# 2014–15 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Crystal Palace's second consecutive season back in the Premier League, and was also the first time they had ever been in the Premier League for two seasons in a row. Palace also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

## Summary
### Management

Crystal Palace began the season under the management of Neil Warnock who returned to the club for his second spell in charge following the departure of Tony Pulis less than 48 hours before the season began. However Warnock's tenure would only last until 27 December when he was sacked from his position as manager, with former Palace player Alan Pardew being appointed as his replacement on 3 January 2015.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 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 |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Julián Speroni | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joel Ward | 40 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | JAM | Adrian Mariappa | 16 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NOR | Brede Hangeland | 17 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Scott Dann | 37 | 4 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | COD | Yannick Bolasie | 34 | 4 | 31+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Yaya Sanogo (on loan from Arsenal) | 11 | 1 | 3+7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Fraizer Campbell | 22 | 5 | 13+7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Wilfried Zaha | 35 | 4 | 23+8 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Wayne Hennessey | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Jerome Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 24 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Dwight Gayle | 29 | 10 | 11+14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray | 20 | 7 | 9+8 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | James McArthur | 33 | 2 | 29+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jordon Mutch | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | NGA | Shola Ameobi | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | KOR | Lee Chung-yong | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | SCO | Chris Kettings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Damien Delaney | 32 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | WAL | Joe Ledley | 35 | 2 | 30+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | MAR | Marouane Chamakh | 20 | 4 | 15+3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martin Kelly | 34 | 0 | 27+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Hiram Boateng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | SEN | Pape Souaré | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Jason Puncheon | 39 | 6 | 31+6 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kyle De Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | IRL | Kevin Doyle (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Stuart O'Keefe | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Andrew Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alex Wynter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | MLI | Jimmy Kébé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | IRL | Paddy McCarthy (on loan to Bolton Wanderers) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Adlène Guedioura (on loan to Watford) | 10 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Zeki Fryers (on loan to Ipswich Town) | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Jonathan Williams (on loan to Ipswich Town) | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Jerome Williams (on loan to Southend United) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jack Hunt (on loan to Rotherham United) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Barry Bannan (on loan to Bolton Wanderers) | 10 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | GHA | Kwesi Appiah (on loan to Reading) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | IRL | Owen Garvan (on loan to Bolton Wanderers) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Sullay Kaikai (on loan to Cambridge United) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Jake Gray (on loan to Cheltenham Town) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Ryan Inniss (on loan to Port Vale) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Lewis Price (on loan to Crawley Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Ramage (on loan to Barnsley) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Stephen Dobbie (on loan to Fleetwood Town) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 24 May 2015
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Brede Hangeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Doyle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | Mile Jedinak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | ST | Dwight Gayle | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 | FW | Glenn Murray | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | Joe Ledley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | ST | Marouane Chamakh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | MF | Sullay Kaikai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | MF | Jason Puncheon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| - | - | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 47 | 8 | 5 | 60 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 24 May 2015
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Julián Speroni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Adrian Mariappa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Brede Hangeland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Adlène Guedioura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Mile Jedinak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Dwight Gayle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Glenn Murray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jordon Mutch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Barry Bannan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Damien Delaney | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Marouane Chamakh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Martin Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Pape Souaré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Jason Puncheon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 63 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 0 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Swansea City | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 56 | |
| 9 | Stoke City | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 54 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 48 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 47 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
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#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 May 2015. Source: Premier League

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |

## Transfers & loans
### Transfer in

| Pos: | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| GK | Chris Kettings | Blackpool | Free | 19 June 2014 |
| FW | Fraizer Campbell | Cardiff | £900,000 | 24 July 2014 |
| DF | Brede Hangeland | Fulham | Free | 1 August 2014 |
| DF | Martin Kelly | Liverpool | £1,500,000 | 14 August 2014 |
| DF | Zeki Fryers | Tottenham Hotspur | £1,500,000 | 1 September 2014 |
| MF | James McArthur | Wigan Athletic | £5,500,000 | 1 September 2014 |
| FW | Andrew Johnson | Queens Park Rangers | Free | 3 September 2014 |
| MF | Jordon Mutch | Queens Park Rangers | £4,750,000 | 29 January 2015 |
| FW | Shola Ameobi | Gaziantep B.B. | Free | 29 January 2015 |
| DF | Pape Souaré | Lille | £3,000,000 | 30 January 2015 |
| MF | Wilfried Zaha | Manchester United | £3,500,000 (~ £6,000,000) | 2 February 2015 |
| MF | Keshi Anderson | Barton Rovers | Undisclosed | 2 February 2015 |
| MF | Lee Chung-yong | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed (~ £1,500,000) | 2 February 2015 |
Total spending: £20,650,000 (~ £24,650,000)

### Loan in

| Pos: | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires |
| FW | Wilfried Zaha | Manchester United | 28 August 2014 | 2 February 2015 |
| FW | Kevin Doyle | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 September 2014 | 13 January 2015 |
| FW | Yaya Sanogo | Arsenal | 13 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 |

### Transfer out

| Pos: | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| GK | Neil Alexander | Heart of Midlothian | Free | 23 June 2014 |
| MF | Kagisho Dikgacoi | Cardiff City | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| GK | Ross Fitzsimons | Bolton Wanderers | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| DF | Danny Gabbidon | Cardiff City | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| DF | Alastair Gordon | Dover Athletic | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| GK | Thomas King | Millwall | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| DF | Dean Moxey | Bolton Wanderers | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| DF | Jonathan Parr | Ipswich Town | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| FW | Ibra Sekajja | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| FW | Osman Sow | Heart of Midlothian | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| DF | Quade Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| FW | Derek Tieku | Walton Casuals | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| FW | Aaron Wilbraham | Bristol City | Free | 23 May 2014 |
| MF | José Campaña | Sampdoria | Undisclosed | 22 July 2014 |
| FW | Andrew Johnson | Released | Free | 6 January 2015 |
| DF | Alex Wynter | Colchester United | Undisclosed | 10 January 2015 |
| MF | Jimmy Kébé | Released | Free | 23 January 2015 |
| MF | Stuart O'Keefe | Cardiff City | Undisclosed | 28 January 2015 |
Total income: Undisclosed

### Loan out

| Pos: | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires |
| DF | Alex Wynter | Portsmouth | 7 July 2014 | 10 January 2015 |
| FW | Kwesi Appiah | Cambridge United | 10 July 2014 | 10 January 2015 |
| DF | Jack Hunt | Nottingham Forest | 22 July 2014 | 31 December 2014 |
| FW | Stephen Dobbie | Fleetwood Town | 7 August 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| FW | Glenn Murray | Reading | 1 September 2014 | January 2015 |
| MF | Owen Garvan | Bolton Wanderers | 10 September 2014 | 12 December 2014 |
| DF | Jerome Binnom-Williams | Southend United | 11 September 2014 | 9 October 2014 |
| MF | Jonathan Williams | Ipswich Town | 29 September 2014 | 31 December 2014 |
| DF | Paddy McCarthy | Sheffield United | 3 October 2014 | November 2014 |
| DF | Peter Ramage | Barnsley | 3 October 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| DF | Ryan Inniss | Yeovil Town | 16 October 2014 | 20 December 2014 |
| DF | Michael Chambers | Welling United | 24 October 2014 | 21 November 2014 |
| DF | Paddy McCarthy | Sheffield United | 13 November 2014 | 28 December 2014 |
| GK | Lewis Price | Crawley Town | 17 November 2014 | 20 December 2014 |
| MF | Adlène Guedioura | Watford | 26 November 2014 | 1 January 2015 |
| MF | Stuart O'Keefe | Blackpool | 27 November 2014 | 1 January 2015 |
| MF | Sullay Kaikai | Cambridge United | 27 November 2014 | 3 January 2015 |
| MF | Jake Gray | Cheltenham Town | 16 January 2015 | 13 February 2015 |
| DF | Zeki Fryers | Rotherham United | 16 January 2015 | 14 February 2015 |
| GK | Lewis Price | Crawley Town | 16 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| DF | Jack Hunt | Rotherham United | 30 January 2015 | 2 May 2015 |
| MF | Barry Bannan | Bolton Wanderers | 2 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| DF | Ryan Inniss | Port Vale | 12 February 2015 | 14 March 2015 |
| MF | Adlène Guedioura | Watford | 27 February 2015 | 25 April 2015 |
| DF | Paddy McCarthy | Bolton Wanderers | 10 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| MF | Jonathan Williams | Ipswich Town | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| DF | Zeki Fryers | Ipswich Town | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| FW | Kwesi Appiah | Reading | 26 March 2015 | 30 June 2015 |