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2014–15 NIFL Premiership

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Football league season
NIFL Premiership
Season2014–15
ChampionsCrusaders
1st Premiership title
5thIrish title
RelegatedInstitute
Champions LeagueCrusaders
Europa LeagueGlentoran (via Irish Cup)
Linfield
Glenavon
Matches228
Goals719 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerJoe Gormley (31 goals)
Biggest home winCliftonville 7–0
Ballymena United
(29 November 2014)
Warrenpoint Town 7–0Ballinamallard United
(23 January 2015)
Biggest away winWarrenpoint Town 0–5
Glentoran
(3 January 2015)
Warrenpoint Town 0–5
Coleraine
(14 March 2015)
Highest scoringPortadown 5–5
Ballymena United
(17 January 2015)
Glenavon 3–7Crusaders
(21 February 2015)
Highest attendance6,538[1]
Linfield 2–1Glentoran
(26 December 2014)
Lowest attendance70[1]
Warrenpoint Town 5–1
Institute
(4 April 2015)
Total attendance214,547[1]
Average attendance941[1]

The2014–15 NIFL Premiership (known as theDanske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of theNIFL Premiership, the highest level of league football inNorthern Ireland, the 114th season ofIrish league football overall, and the 2nd season of the league operating as part of the newly createdNorthern Ireland Football League.[2]

Crusaders were champions, winning the league for the 5th time.

Summary

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The season began on 9 August 2014, and concluded with the final round of fixtures on 25 April 2015.

Cliftonville were the two-time defending champions, after they won a second consecutive title the previous season, a first consecutive title win in the club's history - their fourth outright league title and fifth overall.[3] Ten years after suffering relegation to the second tier in2004–05 and just eight years after their return to the top flight in2006–07,Crusaders were this season's champions. They lifted the title for the fifth time overall on 18 April 2015 – their first top flight title in the 18 years since their last win in the1996–97 season.[4]

For the second successive season, the newly promoted club finished bottom of the table and suffered relegation.Institute were relegated back to the second tier after only one season in the top flight. This was confirmed after they lost 2–1 againstBallymena United on 11 April 2015, leaving them bottom of the table by nine points with only two fixtures remaining.[5]Warrenpoint Town once again finished in 11th place – thePromotion/relegation play-off place – and facedBangor over two legs for a place in next season's Premiership.[6] After a 2–2 draw on aggregate, Warrenpoint Town won 3–1 on penalties to retain their Premiership status for next season.[7]

Teams

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In their first season back in the top flight since2005–06,Ards finished bottom of the table the previous season. This was confirmed on 12 April 2014, afterWarrenpoint Town defeatedDungannon Swifts 4–0 to leave Ards 10 points adrift in 12th place with only three fixtures remaining.[8] Subsequently, Ards were relegated to Championship 1.Institute replaced them in the Premiership, after securing the2013–14 Championship 1 title. Institute returned to the top flight for the first time in four years since they were relegated in the2009–10 season.

ThePromotion/relegation play-off was not played the previous season because the runners-up of Championship 1,Bangor, were ineligible for promotion as they did not possess a licence to participate in top-flight football. As a result, this gave a reprieve to the previous season's 11th-placed team,Warrenpoint Town, who retained their Premiership status by default.[9]

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in the2014–15 NIFL Premiership
Location of the Belfast-based teams in the2014–15 NIFL Premiership
ClubStadiumLocationCapacity[10][11]
Ballinamallard UnitedFerney ParkBallinamallard2,000 (250 seated)
Ballymena UnitedThe ShowgroundsBallymena3,050 (2,200 seated)
CliftonvilleSolitudeBelfast2,530 (all seated)
ColeraineThe ShowgroundsColeraine2,496 (1,106 seated)
CrusadersSeaviewBelfast3,383 (all seated)
Dungannon SwiftsStangmore ParkDungannon5,000 (300 seated)
GlenavonMourneview ParkLurgan4,160 (4,000 seated)
GlentoranThe OvalBelfast6,054 (4,989 seated)
InstituteRiverside StadiumDrumahoe3,110 (1,540 seated)
LinfieldWindsor ParkBelfast10,500 (all seated)
PortadownShamrock ParkPortadown3,940 (2,765 seated)
Warrenpoint TownMilltownWarrenpoint2,000 (250 seated)

Windsor Park redevelopment

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As a result of Windsor Park being redeveloped, its capacity was limited to approximately 10,500. This was still more than large enough to accommodate the average Premiership attendance at the stadium. Linfield were forced to play their first six league games of the season away from home while a new playing surface was laid at the stadium. Linfield's first home league game of the season was on 13 September 2014 against Warrenpoint Town, which resulted in a 1–0 home win.[12] On 31 March 2015, the West Stand of the stadium was sealed off after cracks in the structure were discovered. Construction work related to the stadium redevelopment had been ongoing behind the stand in the weeks prior to the damage, but it was not known if that was directly related.[13] The closure of the stand ultimately forced Linfield to play their remaining two home games of the season against Glenavon and Crusaders at theBallymena Showgrounds and theOval respectively.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Crusaders(C)3825769343+5082Qualification toChampions League first qualifying round
2Linfield3821986746+2172Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round
3Glenavon38206128265+1766
4Portadown381711106556+962
5Cliftonville38161397147+2461
6Glentoran381610126751+1658Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a]
7Ballymena United38156176275−1351
8Coleraine38137184855−746[b]
9Ballinamallard United38109194071−3139
10Dungannon Swifts38813173856−1837
11Warrenpoint Town(O)38612205076−2630Qualification toPromotion/relegation play-off
12Institute(R)3849253684−4821[b]Relegation toNIFL Championship 1
Source:rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Glentoran qualified for theEuropa League first qualifying round as2014–15 Irish Cup winners.
  2. ^abColeraine andInstitute both fielded an ineligible player in the same match. The original 4–0 Coleraine win was voided with a 3–0 loss being recorded for both clubs, resulting in the final league table having two more losses than wins, and an overall goal difference of –6.[14][15]

Results

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Matches 1–22

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During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ AwayBMDBYMCLICOLCRUDUNGLAGLTINSLINPORWPT
Ballinamallard United3–00–41–01–12–01–02–22–31–30–23–1
Ballymena United3–02–20–20–22–21–42–22–12–33–22–0
Cliftonville3–27–02–30–11–13–30–04–00–02–03–1
Coleraine1–11–22–02–61–22–11–0NR[a]1–20–00–0
Crusaders3–12–20–13–01–01–41–03–22–22–33–0
Dungannon Swifts1–10–31–30–12–22–12–32–20–12–30–2
Glenavon1–02–11–32–32–20–21–21–11–22–43–2
Glentoran3–14–02–12–01–31–02–42–12–31–13–1
Institute0–21–22–32–01–11–11–41–11–10–41–0
Linfield3–03–21–32–11–24–00–12–23–13–21–0
Portadown3–02–10–10–23–11–03–23–14–13–02–2
Warrenpoint Town2–02–21–11–30–33–30–22–50–11–22–1
Source:rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^Original 4–0 result overturned to a 0–3 defeat for both clubs, after both fielded ineligible players in the match.

Matches 23–33

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During matches 23–33 each team played every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).

Home \ AwayBMDBYMCLICOLCRUDUNGLAGLTINSLINPORWPT
Ballinamallard United1–31–12–11–31–10–0
Ballymena United4–31–32–41–33–0
Cliftonville1–02–31–15–12–2
Coleraine0–01–51–21–11–10–1
Crusaders3–04–13–12–16–04–1
Dungannon Swifts2–01–01–11–10–3
Glenavon3–72–12–11–02–2
Glentoran4–01–22–01–24–1
Institute1–10–21–20–11–1
Linfield2–12–21–12–11–23–0
Portadown5–50–21–13–31–12–1
Warrenpoint Town7–02–00–51–10–50–0
Source:rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 34–38

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During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once. As this was the fourth time that teams had played each other this season, home sides were chosen so that they had played each other twice at home and twice away.

Section A

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Home \ AwayCLICRUGLAGLTLINPOR
Cliftonville0–12–24–0
Crusaders4–02–0
Glenavon5–04–03–2
Glentoran1–01–20–0
Linfield3–10–2
Portadown1–01–1
Source:rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Section B

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Home \ AwayBMDBYMCOLDUNINSWPT
Ballinamallard United1–02–03–3
Ballymena United2–11–02–1
Coleraine1–20–13–12–1
Dungannon Swifts1–01–11–1
Institute1–2
Warrenpoint Town5–1
Source:rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion/relegation play-off

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11th-placedWarrenpoint Town playedNIFL Championship 1 runners-upBangor over two legs for a place in next season's Premiership. Warrenpoint Town played the first leg away from home, with home advantage for the second leg. Warrenpoint Town won 3–1 on penalties and retained their Premiership status.[7]

Bangor2–0Warrenpoint Town
Moan 29' (o.g.)
McDowell 90+2'		Report
Referee: Ian McNabb
Warrenpoint Town2–0 (a.e.t.)Bangor
McDonald 12'
McVeigh 76'		Report
Penalties
McGuigansoccer ball with check mark
McDonnellsoccer ball with red X
M. Hughessoccer ball with red X
McVeighsoccer ball with check mark
S. Hughessoccer ball with check mark		3–1Coolingsoccer ball with red X
McDowellsoccer ball with check mark
Gardinersoccer ball with red X
Hallsoccer ball with red X
Milltown,Warrenpoint

2–2 on aggregate after extra time. Warrenpoint Town won 3–1 on penalties.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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RankScorerClubGoals[16]
1Northern IrelandJoe GormleyCliftonville31
2Northern Ireland Paul HeatleyCrusaders27
3Northern IrelandJordan OwensCrusaders26
4Northern Ireland Aaron BurnsLinfield17
Northern Ireland Daniel HughesWarrenpoint Town17
6Northern Ireland Curtis AllenGlentoran15
Northern IrelandKevin BraniffGlenavon15
Northern IrelandAndrew WaterworthLinfield15
9Northern IrelandEoin BradleyGlenavon13
Northern Ireland Darren MurrayPortadown13
Northern Ireland Jordan StewartGlentoran13
ScotlandGary TwiggPortadown13

References

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  1. ^abcd"Irish League Supporters Forum – Attendances". Irish League Supporters Forum. Retrieved14 August 2014.
  2. ^"NORTHERN IRELAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE".NIFL Premiership.
  3. ^"Cliftonville retain Irish Premiership title for first time".BBC Sport.BBC. 22 April 2014. Retrieved22 April 2014.
  4. ^"Irish Premiership: Crusaders 2-0 Glentoran".BBC Sport.BBC. 18 April 2015. Retrieved18 April 2015.
  5. ^"Irish Premiership: Institute 1-2 Ballymena Utd".BBC Sport.BBC. 11 April 2015. Retrieved11 April 2015.
  6. ^"Irish Premiership: Dungannon Swifts 1-1 Warrenpoint Town".BBC Sport.BBC. 11 April 2015. Retrieved11 April 2015.
  7. ^ab"Premiership play-off: Warrenpoint beat Bangor on penalties".BBC Sport.BBC. 1 May 2015. Retrieved1 May 2015.
  8. ^"Irish Premiership: Dungannon Swifts 0-4 Warrenpoint Town".BBC Sport.BBC. 12 April 2014. Retrieved16 April 2014.
  9. ^"Ards relegated as Bangor draw gifts promotion to Institute".BBC Sport.BBC. 26 April 2014. Retrieved26 April 2014.
  10. ^"AQW 1178/11". niassembly.gov.uk. 18 October 2010. Retrieved21 December 2011.
  11. ^"Sport NI Annual review 2008/09"(PDF). sportni.net. p. 18. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 28 September 2013. Retrieved14 May 2013.
  12. ^"Irish Premiership: Linfield 1-0 Warrenpoint Town".BBC Sport.BBC. 13 September 2014. Retrieved14 September 2014.
  13. ^"Windsor Park: Safety fears over West Stand after cracks spotted".BBC Sport.BBC. 31 March 2015. Retrieved22 April 2015.
  14. ^"Coleraine deducted three points in Ruairi Harkin case".BBC Sport. 28 November 2014. Retrieved24 May 2015.
  15. ^"Coleraine lose appeal over deduction of points in Harkin case".BBC Sport. 7 January 2015. Retrieved24 May 2015.
  16. ^"FIFA.com - Danske Bank Premiership 2014/2015 Top Scorers". Archived fromthe original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved8 September 2014.
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