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2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League Championship.

Nottingham Forest
2004–05 season
ChairmanNigel Doughty
ManagerJoe Kinnear (until 16 December)
Gary Megson (from 10 January)
StadiumCity Ground
Football League Championship23rd (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gareth Taylor (7)
All: Gareth Taylor (11)
Average home league attendance23,565

Season summary edit

Manager Joe Kinnear was hoping to push for promotion from the newly named Coca-Cola Championship in 2004–05, but the start to the season was poor. Despite a promising draw with Wigan on the first day of the season (the game which started a run of four consecutive draws), the team's form and league position went downhill. With fans becoming restless, and the threat of demonstrations against the team management, Kinnear resigned in December after a 3–0 defeat to arch-rivals Derby County at Pride Park left Forest struggling at the foot of the Championship.[1] Following Mick Harford's brief reign as caretaker, in January 2005, Gary Megson was named as Nottingham Forest's new manager. He had previously won promotion to the Premiership twice with West Bromwich Albion, having taken over at a time when they were on the verge of relegation to League One,[2] and it was hoped that he could achieve the same success with Forest. After a loss to Millwall in Megson's first match in charge, a six-game unbeaten run gave the fans hope that survival might be on the cards. However, Forest would win only one more league game all season after that, and they finished second from bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship and were relegated to League One. This made them the first former European Cup winners to suffer relegation to the third tier of their domestic league.

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
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 12 21 40 65 −25 51
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 66 86 −20 50
22 Gillingham (R) 46 12 14 20 45 66 −21 50 Relegation to Football League One
23 Nottingham Forest (R) 46 9 17 20 42 66 −24 44
24 Rotherham United (R) 46 5 14 27 35 69 −34 29
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.
(R) Relegated


Results edit

Nottingham Forest's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 12,035 Taylor
11 August 2004 Ipswich Town H 1–1 21,125 Evans
14 August 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 2–2 24,201 Taylor, King
21 August 2004 Leeds United A 1–1 31,808 Reid
28 August 2004 Coventry City H 1–4 23,041 Johnson
30 August 2004 Plymouth Argyle A 2–3 17,538 Jess (2)
11 September 2004 Cardiff City H 0–0 21,607
14 September 2004 Sunderland A 0–2 23,540
18 September 2004 Stoke City A 0–0 21,115
26 September 2004 West Ham United H 2–1 25,615 Evans, King
29 September 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 20,109
3 October 2004 Millwall A 0–1 11,233
15 October 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 21,865 Reid
19 October 2004 Sheffield United A 1–1 19,445 Johnson
23 October 2004 Preston North End A 2–3 12,439 King (2)
30 October 2004 Watford H 1–2 24,473 Reid
3 November 2004 Rotherham United H 2–2 21,619 Johnson, King (pen)
6 November 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 27,605 Johnson
13 November 2004 Burnley A 0–1 11,622
20 November 2004 Reading H 1–0 21,138 Taylor
27 November 2004 Gillingham A 1–2 8,784 Taylor
4 December 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 26,099 Reid, Lester
11 December 2004 Derby County A 0–3 30,793
17 December 2004 Leicester City H 1–1 21,415 Dawson
26 December 2004 West Ham United A 2–3 32,270 Johnson (2)
28 December 2004 Sunderland H 1–2 27,457 Reid
1 January 2005 Stoke City H 1–0 22,051 Bopp
3 January 2005 Cardiff City A 0–3 15,545
15 January 2005 Millwall H 1–2 25,949 Commons
22 January 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–0 6,704
5 February 2005 Rotherham United A 0–0 8,448
23 February 2005 Preston North End H 2–0 19,209 Evans, Commons
26 February 2005 Derby County H 2–2 26,160 Evans (pen), Taylor
5 March 2005 Leicester City A 1–0 27,277 Taylor
8 March 2005 Watford A 2–0 12,118 Commons (2)
12 March 2005 Ipswich Town A 0–6 25,765
16 March 2005 Leeds United H 0–0 27,101
19 March 2005 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 24,008 Taylor
2 April 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 8,458 Dobie
6 April 2005 Coventry City A 0–2 22,221
9 April 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 0–3 28,887
12 April 2005 Sheffield United H 1–1 21,903 Commons
16 April 2005 Reading A 0–1 17,905
23 April 2005 Burnley H 1–0 24,165 Commons
30 April 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 17,834 Bopp
8 May 2005 Gillingham H 2–2 24,800 Morgan, Bopp

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 3–0 11,140 Reid, Commons, Folly
R4 29 January 2005 Peterborough United H 1–0 16,774 King
R5 12 February 2005 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 35,640 Taylor
R5R 2 March 2005 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–3 28,062

League Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 25 August 2004 Scunthorpe United H 2–0 7,344 Taylor, King
R2 22 September 2004 Rotherham United H 2–1 11,168 Taylor (2)
R3 26 October 2004 Doncaster Rovers A 2–0 9,261 King, Perch
R4 10 November 2004 Fulham H 2–4 9,252 King, Reid

Squad 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
1 GK   IRL Colin Doyle (on loan from Birmingham City)
2 DF   FRA Matthieu Louis-Jean
3 DF   ENG Alan Rogers
4 DF   ENG Wes Morgan
5 MF   JAM Darryl Powell[4]
6 DF   IRL John Thompson
7 MF   FRA David Friio
8 MF   WAL Paul Evans[5]
9 FW   JAM David Johnson
10 FW   WAL Gareth Taylor
11 FW   JAM Marlon King[6]
12 GK   IRL Barry Roche
14 MF   SCO Eoin Jess
15 MF   ENG Andy Impey
16 DF   SCO Chris Doig
17 MF   ENG Kris Commons
18 FW   ENG Kevin James
19 FW   ENG Jack Lester
20 FW   ENG Craig Westcarr
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ENG John Curtis
22 GK   ENG Paul Gerrard
23 MF   GER Eugen Bopp
24 DF   SCO Gregor Robertson
26 MF   ENG Ross Gardner
27 MF   ENG James Beaumont
28 DF   ENG James Perch
29 DF   NOR Jon Olav Hjelde
30 DF   ENG Des Walker
31 GK   ENG Ian Deakin
32 MF   ENG Adam Nowland
33 FW   ENG Neil Harris
34 FW   ENG Scott Dobie
35 DF   ENG Justyn Roberts
36 DF   WAL Andy Melville (on loan from West Ham United)
37 DF   FRA Vincent Fernandez
38 MF   ENG Gavin Hurren
39 FW   ENG Matthew Glass
40 GK   ENG John Lukic

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
1 GK   WAL Darren Ward (to Norwich City)
5 DF   ENG Michael Dawson (to Tottenham Hotspur)
7 MF   IRL Andy Reid (to Tottenham Hotspur)
19 MF   IRL Brian Cash (to Bristol Rovers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   AUS David Tarka (to Perth Glory FC)
34 MF   ENG Shaun Derry (on loan from Crystal Palace)
35 MF   TOG Yoann Folly (on loan from Southampton)

Appearances edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup Carling Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   WAL Darren Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK   EIR Colin Doyle 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF   FRA Matthieu Louis-Jean 29 0 22+3 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF   ENG Alan Rogers 39 0 32+1 0 2 0 4 0
4 DF   ENG Wes Morgan 51 1 42+1 1 4 0 4 0
5 DF   ENG Michael Dawson 17 1 13+1 1 1 0 2 0
5 MF   JAM Darryl Powell 13 0 11 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF   EIR John Thompson 24 0 14+6 0 1+2 0 1 0
7 MF   EIR Andy Reid 28 7 25 5 2 1 1 1
7 MF   FRA David Friio 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Paul Evans 45 4 34+5 4 3 0 3 0
9 FW   ENG David Johnson 36 6 24+7 6 1 0 4 0
10 FW   ENG Gareth Taylor 43 11 33+3 7 4 1 2+1 3
11 FW   JAM Marlon King 31 9 17+9 5 1+1 1 3 3
12 GK   EIR Barry Roche 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   SCO Eoin Jess 24 2 16+4 2 0 0 3+1 0
15 MF   ENG Andy Impey 23 0 18+2 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF   SCO Chris Doig 26 0 20+1 0 4 0 1 0
17 MF   SCO Kris Commons 36 7 19+11 6 3 1 2+1 0
18 MF   ENG Kevin James 7 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   EIR Brian Cash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   ENG Jack Lester 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Craig Westcarr 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   AUS David Tarka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   ENG John Curtis 13 0 11 0 2 0 0 0
22 GK   ENG Paul Gerrard 49 0 42 0 3 0 4 0
23 MF   GER Eugen Bopp 20 3 6+12 3 1 0 +1 0
24 DF   SCO Gregor Robertson 24 0 13+7 0 2 0 1+1 0
25 DF   ENG James Biggins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Ross Gardner 14 0 9+5 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   ENG James Beaumont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   ENG James Perch 28 1 17+5 0 2+1 0 2+1 1
29 DF   NOR Jon Olav Hjelde 15 0 13+1 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF   ENG Des Walker 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Ian Deakin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   ENG Adam Nowland 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   ENG Neil Harris 14 0 5+8 0 +1 0 0 0
34 MF   ENG Shaun Derry 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
34 FW   ENG Scott Dobie 12 1 11+1 1 0 0 0 0
35 MF   ENG Yoann Folly 2 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0
35 DF   ENG Justyn Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   WAL Andy Melville 15 0 13 0 2 0 0 0
37 DF   FRA Vincent Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   ENG Gavin Hurren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 FW   ENG Matthew Glass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   ENG John Lukic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Kinnear resigns as Forest manager". BBC Sport. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Forest appoint Megson as manager". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Nottingham Forest 2004-2005 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. ^ Powell was born in England.
  5. ^ Evans was born in England.
  6. ^ King was born in Southwark, England.
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