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2014–15 Dundee F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Dundee's first season back in the top tier of Scottish football and their first season in the Scottish Premiership, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.[1][2] Dundee also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Dundee
2014–15 season
ChairmanBill Colvin
ManagerPaul Hartley
StadiumDens Park
Dundee, Scotland
PremiershipSixth Place
League CupThird round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorerLeague: Greg Stewart (13 goals)
All: Greg Stewart (15 goals)
Highest home attendance11,447 vs. Dundee United, Premiership, 21 September 2014
Lowest home attendance5,017 vs. Ross County, Premiership, 4 January 2015
Average home league attendance6,966

Season edit

Summary edit

Dundee finished sixth in the Scottish Premiership with 45 points. They also reached the third round of the League Cup and fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies edit

13 July 2014 Dundee 2–0 Manchester City Dundee, Scotland
16:00 Harkins   26'
Tankulić   38'		 Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 6,859
26 May 2015 Julian Speroni Testimonial Crystal Palace 4–3 Dundee London
19:45 BST Bolasie   6'
Lee   23'
Gayle   30', 38'		 Report Carreiro   34'
Adam   85'
Kerr   86'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,509 (1,750 Dundee fans)
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Scottish Premiership edit

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Premiership
9 August 2014 1 Dundee 1–1 Kilmarnock Dens Park
15:00 Harkins   17' (pen.) BBC Report Slater   24' Attendance: 7,588
Referee: McLean
13 August 2014 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–0 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Finnie
16 August 2014 3 Dundee 1–1 Partick Thistle Dens Park
15:00 Wighton   54' BBC Report Fraser   4'
Fox   61'		 Attendance: 6,453
Referee: Charleston
23 August 2014 4 St Mirren 0–1 Dundee St Mirren Park
15:00 BBC Report MacDonald   80' Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Beaton
31 August 2014 5 Dundee 1–1 Celtic Dens Park
13:30 McPake   1' BBC Report Griffiths   55' Attendance: 9,276
Referee: Craig Thomson
13 September 2014 6 St Johnstone F.C. 0–1 Dundee McDiarmid Park
16:00 Report Harkins   28' Attendance: 6,562
Referee: Willie Collum
21 September 2014 7 Dundee 1–4 Dundee United F.C. Dens Park
13:15 Konrad   24'   90'
Erskine   40'
Stewart   71'  90+3'		 Report Bilate   25' (pen.)
Paton   45'
Dow   54'   54'
Morris   59'
Watson   73'  79'		 Attendance: 11,447
Referee: Steven McLean
27 September 2014 8 Ross County F.C. 2–1 Dundee Global Energy Stadium
16:00 Gardyne   27'
Maatsen   90'		 Report Clarkson   69' Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Craig Charleston
4 October 2014 9 Dundee 2–3 Aberdeen F.C. Dens Park
16:00 Harkins   6'
Clarkson   55' (pen.)		 Report Considine   5'
McPake   28' (o.g.)
Goodwillie   64'		 Attendance: 8,784
Referee: William Collum
18 October 2014 10 Motherwell F.C. 1–3 Dundee Fir Park
16:00 Ojamaa   62' Report Clarkson   3'
Harkins   30'
Stewart   59'		 Attendance: 4,061
Referee: Brian Colvin
25 October 2014 11 Dundee 2–0 Hamilton Academical F.C. Dens Park
16:00 Clarkson   69'
Stewart   73'		 Report Attendance: 6,035
Referee: Beaton
1 November 2014 12 Kilmarnock 1–3 Dundee Rugby Park
16:00 Eremenko   76' Report Stewart   44', 90'
Clarkson   51'		 Attendance: 4,481
Referee: Greg Aitken
8 November 2014 13 Dundee 1–1 St Johnstone Dens Park
16:00 Clarkson   41' Report Graham   53' (pen.) Attendance: 6,931
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 November 2014 14 Celtic 2–1 Dundee Celtic Park
16:00 Stokes   45'
Guidetti   54'		 Report Clarkson   58' Attendance: 43,787
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 December 2014 15 Dundee 1–2 Inverness CT Dens Park
16:00 Stewart   21' Report McKay   55'
Christie   88'		 Attendance: 5,400
Referee: William Collum
13 December 2014 16 Hamilton 2–1 Dundee New Douglas Park
16:00 Andreu   3'
Antoine-Curier   14'		 Report Stewart   61' Attendance: 2,636
Referee: Alan Muir
20 December 2014 17 Partick Thistle 1–1 Dundee Firhill Stadium
16:00 Craigen   58' Report Balatoni   90' (o.g.) Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Craig Thomson
27 December 2014 18 Dundee 1–3 St Mirren Dens Park
16:00 Irvine   84' Report McLean   2', 79'
Mallan   68'		 Attendance: 6,447
Referee: Don Robertson
1 January 2015 19 Dundee United 6–2 Dundee Tannadice Park
13:15 Armstrong   1'
Mackay-Steven   27', 42'
Erskine   31'
Fojut   64'
Telfer   83'		 Report Stewart   24'
Tankulić   90'		 Attendance: 12,964
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 January 2015 20 Dundee 1–1 Ross County Dens Park
McAlister   52' Report Curran   65' Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Craig Thomson
10 January 2015 21 Dundee 4–1 Motherwell Dens Park
16:00 Harris   1'
Stewart   8'
Irvine   34'
O'Brien   70'		 Report Sutton   19' Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Stephen Finnie
17 January 2015 22 Aberdeen 3–3 Dundee Pittodrie Stadium
16:00 Goodwillie   7'
Hayes   87' (pen.)
Jack   90'		 Report Irvine   38'
Stewart   40'
Harkins   48'		 Attendance: 16,796
Referee: Alan Muir
21 January 2015 23 Dundee 1–0 Kilmarnock Dens Park
20:45 Stewart   40' (pen.) Report Attendance: 5,141
Referee: James Christie
24 January 2015 24 St Mirren 1–2 Dundee St Mirren Park
16:00 McLean   40' Report Irvine   53'
Davidson   69'		 Attendance: 4,010
Referee: McLean
31 January 2015 25 Dundee 1–1 Hamilton Dens Park
16:00 Stewart   88' Report Canning   88' Attendance: 5,618
Referee: Crawford Allan
14 February 2015 26 Dundee 1–0 Partick Thistle Dens Park
16:00 McGowan   88' Report Attendance: 5,560
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 February 2015 27 Motherwell 0–1 Dundee Fir Park
16:00 Report McGinn   12' Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Don Robertson
28 February 2015 28 Ross County 1–0 Dundee Global Energy Stadium
16:00 Reckord   66' Report Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Andrew Dallas
21 March 2015 29 Dundee 1–1 Aberdeen Dens Park
12:15 McGinn   69' Report Rooney   36' Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Craig Thomson
4 April 2015 30 Inverness CT 1–1 Dundee Caledonian Stadium
16:00 Shinnie   55' Report Clarkson   53' Attendance: 3,362
Referee: William Collum
8 April 2015 31 Dundee 3–1 Dundee Utd Dens Park
20:45 Stewart   14'
McPake   23'
Heffernan   68'		 Report Çiftçi   16' (pen.) Attendance: 10,510
Referee: John Beaton
11 April 2015 32 St Johnstone 1–0 Dundee McDiarmid Park
16:00 Graham   26' Report Attendance: 6,386
Referee: Steven McLean
22 April 2015 33 Dundee 1–2 Celtic Dens Park
20:45 McAlister   87' Report Mackay-Steven   32'
van Dijk   63'		 Attendance: 8,908
Referee: Calum Murray
25 April 2015 34 Dundee 0–2 St Johnstone Dens Park
16:00 Report Swanson   53'
Wotherspoon   67'		 Attendance: 6,530
Referee: Craig Thomson
1 May 2015 35 Celtic 5–0 Dundee Celtic Park
20:45 Griffiths   30'
Brown   37'
Commons   71' (pen.)
Forrest   77'
Bitton   88'		 Report Attendance: 44,299
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 May 2015 36 Dundee 0–1 Inverness CT Dens Park
16:00 Report Ofere   8' Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Don Robertson
16 May 2015 37 Dundee 1–1 Aberdeen Dens Park
16:00 Tankulić   43' Report Rooney   90' Attendance: 6,434
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 May 2015 38 Dundee United 3–0 Dundee Tannadice Park
13:30 Çiftçi   8', 31' (pen.)
Spittal   50'		 Report Attendance: 10,812
Referee: Bobby Madden

League Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup
2 August 2014 First round Dundee 4–0 Peterhead Dens Park
16:00 Ferry   22'
Stewart   45'
MacDonald   78'
Tankulic   82'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Collum
26 August 2014 Second round Dundee 4–0 Raith Rovers Dens Park
20:45 Stewart   3'
McGinn   43'
MacDonald   59'
Boyle   70'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,645
Referee: Clancy
24 September 2014 Third round Dundee United 1–0 Dundee Tannadice Park
19:45 Fojut   90+2' Report Attendance: 13,041
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup
29 November 2014 Fourth round Dundee 2–1 Aberdeen Dens Park
15:00 Konrad   4'
Clarkson   90'		 Report Konrad   17' (o.g.) Attendance: 5,956
Referee: McLean
7 February 2015 Fifth round Dundee 0–2 Celtic Dens Park
12:30 Report Griffiths   7'
Johansen   47'		 Attendance: 7,525
Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics edit

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

As of 25 May 2015.[3]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   WAL Kyle Letheren 17 0 15+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   SCO Gary Irvine 30 4 25+1 4 2+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   SCO Willie Dyer 24 0 18+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF   GER Thomas Konrad 37 1 30+3 0 3+0 0 1+0 1
5 DF   NIR James McPake 38 2 34+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF   SCO Iain Davidson 13 1 8+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   SCO Kevin McBride 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF   SCO Kevin Thomson 27 0 22+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF   SCO Simon Ferry 22 1 14+5 0 2+0 1 0+1 0
12 GK   SCO Scott Bain 25 0 22+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW   IRL Philip Roberts 9 0 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
15 FW   SCO Greg Stewart 40 15 32+3 13 3+0 2 2+0 0
16 FW   SCO David Clarkson 26 9 18+6 8 0+0 0 1+1 1
18 FW   SCO Paul McGowan 35 1 30+0 1 2+1 0 2+0 0
19 DF   SCO Paul McGinn 40 2 34+1 1 3+0 1 1+1 0
20 MF   SCO Jim McAlister 41 2 34+3 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
21 FW   GER Luka Tankulić 31 3 12+14 2 2+1 1 1+1 0
24 MF   SCO Andrew Black 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 DF   BUL Kostadin Gadzhalov 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 MF   SCO Gary Harkins 31 5 21+7 5 1+1 0 1+0 0
33 FW   SCO Craig Wighton 17 1 1+15 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF   SCO Calvin Colquhoun 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 MF   SCO Alex Harris (on loan from Hibernian) 16 1 11+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 MF   SCO Stephen McGinn 13 1 11+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
49 FW   IRL Paul Heffernan 7 1 4+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
7 MF   SCO Nicky Riley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SCO Peter MacDonald 9 3 2+5 1 1+1 2 0+0 0
14 FW   IRL Philip Roberts (on loan to Alloa Athletic F.C.) 9 0 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus (on loan to Alloa Athletic F.C.) 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW   SCO Martin Boyle (on loan to Hibernian) 21 1 6+11 0 2+1 1 1+0 0
25 GK   GER Arvid Schenk 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF   CAN Dylan Carreiro (on loan to Arbroath F.C.) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   SCO Cammy Kerr (on loan to Peterhead F.C.) 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   SCO Craig Wighton (on loan to Brechin City F.C.) 7 1 1+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a] 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
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams in the bottom six at the time of the split (33 games) cannot pass teams in the top six

Transfers edit

Notes edit

  • 1.^ Kickoff time in Western European Time/Western European Summer Time.
  • 2.^ Dundee F.C.'s goals first.

References edit

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