2004–05 Leeds United A.F.C. season

2004–05 season of Leeds United

Leeds United 2004–05 football 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

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.

Season summary

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

Leeds United's home kit was manufactured by Diadora.

Final league table

Pos Team
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 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

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

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

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Birmingham City A 0–3 25,159

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

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

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

Reserve squad

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 Republic of Ireland IRL Paul Keegan

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loaned in

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

Loaned out

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

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