Scottish Premier League 2004-05
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| Bank of Scotland Premierleague | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2003-04 |
| Champions | Rangers |
| Champions League | Rangers, Celtic |
| UEFA Cup | Hibernian, Dundee United |
| Intertoto Cup | None |
| Top goalscorer | John Hartson (25) |
| Biggest home win | Celtic 6-0 Dunfermline (12 Mar) |
| Biggest away win | Livingston 0-4 Celtic (13 Apr) |
| ← Previous season 2003-04 |
Next season → 2005-06 |
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.
Contents |
[edit] Promotion and relegation from 2003–04
Promoted from First Division to Premier League
Relegated from Premier League to Scottish First Division
[edit] Table
| 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 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Top scorers
| Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 John Hartson |
Celtic | 25 |
 Derek Riordan |
Hibernian | 20 |
 Nacho Novo |
Rangers | 19 |
 Dado Pršo |
Rangers | 18 |
| Kris Boyd |
Kilmarnock | 17 |
 Scott McDonald |
Motherwell | 15 |
| Garry O'Connor |
Hibernian | 14 |
 Steve Lovell |
Aberdeen | 12 |
| Chris Sutton |
Celtic | 12 |
| Darren Mackie |
Aberdeen | 12 |
 Stiliyan Petrov |
Celtic | 11 |
| Paul Hartley |
Hearts | 11 |
Source: SPL official website
[edit] Attendances
The average attendances for SPL clubs during the 2004/05 season are shown below:
| Team | Average |
|---|---|
| Celtic | 57,906 |
| Rangers | 48,676 |
| Aberdeen | 13,576 |
| Hibernian | 12,541 |
| Hearts | 12,219 |
| Dundee United | 8,210 |
| Motherwell | 6,960 |
| Dundee | 6,879 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 6,192 |
| Kilmarnock | 5,930 |
| Livingston | 5,157 |
| Inverness CT | 4,067 |
Source: SPL official website
