2004–05 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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Kilmarnock
2004–05 season
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumRugby Park
SPLSeveneth Place
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kris Boyd (17)
All: Kris Boyd (19)
Highest home attendance11,156 v Rangers, SPL, 19 December 2004
Lowest home attendance4,184 v Livingston, SPL, 14 May 2005
Average home league attendance5,931

The 2004–05 season was Kilmarnock's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

Summary[edit]

Season[edit]

Kilmarnock finished seventh in the Scottish Premier League with 49 points.[1] They reached the third round of the League Cup, losing to Hearts[2] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, also losing to Hearts.[3]

Results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 7 August 2004 Hibernian A 1–0 10,933 Boyd 73’
2 14 August 2004 Celtic H 2–4 10,500 McDonald 14’ Wales 28’
3 21 August 2004 Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 11,403
4 29 August 2004 Dunfermline Athletic H 1–0 4,854 Invincible 11’
5 11 September 2004 Livingston A 2–0 3,106 Lilley 60’ Invincible 72’
6 18 September 2004 Aberdeen H 0–1 6,686 Fowler 54’ o.g.
7 25 September 2004 Dundee United H 5–2 4,711 Boyd 7’, 16’, 33’, 37’ (Pen.), 84’
8 3 October 2004 Rangers A 0–2 46,278
9 16 October 2004 Dundee A 1–3 4,637 Boyd 5’
10 23 October 2004 Inverness CT H 2–2 4,721 Murray 5’ Greer 27’
11 27 October 2004 Motherwell A 0–1 4,521 Nish 57’
12 30 October 2004 Hibernian H 3–1 5,959 Nish 20’, 42’ Dargo 40’
13 6 November 2004 Celtic A 1–2 57,348 Nish 89’
14 13 November 2004 Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 6,129 Leven 31’
15 20 November 2004 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–4 4,344 Wales 80’
16 27 November 2004 Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 5,389 Johnston 25’
17 4 December 2004 Aberdeen A 2–3 11,139 Invincible 7’ Leven 18’
18 11 December 2004 Dundee United A 0–3 5,097
19 19 December 2004 Rangers H 0–1 11,156
20 27 December 2004 Dundee H 3–1 5,468 Invincible 18’ Ford 38’ Boyd 82’
21 3 January 2005 Inverness CT A 2–0 1,346 Invincible 79’, 90
22 15 January 2005 Motherwell H 2–0 5,225 Boyd 1’, 44’
23 22 January 2005 Hibernian A 0–3 12,660
24 30 January 2005 Celtic H 0–1 9,723
25 12 February 2005 Heart of Midlothian A 0–3 9,220
26 19 February 2005 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–1 4,701 Naismith 12’ Boyd 43’
27 26 February 2005 Rangers A 1–2 48,578 Boyd 76’
28 2 March 2005 Livingston A 1–3 5,757 Johnston 13’
29 5 March 2005 Aberdeen H 0–1 5,181
30 12 March 2005 Dundee United H 3–0 4,353 Boyd 27’, 78’ (Pen.) Invincible 88’
31 2 April 2005 Dundee A 0–1 5,494
32 9 April 2005 Inverness CT H 0–1 4,862
33 16 April 2005 Motherwell A 1–1 4,999 Leven 33’
34 23 April 2005 Dundee H 1–0 3,770 Dargo 84’
35 30 April 2005 Inverness CT A 1–2 3,108 McDonald 21’ Leven 72’ (Pen.)
36 7 May 2005 Dundee United A 1–1 4,942 Boyd 53’
37 14 May 2005 Livingston H 2–0 4,184 Boyd 75’, Johnston 85’
38 21 May 2005 Dunfermline Athletic H 4–0 5,100 Locke 26’ Dodds 46’ Boyd 54’ McDonald 64’

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Second Round 24 August 2004 Hamilton Academical A 3–0 3,375 Invincible 63’, 86 McDonald 70’
Third Round 22 September 2004 Heart of Midlothian A 1–2 5,924 Leven 56’

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Third Round 8 January 2005 Motherwell H 2–0 6,093 McDonald 42’ Boyd 45’
Fourth Round replay 5 February 2005 Heart of Midlothian A 2–2 10,308 Nish 25’ Naismith 89’
Fourth Round 16 February 2005 Heart of Midlothian H 1–3 6,366 Boyd 90’

Player statistics[edit]

As of 21 May 2005 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Alan Combe 37 0 32+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
2 MF Scotland SCO James Fowler 31 0 24+5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Garry Hay 29 0 22+3 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO David Lilley 38 1 33+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Gordon Greer 24 1 19+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF France FRA Frédéric Dindeleux 32 1 27+2 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Gary McDonald 43 5 38+0 3 2+0 1 3+0 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Gary Locke 28 1 22+3 1 1+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Kris Boyd 35 19 29+1 17 2+0 0 2+1 2
10 FW Scotland SCO Craig Dargo 20 2 10+10 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Australia AUS Danny Invincible 36 9 28+3 7 2+0 2 3+0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Allan Johnston 33 3 19+9 3 2+0 0 2+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Gary Wales 26 2 12+12 2 0+1 0 0+1 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Colin Nish 28 5 16+10 4 0+0 0 2+0 1
16 MF France FRA Eric Joly 8 0 0+6 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF England ENG Liam Fontaine 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Shaun Dillon 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF Jamaica JAM Simon Ford 20 1 17+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Stevie Murray 24 1 8+13 1 0+1 0 0+2 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Paul Di Giacomo 8 0 4+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Rhian Dodds 9 1 4+4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Peter Leven 36 4 29+3 4 1+0 0 3+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Mark Canning 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF France FRA Mickaël Wolski 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 GK Scotland SCO Craig Samson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Neil McGregor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Scott Johnstone 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Hamill 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK Scotland SCO Cameron Bell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Steven Naismith 27 2 16+8 1 0+0 0 2+1 1
34 FW Scotland SCO Robert Campbell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW Scotland SCO Rory Loy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF Scotland SCO Gary Wild 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
5 Heart of Midlothian 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 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]
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.
  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.

Division summary[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHH
ResultWLLWWLWLLDWWLDLLLLLWWWLLLWLLLWLLDWWDWW
Position461063557776566777777777777777888888877
Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table 2004-05". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Hearts vs. Kilmarnock 2 - 1". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Hearts vs. Kilmarnock 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock 2004/05 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Scottish Premiership 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Combe's Scottish past seals Killie deal". thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Telegraph & Argus. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Double signing for Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Double signing for Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Johnston joins Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Ford". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Fontaine goes to Killie on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  12. ^ "McSwegan joins County". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Keeper Samson returns to Killie". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Killie tell keepers to go". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Transfers - August 2004". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Killie's Dillon to Morton on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Killie's Dillon to Morton on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Joly leaves Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Dundee snap up keeper Dubourdeau". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links[edit]

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