# 2004–05 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 11th season in Scottish football competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2004–05.

## Results
### Scottish Premier League

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 7 August | Livingston | A | 0–3 | | 3,310 |
| 2 | 15 August | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Golabek, Carricondo | 1,972 |
| 3 | 22 August | Celtic | H | 1–3 | Wilson | 8,736 |
| 4 | 28 August | Dundee United | A | 1–2 | Wilson | 6,017 |
| 5 | 11 September | Hibernian | H | 1–2 | Wilson | 2,011 |
| 6 | 19 September | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 47,063 |
| 7 | 25 September | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 10,340 |
| 8 | 3 October | Motherwell | H | 1–1 | McCaffrey | 1,438 |
| 9 | 16 October | Aberdeen | H | 1–3 | McBain | 9,530 |
| 10 | 23 October | Kilmarnock | A | 2–2 | Wilson, Fox | 4,721 |
| 11 | 27 October | Dundee | H | 2–1 | Bayne (2) | 1,254 |
| 12 | 30 October | Livingston | H | 2–0 | Bayne, Wilson | 1,279 |
| 13 | 6 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Fox | 4,921 |
| 14 | 13 November | Celtic | A | 0–3 | | 56,594 |
| 15 | 23 November | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Carricondo | 1,125 |
| 16 | 27 November | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Carricondo | 9,728 |
| 17 | 5 December | Rangers | H | 1–1 | Bayne | 6,543 |
| 18 | 11 December | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–1 | Carricondo | 2,011 |
| 19 | 18 December | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | Hart, Bayne | 4,267 |
| 20 | 27 December | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 18,250 |
| 21 | 3 January | Kilmarnock | H | 0–2 | | 1,346 |
| 22 | 15 January | Dundee | A | 1–3 | Brewster | 5,567 |
| 23 | 22 January | Livingston | A | 4–1 | Hart, Duncan, Bayne, Carricondo | 4,106 |
| 24 | 29 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–0 | Wilson, Brewster | 5,449 |
| 25 | 19 February | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Wilson | 6,110 |
| 26 | 2 March | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Carricondo, Brewster, Wilson, | 4,443 |
| 27 | 5 March | Rangers | A | 1–1 | Prunty | 49,345 |
| 28 | 12 March | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–0 | Dods, Wilson | 9,822 |
| 29 | 16 March | Celtic | H | 0–2 | | 7,045 |
| 30 | 2 April | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | | 7,026 |
| 31 | 9 April | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | Wilson | 4,862 |
| 32 | 12 April | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Bayne | 3,746 |
| 33 | 16 April | Dundee | H | 3–2 | McBain, Prunty, Brewster | 4.786 |
| 34 | 23 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 4,481 |
| 35 | 30 April | Kilmarnock | H | 1–2 | Tokely | 3,108 |
| 36 | 7 May | Livingston | H | 0–1 | | 3,021 |
| 37 | 14 May | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Fox | 6,691 |
| 38 | 21 May | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | | 5,479 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 10 | Livingston | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 35 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 24 August | Ross County | A | 1–0 | Tokely | 3,315 |
| R3 | 22 September | Motherwell | H | 1–3 | Tokely | 1,464 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | ICT Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 8 January | St Johnstone | H | 1–0 | Golabek | 2,021 |
| R4 | 5 February | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | Brewster | 10,595 |