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2004–05 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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

Sunderland
2004–05 season
ManagerMick McCarthy
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship1st (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcus Stewart (16)
All: Marcus Stewart (17)
Average home league attendance28,820

Season Summary edit

While a poor start to the season saw Sunderland win just one of their first six matches, putting manager Mick McCarthy under pressure, the board kept faith with the manager, and were rewarded with a much more consistent season than the previous one. The team never dropped out of the top six after a victory over Millwall in mid-October, and their form steadily improved over the season. Along with a collapse by early-season pace-setters Ipswich Town, this lifted Sunderland to the top of the table with seven matches remaining, and they held onto top spot, returning to the Premier League after two seasons.

Transfers edit

In edit

Summer edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 June 2004 FW   Stephen Elliott Manchester City Free[1]
10 June 2004 MF   Carl Robinson Portsmouth Free[2]
21 June 2004 MF   Dean Whitehead Oxford United Free[3]
25 June 2004 MF   Liam Lawrence Mansfield Town Free[4]
27 June 2004 DF   Steven Caldwell Newcastle United Free[5]
15 July 2004 DF   Mark Lynch Manchester United Free[6]
13 August 2004 DF   Neill Collins Dumbarton £25,000[7]
10 September 2004 MF   Simon Johnson Leeds United Loan (September to November)[8]
16 September 2004 MF   Darren Carter Birmingham City Loan (September to December)[9]
23 September 2004 FW   Michael Bridges Bolton Wanderers Loan until the end of the season[10]
11 October 2004 DF   Danny Collins Chester City £140,000[11]
23 November 2004 MF   Andy Welsh Stockport County £35,000[12]
1 December 2004 FW   Michael Bridges Bolton Wanderers Free[13]

January edit

Date Pos Name From Fee
24 March 2005 FW   Brian Deane Leeds United Free[13]

Out edit

Summer edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
25 June 2004 MF   Tommy Smith Derby County Free[14]
18 June 2004 DF   Simon Ramsden Grimsby Town Free
19 July 2004 MF   Jason McAteer[notes 1] Tranmere Rovers Free[15]
20 July 2004 FW   Michael Reddy Grimsby Town Free[16]
21 July 2004 FW   Darren Byfield[notes 2] Gillingham Free[17]
27 July 2004 MF   Paul Thirlwell Sheffield United Free[18]
5 August 2004 DF   Joachim Bjorklund Wolverhampton Wanderers Free[19]
31 August 2004 MF   Nicolás Medina Real Murcia Free[20]
10 September 2004 MF   Thomas Butler Dunfermline Athletic Free[21]
23 September 2004 DF   Darren Williams Cardiff City Loan[22]
22 October 2004 DF   Ben Clark Hartlepool United Free[23]
5 November 2004 MF   John Oster Leeds United Loan[24]
10 December 2004 DF   Darren Williams Cardiff City Free[25]

January edit

Date Pos Name To Fee
29 January 2005 MF   John Oster Burnley Free[26]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[27][28]

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   EST Mart Poom
2 DF   ENG Stephen Wright
3 DF   NIR George McCartney
4 MF   WAL Carl Robinson
5 DF   IRL Gary Breen[notes 3] (captain)
6 DF   SCO Steven Caldwell (vice-captain)
7 MF   IRL Liam Lawrence[notes 4]
8 MF   NIR Jeff Whitley[notes 5]
9 FW   SCO Kevin Kyle
10 FW   ENG Marcus Stewart
11 MF   SCO Andy Welsh[notes 6]
12 FW   ENG Brian Deane
13 GK   NIR Michael Ingham[notes 7]
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ENG Dean Whitehead
15 MF   IRL Sean Thornton
17 DF   SCO Neill Collins
19 FW   IRL Stephen Elliott
20 FW   ENG Chris Brown
21 MF   ENG Matt Piper
22 DF   ENG Mark Lynch
23 MF   ENG Grant Leadbitter
30 GK   ENG Ben Alnwick
33 MF   ARG Julio Arca
38 FW   ENG Michael Bridges
39 DF   WAL Danny Collins[notes 8]
41 GK   NOR Thomas Myhre

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
11 MF   ENG Simon Johnson (on loan from Leeds United)
12 MF   WAL John Oster[notes 9] (to Burnley)
16 DF   ENG Darren Williams (to Cardiff City)
18 DF   ENG Ben Clark (to Hartlepool United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW   NIR Neil Teggart (to Perth Glory)
26 MF   ENG Jonjo Dickman (to Darlington)
32 GK   SCO Euan McLean (to Dundee United)
32 MF   ENG Darren Carter (on loan from Birmingham City)

Reserves edit

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF   IRL Colin Healy
27 MF   IRL Richie Ryan
28 DF   ENG Ryan Dodds
29 MF   ENG Lewis Dodds
31 MF   NIR Chris Kingsberry
34 FW   ENG Jack Wanless
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 MF   IRL Niall Flynn
36 MF   ENG Sean Taylor
37 DF   ENG Dan Smith
42 GK   NIR Trevor Carson
39 MF   USA Stuart Holden[notes 10]

Results edit

Sunderland's score comes first.
Win Draw Loss

League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
First round 24 August 2004 Chester City Stadium of Light 3-0 11,450 Hessey (own goal), Kyle, Caldwell
Second round 21 September 2004 Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Stadium 3-3
(lost 2–4 on pens)		 3,804 Brown (2), Elliott

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
Third round 8 January 2005 Crystal Palace Stadium of Light 2-1 17,536 Welsh, Stewart (pen)
Fourth round 29 January 2005 Everton Goodison Park 0-3 33,186

Championship edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sunderland (C, P) 46 29 7 10 76 41 +35 94 Promotion to the FA Premier League
2 Wigan Athletic (P) 46 25 12 9 79 35 +44 87
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
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 29 7 10 76 41  +35 94 16 4 3 45 21  +24 13 3 7 31 20  +11

Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11

Results by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAH
ResultLWDLDLWWWWLDWDWWWLWWWLWWLWLDWWDWLWWWWWWWWLDWWW
Position24121116161715864775665344333334233333333212211111111
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Coventry City Highfield Road 0-2 16,460
10 August 2004 Crewe Alexandra Stadium of Light 3–1 22,341 Robinson, Stewart, Elliott
14 August 2004 Queens Park Rangers Stadium of Light 2–2 26,063 Stewart, Caldwell
21 August 2004 Plymouth Argyle Home Park 1–2 16,874 Stewart
28 August 2004 Wigan Athletic Stadium of Light 1–1 26,330 Elliott
31 August 2004 Reading Madjeski Stadium 0–1 15,792
11 September 2004 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 4–0 8,775 Stewart (3), Elliott
14 September 2004 Nottingham Forest Stadium of Light 2–0 23,540 Arca, Wright
18 September 2004 Preston North End Stadium of Light 3–1 24,264 Elliott (2), Carter
24 September 2004 Leeds United Elland Road 1–0 28,926 Robinson
28 September 2004 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 0–1 17,908
2 October 2004 Derby County Stadium of Light 0–0 29,881
16 October 2004 Millwall Stadium of Light 1–0 23,839 Muscat (own goal)
19 October 2004 Watford Vicarage Road 1–1 13,198 Elliott
25 October 2004 Rotherham United Millmoor 1–0 6,026 Whitehead
30 October 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium of Light 2–0 25,532 Arca, Lawrence (pen)
2 November 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stadium of Light 3–1 23,925 Lawrence (2), Elliott
5 November 2004 Millwall The Den 0–2 10,513
13 November 2004 Leicester City Walkers Stadium 1–0 25,897 Caldwell
21 November 2004 Ipswich Town Stadium of Light 2–0 31,723 Elliott, Brown
27 November 2004 Stoke City Britannia Stadium 1–0 16,980 Bridges
4 December 2004 West Ham United Stadium of Light 0–2 29,510
11 December 2004 Cardiff City Ninian Park 2–0 12,528 Whitehead, Lawrence
18 December 2004 Burnley Stadium of Light 2–1 27,102 Arca, Bridges
26 December 2004 Leeds United Stadium of Light 2–3 43,253 Lawrence (pen), Arca
28 December 2004 Nottingham Forest City Ground 2–1 27,457 Elliott, Stewart
1 January 2005 Preston North End Deepdale 2–3 22,051 Elliott, Thornton
3 January 2005 Gillingham Stadium of Light 1–1 27,147 Brown
16 January 2005 Derby County Pride Park 2–0 22,995 Elliott, Whitehead
22 January 2005 Sheffield United Stadium of Light 1–0 27,337 Stewart
4 February 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux 1–1 26,968 Elliott
12 February 2005 Watford Stadium of Light 4–2 24,948 Stewart (3, 1 pen), Brown
19 February 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion Withdean Stadium 1–2 6,647 Arca
22 February 2005 Rotherham United Stadium of Light 4–1 22,267 Whitehead, Thornton (2), Breen
26 February 2005 Cardiff City Stadium of Light 2–1 32,788 Breen, Stewart
4 March 2005 Burnley Turf Moor 2–0 12,103 Lawrence, Stewart
12 March 2005 Crewe Alexandra Alexandra Stadium 1–0 7,949 Elliott
15 March 2005 Plymouth Argyle Stadium of Light 5–1 25,258 Whitehead, Arca, Stewart (pen), Caldwell, Thornton
19 March 2005 Coventry City Stadium of Light 1–0 29,424 Brown
2 April 2005 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 3–1 18,198 Welsh, Brown, Arca
5 April 2005 Wigan Athletic JJB Stadium 1–0 20,745 Stewart
9 April 2005 Reading Stadium of Light 1–2 34,237 Arca
17 April 2005 Ipswich Town Portman Road 2–2 29,230 Elliott, Robinson
23 April 2005 Leicester City Stadium of Light 2–1 34,815 Stewart, Caldwell
29 April 2005 West Ham United Boleyn Ground 2–1 33,482 Arca, Elliott
8 May 2005 Stoke City Stadium of Light 1–0 47,350 Robinson

Topscorers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Elliott joins Sunderland". BBC News. 1 June 2004.
  2. ^ "Robinson joins Black Cats". BBC News. 10 June 2004.
  3. ^ "Whitehead joins Sunderland". BBC News. 21 June 2004.
  4. ^ "Sunderland land Lawrence". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
  5. ^ "Caldwell thrilled with move". BBC News. 27 June 2004.
  6. ^ "McCarthy moves for Lynch". BBC News. 15 July 2004.
  7. ^ "Sunderland sign Collins". BBC News. 13 August 2004.
  8. ^ "Sunderland snap up Johnson". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
  9. ^ "Sunderland get Carter". BBC News. 16 September 2004.
  10. ^ "Bridges rejoins Sunderland". BBC News. 23 September 2004.
  11. ^ "Black Cats sign Collins". BBC News. 11 October 2004.
  12. ^ "Welsh completes Sunderland deal". BBC News. 23 November 2004.
  13. ^ a b "Deane completes Sunderland switch". BBC News. 24 March 2005.
  14. ^ "Rams sign striker Smith". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
  15. ^ "McAteer joins Tranmere". BBC News. 19 July 2004.
  16. ^ "Grimsby sign Reddy". BBC News. 20 July 2004.
  17. ^ "Byfield joins Gillingham". BBC News. 21 July 2004.
  18. ^ "Blades seal Thirlwell deal". BBC News. 27 July 2004.
  19. ^ "Wolves sign Bjorklund". BBC News. 5 August 2004.
  20. ^ "Medina departs Sunderland". BBC News. 31 August 2004.
  21. ^ "Pars take Butler gamble". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
  22. ^ "Williams makes Bluebirds switch". BBC News. 10 December 2004.
  23. ^ "Hartlepool clinch Clark signing". BBC News. 22 October 2004.
  24. ^ "Leeds sign Oster on month's loan". BBC News. 5 November 2004.
  25. ^ "Cardiff seal Williams deal". BBC News. 23 September 2004.
  26. ^ "Oster signs contract at Burnley". BBC News. 21 September 2018.
  27. ^ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  28. ^ "All Sunderland players: 2005". www.11v11.com.

Notes edit

  1. ^ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
  2. ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  3. ^ Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
  4. ^ Lawrence was born in Retford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would be called up by the Republic of Ireland in February 2006 before making his international debut in May 2009.
  5. ^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but was raised in England and also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He represented England at U-17 level and Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
  6. ^ Welsh was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented them at U-19 level.
  7. ^ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
  8. ^ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented them at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
  9. ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  10. ^ Holden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but was raised in the United States from the age of 10 and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for the United States in July 2009.
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