| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 2014 – 31 May 2015 |
| Champions | Celtic 2nd Premiership title 46thScottish title |
| Relegated | St Mirren |
| Champions League | Celtic |
| Europa League | Aberdeen Inverness CT St Johnstone |
| Matches | 228 |
| Goals | 587 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Adam Rooney (18) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic 6–1Dundee United (16 August 2014) Hamilton 5–0Motherwell (1 May 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Ross County 0–5Celtic (18 October 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Dundee United 6–2Dundee (1 January 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games[1] Aberdeen Celtic |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games[1] Aberdeen |
| Longest winless run | 11 games[1] Ross County |
| Longest losing run | 7 games[1] Ross County |
| Highest attendance | 55,638[1] Celtic 5–0Inverness CT (24 May 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,544[1] Hamilton Academical 2-2Ross County (14 March 2015) |
| Average attendance | 8,806 ( |
2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 23 August 2017. | |
The2014–15 Scottish Premiership was the second season of theScottish Premiership, the highest division ofScottish football. The season began on 9 August 2014[2] 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 andSt Mirren. Due to the relegation ofEdinburgh-based teamsHeart of Midlothian andHibernianin 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.[3][4]
Dundee were promoted from theScottish Championship.Heart of Midlothian were relegated from theScottish Premiership.
Hibernian finished in the play-off position in theScottish Premiership. They lost toHamilton Academical who took the final place in the second edition of the competition, a result which left the Scottish capitalEdinburgh without a club in the top flight of Scottish football for the 2014–15 season.
| Aberdeen | Celtic | Dundee | Dundee United |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittodrie Stadium,Aberdeen | Celtic Park,Glasgow | Dens Park,Dundee | Tannadice Park,Dundee |
| Capacity:20,897[5] | Capacity:60,355[6] | Capacity:11,506[7] | Capacity:14,229[8] |
| Hamilton Academical | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| New Douglas Park,Hamilton | Caledonian Stadium,Inverness | ||
| Capacity:6,078[9] | Capacity:7,800[10] | ||
| Kilmarnock | Motherwell | ||
| Rugby Park,Kilmarnock | Fir Park,Motherwell | ||
| Capacity:18,128[11] | Capacity:13,677[12] | ||
| Partick Thistle | Ross County | St Johnstone | St Mirren |
| Firhill Stadium,Glasgow | Victoria Park,Dingwall | McDiarmid Park,Perth | St Mirren Park,Paisley |
| Capacity:10,102[13] | Capacity:6,541[14] | Capacity:10,696[15] | Capacity:8,023[16] |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Adidas | Saltire Energy | ||
| Celtic | Nike | Magners | ||
| Dundee | Puma | Hangar Records | ||
| Dundee United | Nike | Calor | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 1874 Accies,Nike | M&H Logistics (H), Life Skills Centres (A) | ||
| Inverness CT | Erreà | Subway | ||
| Kilmarnock | Erreà | QTS | ||
| Motherwell | Macron | Cash Converters | ||
| Partick Thistle | Joma | macb | ||
| Ross County | Carbrini | Stanley CRC Evans Offshore | ||
| St Johnstone | Joma | GS Brown Construction | ||
| St Mirren | Carbrini | JD Sports |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mirren | End of contract | 12 May 2014[17] | Pre-season | 13 May 2014[18] | ||
| Celtic | Resigned | 22 May 2014[19] | Pre-season | 6 June 2014[20] | ||
| Ross County | Sacked | 28 August 2014[21] | 12th | 9 September 2014[22] | ||
| Motherwell | Resigned | 2 November 2014[23] | 11th | 13 December 2014[24] | ||
| St Mirren | Sacked | 9 December 2014[25] | 11th | 29 January 2015 | ||
| Hamilton Academical | Signed byNorwich City | 9 January 2015[26] | 3rd | 23 January 2015[27] | ||
| Kilmarnock | Resigned | 6 February 2015[28] | 8th | 6 February 2015 (interim) |
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.
The team that finished 12th (St Mirren) was relegated to theChampionship, 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.
| 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 |
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.
| Home \ Away | 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 |
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away).
| Home \ Away | ABE | CEL | DND | DUN | HAM | INV | KIL | MOT | PAR | ROS | STJ | STM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Celtic | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Dundee | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Dundee United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Kilmarnock | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Motherwell | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |||||||
| Partick Thistle | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Ross County | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
| St Johnstone | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |||||||
| St Mirren | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
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[edit] | Bottom six[edit]
Source:[citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Motherwell | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hibernian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Rangers | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Rangers | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Queen of the South | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Queen of the South | 1–2 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Lyle | BBC Report | Smith Shiels |
Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 2–0 | Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
| Clark Miller | BBC Report |
| Hibernian | 1–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Cummings | BBC Report |
Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 1–3 | Motherwell |
|---|---|---|
| McGregor | BBC Report | Erwin McManus Ainsworth |
| Motherwell | 3–0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson Ainsworth Sutton | BBC Report |
Motherwell won 6–1 on aggregate.