# 2014–15 Premier League
The 2014–15 Premier League was the 23rd season of the top division of English football, a 20-club, 38-match campaign won by Chelsea, who secured their fourth Premier League title under Jose Mourinho in his second spell at the club.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) • [2](https://www.11v11.com/competitions/premier-league/2015/) Chelsea led the table from the opening weekend, spent a record 274 days in first place, and finished eight points clear of Manchester City.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) • [3](https://premierleague-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/document/2019/08/23/c8a5b4b5-7f29-43b5-9317-aae04d407c18/2019-20-PL-Handbook-220819.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chelsea, 87 points from 38 matches (26 wins, 9 draws, 3 losses), 73 goals scored and 32 conceded[3](https://premierleague-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/document/2019/08/23/c8a5b4b5-7f29-43b5-9317-aae04d407c18/2019-20-PL-Handbook-220819.pdf) |
| Margin | Eight points clear of second-placed Manchester City; title clinched against Crystal Palace in early May with three games to spare[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) |
| Leading scorer | Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Golden Boot winner with 26 goals[4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review) |
| Most assists | Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea), 18[4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review) |
| Player of the Season | Eden Hazard, a clean sweep of the Premier League, PFA and Football Writers' Association awards[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) |
| Relegated | Hull City, Burnley, and Queens Park Rangers[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9864191/premier-league-season-review-club-by-club-guide-to-201415) |
| Average attendance | 36,176 per game, down just over 1% on the previous season but the second-best figure for the 20-team league over the preceding decade[6](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2015/06/02/Research-and-Ratings/EPL-attendance/) |
| Manager of the Year | Jose Mourinho, for the third time[2](https://www.11v11.com/competitions/premier-league/2015/) |
## Chelsea's title campaign
Chelsea strengthened with two marquee signings, former Arsenal playmaker Cesc Fabregas and Atletico Madrid striker [Diego Costa](https://www.edgepedia.org/diego-costa), and the pair helped drive seven wins from the first eight league matches, including a 6-3 triumph at Everton and a 2-0 win against Arsenal.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) The only blemish in that unbeaten start came from the club's all-time top scorer [Frank Lampard](https://www.edgepedia.org/frank-lampard), who netted the equaliser for Manchester City, against whom he was on loan before a move to [Major League Soccer](https://www.edgepedia.org/major-league-soccer); the run ended in December when Papiss Cisse scored twice for Newcastle United at St James' Park.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677)
After producing attacking football through the first half of the campaign, Chelsea's defense, marshalled by ever-present captain [John Terry](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-terry), became the meanest in the league, conceding 32 goals, the fewest of any club.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) • [4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review) Manchester City, inspired by Golden Boot winner Sergio Aguero, moved level on points, goal difference, and goals scored on [New Year's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-years-day), but Chelsea then lost 5-3 to Tottenham Hotspur on 1 January and responded by going 16 league games unbeaten from New Year's Day, during which Mourinho maintained an unbeaten record against title rivals since his return to English football.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) • [7](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/9863691/chelsea-premier-league-season-review-2014-15) The title was sealed with a win over Crystal Palace in early May, Eden Hazard scoring the clincher, and the season ended with a final-day victory over [Sunderland](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunderland) in which Didier Drogba was carried off by his team-mates on his last Chelsea appearance.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) • [8](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/rank-chelsea-s-premier-league-titles)
Six Chelsea players, Branislav Ivanovic, Gary Cahill, Terry, Nemanja Matic, Hazard, and Diego Costa, were voted into the PFA Team of the Year.[8](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/rank-chelsea-s-premier-league-titles)
## The rest of the top half
Manchester City finished second with 83 goals scored, the most in the league, and [Joe Hart](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-hart) kept 14 clean sheets, the most by any goalkeeper, but the club ended the season without a domestic or international trophy.[4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review) • [9](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/xjjjtsix/2015-mancity-annual-and-financial-report.pdf) A review in the club's own annual report described the campaign as yielding second place and no silverware.[9](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/xjjjtsix/2015-mancity-annual-and-financial-report.pdf)
[Harry Kane](https://www.edgepedia.org/harry-kane), an academy graduate, scored 21 Premier League goals and 31 in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur and was named PFA Young Player of the Season; his two goals inspired Spurs' 5-3 win over Chelsea on 1 January.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) Southampton, under new manager [Ronald Koeman](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronald-koeman) despite selling five key players in the summer, briefly rose to third after beating Arsenal, Manchester United, and Newcastle in January, and finished seventh with a club-record 60 points, the second-best defense in the league, and the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, Sadio Mane's treble in a 6-1 thrashing of Aston Villa.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677)
Manchester United recovered from 13 points in their first 10 matches under [Louis van Gaal](https://www.edgepedia.org/louis-van-gaal), who had signed Angel Di Maria for a British record £59.7m, and a six-match winning streak including victories over Liverpool, Tottenham, and Manchester City secured a return to European competition after a season's absence.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) Liverpool, who had nearly won the title in 2013/14, struggled without the Barcelona-bound Luis Suarez, though an unbeaten December-to-March run included a 2-1 win over Manchester City.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677)
## Relegation battle
Hull City, Burnley, and Queens Park Rangers lost their top-flight status.[5](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9864191/premier-league-season-review-club-by-club-guide-to-201415) Burnley scored the fewest goals of any club, 28, and QPR conceded the most, 73, while losing 24 matches.[4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review)
The fight for survival went to the final day. Leicester City, bottom at Christmas, won seven of their last nine matches in one of the competition's greatest escapes.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) Newcastle United's form collapsed after [Alan Pardew](https://www.edgepedia.org/alan-pardew)'s move to Crystal Palace, and eight consecutive defeats preceded a point against West Bromwich Albion that left their fate in their own hands; they survived with a 2-0 win over West Ham in which Jonas Gutierrez, back in the team after recovering from testicular cancer, scored the second goal.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) Sunderland, with an upturn under [Dick Advocaat](https://www.edgepedia.org/dick-advocaat) and a league-high 17 draws, were already clear, and Hull went down after a goalless draw with Manchester United.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677) • [4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review)
## Season statistics
The season's leading individual and team numbers included:[4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review)
- Most goals by a club: 83, Manchester City; fewest, 28, Burnley.
- Most goals allowed: 73, Queens Park Rangers; fewest, 32, Chelsea.
- Most wins: 26, Chelsea; most losses: 24, Queens Park Rangers; most draws: 17, Sunderland.
- Most saves: 136, Lukasz Fabianski of Swansea City.
- Most minutes played: 3,420 each for John Terry, Aaron Cresswell, and [Tom Heaton](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-heaton).
- Most yellow cards by a player: 14, Lee Cattermole of Sunderland, equalling the Premier League record; most by a team: 94, Tottenham Hotspur.[4](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review) • [10](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9864797/the-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-stats-and-facts)
- Most red cards: 7, shared by Chelsea and Aston Villa; fewest, 1, Arsenal.
Swansea City became only the third team in Premier League history to beat both Arsenal and Manchester United home and away in the same season, after West Ham in 2006/07 and Chelsea in 2009/10.[10](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9864797/the-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-stats-and-facts)
## Attendance
EPL clubs averaged 36,176 fans per game, down just over 1% from the previous season but the second-best figure for the 20-team league over the last decade.[6](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2015/06/02/Research-and-Ratings/EPL-attendance/) The highest attendance of the season was 75,454 for West Bromwich Albion's visit to Manchester United on 2 May 2015, and the lowest was 16,163 for Queens Park Rangers against Stoke City on 20 September 2014.[2](https://www.11v11.com/competitions/premier-league/2015/)
## Departures
Three long-serving players said farewell in the season finale. Lampard scored against [Southampton](https://www.edgepedia.org/southampton) before leaving for New York City; [Steven Gerrard](https://www.edgepedia.org/steven-gerrard)'s final Liverpool appearance, ending a 17-year Anfield career before a move to Los Angeles Galaxy, was marked by a goal in a 6-1 defeat at Stoke City; and Drogba was carried off on his final Chelsea appearance as the club celebrated its fourth Premier League crown.[1](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677)
## References
1. [2014/15 Season Review, Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/693677)
2. [Premier League 2015 (2014-15), 11v11](https://www.11v11.com/competitions/premier-league/2015/)
3. [Premier League Tables, 2019/20 PL Handbook](https://premierleague-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/premierleague/document/2019/08/23/c8a5b4b5-7f29-43b5-9317-aae04d407c18/2019-20-PL-Handbook-220819.pdf)
4. [By the numbers: 2014-15 Premier League season in review, NBC Sports](https://www.nbcsports.com/soccer/news/by-the-numbers-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-review)
5. [Premier League season review: Club-by-club guide to 2014/15, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9864191/premier-league-season-review-club-by-club-guide-to-201415)
6. [EPL Avg. Attendance Slightly Lower In '14-15, But Still Second Best Over Last Decade, SportsBusiness Journal](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2015/06/02/Research-and-Ratings/EPL-attendance/)
7. [Chelsea: Premier League season review 2014/15, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/9863691/chelsea-premier-league-season-review-2014-15)
8. [Rank Chelsea's Premier League titles, Chelsea FC](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/rank-chelsea-s-premier-league-titles)
9. [Manchester City Annual Report 2014-15](https://www.mancity.com/meta/media/xjjjtsix/2015-mancity-annual-and-financial-report.pdf)
10. [The 2014/15 Premier League season in stats and facts, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9864797/the-2014-15-premier-league-season-in-stats-and-facts)
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