2004–05 Aberdeen F.C. season

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Aberdeen F.C. 2004–05 football season

Aberdeen F.C.2004–05 season

Chairman| Stewart Milne
Manager| Jimmy Calderwood
Scottish Premier League| 4th
Scottish Cup| Quarter-final
Scottish League Cup| Fourth round
Top goalscorer| League: Darren Mackie (10)
All: Darren Mackie (11)
Highest home attendance| 19,028 vs Rangers 7 August 2004
Lowest home attendance| 4,549 vs Berwick Rangers 24 August 2004
Average home league attendance| 12,149

<- 2003–04

2005–06 ->

The 2004–05 season was Aberdeen's 92nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 94th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.

## Scottish Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League

Pos | Team

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2  | Celtic | 38  | 30  | 2  | 6  | 85  | 35  | +50  | 92  | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3  | Hibernian | 38  | 18  | 7  | 13  | 64  | 57  | +7  | 61  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4  | Aberdeen | 38  | 18  | 7  | 13  | 44  | 39  | +5  | 61  |
5  | Heart of Midlothian | 38  | 13  | 11  | 14  | 43  | 41  | +2  | 50
6  | Motherwell | 38  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 46  | 49  | −3  | 48

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score[1] | Aberdeen Scorer(s)[2] | Attendance  | Report

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1  | 7 August  | Rangers | H | 0–0  |  | 19,028  | AFC Heritage
2  | 14 August  | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0  |  | 13,684  | AFC Heritage
3  | 21 August  | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0  | Whelan | 8,533  | AFC Heritage
4  | 28 August  | Livingston | H | 2–0  | Craig (2)  | 13,888  | AFC Heritage
5  | 11 September  | Dundee United | A | 1–1  | Mackie | 10,995  | AFC Heritage
6  | 18 September  | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0  | Fowler | 6,686  | AFC Heritage
7  | 25 September  | Hibernian | H | 0–1  |  | 12,137  | AFC Heritage
8  | 2 October  | Dundee | H | 1–1  | Heikkinen | 11,217  | AFC Heritage
9  | 16 October  | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 3–1  | Adams (2), Mackie | 9,530  | AFC Heritage
10  | 23 October  | Motherwell | H | 2–1  | Adams, Serverin | 10,737  | AFC Heritage
11  | 27 October  | Celtic | A | 3–2  | Mackie, Pasquinelli, Stewart | 57,151  | AFC Heritage
12  | 31 October  | Rangers | A | 0–5  |  | 48,918  | AFC Heritage
13  | 7 November  | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1  |  | 13,055  | AFC Heritage
14  | 13 November  | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1  | Tod, Mackie | 10,398  | AFC Heritage
15  | 20 November  | Livingston | A | 2–0  | Foster, Mackie | 4,569  | AFC Heritage
16  | 27 November  | Dundee United | H | 1–0  | Tosh | 12,038  | AFC Heritage
17  | 4 December  | Kilmarnock | H | 3–2  | Pasquinelli (2), Clark | 11,139  | AFC Heritage
18  | 11 December  | Hibernian | A | 1–2  | Mackie | 13,461  | AFC Heritage
19  | 18 December  | Dundee | A | 0–1  |  | 7,310  | AFC Heritage
20  | 27 December  | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–0  |  | 18,250  | AFC Heritage
21  | 3 January  | Motherwell | A | 0–0  |  | 7,948  | AFC Heritage
22  | 16 January  | Celtic | H | 0–1  |  | 17,057  | AFC Heritage
23  | 23 January  | Rangers | H | 1–2  | Mackie | 17,495  | AFC Heritage
24  | 29 January  | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1  |  | 12,269  | AFC Heritage
25  | 12 February  | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2  | Diamond | 5,579  | AFC Heritage
26  | 19 February  | Livingston | H | 2–0  | McNaughton, Whelan | 9,214  | AFC Heritage
27  | 2 March  | Dundee United | A | 2–1  | Diamond, Stewart | 6,688  | AFC Heritage
28  | 5 March  | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0  | McNaughton | 5,181  | AFC Heritage
29  | 12 March  | Hibernian | H | 3–0  | Anderson, Whelan, Mackie | 14,465  | AFC Heritage
30  | 19 March  | Dundee | H | 1–1  | Whelan | 11,138  | AFC Heritage
31  | 2 April  | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–0  | Whelan | 7,026  | AFC Heritage
32  | 9 April  | Motherwell | H | 1–3  | Heikkinen | 10,443  | AFC Heritage
33  | 16 April  | Celtic | A | 2–3  | Diamond, Mackie | 59,998  | AFC Heritage
34  | 23 April  | Motherwell | A | 1–0  | Mackie | 5,063  | AFC Heritage
35  | 1 May  | Rangers | H | 1–3  | Clark | 17,198  | AFC Heritage
36  | 8 May  | Celtic | A | 0–2  |  | 59,498  | AFC Heritage
37  | 14 May  | Hibernian | A | 2–1  |  | 15,288  | AFC Heritage
38  | 22 May  | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0  | Byrne, Adams | 16,155  | AFC Heritage

## Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Aberdeen Scorer(s)  | Attendance  | Report

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R2  | 24 August  | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–0  | Diamond, Adams, Craig | 4,549  | AFC Heritage
R3  | 22 September  | Rangers | H | 0–2  |  | 14,876  | AFC Heritage

## Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup

Round  | Date  | Opponent  | H/A  | Score  | Aberdeen Scorer(s)  | Attendance  | Report

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R3  | 8 January  | Arbroath | A | 2–0  | Heiikkinen, Mackie | 4,165  | AFC Heritage
R4  | 5 February  | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 2–1  | Mackie (2)  | 10,595  | AFC Heritage
QF  | 27 February  | Dundee United | A | 1–4  | Byrne | 8,661  | AFC Heritage

## Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ENG | David Preece
2  | DF |  SCO | Phil McGuire
3  | DF |  SCO | Kevin McNaughton
4  | DF |  SCO | Russell Anderson (Captain)
5  | DF |  SCO | Zander Diamond
6  | MF |  SCO | Scott Severin
7  | MF |  FIN | Markus Paatelainen
7  | MF |  SCO | Steve Tosh
8  | MF |  FIN | Markus Heikkinen
9  | FW |  SCO | Steven Craig
10  | MF |  SCO | Derek Adams
11  | MF |  SCO | Chris Clark
14  | FW |  SCO | Darren Mackie
15  | DF |  SCO | Michael Hart
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16  | MF |  SCO | Scott Morrison
17  | FW |  ISL | Thorarinn Kristjansson
18  | DF |  SCO | Scott Muirhead
19  | FW |  SCO | John Stewart
20  | GK |  SCO | Ryan Esson
21  | DF |  SCO | Richard Foster
22  | MF |  SCO | Jamie Winter
23  | FW |  ENG | Noel Whelan
24  | FW |  ARG | Fernando Pasquinelli
25  | MF |  IRL | Gary Dempsey
27  | DF |  IRL | Richie Byrne
28  | FW |  FIN | Mikko Paatelainen
29  | FW |  CZE | Lubomir Blaha
50  | GK |  SCG | Saša Ilić

### Appearances & Goals[edit]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total  | SPL  | Scottish Cup  | League Cup

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
1  | GK |  ENG | David Preece | 19  | 0  | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0
2  | DF |  SCO | Phil McGuire | 34  | 0  | 30  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0
3  | DF |  SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 40  | 2  | 35  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0
4  | DF |  SCO | Russell Anderson (c)  | 36  | 1  | 31  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0
5  | DF |  SCO | Zander Diamond | 31  | 4  | 29  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1
6  | MF |  SCO | Scott Severin | 33  | 1  | 31  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0
8  | MF |  FIN | Marcus Heikkinen | 34  | 3  | 30  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0
9  | FW |  SCO | Steven Craig | 17  | 3  | 14  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1
10  | MF |  SCO | Derek Adams | 24  | 5  | 20  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1
11  | MF |  SCO | Chris Clark | 34  | 2  | 31  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0
14  | FW |  SCO | Darren Mackie | 38  | 15  | 34  | 12  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 0
15  | DF |  SCO | Michael Hart | 37  | 0  | 32  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0
16  | DF |  SCO | Scott Morrison | 14  | 0  | 11  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0
17  | FW |  ISL | Thorarinn Kristjansson | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
18  | MF |  SCO | Scott Muirhead | 15  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
19  | FW |  SCO | John Stewart | 29  | 2  | 25  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0
20  | GK |  SCO | Ryan Esson | 26  | 0  | 23  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0
21  | DF |  SCO | Richard Foster | 28  | 1  | 26  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
22  | MF |  SCO | Jamie Winter | 14  | 0  | 12  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0
23  | FW |  ENG | Noel Whelan | 23  | 5  | 20  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0
24  | MF |  IRL | Gary Dempsey | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
25  | DF |  SCO | Andrew Considine | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
27  | DF |  IRL | Richie Byrne | 15  | 2  | 13  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0
29  | FW |  CZE | Lubomír Blaha | 8  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Players who left the club during the season
7  | MF |  SCO | Steve Tosh | 20  | 1  | 17  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0
7  | MF |  FIN | Markus Paatelainen | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
17  | MF |  SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
22  | MF |  SCO | Richard Buckley  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
24  | FW |  ARG | Fernando Pasquinelli | 10  | 3  | 10  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ Aberdeen's score is shown first.
2. ^ The number(s) in brackets shows the minute the goal(s) was/were scored.

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2004–05 in Scottish football

« 2003–04

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Domestic leagues|

* Premier League
* Football League
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Highland League

Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
* Final
* League Cup
* Final
* Challenge Cup
* Final
* Junior Cup

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Related to national team|

* Results
* 2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5)

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Aberdeen
* Celtic
* Dundee
* Dundee United
* Dunfermline Athletic
* Heart of Midlothian
* Hibernian
* Inverness Caledonian Thistle
* Kilmarnock
* Livingston
* Motherwell
* Rangers

First Division|

* Airdrie United
* Clyde
* Falkirk
* Hamilton Academical
* Partick Thistle
* Queen of the South
* Raith Rovers
* Ross County
* St. Johnstone
* St. Mirren

Second Division|

* Alloa Athletic
* Arbroath
* Ayr United
* Berwick Rangers
* Brechin City
* Dumbarton
* Forfar Athletic
* Greenock Morton
* Stirling Albion
* Stranraer

Third Division|

* Albion Rovers
* Cowdenbeath
* East Fife
* East Stirlingshire
* Elgin City
* Gretna
* Montrose
* Peterhead
* Queen's Park
* Stenhousemuir

Major transfer deals 2004–05
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward