Scottish_Premier_League

Scottish Premier League 2004-05

The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers.

As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying. Third-placed Hibernian qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did Dundee United, who took the Scottish Cup place despite losing the final to Celtic.

Dundee were relegated, and Scottish First Division winners Falkirk were promoted.

John Hartson was the top scorer with 25 goals for Celtic.

Promotion and relegation from 2003–04

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers	38	29	6	3	78	22	56	93	UEFA Champions League 2005-06 Third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	30	2	6	85	35	50	92	UEFA Champions League 2005-06 Second qualifying round
3	Hibernian	38	18	7	13	64	57	7	61	UEFA Cup 2005-06 First round
4	Aberdeen	38	18	7	13	44	39	5	61
5	Hearts	38	13	11	14	43	41	2	50
6	Motherwell	38	13	9	16	46	49	-3	48
7	Kilmarnock	38	15	4	19	49	55	-6	49
8	Inverness CT	38	11	11	16	41	47	-6	44
9	Dundee United	38	8	12	18	41	59	-18	36
10	Livingston	38	9	8	21	34	61	-27	35
11	Dunfermline Athletic	38	8	10	20	34	60	-26	34
12	Dundee	38	8	9	21	37	71	-34	33	Relegated to First Division 2005-06

The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2004/05 season are shown below:

Main article: Scottish Premier League monthly awards

Month	Manager	Player	Young Player
August	Jimmy Calderwood (Aberdeen)	Alan Thompson (Celtic)	Alexander Diamond (Aberdeen)
September	Terry Butcher (Motherwell)	Scott McDonald (Motherwell)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
October	John Robertson (Inverness CT)	Fernando Ricksen (Rangers)	Steven Fletcher (Hibernian)
November	Alex McLeish (Rangers)	Nacho Novo (Rangers)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
December	Tony Mowbray (Hibernian)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
January	Martin O'Neill (Celtic)	Chris Sutton (Celtic)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)
February	Alex McLeish (Rangers)	Dado Pršo (Rangers)	Lee Miller (Hearts)
March	Craig Brewster (Inverness CT)	Craig Bellamy (Celtic)	Aiden McGeady (Celtic)
April	Gordon Chisholm (Dundee United)	Burton O'Brien (Livingston)	Lee Miller (Hearts)
May	Tony Mowbray (Hibernian)	Dado Pršo (Rangers)	Derek Riordan (Hibernian)

Club			International
Domestic Leagues	Domestic Cups	European Competitions	Related to Scotland
Premier League	Scottish Cup (Final)	Champions League	Results
First Division	League Cup (Final)	Champions League	2006 World Cup Qualifying (UEFA Group 5)
Second Division	Challenge Cup (Final)	UEFA Cup
Third Division	Junior Cup
Transfers
Major Scottish football transfers 2004–05