2004–05 Airdrie United F.C. season

Airdrie United 2004–05 football season

Airdrie United
2004–05 season
Chairman	Jim Ballantyne
Manager	Sandy Stewart
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium
Scottish First Division	Fifth place
Scottish Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Challenge Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Owen Coyle (14) All: Owen Coyle (15)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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

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 v t e	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 Academical	36	12	11	13	35	36	−1	47

Source: "2004-2005 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL (in Malay). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results and fixtures

^[5] Win Draw Loss

First Division

Airdrie United v St Johnstone

7 August 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	1– 0	St Johnstone	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Vareille 85'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,365 Referee: Dallas

Partick Thistle v Airdrie United

14 August 2004 SFL1	Partick Thistle	3– 2	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Escalas 34' Hinds 53' Mitchell 68'	Report	Coyle 20', 66'	Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Dougal

Airdrie United v Raith Rovers

21 August 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	1– 1	Raith Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	McKeown 61'	Report	Sacko 6'	Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Tumilty

Falkirk v Airdrie United

28 August 2004 SFL1	Falkirk	5– 0	Airdrie United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Thomson 9', 78' Nicholls 25' Lawrie 54' Latapy 62'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Clark

Airdrie United v Queen of the South

4 September 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	0– 1	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	McLaughlin 35'	Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Smith

Clyde v Airdrie United

11 September 2004 SFL1	Clyde	1– 2	Airdrie United	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	Wilford 16'	Report	Barkey 39' Coyle 69'	Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Murray

Airdrie United v Ross County

18 September 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	1– 2	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	McKeown 41' (Penalty)	Report	Canning 6' Winters 54'	Attendance: 1,484 Referee: Conroy

St Mirren v Airdrie United

25 September 2004 SFL1	St Mirren	1– 1	Airdrie United	Love Street
15:00	McGowan 17' (Own goal)	Report	Roberts 90'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Conroy

Airdrie United v Hamilton Academical

2 October 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	0– 2	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		Report	McLaughlin 70' Tunbridge 90'	Attendance: 1,900 Referee: McDonald

Airdrie United v Partick Thistle

16 October 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	4– 2	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Wilson 20' Coyle 34', 82' McLaren 59'	BBC Report	Madaschi 42' Escalas 65'	Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Foy

St Johnstone v Airdrie United

23 October 2004 SFL1	St Johnstone	1– 1	Airdrie United	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Christie 70' (own goal)	BBC Report	Coyle 87'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ritchie

Airdrie United v Falkirk

30 October 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	1– 3	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Coyle 72'	BBC Report	Latapy 7' Thomson 44' Lawrie 76'	Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Rowbotham

Queen of the South v Airdrie United

6 November 2004 SFL1	Queen of the South	1– 0	Airdrie United	Palmerston Park
15:00	Bowey 53'	Report		Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Young

Airdrie United v Clyde

13 November 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	3– 1	Clyde	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Coyle 14' Roberts 16' Gow 75'	Report	Walker 81'	Attendance: 1,862 Referee: McDonald

Ross County v Airdrie United

20 November 2004 SFL1	Ross County	1– 2	Airdrie United	Victoria Park
15:00	Docherty 40' (Own goal)	Report	Hardie 16' Lovering 86'	Attendance: 2,345 Referee: MacKay

Hamilton Academical v Airdrie United

27 November 2004 SFL1	Hamilton Academical	1– 3	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
15:00	McPhee 11'	BBC Report	Coyle 24' Gow 43', 78'	Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Clark

Airdrie United v St Mirren

4 December 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	3– 2	St Mirren	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Coyle 32', 83' Hardie 67'	BBC Report	Gillies 45' O'Neil 66'	Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Dallas

Airdrie United v St Johnstone

11 December 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	0– 0	St Johnstone	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Richmond

Raith Rovers v Airdrie United

18 December 2004 SFL1	Raith Rovers	0– 2	Airdrie United	Stark's Park
15:00		BBC Report	Hardie 67' Wilson 88'	Attendance: 1,795 Referee: Duff

Falkirk v Airdrie United

26 December 2004 SFL1	Falkirk	1– 0	Airdrie United	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Duffy 31'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Conroy

Airdrie United v Queen of the South

29 December 2004 SFL1	Airdrie United	2– 0	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
19:45	Coyle 31' Gow 74'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Allan

Clyde v Airdrie United

1 January 2005 SFL1	Clyde	1– 0	Airdrie United	Broadwood Stadium
15:00	Jones 78'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Young

Airdrie United v Ross County

15 January 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	2– 1	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	McLaren 42' Coyle 90'	Report	Winters 60'	Attendance: 1,512 Referee: McDonald

St Mirren v Airdrie United

22 January 2005 SFL1	St Mirren	1– 0	Airdrie United	Love Street
15:00	Kean 82'	Report		Attendance: 3,040 Referee: Brines

Partick Thistle v Airdrie United

12 February 2005 SFL1	Partick Thistle	1– 1	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Fleming 14'	BBC Report	McManus 24'	Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Duff

Airdrie United v Raith Rovers

19 February 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	2– 1	Raith Rovers	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Wilson 27' McKeown 86'	Report	Tulloch 38'	Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Smith

Queen of the South v Airdrie United

5 March 2005 SFL1	Queen of the South	0– 0	Airdrie United	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Young

Airdrie United v Hamilton Academical

8 March 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	1– 0	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
19:45	Gow 90'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Dallas

Airdrie United v Falkirk

12 March 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	2– 2	Falkirk	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Gow 52' (Penalty) McKeown 60'	BBC Report	Duffy 3' James 85'	Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Cassidy

Airdrie United v Clyde

19 March 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	2– 4	Clyde	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Hardie 9' Coyle 25'	ESPN Report	Harty 2' (Penalty), 34', 56' Mensing 29'	Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Fyfe

Ross County v Airdrie United

2 April 2005 SFL1	Ross County	3– 1	Airdrie United	Victoria Park
15:00	Cowie 44' Higgins 57', 78'	Report	Gow 2'	Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Toner

Hamilton Academical v Airdrie United

9 April 2005 SFL1	Hamilton Academical	1– 1	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
15:00	Hardy 42'	BBC Report	Christie 44'	Attendance: 2,030 Referee: McDonald

Airdrie United v St Mirren

16 April 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	0– 2	St Mirren	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		Report	Kean 65', 76'	Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Conroy

St Johnstone v Airdrie United

23 April 2005 SFL1	St Johnstone	1– 2	Airdrie United	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Dobbie 58'	BBC Report	McLaren 21' Gow 90'	Attendance: 2,239 Referee: Allan

Airdrie United v Partick Thistle

30 April 2005 SFL1	Airdrie United	0– 1	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Hinds 7'	Attendance: 1,747 Referee: McCurry

Raith Rovers v Airdrie United

7 May 2005 SFL1	Raith Rovers	0– 1	Airdrie United	Stark's Park
15:00		Report	Gow 38' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Robinson

Challenge Cup

Airdrie United v Queen of the South

31 July 2004 Challenge Cup R1	Airdrie United	0–2	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		Report	Wood 59' English 80' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,481 Referee: McCurry

League Cup

Airdrie United v East Fife

10 August 2004 League Cup R1	Airdrie United	3–0	East Fife	Excelsior Stadium
19:30	Vareille 10' Coyle 45' Roberts 61' (Penalty)	Report		Attendance: 1,053 Referee: McDonald

Airdrie United v Clyde

24 August 2004 League Cup R2	Airdrie United	0–1	Clyde	Excelsior Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Wilford 73'	Attendance: 1,595 Referee: Brines

Scottish Cup

Ross County v Airdrie United

24 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3	Ross County	4–1	Airdrie United	Victoria 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	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Mark McGeown	34	0	30	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
	GK	SCO	Lee Hollis	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Allan McManus	34	1	30	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Scott Wilson	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen McKenna	9	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Neil McGowan	35	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Lovering	34	1	30	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin Christie	21	1	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Sandy Stewart	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Willie Wilson	23	0	20	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Martin Hardie	26	5	25	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Stephen Docherty	30	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Kevin Barkey	21	1	19	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	David Dunn	27	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Stephen McKeown	26	4	22	4	1	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Marvyn Wilson	40	3	36	3	1	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Thomas Hoey	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Steven McDougall	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Willie McLaren	28	3	27	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Mark Roberts	35	3	31	2	1	0	2	1	1	0
	FW	SCO	Alan Gow	29	9	26	9	0	0	2	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Owen Coyle	37	15	33	14	1	0	2	1	1	0
	FW	FRA	Jérôme Vareille	31	2	27	1	1	0	2	1	1	0
			Trialist	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

^ "2004–05 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Ross County F.C. v Airdrie United F.C." Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "2004–05 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Airdrie Utd 0-2 Queen of South". ESPN. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Airdrie United's results season 2004/2005". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

Airdrieonians Football Club

Club	History Honours Managers Matches Players
Culture	Former Airdrieonians Lanarkshire derby Section B
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium
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Matches	2003 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup final 2024 Scottish Challenge Cup final

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Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers
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