2014–15 Dundee F.C. season

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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
Away colours

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.

Season[]

Summary[]

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[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies[]

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

Scottish Premiership[]

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

League Cup[]

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

Scottish Cup[]

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

Player statistics[]

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 Wales Kyle Letheren 17 0 15+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland Gary Irvine 30 4 25+1 4 2+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Scotland Willie Dyer 24 0 18+3 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
4 DF Germany Thomas Konrad 37 1 30+3 0 3+0 0 1+0 1
5 DF Northern Ireland James McPake 38 2 34+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF Scotland Iain Davidson 13 1 8+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland Kevin McBride 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 MF Scotland Kevin Thomson 27 0 22+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF Scotland Simon Ferry 22 1 14+5 0 2+0 1 0+1 0
12 GK Scotland Scott Bain 25 0 22+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW Republic of Ireland Philip Roberts 9 0 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
15 FW Scotland Greg Stewart 40 15 32+3 13 3+0 2 2+0 0
16 FW Scotland David Clarkson 26 9 18+6 8 0+0 0 1+1 1
18 FW Scotland Paul McGowan 35 1 30+0 1 2+1 0 2+0 0
19 DF Scotland Paul McGinn 40 2 34+1 1 3+0 1 1+1 0
20 MF Scotland Jim McAlister 41 2 34+3 2 2+0 0 2+0 0
21 FW Germany Luka Tankulić 31 3 12+14 2 2+1 1 1+1 0
24 MF Scotland Andrew Black 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 DF Bulgaria Kostadin Gadzhalov 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 MF Scotland Gary Harkins 31 5 21+7 5 1+1 0 1+0 0
33 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 17 1 1+15 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF Scotland Calvin Colquhoun 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 MF Scotland Alex Harris (on loan from Hibernian) 16 1 11+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 MF Scotland Stephen McGinn 13 1 11+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
49 FW Republic of Ireland 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 Scotland Nicky Riley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland Peter MacDonald 9 3 2+5 1 1+1 2 0+0 0
14 FW Republic of Ireland Philip Roberts (on loan to Alloa Athletic F.C.) 9 0 4+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 DF Scotland Kyle Benedictus (on loan to Alloa Athletic F.C.) 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Scotland Martin Boyle (on loan to Hibernian) 21 1 6+11 0 2+1 1 1+0 0
25 GK Germany Arvid Schenk 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Canada Dylan Carreiro (on loan to Arbroath F.C.) 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Scotland Cammy Kerr (on loan to Peterhead F.C.) 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland Craig Wighton (on loan to Brechin City F.C.) 7 1 1+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics[]

League table[]

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[]

Notes[]

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

References[]

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