2004–05 Coventry City F.C. season

This article describes Coventry City Football Club's progress in the 2004–05 season, during which the Sky Blues competed in the Football League Championship, the FA Cup (entering in the Third Round) and the League Cup (entering from the First Round). The 2004–05 season was the last season in which the club played their home games at Highfield Road before their move to the Ricoh Arena.

Coventry City F.C.
2004–05 season
ManagerMicky Adams
StadiumHighfield Road
Championship19th
FA CupOUT – Newcastle United
Fourth Round 29.01.05 [1]
League CupOUT – Middlesbrough
Third Round 27.10.04 [2]
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Gary McSheffrey (14)
Highest home attendance22,728 v Derby County 30.04.05 Cup: 8,362 v Sheffield Wednesday 22.09.04
Lowest home attendance11,966 v Gillingham 15.09.04 Cup: 6,180 v Torquay United 25.08.04
Average home league attendance16,046

Matches

Championship

7 August 2004 1 Coventry City 2–0 Sunderland Coventry
17:35 Suffo  84' (pen.)
Johnson  90'
report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,460
Referee: Richard Beeby
10 August 2004 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Coventry City Cardiff
19:45 Earnshaw  54'
Lee  60'
report Barrett  29' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Iain Williamson
14 August 2004 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Coventry City Brighton
15:00 Virgo  88' report Hughes  68' Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Phil Joslin
21 August 2004 4 Coventry City 0–1 Millwall Coventry
15:00 report Dichio  78' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,910
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 August 2004 5 Nottingham Forest 1–4 Coventry City Nottingham
15:00 Johnson  73' report Morrell  39', 50'
Johnson  68'
Hughes  69'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,041
Referee: Michael Ryan
30 August 2004 6 Coventry City 2–1 West Ham United Coventry
15:00 Doyle  45'
Morrell  76'
report Sheringham  40' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,404
Referee: Colin Webster
11 September 2004 7 Leeds United 3–0 Coventry City Leeds
15:00 Carlisle  39'
Joachim  70'
Pugh  90+2'
report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 26,725
Referee: Paul Robinson
15 September 2004 8 Coventry City 2–2 Gillingham Coventry
19:45 Morrell  30'
John  47'
report Agyemang  64', 76' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,966
Referee: Mike Pike
18 September 2004 9 Coventry City 0–0 Rotherham United Coventry
15:00 report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,834
Referee: Phil Crossley
25 September 2004 10 Sheffield United 1–1 Coventry City Sheffield
15:00 Black  29' report Morrell  14' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 16,337
Referee: Graham Laws
28 September 2004 11 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Coventry City London
19:45 Cureton  32', 40', 73'
Furlong  89'
report Barrett  48' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,680
Referee: Alan Kaye
3 October 2004 12 Coventry City 1–2 Ipswich Town Coventry
13:00 Suffo  76' report Bowditch  69'
Mills  87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,608
Referee: Clive Penton
16 October 2004 13 Coventry City 1–1 Leicester City Coventry
15:00 Makin  79' (o.g.) report Dublin  69' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,054
Referee: Chris Foy
19 October 2004 14 Burnley 2–2 Coventry City Burnley
19:45 Blake  63' (pen.)
Branch  72'
report Johnson  62'
Barrett  69'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,919
Referee: Scott Mathieson
23 October 2004 15 Wigan Athletic 4–1 Coventry City Wigan
15:00 Mahon  14'
Graham  52'
Ellington  61'
Flynn  90+2'
report Johnson  30' Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 9,632
Referee: Phil Crossley
30 October 2004 16 Coventry City 3–2 Reading Coventry
15:00 John  13' (pen.)
Morrell  50'
Johnson  65'
report Owusu  10'
Kitson  70'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 November 2004 17 Coventry City 1–1 Preston North End Coventry
19:45 Suffo  49' (pen.) report Lewis  68' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,478
Referee: Kevin Wright
8 November 2004 18 Leicester City 3–0 Coventry City Leicester
19:45 Nalis  26'
Tiatto  46'
Heath  71'
report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,479
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
13 November 2004 19 Coventry City 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Coventry
15:00 Hughes  7'
Barrett  14'
report Evans  47' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,314
Referee: Mike Jones
27 November 2004 21 Coventry City 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Coventry
15:00 report Ashton  24' (pen.) Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,823
Referee: Paul Taylor
4 December 2004 22 Derby County 2–2 Coventry City Derby
15:00 Rasiak  87'
Peschisolido  90'
report Hughes  21'
Adebola  79'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Phil Joslin
11 December 2004 23 Stoke City 1–0 Coventry City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 Akinbiyi  21' report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 15,744
Referee: Clive Penton
18 December 2004 24 Coventry City 1–0 Watford Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey  45' report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 14,493
Referee: Colin Webster
26 December 2004 25 Coventry City 1–2 Sheffield United Coventry
15:00 John  18' report Morgan  31'
Gray  39'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,146
Referee: Mike Dean
28 December 2004 26 Gillingham 3–1 Coventry City Gillingham
15:00 Byfield  14'
Cox  47', 48'
report Adebola  36' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,734
Referee: Phil Joslin
1 January 2005 27 Rotherham United 1–2 Coventry City Rotherham
15:00 Júnior  38' report John  57'
Williams  75'
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5,742
Referee: Lee Mason
3 January 2005 28 Coventry City 1–2 Leeds United Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey  81' report Blake  27'
Healy  64'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Nigel Miller
15 January 2005 29 Ipswich Town 3–2 Coventry City Ipswich
15:00 Bent  44', 58'
Kuqi  78'
report John  11'
McSheffrey  60' (pen.)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,670
Referee: Mike Russell
22 January 2005 30 Coventry City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Coventry
15:00 Williams  59' report Cureton  13'
Furlong  90+2'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,595
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 February 2005 31 Preston North End 3–2 Coventry City Preston
15:00 Alexander  22' (pen.)
Cresswell  23'
Lucketti  48'
report Jørgensen  14'
McSheffrey  72'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,691
Referee: Russell Booth
12 February 2005 32 Coventry City 0–2 Burnley Coventry
15:00 report Oster  64'
Thomas-Moore  69'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,236
Referee: Steve Tanner
19 February 2005 33 Reading 1–2 Coventry City Reading
15:00 Ferdinand  8' report McSheffrey  63'
John  72'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 15,904
Referee: Graham Salisbury
23 February 2005 34 Coventry City 1–2 Wigan Athletic Coventry
19:45 McSheffrey  22' (pen.) report Teale  9'
Ellington  68'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Richard Beeby
26 February 2005 35 Coventry City 0–0 Stoke City Coventry
15:00 report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,871
Referee: Jarnail Singh
5 March 2005 36 Watford 2–3 Coventry City Watford
15:00 Dyer  32'
Webber  84'
report Benjamin  14'
Jørgensen  54'
Doyle  78'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,794
Referee: Mike Thorpe
12 March 2005 37 Coventry City 1–1 Cardiff City Coventry
15:00 John  16' report Bullock  19' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,059
Referee: Lee Mason
15 March 2005 38 Millwall 1–1 Coventry City London
19:45 Morris  69' report Jørgensen  89' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,835
Referee: Clive Penton
19 March 2005 39 Sunderland 1–0 Coventry City Sunderland
15:00 Brown  76' report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,424
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 April 2005 40 Coventry City 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey  47' (pen.)
Staunton  84'
report Virgo  62' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 18,606
Referee: Mark Cowburn
6 April 2005 41 Coventry City 2–0 Nottingham Forest Coventry
19:45 McSheffrey  24' (pen.)
Adebola  41'
report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Andy D'Urso
9 April 2005 42 West Ham United 3–0 Coventry City London
15:00 Shaw  76' (o.g.)
Sheringham  89' (pen.)
Zamora  90'
report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 26,839
Referee: Iain Williamson
16 April 2005 43 Coventry City 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey  19' (pen.)
John  90'
report Clarke  15'
Naylor  79'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Grant Hegley
23 April 2005 44 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Coventry City Plymouth
15:00 Capaldi  90+6' report John  45+1' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 18,443
Referee: Lee Probert
30 April 2005 45 Coventry City 6–2 Derby County Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey  20', 29' (pen.)
Adebola  37'
John  40', 55'
Whing  68'
report Bolder  51'
Peschisolido  63'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 22,728
Referee: Mick Fletcher
8 May 2005 46 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Coventry City Crewe
13:00 Higdon  54'
Jones  72'
report Adebola  23' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 9,269
Referee: Alan Kaye

League Cup

25 August 2004 R1 Coventry City 4–1 Torquay United Coventry
19:45 Hughes  52'
Suffo  62', 65'
Morrell  82'
report Kuffour  73' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 6,180
Referee: Andy Penn
22 September 2004 R2 Coventry City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
19:45 Doyle  35' report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 8,362
Referee: Paul Armstrong
27 October 2004 R3 Middlesbrough 3–0 Coventry City Middlesbrough
20:00 Németh  4'
Morrison  24'
Graham  70'
report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 11,833
Referee: Uriah Rennie

FA Cup

8 January 2005 R3 Coventry City 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Coventry
15:00 McSheffrey  25', 69'
John  45'
report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 7,629
Referee: Iain Williamson
29 January 2005 R4 Newcastle United 3–1 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Shearer  37'
Ameobi  42'
Bakayogo  52'
report Adebola  45+2' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 44,044
Referee: Neale Barry

Championship data

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 13 13 20 61 73  −12 52 8 7 8 32 28  +4 5 6 12 29 45  −16

Last updated: 8 May 2005.
Source: CCFC Championship Results

Round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWLDLWWLDDDLLDDLWDLWWLDLWLLWLLLLLWLDWDDLWWLDDWL
Position177159511101110171819181918162017161818191819191920202121212021212121212219171718191719
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2005. Source: Championship Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores Overview

Opposition Home Score Away Score Double
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 1–1 N
Burnley 0–2 2–2 N
Cardiff City 1–1 1–2 N
Crewe Alexandra 0–1 1–2 N
Derby County 6–2 2–2 N
Gillingham 2–2 1–3 N
Ipswich Town 1–2 2–3 N
Leeds United 1–2 0–3 N
Leicester City 1–1 0–3 N
Millwall 0–1 1–1 N
Nottingham Forest 2–0 4–1 Y
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 1–1 N
Preston North End 1–1 2–3 N
Queens Park Rangers 1–2 1–4 N
Reading 3–2 2–1 Y
Rotherham United 0–0 2–1 N
Sheffield United 1–2 1–1 N
Stoke City 0–0 0–1 N
Sunderland 2–0 0–1 N
Watford 1–0 3–2 Y
West Ham United 2–1 0–3 N
Wigan Athletic 1–2 1–4 N
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 1–0 N

Season statistics

Stats and goals

[3]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scott Shearer 908+001+000+00
2 DF Andy Whing 1919+710+300+00
3 DF Steve Staunton 37132+311+001+00
4 MF Lloyd Dyer 606+000+000+00
5 DF Adrian Williams 23221+020+002+00
6 MF Stephen Hughes 44539+142+012+00
8 DF Richard Duffy 15014+000+001+00
9 FW Dele Adebola 26619+650+000+11
10 FW Gary McSheffrey 411431+6121+102+02
11 FW Graham Barrett 26413+1141+100+00
12 FW Andy Morrell 38724+1062+012+00
14 MF Tim Sherwood 11010+100+000+00
15 MF Claus Bech Jørgensen 20311+630+100+20
16 FW Eddie Johnson 29522+451+100+10
17 MF Michael Doyle 49343+123+012+00
18 MF Neil Wood 1606+702+001+00
19 FW Trevor Benjamin 1216+610+000+00
20 DF Richard Shaw 37030+303+001+00
21 DF Dean Leacock 16012+101+001+10
24 FW Stern John 331225+5111+002+01
25 MF Isaac Osbourne 907+200+000+00
26 DF Stuart Giddings 15011+102+001+00
27 DF Marcus Hall 10010+000+000+00
28 DF Rob Page 909+000+000+00
30 FW Shaun Goater 604+200+000+00
33 GK Luke Steele 36032+002+002+00
Player's featured for Coventry who left before end of the season:
GK Ian Bennett 606+000+000+00
DF Louis Carey 27023+003+001+00
DF Calum Davenport 706+001+000+00
DF Éric Deloumeaux 301+101+000+00
DF Florent Laville 605+100+000+00
DF Matt Mills 504+001+000+00
MF Bjarni Guðjónsson 1303+703+000+00
MF Christian Negouai 201+000+001+00
MF Rohan Ricketts 605+100+000+00
FW Patrick Suffo 2552+1931+220+10

Goalscorers

No. Flag Pos Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
10FWGary McSheffrey1202 14
24FWStern John1101 12
12FWAndy Morrell610 7
9FWDele Adebola501 6
6MFStephen Hughes410 5
16FWEddie Johnson500 5
FWPatrick Suffo320 5
11FWGraham Barrett400 4
17MFMichael Doyle210 3
15MFClaus Bech Jørgensen300 3
5DFAdrian Williams200 2
19FWTrevor Benjamin100 1
3DFSteve Staunton100 1
2DFAndy Whing100 1

Overall

Games played51 (46 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Games won16 (13 Championship, 2 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Games drawn13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost22 (20 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored70 (61 Championship, 5 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Goals conceded80 (73 Championship, 4 League Cup, 3 FA Cup)
Goal difference−10
Best resultW 6–2 (H) v Derby CountyChampionship – 30 April 2005
Worst resultL 1–4 (A) v Queens Park RangersChampionship – 28 September 2004
L 1–4 (A) v Wigan AthleticChampionship – 23 October 2004
Most appearances Michael Doyle (49 appearances)
Top scorer Gary McSheffrey (14 goals)
Points52 / 138 (37.68%)

References

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