The 2014-15 campaign was a tumultuous descent into the Championship for Fulham, whose first season back in the second tier started disastrously under Felix Magath, leaving the team rooted to the bottom of the table. The subsequent sacking of Magath and the appointment of club legend Kit Symons brought a vital initial surge of form, only for the fear of a second consecutive relegation to return. Spearheading the attack amid the chaos was the high-profile £11 million signing Ross McCormack, whose crucial 17 league goals, including dramatic hat-tricks that fired The Cottagers to safety, proved his value. Ultimately finishing 17th, the season remains a defining chapter of a difficult year that focused on grit and simply avoiding a catastrophic drop into the third tier.