2004–05 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2004–05 season
	Liverpool players during their UEFA Champions League victory parade, 2005
Chairman	David Moores
Manager	Rafael Benitez
Stadium	Anfield
Premier League	5th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Milan Baroš (9); All: ; Milan Baroš; Luis García; Steven Gerrard; (13 each)
Average home league attendance	42,586[1]

The 2004–05 season was the 113th season of competitive football played by Liverpool. It began on 1 July 2004 and concluded on 30 June 2005, with competitive matches played between August and May. Liverpool finished fourth in the previous Premier League season. However, they were unable to improve on this position finishing in fifth place, 37 points behind eventual winners Chelsea with a record of 17 wins, 7 draws and 14 defeats. Liverpool fared better in cup competitions. Although they were eliminated by Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup, they reached the final of the League Cup, which they lost 3–2 to Chelsea. Despite their lack of success domestically, Liverpool were successful in the UEFA Champions League. They won the competition for the fifth time, defeating Italian team Milan in the final.

Liverpool acquired eight players in the transfer market, including Djibril Cissé, Xabi Alonso and Luis García. They were supplemented by the arrival of Mauricio Pellegrino, Fernando Morientes and Scott Carson during the January transfer window. A total of four players departed including Markus Babbel, Danny Murphy, Michael Owen and Stéphane Henchoz.

Thirty-two different players represented the club in four competitions, and there were 17 different goalscorers. Liverpool's top goalscorer were Milan Baroš, Steven Gerrard and García with 13 goals each. Defender John Arne Riise made the most appearances during the season with 57.

Background

In

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Ref
9	FW	Djibril Cissé	Auxerre	£14,500,000	1 July 2004	[2]
17	DF	Josemi	Málaga	£2,000,000	28 July 2004	[3]
18	MF	Antonio Núñez	Real Madrid	£1,500,000	17 August 2004	[4]
14	MF	Xabi Alonso	Real Sociedad	£10,700,000	20 August 2004	[5]
10	MF	Luis García	Barcelona	£6,000,000	20 August 2004	[6]
12	DF	Mauricio Pellegrino	Valencia	Free	5 January 2005	[7]
19	FW	Fernando Morientes	Real Madrid	£6,300,000	13 January 2005	[8]
20	GK	Scott Carson	Leeds United	£1,000,000	21 January 2005	[9]

Out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Ref
6	DF	Markus Babbel	VfB Stuttgart	Free	16 July 2004	[10]
13	MF	Danny Murphy	Charlton Athletic	£2,500,000	10 August 2004	[11]
10	FW	Michael Owen	Real Madrid	£8,000,000 + Antonio Núñez	14 August 2004	[12]
2	DF	Stéphane Henchoz	Celtic	Free	28 January 2005	[13]

Pre-season matches

2004–05 Pre-season matches[14]
Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers	Attendance
21 July 2004	Wrexham	A	W	2–1	Le Tallec (2) 24', 78'	14,978
27 July 2004	Celtic	N	W	5–1	Riise 5', Owen 36', Cissé (2) 62', 76', Henchoz 69'	24,271
31 July 2004	Porto	N	L	0–1		40,078
31 July 2004	Roma	N	W	2–1	Cissé 30', Owen 85'	25,028

Premier League

A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2004–05 season. Each team played 38 matches; two against every other team and one match at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top two teams qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League; teams in third and fourth needed to play a qualifier.[15] The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of clashes with other competitions, international football, inclement weather, or matches being selected for television coverage.[16]

14 August 2004 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Liverpool	London
12:45	Kanouté 6' Redknapp 24' Defoe 71', 71'	Report	Cissé 38' Sinama Pongolle 70'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,105 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

21 August 2004 2	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Baroš 48' Gerrard 75'	Report	Anelka 45' Dunne 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: Graham Poll Referee: 42,831

29 August 2004 3	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Liverpool	Bolton
	K. Davies 38'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,880 Referee: Uriah Rennie

11 September 2004 4	Liverpool	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Gerrard 16' Finnan 42' García 60'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,947 Referee: Steve Dunn

20 September 2004 5	Manchester United	2–1	Liverpool	Manchester
	Silvestre 20', 66'	Report	O'Shea 34' (o.g.)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,857 Referee: Graham Poll

24 September 2004 6	Liverpool	3–0	Norwich City	Liverpool
	Baroš 23' García 26' Cissé 64'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,152 Referee: Alan Wiley

3 October 2004 7	Chelsea	1–0	Liverpool	London
	J. Cole 64'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,028 Referee: Phil Dowd

16 October 2004 8	Fulham	2–4	Liverpool	London
	Boa Morte 24', 30'	Report	Knight 50' (o.g.) Baroš 71' Alonso 79' Bišćan 90'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,884 Referee: Steve Bennett

23 October 2004 9	Liverpool	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
	Riise 52' García 74'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,625 Referee: Andy D'Urso

30 October 2004 10	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Bothroyd 16' Emerton 45'	Report	Riise 7' Baroš 54'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,314 Referee: Rob Styles

6 November 2004 11	Liverpool	0–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool
		Report	Anderton 77'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,669 Referee: Uriah Rennie

13 November 2004 12	Liverpool	3–2	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
	Baroš 23' (pen.), 45', 90' (pen.)	Report	Kolkka 44' Hughes 52'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,862 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 November 2004 13	Middlesbrough	2–0	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
	Riggott 36' Zenden 62'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,751 Referee: Steve Bennett

28 November 2004 14	Liverpool	2–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Alonso 37' Mellor 90+2'	Report	Vieira 57'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,730 Referee: Alan Wiley

4 December 2004 15	Aston Villa	1–1	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Solano 44'	Report	Kewell 16'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,593 Referee: Mark Halsey

11 December 2004 16	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Carsley 68'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,552 Referee: Steve Bennett

14 December 2004 17	Liverpool	1–1	Portsmouth	Liverpool
	Gerrard 70'	Report	LuaLua 90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,064 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

19 December 2004 18	Liverpool	3–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Bramble 35' (o.g.) Mellor 38' Baroš 61'	Report	Kluivert 32'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,856 Referee: Graham Poll

26 December 2004 19	West Bromwich Albion	0–5	Liverpool	West Bromwich
	Contra 39'	Report	Riise 17', 82' Sinama Pongolle 51' Gerrard 55' García 89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,533 Referee: Rob Styles

28 December 2004 20	Liverpool	1–0	Southampton	Liverpool
	Sinama Pongolle 44'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,382 Referee: Mark Halsey

1 January 2005 21	Liverpool	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
		Report	J. Cole 80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,886 Referee: Mike Riley

3 January 2005 22	Norwich City	1–2	Liverpool	Norwich
	Jarvis 88'	Report	García 58' Riise 66'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,503 Referee: Howard Webb

15 January 2005 23	Liverpool	0–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
		Report	Rooney 21'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,183 Referee: Steve Bennett

22 January 2005 24	Southampton	2–0	Liverpool	Southampton
	Prutton 5' Crouch 22'	Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Attendance: 32,017 Referee: Alan Wiley

1 February 2005 25	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Liverpool	London
	Bartlett 20'	Report	Morientes 61' Riise 79'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,102 Referee: Neale Barry

5 February 2005 26	Liverpool	3–1	Fulham	Liverpool
	Morientes 8' Hyypiä 63' Baroš 77'	Report	Cole 16'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,534 Referee: Rob Styles

12 February 2005 27	Birmingham City	2–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Pandiani 38' (pen.) Gray 45'	Report		Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: 29,318 Referee: Howard Webb

5 March 2005 28	Newcastle United	1–0	Liverpool	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	Robert 70'	Report		Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,323 Referee: Howard Webb

16 March 2005 29	Liverpool	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,765 Referee: Barry Knight

20 March 2005 30	Liverpool	2–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Gerrard 27' García 32'	Report	Cahill 82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,224 Referee: Rob Styles

2 April 2005 31	Liverpool	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Bišćan 82'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,755 Referee: Steve Bennett

9 April 2005 32	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	Manchester
	Musampa 90'	Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,203 Referee: Mike Riley

16 April 2005 33	Liverpool	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	García 44' Hyypiä 63'	Report	Edman 12' Keane 55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,029 Referee: Mark Halsey

20 April 2005 34	Portsmouth	1–2	Liverpool	Portsmouth
	Kamara 34'	Report	Morientes 4' García 45'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,205 Referee: Howard Webb

23 April 2005 35	Crystal Palace	1–0	Liverpool	London
	A. Johnson 35'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,043 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

30 April 2005 36	Liverpool	1–1	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Gerrard 52'	Report	Németh 4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,250 Referee: Phil Dowd

8 May 2005 37	Arsenal	3–1	Liverpool	London
	Pires 25' Reyes 29' Fàbregas 90'	Report	Gerrard 51'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Graham Poll

15 May 2005 38	Liverpool	2–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Cissé 20' (pen.), 27'	Report	Barry 67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,406 Referee: Barry Knight

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Manchester United	38	22	11	5	58	26	+32	77	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Everton	38	18	7	13	45	46	−1	61
5	Liverpool	38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
7	Middlesbrough	38	14	13	11	53	46	+7	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round. See Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification for details.
Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.

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
38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58	12	4	3	31	15	+16	5	3	11	21	26	−5

Source: [17]

Results by round

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

Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Liverpool entered the competition in the third round, as a result of their Premier League status. Their opponents in the third round were Burnley. The match was played at Burnley's home ground, Turf Moor, with Liverpool resting several regular first-team players and opting to field "a collection of reserve and youth team players" according to The Guardian.[18] The decision was unsuccessful. Burnley won the match 1–0 due to an own goal by defender Djimi Traoré in the second half.[19]

2004–05 FA Cup matches
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Third round	18 January 2005	Burnley	A	L	0–1		19,033	[19]

League Cup

John Arne Riise scored the opening goal in the Football League Cup final, which Liverpool lost 3–2.

Liverpool entered the League Cup in the third round due to them qualifying for European competition, their opponents were Millwall. A "second-string Liverpool", according to BBC Sport, won 3–0 courtesy of a goal from Salif Diao in the first half and two from Milan Baroš in the second.[20] They were drawn against fellow Premier League team Middlesbrough in the fourth round. Two goals from Neil Mellor secured a 2–0 win for Liverpool to progress to the quarter-finals.[21] Benítez opted to field a reserve side again against Tottenham Hotspur, in a match which went to extra time after a goalless first 90 minutes. Tottenham opened the scoring in the 108th minute when Jermaine Defoe scored from a Frederic Kanoute cross. Three minutes before the end, Liverpool were awarded a penalty kick after Kanoute handled the ball in the Tottenham penalty area. Florent Sinama-Pongolle scored from the penalty spot to level the match at 1–1 and set up a penalty shoot-out, which Liverpool won 4–3.[22]

Liverpool were drawn against Championship side Watford in the semi-finals. Played over two-legs, Liverpool won the first leg at Anfield 1–0 after Gerrard scored in the 56th minute.[23] The second leg at Watford's home ground, Vicarage Road, was "a game of few chances" according to BBC Sport. A goal from Gerrard in the 77th minute secured a 1–0 victory, and a 2–0 win on aggregate to secure Liverpool's place in the final.[24] Liverpool faced Chelsea in the final, which Benítez felt would favour Liverpool: "There will be more pressure on them, they have spent a lot of money and are the best team in the league, because they are in first position, but they've lost their last two important games. That means they will be under pressure. People will see them as the favourites, I'm sure, so the pressure is on them and not us."[25]

Liverpool took the lead within a minute of the kick-off. A cross from Fernando Morientes was met by John Arne Riise, who volleyed the ball past Petr Čech in the Chelsea goal. It was the fastest goal scored in a League Cup final.[26] The score remained 1–0 until the 79th minute when Gerrard scored an own goal, after he headed a Chelsea free-kick into his own goal. The match finished 1–1 after 90minutes and wen to extra-time. Chelsea took the lead in the 197th minute when Didier Drogba scored and they extended their lead further six minutes later following a Mateja Kežman goal. Liverpool scored through Antonio Núñez a minute later, but they were unable to score another goal and Chelsea won the match 3–2 to win the League Cup.[27]

2004–05 League Cup matches
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Third round	26 October 2004	Millwall	A	W	3–0	Diao 18', Baroš (2) 70', 80'	17,655	[20]
Fourth round	10 November 2004	Middlesbrough	H	W	2–0	Mellor (2) 83', 89'	28,176	[21]
Quarter-final	1 December 2004	Tottenham Hotspur	A	W	1–1 4–3 (pen.)	Sinama Pongolle 117' pen.	46,100	[22]
Semi-final	11 January 2005	Watford	H	W	1–0	Gerrard 56'	35,739	[23]
Semi-final	25 January 2005	Watford	A	W	1–0	Gerrard 77'	19,797	[24]
Final	27 February 2005	Chelsea	N	L	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Riise 1', Núñez 113'	78,000	[27]

UEFA Champions League

As Liverpool had finished fourth in the league the previous season, they needed to play a qualifying round against Grazer AK to ensure progression into the group stages. Liverpool won the first leg 2–0 courtesy of two goals from Gerrard.[28] They lost the second leg 1–0 at Anfield, a Mario Tokić goal securing victory for Grazer, but they progressed 2–1 on aggregate.[29] Liverpool were drawn in Group A along with Deportivo La Coruña, Monaco and Olympiacos.[30]

Group A
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Monaco	6	4	0	2	10	4	+6	12	Advance to knockout stage
2	Liverpool	6	3	1	2	6	3	+3	10	Advance to knockout stage
3	Olympiacos	6	3	1	2	5	5	0	10	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Deportivo La Coruña	6	0	2	4	0	9	−9	2

Source: [31]

2004–05 UEFA Champions League matches
Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Third qualifying round	10 August 2004	Grazer AK	A	W	2–0	Gerrard (2) 23', 79'	15,000	[28]
Third qualifying round	24 August 2004	Grazer AK	H	L	0–1		42,590	[29]
Group stage	15 September 2004	Monaco	H	W	2–0	Cissé 22', Baroš 84'	33,517	[32]
Group stage	28 September 2004	Olympiacos	A	L	0–1		33,000	[33]
Group stage	19 October 2004	Deportivo La Coruña	H	D	0–0		40,236	[34]
Group stage	3 November 2004	Deportivo La Coruña	A	W	1–0	Andrade 14' o.g.	32,000	[35]
Group stage	23 November 2004	Monaco	A	L	0–1		15,000	[36]
Group stage	8 December 2004	Olympiacos	H	W	3–1	Sinama Pongolle 47', Mellor 81', Gerrard 86'	42,045	[37]
Round of 16	22 February 2005	Bayer Leverkusen	H	W	3–1	García 15', Riise 35', Hamann 90'	40,942	[38]
Round of 16	9 March 2005	Bayer Leverkusen	A	W	3–1	García (2) 28', 32', Baroš 67'	23,000	[39]
Quarter final	5 April 2005	Juventus	H	W	2–1	Hyypiä 10', García 25'	41,216	[40]
Quarter final	13 April 2005	Juventus	A	D	0–0		50,000	[41]
Semi final	27 April 2005	Chelsea	A	D	0–0		40,497	[42]
Semi final	3 May 2005	Chelsea	H	W	1–0	García 4'	42,529	[43]
Final	25 May 2005	Milan	N	W	3–3 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (pen.)	Gerrard 54', Šmicer, 56', Alonso 60'	65,000	[44]

Squad statistics

Liverpool used a total of 32 players during the season, with 17 different goalscorers. There were also five squad members who did not make an appearance during the season. Riise featured in 57 matches, the most of any Liverpool player during the campaign. Carragher was the only player to appear in every Premier League match. Baroš, Gerrard and García were topscorers with 13 goals each.

Key

No. = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

Nat. = Nationality

Apps = Appearances

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

= Yellow cards

= Red cards

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

Squad statistics
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	POL	Jerzy Dudek	24	0	1	0	6	0	10	0	41	0	1	0
2	DF	SUI	Stéphane Henchoz	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
3	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan	29 (4)	1	0	0	4 (1)	0	12 (2)	0	52	1	5	0
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä	32	2	1	0	1	0	15	1	49	3	4	0
5	FW	CZE	Milan Baroš	22 (4)	9	0 (1)	0	1 (3)	2	13 (1)	2	45	13	7	1
6	DF	NOR	John Arne Riise	34 (3)	6	0	0	3 (2)	1	15	1	57	8	2	0
7	MF	AUS	Harry Kewell	15 (3)	1	0	0	1	0	7 (5)	0	31	1	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard	28 (2)	7	0	0	3	2	10	4	43	13	5	0
9	FW	FRA	Djibril Cissé	10 (6)	4	0	0	0	0	4 (5)	1	25	5	0	0
10	MF	ESP	Luis García	26 (3)	8	0	0	2 (1)	0	12	5	44	13	6	0
11	MF	CZE	Vladimír Šmicer	2 (8)	0	0	0	3	0	0 (6)	1	19	1	1	0
12	DF	ARG	Mauricio Pellegrino	11 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13	0	1	0
13	MF	FRA	Anthony Le Tallec	2 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	7	0	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Xabi Alonso	20 (4)	2	0	0	0	0	7 (1)	1	32	3	4	0
15	MF	SEN	Salif Diao	4 (4)	0	0	0	3	1	1 (2)	0	14	1	3	0
16	MF	GER	Dietmar Hamann	23 (7)	0	0	0	3	0	8 (2)	1	43	1	11	0
17	DF	ESP	Josemi	13 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	5 (2)	0	23	0	5	1
18	MF	ESP	Antonio Núñez	8 (10)	0	0	0	2 (1)	1	2 (3)	0	26	1	2	1
19	FW	ESP	Fernando Morientes	12 (1)	3	0	0	2 (1)	1	0	0	15	3	1	0
20	GK	ENG	Scott Carson	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
21	DF	MLI	Djimi Traoré	18 (8)	0	1	0	5	0	10	0	42	0	3	0
22	GK	ENG	Chris Kirkland	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	14	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher	38	0	0	0	3	0	15	0	56	0	8	0
24	FW	FRA	Florent Sinama Pongolle	6 (10)	2	1	0	4 (1)	1	0 (4)	1	26	4	1	0
25	MF	CRO	Igor Bišćan	8 (11)	2	1	0	4 (2)	0	8 (1)	0	35	2	2	0
28	DF	ENG	Stephen Warnock	11 (8)	0	1	0	3 (1)	0	2 (4)	0	30	0	3	0
31	DF	ENG	David Raven	0 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
32	MF	ENG	John Welsh	2 (1)	0	1	0	0 (2)	0	0 (1)	0	7	0	1	0
33	FW	ENG	Neil Mellor	6 (3)	2	0 (1)	0	4	2	1 (1)	1	16	5	2	0
34	MF	IRL	Darren Potter	0 (2)	0	1	0	3 (1)	0	1 (2)	0	10	0	0	0
37	DF	USA	Zak Whitbread	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Mark Smyth	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Notes

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"Owen unveiled by Real". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
"Henchoz completes Celtic switch". BBC News. 29 January 2005.
"Games for the 2004–05 season". LFC History. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Rules of the Barclays Premiership competition". Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
"Chelsea face Man Utd". BBC Sport. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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"Bunrley 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
"Millwall 0–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 2–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Tottenham 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 1–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Watford 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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Doyle, Paul (27 February 2005). "Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
"Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Graz AK 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 0–1 AK Graz". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Chelsea face Porto". BBC Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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"Liverpool 2–0 Monaco". BBC Sport. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Olympiakos 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 0–0 Deportivo". BBC Sport. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 0–0 Deportivo". BBC Sport. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Monaco 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 3–1 Olympiakos". BBC Sport. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 3–1 B Leverkuen". BBC Sport. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"B Leverkusen 1–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Liverpool 2–1 Juventus". BBC Sport. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
"Juventus 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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External links

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[table_note_res_CL10.3098001556051-17] Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round. See Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification for details.

[table_note_res_UC10.3098001556051-18] Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.

[stats-1] "A collection of statistics for the 2004–2005 season". LFC History. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[2] "Liverpool tie up Cisse deal". BBC Sport. 26 May 2004.

[3] "Liverpool seal Josemi deal". BBC News. 28 July 2004.

[4] "Liverpool seal Nunez deal". BBC News. 17 August 2004.

[5] "Real Sociedad drop Alonso". BBC Sport. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

[6] "Liverpool grab Garcia". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

[7] "Liverpool seal Pellegrino signing". BBC News. 5 January 2005.

[8] "Morientes completes Reds switch". BBC Sport. 13 January 2005. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

[9] "Carson seals switch to Liverpool". BBC News. 21 January 2005.

[10] "Babbel joins Stuttgart". BBC News. 16 July 2004.

[11] "Charlton secure Murphy deal". BBC News. 10 August 2004.

[12] "Owen unveiled by Real". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.

[13] "Henchoz completes Celtic switch". BBC News. 29 January 2005.

[14] "Games for the 2004–05 season". LFC History. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[15] "Rules of the Barclays Premiership competition". Premier League. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

[16] "Chelsea face Man Utd". BBC Sport. 24 June 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[statto-19] "Liverpool Complete History". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[20] Fifield, Dominic (19 January 2005). "Traoré blunder sinks Liverpool". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[burnley-21] "Bunrley 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[millwall-22] "Millwall 0–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[boroleaguecup-23] "Liverpool 2–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[spursleaguecup-24] "Tottenham 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[watfordfirstleg-25] "Liverpool 1–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 11 January 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[watfordsecondleg-26] "Watford 0–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[27] Fifield, Dominic (26 February 2005). "'The pressure is on them' claims Benítez". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

[28] Doyle, Paul (27 February 2005). "Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 November 2020.

[chelsealeaguecup-29] "Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[graz-30] "Graz AK 0–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[graztwo-31] "Liverpool 0–1 AK Graz". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[32] "Chelsea face Porto". BBC Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[groupA-33] Stokkermans, Karel; Zea, Antonio (4 February 2016). "UEFA Champions League 2004–05". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[34] "Liverpool 2–0 Monaco". BBC Sport. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[35] "Olympiakos 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[36] "Liverpool 0–0 Deportivo". BBC Sport. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[37] "Liverpool 0–0 Deportivo". BBC Sport. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[38] "Monaco 1–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[39] "Liverpool 3–1 Olympiakos". BBC Sport. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[40] "Liverpool 3–1 B Leverkuen". BBC Sport. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[41] "B Leverkusen 1–3 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[42] "Liverpool 2–1 Juventus". BBC Sport. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[43] "Juventus 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[44] "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[45] "Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 3 May 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[46] "AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (eat)". BBC Sport. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2020.