2004–05 Everton F.C. season

The 2004-05 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 13th season in the FA Premier League, and their 51st consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Everton
2004–05 season
ChairmanBill Kenwright
ManagerDavid Moyes
Premier League4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tim Cahill (11)
All: Tim Cahill (12)
Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 4th Australia Tim Cahill, 11
FA Cup Fifth round Scotland James McFadden, 2
League Cup Fourth round Scotland Duncan Ferguson, 1
England Nick Chadwick, 1
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley, 1
England Marcus Bent, 1
Denmark Thomas Gravesen, 1

Season summary

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Many pundits had tipped Everton for relegation that season: having escaped relegation from the Premier League by six points the previous season, Everton's task to stay in English football's top flight only seemed harder after the multimillion-pound transfer of teenage striker Wayne Rooney to Manchester United after setting the summer's European Championships alight. However, the season turned out to be Everton's most successful in Premier League history as they placed fourth in the league with 61pts. Everton kept pace with the likes of Chelsea (95pts) and Arsenal (83pts) at the Premier League summit for the first half of the season, finishing 2004 only a few points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Although Everton's title challenge eventually fizzled out following the sale of out-of-contract midfielder Thomas Gravesen to Spanish giants Real Madrid, they were able to see off competition from arch-rivals Liverpool (58pts) and fellow northwesterners Bolton Wanderers (58pts) to finish in fourth place, three points ahead of both teams. This secured the Toffees qualification to the 2005–06 Champions League, in which they would enter the tournament in the third qualifying round. In the summer, manager David Moyes splashed the cash on the likes of Netherlands and Inter Milan winger Andy van der Meyde in a bid to keep Everton in a position to make a serious challenge for European qualification the following season.

Despite their high league finish, Everton had the unwanted distinction of finishing with a negative goal difference, as a result of an embarrassing 7–0 humbling at Arsenal in the penultimate game of the season.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 25 8 5 87 36 +51 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Manchester United 38 22 11 5 58 26 +32 77 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 −1 61
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]
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.

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of 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
1 GK   ENG Richard Wright
2 DF   ENG Steve Watson
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs
5 DF   SCO David Weir (captain)
6 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta (on loan from Real Sociedad)
7 FW   ENG Marcus Bent
8 FW   ENG James Beattie
10 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson
11 FW   SCO James McFadden
14 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane[3]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   SCO Gary Naysmith
17 MF   AUS Tim Cahill
20 DF   NGA Joseph Yobo
21 MF   ENG Leon Osman
22 DF   ENG Tony Hibbert
23 DF   AUS Eddy Bosnar
24 MF   FRA Guillaume Plessis
25 GK   ENG Nigel Martyn
26 MF   IRL Lee Carsley[4]
31 FW   ENG James Vaughan

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
9 FW   ENG Kevin Campbell (to West Bromwich Albion)
16 MF   DEN Thomas Gravesen (to Real Madrid)
18 FW   ENG Wayne Rooney (to Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ENG Nick Chadwick (to Plymouth Argyle)
27 DF   ENG Peter Clarke (to Blackpool)

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
12 MF   CHN Li Tie
32 DF   ENG Daniel Fox[5]
33 DF   IRL Anthony Gerrard[6]
37 GK   SCO Iain Turner
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Mark Hughes
DF   ENG Laurence Wilson
FW   ENG Paul Hopkins
FW   ITA Patrizio Pascucci

Transfers

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Results

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Premier League

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Results by round

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GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHHAHAA
ResultLWWDWWWLWWDLWWDWWDWLLWDLWDLWLLLWWDLWLL
Position2091175333333333332334444444444444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2005 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 August 2004 1 Everton 1–4 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
Carsley   37'   64'
Osman   43'
Report Bergkamp   23'
Reyes   39'
Cole   53'
Ljungberg   54'
Pires   83'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,521
Referee: Mike Riley
21 August 2004 2 Crystal Palace 1–3 Everton Croydon, London
Hudson   9' Report Gravesen  19' (pen)
Naysmith   71'
Bent   82'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,666
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 August 2004 3 Everton 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool, Merseyside
Osman   2', 70' Report Dobie   7' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,510
Referee: Peter Walton
11 September 2004 5 Manchester City 0–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 Report Cahill   60'   61' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,006
Referee: Steve Bennett
19 September 2004 6 Everton 1–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Bent   47' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,078
Referee: Howard Webb
26 September 2004 7 Portsmouth 0–1 Everton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Report Cahill   80' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 October 2004 8 Everton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Pamarot   53' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,264
Referee: Graham Poll
16 October 2004 9 Everton 1–0 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Osman   88' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,256
Referee: Barry Knight
23 October 2004 10 Norwich City 2–3 Everton Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 BST McKenzie   48'
Francis   57'
Report Kilbane   10'
Bent   40'
Ferguson   73'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 October 2004 11 Everton 1–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Bent   33' Report Hendrie   26' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,816
Referee: Steve Dunn
6 November 2004 12 Chelsea 1–0 Everton Fulham, London
Robben   72' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,965
Referee: Mike Riley
13 November 2004 13 Birmingham City 0–1 Everton Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 GMT (UTC) Report Gravesen   69' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,388
Referee: Rob Styles
20 November 2004 14 Everton 1–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson   67' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,763
Referee: Graham Poll
28 November 2004 15 Newcastle United 1–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Bellamy   5' Report Carsley   56' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,247
Referee: Neale Barry
4 December 2004 16 Everton 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson   45'
Gravesen   75'
Jaïdi   85' (o.g.)
Report Davies   16', 59' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,929
Referee: Howard Webb
11 December 2004 17 Everton 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
Carsley   68' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,552
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 December 2004 18 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Everton Blackburn, Lancashire
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,191
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2004 19 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Cahill   22'
Bent   63'
Report Fowler   42'
Negouai   83'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 December 2004 20 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Everton Greenwich, London
El Karkouri   82'
Hreidarsson   85'
Report Ferguson   83' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,001
Referee: Mike Riley
1 January 2005 21 Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 Everton Haringey, London
Marney   16', 80'
Ziegler   27'
Mendes   59'
Keane   68'
Report Cahill   40'
McFadden   87'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,102
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 January 2005 22 Everton 2–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Stubbs   29'
Osman   90'
Report Yakubu   31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,480
Referee: Peter Walton
16 January 2005 23 Middlesbrough 1–1 Everton Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Zenden   26' Report Cahill   76' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 January 2005 24 Everton 0–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Holland   45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,041
Referee: Howard Webb
2 February 2005 25 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
19:45 GMT Ferguson   78' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,485
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 February 2005 26 Southampton 2–2 Everton Southampton, Hampshire
Crouch   36'
Camara   55'
Report Beattie   4'
Bent   90'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,509
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 February 2005 27 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Beattie   8' Report Guðjohnsen   69' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,270
Referee: Mike Riley
26 February 2005 28 Aston Villa 1–3 Everton Birmingham, West Midlands
Solano   46' Report Osman   17', 67'
Cahill   48'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,248
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 2005 29 Everton 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stead   71' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,406
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2005 30 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard   27'
Luis García   32'
Report Cahill   82' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,224
Referee: Rob Styles
3 April 2005 31 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Everton West Bromwich, West Midlands
Gera   63' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,805
Referee: Graham Poll
10 April 2005 32 Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool, Merseyside
Arteta   7'
Cahill   47', 54'
Vaughan   87'
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,519
Referee: Uriah Rennie
20 April 2005 33 Everton 1–0 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson   55' Report G. Neville   72'
Scholes   90'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,160
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 April 2005 34 Everton 1–1 Birmingham City Liverpool, Merseyside
12:30 BST (UTC+01) Ferguson   86' Report Heskey   5' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,828
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 April 2005 35 Fulham 2–0 Everton Fulham, London
John   15'
McBride   39'
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,881
Referee: Steve Bennett
7 May 2005 36 Everton 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Weir   43'
Cahill   59'
Report Ameobi   56' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,438
Referee: Barry Knight
11 May 2005 37 Arsenal 7–0 Everton Islington, London
van Persie   8'
Pires   12', 50'
Vieira   37'
Edu   70' (pen.)
Bergkamp   77'
Flamini   85'
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,073
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 May 2005 38 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Everton Bolton, Greater Manchester
Ngotty   45'
Jaidi   53'
Davies   61'
Stelios   66'
Report Cahill   9'
Carsley   63'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,701
Referee: Neale Barry

FA Cup

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  • Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Everton (attendance 20,112)
  • Everton 3–0 Sunderland (attendance 33,186)
  • Everton 0–2 Manchester United (attendance 38,664)

League Cup

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  • 22 September 2004: Bristol City 2–2 Everton (3–4 pen.)
  • 27 October 2004: Everton 2–0 Preston North End
9 November 2004 Arsenal 3–1 Everton London
Owusu-Abeyie   25'
Lupoli   52', 85'
Report Gravesen   8' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,791
Referee: Alan Wiley

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Richard Wright 12 0 6+1 0 2 0 3 0
25 GK   ENG Nigel Martyn 33 0 32 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone 39 0 32+1 0 2+1 0 2+1 0
4 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs 36 1 29+2 1 3 0 2 0
5 DF   SCO David Weir 37 0 34 0 0+2 0 1 0
15 DF   SCO Gary Naysmith 15 0 5+6 0 3 0 1 0
20 DF   NGA Joseph Yobo 33 0 19+8 0 3 0 3 0
22 DF   ENG Tony Hibbert 40 0 35+1 0 1 0 3 0
Midfielders
2 MF   ENG Steve Watson 28 0 12+13 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta 13 1 10+2 1 1 0 0 0
12 MF   CHN Li Tie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane 43 1 37+1 1 3 0 2 0
17 MF   AUS Tim Cahill 38 12 33 11 1+1 1 2+1 0
21 MF   ENG Leon Osman 35 7 24+5 6 3 1 2+1 0
26 MF   IRL Lee Carsley 41 5 35+1 4 3 0 2 1
Forwards
7 FW   ENG Marcus Bent 42 7 31+6 6 2+1 0 1+1 1
8 FW   ENG James Beattie 13 2 7+4 1 2 1 0 0
10 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson 37 6 6+29 5 0 0 2 1
11 FW   SCO James McFadden 29 3 7+16 1 3 2 3 0
31 FW   ENG James Vaughan 2 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW   ENG Kevin Campbell 7 0 4+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF   DEN Thomas Gravesen 23 5 20+1 4 0+1 0 1 1
19 FW   ENG Nick Chadwick 5 2 0+1 0 0+2 1 0+2 1

Last updated: 30 May 2005
Source: Competitions

References

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  4. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  5. ^ Fox was born in Winsford, England, and has represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his full international debut for Scotland in November 2009.
  6. ^ Gerrard was born in Huyton, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has played for them at youth level.
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