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.
Transfer deals
League competitions
Scottish Premiership
Scottish Championship
Scottish League One
Scottish League Two
Non-league football Level 5
Level 6
SPFL Development League
Honours
Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2014–15 Scottish CupInverness Caledonian Thistle2–1FalkirkBBC Sport2014–15 League CupCeltic2–0Dundee UnitedBBC Sport2014–15 Challenge CupLivingston4–0Alloa AthleticBBC Sport2014–15 Youth CupCeltic5–2RangersBBC Sport2014–15 Junior CupAuchinleck Talbot2–1Musselburgh AthleticBBC Sport
Non-league honours
Senior CompetitionWinner 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
DivisionWinner2014–15 Super League Premier DivisionAuchinleck TalbotSuper League First DivisionPollokAyrshire District LeagueArdrossan Winton RoversCentral District League First DivisionBlantyre VictoriaCentral District League Second DivisionRossvale
East Region DivisionWinner2014–15 SuperleagueKelty HeartsPremier LeagueTayportNorth DivisionThornton HibsSouth DivisionHaddington Athletic
North Region DivisionWinner2014–15 SuperleagueHermesFirst Division (West)GrantownFirst Division (East)Bridge of Don Thistle
Individual honours
PFA Scotland awards
AwardWinnerTeam 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 AwardWinnerTeam 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 YearIkechi AnyaWatford
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.BBC Sport 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.The Guardian 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.Europa League draw: Everton face Lille and Wolfsburg, BBC Sport
2014–15 UEFA Champions League
2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Motherwell 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
St Johnstone 2014–15 UEFA Europa League
Scotland national team
Women's football
Scottish Women's Premier League
League and Cup honours DivisionWinner2014 Scottish Women's Premier LeagueGlasgow CitySWFL First DivisionFalkirk LadiesSWFL Second Division NorthDee ValeSWFL Second Division West/South WestMill UnitedSWFL Second Division East/CentralEast FifeSWFL Second Division South EastBoroughmuir Thistle
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upMatch report2014 Scottish Women's CupGlasgow City5 – 0SpartansBBC Sport2014 Scottish Women's Premier League CupGlasgow City3 – 0HibernianBBC SportSWFL First Division CupHearts3 – 1Dunfermline AthleticHearts FCSWFL Second Division CupRenfrew Ladies9 – 3Hamilton Caledonian
Individual honours
SWPL awards
AwardWinnerTeam 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
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.ALLOA ATHLETIC : 1946/47 - 2013/14 November: Alex Bain, 78, Motherwell and Falkirk centre forward OBITUARY – ALEX BAIN 1936- 2014 . 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.Tommy Todd 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.John McPhee 14 January: Danny Malloy, 84, Dundee and Clyde defender. 21 January: Douglas Cromb, 84, Hibernian chairman.Douglas Cromb: Obituary 29 January: Derek Robertson, 65, St Johnstone goalkeeper.LONG-SERVING GOALKEEPER DEREK ROBERTSON PASSES AWAY 8 February: Nick Sharkey, 71, Sunderland forward. 10 February: Tom McQueen, 85, Leith Athletic, Alloa, Hibs, East Fife, Berwick Rangers and Stranraer goalkeeper.Ex-Scots keeper Tom McQueen, father of Gordon, dies at 85 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.Eddie Mulheron 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.Sad death of former Montrose man
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