2014–15 Aberdeen F.C. season

Aberdeen
2014–15 season
Chairman Stewart Milne
Manager Derek McInnes
Stadium Pittodrie Stadium
Scottish Premiership Runners Up
Europa League Third qualifying round
League Cup Semi Finals
Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League:
Adam Rooney (18)
All:
Adam Rooney (28)
Highest home attendance 19,051 vs.
Celtic
Premiership
9 November 2014
Lowest home attendance 6,454 vs.
Livingston
League Cup
23 September 2014
Average home league attendance 13,359
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2014–15 season was Aberdeen's 101st season in the top flight of Scottish football and the second in the Scottish Premiership.[1] Aberdeen also competed in the Europa League, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Season summary

After securing second spot, manager Derek McInnes was nominated for manager of the year.[2] After banging in almost 30 goals in the season for the club, Adam Rooney was nominated for PFA player of the year.[3] Adam Rooney and Shay Logan were named in PFA Scotland Team of the Year.

Results & Fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Aberdeen played five friendly matches; four took place in pre-season and one in March.

Scottish Premiership

Results

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

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

Appearances

As of 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 Scotland Jamie Langfield 19 0 13 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Shay Logan 45 4 35 3 6 1 3 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Andrew Considine 45 2 36+1 2 3+1 0 2+1 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland Russell Anderson (c) 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Wales Ash Taylor 37 3 31+1 2 1+1 0 2 1 1 0
6 DF Scotland Mark Reynolds 47 3 37 2 6 1 3 0 1 0
7 MF England Jeffrey Monakana 10 0 0+10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland Kenny McLean 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood 33 0 22+3 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 47 28 32+5 18 5+1 6 3 4 1 0
10 FW Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 45 7 34+2 5 6 2 2 0 1 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 41 4 31 3 6 1 3 0 1 0
14 FW Scotland Cammy Smith 29 2 5+18 2 0+2 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
15 MF Scotland Barry Robson 27 0 9+11 0 4+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland Peter Pawlett 45 7 28+8 6 5 1 3 0 1 0
17 FW Scotland David Goodwillie 38 6 21+10 6 1+3 0 2 0 1 0
18 MF Scotland Nicky Low 13 1 3+4 1 0+5 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland Clark Robertson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK England Scott Brown 29 0 25 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
21 DF Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Scotland Ryan Jack 42 3 30+2 3 6 0 3 0 1 0
25 FW Scotland Lawrence Shankland 17 0 2+15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Montserrat Donervon Daniels 10 1 7+2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
29 MF England Andrew Driver 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland Kieran Gibbons 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Scotland Daniel Harvie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF Scotland Frank Ross 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW Scotland Scott Wright 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club on loan during the 2014–15 season
23 MF Scotland Jamie Masson (on loan to Brechin City F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Scotland Declan McManus (on loan to Greenock Morton F.C.) 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland Craig Storie (on loan to Brechin City F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland Craig Murray (on loan to Ayr United F.C.) 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers (on loan to Dumbarton F.C.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

As of 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
2EnglandDF Shay Logan 4120000061
3ScotlandDF Andrew Considine 4000000040
4ScotlandDF Russell Anderson 1000000010
6ScotlandDF Mark Reynolds 2000000020
7EnglandMF Jeffrey Monakana 1000000010
8Republic of IrelandMFWillo Flood 5000100060
9Republic of IrelandFW Adam Rooney 3020000050
11Republic of IrelandMFJonny Hayes 3030000060
15ScotlandMFBarry Robson 7100000071
16ScotlandMFPeter Pawlett 4000100050
17ScotlandFWDavid Goodwillie 2000000020
18ScotlandMFNicky Low 0010000010
21Republic of IrelandDFJoe Shaughnessy 1000000010
22ScotlandMFRyan Jack 5000101070
TOTALS 43 2 8 0 3 0 1 0 55 2

Goal scorers

As of 24 May 2015
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Republic of Ireland9 Adam Rooney1804628
2 Scotland16Peter Pawlett60017
Northern Ireland10Niall McGinn50027
4 Scotland17David Goodwillie60006
5 England2 Shay Logan30014
Wales5Ash Taylor30104
Republic of Ireland11Jonny Hayes30014
8 Scotland6Mark Reynolds20013
Scotland22Ryan Jack30003
10 Scotland3Andrew Considine20002
Scotland14Cammy Smith20002
12 Scotland18Nicky Low10001
Montserrat28Donervon Daniels00101
Own Goal31004
TOTALS 57161276

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 5 4 84 17 +67 92 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
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
Source: Scottish Premiership
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Inverness Caledonian Thistle have qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Cup.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
Result L W L W L W W D W L W W L W W W W W W W W D D W W W L W D D W W W W L L D L
Position 12 7 9 8 9 7 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: BBC Sport
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 23 6 9 57 33  +24 75 12 3 4 32 15  +17 11 3 5 25 18  +7

Source: BBC Sport

Results by opponent

Aberdeen score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Celtic 1-2 1-2 0-4 0-1 0
Dundee 3-2 3-3 1-1 1-1 6
Dundee United 0-3 2-0 1-0 0-1 6
Hamilton Academical 0-3 3-0 3-0 X 6
Inverness C.T. 3-2 1-0 1-0 2-1 12
Kilmarnock 2-0 1-0 2-1 X 9
Motherwell 1-0 2-0 2-1 X 9
Partick Thistle 2-0 1-0 0-0 X 7
Ross County 3-0 1-0 4-0 X 9
St Johnstone 0-1 2-0 1-1 0-1 4
St Mirren 2-2 2-0 3-0 X 7

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
27 May 2014 DF England Shaleum Logan England Brentford Free[4]
28 May 2014 GK England Scott Brown England Cheltenham Town Free[5]
28 May 2014 DF Wales Ash Taylor England Tranmere Rovers Free[5]
7 July 2014 FW Scotland David Goodwillie England Blackburn Rovers Free[6]
2 February 2015 MF Scotland Kenny McLean Scotland St Mirren £275,000[7]
11 March 2015 MF England Andrew Driver Unattached Free[8]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
June 2014 GK England Nicky Weaver Free[9]
18 June 2014 FW England Scott Vernon England Shrewsbury Town Free[10]
20 June 2014 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Calvin Zola England Stevenage Free[11]
16 July 2014 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis Scotland Kilmarnock Free[12]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee
22 July 2014 MF England Jeffrey Monakana England Brighton & Hove Albion Loan[13]
27 January 2015 DF Montserrat Donervon Daniels England West Brom Loan[14]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee
1 August 2014 GK Republic of Ireland Danny Rogers Scotland Dumbarton Loan[15]
8 August 2014 FW Scotland Declan McManus Scotland Greenock Morton Loan[16]
14 January 2015 FW Scotland Craig Murray Scotland Ayr United Loan[17]
30 January 2015 FW Scotland Craig Storie Scotland Brechin City Loan[18]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Manager of the Year nominations". SPFL. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "PFA Scotland nominations". SPFL. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dons Land Logan". Aberdeen FC. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Aberdeen sign keeper Scott Brown and defender Ash Taylor". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Aberdeen: David Goodwillie pens one year deal at Pittodrie". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Dons sign Kenny McLean for £275,000". evening express. evening express. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Aberdeen: Andrew Driver signs a deal until the end of the season". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Aberdeen retain Russell Anderson, Barry Robson and Nicky Low but release trio". Sky Sports. skysports.com. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Scott Vernon: Shrewsbury Town sign striker from Aberdeen, BBC Sport
  11. ↑ Stevenage sign Calvin Zola and Dean Wells, BBC Sport
  12. ↑ "Josh Magennis signs after leaving Aberdeen". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk/sport. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Aberdeen land Brighton winger Jeffrey Monakana on loan". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk/sport. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Aberdeen land defender Donervon Daniels from West Brom". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk/sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Danny Rogers joins Dumbarton on loan". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Dons striker goes back out on loan". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Craig becomes an honest man". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "Midfielder joins Brechin on loan". afc.co.uk. Aberdeen F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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