2014–15 St Johnstone F.C. season

St Johnstone
2014–15 season
Chairman Steve Brown
Manager Tommy Wright
Stadium McDiarmid Park
Premiership Fourth place
Europa League Third qualifying round
lost to Spartak Trnava
League Cup Quarter finals
lost to Rangers
Scottish Cup Fifth round
lost to Queen of the South
Top goalscorer League: Brian Graham (9)
Michael O'Halloran (9)
All: Brian Graham (10)
Michael O'Halloran (10)
Highest home attendance 8,486 vs FC Luzern
UEFA Europa League
24 July 2014
Lowest home attendance 2,383 vs Ross County
Scottish Cup
29 November 2014
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014–15 season was St Johnstone's sixth-consecutive season in the top flight of Scottish football and their second in the newly established Scottish Premiership. St Johnstone also competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Europa League. They also went into the season the holders of the Scottish Cup, having won it for the first time in their history the previous year.

Summary

St Johnstone kept manager Tommy Wright for the season with Callum Davidson assistant. They went into the 2014–15 Season as Scottish Cup holders after winning it for the first time in their history the previous year. However, they were unable to retain the trophy after losing to Queen of the South in the Fifth Round.

Results and fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season/friendlies

Scottish Premiership

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

During the 2014–15 season, St Johnstone have used twenty three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Appearances

Includes all competitive matches. Alan Mannus is the only player to have played every minute of every game in this season

As of match played 24 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Northern Ireland Alan Mannus 46 0 38 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland Dave Mackay 42 2 34 1 4 1 2 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland Tam Scobbie 24 0 17+3 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland Simon Lappin 31 1 19+8 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland Frazer Wright 29 0 23+1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Steven Anderson 41 3 37 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
7 MF Scotland Chris Millar 38 1 31 1 4 0 2 0 1 0
9 FW Scotland Steve MacLean 28 3 23+1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Scotland David Wotherspoon 42 0 30+5 0 4 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
11 MF Scotland Danny Swanson 12 2 8+3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland Brian Graham 27 10 16+7 9 0 0 2 1 1+1 0
16 MF Scotland Liam Caddis 20 0 5+10 0 2+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
17 FW Scotland James McFadden 20 2 8+9 1 0 0 0+1 0 2 1
18 MF Scotland Murray Davidson 27 3 17+6 3 0 0 2 0 1+1 0
19 DF Scotland Gary Miller 25 0 8+11 0 4 0 1 0 0+1 0
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 12 0 7+2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England Lee Croft 34 0 17+10 0 3+1 0 2 0 1 0
24 DF Scotland Brian Easton 40 0 31+1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0
25 FW Scotland Chris Kane 17 1 4+11 1 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 46 10 29+9 9 3+1 0 2 0 1+1 1
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
8 MF Scotland Gary McDonald 19 0 10+6 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
11 FW England Adam Morgan 5 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Scotland Stevie May 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

As of 24 May 2015
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 Scotland14Brian Graham901010
Scotland29Michael O'Halloran900110
3 Scotland6 Steven Anderson30003
Scotland9 Steve MacLean21003
Scotland18Murray Davidson30003
5 Scotland2 Dave Mackay11002
Scotland11Danny Swanson20002
Scotland17Stevie May02002
Scotland17James McFadden10012
10 Scotland4 Simon Lappin10001
Scotland7 Chris Millar10001
Scotland25Chris Kane10001
Own goal10001
Totals 3441241

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 24 May 2015

Number Nation Position Name Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
2Scotland DFDave Mackay 5110000061
3Scotland DFTam Scobbie 2010000030
4Scotland DFSimon Lappin 6000000060
5Scotland DFFrazer Wright 1020001040
6Scotland DFSteven Anderson 7000100080
7Scotland MFChris Millar 4000000040
8Scotland MFGary McDonald 2000000020
9Scotland FWSteve MacLean 6000000060
10Scotland MFDavid Wotherspoon 90200000110
11Scotland MFDanny Swanson 4000000040
14Scotland MFBrian Graham 4000000040
16Scotland MFLiam Caddis 0010000010
17Scotland FWJames McFadden 3100001041
18Scotland MFMurray Davidson 5000101070
19Scotland DFGary Miller 3010000040
22England MFLee Croft 3010000040
24Scotland DFBrian Easton 3010100050
25Scotland FWChris Kane 1010000020
29Scotland FWMichael O'Halloran 1000100020
Totals 69 2 11 0 4 0 3 0 87 2

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Aberdeen 38 23 6 9 57 33 +24 75 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 19 8 11 52 42 +10 65 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 St Johnstone 38 16 9 13 34 34 0 57 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
5 Dundee United 38 17 5 16 58 56 +2 56
6 Dundee[lower-alpha 2] 38 11 12 15 46 57 −11 45
Source: Scottish Premiership
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle have qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.
  2. ↑ Teams in the bottom six at the time of the split (33 games) cannot pass teams in the top six

Results by opponent

St Johnstone score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 7
Celtic 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 4
Dundee 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 7
Dundee United 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 7
Hamilton Academical 0–1 0–1 1–1 X 1
Inverness C.T. 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 4
Kilmarnock 1–2 1–0 0–0 X 4
Motherwell 1–0 2–1 1–1 X 7
Partick Thistle 0–0 2–0 0–3 X 4
Ross County 2–1 2–1 0–1 X 6
St Mirren 1–2 1–0 2–0 X 6

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

Players in

Date Player From Fee
8 August 2014 England Adam Morgan England Yeovil Town Loan[1]
21 August 2014 Scotland Simon Lappin Wales Cardiff City Free[2]
28 August 2014 Scotland Brian Graham Scotland Dundee United Loan[3]
1 October 2014 Scotland James McFadden Scotland Motherwell Free[4]
2 February 2015 Scotland Danny Swanson England Coventry City Loan[5]

Players out

Date Player To Fee
22 May 2014 Republic of Ireland Tim Clancy Released Free[6]
13 June 2014 Scotland Scott Gray Scotland Airdrieonians Free[7]
30 June 2014 Scotland Chris Iwelumo England Chester Free[8][9]
25 July 2014 Scotland Zander Clark England Queen of the South Loan[10]
31 July 2014 Netherlands Nigel Hasselbaink Greece Veria Free[11]
9 August 2014 Scotland Stevie May England Sheffield Wednesday £800,000[12]
15 August 2014 Republic of Ireland Patrick Cregg Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Free[13][14]
29 August 2014 Scotland Chris Kane Scotland Dumbarton Loan[15]
22 January 2015 Scotland Dylan Easton Scotland Dumbarton Loan[16]
12 February 2015 Scotland Gary McDonald Scotland Peterhead Free[17]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday sign striker Stevie May from St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "St Johnstone: Simon Lappin agrees deal after Cardiff exit". BBC Sport. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brian Graham: St Johnstone sign Dundee United striker on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "James McFadden: St Johnstone sign ex-Everton player". BBC Sport. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day Summary". scottishfa. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "St Johnstone re-sign trio as four exit Scottish Cup winners". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Diamonds bring in Gray". SPFL. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "St Johnstone re-sign trio as four exit Scottish Cup winners". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Chris Iwelumo: Chester sign ex-Scotland international striker". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Zander Clark Rejoins". qosfc. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "St Johnstone re-sign trio as four exit Scottish Cup winners". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Stevie May completes move to Sheffield Wednesday from St Johnstone". STV. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "St Johnstone re-sign trio as four exit Scottish Cup winners". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cregg Signs". shamrockrovers. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Friday signings update". SPFL. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "LOAN SIGNING – DYLAN JOINS FROM SAINTS". SPFL. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Gary McDonald: Peterhead sign experienced midfielder". BBC Sport. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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