2004–05 Scottish First Division

Scottish First Division
Season	2004–05
Champions	Falkirk
Promoted	Falkirk
Relegated	Partick Thistle, Raith Rovers
Goals scored	507
Average goals/game	2.82
Top goalscorer	Darryl Duffy (17)
Biggest home win	Falkirk 5–0 Airdrie United, 28.08.2004
Biggest away win	Partick Thistle 0–4 St Johnstone, ; 04.12.2004 ; Partick Thistle 0–4 St Johnstone, ; 16.04.2005
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Scottish First Division was won by Falkirk.

As league champions, Falkirk were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Partick Thistle and Raith Rovers were relegated to the Second Division, and Second Division winners Brechin City and Stranraer were promoted.^[1]^[2]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Falkirk (C, P)	36	22	9	5	66	30	+36	75	Promotion to the Premier League
2	St Mirren	36	15	15	6	41	23	+18	60
3	Clyde	36	16	12	8	35	29	+6	60
4	Queen of the South	36	14	9	13	36	38	−2	51
5	Airdrie United	36	14	8	14	44	48	−4	50
6	Ross County	36	13	8	15	40	37	+3	47
7	Hamilton Acad	36	12	11	13	35	36	−1	47
8	St Johnstone	36	12	10	14	38	39	−1	46
9	Partick Thistle (R)	36	10	9	17	38	52	−14	39	Relegation to the Second Division
10	Raith Rovers (R)	36	3	7	26	26	67	−41	16	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: "2004-2005 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

Scorer	Team	Goals
Darryl Duffy	Falkirk	17
Ian Harty	Clyde	15
Owen Coyle	Airdrie United	14
Daniel McBreen	Falkirk	13
David McNiven	Queen of the South	12
Peter MacDonald	St Johnstone	11
Alan Gow	Airdrie United	9
Andy Thomson	Falkirk	9
Russell Latapy	Falkirk	7
Derek Lyle	Queen of the South	7
John O'Neill	St Mirren	7

Attendances

The average attendances for Scottish First Division clubs for season 2004/05 are shown below:

Club	Average
Falkirk	3,935
Partick Thistle	3,455
St Mirren	3,252
St Johnstone	2,414
Ross County	2,336
Hamilton Academical	2,103
Airdrie United	2,014
Queen of the South	1,959
Raith Rovers	1,754
Clyde	1,596

References

^ "Scottish Division One 2004-2005 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^ "Scottish Division One 2004-2005 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[1] "Scottish Division One 2004-2005 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

[2] "Scottish Division One 2004-2005 Table". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2012-04-10.

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