2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
The 2014–15 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2014 and Clausura 2015. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.


2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Promotion and relegation 2013–2014 season
Teams promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2014


2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Promotion and relegation 2013–2014 season
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño  - Apertura 2014


2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Promotion and relegation 2013–2014 season
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2014


2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, Promotion and relegation 2013–2014 season
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2014


2014–15 Segunda Liga
The 2014–15 Segunda Liga was the 25th season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 24 teams played in the league.


2014–15 Segunda Liga, Events
Atlético CP stayed in the 2014–15 Segunda Liga after being invited by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) as the 2014–15 Primeira Liga competition was expanded to 18 teams, because Boavista was reintegrated, along with the expansion of the 2014–15 Segunda Liga competition to 24 teams and also to the impossibility of a 4th place club from the 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores to be promoted.


2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game
The 2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game was the inaugural season of India's Inter Zonal women's first-class competition. Five teams representing regions (or "zones") of India competed in a round-robin league, playing four two-day matches. All matches were held at grounds in Kolkata. Central Zone won the tournament, winning three matches on first innings. The tournament replaced the Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition.


2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game, Competition format
The five teams played in a round-robin league, therefore playing four matches. Matches were played using a two-day format.


2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game, Competition format
The league worked on a points system with positions within the league being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game, Competition format
Win: 6 points. Tie: 3 points. Loss: 0 points. Drawn (lead after first innings): 3 points Drawn (trail after first innings): 1 point Drawn (no decision on first innings): 1 point Abandoned without a ball bowled: 1 point


2014–15 Senior Women's Cricket Inter Zonal Two Day Game, Competition format
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins and then by their quotient (runs per wicket for divided by runs per wicket against).


2014–15 Senior Women's National Football Championship
The 2014–15 Senior Women's National Football Championship was 20th edition of Senior Women's National Football Championship, the women's state competition in Indian football. The tournament will begin from April 27 till May 11, 2014 in the districts of Dibrugarh and Golaghat in Assam.


2014–15 Senior Women's National Football Championship
Twenty states have been divided into four groups of five with defending champions Odisha in Group B along with Karnataka, Goa, Mizoram, and Gujarat. The most accomplished side in the Tournament Manipur have been clubbed in Group A along with Railways, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. In Group C two-time Champions West Bengal have been pitted against Delhi, Kerala, Bihar, Tripura while Group D comprises Jharkhand, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand.


2014–15 Senior Women's National Football Championship
In the finals played at Golaghat Stadium, Golaghat, Assam. Manipur defeated defending champion Odisha 3–1 to clinch the 20th senior National women’s football championship title, it was 17th crown overall for Manipur.


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League
The 2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League was the 9th edition of the women's List A cricket competition in India. It took place from 6 December 2014 to 5 January 2015, with 26 teams divided into an Elite Group and a Plate Group. Railways won the tournament, their third in a row and eighth overall, by topping the Elite Group Super League.


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
The 26 teams competing in the tournament were divided into the Elite Group and the Plate Group, with the 10 teams in the Elite Group further divided into Groups A and B and the 16 teams in the Plate Group into Groups A, B and C. The tournament operated on a round-robin format, with each team playing every other team in their group once. The top two sides from each Elite Group progressed to the Elite Group Super League, which was a further round-robin group, with the winner of the group being crowned Champions.


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
The bottom side from each Elite Group was relegated to the Plate Group for the following season. Meanwhile, the top two from each Plate Group progressed to a knockout stage, with the two teams that reached the final being promoted for the following season, as well as playing off for the Plate Group title. Matches were played using a 50 over format.


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
The groups worked on a points system with positions with the groups being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
Win: 4 points. Tie: 2 points. Loss: 0 points. No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League, Competition format
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins, then head-to-head record, then Net Run Rate.


2014–15 Senior Women's One Day League, Plate Group, Plate Group C
Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals  Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League
The 2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League was the 7th edition of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It took place in January 2015 with 26 teams divided into an Elite Group and a Plate Group. Railways won the tournament, their sixth in a row, by topping the Elite Group Super League.


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
The 26 teams competing in the tournament were divided into the Elite Group and the Plate Group, with the 10 teams in the Elite Group further divided into Groups A and B and the 16 teams in the Plate Group into Groups A, B and C. The tournament operated on a round-robin format, with each team playing every other team in their group once. The top two sides from each Elite Group progressed to the Elite Group Super League, which was a further round-robin group, with the winner of the group being crowned Champions.


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
The bottom side from each Elite Group was relegated to the Plate Group for the following season. Meanwhile, the top two from each Plate Group progressed to a knockout stage, with the two teams that reached the final being promoted for the following season, as well as playing off for the Plate Group title. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
The groups worked on a points system with positions with the groups being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
Win: 4 points. Tie: 2 points. Loss: 0 points. No Result/Abandoned: 2 points.


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League, Competition format
If points in the final table are equal, teams are separated by most wins, then head-to-head record, then Net Run Rate.


2014–15 Senior Women's T20 League, Plate Group, Plate Group C
Advanced to Plate Group Semi-finals  Advanced to Plate Group Quarter-finals


2014–15 Sepahan F.C. season
The 2014–15 season was Sepahan's 14th season in the Pro League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football and 61st year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Hazfi Cup. Sepahan was captained by Moharram Navidkia.


2014–15 Sepahan F.C. season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Sepahan F.C. season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Sepahan F.C. season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Sepahan F.C. season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Serbian Cup
The 2014–15 Serbian Cup season was the ninth season of the Serbian national football tournament.


2014–15 Serbian Cup
The competition started on 3 September 2014 and concluded with the Final on 20 May 2015.


2014–15 Serbian Cup
The winner of the competition qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Preliminary round
A preliminary round was held in order to reduce the number of teams competing in the next round to 32. It consisted of 4 single-legged ties (due to the fact that Smederevo was dissolved leaving a vacancy in the preliminary round), with a penalty shoot-out as the decider, if the score was tied after 90 minutes. The bottom 5 teams from the 2013–14 Serbian First League took part, as well as the 4 regional cup winners and a Kosovo and Metohija representative. The draw contained seeded and unseeded teams.


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Preliminary round
The bottom 5 teams from the 2013–14 Serbian First League (Inđija, Timok, Dolina, Teleoptik and Smederevo) were set as unseeded teams, with the 4 regional cup winners (Dorćol, Semendria 1924, Moravac Orion and ČSK Čelarevo) and the Kosovo and Metohija representative being set as seeded teams. The draw was held on 30 August 2014, and was regionalised to minimise expenses for the participating clubs. Because Smederevo withdrew from the cup, the Kosovo and Metohija representative received an automatic bye to the First round. The matches were played on 3 September 2014. In total, around 1250 spectators attended the games (average 313 per game).


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Round of 32
In this round, five winners from the previous round (Dorćol (III), Semendria 1924 (III), Moravac Orion (II), Inđija (II) and Kosovo and Metohija representative (Trepča (IV), not known at moment of draw)) are joined by all 16 teams from Serbian Superliga from 2013–14, as well as top 11 teams from Serbian First League from 2013–14. The draw was conducted on 10 September 2014 and it contained seeded (16 teams from 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga) and unseeded teams. The matches were played on 24 September 2014. No extra time was played if the score was tied after regular 90 minutes, with those games going straight into penalties. In total, around 22500 spectators attended the games(avg. 1406 per game).


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Round of 16
16 winners from first round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 6 October 2014, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. Seeded teams: Red Star Belgrade, Partizan, Jagodina, Vojvodina, Čukarički, Radnički Niš, Voždovac and Spartak Subotica. Unseeded teams: OFK Beograd, Radnički 1923, Rad, Sloboda Užice (II), Metalac G.M. (II), Sloga PM (II), Proleter Novi Sad (II) and Inđija (II). Seedings were determined by last seasons final standings in top two Serbian divisions. The matches were played on 29 October and 19 November 2014. No extra time was played if the score was tied after regular 90 minutes, with games going straight into penalties. In total, around 6850 spectators attended the games(avg. 856 per game).


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Quarter-finals
8 winners from second round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw contained seeded and unseeded teams. Seedings were determined by following key: Last season's cup semifinalists were automatically set as seeded teams, with remaining seeds determined by last season final standings in top two Serbian divisions. Seeded teams: Vojvodina, Jagodina, Spartak Subotica and Partizan. Unseeded teams: Čukarički, Radnički Niš, Voždovac, Rad. The matches were played on 3 December 2014. In total, around 3250 spectators attended the games(avg. 813 per game).


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Semi-finals
4 winners from Quarter finals (Jagodina, Partizan, Čukarički and Voždovac) took part in the semi-finals. The draw was held on 5 December 2014. There were no seedings in the draw. Semi-finals were contested over two legs. Aggregate winners qualified for the Cup finals. First legs were played on 18 March 2015, and second legs were played on 8 April 2015. In total, around 5600 spectators attended the games(avg. 1400 per game).


2014–15 Serbian Cup, Final
2 winners from Semi-finals took part in the single-legged final. The final game was played on 20 May 2015.


2014–15 Serbian First League
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2014–15 Serbian First League
The Serbian First Football League (Serbian: Prva Liga Srbija) is the second-highest football league in Serbia. The league is operated by the Serbian FA. 16 teams competed in the league for the 2014–15 season. Two teams will be promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga while the 3rd placed team will play in the play-offs against the 14th team in the SuperLiga. Four teams will be relegated to the Serbian League, the third-highest division overall in the Serbian football league system. The season begun in August 2014 and ended in May 2015.


2014–15 Serbian First League, Top goalscorers
* Player's name in italic indicates that the player is not playing in the league anymore.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League
The 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga is the 9th season of the SuperLiga, Serbian premier Handball league.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the SuperLiga during the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Team information, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2014–15 SuperLiga, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Regular season, Schedule and results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Championship round, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Championship round, Schedule and results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Relegation round, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GF - Goals for; GA - Goals against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2014–15 Serbian Handball Super League, Relegation round, Schedule and results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2014–15 Serbian League East
The 2014–15 Serbian League East season. It began on 16 August 2014 and ended on 7 June 2015. Serbian League East is one of four Serbian league in football, which is the third level of football contest in Serbia . League consists of 16 teams . A higher level of competition is the First League , while the lower three Zone League - West , East and South.


2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga
The 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga (known as the Jelen SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Serbian SuperLiga since its establishment.


2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, Teams
The league contains 16 teams. 14 teams from the 2013–14 Serbian SuperLiga and two new teams Borac Čačak and Mladost Lučani.


2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, 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 Serbian SuperLiga, Transfers
For the list of transfers involving SuperLiga clubs during 2014–15 season, please see: List of Serbian football transfers summer 2014 and List of Serbian football transfers winter 2014-15.


2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, Results
All clubs play each other twice, once at home and once away. Giving a total of 30 matches to be played per team.


2014–15 Serie A
The 2014–15 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 113th season of top-tier Italian football, the 83rd in a round-robin tournament, and the fifth since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 30 August 2014.


2014–15 Serie A
A total of 20 teams compete in the league: 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Serie B campaign. Juventus were the defending champions, successfully defending their title for the fourth consecutive time. On 2 May 2015, Juventus won the scudetto for the fourth consecutive time.


2014–15 Serie A, Events
The season will feature the return of Palermo after only one season in the second division and Empoli, whose last appearance was in the 2007–08 season. Cesena, the play-off winner, returned to the top level after two years in Serie B.


2014–15 Serie A, Events
The pre-season saw two ownership changes: Cagliari was sold from Massimo Cellino to Milanese entrepreneur Tommaso Giulini, a former board member at Internazionale. Sampdoria was sold by Edoardo Garrone (son of the late Riccardo Garrone) to Rome-based film businessman Massimo Ferrero.


2014–15 Serie A, Events
The season was also influenced by serious financial problems surrounding Parma, involving two controversial takeovers during the season, its last chairman Giampietro Manenti being arrested on 18 March 2015 under accusation of money laundering, and the club being ultimately declared insolvent by the local court on the very next day.


2014–15 Serie A, Events
The Serie A this season had the most goals on average than any of the five other top leagues in Europe.


2014–15 Serie A, League table, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches were not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match was scheduled for matchday 29 (Fiorentina vs Sampdoria), but then postponed and played between matchdays 30 and 31, it was added to the standings for matchday 30.


2014–15 Serie A (futsal)
The 2014–15 season of the Serie A is the 30th season of top-tier futsal in Italy, which began September 27, 2014 and will finish on April 18, 2015. At the end of the regular season the top eight teams will play in the championship playoffs. The quarter and semi-finals will be a best of three series and the final will be a best of five game series. The bottom two clubs will play in a two-leg playoff (home and away) to see who is relegated to Serie A2.


2014–15 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 2014–15 Serie A season was the 81st season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 12 teams participated in the league, and Asiago Hockey won the championship. Ritten Sport won the League Cup.


2014–15 Serie A (rugby union)
2014–15 Serie A is the second tier of the Italian Rugby Union championship.


2014–15 Serie A (women)
The 2014–15 Serie A di calcio femminile was the 48th edition of the premier category of the Italian women's football championship. It ran from 4 October 2014 to 16 May 2015 and it was contested by fourteen teams. Verona won its fifth title, first since 2008-09. They finished the season one point ahead of Brescia. Both teams qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2014–15 Serie A1 (men's water polo)
The 2014–15 Serie A1 is the 96th season of the Serie A1, Italy's premier Water polo league.


2014–15 Serie A1 (men's water polo), Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the Serie A1 during the 2014–15 season:


2014–15 Serie A1 (men's water polo), Championship playoff
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2014–15 Serie A1 (men's water polo), Championship playoff, 5th – 8th placement
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2014–15 Serie B
The 2014–15 Serie B was the 83rd season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams contested the league: 14 of which returning from the 2013–14 season, 5 of which promoted from Prima Divisione, and three relegated from Serie A. The original concept was that due to Siena's exclusion because of financial issues and the fact such vacancy will not be filled in preparation of a future reduction to a league composed by 20 teams, this season featured 21 participant clubs instead of the usual 22. However, on 11 August 2014, Novara won an appeal and the league confirmed a 22nd team. On 29 August, the league chose Vicenza Calcio as the 22nd participant.


2014–15 Serie B
The series have 42 weeks of play. The opening games of the season began on 30 August 2014, and the final matches  took place on 22 May 2015.


2014–15 Serie B, Playoffs, Promotion playoffs
Six teams will play in the promotion playoffs. A preliminary one-legged round, played at the home venue of the higher placed team, involved the teams from 5th to 8th place. The two winning teams will then play against the 3rd and 4th-placed teams in two-legged semifinals. The higher placed team plays the second leg of the promotion playoff at home. If scores are tied after both games in the semifinals, the higher placed team progresses to the final. The same conditions apply to the final.


2014–15 Serie B, Playoffs, Relegation play-out
In case of an aggregate tie, the higher placed team wins.


2014–15 Serie B, Statistics, Top goalscorers
Updated including all games played up until May 22, 2015


2014–15 Serie D
The 2014–15 Serie D was the sixty-seventh edition of the top level Italian non-professional football championship. It represented the fourth tier in the Italian football league system.


2014–15 Serie D
It consisted of 167 teams, including the admitted Arzachena, Rieti and by repechage Biancoscudati Padova, Robur Siena and Sondrio, divided into six 18-team divisions, two 20-team divisions and a 19-team division.


2014–15 Serie D, Promotions
The nine division winners are automatically promoted to Lega Pro.


2014–15 Serie D, Playoffs
Teams placed second through fifth in each division enter a playoff tournament, after the regular season, where the nine winners compete among themselves with the best semifinalist and the finalist of Coppa Italia Serie D which determine three of the four semi-finalists. The fourth is the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D. The playoff winner (or eligible clubs among the playoff losers) could receive professional licence(s) in event of bankruptcy of a Serie C club (or clubs).


2014–15 Serie D, Scudetto Serie D
The nine division winners enter a tournament which determines the overall Serie D champions and the winner is awarded the Scudetto Serie D.


2014–15 Serie D, Promotion play-off
Promotion playoffs involved a total of 39 teams; four from Serie D divisions A to I (teams placed from 2nd through 5th except group D which has teams placed 2nd and 4th to 6th), with the best semifinalist, the finalist and the winner of Coppa Italia Serie D that are directly respectively admitted to the fourth and fifth rounds and the semi-final.


2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Willard, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Marquette.


2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pirates finished the season 17–17, 6–12 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Providence.


2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team
The 2014–15 Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pirates, led by second head coach Anthony Bozella, played its home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Walsh Gymnasium and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in Big East to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Rutgers in the first round. With 28 wins in the regular season, the most wins in school history.


2014–15 Sevens World Series
The 2014–15 Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 16th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national rugby sevens teams. The Sevens World Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000. This series also, for the first time, doubled as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the top four countries qualifying automatically.


2014–15 Sevens World Series, Itinerary
The schedule for the 2014–15 Series was released to the public in early March 2014.


2014–15 Sevens World Series, Core teams
For each season, 15 core teams receive guaranteed berths in all events for that season's series. Fourteen of these teams qualified via their placement in the 2013–14 series. In addition to the previous season's top 14, Japan joined the core teams as they were the winners of the qualifying tournament during the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens. Spain, being the last placed core team for 2013–14, were relegated and lost their status as a core team for the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Sevilla FC season
The 2014–15 season was the 108th season in Sevilla FC's history, and 14th consecutive season in La Liga. The team competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa League, winning the latter competition for a second consecutive year.


2014–15 Sevilla FC season, Players, 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 Sevilla FC season, Statistics, Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2014–15 Sheffield Shield season
The 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season was the 113th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. It was held after the conclusion of the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup and included a break halfway through for the entirety of the Big Bash League. Trials for day/night Tests with the pink ball continued from the previous season. This season introduced a new bonus point system based on the runs scored and wickets taken in the first 100 overs of both teams' first innings.


2014–15 Sheffield Shield season
Due to Australia and New Zealand hosting the 2015 Cricket World Cup, several matches in the later rounds could not be held at the usual home grounds of the teams. The final was contested between Victoria and Western Australia. Due to the final of the World Cup being held at the MCG, Victoria, who earned the right to host the final by finishing on top of the ladder, had to choose an alternative ground. They opted for Bellerive Oval in Hobart. The final was drawn, meaning Victoria won their 29th title by finishing on top of the table. Adam Voges was the leading run-scorer and was named man of the series, while Fawad Ahmed took the most wickets of the season. Round 4 was marred by the death of Phillip Hughes on 27 November 2014 after he got hit in the neck by a bouncer two days earlier.


2014–15 Sheffield Shield season, Round-Robin stage, Round 4
The match between South Australia and New South Wales was abandoned after a hit to the head left Phillip Hughes in critical condition. The other matches in this round were abandoned before play on Day 2 as Hughes' condition remained unchanged. Hughes died on 27 November.


2014–15 Sheffield Steeldogs season
During the 2014-15 season, the Sheffield Steeldogs participated in the semi-professional English Premier Ice Hockey League.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season
Sheffield United Football Club participated in League One, the third level of English football, during the 2014–15 season.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Kit
In April 2014, United announced that they had agreed a deal with German sportswear company Adidas to produce the team kit for the 2014–15 season and beyond, ending the club's previous association with Macron. This was followed in June with DBL Logistics being unveiled as the club's secondary shirt sponsor until 2016, and in July by the announcement of luxury car dealers, John Holland Sales as the club's main shirt sponsor. In September United released a third kit, featuring a yellow and black shirt, sponsored by Topspring. On 17 October, Sheffield United announced a two-year deal with local business Blue Portal Telecoms with their logo appearing on the shorts of the first team.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 16 May 2014, Sheffield United released their retained list; Darryl Westlake, Matt Hill, Shaun Miller, Sean McGinty, Elliott Whitehouse, Jasper Johns, Jordan Hodder and Jahmal Smith were all released. Chris Porter was also on the released list, however Nigel Clough confirmed that the club was still in negotiation with him over a new contract. The retained list also confirmed that Mark Howard, Bob Harris and Terry Kennedy had all had their contracts extended.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
Three days later United signed Jamal Campbell-Ryce on a two-year deal after his release from Notts County, and paid an undisclosed fee to Livingston for Marc McNulty who signed a three-year deal. On 5 June, United announced another double signing with Chris Basham joining on a three-year deal from Blackpool and South Yorkshire born Andy Butler joining on a two-year deal from Walsall. The subsequent week both Ben Davies and Chris Porter signed one-year deals, followed another week later by Tranmere Rovers midfielder James Wallace.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
As manager Nigel Clough continued to reshape his squad there was continued speculation around the future of defender Harry Maguire with reported interest from Hull City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with offers of around £1.5 million being rejected by United. On 25 June, Febian Brandy was released halfway through his two-year contract, exactly a year to the day from him joining the club. The following week, striker Lyle Taylor was sold to Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee after only a year at Bramall Lane. Meanwhile, off the field, co-owner Prince Abdullah was appointed to a government role in his home nation of Saudi Arabia and as such stepped down from his position on the board, installing his advisor Jim Phipps as his replacement in the role of co-chairman.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
July began with Callum McFadzean joining Burton Albion on a six-month loan deal, and with pre-season training underway, defender Craig Alcock was added to the squad on 15 July. Three days later another defender was added to the squad as Blackpool youngster Harrison McGahey was signed for an undisclosed fee. United kicked off their pre-season fixture list on 19 July but suffered a disappointing 4–0 defeat at Burton Albion with Callum McFadzean, on loan from the Blades, numbering amongst Burton's goal scorers.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
A trip to Northampton Town the following week earned United a better result as they drew 1–1 with their hosts. On 25 July, George Long joined Oxford United on a six-month loan deal, while the same evening United recorded their first win of pre-season when they beat Scottish Premiership side Dundee 4–2 at Bramall Lane. On 29 July, incumbent Player of the Year,  Harry Maguire, was sold to Premier League side Hull City for £2.5 million after months of speculation about his future at Bramall Lane.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, Pre-season
The same evening the Blades suffered a narrow 1–0 home defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town in the latest of their pre-season friendlies. Two days later United beat Turkish Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe 2–1 in a charity friendly in aid of the Soma mine disaster, before completing their pre-season fixture list with a 2–0 loss to York City at Bootham Crescent on 2 August 2014. With the start of the new season imminent, on 4 August United signed experienced striker Michael Higdon from Dutch side N.E.C. Nijmegen for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, August and September: Late goals and a slow start
United kicked off their league campaign with a lunchtime fixture in front of the television cameras. With six of the summer signings making their competitive débuts for the Blades, United were edged out in a 2–1 defeat to Bristol City. Later that week youngster Louis Reed signed a three-year professional contract with the Blades, before United's first win of the season came in the first round of League Cup against Mansfield Town.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, August and September: Late goals and a slow start
On 15 August, United announced the signing of defender Jay McEveley on a one year-deal and goalkeeper Iain Turner on a six-month deal, with striker Joe Ironside joining Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal a day later. Back in the league United lost 1–0 away at Coventry City. The following match saw United earn their first three points of the season in a 2–1 victory away at Peterborough United. This was followed by a 1–0 home victory over Crawley Town. On 26 August, United progressed to the third round of the League Cup after beating West Ham United on penalties. Back in the league, United rounded off August with a 1–1 away draw at Preston North End with Jose Baxter getting his third goal in three league games.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, August and September: Late goals and a slow start
Following the international break Andy Butler re-joined former club Walsall on an initial one-month loan, and academy product George Willis joined Bradford Park Avenue on a short-term deal. Returning the league action, United beat Rochdale 1–0 at Bramall Lane with Jamal Campbell-Ryce claiming his first goal for the club. On 16 September, the Blades secured an away victory Colchester United, winning 3–2 after coming from two goals down. On 20 September United's seven match unbeaten run came to an end away at Swindon Town in 5–2 defeat. Three days later, United returned to winning ways with a 1–0 away victory over Leyton Orient in the third round of the League Cup. United rounded off September with a 2–1 victory over Gillingham, scoring twice in the final two minutes to come from behind.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
October started with Paddy McCarthy joining United from Crystal Palace on an initial one-month loan. On 4 October, United lost 3–2 away at Chesterfield with Michael Higdon receiving a red card. The Blades' next match was in the Football League Trophy, winning 2–1 away at Hartlepool United on 7 October, two days before Diego De Girolamo joined York City on a short-term loan deal. Back in the league United needed late goals to come from behind again to record a 2–2 draw against Leyton Orient.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
Seven days later they were 2–0 victors in a televised away fixture against Bradford City as defender Bob Harris scored his first goal in the club's colours and Marc McNulty netted his fifth of the season. Three days later, United made it two wins on the bounce with a 2–0 home win against Yeovil Town. On 23 October, Andy Butler was sent out on loan to home-town club Doncaster Rovers until January.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
United made it three wins and three clean sheets in three games with a 1–0 victory away at Crewe Alexandra on 25 October as Stefan Scougall scored his first goal of the season. United rounded off October with a 2–1 away victory over Milton Keynes Dons thanks to a late brace from Michael Higdon, which sent United to the last eight of the League Cup in the fifth round.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
November began with a 1–0 home defeat to local rivals Barnsley. On 4 November, Diego De Girolamo was recalled early from his loan spell at York City after fellow striker Michael Higdon had pulled his hamstring during training. On 8 November, United's first round FA Cup match resulted in a goalless draw away at Crewe Alexandra, meaning a replay of the match at Bramall Lane. On 12 November, United crashed out of the Football League Trophy in a 1–0 away loss to Walsall.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
On 13 November, it was confirmed that Paddy McCarthy's loan with United had been extended until the end of the calendar year. On 14 November, United signed 18-year-old striker Che Adams for an undisclosed fee from Ilkeston. United's first victory of the month came in a 1–0 win on 15 November in another Yorkshire derby away at Doncaster Rovers with United going down to ten men after Paddy McCarthy was shown the red card, then Mark Howard saved a penalty before Jamie Murphy scored at the other end; all in the space of under three minutes.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
On 18 November, United beat Crewe Alexandra 2–0 at Bramall Lane to progress to the second round of the  FA Cup thanks to a brace from Ryan Flynn. On 22 November, Joe Ironside joined Hartlepool United on loan, later that day United drew 1–1 at home with Oldham Athletic with substitute Jamal Campbell-Ryce rescuing a point in the second half after United conceded early on.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, October and November: More late goals and Yorkshire derbys
On 25 November, it was confirmed that George Long had been recalled early from his loan spell after Oxford United manager Michael Appleton revealed that Long was no longer part of his plans and had dropped Long from the first team. On loan transfer deadline day on 27 November, Diego De Girolamo rejoined York City on loan with the deal set to expire on 4 January, whilst United completed the loan signing of summer target Chris O'Grady from Brighton & Hove Albion until the end of January 2015. The following day United completed the signing of Kieran Wallace from Ilkeston on a deal until the end of the season whilst academy product CJ Hamilton joined Mickleover Sports on a youth loan. That evening, United ended the month with a 1–1 draw at home to Notts County.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
December began with a 1–0 home loss to Milton Keynes Dons. The following weekend, United were 3–0 victors over Plymouth Argyle as Jose Baxter converted two penalties to send United to the third round of the FA Cup. On 13 December, Sheffield United's first ever senior match with Fleetwood Town ended in a 1–1 away draw as youngster Kieran Wallace made his professional début. On 16 December 2014, Marc McNulty scored the only goal in a 1–0 home victory over Southampton to send United to the semi-finals of the League Cup with youngster Che Adams making his senior début.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
Back in the league United had another draw, this time at home to Walsall on 20 December with Chris O'Grady scoring his first goal in United's colours. On 26 December, United's poor form in the league continued with a 2–1 away loss at Port Vale. On 29 December, Brighton & Hove recalled O'Grady from his loan spell at United due to a striker shortage. On 30 December, Sheffield United were fined £4,000 by The Football Association for failing to control the behaviour of coaching staff, in particular first-team coach Chris Morgan during the League Cup victory over Southampton. The following day, Joe Ironside returned from his loan spell at Hartlepool United.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
January began with a 3–0 away victory over Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League with Jamal Campbell-Ryce scoring a second half brace. Paddy McCarthy returned to Crystal Palace at the start of January and on 6 January, Andy Butler was sold to hometown club Doncaster Rovers for an undisclosed fee. On 10 January, United beat promotion rivals Preston North End 2–1 at Bramall Lane with Marc McNulty scoring his tenth goal of the campaign. On 15 January, youngster Joe Ironside was released by United and joined Alfreton Town on an 18-month deal.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
On 16 January, youngsters Otis Khan and Julian Banton joined Matlock Town on loan. United's first loss of the calendar year came on 17 January at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons in a 1–0 defeat. On 21 January, Tottenham Hotspur took a 1–0 lead in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals at White Hart Lane with Andros Townsend converting a penalty after Jay McEveley accidentally handled the ball in the box. On 22 January, Chris Porter joined Colchester United on an 18-month deal after being released by the Blades.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
On 23 January, United brought in two players from Nigel Clough's former club Derby County, midfielder Paul Coutts who signed for an undisclosed fee and former loanee from last season Kieron Freeman joined on a free transfer; both players signed two-and-a-half-year contracts. The following day United announced the signing of John Brayford from Cardiff City on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. The same day, United drew 1–1 away at Preston North End in the fourth round of FA Cup, with Diego De Girolamo scoring his first goal for the club, earning a replay at Bramall Lane.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
In the League Cup semi-final second leg against Tottenham Hotspur on 28 January 2015 at Bramall Lane, with Spurs winning 1–0 at half time, Che Adams replaced Jamal Campbell-Ryce after 74 minutes and five minutes later he had scored his first goals for Sheffield United with two goals in just over two minutes, which would have taken the game to extra time had Christian Eriksen not scored his second goal of the match for Tottenham Hotspur in the 88th minute to win 3–2 on aggregate.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, December and January: Cup Runs and Return of the Beard
On 30 January, Stephen McGinn joined Dundee on loan for the remainder of the season, youngster Jamie McDonagh joined Matlock Town on loan and Jason Holt joined United on loan from Heart of Midlothian for the rest of the season. The following day Jamie Murphy signed a new two-year contract and Terry Kennedy signed a new one-year contract however Diego De Girolamo declined a new contract with the club. Later that day, United rounded off January with a 2–0 home victory over promotion rivals Swindon Town with Jamie Murphy coming off the bench in the second half and scoring a brace.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, February and March: Inconsistency
Transfer deadline day on 2 February saw two players leave Bramall Lane and one arrive. Stephen McGinn's loan to Dundee was made permanent after his United contract was cancelled by mutual consent and George Long went on loan to Motherwell for the rest of the season. Coming into Bramall lane saw Rochdale's Matt Done join United for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year-deal. On 3 February, United were knocked out of the FA Cup in the fourth round replay as they lost 3–1 at home to Preston North End despite Jamie Murphy opening the scoring.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, February and March: Inconsistency
Four days later, United lost 2–0 away at Gillingham with the Gills scoring two later goals. On 10 February, the Blades were 4–1 home victors over Colchester United with Jose Baxter scoring a brace, Matt Done scoring on his début and Jay McEveley scoring his first for the club; this was also the first time United had scored more than three at home since November 2012. On 13 February, Harrison McGahey joined Tranmere Rovers on a youth loan until the end of the season.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, February and March: Inconsistency
On 14 February, United were 3–1 victors away at league leaders Bristol City with Matt Done scoring a brace with Jamie Murphy assisting on both occasions and scoring the third himself. After declining a new contract with United, on 17 February, Diego De Girolamo was loaned to York City for the remainder of the season. That evening, United were 2–1 victors away at Notts County with Matt Done scoring the winner making it four goals in three games since he joined.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, February and March: Inconsistency
On 24 February, United were lucky to draw 2–2 at home to Coventry City as Jose Baxter was sent off for a foul early on and Coventry City took an initial 2–0 lead. United returned to winning ways in the next match on 24 February with a 2–1 away victory over Rochdale. On 26 February, Jamal Campbell-Ryce joined former club Notts County on loan for the rest of the season with the option of a recall after 28 days. On 28 February, the month ended with a 1–1 away draw at Crawley Town with Marc McNulty converting a late penalty to earn United a point.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season overview, February and March: Inconsistency
March started with a 2–1 home defeat to Peterborough United on 3 March with the Posh scoring two very late goals to give them three points. On 6 March, Steve Davies joined United on loan from Blackpool for the rest of the season and Florent Cuvelier was loaned to Burton Albion for the remainder of the season. On 7 March, United suffered another 2–1 home defeat, this time at the hands of League One newcomers Fleetwood Town in their first ever visit to Bramall Lane. On 14 March, the Blades drew 1–1 away at Scunthorpe United with Keiron Freeman scoring his first goal for the club.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, Left before the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season firsts, Player début
Players making their first team Sheffield United début in a fully competitive match.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season firsts, Début goal
Players scoring their first goal for Sheffield United in a competitive fixture.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season firsts, Competitive fixture
First ever meeting of the two clubs in a competitive fixture.


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Season firsts, Stadia
First ever visit to a stadium for a competitive fixture


2014–15 Sheffield United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
United also benefited from one own goal in the Football League Cup, and one own goal in the playoffs.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
During the 2014–15 football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in three professional football competitions. Sheffield Wednesday competed in the 2014–15 Football League Championship (finishing 13th), 2014–15 FA Cup, and the 2014–15 Football League Cup. It was the Owls' third consecutive season in the Football League Championship, having secured promotion from League One in the 2011–12 season, securing Championship safety on the last day of the 2012–13 season and securing a 16th-place finish last season. The Football League season kicked off at the beginning of August, along with the League Cup in the same month. Meanwhile, with Sheffield Wednesday being within the top two tiers of the English football league system, the club did not enter the FA Cup until the beginning of January 2015, where they entered at Round 3 of the competition.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Before pre-season began in July 2014, the first players that were to leave the club were announced. The following players were released from the club just three-days after Sheffield Wednesday's last fixture of their 2013–14 campaign: two goalkeepers Adam Davies and Arron Jameson; defenders Anthony Gardner, Martin Taylor and one of the fan favourites Miguel Llera; midfielder David Prutton and the longest serving player at the club with over 250-appearances Jermaine Johnson. Probably the biggest shock though, even though the player was injury-prone, one of the fan-favourites Réda Johnson, whom was also released. Meanwhile, keeper Chris Kirkland, midfielder José Semedo, and defenders Glenn Loovens and Oguchi Onyewu were offered new contracts at the club.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Sheffield Wednesday's first pre-season fixture was announced on 10 May, the club confirmed that they would be playing Newcastle United at Hillsborough on 30 July. A few days after that, Sheffield Wednesday announced two more pre-season fixtures. They would be playing their South Yorkshire rival Barnsley away at Oakwell on 2 August and playing against Bury away at Gigg Lane on 18 July. On 16 May, Sheffield Wednesday announced their fourth pre-season fixture playing another South Yorkshire rival against Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium on 27 July.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Three days later, they announced their first fixture in the pre-season against York City on 12 July. Sheffield Wednesday announced they would be playing against FK Čukarički during their tour of Slovenia on 23 July. However, FK Čukarički later pulled out of the friendly fixture and was replaced with FC Arsenal Tula on 3 July.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
On 10 June, massive news was announced at Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Rumours of the club's ownership being taken-over by Azerbaijani businessman Hafiz Mammadov was confirmed. This saw the ownership of the club pass from Chairman Milan Mandarić, who had owned the club since 2010, in which he saved the club from administration, cleared the club from the majority of its debts, invested into the team to gain promotion to the Football League Championship in the 2011–12 season and has since stabilised the club in the Championship.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Milan Mandarić can be classed as a legend at the club, due to saving the Owls from potential extinction and climbing the English football league ladder. Milan Mandarić had this to say: "I am delighted to have concluded a deal with Hafiz, he is a true football man and I have no doubt whatsoever that I am handing over control to someone with a real passion for the game and the ability to carry on the work I started three years ago to return Sheffield Wednesday back to the top division of English football.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
It's something that the wonderful supporters of this Club deserve having remained so loyal throughout the difficult times prior to my arrival. On my first day at the Club I promised the supporters two things; firstly I would ensure that when I left we would be in far better shape than when I arrived and more importantly, that I would only hand over ownership when I found the right man for the Club and I sincerely believe I have delivered on both undertakings".


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Meanwhile, Hafiz Mammadov is a successful businessman whom owns Baghlan Group (a company that specialises in oil, gas, construction and transportation), and also owns Azerbaijan football club Baku FC and French team RC Lens, along with having shares in La Liga champions Atlético Madrid and F.C. Porto. Mammadov is known to have a quieter, more private approach with his work and is thought to have bought the club for around €50 million. Hafiz Mammadov had this to say: "I am a passionate football fan with enormous respect for English football.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
I have been looking at investing in England for some time but I was determined to find the right Club. I am hugely ambitious and feel the Owls match my passion and desire for success and represent our motto of Azerbaijan Land of Fire. I promise the supporters I will work extremely hard to bring the success everyone so rightly craves." On 9 July, rumours occurred across the internet that Sheffield Wednesday owner to be, Hafiz Mammadov, had been arrested by police in his home country of Azerbaijan.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Mammadov is still yet to have clarified and confirmed the takeover with the Football League and has still yet to make payments to the French football league on behalf of his other ownership of RC Lens. Lens have had their promotion to Ligue 1 suspended because of this. However, just after 5pm that day and Hafiz Mammadov released a statement saying: "Certain unfounded rumours have been spread in the press over my supposed arrest and imprisonment in Azerbaijan, which I obviously strongly deny, and which was immediately denied by State Border Guards.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
It seems today that false and malicious speculation over my situation is being used with the aim to create confusion and doubt over my financial holdings and commitments. There are no grounds for the allegations made by the press, and I will take all necessary legal actions against whoever has initiated these false rumours with the aim to harm my family and me". This statement would have been of grate relief to the fans of Sheffield Wednesday.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
A week later on 17 June, and the 2014–15 Football League Cup draw was made, and the Owls were drawn at home against the oldest club in the football league - Notts County. The game is to be played in the week commencing 11 August 2014. A day after at 9am the 2014–15 Football League Championship fixtures were announced, with the Owls facing Brighton & Hove Albion away on the first day of the season on 9 August. This is then followed up by home games against Derby County and Millwall.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Wednesday face Blackpool at home on Boxing Day and Watford away on the last day of the season, which ends 2 May 2015. The first derby fixture is against Leeds United on 4 October, and the team play Rotherham United for the first time of the season on 8 November at home.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
On 3 June Sheffield Wednesday announced the first signings for the club, Matt Young from Southampton and Ed Sanders from Stoke City. Both young defender's signed on one-year deals and will feature in the Development Squad. Just under a week later and Ryan Croasdale signed from Preston North End, also on a one-year contract and will feature in the Development Squad. On 24 June, Sheffield Wednesday made their fourth Development Squad signing in Paul McElroy from Hull City on a one-year contract.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
However, on 19 July McElroy decided to cancel his one-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday due to some personal terms. The first signing for the first-team squad was announced on 7 July, with Ireland international goalkeeper Keiren Westwood signing on a 2-year deal after being released from Sunderland. One day later, goalkeeper Chris Kirkland re-signed with Sheffield Wednesday on a one-year contract. Also later on the same day, the Owls signed last seasons loanee Sam Hutchinson on a free transfer from Chelsea.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Hutchinson signs on a two-year contract, with rumours that Wednesday battled off Millwall and West Bromwich Albion for Hutchinson's signature. On 10 July, fan favourite José Semedo resigned a one-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday. Three days later, Glenn Loovens signed a new one-year contract at Sheffield Wednesday, Stuart Gray later announced that he would be the captain of Sheffield Wednesday for the upcoming season. At the end of July, Sheffield Wednesday completed a deal for Leeds United defender Tom Lees for an undisclosed fee.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
3-days before the first game of the new season and it was confirmed that trialist Dejan Kelhar had signed for the club on a short contract for a free transfer. Later on though and bad news for fans of Sheffield Wednesday as they lost one of their best players - Michail Antonio. He signed for Nottingham Forest for a fee of £1.5 million. Antonio scored some vital goals in Wednesday's 2011-12 Football League One promotion, and was the Owls' top scorer the next season.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Wednesday's first-team took part in their first pre-season friendly 10-days into July, as the Owls travelled to face York City. An own-goal and a fantastic long-distance strike from Chris Maguire both in the first-half saw the Owls win the game 2–0. Just over a week later and Sheffield Wednesday played their second pre-season friendly away to Bury. The Owls struck just three-minutes into the game with a goal by Jacques Maghoma. However, Bury equalised 5-minutes before half-time to make it all level at the break.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Atdhe Nuhiu headed a goal in the second-half, while Giles Coke rounded off a 3–1 victory to Sheffield Wednesday. A day after this game and Wednesday flew out to Slovenia for a week, in the middle of which they played a game against Russian side FC Arsenal Tula. The Owls took an early lead just three-minutes in with Michail Antonio being on target, however 5-minutes later and Arsenal Tula equalised. The game was fairly even throughout, but with 5-minutes to go of the full 90-minutes and Arsenal Tula scored to win the game 2–1.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, Pre-season
Sunday 27 July and the Owls faced local rivals Doncaster Rovers in a friendly match. Goals either half from Atdhe Nuhiu and Michail Antonio gave Sheffield Wednesday a two-nil lead, but two-goals in 15-minutes by Doncaster meant the match finished level at 2–2. Sheffield Wednesday's only home pre-season game came the following Wednesday as the team faced Premier League side Newcastle United. Although the Owls had the majority of possession, had a few chances (including hitting the bar), it was a second-half strike by Newcastle that was the difference as the Owls lost 0–1. Sheffield Wednesday kicked off their last pre-season friendly away to local rivals Barnsley at 1pm on Saturday 2 August. A tight game finished 1–1, with the Owls equalising in the second-half thanks to Kieran Lee.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
Hours before Sheffield Wednesday undertook their first competitive game of the season away to Brighton & Hove Albion a signing was confirmed. 21-year-old striker Stevie May signed on a 4-year contract from St Johnstone. May has a great goalscoring record, seeing him score 67-goals in 118 career appearances. Soon after and the first game of the season kicked off and an even game where the Owls had the majority of the possession in the first-half saw its opening goal when Giles Coke curled the ball fantastically into the top corner of the net.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
5-minutes into the second half and Brighton went down to ten-men after a high-footed challenge saw a player gain a straight red card. Although, Wednesday looked to push on from this point, Brighton had a great period which saw débutant Keiren Westwood make a fantastic save and the other débutant Tom Lees clear off the line. The last 15-minutes and Wednesday managed to hold out for a fantastic victory away from home. It took 3-months last season for the Owls to win their first game of the season, this time round it took one-day.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
Later on in the week and Wednesday played their first home game of the season in the midweek League Cup game against Notts County. Just two-minutes into the game and Jacques Maghoma cut inside onto his right foot and scored the first goal of the game. 10-minutes and a couple of chances later and the Owls were 2–0 up thanks to Gary Madine comfortably tapping in a cross at the back post. It was Madine's first goal since coming back from his time in prison last season.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
Atdhe Nuhiu had 5 key chances, mainly headers, before he did finally score in the second-half. Nuhiu and Madine did come close again before full-time, but the Owls strolled through into the second round winning 3–0. The Owls' third game within the first week of the new season was at home to last seasons play-off finalists Derby County. Wednesday started the brighter of the two teams in a contest that involved chances for both sides.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
In the first-half Jacques Maghoma linked up with Nuhiu before firing just wide, Chris Maguire hit the underside of the bar from a free-kick, Sam Hutchinson had a header cleared off the line and débutant Stevie May had a shot go just wide. Derby came out playing better in the second half and had two one-on-one's, but keeper Keiren Westwood made saves on both occasions. An entertaining game finished goalless, with Sheffield Wednesday keeping three clean sheets in the first three games of the season.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
Another mid-week game came at home to Millwall, a team who had got off to a great start to the beginning of the new season and also had yet to concede a goal. The first chance fell to Millwall when they had a free-kick go just wide of the target. Compared to the previous game against Derby this game seemed a much less entertaining game, with the next best chance falling to Atdhe Nuhiu whose header went over the bar.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
Into the second half and a free-kick for handball was awarded to the Owls and Chris Maguire stepped up and fired the ball into the back of the net with the help of a deflection on the way. Millwall stepped up their game from this point, but only created half chances as they failed to break Wednesday's defence down. However, with just over 5-minutes to go and a Millwall player and Keiren Westwood seemed to just clash/bump into each other in the area. Although, the referee saw this as a foul and gave a penalty.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
But, justice was served as Millwall failed to equalise from the spot and instead hit the post. Into the dying seconds of five-minutes added time and Milwall managed to find space for a shot and scored with virtually the last kick of the game, with the match ending 1–1. A few days later and Sheffield Wednesday faced one of the few trips up North to play Middlesbrough.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
6-minutes in and Nuhiu finished home on the line after a corner saw the ball continue to bounce in the box, but Nuhiu did not give up until the ball was in the back of the net. New signing Stevie May nearly doubled the Owls' lead as a great finger tip save saw his shot hit the post. Atdhe Nuhiu was soon involved again as his flick on saw Stevie May score his first goal for the club with a delightful finish into the far corner.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
2–0 up at half-time and things could not have been going better for Wednesday, that is until it did in the second-half. A free-kick saw Nuhiu head home his second goal of the game. Just under 20-minutes to go though and captain Glenn Loovens fouled a man in the box and Middlesbrough scored the resultant penalty kick. Sheffield Wednesday hit the woodwork again, and then Middlesbrough were awarded another penalty. A powerful shot in the box hit Loovens on the arm, something he probably could not do anything about, but Middlesbrough did not care as they scored again. Into the dying seconds and Middlesbrough nearly equalised as cross could not quite reach the feet of one of their players. 3-points though it was for Sheffield Wednesday, with the result looking kind on Middlesbrough's behalf.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
The next game for Sheffield Wednesday was in the second round of the League Cup against Premier League opposition Burnley away at Turf Moor. Atdhe Nuhiu scored the winning goal from a penalty after Jérémy Hélan was brought down and secured a place in the 3rd round against the defending Premier League and League Cup champions Manchester City. One day before the match against Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday signed Hallam Hope on loan until 2 January from Everton. The opponents Nottingham Forest was currently first-place having picked up 10 points in their first four games.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, August
In the 37th minute, former Sheffield Wednesday player Michail Antonio wriggled into space and lifted the ball into the box, where Henri Lansbury had ghosted in unattended to nudge a free header past Keiren Westwood to give the away team the lead into the first-half. Sheffield Wednesday dominated the second-half, the closest chance came from Atdhe Nuhiu in the 90th minute forcing an impressive save from Karl Darlow. It finished 0–1 to Nottingham Forest and it was Wednesday's first defeat in the season. Immediately after the game, Sheffield Wednesday signed free-agent Claude Dielna on a three-year contract.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
On deadline day, Sheffield Wednesday signed ex Real Madrid player, Royston Drenthe from Reading on loan until 2 January. On 4 September, Sheffield Wednesday chairman Milan Mandarić announced that takeover talks between him and Hafiz Mammadov has broken down due to his difficulties in Azerbaijan. He quoted, "Our supporters were extremely excited when the takeover was announced, like me they believed that Mr. Mammadov offered a great opportunity for the club, in hindsight my desire to please our supporters probably clouded my decision to grant further time for him to complete the process."


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
The next game was between Bolton Wanderers and it was a very dominating display from Sheffield Wednesday. In the first-half, Stevie May smashed the ball in the back of the net. However, it was harshly disallowed due to the referee claiming that Atdhe Nuhiu had fouled the defender in the build-up to Stevie May's shot and denying his second goal of the season. The visitors then went close again when Chris Maguire had Andy Lonergan beaten all ends up with a crisp finish but Matt Mills cleared the ball off the line.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
Those were the best chances of the game as they ended up having a total of 24 shots and failed to capitalize on getting a goal, which ended in a disappointing 0–0 draw. Birmingham City was next up in their second straight away game. The first half was a stalemate, but in the second-half Sheffield Wednesday were looking much more likely after the interval and gave Birmingham City cause for concern with a flurry of dangerous attacks.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
And they got their reward for their hard efforts as Stevie May scored the goal to give the Owls the lead just after the hour mark. At the very late stage of the game, substitute Jérémy Hélan scored the second goal after Chris Maguire picked up possession in the area and teed up the pace who thumped home from 12 yards to seal their third away win in four games.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
The next game at Hillsborough was against Reading in front of a packed crowd. During the first-half, Sheffield Wednesday conceded a penalty after Giles Coke brought down Glenn Murray. Fortunately though, Keiren Westwood made a terrific stop from Murray's penalty and finished 0–0 in the first-half. Reading had a series of more chances in the second, but Sheffield Wednesday made them pay for their missed opportunities, as Stevie May put in a deflected free-kick to give the mighty owls their first victory at Hillsborough since March.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
Later in the week, it was the 3rd-round League Cup game against Premier League giants Manchester City. In the first-half, Sheffield Wednesday held their own and managed to keep it 0–0 in 45 minutes. But in the second-half, Manchester City scored straight away with Frank Lampard tucked in James Milner's cross soon after the restart before Edin Džeko swept in a pass from Jesús Navas, who added a ferocious drive. Yaya Touré converted a penalty after Lampard was tripped by Kamil Zayatte. He was sent off as Džeko's header, José Ángel Pozo got his début goal and another Lampard strike sank the Owls' 10 men and the final score was 7-0.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
Back in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday faced Cardiff City away in looking to continue their 2-game league winning streak. They made a bright start as Stevie May rounded the goalkeeper David Marshall inside six minutes but having his shot cleared off the line by Fábio. Then Cardiff took the lead at 39th minute, Sean Morrison with a thumping header past Keiren Westwood. Sheffield Wednesday tied it early in the second-half, Chris Maguire fizzed in a low cross from the right, prompting Morrison to slide in and inadvertently prod the ball beyond Marshall for an own-goal.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
The hosts regained the lead through Anthony Pilkington, who juggled the ball deftly and volleyed in from 12 yards. It finished 2–1 to Cardiff City and ended Sheffield Wednesday's unbeaten away league run. Next game was against in-form Ipswich Town who were on a 4-game winning streak into the game at Hillsborough. The hosts took an early lead through Atdhe Nuhiu's near-post header from the following corner from Jacques Maghoma. Wednesday had goals disallowed for infringements either side of half time.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, September
Kamil Zayatte nodded home after a brilliant reflex save by Dean Gerken, only for referee Darren Bond to blow for a foul. After the break Nuhiu saw his finish ruled out for offside, before Williams made it all square in the 62nd minute. He took the ball down on his chest at the edge of the box before hitting a low shot beyond Keiren Westwood and in off the far post and the game finished at 1–1.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
The first game of October saw the Owls take trip down to local rivals Leeds United. The home team were first to carve a clear cut chance as Tommaso Bianchi fed for Mowatt but Keiren Westwood was sharp off as line to narrow the angle and make the stop. Souleymane Doukara then placed his slide rule finish just wide of the target and Rodolph Austin brought another smart save from Westwood as Leeds looked the more likely to score.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
In the second half, Jacques Maghoma led the charge and whipped in a dangerous centre for Maguire to bury first time into the bottom the corner. With ten minutes left on the clock Leeds found a leveller. The ball fell kindly to Bellusci in the area from a free kick and the defender dispatched his strike neatly into the corner and the game finished 1–1. After the international break, Sheffield Wednesday returned to league duty at home against Watford under new boss Slaviša Jokanović.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
It was a bad day for the Owls as Sam Hutchinson was stretchered off after making his return to the first team since his back injury in the third league game of the season. Then Matěj Vydra broke the offside trap, albeit in the most tight of circumstances, and advanced to play in Odion Ighalo, who slotted into an empty net. Moments after Keiren Westwood received treatment for a knock on the knee, Watford seized the advantage and doubled their lead. The game was all over on the 69th minute as Vydra scored Watford's third goal of the game and it finished a heavy 3–0 defeat on home soil.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
The next game faced a long trip to London against Brentford on Tuesday night. The main chances of the night saw Kieran Lee rebound hit the underside of the bar after Jérémy Hélan's shot was blocked. Jonathan Douglas had his attempt to put the home side in the lead headed clear from the line by Liam Palmer before Jota drilled over the bar, the match ended in a 0–0 draw. Gary Taylor-Fletcher signed a one-month loan deal from Leicester City. Sheffield Wednesday played against Norwich City at Hillsborough.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
And they started on the front foot, dominating the early exchanges against a Norwich side looking to reignite their early season spark. Stevie May headed just wide following a swift three-man move but Norwich countered a few minutes later and Westwood saved superbly from Lewis Grabban. And the impetus certainly stayed with Wednesday. Gary Taylor-Fletcher had a half chance on 67 minutes after a fine pass from Claude Dielna before Liam Palmer smashed into the side-netting having taken a clever back heel from Stevie May into his stride.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, October
But on 69 minutes, the away team came closest to breaking the deadlock. Gary O'Neil's free kick found Cameron Jerome in space and his header seemed goalbound only for Keiren Westwood to delve into the top drawer and prevent the opening goal. The Republic of Ireland international promptly repeated the feat moments later to deny substitute Nathan Redmond, whose blistering low drive was diverted past the post. And if that were not enough, Westwood again kept the Owls in the game with 13 minutes to go, this time thwarting Jerome from close range. It would have been harsh for Wednesday to lose the game and they duly held out to record another clean sheet – their second in a week and ninth of the season.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
On 1 November, Sheffield Wednesday was away at Charlton Athletic. The visitors took a deserved first-half lead when loanee Royston Drenthe found the net with a crisp long-range effort. The forward had fired a left-footed short narrowly wide of the post before opening the scoring with a quality run and shot, Wednesday's first goal in four matches. Five minutes after coming on, Igor Vetokele tapped in Rhoys Wiggins' cross to draw the relieved hosts level in the 70th minute, the game ended in a stalemate. Few days later, Sheffield Wednesday was up against Bournemouth at home.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
It was certainly a very even game until latest goalscorer Royston Drenthe was sent off for a 2nd bookable offence. Which resulted in the away side scoring five minutes later through a counter-attack from Andrew Surman. Bournemouth sealed victory on the 69th minute from a goal by Ryan Fraser. Next up was local rivals Rotherham United at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday had the first chance of the game but Gary Taylor-Fletcher flicked Hélan's cross just past the post.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
The hosts nearly broke their home duck in bizarre circumstances when Atdhe Nuhiu pressurised Kirk Broadfoot into over-hitting his backpass to Adam Collin who saw his sliced clearance go just wide. Then a controversial moment happened when Sheffield Wednesday believed that they should have had a penalty, which was denied by the ref Nigel Miller and finished 0–0.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
During the international break, Sheffield Wednesday striker Stevie May got his first-ever international cap for Scotland in their 3–1 defeat against England. Couple days before the game against Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday brought in their fourth loan signing this season, this time bringing in Lewis McGugan from Watford and made his first start in that match. The home side best chances fell to Nahki Wells, who twice had efforts blocked by Keiren Westwood. Stevie May unbelievably had his shot come off the post and crossbar to deny his fourth goal of this campaign.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
Another penalty was denied in the late stages of the match when Chris Maguire was tackled by Joel Lynch, but the referee declared that The Owls forward was diving and booked him for it and the game ended in another 0–0 draw. Next game was back at Hillsborough against Wigan Athletic. The away side scored the first goal from a corner-kick on the 26th minute from Chris McCann. Then immediately from kick-off, Sheffield Wednesday equalized when Atdhe Nuhiu and he teed up unmarked strike partner May for a simple close-range finish past Latics goalkeeper Scott Carson.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, November
May scored his second of the game and turned the contest in the Owls' favour in the 71st minute. He met Maguire's cross from the left and his header hit both posts before being adjudged to have crossed the line. 2–1 was the final result and turned Sheffield Wednesday's eleven game winless into a four-game unbeaten run.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
Looking for win for the second game in a row in their first match of December, Sheffield Wednesday took on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Kieran Lee gave the visitors the lead on three minutes after pouncing on a mistake from Steele who failed to hold on to Stevie May's initial shot. Blackburn equalised when Rhodes nodded down into the path of Baptiste who wrapped his foot over the ball to fire past Westwood from 10 yards.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
Wednesday missed a glorious chance to retake the lead after 36 minutes when Glenn Loovens headed over a Royston Drenthe free-kick from five yards. Westwood kept the scores level in the second half when he saved a thunderous volley from Tunnicliffe and tipped over the crossbar. David Dunn then flashed a shot wide for Rovers before substitute Claude Dielna sealed the win for the visitors late-on. His 25-yard shot took a deflection as it flew past goalkeeper Jason Steele and secured a dramatic win for Stuart Gray's side. Next game was at Hillsborough against Wolves.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
The home side went close early on when Stevie May rounded Wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, only for Richard Stearman to clear his shot off the line. Loovens then rose to meet Chris Maguire's corner but headed inches wide and Royston Drenthe went just as close with a sweet volley. The game looked set to end goalless when Leon Clarke, who played for Wednesday between 2007 and 2010, buried the winner. Then The Owls faced a trip to London at Craven Cottage against Fulham.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
Tom Lees failed to get a good connection at the far post when free, before Marcus Bettinelli made a good save to keep out Chris Maguire's drive and Kostas Stafylidis cleared off the line from Stevie May. Fulham broke the deadlock in the 34th minute when McCormack fired in a superb free-kick after Glenn Loovens had conceded the foul. Hutchinson doubled the advantage when he nodded in from Bryan Ruiz's free-kick for his first goal for the club. The third came midway through the second half as Christensen converted from Hugo Rodallega's pass, before Woodrow added a fourth from the spot after Patrick Roberts had been fouled by Claude Dielna.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
On Boxing Day, Sheffield Wednesday faced bottom Blackpool. On the 39th minute, Sheffield Wednesday received a penalty after Peter Clarke fouled Stevie May and Chris Maguire stepped up and scored his third goal of the season. They had their chances with Chris Eagles shooting wide and Nathan Delfouneso having a curling effort saved after Wednesday's opener. The Owls went close to doubling their advantage when Maguire's low cross from the left deflected onto the crossbar, before Miller was booked for turning Tony McMahon's centre into the Wednesday goal with a hand.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
Home goalkeeper Keiren Westwood brilliantly kept out Ishmael Miller's three-yard header, before Miller received a second caution for a late tackle on Tom Lees. Then Sheffield Wednesday faced Wigan Athletic in their final game of 2014. Lewis McGugan was a constant threat for Stuart Gray's side and struck from range to test Scott Carson, while at the other end, McClean pounced on Ben Watson's delivery to score after the break, only for the linesman's flag to cut short his celebration.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, December
Wednesday, the lowest scorers in the division before kick-off, shaded proceedings and though a stalemate looked likely, they took advantage of Callum McManaman's recklessness after doing a two-footed challenge on Claude Dielna. Nuhiu saw a header saved by Carson quickly after the dismissal but beat the Wigan keeper a minute later when he powered home Jérémy Hélan's cross to secure Wednesday's fourth win in six matches.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
First game of the new year was the FA Cup Third Round match-up against familiar opponents and current Premier League champions Manchester City. It was a brilliant first-half performance from the away side, scoring the opening goal after 14 minutes when Atdhe Nuhiu fired home at the end of a flowing move down the right that also involved Stevie May and Kieran Lee.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
But in the second-half,  the hosts equalised almost immediately after sending on their two playmakers Silva and Nasri, with the pair linking up on the left of the Owls' box and playing in Milner to convert his second goal of the season. Manuel Pellegrini's men took control from that point and Milner shot wide, while Silva had an effort well saved as the Premier League side desperately looked to avoid a replay.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
They got their wish a minute into stoppage time when Jesús Navas played the ball across the box and Milner nipped in front of his marker to tap into an empty net. The scoreline finished 2–1 to Man City. Sheffield Wednesday returned next week in an away league fixture against Nottingham Forest. In the first-half, chances were rare at both ends, Wednesday made the most of their first real threat right at the end of the half. Kane denied Nuhiu's effort, only for Lee to throw himself at the rebound and squeeze in the opener.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Nottingham Forest keeper Dorus de Vries, making his first league start of the season ahead of Karl Darlow, could do little five minutes after the break as Maguire nipped into the box after latching onto a poor Jack Hobbs clearance and smashed home his fourth goal of the season. Sheffield Wednesday would keep the clean sheet for the fourteenth time this season as they won 2–0.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
After that Sheffield Wednesday returned for a home fixture for the first time in 2015 against Bolton Wanderers. The away team took an early lead when Liam Feeney put the ball in the net in the second minute of the game. Then they doubled that lead when Darren Pratley scored in the 25th minute. Looking to reply immediately, Sheffield Wednesday was awarded a penalty three minutes later and Chris Maguire placed it perfectly in the right side of the net to make it 2–1.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Wednesday head coach Stuart Gray brought on Sam Hutchinson as part of a double substitution in the 69th minute as the home side pushed forward, but he was shown a second yellow card after just 14 minutes on the field for a late challenge. Stevie May then thought he had equalised when he bundled the ball over the line after Atdhe Nuhiu's effort hit the bar, but he was controversially ruled offside by the assistant referee. That cost the match for Sheffield Wednesday and continued their poor home form in the Championship. Next match was against Birmingham City at Hillsborough.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Winger Jacques Maghoma had a low shot saved by goalkeeper Darren Randolph in a poor quality first half. Then Clayton Donaldson, who had scored five times in his previous three games, narrowly failed to connect with a centre from left-back Jonathan Grounds just before the break before keeper Keiren Westwood was forced to turn over a powerful drive from winger David Cotterill. Things did not improve after the break as home striker Atdhe Nuhiu was off target with a couple of efforts and Cotterill shot wide for Birmingham and the match finished a stalemate.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Two days later, Sheffield Wednesday was legitimately taken over this time from a Thai consortium led by businessman Dejphon Chansiri whose family owns Thai Union Group, acquired 100% stakes in the Championship. Milan Mandarić announced that he will step down as Chairman and as a director but will stay in an advisory role for Dejphon Chansiri. The first match under new ownership was against Reading.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Both sides started at a frenetic pace and Simon Cox had the first chance of the game for Reading as he tried to bend the ball round Keiren Westwood's right hand, but the keeper made a decent save. Garath McCleary then dragged the ball wide from 10 yards after Nathaniel Chalobah fizzed the ball into the penalty area. But it was Pavel Pogrebnyak who made the breakthrough on the half-hour mark with a powerful header beyond the clutches of Westwood following a cross from Kelly.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, January
Nathaniel Chalobah, on loan from Chelsea, then despatched Garath McCleary's cross for his first Reading goal. The Owls were unlucky not to pull one back before half-time as Adam Federici flung himself low to his right to tip Baker's shot around the post. Reading were awarded a penalty after the break when substitute Jérémy Hélan crashed into the back of Pavel Pogrebnyak, but Robson-Kanu side-footed it straight into Westwood's hands. The game finished a 2–0 defeat for Sheffield Wednesday.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, February
Deadline Day was one of the more exciting ones in a while for Sheffield Wednesday as there was multiple speculations on who Wednesday would sign as the takeover suggested that for once Sheffield Wednesday have the cash to splash. The first announcement of the day was Dejan Kelhar had re-signed his contract until the end of the season. The defender has been unlucky so far this season as his original 6-month contract deal was hindered with the fact he had been injured due to tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Overview, February
Next announcement of the day was that Sheffield Wednesday have signed Sergiu Buș from CSKA Sofia for a rumoured £350,000 on a three and a half year contract. He has scored ten goals so far this season in nineteen appearances for CSKA Sofia. The next signing of the day was Marnick Vermijl who played for Manchester United, he only made one appearance for them this season in the Capital One Cup and he went on a season-long loan last season to NEC where he made twenty-eight appearances and scored three goals for them. The next signing was the return of Lewis McGugan on loan from Watford for the rest of the season. He made seven appearances in his first spell towards the end of 2014. There was one last signing on Deadline Day, in came Filipe Melo from Moreirense for an undisclosed fee.


2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, First team
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2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, First team, Out on loan
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2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Development squad
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2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Development squad, Out on loan
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2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Academy
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2014–15 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Debuts
Players making their first team Sheffield Wednesday début in a competitive match.


2014–15 Shirak FC season
The 2014–15 season was Shirak's 24th consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League and covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.


2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
The 2014−15 season was Shrewsbury's first season back in League Two after being relegated in the 2013−14 season. They won promotion back to League One at the first attempt, following a 1–0 win away at Cheltenham Town on 25 April 2015.


2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
They also participated in the League Cup, the Football League Trophy and the FA Cup.


2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season
A side consisting of youth and reserve team players also contested, and subsequently won the Shropshire Senior Cup.


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


2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Match details, FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 27 October 2014 at 1900. Shrewsbury were drawn away at Walsall.


2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Match details, League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 and Shrewsbury were drawn at home against Blackpool. For the second round the draw was made on 13 August 2014 and this time Shrewsbury were drawn away at Leicester City. The draw for the third round was made on 27 August 2014 when Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Norwich City. On 24 September 2014, the draw for the fourth round was made and Shrewsbury were drawn at home to Premier League club Chelsea.


2014–15 Shrewsbury Town F.C. season, Match details, Football League Trophy
The draw for the first round was made on 16 August 2014.


2014–15 Siena Saints men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Siena Saints men's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Saints, led by second year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at the Times Union Center, with the exhibition game at Alumni Recreation Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Iona.


2014–15 Simurq PFC season
The Simurq 2014–15 season is Simurq's ninth Azerbaijan Premier League season. They will compete in the 2014–15 Azerbaijan Premier League and the 2014–15 Azerbaijan Cup. Giorgi Chikhradze left his position as manager on 16 July 2014.


2014–15 Simurq PFC season, Squad
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2014–15 Simurq PFC season, Transfers, Summer
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2014–15 Simurq PFC season, Transfers, Summer
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2014–15 Simurq PFC season, Transfers, Winter
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2014–15 Simurq PFC season, Transfers, Winter
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2014–15 Skeleton World Cup
The 2014–15 Skeleton World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for skeleton. The season started on 12 December 2014 in Lake Placid, New York, United States, and ended on 15 February 2015 in Sochi, Russia. The World Cup is organised by the FIBT who also runs World Cups and Championships in bobsleigh. The season was sponsored by Viessmann.


2014–15 Slovak Cup
The 2014–15 Slovak Cup, also known as Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th edition of the competition. The winners of the competition will qualify for the Second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, First round
The matches took place on 26 and 27 July 2014.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, Second round
The matches took place on 12, 13, 20 & 27 August 2014.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, Third round
The matches took place on 2, 3, 9, 10, 23, 24 September, 1 October and 12 November 2014.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, Fourth round
The matches took place on 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 October and 19 November 2014.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, Fifth Round
The matches took place on 12, 15, 25 November 2014 and 3 March 2015.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches took place on 17 and 18 March 2015.


2014–15 Slovak Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April 2015 and the second legs were played on 21 April 2015.


2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season
The 2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season was the 22nd season of the Slovak Extraliga, the highest level of ice hockey in Slovakia.


2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season, Teams
The following teams are participating in the 2014–15 season. The HK Orange 20 is a project for preparation of the Slovakia junior ice hockey team for the IIHF World U20 Championship. The team do not play complete regular season and cannot promote to the playoffs or get relegated. First 8 teams in table after the regular season (56 games) will promote to the playoffs.


2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season, Relegation series
Relegation series will be played between MsHK Žilina, the 10th team in regular season, and HC 07 Detva, the winner of 1.liga. The winner of best-of-seven series will play in Extraliga in 2015–16 season.


2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season, Relegation series, PlayOut
Žilina wins the series 4-1 and will play in 2015–16 Slovak Extraliga season


2014–15 Slovak Extraliga season, Playoffs
The seeding in Play-off is based on the ranking in Regular season. All Play-off rounds are played in the best-of-seven format, with the higher seeded team having the home advantage for the possible seventh game.


2014–15 Slovak First Football League
The 2014–15 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 11 July 2014. ŠK Slovan Bratislava are the defending champions.


2014–15 Slovak First Football League, Teams
A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, including 11 sides from the 2013–14 season and one promoted from the 2. liga.


2014–15 Slovak First Football League, Teams
Relegation for FC Nitra to the 2014–15 DOXXbet liga was confirmed on 20 May 2014. The one relegated team was replaced by ŽP Šport Podbrezová.


2014–15 Slovenian Basketball League
The 2014–15 Slovenian Basketball League, also known as the 2014–15 Telemach League due to sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia. Tajfun won its first title, by defeating Rogaška 3–1 in the finals.