2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 103rd season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in the Premier League for nine years, following promotion from the First Division in 2003–04.[1] However, they were immediately relegated back to the second tier, notably without having won a competitive match away from home during the whole season.[2] Despite being in pole position to stay up going into the final match of the season against Fulham, a 6–0 defeat at Craven Cottage sealed their fate.[3] This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.

Norwich City
2004–05 season
ChairmanRoger Munby
ManagerNigel Worthington
StadiumCarrow Road
FA Premier League19th (relegated to the Championship)
FA CupThird round proper
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Ashton
Damien Francis
Leon McKenzie (7)

All: Dean Ashton
Damien Francis
Darren Huckerby
Leon McKenzie (7)
Highest home attendance25,522 (vs. Manchester United, 9 April 2005)
Lowest home attendance23,549 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 11 December 2004)
Average home league attendance24,350

Statistics edit

Appearances, goals and cards edit

(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Robert Green 38 0 1 0 2 0 41 0 0 0
3 DF   Adam Drury 31 (2) 1 0 0 2 0 33 (2) 1 2 0
4 MF   Graham Stuart 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 7 (1) 0 1 0
5 DF   Craig Fleming 38 1 1 0 2 0 41 1 2 0
6 FW   Darren Huckerby 36 (1) 6 1 0 2 1 39 (1) 7 1 0
7 MF   Philip Mulryne 8 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 8 (3) 0 ? 0
8 MF   Gary Holt 21 (6) 0 0 0 2 0 23 (6) 0 ? 0
9 MF   Mattias Jonson 19 (9) 0 1 0 1 0 21 (9) 0 2 1
10 FW   David Bentley 22 (4) 2 1 0 0 (1) 0 23 (5) 2 ? 0
11 DF   Jim Brennan 6 (4) 0 1 0 0 0 7 (4) 0 0 0
12 GK   Darren Ward 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
14 FW   Leon McKenzie 24 (13) 7 0 0 0 0 24 (13) 7 4 0
15 MF   Youssef Safri 13 (5) 1 0 0 1 (1) 1 14 (6) 2 4 0
16 DF   Simon Charlton 22 (2) 1 1 0 1 0 24 (2) 1 1 0
17 DF   Marc Edworthy 27 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 29 (2) 0 ? 1
18 FW   Paul McVeigh 3 (14) 1 0 0 1 0 4 (14) 1 0 0
19 FW   Mathias Svensson 10 (12) 4 0 0 1 (1) 0 11 (13) 4 ? 0
20 MF   Damien Francis 32 7 1 0 2 0 35 7 3 0
21 GK   Paul Gallacher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   Ian Henderson 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (4) 0 0 0
23 FW   Ryan Jarvis 1 (3) 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 (4) 1 0 0
24 DF   Jason Shackell 11 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 1 0
26 DF   Thomas Helveg 16 (4) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 18 (5) 0 ? 0
27 DF   Gary Doherty 17 (3) 2 1 0 2 0 20 (3) 2 0 0
28 FW   Danny Crow 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
30 GK   Joe Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   Dean Ashton 16 7 0 0 0 0 16 7 0 0

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

League edit

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Result 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–4 0–2
Position 11 17 16 17 17 18 19 19 17 18 19 19 20 18 19 19 15 17 17
Round 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Result 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 4–4 0–1 3–2 0–3 2–3 1–3 0–1 1–4 2–0 3–3 2–1 1–0 3–4 1–0 0–6
Position 18 17 18 18 19 19 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 18 20 17 19

August edit

14 August 2004 Norwich City 1–1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Huckerby   16' Report Johnson   73' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,717
Referee: Peter Walton
21 August 2004 Manchester United 2–1 Norwich City Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
17:15 BST Bellion   32'
Smith   50'
Report McVeigh   75' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,812
Referee: Neale Barry
25 August 2004 Newcastle United 2–2 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
20:00 BST Bellamy   40'
Hughes   50'
Report Bentley   52'
Doherty   74'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,574
Referee: Mark Halsey
28 August 2004 Norwich City 1–4 Arsenal Norwich, Norfolk
17:15 BST Huckerby   50' (pen.) Report Reyes   22'
Henry   36'
Pires   40'
Bergkamp   90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,944
Referee: Graham Poll

September edit

12 September 2004 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Norwich City Tottenham, London
16:05 BST Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,095
Referee: Howard Webb
18 September 2004 Norwich City 0–0 Aston Villa Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,805
Referee: Barry Knight
25 September 2004 Liverpool 3–0 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 BST Baroš   23'
Luis García   26'
Cissé   64'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,152
Referee: Alan Wiley

October edit

2 October 2004 Norwich City 2–2 Portsmouth Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Huckerby   63'
Charlton   67'
Report Yakubu   37'
Berger   65'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,853
Referee: Matt Messias
16 October 2004 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Norwich City West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,257
Referee: Phil Crossley
23 October 2004 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

November edit

6 November 2004 Norwich City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Svensson   56' Report Bothroyd   44'
Dickov   86'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,834
Referee: Steve Dunn
13 November 2004 Charlton Athletic 4–0 Norwich City Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Johansson   15', 21'
Konchesky   75'
Euell   88'
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,057
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 November 2004 Norwich City 2–1 Southampton Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Francis   28', 52' Report Beattie   24' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,706
Referee: Mike Riley
27 November 2004 Birmingham City 1–1 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Morrison   9' Report Huckerby   64' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,120
Referee: Graham Poll

December edit

4 December 2004 Norwich City 0–1 Fulham Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Cole   7' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,755
Referee: Alan Wiley
11 December 2004 Norwich City 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Svensson   20', 84'
Huckerby   69' (pen.)
Report Okocha   19' (pen.)
Hierro   23'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,549
Referee: Barry Knight
18 December 2004 Chelsea 4–0 Norwich City Fulham, London
15:00 GMT Duff   10'
Lampard   34'
Robben   44'
Drogba   83'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,071
Referee: Mike Dean
26 December 2004 Norwich City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Report Keane   73'
Brown   77'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,508
Referee: Mike Riley
28 December 2004 Middlesbrough 2–0 Norwich City Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Job   52', 54' Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,836
Referee: Howard Webb

January edit

1 January 2005 Portsmouth 1–1 Norwich City Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Yakubu   61' (pen.) Report Edworthy   5'
Francis   9'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,015
Referee: Phil Dowd
3 January 2005 Norwich City 1–2 Liverpool Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 GMT Jarvis   88' Report Luis García   58'
Riise   64'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,503
Referee: Howard Webb
15 January 2005 Aston Villa 3–0 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Ridgewell   9'
Hendrie   27'
Solano   76'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,172
Referee: Mike Riley
22 January 2005 Norwich City 4–4 Middlesbrough Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Francis   18'
Ashton   80'
McKenzie   90'
Drury   90'
Report Hasselbaink   34', 78'
Queudrue   49', 55'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,574
Referee: Matt Messias

February edit

2 February 2005 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
19:45 GMT Ferguson   78' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,485
Referee: Alan Wiley
5 February 2005 Norwich City 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Fleming   45'
Doherty   62'
Francis   85'
Report Earnshaw   41'
Richardson   49'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,292
Referee: Chris Foy
12 February 2005 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Norwich City Blackburn, Lancashire
15:00 GMT Pedersen   17'
Dickov   39', 62'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,923
Referee: Steve Dunn
28 February 2005 Norwich City 2–3 Manchester City Norwich, Norfolk
20:00 GMT Ashton   12'
McKenzie   16'
Jonson   55'   66'
Report Sibierski   25'
Fowler   37', 90'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Rob Styles

March edit

5 March 2005 Norwich City 1–3 Chelsea Norwich, Norfolk
17:15 GMT McKenzie   64' Report Cole   22'
Kežman   71'
Carvalho   79'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 24,506
Referee: Mark Halsey

April edit

2 April 2005 Arsenal 4–1 Norwich City Highbury, London
15:00 BST Henry   19', 22', 66'
Ljungberg   50'
Report Huckerby   30' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 38,066
Referee: Alan Wiley
9 April 2005 Norwich City 2–0 Manchester United Norwich, Norfolk
17:15 BST Ashton   55'
McKenzie   66'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,522
Referee: Howard Webb
16 April 2005 Crystal Palace 3–3 Norwich City South Norwood, London
15:00 BST Kolkka   5'
Hughes   73'
Johnson   83' (pen.)
Report Ashton   22', 46'
McKenzie   53'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,754
Referee: Rob Styles
20 April 2005 Norwich City 2–1 Newcastle United Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Safri   68'
Ashton   90'
Report Kluivert   90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,503
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 April 2005 Norwich City 1–0 Charlton Athletic Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Svensson   88' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,459
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 April 2005 Southampton 4–3 Norwich City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 BST Oakley   7'
Crouch   20'
Le Saux   39'
Camara   88'
Report Bentley   3'
Higginbotham   31' (o.g.)
McKenzie   45'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,944
Referee: Graham Poll

May edit

7 May 2005 Norwich City 1–0 Birmingham City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Ashton   45' (pen.) Report Johnson   31' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,477
Referee: Steve Bennett
15 May 2005 Fulham 6–0 Norwich City Fulham, London
15:00 BST McBride   10', 86'
Diop   35'
Knight   54'
Malbranque   72'
Cole   90'
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,927
Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup edit

Round 3
Result 0–1

League Cup edit

Round 2 3
Result 1–0 1–2
21 September 2004 Round 2 Norwich City 1–0 Bristol Rovers Norwich, Norfolk
19:45 BST Safri   45' Report Elliott   87'   90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,658
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 October 2004 Round 3 Newcastle United 2–1 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
19:45 BST Jenas   2'
Ameobi   42' (pen.)
Report Huckerby   56' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 42,153
Referee: Phil Dowd

First team 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
1 GK   ENG Robert Green
3 DF   ENG Adam Drury
4 MF   ENG Graham Stuart
5 DF   ENG Craig Fleming (captain)
6 FW   ENG Darren Huckerby
7 MF   NIR Philip Mulryne
8 MF   SCO Gary Holt
9 MF   SWE Mattias Jonson
10 FW   ENG David Bentley (on loan from Arsenal)
11 DF   CAN Jim Brennan
14 FW   ENG Leon McKenzie
15 MF   MAR Youssef Safri
16 DF   ENG Simon Charlton
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ENG Marc Edworthy
18 FW   NIR Paul McVeigh
19 FW   SWE Mathias Svensson
20 MF   JAM Damien Francis[notes 1]
21 GK   WAL Darren Ward[notes 2]
22 MF   ENG Ian Henderson
23 FW   ENG Ryan Jarvis
24 DF   ENG Jason Shackell
26 DF   DEN Thomas Helveg
27 DF   IRL Gary Doherty
30 GK   ENG Joe Lewis
36 FW   ENG Dean Ashton

Out on loan 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
12 GK   SCO Paul Gallacher (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW   ENG Danny Crow (on loan to Northampton Town)

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
2 DF   ENG Keith Briggs (to Stockport County)
4 DF   SCO Malky Mackay (to West Ham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW   ENG Zema Abbey (to Wycombe Wanderers)
MF   ENG Lee Blackburn (to Cambridge United)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee
3 June 2004   MF David Bentley Arsenal Season-long loan[4]
25 June 2004   MF Youssef Safri Coventry City £500,000[5]
13 July 2004   DF Simon Charlton Bolton Wanderers £250,000[6]
22 July 2004   DF Thomas Helveg Inter Milan Free[7]
5 August 2004   MF Mattias Jonson Brøndby Undisclosed[8]
6 August 2004   GK Darren Ward Nottingham Forest undisclosed [9]
20 August 2004   DF Gary Doherty Tottenham Hotspur £1,000,000[10]
10 January 2005   FW Dean Ashton Crewe Alexandra £4,450,000[11][12]
31 January 2005   MF Graham Stuart Charlton Athletic Undisclosed[13]

Out edit

Date Nation Position Name Club From Fee
29 April 2004   FW Iwan Roberts Released [a] Free[15]
23 July 2004   MF Mark Rivers Crewe Alexandra Free[16]
5 August 2004   DF Keith Briggs Crewe Alexandra One-month loan[17]
10 September 2004   DF Malky Mackay West Ham United £300,000[18]
25 September 2004   DF Keith Briggs Released [b] Free[20]
7 October 2004   FW Zema Abbey Wycombe Wanderers Free[21]
15 February 2005   FW Danny Crow Northampton Town One-month loan[22] (extended 23 March[23])
18 March 2005   GK Paul Gallacher Sheffield Wednesday One-month loan[24]
  1. ^ Roberts later joined Gillingham on 28 June[14]
  2. ^ Briggs later joined Stockport County on 14 January 2005 [19]

Final league table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Portsmouth 38 10 9 19 43 59 −16 39
17 West Bromwich Albion 38 6 16 16 36 61 −25 34
18 Crystal Palace (R) 38 7 12 19 41 62 −21 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Norwich City (R) 38 7 12 19 42 77 −35 33
20 Southampton (R) 38 6 14 18 45 66 −21 32
Source: [25]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated


Notes edit

  1. ^ Francis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  2. ^ Ward was born in Worksop, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in June 2000.

References edit

  1. ^ "Norwich back in Premiership". BBC Sport. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Club History – 1996 to 2004". canaries.co.uk. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Fulham 6–0 Norwich". BBC Sport. 15 May 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Norwich secure Bentley loan". The Guardian. 3 June 2004. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Safri set for Norwich deal". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
  6. ^ "Canaries land Charlton". BBC News. 13 July 2004.
  7. ^ "Helveg joins Norwich". BBC News. 22 July 2004.
  8. ^ "Norwich snap up Jonson". BBC News. 5 August 2004.
  9. ^ "Ward moves to Norwich". BBC Sport. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
  10. ^ "Doherty joins Norwich". BBC News. 20 August 2004.
  11. ^ This figure included a £3,000,000 initial fee and a %20 sell-on fee of £7,250,000 received by Crewe for the transfer of Ashton to West Ham in January 2006.
  12. ^ "Norwich secure £3m Ashton signing". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Stuart joins Norwich from Addicks". BBC News. 31 January 2005.
  14. ^ "Iwan Roberts signs to Gillingham". BBC Norfolk. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Norwich release Roberts". BBC News. 29 April 2004.
  16. ^ "Rivers signs Crewe deal". 23 July 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Briggs joins Crewe". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Mackay seals Hammers move". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
  19. ^ "Briggs makes Edgeley Park return". BBC Sport. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Canaries release Briggs". BBC News. 25 September 2004.
  21. ^ "Wycombe sign Abbey". BBC News. 7 October 2004.
  22. ^ "Norwich striker moves to Cobblers". BBC News. 15 February 2005.
  23. ^ "Crow extends stint with Cobblers". BBC News. 23 March 2005.
  24. ^ "Wednesday sign Gallagher on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  25. ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.