2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Manchester City Football Club's third consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its eighth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 113th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Manchester City
2004–05 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanJohn Wardle
ManagerKevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005)
Stuart Pearce
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Season revenue€90.1 million0(17th highest in world)
(7th highest in Premier League)
Top goalscorerLeague: Shaun Wright-Phillips
and Robbie Fowler (10 goals)
0 (15th highest in Premier League)

All: Shaun Wright-Phillips
and Robbie Fowler (11 goals)
Highest home attendance47,221 0v0 Middlesbrough
15 May 2005
Lowest home attendance19,578 0v0 Barnsley
21 September 2004
Average home league attendance45,192 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
Results summary – all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 9 6 6 42.9%
Away 5 7 8 25.0%
Both 14 13 14 34.1%
Results summary – Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 8 6 5 42.1%
Away 5 7 7 26.3%
Both 13 13 12 34.2%

Season review edit

Players edit

First-team 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   ENG David James
2 DF   FRA David Sommeil
3 DF   WAL Ben Thatcher
5 DF   FRA Sylvain Distin
6 MF   USA Claudio Reyna
8 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler
10 MF   FRA Antoine Sibierski
11 FW   IRL Jon Macken[1]
12 GK   ENG Nicky Weaver
14 MF   NED Kiki Musampa[2] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16 DF   ENG Nedum Onuoha[3]
17 DF   CHN Sun Jihai
18 DF   ENG Danny Mills
20 MF   ENG Steve McManaman
22 DF   IRL Richard Dunne
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   ENG Joey Barton
25 GK   BEL Geert De Vlieger
26 MF   NED Paul Bosvelt
27 DF   DEN Mikkel Bischoff
28 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair
29 MF   ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 MF   FRA Christian Negouai
31 DF   ENG Jonathan D'Laryea
32 GK   DEN Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel
38 MF   IRL Stephen Ireland
40 MF   ENG Lee Croft
41 DF   ENG Stephen Jordan
42 FW   ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips
44 MF   IRL Willo Flood

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   CRC Paulo Wanchope (to Málaga)
21 GK   NED Ronald Waterreus (to Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 FW   FRA Nicolas Anelka (to Fenerbahçe)
43 MF   IRL Paddy McCarthy (to Leicester City)

Team kit edit

The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Historical league performance edit

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Results edit

Pre-season edit

21 July 2004 Bury 0–0 Manchester City Bury, England
20:00 BST M.E.N. report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,412
2 August 2004 Reading 1–4 Manchester City Reading, England
15:00 BST Williams           Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Thomas Cook Trophy edit

7 August 2004 Manchester City 3–1   Lazio Manchester, England
15:00 BST Anelka   1'
Macken   68'
Sibierski   74' (pen.)
M.E.N. report   74' (pen.) Oddo Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 23,132
Referee: Matt Messias (England)

Premier League edit

Position in final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 +5 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 Middlesbrough 38 14 13 11 53 46 +7 55
8 Manchester City 38 13 13 12 47 39 +8 52
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 10 14 47 41 +6 52
10 Aston Villa 38 12 11 15 45 52 −7 47
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.


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
38 13 13 12 47 39  +8 52 8 6 5 24 14  +10 5 7 7 23 25  −2

Last updated: 15 May 2005 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2004–05

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLWLWLDWLDDDWWLLWLDWDWLDDLWLLDWDWDWWD
Source: 2004–05 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports edit

14 August 2004 Manchester City 1–1 Fulham City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
15:00 Fowler   28' Guardian report   56' John Attendance: 44,026
Referee: Matt Messias
21 August 2004 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Anfield
Liverpool
15:00 Baroš   48'
Gerrard   75'
Guardian report   45' Anelka
   85' Dunne
Attendance: 42,831
Referee: Graham Poll
11 September 2004 Manchester City 0–1 Everton City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
15:00 Guardian report   60'    61' Cahill Attendance: 47,006
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 September 2004 Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester City Selhurst Park
London
15:00 Johnson   77' (pen.) Guardian report   55', 64' (pen.) Anelka Attendance: 25,768
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 October 2004 Newcastle United 4–3 Manchester City St James' Park
Newcastle
15:00 Robert   49'
Shearer   58' (pen.)
Elliott   69'
Bellamy   89'
Guardian report   64', 77' S. Wright-Phillips
  67' (pen.) Fowler
Attendance: 52,316
Referee: Steve Dunn
26 December 2004 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Goodison Park
Liverpool
15:00 Cahill   22'
Bent   63'
Guardian report   42' Fowler
  83' Negouai
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 January 2005 Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City Highbury
London
19:45 Ljungberg   75' Guardian report   31' S. Wright-Phillips Attendance: 38,086
Referee: Rob Styles
6 February 2005 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge
London
16:05 Guardian report Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb
28 February 2005 Norwich City 2–3 Manchester City Carrow Road
Norwich
20:00 Ashton   12'
McKenzie   16'
Jonson    66'
Guardian report   25' Sibierski
  37', 90' Fowler
Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Rob Styles
16 April 2005 Fulham 1–1 Manchester City Craven Cottage
London
15:00 Boa Morte   76' Guardian report   20' Reyna Attendance: 21,796
Referee: Neale Barry

League Cup edit

21 September 2004 Second round Manchester City 7–1 Barnsley City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
19:45 Barton   21'
Macken   28', 44'
Flood   33'
S. Wright-Phillips   36'
Sibierski   56', 84'
Guardian report   47' Conlon Attendance: 19,578
Referee: Paul Robinson
27 October 2004 Third round Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
19:45 Fowler   90' Guardian report   78' Van Persie
  90' Karbassiyoon
Attendance: 21,708
Referee: Peter Walton

FA Cup edit

8 January 2005 Third round Oldham Athletic 1–0 Manchester City Boundary Park
Oldham
15:00 Vernon   14' Guardian report Attendance: 13,171
Referee: Mike Dean

Playing statistics edit

No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Totals Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals    
1 GK   David James 380(0) 10(0) 390(0)
2 DF   David Sommeil 010(0) 10(1) 020(1)
3 DF   Ben Thatcher 180(1) 10(0) 20(0) 210(1) 2
5 DF   Sylvain Distin 380(0) 1 10(0) 20(0) 410(0) 1 3
6 MF   Claudio Reyna 170(1) 2 170(1) 2
8 FW   Robbie Fowler 320(4) 10 10(0) 1 330(4) 11 3
10 MF   Antoine Sibierski 350(1) 4 10(0) 20(0) 2 380(1) 6 3
11 FW   Jon Macken 230(7) 1 10(0) 10(0) 2 250(7) 3
12 GK   Nicky Weaver 010(1) 010(1)
14 MF   Kiki Musampa 140(0) 3 140(0) 3
16 DF   Nedum Onuoha 170(6) 10(0) 180(6)
17 DF   Sun Jihai 060(2) 10(0) 070(2) 1
18 DF   Danny Mills 320(3) 10(0) 20(0) 350(3) 5 – / 1
20 MF   Steve McManaman 130(7) 10(1) 140(8) 1
21 GK   Ronald Waterreus 20(0) 020(0)
22 DF   Richard Dunne 350(0) 1 10(0) 360(0) 1 7 1 / –
24 MF   Joey Barton 320(3) 1 10(0) 10(0) 1 340(3) 2 9
26 MF   Paul Bosvelt 280(0) 2 10(0) 10(0) 300(0) 2 6
28 MF   Trevor Sinclair 040(2) 1 10(0) 050(2) 1
29 MF   Shaun Wright-Phillips 330(1) 10 10(0) 20(0) 1 360(1) 11
30 MF   Christian Negouai 010(1) 10(1) 020(2) – / 1
31 MF   Jonathan D'Laryea 10(0) 010(0)
39 Sold   Nicolas Anelka 190(1) 7 190(1) 7
40 MF   Lee Croft 070(7) 070(7)
41 DF   Stephen Jordan 190(0) 10(1) 200(1) 5
42 FW   Bradley Wright-Phillips 14 (14) 1 10(0) 10(1) 16 (15) 1
44 MF   Willo Flood 090(5) 1 10(1) 20(0) 1 120(6) 2 1
TOTALS 45 8 53 46 1 / 2

Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)

Last updated: 26 February 2011.
Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goalscorers edit

Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)

Transfers and loans edit

References edit

  1. ^ Macken was born in Blackley, England, and represented them at U20 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2004.
  2. ^ Musampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at youth level.
  3. ^ Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Man City sign Thatcher". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Keegan delighted with Mills signing". Manchester Evening News. 14 July 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ^ "Manchester City sign Waterreus". RTÉ Sport. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Wiekens eyes English deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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  12. ^ "Owls track Whelan". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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  14. ^ "Wanchope joins Malaga". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  15. ^ "Anelka completes Fenerbahce move". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  16. ^ "'Keeper Waterreus joins Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
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  22. ^ "Bischoff joins Wolves". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  23. ^ "Oldham snap up Croft on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  24. ^ "Transfers – December 2004". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  25. ^ "Negouai joins Sky Blues on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  26. ^ "Bischoff makes return to Wolves". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
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