2004–05 in Scottish football

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2004–05 in Scottish football

Premier League champions
Rangers
First Division champions
Falkirk
Second Division champions
Brechin City
Third Division champions
Gretna
Scottish Cup winners
Celtic
League Cup winners
Rangers
Challenge Cup winners
Falkirk
Junior Cup winners
Tayport
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
2006 World Cup qualification

The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]

## Major transfer deals

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### 2004

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* 6 July 2004 – Nacho Novo from Dundee to Rangers, £450,000
* 1 July 2004 – Dado Prso from AS Monaco to Rangers, Bosman
* 12 July 2004 – Julián Speroni from Dundee to Crystal Palace, £500,000
* 29 July 2004 – David Murphy from Middlesbrough to Hibernian, Free
* 30 July 2004 – Henri Camara from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Celtic, Season loan
* 25 August 2004 – Juninho Paulista from Middlesbrough to Celtic, Free

### 2005

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* 1 January 2005 – Jean-Alain Boumsong from Rangers to Newcastle United, £8m
* 5 January 2005 – Thomas Buffel from Feyenoord to Rangers, £2.5m
* 31 January 2005 – Craig Bellamy from Newcastle United to Celtic, Loan
* 31 January 2005 – Barry Ferguson from Blackburn Rovers to Rangers, £4.5m
* 28 January 2005 – Stéphane Henchoz from Liverpool to Celtic, Free

## League Competitions

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### Scottish Premier League

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Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League

The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League season saw Rangers win the title after a last day win over Hibernian as Celtic were beaten by two late Motherwell goals from Scott McDonald, a win would have been enough for Celtic to retain their title regardless of Rangers' result. Dundee, also on the last day of the season, were relegated to the Scottish First Division after a draw with Livingston. Rangers and Celtic both qualified for the UEFA Champions League while Hibernian, in manager Tony Mowbray's first season in charge, went into the UEFA Cup. Inverness Caledonian Thistle, in their first season in the top flight, finished in 8th place.

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1  | Rangers (C) | 38  | 29  | 6  | 3  | 78  | 22  | +56  | 93  | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
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
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7  | Kilmarnock | 38  | 15  | 4  | 19  | 49  | 55  | −6  | 49  |
8  | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 41  | 47  | −6  | 44
9  | Dundee United | 38  | 8  | 12  | 18  | 41  | 59  | −18  | 36  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b]
10  | Livingston | 38  | 9  | 8  | 21  | 34  | 61  | −27  | 35  |
11  | Dunfermline Athletic | 38  | 8  | 10  | 20  | 34  | 60  | −26  | 34
12  | Dundee (R) | 38  | 8  | 9  | 21  | 37  | 71  | −34  | 33  | Relegation to the Scottish First Division

Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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.
2. ^ As Celtic, the 2004–05 Scottish Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed onto Dundee United, the cup runners-up.

### Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2004–05 Scottish First Division

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1  | Falkirk (C, P) | 36  | 22  | 9  | 5  | 66  | 30  | +36  | 75  | Promotion to the Premier League
2  | St Mirren | 36  | 15  | 15  | 6  | 41  | 23  | +18  | 60  |
3  | Clyde | 36  | 16  | 12  | 8  | 35  | 29  | +6  | 60
4  | Queen of the South | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 36  | 38  | −2  | 51
5  | Airdrie United | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 44  | 48  | −4  | 50
6  | Ross County | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 40  | 37  | +3  | 47
7  | Hamilton Academical | 36  | 12  | 11  | 13  | 35  | 36  | −1  | 47
8  | St Johnstone | 36  | 12  | 10  | 14  | 38  | 39  | −1  | 46
9  | Partick Thistle (R) | 36  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 38  | 52  | −14  | 39  | Relegation to the Second Division
10  | Raith Rovers (R) | 36  | 3  | 7  | 26  | 26  | 67  | −41  | 16

Source: "2004-2005 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Scottish Second Division

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Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Second Division

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1  | Brechin City (C, P) | 36  | 22  | 6  | 8  | 81  | 43  | +38  | 72  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Stranraer (P) | 36  | 18  | 9  | 9  | 48  | 41  | +7  | 63
3  | Greenock Morton | 36  | 18  | 8  | 10  | 60  | 37  | +23  | 62  |
4  | Stirling Albion | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 56  | 55  | +1  | 51
5  | Forfar Athletic | 36  | 13  | 8  | 15  | 51  | 45  | +6  | 47
6  | Alloa Athletic | 36  | 12  | 10  | 14  | 66  | 68  | −2  | 46
7  | Dumbarton | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 43  | 53  | −10  | 42
8  | Ayr United | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 39  | 54  | −15  | 42
9  | Arbroath (R) | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 49  | 73  | −24  | 38  | Relegation to the Third Division
10  | Berwick Rangers (R) | 36  | 8  | 10  | 18  | 40  | 64  | −24  | 34

Source: "2004-2005 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Scottish Third Division

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Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Third Division

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1  | Gretna (C, P) | 36  | 32  | 2  | 2  | 130  | 29  | +101  | 98  | Promotion to the Second Division
2  | Peterhead (P) | 36  | 23  | 9  | 4  | 81  | 38  | +43  | 78
3  | Cowdenbeath | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 54  | 61  | −7  | 51  |
4  | Queen's Park | 36  | 13  | 9  | 14  | 51  | 50  | +1  | 48
5  | Montrose | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 47  | 53  | −6  | 46
6  | Elgin City | 36  | 12  | 7  | 17  | 39  | 61  | −22  | 43
7  | Stenhousemuir | 36  | 10  | 12  | 14  | 58  | 58  | 0  | 42
8  | East Fife | 36  | 10  | 8  | 18  | 40  | 56  | −16  | 38
9  | Albion Rovers | 36  | 8  | 10  | 18  | 40  | 78  | −38  | 34
10  | East Stirlingshire | 36  | 5  | 7  | 24  | 32  | 88  | −56  | 22

Source: "2004-2005 Third Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## Other honours

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### Cup honours

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Scottish Cup 2004–05 | Celtic | 1–0  | Dundee United | Wikipedia article
League Cup 2004–05 | Rangers | 5–1  | Motherwell | Wikipedia article
Challenge Cup 2004–05 | Falkirk | 2–1  | Ross County | Wikipedia article
Youth Cup | Celtic | 2–0  | St Mirren |
Junior Cup | Tayport | 2–0  | Lochee United |

### Individual honours

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#### SPFA awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Players' Player of the Year
(shared) |  John Hartson
Fernando Ricksen | Celtic
Rangers
Young Player of the Year |  Derek Riordan | Hibernian

#### SFWA awards

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Footballer of the Year |  John Hartson | Celtic
Young player of the Year |  Derek Riordan | Hibernian
Manager of the Year |  Tony Mowbray | Hibernian

## Scottish clubs in Europe

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### Summary

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Club  | Competition(s)  | Final round  | Coef.

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Celtic | UEFA Champions League | Group stage | 7.00
Rangers | UEFA Champions League
UEFA Cup | Third qualifying round
Group stage | 6.50
Heart of Midlothian | UEFA Cup | Group stage | 5.00
Dunfermline Athletic | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | 0.50
Hibernian | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Second round | N/A

Average coefficient – 4.750

### Celtic

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Celtic scorer(s)  | Report

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Champions League Group stage
14 September  | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  |  FC Barcelona | 1–3  | Chris Sutton | BBC Sport
29 September  | San Siro, Milan (A)  |  A.C. Milan | 1–3  | Stanislav Varga | BBC Sport
20 October  | Shakhtar Stadium, Donetsk (A)  |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–3  |  | BBC Sport
2 November  | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0  | Alan Thompson | BBC Sport
24 November 2004  | Nou Camp, Barcelona (A)  |  FC Barcelona | 1–1  | John Hartson | BBC Sport
7 December  | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)  |  A.C. Milan | 0–0  |  | BBC Sport

### Rangers

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Rangers scorer(s)  | Report

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Champions League third qualifying round
10 August  | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (A)  |  CSKA Moscow | 1–2  | Nacho Novo | BBC Sport
25 August  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  CSKA Moscow | 1–1  | Steven Thompson | BBC Sport
UEFA Cup first round
16 September  | Estádio dos Barreiros, Madeira (A)  |  Marítimo | 0–1  |  | BBC Sport
30 September  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Marítimo | 1–0
(4 – 2 pen.)  | Dado Pršo | BBC Sport
UEFA Cup Group stage
21 October  | Stadio Amica, Wronki, Poland (A)  |  Amica Wronki | 5–0  | Peter Løvenkrands, Nacho Novo, Fernando Ricksen,
Shota Arveladze (pen.), Steven Thompson | BBC Sport
25 November  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Grazer AK | 3–0  | Nacho Novo, Shota Arveladze, Hamed Namouchi | BBC Sport
2 December  | Alkmaarder Hout, Alkmaar (A)  |  AZ Alkmaar | 0–1  |  | BBC Sport
15 December  | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)  |  Auxerre | 0–2  |  | BBC Sport

### Hearts

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Hearts scorer(s)  | Report

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UEFA Cup first round
16 September  | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H)  |  Sporting Braga | 3–1  | Andrew Webster, Paul Hartley, Patrick Kisnorbo | BBC Sport
30 September  | Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (A)  |  Sporting Braga | 2–2  | Mark de Vries (2)  | BBC Sport
UEFA Cup Group stage
21 October  | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)  |  Feyenoord | 0–3  |  | BBC Sport
4 November  | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H)  |  Schalke 04 | 0–1  |  | BBC Sport
25 November  | St. Jakob-Park, Basel (A)  |  FC Basel | 2–1  | Dennis Wyness, Robbie Neilson | BBC Sport
16 December  | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh (H)  |  Ferencvaros | 0–1  |  | BBC Sport

### Dunfermline Athletic

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Dunfermline scorer(s)  | Report

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UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
12 August  | Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður (A)  |  Hafnarfjarðar | 2–2  | Craig Brewster, Andrius Skerla | BBC Sport
26 August  | McDiarmid Park, Perth (H)  |  Hafnarfjarðar | 1–2  | Gary Dempsey | BBC Sport

### Hibernian

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[2] | Hibernian scorer(s)  | Report

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UEFA Intertoto Cup second round
3 July  | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)  |  FK Vėtra | 1–1  | Garry O'Connor | BBC Sport
10 July  | Vėtra Stadium, Vilnius (A)  |  FK Vetra | 0–1  |  | BBC Sport

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 2000–19 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[3] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)  | Report

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18 August  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Hungary | 0–3  | Friendly |  | BBC Sport
3 September  | Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia (A)  |  Spain | 1–1[4] | Friendly | Rubén Baraja (o.g.) / James McFadden[5] | BBC Sport
8 September  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Slovenia | 0–0  | WCQ5 |  | BBC Sport
9 October  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Norway | 0–1  | WCQ5 |  | BBC Sport
13 October  | Republican Stadium, Chişinău (A)  |  Moldova | 1–1  | WCQ5 | Steven Thompson | BBC Sport
17 November  | Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)  |  Sweden | 1–4  | Friendly | James McFadden | BBC Sport
26 March  | San Siro, Milan (A)  |  Italy | 0–2  | WCQ5 |  | BBC Sport
4 June  | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  |  Moldova | 2–0  | WCQ5 | Christian Dailly, James McFadden | BBC Sport
8 June  | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk (A)  |  Belarus | 0–0  | WCQ5 |  | BBC Sport

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* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* WCQ5 = World Cup Qualifying – Group 5

## Deaths

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* 14 July: Alex Willoughby, 59, Rangers and Aberdeen forward.
* 7 August: Gordon Smith, 80, Hibs, Hearts, Dundee and Scotland winger.[6]
* 30 August: Willie Duff, 69, Hearts and Dunfermline goalkeeper.[7]
* 30 November: Bill Brown, 73, Dundee and Scotland goalkeeper.[8]
* 26 January: Jackie Henderson, 73, Scotland forward.

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "2004/05 - The Scottish Football League". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
2. ^ a b c d e The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
4. ^ Game abandoned after 59 minutes.
5. ^ Scottish FA credit Scotland goal to James McFadden [1] Archived 20 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine whereas other sources, BBC Sport, RSSSF and Sporting Life Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine credit goal as a Rubén Baraja own goal
6. ^ "Gordon Smith dies". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
7. ^ "Death of Hearts hero of 1956, keeper Willie Duff". The Scotsman. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
8. ^ Glanville, Brian (7 December 2004). "Bill Brown". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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

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* Cowdenbeath
* East Fife
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* Elgin City
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* Montrose
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