2014–15 Fulham F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Fulham's 117th professional season and first in the Championship under its current name and the first in the division since 2001. Fulham took one point from their first eight games, effectively writing off any chance of promotion. Fulham temporarily rescued their season by means of sacking Felix Magath and appointing Kit Symons. The resulting run of form led to play-off aspirations, before a poor run of form at the beginning of 2015 led to worries about a second consecutive relegation. However, Fulham only lost one of their last six games, which kept them safe at the expense of Millwall, Wigan Athletic, and Blackpool.

Fulham
2014–15 season
ChairmanShahid Khan
ManagerFelix Magath
(until 18 September 2014)
Kit Symons
(initially caretaker, permanent from 29 October 2014)
StadiumCraven Cottage
Football League Championship17th
FA CupFourth round
(eliminated by Sunderland)
League CupFourth round
(eliminated by Derby County)
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross McCormack (17)
All: Ross McCormack (19)
Highest home attendance23,271 (vs Brentford, Championship, 3 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance8,070 (vs Doncaster Rovers, League Cup, 23 September 2014)
Average home league attendance18,268

Much hype occurred surrounding the £11,000,000 signing of 2013–14 Championship top scorer Ross McCormack, who scored 17 goals in the league, 19 in total. Fulham also competed in the League Cup, reaching the fourth round, and the FA Cup, also reaching the fourth round.

Season review

August

For Fulham's first game, against Ipswich Town, Felix Magath fielded eight debutants, including five in the back line, in the starting eleven. Only Scott Parker, Moussa Dembélé, and Chris David, the lack of experience showed Fulham conceded a corner after just 17 seconds as Ipswich created the early chances. Fulham almost capitalised on an error by Dean Gerken when the Ipswich goalkeeper fumbled David's 20-yard shot but he made amends to deny Dembélé with his legs. Although Fulham were enjoying the majority of possession, Ipswich continued to create chances, and it was the hosts who broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute when Luke Hyam's incisive through ball released Daryl Murphy, who outpaced Shaun Hutchinson before making no mistake with a powerful finish. Ipswich doubled their advantage on 62 minutes: Murphy was again too strong for Hutchinson on the left wing and, while his low cross was half cleared, it fell perfectly for David McGoldrick. It was now comfortable for the hosts with Fulham looking a beaten outfit well before the final whistle. Anthony Wordsworth should have added a third 11 minutes from time when he headed over from ten yards following excellent work from McGoldrick and Luke Chambers. McGoldrick called Jesse Joronen into action from the corner of the penalty area after yet more tenacious play by Jay Tabb, before Fulham pulled a goal back out of nothing: Tim Hoogland cut inside Tyrone Mings and his weak shot took a wicked deflection off the body of Tommy Smith to take it past Gerken's near post. The lifeline galvanised Fulham and another deflection almost gave substitute Patrick Roberts an equaliser, but Ipswich held on to claim all three points.

Felix Magath dropped £11,000,000 signing Ross McCormack to the bench after claiming that the former Leeds striker was not fully fit, causing Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling to query why Magath was not selecting McCormack, Kostas Mitroglou, or Bryan Ruiz, whose total transfer fees were £32,000,000. Hugo Rodallega returned, one of four changes following the 2–1 opening-day defeat away to Ipswich. In the 12th minute, there seemed little danger as Ricardo Fuller crossed from the left, but Fulham captain Scott Parker's attempt to head clear only flicked the ball away from his stranded goalkeeper, Jesse Joronen, and into the path of Martyn Woolford, who scored with ease, causing a furious argument between Parker and Joronen. Fulham looked for a reply. The energetic young home side often had Millwall at full stretch as they played short passes at speed but defenders produced a series of blocks to deny the hosts. Scott Malone almost scored a second goal for Millwall with a dipping volley after 36 minutes, but Joronen did well to palm it over the crossbar. Magath sent on McCormack after the interval and he almost created the equaliser in the 47th minute, his pass giving Rodallega the chance to send Forde sprawling to save a low shot. But Joronen had to rescue his team again in the 57th minute, blocking Malone's shot with his right foot after Scott McDonald had created the opening. Just before the hour, Parker slipped a pass to McCormack that seemed to have provided his first goal for Fulham. But Forde was equal to the shot although Fulham, galvanised by McCormack, were getting closer. Rodallega's shot on the turn beat Forde but Dunne cleared the ball from the goalline. And then Forde blocked again from McCormack after he had bustled past Mark Beevers, and Millwall held on to keep Fulham on no points.

Magath pleaded before the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the fans to be patient with his young team – he made five changes to the side beaten by Millwall and started with six players aged 21 or younger. Wolves tore into Fulham from the off, with Dave Edwards flashing an early shot across goal and wide and Jesse Joronen having to charge out of his goal to save at the feet of Rajiv van la Parra. But on 15 minutes, Scott Golbourne's low corner was dummied by Edwards and allowed to run all the way to Bakary Sako, who drilled it into the bottom corner, with Mark Fotheringham wandering off the post which he was marking. Fulham tried to respond and Kostas Stafylidis fired narrowly over and then put in a dangerous cross which Tim Hoogland could not get a clean header on. But they almost found themselves two down before the interval when Wolves skipper Danny Batth got his head to Sako's free-kick only to nod the ball inches wide. Magath's response was to throw on another youngster, Dembélé, and the 18-year-old almost made an instant impact with a low shot which Carl Ikeme tipped around his post. But with Ross McCormack again isolated up front - the £11,000,000 striker resorted to coming back and collecting the ball from his centre-halves during the second half - Fulham rarely threatened an equaliser. The Scot's one sight of goal arrived just before the hour mark and his drive from the edge of the area was always rising as it cleared Ikeme's crossbar. Instead it was Wolves who always looked like adding to their tally, with Matt Doherty and Batth both missing the target with close-range headers before Sako blew their best chance in stoppage time, hitting the post with a penalty after Cameron Burgess tripped Nouha Dicko. Throughout the second half and after the full-time whistle, "Felix out" could be heard amongst the Fulham fans, and Magath did not acknowledge the fans when walking off, as Fulham slipped into the bottom three.

Crucially, Fulham made only one change from the much-maligned team that had lost against Wolverhampton: Derby had a chance in the third minute when Cyrus Christie found Johnny Russell just inside the area, but the Scot volleyed over. Parker's measured passing got the Londoners moving but Derby had another opening in the 13th minute when the ball dropped invitingly to Christie, but he shot straight at Jesse Joronen from 15 yards. Fulham were being stretched by Derby's movement, and in the 23rd minute they were behind when Russell crossed from the right and Jamie Ward steered a volley from eight yards into the roof of the net. Fulham needed a spark of inspiration, and Ross McCormack nearly supplied it in the 37th minute with a shot from just inside his own half which Lee Grant had to back-pedal to take under his crossbar. Fulham had created little but they were level in the 54th minute when McCormack chipped the ball in and Ryan Williams laid it to Parker who placed a low shot from 15 yards inside Grant's right post. It stung Derby into a rousing response that brought them two goals in three minutes to leave Fulham sliding to another defeat. First, Jeff Hendrick played in Russell on the left in the 59th minute and his ball back across was swept past Joronen by Craig Bryson. Fulham's defence was exposed again in the 61st minute when Chris Martin was allowed to turn just inside the right side of the area and the striker arrowed a low shot across the keeper for his first Championship goal of the season. The closing minutes were a nightmare for Fulham as Martin tapped in after Simon Dawkins hit a post in the 87th minute, before Fulham conceded straight from the kick-off to leave the travelling supporters chanting "Felix out" once again.

Fulham hit their first win after beating Brentford 1–0 at Griffin Park in the League Cup in the first competitive meeting between the sides since 1998. The win gave Fulham momentum for the game against Cardiff City. However, on the eve of the game, former chairman Mohamed Al Fayed had labelled Magath an "odd man", while also taking a swipe at "absent landlord" Shahid Khan. However, Fulham started brightly: Ross McCormack curled wide a first-time effort, and in the 22nd minute, Parker played the ball wide to McCormack on the left, with the forward's cross glanced across the goalkeeper by Hoogland. McCormack hit a post direct from a corner five minutes later and Emerson Hyndman powered wide as the hosts upped the ante, with the impressive Chris David twice wasting free-kicks from decent positions. The hosts were made to rue a series of missed chances in the 55th minute when Kenwyne Jones shrugged off his man to win a header and collected the return ball from Mats Daelhi to slot home. It finished 1–1, and at the final whistle, there were boos from pockets of Fulham fans.

September

Against Reading, Fulham had begun brightly, with Ross McCormack volleying over from close range after a header from debutante Matt Smith. But they went behind in the 15th minute from Reading's first meaningful attack, led by Jordan Obita along the left flank. Obita crossed early and Glenn Murray dived forward to head in from close range for his first goal for the club. Three minutes later, it got worse for Fulham. Smith went in late and high on a Reading player and referee Mike Jones issued the red card immediately. Reading swiftly assumed control. Gábor Király, on his Fulham debut, was in action multiple times, but the pressure inevitably told, with a second goal arriving in the 54th minute when Murray nodded in a precise corner from Obita from close range. It was too much for the 2,745 Fulham fans, who voiced their displeasure at manager Magath: "You're getting sacked in the morning" was followed by further choruses of "Felix out". Then Király tipped a header from home substitute Pavel Pogrebnyak – a former Fulham player – against the crossbar and Taylor drove narrowly wide from distance. But Fulham could not hold out at 2–0 until the end. In the 85th minute, substitute Blackman ran through, went by Király and slotted the ball home. Fulham's misery was complete.

In a bid to arrest his side's slump, Magath made five changes to his Fulham starting XI, with Kostas Stafylidis, Shaun Hutchinson, Mark Fotheringham and Hugo Rodallega all returning, while Fernando Amorebieta was handed his first outing of the campaign. The resulting formation caused the commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra to announce that Fulham had so many centre backs he had no idea of the formation: Fulham played six defenders in a 6–1–1–1–1 formation. Despite a bright early start, it took just nine minutes for Fulham to get that familiar sinking feeling as Forest took the lead with their first attack of the game. Antonio was upended by Nikolay Bodurov and, from Henri Lansbury's whipped-in free-kick, Britt Assombalonga rose to head powerfully past Gábor Király. Assombalonga increased Fulham's woes from the penalty spot after 20 minutes. Antonio's brilliant run into the visitors' area was crudely halted by Hutchinson, who was duly booked – as was Dan Burn, who manhandled referee Darren Deadman – and Assombalonga fired his kick into the bottom corner. The Fulham manager sat motionless by the dugout as chants of "Felix out" rang out from the small pocket of Cottagers supporters situated behind Király's goal. But just past the hour mark, Jack Hunt's foul on Stafylidis presented £11 million-man McCormack with a free shot on goal, and he hauled Fulham back into the match by delivering a stunning set-piece past the despairing dive of Darlow for his first league goal for the Cottagers. Rodallega should have levelled as he latched on to a through ball, but as he rounded Darlow and shot goalwards, a defender rushed back to clear off the line. Bodurov fired over when unmarked in the Forest box as Fulham came out with renewed vigour, and their early energy was rewarded when Amorebieta's cross was smartly diverted home by Rodallega. Amazingly, Fulham grabbed the lead after 64 minutes, with McCormack firing the Londoners ahead following a three-man move between himself, Rodallega and substitute Chris David. But Forest awoke from their slumber to restore parity after 77 minutes as Antonio latched on to a brilliant pass from skipper Michael Mancienne to crack home a shot into the corner. And after looking almost dead and buried, Forest suddenly found themselves ahead two minutes later when Assombalonga's header hit a post, but he reacted quickest to stab the ball home. Forest then sealed victory in the 89th minute when Paterson ran through on goal to calmly dispatch the ball past Kiraly from 15 yards.

That proved to be enough for Shahid Khan to sack Magath, and announced that Kit Symons would temporarily assume caretaker manager whilst he appointed a five-man committee to find a new manager. Symons's first game in charge was against Blackburn Rovers. Symons made three changes – including Bryan Ruiz's first Fulham appearance since December 2013 – for a match attended by former captain Brede Hangeland, as well with former fan favourite Steve Sidwell, but as half-time approached, Hutchinson launched into an ill-advised, over-zealous challenge on Lee Williamson, leaving the midfielder in a heap. Referee Andy D'Urso gave a straight red card and, after several minutes of treatment, the Rovers man left the field on a stretcher. The sending off gave Rovers the upper hand and Rudy Gestede's attempt to find an opener at the start of the second half had to be well saved by the returning Marcus Bettinelli. Fulham soon had to scramble away a Craig Conway free-kick, before eventually falling behind in the 58th minute. Fulham refused to give in, though, and an excellent counter-attack involving Parker and Tim Hoogland would have been turned in by Ross McCormack was it not for a fine Steele save. Ruiz and Rodallega saw penalty appeals waved away soon after, before Blackburn came close in quick succession as Dan Burn blocked a Rhodes effort after rounding Bettinelli before a Gestede header deflected just wide.

Fulham then progressed in the League Cup after seeing off Doncaster Rovers, courtesy of Bryan Ruiz and Dan Burn goals. This boosted morale for the trip to Saint Andrew's for the game against Birmingham City, who had only won one of their last 23 games at home. Fulham hardly began as a bottom of the table side, as demonstrated by Ross McCormack when he flashed in a free-kick which Darren Randolph had to desperately finger-tip away to safety. But it was Birmingham who then took command and David Cotterill, who had created numerous goal opportunities throughout the season, found himself in a goalscoring position when he latched onto a pass from Mark Duffy only to screw his effort wide with only goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli to beat. Fulham's problem was highlighted in the 19th minute when the industrious McCormack produced an accurate cross from the right only for Rodallega to fail to make a clean contact just yards away from the Birmingham goal. Birmingham continued to benefit from Cotterill's good delivery and another chance went begging as David Edgar headed wide from the former Burnley player's corner kick. Finally, in the 37th minute, they finally broke the stalemate with a solo goal. Callum Reilly pushed a pass into the path of Cotterill. He looked up and decided to fire in a shot from fully 25 yards which whistled into the top far corner of the net. Fulham were boosted by a 63rd-minute equaliser from Hoogland: Nikolay Bodurov's cross was deflected to Hoogland who saw his shot also deflected into the net. The winner came courtesy of a bad mistake by Jonathan Spector. He attempted to push the ball back to his goalkeeper only for the ball to cannon to Rodallega to capitalise upon the mistake and score with an angled shot after 71 minutes to give the whites their first win of the season in the League.

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFeeSource
16 June 2014DF Shaun Hutchinson MotherwellFree[1][2]
24 June 2014FW Adam Taggart Newcastle JetsUndisclosed[2][3]
25 June 2014DF Tim Hoogland Schalke 04Free[2][4]
2 July 2014DF Kay Voser BaselUndisclosed[2][5]
8 July 2014FW Ross McCormack Leeds UnitedUndisclosed[2][6]
23 July 2014MF Thomas Eisfeld ArsenalUndisclosed[2][7]
23 July 2014MF Adil Chihi 1. FC KölnFree[2][7]
1 August 2014DF Nikolay Bodurov Litex LovechUndisclosed[2][8]
8 August 2014MF Mark Fotheringham Notts CountyFree[2][9]
15 August 2014MF Dino Fazlić GrasshoppersFree[2][10]
22 August 2014DF Tiago Casasola Boca JuniorsUndisclosed[2][11]
28 August 2014GK Gábor Király 1860 MunichFree[2][12]
1 September 2014FW Matt Smith Leeds United£500,000[2][13]
3 February 2015DF Aron Davis Bristol CityUndisclosed[14]

Loans in

DatePos.NameFromEnd DateSource
9 July 2014DF Kostas Stafylidis Bayer Leverkusen30 June 2015[2][15]
27 November 2014MF Seko Fofana Manchester City30 June 2015[16][17]
24 January 2015DF Jazz Richards Swansea City30 June 2015[18][19]
12 March 2015DF Michael Turner Norwich City30 June 2015[20]
25 March 2015DF James Husband Middlesbrough30 June 2015[21]
26 March 2015MF Danny Guthrie Reading30 June 2015[22]
26 March 2015GK Richard Lee Brentford30 June 2015[22]

Out

DatePos.NameNew clubFeeSource
16 May 2014FW Dimitar Berbatov MonacoFree[23]
23 May 2014GK Neil Etheridge Oldham AthleticFree[24][25]
23 May 2014DF Matthew Briggs MillwallFree[24]
23 May 2014DF John Heitinga Hertha BSCFree[24]
23 May 2014DF John Arne Riise APOELFree[24]
23 May 2014MF Damien Duff Melbourne CityFree[24][26]
23 May 2014MF Steve Sidwell Stoke CityFree[24]
23 May 2014MF Giorgos KaragounisReleased[24]
23 May 2014MF Mahamadou DiarraReleased[24]
23 May 2014MF Derek Boateng Rayo VallecanoFree[24]
23 May 2014MF Charles Banya Crawley TownFree[24][27]
23 May 2014MF Dino Islamović GroningenFree[24]
23 May 2014MF Ronny Minkwitz WohlenFree[24]
23 May 2014GK Max Oberschmidt Energie CottbusFree[24]
23 May 2014MF Josh Pritchard GillinghamFree[24]
23 May 2014MF Alex BristerReleased[24]
3 June 2014DF Brede Hangeland Crystal PalaceFree[28][29]
26 June 2014DF Sascha Riether SC FreiburgUndisclosed[30]
26 June 2014FW Muamer Tanković AZFree-
9 July 2014MF Pajtim Kasami Olympiacos£4,400,000[31][32]
11 July 2014MF Kieran Richardson Aston Villa£600,000[33]
28 July 2014GK David Stockdale Brighton & Hove AlbionUndisclosed[34]
29 July 2014MF Ashkan Dejagah Al-Arabi£5,000,000[35]
9 January 2015FW Marcello Trotta AvellinoUndisclosed[36]
30 January 2015MF Mark FotheringhamReleased[37]
16 February 2015DF Elsad Zverotić SionFree[38]
16 February 2015MF Dino Fazlić ZadarFree[38]

Loans out

DatePos.NameToEnd dateSource
9 August 2014GK Maarten Stekelenburg Monaco30 June 2015[39]
31 August 2014FW Konstantinos Mitroglou Olympiacos30 June 2015[40]
1 September 2014MF Ryan Tunnicliffe Blackburn Rovers1 January 2015[41][42]
1 September 2014MF Alexander Kačaniklić Copenhagen22 December 2014[43][44]
2 October 2014MF Ryan Williams Barnsley1 January 2015[45]
17 October 2014GK Jesse Joronen Accrington Stanley18 November 2014[46]
18 October 2014DF Jack Grimmer Shrewsbury Town18 November 2014[47]
31 October 2014DF Stephen Arthurworrey Yeovil Town30 June 2015[48][49]
1 November 2014FW Marcello Trotta Barnsley5 January 2015[50]
6 November 2014MF Lyle Della Verde Bristol Rovers4 January 2015[51]
27 November 2014DF Josh Passley Shrewsbury Town5 January 2015[52]
27 November 2014FW Matt Smith Bristol City1 March 2015[53][54]
9 January 2015GK Marek Rodák Farnborough5 March 2015[55][56]
16 January 2015DF Cameron Burgess Ross County30 June 2015[57]
29 January 2015DF Josh Passley Portsmouth30 June 2015[58][59][60]
31 January 2015MF Chris David Twente30 June 2015[61][62]
2 February 2015MF Thomas Eisfeld VfL Bochum30 June 2015[62]
16 February 2015FW George Williams Milton Keynes Dons9 March 2015[63][64]
20 February 2015DF Tom Richards Aldershot Town30 June 2015[65][66]
5 March 2015GK Magnus Norman Farnborough5 May 2015[56]
25 March 2015DF Fernando Amorebieta Middlesbrough30 June 2015[21]

Fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

v Fulham
5 July 2014 East Fife 0 – 3 Fulham Methil, Fife
15:00 BSTReportZverotić 52'
Rodallega 61'
Woodrow 71'
Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Referee: Brian Calvin
v Fulham
10 July 2014 Rangers 4 – 2 Fulham Glasgow, Scotland
11:30 BSTMiller 11'
Macleod 20'
Law 67'
Faure 73'
ReportDembélé 18'
Rodallega 28'
Stadium: Rangers Training Centre
v Fulham
12 July 2014 Motherwell 0 – 2 Fulham Motherwell, Scotland
14:00 BSTReportBurgess 19'
Stafylidis 53'
Stadium: Fir Park
19 July 2014 Crawley Town 0 – 2 Fulham Crawley, England
15:00 BSTReportStafylidis 32'
Rodallega 35'
Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
v Fulham
26 July 2014 D.C. United Reserves 0 – 3 Fulham Jacksonville, Florida, United States
23:00 BSTReportDembélé 22', 44', 75'Stadium: EverBank Field
Attendance: 52,961
v Fulham
2 August 2014 Çaykur Rizespor 0 – 1 Fulham Jenbach, Austria
13:00 BSTReportWoodrow 87'Stadium: Jenbach Stadium, Austria

Friendlies during season

9 October 2014 Fulham 3 – 3 Cardiff City Motspur Park, London
Smith 33', 62'
David 51'
ReportSoutham 3'
Johnson 83' (pen)
Trialist 85'
11 February 2015 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 Fulham Enfield, London
Akindayini
Miller
Kavanagh

Championship

The fixtures for the 2014–15 season were announced on 18 June 2014 at 9:00 am.[67][68]

9 August 2014 1 Ipswich Town 2 – 1 Fulham Portman Road, Ipswich
17:15 BSTMurphy 32'
Hyam  37'
McGoldrick 61'
Mings  81'
Berra  87'
ReportHoogland 86'Attendance: 17,218
Referee: Stephen Martin
16 August 2014 2 Fulham 0 – 1 Millwall Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BSTHoogland  47'
Bodurov  63'
Stafylidis  77'
ReportWoolford 12'Attendance: 18,988
Referee: Lee Mason
20 August 2014 3 Fulham 0 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BSTKavanagh  8'
Fotheringham  10'
Stafylidis  74'
McCormack  90+3'
ReportSako 15', 90+1'Attendance: 18,627
Referee: James Linington
23 August 2014 4 Derby County 5 – 1 Fulham iPro Stadium, Derby
15:00 BSTWard 23'
Bryson 59'
Martin 61', 87'
Dawkins 88'
ReportParker 54'Attendance: 26,577
Referee: Oliver Langford
30 August 2014 5 Fulham 1 – 1 Cardiff City Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BSTHoogland 22',  90+1'ReportJones 55'
Whittingham  90+4'
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: James Adcock
13 September 2014 6 Reading 3 – 0 Fulham Madejski Stadium, Reading
15:00 BSTMurray 15', 54'
Blackman 85',  86'
ReportSmith  18'
Hyndman  28'
Voser  42'
Kavanagh  74'
Attendance: 18,790
Referee: Mike Jones
17 September 2014 7 Nottingham Forest 5 – 3 Fulham City Ground, Nottingham
19:45 BSTAssombalonga 9', 21' (pen.), 79'
Antonio 77'
Paterson 89',  90'
Lascelles  90'
ReportHutchinson  20'
Burn  20'
McCormack 31', 65'
Fotheringham  50'
Rodallega 51'
Amorebieta  58'
Bodurov  69'
Parker  73'
Attendance: 22,572
Referee: Darren Deadman
20 September 2014 8 Fulham 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BSTMcCormack  25'
Hutchinson  45+2'
Hoogland  62'
Amorebieta  90+2'
ReportEvans  55'
Rhodes 58'
Taylor  88'
Attendance: 16,456
Referee: Andy D'Urso
27 September 2014 9 Birmingham City 1 – 2 Fulham St Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 BSTCotterill 38'
Grounds  82'
ReportHoogland 63'
Rodallega 71'
Stafylidis  88'
Attendance: 14,132
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 October 2014 10 Fulham 4 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BSTRodallega 9'
Amorebieta 45+2'
Christensen 67'
Hoogland 79'
ReportHerd  77'
M. Davies  81'
Attendance: 14,496
Referee: Stuart Attwell
4 October 2014 11 Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Fulham Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 BSTFredericks  19'
Reach 46'
Adomah 82'
ReportBurn  64'Attendance: 16,201
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 October 2014 12 Fulham 1 – 0 Norwich City Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BSTKavanagh 22'
Parker  87'
Stafylidis  90'
ReportGrabban 47'Attendance: 20,776
Referee: Graham Salisbury
21 October 2014 13 Rotherham United 3 – 3 Fulham New York Stadium, Rotherham
19:45 BSTRevell 28'
Clarke-Harris 55'
Bodurov 86' (o.g.)
ReportBettinelli  28'
McCormack 33' (pen.)
Woodrow 58'
Burn 90'
Attendance: 8,981
Referee: Mark Brown
24 October 2014 14 Fulham 3 – 0 Charlton Athletic Craven Cottage, London
19:45 BSTParker 6'
Rodallega 12', 89'
ReportAttendance: 17,923
Referee: Keith Stroud
1 November 2014 15 Wigan Athletic 3 – 3 Fulham DW Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMTForshaw 9' (pen.)
McManaman  22'
Espinoza 54'
McClean  77'
Maloney 82'
Barnett  85'
ReportChristensen 30'
Bodurov  32'
Ruiz 36', 88' (pen.)
McCormack  72'   77'
Attendance: 12,084
Referee: James Adcock
5 November 2014 16 Fulham 2 – 2 Blackpool Craven Cottage, London
20:00 GMTChristensen  22'
Parker 45+1',  48'
Ruiz 73'
ReportMiller 2'
Murphy 26'
Clarke  32'
Dunne  33'
McMahon  41'
Perkins  88'
Attendance: 14,325
Referee: Robert Madley
8 November 2014 17 Fulham 3 – 1 Huddersfield Town Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTRodallega 19'
Christensen  36', 77'
Burn  51'
Zverotić  75'
McCormack 84'
ReportLynch 75'Attendance: 17,734
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 November 2014 18 Brentford 2 – 1 Fulham Griffin Park, London
19:45 GMTDean  28', 81'
Toral  38'
Jota 90+1'
ReportBurn  29'
Zverotić  31'
Rodallega 57'
Attendance: 12,255
Referee: David Coote
29 November 2014 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 2 Fulham Falmer Stadium, Brighton
15:00 GMTBent 52'
Ince  72'
Colunga  89'   90+2'
ReportGrimmer  45+1'
Rodallega 62'
Parker  65'
Christensen 77'
McCormack  81'
Attendance: 28,802
Referee: Simon Hooper
5 December 2014 20 Fulham 0 – 5 Watford Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMTBettinelli  18'ReportAbdi 15', 51'
Deeney 20' (pen.), 37', 90+3'
Bassong  77'
Attendance: 16,772
Referee: Paul Tierney
13 December 2014 21 Leeds United 0 – 1 Fulham Elland Road, Leeds
15:00 GMTMowatt  68'ReportRodallega 60'Attendance: 27,264
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 December 2014 22 Fulham 4 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTStafylidis  28'
McCormack 34'
Hutchinson 45'
Fofana  55'
Christensen 67'
Woodrow 90+3' (pen.)
ReportLoovens  34'
Hélan  45'
Semedo  51'
Attendance: 21,123
Referee: Mike Jones
26 December 2014 23 AFC Bournemouth 2 – 0 Fulham Dean Court, Bournemouth
15:00 GMTPitman 9', 50',  82'
Gosling  89'
Arter 90+1'
ReportWilliams  88'Attendance: 10,926
Referee: Keith Stroud
29 December 2014 24 Fulham 0 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion Craven Cottage, London
20:00 GMTMcCormack  84'ReportHalford  29'
Colunga 60' (pen.)
March 87'
Attendance: 20,619
Referee: Graham Scott
10 January 2015 25 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Fulham Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 GMTMorrison 14'ReportHutchinson  6'Attendance: 22,515
Referee: Nigel Miller
17 January 2015 26 Fulham 2 – 1 Reading Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTBodurov  33'
Kačaniklić  52', 55'
Tunnicliffe  74'
Ruiz 90+3'
ReportPogrebnyak 63',  67'
McCleary  77'
Cox  84'
Gunter  90+1'
Attendance: 17,831
Referee: Mark Brown
21 January 2015 27 Fulham 3 – 2 Nottingham Forest Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMTMcCormack 7', 18', 35'
Grimmer  84'
Kačaniklić  90+3'
ReportLansbury 45+1', 62'Attendance: 15,512
Referee: Andy Haines
31 January 2015 28 Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Fulham Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 GMTMarshall 12'
Rhodes 61'
ReportMcCormack 66'Attendance: 13,603
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 February 2015 29 Fulham 1 – 1 Birmingham City Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTRodallega 5'ReportCotterill 14'
Shinnie  44'
Attendance: 19,086
Referee: Fred Graham
10 February 2015 30 Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 Fulham Macron Stadium, Bolton
20:00 GMTGuðjohnsen 44'
Janko 80'
Le Fondre 89'
ReportHutchinson 21'Attendance: 12,790
Referee: Gary Sutton
14 February 2015 31 Fulham 1 – 2 Ipswich Town Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTMcCormack 74'
Tunnicliffe  89'
ReportMurphy 5', 45'
Berra  59'
Bru  80'
Skuse  83'
Attendance: 19,816
Referee: Mark Haywood
21 February 2015 32 Millwall 0 – 0 Fulham The Den, London
15:00 GMTAbdou  72'ReportAttendance: 12,707
Referee: Keith Hill
24 February 2015 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 0 Fulham Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTBatth 10'
Sako 42', 45+2'
ReportAttendance: 17,744
Referee: Graham Salisbury
28 February 2015 34 Fulham 2 – 0 Derby County Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTTunnicliffe  11'
Bodurov 31'
Woodrow 45'
ReportRussell  90+1'Attendance: 20,242
Referee: Mike Jones
3 March 2015 35 Watford 1 – 0 Fulham Vicarage Road, London
19:45 GMTDeeney 9'
Guedioura  83'
ReportFofana  53'
Richards  59'
Attendance: 15,809
Referee: Trevor Kettle
6 March 2015 36 Fulham 1 – 5 AFC Bournemouth Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMTSmith 66'
Amorebieta  69'
Fofana  89'
ReportPitman 29', 61'
Ritchie 37', 71'
Cook 84'
Attendance: 16,317
Referee: Andy Madley
14 March 2015 37 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 1 Fulham Hillsborough, Sheffield
15:00 GMTMay 55'
Vermijl  58'
Lee  64'
ReportSmith 75'
Turner  78'
Attendance: 22,182
Referee: Andy Woolmer
18 March 2015 38 Fulham 0 – 3 Leeds United Craven Cottage, London
20:00 GMTStafylidis  51'   52'ReportByram 40'
Sharp  46'
Bamba 48',  87'
Antenucci 88'
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
21 March 2015 39 Huddersfield Town 0 – 2 Fulham John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
15:00 GMTWells 61', 72'ReportKačaniklić 2'
Hoogland  45+1'
Smith  48'
Hutchinson  60'
Richards  72'
Bettinelli  72'
Fofana 90+6',  90+7'
Attendance: 11,635
Referee: Richard Clark
3 April 2015 40 Fulham 1 – 4 Brentford Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BSTMcCormack 67' (pen.)ReportDallas 24', 58'
Odubajo  51'
Judge  85', 90'
Jota 90+4'
Diagouraga  90+6'
Attendance: 23,271
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 April 2015 41 Charlton Athletic 1 – 1 Fulham The Valley, London
19:45 BSTGuðmundsson 16'
Ben Haim  30'
ReportMcCormack 8'
Burn  57'
Parker  70'
Attendance: 16,521
Referee: Andy Madley
10 April 2015 42 Fulham 2 – 2 Wigan Athletic Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BSTMcCormack 4'
Burn  27'
Smith 35'
Kavanagh  45'
ReportPennant 22'
Pearce 69'
Attendance: 15,994
Referee: Mick Russell
15 April 2015 43 Fulham 1 – 1 Rotherham United Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BSTGuthrie  54'
McCormack 67'
Burn  81'
Turner  86'
ReportDerbyshire 4'
Broadfoot  73'
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Andy Davies
18 April 2015 44 Blackpool 0 – 1 Fulham Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
15:00 BSTReportSmith 8'
Turner  28'
Hoogland  78'
Attendance: 10,122
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
25 April 2015 45 Fulham 4 – 3 Middlesbrough Craven Cottage, London
15:00 BSTKavanagh  42'
Turner 45+1'
Guthrie  50'
McCormack 55' (pen.), 67' (pen.), 90+4'
ReportAdomah  33'
Gibson  59'
Reach 63'
Friend  66'
Ayala 73'
Kike 88'
Attendance: 22,731
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 May 2015 46 Norwich City 4 – 2 Fulham Carrow Road, Norwich
12:15 BSTJohnson  23', 36', 90+1'
Redmond 39'
Olsson  75'
Dorrans 81'
ReportSmith 83'
Guthrie  90'
Johnson 90+2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 26,662
Referee: David Coote

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461410226283 −21529593638 −255132645 −19

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: Sky Sports

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLLDLLLWWLWDWDDWLWLWWLLLWWLDLLDLWLLDLWLDDDWWL
Position17212324232424242322222222192021171716161413151718151415161819192019202020212020202020181717
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Football League Cup

Fulham were granted a bye in to the second round of the League Cup.[69]

26 August 2014 2nd round Brentford 0 – 1 Fulham Griffin Park, London
19:45 BSTReportVoser  44'
McCormack 68'
Attendance: 7,563
Referee: Scott Duncan
23 September 2014 3rd round Fulham 2 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Craven Cottage, London
20:00 BSTBettinelli  10'
Ruiz 16'
Burn 32',  90+6'
Bodurov  80'
ReportCoppinger 60'
Robinson 79'
Attendance: 8,070
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 October 2014 4th round Fulham 2 – 5 Derby County Craven Cottage, London
20:00 GMTDembélé 27', 45'ReportMartin 45+2' (pen.)
Russell 47'
Buxton  52'
Dawkins 54', 65'
Mascarell  60'
Hendrick 62'
Attendance: 15,156
Referee: Graham Scott

FA Cup

Fulham were granted a bye into the third round of the FA Cup.

3 January 2015 3rd round Fulham 0 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Craven Cottage, London
15:00 GMTParker  17'ReportEvans  69'Attendance: 11,879
Referee: Lee Probert
13 January 2015 3rd round replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 5 p)
Fulham Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 GMTEdwards 71', 109'
Van La Parra 73'
ReportWoodrow 27', 76',  59'
McCormack  90+4', 120+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,148
Referee: David Coote
Penalties
Edwards
Doherty
Evans
Clarke
McCormack
Woodrow
Stafylidis
Roberts
Rodallega
24 January 2015 4th round Sunderland 0 – 0 Fulham Stadium of Light, Sunderland
15:00 GMTRodwell  30'   66'
Coates  55'
Buckley  86'
ReportAttendance: 22,961
Referee: Anthony Taylor
3 February 2015 4th round replay Fulham 1 – 3 Sunderland Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMTRodallega 28'
Woodrow  40'
Bodurov  62'
Fofana  82'
McCormack  89'
Hutchinson  90+5'
ReportBridcutt  25'
Bettinelli 61' (o.g.)
Álvarez 75',  82'
Giaccherini  82'
Gómez 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,777
Referee: Paul Tierney

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First matchLast match
Championship17th9 August 20142 May 2015
League CupSecond roundFourth round26 August 201428 October 2014
FA CupThird roundFourth round3 January 20153 February 2015

Updated to match played 2 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Championship table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
15Leeds United461511205061−1156
16Huddersfield Town461316175875−1755
17Fulham461410226283−2152
18Bolton Wanderers461312215467−1351
19Reading461311224869−2150
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Squad statistics

Appearances & goals

Last updated 2 May 2015
  • Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipLeague CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  HUNGabor Kiraly503+101+000+00
2DF  GERTim Hoogland27421+343+000+00
3DF  GREKostas Stafylidis (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)44034+402+004+00
4DF  ENGShaun Hutchinson31225+022+004+00
6DF  BULNikolay Bodurov44136+211+104+00
8MF  ENGScott Parker41335+231+102+00
9FW  ENGMatt Smith1558+750+000+00
10FW  CRCBryan Ruiz32523+642+011+00
11MF  SWEAlexander Kačaniklić1628+620+001+10
12MF  FRASeko Fofana (on loan from Manchester City)26113+910+004+00
13MF  ENGDanny Guthrie (on loan from Reading)606+000+000+00
14FW  ENGPatrick Roberts2002+1501+000+20
15DF  SUIKay Voser402+101+000+00
16FW  ENGCauley Woodrow33510+1831+004+02
18DF  ENGMichael Turner (on loan from Norwich City)818+010+000+00
19MF  ENGRyan Tunnicliffe24022+000+002+00
20FW  COLHugo Rodallega381130+3101+002+21
21MF  DENLasse Vigen Christensen29524+151+002+10
24DF  ENGJames Husband (on loan from Middlesbrough)505+000+000+00
25FW  FRAMoussa Dembélé1522+901+022+10
27FW  WALGeorge Williams1607+701+100+00
29DF  WALJazz Richards (on loan from Swansea City)14014+000+000+00
28MF  USAEmerson Hyndman1109+002+000+00
32DF  IRLSean Kavanagh22113+511+101+10
33DF  ENGDan Burn22220+012+010+00
34MF  MARAdil Chihi100+100+000+00
37DF  SCOJack Grimmer17013+000+004+00
39MF  AUSRyan Williams301+101+000+00
40GK  ENGMarcus Bettinelli45039+002+004+00
41GK  FINJesse Joronen404+000+000+00
42GK  SVKMarek Rodák000+000+000+00
43DF  NIRLiam Donnelly000+000+000+00
44FW  SCORoss McCormack511943+1172+113+11
Players who left the club during the season
13DF  MNEElsad Zverotić1205+501+000+10
26MF  SCOMark Fotheringham302+000+100+00
Out on loan
5DF  VENFernando Amorebieta918+011+000+00
7MF  GERThomas Eisfeld902+500+200+00
30MF  NEDChris David703+201+100+00
31DF  ENGStephen Arthurworrey100+001+000+00
38DF  AUSCameron Burgess404+000+000+00

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 2 May 2015
RankNo.NationalityPlayerChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotal
144 Ross McCormack171119
220 Hugo Rodallega100111
3
9 Matt Smith5005
10 Bryan Ruiz4105
16 Cauley Woodrow3025
21 Lasse Vigen Christensen5005
72 Tim Hoogland4004
88 Scott Parker3003
9
4 Shaun Hutchinson2002
11 Alexander Kačaniklić2002
25 Moussa Dembélé0202
33 Dan Burn1102
13
5 Fernando Amorebieta1001
6 Nikolay Bodurov1001
12 Seko Fofana1001
18 Michael Turner1001
32 Sean Kavanagh1001
#Own Goals1001
TOTALS625471

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

NPNat.NameChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotalNotes
2DF Tim Hoogland55
3DF Kostas Stafylidis5151
4DF Shaun Hutchinson22132
6DF Nikolay Bodurov4116
8MF Scott Parker516
9FW Matt Smith1111
11MF Alexander Kačaniklić22
12MF Seko Fofana415
13MF Danny Guthrie33
15DF Kay Voser112
16FW Cauley Woodrow22
18FW Michael Turner33
19MF Ryan Tunnicliffe33
21MF Lasse Vigen Christensen22
27FW George Williams11
28MF Emerson Hyndman11
29DF Jazz Richards22
32DF Sean Kavanagh44
33DF Dan Burn718
37DF Jack Grimmer22
40GK Marcus Bettinelli21131
44FW Ross McCormack41261
Players who left the club during the season
13DF Elsad Zverotić22
26MF Mark Fotheringham22
Out on loan
5DF Fernando Amorebieta2121
TOTALS69254008008125

Last updated: 2 May 2015
Source: Football League
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Suspensions

PlayerDate ReceivedOffenceLength of suspension
Matt Smith13 September 2014 vs Reading3 MatchesNottingham Forest (A), Blackburn Rovers (H) (Championship), Doncaster Rovers (H) (Football League Cup)
Shaun Hutchinson20 September 2014 vs Blackburn3 MatchesDoncaster Rovers (H) (Football League Cup), Birmingham City (A), Bolton Wanderers (H) (Championship)
Ross McCormack1 November 2014   vs Wigan1 MatchBlackpool (H) (Championship)
Dan Burn21 November 20145 in all competitions1 MatchBrighton & Hove Albion (A) (Championship)
Marcus Bettinelli5 December 2014 vs Watford1 MatchLeeds United (A) (Championship)
Fernando Amorebieta6 March 2015 vs AFC Bournemouth3 MatchesSheffield Wednesday (A), Leeds United (H), Huddersfield Town (A) (Championship)
Kostas Stafylidis18 March 2015   vs Leeds United1 MatchHuddersfield Town (A) (Championship)
Shaun Hutchinson21 March 2015 vs Huddersfield Town2 MatchesBrentford (H), Charlton Athletic (A) (Championship)

Last updated: 2 May 2015.
Source: Football Association

References