5. Alan Irvine – West Bromwich Albion
Alan Irvine was announced that he would fill up the spot as manager of West Bromwich Albion on 24 June 2014 on a 12 month rolling contract. His first game as manager in the Premier League was a 2-2 draw against Sunderland. it was not until his fifth league match that he won his first Premier League game which was against Tottenham Hostpurs with James Morison heading the only goal of the game. He got his first home win against Burnley beating them 4-0 which was their best win since 2012 moving them seven places and sat 10th on the Premier League standings.
After only 7 months in charge Alan Irvine was sacked on 29 December 2014 his team laying 16th in the Premier League with a point above the relegation zone.
