1913–14 NHA champion Toronto Blueshirts.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup engraving
After the finals, "Vancouver B.C./1914–15/Defeated Ottawa/3 Straight Games" was added to the Cup. Eight players' names and the manager's name were also engraved inside the bowl along the fluted sides.


1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires season, Vancouver Millionaires 1915 Stanley Cup champions, Stanley Cup engraving
Two players were left off the Stanley Cup, even though there was room. Kenny Mallen played 14 of 16 regular season games, and two of three games in the final. Mallen's name was left off by mistake. Jean Matz was left off, because he only played one game.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season
Watford Football Club are an association football team from the county of Hertfordshire, England. The 1914–15 season was their nineteenth season of league football, since joining the Southern League as West Hertfordshire for the 1896–97 season. Watford finished the season as champions of the Southern League First Division, winning 22 and drawing 8 of their 38 league matches. In other competitions, Watford were eliminated from the FA Cup in the sixth qualifying round by Rochdale, and from the Southern Charity Cup by fellow Southern League team Luton Town.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season
The club's manager was Harry Kent, and its top scorer George Edmonds, with 17 goals from 35 appearances. Other notable players included Skilly Williams, who began what would be a 13-year period as the club's first choice goalkeeper, and Fred Gregory, whose goal against Gillingham sealed the title for Watford. Gregory and Williams were also the only two men to play in all 40 of Watford's games.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season
As a result of the suspension of league football due to the First World War, Watford were the reigning champions for the next five years, until they were beaten to the 1919–20 title on goal average by Portsmouth.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season, Background
Although he had managed Watford since the departure of John Goodall in 1910, Harry Kent made two final competitive appearances in December 1913, before retiring completely as a player. Watford lost both matches, and off the pitch Kent had an equally difficult season. Watford finished in 18th position in the Southern League First Division, and only managed to avoid relegation on the final day of the season with a 2–0 win over QPR. Despite a 10–0 thrashing of Bournemouth in their opening FA Cup match, they were defeated by Gillingham in the following round.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season, Background
Furthermore, financial difficulties forced Kent to offload several key players at the end of the season. Top scorer Thomas Ashbridge and full back Harry Pantling were sold to Sheffield United for £500 each, while first choice goalkeeper Joe Webster transferred to West Ham United for £300. Other former first team regulars to leave the club before the start of 1914–15 included David Donald, Billy Dryden and Tommy Mitchell.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season, Southern League
Despite Britain's declaration of war in August 1914, the Southern League continued as normal for the 1914–15 season. Watford started their campaign on 2 September with a 2–1 win against Cardiff F.C. They continued their strong start to the season with a run of 6 wins and 3 defeats from the opening 9 fixtures, including a 3–0 home win against 1913–14 champions Swindon Town. However, the following two fixtures yielded consecutive league defeats to Reading and Southampton, and Watford's remaining 8 games of 1914 provided only two further wins.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season, Southern League
The new year brought a dramatic change in fortunes for Watford's season. Watford won 10 and drew 2 of their first 12 games of 1915, with George Edmonds, Peter Ronald and injured Charlie White's replacement Arthur Green all scoring freely. A win and a defeat against Luton Town, a 2–0 defeat to West Ham United and a heavy 6–0 loss at Swindon enabled Reading and Cardiff to close in on Watford's points tally and goal average. But Watford secured the title in their penultimate match, with Fred Gregory scoring the decisive goal in a 3–2 win at Gillingham.


1914–15 Watford F.C. season, Final standings
Two points were awarded for a win, one point for draws, and none for defeats. Due to the war, no clubs were relegated at the end of the season, although Croydon Common ceased trading before the start of the 1919–20 season.


1914–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 1914–15 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represents the University of West Virginia during the 1914–15 college men's basketball season. The head coach was George Pyle, coaching his first season with the Mountaineers.


1914–15 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1914–15 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School during the school’s first season of intercollegiate basketball on record. Though records may be incomplete, the team was coached by J. L. Arthur and won 5 of 6 games played.


1914–15 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team, Schedule
Bethel (KY)  W  38-21 Vanderbilt Training  W  40-8  at Middle Tennessee  W  33-19 Middle Tennessee  L  19-30 Eastern Kentucky  W  26-21 at Eastern Kentucky  W  22-18


1914–15 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1914–15 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1914–15 season. Under the second year of head coach Dexter W. Draper, the team finished the season with a 5–8 record. This was the 10th season in program history for William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.


1914–15 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season was the 12th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1914–15 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Walter Meanwell, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Western Conference.


1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 20th season of play for the program.


1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
Before the season began Yale abandoned its plan to build an on-campus skating arena. They did so because the university was able to reach an agreement with the newly opened New Haven Arena and the Yale men's team possessed its first permanent home venue. They played their first game at the arena on December 16th against the New Haven Hockey Club, losing a disjointed game 1–4.


1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The team played twice over the winter break, with its full regular lineup, and broke even in the matches at the St. Nicholas Rink. When the Elis played their next home game the team had rounded into form and played a strong game against the Aggies, winning their first intercollegiate game of the year. Yale continued to beat up on the smaller colleges, winning twice more before heading to Canada for a match against Toronto. The Bulldogs played poorly in the first half, surrendering 3 goals to the Blues but recovered their game in the second. The team outplayed Toronto but couldn't overcome the sizable lead and returned to the States after a 2–3 loss.


1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
Yale won one more game before their showdown against defending champion Princeton. The Tigers, however, were missing much of the previous year's offense and the Elis were able to hold Princeton to a single goal in a 3–1 win. A few days later the team was in Boston for a game against Harvard. The Crimson goaltender Wylie was the star of the game, turning aside many good shots for a 4–2 win over the Elis.


1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The Elis continued to burnish their record with wins over McGill and Dartmouth. They lost a close match to the St. Nicholas Hockey Club due to the incessant attack led by Hobey Baker. A few days later the team faced Baker's alma mater in a rematch. Despite their reduced offense, Princeton was able to restrict Yale to a single goal and captured the game in overtime, necessitating a third game three days later.


1914–15 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
The rubber match was another tight checking battle with both defenses playing well. It was Yale's defense that held throughout the game, however, and the three goals from the Elis allowed them to win the game and capture the first series for the team since they had begun three years earlier. The rematch with Harvard happened just three days later and with the IHL series on the line the Elis had no margin for error. Yale played a tremendous game, outshooting Harvard 24 to 13, but the Harvard netminder was again the hero and Harvard skated away with the 3–1 win, along with a series victory and the Intercollegiate Championship.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup
The 1914–15 Yorkshire Cup was the tenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition, a Rugby league competition, was held.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup
This year's competition was again the turn of the previous cup holder, Huddersfield, winning the trophy by beating Hull F.C. by the score of 31-0


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup
The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 12,000 and receipts were £422


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup
This was Huddersfield's fifth appearance of what would be seven appearances in eight consecutive finals between 1909 and 1919 (which included four successive victories and six in total.) It was also the second of the four consecutive wins.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Background
Britain had declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914 after they had attacked Luxemburg, Belgium and France. A month later the season proper started against this backdrop. The Yorkshire Cup competition started in October and it was to be the last until the end of the war.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Background
Tensions had been building across Britain and the rest of Europe for some time, but, despite this, the 1914–1915 season was played to its conclusion, albeit in some cases a little half-heartedly as evidenced in the lower attendances at matches and with several teams absent and many players already enlisted in the Armed Forces. In the middle of 1915 competitive sporting competition was finally suspended. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at thirteen. This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Match abandoned after 50 minutes due to fog


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
2 * The  never to be beaten record widest margin victory in a final


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.


1914–15 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments, General information for those unfamiliar
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).