| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 in Scottish football | |
|---|---|
| Premiership champions | |
| Celtic | |
| Championship champions | |
| Heart of Midlothian | |
| League 1 champions | |
| Greenock Morton | |
| League 2 champions | |
| Albion Rovers | |
| Scottish Cup winners | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |
| League Cup winners | |
| Celtic | |
| Challenge Cup winners | |
| Livingston | |
| Youth Cup winners | |
| Celtic | |
| Teams in Europe | |
| Celtic,Aberdeen,Motherwell,St Johnstone | |
| Scotland national team | |
| UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
The2014–15 season was the 118th season of competitivefootball in Scotland. The domestic season began on 26 July 2014, with the start of theChallenge Cup.[1] The2014–15 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 9 August, the weekend after the conclusion of the2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic(C) | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 17 | +67 | 92 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 75 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 56 | |
| 6 | Dundee[b] | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 45 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 53 | |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Ross County | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 44 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 41 | |
| 11 | Motherwell(O) | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 36 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off final |
| 12 | St Mirren(R) | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 30 | Relegation to theChampionship |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian(C, P) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 26 | +70 | 91 | Promotion to thePremiership |
| 2 | Hibernian | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 70 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Rangers | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 67 | Qualification for thePremiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | |
| 5 | Falkirk | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 | |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 34 | |
| 8 | Livingston[a] | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic(O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath(R) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 86 | −55 | 25 | Relegation toLeague One |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenock Morton(C, P) | 36 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 69 | Promotion to theChampionship |
| 2 | Stranraer | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 67 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 58 | |
| 6 | Peterhead | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 51 | |
| 7 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 48 | |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 34 | |
| 9 | Stenhousemuir(O) | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 29 | Qualification for theLeague One play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion(R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 20 | Relegation toLeague Two |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albion Rovers(C, P) | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 71 | Promotion toLeague One |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 61 | Qualification for theLeague One play-offs |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 56 | |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 53 | |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 50 | |
| 6 | Clyde | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 47 | |
| 7 | Elgin City | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 45 | |
| 8 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 57 | +3 | 43 | |
| 9 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 43 | |
| 10 | Montrose(O) | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 33 | Qualification for theLeague Two play-off final |
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| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| Highland League | Brora Rangers |
| Lowland League | Edinburgh City |
| East of Scotland League | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale |
| South of Scotland League | Wigtown & Bladnoch |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 Superleague | Kelty Hearts |
| Premier League | Tayport |
| North Division | Thornton Hibs |
| South Division | Haddington Athletic |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2014–15 Superleague | Hermes |
| First Division (West) | Grantown |
| First Division (East) | Bridge of Don Thistle |
Celtic played their first two home European ties in 2014–15 atMurrayfield Stadium inEdinburgh because their normal home stadium,Celtic Park, was used for the opening ceremony of the2014 Commonwealth Games.[8] In their third qualifying round tie, Celtic lost 4–1 to Legia Warsaw in Poland and 2–0 at Murrayfield, which appeared to give Legia a 6–1 aggregate victory.[9] The result of the second game was annulled by UEFA because Legia had fielded a player who should have been serving a suspension.[10] Celtic were instead given a 3–0 victory in the second leg, which meant that they won the tie on theaway goals rule.[10] Celtic progressed to the Champions League playoff round, but then dropped into the Europa League groups after losing 2–1 on aggregate to Slovenian clubMaribor.[11]
| 15 July 2014Second qualifying round | KR | 0–1 | Reykjavík | |
| 20:00BST | Report | McGregor | Stadium:KR-völlur Attendance: 2,781 Referee:Andreas Pappas |
| 22 July 2014Second qualifying round | Celtic | 4–0 (5–0agg.) | Edinburgh | |
| 19:45 BST | van Dijk Pukki | Report | Stadium:Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 36,000 Referee:Andris Treimanis |
| 30 July 2014Third qualifying round | Legia Warsaw | 4–1 | Warsaw | |
| 19:45 BST | Radovic Zyro Kosecki | Report | McGregor | Stadium:Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee:Pol van Boekel |
| 6 August 2014Third qualifying round | Celtic | 3–0 (4–4agg.) | Edinburgh | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Zyro Kucharczyk | Stadium:Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee:Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 20 August 2014Play-off round | NK Maribor | 1–1 | Maribor | |
| 19:45 BST | Bohar | Report | McGregor | Stadium:Ljudski vrt Referee:Pavel Kralovec |
| 26 August 2014Play-off round | Celtic | 0–1 (1–2agg.) | Glasgow | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Tavares | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Viktor Kassai |
| 18 September 2014Group D | Red Bull Salzburg | 2–2 | Salzburg | |
| 18:00BST | Alan Soriano | Report | Wakaso Brown | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Referee:Artur Dias Soares |
| 2 October 2014Group D | Celtic | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| 20:05 BST | Commons | Report | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Sébastien Delferière |
| 23 October 2014Group D | Celtic | 2–1 | Glasgow | |
| 20:05 BST | Scepovic Johansen | Report | Enache | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Kristinn Jakobsson |
| 6 November 2014Group D | Astra Giurgiu | 1–1 | Giurgiu | |
| 18:00GMT | Amorim | Report | Johansen | Stadium:Stadionul Marin Anastasovici Referee:Serhiy Boyko |
| 27 November 2014Group D | Celtic | 1–3 | Glasgow | |
| 20:05 GMT | Johansen | Report | Alan Keïta | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:Halis Özkahya |
| 11 December 2014Group D | Dinamo Zagreb | 4–3 | Zagreb | |
| 18:00 GMT | Pjaca Brozovic | Report | Commons Scepovic Pivaric | Stadium:Stadion Maksimir Referee:Gediminas Mazeika |
| 19 February 2015Round of 32 | Celtic | 3–3 | Glasgow | |
| 20:05 GMT | Armstrong Campagnaro Guidetti | BBC Sport | Shaqiri Palacio | Stadium:Celtic Park Referee:István Vad |
| 26 February 2015Round of 32 | Inter Milan | 1–0 (4–3agg.) | Milan | |
| 18:00 GMT | Guarin | BBC Sport | Stadium:Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee:Ivan Kruzliak |
| 3 July 2014First qualifying round | Aberdeen | 5–0 | Aberdeen | |
| 19:45BST | Logan McGinn Rooney Hayes | Report | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,184 Referee:Nicolas Rainville |
| 10 July 2014First qualifying round | Daugava Riga | 0–3 (0–8agg.) | Riga | |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Rooney | Stadium:Daugava Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee:Mikhail Vilkov |
| 17 July 2014Second qualifying round | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Aberdeen | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,523 Referee:Hugo Miguel |
| 24 July 2014Second qualifying round | Groningen | 1–2 (1–2agg.) | Groningen | |
| 18:30 BST | Kieftenbeld | Report | Rooney McGinn | Stadium:Euroborg Attendance: 22,550 Referee:Daniel Stefański |
| 31 July 2014Third qualifying round | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | San Sebastián | |
| 19:30 BST | Zurutuza Canales | Report | Stadium:Anoeta Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 7 August 2014Third qualifying round | Aberdeen | 2–3 (2–5agg.) | Aberdeen | |
| 19:45 BST | Pawlett Reynolds | Report | Prieto Bergara | Stadium:Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,676 Referee: Eitan Shemeulevitch |
| 17 July 2014Second qualifying round | Motherwell | 2–2 | Motherwell | |
| 19:45BST | Law | Report | Finsen | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 4,877 Referee:Michael Johansen |
| 24 July 2014Second qualifying round | Stjarnan | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4agg.) | Garðabær | |
| 20:15 BST | Finsen Toft A. Jóhannsson | Report | Hammell Ainsworth | Stadium:Stjörnuvöllur Attendance: 1,021 Referee:Athanasios Giachos |
| 17 July 2014Second qualifying round | Luzern | 1–1 | Lucerne | |
| 18:30BST | Schneuwly | Report | MacLean | Stadium:Swissporarena Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Benoît Bastien |
| 24 July 2014Second qualifying round | St Johnstone | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2agg.) (5–4p) | Perth | |
| 19:45 BST | May | Report | Schneuwly | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,486 Referee:Jonathan Lardot |
| Penalties | ||||
| MacLean Caddis Mackay May Scobbie | ||||
| 31 July 2014Third qualifying round | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Perth | |
| 19:45 BST | Mackay | Report | Schranz | Stadium:McDiarmid Park Attendance: 7,001 Referee:Mattias Gestranius |
| 7 August 2014Third qualifying round | Spartak Trnava | 1–1 (3–2agg.) | Zlaté Moravce | |
| 18:30 BST | Mikovič | Report | May | Stadium:Štadión FC ViOn Attendance: 3,884 Referee:Javier Estrada Fernández |
| 7 September 2014Group D | Germany | 2–1 | Dortmund | |
| Muller | Report | Anya | Stadium:Westfalenstadion Attendance: 60,209 Referee:Svein Oddvar Moen |
| 11 October 2014Group D | Scotland | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| Khubutia | Report | Stadium:Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 34,719 Referee:Miroslav Zelinka |
| 14 October 2014Group D | Poland | 2–2 | Warsaw | |
| Maczynski Milik | Report | Maloney Naismith | Stadium:National Stadium Attendance: 55,197 Referee:Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 14 November 2014Group D | Scotland | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| Maloney | Report | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 59,239 Referee:Milorad Mazic |
| 18 November 2014Friendly | Scotland | 1–3 | Glasgow | |
| Robertson | Oxlade-Chamberlain Rooney | Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 49,526 Referee:Jonas Eriksson |
| 25 March 2015[12]Friendly | Scotland | 1–0 | Glasgow | |
| Berra | Report | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 20,117 Referee:Martin Atkinson |
| 29 March 2015Group D | Scotland | 6–1 | Glasgow | |
| Maloney Fletcher Naismith | Report | Casciaro | Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 34,255 Referee:Mattias Gestranius |
| 5 June 2015Friendly | Scotland | 1–0 | Edinburgh | |
| Ritchie | Report | Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 14,270 Referee:Sébastien Delferière |
| 13 June 2015Group D | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Dublin | |
| Walters | Report | O'Shea | Stadium:Aviva Stadium Referee:Nicola Rizzoli |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City(C, Q) | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 13 | +74 | 60 | 2015–16 Champions League |
| 2 | Rangers | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 43 | |
| 3 | Hibernian | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 43 | |
| 4 | Spartans | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 38 | |
| 5 | Celtic | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 29 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 36 | |
| 8 | Inverness City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 26 | |
| 9 | Hutchison Vale | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 57 | −36 | 24 | |
| 10 | Forfar Farmington | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 85 | −52 | 19 | |
| 11 | Queen's Park(R) | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 12 | Relegation toSWFL First Division |
| 12 | Buchan LFC(R) | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 94 | −64 | 12 |
| Division | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2014 Scottish Women's Premier League | Glasgow City[13] |
| SWFL First Division | Falkirk Ladies |
| SWFL Second Division North | Dee Vale |
| SWFL Second Division West/South West | Mill United |
| SWFL Second Division East/Central | East Fife |
| SWFL Second Division South East | Boroughmuir Thistle |
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Scottish Women's Cup | Glasgow City | 5 – 0 | Spartans | BBC Sport |
| 2014 Scottish Women's Premier League Cup | Glasgow City | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | BBC Sport |
| SWFL First Division Cup | Hearts | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hearts FC |
| SWFL Second Division Cup | Renfrew Ladies | 9 – 3 | Hamilton Caledonian | The Gazette |
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Players' Player of the Year | Denise O'Sullivan | Glasgow City |
| Player of the Year | Kerry Montgomery | Spartans |
| Manager of the Year | Debbi McCulloch | Spartans |
| Young Player of the Year | Erin Cuthbert | Rangers |
Group 4
Matches
| 9 August 2014Qualifying round | Glasgow City | 5–0 | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 19:45 | McCulloch McSorley Lappin O'Sullivan | Summary | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 276 Referee: Florence Guillemin (France) |
| 11 August 2014Qualifying round | Glasgow City | 1–0 | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 20:45 | Whyte | Report | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 301 Referee: Barbara Bollenberg (Austria) |
| 14 August 2014Qualifying round | Zhytlobud Kharkiv | 0–4 | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 17:00 | Report | O'Sullivan Love Brown | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 194 Referee: Florence Guillemin (France) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance toknockout phase | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
| 8 October 2014Round of 32 | Medyk Konin | 2–0 | Konin, Poland | |
| 15:30 | Pajor Sikora | Report | Stadium:Miejski Im. Zkotej Jedenastki Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal) |
| 15 October 2014Round of 32 | Glasgow City | 3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2agg.) | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 20:30 | Love Fairlie O'Sullivan | Report | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 775 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
| 9 November 2014Round of 16 | Zürich | 2–1 | Zürich, Switzerland | |
| 17:00 | Humm Stierli | Report | Brown | Stadium:Letzigrund Attendance: 1,658 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 12 November 2014Round of 16 | Glasgow City | 4–2 (5–4agg.) | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 20:30 | Grant Ross Love Lappin | Report | Zehnder Humm | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 698 Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden) |
| 22 March 2015Quarter-finals | Glasgow City | 0–2 | Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 17:05 | Report | Lahmari Hamraoui | Stadium:Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
| 28 March 2015Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 5–0 (7–0agg.) | Paris, France | |
| 19:00 | Lappin Delie Delannoy Dali | Report | Stadium:Parc des Princes Attendance: 11,318 Referee:Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) |
| 3 August 2014Friendly | Scotland | 1–1 | Dumfries | |
| 13:00 | Corsie | Report | Wiltshire | Stadium:Palmerston Park |
| 20 August 2014Friendly | Portugal | 1–1 | Viana do Castelo | |
| 18:00 | Silva | Report | Corsie | Stadium:Estádio Dr. José de Matos |
| 13 September 2014Group 4 | Scotland | 9–0 | Motherwell | |
| Little Weir Ross Corsie Crichton Beattie | Report | Stadium:Fir Park |
| 17 September 2014Group 4 | Sweden | 2–0 | Gothenburg | |
| Sjögran Schelin | Report | Stadium:Gamla Ullevi |
| 25 October 2014Play-offs | Scotland | 1–2 | Edinburgh | |
| 17:30 | Little | Report | Martens Melis | Stadium:Tynecastle Stadium Referee: |
| 30 October 2014Play-offs | Netherlands | 2–0 (4–1agg.) | Rotterdam | |
| 18:00 | Martens Melis | Report | Stadium:Sparta Stadion Referee: |
| 8 February 2015Friendly | Northern Ireland | 0–4 | Solitude,Belfast | |
| 13:30 (GMT) | Scottish FA |
| 4 March 20152015 Cyprus Cup | Scotland | 0–2 | GSP Stadium,Nicosia | |
| 17:30 | Scottish FA |
| 6 March 20152015 Cyprus Cup | Italy | 3–2 | GSZ Stadium,Larnaca | |
| 17:30 | Cristiana Girelli Stefania Tarenzi | Scottish FA |
| 9 March 20152015 Cyprus Cup | Scotland | 2–1 | GSZ Stadium,Larnaca | |
| 14:30 | Kim Little Christie Murray | Scottish FA |
| 11 March 20152015 Cyprus Cup | Netherlands | 1–3 | Ammochostos Stadium,Larnaca | |
| 13:00 | Anouk Hoogendijk | Scottish FA |
| 9 April 2015Challenge match | Scotland | 1–1 | Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk | |
| 14:30 | Jane Ross | Scottish FA |
| 28 May 2015Challenge match | France | 1–0 | Stade Marcel Picot,Nancy | |
| 20:00 | Delie | BBC Sport |