# 2004–05 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Aberdeen's 92nd season in the top flight of Scottish football. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Cup.

## Scottish Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Celtic | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Hibernian | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 61 | |
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50 | |
| 6 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 48 | |
* ↑ 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.
| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 7 August | Rangers | H | 0–0 | | 19,028 | AFC Heritage |
| 2 | 14 August | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | | 13,684 | AFC Heritage |
| 3 | 21 August | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–0 | Whelan | 8,533 | AFC Heritage |
| 4 | 28 August | Livingston | H | 2–0 | Craig (2) | 13,888 | AFC Heritage |
| 5 | 11 September | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Mackie | 10,995 | AFC Heritage |
| 6 | 18 September | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | Fowler | 6,686 | AFC Heritage |
| 7 | 25 September | Hibernian | H | 0–1 | | 12,137 | AFC Heritage |
| 8 | 2 October | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Heikkinen | 11,217 | AFC Heritage |
| 9 | 16 October | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 3–1 | Adams (2), Mackie | 9,530 | AFC Heritage |
| 10 | 23 October | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Adams, Serverin | 10,737 | AFC Heritage |
| 11 | 27 October | Celtic | A | 3–2 | Mackie, Pasquinelli, Stewart | 57,151 | AFC Heritage |
| 12 | 31 October | Rangers | A | 0–5 | | 48,918 | AFC Heritage |
| 13 | 7 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–1 | | 13,055 | AFC Heritage |
| 14 | 13 November | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–1 | Tod, Mackie | 10,398 | AFC Heritage |
| 15 | 20 November | Livingston | A | 2–0 | Foster, Mackie | 4,569 | AFC Heritage |
| 16 | 27 November | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | Tosh | 12,038 | AFC Heritage |
| 17 | 4 December | Kilmarnock | H | 3–2 | Pasquinelli (2), Clark | 11,139 | AFC Heritage |
| 18 | 11 December | Hibernian | A | 1–2 | Mackie | 13,461 | AFC Heritage |
| 19 | 18 December | Dundee | A | 0–1 | | 7,310 | AFC Heritage |
| 20 | 27 December | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 0–0 | | 18,250 | AFC Heritage |
| 21 | 3 January | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | | 7,948 | AFC Heritage |
| 22 | 16 January | Celtic | H | 0–1 | | 17,057 | AFC Heritage |
| 23 | 23 January | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Mackie | 17,495 | AFC Heritage |
| 24 | 29 January | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–1 | | 12,269 | AFC Heritage |
| 25 | 12 February | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–2 | Diamond | 5,579 | AFC Heritage |
| 26 | 19 February | Livingston | H | 2–0 | McNaughton, Whelan | 9,214 | AFC Heritage |
| 27 | 2 March | Dundee United | A | 2–1 | Diamond, Stewart | 6,688 | AFC Heritage |
| 28 | 5 March | Kilmarnock | A | 1–0 | McNaughton | 5,181 | AFC Heritage |
| 29 | 12 March | Hibernian | H | 3–0 | Anderson, Whelan, Mackie | 14,465 | AFC Heritage |
| 30 | 19 March | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Whelan | 11,138 | AFC Heritage |
| 31 | 2 April | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 1–0 | Whelan | 7,026 | AFC Heritage |
| 32 | 9 April | Motherwell | H | 1–3 | Heikkinen | 10,443 | AFC Heritage |
| 33 | 16 April | Celtic | A | 2–3 | Diamond, Mackie | 59,998 | AFC Heritage |
| 34 | 23 April | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Mackie | 5,063 | AFC Heritage |
| 35 | 1 May | Rangers | H | 1–3 | Clark | 17,198 | AFC Heritage |
| 36 | 8 May | Celtic | A | 0–2 | | 59,498 | AFC Heritage |
| 37 | 14 May | Hibernian | A | 2–1 | | 15,288 | AFC Heritage |
| 38 | 22 May | Heart of Midlothian | H | 2–0 | Byrne, Adams | 16,155 | AFC Heritage |

## Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R2 | 24 August | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–0 | Diamond, Adams, Craig | 4,549 | AFC Heritage |
| R3 | 22 September | Rangers | H | 0–2 | | 14,876 | AFC Heritage |

## Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| R3 | 8 January | Arbroath | A | 2–0 | Heiikkinen, Mackie | 4,165 | AFC Heritage |
| R4 | 5 February | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | H | 2–1 | Mackie (2) | 10,595 | AFC Heritage |
| QF | 27 February | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Byrne | 8,661 | AFC Heritage |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Preece |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (Captain) |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Scott Severin |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Markus Paatelainen |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Markus Heikkinen |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Steven Craig |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Derek Adams |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Scott Morrison |
| 17 | FW | ISL | Thorarinn Kristjansson |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Scott Muirhead |
| 19 | FW | SCO | John Stewart |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Richard Foster |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Jamie Winter |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan |
| 24 | FW | ARG | Fernando Pasquinelli |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Gary Dempsey |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Richie Byrne |
| 28 | FW | FIN | Mikko Paatelainen |
| 29 | FW | CZE | Lubomir Blaha |
| 50 | GK | SCG | Saša Ilić |

### Appearances & Goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | SPL | SPL | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David Preece | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Phil McGuire | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 40 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Russell Anderson (c) | 36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Zander Diamond | 31 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Scott Severin | 33 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FIN | Marcus Heikkinen | 34 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Steven Craig | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 24 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Chris Clark | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Darren Mackie | 38 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Michael Hart | 37 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Scott Morrison | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ISL | Thorarinn Kristjansson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Scott Muirhead | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | John Stewart | 29 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Ryan Esson | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Richard Foster | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Jamie Winter | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Noel Whelan | 23 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRL | Gary Dempsey | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Andrew Considine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Richie Byrne | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | CZE | Lubomír Blaha | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | SCO | Steve Tosh | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FIN | Markus Paatelainen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Richard Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ARG | Fernando Pasquinelli | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |