1904–05 Celtic F.C. season

1904–05 was Celtic's 17th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish First Division,^[1] which they won for the first time since 1897-98. It was Celtic's 5th league title and 9th major title overall.

Celtic

1904–05 season
Manager	Willie Maley
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	1st
Scottish Cup	Semi-finalists
← 1903–04 1905–06 →

Celtic and Rangers had finished the league campaign level on 41 points, and a play-off at Hampden Park (doubling up as a fixture in the minor Glasgow Football League) was arranged to decide the championship. An English-based referee was drafted in to officiate at the match due to increasing tensions between the two groups of supporters and controversies in recent matches between the sides. Celtic won 2–1, with Jimmy McMenemy and Davie Hamilton scoring the decisive goals.

Celtic also won the Glasgow Charity Cup.

Results

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1904–05 Scottish Division One

Partick Thistle v Celtic

20 August 1904 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 - 5	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Meadowside Attendance: 9,000

Port Glasgow Athletic v Celtic

27 August 1904 First Division	Port Glasgow Athletic	1 - 4	Celtic	Port Glasgow
				Stadium: Clune Park Attendance: 6,000

Celtic v Hearts

3 September 1904 First Division	Celtic	1 - 1	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,000

St Mirren v Celtic

17 September 1904 First Division	St Mirren	2 – 3	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street

Hearts v Celtic

19 September 1904 First Division	Hearts	2 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 10,000

Celtic v Third Lanark

26 September 1904 First Division	Celtic	2 – 1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

Queen's Park v Celtic

1 October 1904 First Division	Queen's Park	2 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,000

Celtic v Rangers

15 October 1904 First Division	Celtic	2 - 2	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

Third Lanark v Celtic

22 October 1904 First Division	Third Lanark	1– 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 12,000

Celtic v Queen's Park

29 October 1904 First Division	Celtic	1 - 1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Kilmarnock v Celtic

5 November 1904 First Division	Kilmarnock	0 – 3	Celtic	Kilmarnock
				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,000

Hibernian v Celtic

12 November 1904 First Division	Hibernian	2 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 7,800

Celtic v Dundee

19 November 1904 First Division	Celtic	3 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Airdrieonians v Celtic

26 November 1904 First Division	Airdrieonians	1 – 3	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 7,500

Celtic v Motherwell

3 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	4 – 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

Morton v Celtic

10 December 1904 First Division	Morton	0 – 1	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 5,000

Celtic v Partick Thistle

17 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v St Mirren

24 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	1 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Kilmarnock

31 December 1904 First Division	Celtic	3 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

Rangers v Celtic

1 January 1905 First Division	Rangers	0 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 70,000

Celtic v Airdrieonians

3 January 1905 First Division	Celtic	2 – 3	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v Port Glasgow Athletic

7 January 1905 First Division	Celtic	3 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000

Dundee v Celtic

14 January 1905 First Division	Dundee	2 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 13,000

Celtic v Hibernian

21 January 1905 First Division	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

Celtic v Morton

4 February 1905 First Division	Celtic	5 – 2	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000

Rangers v Celtic

18 February 1905[a] First Division	Rangers	1 – 4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 71,000

Motherwell v Celtic

4 March 1905 First Division	Motherwell	2 – 6	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,000

First Division play-off

Celtic v Rangers

6 May 1905[4][5] First Division play-off	Celtic	2 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
	McMenemy Hamilton		Robertson	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Frederick Kirkham

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1904–05 Scottish Cup

Dumfries v Celtic

28 January 1905 First round	Dumfries	1 – 2	Celtic	Dumfries
				Stadium: Eastfield Park Attendance: 3,000

Celtic v Lochgelly United

11 February 1905 Second round	Celtic	3 – 0	Lochgelly United	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000

Celtic v Partick Thistle

25 February 1905 Third round	Celtic	3 – 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000

Celtic v Rangers

25 March 1905[6][7] Semi-final	Celtic	0 – 2[b]	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: T. Robertson