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2004–05 Sheffield United F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship.

Sheffield United
2004–05 season
ChairmanDerek Dooley
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
Football League Championship8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gray (15)
All: Gray (18)
Highest home attendance27,595 (vs. Arsenal, 1 March)
Lowest home attendance5,399 (vs. Stockport County, 24 August)
Average home league attendance19,594

Season summary edit

In 2004–05 season, Warnock once again brought in a host of new faces with the pick being arguably the signings of former Sheffield Wednesday players Bromby, Quinn and Geary. The Blades again flirted around the play-offs places but some inconsistent performances, which included only winning 5 of their last 20 Championship games, saw the club again fall just short of the top six.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 West Ham United (O, P) 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73 Qualification for Championship play-offs
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 +7 70
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 57 56 +1 67
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 21 10 72 59 +13 66
10 Millwall 46 18 12 16 51 45 +6 66
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted


Results edit

Sheffield United's score comes first

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Burnley A 1–1 16,956 (3,607 away) Gray
10 August 2004 Stoke City H 0–0 19,723 (810 away)
14 August 2004 Reading H 0–1 22,429 (735 away)
20 August 2004 Preston North End A 1–0 12,084 (768 away) Gray
28 August 2004 Leeds United H 2–0 22,959 (3,325 away) Ward, Harley
31 August 2004 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 13,804 (840 away) Gray
11 September 2004 West Ham United H 1–2 21,058 (2,284 away) Quinn
14 September 2004 Leicester City A 2–3 23,422 (1,729 away) Morgan, Forte
18 September 2004 Wigan Athletic A 0–4 10,682 (2,257 away)
25 September 2004 Coventry City H 1–1 16,337 (793 away) Black
28 September 2004 Sunderland H 1–0 17,908 (2,211 away) Shaw
2 October 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 6,418 (590 away) Shaw
17 October 2004 Gillingham A 3–1 6,964 (448 away) Shaw (2), Tonge
19 October 2004 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 19,445 (2,183 away) Liddell
23 October 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 18,893 (1,375 away) Bromby, Gray
29 October 2004 Crewe Alexandra A 3–2 7,131 (1,049 away) Harley, Gray, Cadamarteri
2 November 2004 Ipswich Town A 1–5 22,977 (468 away) Bromby
6 November 2004 Gillingham H 0–0 16,598 (349 away)
13 November 2004 Watford H 1–1 18,454 (709 away) Quinn
20 November 2004 Derby County A 1–0 25,725 (2,612 away) Quinn
27 November 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–3 18,946 (2,463 away) Bromby, Thirlwell, Shaw
4 December 2004 Millwall A 2–1 11,207 (648 away) Liddell, Geary
11 December 2004 Rotherham United A 2–2 8,195 (2,823 away) Tonge, Shaw
18 December 2004 Cardiff City H 2–1 18,240 (662 away) Liddell, Gray
26 December 2004 Coventry City A 2–1 21,146 (3,313 away) Morgan, Gray
28 December 2004 Leicester City H 2–0 22,100 (1,758 away) Gray, Quinn
1 January 2005 Wigan Athletic H 0–2 21,869 (1,207 away)
3 January 2005 West Ham United A 2–0 27,424 (1,245 away) Řepka (own goal), Bromby
15 January 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–2 21,482 (1,133 away) Mayo (own goal)
22 January 2005 Sunderland A 0–1 27,337 (1,437 away)
5 February 2005 Ipswich Town H 0–2 20,680 (2,528 away)
22 February 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 13,953
26 February 2005 Rotherham United H 1–0 18,431 (1,687 away) Shaw
5 March 2005 Cardiff City A 0–1 12,250 (421 away)
8 March 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 4–0 16,079 (180 away) Kabba (2), Gray (2)
12 March 2005 Stoke City A 0–2 17,019
15 March 2005 Preston North End H 1–1 18,647 (1,134 away) Bromby
19 March 2005 Burnley H 2–1 19,374 (1,218 away) Quinn, Gray
2 April 2005 Reading A 0–0 18,899
5 April 2005 Leeds United A 4–0 28,936 Webber, Montgomery, Gray (2)
9 April 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 3–2 20,426 Webber (2), Gray (pen)
12 April 2005 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 21,903 Quinn
15 April 2005 Derby County H 0–1 20,794
23 April 2005 Watford A 0–0 17,138
30 April 2005 Millwall H 0–1 19,797
8 May 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–4 27,454 (1,710 away) Quinn, Gray

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Aston Villa H 3–1 14,003 (2,483 away) Cullip, Liddell (2)
R4 29 January 2005 West Ham United A 1–1 19,444 (2,687 away) Jagielka
R4R 13 February 2005 West Ham United H 1–1 (won 3–1 on pens) 15,067 Liddell
R5 19 February 2005 Arsenal A 1–1 36,891 Gray (pen)
R5R 1 March 2005 Arsenal H 0–0 (lost 2–4 on pens) 27,595 (1,990 away)

League Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2004 Stockport County H 4–1 5,399 (492 away) Morgan, Cutler (own goal), Tonge, Lester
R2 21 September 2004 Wrexham A 3–2 3,423 (386 away) Gray (2), Jagielka
R3 26 October 2004 Watford H 0–0 (lost 2–4 on pens) 7,689 (484 away)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

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   IRL Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF   ENG Rob Kozluk
3 DF   ENG Alan Wright
4 MF   SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 2]
5 DF   ENG Chris Morgan
6 DF   ENG Phil Jagielka
7 FW   SCO Andy Liddell[notes 3]
8 FW   SCO Andy Gray[notes 4]
9 FW   ENG Ashley Ward
10 FW   ENG Danny Cadamarteri
11 FW   JAM David Johnson[notes 5] (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
12 MF   IRL Alan Quinn
13 GK   ENG Phil Barnes
14 DF   ENG Jon Harley
15 MF   ENG Paul Thirlwell
16 DF   ENG Simon Francis
17 DF   ENG Leigh Bromby
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   ENG Michael Tonge
19 FW   ENG Steve Kabba
20 DF   ENG Chris Armstrong
21 FW   ENG Jonathan Forte[notes 6]
22 MF   ENG Ian Ross
23 MF   ENG Kevan Hurst
24 MF   SCO Stuart McCall[notes 7]
25 FW   ENG Danny Webber (on loan from Watford)
26 DF   IRL Derek Geary
27 MF   IRL Adrian Harper
28 FW   ENG Billy Sharp
44 FW   ENG Daniel Ebbutt
29 FW   ENG Luke Beckett
30 FW   ENG Paul Shaw
32 DF   ENG Danny Cullip
33 GK   ENG Danny Haystead
34 FW   ENG Tommy Johnson

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   JAM Barry Hayles[notes 8] (to Millwall)
11 FW   ENG Jack Lester (to Nottingham Forest)
25 DF   ITA Emanuele Gabrieli (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF   ENG Tommy Black (on loan from Crystal Palace)
31 GK   ENG Ian Bennett (on loan from Birmingham City)
— MF   ENG Ashley Sestanovich (released)

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Loans in edit

Loans out edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Sheffield United - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Harley to join Blades". BBC News. 21 June 2004.
  3. ^ "Warnock's quadruple swoop". BBC Sport. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Blades snap up Barnes". BBC Sport. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Blades seal Thirlwell deal". BBC News. 27 July 2004.
  6. ^ "Cadamarteri to join Blades". BBC Sport. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Blades agree deal to sign Cullip". BBC Sport. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Tranmere sign Rankine". BBC Sport. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Page seals Cardiff switch". BBC Sport. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Cullip and Webber make loan swap". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. ^ Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. ^ Liddell was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  5. ^ Johnson was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but also qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally under FIFA guidelines as he held a British passport and represented England at B level before making his international debut for Jamaica in March 1999. He would later be called up by Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, but was only eligible to represent England due to an agreement between the home nations.
  6. ^ Forte was born in Sheffield, England, and represented them at U-16, U-17, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2010.
  7. ^ McCall was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1990.
  8. ^ Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
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