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2004–05 Leeds United A.F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Leeds United competed in the Football League Championship, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the previous season.

Leeds United
2004–05 season
ChairmanGerald Krasner
(until 21 January)[1]
Ken Bates
(from 21 January)
ManagerKevin Blackwell
StadiumElland Road
Championship14th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Healy (7)
All:
Brian Deane
David Healy
(7 each)
Highest home attendance34,496 vs Plymouth Argyle
(28 December 2004, Championship)
Lowest home attendance18,476 vs Swindon Town
(21 September 2004, League Cup)
Average home league attendance28,814

Season summary edit

In 2004–05 season, Leeds began signing players prepared to accept lower wages. The club were eventually forced to sell both their training ground, for £4.2m,[2] and their Elland Road stadium[3] in the autumn of 2004.

On 21 January 2005, Krasner announced the sale of a 50% stake to Ken Bates for £10m and Bates became the club's new chairman, replacing Krasner.[4] This investment effectively saved Leeds United from going into administration. Bates had previously headed three other league football clubs, most famously Chelsea.

Blackwell was forced to sell most of the remaining players, including Aaron Lennon; somehow he managed to build a team using loan players and experienced professionals nearing the end of their careers. Despite a promising opening day win against Derby County, Leeds's form at the start of the 2004–05 Coca-Cola Championship was little better than in the previous season, and they spent the first half of the campaign looking in serious danger of a second successive relegation. Their form gradually picked up after the club was taken over by Bates and Leeds finished in a relatively safe 14th place.

Kit edit

Leeds United's home kit was manufactured by Diadora.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Stoke City 46 17 10 19 36 38 −2 61
13 Burnley 46 15 15 16 38 39 −1 60
14 Leeds United 46 14 18 14 49 52 −3 60
15 Leicester City 46 12 21 13 49 46 +3 57
16 Cardiff City 46 13 15 18 48 51 −3 54
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results edit

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Derby County H 1–0 30,459 Richardson
10 August 2004 Gillingham A 1–2 10,739 Pugh
14 August 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 28,397
21 August 2004 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 31,808 Guppy
29 August 2004 Sheffield United A 0–2 22,959
11 September 2004 Coventry City H 3–0 26,725 Carlisle, Joachim, Pugh
14 September 2004 Plymouth Argyle A 1–0 20,555 Keith (own goal)
18 September 2004 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 9,095 Pugh (2)
24 September 2004 Sunderland H 0–1 28,926
28 September 2004 Stoke City H 0–0 25,759
2 October 2004 Cardiff City A 0–0 17,006
16 October 2004 Preston North End H 1–0 30,458 Pugh
19 October 2004 Reading A 1–1 22,230 Walton
23 October 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 6,716
31 October 2004 Wigan Athletic H 0–2 27,432
3 November 2004 Burnley H 1–2 27,490 Wright
6 November 2004 Preston North End A 4–2 18,531 Deane, Healy (2), Walton
13 November 2004 Ipswich Town A 0–1 29,955
20 November 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 6–1 29,739 Healy, Deane (4), Wright
24 November 2004 Watford H 2–2 24,585 Wright, Carlisle
29 November 2004 Rotherham United A 0–1 8,860
4 December 2004 Leicester City H 0–2 27,384
10 December 2004 West Ham United A 1–1 30,684 Healy (pen)
19 December 2004 Millwall H 1–1 26,265 Oster
26 December 2004 Sunderland A 3–2 43,253 Lennon, Deane, Joachim
28 December 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 34,496 Gilbert (own goal), Healy
1 January 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 0–2 32,302
3 January 2005 Coventry City A 2–1 19,084 Blake, Healy
15 January 2005 Cardiff City H 1–1 29,548 Walton
22 January 2005 Stoke City A 1–0 18,372 Thomas (own goal)
26 January 2005 Derby County A 0–2 25,648
29 January 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 27,033 Carlisle
5 February 2005 Burnley A 1–0 17,789 Einarsson
12 February 2005 Reading H 3–1 30,034 Healy, Hulse (2)
19 February 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0–3 17,177
26 February 2005 West Ham United H 2–1 34,115 Hulse, Derry
6 March 2005 Millwall A 1–1 11,510 Hulse
12 March 2005 Gillingham H 1–1 27,995 Hulse
16 March 2005 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 25,101
2 April 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 29,773 Derry
5 April 2005 Sheffield United H 0–4 28,936
9 April 2005 Watford A 2–1 16,306 Hulse, Carlisle
16 April 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 18,182 Seth Johnson
23 April 2005 Ipswich Town H 1–1 29,607 Spring
1 May 2005 Leicester City A 0–2 26,593
8 May 2005 Rotherham United H 0–0 30,900

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Birmingham City A 0–3 25,159

League Cup edit

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2004 Huddersfield Town H 1–0 30,115 Pugh
R2 21 September 2004 Swindon Town H 1–0 18,476 Ricketts
R3 26 October 2004 Portsmouth A 1–2 15,215 Deane

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[5]

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   SCO Neil Sullivan[6]
2 DF   IRL Gary Kelly
3 DF   SCO Stephen Crainey
4 DF   ENG Clarke Carlisle
5 DF   RSA Lucas Radebe
6 DF   IRL Paul Butler
7 MF   ENG Jermaine Wright
8 MF   ENG Sean Gregan
9 FW   NIR David Healy
10 FW   ENG Michael Ricketts
11 FW   ENG Julian Joachim
12 MF   ENG Danny Pugh
14 FW   JAM Marlon King[7] (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
15 DF   ENG Frazer Richardson
16 MF   ISL Gylfi Einarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   ENG Matthew Spring
18 MF   ENG Simon Walton
19 MF   NOR Eirik Bakke
20 MF   ENG Seth Johnson
21 MF   ENG Shaun Derry (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22 FW   ENG Ian Moore
23 GK   SCG Saša Ilić
25 MF   ENG Aaron Lennon
26 DF   ENG Matthew Kilgallon
27 MF   SCO Martin Woods
29 FW   ENG Rob Hulse (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
33 DF   ENG Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
39 FW   ENG Simon Johnson

Left club during season edit

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 Brett Ormerod (on loan from Southampton)
13 GK   ENG Scott Carson (to Liverpool)
13 GK   ENG Paul Harrison (on loan from Liverpool)
14 MF   CMR Serge Branco (to Queens Park Rangers)
14 MF   WAL John Oster (on loan from Sunderland)
14 MF   FRA Leandre Griffit (on loan from Southampton)
16 FW   ENG Danny Cadamarteri (to Sheffield United)
21 FW   WAL Nathan Blake (on loan from Leicester City)
22 DF   ENG Michael Duberry (on loan to Stoke City)
23 GK   ENG Kevin Pressman (to Coventry City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   ENG Craig Hignett (to Darlington)
24 MF   ENG Steve Guppy (to Stoke City)
28 MF   AUS Jamie McMaster (to Chesterfield)
30 FW   ENG Brian Deane (to Sunderland)
32 MF   ENG Harpal Singh (to Stockport County)
38 FW   IRL Andy Keogh (to Scunthorpe United)
40 FW   ENG Jamie Winter (to Aberdeen)
— DF   NIR Henry McStay (to Halifax Town)
— FW   IRL Barry Corr (to Sheffield Wednesday)

Reserve squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF   IRL Paul Keegan

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
12 June 2004   Paul Butler   Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [8]
14 June 2004   Julian Joachim   Coventry City Free [9]
23 June 2004   Michael Ricketts   Middlesbrough Free [10]
30 June 2004   Jermaine Wright   Ipswich Town Free [11]
1 July 2004   Craig Hignett   Leicester City Free [citation needed]
1 July 2004   Clarke Carlisle   Queens Park Rangers Free [12]
1 July 2004   Danny Cadamarteri   Bradford City Free [13]
1 July 2004   Matthew Spring   Luton Town Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2004   Danny Pugh   Manchester United Free [15]
22 July 2004   Brian Deane   West Ham United Free [16]
31 July 2004   Neil Sullivan   Chelsea Free [17]
1 August 2004   Steve Guppy   Leicester City Free [citation needed]
10 August 2004   Stephen Crainey   Southampton £200,000 [18]
20 August 2004   Serge Branco   VfB Stuttgart Free [19]
16 September 2004   Sean Gregan   West Bromwich Albion £750,000 [20]
28 October 2004   David Healy   Preston North End £650,000 [21]
1 January 2005   Gylfi Einarsson   Lillestrøm SK Free [22]
18 February 2005   Shaun Derry   Crystal Palace Undisclosed [23]
25 February 2005   Kevin Pressman   Leicester City Free [24]
1 March 2005   Saša Ilić   Aberdeen Free [citation needed]
23 March 2005   Ian Moore   Burnley £50,000 [25]

Out edit

Date Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
14 May 2004   Paul Robinson   Tottenham Hotspur £1,500,000 [26]
24 May 2004   Alan Smith   Manchester United £7,000,000 [27]
9 June 2004   Michael Bridges   Bolton Wanderers Free [28]
1 July 2004   Jason Wilcox   Leicester City Free [29]
2 July 2004   James Milner   Newcastle United £5,000,000 [30]
2 July 2004   Stephen McPhail   Barnsley Undisclosed [31]
2 July 2004   Mark Viduka   Middlesbrough £4,000,000 [32]
3 July 2004   Ian Harte   Levante Undisclosed [33]
6 July 2004   Nick Barmby   Hull City Free [34]
7 July 2004   Dominic Matteo   Blackburn Rovers Free [35]
13 July 2004   Danny Mills   Manchester City Free [36]
8 September 2004   Craig Hignett   Darlington Free [37]
13 September 2004   Steve Guppy   Stoke City Free [38]
24 September 2004   Henry McStay   Halifax Town One-month Loan [39]
30 September 2004   Danny Cadamarteri   Sheffield United £50,000 [40]
21 January 2005   Scott Carson   Liverpool £1,000,000 [41]
14 February 2005   Andy Keogh   Scunthorpe United Undisclosed [42]

Loaned in edit

Date Nat. Name From Length Ref.
19 September 2004   Brett Ormerod   Southampton One month [46]
5 November 2004   John Oster   Sunderland One month [47]
31 December 2004   Nathan Blake   Leicester City One month [48]
6 January 2005   Leandre Griffit   Southampton One month [49]
21 January 2005   Paul Harrison   Liverpool One month [citation needed]
3 February 2005   Michael Gray   Blackburn Rovers Three months [50]
9 February 2005   Rob Hulse   West Bromwich Albion Season-long loan [51]
4 March 2005   Marlon King   Nottingham Forest Three months [52]

Loaned out edit

Date Nat. Name To Length Ref.
15 October 2004   Michael Duberry   Stoke City Three months [53]
7 January 2005   Jamie McMaster   Chesterfield Season-long loan [54]
18 February 2005   Harpal Singh   Stockport County One month [55]

References edit

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  7. ^ King was born in England.
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