# 2014–15 Newcastle United F.C. season

In the 2014–15 football season, English club Newcastle United competed in the Premier League for the fifth consecutive season. It was Newcastle United's 122nd season of professional football.
The season saw Newcastle end in 15th place after a difficult season for the Magpies. Newcastle started the season without a win from their opening eight games, and ended it by only winning three times in 19 Premier League games. Manager Alan Pardew was subject to protests during the opening run, but seemed to have turned a corner by following it with six consecutive wins, including a Capital One Cup victory at Manchester City. Pardew left Newcastle in January to join Crystal Palace, with manager John Carver taking over until the end of the season. He presided over some of Newcastle's worst ever league form, including a run of eight consecutive defeats. A win over West Ham on the final day of the season ultimately secured Newcastle survival.

## Chronological list of events

6 June 2014: 20-year-old Ayoze Pérez signs for the Magpies for an estimated fee of £1.6m from Tenerife.
9 June 2014: Jack Colback from Sunderland joins the Magpies on a free transfer.
11 June 2014: Stefan Broccoli, Michael Newberry, Lewis Suddick, Ben Pollock, Luke Charman, Jamie Holmes, Jack Hunter, Louis Johnson, Sean Longstaff, Ben Smith, Jake Trodd and Dan Ward sign scholarships with the club's academy. James Morgan, Lewis Aird and Macauley Booth leave the academy.
18 June 2014: The 2014–15 Premier League fixtures are released with the Magpies kicking off against reigning champions Manchester City for a second season running.
28 June 2014: James Tavernier signs for Championship side Wigan Athletic for an expected fee of £400K.
1 July 2014: Romain Amalfitano leaves on a free transfer for Dijon.
2 July 2014: Siem de Jong signs from Ajax for an expected fee of £7.5 million.
4 July 2014: The club appoints Dave Billows as Head of Fitness.
13 July 2014: Rémy Cabella signs from Montpellier for an expected fee of £8 million.
16 July 2014: Emmanuel Rivière signs from Monaco for an expected fee of £6.3 million.
17 July 2014: Mathieu Debuchy is transferred to Arsenal for an expected fee of £12 million.
17 July 2014: Daryl Janmaat signs from Feyenoord for an expected fee of £5 million.
22 July 2014: Sylvain Marveaux joins Guingamp on a season-long loan.
3 August 2014: Facundo Ferreyra signs from Shakhtar Donetsk on a season-long loan.
9 August 2014: Newcastle completes double signing of Karl Darlow and Jamaal Lascelles from Nottingham Forest for an expected combined fee of £7 million. Both are immediately loaned back to the selling club for the rest of the season.
30 August 2014: The Magpies score their first goals of the season in a 3–3 draw with Crystal Palace, including debut Newcastle goals for defender Mike Williamson and 18-year-old Rolando Aarons.
1 September 2014: Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa joins Roma on a season-long loan.
2 September 2014: Hatem Ben Arfa joins Hull City on a season-long loan.
18 October 2014: Newcastle gain their first league win of the season, with Gabriel Obertan scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Leicester City.
29 October 2014: A first away victory over Manchester City in 14 years saw Newcastle reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup for the first time since 2007.
9 November 2014: The Magpies record their fifth consecutive win in all competitions with a 2–0 away win against West Bromwich Albion to return to the top half of the Premier League table.
6 December 2014: Despite having Steven Taylor sent off, Newcastle record a third consecutive home win over Chelsea to bring the League leaders' 23-match unbeaten run in all competitions to an end.
13 December 2014: In Jak Alnwick's first start at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal they lost 4–1 and Santi Cazorla scored a penalty past Alnwick.
17 December 2014: In the fifth round, Newcastle were eliminated from the League Cup by Tottenham Hotspur, 4–0.
21 December 2014: Newcastle lose their fourth consecutive Tyne-Wear derby for the first time in the club's history, losing by a goal to nil thanks to a 90th-minute goal by Adam Johnson. Cheick Tioté also picked up a fifth yellow card, meaning he will miss the Boxing Day fixture against Manchester United.
28 December 2014: The Magpies win their last match of 2014, winning 3–2 against Everton, with former Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback scoring his first League goal in a Newcastle shirt.
29 December 2014: Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is given permission to speak to Crystal Palace regarding their vacant managerial role. Assistant manager John Carver is put in temporary charge of the side.
1 January 2015: In John Carver's first game as caretaker manager, they drew 3–3 against Burnley and Alan Pardew was on the stands at Villa Park to see Crystal Palace play against Aston Villa where it ended 0–0.
2 January 2015: Alan Pardew is appointed as Crystal Palace manager.
3 January 2015: In the Magpies' first match of the FA Cup third round, they were eliminated by Leicester City, 1–0.
4 January 2015: Newcastle United announce that Hatem Ben Arfa's contract has been terminated with mutual consent, with French Ligue 1 side Nice announcing the arrival of the player.
26 January 2015: John Carver is appointed as head coach until the end of 2014–15 season.
2 February 2015: On transfer deadline day, Davide Santon joined Internazionale on loan and Haris Vučkić, Remie Streete, Gaël Bigirimana, Shane Ferguson and Kevin Mbabu joined Rangers on loan.
9 February 2015: Eighteen-year-old midfielder Daniel Barlaser, capped by Turkey at Under–17 level, signs his first professional contract, committing himself to Newcastle United on a long-term deal of unspecified length.
4 March 2015: In the Magpies' 1–0 loss against Manchester United, Papiss Cissé was suspended seven matches for spitting at Jonny Evans, while he was suspended for six matches. But one of Cissé's suspension is for arm butting Séamus Coleman in a 3–2 win against Everton on 28 December 2014.
27 March 2015: Ten youth players are offered scholarships at Newcastle United effective from 1 July 2015. They are Yannick Aziakonou, Owen Bailey, Shane Donaghey, Owen Gallacher, Nathan Harker, Mackenzie Heaney, Dan Lowther, Lewis McNall, Callum Smith and Craig Spooner. Meanwhile, academy players Macaulay Gillesphey, Tom Heardman, Liam Smith and Jamie Sterry all signed professional contracts at the club, Kyle Cameron, Jamie Cobain, Liam Gibson, Adam Laidler, Brendan Pearson and Callum Williams are all retained as third year scholars and James Atkinson, Ben Drennan, Andy Hall, Joe Kerridge, Ryan McKinnon, Greg Olley, Jonathyn Quinn and Jordan Storey are all released.
29 May 2015: Sammy Ameobi is offered a new contract by Newcastle United, but Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell, Jonás Gutiérrez, Remie Streete and Ryan Taylor are all released. Facundo Ferreyra returns to Skakhtar Donetsk after his season-long loan deal expired.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Alan Pardew (until 2 January 2015) |
| Caretaker Manager | John Carver (from 29 December 2014) |
| Head Coach | John Carver (until end of season) |
| Assistant Manager | John Carver (until 29 December 2014) |
| First-team coach | Steve Stone |
| First Team Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Woodman |
| Head of Fitness | Dave Billows |
| First Team Fitness Coach | Simon Tweddle |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Chris Wilding |
| Club Doctor | Paul Catterson |
| Head of Physiotherapy | Derek Wright |
| First Team Physiotherapist | Michael Harding |
| First Team Physiotherapist | Carl Nelson |
| First Team Analyst | Kerry Morrow |
| Chief Scout | Graham Carr |
Last updated: 29 January 2015 Source: First Team

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 24 May 2015.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | NED | Tim Krul | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | IRL | Rob Elliot | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Jak Alnwick | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Coloccini | 36 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ryan Taylor | 15 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mike Williamson | 33 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Massadio Haïdara | 20 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NED | Daryl Janmaat | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Steven Taylor | 12 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | WAL | Paul Dummett | 29 | 1 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | DF | SVK | Ľubomír Šatka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | FRA | Moussa Sissoko | 38 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Vurnon Anita | 21 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NED | Siem de Jong | 5 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Yoan Gouffran | 33 | 2 | 24+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | 38 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Rolando Aarons | 6 | 2 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Jonás Gutiérrez | 10 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Rémy Cabella | 34 | 1 | 21+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CIV | Cheick Tioté | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Gabriel Obertan | 16 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | NGA | Sammy Ameobi | 27 | 2 | 15+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Abeid | 16 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Callum Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | SEN | Papiss Cissé | 22 | 11 | 11+11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Ayoze Pérez | 39 | 7 | 25+11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Emmanuel Rivière | 28 | 3 | 15+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Adam Armstrong | 15 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ITA | Davide Santon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SVN | Haris Vučkić | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Source:

### Goals

    Last updated on 24 May 2015.
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Papiss Cissé | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | | 17 | Ayoze Pérez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | | 7 | Moussa Sissoko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | 14 | Jack Colback | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 29 | Emmanuel Rivière | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | 11 | Yoan Gouffran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | 16 | Rolando Aarons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | | 28 | Sammy Ameobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | | 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 6 | Mike Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 10 | Siem de Jong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 18 | Jonás Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 20 | Rémy Cabella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 22 | Daryl Janmaat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 25 | Gabriel Obertan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 27 | Steven Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 36 | Paul Dummett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| # | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 40 | 0 | 6 | 46 |

### Cards

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 24 May 2015.
| No. | Pos. | Name | | |
| 1 | GK | Tim Krul | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Ryan Taylor | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Mike Williamson | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Moussa Sissoko | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Vurnon Anita | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | ST | Papiss Cissé | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | ST | Yoan Gouffran | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jack Colback | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Rolando Aarons | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Jonás Gutiérrez | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Massadio Haïdara | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Rémy Cabella | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Rob Elliot | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Daryl Janmaat | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Cheick Tioté | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Steven Taylor | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | Sammy Ameobi | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Mehdi Abeid | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | Adam Armstrong | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Paul Dummett | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Ľubomír Šatka | 1 | 0 |

### Captains

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 24 May 2015.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts |
| 2 | DF | Fabricio Coloccini | 35 |
| 7 | MF | Moussa Sissoko | 5 |
| 24 | MF | Cheick Tioté | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Siem de Jong | 0 |

## Players
### First team squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed | Signed from | Signing fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Tim Krul | GK | (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 26) | 2006 | ADO Den Haag | Free |
| 21 | Rob Elliot | GK | (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 28) | 2011 | Charlton Athletic | £0.3M |
| 31 | Jak Alnwick | GK | (1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (aged 21) | 2008 | Sunderland | Free |
| 41 | Freddie Woodman | GK | (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 17) | 2011 | Crystal Palace | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | CB | (1982-01-22)22 January 1982 (aged 32) | 2008 | Deportivo La Coruña | £10.3M |
| 3 | Davide Santon | LB / RB | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 23) | 2011 | Internazionale | £5.3M |
| 4 | Ryan Taylor | RB / RM / LB | (1984-08-19)19 August 1984 (aged 29) | 2009 | Wigan Athletic | Part-exchange |
| 6 | Mike Williamson | CB | (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 30) | 2010 | Portsmouth | £2M |
| 19 | Massadio Haïdara | LB | (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 21) | 2013 | Nancy | £2M |
| 22 | Daryl Janmaat | RB | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 25) | 2014 | Feyenoord | £5M |
| 27 | Steven Taylor | CB / RB | (1986-01-23)23 January 1986 (aged 28) | 2003 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 33 | Curtis Good | CB / LB | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 21) | 2012 | Melbourne Heart | £0.3M |
| 34 | Remie Streete | CB | (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 19) | 2006 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 36 | Paul Dummett | LB / CB | (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 22) | 2009 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 37 | Ľubomír Šatka | CB | (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 18) | 2012 | Dubnica | Free |
| 39 | Shane Ferguson | LB / LM | (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 23) | 2007 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 42 | Kevin Mbabu | CB | (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 19) | 2013 | Servette | £1M |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | Moussa Sissoko | CM / AM / RW | (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 25) | 2013 | Toulouse | £1.8M |
| 8 | Vurnon Anita | DM / RB | (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 25) | 2012 | Ajax | £6.7M |
| 10 | Siem de Jong | AM / SS | (1989-01-28)28 January 1989 (aged 25) | 2014 | Ajax | £7.5M |
| 14 | Jack Colback | CM | (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 24) | 2014 | Sunderland | Free |
| 16 | Rolando Aarons | LW | (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 18) | 2012 | Bristol City | Free |
| 18 | Jonás Gutiérrez | LW / RW | (1983-07-05)5 July 1983 (aged 31) | 2008 | Mallorca | £2M |
| 20 | Rémy Cabella | AM / RW / LW | (1990-03-08)8 March 1990 (aged 24) | 2014 | Montpellier | £8M |
| 23 | Haris Vučkić | AM / SS | (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 21) | 2009 | Domžale | £0.5M |
| 24 | Cheick Tioté | DM | (1986-06-21)21 June 1986 (aged 28) | 2010 | Twente | £3.5M |
| 25 | Gabriel Obertan | RW / LW | (1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 25) | 2011 | Manchester United | £3M |
| 30 | Mehdi Abeid | AM | (1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 22) | 2011 | Lens | Free |
| 38 | Gaël Bigirimana | DM | (1993-10-22)22 October 1993 (aged 20) | 2012 | Coventry City | £1M |
| 40 | Olivier Kemen | DM | (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 18) | 2013 | Metz | £0.35M |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Papiss Cissé | ST | (1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 29) | 2012 | Freiburg | £9M |
| 11 | Yoan Gouffran | ST / LW | (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 28) | 2013 | Bordeaux | £0.5M |
| 15 | Facundo Ferreyra | ST | (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 23) | 2014 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez | ST | (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 21) | 2014 | Tenerife | £1.6M |
| 28 | Sammy Ameobi | ST / LW / RW | (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 22) | 2008 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 29 | Emmanuel Rivière | ST | (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 (aged 24) | 2014 | Monaco | £6.3M |
| 32 | Adam Armstrong | ST | (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 17) | 2014 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 35 | Adam Campbell | ST | (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 19) | 2005 | Newcastle United Academy | Free |
| 43 | Alex Gilliead | FW | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 18) | 2011 | Swalwell Juniors | Free |
| 44 | Callum Roberts | MF | (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 17) | 2005 | Whitley Bay | Free |

### Reserve team

    The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-18s.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Paul Woolston |
| — | DF | ENG | Macaulay Gillesphey |
| — | DF | ENG | Ryan McKinnon |
| — | DF | ENG | Ben Pollock |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Sterry |
| — | DF | ENG | Callum Williams |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Greg Olley |
| — | MF | ENG | Liam Smith |
| — | MF | TUR | Daniel Barlaser |
| — | FW | ENG | Tom Heardman |
| — | FW | ENG | Jonathyn Quinn |

### Under-18 team

    The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18 team this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | George Dorrington (on loan from Manchester United) |
| — | GK | ENG | Nathan Harker |
| — | GK | ENG | Brendan Pearson |
| — | GK | ENG | Carl Robinson |
| — | GK | ENG | Ben Smith |
| — | DF | ENG | James Atkinson |
| — | DF | ENG | Owen Bailey |
| — | DF | ENG | Jamie Cobain |
| — | DF | ENG | Liam Gibson |
| — | DF | ENG | Adam Laidler |
| — | DF | ENG | Craig Spooner |
| — | DF | ENG | Lewis Suddick |
| — | DF | ENG | Jake Trodd |
| — | DF | SCO | Kyle Cameron |
| — | DF | NIR | Michael Newberry |
| — | MF | ENG | Liam Bell |
| — | MF | ENG | Stefan Broccoli |
| — | MF | ENG | Ben Drennan |
| — | MF | ENG | Mackenzie Heaney |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Jack Hunter |
| — | MF | ENG | Sean Longstaff |
| — | MF | ENG | Dan Lowther |
| — | MF | ENG | Callum Smith |
| — | MF | ENG | Jordan Storey |
| — | MF | ENG | Dan Ward |
| — | FW | ENG | Luke Charman |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Hall |
| — | FW | ENG | Jamie Holmes |
| — | FW | ENG | Louis Johnson |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Kerridge |
| — | FW | ENG | Lewis McNall |
| — | FW | SCO | Owen Gallacher |
| — | | ENG | Tayshan Hayden-Smith |
| — | | ENG | Liam Tatters |
| — | GK | | Cameron Armstrong |
| — | GK | | Kieran Stoker |
| — | GK | | Owen Wheeler (on loan from Liverpool) |
| — | | | Shane Donaghey |

## Player movements
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 6 June 2014 | FW | Ayoze Pérez | Tenerife | £1.6M |
| 9 June 2014 | MF | Jack Colback | Sunderland | Free |
| 2 July 2014 | MF | Siem de Jong | Ajax | £6M |
| 13 July 2014 | MF | Rémy Cabella | Montpellier | £8M |
| 16 July 2014 | FW | Emmanuel Rivière | Monaco | £6.3M |
| 17 July 2014 | DF | Daryl Janmaat | Feyenoord | £5M |
| 9 August 2014 | GK | Karl Darlow | Nottingham Forest | £3M |
| 9 August 2014 | DF | Jamaal Lascelles | Nottingham Forest | £4M |
* Total spending: ~ £35.4M

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 16 May 2014 | MF | Dan Gosling | Bournemouth | Free |
| 23 May 2014 | FW | Shola Ameobi | Gaziantep B.B. | Free |
| 23 May 2014 | MF | Steven Logan | Annan Athletic | Free |
| 23 May 2014 | MF | Brandon Miele | Glebe Rangers | Free |
| 23 May 2014 | GK | Jonathan Mitchell | Derby County | Free |
| 23 May 2014 | MF | Conor Newton | Rotherham United | Free |
| 23 May 2014 | MF | Michael Richardson | Blyth Spartans | Free |
| 28 June 2014 | DF | James Tavernier | Wigan Athletic | £400K |
| 1 July 2014 | MF | Romain Amalfitano | Dijon | Free |
| 17 July 2014 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | Arsenal | £12M |
| 4 January 2015 | MF | Hatem Ben Arfa | Nice | Free |
| 27 January 2015 | DF | Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | Roma | £4.8M |
| 29 May 2015 | GK | Jak Alnwick | Released | Free |
| 29 May 2015 | FW | Adam Campbell | Released | Free |
| 29 May 2015 | MF | Jonás Gutiérrez | Released | Free |
| 29 May 2015 | DF | Remie Streete | Released | Free |
| 29 May 2015 | DF | Ryan Taylor | Released | Free |
* Total income: ~ £17.2M

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry | Source |
| 3 August 2014 | FW | Facundo Ferreyra | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 June 2015 | |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry |
| 22 July 2014 | MF | Sylvain Marveaux | Guingamp | 30 June 2015 |
| 7 August 2014 | FW | Adam Campbell | Fleetwood Town | 4 September 2014 |
| 9 August 2014 | GK | Karl Darlow | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2015 |
| 9 August 2014 | DF | Jamaal Lascelles | Nottingham Forest | 30 June 2015 |
| 1 September 2014 | DF | Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | Roma | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 September 2014 | MF | Hatem Ben Arfa | Hull City | 1 January 2015 |
| 16 September 2014 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Hartlepool United | 21 October 2014 |
| 9 October 2014 | DF | Remie Streete | Port Vale | 12 November 2014 |
| 21 November 2014 | FW | Adam Campbell | Hartlepool United | 20 December 2014 |
| 3 January 2015 | MF | Hatem Ben Arfa | Nice | 30 June 2015 |
| 16 January 2015 | FW | Callum Roberts | Gateshead | 14 February 2015 |
| 16 January 2015 | FW | Adam Campbell | Gateshead | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Davide Santon | Inter Milan | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | MF | Gaël Bigirimana | Rangers | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Kevin Mbabu | Rangers | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Shane Ferguson | Rangers | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | DF | Remie Streete | Rangers | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 February 2015 | MF | Haris Vučkić | Rangers | 30 June 2015 |
| 13 March 2015 | GK | Jak Alnwick | Bradford City | 30 June 2015 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Void

### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Premier League | — | — | 15th | 17 August 2014 | 24 May 2015 |
| League Cup | Second round | — | Fifth round | 26 August 2014 | 17 December 2014 |
| FA Cup | Third round | — | Third round | 3 January 2015 | 3 January 2015 |
Updated to match played 31 January 2015 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 44 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 41 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 39 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 38 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 38 |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9am.