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2004–05 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Preston North End
2004–05 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerCraig Brown (until 29 August)
Billy Davies (from 29 August)
StadiumDeepdale
Championship5th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Richard Cresswell (16)
All: Richard Cresswell (21)
Average home league attendance12,841

Season summary edit

When Preston went down 1–0 at Brighton thanks to a Marlon Broomes own goal on 28 August 2004, a day later, Craig Brown was sacked and replaced with his assistant Billy Davies.[1]

Davies took Preston to the 2005 play-off final for the first time since 2001, at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium but once again Preston ended up on the losing side, this time to West Ham United, losing 1–0.[2]

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
3 Ipswich Town 46 24 13 9 85 56 +29 85 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Derby County 46 22 10 14 71 60 +11 76
5 Preston North End 46 21 12 13 67 58 +9 75
6 West Ham United (O, P) 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 +7 70
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

Preston North End's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Watford H 2–1 12,208 Cresswell, Healy (pen)
11 August 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 26,115 Lucketti, Healy
14 August 2004 Gillingham A 1–2 7,073 Fuller
20 August 2004 Sheffield United H 0–1 12,084
28 August 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 5,996
30 August 2004 Rotherham United H 2–0 11,439 Etuhu (2)
11 September 2004 Stoke City H 3–0 12,759 Cresswell (2), Healy
14 September 2004 Reading A 1–3 11,857 Healy
18 September 2004 Sunderland A 1–3 24,264 Alexander (pen)
25 September 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 11,823 Davidson
28 September 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 1–1 11,445 Cresswell
2 October 2004 Leicester City A 1–1 21,249 Lonergan
16 October 2004 Leeds United A 0–1 30,458
19 October 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 10,548 Healy, Cresswell (pen)
23 October 2004 Nottingham Forest H 3–2 12,439 McKenna, Lucketti, Etuhu
30 October 2004 Ipswich Town A 0–3 23,745
3 November 2004 Coventry City A 1–1 12,478 Lewis
6 November 2004 Leeds United H 2–4 18,531 Cresswell (2)
13 November 2004 Millwall H 1–1 10,339 Lewis
19 November 2004 Cardiff City A 1–0 10,950 Mawéné
27 November 2004 Derby County H 3–0 12,702 Alexander (2, 1 pen), Cresswell
5 December 2004 Wigan Athletic A 0–5 10,565
11 December 2004 Burnley A 0–2 15,318
18 December 2004 West Ham United H 2–1 13,451 Lewis
26 December 2004 Stoke City A 0–0 20,350
28 December 2004 Reading H 3–0 12,795 Agyemang, Hughes (own goal), Lewis
1 January 2005 Sunderland H 3–2 16,940 Cresswell (3)
3 January 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 2–1 8,667 Sedgwick, O'Neil
15 January 2005 Leicester City H 1–1 12,677 McKenna
22 January 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 2–0 13,663 Sedgwick, Agyemang
5 February 2005 Coventry City H 3–2 13,691 Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Lucketti
12 February 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 15,620 Nugent, Lucketti
18 February 2005 Ipswich Town H 1–1 14,418 Nugent
23 February 2005 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 19,209
26 February 2005 Burnley H 1–0 18,202 Alexander (pen)
5 March 2005 West Ham United A 2–1 26,442 Nugent, Agyemang
12 March 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–2 16,296 Cresswell, Alexander (pen)
15 March 2005 Sheffield United A 1–1 18,647 Cresswell
19 March 2005 Watford A 2–0 19,649 Nugent, McKenna
2 April 2005 Gillingham H 1–1 15,054 Brown (own goal)
5 April 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–0 14,234 Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Nugent
9 April 2005 Rotherham United A 2–1 6,312 Sedgwick, Mawéné
16 April 2005 Cardiff City H 3–0 15,141 Nugent (2), Cresswell
24 April 2005 Millwall A 1–2 11,417 Nugent
30 April 2005 Wigan Athletic H 1–1 20,221 O'Neil
8 May 2005 Derby County A 1–3 31,237 Agyemang

Championship play-offs edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SF 1st Leg 15 May 2005 Derby County H 2–0 20,315 Nugent, Cresswell
SF 2nd Leg 19 May 2005 Derby County A 0–0 31,310
F 30 May 2005 West Ham United N 0–1 70,275

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 West Bromwich Albion H 0–2 13,005

League Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 21 September 2004 Mansfield Town A 4–0 3,208 Cresswell, Alexander, Daley, Lynch
R2 4 October 2004 Leicester City A 3–2 6,751 Cresswell (3, 1 pen)
R3 27 October 2004 Everton A 0–2 33,922

Squad edit

[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   ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF   SCO Graham Alexander
3 DF   SCO Brian O'Neil
4 MF   NGA Dickson Etuhu
5 DF   SCO Callum Davidson
6 DF   ENG Marlon Broomes
8 MF   FRA Eric Skora
9 FW   GHA Patrick Agyemang
10 FW   ENG Andy Smith
11 MF   ENG Chris Sedgwick
12 GK   ENG Gavin Ward
14 FW   SCO Simon Lynch
15 DF   FRA Youl Mawéné
16 MF   ENG Paul McKenna
17 MF   USA Eddie Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   ENG Matt Hill
20 DF   ENG Chris Lucketti (captain)
21 DF   IRL David Elebert
22 DF   JAM Claude Davis
24 DF   ENG Tyrone Mears
25 FW   ENG Richard Cresswell
27 MF   IRL Alan McCormack
28 MF   ENG Michael Brown
29 FW   ENG Joe O'Neill
30 MF   AUS Kieran Tracey
31 GK   ENG Chris Neal
32 FW   ENG Mark Jackson
33 GK   ENG Carlo Nash
35 FW   ENG David Nugent

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
9 FW   JAM Ricardo Fuller (to Portsmouth)
11 FW   NIR David Healy (to Leeds United)
9 FW   CGO Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (to Sheffield Wednesday)
18 DF   ENG John Curtis (on loan from Portsmouth)
30 FW   ENG Kelvin Langmead (to Shrewsbury Town)
33 MF   IRL Ciarán Lyng (to Shrewsbury Town)
19 FW   POR Filipe Oliveira (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF   ENG Rob Kozluk (on loan from Sheffield United)
23 GK   SCO Jonathan Gould (to Bristol City)
26 DF   ENG Darran Kempson (on loan from Morecambe)
33 GK   ENG Chris Day (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
7 MF   JAM Omar Daley (on loan from Portmore United)
34 DF   ENG Kyle Armstrong (to York City)
19 MF   FRA Yoann Folly (on loan from Southampton)

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Brown leaves Preston post". BBC Sport. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ^ "West Ham 1–0 Preston". BBC Sport. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Preston North End 2004-2005 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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