2004–05 Clyde F.C. season

Clyde Football Club
2004–2005 season
ManagerBilly Reid
First Division3rd
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
League CupThird round
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Harty (14)
All: Ian Harty (17)
Highest home attendance8,000 (vs Celtic, 27 February 2005)
Lowest home attendance532 (vs Forfar Athletic, 14 September 2004)

In the 2004–05 season, Clyde competed in their fifth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division. Billy Reid, who was assistant manager the previous season, was given the manager's job, following the departure of Alan Kernaghan.

Transfers

May – January

In:

Player From Fee Date
John Paul McKeever Clyde Youth Free 1 July 2004
Robert Harris Clyde Youth Free 1 July 2004
Paul Flaherty Clyde Youth Free 1 July 2004
Gary Arbuckle Celtic Free 26 July 2004
Aron Wilford Lincoln City Free 2 August 2004
Gary Bollan Motherwell Free 6 August 2004
Darren Sheridan Oldham Athletic Free 6 August 2004
Karim Kerkar Al-Sailiya Free 20 August 2004
Alex Walker Rangers Loan 20 August 2004
Eddie Malone St Johnstone Swap 24 August 2004
Aaron Conway Dundee United Loan 27 August 2004
Jean-Louis Valois Unattached Free 30 August 2004
Scott Wilson Airdrie United Free 31 August 2004
Mickael Marsiglia FC Cartagena Free 10 September 2004

Out:

Player To Fee Date
Jack Ross Hartlepool United Free 24 May 2004
Andy Smith Gretna Free 24 May 2004
John Fraser Stranraer Free 24 May 2004
David Hagen Peterhead Free 24 May 2004
Pat Keogh Hamilton Academical Free 24 May 2004
Mark McLaughlin Hamilton Academical Free 24 May 2004
Alan Kernaghan Livingston Free 17 June 2004
Stuart McCluskey Greenock Morton Free 3 June 2004
Stephen McConalogue St Johnstone Free 3 June 2004
Colin Marshall Aston Villa Loan Return 24 May 2004
Austin McCann Boston United Free 3 June 2004
Steven Jack Released Free 24 May 2004
Steven McIntyre Released Free 24 May 2004
Alistair Martin Released Free 24 May 2004
Chris McBride Released Free 24 May 2004
Kevin Fotheringham St Johnstone Swap 24 August 2004
Paul Doyle Montrose Loan 27 August 2004
David Greenhill Montrose Loan 27 August 2004
Karim Kerkar Dundee United Free 31 August 2004
Jean-Louis Valois Burnley Free 31 August 2004
Mickael Marsiglia Yverdon Sport Free 14 October 2004

January – April

In:

Player From Fee Date
Graeme Jones Bury Free 1 January 2005
Alex Burns Motherwell Loan 7 January 2005
Chris Gardiner Hearts Loan 14 January 2005
David Greenhill Montrose Loan Return 18 February 2005
Miguel Ángel Espínola Unattached Free 30 March 2005

Out:

Player From Fee
Alex Walker Rangers Loan Return 1 January 2005
Aron Wilford Stalybridge Celtic Free 1 January 2005
Aaron Conway Dundee United Loan Return 20 January 2005
Graeme McCracken Cumbernauld United Loan 20 January 2005

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Bryn Halliwell
GK  SCO Allan Morrison
DF  SCO Stuart Balmer
DF  SCO Gary Bollan
DF  ESP Miguel Angel Espinola
DF  SCO Paul Doyle
DF  SCO Kevin Fotheringham
DF  SCO Robert Harris
DF  GER Simon Mensing
DF  SCO John Potter (Captain)
DF  SCO Scott Wilson
MF  SCO Kevin Bradley
MF  SCO Craig Bryson
MF  SCO Alex Burns (on loan from Motherwell)
MF  SCO Jimmy Gibson
MF  SCO David Greenhill
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ALG Karim Kerkar
MF  SCO Eddie Malone
MF  FRA Mickael Marsiglia
MF  SCO Graeme McCracken
MF  SCO John Paul McKeever
MF  ENG Darren Sheridan
MF  FRA Jean-Louis Valois
MF  SCO Alex Walker (on loan from Rangers)
FW  SCO Gary Arbuckle
FW  SCO Aaron Conway (on loan from Dundee United)
FW  SCO Paul Flaherty
FW  SCO Chris Gardiner (on loan from Hearts)
FW  SCO Mark Gilhaney
FW  SCO Ian Harty
FW  ENG Graeme Jones
FW  ENG Aron Wilford

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

Date Opponents Stadium Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance Notes
7 August 2004 Partick Thistle Broadwood Stadium 2–1 Harty 27', Gibson 45'  85' 3,800
14 August 2004 Raith Rovers Starks Park 3–2 Bryson 4', Harty 42' (pen.), Potter 57' 1,784
21 August 2004 Ross County Broadwood Stadium 1–0 Wilford 55' 1,101
28 August 2004 Queen of the South Palmerston Park 1–0 Harty 20' 1,639
4 September 2004 St Mirren Broadwood Stadium 0–0 2,484
11 September 2004 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium 1–2 Wilford 16' 1,367
18 September 2004 Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park 1–0 Harty 16' 2,017
25 September 2004 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 1–1 Harty 77' 3,813
2 October 2004 St Johnstone Broadwood Stadium 1–0 Sheridan 17' 1,456
16 October 2004 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium 2–0 Conway 11', Wilson 36' 1,196
23 October 2004 Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 0–0 4,026
30 October 2004 Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium 2–0 Harty 9' 38' 1,284
6 November 2004 St Mirren St Mirren Park 0–0 3,788
13 November 2004 Airdrie United Excelsior Stadium 1–3 Walker 81', Malone 1,862
20 November 2004 Hamilton Academical Broadwood Stadium 2–1 Sheridan 35', Potter 90' 1,200
27 November 2004 St Johnstone McDiarmid Park 0–3 2,026
4 December 2004 Falkirk Broadwood Stadium 0–2 Sheridan  53' 2,864
11 December 2004 Partick Thistle Broadwood Stadium 1–1 Bollan 20' 1,800
18 December 2004 Ross County Victoria Park 1–0 Harty 70' 1,953
1 January 2005 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium 1–0 Jones 78' 1,513
15 January 2005 Hamilton Academical New Douglas Park 1–0 Arbuckle 51' 1,873
12 February 2005 Raith Rovers Starks Park 3–3 Harty 39' 56' (pen.) 73' (pen.) 1,394
19 February 2005 Ross County Broadwood Stadium 1–0 Harty 52' 1,086
2 March 2005 Queen of the South Palmerston Park 1–0 Bollan 23' 1,448
5 March 2005 St Mirren St Mirren Park 0–0 Sheridan  89' 2,736
8 March 2005 St Mirren Broadwood Stadium 0–0 1,002
12 March 2005 Queen of the South Broadwood Stadium 0–1 1,060
15 March 2005 Falkirk Falkirk Stadium 0–0 3,842
19 March 2005 Airdrie United Excelsior Stadium 4–2 Harty 2' (pen.) 34' 56', Jones 29' 1,641
22 March 2005 St Johnstone Broadwood Stadium 1–1 Burns 57' 1,223
2 April 2005 Hamilton Academical Broadwood Stadium 1–3 Bryson 83' 1,235
9 April 2005 St Johnstone McDiarmid Park 0–0 1,770
16 April 2005 Falkirk Broadwood Stadium 0–1 1,939
23 April 2005 Partick Thistle Firhill Stadium 0–1 2,694
30 April 2005 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium 1–0 Gilhaney 28' 1,122
7 May 2005 Ross County Victoria Park 1–1 Bryson 23' 2,130

Scottish Challenge Cup

Date Round Opponents Stadium Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance Notes
31 August 2004 Round 2 Stranraer Broadwood Stadium 1–0 Valois 72' 759
14 September 2004 Round 3 Forfar Athletic Broadwood Stadium 1–2 Harty 9', Mensing  70' 532

Scottish League Cup

Date Round Opponents Stadium Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance Notes
24 August 2004 Round 2 Airdrie United Excelsior Stadium 1–0 Wilford 73' 1,595
21 September 2004 Round 3 Dundee United Tannadice Park 0–4 2,336

Scottish Cup

Date Round Opponents Stadium Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance Notes
8 January 2005 Round 3 Falkirk Broadwood Stadium 3–0 Harty 35', 72', Bollan 68' 4,011
5 February 2005 Round 4 Ross County Victoria Park 0–0 1,629
15 February 2005 Round 4 replay Ross County Broadwood Stadium 2 – 1 AET Bryson 35', Arbuckle 93' 1,576
27 February 2005 Quarter Final Celtic Broadwood Stadium 0–5 8,000

Player statistics

# Player P
GK Bryn Halliwell 43 0 0 0
DF Simon Mensing 38 0 0 1
DF Gary Bollan 31 3 0 0
DF Stuart Balmer 18 (1) 0 0 0
DF John Potter 44 2 0 0
MF Darren Sheridan 34 (1) 2 0 2
FW Gary Arbuckle 15 (18) 2 0 0
MF Jimmy Gibson 35 (1) 1 0 1
FW Aron Wilford 15 (6) 3 0 0
DF Kevin Fotheringham 3 0 0 0
FW Ian Harty 40 17 0 0
FW Mark Gilhaney 20 (19) 1 0 0
MF Craig Bryson 28 (6) 3 0 0
DF Paul Doyle 0 (2) 0 0 0
MF David Greenhill 2 (3) 0 0 0
MF Karim Kerkar 3 0 0 0
MF Alex Walker 11 (6) 1 0 0
FW Aaron Conway 6 (7) 1 0 0
GK Allan Morrison 1 (1) 0 0 0
DF Scott Wilson 20 (3) 1 0 0
MF Graeme McCracken 1 (1) 0 0 0
MF Jean-Louis Valois 1 1 0 0
MF Kevin Bradley 2 (15) 0 0 0
MF John Paul McKeever 0 (4) 0 0 0
MF Eddie Malone 30 (1) 0 0 1
MF Mickael Marsiglia 2 0 0 0
FW Graeme Jones 13 (3) 2 0 0
MF Alex Burns 18 (1) 1 0 0
FW Chris Gardiner 2 (5) 0 0 0
DF Miguel Angel Espinola 6 0 0 0
DF Robert Harris 1 0 0 0
FW Paul Flaherty 0 0 0 0

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Falkirk (C, P) 36 22 9 5 66 30 +36 75 Promotion to the Premier League
2 St Mirren 36 15 15 6 41 23 +18 60
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
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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