2014–15 Scottish Premiership

Football league in Scotland April 2014 April 2014 Scottish Premiership 2014–15 9 August 2014 – 31 May 2015 Celtic2nd Premiership title46th Scottish title St Mirren Champions League Celtic Europa League AberdeenInverness CTSt Johnstone 228 587 Adam Rooney (18) Celtic 6–1 Dundee United(16 August 2014) Hamilton 5–0 Motherwell(1 January 2015) Partick Thistle 5–0 Hamilton(21 January 2015) Celtic 5–0 Dundee(1 May 2015) Ross County 0–5 Celtic(18 October 2014) Dundee United 6–2 Dundee(1 January 2015) 8 gameshttp://www.espnfc.com/scottish-premiership/45/statistics/performance?season=2014&seasonType=0 2014–15 Scottish Premiership statistics ESPN FC 9 November 2014AberdeenCeltic 12 gamesAberdeen 11 gamesRoss County 7 gamesRoss County 55,638Celtic 5–0 Inverness CT(24 May 2015) 1,544Hamilton Academical 2-2 Ross County(14 March 2015) 8,806 (12px1,377) 2013–14 2015–16 23 August 2017 The 2014–15 Scottish Premiership was the second season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 9 August 2014http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/266263-scottish-premiership-201415-campaign-set-for-start-on-august-9th/ Scottish Premiership 2014/15 campaign set for start on August 9 STV 6 March 2014 6 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065202/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/266263-scottish-premiership-201415-campaign-set-for-start-on-august-9th/ 7 April 2014 dead and ended on the 31 May 2015. Celtic were the defending champions. Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren. Due to the relegation of Edinburgh-based teams Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian in 2014, this season marked the first time in football history in which a capital city had no representatives in the top league. On 2 May, Celtic clinched their fourth title in a row after Aberdeen lost 1–0 away at Dundee United, leaving Celtic 11 points clear with three games to play.http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/celtic-retain-premiership-title/ Celtic retain Premiership title SPFL 2 May 2015 2 May 2015 https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32566809 Celtic win Scottish Premiership title after Aberdeen lose 2 May 2015 BBC Sport 15 May 2015 Teams Dundee were promoted from the Scottish Championship. Heart of Midlothian were relegated from the Scottish Premiership. Hibernian finished in the play-off position in the Scottish Premiership. They lost to Hamilton Academical who took the final place in the second edition of the competition, a result which left the Scottish capital Edinburgh without a club in the top flight of Scottish football for the 2014–15 season. Stadiums by capacity and locations Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Celtic Park, Glasgow Dens Park, Dundee Tannadice Park, Dundee Capacity: 20,897http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/aberdeen/ Aberdeen Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 60,355http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/celtic/ Celtic Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 11,506http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/dundee/ Dundee Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 14,229http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/dundee-united/ Dundee United Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 200px 200px 200px 200px Hamilton AcademicalUK Scotland 400 center Location of teams in 2014–15 Scottish Premiership UK Scotland 6 57.159387 -2.088979 Aberdeen left UK Scotland 6 56.474765 -2.968894 Dundee Utd right UK Scotland 6 56.495264 -2.973194 Dundee left UK Scotland 6 57.494976 -4.217345 Inverness Caledonian Thistle right UK Scotland 6 55.604321 -4.508300 Kilmarnock left UK Scotland 6 57.595954 -4.419068 Ross County left UK Scotland 6 56.389979 -3.476840 St. Johnstone left UK Scotland 6 55.850388 -4.443927 St Mirren left UK Scotland 6 55.849705 -4.205414 UK Scotland 6 55.782156 -4.058503 UK Scotland 6 55.780279 -3.980205 UK Scotland 6 55.881584 -4.269841 UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.88 -4.28 Celtic right UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.78 -4.05 Hamilton right UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 55.75 -3.40 Motherwell bottom UK Scotland TransparentPlaceholder.png 56.00 -4.2 Partick Thistle left Inverness Caledonian Thistle New Douglas Park, Hamilton Caledonian Stadium, Inverness Capacity: 6,078http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hamilton/ Hamilton Academical Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083122/http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/hamilton/ 16 October 2013 dead dmy-all Capacity: 7,800http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/inverness-caledonian-thistle/ Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 200px 200px Kilmarnock Motherwell Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Fir Park, Motherwell Capacity: 18,128http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/kilmarnock/ Kilmarnock Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 13,677http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/motherwell/ Motherwell Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 200px 200px Partick Thistle Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren Firhill Stadium, Glasgow Victoria Park, Dingwall McDiarmid Park, Perth St Mirren Park, Paisley Capacity: 10,102http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/partick/ Partick Thistle Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 6 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170506192335/http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/partick/ dead Capacity: 6,541http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/ross-county/ Ross County Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 10,696http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/st-johnstone/ St Johnstone Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 Capacity: 8,023http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/st-mirren/ St Mirren Football Club Scottish Professional Football League 11 November 2013 200px 200px 200px 200px Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAberdeen SCO Derek McInnes SCO Russell Anderson Adidas Saltire EnergyCeltic NOR Ronny Deila SCO Scott Brown footballer, born June 1985 Nike MagnersDundee SCO Paul Hartley SCO Kevin Thomson Puma Hangar RecordsDundee United SCO Jackie McNamara IRL Seán Dillon Nike CalorHamilton Academical SCO Martin Canning SCO Martin Canning 1874 Accies, Nike M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A)Inverness CT SCO John Hughes footballer born 1964 IRL Richie Foran Erreà SubwayKilmarnock SCO Gary Locke Scottish footballer ITA Manuel Pascali Erreà QTSMotherwell ENG Ian Baraclough SCO Keith Lasley Macron Cash ConvertersPartick Thistle SCO Alan Archibald SCO Sean Welsh Joma macbRoss County SCO Jim McIntyre footballer SCO Richard Brittain Carbrini Stanley CRC Evans OffshoreSt Johnstone NIR Tommy Wright footballer, born 1963 SCO Dave Mackay footballer born 1980 Joma GS Brown ConstructionSt Mirren SCO Gary Teale SCO Steven Thompson Scottish footballer Carbrini JD Sports Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment St Mirren SCO Danny Lennon End of contract 12 May 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27371495 Danny Lennon: St Mirren decide not to offer manager new contract BBC Sport BBC 12 May 2014 12 May 2014 Pre-season SCO Tommy Craig 13 May 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27398509 St Mirren: Tommy Craig appointed as Danny Lennon's successor BBC Sport BBC 13 May 2014 13 May 2014 Celtic NIR Neil Lennon Resigned 22 May 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27519596 Celtic: Neil Lennon ends his four-year spell as manager BBC Sport BBC 22 May 2014 22 May 2014 Pre-season NOR Ronny Deila 6 June 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27718845 Celtic: Ronny Deila named new manager of Scottish champions BBC Sport BBC 6 June 2014 6 June 2014 Ross County SCO Derek Adams Sacked 28 August 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28966439 Ross County sack manager Derek Adams and his father George BBC Sport BBC 28 August 2014 28 August 2014 12th SCO Jim McIntyre footballer 9 September 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29124475 Ross County: Jim McIntyre joins from Queen of the South BBC Sport BBC 9 September 2014 9 September 2014 Motherwell SCO Stuart McCall Resigned 2 November 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29874835 Stuart McCall: Motherwell manager resigns after five straight defeats BBC Sport BBC 2 November 2014 2 November 2014 11th ENG Ian Baraclough 13 December 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30462209 Motherwell: Ian Baraclough is new manager at Fir Park BBC Sport BBC 13 December 2014 13 December 2014 St Mirren SCO Tommy Craig Sacked 9 December 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30395673 St Mirren: Tommy Craig exits as manager after 19 games BBC Sport BBC 9 December 2014 9 December 2014 11th SCO Gary Teale 29 January 2015 Hamilton Academical SCO Alex Neil footballer Signed by Norwich City 9 January 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30744801 Alex Neil: Norwich City appoint Hamilton player-manager as boss 9 January 2015 BBC Sport 3rd SCO Martin Canning 23 January 2015https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/30937644 Hamilton Academical: Martin Canning becomes new manager 23 January 2015 BBC Sport Kilmarnock SCO Allan Johnston Resigned 6 February 2015https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31161073 Allan Johnston: Kilmarnock manager relieved of duties 6 February 2015 BBC Sport 8th SCO Gary Locke Gary Locke (Scottish footballer) 6 February 2015 (interim) Tournament format and regulations Basic In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league split into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches were played, with 38 matches played by each team. Promotion and relegation The team that finished 12th (St Mirren) was relegated to the Championship, while the champion of that league (Heart of Midlothian) was promoted to the Premiership for the 2015–16 season. The team that finished 11th in the Premiership (Motherwell) played the winner of the Championship playoffs (Rangers) in two playoff games, with the winner (Motherwell) securing a Premiership spot for the 2015–16 season. League table Results Matches 1–22 Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away. main FBR grey ABE CEL DND DUN HAM INV KIL MOT PAR ROS STJ STM Aberdeen 1–2 3–3 0–3 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 Celtic 2–1 2–1 6–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 Dundee 2–3 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 Dundee United 0–2 2–1 6–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 Hamilton Academical 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 5–0 3–3 4–0 1–0 3–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 Kilmarnock 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 Motherwell 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 Partick Thistle 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 Ross County 0–1 0–5 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 St Johnstone 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 St Mirren 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 complete Scottish Premiership Matches 23–33 Teams played every other team once (either at home or away). main FBR grey ABE CEL DND DUN HAM INV KIL MOT PAR ROS STJ STM Aberdeen null null 1–0 null 1–0 null 2–1 0–0 4–0 null 3–0 Celtic 4–0 null 3–0 4–0 null 4–1 4–0 2–0 null null null Dundee 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 null 1–0 null 1–0 null null null Dundee United null null null 1–0 null null 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 null Hamilton Academical 0–3 null null null 0–2 0–0 null null 2–2 1–1 null Inverness Caledonian Thistle null 1–1 1–1 2–1 null 3–3 null null 1–1 2–0 null Kilmarnock 1–2 null null 3–2 null null 1–2 2–2 null null 1–0 Motherwell null null 0–1 null 4–0 2–1 null null null 1–1 5–0 Partick Thistle null null null null 5–0 1–0 null 2–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 Ross County null 0–1 1–0 null null null 2–1 3–2 null 1–0 null St Johnstone 1–1 1–2 1–0 null null null 0–0 null null null 2–0 St Mirren null 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 null null null 0–3 null complete Scottish Premiership Matches 34–38 After 33 matches, the league split into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches were determined upon the league table at the time of the split. Top six main FBR grey ABE CEL DND DUN INV STJ Aberdeen 0–1 null null null 0–1 Celtic null 5–0 null 5–0 null Dundee 1–1 null null 0–1 0–2 Dundee United 1–0 0–3 3–0 null null Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 null null 3–0 null St Johnstone null 0–0 null 1–1 1–1 complete BBC Sport Bottom six main FBR grey HAM KIL MOT PAR ROS STM Hamilton Academical null 2–0 1–1 null 1–0 Kilmarnock 2–3 null null 1–2 null Motherwell null 3–1 0–0 1–1 null Partick Thistle null 1–4 null null 3–0 Ross County 2–1 null null 1–2 1–2 St Mirren null 4–1 2–1 null null complete Top scorers 24 May 2015http://www.espnfc.com/scottish-premiership/45/statistics/scorers?season=2014&seasonType=0 Top scorers Espnfc.com 27 December 2014https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-premiership/top-scorers Scottish Premiership Top Scorers BBC Sport 18 July 2026 RankPlayerClubGoals1IRL Adam RooneyAberdeen182SCO Leigh GriffithsCeltic14TUR Nadir ÇiftçiDundee United144SCO Greg StewartDundee135FRA Anthony AndreuHamilton Academical12ENG John SuttonMotherwell127SCO Ali CrawfordHamilton Academical118NIR Billy McKayInverness Caledonian Thistle10NIR Liam BoyceRoss County10SCO Kris CommonsCeltic10 Awards Annual awards Award Winner Club PFA Scotland Premiership Player of the Year icon NOR Stefan Johansen Celtic PFA Scotland Premiership Young Player of the Year icon BEL Jason Denayer Celtic PFA Scotland Premiership Manager of the Year icon SCO John Hughes Inverness Caledonian Thistle PFA Scotland Goal of the Season icon SCO Stevie Mallan St Mirren PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Yearhttps://spfl.co.uk/news/pfa-scotland-teams-of-the-year PFA Scotland Teams of the Year Scottish Professional Football League 1 May 2015 12 September 2026 Goalkeeper icon SCO Craig Gordon(Celtic) Defenders icon ENG Shay Logan(Aberdeen) icon BEL Jason Denayer(Celtic) icon NED Virgil van Dijk(Celtic) icon SCO Graeme Shinnie(Inverness Caledonian Thistle) Midfielders icon SCO Stuart Armstrong(Dundee United) icon SCO Scott Brown(Celtic) icon NOR Stefan Johansen(Celtic) Forwards icon TUR Nadir Çiftçi(Dundee United) icon ENG Adam Rooney(Aberdeen) icon SCO Greg Stewart(Dundee) Premiership play-offs y y y Quarter-final Semi-final Final 3 Rangers 2 1 3 4 Queen of the South 1 1 2 2 Hibernian 0 1 1 3 Rangers 2 0 2 1 Motherwell 3 3 6 3 Rangers 1 0 1 Quarter-final First leg 9 May 2015 1–2 17:30 BBC Report Queen of the South Rangers Lyle 64 Smith 44Shiels 75 Palmerston Park, Dumfries 5,224 Alan Muir Second leg 17 May 2015 1–1 15:30 BBC Report Rangers Queen of the South Wallace 60 Lyle 35 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 48,035 Kevin Clancy Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate. Semi-final First leg 20 May 2015 2–0 19:45 BBC Report Rangers Hibernian Clark 44Miller 63 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 41,236 Calum Murray Second leg 23 May 2015 1–0 12:00 BBC Report Hibernian Rangers Cummings 90+4 Easter Road, Edinburgh 14,742 John Beaton Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate. Final First leg 28 May 2015 1–3 19:45 BBC Report Rangers Motherwell McGregor 82 Erwin 27McManus 40Ainsworth 47 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow 49,200 Bobby Madden Second leg 31 May 2015 3–0 15:00 BBC Report Motherwell Rangers Johnson 52Ainsworth 70Sutton 90+3 pen. Fir Park, Motherwell 9,220 Craig Thomson Motherwell won 6–1 on aggregate. Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sco/avesco15.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 18 July 2026 # Football club Average attendance 1 Celtic FC 44,585 2 Aberdeen FC 13,359 3 Dundee United FC 8,113 4 Dundee FC 6,966 5 St. Johnstone FC 4,592 6 Motherwell FC 4,286 7 Kilmarnock FC 4,076 8 St. Mirren FC 3,869 9 Partick Thistle FC 3,777 10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 3,733 11 Ross County FC 3,525 12 Hamilton Academical FC 2,877 See also Nine in a row References 30em External links Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143554/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/ 12 June 2018 Category:Scottish Premiership seasons 1 Scot