The 1904–05 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 15th season of the Scottish Football League.
League competitions Scottish League Division One
Celtic became the champions after a playoff victory against Rangers after the two teams finished level on points.
Champions: Celtic
The above table was slightly incorrect. Most reference books have the score for the game 19 November 1904 as Hearts 2 Port Glasgow Athletic 0. The actual score was 5–0. Report Therefore, Hearts should have 3 more goals and Port Glasgow 3 more in the against Column. Incorrect version that appears in most reference books.
League Table from April 1905
Scottish League Division Two
Two teams were promoted from Division Two this season, as next season's Division One capacity increased to sixteen teams.
Other honours Cup honours National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up Scottish Cup Third Lanark 3 – 1 Rangers Scottish Qualifying CupAberdeen2 – 0Renton Scottish Junior Cup Ashfield 2 – 1 Renfrew Victoria
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupAberdeen3 – 2Aberdeen HarpAyrshire CupAyr1 – 0Kilmarnock Border Cup Peebles Rovers3 – 2 Vale of LeithenDumbartonshire CupVale of Leven4 – 1RentonEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian1 – 0 HeartsFife CupCowdenbeath RRRaith RoversForfarshire CupDundee w.o.ArbroathGlasgow CupCeltic2 – 1RangersLanarkshire CupHamilton3 – 0DykeheadLinlithgowshire CupBathgate3 – 2Broxburn North of Scotland Cup Inverness Citadel2 – 0 ClachnacuddinPerthshire CupSt Johnstone3 – 1DunblaneRenfrewshire CupMorton4 – 1ArthurlieSouthern Counties CupMaxwelltown Volunteers 2 – 16th GRVStirlingshire CupAlloa Athletic1 – 0East Stirling
Non-league honours Highland League
Other Senior Leagues DivisionWinner Border Senior League Peebles Rovers Central League King's Park Eastern League Hearts 'A' Northern League Dundee 'A' Perthshire League Scone Scottish Combination Beith
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)6 March 1905Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)1–3BHCJohn Tait Robertson18 March 1905Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)4–0BHCCharles Thomson (2), Bobby Walker, Jimmy Quinn1 April 1905Crystal Palace, London (A)0–1BHC
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match BHC = British Home Championship
Other national teams Scottish League XI
DateVenueOpponentsScotland scorer(s) 11 March 1905Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Football League XI2–3 Jimmy Quinn, Charles Thomson
Notes
See also 1904–05 Aberdeen F.C. season 1904–05 Rangers F.C. season
References
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive