2004–05 Airdrie United F.C. season

Season 2004–05 was Airdrie United's third competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2004–05 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerSandy Stewart
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish First DivisionFifth Place
Scottish CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Owen Coyle (14)
All:
Owen Coyle (15)

Summary

Airdrie United finished fifth in the First Division.[1] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[2] the second round of the League Cup[3] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[4]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Clyde 36 16 12 8 35 29 +6 60
4 Queen of the South 36 14 9 13 36 38 −2 51
5 Airdrie United 36 14 8 14 44 48 −4 50
6 Ross County 36 13 8 15 40 37 +3 47
7 Hamilton Acad 36 12 11 13 35 36 −1 47
Source:

Results and fixtures

[5]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish First Division
7 August 2004 SFL1Airdrie United1– 0St JohnstoneExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Vareille  85' BBC Report Attendance: 2,365
Referee: Dallas
14 August 2004 SFL1Partick Thistle3– 2Airdrie UnitedFirhill Stadium
15:00 Escalas  34'
Hinds  53'
Mitchell  68'		 Report Coyle  20', 66' Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Dougal
21 August 2004 SFL1Airdrie United1– 1Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown  61' Report Sacko  6' Attendance: 2,009
Referee: Tumilty
28 August 2004 SFL1Falkirk5– 0Airdrie UnitedFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Thomson  9', 78'
Nicholls  25'
Lawrie  54'
Latapy  62'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Clark
4 September 2004 SFL1Airdrie United0– 1Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McLaughlin  35' Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Smith
11 September 2004 SFL1Clyde1– 2Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium
15:00 Wilford  16' Report Barkey  39'
Coyle  69'		 Attendance: 1,367
Referee: Murray
18 September 2004 SFL1Airdrie United1– 2Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown  41' (Penalty) Report Canning  6'
Winters  54'		 Attendance: 1,484
Referee: Conroy
25 September 2004 SFL1St Mirren1– 1Airdrie UnitedLove Street
15:00 McGowan  17' (Own goal) Report Roberts  90' Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Conroy
2 October 2004 SFL1Airdrie United0– 2Hamilton AcademicalExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Report McLaughlin  70'
Tunbridge  90'		 Attendance: 1,900
Referee: McDonald
16 October 2004 SFL1Airdrie United4– 2Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Wilson  20'
Coyle  34', 82'
McLaren  59'		 BBC Report Madaschi  42'
Escalas  65'		 Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Foy
23 October 2004 SFL1St Johnstone1– 1Airdrie UnitedMcDiarmid Park
15:00 Christie  70' (own goal) BBC Report Coyle  87' Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ritchie
30 October 2004 SFL1Airdrie United1– 3FalkirkExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Coyle  72' BBC Report Latapy  7'
Thomson  44'
Lawrie  76'		 Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Rowbotham
6 November 2004 SFL1Queen of the South1– 0Airdrie UnitedPalmerston Park
15:00 Bowey  53' Report Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Young
13 November 2004 SFL1Airdrie United3– 1ClydeExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Coyle  14'
Roberts  16'
Gow  75'		 Report Walker  81' Attendance: 1,862
Referee: McDonald
20 November 2004 SFL1Ross County1– 2Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
15:00 Docherty  40' (Own goal) Report Hardie  16'
Lovering  86'		 Attendance: 2,345
Referee: MacKay
27 November 2004 SFL1Hamilton Academical1– 3Airdrie UnitedNew Douglas Park
15:00 McPhee  11' BBC Report Coyle  24'
Gow  43', 78'		 Attendance: 2,295
Referee: Clark
4 December 2004 SFL1Airdrie United3– 2St MirrenExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Coyle  32', 83'
Hardie  67'		 BBC Report Gillies  45'
O'Neil  66'		 Attendance: 2,514
Referee: Dallas
11 December 2004 SFL1Airdrie United0– 0St JohnstoneExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Richmond
18 December 2004 SFL1Raith Rovers0– 2Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
15:00 BBC Report Hardie  67'
Wilson  88'		 Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Duff
26 December 2004 SFL1Falkirk1– 0Airdrie UnitedFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Duffy  31' BBC Report Attendance: 4,126
Referee: Conroy
29 December 2004 SFL1Airdrie United2– 0Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Coyle  31'
Gow  74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Allan
1 January 2005 SFL1Clyde1– 0Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium
15:00 Jones  78' BBC Report Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Young
15 January 2005 SFL1Airdrie United2– 1Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McLaren  42'
Coyle  90'		 Report Winters  60' Attendance: 1,512
Referee: McDonald
22 January 2005 SFL1St Mirren1– 0Airdrie UnitedLove Street
15:00 Kean  82' Report Attendance: 3,040
Referee: Brines
12 February 2005 SFL1Partick Thistle1– 1Airdrie UnitedFirhill Stadium
15:00 Fleming  14' BBC Report McManus  24' Attendance: 3,791
Referee: Duff
19 February 2005 SFL1Airdrie United2– 1Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Wilson  27'
McKeown  86'		 Report Tulloch  38' Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Smith
5 March 2005 SFL1Queen of the South0– 0Airdrie UnitedPalmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Young
8 March 2005 SFL1Airdrie United1– 0Hamilton AcademicalExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Gow  90' BBC Report Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Dallas
12 March 2005 SFL1Airdrie United2– 2FalkirkExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Gow  52' (Penalty)
McKeown  60'		 BBC Report Duffy  3'
James  85'		 Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Cassidy
19 March 2005 SFL1Airdrie United2– 4ClydeExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Hardie  9'
Coyle  25'		 ESPN Report Harty  2' (Penalty), 34', 56'
Mensing  29'		 Attendance: 1,641
Referee: Fyfe
2 April 2005 SFL1Ross County3– 1Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
15:00 Cowie  44'
Higgins  57', 78'		 Report Gow  2' Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Toner
9 April 2005 SFL1Hamilton Academical1– 1Airdrie UnitedNew Douglas Park
15:00 Hardy  42' BBC Report Christie  44' Attendance: 2,030
Referee: McDonald
16 April 2005 SFL1Airdrie United0– 2St MirrenExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Report Kean  65', 76' Attendance: 1,989
Referee: Conroy
23 April 2005 SFL1St Johnstone1– 2Airdrie UnitedMcDiarmid Park
15:00 Dobbie  58' BBC Report McLaren  21'
Gow  90'		 Attendance: 2,239
Referee: Allan
30 April 2005 SFL1Airdrie United0– 1Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Hinds  7' Attendance: 1,747
Referee: McCurry
7 May 2005 SFL1Raith Rovers0– 1Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
15:00 Report Gow  38' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,296
Referee: Robinson

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Challenge Cup
31 July 2004 Challenge Cup R1Airdrie United0 – 2Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Report Wood  59'
English  80' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,481
Referee: McCurry

League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish League Cup
10 August 2004 League Cup R1Airdrie United3 – 0East FifeExcelsior Stadium
19:30 Vareille  10'
Coyle  45'
Roberts  61' (Penalty)		 Report Attendance: 1,053
Referee: McDonald
24 August 2004 League Cup R2Airdrie United0 – 1ClydeExcelsior Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Wilford  73' Attendance: 1,595
Referee: Brines

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
24 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3Ross County4 – 1Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
19:45 Burke  23' (Penalty)
McGeown  23' (Own goal)
Winters  51', 55'		 Report Hardie  40' Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Northcroft

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Mark McGeown 340300102010
GK Lee Hollis 6060000000
DF Allan McManus 341301102010
DF Scott Wilson 3020001000
DF Stephen McKenna 9080100000
DF Neil McGowan 350330100010
DF Paul Lovering 341301102010
DF Kevin Christie 211191001010
DF Sandy Stewart 2020000000
MF Willie Wilson 230200102000
MF Martin Hardie 265254110000
MF Stephen Docherty 300280002000
MF Kevin Barkey 211191002000
MF David Dunn 270240101010
MF Stephen McKeown 264224102010
MF Marvyn Wilson 403363102010
MF Thomas Hoey 4030001000
FW Steven McDougall 1010000000
FW Willie McLaren 283273100000
FW Mark Roberts 353312102110
FW Alan Gow 299269002010
FW Owen Coyle 37153314102110
FW Jérôme Vareille 312271102110
  Trialist 2020000000
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References
  1. "2004-05 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  2. "Ross County F.C. v Airdrie United F.C." Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. "2004-05 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  4. "Airdrie Utd 0-2 Queen of South". ESPN. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  5. "Airdrie United's results season 2004/2005". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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