# 2014–15 Celtic F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Europa League, having been eliminated in the play-off round of the Champions League.
On 6 June 2014, Ronny Deila was appointed as the club's new manager, succeeding Neil Lennon in the role.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Squad statistics
### Squad, appearances and goals

| No. | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Total | Total | League | League | Europe | Europe | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Nat | Player | Starts | Apps | Goals | Mins | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||
| 24 | | GK | Łukasz Załuska | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | | GK | Craig Gordon | 52 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | | GK | Leo Fasan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||
| 2 | | DF | Adam Matthews | 42 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 58 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Efe Ambrose | 43 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Virgil van Dijk | 58 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 22 | | DF | Jason Denayer | 44 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | | DF | Mikael Lustig | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | | DF | Eoghan O'Connell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | | DF | Stuart Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | | DF | Darnell Fisher | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | | DF | Joe Chalmers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | | DF | Jack Breslin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | | DF | Calum Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||
| 6 | | MF | Nir Bitton | 43 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Scott Brown | 47 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | | MF | Derk Boerrigter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Stuart Armstrong* | 41 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Kris Commons | 47 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven* | 40 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Tom Rogić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | MF | Charlie Mulgrew | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Stefan Johansen | 56 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | | MF | Aleksandar Tonev | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Michael Duffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | MF | John Herron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | | MF | Mubarak Wakaso | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | | MF | Jackson Irvine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | | MF | Callum McGregor | 31 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | | MF | Dylan McGeouch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | | MF | James Forrest | 28 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | | MF | Joe Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | | MF | Liam Henderson | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | | MF | Jamie Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | | MF | Kieran Tierney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||
| 9 | | FW | John Guidetti | 34 | 15 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | | FW | Anthony Stokes | 38 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | | FW | Stefan Šćepović | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | FW | Amido Baldé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | FW | Hólmbert Friðjónsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | FW | Teemu Pukki | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 41 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 57 | | FW | Paul McMullan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Appearances = Total appearances |||||||||||||||
| Last updated: 24 May 2015 |||||||||||||||
*Includes league and cup appearances and goals for Dundee United in 2014–15 season

### Goalscorers

Last updated 2 June 2015
| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Europe | Total |
| 1 | 28 | FW | | Leigh Griffiths | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | 15 | MF | | Kris Commons | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | John Guidetti | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | 25 | MF | | Stefan Johansen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | DF | | Virgil van Dijk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | FW | | Anthony Stokes | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | 22 | DF | | Jason Denayer | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | FW | | Stefan Šćepović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | 16 | MF | | Gary Mackay-Steven | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | 20 | FW | | Teemu Pukki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 16 | MF | | Jo Inge Berget | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | DF | | Emilio Izaguirre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 32 | MF | | Mubarak Wakaso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | DF | | Adam Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 53 | MF | | Liam Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Own Goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 84 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 138 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
| N | P | Name | League | League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Europe * | Europe * | Europe * | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Craig Gordon | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Adam Matthews | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 3 | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 6 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 9 | | |
| 4 | DF | Efe Ambrose | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 3 | | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Virgil van Dijk | 3 | | | | 1 | 5 | 1 | | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Nir Biton | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 4 | | |
| 8 | MF | Scott Brown | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | | | 14 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | John Guidetti | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 10 | FW | Anthony Stokes | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Derk Boerrigter | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 12 | FW | Stefan Šćepović | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 14 | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 15 | MF | Kris Commons | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 5 | | |
| 21 | DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 22 | DF | Jason Denayer | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 4 | | |
| 23 | DF | Mikael Lustig | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 25 | MF | Stefan Johansen | 5 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 10 | | |
| 27 | MF | Aleksandar Tonev | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | | |
| 28 | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 32 | MF | Mubarak Wakaso | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 33 | MF | Beram Kayal | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| 34 | DF | Eoghan O'Connell | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 42 | MF | Callum McGregor | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 53 | MF | Liam Henderson | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 2 June 2015 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
* Includes cards from the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League and 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 17 | +67 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Dundee United | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 56 | |
* ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Europa League group stage table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAL | CEL | DZG | AG |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 5–1 |
| 4 | Astra Giurgiu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |