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2004–05 Rotherham United F.C. season

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

Rotherham United
2004–05 season
ChairmanPeter Ruchniewicz
ManagerRonnie Moore (until January)
Alan Knill (caretaker until 7 April)
Mick Harford (from 7 April)
StadiumMillmoor
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerButler (6)
Average home league attendance5,577

Season summary edit

During the 2004–05 season, the club struggled and spent most of the season bottom of the league. The club was bought by the consortium, Millers 05. Ronnie Moore left by mutual consent during the campaign, after his team were rooted to the bottom of the division for the majority of the season.[1]

After relegation to League One in April 2005, Mick Harford took over as Millers manager.[2]

Final league table edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League
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

Rotherham United's score comes first[3]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 14,547 Shaw
10 August 2004 Burnley H 0–0 6,243
14 August 2004 Stoke City H 1–1 5,925 Shaw
21 August 2004 Reading A 0–1 11,404
28 August 2004 Ipswich Town H 0–2 5,504
30 August 2004 Preston North End A 0–2 11,439
11 September 2004 Leicester City H 0–2 6,272
14 September 2004 West Ham United A 0–1 26,233
18 September 2004 Coventry City A 0–0 13,834
25 September 2004 Millwall H 1–1 5,062 Sedgwick
28 September 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 2–3 4,498 Burchill, Barker
2 October 2004 Wigan Athletic A 0–2 7,937
16 October 2004 Cardiff City A 0–2 11,004
19 October 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 0–1 5,088
25 October 2004 Sunderland H 0–1 6,026
30 October 2004 Derby County A 2–3 25,096 Swailes, Scott
3 November 2004 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 21,619 Sedgwick, Júnior
6 November 2004 Cardiff City H 2–2 5,093 McLaren, Proctor
13 November 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 6,693 McIntosh
20 November 2004 Watford A 0–0 17,780
29 November 2004 Leeds United H 1–0 8,860 McIntosh
4 December 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 6,076
11 December 2004 Sheffield United H 2–2 8,195 Swailes, McIntosh
18 December 2004 Gillingham A 1–3 8,576 Hoskins
26 December 2004 Leicester City A 1–0 27,014 Barker
28 December 2004 West Ham United H 2–2 7,769 Butler, McIntosh
1 January 2005 Coventry City H 1–2 5,742 Júnior
3 January 2005 Millwall A 2–1 11,725 Butler, Scott
15 January 2005 Wigan Athletic H 0–2 9,050
22 January 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 1–1 6,382 Mullin
5 February 2005 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 8,448
12 February 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 14,798 Monkhouse
19 February 2005 Derby County H 1–3 7,937 Butler (pen)
22 February 2005 Sunderland A 1–4 22,267 Monkhouse
26 February 2005 Sheffield United A 0–1 18,431
5 March 2005 Gillingham H 1–3 4,367 Butler
12 March 2005 Burnley A 1–2 10,539 Gilchrist
15 March 2005 Reading H 1–0 3,804 Warne
19 March 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 0–1 5,387
2 April 2005 Stoke City A 2–1 16,552 Butler, Noel-Williams (own goal)
5 April 2005 Ipswich Town A 3–4 26,017 Thorpe, Butler, McIntosh
9 April 2005 Preston North End H 1–2 6,312 Hoskins
16 April 2005 Watford H 0–1 5,438
23 April 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 25,177
30 April 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 6,549
8 May 2005 Leeds United A 0–0 30,900

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Yeovil Town H 0–3 5,397

League Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2004 Chesterfield H 2–1 3,845 Proctor, Barker
R2 22 September 2004 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 11,168 Sedgwick

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Mike Pollitt
4 DF   ENG Rob Scott
5 MF   ENG Darren Garner
6 DF   ENG Phil Gilchrist
7 FW   ENG Michael Proctor
8 DF   ENG Chris Swailes
9 FW   ENG Martin Butler
10 FW   ENG Paul Warne
11 MF   ENG Nick Daws
12 FW   ENG Marc Newsham
14 FW   ENG Will Hoskins
15 DF   SCO Martin McIntosh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   ENG Paul Hurst
17 MF   ENG John Mullin
18 DF   ENG Scott Minto
19 MF   ENG Paulo Vernazza
20 FW   ENG Andy Monkhouse
21 MF   JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce[note 1]
22 DF   ENG Shaun Barker
23 MF   ENG Paul McLaren
24 MF   ENG Ben Bradford
25 MF   IRL Michael Keane
29 MF   ENG Sam Duncum
30 GK   ENG Gary Montgomery

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
2 DF   SCO Robbie Stockdale[note 2] (to Hull City)
21 FW   ENG Paul Shaw (on loan from Sheffield United)
24 MF   ENG Chris Sedgwick (to Preston North End)
24 MF   FRA Léandre Griffit (on loan from Southampton)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW   SCO Mark Burchill (on loan from Portsmouth)
27 FW   BRA José Júnior (on loan from Derby County)
28 FW   ENG Tony Thorpe (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
29 FW   ENG Richard Barker (to Mansfield Town)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  2. ^ Stockdale was born in Redcar, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 2002.

References edit

  1. ^ "Moore parts company with Millers". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Harford named as Rotherham boss". BBC Sport. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Rotherham United 2004-2005 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009.
  4. ^ "FootballSquads - Rotherham United - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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