# 2014–15 Preston North End F.C. season

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

## Season overview

In his second summer in charge Simon Grayson signed 5 players permanently – Jamie Jones, Calum Woods, Jordan Hugill, Andy Little and Kyel Reid and brought Paul Gallagher in on a season long loan. Preston also signed Callum Robinson on a two-month youth loan in September and Jermaine Beckford on a season long loan in November.
Preston allowed 9 players to leave Deepdale during the summer, those being Chris Beardsley, Shane Cansdell-Sherriff, Ryan Croasdale, Graham Cummins, Iain Hume, John Mousinho, Alex Nicholson, Nicky Wroe and Stuart Beavon.
Preston started the season strongly, winning 2 and drawing 3 of the first five league games of the season. Preston suffered their first league loss of the season, against Walsall F.C. in their sixth game of the season. Of their next 8 games, Preston won 7 and drew 1. After their first 14 games, Preston were in 2nd place, on 31 points, two points behind league leaders Bristol City F.C., but 5 points clear of 3rd place Swindon Town F.C.
Preston then went on to lose their next 3 league games, against Rochdale, Swindon Town F.C. and Bradford City.
In the midst of the league campaign, Preston were involved in 3 separate cup competitions. Preston found success in the Football League Trophy, reaching the Northern section final – losing 2–0 on aggregate to Walsall. In the League Cup, Preston faced, and defeated Rochdale in round 1, before being beaten by Middlesbrough in the second round. In the opening 3 rounds of the FA Cup, Preston defeated Havant & Waterlooville in the first round, Shrewsbury Town in the second and Norwich City in the third round to put them in the hat for a potentially money-spinning trip to a Premier League side in the fourth round of the cup.
Meanwhile, in Preston's next 10 games, they won 4, drew 4 and lost 2 – although they did go on a 5 match winless run, culminating in a loss against Crawley Town. During this run, Preston also faced Sheffield United in the FA Cup in the fourth Round. They drew 1–1 in the first game, before winning 3–1 in the replay. This set up a fifth round home tie against Manchester United.
Following Preston securing a home tie in the FA Cup against Manchester United, they went on an 18-game unbeaten run, winning 12 and drawing 6 of those games, including notable wins against promotion rivals MK Dons and Swindon Town placed them in prime position for automatic promotion, needing to win against relegation threatened Colchester United on the final day. Preston lost the game 1–0, whilst MK Dons won, meaning that Preston finished the season in 3rd place and were in the play-offs again. Simon Grayson's side had been in the top two since the start of March and had not lost in the league since 31 January. They faced Chesterfield in the semifinals of the playoffs.
In the FA Cup, Preston lost 3–1 to Manchester United, despite taking the lead through Scott Laird. That was Preston's only defeat during their unbeaten run between January and May.
In the first leg of the playoffs, Preston won 1–0, thanks to a goal from Jermaine Beckford. In the second leg they won 3–0 thanks to Joe Garner's penalty and Jermaine Beckford's brace. They won the semifinals 4–0 on aggregate and set up a play off final against Swindon Town. Preston, who had never won in the playoffs in their previous nine appearances – which was a record at the time, beat Swindon Town 4–0 in the play-off final, including a hat-trick by Jermaine Beckford, winning promotion to the Championship.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jamies Jones | GK | Kirkby | (1989-02-18) 18 February 1989 (age 35) | 20 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 21 | Thorsten Stuckmann | GK | Gütersloh | (1981-03-17) 17 March 1981 (age 43) | 75 | 0 | Free agent | 1 November 2011 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 26 | Steven James | GK | Stockport | (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 34 | Sam Johnstone | GK | Preston | (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31) | 26 | 0 | Manchester United | 12 January 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2015 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | Scott Laird | LB/LM/CM | Taunton | (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36) | 104 | 7 | Stevenage | 27 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 4 | Scott Wiseman | RB/CB | Kingston upon Hull | (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985 (age 39) | 46 | 2 | Barnsley | 10 January 2014 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 5 | Tom Clarke | CB/RB | Sowerby Bridge | (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 37) | 107 | 7 | Huddersfield Town | 22 May 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 6 | Bailey Wright | CB | Melbourne | (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32) | 140 | 8 | Academy | 1 July 2009 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 15 | Calum Woods | LB/RB | Liverpool | (1987-02-05) 5 February 1987 (age 37) | 27 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 16 | David Buchanan | LB/LM | Rochdale | (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 38) | 87 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 24 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 20 | Ben Davies | LB/CB | Barrow-in-Furness | (1995-08-11) 11 August 1995 (age 29) | 9 | 0 | Academy | 25 January 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 23 | Paul Huntington | CB/RB | Carlisle | (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37) | 120 | 15 | Yeovil Town | 1 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 33 | Nick Anderton | LB | | (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Keith Keane | CM/RB | Luton | (1986-11-20) 20 November 1986 (age 38) | 74 | 3 | Luton Town | 1 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 7 | Chris Humphrey | RW/RB | Saint Catherine | (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 (age 37) | 103 | 7 | Motherwell | 4 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 8 | Neil Kilkenny | CM | Enfield | (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39) | 78 | 3 | Bristol City | 14 November 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 11 | Lee Holmes | LM/RM/AM | Mansfield | (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37) | 73 | 6 | Southampton | 29 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 17 | Kyel Reid | LW/RW | Deptford | (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 37) | 26 | 0 | Bradford City | 1 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 19 | John Welsh | CM | Liverpool | (1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 41) | 128 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 22 | Jack King | CM/CF/CB | Oxford | (1985-08-20) 20 August 1985 (age 39) | 100 | 10 | Woking | 31 May 2012 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 24 | Daniel Johnson | CM | Kingston | (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992 (age 32) | 23 | 8 | Aston Villa | 23 January 2015 | £50,000 | 30 June 2017 |
| 30 | Josh Brownhill | CM | Warrington | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29) | 56 | 7 | Academy | 1 July 2013 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 31 | Alan Browne | CM | Cork | (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) | 40 | 4 | Free agent | 1 January 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Kevin Davies | CF | Sheffield | (1977-03-26) 26 March 1977 (age 47) | 85 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 10 | Jermaine Beckford | CF | London | (1983-12-03) 3 December 1983 (age 41) | 30 | 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 November 2014 | Loan | 30 June 2015 |
| 12 | Paul Gallagher | CF/RW | Glasgow | (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40) | 107 | 25 | Leicester City | 5 July 2014 | Loan | 31 May 2015 |
| 14 | Joe Garner | CF/RW | Blackburn | (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) | 101 | 49 | Watford | 8 January 2013 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 18 | Andy Little | CF/FB | Enniskillen | (1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 35) | 16 | 2 | Rangers | 21 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 25 | Jordan Hugill | CF | Middlesbrough | (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992 (age 32) | 6 | 2 | Port Vale | 19 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2016 |
| 27 | Callum Robinson | CF | Northampton | (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) | 27 | 7 | Aston Villa | 2 February 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2015 |
| 33 | Jack Ryan | CF | Barrow-in-Furness | (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2014 | Trainee | 30 June 2015 |
| 40 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | CF | Cambridge | (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38) | 12 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 1 January 2015 | Free | 30 June 2015 |

### Statistics

    As of 4 May 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jamie Jones (on loan at Rochdale) | 20 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | IRL | Keith Keane | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Laird | 38 | 2 | 26+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | GIB | Scott Wiseman | 31 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Clarke | 55 | 2 | 42+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 30 | 1 | 27+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey | 53 | 5 | 31+12 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Neil Kilkenny | 46 | 1 | 24+11 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies | 42 | 1 | 7+23 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 25 | 12 | 19+4 | 12 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) | 55 | 13 | 45+1 | 7 | 4+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 41 | 26 | 36+1 | 25 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Calum Woods | 24 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Buchanan | 25 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Kyel Reid | 26 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NIR | Andy Little | 16 | 2 | 5+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Welsh | 41 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Ben Davies | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GER | Thorsten Stuckmann | 16 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jack King | 28 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 44 | 8 | 32+0 | 5 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 20 | 8 | 20+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Jordan Hugill (on loan at Tranmere Rovers) | 6 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Steven James | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) | 26 | 7 | 17+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 3 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Josh Brownhill | 28 | 2 | 13+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 30 | 3 | 14+6 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Nick Anderton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Jack Ryan (on loan at Stockport County) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) | 23 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 13 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club: ||||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | ENG | Joel Byrom | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Will Hayhurst | 11 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

#### Play-off appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One Play-offs | League One Play-offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Scott Laird | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Clarke | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Chris Humphrey | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Neil Kilkenny | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Davies | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | JAM | Jermaine Beckford (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) | 3 | 6 | 3+0 | 6 |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Paul Gallagher (on loan from Leicester City) | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Calum Woods | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | David Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | John Welsh | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | JAM | Daniel Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa) | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | IRL | Alan Browne | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone (on loan from Manchester United) | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |

#### Captains

    As of 13 May 2015
| No. | P | Name | No. games |
| 5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 56 |
| 19 | MF | John Welsh | 3 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 1 |
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

#### Goals record

    As of 13 May 2015
| Rank | No. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | Jermaine Beckford | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 12 | FW | Paul Gallagher | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 23 | DF | Paul Huntington | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 24 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 27 | FW | Callum Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 7 | MF | Chris Humphrey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 31 | MF | Alan Browne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | DF | Scott Laird | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | FW | Andy Little | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | FW | Jordan Hugill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 9 | FW | Kevin Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 22 | MF | Jack King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 40 | FW | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 78 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 106 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 13 May 2015
| No. | Po. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Jamie Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Scott Laird | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Tom Clarke | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Bailey Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Chris Humphrey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Davies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Jermaine Beckford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Paul Gallagher | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Calum Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | David Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Andy Little | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | John Welsh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Thorsten Stuckmann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jack King | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Paul Huntington | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Hugill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Alan Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | Sam Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 70 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 1 |

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date |
| 20 | DF | Ben Davies | 18 | Extended | 1 year | June 2015 |
| 26 | GK | Steven James | 19 | Extended | 1 year | June 2015 |
| 20 | DF | Ben Davies | 18 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 28 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 |
| 31 | MF | Alan Browne | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Jamie Jones | 25 | EU | Leyton Orient | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 15 | DF | Calum Woods | 27 | EU | Huddersfield Town | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Hugill | 22 | EU | Port Vale | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Undisclosed |
| 18 | FW | Andrew Little | 25 | EU | Rangers | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 17 | MF | Kyel Reid | 26 | EU | Bradford City | Bosman | Summer | 2016 | Free |
| 40 | FW | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 28 | EU | Ipswich Town | Bosman | Winter | 2015 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Daniel Johnson | 22 | EU | Aston Villa | Transfer | Winter | 2017 | £50,000 |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 12 | MF | Paul Gallagher | 40 | Leicester City | 5 July 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| 27 | FW | Callum Robinson | 29 | Aston Villa | 16 September 2014 | 18 October 2014 |
| 10 | FW | Jermaine Beckford | 41 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 November 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| 29 | FW | Bradley Fewster | 28 | Middlesbrough | 27 November 2014 | 15 December 2014 |
| 34 | GK | Sam Johnstone | 31 | Manchester United | 12 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 27 | FW | Callum Robinson | 29 | Aston Villa | 2 February 2015 | 21 May 2015 |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals |
| 29 | FW | Chris Beardsley | 30 | Released | Stevenage | Summer | Free | 22 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 31 | Released | Burton Albion | Summer | Free | 15 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Ryan Croasdale | 19 | Released | Sheffield Wednesday | Summer | Free | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Graham Cummins | 26 | Released | Exeter City | Summer | Free | 39 | 5 |
| 27 | FW | Iain Hume | 30 | Released | Kerala Blasters | Summer | Free | 89 | 27 |
| 21 | MF | John Mousinho | 28 | Released | Burton Albion | Summer | Free | 30 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | Alex Nicholson | 20 | Released | Blyth Spartans | Summer | Free | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Nicky Wroe | 28 | Released | Notts County | Summer | Free | 44 | 11 |
| — | FW | Stuart Beavon | 30 | Transfer | Burton Albion | Summer | Undisclosed | 58 | 9 |
| 13 | MF | Joel Byrom | 28 | Free transfer | Northampton Town | Winter | Free | 33 | 4 |
| 24 | MF | Will Hayhurst | 20 | Transfer | Notts County | Winter | Undisclosed | 29 | 4 |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| — | FW | Stuart Beavon | 30 | Burton Albion | 1 July 2014 | 1 September 2014 |
| 32 | FW | Jack Ryan | 18 | Stockport County | 2 August 2014 | 2 November 2014 |
| 13 | MF | Joel Byrom | 27 | Northampton Town | 21 August 2014 | 8 January 2015 |
| 26 | GK | Steven James | 19 | Nantwich Town | 9 September 2014 | 9 October 2014 |
| 2 | DF | Keith Keane | 27 | Crawley Town | 9 September 2014 | 11 December 2014 |
| 20 | DF | Ben Davies | 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 September 2014 | 22 October 2014 |
| 32 | DF | Nick Anderton | 18 | Gateshead | 30 October 2014 | |
| 11 | MF | Lee Holmes | 27 | Portsmouth | 25 November 2014 | 3 January 2015 |
| 1 | GK | Jamie Jones | 25 | Coventry City | 23 January 2015 | 23 February 2015 |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Hugill | 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 February 2015 | 26 March 2015 |
| 1 | GK | Jamie Jones | 26 | Rochdale | 26 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 2 | MF | Keith Keane | 28 | Stevenage | 5 March 2015 | 1 April 2015 |
| 11 | MF | Lee Holmes | 27 | Exeter City | 16 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 25 | FW | Jordan Hugill | 22 | Hartlepool United | 26 March 2015 | 23 May 2015 |

## Match details
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bristol City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 99 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 91 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Preston North End (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Matches
### Football League Trophy
## Overall summary
## Club staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Simon Grayson |
| Assistant manager | Glynn Snodin |
| First team coach | John Dreyer |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alan Kelly, Jr. |
| Physio | Matt Jackson |