2014–15 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
Shavlik was traded as a part of a three-way deal involving the Los Angeles Clippers for the purpose of getting the Clippers' Reggie Bullock, while Isaiah was traded in a seven-way deal involving the Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia 76ers, and Detroit Pistons that also involved trading the Dragić brothers, Miles Plumlee, rookie guard Tyler Ennis, and the Los Angeles Lakers' Top-5 protected draft pick this year (Top-3 protected the next two years later) in exchange for Brandon Knight, Marcus Thornton, Danny Granger, Kendall Marshall, John Salmons, the 2016 first round pick Boston got from the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier (which turned out to be Skal Labissière), and two future first-round draft picks from the Miami Heat (one of which was completely unprotected).


2014–15 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ m: Initially, both Randolph and Thomas stayed with the team throughout most of the season after their respective trades came up. However, Shavlik Randolph was waived on April 6, 2015, and signed with the Denver Nuggets two days later, but never played any games with them and was waived on April 9, 2015, one day after he signed the contract with Denver.


2014–15 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ n: While both of the Dragić brothers played out the rest of this season with the Miami Heat, Zoran played some of his games with the Heat's D-League affiliate team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, instead of with his older brother, Goran, at Miami.


2014–15 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ o: Even though both Kendall Marshall and John Salmons were traded (back) to the Suns on the February 19, 2015 trade deadline alongside Kendall's former Bucks teammate Brandon Knight, Marcus Thornton from the Boston Celtics, and Danny Granger from the Miami Heat (and three future first round draft picks), Marshall never suited up under his second chance with the Suns in his career (as did Salmons), as they were both waived from the team on the same day, thanks (in part) due to Marshall's anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained with the Bucks earlier in his career.


2014–15 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
Marshall signed a multi-year deal for the Philadelphia 76ers on September 13, 2015, while Salmons ultimately retired before the start of the 2018–19 season due to him being of older age than where he was at during this season. ^ p: After being waived from the Suns once completing his 10-day contract with the team, A.J. Price did not find a new team to play under until September 11, 2015, when he signed a one-year deal to play for the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.


2014–15 Pirveli Liga
2014–15 Pirveli Liga was the 26th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga. The season began on 25 August 2014 and finished on 23 May 2015.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers were led by twelfth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to NC State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Last season
The Panthers finished the season 26–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a number nine seed where they defeated Colorado in the first round before losing in the second round to number one seeded Florida.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Suzie McConnell-Serio resumes the responsibility as head coach for a second consecutive season. The Panthers, second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will play their home games at the Petersen Events Center. They finished the season 20–12, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Virginia Tech. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Chattanooga in the first round before getting defeated by Tennessee in the second round.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, 2014–15 media, Pitt Panthers Sports Network
The Pitt Panthers Sports Network will broadcast all Panthers games on WJAS. George Von Benko will provide the play-by-play while Jen Tuscano will provide the analysis. Non -televised home games can be watched online via Pitt Panthers TV with the Panthers Sports Network call.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season
On May 16, 2014, Penguins' co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle fired general manager Ray Shero after the team captured the Metropolitan Division title, but failed to beat the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. On June 6, 2014, the Penguins named Jim Rutherford as the new GM, and fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma. On June 25, 2014, over two weeks after new GM Rutherford fired Bylsma, the Penguins appointed Mike Johnston as their new head coach. They also proceeded to fire Tony Granato and Todd Reirden while hiring Rick Tocchet as an assistant coach to Johnston.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Off-season
On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Penguins traded right winger James Neal to the Nashville Predators in exchange for right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Pre-season
The Penguins released their 2014 pre-season schedule on June 18, 2014.


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Pre-season, Statistics
Updated as of October 2, 2014Note – Statistics compiled from Official Game/Event Summaries from NHL.com


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs, Game log
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the playoffs as the final Wild Card team.


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


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions, Trades
Zach Sill2nd-round pick in 20164th-round pick in 2015(To EDM to OTT–#107–Christian Wolanin)


2014–15 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


2014–15 Plunket Shield Season
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2014–15 Plunket Shield Season
The 2014–15 Plunket Shield was the 86th season of official First-class cricket in New Zealand. The competition started on 23 October 2014, and finished on 3 April 2015. Canterbury won the tournament for the eighteenth time after a victory against Northern Districts in the final round of matches.


2014–15 Plunket Shield Season, Points Distribution
Batting Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of runs scored after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.


2014–15 Plunket Shield Season, Points Distribution
Bowling Bonus Points are awarded in relation to the number of wickets taken after 110 overs are bowled in the first innings.


2014–15 PlusLiga
2014–15 PlusLiga was the 79th season of Polish Championship (15th season as professional league - PlusLiga) organized by Professional Volleyball League SA (Polish: Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2014–15 PlusLiga
Professional Volleyball League SA decided to add to PlusLiga two teams - MKS Cuprum Lubin and MKS Banimex Będzin.


2014–15 PlusLiga
In season 2014/2015 Poland was represented by PGE Skra Bełchatów, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, Jastrzębski Węgiel in CEV Champions League, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in CEV Cup. Indykpol AZS Olsztyn resigned from participation in the CEV Challenge Cup. Any Polish team will not take part in this tournament.


2014–15 PlusLiga
On October 8, 2014 PGE Skra Bełchatów as the Polish Champion 2014 played with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (winner of Polish Cup 2014) for the ENEA Polish SuperCup2014. PGE Skra won 3-1 at Arena Poznań in Poznań. Facundo Conte was awarded a title of the Most Valuable Player.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2014–15 PlusLiga in Poland.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
The following is the Asseco Resovia Rzeszów roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, AZS Częstochowa
The following is the AZS Częstochowa roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, AZS Politechnika Warszawska
The following is the AZS Politechnika Warszawska roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, BBTS Bielsko-Biała
The following is the BBTS Bielsko-Biała roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Cerrad Czarni Radom
The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Cuprum Lubin
The following is the Cuprum Lubin roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Effector Kielce
The following is the Effector Kielce roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
The following is the Indykpol AZS Olsztyn roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Jastrzębski Węgiel
The following is the Jastrzębski Węgiel roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk
The following is the Lotos Trefl Gdańsk roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, MKS Banimex Będzin
The following is the MKS Banimex Będzin roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, PGE Skra Bełchatów
The following is the PGE Skra Bełchatów roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, Transfer Bydgoszcz
The following is the Transfer Bydgoszcz roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 PlusLiga squads, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
The following is the ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle roster in the 2014–15 PlusLiga.


2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Plymouth Argyle's 88th in the Football League and ninth in the fourth division of English football.


2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, 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 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 28 October 2014 at 7pm. Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home to AFC Fylde of the Conference North.


2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, FA Cup
The second round draw took place on Monday 10 November with Plymouth Argyle being drawn an away fixture against either Crewe or Sheffield United. Their replay is due to be played on the Tuesday 18 November.


2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Plymouth Argyle were drawn at home to Leyton Orient.


2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Transfers, Out
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2014–15 Polish Cup
The 2014–15 Polish Cup was the sixty-first season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 19 July 2014 with the first matches of the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on 2 May 2015 with the Final, in which Legia Warsaw defeated Lech Poznań for a record 17th title. As winners, Legia qualified for the qualifying tournament of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Polish Cup
Zawisza Bydgoszcz were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season, but were eliminated in the last 32 by Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.


2014–15 Polish Cup, First Preliminary Round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 June 2014. Participating in this round are 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2013–14 II Liga. The matches were played on 19 and 20 July 2014.


2014–15 Polish Cup, Second Preliminary Round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 June 2014. The matches were played on 26 and 27 July 2014.


2014–15 Polish Cup, First round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 June 2014. The matches were played on 12 and 13 August 2014. Joining in this round are the 18 teams from 2013–14 I Liga.


2014–15 Polish Cup, Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with the 16 teams from 2013–14 Ekstraklasa. The matches were played on 23, 24 and 25 September 2014.


2014–15 Polish Cup, Round of 16
Competing in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014. Matches were played on 15, 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.


2014–15 Polish Cup, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 12 February, 3 and 4 March 2015, while the second legs were played on 5, 17, 18 and 19 March 2015.The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014.


2014–15 Polish Cup, Semifinals
The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals competed in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 1 April 2015, while the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2015.The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014.


2014–15 Polish Cup, Final
The Polish cup Final is being held at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 2 May 2015.


2014–15 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
2014–15 Polish Cup was the 58th edition of the Polish Cup of men's volleyball tournament.


2014–15 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
As a venue for final tournament was chosen Ergo Arena in Gdańsk/Sopot. Lotos Trefl Gdańsk achieved their first trophy in history of club.


2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season
The 2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season was the 80th season of the Polska Hokej Liga, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Ten teams participated in the league: Orlik Opole and Naprzód Janów moved up from the 1. Liga while KTH Krynica did not play in the PHL as they did not obtain a license, which allowed Podhale Nowy Targ to stay in the PHL.


2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season
The regular season format was changed from the previous season. After 36 matches, GKS Tychy led the league with 82 points. Then the league has been divided into two groups for the Second Round: Group A, consisting of the top 6 teams competing against each other; and Group B, consisting of the bottom 4 teams competing.


2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season
In the stronger group (Group A), JKH GKS Jastrzębie finished in first place at the end of the season, and from the weaker group (Group B), Orlik Opole and Naprzód Janów advanced to the playoff round. GKS Tychy won the playoff championship, the second championship in the club's history. GKS Katowice was relegated to the 1. Liga at the end of the season.


2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (First Round)
After 36 matches, the top 6 teams advanced to the stronger group (Group A) to determine standings before playoffs. The bottom 4 teams advanced to the weaker group (Group B) to determine the two teams that would also advance to the playoffs, and the team that would be relegated.


2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (Second Round, Group A)
The top 6 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round.


2014–15 Polska Hokej Liga season, Regular season (Second Reound, Group B)
The bottom 4 teams from the First Round were put in this group to determine the standings before the playoffs. Results from the Second Round are added to results from the First Round. The top two teams advanced to the playoffs, while the bottom two teams did not. The last place team was relegated.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Port Vale's 103rd season of football in the English Football League, and second successive season in League One. Before the season began the club were listed as third favourites to be relegated by the bookies.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season
A run of six defeats resulted in a surprise resignation from manager Micky Adams on 18 September, and his assistant Rob Page took his place in the hot-seat. Chairman Norman Smurthwaite then initiated his plan for the club to sign young players to develop and later sell for profit at a later date. Vale exited the cups in the early stages after coming up against tough opposition, exiting the FA Cup at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons, losing to Cardiff City in the League Cup and Preston North End in the League Trophy. They climbed up the league table under Page, reaching the outskirts of the play-offs by the end of February before a late season collapse saw them finish in 18th place.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Manager Micky Adams ended months of speculation surrounded his future when he signed a 12-month rolling contract the following in June 2014. His first signing of the season was versatile left-sided player Colin Daniel. Kaid Mohamed left the club on loan, after he agreed to spend the season playing for Northampton Town. Adams admitted he was finding it difficult to sign new players to take the club forward after losing out on numerous transfer targets to rival clubs.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Chairman Norman Smurthwaite was criticised by fans for showing a lack of ambition, but Smurthwaite defended his record by pointing to falling season ticket sales and the high amount of time and money he had invested in the club without financial reward. The second signing of the season was 24-year-old full-back Ryan McGivern, who negotiated a release from relegated Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in order to sign a two-year contract with the Vale.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The third arrival was winger Mark Marshall, who had spent the latter half of the previous campaign with Coventry City after serving a two-year ban for taking performance-enhancing drugs. His next signing was winger Byron Moore, who turned down a contract offer at nearby Crewe Alexandra to join the Vale. This capture raised the tensions between Vale and Crewe, particularly after Adams and Crewe boss Steve Davis had a spat over the departure of his son Joe Davis; his father claiming Vale's contract offer to Joe was "derisory".


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Adams looked at a number of players on trial over the summer, including: Michael O’Connor, Steve Jennings, Javan Vidal, and Sylvestre Guyonet. Adams completed his squad on 18 July with a triple signing, taking on a trio of experienced midfielders: Michael Brown, Steve Jennings, and Michael O'Connor. He took the squad on a pre-season tour of Cornwall, including a stay at HMS Raleigh. Adams added to the squad by taking in versatile right-back Frédéric Veseli on a long-term loan from Ipswich Town. Carl Dickinson was appointed as club captain in August 2014, taking the armband from the departed Doug Loft.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale opened the season with a 1–1 draw at home to Walsall, with young goalkeeper Sam Johnson being favoured ahead of Chris Neal. An excellent away win followed as Vale picked up a 3–1 win at newly relegated Doncaster Rovers. Adams said this performance was as good as he had seen in an away game during his time as Vale manager. They remained unbeaten after picking up a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Their unbeaten start to the season came to an end with a 2–0 home defeat to Notts County, with the Vale unable to turn round a 1–0 half-time deficit despite a strong attacking performance in the second half. To boost his attacking options, Adams then took in Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Slew on loan until January. However Adams went on to bemoan defensive errors as Chesterfield left Burslem with a 2–1 win following a bad-tempered encounter upon Daniel Jones's return to Vale Park. After the match opposition player Armand Gnanduillet was racially abused by a Vale supporter. Adams ended the month by signing French striker Achille Campion on loan from Swedish side Norrby IF.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
A trip to London Road opened September for Vale, and Adams changed the team following the run of defeats, but league leaders Peterborough United proved too strong as they ran out 3–1 winners. The run of defeats was extended to five games on 13 September when local rivals Crewe Alexandra picked up their first points of the season. Following the defeat Adams told the media that his position would be under threat if results did not turn around quickly.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Three days later league leaders Bristol City made it six defeats in a row by inflicting a 3–0 defeat on the Vale. This proved too much for Adams, who announced his resignation on 18 September. Rob Page stepped in as caretaker-manager initially "until the end of October". His first game in charge saw the Vale beat Barnsley 2–1, Mark Marshall providing a deserved late winner with a mazy penalty box run. At Bradford City former Valiant Billy Knott gave away a penalty which was converted by Chris Lines, but a Mark Yeates free-kick just before half-time levelled the scores. The defence was then bolstered with the signings of two loanee players: Guadeloupe international Stéphane Zubar from Bournemouth, and 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Reiss Greenidge from West Bromwich Albion.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
A trip to Fleetwood Town on 4 October proved fruitless after a late penalty gave Fleetwood a 1–0 win; Vale had played well and seemed to have done enough to earn a point despite playing much of the match with ten men after Slew was sent off for striking an opposition player. In search of a first clean sheet of the season, Page signed 19-year-old centre-back Remie Streete on loan from Newcastle United. Vale came out of the relegation zone on 11 October with a convincing 4–1 win over struggling Yeovil Town.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
A 2–0 defeat followed at Deepdale, with Zubar receiving a straight red card for lashing out at Preston North End's Joe Garner. After the game Page condemned Garner for play-acting throughout the match to try and get Vale player's sent off. The loan signings continued, as Leicester City's Saint Kitts and Nevis international striker Harry Panayiotou arrived on a one-month loan. The club were also in talks with former Premier League midfielder Isaiah Osbourne, who instead joined fellow relegation battlers Scunthorpe United.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Ironically a few days later Scunthorpe then came to Burslem, as did the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo, and the game ended 2–2 despite the Vale leading 2–1 and facing ten men after former player Jennison Myrie-Williams was sent off. The fifth signing of Page's reign then arrived in the form of French striker Dany N'Guessan, who signed a two-month deal. The signing came in good time as Tom Pope was later ruled out of action for a few weeks with a knee injury.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale then beat Leyton Orient 3–0, keeping their first clean sheet of the season; Orient were reduced to ten men early in the first half after Darius Henderson was sent-off for elbowing Richard Duffy. Having taken the club up seven league places within six weeks, Page was appointed as manager on a permanent basis on 29 October.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale opened November with three points at Colchester United; Neal saved a first-half penalty before Marshall and Daniel secured the goals in a 2–1 win. The search for talented young players continued, with Aziz Deen-Conteh and Enoch Andoh both joining the club on a trial basis. The clash with Rochdale on 15 November came amidst a defensive crisis as Streete was recalled from his loan and both Duffy and McGivern were suspended. The positive results kept coming however, as Vale moved into the top half of the table with a 1–0 win.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Former Chelsea left-back Aziz Deen-Conteh then signed a deal with the club until 2017. Leaving the club, though only on a 28-day loan, was goalkeeper Sam Johnson, who went to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town. Not long after their FA Cup triumph at Vale Park, Milton Keynes Dons hosted the Vale and ran out 1–0 following a sending off to Chris Lines. Another two long-term prospects were then added in the form of Ghana youth international Enoch Andoh, who signed an 18-month contract, and former Manchester City striker Alex Nimely. The "Valiants" then ended the month with a 2–2 draw at Gillingham, Brown's 94th-minute equalizer securing a deserved point.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
After a two-week break Vale hosted Coventry City on 13 December, and went on to lose the game 2–0 after failing to pose much of an attacking threat. They got back to winning ways the following week by beating struggling Crawley Town 2–1. The visitors on Boxing Day were Sheffield United, who were defeated 2–1 after referee Stuart Attwell sent off "Blades" defender Chris Basham and later gave Vale a penalty. Another tricky tie followed at Swindon Town, who went into the automatic promotion places after beating Vale 1–0.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale began 2015 with a home tie against Gillingham, and a victory took them to within a point of the play-offs thanks to a stoppage time winner from Colin Daniel. Shortly after Frédéric Veseli's loan signing from Ipswich was made into a permanent deal. Going forward Page managed to adequately cover for the continuing absence of Pope by playing Ben Williamson as a lone striker supported by Louis Dodds in a central attacking midfield role.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The next week's opponents, Chesterfield, were one place above Vale, but a 3–0 Chesterfield win put Vale four points and four places outside the play-offs; both chairman and manager described the performance as "embarrassing". This proved to be a temporary setback however, as Vale went on to beat Peterborough 2–1. A win over "A500 derby" rivals Crewe would then take Vale into the play-offs, but a 1–0 win completed a double over Vale for the "Railwaymen"; Neal saved a penalty he himself gave away but could not keep out Nicky Ajose's 39th-minute strike.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Next opponents Barnsley tried to buy Tom Pope before Vale's visit to Oakwell. Pope played against Barnsley but it was goalkeeper Neal who opened the scoring after fumbling into his own net just before half-time; Barnsley went on to win the game 2–1. Pope stayed put throughout the remainder of the transfer window, instead it was N'Guessan who departed, whilst Tommy O'Sullivan and Greg Luer arrived on loan.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Vale twice came from behind at home to Bradford on 7 February, Campion scoring the first equalizer before City goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was sent off in stoppage time for bringing down Birchall; O'Connor converted the resulting penalty. A trip to league leaders Bristol City followed, who demonstrated their superiority over the Vale with a 3–1 win. To bolster the defence Page signed 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) teenage centre-back Ryan Inniss on a youth loan from Crystal Palace. The youngster made his debut at Walsall, helping Vale to a rare clean sheet as Tom Pope returned to the score-sheet.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
A second clean sheet followed in a 3–0 home win over Doncaster Rovers, as both Veseli and Moore opened their accounts with the club to complete the double over "Donny". A 1–0 win over Notts County extended the run of victories and clean sheets and took Vale to within three points of the play-offs.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
March began poorly as managerless Oldham broke Vale's run of results with a 1–0 victory in a dour game. Vale then came from behind to win 3–2 at Coventry, moving themselves to within two points of the play-offs in the process. This proved to be Inniss's last game for the club, and Lines also left the club after the game, joining former club Bristol Rovers on loan. Swindon then dented Vale's promotion hopes with a 1–0 in Burslem, defending an eighth-minute lead from Brazilian defender Raphael Rossi Branco.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Dodds twice put Vale ahead of Crawley, but the relegation threatened visitors came from behind to win the game 3–2 to effectively end Vale's play-off hopes in front of just 3,852 supporters. Page said the performance was "embarrassing". Pope was dropped for the trip to Bramall Lane, though came on at half-time during a 1–0 defeat to Sheffield United. On deadline loan deal day, Page made a triple signing: Portuguese winger Francisco Júnior (Everton), Scottish defender Neill Collins (Sheffield United), and Senegalese attacker Mohamed Coulibaly (Bournemouth). Francisco Júnior and Collins started at Leyton Orient, but a 1–0 lead turned into a 2–1 deficit following Chris Neal's sending off.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Second-from-bottom Colchester opened the Easter weekend with a 2–1 win at Vale Park, leaving Vale just four points above the relegation zone. Five changes were made for the trip to Rochdale, but a stoppage time goal from former Valiant Calvin Andrew condemned Vale to a sixth successive defeat. The run of defeats was ended with a 0–0 draw at home to third-place Milton Keynes Dons.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Richard Duffy then scored the first goal of his Vale career against Scunthorpe and secured a draw that took the club over the 50 point mark; however a Kyle Wootton goal five minutes into stoppage time denied Vale the victory. Second-place Preston twice took the lead against Vale, but despite Duffy being sent off Vale came back with two Michael O'Connor penalties to claim an important point. Vale secured their League One status with 2–1 win at bottom-club Yeovil, ending a run of nine games without a win. This left the final game against Fleetwood as a formality, as Vale fell to a 2–1 defeat.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The first departure announced at the end of the campaign was from the coaching staff, with Mark Grew standing down after 25 years at Vale Park. Of the playing staff only three players were not offered new contracts: Chris Robertson, Kaid Mohamed and Alex Nimely. Star striker Tom Pope chose to leave the club, rejecting an offer of a 50% pay cut in favour of a move to newly promoted Bury. The next player to depart was strike partner Ben Williamson, who left for Gillingham. Chris Lines had his contract cancelled in order to join Bristol Rovers on a permanent basis and free up the wage budget for Page. Full -back Frédéric Veseli and star winger Mark Marshall also left the club after rejecting new contract offers.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
PVFC Limited, the club's holding company, was hit with a winding-up order by HM Revenue and Customs in July 2014; chairman Norman Smurthwaite insisted this would not affect the club and that a funding error caused the problem and expected the order to be withdrawn.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite continued to affect changes at the club, controversially axing the system of door-to-door lottery collectors and banishing the Port Vale Community Trust out of Vale Park; the charity subsequently was offered a rent-free tenancy at the Touch building in Trinity Street, Hanley by Vale supporter Jason Nixon who also stated that he had business contacts interested in buying the club.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite invested £500,000 into the playing budget in order to help Micky Adams strengthen the squad. Despite not wanting him to resign, once Adams left the club Smurthwaite initiated a policy of experimenting with young players in the hope of turning a profit from player sales in the future. Smurthwaite did cause controversy however by telling a reporter that supporters who only attended away matches (due partly to Vale Park's high ticket costs) "disgusted" him and that they should "go and support another club".


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
In February, the home game with Doncaster Rovers was put into doubt after Smurthwaite refused to pay extra policing costs that Staffordshire Police had demanded following intelligence that there would be troublemakers instigating violence at the game. Smurthwaite denied Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis's claim that Smurthwaite threatened to close the club down during the dispute, but retracted his threat to bar police officers from entering the ground during the match.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite cancelled an expensive arranged loan deal for an unnamed Premier League player in March after being disappointment with low home attendances; he stated "I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall with it all." An e-mail sent from Smurthwaite's account claimed that he was looking to sell the club and would invest no further money in the club, but he claimed his account had been hacked and that the e-mail was a hoax.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
A tricky draw in the First Round left Vale facing Milton Keynes Dons; the game proved to be an entertaining one, but despite Dany N'Guessan scoring two goals he ended up on the losing side as the Dons ran out 4–3 winners.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale made progress in the League Cup by beating League Two side Hartlepool United 6–2 in the First Round, Ben Williamson scoring a hat-trick within the space of ten minutes. Their Second Round opponents were newly relegated Championship side Cardiff City, who ran out 3–2 victors with former Manchester United striker Federico Macheda marking his debut with a brace; the highlight for Vale was a 40-yard goal from Michael O'Connor.


2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
After a bye in the First Round of the Football League Trophy, Vale faced a tricky tie with Preston North End at Deepdale. Tom Pope cancelled out Chris Humphrey early strike, but the game was won in the 63rd minute by a deft chipped goal from Joe Garner, with Paul Gallagher and Tom Pope completing the scoring to make it 3–2 to the "Lambs".


2014–15 Port Vila Premier League
The 2014–15 TVL Premier League or 2014–15 Port Vila Premier League is the 21st edition of the Port Vila Premier League top division.


2014–15 Port Vila Premier League
The top four of the league qualify for the 2015 VFF National Super League and the lowest team relegates to the 2015–16 TVL First Division.


2014–15 Port Vila Premier League
Before the season, the 2014 TVL Smile Cup was held as an opening tournament, with Tafea FC taking out the title.


2014–15 Port Vila Premier League, TVL Smile Cup
Before the 2014–15 TVL Premier League, the TVL Smile Cup was hosted as an opening cup at Port Vila Municipal Stadium. The 2014 TVL Smile Cup was won by Tafea.


2014–15 Port Vila Premier League, TVL Smile Cup, Matches
The 8 teams participating were split into 2 groups, with the top 2 from each group advancing to the semi-finals, and the winners of the two semi-finals facing off in the grand final.


2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by ninth-year head coach Eric Reveno, played their home games at the Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.


2014–15 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pilots finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament to Loyola Marymount.


2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball team will represent the University of Portland in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Cheryl Sorensen's first season as head coach at Portland. The Pilots were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Chiles Center. They finished the season 4–26, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Santa Clara.


2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball team, 2014–15 Roster
Steve Lowe (Central Washington) Brianna Chambers (Cal State Bakersfield) Jazmine Foreman (Lynn)


2014–15 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by sixth year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to Sacramento State.


2014–15 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by eighth year head coach Sherri Murrell, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. After a 3–21 start to the season, head coach Sherri Murrell was fired. Assistant coach Jennifer Mountain was named the Vikings interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 4–25, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Women's Tournament.


2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Trail Blazers finished the regular-season record at 51–31, and captured the franchise's first Northwest division title. Unfortunately, the Trail Blazers were eliminated by the Memphis Grizzlies in the First Round in five games. Midway through the season Wesley Matthews suffered a season-ending Achilles tear. Following the season, LaMarcus Aldridge signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.


2014–15 Portland Trail Blazers season, Preseason, Draft picks
The Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 2014 NBA draft.


2014–15 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Portsmouth's 116th season of existence. Portsmouth played in League Two for the second consecutive season, after a run of good results late in the last season saved the club from another relegation.


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


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


2014–15 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competition, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Portsmouth were drawn at home to Peterborough United.


2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
The 2014–15 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Texas Southern.


2014–15 Premier League
The 2014–15 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The fixtures were announced on 18 June 2014. The season started on 16 August 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015.


2014–15 Premier League
Manchester City came into the season as defending champions of the 2013–14 season. Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers entered as the three promoted teams.


2014–15 Premier League
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea won the title with three games to spare after a 1–0 home win over Crystal Palace. It was their first league title since 2010, their fourth Premier League title and their fifth English league title overall. Holders Manchester City eventually finished second, after a short drop to fourth a few weeks before the final match.


2014–15 Premier League
Burnley were the first team to be relegated despite beating Hull City 1–0, while Queens Park Rangers suffered the same fate after a 6–0 demolition by Manchester City the next day. Hull City were the third and final team to be relegated after a draw against Manchester United on the final day of the season.


2014–15 Premier League
Manchester City's Sergio Agüero won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, with his teammate Joe Hart clinching a record fourth Golden Glove, having kept 14 clean sheets. Eden Hazard and José Mourinho were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.


2014–15 Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers, returning to the top flight after respective absences of ten years, four years and one year. They replaced Norwich City, Fulham and Cardiff City, ending their respective top-flight spells of three years, thirteen years and one year.


2014–15 Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Premier League, Results
On 3 May 2015, Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1–0 to secure the Premier League title with three games to play. PFA Player of the Year winner Eden Hazard scored the winning goal near the end of the first half, heading in the rebound of his own penalty kick. The win left Chelsea 16 points ahead of Arsenal, which had five games remaining. Chelsea were atop the standings the entire year, having got off to a good start. For Chelsea, it was the fourth title in the last eleven years, but first in the last six seasons.


2014–15 Premier League, Results
It was the fifth title in the club's 110-year history. "We showed absolutely everything since day one, everything football demands from a team," said manager José Mourinho. "We had fantastic attacking football, we had fantastic domination ... we defended amazingly well." It was Mourinho's 22nd career title. He won titles at Chelsea in 2005 and 2006, before being forced out by owner Roman Abramovich, and returning in 2013. Diego Costa led Chelsea with 20 goals.


2014–15 Premier League International Cup
The 2014–15 Premier League International Cup was the inaugural season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.


2014–15 Premier League International Cup, Qualification
For English sides qualification was via performance in the 2013–14 Barclays Under 21 Premier League with the top eight sides qualifying for the competition. Liverpool U21s and Manchester United U21s did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and they were replaced with West Ham U21s and Norwich City U21s who finished 9th and 10th respectively. Entry of European teams was by invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy.


2014–15 Premier League International Cup, Group stage
Group-stage matches were played between 15 October 2014 and 31 January 2015. The teams were drawn into four groups of four with two English sides and two European sides in each group.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize
The 2014–15 Premier League of Belize (also known as The Belikin Cup) is the fourth season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which was played towards the end of 2014) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2015).


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
All 7 teams that participated in the 2013–14 Premier League of Belize continued to play in the opening season of 2014–15, as well as the returning Placencia Texmar Assassins and the newly reformed Wagiya from Dangriga.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
There would be one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 19 October 2014.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
The Round 8 game between FC Belize and Police United scheduled for 6 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3-0 victory to Police United.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
The Round 9 game between FC Belize and Belmopan Bandits scheduled for 13 December 2014 was forfeited by FC Belize, giving the 3-0 victory to Belmopan Bandits.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Opening season, Opening season playoffs
The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United, Verdes FC, Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force. The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Opening season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
All 9 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season, with Paradise/Freedom Fighters being rebranded as King Energy/Freedom Fighters.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 9 teams, who will play each other once, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season will commence on 31 January 2015.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Closing season, Closing season playoffs
The playoffs will consist of the top four ranked teams from the regular season: Police United, Verdes FC, Belmopan Bandits and Belize Defence Force. The teams will play each other twice. The top two teams will qualify for the finals.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Closing season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced for the regular season.


2014–15 Premier League of Belize, Aggregate table
The champion with the best aggregate record qualifies for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.


2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the fifteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment in 2000 and twelfth as a unified country-wide league. It began on 2 August 2014 and will end sometimes on 23 May 2015, with a winter break between late November 2014 and late February/early March 2015. The official fixture schedule was released in late June/early July 2014.


2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2014–15 will see the return of clubs such as FK Sloboda Tuzla and FK Drina Zvornik to top flight as promoted, instead of FK Rudar Prijedor and FK Leotar.


2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.


2014–15 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby
The 2014–15 Aviva Premiership was the 28th season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the fifth one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Northampton Saints, who had claimed their first title after defeating Saracens in the 2014 final. London Welsh had been promoted as champions from the 2013–14 RFU Championship at the first attempt.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby
The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the second successive season. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Summary
Saracens won their second title after defeating Bath in the final at Twickenham after having finished fourth in the regular season table. London Welsh were relegated after losing all of their games. It was the second time that London Welsh have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2012–13 Premiership Rugby season.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Summary
As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the eleventh instance since its inception in 2004.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and London Welsh who were promoted from the 2013–14 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Worcester Warriors who were relegated after three years in the top flight.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Pre-season
The Premiership Rugby Sevens Series continued with the 2014 edition. In a change to the format, the series was expanded to include the four Welsh Regions. As a result, the series began on 26 July 2014, at the BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park, continuing at Kingsholm, Franklin's Gardens and Kingston Park on 31 July, 1 August and 2 August 2014 respectively. The finals were on 8 August 2014 at the Twickenham Stoop. This was the first opportunity of the season for any of the teams competing in the Premiership to win a trophy.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Pre-season
Gloucester won the series for the second year in the row, beating Newport Gwent Dragons 12–5 in the final to become the first team to retain the title. As Gloucester have already qualified for the World Club 7s at Twickenham, the place allocated to the winner of the final was given to Harlequins, as the next best performing English club.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) RelegatedStarting table — source:


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Table
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 4 July and, as with previous seasons, Round 1 included the annual London Double Header. Fixtures as per Premiership Rugby . All matches following Round 9 were subject to change depending on the television picks for a given round.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 30 May 2015.


2014–15 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2014–15 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by 26th year head coach Gregg Nibert, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 6–12 in Big South play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Longwood.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Preston North End's 127th in the Football League. It was their fourth consecutive season in the third tier of English football, League One, following failure to be promoted by play-offs the previous season for the ninth time. The season ended with Preston being promoted to the Championship via the play-offs, following a 4–0 win over Swindon Town at Wembley Stadium.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
In his second summer in charge Simon Grayson signed 5 players permanently – Jamie Jones, Calum Woods, Jordan Hugill, Andy Little and Kyel Reid and brought Paul Gallagher in on a season long loan. Preston also signed Callum Robinson on a two-month youth loan in September and Jermaine Beckford on a season long loan in November.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
Preston allowed 9 players to leave Deepdale during the summer, those being Chris Beardsley, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Ryan Croasdale, Graham Cummins, Iain Hume, John Mousinho, Alex Nicholson, Nicky Wroe and Stuart Beavon.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
Preston started the season strongly, winning 2 and drawing 3 of the first five league games of the season. Preston suffered their first league loss of the season, against Walsall F.C. in their sixth game of the season. Of their next 8 games, Preston won 7 and drew 1. After their first 14 games, Preston were in 2nd place, on 31 points, two points behind league leaders Bristol City F.C., but 5 points clear of 3rd place Swindon Town F.C..


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
Preston then went on to lose their next 3 league games, against Rochdale, Swindon Town F.C. and Bradford City.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
In the midst of the league campaign, Preston were involved in 3 separate cup competitions. Preston found success in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Northern section final – losing 2–0 on aggregate to Walsall. In the League Cup, Preston faced, and defeated Rochdale in round 1, before being beaten by Middlesbrough in the second round.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
In the opening 3 rounds of the FA Cup, Preston defeated Havant & Waterlooville in the first round, Shrewsbury Town in the second and Norwich City in the third round to put them in the hat for a potentially money-spinning trip to a Premier League side in the fourth round of the cup.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
Meanwhile, in Preston's next 10 games, they won 4, drew 4 and lost 2 – although they did go on a 5 match winless run, culminating in a loss against Crawley Town. During this run, Preston also faced Sheffield United in the FA Cup in the fourth Round. They drew 1–1 in the first game, before winning 3–1 in the replay. This set up a fifth round home tie against Manchester United.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
Following Preston securing a home tie in the FA Cup against Manchester United, they went on an 18-game unbeaten run, winning 12 and drawing 6 of those games, including notable wins against promotion rivals MK Dons and Swindon Town placed them in prime position for automatic promotion, needing to win against relegation threatened Colchester United on the final day. Preston lost the game 1–0, whilst MK Dons won, meaning that Preston finished the season in 3rd place and were in the play-offs again. Simon Grayson's side had been in the top two since the start of March and had not lost in the league since 31 January. They faced Chesterfield in the semi-finals of the play offs.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
In the FA Cup, Preston lost 3–1 to Manchester United, despite taking the lead through Scott Laird. That was Preston's only defeat during their unbeaten run between January and May.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Season overview
In the first leg of the Play offs, Preston won 1–0, thanks to a goal from Jermaine Beckford. In the second leg they won 3–0 thanks to Joe Garner's penalty and Jermaine Beckford's brace. They won the semi-finals 4–0 on aggregate and set up a play off final against Swindon Town. Preston, who had never won in the play offs in their previous nine appearances – which was a record at the time, beat Swindon Town 4–0 in the play-off final, including a hat-trick by Jermaine Beckford, winning promotion to the Championship.


2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, Captains
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2014–15 Primeira Liga
The 2014–15 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2014 and concluded on 23 May 2015.


2014–15 Primeira Liga
On 17 May 2015, Benfica won their second consecutive and 34th overall title.


2014–15 Primeira Liga, Events
The league was scaled up to 18 teams, after the Court's rule to nullify Boavista's relegation from the Primeira Liga in the 2007–08 season. Boavista has been invited back in the Primeira Liga, after the club won a legal battle that eventually deemed their forced relegation five years ago unlawful. The club therefore went straight from the third level to the top league.


2014–15 Primeira Liga, Events
The league was named Liga ZON Sagres until 2013–14 after the sponsorship agreement between Sagres, ZON (now NOS) and the league ended. The league is named Liga NOS since 5 February 2015.


2014–15 Primera B de Chile
The 2014–15 Primera B de Chile was the 65th completed season of the Primera B de Chile.