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2004–05 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 124th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football, competing in the Scottish Premier League. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup, League Cup and the Festival Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
2004–05 season
ChairmanGeorge Foulkes
ManagerCraig Levein
Peter Houston (Caretaker)
John Robertson
Steven Pressley & John McGlynn (Caretaker managers)
StadiumTynecastle Stadium Murrayfield Stadium
Scottish Premier League5th
Scottish CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Hartley (11)
All:
Paul Hartley (15)
Highest home attendance27,272 v Schalke Uefa Cup 4 November 2004
Lowest home attendance5,924 v Kilmarnock League Cup 22 September 2004
Average home league attendance12,272

Managers

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Over the course of the season Hearts had 4 Management teams. They started the season under Craig Levein who left the club on 29 October to join Leicester City. His assistant Peter Houston took charge as care taker manager for 1 game before John Robertson took on the role for 7 months before a fall out with Romanov who dismissed him after he refused to accept a demotion to assistant head coach created a vacancy once again. Steven Pressley and John McGlynn jointly took the role of care taker managers for the final two games of the season.

Stadium

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Hearts used two stadiums over the course of the season Tynecastle Stadium for domestic fixtures and Murrayfield Stadium for international fixtures. This was due to Tynecastle not meeting Uefa requirements for holding international fixtures.

The Campaign

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One of the most important matches in the clubs campaign this season was in the UEFA Cup group stage. On matchday three they played away in St. Jakob-Park in front of 21,650 spectators, with Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) as referee, against Basel. Hearts had lost their first two games in the group. Basel started well into the game and their striker Christian Giménez slashed a hard shot towards the far corner of the goal in the opening minutes, which needed a good save from keeper Craig Gordon. The young goalkeeper blocked the shot into the field, but Julio Hernán Rossi was not able to reach the rebound. Basel dominated the game, they restricted the visitors immensely and Hearts were only able to entered the Basel penalty area from set-pieces. Following a free-kick and a near miss from Michael Stewart, just minutes later Hearts took a surprise lead. A set-piece and Hearts surprisingly played the ball low, three quick passes, Dennis Wyness found room and the striker slotted the ball beyond goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler for the first goal of the game. The home team were now forced to be more committed with their attacks and they put Hearts under increased pressure, responding well to the conceded goal. Only some desperate last-ditch defending denied the hosts from obtaining their equaliser. Basel then started the second half as they had ended the first period, pressing forward. Basel's head-coach Christian Gross changed his attackers midway through the second half and his substitutions quickly paid out. César Carignano slotted home the equaliser. Basel pressed hard for the winning goal as the time ticked on. Hearts' last-gasp winner, in the 89th minute, was more a speculative attack and was made only to relieve the defensive pressure, but it paid off as Robbie Neilson pushed his shot under the body of goalie Zuberbühler with only seconds left on the clock, his first ever goal for the club. Basel versus Hearts 1–2 end result.[1]

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SCO Craig Gordon
2 MF   LTU Marius Kižys
3 DF   AUS Patrick Kisnorbo
4 DF   SCO Steven Pressley
5 DF   CAN Kevin McKenna
6 DF   SCO Andy Webster
7 FW   SCO Dennis Wyness
8 MF   ENG Phil Stamp
9 FW   SCO Lee Miller (on loan from Bristol City)
10 MF   SCO Paul Hartley
11 MF   SCO Neil MacFarlane
12 DF   SCO Robbie Neilson
13 GK   FIN Teuvo Moilanen
14 DF   SCO Jamie McAllister
15 FW   ESP Ramón Pereira
16 MF   SCO Stephen Simmons
17 FW   SCO Graham Weir
18 MF   SCO Neil Janczyk
19 MF   SCO Joe Hamill
20 FW   SCO Mark Burchill
21 DF   SCO Christophe Berra
22 MF   SCO Michael Stewart (on loan from Manchester United)
23 MF   LTU Saulius Mikoliūnas (on loan from FBK Kaunas)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   SCO David McGeown
25 MF   NIR Conall Murtagh
26 FW   SCO Chris Gardiner
27 DF   SCO Gary Tierney
28 DF   SCO Craig Sives
29 GK   SCO Jamie MacDonald
30 DF   SCO Marco Pelosi
31 MF   SCO Ryan Kennedy
32 MF   SCO Ryan Gay
33 DF   NIR David Armstrong
34 FW   IRL Denis McLaughlin
35 FW   SCO Calum Elliot
36 GK   SWE Milan Barjaktarevic
37 DF   SCO John Armstrong
38 DF   SCO Jason Thomson
39 DF   SCO Lee Wallace
40 MF   SCO John Neill
41 MF   SCO Andrew Driver[notes 1]
42 MF   NIR Sean Mackle
43 FW   ENG Jamie Mole
44 MF   NIR Matthew Doherty
45 FW   ISL Hjálmar Þórarinsson
48 MF   LTU Deividas Česnauskis (on loan from FBK Kaunas)

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   IRL Alan Maybury (to Leicester City)
9 FW   SUR Mark de Vries (to Leicester City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   SCO Robert Sloan (to St Johnstone)
33 DF   NIR David Armstrong (on loan to Crusaders)

Fixtures

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Pre-Season Friendlies

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12 July 2004 Friendly Canada B 1–1 Hearts Swangard Stadium
Josh Simpson   92' Wyness   59' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
14 July 2004 Friendly Pacific Coast All Stars 1–4 Hearts Victoria
King   70' McKenna   26' (45), 48' Wyness   78' Attendance: 2,015
Referee: P Ward
14 July 2004 Friendly Millwall 1–1 Hearts Swangard Stadium
Sweeney   19' Pressley   20' (pen.) Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Muaricio Navarro
20 July 2004 Friendly Brechin City 1–2 Hearts Glebe Park
Berra   68' (og.) Simmons   Berra   Referee: Stephen Duff
24 July 2004 Friendly Airdrie United 1–1 Hearts Excelsior Stadium
Coyle   34' Simmons   74' Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Willie Young
27 July 2004 Friendly Ross County 0–0 Hearts Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mike Ritchie
31 July 2004 Friendly Hearts 0–2 Fulham Tynecastle Stadium
Knight   3' Cole   76' Attendance: 6,457
Referee: John Rowbotham

Scottish Premier League

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Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Premier League
7 August 2004 SPL Dundee 0–1 Hearts Dens Park
Pressley   85' (pen.) Attendance: 7,770
Referee: Craig Thomson
14 August 2004 SPL Hearts 0–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 13,864
Referee: Kevin Toner
21 August 2004 SPL Hearts 3–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Weir   13' Pereira   57' Pressley   71' (pen.) Attendance: 11,403
Referee: Stuart Dougal
28 August 2004 SPL Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Fir Park
McBride   59' (pen.) O'Donnell   67' Attendance: 11,403
Referee: Alan Freeland
12 September 2004 SPL Hearts 0–0 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,601
Referee: Dougie McDonald
19 September 2004 SPL Dunfermline 1–0 Hearts East End Park
Nicholson   65' Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Mark Ritchie
25 September 2004 SPL Hearts 1–0 Inverness Tynecastle Stadium
Hartley   15' Attendance: 10,340
Referee: Kenny Clark
3 October 2004 SPL Hearts 0–0 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,646
Referee: Charlie Richmond
16 October 2004 SPL Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Camara   41' Juninho   56' Hartson   82' Attendance: 58,869
Referee: Kenny Clark
24 October 2004 SPL Hearts 2–1 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Kisnorbo   14' Hamill   76' Riordan   90' Attendance: 16,720
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 October 2004 SPL Dundee United 1–1 Hearts Tannadice
Wilson   62' McKenna   5' Attendance: 5,723
Referee: Iain Brines
30 October 2004 SPL Hearts 3–0 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
McKenna   34' Hartley   81' Wyness   92' Attendance: 10,172
Referee: Craig Thomson
7 November 2004 SPL Aberdeen 0–1 Hearts Pittodrie
Hartley   60' (pen.) Attendance: 13,055
Referee: Stuart Dougal
13 November 2004 SPL Kilmarnock 1–1 Hearts Rugby Park
Leven   31' Wyness   69' Attendance: 6,129
Referee: Calum Murray
20 November 2004 SPL Hearts 0–1 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Foran   28' (pen.) Attendance: 10,598
Referee: John Rowbotham
28 November 2004 SPL Rangers 3–2 Hearts Ibrox
McAllister   45' (og.) Novo   56' (81) Hartley   16' (pen.) De Vries   66' Attendance: 48,494
Referee: Dougie McDonald
4 December 2004 SPL Hearts 3–0 Dunfermline Tynecastle Stadium
Wyness   11' Pereira   46' Hartley   56' (pen.) Attendance: 10,084
Referee: John Underhill
11 December 2004 SPL Inverness 1–1 Hearts Pittodrie
Juanjo   67' (pen.) Hartley   62' (pen.) Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Calum Murray
26 December 2004 SPL Hearts 0–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
McGeady   9' Petrov   68' Attendance: 16,163
Referee: Mike McCurry
2 January 2005 SPL Hibs 1–1 Hearts Easter Road
Riordan   22' Hartley   55' Attendance: 17,259
Referee: Dougie McDonald
15 January 2005 SPL Hearts 3–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Stadium
Pressley   44' Miller   48' Hartley   86' Robson   19' Alan Archibald   53' Attendance: 10,305
Referee: Mark Ritchie
22 January 2005 SPL Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
Caballero   54' Hamill   60' Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Willie Young
25 January 2005 SPL Livingston 1–2 Hearts Almondvale Stadium
Lilley   74' Hartley   85' Miller   86' Attendance: 4,318
Referee: Kenny Clark
29 January 2005 SPL Hearts 1–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Wyness   57' (pen.) Attendance: 12,269
Referee: Mike McCurry
12 February 2005 SPL Hearts 3–0 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Mikoliunas   15' Fowler   25' (og.) Miller   67' Attendance: 9,220
Referee: John Underhill
19 February 2005 SPL Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Fir Park
McDonald   25' Fitzpatrick   39' Attendance: 7,390
Referee: Calum Murray
2 March 2005 SPL Hearts 1–2 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Burchill   87' Novo   49' Ricksen   94' (pen.) Attendance: 13,842
Referee: Hugh Dallas
5 March 2005 SPL Dunfermline 1–1 Hearts East End Park
Wilson   32' Hartley   62' (pen.) Attendance: 5,934
Referee: Charlie Richmond
12 March 2005 SPL Hearts 0–2 Inverness Tynecastle Stadium
Dods   55' Wilson   73' Attendance: 9,822
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 March 2005 SPL Hearts 3–1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
Miller   22' Burchill   65' Neilson   68' Dair   45' Attendance: 9,187
Referee: Kenny Clark
2 April 2005 SPL Celtic 0–2 Hearts Celtic Park
Miller   8' Burchill   19' Attendance: 59,562
Referee: Hugh Dallas
13 April 2005 SPL Hearts 1–2 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Miller   39' O'Connor   68' Shiels   73' Attendance: 17,676
Referee: John Rowbotham
16 April 2005 SPL Dundee United 2–1 Hearts Tannadice
Robson   37' Brebner   91' Miller   39' Attendance: 7,704
Referee: Alan Freeland
23 April 2011 SPL Hibs 2–2 Hearts Easter Road
Garry O'Connor   8' Derek Riordan   63' Miller   23' Webster   88' Attendance: 16,620
Referee: Mike McCurry
30 April 2011 SPL Hearts 0–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 10,337
Referee: Iain Brines
7 May 2005 SPL Rangers 2–1 Hearts Ibrox
Buffel   9' Andrews   42' Andrews   84' (og.) Attendance: 49,342
Referee: Charlie Richmond
15 May 2005 SPL Hearts 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Hartley   71' Thompson   25' Beattie   77' Attendance: 15,927
Referee: Willie Young
22 May 2005 SPL Aberdeen 2–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Byrne   45' Adams   49' Attendance: 16,155
Referee: Ian Fyfye

UEFA Cup

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Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

First round

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16 September 2004 Uefa Cup round 1 First Leg Hearts 3–1 Braga Murrayfield Stadium
Webster   52' Hartley   62' Kisnorbo   91' Paulo Sergio Almeida   65' Attendance: 18,769
Referee: Anton Genov
30 September 2004 Uefa Cup round 1 Second Leg Braga 2–2 Hearts Estádio Municipal de Braga
Joao Henrique Pataco Tomas   12' Jaime Junior da Silva Aquino   75' De Vries   27' (48) Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Anton Stredak

Group stage / Group A

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Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup group stage § Group A
21 October 2004 Uefa Cup Group A Round 1 Feyenoord 3–0 Hearts Stadion Feijenoord
Kuyt   22' (83) Goor   58' BBC SPORT Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Tonny Kolbech Poulsen
4 November 2004 Uefa Cup Group A Round 2 Hearts 0–1 Schalke Murrayfield Stadium
Kisnorbo   48'   BBC SPORT Lincoln   73' Attendance: 27,272
Referee: Nikolay Ivanov
25 November 2004 Uefa Cup Group A Round 3 Basel 1–2 Hearts St. Jakob-Park
Carignano   76' BBC SPORT Wyness   31' Neilson   89' Attendance: 21,645
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson
16 December 2004 Uefa Cup Group A Round 4 Hearts 0–1 Ferencváros Murrayfield Stadium
BBC SPORT Rosa   30' Attendance: 26,182
Referee: Levan Paniashvili

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEY SCH BSL FER HOM
1   Feyenoord 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 — — 3–0
2   Schalke 04 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 — — 1–1 2–0 —
3   Basel 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 1–0 — — — 1–2
4   Ferencváros 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 1–1 — 1–2 — —
5   Heart of Midlothian 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3 — 0–1 — 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Festival Cup

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Main article: Festival Cup
4 September 2004 Festival Cup Hearts 3–1 Hibs Tynecastle Stadium
Sives   41' De Vries   63' Wyness   81' Dobbie   80' (pen.) Attendance: 7,282
Referee: John Rowbotham

League Cup

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Main article: Scottish League Cup 2004–05
22 September 2004 League Cup round 3 Hearts 2–1 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Hartley   15' (52) Leven   56' Attendance: 5,924
Referee: Hugh Dallas
10 November 2004 League Cup Round QF Dunfermline 1–3 Hearts East End Park
Mehmet   60' Webster   33' Hartley   66' (pen.) Hamill   84' Attendance: 4,405
Referee: Hugh Dallas
1 February 2005 League Cup Round SF Hearts 2–3 (a.e.t.) Motherwell Easter Road
Burchill   85' Thorarinsson   92' Craigan   20' Foran   78' (pen.) Fitzpatrick   120' Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2004–05 Scottish Cup
8 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3 Partick Thistle 0–0 Hearts Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 5,666
Referee: Calum Murray
19 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3 Replay Partick Thistle 2–1 Hearts Tynecastle Stadium
MacFarlane   34' Wyness   89' One   8' Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Craig MacKay
5 February 2005 Scottish Cup R4 Hearts 2–2 Kilmarnock Tynecastle Stadium
Wyness   18' Miller   45' Nish   25' Naismith   89' Attendance: 10,308
Referee: John Rowbotham
16 February 2005 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Kilmarnock 1–3 Hearts Rugby Park
Boyd   92' (pen.) Wallace   6' Miller   13' Cesnauskis   57' Attendance: 6,366
Referee: John Rowbotham
27 February 2005 Scottish Cup QF Hearts 2–1 Livingston Tynecastle Stadium
Miller   1' McAllister   10' Easton   60' Attendance: 9,796
Referee: Alan Freeland
10 April 2005 Scottish Cup SF Hearts 1–2 Celtic Hampden Park
Cesnauskis   60' Sutton   3' Craig Bellamy   49' Attendance: 38,505
Referee: Stuart Dougal

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
3 Hibernian 38 18 7 13 64 57 +7 61 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 38 18 7 13 44 39 +5 61
5 Heart of Midlothian 38 13 11 14 43 41 +2 50
6 Motherwell 38 13 9 16 46 49 −3 48
7 Kilmarnock 38 15 4 19 49 55 −6 49
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ uefa.com (25 November 2004). "Neilson off the mark in style". uefa.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Heart of Midlothian - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Driver was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-16 level.
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