2004–05 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
2004–05 season
ManagerJohn Robertson (to November)
Craig Brewster (from November)
Scottish Premier League8th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barry Wilson (9)
All: Barry Wilson (9))
Highest home attendance9,530 vs. Aberdeen, 16 October 2004 (Pittodrie Stadium)
6,092 vs. Celtic, 16 March 2005 (Caledonian Stadium)
Lowest home attendance1,125 vs. Dundee United, 23 November 2004 (Pittodrie Stadium)
1,464 vs. Motherwell, 22 September 2004 (Caledonian Stadium)

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

Main article: 2004–05 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 1,913
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 Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
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[b]
10 Livingston 38 9 8 21 34 61 −27 35
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.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 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

Main article: 2004–05 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

References

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