2004–05 Aberdeen F.C. season
# 2004–05 Aberdeen F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Aberdeen's 92nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 94th season overall. 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 |
