Manchester City
Season 2004–05
Owner England Publicly traded company
Chairman England John Wardle
Managers England Kevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005)
England Stuart Pearce
Team captain France Sylvain Distin
Home stadium City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier0League Eighth
League Cup Third round
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorers League: 0 Shaun Wright-Phillips
0 and 0 Robbie Fowler 0 (10 goals)
0 (15th highest in Premier League)

All comps: 0 Shaun Wright-Phillips
0 and 0 Robbie Fowler 0 (11 goals)

Season revenue € 90.1 million0(17th highest in world)
(7th highest in Premier League)
Average home
attendance
45,192 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance
47,221 0v0 Middlesbrough
15 May 2005
Highest away
attendance
67,863 0v0 Manchester United
7 November 2004
Lowest home
attendance
19,578 0v0 Barnsley
21 September 2004
Lowest away
attendance
13,171 0v0 Oldham Athletic
8 January 2005
2003–04 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005–06
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%

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 the 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.

Season review edit



Team kit edit

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

 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third kit



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




Pre-season games edit


21 July 2004 Bury   0 – 0   Manchester City Bury, England
20:00 BST M.E.N. report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,412
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)



Competitive games edit

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: [1]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2005 (end of season). Source: Premier League results 2004-05
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports edit

Manchester City  1 – 1  Fulham
Fowler   28' Guardian report   56' John

Liverpool  2 – 1  Manchester City
Baros   48'
Gerrard   75'
Guardian report   45' Anelka
   85' Dunne
Attendance: 42,831
Referee: Graham Poll

Birmingham City  1 – 0  Manchester City
Heskey   8' Guardian report
Attendance: 28,551
Referee: Phil Dowd

Manchester City  4 – 0  Charlton Athletic
Anelka   13'   60'
Sinclair   34'
S. Wright-Phillips   78'
Guardian report

Manchester City  0 – 1  Everton
Guardian report   60'    61' Cahill

Crystal Palace  1 – 2  Manchester City
Johnson   77' (pen.) Guardian report   55'   64' (pen.) Anelka
Attendance: 25,768

Manchester City  0 – 1  Arsenal
Guardian report   14' Cole

Southampton  0 – 0  Manchester City
Guardian report
Attendance: 28,605
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Manchester City  1 – 0  Chelsea
Anelka   11' (pen.) Guardian report

Newcastle United  4 – 3  Manchester City
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

Manchester City  1 – 1  Norwich City
Flood   11' Guardian report   46' Francis

Manchester United  0 – 0  Manchester City
Smith    89' Guardian report
Attendance: 67,863
Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City  1 – 1  Blackburn Rovers
Sibierski   45'
Mills   77'
Guardian report   78' (pen.) Dickov

Portsmouth  1 – 3  Manchester City
O'Neil   8' Guardian report   6' S. Wright-Phillips
  79' Sibierski
  87' Bosvelt
Attendance: 20,101
Referee: Matt Messias

Manchester City  2 – 0  Aston Villa
Macken   29'
S. Wright-Phillips   38'
Guardian report   90' Hendrie

Middlesbrough  3 – 2  Manchester City
Viduka   9'   54'
Hasselbaink   65'
Guardian report   39' Fowler
  80' B. Wright-Phillips


Bolton Wanderers  0 – 1  Manchester City
Guardian report   52' Barton
Attendance: 27,274
Referee: Uriah Rennie

  Everton2 – 1  Manchester City
Cahill   22'
Bent   63'
Guardian report   42' Fowler
  83' Negouai
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd

Manchester City  1 – 1  West Brom
Anelka   32' Guardian report   85' (o.g.) Dunne
  17' Gaardsoe

Manchester City  2 – 1  Southampton
Bosvelt   19'
S. Wright-Phillips   40'
Guardian report   90' (pen.) Phillips

Arsenal  1 – 1  Manchester City
Ljungberg   75' Guardian report   31' S. Wright-Phillips
Attendance: 38,086
Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City  3 – 1  Crystal Palace
S. Wright-Phillips   12'   90'
Fowler   15'
Guardian report   32' Powell

West Brom  2 – 0  Manchester City
Campbell   5'
Wallwork   81'
Guardian report
Attendance: 25,348
Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City  1 – 1  Newcastle United
Fowler   49' (pen.) Guardian report   9' Shearer

Chelsea  0 – 0  Manchester City
Guardian report
Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb

Manchester City  0 – 2  Manchester United
Guardian report   68' Rooney
  75' (o.g.) Dunne

Norwich City  2 – 3  Manchester City
Ashton   12'
McKenzie   16'
Jonson    66'
Guardian report   25' Sibierski
  37'   90' Fowler
Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Rob Styles


Tottenham Hotspur  2 – 1  Manchester City
Defoe   16'
Keane   84'
Guardian report   44' Reyna
Attendance: 35,681
Referee: Barry Knight

Charlton Athletic  2 – 2  Manchester City
Bartlett   10'
Perry   90'
Guardian report   4' (o.g.) Hreiðarsson
  38' Fowler
Attendance: 26,436
Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City  1 – 0  Liverpool
Musampa   90' Guardian report

Fulham  1 – 1  Manchester City
Boa Morte   76' Guardian report   20' Reyna
Attendance: 21,796
Referee: Neale Barry

Manchester City  3 – 0  Birmingham City
Taylor   55' (o.g.)
Dunne   80'
Sibierski   86' (pen.)
Guardian report

Blackburn Rovers  0 – 0  Manchester City
Guardian report
Attendance: 24,646
Referee: Chris Foy

Manchester City  2 – 0  Portsmouth
Distin   4'
Fowler   16'
Guardian report

Aston Villa  1 – 2  Manchester City
Angel   62' Guardian report   5' S. Wright-Phillips
  12' Musampa
Attendance: 39,645
Referee: Richard Beeby



League Cup edit

Second round edit

Manchester City  7 – 1  Barnsley
Barton   21'
Macken   28'   44'
Flood   33'
S. Wright-Phillips   36'
Sibierski   56'   84'
Guardian report   47' Conlon
Attendance: 19,578
Referee: Paul Robinson

Third round edit

Manchester City  1 – 2  Arsenal
Fowler   90' Guardian report   78' van Persie
  90' Karbassiyoon



FA Cup edit

Third round edit

Oldham Athletic  1 – 0  Manchester City
Vernon   14' Guardian report
Attendance: 13,171
Referee: Mike Dean



Playing statistics edit

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"

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
25 GK   Geert de Vlieger
26 MF   Paul Bosvelt 280(0) 2 10(0) 10(0) 300(0) 2 6
27 DF   Mikkel Bischoff
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)
32 GK   Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 GK   Kasper Schmeichel
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
43 DF   Paddy McCarthy
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



Goal scorers edit

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


Transfers and loans edit

See also edit


References edit

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