2004–05 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Bolton Wanderers
2004–05 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
FA Premier League6th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: El Hadji Diouf (9)
All: Kevin Davies
El Hadji Diouf
Henrik Pedersen (9)
Highest home attendance27,880 (vs. Liverpool, 29 August)
Lowest home attendance16,151 (vs. Fulham, 19 February 2005)

Season summary

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Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 −1 61 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Liverpool 38 17 7 14 52 41 +11 58 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[a]
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 +5 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
7 Middlesbrough 38 14 13 11 53 46 +7 55
8 Manchester City 38 13 13 12 47 39 +8 52
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round.[1]
  2. ^ 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.


First-team squad

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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 Kevin Poole
2 DF   ENG Anthony Barness
3 DF   BRA Júlio César
4 MF   ENG Kevin Nolan
5 DF   FRA Bruno Ngotty
6 MF   WAL Gary Speed
7 MF   GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
9 FW   DEN Henrik Pedersen
10 MF   NGA Jay-Jay Okocha (captain)
11 MF   JAM Ricardo Gardner
14 FW   ENG Kevin Davies
15 DF   TUN Radhi Jaïdi
16 DF   ESP Iván Campo
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   FRA Florent Laville
18 DF   ENG Nicky Hunt
20 DF   ESP Fernando Hierro
21 FW   SEN El Hadji Diouf (on loan from Liverpool)
22 GK   FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 DF   FRA Vincent Candela
24 MF   NGA Blessing Kaku
26 DF   ISR Tal Ben Haim
28 FW   POR Ricardo Vaz Tê
30 FW   ENG Ricky Shakes[a]
33 MF   IRL Joey O'Brien
39 MF   SEN Khalilou Fadiga

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW   ENG Michael Bridges (to Sunderland)
13 GK   ENG Andy Oakes (on loan from Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW   ENG Les Ferdinand (to Reading)
- DF   ENG Danny Livesey (to Carlisle United)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF   ENG Charlie Comyn-Platt
32 DF   ENG Jason Talbot
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 FW   FRA Bedi Buval
35 DF   ENG Bradley Hill

Transfers

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Note: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004,[21] with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.[22]

Matches

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GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWWDDDLWWWDLDLLLLLLDWWWWWDLWWLWWDDLDW
Position27333447444457889111313141111987686665666666
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

August

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-08-14 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   4 – 1   Charlton Athletic Reebok Stadium
Okocha   11', 59'
Pedersen   30', 72'
Lisbie   67' Attendance: 24,100
Referee: Phil Dowd
2004-08-21 15:00 Premier League Fulham   2 – 0   Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
Cole   5', 82' Attendance: 17,541
Referee: Rob Styles
2004-08-25 19:45 Premier League Southampton   1 – 2   Bolton Wanderers St Mary's Stadium
Crouch   85' Pedersen   7'
Okocha   27' (pen)
Attendance: 30,713
Referee: Steve Dunn
2004-08-29 16:05 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 0   Liverpool Reebok Stadium
Davies   38' Attendance: 27,880
Referee: Phil Dowd

September

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-09-11 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   2 – 2   Manchester United Reebok Stadium
Nolan   52'
Ferdinand   90'
Heinze   44'
Hunt   90' (og)
Attendance: 27,766
Referee: Matt Messias
2004-09-18 12:45 Premier League Arsenal   2 – 2   Bolton Wanderers Highbury
Henry   31'
Pires   66'
Jaïdi   63'
Pedersen   85'
Attendance: 37,010
Referee: Phil Dowd
2004-09-21 19:45 League Cup Yeovil Town   0 – 2   Bolton Wanderers Huish Park
Julio Cesar   80'
Pedersen   87'
Attendance: 8,047
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2004-09-25 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 1   Birmingham City Reebok Stadium
Jaïdi   16' Izzet   49' Attendance: 23,692
Referee: Rob Styles

October

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-10-16 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 0   Crystal Palace Reebok Stadium
Davies   45' Attendance: 25,051
Referee: Neale Barry
2004-10-23 15:00 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur   1 – 2   Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
Keane   41' Jaïdi   11'
Pedersen   75'
Attendance: 36,025
Referee: Chris Foy
2004-10-27 20:00 League Cup Bolton Wanderers   3 – 4 (aet)   Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
King   27' (og)
Okocha   75' (pen)
Ferdinand   105'
Defoe   44', 103'
Bunjevčević   84'
Brown   95'
Attendance: 18,037
Referee: Mike Dean
2004-10-31 16:05 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   2 – 1   Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
Diouf   52'
Davies   70'
Ambrose   55' Attendance: 27,196
Referee: Graham Poll

November

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-11-13 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 2   Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
Diouf   21' McCann   41'
Hitzlsperger   89'
Attendance: 25,779
Referee: Andy D'Urso
2004-11-20 15:00 Premier League Chelsea   2 – 2   Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
Duff   1'
Tiago   48'
Davies   52'
Jaïdi   87'
Attendance: 42,203
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2004-11-27 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   0 – 1   Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
De Zeeuw   45' Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Steve Dunn

December

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-12-04 15:00 Premier League Everton   3 – 2   Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
Ferguson   45'
Gravesen   75'
Jaïdi   85' (og)
Davies   16'  59' Attendance: 35,929
Referee: Howard Webb
2004-12-11 15:00 Premier League Norwich City   3 – 2   Bolton Wanderers Carrow Road
Svensson   19'  84'
Huckerby   69' (pen)
Okocha   19' (pen)
Hierro   23'
Attendance: 23,549
Referee: Barry Knight
2004-12-18 19:45 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   0 – 1   Manchester City Reebok Stadium
Barton   52' Attendance: 27,274
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2004-12-26 15:00 Premier League Manchester United   2 – 0   Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
Giggs   10'
Scholes   89'
Attendance: 67,867
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2004-12-28 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   0 – 1   Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
Dickov   6' Attendance: 27,038
Referee: Rob Styles

January

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-01-04 19:45 Premier League Birmingham City   1 – 2   Bolton Wanderers St Andrew's
Upson   66' Diouf   17'
Nolan   90'
Attendance: 27,177
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2005-01-08 15:00 FA Cup Ipswich Town   1 – 3   Bolton Wanderers Portman Road
Miller   70' Stelios   60'
Pedersen   65'   68'
Attendance: 20,080
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-01-15 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 0   Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Stelios   41' Attendance: 27,514
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2005-01-24 20:00 Premier League Blackburn Rovers   0 – 1   Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
Diouf   77' Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-01-30 13:45 FA Cup Oldham Athletic   0 – 1   Bolton Wanderers Boundary Park
Vaz Tê   9' Attendance: 12,029
Referee: Matt Messias

February

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-02-11 15:00 Premier League Crystal Palace   0 – 1   Bolton Wanderers Selhurst Park
Nolan   31' Attendance: 23,163
Referee: Graham Poll
2005-02-12 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   0 – 0   Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,322
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-02-19 15:00 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers   1 – 0   Fulham Reebok Stadium
Davies   12' Attendance: 16,151
Referee: Howard Webb
2005-02-27 13:00 Premier League Newcastle United   2 – 1   Bolton Wanderers St James' Park
Bowyer   35'
Dyer   69'
Stelios   41' Attendance: 50,430
Referee: Steve Dunn

March

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-03-12 12:15 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers   0 – 1   Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Ljungberg   3' Attendance: 23,523
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-03-19 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 0   Norwich City Reebok Stadium
Stelios   41' Attendance: 25,081
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

April

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Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-04-09 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   3 – 1   Fulham Reebok Stadium
Okocha   13' (pen)
Nolan   33'
Stelios   54'
Boa Morte   47' Attendance: 25,493
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2005-03-16 15:00 Premier League Charlton Athletic   1 – 2   Bolton Wanderers The Valley
Jeffers   29' Okocha   7' (pen)
Diouf   58'
Attendance: 26,708
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-04-19 20:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   1 – 1   Southampton Reebok Stadium
Stelios   25' Kevin Phillips  69' Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2005-04-23 15:00 Premier League Aston Villa   1 – 1   Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
Hierro   26' (og) Speed   54' Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2005-04-30 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   0 – 2   Chelsea Reebok Stadium
Lampard   60'  76' Attendance: 27,653
Referee: Uriah Rennie
Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-05-15 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers   3 – 2   Everton Reebok Stadium
Jaïdi   53'
Davies   61'
Stelios   66'
Cahill   9'
Carsley   63'
Attendance: 27,701
Referee: Matt Messias

Statistics

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Appearances

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Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1   Bruno Ngotty Defender 37 0(0) 04 0(0) 00 0(0) 41 0(0)
2   Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 36 0(0) 04 0(0) 00 0(0) 40 0(0)
3   Gary Speed Midfielder 37 0(1) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 39 0(1)
4   Kevin Davies Striker 33 0(1) 04 0(0) 01 0(1) 38 0(2)
5   Ricardo Gardner Defender/Midfielder 30 0(3) 03 0(1) 01 0(0) 34 0(4)
6   Nicky Hunt Defender 29 0(0) 03 0(1) 01 0(0) 33 0(1)
7   Kevin Nolan Midfielder 27 0(9) 02 0(0) 02 0(2) 31 (11)
8   Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 28 0(6) 01 0(1) 02 0(0) 31 0(7)
9   Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 29 0(2) 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 31 0(2)
10   El Hadji Diouf Midfielder/Striker 23 0(4) 02 0(0) 01 0(2) 26 0(6)
11   Tal Ben Haim Defender 19 0(2) 04 0(0) 02 0(0) 25 0(2)
12   Iván Campo Defender/Midfielder 21 0(7) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 22 0(8)
13   Radhi Jaïdi Defender 21 0(7) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 22 0(7)
14   Fernando Hierro Midfielder 15 (14) 04 0(0) 02 0(0) 21 (14)
15   Henrik Pedersen Striker 13 (14) 03 0(1) 01 0(1) 17 (16)
16   Vincent Candela Defender 09 0(1) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 10 0(2)
17   Anthony Barness Defender 05 0(3) 00 0(2) 01 0(0) 06 0(5)
18   Julio Cesar Defender 04 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 06 0(1)
19   Ricardo Vaz Tê Striker 01 0(6) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(6)
20   Khalilou Fadiga Midfielder 00 0(5) 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(5)
21   Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 03 0(1)
22   Les Ferdinand Striker 01 (11) 00 0(0) 01 0(1) 02 (12)
23   Blessing Kaku Midfielder 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 01 0(1) 01 0(2)
24   Andy Oakes Goalkeeper 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
25   Joey O'Brien Defender/Midfielder 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(2)
26   Ricky Shakes Midfielder 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(1)

Top scorers

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P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1   Kevin Davies Striker 8 1 0 9
1   El Hadji Diouf Midfielder/Striker 9 0 0 9
1   Henrik Pedersen Striker 6 2 1 9
4   Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 7 1 0 8
5   Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 6 0 1 7

Notes

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  1. ^ Shakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011.

References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool FC allowed to defend title" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ Staff (9 June 2004). "Bridges signs for Bolton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Ferdinand joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 July 2004.
  5. ^ "Bolton seal Jaidi signing". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004.
  6. ^ "Speed joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2004.
  7. ^ "Bolton in double swoop". BBC Sport. 28 July 2004.
  8. ^ "Diouf moves to Bolton". BBC Sport. 19 August 2004.
  9. ^ "Kaku joins Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004.
  10. ^ "Bolton clinch Fadiga deal". BBC Sport. 14 September 2004.
  11. ^ "Candela completes Bolton switch". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005.
  12. ^ "Canaries land Charlton". BBC Sport. 13 July 2004.
  13. ^ "Port Vale snap up Smith". BBC Sport. 22 June 2004.
  14. ^ "Wigan swoop for Frandsen". BBC Sport. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Wigan sign Thome". BBC Sport. 4 August 2004.
  16. ^ "Jardel leaves Bolton". BBC Sport. 13 August 2004.
  17. ^ "Bridges rejoins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 23 September 2004.
  18. ^ "Blackburn land Djorkaeff". BBC Sport. 28 September 2004.
  19. ^ "Reading seal deal for Ferdinand". BBC Sport. 6 January 2005.
  20. ^ "Bolton defender moves to Carlisle". BBC Sport. 25 January 2005.
  21. ^ "Bolton in summer clear-out". BBC Sport. 17 May 2004.
  22. ^ "Ferdinand ends stint with Bolton". BBC Sport. 2 January 2005.