1904–05 in Scottish football
# 1904–05 in Scottish football

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| =1 | Celtic | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 41 |
| =1 | Rangers | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 28 | +55 | 41 |
| 3 | Third Lanark | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 35 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 27 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 26 |
| 7 | Hearts | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 25 |
| 8 | Dundee | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 25 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 23 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 22 |
| 11 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 21 |
| 12 | Queen's Park | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 20 |
| 13 | Morton | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 18 |
| 14 | Motherwell | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 14 |

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.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| =1 | Celtic | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 41 |
| =1 | Rangers | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 28 | +55 | 41 |
| 3 | Third Lanark | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 35 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 27 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 26 |
| 7 | Hearts | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 25 |
| 8 | Dundee | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 25 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 23 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 22 |
| 11 | Port Glasgow Athletic | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 21 |
| 12 | Queen's Park | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 20 |
| 13 | Morton | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 18 |
| 14 | Motherwell | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 14 |

League Table from April 1905

### Scottish League Division Two

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clyde (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 32 | |
| 2 | Falkirk (P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 28 | Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 27 | |
| 4 | Leith Athletic | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 24 | |
| 5 | Arthurlie | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Ayr | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 23 | |
| 7 | Aberdeen (P) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 21 | Promoted to the 1905–06 Scottish Division One |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 20 | |
| 9 | East Stirlingshire | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 19 | |
| 9 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 19 | |
| 11 | Abercorn | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 17 | |
| 12 | St Bernard's | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 11 | |

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**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup | Third Lanark | 3 – 1 | Rangers |
| Scottish Qualifying Cup | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Renton |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Ashfield | 2 – 1 | Renfrew Victoria |

**County**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 3 – 2 | Aberdeen Harp |
| Ayrshire Cup | Ayr | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock |
| Border Cup | Peebles Rovers | 3 – 2 | Vale of Leithen |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Vale of Leven | 4 – 1 | Renton |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | RR | Raith Rovers |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee | w.o. | Arbroath |
| Glasgow Cup | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Rangers |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Hamilton | 3 – 0 | Dykehead |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Bathgate | 3 – 2 | Broxburn |
| North of Scotland Cup | Inverness Citadel | 2 – 0 | Clachnacuddin |
| Perthshire Cup | St Johnstone | 3 – 1 | Dunblane |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Morton | 4 – 1 | Arthurlie |
| Southern Counties Cup | Maxwelltown Volunteers | 2 – 1 | 6th GRV |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | East Stirling |

### Non-league honours

**Senior**

Highland League

Top Three :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Clachnacuddin | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 17 |
| 2 | Black Watch | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 17 |
| 3 | Inverness Thistle | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 16 |

Other Leagues

| Division | Winner |
| - | - |
| Border Senior League | |
| Central League | King's Park |
| Eastern League | Hearts 'A' |
| Northern League | Dundee 'A' |
| Perthshire League | Scone |
| Scottish Combination | Beith |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 March 1905 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 1–3 | BHC | John Tait Robertson |
| 18 March 1905 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Ireland | 4–0 | BHC | Charles Thomson (2), Bobby Walker, Jimmy Quinn |
| 1 April 1905 | Crystal Palace, London (A) | England | 0–1 | BHC | |

Key:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Other national teams

### Scottish League XI

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Scotland scorer(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 March 1905 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | Football League XI | 2–3 | |
