2014–15 St Johnstone F.C. season
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = St Johnstone
| season =2014–15
| manager =Tommy Wright
| chairman =Steve Brown
| stadium =McDiarmid Park
| league =Premiership
| league result = 4th
| cup3 = Europa League
| cup3 result = Third qualifying round
lost to Spartak Trnava
| cup2 = League Cup
| cup2 result = Quarter-finals
lost to Rangers
| cup1 = Scottish Cup
| cup1 result = Fifth round
lost to Queen of the South
| league topscorer =
Brian Graham
Michael O'Halloran
(9 each)
| season topscorer =
Brian Graham
Michael O'Halloran
(10 each)
| highest attendance = 8,486 vs FC Luzern
UEFA Europa League
24 July 2014
| lowest attendance = 2,383 vs Ross County
Scottish Cup
29 November 2014
| average attendance =
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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
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=Pre-season/friendlies=
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|date=9 July 2014
|time=
|nobars=1
|round=Friendly
|team1=East Fife
|score= 0–4
|result=W
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|team2=St Johnstone
|goals1=
|goals2=O'Halloran {{goal}}
May {{goal}}
MacLean {{goal}}
Kane {{goal}}
|stadium=Bayview Stadium, Levenmouth, Methil
|attendance=
|referee=
}}
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|date=12 July 2014
|time=
|nobars=1
|round=Friendly
|team1=Raith Rovers
|score= 1–1
|result=D
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|team2=St Johnstone
|goals1=Nadé {{goal}}
|goals2=Wotherspoon {{goal}}
|stadium=Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
|attendance=1,103
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=19 July 2014
|time=
|nobars=1
|round=Friendly
|team1=St Johnstone
|score= 0–0
|result=D
|report =[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=742 saints]
|team2=York City {{flagicon|ENG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance=994
|referee=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date=3 August 2014
|time=15:00
|nobars=1
|round=Steven Anderson Testimonial
|team1=St Johnstone
|score= 0–4
|result=L
|report =[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=742 saints]
[http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/20140803/match-report-st-johnstone-0-4-hearts_2241384_4046657 Hearts Report]
|team2=Heart of Midlothian
|goals1=
|goals2=Sow {{goal|31}}
Holt {{goal|33}}
Oliver {{goal|54||67}}
|stadium=McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance=2,182
|referee=Don Robertson
}}
=Scottish Premiership=
{{Main|2014–15 Scottish Premiership}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 10 August 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =1
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28647087 BBC]
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|team1 = Ross County
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Jervis {{goal|55}}
|goals2 = O'Halloran {{goal|31}}
MacLean {{goal|48}}
|stadium = Victoria Park, Dingwall
|attendance = 3,287
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 13 August 2014
|time = 19:45
|round =2
|score = 0–3
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28670295 BBC]
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|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Celtic
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Stokes {{goal|55}}
Bitton {{goal|76|pen.}}
McGregor {{goal|83}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 6,890
|referee = John Beaton
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 16 August 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =3
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28716908 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=748 saints]
|team1 = Hamilton Academical
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = MacKinnon {{goal|16}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton
|attendance = 1,577
|referee = Bobby Madden
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 23 August 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =4
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28816174 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=749 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Aberdeen
|goals1 = MacLean {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 6,377
|referee = Craig Thomson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 30 August 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =5
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28906717 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=750 saints]
|team1 = Motherwell
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Graham {{goal|86}}
|stadium = Fir Park, Motherwell
|attendance = 3,700
|referee = Alan Muir
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 13 September 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =6
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29090448 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=751 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Dundee
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Harkins {{goal|28}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 6,562
|referee = Willie Collum
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 20 September 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =7
|score = 2–1
|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29187252 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=779 saints]
|team1 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Watkins {{goal|61}}
Christie {{goal|66}}
|goals2 = Graham {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
|attendance = 2,770
|referee = Calum Murray
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 27 September 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =8
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29289812 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=753 saints]
|team1 = Dundee United
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Erskine {{goal|23}}
Paton {{goal|72}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Tannadice Park, Dundee
|attendance = 7,161
|referee = Bobby Madden
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 4 October 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =9
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29389511 BBC]
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|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = St Mirren
|goals1 = Anderson {{goal|68}}
|goals2 = Naismith {{goal|28}}
Drury {{goal|87}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 3,400
|referee = Don Robertson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 18 October 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =10
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29580117 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=755 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Kilmarnock
|goals1 = Murray Davidson {{goal|10}}
|goals2 = Magennis {{goal|19||22}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 3,115
|referee = Craig Thomson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 25 October 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =11
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29670438 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=756 saints]
|team1 = Partick Thistle
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
|attendance = 3,090
|referee = Calum Murray
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 31 October 2014
|time = 19:45
|round =12
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29751316 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=800 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Motherwell
|goals1 = O'Halloran {{goal|40||80}}
|goals2 = Ainsworth {{goal|13}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 2,531
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 8 November 2014
|time = 15:00
|round = 13
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29860176 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=758 saints]
|team1 = Dundee
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Clarkson {{goal|41}}
|goals2 = Graham {{goal|53|pen.}}
|attendance = 6,931
|referee = Bobby Madden
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 22 November 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =14
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30065623 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=759 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Ross County
|goals1 = McFadden {{goal|39}}
O'Halloran {{goal|73}}
|goals2 = Jervis {{goal|75}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 2,776
|referee = Steven McLean
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 6 December 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =15
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30256974 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=760 saints]
|team1 = St Mirren
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 =
|goals2 = O'Halloran {{goal|8}}
|stadium = St Mirren Park, Paisley
|attendance = 2,720
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 13 December 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =16
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30357508 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=761 saints]
|team1 = Kilmarnock
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Graham {{goal|82|pen.}}
|stadium = Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
|attendance = 3,220
|referee = Don Robertson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 20 December 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =17
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30459742 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=762 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|goals1 = Graham {{goal|62|pen.}}
|goals2 = Draper {{sentoff|0|67}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 2,891
|referee = Brian Colvin
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 27 December 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =18
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30559275 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=763 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Dundee United
|goals1 = O'Halloran {{goal|76}}
Millar {{goal|86}}
|goals2 = Butcher {{goal|43}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 7,384
|referee = Alan Muir
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 1 January 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =19
|team1 = Aberdeen
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30600695 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=764 saints]
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Goodwillie {{goal|6}}
Smith {{goal|93}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
|attendance = 15,263
|referee = Craig Thomson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 4 January 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =20
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30614640 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=765 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Hamilton Academical
|goals1 = McFadden {{sent off|2|41|84}}
|goals2 = Andreu {{goal|34}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 3,202
|referee = Andrew Dallas
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 17 January 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =21
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30758185 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=767 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Partick Thistle
|goals1 = Mackay {{goal|4}}
Anderson {{goal|49}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 2,994
|referee = Greg Aitken
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 20 January 2015
|time = 19:45
|round =22
|score = 2–0
|report =[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30791042 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=830 saints]
|team1 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Billy McKay {{goal|34}}
Marley Watkins {{goal|41}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
|attendance = 3,161
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 23 January 2015
|time = 19:45
|round =23
|team1 = St Johnstone
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30819373 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=831 saints]
|team2 = Aberdeen
|goals1 = Lappin {{goal|30}}
|goals2 = Rooney {{goal|57}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 4,845
|referee = Bobby Madden
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 31 January 2015
|time = 15:00
|round = 24
|team1 = Motherwell
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30963417 BBC]
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|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Laing {{sentoff|0|25}}
Sutton {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = Davidson {{goal|8}}
|stadium = Fir Park, Motherwell
|attendance = 3,449
|referee = Willie Collum
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 14 February 2015
|time =
|round =25
|team1 = St Johnstone
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31367623 BBC]
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|team2 = Celtic
|goals1 = O'Halloran {{goal|72}}
|goals2 = Griffiths {{goal|1}}
Johansen {{goal|52}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 6,727
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = 1
|date = 21 February 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =26
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31466621 BBC]
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|team1 = Dundee United
|team2 = St Johnstone
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|stadium = Tannadice Park, Dundee
|attendance = 7,623
|referee = Willie Collum
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 28 February 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =27
|team1 = St Johnstone
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31562833 BBC]
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|team2 = Kilmarnock
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
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|attendance = 3,170
|referee = Euan Anderson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 4 March 2015
|time = 19:45
|round =28
|team1 = Celtic
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30663702 BBC]
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|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 =
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|stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow
|attendance = 41,849
|referee = Calum Murray
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 14 March 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =29
|team1 = Partick Thistle
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31776401 BBC]
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Doolan {{goal|3}}
Balatoni {{goal|9}}
Bannigan {{goal|65}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
|attendance = 3,196
|referee = Willie Collum
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 21 March 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =30
|team1 = St Johnstone
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31882911 BBC]
|team2 = St Mirren
|goals1 = Graham {{goal|33}}
Anderson {{goal|62}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 3,166
|referee = John Beaton
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 4 April 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =31
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32087972 BBC]
|team1 = Hamilton Academical
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Crawford {{goal|7}}
Canning {{sent off|0|58}}
|goals2 = Graham {{goal|72}}
|stadium = New Douglas Park, Hamilton
|attendance = 2,032
|referee = Greg Aitken
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 7 April 2015
|time = 19:45
|round =32
|team1 = Ross County
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32088297 BBC]
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Boyce {{goal|84}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Victoria Park, Dingwall
|attendance = 3,319
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 11 April 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =33
|team1 = St Johnstone
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32088603 BBC]
|team2 = Dundee
|goals1 = Graham {{goal|26}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 6,386
|referee = Steven McLean
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 25 April 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =34
|team1 = Dundee
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32362971 BBC]
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Stewart {{sentoff|2|40|63}}
|goals2 = Swanson {{goal|53}}
Davidson{{goal|67|o.g.}}
|attendance = 6,530
|referee = Craig Thomson
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 2 May 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =35
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32448018 BBC]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle
|goals1 = Graham {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = Doran {{goal|55}}
Raven {{sentoff|2|45|85}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 2,986
|referee = Andrew Dallas
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 9 May 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =36
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32561722 BBC]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Dundee United
|goals1 = Davidson {{goal|77}}
|goals2 = Rankin {{goal|68}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 4,862
|referee = Kevin Clancy
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = D
|nobars = y
|date = 15 May 2015
|time = 19:45
|round =37
|team1 = St Johnstone
|score = 0–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32636576 BBC]
|team2 = Celtic
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 6,984
|referee = Crawford Allan
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date =24 May 2015
|time = 12:30
|round =38
|team1 = Aberdeen
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32664504 BBC]
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Chris Kane {{goal|70}}
|stadium = Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
|attendance = 16,389
|referee = Willie Collum
}}
=UEFA Europa League=
==Qualifying phase==
{{football box collapsible
|round=Second qualifying round
|date={{Nowrap|17 July 2014}}
|time=18:30 BST
|team1=Luzern {{flagicon|SUI}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28278538 BBC]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230655/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=743 saints]
|team2=St Johnstone
|goals1=Schneuwly {{goal|67}}
|goals2=MacLean {{goal|47}}
|stadium=Swissporarena
|location=Lucerne, Switzerland
|attendance=8,902
|referee=Benoît Bastien {{flagicon|FRA}}
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Second qualifying round
|date={{Nowrap|24 July 2014}}
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=St Johnstone
|score=1–1
|aggregatescore=2–2
|aet=yes
|penaltyscore=5–4
|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28331366 BBC]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032054/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=744 saints]
|team2={{flagicon|SUI}} Luzern
|goals1=May {{goal|22|pen.}}
|goals2=Schneuwly {{goal|60}}
|penalties1=MacLean {{pengoal}}
Caddis {{pengoal}}
Mackay {{pengoal}}
May {{pengoal}}
Scobbie {{pengoal}}
|penalties2={{pengoal}} Freuler
{{penmiss}} Schneuwly
{{pengoal}} Thiesson
{{pengoal}} Wiss
{{pengoal}} Winter
|stadium=McDiarmid Park
|location=Perth, Scotland
|attendance=8,486
|referee=Jonathan Lardot {{flagicon|BEL}}
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Third qualifying round
|date={{Nowrap|31 July 2014}}
|time=19:45 BST
|team1=St Johnstone
|score=1–2
|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28508339 BBC]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230401/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=785 saints]
|team2={{flagicon|SVK}} Spartak Trnava
|goals1=Mackay {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=Schranz {{goal|34||63}}
|stadium=McDiarmid Park
|location=Perth, Scotland
|attendance=7,001
|referee=Mattias Gestranius {{flagicon|FIN}}
|result=L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round=Third qualifying round
|date={{Nowrap|7 August 2014}}
|time=18:30 BST
|team1= Spartak Trnava {{flagicon|SVK}}
|score=1–1
|aggregatescore=3–2
|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28656175 BBC]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102233/http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=786 saints]
|team2=St Johnstone
|goals1=Mikovič {{goal|82}}
|goals2=May {{goal|42}}
|stadium=Štadión FC ViOn
|location=Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia
|attendance=3,884
|referee=Javier Estrada Fernández {{flagicon|ESP}}
|result=D
}}
=Scottish League Cup=
{{Main|2014–15 Scottish League Cup}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = y
|date = 23 September 2014
|time = 19:45
|round = Third Round
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29216734 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=780 saints]
|team1 = Kilmarnock
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Eremenko {{sent off|1|71}}
|goals2 = Graham {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
|attendance = 2,550
|referee = Steven McLean
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = y
|date = 28 October 2014
|time = 19:15
|round = Quarter-Final
|score = 1–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29699735 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=781 saints]
|team1 = Rangers
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Macleod {{goal|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
|attendance = 13,023
|referee = McLean
}}
=Scottish Cup=
{{main|2014–15 Scottish Cup}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = W
|nobars = 1
|date = 29 November 2014
|time = 15:00
|round =Fourth Round
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30156933 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=782 saints]
|team1 = St Johnstone
|team2 = Ross County
|goals1 = O'Halloran {{goal|7}}
McFadden {{goal|12}}
|goals2 = Jervis {{goal|63}}
|stadium = McDiarmid Park, Perth
|attendance = 2,383
|referee = John Beaton
}}
{{football box collapsible
|result = L
|nobars = 1
|date = 7 February 2015
|time = 15:00
|round =Fifth Round
|team1 = Queen of the South
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31071298 BBC]
[http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/matchdaydetail.php?param=783 saints]
|team2 = St Johnstone
|goals1 = Lyle {{goal|48}}
Reilly {{goal|90}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Palmerston Park, Dumfries
|attendance = 3,043
|referee = Steven McLean
}}
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
{{updated|match played 24 May 2015}}
{{Efs start|Premiership|Europa League|League Cup|Scottish Cup}}
{{Efs player|no=1|name=Alan Mannus|pos=GK|nat=NIR|38|0|4|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=2|name=Dave Mackay|pos=DF|nat=SCO|34|1|4|1|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=3|name=Tam Scobbie|pos=DF|nat=SCO|17+3|0|1+2|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=4|name=Simon Lappin|pos=DF|nat=SCO|19+8|1|0|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=5|name=Frazer Wright|pos=DF|nat=SCO|23+1|0|3|0|1|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6|name=Steven Anderson|pos=DF|nat=SCO|37|3|0|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=7|name=Chris Millar|pos=MF|nat=SCO|31|1|4|0|2|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=9|name=Steve MacLean|pos=FW|nat=SCO|23+1|2|4|1|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=10|name=David Wotherspoon|pos=MF|nat=SCO|30+5|0|4|0|0+1|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=11|name=Danny Swanson|pos=MF|nat=SCO|8+3|2|0|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14|name=Brian Graham|pos=FW|nat=SCO|16+7|9|0|0|2|1|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16|name=Liam Caddis|pos=MF|nat=SCO|5+10|0|2+1|0|0+2|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|name=James McFadden|pos=FW|nat=SCO|8+9|1|0|0|0+1|0|2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=18|name=Murray Davidson|pos=MF|nat=SCO|17+6|3|0|0|2|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=Gary Miller|pos=DF|nat=SCO|8+11|0|4|0|1|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=Scott Brown|pos=MF|nat=SCO|7+2|0|3|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|name=Lee Croft|pos=MF|nat=ENG|17+10|0|3+1|0|2|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=24|name=Brian Easton|pos=DF|nat=SCO|31+1|0|4|0|2|0|2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25|name=Chris Kane|pos=FW|nat=SCO|4+11|1|0+1|0|0|0|1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=29|name=Michael O'Halloran|pos=FW|nat=SCO|29+9|9|3+1|0|2|0|1+1|1}}
|-
|colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
|-
{{Efs player|no=8|name=Gary McDonald|pos=MF|nat=SCO|10+6|0|1+1|0|0+1|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=11|name=Adam Morgan|pos=FW|nat=ENG|1+4|0|0|0|0|0|0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|name=Stevie May|pos=FW|nat=SCO|0|0|2|2|0|0|0|0}}
|}
=Goal scorers=
{{updated|24 May 2015}}
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" | ||||||||
width=60|Ranking
!width=60|Nation !width=60|Number !width=150|Name !width=80|Scottish Premiership !width=80|Europa League !width=80|League Cup !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rowspan="2"|1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} | 14 | Brian Graham | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 29 | Michael O'Halloran | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
rowspan="3"|3 | {{flagicon|SCO}} | 6 | Steven Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 9 | Steve MacLean | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 18 | Murray Davidson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
rowspan="4"|5 | {{flagicon|SCO}} | 2 | Dave Mackay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 11 | Danny Swanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 17 | Stevie May | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 17 | James McFadden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
rowspan="3"|10 | {{flagicon|SCO}} | 4 | Simon Lappin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 7 | Chris Millar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
|{{flagicon|SCO}} | 25 | Chris Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
colspan="3"|
|Totals |34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
=Disciplinary record=
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 24 May 2015
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" | ||||||||||||
rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Number
| rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Nation | rowspan="2" width="10%" align="center"|Position | rowspan="2" width="20%" align="center"|Name |colspan="2" align="center"|Premiership |colspan="2" align="center"|Europa League |colspan="2" align="center"|League Cup |colspan="2" align="center"|Scottish Cup |colspan="2" align="center"|Total | ||||||||||||
width=60 style="background: #FFEE99"| {{yel}}
!width=60 style="background: #FF8888"|{{sent off}} !width=60 style="background: #FFEE99"|{{yel}} !width=60 style="background: #FF8888"|{{sent off}} !width=60 style="background: #FFEE99"|{{yel}} !width=60 style="background: #FF8888"|{{sent off}} !width=60 style="background: #FFEE99"|{{yel}} !width=60 style="background: #FF8888"|{{sent off}} !width=60 style="background: #FFEE99"|{{yel}} !width=60 style="background: #FF8888"|{{sent off}} | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Dave Mackay
|5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
3 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Tam Scobbie
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
4 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Simon Lappin
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
5 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Frazer Wright
|1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
6 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Steven Anderson
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
7 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | Chris Millar
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
8 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | Gary McDonald
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | FW | Steve MacLean
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
10 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | David Wotherspoon
|9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
11 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | Danny Swanson
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
14 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | Brian Graham
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | Liam Caddis
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | FW | James McFadden
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
18 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | MF | Murray Davidson
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
19 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Gary Miller
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
22 | {{Flag icon|ENG}} | MF | Lee Croft
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
24 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | DF | Brian Easton
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
25 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | FW | Chris Kane
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
29 | {{Flag icon|SCO}} | FW | Michael O'Halloran
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
colspan="3"|
| Totals |69 |2 |11 |0 |4 |0 |3 |0 |87 |2 |
Team statistics
=League table=
{{2014–15 Scottish Premiership table|showteam=STJ}}
=Results by opponent=
St Johnstone score first
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
rowspan=2|Team
!colspan=4|Results !rowspan=2|Points | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
width=40|1
!width=40|2 !width=40|3 !width=40|4 | |||||
align=left|Aberdeen | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7 |
align=left|Celtic | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4 |
align=left|Dundee | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 7 |
align=left|Dundee United | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7 |
align=left|Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | X | 1 |
align=left|Inverness C.T. | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4 |
align=left|Kilmarnock | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | X | 4 |
align=left|Motherwell | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | X | 7 |
align=left|Partick Thistle | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | X | 4 |
align=left|Ross County | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | X | 6 |
align=left|St Mirren | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | X | 6 |
Transfers
{{Main|List of Scottish football transfers winter 2014–15|List of Scottish football transfers summer 2014}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
= Players in =
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;width:98%; text-align:left" |
Date
!Player !From !Fee |
---|
8 August 2014
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Morgan |{{flagicon|ENG}} Yeovil Town |
21 August 2014
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Simon Lappin |{{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
28 August 2014
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Brian Graham |{{flagicon|SCO}} Dundee United |
1 October 2014
|{{flagicon|SCO}} James McFadden |{{flagicon|SCO}} Motherwell |
2 February 2015
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Danny Swanson |{{flagicon|ENG}} Coventry City |
{{col-2}}
= Players out =
{{col-end}}
Notes and references
{{reflist}}
{{St Johnstone F.C.}}
{{2014–15 in Scottish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 St Johnstone F.C. Season}}