2014–15 Dundee F.C. season

Dundee 2014–15 Paul Hartley Bill Colvin Dens Park Dundee, Scotland Premiership 6th League Cup Third round, lost to Dundee United Scottish Cup Fifth round, lost to Celtic Greg Stewart (13 goals) Greg Stewart (15 goals) 11,447 vs. Dundee United, Premiership, 21 September 2014 5,017 vs. Ross County, Premiership, 4 January 2015 6,966 _dundeefc1415H _dundeefc1415H 000040 FFFFFF 000040 FFFFFF 000040 _dundeefc1415a _dundeefc1415A _dundeefc1415a _dundeefc1415A FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 season was Dundee's first season back in the top tier of Scottish football and their first season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/14933/9295514/scottish-championship-dundee-promoted-to-spfl-after-nervous-final-day Dundee promoted to SPFL after nervous final day Sky Sports skysports.com 3 May 2014 25 August 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/dundee/10038978/Dundee-relegated-from-Scottish-Premier-League-after-draw-with-Aberdeen.html Dundee relegated from Scottish Premier League after draw with Aberdeen The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk 5 May 2013 25 August 2014 Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Season Summary Dundee finished sixth in the Scottish Premiership with 45 points. They also reached the third round of the League Cup and fifth round of the Scottish Cup. Results and fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendlies 13 July 2014 16:00 Dundee 2–0 Report Manchester City Harkins 26Tankulić 38 Dens Park Dundee, Scotland 6,859 W 26 May 2015 19:45 BST Julian Speroni Testimonial Crystal Palace 4–3 Report Dundee Bolasie 6Lee 23Gayle 30 38 Carreiro 34Adam 85Kerr 86 London Selhurst Park 11,509 (1,750 Dundee fans) Dermot Gallagher L Scottish Premiership 2014–15 Scottish Premiership D 9 August 2014 15:00 1 1–1 BBC Report Dundee Kilmarnock Harkins 17 pen. Slater 24 Dens Park 7,588 McLean D 1 13 August 2014 19:45 2 0–0 BBC Report Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee Caledonian Stadium 3,082 Finnie D 1 16 August 2014 15:00 3 1–1 BBC Report Dundee Partick Thistle Wighton 54 Fraser 4Fox 0 61 Dens Park 6,453 Charleston W 1 23 August 2014 15:00 4 0–1 BBC Report St Mirren Dundee MacDonald 80 St Mirren Park 4,517 Beaton D 1 31 August 2014 13:30 5 1–1 BBC Report Dundee Celtic McPake 1 Griffiths 55 Dens Park 9,276 Craig Thomson W 1 13 September 2014 16:00 6 0–1 Report St Johnstone Dundee Harkins 28 McDiarmid Park 6,562 Willie Collum L 1 21 September 2014 13:15 7 1–4 Report Dundee Dundee United Konrad 2 24 90Erskine 40Stewart 7190+3 Bilate 25 pen.Paton 45Dow 54 54Morris 59Watson 7379 Dens Park 11,447 Steven McLean L 1 27 September 2014 16:00 8 2–1 Report Ross County Dundee Gardyne 27Maatsen 90 Clarkson 69 Global Energy Stadium 3,118 Craig Charleston L 1 4 October 2014 16:00 9 2–3 Report Dundee Aberdeen Harkins 6Clarkson 55 pen. Considine 5McPake 28 o.g.Goodwillie 64 Dens Park 8,784 William Collum W 1 18 October 2014 16:00 10 1–3 Report Motherwell Dundee Ojamaa 62 Clarkson 3Harkins 30Stewart 59 Fir Park 4,061 Brian Colvin W 1 25 October 2014 16:00 11 2–0 Report Dundee Hamilton Academical Clarkson 69Stewart 73 Dens Park 6,035 Beaton W 1 1 November 2014 16:00 12 1–3 Report Kilmarnock Dundee Eremenko 76 Stewart 44 90Clarkson 51 Rugby Park 4,481 Greg Aitken D 1 8 November 2014 16:00 13 1–1 Report Dundee St Johnstone Clarkson 41 Graham 53 pen. Dens Park 6,931 Bobby Madden L 1 22 November 2014 16:00 14 2–1 Report Celtic Dundee Stokes 45Guidetti 54 Clarkson 58 Celtic Park 43,787 Kevin Clancy L 1 6 December 2014 16:00 15 1–2 Report Dundee Inverness CT Stewart 21 McKay 55Christie 88 Dens Park 5,400 William Collum L 1 13 December 2014 16:00 16 2–1 Report Hamilton Academical Dundee Andreu 3Antoine-Curier 14 Stewart 61 New Douglas Park 2,636 Alan Muir D 1 20 December 2014 16:00 17 1–1 Report Partick Thistle Dundee Craigen 58 Balatoni 90 o.g. Firhill Stadium 3,203 Craig Thomson L 1 27 December 2014 16:00 18 1–3 Report Dundee St Mirren Irvine 84 McLean 2 79Mallan 68 Dens Park 6,447 Don Robertson L 1 1 January 2015 13:15 19 6–2 Report Dundee United Dundee Armstrong 1Mackay-Steven 27 42Erskine 31Fojut 64Telfer 83 Stewart 24Tankulić 90 Tannadice Park 12,964 Kevin Clancy D 1 4 January 2015 20 1–1 Report Dundee Ross County McAlister 52 Curran 65 Dens Park 5,017 Craig Thomson W 1 10 January 2015 16:00 21 4–1 Report Dundee Motherwell Harris 1Stewart 8Irvine 34O'Brien 70 Sutton 19 Dens Park 5,105 Stephen Finnie D 1 17 January 2015 16:00 22 3–3 Report Aberdeen Dundee Goodwillie 7Hayes 87 pen. Jack 90 Irvine 38Stewart 40Harkins 48 Pittodrie Stadium 16,796 Alan Muir W 1 21 January 2015 20:45 23 1–0 Report Dundee Kilmarnock Stewart 40 pen. Dens Park 5,141 James Christie W 1 24 January 2015 16:00 24 1–2 Report St Mirren Dundee McLean 40 Irvine 53Davidson 69 St Mirren Park 4,010 McLean D 1 31 January 2015 16:00 25 1–1 Report Dundee Hamilton Academical Stewart 88 Canning 88 Dens Park 5,618 Crawford Allan W 1 14 February 2015 16:00 26 1–0 Report Dundee Partick Thistle McGowan 88 Dens Park 5,560 Craig Thomson W 1 21 February 2015 16:00 27 0–1 Report Motherwell Dundee McGinn 12 Fir Park 4,282 Don Robertson L 1 28 February 2015 16:00 28 1–0 Report Ross County Dundee Reckord 66 Global Energy Stadium 3,413 Andrew Dallas D 1 21 March 2015 12:15 29 1–1 Report Dundee Aberdeen McGinn 69 Rooney 36 Dens Park 7,014 Craig Thomson D 1 4 April 2015 16:00 30 1–1 Report Inverness CT Dundee Shinnie 55 Clarkson 53 Caledonian Stadium 3,362 William Collum W 1 8 April 2015 20:45 31 3–1 Report Dundee Dundee Utd Stewart 14McPake 23Heffernan 68 Çiftçi 16 pen. Dens Park 10,510 John Beaton L 1 11 April 2015 16:00 32 1–0 Report St Johnstone Dundee Graham 26 McDiarmid Park 6,386 Steven McLean L 1 22 April 2015 20:45 33 1–2 Report Dundee Celtic McAlister 87 Mackay-Steven 32van Dijk 63 Dens Park 8,908 Calum Murray L 1 25 April 2015 16:00 34 0–2 Report Dundee St Johnstone Swanson 53Wotherspoon 67 Dens Park 6,530 Craig Thomson L 1 1 May 2015 20:45 35 5–0 Report Celtic Dundee Griffiths 30Brown 37Commons 71 pen.Forrest 77Bitton 88 Celtic Park 44,299 Bobby Madden L 1 9 May 2015 16:00 36 0–1 Report Dundee Inverness CT Ofere 8 Dens Park 5,123 Don Robertson D 1 16 May 2015 16:00 37 1–1 Report Dundee Aberdeen Tankulić 43 Rooney 90 Dens Park 6,434 Euan Anderson L 1 24 May 2015 13:30 38 3–0 Report Dundee United Dundee Çiftçi 8 31 pen.Spittal 50 Tannadice Park 10,812 Bobby Madden League Cup 2014–15 Scottish League Cup W 2 August 2014 16:00 First round 4–0 BBC Report Dundee Peterhead Ferry 22Stewart 45MacDonald 78Tankulic 82 Dens Park 3,079 Collum 1 W 26 August 2014 20:45 Second round 4–0 BBC Report Dundee Raith Rovers Stewart 3McGinn 43MacDonald 59Boyle 70 Dens Park 2,645 Clancy 1 L 24 September 2014 19:45 Third round 1–0 Report Dundee United Dundee Fojut 90+2 Tannadice Park 13,041 Craig Thomson Scottish Cup 2014–15 Scottish Cup Fourth round 29 November 2014 15:00 Dundee 2–1 Report Aberdeen Konrad 4Clarkson 90 Konrad 17 o.g. Dens Park 5,956 McLean W Fifth round 7 February 2015 12:30 Dundee 0–2 Report Celtic Griffiths 7Johansen 47 Dens Park 7,525 John Beaton L 1 Player statistics During the 2014–15 season, Dundee have used twenty three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. 25 May 2015.http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=737 Dundee 2014/2015 player appearances Soccerbase 25 August 2014 Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup 1 WAL GK Kyle Letheren 15+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2 SCO DF Gary Irvine 25+1 4 2+0 0 2+0 0 3 SCO DF Willie Dyer 18+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 4 GER DF Thomas Konrad 30+3 0 3+0 0 1+0 1 5 NIR DF James McPake 34+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 6 SCO MF Iain Davidson 8+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 8 SCO MF Kevin McBride 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 10 SCO MF Kevin Thomson 22+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 11 SCO MF Simon Ferry 14+5 0 2+0 1 0+1 0 12 SCO GK Scott Bain 22+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 14 IRL FW Philip Roberts 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 15 SCO FW Greg Stewart 32+3 13 3+0 2 2+0 0 16 SCO FW David Clarkson 18+6 8 0+0 0 1+1 1 18 SCO FW Paul McGowan 30+0 1 2+1 0 2+0 0 19 SCO DF Paul McGinn 34+1 1 3+0 1 1+1 0 20 SCO MF Jim McAlister 34+3 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 21 GER FW Luka Tankulić 12+14 2 2+1 1 1+1 0 24 SCO MF Andrew Black 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 26 BUL DF Kostadin Gadzhalov 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 29 SCO MF Gary Harkins 21+7 5 1+1 0 1+0 0 33 SCO FW Craig Wighton 1+15 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 35 SCO MF Calvin Colquhoun 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 47 SCO MF Alex Harris 11+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 48 SCO MF Stephen McGinn 11+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 49 IRL FW Paul Heffernan 4+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 |- |colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season |- 7 SCO MF Nicky Riley 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 9 SCO FW Peter MacDonald 2+5 1 1+1 2 0+0 0 14 IRL FW Philip Roberts 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 17 SCO DF Kyle Benedictus 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 23 SCO FW Martin Boyle 6+11 0 2+1 1 1+0 0 25 GER GK Arvid Schenk 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 CAN MF Dylan Carreiro 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 SCO DF Cammy Kerr 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 33 SCO FW Craig Wighton 1+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Team statistics League table DND Transfers Players in PlayerFromFeeGER Thomas KonradGER SV Eintracht TrierFreeDundee sign Germans Thomas Konrad and Luka Tankulic https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28400763 23 August 2014 bbc.comNIR James McPakeSCO HibernianFreeDundee sign ex-Hibs duo McPake and Thomson and keeper Bain https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27629572 23 August 2014 bbc.comSCO Kevin ThomsonSCO HibernianFreeSCO Simon FerryENG PortsmouthFreeDundee sign Simon Ferry as recruitment drive continues https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27747341 23 August 2014 bbc.comSCO Scott BainSCO Alloa AthleticFreeIRE Philip RobertsSCO FalkirkFreePhilip Roberts joins Dundee for Premiership campaign https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27330689 23 August 2014 bbc.comSCO Greg StewartSCO CowdenbeathFreeStewart set for Dundee move http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/stewart-set-for-dundee-move/ 23 August 2014 spfl.co.uk 9 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409065233/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/stewart-set-for-dundee-move/ dead SCO David Clarkson ENG Bristol RoversFreeCLARKSON SIGNS http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/clarkson-signs 8 September 2014 dundeefc.co.uk IndonesianSCO Paul McGowanSCO St MirrenFreeDundee: Paul McGowan and Paul McGinn pen two-year deals https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27950963 23 August 2014 bbc.comSCO Paul McGinnSCO DumbartonFreeGER Luka TankulićGER VfL Wolfsburg IIFreeBulgaria Kostadin GadzhalovBulgaria Dobrudzha DobrichFreeKOSTADIN IS A DEE http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/kostadin-is-a-dee 4 January 2015SCO Grant AdamSCO AirdrieoniansFreeDundee sign Grant Adam http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/dundee-fc/dundee-sign-grant-adam-1.467185 23 August 2014 thecourier.co.ukSCO Gary HarkinsSCO St MirrenFreeDundee re-sign midfielder Gary Harkins on two year deal https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28086644 23 August 2014 bbc.comSCO Alex HarrisSCO HibernianLoanALEX JOINS ON LOAN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/alex-joins-on-loan 4 January 2015SCO Stephen McGinnENG Sheffield UnitedFreeMCGINN JOINS ON PERMANENT DEAL http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/mcginn-joins-on-permanent-deal 2 February 2015IRE Paul HeffernanSCO HibernianFreeHEFFERNAN IS A DEE http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/heffernan-is-a-dee 2 February 2015Canada Dylan CarreiroENG Queens Park RangersFreeDundee sign Canada Under-20 captain Dylan Carreiro https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28933970 31 August 2014 bbc.com Players out PlayerToFeeGER Dan TwardzikSCO MotherwellFreeA busy summer of comings and goings through Dundee's door http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/dundee-fc/a-busy-summer-of-comings-and-goings-through-dundee-s-door-1.384839 23 August 2014 eveningtelegraph.co.uk SCO Declan Gallagher SCO LivingstonFreeDeclan Gallagher's days are over at Dundee after rejecting deal http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/dundee-fc/declan-gallagher-s-days-are-over-at-dundee-after-rejecting-deal-1.412926 23 August 2014 eveningtelegraph.co.uk dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140610202121/http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/sport/dundee-fc/declan-gallagher-s-days-are-over-at-dundee-after-rejecting-deal-1.412926 10 June 2014 SCO Ryan Conroy SCO Raith RoversFreeDundee: Gary Irvine stays as Ryan Conroy leaves Dens Park https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27896329 23 August 2014 bbc.com SCO Martin Boyle SCO HibernianLoan FRA Christian Nadé SCO Raith RoversFree SCO Cammy Kerr SCO PeterheadLoanCAMMY JOINS PETERHEAD ON LOAN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/cammy-joins-peterhead-on-loan 9 November 2014 SCO Leighton McIntosh SCO MontroseFreeElgin City v Montrose: Leighton McIntosh earns deal with Angus men http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/league-2/elgin-city-v-montrose-leighton-mcintosh-earns-deal-with-angus-men-1.584676 The Courier Nicolson Eric 20 September 2014 22 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014526/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/league-2/elgin-city-v-montrose-leighton-mcintosh-earns-deal-with-angus-men-1.584676 29 November 2014 dmy-all SCO Gavin Rae AUS Hakoah Sydney City EastFreeIntroducing our new signing, Gavin Rae http://www.maccabi.com.au/NSW/HakoahSydneyCityEastFC/News/3448/Introducing-our-new-signing-Gavin-Rae.cfm maccabi.com.au 8 September 2015 25 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825234658/http://www.maccabi.com.au/NSW/HakoahSydneyCityEastFC/News/3448/Introducing-our-new-signing-Gavin-Rae.cfm dead SCO Stephen Hughes Retired SCO Stephen O'Donnell SCO ClydeFreeO'Donnell and Gibson Sign http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2014/08/29/4723/#.VAD0E68g-Uk Clyde F.C. 29 August 2014 ENG Matt Lockwood ENG Sutton UnitedFreehttp://www.suttonunited.net/news.php Ex O's favourite joins U's Sutton United Official Website 12 June 2014 10 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160512064011/http://www.suttonunited.net/news.php 12 May 2016 dead SCO Craig BeattieMalta Żebbuġ RangersFreeŻebbuġ sign Beattie http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140819/football/-ebbu-sign-Beattie.532403 23 August 2014 timesofmalta.com SCO Steven Doris SCO Stirling AlbionFreeBinos land attacking trio https://web.archive.org/web/20170707164638/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/binos-land-attacking-trio/ 2017-07-07 , SPFL SCO John GibsonSCO Alloa AthleticFreeSCO Grant AdamSCO Greenock MortonFreeSCO Jamie ReidSCO StenhousemuirLoanReid joins Stenhousemuir http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/reid-joins-stenhousemuir/ 23 August 2014 spfl.co.uk 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182253/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/reid-joins-stenhousemuir/ deadSCO Kyle BenedictusSCO ArbroathLoanBENEDICTUS OUT ON LOAN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/benedictus-out-on-loan 1 September 2014 dundeefc.co.ukCanada Dylan CarreiroSCO ArbroathLoanDYLAN TO ARBROATH ON LOAN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/dylan-to-arbroath-on-loan 12 September 2014 dundeefc.co.ukSCO Nicky RileySCO PeterheadLoanDundee winger Nicky Riley joins Peterhead on loan https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/peterhead-fc/364388/sdfg-sdfg-sdfg-sdfg-3/ 8 October 2014 pressandjournal.co.ukSCO Craig WightonSCO Brechin CityLoanWIGHTON JOINS BRECHIN ON LOAN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/wighton-joins-brechin-on-loan 25 December 2014SCO Peter MacDonaldSCO Greenock MortonFreeMACDONALD LEAVES DEE http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/macdonald-leaves-dee 9 January 2015 IndonesianGER Arvid SchenkGER Altonaer FCFreeARVID LEAVES THE CLUB http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/arvid-leaves-the-club 1 February 2015SCO Nicky RileySCO PeterheadFreeNICKY LEAVES CLUB http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/nicky-leaves-club 5 November 2014SCO Jamie ReidSCO Elgin CityLoanJAMIE JOINS ELGIN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/jamie-joins-elgin 1 February 2015IRE Philip RobertsSCO Alloa AthleticLoanPHIL JOINS ALLOA ON LOAN http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news/phil-joins-alloa 2 February 2015 Notes 1.aKickoff time in Western European Time/Western European Summer Time. 2.aDundee F.C.'s goals first. 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