2004–05 Aberdeen F.C. season

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.

Aberdeen F.C.
2004–05 season
ChairmanStewart Milne
ManagerJimmy Calderwood
Scottish Premier League4th
Scottish CupQuarter-final
Scottish League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Mackie (10)
All: Darren Mackie (11)
Highest home attendance19,028 vs Rangers 7 August 2004
Lowest home attendance4,549 vs Berwick Rangers 24 August 2004
Average home league attendance12,149

Scottish Premier League
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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
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
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
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
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Aberdeen Scorer(s) Attendance Report
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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG David Preece
2 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire
3 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton
4 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson (Captain)
5 DF Scotland SCO Zander Diamond
6 MF Scotland SCO Scott Severin
7 MF Finland FIN Markus Paatelainen
7 MF Scotland SCO Steve Tosh
8 MF Finland FIN Markus Heikkinen
9 FW Scotland SCO Steven Craig
10 MF Scotland SCO Derek Adams
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark
14 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie
15 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison
17 FW Iceland ISL Thorarinn Kristjansson
18 DF Scotland SCO Scott Muirhead
19 FW Scotland SCO John Stewart
20 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson
21 DF Scotland SCO Richard Foster
22 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Winter
23 FW England ENG Noel Whelan
24 FW Argentina ARG Fernando Pasquinelli
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Dempsey
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Byrne
28 FW Finland FIN Mikko Paatelainen
29 FW Czech Republic CZE Lubomir Blaha
50 GK Serbia and Montenegro SCG Saša Ilić

Appearances & Goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total SPL Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG David Preece 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Phil McGuire 34 0 30 0 2 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 40 2 35 2 3 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Russell Anderson (c) 36 1 31 1 3 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Zander Diamond 31 4 29 3 1 0 1 1
6 MF Scotland SCO Scott Severin 33 1 31 1 0 0 2 0
8 MF Finland FIN Marcus Heikkinen 34 3 30 2 3 1 1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Steven Craig 17 3 14 2 1 0 2 1
10 MF Scotland SCO Derek Adams 24 5 20 4 2 0 2 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Clark 34 2 31 2 3 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Darren Mackie 38 15 34 12 3 3 1 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Michael Hart 37 0 32 0 3 0 2 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison 14 0 11 0 2 0 1 0
17 FW Iceland ISL Thorarinn Kristjansson 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Scott Muirhead 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Scotland SCO John Stewart 29 2 25 2 3 0 1 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Ryan Esson 26 0 23 0 3 0 0 0
21 DF Scotland SCO Richard Foster 28 1 26 1 1 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Winter 14 0 12 0 2 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Noel Whelan 23 5 20 5 3 0 0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Dempsey 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Andrew Considine 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Byrne 15 2 13 1 2 1 0 0
29 FW Czech Republic CZE Lubomír Blaha 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season
7 MF Scotland SCO Steve Tosh 20 1 17 1 1 0 2 0
7 MF Finland FIN Markus Paatelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Fergus Tiernan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Richard Buckley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Argentina ARG Fernando Pasquinelli 10 3 10 3 0 0 0 0

References
  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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