2004–05 Leicester City F.C. season

2004–05 season of Leicester City

Leicester City 2004–05 football season
Leicester City
2004–05 season
ChairmanJim McCahill
ManagerMicky Adams (until 11 October)
Dave Bassett (caretaker 11–31 October)
Craig Levein (from 31 October)
StadiumWalkers Stadium
Championship15th
FA CupSixth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerDavid Connolly (13)
Average home league attendance24,137
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2004–05 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

Leicester City were hoping to make an immediate return to the FA Premier League following relegation the previous season, but got off to a poor to indifferent start to the season, seeing them drawing too many games and prompting Micky Adams to resign in October despite claims by the club that they wanted him to continue.[1] He was replaced by Hearts' Craig Levein,[2] but he couldn't inspire Leicester to improve and the club finished the season in a disappointing 15th place.

Kit

Leicester retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by French company Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.[3]

Final league table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
17 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
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 summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 12 21 13 49 46  +3 57 8 8 7 24 20  +4 4 13 6 25 26  −1

Source: 2004-05 Football League Championship table

Results by round
Source: 11v11.com: 2004-05 Leicester City results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 West Ham United H 0-0 30,231
11 August 2004 Derby County A 2-1 26,650 Nalis, Benjamin
14 August 2004 Millwall A 0-2 11,754
21 August 2004 Watford H 0-1 22,478
28 August 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 27,550 Scowcroft
30 August 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–1 22,263
11 September 2004 Rotherham United A 2–0 6,272 Nalis, Dublin
14 September 2004 Sheffield United H 3-2 23,422 Scowcroft, Dabizas, Wilcox
18 September 2004 Burnley H 0–0 22,495
25 September 2004 Queens Park Rangers A 2-3 15,535 Scowcroft, Connolly
28 September 2004 Gillingham A 2–0 6,089 Heath, Dublin
2 October 2004 Preston North End H 1-1 21,249 Benjamin
16 October 2004 Coventry City A 1-1 18,054 Dublin
19 October 2004 Ipswich Town H 2–2 22,497 Connolly, Heath
23 October 2004 Stoke City H 1–1 22,882 Halls (own goal)
30 October 2004 Cardiff City A 0-0 13,759
2 November 2004 Crewe Alexandra A 2–2 6,849 Nalis, Guðjónsson
8 November 2004 Coventry City H 3-0 22,479 Nalis, Tiatto, Heath
13 November 2004 Sunderland H 0–1 25,897
20 November 2004 Wigan Athletic A 0–0 10,924
27 November 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 23,799 Scowcroft, Dublin
4 December 2004 Leeds United A 2–0 27,384 Nalis, Kelly (own goal)
11 December 2004 Reading H 0–2 24,068
17 December 2004 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 21,415 Connolly
26 December 2004 Rotherham United H 0–1 27,014
28 December 2004 Sheffield United A 0–2 22,100
3 January 2005 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 23,754 Connolly (pen)
15 January 2005 Preston North End A 1–1 12,677 Connolly
22 January 2005 Gillingham H 2-0 23,457 Connolly, Nosworthy (own goal)
5 February 2005 Crewe Alexandra H 1-1 27,011 Gillespie
12 February 2005 Ipswich Town A 1-2 27,392 Stewart
22 February 2005 Stoke City A 2–3 14,076 Williams, Guðjónsson
26 February 2005 Reading A 0–0 14,651
5 March 2005 Nottingham Forest H 0-1 27,277
8 March 2005 Burnley A 0–0 10,933
15 March 2005 Watford A 2-2 11,084 Connolly, Hughes
18 March 2005 West Ham United A 2–2 22,031 Connolly (pen), Gillespie
2 April 2005 Millwall H 3-1 22,338 Stearman, Connolly (pen), De Vries
5 April 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 22,950 Maybury
9 April 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 6,638 Connolly (pen)
16 April 2005 Wigan Athletic H 0-2 23,894
19 April 2005 Cardiff City H 1–1 21,336 Connolly
23 April 2005 Sunderland A 1-2 34,815 Maybury
26 April 2005 Derby County H 1–0 25,762 Connolly
1 May 2005 Leeds United H 2–0 26,593 Dublin, Connolly
8 May 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 0-0 19,199

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Blackpool H 2-2 16,750 Williams, Edwards (own goal)
R3R 15 January 2005 Blackpool A 1-0 6,938 Guðjónsson
R4 29 January 2005 Reading A 2–1 14,825 Williams, Scowcroft
R5 19 February 2005 Charlton Athletic A 2-1 23,719 Dabizas, Dublin
QF 13 March 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 0-1 22,113

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 4 October 2004 Preston North End H 2-3 6,751 Guðjónsson (pen), Blake

Squad

[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 England ENG Ian Walker
2 DF Scotland SCO Peter Canero
3 DF Australia AUS Danny Tiatto
4 DF Greece GRE Nikos Dabizas
5 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Hughes
6 DF England ENG Matt Heath
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Keith Gillespie
8 MF France FRA Lilian Nalis
9 FW England ENG Dion Dublin
10 FW England ENG James Scowcroft
11 MF England ENG Jordan Stewart
12 FW England ENG Stefan Moore (on loan from Aston Villa)
14 DF England ENG Darren Kenton (on loan from Southampton)
15 MF Scotland SCO Scot Gemmill
16 MF Scotland SCO Gareth Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Richard Stearman
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Connolly
20 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Paddy McCarthy (from March)
21 MF England ENG Jason Wilcox
22 MF Iceland ISL Joey Guðjónsson
23 MF England ENG Tommy Wright
24 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Maybury
25 FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake
26 FW Netherlands NED Mark de Vries
27 MF England ENG Lee Morris
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Dawson
29 DF England ENG Alan Sheehan
30 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Conrad Logan
31 FW England ENG Chris O'Grady
33 GK Canada CAN Lars Hirschfeld

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
5 DF England ENG Martin Keown (to Reading)
12 DF England ENG Chris Makin (to Derby County)
13 GK England ENG Stuart Taylor (on loan from Arsenal)
14 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Harper (on loan from Portsmouth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Scotland SCO Matt Elliott (retired)
20 FW Jamaica JAM Trevor Benjamin (to Northampton)
36 GK England ENG Kevin Pressman (to Leeds United)
— MF Wales WAL Paul Ashton (to Grimsby Town)

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Notes
1 July 2004 MF England Jason Wilcox England Leeds United Free transfer
1 July 2004 FW England Dion Dublin England Aston Villa Free transfer [6]
1 July 2004 DF Australia Danny Tiatto England Manchester City Free transfer [7]
1 July 2004 MF Scotland Gareth Williams England Nottingham Forest £500,000
14 July 2004 GK England Kevin Pressman England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer
20 July 2004 DF England Martin Keown England Arsenal Free transfer [8]
20 July 2004 FW Republic of Ireland David Connolly England West Ham United £500,000 [9]
1 August 2004 FW Wales Nathan Blake England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [10]
1 August 2004 MF Iceland Joey Guðjónsson Spain Real Betis Free transfer
2 August 2004 DF England Chris Makin England Ipswich Town Free transfer
5 August 2004 MF Scotland Scot Gemmill England Everton Free transfer [11]
6 January 2005 FW Netherlands Mark de Vries Scotland Hearts Nominal [12]
6 January 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Alan Maybury Scotland Hearts Nominal [12]
29 January 2005 GK Canada Lars Hirschfeld Scotland Dundee United Free transfer
31 January 2005 MF Scotland Stephen Hughes Scotland Rangers £100,000
3 March 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Paddy McCarthy England Manchester City £100,000
27 April 2005 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Scotland Hearts Free transfer

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Notes
17 May 2004 DF England Alan Rogers England Nottingham Forest Free transfer
18 May 2004 DF England Riccardo Scimeca England West Bromwich Albion £100,000 [13]
19 May 2004 MF England Andy Impey England Nottingham Forest Free transfer
3 June 2004 MF Turkey Muzzy Izzet England Birmingham City Free transfer [14]
7 June 2004 FW Scotland Paul Dickov England Blackburn Rovers £150,000
21 June 2004 DF England Ben Thatcher England Manchester City £100,000
1 July 2004 MF England Steve Guppy England Leeds United Free transfer
1 July 2004 MF Scotland Billy McKinlay England Fulham Free transfer
2 July 2004 MF England Paul Brooker England Reading Free transfer
5 July 2004 FW England Les Ferdinand England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [15]
5 July 2004 MF England Junior Lewis England Hull City Free transfer
10 July 2004 DF Scotland Callum Davidson England Preston North End Free transfer
17 July 2004 GK Wales Danny Coyne England Burnley £25,000 [16]
23 July 2004 DF Jamaica Frank Sinclair England Burnley Free transfer [17]
23 July 2004 DF France Nicolas Priet England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer
1 August 2004 MF England Craig Hignett England Leeds United Free transfer
29 October 2004 MF England Tom Williamson England Canvey Island Free transfer
19 January 2005 FW Jamaica Trevor Benjamin England Northampton Town Free transfer [18]
28 January 2005 DF England Martin Keown England Reading Free transfer [19]
31 January 2005 DF Scotland Matt Elliott Retired [20]
25 February 2005 GK England Kevin Pressman England Leeds United Free transfer
17 May 2005 MF France Lilian Nalis England Sheffield United Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £1,200,000
Transfers out: Increase £375,000
Total spending: Decrease £825,000

References

  1. ^ "Adams resigns as Leicester boss". BBC Sport. 11 October 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Leicester appoint Levein as boss". BBC Sport. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Leicester City - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Leicester City results for the 2004-2005 season - Statto.com". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Leicester City - 2004/05".
  6. ^ "Leicester seal Dublin deal". BBC Sport. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Leicester swoop for Tiatto". BBC Sport. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Leicester sign Keown". BBC Sport. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Connolly joins Foxes". BBC Sport. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Blake joins Leicester". BBC Sport. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Gemmill joins Foxes". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Leicester swoop for Hearts pair". BBC Sport. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Scimeca joins West Brom". BBC Sport. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Birmingham sign Izzet". BBC Sport. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Ferdinand joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Coyne joins Burnley". BBC Sport. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Sinclair joins Clarets". BBC Sport. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Cobblers seal move for Benjamin". BBC Sport. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Keown signs contract at Reading". BBC Sport. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Elliott to retire". BBC. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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