In the race for the SPL title, Celtic recorded a win over city rivals Rangers. However, as the season drew to a close, with Rangers closely following, the club extended their lead at the top of the SPL table to two points as they lined up for the final game of the season. A win at Motherwell was required to seal the title.
With two minutes remaining on the clock, Celtic were leading 1–0, a result which would have handed them the league. However, Motherwell's Scott McDonald (who later signed for Celtic) netted two last-minute goals. Rangers defeated Hibernian 1–0 at Easter Road, thereby winning the league championship title and leaving Celtic in second position. Celtic ended the season one week later with a 1–0 win over Dundee United in the Scottish Cup Final, which was marked by fans as Martin O'Neill's final match as manager.
On 25 May 2005, O'Neill announced he would resign as manager of Celtic at the end of 2004–05 season along with first team coach Steve Walford and assistant manager John Robertson. It was widely reported that O'Neill decided to take time out of football in order to care for his ailing wife, who was ill with lymphoma.[1]
James McLeod was released due to long term injury, ongoing Sciatic nerve problem due to dislocating herniated disc.
References
^"Strachan in for O'Neill at Celtic". BBC News. 25 May 2005.
^"2004–2005 Glasgow Celtic F.C. Squad". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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Celtic started season 2004 05 looking to win the Scottish Premier League trophy and retain the Scottish Cup They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and entered the Champions League at the group stage Celtic2004 05 seasonChairmanBrian QuinnManagerMartin O NeillGroundCeltic ParkGlasgow Scotland Capacity 60 355 Scottish Premier League2ndScottish CupWinnersScottish League CupQuarter finalsChampions LeagueGroup stageTop goalscorerLeague John Hartson 25 All John Hartson 30 2003 042005 06 In the race for the SPL title Celtic recorded a win over city rivals Rangers However as the season drew to a close with Rangers closely following the club extended their lead at the top of the SPL table to two points as they lined up for the final game of the season A win at Motherwell was required to seal the title With two minutes remaining on the clock Celtic were leading 1 0 a result which would have handed them the league However Motherwell s Scott McDonald who later signed for Celtic netted two last minute goals Rangers defeated Hibernian 1 0 at Easter Road thereby winning the league championship title and leaving Celtic in second position Celtic ended the season one week later with a 1 0 win over Dundee United in the Scottish Cup Final which was marked by fans as Martin O Neill s final match as manager On 25 May 2005 O Neill announced he would resign as manager of Celtic at the end of 2004 05 season along with first team coach Steve Walford and assistant manager John Robertson It was widely reported that O Neill decided to take time out of football in order to care for his ailing wife who was ill with lymphoma 1 Contents 1 Competitions 2 Squad 3 Player statistics 3 1 Appearances and goals 4 Team statistics 4 1 League table 5 Technical staff 6 Transfers 7 See also 8 ReferencesCompetitions EditAll results home and away list Celtic s goal tally first Win Draw Loss Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Celtic scorers18 July 2004 Craven Cottage Fulham 2 0 Friendly Hartson Lennon pen 24 July 2004 Qwest Field Chelsea 2 4 ChampionsWorld Series Beattie 2 27 July 2004 Rentschler Field Liverpool 1 5 ChampionsWorld Series Beattie pen 29 July 2004 Lincoln Financial Field Manchester United 2 1 ChampionsWorld Series Sutton pen Beattie1 August 2004 SkyDome Roma 0 1 ChampionsWorld Series4 August 2004 Celtic Park Newcastle United 2 1 Friendly Sylla Camara8 August 2004 Celtic Park Motherwell 2 0 SPL McNamara Sutton10 August 2004 Celtic Park Tottenham 2 0 Friendly Beattie Camara14 August 2004 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 4 2 SPL Hartson 2 Thompson 2 22 August 2004 Pittodrie Stadium Inverness CT 3 1 SPL Hartson 2 Petrov29 August 2004 Celtic Park Rangers 1 0 SPL Thompson11 September 2004 Celtic Park Dundee 3 0 SPL Camara 2 Hartson14 September 2004 Celtic Park Barcelona 1 3 UCL Sutton19 September 2004 Easter Road Hibernian 2 2 SPL Camara Hartson21 September 2004 Celtic Park Falkirk 8 1 SLC Sylla Wallace 3 Lambert McManus McGeady29 September 2004 San Siro Milan 1 3 UCL Varga3 October 2004 Tannadice Dundee United 3 0 SPL Sutton 2 pen Petrov16 October 2004 Celtic Park Hearts 3 0 SPL Camara Juninho Hartson20 October 2004 Lokomotiv Stadium Donetsk Shakhtar Donetsk 0 3 UCL24 October 2004 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 4 2 SPL Petrov Camara Hartson Sutton27 October 2004 Celtic Park Aberdeen 2 3 SPL Hartson 2 30 October 2004 Fir Park Motherwell 3 2 SPL McGeady Thompson pen Beattie2 November 2004 Celtic Park Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 UCL Thompson6 November 2004 Celtic Park Kilmarnock 2 1 SPL McGeady Thompson pen 10 November 2004 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 1 2 SLC Hartson13 November 2004 Celtic Park Inverness CT 3 0 SPL Sutton Hartson 2 20 November 2004 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 0 2 SPL24 November 2004 Nou Camp Barcelona 1 1 UCL Hartson28 November 2004 Dens Park Dundee 2 2 SPL Camara Hartson4 December 2004 Celtic Park Hibernian 2 1 SPL Hartson 2 7 December 2004 Celtic Park Milan 0 0 UCL12 December 2004 East End Park Dunfermline Athletic 2 0 SPL Sutton Petrov18 December 2004 Celtic Park Dundee United 1 0 SPL Sutton26 December 2004 Tynecastle Hearts 2 0 SPL McGeady Petrov2 January 2005 Celtic Park Livingston 2 1 SPL Hartson Sutton9 January 2005 Celtic Park Rangers 2 1 SC Sutton Hartson16 January 2005 Pittodrie Aberdeen 1 0 SPL Sutton22 January 2005 Celtic Park Motherwell 2 0 SPL Sutton Petrov30 January 2005 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 1 0 SPL Sutton pen 6 February 2005 East End Park Dunfermline Athletic 3 0 SC Hartson 2 Sutton9 January 2005 Celtic Park Rangers 0 2 SPL27 February 2005 Broadwood Stadium Clyde 5 0 SC Varga 2 Thompson pen Petrov Bellamy2 March 2005 Celtic Park Dundee 3 0 SPL Petrov Balde 2 6 March 2005 Easter Road Hibernian 3 1 SPL Petrov Hartson Bellamy12 March 2005 Celtic Park Dunfermline Athletic 6 0 SPL Hartson 2 McGeady Petrov 2 Beattie16 March 2005 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 2 0 SPL Bellamy Thompson pen 19 March 2005 Tannadice Dundee United 3 2 SPL Bellamy 3 2 April 2005 Celtic Park Hearts 0 2 SPL10 April 2005 Hampden Park Hearts 2 1 SC Sutton Bellamy13 April 2005 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 4 0 SPL Hartson 3 pen Varga16 April 2005 Celtic Park Aberdeen 3 2 SPL Varga Hartson Bellamy24 April 2005 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 2 1 SPL Petrov Bellamy30 April 2005 Celtic Park Hibernian 1 3 SPL Beattie8 May 2005 Celtic Park Aberdeen 2 0 SPL Hartson 2 15 May 2005 Tynecastle Hearts 2 1 SPL Thompson Beattie22 May 2005 Fir Park Motherwell 1 2 SPL Sutton28 May 2005 Hampden Park Dundee United 1 0 SC ThompsonKey SPL Scottish Premier League SC Scottish Cup SLC Scottish League Cup CLF Champions League Group F CL Champions League Match F Friendly matchSquad Edit 2 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF SUI Stephane Henchoz3 MF GUI Mohamed Sylla4 DF SCO Jackie McNamara5 DF BEL Joos Valgaeren6 DF GUI Bobo Balde7 MF BRA Juninho Paulista8 MF ENG Alan Thompson9 FW ENG Chris Sutton10 FW WAL John Hartson11 MF SCO Stephen Pearson12 MF ESP David Fernandez14 MF SCO Paul Lambert16 DF DEN Ulrik Laursen17 MF FRA Didier Agathe18 MF NIR Neil Lennon19 MF BUL Stilian Petrov No Pos Nation Player20 GK SCO Rab Douglas21 GK SWE Magnus Hedman22 GK SCO David Marshall23 DF SVK Stanislav Varga27 FW SEN Henri Camara29 MF SCO Shaun Maloney33 MF SCO Ross Wallace35 MF SCO Paul Lawson37 FW SCO Craig Beattie41 DF SCO John Kennedy44 DF SCO Stephen McManus46 MF IRL Aiden McGeady47 FW WAL Craig Bellamy DF SCO Craig Reid48 MF SCO James McLeod FW ISL Kjartan FinnbogasonPlayer statistics EditAppearances and goals Edit List of squad players including number of appearances by competition No Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup OtherApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals2 DF SUI Stephane Henchoz 8 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 03 DF GUI Mohammed Sylla 9 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 04 DF SCO Jackie McNamara 44 1 34 1 4 0 1 0 5 05 DF BEL Joos Valgaeren 28 0 18 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 1 06 DF GUI Dianbobo Balde 46 3 34 2 5 0 2 1 5 07 MF BRA Juninho Paulista 22 1 9 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 08 MF ENG Alan Thompson 44 10 32 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 19 FW ENG Chris Sutton 37 16 25 2 12 5 3 0 0 4 1 110 FW WAL John Hartson 49 30 38 25 4 3 1 1 6 111 MF SCO Stephen Pearson 9 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 012 FW ESP David Fernandez 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 MF SCO Paul Lambert 7 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 015 MF NED Bobby Petta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 DF DEN Ulrik Laursen 21 0 12 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 017 DF FRA Didier Agathe 24 0 14 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 018 MF NIR Neil Lennon 49 0 38 0 4 0 1 0 6 019 MF BUL Stilian Petrov 49 12 37 11 5 1 1 0 6 020 GK SCO Rab Douglas 19 0 14 0 4 0 1 0 0 021 GK SWE Magnus Hedman 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 022 GK SCO David Marshall 24 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 4 023 DF SVK Stanislav Varga 46 6 34 3 5 2 1 0 6 127 FW SEN Henri Camara 26 8 12 6 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 029 FW SCO Shaun Maloney 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 033 MF SCO Ross Wallace 21 3 4 12 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 3 035 MF SCO Paul Lawson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 037 FW SCO Craig Beattie 13 4 0 11 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 041 DF SCO John Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 DF SCO Stephen McManus 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 046 MF IRL Aiden McGeady 37 5 20 7 4 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 047 FW WAL Craig Bellamy 15 9 12 7 3 2 0 0 0 0Team statistics EditLeague table Edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation a 1 Rangers 38 29 6 3 78 22 56 93 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round2 Celtic 38 30 2 6 85 35 50 92 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round3 Hibernian 38 18 7 13 64 57 7 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round4 Aberdeen 38 18 7 13 44 39 5 615 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 11 14 43 41 2 50Source Scottish Professional Football LeagueRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Goals scoredNotes 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 Technical staff EditPosition StaffManager Martin O NeillAssistant Manager John RobertsonFirst Team Coach Steve WalfordGoalkeeping Coach Terry GennoeHead of Youth Academy Tommy BurnsHead of Recruitment Tom O NeillHead Physiotherapist Tim WilliamsonPhysiotherapist Gavin McCarthyDoctor Roddy MacDonaldHead of Sports Science Kenny McMillanPerformance Coach Jim HenryLast updated 12 June 2017Source citation needed Transfers EditIn Date Player From Fee Source29 July 2004 Jacob Lensky Blackburn Rovers 10 Bosman5 August 2004 Henri Camara Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 Loan25 August 2004 Juninho Middlesbrough 10 Bosman23 December 2004 Kjartan Finnbogason KR 10 Undisclosed23 December 2004 Teddy Bjarnason KR 10 Undisclosed29 January 2005 Stephane Henchoz Liverpool 10 Bosman31 January 2005 Craig Bellamy Newcastle United 10 LoanOut Date Player To Fee Source30 June 2004 Henrik Larsson Barcelona 10 Bosman1 July 2004 Liam Miller Manchester United 10 Bosman2 July 2004 Johan Mjallby Levante 10 Bosman21 July 2004 Jamie Smith ADO Den Haag 10 Bosman10 November 2004 Bobby Petta Terminated contract Released8 January 2005 Kevin McBride Motherwell 10 Undisclosed6 April 2005 Juninho Palmeiras 10 BosmanSee also EditList of Celtic F C seasonsJames McLeod was released due to long term injury ongoing Sciatic nerve problem due to dislocating herniated disc References Edit Strachan in for O Neill at Celtic BBC News 25 May 2005 2004 2005 Glasgow Celtic F C Squad worldfootball net Retrieved 6 December 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 05 Celtic F C season amp oldid 1098199365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,