2014–15 Scottish Premiership
The 2014–15 Scottish Premiership was the second season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The season began on 9 August 2014 and ended on the 31 May 2015. Celtic are the defending champions.
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Dundee United, Hamilton Academical, Inverness CT, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren. Due to the relegation of Edinburgh-based teams Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian in 2014, this season marked the first time in football history in which Scotland's capital city had no representatives in the top league.
On 2 May, Celtic clinched their fourth title in a row after Aberdeen lost 1–0 away at Dundee United, leaving Celtic 11 points clear with three games to play.
Teams
were promoted from the Scottish Championship. Heart of Midlothian were relegated from the Scottish Premiership.Hibernian finished in the play-off position in the Scottish Premiership. They lost to Hamilton Academical who took the final place in the second edition of the competition, a result which left the Scottish capital Edinburgh without a club in the top flight of Scottish football for the 2014–15 season.
Stadiums by capacity and locations
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aberdeen |  | | Adidas | Saltire Energy |
| Celtic |  | | Nike | Magners |
| Dundee | | | Puma | Hangar Records |
| Dundee United | |  | Nike | Calor |
| Hamilton Academical | | | 1874 Accies, Nike | M&H Logistics, Life Skills Centres |
| Inverness CT | | | Erreà | Subway |
| Kilmarnock | |  | Erreà | QTS |
| Motherwell |  | | Macron | Cash Converters |
| Partick Thistle | | | Joma | macb |
| Ross County | | | Carbrini | Stanley CRC Evans Offshore |
| St Johnstone |  | | Joma | GS Brown Construction |
| St Mirren | | | Carbrini | JD Sports |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| St Mirren | | End of contract | 12 May 2014 | Pre-season | | 13 May 2014 |
| Celtic | | Resigned | 22 May 2014 | Pre-season | | 6 June 2014 |
| Ross County | | Sacked | 28 August 2014 | 12th | | 9 September 2014 |
| Motherwell | | Resigned | 2 November 2014 | 11th | | 13 December 2014 |
| St Mirren | | Sacked | 9 December 2014 | 11th | | 29 January 2015 |
| Hamilton Academical | | Signed by Norwich City | 9 January 2015 | 3rd | | 23 January 2015 |
| Kilmarnock | | Resigned | 6 February 2015 | 8th | | 6 February 2015 |
Tournament format and regulations
Basic
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams played a round-robin tournament whereby each team played each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league split into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches were played, with 38 matches played by each team.Promotion and relegation
The team that finished 12th was relegated to the Championship, while the champion of that league was promoted to the Premiership for the 2015–16 season. The team that finished 11th in the Premiership played the winner of the Championship playoffs in two playoff games, with the winner securing a Premiership spot for the 2015–16 season.League table
Results
Matches 1–22
Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.Matches 23–33
Teams played every other team once.Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league split into two sections of six teams each, with teams playing every other team in their section once. The exact matches were determined upon the league table at the time of the split.Top six
Bottom six
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Adam Rooney | Aberdeen | 18 |
| 2 | Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | 14 |
| 2 |  Nadir Çiftçi | Dundee United | 14 |
| 4 | Greg Stewart | Dundee | 13 |
| 5 |  Anthony Andreu | Hamilton Academical | 12 |
| 5 | John Sutton | Motherwell | 12 |
| 7 | Ali Crawford | Hamilton Academical | 11 |
| 8 | Billy McKay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 10 |
| 8 | Liam Boyce | Ross County | 10 |
| 8 | Kris Commons | Celtic | 10 |