2004–05 Kilmarnock F.C. season

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.

Kilmarnock

2004–05 season
Manager	Jim Jefferies
Stadium	Rugby Park
SPL	Seventh place
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Heart of Midlothian
League Cup	Third round, lost to Heart of Midlothian
Top goalscorer	League: Kris Boyd (17) All: Kris Boyd (19)
Highest home attendance	11,156 v Rangers, SPL, 19 December 2004
Lowest home attendance	4,184 v Livingston, SPL, 14 May 2005
Average home league attendance	5,931
Home colours Away colours

Summary

Season

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

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	Hearts	A	0–3	11,403
4	29 August 2004	Dunfermline	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	Hearts	H	1–1	6,129	Leven 31’
15	20 November 2004	Dunfermline	A	1–4	4,344	Wales 80’
16	27 November 2004	Hearts	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	Hearts	A	0–3	9,220
26	19 February 2005	Dunfermline	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	H	4–0	5,100	Locke 26’ Dodds 46’ Boyd 54’ McDonald 64’

Scottish League Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R2	24 August 2004	Hamilton Academical	A	3–0	3,375	Invincible 63’, 86 McDonald 70’
R3	22 September 2004	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–2	5,924	Leven 56’

Scottish Cup

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	8 January 2005	Motherwell	H	2–0	6,093	McDonald 42’ Boyd 45’
R4	5 February 2005	Heart of Midlothian	A	2–2	10,308	Nish 25’ Naismith 89’
R4 Replay	16 February 2005	Heart of Midlothian	H	1–3	6,366	Boyd 90’

Player statistics

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		Alan Combe	37	0	32+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
2	MF		James Fowler	31	0	24+5	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Garry Hay	29	0	22+3	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF		David Lilley	38	1	33+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0
5	DF		Gordon Greer	24	1	19+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Frédéric Dindeleux	32	1	27+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF		Gary McDonald	43	5	38+0	3	2+0	1	3+0	1
8	MF		Gary Locke	28	1	22+3	1	1+1	0	0+1	0
9	FW		Kris Boyd	35	19	29+1	17	2+0	0	2+1	2
10	FW		Craig Dargo	20	2	10+10	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW		Danny Invincible	36	9	28+3	7	2+0	2	3+0	0
12	MF		Allan Johnston	33	3	19+9	3	2+0	0	2+1	0
13	GK		Graeme Smith	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Gary Wales	26	2	12+12	2	0+1	0	0+1	0
15	FW		Colin Nish	28	5	16+10	4	0+0	0	2+0	1
16	MF		Eric Joly	8	0	0+6	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Liam Fontaine	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF		Shaun Dillon	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Simon Ford	20	1	17+1	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF		Stevie Murray	24	1	8+13	1	0+1	0	0+2	0
20	FW		Paul Di Giacomo	8	0	4+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Rhian Dodds	9	1	4+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Peter Leven	36	4	29+3	4	1+0	0	3+0	0
23	MF		Mark Canning	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF		Mickaël Wolski	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	GK		Craig Samson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF		Neil McGregor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW		Scott Johnstone	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF		Jamie Hamill	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	GK		Cameron Bell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Steven Naismith	27	2	16+8	1	0+0	0	2+1	1
34	FW		Robert Campbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	FW		Rory Loy	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	DF		Gary Wild	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	4	6	10	6	3	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7

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

Transfers

Players in Player From Fee Alan Combe Bradford City Free[6] Peter Leven Rangers Free[7] Gary Wales Gillingham Free[8] Allan Johnston Middlesbrough Free[9] Eric Joly Mons Free Simon Ford Redbridge Free[10] Liam Fontaine Fulham Loan[11]

Players out Player To Fee David Merdy Rodez AF Free Gary McSwegan Ross County Free[12] Craig Samson Queen of the South Loan[13] Colin Meldrum Livingston Free[14] Steve Fulton Partick Thistle Free Barry McLaughlin Ayr United Free Martin Hardie Airdrie United Free[15] Alan Mahood St. Johnstone Free Craig Samson St. Johnstone Loan[16] Shaun Dillon Greenock Morton Loan[17] Eric Joly K.V. Oostende Free[18] Mark Canning Stirling Albion Free François Dubourdeau Dundee Free[19]

References

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.
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

• Kilmarnock 2003–04 at Soccerbase.com (select relevant season from dropdown list)