2004–05 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
2004-05 season
Chairman Gerald Krasner
(until 21 January)[1]
Ken Bates
Manager Eddie Gray
(until 10 May)[2]
Kevin Blackwell
Stadium Elland Road
Championship 14th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
David Healy (7)
All:
Brian Deane (7)
David Healy (7)
Highest home attendance 34,496 vs Plymouth Argyle
(28 Dec 2004, The Championship)
Lowest home attendance 18,476 vs Swindon Town
(21 Sep 2004, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 28,814
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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 after 14 years in the top flight. With debts of over £100 million, Leeds were not expected to make a push for an automatic return to the Premiership, with preventing a second successive relegation the priority.

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,[3] and their Elland Road stadium[4] 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.[5] 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

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Main article: 2004–05 Football League
P W D L F A GD Pts
C 1 Sunderland 46 29 7 10 76 41 +35 94
P 2 Wigan Athletic 46 25 12 9 79 35 +44 87
  3 Ipswich Town 46 24 13 9 85 56 +29 85
  4 Derby County 46 22 10 14 71 60 +11 76
  5 Preston North End 46 21 12 13 67 58 +9 75
P 6 West Ham United 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73
  7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 +7 70
  8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 57 56 +1 67
  9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 21 10 72 59 +13 66
  10 Millwall 46 18 12 16 51 45 +6 66
  11 Queens Park Rangers 46 17 11 18 54 58 -4 62
  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
  17 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 52 64 -12 53
  18 Watford 46 12 16 18 52 59 -7 52
  19 Coventry City 46 13 13 20 61 73 -12 52
  20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 12 21 40 65 -25 51
  21 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 66 86 -20 50
R 22 Gillingham 46 12 14 20 45 66 -21 50
R 23 Nottingham Forest 46 9 17 20 42 66 -24 44
R 24 Rotherham United 46 5 14 27 35 69 -34 29

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 A 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

Top Scorers

FA Cup

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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

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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

Top Scorers

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 Scotland GK Neil Sullivan[7]
2 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Kelly
3 Scotland DF Stephen Crainey
4 England DF Clarke Carlisle
5 South Africa DF Lucas Radebe
6 Republic of Ireland DF Paul Butler
7 England MF Jermaine Wright
8 England MF Sean Gregan
9 Northern Ireland FW David Healy
10 England FW Michael Ricketts
11 England FW Julian Joachim
12 England MF Danny Pugh
14 Jamaica FW Marlon King[8] (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
15 England DF Frazer Richardson
16 Iceland MF Gylfi Einarsson
No. Position Player
17 England MF Matthew Spring
18 England MF Simon Walton
19 Norway MF Eirik Bakke
20 England MF Seth Johnson
21 England MF Shaun Derry (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22 England FW Ian Moore
23 Australia GK Saša Ilić
25 England MF Aaron Lennon
26 England DF Matthew Kilgallon
27 Scotland MF Martin Woods
29 England FW Rob Hulse (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
33 England DF Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
39 England FW 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. Position Player
9 England FW Brett Ormerod (on loan from Southampton)
13 England GK Scott Carson (to Liverpool)
13 England GK Paul Harrison (on loan from Liverpool)
14 Cameroon MF Serge Branco (to Queens Park Rangers)
14 Wales MF John Oster (on loan from Sunderland)
14 France MF Leandre Griffit (on loan from Southampton)
16 England FW Danny Cadamarteri (to Sheffield United)
21 Wales FW Nathan Blake (on loan from Leicester City)
22 England DF Michael Duberry (on loan to Stoke City)
23 England GK Kevin Pressman (to Coventry City)
No. Position Player
23 England MF Craig Hignett (to Darlington)
24 England MF Steve Guppy (to Stoke City)
28 Australia MF Jamie McMaster (to Chesterfield)
30 England FW Brian Deane (to Sunderland)
32 England MF Harpal Singh (to Stockport County)
38 Republic of Ireland FW Andy Keogh (to Scunthorpe United)
40 England FW Jamie Winter (to Aberdeen)
Northern Ireland DF Henry McStay (to Halifax Town)
Republic of Ireland FW 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. Position Player
37 Republic of Ireland MF Paul Keegan

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[9]

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

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  8. ↑ King was born in England.
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  10. ↑ Joachim officially joined Leeds on 1 July.
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