During the 2004–05 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League, following promotion from the First Division (renamed the Championship) the previous season.
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Chairman | Simon Jordan | ||
| Manager | Iain Dowie | ||
| Stadium | Selhurst Park | ||
| FA Premier League | 18th (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andy Johnson (21) All: Andy Johnson (21) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,193 (vs. Arsenal, 6 November) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 20,705 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 5 December) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 24,108 | ||
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Season summary edit
Despite the 21 league goals of striker Andy Johnson, and being just ahead of the relegation zone for most of the season, Palace were unable to remain in the top flight and were relegated on the last day of the season, following a 2–2 draw with felllow south-east London rivals Charlton Athletic at The Valley, combined with West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 win over Portsmouth. With relegation, speculation reigned over Johnson's future; Johnson even handed in a transfer request, but ultimately the striker would sign a five-year contract with the club with an improved wage, pledging to help the club regain top-flight status.
Young winger Wayne Routledge also impressed with 10 assists in the Premier League, making him more productive than the likes of Arjen Robben and Steven Gerrard in terms of creativity, but he was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur following Palace's relegation.
Final league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 34 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |
| 19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 33 | |
| 20 | Southampton (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 32 |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Kit edit
Italian company Diadora became Palace's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The home kit featured red shorts and socks (dispensing with the navy attire of the previous two seasons) and predominantly red shirts with blue stripes. The away kit featured white shirts with blue arms.
Churchill Insurance remained kit sponsors for the fifth consecutive season.
Staff edit
- Manager: Iain Dowie
- Player-coach: Kit Symons
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season edit
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Reserve squad edit
- Squad at end of season
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Statistics edit
Player statistics edit
- as 16 May 2005
Source:[2]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 
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| 1 | GK |  Julián Speroni
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Danny Butterfield
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7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Danny Granville
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35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Shaun Derry
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1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mark Hudson
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7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF |  Tony Popovic
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21 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Wayne Routledge
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38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Andy Johnson
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37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Dougie Freedman
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10 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 (10) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Sandor Torghelle
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3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 (9) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Neil Shipperley
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0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF |  Mikele Leigertwood
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16 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  Cedric Berthelin
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ben Watson
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16 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  Aki Riihilahti
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28 (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (4) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Tommy Black
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  Michael Hughes
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34 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 (2) | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Gary Borrowdale
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2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Tom Soares
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16 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 18 (8) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Darren Powell
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4 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |  Emmerson Boyce
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26 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Joonas Kolkka
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20 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Wayne Andrews
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0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW |  Ivan Kaviedes
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1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Fitz Hall
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36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF |  Gonzalo Sorondo
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16 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (4) | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | FW |  Nicola Ventola
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0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Gabor Kiraly
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32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Sam Togwell
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Lance Cronin
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Tyrone Berry
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF |  Vassilis Lakis
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6 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (13) | 0 | 0 | 1* |
| 33 | DF |  Kit Symons
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Anthony Danze
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *= Second yellow card.
Transfers edit
In edit
Mark Hudson - Fulham, 11 July, £550,000[3]
Emmerson Boyce - Luton Town, 12 July, free transfer[4]
Julián Speroni - 
Dundee, 13 July, £750,000[5]
Joonas Kolkka - 
Borussia Mönchengladbach, 22 July, undisclosed[6]
Sándor Torghelle - MTK Hungaria, 3 August, undisclosed[7]- Fitz Hall - Southampton, 12 August, £1,500,000[8]
- Wayne Andrews - Colchester United, 1 September, six-figure fee[9]
Gonzalo Sorondo - 
Inter Milan, 31 August, season loan[10]- Nicola Ventola - Inter Milan, 31 August, season loan
Vassilis Lakis - AEK Athens, unknown date, unknown fee
Anthony Danze - Inglewood United, unknown date, unknown fee
Out edit
- Julian Gray - Birmingham City, 23 June, free[11]
Curtis Fleming - Darlington, 31 July, undisclosed[12]- Shaun Derry - Leeds United, 23 November, £250,000[13]
- Jamie Smith - Bristol City, August, free
- Ben Surey - Ebbsfleet United
Gavin Heeroo - Billericay Town- Tariq Nabil
Cédric Berthelin - 
RAEC Mons
Gareth Williams - Colchester United
Iván Kaviedes - Barcelona Sporting Club, loan ended
Results edit
Premiership edit
| 14 August 2004 1 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Norwich, Norfolk |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Huckerby  16' |
Report | Johnson 73' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,717 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 21 August 2004 2 | Crystal Palace | 1–3 | Everton | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Hudson 9' |
Report | Gravesen 19' (pen.), 62' Naysmith  71'Bent 82' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,666 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 24 August 2004 3 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Chelsea | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Drogba 28' Mendes 72' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,953 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 28 August 2004 4 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Popovic 61' (o.g.) Hasselbaink 78' |
Report | Johnson 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 11 September 2004 5 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Fuller 3' Berger 47'Popovic 84' (o.g.) |
Report | Granville 43' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 18 September 2004 6 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Manchester City | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Johnson 77' (pen.) |
Report | Anelka 55', 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,052 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 25 September 2004 7 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Hendrie 36' |
Report | Johnson 6' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 4 October 2004 8 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Fulham | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Johnson 53' Riihilahti 69' |
Report | Pearce 6' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,825 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 16 October 2004 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Davies 45' |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 23 October 2004 10 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Hall 5' Johnson 12' (pen.), 50' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,922 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 30 October 2004 11 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Johnson 41' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: Dermot Gallagher Referee: 28,916 |
| 6 November 2004 12 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Arsenal | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Riihilahti 65' |
Report | Henry 63' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,193 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 13 November 2004 13 | Liverpool | 3–2 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| GMT (UTC) | Baroš 23' (pen.), 45', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Kolkka 44' Hughes 52' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,862 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 20 November 2004 14 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Report | Kluivert 79' Bellamy 88' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 27 November 2004 15 | Southampton | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton, Hampshire |
| GMT (UTC) | Phillips 50' Jakobsson 76' |
Report | Johnson 48' Jakobsson 54' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,833 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 5 December 2004 16 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Report | Rommedahl 90' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 11 December 2004 17 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Report | Thompson 88' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 18 December 2004 18 | Manchester United | 5–2 | Crystal Palace | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | Scholes 22', 49' Smith 35'Boyce 48' (o.g.)O'Shea 90' |
Report | Granville 27' Kolkka 46' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,814 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 26 December 2004 19 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Report | Primus 69' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,238 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 28 December 2004 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Haringey, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Defoe 54' |
Report | Johnson 79' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,100 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 1 January 2005 21 | Fulham | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Fulham, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Cole 4', 60' Radzinski 73' |
Report | Johnson 35' (pen.) |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,680 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 3 January 2005 22 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Johnson 33', 66' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,140 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 15 January 2005 23 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | S. Wright-Phillips 12', 90' Fowler 15' |
Report | Powell 32' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 22 January 2005 24 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Leigertwood 64' Granville 70'Johnson 77' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,723 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 1 February 2005 25 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
| GMT (UTC) | Campbell 82' Earnshaw 90' |
Report | Sorondo 12' Johnson 47'Riihilahti 90' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,092 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 11 February 2005 26 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Report | Nolan 31' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 14 February 2005 27 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Crystal Palace | Islington, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Bergkamp 32' Reyes 35'Henry 39', 77'Vieira 54' |
Report | Johnson 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,056 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 26 February 2005 28 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Croydon, London |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Johnson 41' (pen.), 68' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,376 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 5 March 2005 29 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Manchester United | Croydon, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Lakis 64' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 19 March 2005 30 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Crystal Palace | Fulham, London |
| GMT (UTC) | Lampard 29' J. Cole 54'Kežman 78', 90' |
Report | Riihilahti 42' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,667 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2 April 2005 31 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Queudrue 35' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,274 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 10 April 2005 32 | Everton | 4–0 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Arteta 7' Cahill 47', 54'Vaughan 87' |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,519 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 16 April 2005 33 | Crystal Palace | 3–3 | Norwich City | Croydon, London |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Kolkka 5' Hughes 73'Johnson 83' (pen.) |
Report | Ashton 22', 46' McKenzie 53' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,754 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 20 April 2005 34 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Pedersen 45' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,006 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 23 April 2005 35 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Liverpool | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Johnson 35' |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,043 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 30 April 2005 36 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 7 May 2005 37 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Southampton | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Hall 34' Sorondo 59'Ventola 72' |
Report | Crouch 37' (pen.) 58' Higginbotham 90' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,066 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 15 May 2005 38 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Greenwich, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Hughes 30' Fortune 82' |
Report | Freedman 58' Johnson 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,870 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
League Cup edit
| 21 September 2004 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hartlepool United | Croydon, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Freedman 80' Soares 110' |
Report | Williams 70' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 27 October 2004 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Charlton, London |
| BST (UTC+01:00) | Hreidarsson 5' |
Report | Freedman 41' Torghelle 54', 70' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,030 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 10 November 2004 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| GMT (UTC) | Saha 22' Richardson 39' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 48,891 Referee: Steve Dunn |
FA Cup edit
| 6 January 2005 Third round | Sunderland | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Sunderland, Wearside |
| GMT (UTC) | Welsh 44' Stewart 60' (pen.) |
Report | Collins 40' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 17,536 Referee: Rob Styles |
Awards edit
- Andy Johnson: Premier League Player of the Month, October
- Club Goal of the Season: Joonas Kolkka (vs. Liverpool, at Anfield, Premiership)
Notes edit
- ^ Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
- ^ Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
- ^ Williams was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Symons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
References edit
- ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Squad Stats – 2004/05". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Football - Premiership - Premiership ins and outs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace snap up Boyce". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Speroni joins Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Kolkka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace swoop for Torghelle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Southampton - Hall joins Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Andrews moves to Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Inter duo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Birmingham City - Gray becomes a Blue". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Darlington - Fleming joins Quakers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Leeds United - Leeds swoop for Palace midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.