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2004–05 Brentford F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In his first full season as manager of the club, Martin Allen's "two bob team" reached the 2005 Football League play-off semi-finals and the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Brentford
2004–05 season
ChairmanEddie Rogers
ManagerMartin Allen
StadiumGriffin Park
League One4th
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFifth round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Burton (10)
All: Burton, Rankin (10)
Highest home attendance9,604
Lowest home attendance4,430
Average home league attendance6,082

Season summary edit

 
Centre back Sam Sodje's performances won him the Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year award.

After pulling off "The Great Escape" from relegation at the end of the 2003–04 season,[1] Brentford manager Martin Allen signed a three-year contract and assembled a "two bob" squad of veterans,[2] youngsters and non-League footballers on free transfers.[3] The club was £7 million in debt and facing annual interest payments on its overdraft of £300,000.[4] The season was punctuated by bizarre motivational challenges set by Allen, which stretched from ordering the players to prepare their own lunch to swimming in rivers before cup ties.[5][6]

As the season got underway, Brentford suffered first round exits from the League Cup and the Football League Trophy, but a run of five wins in eight league matches through to mid-October 2004 saw the club rooted in the League One automatic promotion places.[7] Though Brentford then won just four matches in all competitions during the final two months of 2004, the club managed to remain in the top 10 in League One.[7] Victory over Walsall in the first match at Griffin Park of 2005 began a spell in which the Bees lost just three of the following 21 matches in all competitions.[7] One of the defeats came in a FA Cup fifth round replay at home to Southampton,[7] which ended a memorable run that earned the club over £500,000 in match revenues.[4][8] Postponements due to the cup run gave Brentford up to three games in hand from February through March.[7]

Brentford broke back into the playoff positions on 12 April, after a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers,[7] still with a game in hand.[9] Consecutive defeats to Bradford City, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town in April dropped the Bees outside the playoff places,[7] but a late 2–1 comeback victory away to Wrexham in the penultimate match of the regular season (the final game in hand) confirmed a place in the playoffs.[10] Martin Allen selected a predominantly youth and reserve lineup for the final match of the league season versus already-promoted Hull City.[11] The experimental team secured a 2–1 victory and a 4th-place finish in League One.[7] Despite finishing 4th, the 9 goals conceded during the three defeats in April saw Brentford finish the season with a goal difference of −3.[12]

Brentford met 5th-place Sheffield Wednesday in the 2005 League One playoffs, but a 1–0 defeat in the first leg at Hillsborough left the Bees with a mountain to climb.[13] Despite an improved performance in the second leg at Griffin Park, the team crumbled and conceded twice to effectively end the tie, before Andy Frampton grabbed a late consolation.[14]

League table edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Hull City (P) 46 26 8 12 80 53 +27 86 Promotion to 2005–06 Football League Championship
3 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 13 11 73 55 +18 79 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Brentford 46 22 9 15 57 60 −3 75
5 Sheffield Wednesday (P) 46 19 15 12 77 59 +18 72
6 Hartlepool United 46 21 8 17 76 66 +10 71
Updated to match(es) played on May 2005. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted

Results edit

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
17 July 2004 Hampton & Richmond Borough A 3–0 n/a Burton, Hutchinson, Salako
20 July 2004 AFC Wimbledon H 2–0 2,562 Burton, Peters
25 July 2004 Reading H 1–0 3,230 Rankin
28 July 2004 Aldershot Town A 3–2 1,400 Burton (2), Hargreaves
31 July 2004 Newmarket Town A 5–0 n/a Muldowney, Rhodes (3, 1 pen), Peters
2 August 2004 Arundel A 3–0 471 Smith, Sodje, Moleski

Football League One edit

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 7 August 2004 Chesterfield A 1–3 4,651 Rhodes
2 10 August 2004 Doncaster Rovers H 4–3 5,621 Rankin, Hargreaves, Burton, Tabb
3 14 August 2004 Wrexham H 1–0 5,091 O'Connor
4 21 August 2004 Peterborough United A 0–3 4,868
5 28 August 2004 Stockport County H 3–0 4,643 Dobson, Salako, Burton
6 30 August 2004 Bristol City A 1–4 10,296 O'Connor
7 4 September 2004 Bournemouth H 2–1 5,682 Talbot, Rankin
8 11 September 2004 Torquay United A 2–2 3,458 Hargreaves, Sodje
9 18 September 2004 Port Vale H 1–0 5,442 Salako (pen)
10 25 September 2004 Walsall A 0–1 5,302
11 2 October 2004 Oldham Athletic H 2–0 5,818 Rankin, Burton
12 9 October 2004 Barnsley A 0–0 8,453
13 16 October 2004 Milton Keynes Dons A 0–0 5,924
14 19 October 2004 Hartlepool United H 2–1 4,797 Rankin, Burton
15 23 October 2004 Blackpool H 0–3 6,722
16 30 October 2004 Tranmere Rovers A 0–1 8,740
17 7 November 2004 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 10,810 Sodje
18 20 November 2004 Bradford City H 1–2 5,909 Rhodes
19 27 November 2004 Hull City A 0–2 15,710
20 7 December 2004 Luton Town H 2–0 6,393 Burton, May
21 11 December 2004 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 21,592 Rhodes, Burton
22 18 December 2004 Colchester United H 1–0 5,634 Salako
23 26 December 2004 Torquay United H 1–3 6,419 Sodje
24 28 December 2004 Swindon Town A 0–3 6,875
25 1 January 2005 Bournemouth A 2–3 8,072 Rankin (2)
26 3 January 2005 Walsall H 1–0 5,084 Broad (og)
27 15 January 2005 Port Vale A 1–0 4,230 Hutchinson
28 22 January 2005 Swindon Town H 2–1 5,867 Burton, Hunt
29 25 January 2005 Barnsley H 1–1 4,835 Sodje
30 5 February 2005 Milton Keynes Dons H 1–0 5,077 Hunt (pen)
31 22 February 2005 Hartlepool United A 1–3 4,206 Rankin
32 26 February 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–3 8,323 Burton, Peters, Hunt
33 5 March 2005 Colchester United A 1–0 3,066 Tabb
34 12 March 2005 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 5,525
35 15 March 2005 Oldham Athletic A 2–0 4,291 S.P. Fitzgerald
36 19 March 2005 Chesterfield H 2–2 6,097 Burton, Tabb
37 22 March 2005 Blackpool A 1–2 5,478 Pratley
38 28 March 2005 Peterborough United H 0–0 6,341
39 2 April 2005 Stockport County A 2–1 4,408 S.P. Fitzgerald, Sodje
40 9 April 2005 Bristol City H 1–0 6,780 Sodje
41 12 April 2005 Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 6,005 Turner
42 16 April 2005 Bradford City A 1–4 6,743 Tabb
43 23 April 2005 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 7,703 Owusu
44 30 April 2005 Luton Town A 2–4 9,313 Sodje, Burton
45 3 May 2005 Wrexham A 2–1 4,374 Rankin, S.P. Fitzgerald
46 7 May 2005 Hull City H 2–1 9,604 Sobers, Tabb

Football League play-offs edit

Main article: 2005 Football League play-offs
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
SF (1st leg) 12 May 2005 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 28,625
SF (2nd leg) 16 May 2005 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–2 (lost 3–1 on aggregate) 10,823 Frampton

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
R1 12 November 2004 Bristol City A 1–1 7,547 Salako
R1 (replay) 25 November 2004 Bristol City H 1–1 (a.e.t.), won 4–3 on pens) 3,706 Frampton
R2 5 December 2004 Hinckley United A 0–0 2,661
R2 (replay) 14 December 2004 Hinckley United H 2–1 4,002 Rhodes, Talbot
R3 8 January 2005 Luton Town A 2–0 6,861 Hargreaves, Tabb
R4 29 January 2005 Hartlepool United H 0–0 8,967
R4 (replay) 12 February 2005 Hartlepool United A 1–0 7,580 Rankin
R5 19 February 2005 Southampton A 2–2 24,741 Rankin, Sodje
R5 (replay) 1 March 2005 Southampton H 1–3 11,720 Hutchinson

Football League Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
R1 24 August 2004 Ipswich Town A 0–2 10,190

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
SR1 28 September 2004 Milton Keynes Dons H 0–3 1,679

Playing squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2004–05 season.
No Position Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Stuart Nelson   (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 22) Hucknall Town 2004
21 GK Josh Lennie   (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 18) Youth 2003 Loaned to Carshalton Athletic and Maidenhead United
31 GK Ademola Bankole   (1969-09-09)9 September 1969 (aged 34) Maidenhead United 2005 Goalkeeping coach
45 GK Clark Masters   (1987-05-31)31 May 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2005
Defenders
2 DF Michael Dobson (c)   (1981-04-09)9 April 1981 (aged 23) Youth 1999
3 DF Andy Myers   (1973-11-03)3 November 1973 (aged 30) Colchester United 2004
5 DF Michael Turner   (1983-11-09)9 November 1983 (aged 20) Charlton Athletic 2004 Loaned from Charlton Athletic before transferring permanently
6 DF Scott B. Fitzgerald   (1969-08-13)13 August 1969 (aged 34) Colchester United 2004
12 DF Andy Frampton   (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 24) Crystal Palace 2002
16 DF Kevin O'Connor   (1982-02-24)24 February 1982 (aged 22) Youth 2000
17 DF Sam Sodje   (1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 24) Margate 2004
20 DF Jamie Palmer   (1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 18) Youth 2005 Loaned to Kingstonian and Staines Town
22 DF Sean Hillier   (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 18) Youth 2004 Loaned to Welling United, Hendon and North Greenford United
37 DF Darius Charles   (1987-12-10)10 December 1987 (aged 16) Youth 2004
38 DF Karleigh Osborne   (1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 16) Youth 2004
42 DF Ahmet Rifat   (1986-01-03)3 January 1986 (aged 18) Reading 2005
44 DF Ryan Watts   (1988-05-18)18 May 1988 (aged 16) Youth 2005
Midfielders
4 MF Stewart Talbot   (1973-06-14)14 June 1973 (aged 31) Rotherham United 2004
7 MF Eddie Hutchinson   (1982-02-23)23 February 1982 (aged 22) Sutton United 2000
8 MF Jay Tabb   (1984-02-21)21 February 1984 (aged 20) Crystal Palace 2000
10 MF Stephen Hunt   (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 23) Crystal Palace 2001
11 MF Chris Hargreaves   (1972-05-12)12 May 1972 (aged 32) Northampton Town 2004
15 MF Alex Rhodes   (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 22) Newmarket Town 2003
19 MF San Lee   (1985-10-05)5 October 1985 (aged 18) West Ham United 2004 Loaned to São Paulo
23 MF Luke Muldowney   (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 18) Youth 2004 Loaned to Kingstonian and Staines Town
24 MF James Morrison   (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 18) Youth 2004 Loaned to Hendon and Chertsey Town
25 MF Ryan Peters   (1987-08-21)21 August 1987 (aged 16) Youth 2004 Loaned to Windsor & Eton and Gravesend & Northfleet
26 MF John Salako   (1969-02-11)11 February 1969 (aged 35) Reading 2004
28 MF Jamie Lawrence   (1970-03-08)8 March 1970 (aged 34) Grimsby Town 2004
29 MF Darren Pratley   (1985-04-22)22 April 1985 (aged 19) Fulham 2005 On loan from Fulham
39 MF Scott Weight   (1987-04-03)3 April 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2004
40 MF George Moleski   (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2005
43 MF Aaron Steele   (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 17) Youth 2004
Forwards
9 FW Isaiah Rankin   (1978-05-22)22 May 1978 (aged 26) Grimsby Town 2004
14 FW Matt Harrold   (1984-07-24)24 July 1984 (aged 20) Harlow Town 2003 Loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge and Grimsby Town
18 FW Deon Burton   (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 27) Portsmouth 2004
30 FW Scott P. Fitzgerald   (1979-11-18)18 November 1979 (aged 24) Watford 2005 Loaned from Watford before transferring permanently
32 FW Jerrome Sobers   (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 18) Ipswich Town 2005 On loan from Ipswich Town
33 FW Marcus Gayle   (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 33) Watford 2005
41 FW Charlie Ide   (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 16) Youth 2005
Players who left the club mid-season
27 FW Ben May   (1984-03-10)10 March 1984 (aged 20) Millwall 2004 Returned to Millwall after loan expired
29 FW Steve Claridge   (1966-04-10)10 April 1966 (aged 38) Brighton & Hove Albion 2004 Loaned to Wycombe Wanderers, released
30 DF Matt Somner   (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 21) Youth 2001 Loaned to Cambridge United, transferred to Cambridge United
31 GK Alan Julian   (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 21) Youth 2001 Transferred to Stevenage Borough
32 FW Richard Pacquette   (1983-01-28)28 January 1983 (aged 21) Fisher Athletic 2004 Non-contract
32 MF Jay Smith   (1981-12-29)29 December 1981 (aged 22) Youth 2001 Transferred to Farnborough Town

Coaching staff edit

Name Role
  Martin Allen Manager
  Adrian Whitbread First Team Coach
  Ademola Bankole Goalkeeping Coach
  Damien Doyle Sports Therapist
  Matt Hirons Physiotherapist
  John Griffin Chief Scout

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Substitute appearances in brackets.
No Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Stuart Nelson 43 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 55 0
2 DF   Michael Dobson 13 (5) 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 (5) 1
3 DF   Andy Myers 6 (4) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 (4) 0
4 MF   Stewart Talbot 35 (2) 1 9 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 46 (3) 2
5 DF   Michael Turner 45 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 55 1
6 DF   Scott B. Fitzgerald 12 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
7 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 14 (1) 1 5 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 (2) 2
8 MF   Jay Tabb 29 (11) 5 5 (4) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 36 (17) 6
9 FW   Isaiah Rankin 33 (8) 8 8 (1) 2 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 41 (12) 10
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 13 (6) 3 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 (9) 3
11 MF   Chris Hargreaves 30 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 39 3
12 DF   Andy Frampton 34 (1) 0 6 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 43 (2) 2
14 FW   Matt Harrold 6 (13) 0 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 (16) 0
15 MF   Alex Rhodes 4 (18) 3 1 (3) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 (21) 4
16 DF   Kevin O'Connor 32 (5) 2 4 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 38 (6) 2
17 DF   Sam Sodje 40 7 8 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 50 8
18 MF   Deon Burton 38 (2) 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 50 10
20 DF   Jamie Palmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 GK   Josh Lennie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
22 DF   Sean Hillier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Luke Muldowney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF   Ryan Peters 1 (8) 1 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 (9) 1
26 MF   John Salako 30 (5) 4 8 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 39 (7) 5
28 MF   Jamie Lawrence 8 (6) 0 3 (1) 0 — 1 0 0 0 12 (7) 0
29 FW   Steve Claridge 3 (1) 0 0 0 — — — 3 (1) 0
30 DF   Matt Somner 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 (1) 0
30 FW   Scott P. Fitzgerald 7 (5) 4 — — — 1 0 8 (5) 4
31 GK   Alan Julian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
31 GK   Ademola Bankole 3 0 — — — 0 0 3 0
32 MF   Jay Smith 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 (2) 0
32 FW   Richard Pacquette 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
33 FW   Marcus Gayle 4 (2) 0 — — — 1 (1) 0 5 (3) 0
37 DF   Darius Charles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF   Karleigh Osborne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 MF   Scott Weight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
40 MF   George Moleski 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
41 FW   Charlie Ide 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
44 DF   Ryan Watts 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Players loaned in during the season
27 FW   Ben May 7 (3) 1 4 (2) 0 — — — 11 (5) 1
29 MF   Darren Pratley 11 (3) 1 — — — 2 0 13 (3) 1
32 FW   Jerrome Sobers 1 1 — — — 0 0 1 1
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Goalscorers edit

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT FLP Total
18 FW   Deon Burton 10 0 0 0 0 10
9 FW   Isaiah Rankin 8 2 0 0 0 10
17 DF   Sam Sodje 7 1 0 0 0 8
8 MF   Jay Tabb 5 1 0 0 0 6
26 MF   John Salako 4 1 0 0 0 5
30 FW   Scott P. Fitzgerald 4 — — — 0 4
15 MF   Alex Rhodes 3 1 0 0 0 4
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 3 0 0 0 0 3
11 MF   Chris Hargreaves 2 1 0 0 0 3
16 DF   Kevin O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 2
7 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 1 1 0 0 0 2
4 MF   Stewart Talbot 1 1 0 0 0 2
12 DF   Andy Frampton 0 1 0 0 1 2
27 FW   Ben May 1 0 — — — 1
29 MF   Darren Pratley 1 — — — 0 1
32 FW   Jerrome Sobers 1 — — — 0 1
2 DF   Michael Dobson 1 0 0 0 0 1
25 MF   Ryan Peters 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 DF   Michael Turner 1 0 0 0 0 1
Opponent 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 57 10 0 0 1 68
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: Soccerbase

Discipline edit

No Pos Nat Player FL1 FAC FLC FLT FLP Total Pts
                       
11 MF   Chris Hargreaves 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
18 FW   Deon Burton 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 11
17 DF   Sam Sodje 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 10
4 MF   Stewart Talbot 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
9 FW   Isaiah Rankin 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 9
12 DF   Andy Frampton 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 8
5 DF   Michael Turner 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 8
28 MF   Jamie Lawrence 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
29 MF   Darren Pratley 4 0 — — — 1 0 5 0 5
3 DF   Andy Myers 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5
8 MF   Jay Tabb 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
7 MF   Eddie Hutchinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4
27 FW   Ben May 2 0 1 0 — — — 3 0 3
10 MF   Stephen Hunt 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
16 DF   Kevin O'Connor 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
30 DF   Matt Somner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 1 3
6 DF   Scott B. Fitzgerald 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 DF   Michael Dobson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1 GK   Stuart Nelson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2
30 FW   Scott P. Fitzgerald 1 0 — — — 0 0 1 0 1
25 MF   Ryan Peters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 MF   Alex Rhodes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 76 5 12 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 97 5 112
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: ESPN FC

International caps edit

No Pos Nat Player Caps Goals Ref
18 FW   Deon Burton 1 0 [15]
28 MF   Jamie Lawrence 3 0 [16]

Management edit

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Martin Allen   7 August 2004 16 May 2005 59 25 14 20 042.37 46 22 9 15 047.83

Summary edit

Games played 59 (46 League One, 9 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)
Games won 25 (22 League One, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)
Games drawn 14 (9 League One, 5 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)
Games lost 20 (15 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)
Goals scored 68 (57 League One, 10 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 1 Football League play-offs)
Goals conceded 76 (60 League One, 8 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy, 3 Football League play-offs)
Clean sheets 21 (17 League One, 4 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 0 Football League play-offs)
Biggest league win 3–0 versus Stockport County, 28 August 2004
Worst league defeat 3–0 on three occasions, 4–1 on two occasions
Most appearances 55, Stuart Nelson (43 League One, 9 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy, 2 Football League play-offs)
Top scorer (league) 10, Deon Burton
Top scorer (all competitions) 10, Deon Burton & Isaiah Rankin

Transfers & loans edit

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2004 DF   Scott B. Fitzgerald   Colchester United Free [17]
1 July 2004 MF   Chris Hargreaves   Northampton Town Free [17]
1 July 2004 DF   Andy Myers   Colchester United Free [17]
1 July 2004 FW   Isaiah Rankin   Grimsby Town Free [18]
1 July 2004 DF   Sam Sodje   Margate Free [18]
12 July 2004 MF   San Lee   West Ham United Free [19]
20 July 2004 MF   John Salako   Reading Free [20]
1 August 2004 FW   Deon Burton   Portsmouth Free [21]
17 September 2004 MF   Jamie Lawrence   Grimsby Town Non-contract [22]
2 November 2004 DF   Michael Turner   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [23]
26 November 2004 FW   Richard Pacquette   Fisher Athletic Non-contract [24]
17 December 2004 FW   Steve Claridge   Brighton & Hove Albion Free [25]
4 February 2005 GK   Ademola Bankole   Maidenhead United Free [26]
24 March 2005 FW   Scott P. Fitzgerald   Watford Undisclosed [27]
24 March 2005 FW   Marcus Gayle   Watford Non-contract [28]
March 2005 DF   Ahmet Rifat   Reading Non-contract [29]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
4 August 2004 DF   Michael Turner   Charlton Athletic 1 November 2004 [30]
3 December 2004 FW   Ben May   Millwall 23 February 2005 [31]
22 February 2005 DF   Darren Pratley   Fulham End of season [32]
4 March 2005 FW   Scott P. Fitzgerald   Watford 23 March 2005 [33]
24 March 2005 FW   Jerrome Sobers   Ipswich Town End of season [34]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
5 July 2004 DF   Ibrahima Sonko   Reading Free [35]
22 October 2004 MF   Jay Smith   Farnborough Town Free [36]
2 February 2005 DF   Matt Somner   Cambridge United Free [37]
4 February 2005 GK   Alan Julian   Stevenage Borough Undisclosed [38]
10 February 2005 GK   Steve Claridge   Wycombe Wanderers Free [39]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
3 September 2004 MF   Sean Hillier   Welling United 27 September 2004 [40]
September 2004 MF   Ryan Peters   Windsor & Eton October 2004 [41]
October 2004 GK   Josh Lennie   Carshalton Athletic January 2005 [42]
1 December 2004 DF   Matt Somner   Cambridge United 1 February 2005 [43]
10 December 2004 MF   Ryan Peters   Gravesend & Northfleet 10 January 2005 [44]
17 December 2004 FW   Matt Harrold   Dagenham & Redbridge 17 January 2005 [45]
23 December 2004 MF   Luke Muldowney   Kingstonian 16 March 2005 [46]
23 December 2004 DF   Jamie Palmer   Kingstonian 16 March 2005 [46]
13 January 2005 FW   Steve Claridge   Wycombe Wanderers 9 February 2005 [47]
January 2005 MF   Sean Hillier   Hendon February 2005 [48]
January 2005 MF   James Morrison   Hendon February 2005 [48]
February 2005 MF   Sean Hillier   North Greenford United End of season [49]
February 2005 GK   Josh Lennie   Maidenhead United n/a [50]
February 2005 MF   James Morrison   Chertsey Town 2005 [51]
4 March 2005 FW   Matt Harrold   Grimsby Town 4 May 2005 [40]
March 2005 MF   Luke Muldowney   Staines Town End of season [52]
March 2005 DF   Jamie Palmer   Staines Town End of season [53]
April 2005 MF   San Lee   São Paulo 30 June 2005 [54]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
3 December 2004 MF   Richard Pacquette   Farnborough Town 7 December 2004 [55]
30 June 2005 FW   Deon Burton   Rotherham United 11 July 2005 [56]
30 June 2005 DF   Scott B. Fitzgerald Retired [56]
30 June 2005 MF   Sean Hillier   AFC Wimbledon 30 July 2005 [57]
30 June 2005 MF   Stephen Hunt   Reading 1 July 2005 [56]
30 June 2005 FW   Jamie Lawrence   Fisher Athletic 2005 [56]
30 June 2005 GK   Josh Lennie   AFC Wimbledon 1 July 2005 [54]
30 June 2005 MF   James Morrison   Chertsey Town 2005 [57]
30 June 2005 MF   Luke Muldowney   Staines Town 2005 [54]
30 June 2005 DF   Andy Myers Retired [56]
30 June 2005 DF   Jamie Palmer   Staines Town 2005 [54]
30 June 2005 DF   Ahmet Rifat   Wingate & Finchley 2005 [58]
30 June 2005 MF   John Salako Retired [56]
30 June 2005 MF   Scott Weight   Hampton & Richmond Borough 2005 [59]

Kit edit

Supplier: TFG
Sponsor(s): St. George

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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References edit

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