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

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

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 TotalPremiershipEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Northern Ireland Alan Mannus 460380402020
2 DF Scotland Dave Mackay 422341412020
3 DF Scotland Tam Scobbie 24017+301+200010
4 DF Scotland Simon Lappin 31119+81002020
5 DF Scotland Frazer Wright 29023+10301010
6 DF Scotland Steven Anderson 413373002020
7 MF Scotland Chris Millar 381311402010
9 FW Scotland Steve MacLean 28323+12410000
10 MF Scotland David Wotherspoon 42030+50400+101+10
11 MF Scotland Danny Swanson 1228+32000010
14 FW Scotland Brian Graham 271016+7900211+10
16 MF Scotland Liam Caddis 2005+1002+100+2000
17 FW Scotland James McFadden 2028+91000+1021
18 MF Scotland Murray Davidson 27317+6300201+10
19 DF Scotland Gary Miller 2508+11040100+10
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1207+20300000
22 MF England Lee Croft 34017+1003+102010
24 DF Scotland Brian Easton 40031+10402020
25 FW Scotland Chris Kane 1714+1110+100010
29 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 461029+993+10201+11
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
8 MF Scotland Gary McDonald 19010+601+100+1000
11 FW England Adam Morgan 501+40000000
17 FW Scotland Stevie May 2200220000

Goal scorers

As of 24 May 2015
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Europa League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1Scotland14Brian Graham901010
Scotland29Michael O'Halloran900110
3Scotland6Steven Anderson30003
Scotland9Steve MacLean21003
Scotland18Murray Davidson30003
5Scotland2Dave Mackay11002
Scotland11Danny Swanson20002
Scotland17Stevie May02002
Scotland17James McFadden10012
10Scotland4Simon Lappin10001
Scotland7Chris 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ScotlandDFDave Mackay 5110000061
3ScotlandDFTam Scobbie 2010000030
4ScotlandDFSimon Lappin 6000000060
5ScotlandDFFrazer Wright 1020001040
6ScotlandDFSteven Anderson 7000100080
7ScotlandMFChris Millar 4000000040
8ScotlandMFGary McDonald 2000000020
9ScotlandFWSteve MacLean 6000000060
10ScotlandMFDavid Wotherspoon 90200000110
11ScotlandMFDanny Swanson 4000000040
14ScotlandMFBrian Graham 4000000040
16ScotlandMFLiam Caddis 0010000010
17ScotlandFWJames McFadden 3100001041
18ScotlandMFMurray Davidson 5000101070
19ScotlandDFGary Miller 3010000040
22EnglandMFLee Croft 3010000040
24ScotlandDFBrian Easton 3010100050
25ScotlandFWChris Kane 1010000020
29ScotlandFWMichael 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 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
Aberdeen1–00–21–11–07
Celtic0–31–21–00–04
Dundee0–11–11–02–07
Dundee United0–22–12–01–17
Hamilton Academical0–10–11–1X1
Inverness C.T.1–21–00–21–14
Kilmarnock1–21–00–0X4
Motherwell1–02–11–1X7
Partick Thistle0–02–00–3X4
Ross County2–12–10–1X6
St Mirren1–21–02–0X6

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

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. Archived from the original on 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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