2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
José Mourinho recorded his biggest Premier League away win as Chelsea manager as the Blues hammered Swansea City 5–0, thanks to two doubles from Costa, Oscar and a goal from Schürrle. A week later, Chelsea threw away a two-goal lead and lost to League One side Bradford City in the FA Cup Fourth Round.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Chelsea progressed to the League Cup Final after defeating Liverpool on aggregate 2–1 in the Semi-finals. An early penalty from Hazard was cancelled out by a Raheem Sterling goal in the first leg, leaving the game 1–1 heading into the second leg at Stamford Bridge. The second leg finished 0–0 after 90 minutes before an Ivanović header after 94 minutes sent the Blues to the League Cup Final at Wembley to face Tottenham.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Striker Costa was banned for a stamp on Liverpool midfielder Emre Can, missing games against Manchester City, Aston Villa and Everton.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
Chelsea finished January with a 1–1 draw at Stamford Bridge with second place Manchester City. The Blues took the lead through Rémy before David Silva equalised to prevent the lead at the top increasing to eight points.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado signed for Chelsea for an initial fee of £23.3 million. Cuadrado played a vital role in Colombia's run to the World Cup Quarter-finals. Schürrle moved to Wolfsburg on a £22 million deal, having played 65 games for Chelsea and scoring 14 goals, including vital goals against Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. Additionally, left back Ryan Bertrand made the permanent move to Southampton for £10 million after having spent the first half of the season on loan at the club.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Chelsea moved seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City after a hard-fought win over Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Blues then won 0–1 for the first time in all competitions after a late goal from Willian gave Chelsea a victory over Everton to keep the lead their lead at the top of the table at seven points.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Eden Hazard signed a new five-and-a-half-year deal with Chelsea, keeping him at the club until 2020. He had played 147 games to date and scored 44 goals while also winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League with the Blues.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Edinson Cavani's equaliser in the 54th minute denied Chelsea victory against PSG in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Ivanović gave the Blues the lead and looked set to give them victory at the Parc des Princes, but Edinson Cavani equalised, and it could have been worse for Chelsea yet Thibaut Courtois made a series of top saves to keep the Blues in the tie for the second leg at Stamford Bridge.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
The Blues' final game in February was mired in controversy, as official Martin Atkinson had a poor game at Stamford Bridge. Ivanović gave Chelsea the lead, but two stonewall penalties were not given in Chelsea's favour, one for a handball and another for a blatant two-handed push on Costa. Matić was then sent off for retaliating to a challenge from Burnley's Ashley Barnes before Ben Mee equalised in the 81st minute. Chelsea appealed Matić's red card, and The Football Association reduced the ban from three games to two.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Two Chelsea players left the club—Lewis Baker left on loan to Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season, while Hazard's younger brother Thorgan Hazard moved permanently to Borussia Mönchengladbach, signing a deal to keep him at the German club until 2020.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Chelsea's first game in March won José Mourinho his first trophy on his return to Chelsea after the Blues defeated Spurs 2–0 in the 2015 League Cup Final. Zouma replaced the suspended Matić in defensive midfield, and Petr Čech replaced Thibaut Courtois in goal. A goal from captain John Terry just before half-time sent Chelsea on their way and a Costa deflected effort, originally credited as a Kyle Walker own goal, gave the Blues the win. Credit to Costa was later confirmed on the official match scorecard on the Capital One Cup's website.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Mourinho's win was his third Football League Cup and Chelsea's fifth overall; this win was also Čech, Drogba and Terry's third win. It was Chelsea's first domestic cup since the 2011–12 FA Cup and Chelsea's first major trophy in two years. The win also meant that Chelsea qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
A Hazard header in the first-half gave the Blues victory over London rivals West Ham. The win kept the gap at the top at five points over Manchester City, with Chelsea having a game in hand.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Chelsea produced their worst performance of the season in arguably their most important game of the season. Ten-man PSG knocked out the Blues on away goals, and despite star forward Zlatan Ibrahimović being sent off after only 30 minutes, and Chelsea could not find a breakthrough with over 60 minutes with the man advantage. Goals from Cahill and Hazard looked to send the disappointing Blues through, but former Chelsea defender David Luiz scored in normal time and Thiago Silva scored in extra time to condemn Chelsea to defeat.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
The Blues disappointing form continued as they drew 1–1 to Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Despite the draw, Chelsea extended their lead at the top to six points due to Manchester City's slip at Burnley. Chelsea rounded off March with a hard-fought 3–2 win over Hull City, early goals from Costa and Hazard sent the Blues on their way before two goals in the space of a minute sent Hull City level at the break. Costa went off with an injury after 75 minutes and his replacement Rémy scored moments later to send Chelsea six points clear with a game in hand.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Club captain Terry signed a new, one-year deal with the Blues, keeping him at the club until June 2016. Playing 650 times scoring 59 goals while also lifting a record 15 trophies, he is the most successful captain in the club's history.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
The Blues started April with a hard-fought 2–1 home win against Stoke City. A first half penalty kick from Hazard sent Chelsea on their way before Charlie Adam scored from 65 yards to equalise, yet for the second game, Rémy netted a second-half winner. A week later, Chelsea battled to a 0–1 win at QPR, Fàbregas scoring with the Blues' only shot on target in the 88th minute to send them seven points clear of second-place Arsenal.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
The Chelsea youth team won the second-ever 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 in the final. Dominic Solanke finished as the competition's top scorer with 12 goals.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Hazard and Costa were then nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year, while Thibaut Courtois and Hazard were also nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year, an accolade which Hazard received in the previous season; it was the third consecutive year that Hazard had been nominated in the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
A 1–0 home win over Manchester United extended the Blues lead at the top of the table to ten points. Hazard notched the only goal of the game in the 38th minute, after good work from Fàbregas and Oscar. Despite Manchester United having 70 percent of the ball's possession, they rarely troubled Courtois' goal and the Blues held resolute to record a 13th win in 16 games at Stamford Bridge.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Chelsea had a club-record six players named in the 2014–15 PFA Team of the Year. Defenders Ivanović, Terry and Cahill, and Hazard, Matić and Costa were all included, the latter two for the first time. Ivanović and Cahill had both been named once before, Terry received the honour for the fourth time and Hazard had his third consecutive nomination. Later that evening, the Belgian also won the PFA Player of the Year award.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Arsenal faced Chelsea in a match at the top of the table on 26 April. The match finished a 0–0 draw; Chelsea and the Blues regained their ten-point lead at the top of the table.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Following their victory in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, Chelsea Youth Team record a 5–2 aggregate victory over the Manchester City Elite Development Squad in the 2014–15 FA Youth Cup Final. The young Blues won the FA Youth Cup for a second consecutive season thanks to goals from Tammy Abraham, Dominic Solanke and Isaiah Brown over two legs.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
The Blues rounded off April with a 3–1 away win over Leicester City. Despite conceding first, goals from Drogba, Terry and Ramires sent Chelsea 13 points clear at the top of the table, guaranteeing them a spot in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
Chelsea secured their fourth Premier League trophy and their fifth top division trophy overall, after a 1–0 victory over Crystal Palace. A Hazard goal was enough to send the Blues 16 points clear and unable to be caught. This was José Mourinho's third Premier League and eighth title overall. The title victory also put him level with Arsène Wenger in the second-most Premier League wins behind Alex Ferguson.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
Chelsea had spent 253 days at the top of the Premier League table to date this season, and only Chelsea in 2005–06 (257 days) and Manchester United in 1993–94 (262 days) had been at the top of the table for longer in a single campaign. Due to the Blues securing the title against Palace, Chelsea spent 274 days at the top of the table and set a new record.. Mourinho continued his unbeaten run against Liverpool after drawing 1–1. The Blues goal came from Terry, who broke the record for the most goals by a defender in Premier League history.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
The Blues last away game of the year was a 0–3 defeat at West Brom. However, the game made no difference to either of the teams' league positions, yet it gave Mourinho the chance to assess youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathan Aké and Isaiah Brown in a league match. The Blues finished their season with a 3–1 victory over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. Despite falling behind to an early goal, Costa and Rémy gave Chelsea all three points.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
Chelsea finished the season as 2014–15 Premier League champions and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup. Mourinho's side broke numerous records on their way to the title, most significantly remaining top of the Premier League for 274 days and recording the fewest losses in all competitions. Terry became the first player since Gary Pallister to play in every minute of the title-winning campaign. Striker Drogba announced he was leaving the club for a second time. He left the Blues having scored a total of 164 goals in 381 appearances, and winning numerous trophies including the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
Mourinho won the Premier League Manager of the Season and LMA Manager of the Year awards, while Hazard won a triple award at the end of the season, with the PFA Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season awards. And at the end of season club awards, Zouma won the young player of the year, and Oscar won the goal of the year for his stunner with the outside of the box against QPR. Hazard won a second consecutive Chelsea Player of the Year and won the Players' Player of the Year award.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9:00 BST.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was the 75th season of competitive association football since joining Southern Football League in 1935 and the 16th season in the Football League played by Cheltenham Town Football Club, a professional football club based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Following relegation from League One in 2008–09 season it was the 6th consecutive season in League Two.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
Mark Yates started his fifth full season as the club manager. The summer transfer window saw eight players join the club, while eight players including veteran striker Jamie Cureton and long-served first-choice goalkeeper Scott Brown left the club.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
Cheltenham Town started the season brightly, going top of the league after a draw at Morecambe on 6 September. The Robins won five games of eight in all competitions, losing only League Cup tie to Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
However, during September club's form deteriorated as Cheltenham failed to win a match till 18 October. On 25 November, following fourth straight league defeat, club have parted company with Yates, with immediate effect. The next day ex-Luton Town manager Paul Buckle was appointed as his replacement on a one-year contract.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The managerial change did not affect the results as the Robins lost to Conference National side Dover Athletic in the FA Cup and continued to struggle in the league. On 13 February another losing streak saw Buckle leave Cheltenham on mutual consent after only one victory in 13 games. Head of Academy Coaching Russell Milton took charge as a caretaker manager.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
On 30 March with the club bottom of the table Milton stepped down to an assistant role after ex-Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson was appointed with seven games until the end of the season. As both of his predecessors, Johnson managed to win only one game and following the home defeat against Shrewsbury Town on a penultimate day of the season Cheltenham Town were relegated to the National League.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
Despite poor performances, on 29 April it was announced that Gary Johnson signed two-year contract with Cheltenham Town aiming to an immediate return to the Football League.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, League Two, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Players, First team squad
Only players participated in official matches are listed. Players sorted by numbers, players joined during the season sorted by the time they joined the team. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Players, Transfers
Transfers are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season


2014–15 Chesterfield F.C. season
Chesterfield F.C. is a team in the Football League One. In the 2014-2015 season they came a respectable 6th place in the league to qualify for the league play-offs.


2014–15 Chesterfield F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.


2014–15 Chesterfield F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.


2014–15 Chesterfield F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Chesterfield were drawn at home to Huddersfield Town.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 89th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with a 48–28–6 record, finishing in third place in the Central Division. They defeated the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, four games to two. In the next round, they swept the Minnesota Wild in four games. In the Western Conference Finals, the 'Hawks outlasted the Anaheim Ducks, winning the series four games to three. In the Stanley Cup Finals, they faced the Tampa Bay Lightning.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season
On June 15, 2015, the team won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Lightning four games to two and winning the Cup at home for the first time since 1938. This was the Blackhawks' third Cup championship in six seasons. Duncan Keith received the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the playoffs.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season
On December 21, 2014, the Blackhawks debuted a special decal in remembrance of the passing of assistant equipment manager Clinton "Clint" Reif who died during the season, the Blackhawks wore "CR" on their helmets for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Off-season
On July 14, 2014, the Blackhawks announced that Kevin Dineen, a former teammate of head coach Joel Quenneville, had been hired as an assistant coach.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Pre-season
The Chicago Blackhawks' pre-season schedule included a September 28, 2014, exhibition game held at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, against the Edmonton Oilers.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Playoffs
The Chicago Blackhawks entered the playoffs as the Central Division's third seed. The Blackhawks lost the last four games of the regular season, thus they did not win the Central Division title. After defeating the Nashville Predators four games to two in the first round, they went on to sweep the Minnesota Wild in the second round, then defeated the Anaheim Ducks four games to three in the Western Conference Final. It was only the third time in Blackhawks history that they had won a playoff series after trailing three games to two.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Playoffs
On May 19, 2015, the Blackhawks played the longest game in their history (116:12) against the Ducks as part of the Western Conference Finals. The Blackhawks defeated Anaheim in Game 7 and moved on to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. On June 15, 2015, Chicago won the Stanley Cup in Game 6 by a 2–0 scoreline. This marked the Blackhawks' third Stanley Cup victory in six seasons.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Playoffs
This was the first Blackhawks Stanley Cup clinched on home ice in 77 years, having won the decisive games in 2010 and 2013 titles on the road, and the first time a Stanley Cup title has been won in Chicago since 1992 when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Blackhawks at Chicago Stadium. It was also the first time any Chicago sports team won a Championship at home since the Chicago Bulls in 1997


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Blackhawks only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, All Star Game
Chicago Blackhawks NHL All-Star representatives at the 2015 National Hockey League All-Star Game in Columbus, Ohio at Nationwide Arena.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Transactions
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections made at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 27–28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season
The 2014–15 Chicago Bulls season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and fifth under head coach Tom Thibodeau. In the off-season, the Bulls let Carlos Boozer go and signed Pau Gasol. Chicago had its first 50-win season since the 2011–12 season with a record of 50–32. Seeded number three in the 2015 NBA Playoffs, the Bulls met the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and defeated them, 4–2. However, Chicago's season ended with a 2–4 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Semifinals.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Roster changes, Player signings
On July 18, the Bulls signed 13-year veteran Pau Gasol and  Real Madrid player Nikola Mirotić. Gasol received a three-year, $22 million deal, while Mirotić's contract was reported to be a three-year, $16.6 million deal. Then, on July 21, Kirk Hinrich was re-signed, whose contract was a two-year, $5.5 million deal. The next day, Aaron Brooks signed with the Bulls.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Roster changes, Player signings
On September 18, the Bulls signed E'Twaun Moore. Nazr Mohammed was re-signed on September 22. The Bulls finalized its training camp roster with the additions of Kim English, Ben Hansbrough, and Solomon Jones on September 26.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Roster changes, Trades
On June 26, the Bulls acquired the draft rights to McDermott, the 11th pick in the NBA draft, and Anthony Randolph from the Nuggets, who received the draft rights of Jusuf Nurkić and Gary Harris, as well as a 2015 second-round draft pick. In a trade with the Orlando Magic on July 14, the Bulls gained the draft rights to Milovan Raković, while Randolph, 2015 and 2016 second-round draft picks, and cash considerations were sent to the Magic. On the same day, the Bulls acquired the draft rights to Tadija Dragićević from the Dallas Mavericks, who received Greg Smith.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Roster changes, Player departures
On June 21, Tornike Shengelia, an unrestricted free agent, went overseas, signing with Saski Baskonia. D. J. Augustin signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons on July 15. On the same day, the Bulls waived Lou Amundson, Ronnie Brewer, and Mike James. The Bulls then waived 12-year veteran and two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer on July 17. On July 24, Jimmer Fredette signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Events
After having an arthroscopic left knee surgery, Joakim Noah reported that he was "doing well" in rehabilitation on June 27. On August 8, Guy Rodgers, who spent one season with the Bulls, was posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ronald Dupree, who played for the 2003–04 Chicago Bulls, announced his retirement on September 8. Additionally, Caldwell Jones, who played for the 1984–85 Chicago Bulls, died on September 21.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Events
It was announced on July 22 that Jimmy Butler and McDermott would play on the 2014 U.S. Select Team. The Bulls' team captain Derrick Rose participated in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup representing the United States men's national basketball team; head coach Tom Thibodeau was also part of the team as an assistant coach.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Events
Gasol, another Bulls' player, played for the Spain national basketball team in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Bairstow also played in the World Cup, competing for the Australia national basketball team. On September 14, Gasol was named to the All-Tournament Team.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Events
On August 11, the Bulls released the 2014–15 preseason schedule for the team. Chicago's 2014–15 regular season schedule was released on August 13. On September 12, the Bulls opened a new training facility called the Advocate Center next to the United Center, replacing the Berto Center in Deerfield, Illinois.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Events
Noah threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game on September 11. The White Sox dubbed their September 13 game vs. the Minnesota Twins as "Bulls Night", welcoming Bulls fans to the ballpark. On September 17, Noah also threw out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Events
On September 23, Rose donated $1 million to After School Matters, a non-profit organization based in Chicago. The Bulls began selling tickets to the public on September 26. On September 28, Brooks threw out the ceremonial first pitch before a White Sox game against the Kansas City Royals.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Broadcasting
On September 11, the 2014–15 television schedule was released. CSN Chicago was selected to broadcast a total of 42 regular-season games and six preseason games. WGN-TV was to televise 22 regular-season games and the remaining two preseason games. Furthermore, WPWR-TV, a station that will replace WCIU-TV for broadcasting rights, will broadcast six regular season games. Throughout the Bulls' regular season, 30 games were selected to be nationally televised. The 30 games were split between ESPN (10), TNT (10), ABC (5), and NBA TV (5). WGN America, WGN-TV's superstation feed, announced it would discontinue its national simulcasts of Bulls games in December 2014 as part of a gradual format change.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Training camp
On September 15, the Bulls released their training camp schedule. There were ten practice sessions from September 30 to October 5. Training camp began for the Bulls on September 29 with Media Day at their new Advocate Center. In a scrimmage on September 30, Rose, Butler, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Gasol, and Noah were selected as starters. On October 1, Thibodeau said to reporters that he believed that Mirotić was impressive, and Noah called him a "secret weapon".


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Training camp
After receiving a day off, training camp resumed on October 4, Rose's birthday, when he was cited for having his best practice of the season. Meanwhile, Dunleavy helped rookie McDermott fix issues of staying inbounds for corner 3-pointers. Commenting on the team's two rookies, Thibodeau said, "[McDermott] and [Mirotic] have done a good job." Furthermore, Noah said that he would wear a knee brace on his left knee which was surgically repaired during the offseason. On October 5, Rose commented that the Bulls are "a dangerous team." In an ESPN power ranking, Chicago was rated number three behind the Cleveland Cavaliers (number two) and the San Antonio Spurs (number one).


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Analysis
Following the NBA draft, Bleacher Report gave the Bulls a "B". Additionally, USA Today would give a slightly better grade with a "B+". In regard to the McDermott acquisition, James Tillman of HoopsHabit.com assessed a "B" grade to the team. Yahoo! Sports graded the Bulls performance at the draft a "C+". Sporting News assessed a "C" to Chicago. SB Nation graded the first-round draft picks with three categories: upside, fit, and immediate impact. The Bulls' McDermott was assessed a "C" in upside, "A" in fit, and "A" in immediate impact."


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Analysis
CSN Houston assessed an "A+", calling the McDermott pick a steal. The Cincinnati Enquirer gave two "B+" grades each for the Bulls' drafting of McDermott and Bairstow. The Plain Dealer gave Chicago a "B+". Philly.com gave a "B+" for the Bulls. CSN New England gave a "B" grade.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Analysis
In a July 13 report card, Bleacher Report assessed an "A" to Chicago's trade for McDermott, the drafting of Bairstow a "B-", and the signing of Gasol a "A-". Then, in a HoopsHabit.com August 8 report card, the signing of Gasol was downgraded to a "B+", the McDermott acquisition a "B", the signing of Mirotić a "C+", and the Aaron Brooks signing a "C". On August 12, Deseret News gave out an overall grade of "A".


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Analysis
Bleacher Report would give position-by-position grades on the Bulls' training camp roster. At the point guard position, an "A" grade was given. For the shooting guards, they were rated an above average grade of "B". However, the small forwards were given a "C+". The power forwards were given an "A" mostly due to the addition of Gasol. Lastly, the center position was given a "B+".


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason, Analysis
In an NBA.com off-season report card, the Bulls were given an "A-" grade.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
On October 6, Chicago would begin its preseason in the United Center against the Washington Wizards, the very team that eliminated the Bulls in five games in the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. In the midst of a 12-game win streak in preseason games, it ended with an 81–85 loss to the Wizards. At one point in the game, Noah and Wizards' forward Paul Pierce were in a brief scuffle with each other. The confrontation had occurred after Pierce committed a hard foul on Butler, leading Thibodeau to try to break them up. The game was televised locally on CSN Chicago. After the game, Noah and Pierce were fined $15,000 each, and four Wizards players were suspended for one regular season game for leaving the bench.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
In the next game, the Bulls met their divisional rival, the Detroit Pistons, at The Palace of Auburn Hills on October 7. Unfortunately, the Bulls would lose in overtime, being defeated 109–111. Thibodeau played it safe and sat Noah out of the game against the Pistons. While the game was televised locally on CSN Chicago, it was also televised nationally on NBA TV.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
On October 11, the Bulls' next opponent would be the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Chicago defeated the Bucks 91–85 for their first victory of the preseason. Gasol led the way, accumulating a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. However, Dunleavy would miss the game due to left knee soreness. The game was televised on WGN and NBA TV.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
For the Bulls fourth preseason game, they played the Denver Nuggets at home on October 13. In the game, Chicago had trailed by as many as 21 points in the second quarter, but to come back to tie the game at the end of the half. The Bulls would have their way in the second half, outscoring Denver 81–40. With Butler scoring 21 points, the Bulls defeated the Nuggets in a 110–90 blowout victory. Dunleavy returned to play with Chicago after missing the previous game. The game was broadcast on CSN Chicago.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
Chicago would start the second half of the preseason playing the Atlanta Hawks on October 16. The Bulls barely managed to defeat the Hawks by a score of 85–84 after Butler drained a three-point buzzer beater at the end of the game. Dunleavy would miss his second preseason game after slipping on a wet spot at a practice session the day before. Instead, McDermott would start for Dunleavy. The game was televised locally on CSN Chicago.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
On October 19, the Bulls played the Charlotte Hornets in what would be Chicago's sixth preseason game. Despite a dangerous Hornets surge in the fourth quarter, the Bulls were successful in defeating Charlotte by a score of 101–96. It was aired locally on WGN and nationally on NBA TV. Following a slipping incident, Dunleavy would return to action once more. However, Butler would sprain his left thumb in the game.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
The next day, Chicago met up with divisional opponent, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who saw the return of LeBron James, and would play at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. Butler would sit out due to the injury that he sustained the day before. Even though Rose scored 30 points, the Bulls were not able to defeat the Cavaliers, losing 98–107. The game was broadcast locally on CSN Chicago and nationally on NBA TV.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Game summaries
In its last preseason game, Chicago played the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 24 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Bulls would lose by a score of 112–113 after the Timberwolves came back from being down by 13 points. Butler would miss his second game while recovering from his injury. The game was televised locally on CSN Chicago.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Preseason, Events
On October 8, Thibodeau gathered the players for a two-hour practice session on a day that was originally scheduled to be an off-day. On the same day, Noah purchased a new home in Lincoln Park. Thibodeau allowed Rose to rest during an October 9 practice session, because he had lower body soreness. The next day on October 10, Rose would return to practice. Thibodeau said, "[Rose was] doing well."


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, Buildup
The Cleveland Cavaliers, being named as a serious championship contender, was said to be challenged by the Bulls. The reason was due to the Bulls' depth, defense, the addition of Gasol, and a healthy Rose. On October 1, Bleacher Report released an article stating that Rose and Butler were ranked number five as one of the best backcourts for the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, Buildup
In a pre-training camp article from Bleacher Report, the Bulls were predicted to go 58–24 for the regular season. Also before training camp, head coach Thibodeau was ranked number two in a Bleacher Report power ranking, being only behind Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. In a USA Today article on October 2, the Bulls were projected to go 57–25, which is one win less than the Bleacher Report prediction, and would place the Bulls as number six in their "NBA Watchability Rankings" list. On the next day, a Bleacher Report article gave an 11/2 chance for the Bulls to win the NBA championship.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, Buildup
On September 30, ESPN sportswriter Brian Windhorst cited several long-term problems with the Chicago Bulls with age and injury being a big issue. However, he did say that the addition of Gasol and McDermott "[is] the perfect antidote for the Bulls' offensive woes [the previous] season." Cody Westerlund, a sports editor for CBS Chicago.com, said that McDermott's playing time will be determined by his defense.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, Buildup
The 13th annual general managers' survey was released on October 22. In the survey, the Bulls garnered 11.5% of the vote as being favored to win the NBA championship. Meanwhile, Noah received 35.7% of the votes as the regular season's predicted Defensive Player of the Year. McDermott was regarded by 14.3% of general managers as the biggest steal of the draft. Thibodeau was voted by 92.9% of general managers as the coach with "the best defensive schemes."


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
In their season opener on October 29, the Bulls defeated the rival New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Winning in a 104–80 blowout, Taj Gibson was the leading scorer with 22 points. In Week 1 of Scott Howard-Cooper's "Rookie Ladder", Mirotić and McDermott were ranked numbers six and eight respectively. On October 31, before their Halloween game, the Bulls were unable to deal a new contract with Butler before the deadline, which would make him a restricted free agent during the 2015 off-season. That night, Chicago's home opener would enter overtime, where the Bulls lost 108–114.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
During the game, Gibson faced an injury scare, while Rose left the court in the fourth quarter due to a sprained left ankle. Entering November having split the first pair of games, Chicago played the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. After missing two weeks, Butler was expected to miss another two-to-four weeks, but he returned to play against the Timberwolves. In the last second of the game, the Bulls were down by one when Butler was fouled by Andrew Wiggins and made both free throws to take the lead and win by a score of 106–105. At the end of the first week of the season, ESPN dropped the Bulls from number three to number five in the power rankings due to Rose's injury.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
On November 4, the Bulls took on the Orlando Magic. Even though Noah missed the game with an illness, Chicago won 98–90 with Butler scoring 21 points. In their fifth game of the regular season, the Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center by a score of 95–86. While Noah missed his second game, Rose returned from his ankle injury. Rose's ankle injury would result in the cover of the November 5 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times calling him "Damaged goods".


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
In the Week 2 version of the Rookie Ladder, Mirotić rose to the fifth rank while McDermott stayed at number eight. On November 7, with Rose on the inactive list, Dunleavy would lead the way for the Bulls to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 118–115 at the Wells Fargo Center. The next day, Chicago was defeated for the second time in the season, against the Boston Celtics, 101–106. In the ESPN power rankings, the Bulls fell to the number six rank.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
After facing difficulties with his ankles, Rose returned to action on November 10 and helped the Bulls defeat the Detroit Pistons by a score of 102–91. In the Week 3 edition of the Rookie Ladder, McDermott fell to the number nine rank and Mirotić fell out altogether. On November 13, Chicago defeated the Toronto Raptors in the Air Canada Centre at the expense of Rose. He would leave in the fourth quarter because of an injured left hamstring. In a postgame conference, Noah would defend Rose by saying "everybody needs to chill…out."


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
Gasol would also defend him, saying "Everyone has [Rose's] back." On November 14, it was reported by CBS Sports that Rose suffered a mild strain and that an MRI was unnecessary, calling it a day-to-day injury. The Bulls–Pacers rivalry would continue in Chicago's final home game of the month on November 15, as it was defeated by the injury-stricken Indiana Pacers, even though Butler scored a career-high 32 points. Chicago would continue to fall in the power rankings, being ranked number seven.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
Chicago's circus trip began on November 17. As put by the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Clippers were "Bull-dozed" when Chicago won by a score of 105–89. Gasol would not play due to a strained calf and Rose would continue to miss games because of his strained hamstring. On Week 4 of the Rookie Ladder, McDermott rose to the number seven rank. In the first game of a back-to-back, the Bulls would be dealt their first loss on the road by the upstart Sacramento Kings on November 20.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
The next day, Business Insider called Rose's contract with the Bulls "a nightmare" for the organization, mentioning that he had only played in five of the first 12 games of the season and that he's being paid the most money on the team. On the second night of a back-to-back, the Bulls lost to the Portland Trail Blazers. During the game, Dunleavy was called for a Flagrant I when Damian Lillard was attempting to shoot a three-pointer, which resulted in a skirmish and technical fouls being called on Blazer Wesley Matthews and Brooks. Furthermore, Gibson suffered a sprained ankle in the third quarter and did not come back to the court; Hinrich was out with a chest contusion. Due to Chicago's continuing struggles, the Bulls declined to the number nine rank of the power rankings.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
On November 24, the Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz. In a report by CBS Sports, it was said that the Bulls were one of seven teams interested in shooting guard Ray Allen, who averaged 9.6 points per game with the Miami Heat in the 2013–14 season. After a returning Gasol made one-of-two free throws with 3.2 seconds left in the game, Gordon Hayward would miss a three pointer at the end of the game, giving the Bulls a 97–95 win. Rose would also return for the Bulls, scoring 18 points in the game.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
The next day, Chicago lost to the Denver Nuggets by a score of 109–114. In the game, Hinrich would return from his chest injury to play. Furthermore, Noah would join Gibson on the injured list as he sat out with a sore left knee and an eye abrasion. In the first half, Rose would leave the game as issues with his left hamstring resurfaced. On November 26, Mirotić would return to the Rookie Ladder on Week 5 being ranked number ten while McDermott dropped out.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, October–November
At TD Garden, the Bulls defeated the Boston Celtics behind Butler's 22 points, winning by a score of 109–102. Besides Gibson who was still injured, Noah would return to play, accumulating 15 points and 14 rebounds. On November 30, the Bulls would end its circus trip with a decisive 102–84 victory against the Brooklyn Nets. Chicago would be led by Butler's 26 points and Gasol's 25 points. The team would have its second winning record in its circus trip (4–3) since the retirement of Michael Jordan. With November closing, the Bulls rose by one rank to number eight in the power rankings. Butler received recognition for his performance in October and November and was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, December
In its second overtime game of the regular season, Chicago was defeated by the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 129–132. Unable to play, McDermott would be out with a right knee injury. However, the Bulls would make up for the loss by winning their league-high tenth road game against the Charlotte Bobcats. Six weeks in, Mirotić would rise to the eighth rank of the Rookie Ladder. On December 6, Chicago was defeated by the strong Golden State Warriors, who won their twelfth-straight game. With the first week of December completed, the Bulls would fall to the tenth rank of the power rankings.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, December
On December 10, the Bulls blew-out the Nets once again by defeating them 105–80. Moving on through the season, Mirotić rose to the number six rank on the Rookie Ladder. Led by Rose's 31 points, Chicago would defeat the Portland Trail Blazers to even and close the season series against each other. In the American Airlines Arena, the Bulls would limit the Miami Heat to 75 points as they defeated them. At the end of the week, the Bulls would be ranked number seven in the power rankings.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, December
Starting off the third week of December in Philips Arena, the Bulls would lose to the Atlanta Hawks. In Week 8, Mirotić would continue to rise, being placed in the number four rank. On December 18, Butler would best his career-high 32 points set the previous month by scoring 35 points in a victory against the New York Knicks. The next day, Chicago would end the Memphis Grizzlies' six-game winning streak with Butler scoring his fourth 30-point game of the season. In the power rankings, Chicago would stay put at number seven.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, December
In the fourth week of December, the Bulls would defeat the then-Eastern Conference leader, the Toronto Raptors, by a score of 129–120 at home. The game featured a 49-point fourth quarter, which was the most points scored by the Bulls in their entire history. On December 23 at the Verizon Center, the Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 99–91. In Week 9 of the Rookie Ladder, Mirotić improved to the third rank. Playing on Christmas Day, the Bulls would blowout the Los Angeles Lakers, winning by 20 points and winning a season-high five consecutive games.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, December
On December 27, led by a 33-point performance by Butler, Chicago defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 107–100. For his performance between December 22 and 28, Jimmy Butler would be named as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Because of their winning streak, the Bulls would rise all the way to number one in the Power Rankings.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, December
Chicago would continue its winning ways by narrowly defeating the Indiana Pacers on December 29. After winning seven-straight games, the Bulls would fall as Brook Lopez scored a season-high 29 points for the Nets. After the month of December came to a close, Mirotić was recognized for his performance and received the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month of December.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, January
Kicking off the year of 2015, the Bulls would set a franchise record by blocking 18 shots against the Nuggets and eventually winning. In the second game of the year, Gasol would lead the Bulls to an overtime victory against the Celtics with 29 points and 16 rebounds. With the first week of 2015 over, Chicago would decline to number three in the power rankings.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, January
After a moment of silence for ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott, who died on January 4 from cancer, the Bulls would defeat the Houston Rockets. Then on January 7, the Bulls would be defeated by the Jazz after being held to a season-low point total with 28-of-84 (33.3 percent) shooting. Chicago would lose back-to-back games for the first time since November 20–21, 2014, against the Wizards. On January 10, the Bulls would defeat the Bucks after a big outing by Gasol that produced a career-high 46 points for the big man. In the power rankings, Chicago would fall to number five.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, January
Despite a good performance, the Bulls would fall to the Magic 114–121. Even though Rose would score 32 points, Chicago would continue to struggle after losing to the Wizards twice in five days. With Noah out with a sprained ankle, the Bulls would defeat the Celtics on January 16 behind a Rose double double. The next day, the Atlanta Hawks, who were on an eleven-game winning streak at the time, would defeat Chicago in the United Center for the first time since May 2, 2011. Chicago's descent in the power rankings would continue as the team fell to number eleven.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, January
After losing to Atlanta, the Bulls would lose to divisional opponent Cavaliers on January 19. Despite a rough stretch, the Bulls would blow out the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. On January 23, the Bulls would top the other Texan team in Dallas aided by the 40 points that the backcourt duo of Rose and Butler put up. However, the Bulls would lose their next game to the Heat on Sunday. Because Chicago defeated the Spurs, the Bulls rose to number nine in the power rankings.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, January
On January 27, the Bulls would miraculously defeat the Warriors with Rose's game-winning field goal with seven seconds left in overtime.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season, March
The Bulls would start March going up against the Clippers. Injury would strike again as Butler would sprain his elbow he would have an MRI revealing that Butler would miss 3–4 weeks. Despite Butlers injury there were positives as Nikola Mirotic would shine and score 29 points.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason
With the regular season over, the Bulls would be seeded #3 in the Eastern Conference behind the Atlanta Hawks (#1) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (#2). The Bulls would have home-court advantage in the First Round when playing the sixth-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and would lose it when the Cavaliers (Chicago's Conference Semifinals opponent) defeated the seventh-seeded Boston Celtics.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Milwaukee Bucks
In the First Round, the Bulls would meet its Central Division opponent in the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time since the First Round of the 1990 NBA Playoffs. After injuring his anterior cruciate ligament in the 2012 playoff opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, Rose returned to play in his first playoff game since the injury to play the Bucks. In the game, he would accumulate 23 points and seven assists. The second game of the series would get physical as seven technical fouls were called and Bucks player Zaza Pachulia would be ejected.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Milwaukee Bucks
Despite a poor outing from Rose, Butler would go off and score 31 points for the victory. In what would be a crucial Game 3 for the Bucks, the Bulls would hold Milwaukee off in double overtime, which was spearheaded by Rose's 34 points. After scoring playoff career-highs in Games 1 and 2, Butler would have another career-high of 33 points but the Bulls would lose Game 4 with a season-high 26 turnovers.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Milwaukee Bucks
In the closing seconds of the game, Rose would turn over the ball and, after a timeout for the Bucks, Jerryd Bayless would get away from Rose to execute a buzzer-beating layup, causing Chicago to lose 90–92. They then dropped game 5 at home, cutting their lead to 3-2. But despite struggling in the previous two games, the Bulls would finish the series by pummeling the Bucks with a franchise record 54-point blowout victory on the road, surpassing the previous record of 42 that was set in Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. Just before Game 6, it was announced that Nikola Mirotić came in second place in voting for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for 2014–15.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers
After defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, the Bulls would face another divisional rival, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in what was regarded as a marquee match-up. The last time the two teams had played each other was back in the First Round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs when the then-first seed Cavaliers would defeat the then-eighth seed Bulls four games to one.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers
For the Cavaliers, they would be playing with Kevin Love out for the rest of the season and J. R. Smith out for Games 1 and 2. However, at this time for the Bulls, it was reported that there had been a long-standing feud between Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau and the organization's management. Despite the dysfunction in the Bulls organization, the team itself would take Game 1 in a 99–92 victory after Rose who scored 23 points had an injury scare.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers
On May 6, it was reported that Jimmy Butler won the NBA Most Improved Player Award thus becoming the first Bull in franchise history to win it. In Game 2, Chicago would be blown out by Cleveland and was dealt its first loss of the series. At halftime, Joakim Noah would shove a fan which led to a $25,000 fine.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers
After splitting the first two games, the series would continue at the United Center for Game 3. Up until the third game, there were no lead changes because the Bulls always led in Game 1 and the Cavaliers always led in Game 2. In an evenly matched game, the Bulls and Cavaliers both played with grit but the Bulls would pull through after 2011 Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose shot a game-winning three-point buzzer beater to win the game 99–96.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers
Aside from the fact that the shot was his second career buzzer beater, it was the first playoff buzzer beater for the team since Michael Jordan's buzzer beater in Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals and the team's last game-winning shot in the last ten seconds since Jordan's memorable championship-winning shot with 5.2 seconds remaining in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. During the game, Pau Gasol would be taken out because of a hamstring injury.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, Postseason, Cleveland Cavaliers
On May 9, talk of the possibility of having two champions in the same city and season began. The Chicago Blackhawks were en route to the Conference Final of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs and the Bulls were up 2–1 in the Conference Semifinals against the Cavaliers. The next day, Butler, whose contract would expire at the end of the season, would state that he planned to remain with the Bulls. This was after rejecting a four-year, $42 million contract back in October 2014. In Game 4, with the game tied 84 apiece, LeBron James would return the favor with a two-point buzzer beater, causing the Bulls to lose 84–86.


2014–15 Chicago Bulls season, D-League
After the Iowa Energy entered a single-affiliation partnership with the Memphis Grizzlies on May 6, 2014, the Bulls would be affiliated with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants starting in the 2014–15 NBA Development League season.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season
The 2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season was the third season of the Chicago Mustangs professional indoor soccer club. The Mustangs, a Central Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games at the Sears Centre in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, Illinois.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season
The team was led by team owner/head coach Armando Gamboa and assistant coach Freddy Ochoa. The Mustangs, PASL champions in 2013–14, struggled in the first year of the MASL but managed to amass an 11–9 record, good enough for 3rd place in the Central Division and a berth in the playoffs. Chicago was eliminated by the Milwaukee Wave in the Central Division Semi-Finals, winning the first game but losing the second and the mini-game tie-breaker.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season, Season summary
Coming off an undefeated season and the PASL championship, much was expected from Chicago in 2014–15 but they largely failed to deliver. They dropped the first game to the MISL champion Missouri Comets, split a home-and-home series with the St. Louis Ambush then lost 2 of their next 3 to limp into December at 24. They found their footing with 5 consecutive wins in December and early January. They struggled the rest of the way, winning only 4 games of the remaining 9. Still, the Mustangs qualified for the post-season with a 119 record and third-place in the Central Division. Playing a home-and-home series for the Division Semi-Finals, Chicago beat Milwaukee at the Sears Centre but lost the second game and the tie-breaking mini-game (in overtime) on the road.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season, History
The Mustangs are named for the original Chicago Mustangs that was a founding member of the United Soccer Association in 1967 and played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968 before becoming a semi-pro team in 1969.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season, History
The Mustangs were successful in their inaugural season in the Professional Arena Soccer League, finishing 11–5, but failed to qualify for the postseason in the competitive Central Division. In their second season, the team Chicago was undefeated in the regular season and went on to win the Ron Newman Cup in the PASL Championship match. Armando Gamboa was named Coach of the Year, forward Efrain "Wilo" Martinez was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the regular season, and goalkeeper Jesus Flores was awarded the Aaron Susi Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the post-season. The Mustangs also won the 2013–14 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season, Off-field moves
In May 2014, the Professional Arena Soccer League added six teams from the failed third incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League and reorganized as the Major Arena Soccer League. The 2014–15 MASL season will be 20 games long, 4 more than the 16 regular season games of recent PASL seasons. With the league expansion and reorganization, the Mustangs move from the Eastern back to the Central division where their rivals for 2014–15 are the Milwaukee Wave, St. Louis Ambush, Tulsa Revolution, Wichita B-52s, and Kansas City-based Missouri Comets.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season, Off-field moves
On December 29, the team announced the hirings of Ray Kincaid to serve as General Manager and Adam Cumbee to Director of Media and Outreach. Kincaid has worked in sales and management of Chicago pro sports teams since 2006 with his most recent post as the GM of the Chicago Outlaws in the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League.


2014–15 Chicago Mustangs season, Schedule, Regular season
♠ Game played with multi-point scoring (most goals worth 2 points and select goals worth 3 points). 2 Game cancelled due to "complications moving the turf"; Tulsa forfeits.


2014–15 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Seattle.


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2014–15 CBA season was the 20th Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season. The Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons were "promoted" to the CBA, becoming the league's 19th and 20th teams. Two clubs also altered or changed their mascots, with the Foshan Dralions opting to be called the Foshan Long-Lions in English, while the Shandong Gold Lions became the Shandong Golden Stars.


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season
The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The 2015 CBA All-Star Game was played on January 18, 2015, at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 1, 2015, and the playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015.


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy
All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players while the bottom four teams from the previous season, as well as the Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey Kings and Chongqing Fly Dragons, have an additional right to sign an extra Asian player.


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy
The rule of using players in each game is described in this chart:


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy
++ If teams waive their rights to sign the extra Asian player, they may use foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season, Regular season
The regular season began on Saturday, November 1, 2014 with the Beijing Ducks hosting the Guangdong Southern Tigers. The regular season ended on February 1, 2015.


2014–15 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
The 2015 CBA Playoffs began on Friday, February 6, 2015. The season champion is Beijing Ducks who succeeded in defending their title.


2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats played home games on Ed Jucker Court at the Fifth Third Arena. The 2014–15 season was the second season the Bearcats participated in the American Athletic Conference, and were coached by Mick Cronin in his ninth season. Mick Cronin discovered he had an arterial dissection and sat out the rest of the season, last coaching December 17 against San Diego State, which would see Assistant Head Coach Larry Davis coach the rest of the season.


2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Purdue in the second round before losing in the third round to Kentucky.


2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the second for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by head coach Jamelle Elliott in her sixth year, plays their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 8–23, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarter-finals of the Athletic Conference Women's Tournament where they lost to Connecticut.


2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, Media
All Bearscats games will have an audio broadcast streamed on . Before conference season home games will also have a video stream on Bearcats TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, , Fox Sports Ohio, and Bearcats TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2014–15 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, 2014–15 Roster
Tasha McDowell (St. Ambrose) Katie Rokus (South Carolina-Aiken) Aaron Swinson (Auburn)


2014–15 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending ECAC regular season and national champions.


2014–15 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
The Golden Knights successfully defended a share of their conference regular season championship with a win over co-champion Harvard on the last day of the season. They were then defeated in the ECAC semifinals by Cornell. Despite this, they still earned their third straight at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Boston College.


2014–15 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Both co-head coach Shannon Desrosiers and assistant coach Matt Kelly departed in the offseason, leaving Shannon's husband Matt Desrosiers as sole head coach and as the only coach on the staff. To replace the departed coaches, Britni Smith, a former standout at St. Lawrence, and Meghan Duggan, a former standout at Wisconsin and a member of the United States national team, were hired as assistant coaches.


2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Florida State.


2014–15 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Last season
The Tigers finished the season 23–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Illinois and Belmont to advance to the semifinals where they lost to SMU.


2014–15 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team will represent Clemson University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Audra Smith resumes the responsibility as head coach for a second consecutive season. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will play their home games at the Littlejohn Coliseum. They finished the season 9–21, 1–15 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Georgia Tech.


2014–15 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team, 2014–15 media, Clemson Tigers IMG Sports Network
The Clemson Tigers IMG Sports Network will broadcast all Tigers games. WCCP will broadcast select games. Games not on WCCP can be found online through the athletic website. Play-by-play will rotate while Dory Kidd will provide the analysis. Non -televised home games can be watched online via Tigercast with the Tigers Sports Network call.


2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season was marked by the publicity the team received by signing free agent forward LeBron James and trading for forward Kevin Love. These All-Star players, added with All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, were dubbed nationally as the "Big Three".


2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season
A sub-.500 team the previous four seasons, the Cavaliers won the Central division with a 53–29 record. After a slow 19–20 start, including a stretch of 2–10 in 12 games, a number of trades turned the season around, and they finished 34–9 the rest of the way.


2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Despite losing key players to injuries, their run continued deep in the NBA Playoffs, starting with a sweep of the Boston Celtics in four games in the First Round, then defeating the Chicago Bulls in six games in the Semi-finals, before sweeping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in four games in the Conference Finals, making it to the NBA Finals, their second appearance since 2007. However, the Cavaliers' season ended with a 2–4 series loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, who won their fourth NBA championship, their first NBA Championship in 40 years.


2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters in his ninth season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 84th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 19–15, 11–5 in Horizona League play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Western Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT.


2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Preseason
Cleveland State was picked second in the Horizon League preseason poll, with nine first place votes.


2014–15 Club Atlas season
The 2014–15 Atlas season was the 68th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Atlas began their season on July 19, 2014 against Tigres UANL, Atlas played their homes games on Saturdays at 9:00pm local time. Atlas qualify to the final phase in the Apertura tournament and was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Rayados de Monterrey. Atlas qualify to the Copa Libertadores 2015.


2014–15 Club Atlas season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Club Atlas season, Torneo Clausura, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Club Brugge KV season, Players, First-team squad
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2014–15 Club Brugge KV season, Players, Transfers in
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2014–15 Club Brugge KV season, Players, Transfers out
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2014–15 Club Brugge KV season, Results, Belgian Cup, Final
The final took place on 22 March 2015 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.


2014–15 Club Tijuana season
The 2014–15 Club Tijuana season was the 68th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Tijuana began their season on July 17, 2014 against Puebla, Tijuana plays their homes games on Fridays at 19:30pm local time.


2014–15 Club Tijuana season, Torneo Apertura 2014, First-team squad
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2014–15 Club Tijuana season, Torneo Apertura 2014, First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Mexican football transfers winter 2013–14.


2014–15 Club Tijuana season, Torneo Clausura 2015, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Club Tijuana season, Clausura 2015 Copa MX, Group stage, Clausura results
Note: Tijuana originally won the first leg 3–1 but Tijuana was later awarded a 3–0 win after Necaxa only had 6 registered Ascenso MX players available for the leg instead of the mandatory 8.


2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by eighth year head coach Cliff Ellis, played their home games at the HTC Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UNC Asheville, Gardner–Webb, and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South Tournament. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Wisconsin.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Colchester United's 73rd season in their history and seventh successive season in the third tier of English football, League One. Alongside competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season
A string of four consecutive defeats meant Joe Dunne lost his job and Tony Humes was appointed his replacement. Colchester had an upturn in league form and leapt to mid-table, but soon a string of poor results mean the U's spent much of the campaign in the relegation zone. Aside from after a home win over Bristol Rovers in February, United were in the bottom four from late November until the final day of the season, when results went in their favour and they beat Preston North End to secure League One survival by the narrowest of margins.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season
For the fourth successive year, Colchester failed to reach the second round of the League Cup following defeat by Charlton Athletic, and despite a bye to the second round of the Football League Trophy, Gillingham won 4–2 on penalties at the Colchester Community Stadium. Colchester did reach the third round of the FA Cup, featuring in two televised matches. Cardiff City comfortably beat the U's 3–1 following a first round win at Gosport Borough and a second round victory at home to Peterborough United.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Days after the final game of the 2013–14 season, Joe Dunne began making changes to his playing squad. Club stalwart Karl Duguid announced his retirement after playing in the final game of the season, while Clinton Morrison's impending exit was announced prior to the last match.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
In the midst of financial cutbacks, the club were unable to offer competitive terms to club captain Brian Wilson, who departed in search of a new club. Also leaving were Academy graduates Jordan Sanderson and Shaun Phillips, while Ryan Dickson was offered new terms after his one-year deal expired.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Colchester made their first signing of the campaign on 14 May as young striker Dominic Smith signed following his release from Crewe Alexandra. He had been on trial with the under-23 side during the latter stages of the 2013–14 season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 22 May, Dominic Vose signed a contract extension until summer 2016, while Ryan Dickson decided against a new deal at the club and opted to join League One rivals Crawley Town.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Long-serving goalkeeper Mark Cousins decided to end his ten-year association with the club to instead sign for Dagenham & Redbridge on 23 June.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 1 July, Colchester brought in a trio of new players to fill the void left by the departing Cousins, Dickson, and Wilson. Former Southend United and Gillingham right-back Sean Clohessy joined the club on a two-year deal, Ben Gordon signed on a free transfer from Ross County, and former Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Chris Lewington also signed a two-tear contract.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Josh Thompson and David Wright signed new one-year deals on 3 July, and on 8 July, Colchester signed former Braintree Town striker Dan Holman on a two-year deal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Colchester played their first game of pre-season on 12 July against Brantham Athletic. The U's won 4–1 with goals from Dominic Vose, Jabo Ibehre, Freddie Sears and Dan Holman. Three days later they played Heybridge Swifts as triallist George Moncur, David Wright, and a brace from Sears gave them a 4–0 half-time lead. In the second-half, they continued the scoring with goals registered by Gavin Massey, Vose and an Ibehre brace sealed an 8–0 win. They then put four past AFC Sudbury on 17 July with Sears, Drey Wright, Sammie Szmodics and Holman the scorers.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Freddie Sears continued his goalscoring for on 19 July as Colchester won 8–1 at Leiston. He scored four, while Holman, Massey, Szmodics and Drey Wright scored the rest.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 23 July, Colchester played their first home friendly of pre-season against neighbours Ipswich Town. Town scored twice in the first twelve minutes of the second-half through Frank Nouble while Jack Marriott added a third later on for the visitors.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Colchester were held to a 2–2 draw at Dover Athletic on 25 July, Josh Thompson and Sammie Szmodics the scorers, before a 4–3 victory over Dagenham Redbridge on 26 July. Macauley Bonne scored his first goal of pre-season, but the U's found themselves 3–1 down at the hour mark. Five minutes later, they began their fight back, as Vose scored once and then scored the equaliser on 76-minutes. Jabo Ibehre scored the U's winner two minutes later.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 29 July, Colchester faced Luton Town, where they were held to a 2–2 draw following a Paul Connolly own goal and a Jabo Ibehre goal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
The club's final pre-season friendly was a 2–0 defeat at Conference South side Bishop's Stortford on 30 July.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 7 August, after training with the club throughout pre-season, George Moncur signed for the club on loan from West Ham United until 11 January 2015. The same day, following the departure of Brian Wilson, Magnus Okuonghae was appointed club captain, with Sean Clohessy named vice-captain.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Colchester faced Oldham Athletic in the opening game of the season on 9 August. The U's scored first after seven minutes through Magnus Okuonghae, but Oldham equalised through Jonathan Forte on 18-minutes, before he gave them the lead in the 40th-minute. Making his debut from the bench, George Moncur levelled the game again on 58-minutes to draw the match 2–2.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Colchester had been drawn against Championship opposition in the first round of the League Cup as they travelled to Charlton Athletic on 12 August. The side once again failed to reach the second round as they suffered a 4–0 defeat. Magnus Okuonghae also found himself sent off for deliberate handball in the penalty area, from which Charlton converted.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
On 16 August, Colchester travelled to Ashton Gate Stadium to play Bristol City. George Moncur scored his second goal in as many league games after nine minutes, but City equalised immediately after half-time through Aaron Wilbraham. He scored his second in the 68th-minute to hand the hosts a 2–1 win.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Notts County beat Colchester 2–1 at Meadow Lane on 19 August. They conceded after six minutes when Ronan Murray scored. Freddie Sears equalised on 69-minutes, but Liam Noble scored shortly afterwards with a shot from outside of the box.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Colchester's winless run continued on 23 August as they were defeated 1–0 at home by Doncaster Rovers. They then suffered another home defeat as Peterborough United won 3–1 at the Colchester Community Stadium. Peterborough took a two goal lead before half-time, but Freddie Sears pulled one back on 64-minutes. However, Jermaine Anderson scored 13-minutes from time to seal the victory.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
Following the club's winless start to the season, manager Joe Dunne left the club by mutual consent on 1 September. Chairman Robbie Cowling acted quickly to replace Dunne by promoting Tony Humes to position of first-team manager, having previously overseen youth development at the club and had guided the under-18 side to a league and cup double in the 2013–14 season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
On 2 September, Humes made his first signing as he brought in youngster Byron Lawrence from Ipswich Town on a one-year deal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
In Humes' first match in charge on 6 September, he took his Colchester side to face Walsall. He handed Dominic Smith his professional debut when he was sent on as a second-half substitute for Gavin Massey, but the U's were unable to break the deadlock in a 0–0 draw, their first clean sheet of the season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
Colchester claimed their first victory of the campaign on 13 September at Leyton Orient. They were down to ten men just before the break when Magnus Okuonghae received his second red card of the season. Despite this, Colchester took the lead through Sanchez Watt on 62-minutes. On 73-minutes, Freddie Sears doubled the U's lead to hand Humes his first win as manager.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
On 16 September, Colchester hosted Sheffield United. George Moncur scored his third goal of the season on 31-minutes, and in the second-half Freddie Sears doubled the hosts lead with 13-minutes remaining. However, the Blades commenced on a comeback when Ben Davies scored on 83-minutes, before Ryan Flynn levelled the score two minutes later. In the 88th-minute, Sheffield completed a six-minute salvo when Davies converted a penalty after Alex Gilbey had fouled Stefan Scougall in the area.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
On 19 September, Dan Holman joined Conference National side Wrexham on loan for one-month, while Cardiff City forward Rhys Healey arrived on a loan deal that would run until 20 December. Meanwhile, development squad striker Nnamdi Nwachuku made a loan move to Leiston.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
Colchester were held to a 0–0 home draw by Bradford City on 20 September.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
Kane Vincent-Young signed a one-year deal following a trial with the under-21 side on 23 September.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, September
Colchester moved out of the relegation zone on 27 September following a 3–0 win at bottom club Crewe Alexandra. Freddie Sears scored his fifth goal of the season on 57-minutes. New recruit Rhys Healey was brought on as a substitute for Craig Eastmond and duly scored shortly after his arrival on the pitch. Sanchez Watt completed the scoring for the visitors on 67-minutes.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
Rhys Healey scored on his first start for the club after 16-minutes of Colchester's game at Preston North End on 3 October. However, Preston equalised four minutes later before taking the lead four minutes after that. Alex Gilbey scored his first goal of the season to level the scored on 37-minutes. Preston retook the lead shortly after half-time before Chris Humphrey sealed a 4–2 victory on 57-minutes.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
On 6 October, Colchester made another loan signing with Ipswich Town right-back Elliott Hewitt joining for one month, while David Fox signed a short-term deal after training with the club.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
Having received a bye in the first round, Colchester crashed out of the Football League Trophy on penalties following a 3–3 draw with Gillingham on 7 October. Drey Wright scored his first goal of the season to open the scoring on 17-minutes, but Brennan Dickenson later equalised. Sanchez Watt made it 2–1 from the penalty spot after Rhys Healey had been fouled in the area, but Bradley Dack allowed the visitors to equalise once again. They then took the lead with 16-minutes remaining when Antonio German scored. Freddie Sears scored a late equaliser, meaning the match went to a penalty shoot-out. George Moncur and Tom Eastman missed their penalties for Colchester as Gillingham won 4–2.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
Having not featured under Tony Humes, Jabo Ibehre was allowed to leave the club on loan to Oldham on 9 October. The same day, youth team graduate Sammie Szmodics signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract extension with the club.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
On 11 October, Colchester came from behind to beat Fleetwood Town 2–1 courtesy of a Gavin Massey brace.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
After scoring a brace in his previous game, Massey, alongside defenders Tom Eastman and Frankie Kent, all signed contract extensions with the club on 16 October. Eastman agreed a deal until 2016, Massey until 2017, and Kent until 2018.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
On 18 October, Colchester were held to a 1–1 draw by Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park, Freddie Sears with the U's goal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
On 21 October, Colchester hosted Chesterfield. The visitors scored in controversial fashion with less than a minute on the clock after Frankie Kent had been floored by a powerful strike in the face. Referee Darren Sheldrake allowed play to continue as Sam Clucas scored. At half-time Rhys Healey replaced George Moncur and scored within five minutes of his arrival. Four minutes from the full-time whistle, Freddie Sears scored once again to earn all three points for Colchester.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
Dan Holman was loaned out once again on 24 October, on this occasion to Aldershot Town for one month. Joining him in leaving the club on loan was Josh Thompson, yet to appear this season. He joined League Two's bottom club Tranmere Rovers on loan until January.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, October
Colchester earned a 2–2 draw at Swindon Town on 25 October. Former U's loanee Michael Smith had given his side the lead in the first-half, but Rhys Healey levelled after the break. Smith then scored once more only for Gavin Massey to score an equaliser shortly afterwards.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
On 1 November, Port Vale won 2–1 at the Community Stadium, Freddie Sears with the consolation goal for Colchester.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
On 4 November, prior to the U's FA Cup first round tie on 9 November, Humes bolstered his forward line with the acquisition of Kemar Roofe on loan from West Bromwich Albion for one month.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
In the first round of the FA Cup, Colchester were drawn against Conference South outfit Gosport Borough who were featuring in the first round of the Cup for the first time in their 70-year history. Gavin Massey opened the scoring for the visitors after 14-minutes, and Sanchez Watt doubled the lead seven minutes later. Sears scored Colchester's third of the match on 26-minutes from the penalty spot. Justin Bennett pulled a goal back for the hosts on 39-minutes, but Alex Gilbey put the U's firmly back in front prior to half-time. Gosport once again reduced the deficit to 4–2 as Bennett scored his second of the game, before Sears scored his second of the game on 78-minutes. Both teams scored in stoppage time as Sammie Szmodics registered his first professional goal, before Lee Wort finalised the 6–3 result.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
Following the FA Cup game, Humes brought in defender Jamie Harney on loan from West Ham for two months on 12 November, while Ipswich defender Elliott Hewitt returned to the club for a further month-long loan spell on 13 November.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
Academy product Michael O'Donoghue was handed his professional debut on 14 November against Barnsley in an unfamiliar defence following injuries to Magnus Okuonghae and Frankie Kent. Barnsley took the lead after just four minutes, but Sanchez Watt equalised on 15-minutes. Sean Clohessy fouled Devante Cole in the penalty area and Conor Hourihane converted. Barnsley then scored their third through Peter Ramage but Freddie Sears scored his twelfth goal of the season in a 3–2 win for Barnsley.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
On 18 November it was announced George Moncur had signed a permanent contract with the club until summer 2017. The defence was also bolstered by the loan signing of Queens Park Rangers youngster Cole Kpekawa joining in an initial month-long deal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
On 21 November, Marcus Bean, who had not featured under Humes, was loaned out by the club to League Two side Portsmouth until early January with a view to a permanent move. Meanwhile, development squad player Billy Roast joined Isthmian League Premier Division outfit AFC Hornchurch on loan until 20 December.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
On 22 November, Colchester hosted Coventry City, who consigned the U's to their third consecutive league defeat with a 1–0 victory, in a match that saw Magnus Okuonghae ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured achilles tendon. With this news, Humes made another loan signing of Birmingham City's Will Packwood until 1 January.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
On 26 November, experienced defender David Wright left the club by mutual consent following a series of niggling injuries and having made only three substitute appearances this season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, November
A makeshift defence lined-up at Milton Keynes Dons on 29 November as Elliott Hewitt, Cole Kpekawa and debutant Will Packwood started alongside Tom Eastman, the only contracted Colchester played in the back four. Dele Alli scored after four minutes before Benik Afobe doubled the home side's lead on 37-minutes, and then scored his second on the stroke of half-time. He completed his hat-trick on 58-minutes, before Packwood was sent off on his debut after fouling Afobe in the penalty area. Ben Reeves converted to make it 5–0 as Humes brought on Jamie Harney for his professional debut. Lee Hodson then completed the scoring to make it 6–0.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
Dominic Vose left the club by mutual consent on 2 December having failed to attract interest for a loan move away, while Kemar Roofe returned to his parent club after amassing 35 minutes of playing time during his loan spell.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
Prior to Colchester's FA Cup second round fixture against Peterborough United, the club brought in experienced Latvia international defender Kaspars Gorkšs on a short-term contract.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
Having reached the second round of the FA Cup for the first time since 2011, Colchester faced Peterborough at home. Kaspars Gorkšs was placed straight into the first-team squad. Sanchez Watt fouled Michael Bostwick in the penalty area but Sam Walker saved the resulting penalty from Aaron McLean two minutes from full-time. Colchester countered from this and George Moncur scored in the first minute of stoppage time to seal a 1–0 win for the U's.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
Following the cup triumph, Will Packwood returned to Birmingham on 11 December following a groin injury. On 12 December, Sam Walker extended his contract with the club for a further year until summer 2016.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
On 13 December, Colchester suffered another heavy league defeat when Rochdale won 4–1 at the Community Stadium. Gavin Massey scored the only goal for the U's.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
Worsening Colchester's injury woes was Michael O'Donoghue who only shortly after making his first-team bow was ruled out for nine months after rupturing his cruciate ligaments in training on 16 December. Three loanees then extended their stays with the club as Rhys Healey signed on until the end of the season, while Elliott Hewitt and Cole Kpekawa both agreed to a further month.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
Colchester ended a run of five successive defeats on 20 December with a 1–0 win over Yeovil Town at Huish Park with Craig Eastmond's first goal of the season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
In the Boxing Day fixture against Gillingham, Colchester were defeated 2–1 at home with Sammie Szmodics scoring the U's goal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, December
A goalless draw away at Crawley Town on 28 December rounded off the year with Colchester still two points away from safety in the relegation zone.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
Colchester had been drawn away to Championship side Cardiff City in the third round of the FA Cup on 2 January. The game, televised on BBC Two Wales took place in front of a sparse crowd of just 4,194, the lowest ever attendance at the Cardiff City Stadium in protest of the club's ownership. Cardiff had a 3–0 lead after an hour, but Freddie Sears scored a consolation for Colchester to bring his tally for the season to 13 goals. Both Tom Lapslie and Dion Sembie-Ferris were sent on as substitutes to make their professional debuts in the game.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
Dominic Smith joined Billy Roast at AFC Hornchurch in a one-month loan deal, while David Fox agreed an extension to his short-term contract until the end of the season. Marcus Bean returned from his Portsmouth loan, but the club cancelled his contract by mutual consent the same day before signing for Wycombe Wanderers. Kaspars Gorkšs signed a short-term contract with the club, while former loanee Alex Wynter joined on an 18-month contract from Crystal Palace.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
January's league fixtures began on 10 January with an away win at Peterborough United. Freddie Sears struck his tenth league goal of the season before Elliott Hewitt sealed a 2–0 victory with his first professional goal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
With his contract set to expire in the summer, top-scorer Freddie Sears made a move to Championship side Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee on 16 January.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
On 17 January, Colchester lost 2–0 to Walsall in their fifth successive home defeat.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
Following Sears' move to Ipswich, Colchester and Ipswich confirmed the loan move of Jack Marriott until the end of the season, while Elliott Hewitt extended his stay for a further month.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
On 22 January, Colchester confirmed the signings of two further players with the arrival of Chris Porter from Sheffield United on an 18-month contract, and Millwall defender Matthew Briggs on loan until the end of the season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
Porter and Briggs were handed their debuts on 24 January in a relegation battle with Leyton Orient, while Tom Lapslie was granted his first start and home debut. Gavin Massey opened the scoring on 14-minutes and Kaspars Gorkšs doubled the lead with his first goal for the club shortly after half-time. Elliott Hewitt was sent off for a professional foul with six minutes remaining but Colchester held on for their third home win of the season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
On 26 January, development squad players Nnamdi Nwachuku and Billy Roast both had their contracts cancelled by mutual consent. Josh Thompson then also had his contract terminated as he joined Tranmere permanently on 28 January. Jamie Harney agreed a permanent deal with the club until summer 2016, while Kaspar Gorkšs' short-term deal expired and he joined Superleague Greece side Ergotelis. Colchester signed Tottenham Hotspur youth product Kenny McEvoy on loan until the end of the season on 30 January.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, January
Chris Porter scored his first goal for the club on 31 January in Colchester's 1–1 draw with Bradford City at Valley Parade.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
Transfer deadline day fell on 2 February as two more players left the club. Having fallen out of favour under Tony Humes and with six months remaining on his contract, Craig Eastmond left the club by mutual consent. Dan Holman left to join Dover Athletic on loan until the end of the season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
On 7 February, Colchester faced Crewe at the Community Stadium. Chris Porter scored his second goal in three games for the U's to give the home side a 1–0 advantage at the interval. However, three goals for the visitors without reply in the second-half gave Crewe victory, while Jack Marriott pulled one back for the U's three minutes after arriving on the pitch as a substitute.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
Another defeat followed on 10 February as Sheffield United beat the U's 4–1 at Bramall Lane, Sammie Szmodics with Colchester's consolation goal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
On 14 February, Szmodics scored in his second successive game to hand the U's a 1–0 win over Oldham.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
On 17 February, Colchester hosted Milton Keynes Dons, who won 1–0 through a Dele Alli goal.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
Colchester hosted League One leaders Bristol City on 21 February and took the lead after just three minutes when Tom Lapslie headed in his first professional goal. Eleven minutes later, Macauley Bonne scored his first goal of the season to double the lead. Chris Porter then made it 3–0 after 26-minutes. City pulled a goal back on 50-minutes, and Aden Flint scored on 61-minutes to make it 3–2, but the U's held on for a vital win to move them out of the relegation zone for the first time since November.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
Following his goal in the previous match, Macauley Bonne was handed a 2+1⁄2-year contract extension with his original deal expiring in the summer. On 26 February, Bristol City allowed Karleigh Osborne to join the U's on loan until the end of the season.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, February
Colchester suffered a 2–0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers on 28 February, dropping them back into the relegation zone.


2014–15 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, March
Colchester lost 1–0 at home to Notts County on 3 March.