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
ManagerJim Jefferies
StadiumRugby Park
SPLSeventh place
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Heart of Midlothian
League CupThird round, lost to Heart of Midlothian
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

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
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 August 2004HibernianA1–010,933Boyd 73’
214 August 2004CelticH2–410,500McDonald 14’ Wales 28’
321 August 2004HeartsA0–311,403
429 August 2004DunfermlineH1–04,854Invincible 11’
511 September 2004LivingstonA2–03,106Lilley 60’ Invincible 72’
618 September 2004AberdeenH0–16,686Fowler 54’ o.g.
725 September 2004Dundee UnitedH5–24,711Boyd 7’, 16’, 33’, 37’ (Pen.), 84’
83 October 2004RangersA0–246,278
916 October 2004DundeeA1–34,637Boyd 5’
1023 October 2004Inverness CTH2–24,721Murray 5’ Greer 27’
1127 October 2004MotherwellA0–14,521Nish 57’
1230 October 2004HibernianH3–15,959Nish 20’, 42’ Dargo 40’
136 November 2004CelticA1–257,348Nish 89’
1413 November 2004HeartsH1–16,129Leven 31’
1520 November 2004DunfermlineA1–44,344Wales 80’
1627 November 2004HeartsH1–35,389Johnston 25’
174 December 2004AberdeenA2–311,139Invincible 7’ Leven 18’
1811 December 2004Dundee UnitedA0–35,097
1919 December 2004RangersH0–111,156
2027 December 2004DundeeH3–15,468Invincible 18’ Ford 38’ Boyd 82’
213 January 2005Inverness CTA2–01,346Invincible 79’, 90
2215 January 2005MotherwellH2–05,225Boyd 1’, 44’
2322 January 2005HibernianA0–312,660
2430 January 2005CelticH0–19,723
2512 February 2005HeartsA0–39,220
2619 February 2005DunfermlineH2–14,701Naismith 12’ Boyd 43’
2726 February 2005RangersA1–248,578Boyd 76’
282 March 2005LivingstonA1–35,757Johnston 13’
295 March 2005AberdeenH0–15,181
3012 March 2005Dundee UnitedH3–04,353Boyd 27’, 78’ (Pen.) Invincible 88’
312 April 2005DundeeA0–15,494
329 April 2005Inverness CTH0–14,862
3316 April 2005MotherwellA1–14,999Leven 33’
3423 April 2005DundeeH1–03,770Dargo 84’
3530 April 2005Inverness CTA1–23,108McDonald 21’ Leven 72’ (Pen.)
367 May 2005Dundee UnitedA1–14,942Boyd 53’
3714 May 2005LivingstonH2–04,184Boyd 75’, Johnston 85’
3821 May 2005DunfermlineH4–05,100Locke 26’ Dodds 46’ Boyd 54’ McDonald 64’

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R224 August 2004Hamilton AcademicalA3–03,375Invincible 63’, 86 McDonald 70’
R322 September 2004Heart of MidlothianA1–25,924Leven 56’

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R38 January 2005MotherwellH2–06,093McDonald 42’ Boyd 45’
R45 February 2005Heart of MidlothianA2–210,308Nish 25’ Naismith 89’
R4 Replay16 February 2005Heart of MidlothianH1–36,366Boyd 90’

Player statistics
As of 21 May 2005 (UTC)[4]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Alan Combe 37032+002+003+00
2 MF James Fowler 31024+502+000+00
3 DF Garry Hay 29022+301+003+00
4 DF David Lilley 38133+012+003+00
5 DF Gordon Greer 24119+311+001+00
6 DF Frédéric Dindeleux 32127+212+001+00
7 MF Gary McDonald 43538+032+013+01
8 MF Gary Locke 28122+311+100+10
9 FW Kris Boyd 351929+1172+002+12
10 FW Craig Dargo 20210+1020+000+00
11 FW Danny Invincible 36928+372+023+00
12 MF Allan Johnston 33319+932+002+10
13 GK Graeme Smith 606+000+000+00
14 FW Gary Wales 26212+1220+100+10
15 FW Colin Nish 28516+1040+002+01
16 MF Eric Joly 800+601+100+00
16 MF Liam Fontaine 503+000+002+00
17 DF Shaun Dillon 604+200+000+00
18 DF Simon Ford 20117+110+002+00
19 MF Stevie Murray 2418+1310+100+20
20 FW Paul Di Giacomo 804+300+100+00
21 MF Rhian Dodds 914+410+100+00
22 MF Peter Leven 36429+341+003+00
23 MF Mark Canning 000+000+000+00
25 MF Mickaël Wolski 000+000+000+00
26 GK Craig Samson 000+000+000+00
27 DF Neil McGregor 000+000+000+00
29 FW Scott Johnstone 000+000+000+00
31 MF Jamie Hamill 000+000+000+00
32 GK Cameron Bell 000+000+000+00
33 FW Steven Naismith 27216+810+002+11
34 FW Robert Campbell 000+000+000+00
39 FW Rory Loy 000+000+000+00
42 DF Gary Wild 000+000+000+00

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

Transfers

References
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