2014–15 in English football

Promotion and relegation

National teams

League season

Managerial changes

Diary of the season

Clubs dissolved

Deaths

Retirements

Notes

References

Pre-season

England national football team

England women's national football team

Premier League

Football League Championship

Football League One

Football League Two

Conference Premier

2014 FIFA World Cup

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

International Friendlies

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Football in England

Season

2014–15

League One

← 2013–14

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The 2014–15 season will be the 135th season of competitive association football in England.

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league^[1]
Premier League	Leicester City Burnley Queens Park Rangers	Norwich City Fulham Cardiff City
Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford Rotherham United	Doncaster Rovers Barnsley Yeovil Town
League One	Chesterfield Scunthorpe United Rochdale Fleetwood Town	Carlisle United Tranmere Rovers Shrewsbury Town Stevenage
League Two	Luton Town Cambridge United	Bristol Rovers Torquay United

Main article: England national football team


Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Costa Rica	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
Italy	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
England	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

2014 FIFA World Cup Group D 14 June 2014	England	1–2	Italy	Manaus, Brazil
23:00 BST	Sturridge 37'	Report	Marchisio 35' Balotelli 50'	Stadium: Arena Amazonia Attendance: 39,800 Referee: Björn Kuipers

2014 FIFA World Cup Group D 19 June 2014	Uruguay	2–1	England	São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 BST	Suárez 39', 85'	Report	Rooney 75'	Stadium: Arena de Sao Paulo Attendance: 62,575 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	0	15	1	+14	15	Advance to final tournament	—	3–1	8 Sep	4–0	9 Oct	5–0
2	Slovenia	5	3	0	2	10	4	+6	9	Advance to final tournament	14 Jun	—	1–0	9 Oct	8 Sep	6–0
3	Switzerland	5	3	0	2	11	3	+8	9	Final tournament or play-offs	0–2	5 Sep	—	4–0	3–0	9 Oct
4	Lithuania	5	2	0	3	3	10	−7	6		12 Oct	0–2	14 Jun	—	1–0	8 Sep
5	Estonia	5	1	1	3	1	5	−4	4		0–1	1–0	12 Oct	5 Sep	—	14 Jun
6	San Marino	5	0	1	4	0	17	−17	1		5 Sep	12 Oct	0–4	0–2	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2015. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E 8 September 2014	Switzerland	0–2	England^[2]	Basel
19:45 BST		Report	Welbeck 58', 90+4'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E 9 October 2014	England	5–0	San Marino	London
19:45 BST	Jagielka 25' Milner 38' Rooney 43' (pen.) Welbeck 49' Townsend 72' Della Valle 78' (o.g.)	Summary	Selva 43' Rinaldi 90'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 55,990 Referee: Marcin Borski

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E 12 October 2014	Estonia	0–1	England^[2]	Tallinn
17:00 BST	Klavan 29'	Summary	Baines 45+1' Henderson 53' Rooney 73' Wilshere 87'	Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 10,195 Referee: Strahonja

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E 15 November 2014	England	3–1	Slovenia	London
17:00 GMT	Gibbs 52' Rooney 59' (pen.) Welbeck 66', 72' Clyne 79' Sterling 82' Jagielka 88'	Summary	Henderson 58' (o.g.) Cesar 58'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,305 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group E 27 March 2015	England	4–0	Lithuania^[2]	London
19:45 GMT	Rooney 7' Welbeck 45' Sterling 58' 80' Kane 73'	Report	Žaliūkas 41' Kazlauskas 90+1'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 83,671 Referee: Pavel Královec

Friendly 30 May 2014	England	3–0	Peru	London, England
20:00 BST	Sturridge 32' Cahill 65' Jagielka 70'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 83,578 Referee: Viktor Kassai

Friendly 4 June 2014	Ecuador	2–2	England	Miami, United States
20:00 BST	E. Valencia 8' Arroyo 70' A. Valencia 79'	Report	Rooney 29' Lambert 51' Sterling 79'	Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 21,534 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Friendly 7 June 2014	England	0–0	Honduras	Miami, United States
21:45 BST		Report	Beckeles 64'	Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 45,379 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Friendly 3 September 2014	England	1–0	Norway	London, England
20:00 BST	Rooney 68' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 40,181 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Friendly 18 November 2014	Scotland	1–3	England	Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 BST	Robertson 83'	Report	Oxlade-Chamberlain 32' Rooney 47', 85'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Jonas Eriksson

Friendly 31 March 2015	Italy	1–1	England	Turin, Italy
19:45 BST	Pellè 29'	Report	Townsend 79'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 31,138 Referee: Felix Brych

Main article: England women's national football team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	10	10	0	0	52	1	+51	30	Women's World Cup
2	Ukraine	10	7	1	2	34	9	+25	22	Play-offs
3	Wales	10	6	1	3	18	9	+9	19
4	Turkey	10	4	0	6	12	31	−19	12
5	Belarus	10	2	0	8	12	31	−19	6
6	Montenegro	10	0	0	10	6	53	−47	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 14 June 2014	Belarus	0–3	England^[3]	Minsk, Belarus
15:00 BST	Avkhimovich 88'	Report	Aluko 31' Houghton 36' Dowie 66' Bronze 90+5'	Stadium: Traktar Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Jana Adamkova

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 19 June 2014	Ukraine	1–2	England	Lviv, Ukraine
19:00 BST	Vasylyuk 59' Olha Ovdiychuk 63'	Report	Stoney 11' Aluko 14' Bronze 53' Bassett 62'	Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 3,757 Referee: Cristina Dorcioman

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 21 August 2014	Wales	0–4	England^[3]	Cardiff
19 BST		Summary	Carney 16' Aluko 39' Bassett 44' Sanderson 45'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Efthalia Mitsi

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 17 September 2014	Montenegro	0–10	England^[3]	Petrovac, Budva
19:00 BST	Armisa Kuć 80' Irena Bjelica 84' 86'	Summary	Aluko 8', 31', 64' Carney 22', 51' Bronze 37' Scott 52' Duggan 56', 90+4' Williams 79' Alex Greenwood 90' Potter 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Pod Malim Brdom Attendance: 300 Referee: Petra Chuda

Main article: 2014–15 Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chelsea (Q)	34	24	8	2	68	27	+41	80	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	34	20	7	7	70	36	+34	67
3	Arsenal	33	20	7	6	63	32	+31	67
4	Manchester United	34	19	8	7	59	34	+25	65	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5	Liverpool	34	17	7	10	47	37	+10	58	Qualification to Europa League group stage
6	Tottenham Hotspur	34	17	7	10	55	49	+6	58	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7	Southampton	34	17	6	11	47	26	+21	57
8	Swansea City	34	14	8	12	41	44	−3	50
9	Stoke City	34	13	8	13	39	42	−3	47
10	Everton	34	11	11	12	44	43	+1	44
11	West Ham United	34	11	11	12	42	42	0	44
12	Crystal Palace	34	11	9	14	42	47	−5	42
13	West Bromwich Albion	34	9	10	15	32	46	−14	37
14	Newcastle United	34	9	8	17	36	57	−21	35
15	Hull City	34	8	10	16	32	45	−13	34
16	Aston Villa	34	8	8	18	26	48	−22	32
17	Leicester City	34	8	7	19	36	54	−18	31
18	Sunderland	33	5	15	13	26	49	−23	30	Relegation to Football League Championship
19	Queens Park Rangers	34	7	6	21	38	59	−21	27
20	Burnley	34	5	11	18	26	52	−26	26

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2015. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

↑ Since winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League, the spot awarded to the League Cup winner (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the next best team in the table not already qualified for any European competition (in this case, the sixth-placed team).

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Watford (P)	45	27	7	11	90	49	+41	88	Promotion to Premier League
2	Bournemouth (X)	45	25	12	8	95	45	+50	87	Promotion to Premier League
3	Middlesbrough (X)	45	25	9	11	68	37	+31	84	Qualification to Championship play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Norwich City (Q)	45	24	11	10	84	46	+38	83
5	Ipswich Town	45	22	12	11	70	51	+19	78
6	Derby County	45	21	14	10	85	53	+32	77
7	Brentford	45	22	9	14	75	59	+16	75
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	45	21	12	12	66	54	+12	75
9	Blackburn Rovers	45	16	16	13	63	57	+6	64
10	Charlton Athletic	45	14	18	13	54	57	−3	60
11	Birmingham City	45	15	15	15	53	64	−11	60
12	Nottingham Forest	45	15	14	16	70	67	+3	59
13	Cardiff City	45	15	14	16	55	60	−5	59
14	Sheffield Wednesday	45	14	17	14	42	48	−6	59
15	Leeds United	45	15	10	20	50	61	−11	55
16	Huddersfield Town	45	13	15	17	58	75	−17	54
17	Fulham	45	14	10	21	60	79	−19	52
18	Bolton Wanderers	45	13	12	20	54	66	−12	51
19	Reading	45	12	11	22	46	69	−23	47
20	Brighton & Hove Albion	45	10	16	19	44	54	−10	46
21	Rotherham United	45	11	15	19	46	67	−21	45^{[lower-alpha 2]}
22	Millwall (R)	45	9	14	22	40	72	−32	41	Relegation to Football League One
23	Wigan Athletic (R)	45	9	12	24	39	61	−22	39
24	Blackpool (R)	45	4	13	28	36	91	−55	25

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Team is assured of at least a play-off place, but can still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Premier League.
↑ Roterham United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.^[4]

Main article: 2014–15 Football League One

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bristol City (C, P)	45	28	12	5	88	36	+52	96	Promotion to Football League Championship
2	Preston North End (X)	45	25	14	6	79	39	+40	89	Promotion to Football League Championship
3	Milton Keynes Dons (X)	45	26	10	9	96	43	+53	88	Qualification to League One play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Swindon Town (Q)	45	23	9	13	74	55	+19	78
5	Sheffield United (Q)	45	19	13	13	65	52	+13	70
6	Chesterfield (Q)	45	19	11	15	67	54	+13	68
7	Rochdale	45	19	6	20	72	61	+11	63
8	Bradford City	45	16	14	15	54	55	−1	62
9	Peterborough United	45	18	8	19	52	56	−4	62
10	Fleetwood Town	45	16	12	17	47	51	−4	60
11	Walsall	45	14	17	14	48	46	+2	59
12	Gillingham	45	15	14	16	62	65	−3	59
13	Barnsley	45	16	11	18	57	61	−4	59
14	Doncaster Rovers	45	15	13	17	52	60	−8	58
15	Scunthorpe United	45	14	14	17	60	70	−10	56
16	Oldham Athletic	45	14	14	17	53	66	−13	56
17	Port Vale	45	15	9	21	54	62	−8	54
18	Coventry City	45	12	16	17	47	59	−12	52
19	Crewe Alexandra	45	14	10	21	43	74	−31	52
20	Notts County	45	12	14	19	44	59	−15	50
21	Crawley Town	45	13	11	21	52	77	−25	50	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Colchester United	45	13	10	22	57	77	−20	49
23	Leyton Orient	45	12	12	21	57	67	−10	48
24	Yeovil Town (R)	45	10	10	25	35	70	−35	40

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Team is assured of at least a play-off place, but can still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Burton Albion (P)	45	27	10	8	66	37	+29	91	Promotion to Football League One
2	Shrewsbury Town (P)	45	27	8	10	67	29	+38	89
3	Southend United (X)	45	24	12	9	53	35	+18	84
4	Bury (X)	45	25	7	13	59	40	+19	82	Qualification to League Two play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Wycombe Wanderers (X)	45	22	15	8	64	43	+21	81
6	Stevenage (Q)	45	20	12	13	62	52	+10	72
7	Plymouth Argyle	45	19	11	15	53	37	+16	68
8	Luton Town	45	18	11	16	52	44	+8	65
9	Newport County	45	18	11	16	51	53	−2	65
10	Northampton Town	45	18	7	20	65	59	+6	61
11	Exeter City	45	16	13	16	59	64	−5	61
12	Morecambe	45	16	12	17	50	51	−1	60
13	Dagenham & Redbridge	45	17	8	20	57	57	0	59
14	Oxford United	45	14	16	15	49	49	0	58
15	AFC Wimbledon	45	14	15	16	53	59	−6	57
16	Portsmouth	45	14	14	17	51	53	−2	56
17	Accrington Stanley	45	14	11	20	56	76	−20	53
18	Cambridge United	45	13	12	20	59	63	−4	51
19	York City	45	11	18	16	45	50	−5	51
20	Carlisle United	45	14	7	24	53	71	−18	49
21	Mansfield Town	45	13	9	23	37	60	−23	48
22	Hartlepool United	45	12	8	25	36	67	−31	44
23	Cheltenham Town (R)	45	9	13	23	39	66	−27	40	Relegation to National League
24	Tranmere Rovers (R)	45	9	12	24	45	66	−21	39	Relegation to National League

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Team is assured of at least a play-off place, but can still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

A close title race saw Barnet return to the Football League after a two-year absence, which also made them the first club to win promotion to the Football League three times.

Nuneaton were relegated in bottom place, their fortunes having rapidly deteriorated since the departure of manager Kevin Wilkin late in the previous season. Dartford finished second-bottom and experienced the relegation that they only avoided the previous season thanks to the demise of Salisbury City. AFC Telford United suffered an immediate relegation back to the Conference North, though at least went down fighting after being well adrift in bottom place for most of the season. Alfreton Town filled the final relegation spot and went down on goal difference; they were ultimately cost dear by having the worst defensive record in the division, eventually culminating in a 7-0 thrashing by Bristol Rovers on the final day of the season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Barnet (C, P)	46	28	8	10	94	46	+48	92	Promotion to Football League Two
2	Bristol Rovers	46	25	16	5	73	34	+39	91	Qualification to Conference Premier play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Grimsby Town	46	25	11	10	74	40	+34	86
4	Eastleigh	46	24	10	12	87	61	+26	82
5	Forest Green Rovers^{[lower-alpha 2]}	46	22	16	8	80	54	+26	79
6	Macclesfield Town	46	21	15	10	60	46	+14	78
7	Woking	46	21	13	12	77	52	+25	76
8	Dover Athletic	46	19	11	16	69	58	+11	68
9	Halifax Town	46	17	15	14	60	54	+6	66
10	Gateshead	46	17	15	14	66	62	+4	66
11	Wrexham	46	17	15	14	56	52	+4	66
12	Chester	46	19	6	21	64	76	−12	63
13	Torquay United	46	16	13	17	64	60	+4	61
14	Braintree Town	46	18	5	23	56	57	−1	59
15	Lincoln City	46	16	10	20	62	71	−9	58
16	Kidderminster Harriers	46	15	12	19	51	60	−9	57
17	Altrincham	46	16	8	22	54	73	−19	56
18	Aldershot Town	46	14	11	21	51	61	−10	53
19	Southport	46	13	12	21	47	72	−25	51
20	Welling United	46	11	12	23	52	73	−21	45
21	Alfreton Town (R)	46	12	9	25	49	90	−41	45	Relegation to National League North/National League South
22	Telford United (R)	46	10	9	27	58	84	−26	39
23	Dartford (R)	46	8	15	23	44	74	−30	39
24	Nuneaton Town^{[lower-alpha 3]} (R)	46	10	9	27	38	76	−38	36

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.
↑ Forest Green were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Southport on 9 August 2014.^[5]
↑ Nuneaton were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Welling United on 28 February 2015.^[6]

This is a list of changes of managers within English league football:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of departure	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Position in table at time of appointment
Blackpool	Ince, PaulPaul Ince	Sacked	21 January 2014^[7]	14th (2013–14 season)	Riga, JoséJosé Riga	11 June 2014^[8]	Pre-season
Nottingham Forest	Davies, BillyBilly Davies	Sacked	24 March 2014^[9]	5th (2013–14 season)	Pearce, StuartStuart Pearce	1 July 2014^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[10]
Tranmere Rovers	Moore, RonnieRonnie Moore	Sacked	9 April 2014^{[lower-alpha 2]}^[11]	19th (2013–14 season)	Edwards, RobertRobert Edwards	27 May 2014^[12]
West Bromwich Albion	Mel, PepePepe Mel	Mutual consent^[13]	12 May 2014^[14]	Pre-season	Irvine, AlanAlan Irvine	14 June 2014^[15]
Shrewsbury Town	Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson	Appointed as assistant manager	12 May 2014^[16]		Mellon, MickyMicky Mellon	12 May 2014^[16]
Brighton & Hove Albion	Junyent, Óscar GarcíaÓscar García Junyent	Resigned	12 May 2014^[17]		Hyypia, SamiSami Hyypia	6 June 2014^[18]
Tottenham Hotspur	Sherwood, TimTim Sherwood	Sacked^[19]	13 May 2014^[14]		Pochettino, MauricioMauricio Pochettino	27 May 2014^[20]
Charlton Athletic	Riga, JoséJosé Riga	End of contract	27 May 2014^[21]		Peeters, BobBob Peeters	27 May 2014^[22]
Southampton	Pochettino, MauricioMauricio Pochettino	Signed by Tottenham Hotspur	27 May 2014^[20]		Koeman, RonaldRonald Koeman	16 June 2014^[23]
Leeds United	McDermott, BrianBrian McDermott	Mutual Consent	31 May 2014^[24]		Hockaday, DaveDave Hockaday	19 June 2014^[25]
Oxford United	Waddock, GaryGary Waddock	Sacked	4 July 2014^[26]		Appleton, MichaelMichael Appleton	4 July 2014^[26]
Huddersfield Town	Robins, MarkMark Robins	Sacked	10 August 2014^[27]	24th	Powell, ChrisChris Powell	3 September 2014^[28]	21st
Crystal Palace	Pulis, TonyTony Pulis	Mutual Consent	14 August 2014^[29]	Pre-season	Warnock, NeilNeil Warnock	27 August 2014^[30]	18th
Leeds United	Hockaday, DaveDave Hockaday	Sacked	28 August 2014^[31]	21st	Milanic, DarkoDarko Milanic	24 September 2014^[32]	12th
Watford	Sannino, GiuseppeGiuseppe Sannino	Resigned	31 August 2014^[33]	2nd	Junyent, Óscar GarcíaÓscar García Junyent	2 September 2014^[34]	2nd
Colchester United	Dunne, JoeJoe Dunne	Mutual Consent	1 September 2014^[35]	23rd	Humes, TonyTony Humes	1 September 2014	23rd
Carlisle United	Kavanagh, GrahamGraham Kavanagh	Sacked	1 September 2014^[36]	22nd	Curle, KeithKeith Curle	19 September 2014^[37]	24th
Accrington Stanley	Beattie, JamesJames Beattie	Mutual consent	12 September 2014^[38]	21st	Coleman, JohnJohn Coleman	18 September 2014^[39]	20th
Port Vale	Adams, MickyMicky Adams	Resigned	18 September 2014^[40]	23rd	Page, RobRob Page	18 September 2014^[41]^[42]	23rd
Cardiff City	Solskjær, Ole GunnarOle Gunnar Solskjær	Mutual consent	18 September 2014^[43]	17th	Slade, RussellRussell Slade	6 October 2014^[44]	15th
Fulham	Magath, FelixFelix Magath	Sacked	18 September 2014^[45]	24th	Symons, KitKit Symons	29 October 2014
Leyton Orient	Slade, RussellRussell Slade	Resigned	24 September 2014^[46]	17th	Milanese, MauroMauro Milanese	26 October 2014
Watford	Junyent, Óscar GarcíaÓscar García Junyent	Resigned	29 September 2014^[47]	4th	McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay	29 September 2014	4th
Bolton Wanderers	Freedman, DougieDougie Freedman	Mutual consent	3 October 2014^[48]	23rd	Lennon, NeilNeil Lennon	12 October 2014^[49]	24th
Hartlepool United	Cooper, ColinColin Cooper	Resigned	4 October 2014^[50]	24th
Watford	McKinlay, BillyBilly McKinlay	Sacked	6 October 2014^[51]	3rd	Jokanovic, SlavisaSlavisa Jokanovic	7 October 2014^[52]	3rd
Scunthorpe United	Wilcox, RussRuss Wilcox	Sacked	8 October 2014^[53]	23rd	Robins, MarkMark Robins	13 October 2014^[54]	23rd
York City	Worthington, NigelNigel Worthington	Resigned	13 October 2014^[55]	22nd	Wilcox, RussRuss Wilcox	15 October 2014^[56]	22nd
Tranmere Rovers	Edwards, RobertRobert Edwards	Sacked	13 October 2014^[57]	24th	Adams, MickyMicky Adams	16 October 2014^[58]	24th
Birmingham City	Clark, LeeLee Clark	Sacked	20 October 2014^[59]	21st	Rowett, GaryGary Rowett	27 October 2014	23rd
Burton Albion	Rowett, GaryGary Rowett	Signed by Birmingham City	27 October 2014	3rd	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank	13 November 2014	5th
Blackpool	Riga, JoséJosé Riga	Sacked	28 October 2014^[60]	24th	Clark, LeeLee Clark	30 October 2014	24th
Wigan Athletic	Uwe Rösler	Sacked	13 November 2014	22nd	Malky Mackay	19 November 2014	22nd
Cheltenham Town	Mark Yates	Sacked	25 November 2014	18th	Paul Buckle	26 November 2014	18th
Reading	Nigel Adkins	Sacked	15 December 2014	16th	Steve Clarke	16 December 2014	16th
Brighton & Hove Albion	Sami Hyypiä	Resigned	22 December 2014	22nd	Chris Hughton	31 December 2014	21st
Crystal Palace	Neil Warnock	Sacked	27 December 2014	18th	Alan Pardew	2 January 2015	18th
Newcastle United	Alan Pardew	Signed by Crystal Palace	31 December 2014	10th	John Carver	2 January 2015	10th
Gillingham	Peter Taylor	Sacked	31 December 2014	19th	Justin Edinburgh	8 February 2015	17th
West Bromwich Albion	Alan Irvine	Sacked	29 December 2014	16th	Tony Pulis	1 January 2015	16th
Norwich City	Neil Adams	Resigned	5 January 2015	7th	Alex Neil	9 January 2015	7th
Charlton Athletic	Bob Peeters	Sacked	11 January 2015	14th	Guy Luzon	14 January 2015	14th
Queens Park Rangers	Harry Redknapp	Resigned	3 February 2015	19th
Yeovil Town	Gary Johnson	Sacked	4 February 2015	24th
Newport County	Justin Edinburgh	Signed by Gillingham	7 February 2015	6th

8 August: Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City play out a 1–1 draw in the opening game of the season, with Kenwyne Jones getting the season's first goal.^[61]
16 August: The Premier League's first fixture sees Swansea defeat Manchester United 2-1, in United's first opening day loss since 1972. Swansea end the day joint-top with Arsenal, who won their own game against Crystal Palace by the same margin.^[62]
21 August: Crystal Palace sporting director Iain Moody is forced to resign from his position after a team investigating accusations of fraud made by his previous club Cardiff City discover numerous e-mails containing apparently racist, homophobic and anti-semitic insults, sent to and from former Cardiff manager Malky Mackay. The discovery also causes Crystal Palace to confirm that they will not appoint Mackay as their new manager, the position having been vacant since the resignation of Tony Pulis a week prior.^[63] Coventry City confirm that they will return to their former Ricoh Arena ground starting with their home game against Gillingham on 5 September, ending a spell of a little over a year playing at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium due to a rent dispute.^[64]
26 August: In the League Cup second round, Manchester United lose 4-0 to League One side Milton Keynes Dons. Three other Premier League sides fall to lower-league opposition, as Burnley are knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester City by Shrewsbury Town, and West Ham by Sheffield United.^[65]
28 August: Wayne Rooney is confirmed as the new England captain, following Steven Gerrard's decision to retire from international football.^[66]
31 August: The first month of the Premier League ends with Chelsea leading the table and Swansea and Aston Villa in second and third respectively. Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur complete the top six. Newly promoted Burnley, stand at the bottom of the table with one point, behind Crystal Palace due to goals scored and one point behind West Bromwich Albion. Nottingham Forest lead the Championship, a point ahead of Watford and newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers. The other three play-off spots are occupied by Norwich City, Millwall and Charlton Athletic. The relegation zone is occupied by Bolton Wanderers, Fulham and Blackpool.
8 September: England's European Championship qualifying campaign begins with a 2-0 away win over Switzerland, with new Arsenal signing Danny Welbeck scoring both goals.
19 September: Arsenal score three goals inside four minutes to defeat Aston Villa, with new £16m striker Danny Welbeck getting his first goal for the club. Newcastle Utd, whose manager Alan Pardew faced a barrage of protests from fans wanting him out of the club, recover from 2-0 down to claim a point against Hull, with Papiss Cissé coming of the bench to score twice in the final 15 minutes. In the evening game, West Ham score twice in the opening seven minutes on their way to defeating Liverpool 3-1. In the Championship, Nottingham Forest remain unbeaten at the top after a 0-0 draw with Millwall. Leeds United, who have now claimed 10 points out of 12 under caretaker manager Neil Redfearn, beat local rivals Huddersfield Town 3-0 at Elland Road. Newly promoted Wolves are now just a point behind Forest after another home win, their 3rd in a row, this time, 1-0 over Bolton.
20 September: West Bromwich Albion secure their first win under Alan Irvine, defeating Tottenham 1-0 at White Hart Lane. Leicester, trailing 3-1 with 20 minutes remaining, defeat Manchester United 5-3 in front of a full house at the King Power stadium. Crystal Palace defeat Everton at Goodison Park 3-2, after falling behind 1-0 inside the opening 15 minutes. Frank Lampard, now on loan at Manchester City, scores an 84th minute equaliser against his former club, to give the 10 men of City a point against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.
30 September: The month ends with Chelsea continuing to lead the Premier League, three points ahead of Southampton. Defending champions Manchester City are a further two points behind Southampton, and a point ahead of a clutch of sides including Arsenal, Swansea and Aston Villa. Burnley and Newcastle United, both of whom are without a single win this season, sit bottom of the table, with Newcastle ahead on goals scored alone. Queens Park Rangers make up the bottom three. In the Championship, Norwich have taken over the top of the table, though Nottingham Forest are unbeaten and behind on goal difference. Wolves, Watford, Ipswich and Derby occupy the play-off spots. The bottom three remains unchanged from the previous month, with Blackpool bottom and still winless, and Fulham and Bolton Wanderers ahead of them by only one and two points respectively.
31 October: October ends with Chelsea still leading the Premier League, four points ahead of Southampton. Manchester City remain in third, while West Ham United stand in fourth. Arsenal, Swansea and Liverpool are behind in the European chase. Newcastle United have moved above QPR and out of the relegation zone, at the expense of their northern rivals Sunderland. Winless Burnley remain at the bottom of the table. Derby County have moved to the top of the Championship, though only goal difference is separating them Watford, Norwich and Wolves. Bournemouth and Middlesbrough are two points behind in fifth and sixth. Blackpool remain bottom of the Championship. Birmingham City have moved below Bolton, while Fulham has escaped the relegation zone under new manager Kit Symons.
12 November: The news that Ched Evans, who was convicted of rape in 2012 and given a five-year prison sentence, is being allowed to train with his former club Sheffield United results in TV presenter Charlie Webster resigning as a club ambassador,^[67] and sponsors DBL Logistics threatening to terminate their deal with immediate effect should Evans be offered any form of contract by the club.^[68]
30 November: At the end of November, Chelsea continue to lead the Premier League, now six points ahead of second place, which is occupied by Manchester City. Southampton are a point behind in third, while Manchester United take fourth place, with West Ham, Arsenal and Spurs not far behind. Burnley have edged above Leicester to rise off the bottom of the table, and QPR remain in the relegation zone. With the exception of leaders Derby, the Championship's top six has changed since the end of October: Ipswich and Brentford have risen to joint second (Ipswich leading on goal difference), Bournemouth and Middlesbrough have each risen a place, and Blackburn have moved into sixth place. Although Bolton and Birmingham have escaped the relegation zone, Blackpool have had no such luck and remain bottom, now joined by two teams that reached the play-offs last season, Wigan (23rd) and Brighton.
10 December: Hereford United, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division, are suspended "from all football activity" with immediate effect by the Football Association following failure to respond to questions from an Independent Regulatory Commission.^[69]
11 December: The suspension of Hereford United from all footballing activities is lifted.
19 December: Hereford United go out of business and are forced to resign from the Southern League. The club had been in existence for 90 years, played in the Football League from 1972 to 1997 and again between 2006 and 2012.
31 December: As the year closes, Manchester City have begun to whittle away at Chelsea's lead at the top of the table and are now three points behind. A losing streak has seen Southampton drop behind Manchester United into fourth. Arsenal have climbed above West Ham, but the top seven remains unchanged, as is the relegation zone, except for Crystal Palace replacing QPR in 18th. In the Championship, Derby have slipped behind leaders Bournemouth and second-placed Ipswich, and Blackburn has been replaced in the top six by Watford, who have knocked Brentford down to sixth. Millwall have replaced Brighton in the relegation zone, but it otherwise remains unchanged from the end of November.
23 January: Cambridge United, newly promoted back to the Football League for this season, manage to hold Manchester United to a 0-0 draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup, forcing a replay at Old Trafford.
24 January: The FA sees Chelsea eliminated by League One side Bradford City, Manchester City knocked out by Championship side Middlesbrough, Southampton eliminated by Premier League side Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur eliminated by the top-flight's basement side Leicester City, and Swansea knocked out by Championship team Blackburn Rovers. Liverpool and Sunderland are also held to goal-less draws by Championship sides Bolton Wanderers and Fulham respectively.
31 January: By the end of January Chelsea have restored their five-point lead over Manchester City. The top four remains unchanged, while West Ham dropped out of the top seven, to be replaced by Liverpool. Burnley stand in 17th, ahead of Hull, QPR and Leicester. In the Championship, Derby have returned to second place, a point ahead of Middlesbrough and separated from Bournemouth by goal difference. In the promotion race, Ipswich, Brentford and Watford are a few points behind. Millwall, Wigan and Blackpool remain in the bottom three.
28 February: February ends with Chelsea five points ahead of Manchester City. Manchester United remain third, while Southampton have slipped behind Arsenal in fifth. Liverpool and Spurs also remain in the top seven. Leicester remain stuck to the foot of the table, but Hull and QPR have climbed clear at the expense of Burnley and Aston Villa. The Championship promotion race has eight points separating leaders Derby and eighth-placed Wolves. Bournemouth have slumped in recent weeks to slip behind Middlesbrough and Watford, while both Ipswich and Norwich can overtake the South Coast side if they win their games in hand. Brentford have fallen to seventh. The bottom three remains unchanged from the end of January.
1 March: Chelsea defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Wembley Stadium in the League Cup Final, winning the first major trophy of the season. It is their fifth League Cup trophy, and the first trophy won by the club since José Mourinho returned as manager in 2013.
22 March: Bristol City defeat Walsall 2-0 at Wembley Stadium in the League Trophy Final, winning it for a record third time.
31 March: Chelsea ended the month still top of the Premier League table, 6 points ahead of Manchester City with a game in hand. Manchester City's shock defeat to Burnley coupled with Arsenal's good run of form saw them trail City by only a single point and also a point ahead of Manchester United in fourth. Liverpool, Southampton, and Tottenham Hotspur occupy the top seven. Although Burnley defeated Manchester City earlier in the month, they stay in the bottom three with QPR and Leicester, who are still rock bottom. Bournemouth reoccupy top spot in the Championship and followed closely by Watford in second. Middlesbrough, Norwich, Derby, and Ipswich complete the top six. Brentford and Wolves are still in the hunt for a playoff spot as only 8 points separate first to eighth. Wigan move above Millwall in the bottom three and Blackpool still rooted to the bottom, 17 points adrift with only 7 games left.
6 April: Blackpool's relegation to League One is confirmed by Rotherham United's victory over Brighton & Hove Albion,^[70] while Wigan Athletic sack manager Malky Mackay.^[71]^[72]

Club	League	Date of Dissolution
Salisbury City	None (last in 2013-14 Conference Premier)	4 December 2014
Hereford United	Southern League Premier Division	19 December 2014

1 June 2014: Brian Farmer, 80, Birmingham City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic right back.^[73]
13 June 2014: Willie Harvey, 84, Bradford Park Avenue inside forward.^[74]
24 June 2014: John Fantham, 75, England, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United inside forward.^[75]
3 July 2014: David Jones, 79, Swansea Town goalkeeper.^[76]
5 July 2014: Brian Wood, 73, Crystal Palace, Leyton Orient, Colchester United and Workington defender.^[77]
6 July 2014: Peter Kearns, 77, former Plymouth Argyle, Aldershot and Lincoln City inside forward.^[78]
19 July 2014: Ray King, 89, former Port Vale goalkeeper.^[79]
22 July 2014: Morris Stevenson, 71, former Luton Town inside forward.^[80]
23 July 2014: Jordan Tabor, 23, former Cheltenham Town defender.^[81]
28 July 2014: Alex Forbes, 89, former Scotland, Sheffield United, Arsenal, Leyton Orient and Fulham wing half.^[82]
6 August 2014: Jimmy Walsh, 84, former Leicester City striker.^[83]
21 August 2014: Don Clark, 96, former Bristol City forward.^[84]
10 September 2014: David Whyte, 43, former Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic, Ipswich Town, Bristol Rovers and Southend United striker.^[85]
28 September 2014: Tim Rawlings, 81, former Walsall and Port Vale half-back.^[86]
29 September 2014: Len Stephenson, 84, former Blackpool, Port Vale and Oldham Athletic forward.^[87]
5 October 2014: John Best, 74, former USA and Tranmere Rovers defender.^[88]
19 October 2014: Arnold Mitchell, 84, former Notts County and Exeter City right half.^[89]
19 October 2014: Don Ratcliffe, 79, former Stoke City, Middlesbrough, Darlington and Crewe Alexandra winger.^[90]
21 October 2014: Jim Barrett, Jr., 83, former West Ham United, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City inside forward.^[91]
24 October 2014: Malcolm Thompson, 68, former Hartlepool United and Scarborough striker.^[92]
29 October 2014: Klas Ingesson, 46, former Sweden and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder.^[93]
30 October 2014: Joe Brown, 85, former Middlesbrough, Burnley, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Aldershot left half and manager of Burnley.^[94]
3 November 2014: Geoff Cox, 79, former Birmingham City and Torquay United winger.^[95]
3 November 2014: Ivor Seemley, 85, former Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County and Chesterfield left back.^[96]
4 November 2014: Derek Hogg, 84, former Leicester City, West Bromwich Albion and Cardiff City outside left.^[97]
4 November 2014: Eddie Stuart, 83, former Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County defender.^[98]
5 November 2014: Roy Hartle, 83, former Bolton Wanderers full back.^[99]
7 November 2014: Alex Bain, 78, former Huddersfield Town, Chesterfield and Bournemouth forward.^[100]
8 November 2014: Sammy Wilson, 82, former Millwall inside left.^[101]
13 November 2014: Jim Storrie, 74, former Leeds United, Rotherham United and Portsmouth forward.^[102]
15 November 2014: Valéry Mézague, 30, former Cameroon, Portsmouth and Bury midfielder.^[103]^[104]
20 November 2014: Iain Hesford, 54, former Blackpool, Sunderland, Hull City and Maidstone United goalkeeper.^[105]
23 November 2014: John Neal, 82, former Hull City, Swindon Town, Aston Villa and Southend United defender, who also managed Wrexham, Middlesbrough and Chelsea.^[106]
26 November 2014: Malcolm Finlayson, 84, former Millwall and Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper.^[107]
November 2014: Reg Foulkes, 91, former Walsall and Norwich City defender.^[108]
November 2014: Albert Jackson, 71, former Oldham Athletic defender.^[109]
7 December 2014: Tommy Todd, 88, former Crewe Alexandra, Derby County and Rochdale forward.^[110]
19 December 2014: Pat Holton, 78, former Chelsea and Southend United defender.^[111]
27 December 2014: Ron Henry, 80, former England and Tottenham Hotspur defender.^[112]
31 December 2014: Jimmy Dunn, 91, former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County inside forward.^[113]
January 2015: John McPhee, 77, former Blackpool, Barnsley and Southport defender ^[114]
8 January 2015: Sam Morris, 84, former Chester City wing half.^[115]
10 January 2015: Roger Wosahlo, 67, former Chelsea, Ipswich Town and Peterborough United winger.^[116]
11 January 2015: Albert McPherson, 87, former Walsall centre half, who also went on to coach at West Bromwich Albion.^[117]
14 January 2015: Danny Malloy, 84, former Cardiff City and Doncaster Rovers defender.^[118]
16 January 2015: Bill Dodd, 78, former Workington forward.^[119]
19 January 2015: Ken Furphy, 83, former Darlington, Workington and Watford defender, who also had spells in management with Workington, Watford, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United.^[120]
25 January 2015: Ian Towers, 74, former Burnley, Oldham Athletic and Bury striker.^[121]
30 January 2015: Harold Hassall, 85, former England, Huddersfield Town and Bolton Wanderers forward.^[122]
2 February 2015: Roy Little, 83, former Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace defender.^[123]
9 February 2015: Nick Sharkey, 71, former Sunderland, Leicester City, Mansfield Town and Hartlepool United forward.^[124]
10 February 2015: Tom McQueen, 85, former Accrington Stanley goalkeeper.^[125]
February 2015: Geoff Morris, 65, former Walsall, Shrewsbury Town and Port Vale winger.^[126]
3 March 2015: Dave Mackay, 80, former Scotland, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County and Swindon Town left half, who also had spells in management with Swindon Town, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, Walsall, Doncaster Rovers and Birmingham City.^[127]
3 March 2015: Roy McCrohan, 84, former Reading, Norwich City, Colchester United and Bristol Rovers wing half.^[128]
25 March 2015: Jimmy McGill, 68, former Arsenal, Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Halifax Town midfielder.^[129]
25 March 2015: Ron Suart, 94, former Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers defender, who also managed Scunthorpe & Lindsay United, Blackpool and Chelsea.^[130]
26 March 2015: Ian Moir, 71, former Manchester United, Blackpool, Chester City, Wrexham and Shrewsbury Town midfielder.^[131]
4 April 2015: Bill Ellerington, 91, former England and Southampton full back.^[132]
7 April 2015: Harry Dowd, 76, former Manchester City and Oldham Athletic goalkeeper.^[133]
8 April 2015: Billy Ronson, 58, former Blackpool, Cardiff City, Wrexham and Barnsley midfielder.^[134]
10 April 2015: Ray Treacy, 68, former Republic of Ireland, West Bromwich Albion, Charlton Athletic, Swindon Town and Preston North End striker.^[135]
21 April 2015: Dave Walker, 73, former Burnley and Southampton defender.^[136]
24 April 2015: Ken Birch, 81, former Everton and Southampton right half.^[137]
27 April 2015: Chris Turner, 64, former Peterborough United, Luton Town, Cambridge United. Swindon Town and Southend United defender who also managed Cambridge United and Peterborough United.^[138]

13 June 2014: David Bentley, 29, former England, Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder.^[139]
19 June 2014: Phil Bolland, 37, former Oxford United, Peterborough United, Chester City and Wrexham defender.^[140]
25 June 2014: Danny Carlton, 30, former Carlisle United, Bury and Morecambe striker.^[141]
25 June 2014: Mike Pollitt, 42, former Lincoln City, Darlington, Notts County, Rotherham United, Chesterfield and Wigan Athletic goalkeeper.^[142]
June 2014: Josh Low, 35, former Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Cardiff City, Oldham Athletic, Northampton Town, Leicester City, Peterborough United and Cheltenham Town midfielder.^[143]
1 July 2014: Gary Alexander, 34, former Swindon Town, Hull City, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Brentford, Crawley Town and Burton Albion striker.^[144]
4 July 2014: Guy Branston, 35, former Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday, Oldham Athletic, Peterborough United, Notts County, Burton Albion, Torquay United, Bradford City, Aldershot Town and Plymouth Argyle defender.^[145]
17 July 2014: Martin Petrov, 35, former Bulgaria, Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers midfielder.^[146]
21 July 2014: Leon Cort, 34, former Southend United, Hull City, Crystal Palace, Stoke City, Burnley and Charlton Athletic defender.^[147]
22 July 2014: Dave Kitson, 34, former Cambridge United, Reading, Stoke City, Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Oxford United striker.^[148]
27 August 2014: Manuel Almunia, 37, former Arsenal and Watford goalkeeper.^[149]
22 September 2014: Adam Drury, 36, former Peterborough United, Norwich City and Leeds United defender.^[150]
16 October 2014: William Gallas, 37, former France, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur defender.^[151]
18 October 2014: Nick Culkin, 36, former Manchester United and Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper.^[152]
28 October 2014: Chris Iwelumo, 36, former Scotland, Stoke City, Colchester United, Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley and Watford forward.^[153]
29 October 2014: Clive Platt, 37, former Walsall, Rochdale, Notts County, Peterborough United, Milton Keynes Dons, Colchester United, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Bury forward.^[154]
19 November 2014: Peter Løvenkrands, 34, former Denmark, Newcastle United and Birmingham City forward.^[155]
1 December 2014: Byron Anthony, 30, former Cardiff City, Bristol Rovers, Hereford United and Newport County defender.^[156]
3 December 2014: Matthew Etherington, 33, former Peterborough United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Stoke City midfielder.^[157]
16 December 2014: Thierry Henry, 37, former France and Arsenal striker, who holds the record number of goals scored for the Gunners.^[158]
18 December 2014: Gary Doherty, 34, former Republic of Ireland, Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers defender/striker.^[159]
29 January 2015: Lloyd Owusu, 38, former Ghana, Brentford, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Yeovil Town, Cheltenham Town and Barnet forward.^[160]
3 February 2015: Eddie Oshodi, 23, former Watford defender.^[161]
28 February 2015: Gary Caldwell, 32, former Scotland and Wigan Athletic defender.^[162]
2 March 2015: Jordan Seabright, 20, former A.F.C. Bournemouth and Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper.^[163]
3 March 2015: Bradley Orr, 32, former Bristol City, Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers defender.^[164]
7 March 2015: David Connolly, 37, former Republic of Ireland, Watford, Wimbledon, West Ham United, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Southampton, Portsmouth and AFC Wimbledon striker.^[165]
8 April 2015: Barry Ferguson, 37, former Scotland, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City and Blackpool midfielder.^[166]
23 April 2015: Marc Tierney, 29, former Oldham Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Colchester United, Norwich City and Bolton Wanderers defender^[167]
2 May 2015: Richard Lee, 32, former Watford and Brentford goalkeeper.^[168]

↑ Although Pearce was announced on as new manager on 3 April, his official tenure began on 1 July
↑ Moore was suspended from his duties for gambling-related offences on 17 February, before being formally dismissed on 9 April. John McMahon managed Tranmere from Moore's suspension until the end of the season.

2014 FIFA World Cup Group D 24 June 2014

England

Costa Rica

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 57,823
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

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