2014–15 NIFL Premiership
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Crusaders 5th Irish title |
| Relegated | Institute |
| Champions League | Crusaders |
| Europa League |
Linfield Glenavon Glentoran |
| Matches played | 228 |
| Goals scored | 719 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Gormley (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Cliftonville 7–0 Ballymena United (29 November 2014) Warrenpoint Town 7–0 Ballinamallard United (23 January 2015) |
| Biggest away win |
Warrenpoint Town 0–5 Glentoran (3 January 2015) Warrenpoint Town 0–5 Coleraine (14 March 2015) |
| Highest scoring |
Portadown 5–5 Ballymena United (17 January 2015) Glenavon 3–7 Crusaders (21 February 2015) |
| Highest attendance | 6,538 Linfield 2–1 Glentoran (26 December 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 70 Warrenpoint Town 5–1 Institute (4 April 2015) |
| Total attendance | 214,547 |
| Average attendance | 941 |
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The 2014–15 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 114th season of Irish league football overall, and the second season of the league as part of the Northern Ireland Football League. The season began on 9 August 2014, and concluded with the final round of fixtures on 25 April 2015.
Cliftonville were the 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. Ten years after suffering relegation to the second tier in 2004–05 and just eight years after their return to the top flight in 2006–07, 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 the 1996–97 season.
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 against Ballymena United on 11 April 2015, leaving them bottom of the table by nine points with only two fixtures remaining.Warrenpoint Town once again finished in 11th place – the Promotion/relegation play-off place – and faced Bangor over two legs for a place in next season's Premiership. After a 2–2 draw on aggregate, Warrenpoint Town won 3–1 on penalties to retain their Premiership status for next season.
In their first season back in the top flight since 2005–06, Ards finished bottom of the table the previous season. This was confirmed on 12 April 2014, after Warrenpoint Town defeated Dungannon Swifts 4–0 to leave Ards 10 points adrift in 12th place with only three fixtures remaining. Subsequently, Ards were relegated to Championship 1. Institute replaced them in the Premiership, after securing the 2013–14 Championship 1 title. Institute returned to the top flight for the first time in four years since they were relegated in the 2009–10 season.
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