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.
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Chairman | Bill Kenwright | ||
| Manager | David Moyes | ||
| Premier League | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tim Cahill (11) All: Tim Cahill (12) | ||
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| Competition | Result | Top scorer |
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| Premier League | 4th |  Tim Cahill, 11
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| FA Cup | Fifth round |  James McFadden, 2
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| League Cup | Fourth round | Duncan Ferguson, 1 Nick Chadwick, 1 Lee Carsley, 1 Marcus Bent, 1 Thomas Gravesen, 1
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Season summary edit
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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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 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
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Transfers edit
In edit
Marcus Bent - Ipswich Town, £450,000, 23 June[7]
Tim Cahill - Millwall, undisclosed (estimated £2,000,000), 23 July[8]- Eddy Bosnar -
Sturm Graz, free, 4 August[9] - James Beattie - Southampton, £6,000,000, 4 January[10]
Mikel Arteta - Real Sociedad, five-month loan, 1 February[11]
Bjarni Viðarsson - FH, undisclosed
Out edit
- Joey Jones - Macclesfield Town, free, 18 May[12]
Niclas Alexandersson - Gothenburg, free, 1 July[13]- Paul Gerrard - Nottingham Forest, free, 2 July[14]
- Steve Simonsen - Stoke City, free, 8 July
- David Unsworth - Portsmouth, free, 12 July[15]
Tomasz Radzinski - Fulham, undisclosed, 23 July[16]- Tobias Linderoth -
Copenhagen, undisclosed, 30 July - Steven Schumacher - Bradford City, free, 30 July[17]
- Michael Symes - Bradford City, free, 30 July
Scot Gemmill - Leicester City, free, 5 August[18]- Wayne Rooney - Manchester United, £20,000,000 (rising to £27,000,000 depending on appearances and achievements), 31 August[19]
- Kevin Campbell - West Bromwich Albion, free, 10 January[20]
- Thomas Gravesen - Real Madrid, £2,500,000, 14 January[21]
- Nick Chadwick - Plymouth Argyle, £250,000, 8 February[22]
- Peter Clarke - Blackpool
Results edit
Premier League edit
Results by round edit
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 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 |
| 30 August 2004 4 | Manchester United | 0–0 | Everton | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,803 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
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Richard Wright | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ENG
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Nigel Martyn | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  ITA
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Alessandro Pistone | 39 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG
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Alan Stubbs | 36 | 1 | 29+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | SCO
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David Weir | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | SCO
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Gary Naysmith | 15 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF |  NGA
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Joseph Yobo | 33 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG
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Tony Hibbert | 40 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | ENG
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Steve Watson | 28 | 0 | 12+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  ESP
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Mikel Arteta | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF |  CHN
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Li Tie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | IRL
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Kevin Kilbane | 43 | 1 | 37+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | AUS
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Tim Cahill | 38 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG
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Leon Osman | 35 | 7 | 24+5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | IRL
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Lee Carsley | 41 | 5 | 35+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG
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Marcus Bent | 42 | 7 | 31+6 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | FW | ENG
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James Beattie | 13 | 2 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | SCO
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Duncan Ferguson | 37 | 6 | 6+29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | SCO
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James McFadden | 29 | 3 | 7+16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | ENG
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James Vaughan | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Kevin Campbell | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | DEN
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Thomas Gravesen | 23 | 5 | 20+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG
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Nick Chadwick | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
Last updated: 30 May 2005
Source: Competitions
References edit
- ^ "Liverpool FC allowed to defend title" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
- ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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