# 2014–15 in Scottish football

The 2014–15 season was the 118th season of competitive football in Scotland. The domestic season began on 26 July 2014, with the start of the Challenge Cup. The 2014–15 Scottish Professional Football League season commenced on 9 August, the weekend after the conclusion of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

## League competitions
### Scottish Premiership

| 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 | |
| 6 | Dundee | 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 the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | St Mirren (R) | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 66 | −36 | 30 | Relegation to the Championship |
* ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.
* ↑ Teams in the bottom six at the time of the split (33 games) cannot pass teams in the top six

### Scottish Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 the Premiership |
| 2 | Hibernian | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 70 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Rangers | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 67 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 60 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 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 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic (O) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 86 | −55 | 25 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

### Scottish League One

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 the Championship |
| 2 | Stranraer | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 67 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 66 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Brechin City | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 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 the League One play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 20 | Relegation to League Two |

### Scottish League Two

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 to League One |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 61 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 3 | Arbroath | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 56 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 53 | Qualification for the League One play-offs |
| 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 the League Two play-off final |

### Non-league football
#### Level 5

Highland Football League :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Brora Rangers (C) | 34 | 94 |
| 2 | Turriff United | 34 | 83 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 34 | 73 |
| 4 | Wick Academy | 34 | 72 |
| 5 | Fraserburgh | 34 | 65 |
| 6 | Formartine United | 34 | 64 |
| 7 | Inverurie Loco Works | 34 | 63 |
| 8 | Nairn County | 34 | 57 |
| 9 | Forres Mechanics | 34 | 57 |
| 10 | Buckie Thistle | 34 | 50 |
| 11 | Clachnacuddin | 34 | 45 |
| 12 | Deveronvale | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | Fort William | 34 | 27 |
| 14 | Keith | 34 | 24 |
| 15 | Lossiemouth | 34 | 23 |
| 16 | Huntly | 34 | 20 |
| 17 | Strathspey Thistle | 34 | 14 |
| 18 | Rothes | 34 | 11 |
Lowland Football League :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Edinburgh City (C) | 26 | 69 |
| 2 | East Kilbride | 26 | 50 |
| 3 | Gretna 2008 | 26 | 45 |
| 4 | Dalbeattie Star | 26 | 42 |
| 5 | The Spartans | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Stirling University | 26 | 42 |
| 7 | Whitehill Welfare | 26 | 40 |
| 8 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 26 | 34 |
| 9 | Vale of Leithen | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | BSC Glasgow | 26 | 30 |
| 11 | Edinburgh University | 26 | 28 |
| 12 | Selkirk | 26 | 23 |
| 13 | Preston Athletic | 26 | 14 |
| 14 | Threave Rovers | 26 | 11 |

#### Level 6

East of Scotland Football League Premier Division :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale (C) | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Easthouses Lily | 24 | 52 |
| 3 | Leith Athletic | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Tynecastle | 24 | 34 |
| 5 | Civil Service Strollers | 24 | 33 |
| 6 | Spartans reserves | 24 | 32 |
| 7 | Stirling University reserves | 24 | 19 |
| 8 | Craigroyston | 24 | 18 |
| 9 | Coldstream | 24 | 13 |
South of Scotland Football League :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | Pts |
| 1 | Wigtown & Bladnoch (C) | 26 | 66 |
| 2 | Newton Stewart | 26 | 54 |
| 3 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | Lochar Thistle | 26 | 52 |
| 5 | Edusport Academy | 26 | 47 |
| 6 | Heston Rovers | 26 | 43 |
| 7 | Abbey Vale | 26 | 38 |
| 8 | Fleet Star | 26 | 37 |
| 9 | Crichton | 26 | 32 |
| 10 | Mid-Annandale | 26 | 27 |
| 11 | Upper Annandale | 26 | 25 |
| 12 | Creetown | 26 | 25 |
| 13 | Nithsdale Wanderers | 26 | 22 |
| 14 | Dumfries YMCA | 26 | 1 |

### SPFL Development League
## Honours
### Cup honours

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match report |
| 2014–15 Scottish Cup | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–1 | Falkirk | BBC Sport |
| 2014–15 League Cup | Celtic | 2–0 | Dundee United | BBC Sport |
| 2014–15 Challenge Cup | Livingston | 4–0 | Alloa Athletic | BBC Sport |
| 2014–15 Youth Cup | Celtic | 5–2 | Rangers | BBC Sport |
| 2014–15 Junior Cup | Auchinleck Talbot | 2–1 | Musselburgh Athletic | BBC Sport |

### Non-league honours
#### Senior

| Competition | Winner |
| Highland League | Brora Rangers |
| Lowland League | Edinburgh City |
| East of Scotland League | Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale |
| South of Scotland League | Wigtown & Bladnoch |

#### Junior
##### West Region

| Division | Winner |
| 2014–15 Super League Premier Division | Auchinleck Talbot |
| Super League First Division | Pollok |
| Ayrshire District League | Ardrossan Winton Rovers |
| Central District League First Division | Blantyre Victoria |
| Central District League Second Division | Rossvale |

##### East Region

| Division | Winner |
| 2014–15 Superleague | Kelty Hearts |
| Premier League | Tayport |
| North Division | Thornton Hibs |
| South Division | Haddington Athletic |

##### North Region

| Division | Winner |
| 2014–15 Superleague | Hermes |
| First Division (West) | Grantown |
| First Division (East) | Bridge of Don Thistle |

### Individual honours
#### PFA Scotland awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Players' Player of the Year | Stefan Johansen | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Jason Denayer | Celtic |
| Manager of the Year | John Hughes | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Championship Player of Year | Scott Allan | Hibernian |
| League One Player of Year | Declan McManus | Greenock Morton |
| League Two Player of Year | Bobby Linn | Arbroath |

#### SFWA awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Footballer of the Year | Craig Gordon | Celtic |
| Young Player of the Year | Ryan Christie | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Manager of the Year | John Hughes | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| International Player of the Year | Ikechi Anya | Watford |

## Scottish clubs in Europe
### Celtic

Celtic played their first two home European ties in 2014–15 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh because their normal home stadium, Celtic Park, was used for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. 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. The result of the second game was annulled by UEFA because Legia had fielded a player who should have been serving a suspension. Celtic were instead given a 3–0 victory in the second leg, which meant that they won the tie on the away goals rule. Celtic progressed to the Champions League playoff round, but then dropped into the Europa League groups after losing 2–1 on aggregate to Slovenian club Maribor.

#### 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
### Aberdeen
#### 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
### St Johnstone
#### 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
## Women's football
### Scottish Women's Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 to SWFL First Division |
| 12 | Buchan LFC (R) | 21 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 94 | −64 | 12 | Relegation to SWFL First Division |

### League and Cup honours

| Division | Winner |
| 2014 Scottish Women's Premier League | Glasgow City |
| 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 |

### Individual honours
#### SWPL awards

| 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 |

### UEFA Women's Champions League
#### Glasgow City
##### Qualifying round

Group 4 Matches
Standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Glasgow City (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Zhytlobud Kharkiv | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Glentoran Belfast United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nové Zámky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | |

##### Knockout Phase
### Scotland women's national team
## Deaths

* 4 July: Andy Jardine, 78, Dumbarton fullback.
* 11 July: Jim Geddes, 84, Motherwell defender and midfielder.
* 21 July: Stewart Hillis, 70, Scotland national team doctor.
* 22 July: Morris Stevenson, 71, Motherwell, Hibernian, Morton, Dundee United and Berwick Rangers inside forward.
* 28 July: Alex Forbes, 89, Scotland wing half.
* 17 August: Sammy Conn, 52, Falkirk, Albion Rovers, Clydebank, Airdrieonians and Cowdenbeath midfielder and Cowdenbeath manager.
* 27 August: Bobby Kinloch, 79, Hibernian, Greenock Morton, Berwick Rangers, Raith Rovers and Dunfermline Athletic player.
* 4 September: Willie Finlay, 88, East Fife, Clyde and Raith Rovers defender.
* 21 September: Tim Whalen, 83, Dumbarton forward.
* 22 September: Billy Neil, 75, Airdrieonians and Queen's Park defender.
* 23 September: John Divers, 74, Celtic and Partick Thistle forward.
* 30 September: Hugh Doherty, 93, Celtic winger.
* 25 October: Gerry Burrell, 90, St Mirren and Dundee winger.
* 26 October: Jim Sharkey, 80, Celtic, Airdrieonians and Raith Rovers forward.
* 29 October: Archie Murphy, 81, Alloa Athletic wing-half.
* November: Alex Bain, 78, Motherwell and Falkirk centre forward
* 8 November: Sammy Wilson, 82, St Mirren and Celtic inside forward.
* 9 November: Sammy Reid, 75, Motherwell, Falkirk, Clyde, Berwick Rangers and Dumbarton inside forward.
* 13 November: Jim Storrie, 74, Airdrie, Aberdeen and St Mirren centre forward; St Johnstone manager.
* 26 November: Arthur Montford, 85, Scotsport commentator.
* 1 December: Jimmy Duncan, 83, Celtic, St Mirren, Albion Rovers, Dundee United and Stranraer winger.
* 7 December: Tommy Todd, 88, Hamilton Academical inside forward.
* 7 December: Tom Mealyou, Berwick Rangers goalkeeper.
* 12 December: John Baxter, 78, Hibernian, Falkirk and Clydebank wing half.
* 19 December: Pat Holton, 78, Hamilton, Motherwell and St Johnstone full back.
* 31 December: Jimmy Dunn, 91, Wolves and Derby County forward.
* 4 January: John McPhee, 77, Motherwell defender.
* 14 January: Danny Malloy, 84, Dundee and Clyde defender.
* 21 January: Douglas Cromb, 84, Hibernian chairman.
* 29 January: Derek Robertson, 65, St Johnstone goalkeeper.
* 8 February: Nick Sharkey, 71, Sunderland forward.
* 10 February: Tom McQueen, 85, Leith Athletic, Alloa, Hibs, East Fife, Berwick Rangers and Stranraer goalkeeper.
* 23 February: Andy King, 72, Kilmarnock defender.
* 1 March: Stuart McGrady, 29, Ayr United and Queen's Park striker.
* 2 March: Dave Mackay, 80, Hearts and Scotland wing half.
* 20 March: Eddie Mulheron, 72, Clyde defender.
* 5 April: Turnbull Hutton, 68, Raith Rovers chairman.
* 16 April: Tommy Preston, 82, Hibernian forward.
* 29 April: Gary Liddell, 60, Hearts forward.
* 11 May: John Hewie, 87, Scotland defender.
* 13 May: Eric Bakie, 87, Aberdeen, Dunfermline and St Johnstone wing half.
* 19 May: Joe Carr, 83, St Johnstone and Dumbarton winger.
* 21 May: Ernie Hannigan, 72, Queen of the South and Morton winger.
* 4 June: Jørgen Ravn, 75, Aberdeen forward.
* 6 June: Colin Jackson, 68, Rangers, Morton, Partick Thistle and Scotland defender.
* 7 June: Stephen Gove, 55, Brechin City forward.