Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890.

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

Major transfer deals

2004

• 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

• 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 - Stephane Henchoz from Liverpool to Celtic, Free

League Competitions

Scottish Premier League

Main article: Scottish Premier League 2004-05

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 Ranger's 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 CT, in their first season in the top flight, finished in 8th place.

Scottish First Division

Main article: Scottish First Division 2004-05

Scottish Second Division

Main article: Scottish Second Division 2004-05

Scottish Division Three

Main article: Scottish Third Division 2004-05

Other honours

Cup honours

Individual honours

SPFA awards

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

SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Club
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

Summary

Average coefficient - 4.750

Celtic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Celtic scorer(s)	Report
Champions League Group stage
September 14	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	FC Barcelona	1–3	Chris Sutton	BBC
September 29	San Siro, Milan (A)	AC Milan	1–3	Stanislav Varga	BBC
October 20	Shakhtyor Stadium, Donetsk (A)	Shakhtar Donetsk	0–3		BBC
November 2	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–0	Alan Thompson	BBC
November 24, 2004	Nou Camp, Barcelona (A)	FC Barcelona	1–1	John Hartson	BBC
December 7	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	AC Milan	0–0		BBC

Rangers

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

Hearts

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

Dunfermline Athletic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Dunfermline scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
August 12	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður (A)	Hafnarfjarðar	2–2	Craig Brewster, Andrius Skerla	BBC
August 26	McDiarmid Park, Perth (H)	Hafnarfjarðar	1–2	Gary Dempsey	BBC

Hibernian

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Hibernian scorer(s)	Report
UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
July 3	Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)	FK Vėtra	1–1	Garry O'Connor	BBC
July 10	Vėtra Stadium, Vilnius (A)	FK Vetra	0–1		BBC

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

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

Key:

• (H) = Home match
• (A) = Away match
• F = Friendly
• WCQ5 = World Cup Qualifying - Group 5

See also

• Celtic F.C. season 2004-05
• Dundee United F.C. season 2004-05
• Rangers F.C. season 2004-05

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
3. ^ Game abandoned after 59 minutes.
4. ^ Scottish FA credit Scotland goal to James McFadden [1] whereas other sources, BBC, RSSSF and Sporting Life credit goal as a Rubén Baraja own goal