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
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left| Scottish Cup
| Third Lanark
| 3 – 1
| Rangers
|-
|align=left| Scottish Qualifying Cup
|Aberdeen
|2 – 0
|Renton
|-
|align=left| Scottish Junior Cup
| Ashfield
| 2 – 1
| Renfrew Victoria
|}
County
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=160|Competition
!width=135|Winner
!width=80|Score
!width=135|Runner-up
|-
|align=left|Aberdeenshire Cup
|Aberdeen
|3 – 2
|Aberdeen Harp
|-
|align=left|Ayrshire Cup
|Ayr
|1 – 0
|Kilmarnock
|-
|align=left| Border Cup
| Peebles Rovers
|3 – 2
| Vale of Leithen
|-
|align=left|Dumbartonshire Cup
|Vale of Leven
|4 – 1
|Renton
|-
|align=left|East of Scotland Shield
|Hibernian
|1 – 0
|Hearts
|-
|align=left|Fife Cup
|Cowdenbeath
| RR
|Raith Rovers
|-
|align=left|Forfarshire Cup
|Dundee
| w.o.
|Arbroath
|-
|align=left|Glasgow Cup
|Celtic
|2 – 1
|Rangers
|-
|align=left|Lanarkshire Cup
|Hamilton
|3 – 0
|Dykehead
|-
|align=left|Linlithgowshire Cup
|Bathgate
|3 – 2
|Broxburn
|-
|align=left| North of Scotland Cup
| Inverness Citadel
|2 – 0
| Clachnacuddin
|-
|align=left|Perthshire Cup
|St Johnstone
|3 – 1
|Dunblane
|-
|align=left|Renfrewshire Cup
|Morton
|4 – 1
|Arthurlie
|-
|align=left|Southern Counties Cup
|Maxwelltown Volunteers
| 2 – 1
|6th GRV
|-
|align=left|Stirlingshire Cup
|Alloa Athletic
|1 – 0
|East Stirling
|}
Non-league honours
Highland League
Other Senior Leagues
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=230|Division
!width=150|Winner
|-
| 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
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Competition
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|6 March 1905
|Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)
|
|align=center|1–3
|BHC
|John Tait Robertson
|-bgcolor=#ddffdd
|18 March 1905
|Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)
|
|align=center|4–0
|BHC
|Charles Thomson (2), Bobby Walker, Jimmy Quinn
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
|1 April 1905
|Crystal Palace, London (A)
|
|align=center|0–1
|BHC
|
|}
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- BHC = British Home Championship
Other national teams
Scottish League XI
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Venue
!Opponents
!
!Scotland scorer(s)
|-bgcolor=#ffdddd
| 11 March 1905
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)
| Football League XI
|align=center|2–3
| 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