2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

Portsmouth
2004–05 season
ChairmanMilan Mandaric
ManagerHarry Redknapp (until 24 November)[1]
Velimir Zajec (from 24 November to April)[2][3]
Alain Perrin (from 7 April)[4]
StadiumFratton Park
Premier League16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Yakubu (13)
All: Yakubu (17)

Season summary

Portsmouth's campaign got off to a good start, winning four of their first ten games including the famous, brilliant 2–0 win over Manchester United as they maintained a strong mid-table position in late October. However, manager Harry Redknapp walked out on Portsmouth in November after a row with chairman Milan Mandaric over the appointment of new Director of Football Velimir Zajec at the club. Zajec replaced Redknapp as manager with immediate effect, but under his management the club's form dipped, bringing the club from the top ten to a few points above the relegation zone. In April, Zajec was replaced by Frenchman Alain Perrin; Perrin managed to secure Portsmouth's Premiership status with a few games of the season left. Despite this, Portsmouth still played a pivotal role in the "Survival Sunday" relegation drama - by losing 2–0 at West Bromwich Albion they both secured Albion's Premiership status and helped relegate arch-rivals Southampton (although Southampton were beaten 2–1 at home by Manchester United and would have been relegated even if Albion had lost).

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Newcastle United 38 10 14 14 47 57 10 44 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 32 43 11 42
16 Portsmouth 38 10 9 19 43 59 16 39
17 West Bromwich Albion 38 6 16 16 36 61 25 34
18 Crystal Palace (R) 38 7 12 19 41 62 21 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Kit

Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

First-team squad

Squad at end of 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
1 GK  TRI Shaka Hislop[5]
2 DF  ENG Linvoy Primus
3 DF  SCG Dejan Stefanović
4 DF  ENG David Unsworth
6 DF  NED Arjan de Zeeuw
8 MF  ENG Steve Stone
11 MF  GRE Giannis Skopelitis (on loan from Egaleo)
14 MF  ENG Matthew Taylor
16 DF  ENG Andy Griffin
18 MF  SEN Aliou Cissé
19 FW  JAM Ricardo Fuller
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  NGA Yakubu
21 FW  SEN Diomansy Kamara[6]
22 MF  SCO Richard Hughes
23 MF  CZE Patrik Berger
26 MF  ENG Gary O'Neil
27 FW  SVN Aleksandar Rodić[7]
28 FW  ENG James Keene
30 GK  ENG Jamie Ashdown
32 FW  COD Lomana Tresor LuaLua
33 GK  GRE Kostas Chalkias
34 MF  CMR Valéry Mézague[8] (on loan from Montpellier)

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
7 MF  SCO Kevin Harper[9] (to Stoke City)
10 MF  ISR Eyal Berkovic (released)
11 MF  SCO Nigel Quashie[10] (to Southampton)
15 MF  SEN Amdy Faye (to Newcastle United)
25 GK  NED Harald Wapenaar (to Vitesse Arnhem)
27 DF  ENG Eddie Howe (to Bournemouth)
28 DF  ENG John Curtis (to Nottingham Forest)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF  FRA Sebastian Schemmel (released)
33 DF  ENG Lewis Buxton (to Stoke City)
36 MF  ENG Anthony Pulis[11] (to Stoke City)
MF  CRO Ivica Mornar (on loan to Rennes)
FW  ENG Rowan Vine (on loan to Luton Town)
FW  SCO Mark Burchill (to Hearts)

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
5 DF  AUS Hayden Foxe
9 FW  BUL Svetoslav Todorov
17 FW  FRA Vincent Péricard[12]
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  WAL Richard Duffy
29 GK  ITA Andrea Guatelli

Transfers

In

Out

Transfers in: £5,750,000
Transfers out: £4,100,000
Total spending: £1,650,000

Results

Premiership

14 August 2004 1 Portsmouth 1–1 Birmingham City Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Unsworth  16' (pen.) Report Savage  10' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: Howard Webb
21 August 2004 2 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Portsmouth Greenwich, London
Euell  23'
Unsworth  87' (o.g.)
Report Berger  53' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 August 2004 3 Portsmouth 4–3 Fulham Portsmouth, Hampshire
Berkovic  19'
Yakubu  21' (pen.)
Report Cole  39'
Boa Morte  41'
Bocanegra  75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,728
Referee: Barry Knight
11 September 2004 4 Portsmouth 3–1 Crystal Palace Portsmouth, Hampshire
Fuller  3'
Berger  47'
Popovic  85' (o.g.)
Report Granville  43' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 September 2004 5 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Portsmouth Blackburn, Lancashire
Jansen  75' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,647
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
26 September 2004 6 Portsmouth 0–1 Everton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Report Cahill  80' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 October 2004 7 Norwich City 2–2 Portsmouth Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Huckerby  63'
Charlton  67'
Report Yakubu  37'
Berger  65'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,853
Referee: Matt Messias
18 October 2004 8 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu  63' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,121
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 October 2004 9 Middlesbrough 1–1 Portsmouth Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Downing  74' Report Kamara  5' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,964
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 October 2004 10 Portsmouth 2–0 Manchester United Portsmouth, Hampshire
Unsworth  53' (pen.)
Yakubu  72'
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,190
Referee: Neale Barry
6 November 2004 11 Aston Villa 3–0 Portsmouth Birmingham, West Midlands
Whittingham  18'
Ángel  25'
Solano  40'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,633
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 November 2004 12 Southampton 2–1 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
Blackstock  18'
Phillips  71'
Report Jakobsson  12' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,921
Referee: Graham Poll
20 November 2004 13 Portsmouth 1–3 Manchester City Portsmouth, Hampshire
O'Neil  8' Report Wright-Phillips  6'
Sibierski  79'
Bosvelt  87'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,101
Referee: Matt Messias
27 November 2004 14 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Portsmouth Bolton, Greater Manchester
Report De Zeeuw  45' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 December 2004 15 Portsmouth 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Portsmouth, Hampshire
Purse  35'
De Zeeuw  85'
LuaLua  89'
Report Stefanovic  14' (o.g.)
Earnshaw  45'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,110
Referee: Peter Walton
11 December 2004 16 Newcastle United 1–1 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Bowyer  3' Report Stone  30' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,480
Referee: Mike Riley
14 December 2004 17 Liverpool 1–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard  70' Report LuaLua  90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,064
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 December 2004 18 Portsmouth 0–1 Arsenal Portsmouth, Hampshire
Report Campbell  75' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,170
Referee: Howard Webb
26 December 2004 19 Crystal Palace 0–1 Portsmouth Croydon, London
Report Primus  69' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,238
Referee: Neale Barry
28 December 2004 20 Portsmouth 0–2 Chelsea Portsmouth, Hampshire
Report Robben  79'
Cole  90'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 January 2005 21 Portsmouth 1–1 Norwich City Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Yakubu  61' (pen.) Report Edworthy  5'
Francis  9'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,015
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 January 2005 22 Everton 2–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Stubbs  29'
Osman  90'
Report Yakubu  31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,480
Referee: Peter Walton
15 January 2005 23 Portsmouth 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT LuaLua  51'
Faye  90'
Report Pedersen 55' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,904
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 January 2005 24 Chelsea 3–0 Portsmouth Fulham, London
Drogba  15', 39'
Robben  21'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,267
Referee: Mike Riley
1 February 2005 25 Portsmouth 2–1 Middlesbrough Portsmouth, Hampshire
Taylor  40'
Yakubu  58'
Report Christie  35' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,620
Referee: Phil Crossley
5 February 2005 26 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
15:00 GMT Mido  34', 57'
Keane  83'
Report Kamara  28' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 February 2005 27 Portsmouth 1–2 Aston Villa Portsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Yakubu  24' (pen.) Report De Zeeuw  17' (o.g.)
Hitzlsperger  73'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,160
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 February 2005 28 Manchester United 2–1 Portsmouth Trafford, Greater Manchester
Rooney  8', 81' Report O'Neil  47' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,989
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 March 2005 29 Arsenal 3–0 Portsmouth Islington, London
Henry  39', 53', 85' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,079
Referee: Chris Foy
19 March 2005 30 Portsmouth 1–1 Newcastle United Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stone  45' Report Dyer  43' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Matt Messias
3 April 2005 31 Fulham 3–1 Portsmouth Fulham, London
Cole  63'
McBride  81'
Boa Morte  90'
Report LuaLua  32' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,502
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
9 April 2005 32 Portsmouth 4–2 Charlton Athletic Portsmouth, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Yakubu  3'
Stone  20'
Kamara  83'
LuaLua  90'
Report Fortune  22'
Murphy  45'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Graham Poll
16 April 2005 33 Birmingham City 0–0 Portsmouth Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,883
Referee: Peter Walton
20 April 2005 34 Portsmouth 1–2 Liverpool Portsmouth, Hampshire
Kamara  34' Report Morientes  4'
Luis García  45'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,205
Referee: Howard Webb
24 April 2005 35 Portsmouth 4–1 Southampton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu  4' (pen.)
De Zeeuw  17'
LuaLua  22', 27'
Report Camara  20' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 April 2005 36 Manchester City 2–0 Portsmouth Manchester, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Distin  4'
Fowler  16'
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,454
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 May 2005 37 Portsmouth 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu  72' Report Diouf  11' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Matt Messias
15 May 2005 38 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Portsmouth West Bromwich, West Midlands
Horsfield  58'
Richardson  75'
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,751
Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup

  • Third round: Portsmouth 1-0 Gillingham (Yakubu 49)
  • Fourth round: Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth (Oakley 54, Crouch 90 pen.; Yakubu 57 pen.)

League Cup

  • Second round: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Portsmouth (Kamara 65)
  • Third round: Portsmouth 2-1 Leeds United (Kamara 14, Berkovic 32 pen.; Deane 40)
  • Fourth round: Cardiff City 0-2 Portsmouth (Yakubu 47, 55 pen.)
  • Quarter-finals: Watford 3-0 Portsmouth (Helguson 24, 57, Dyer 61)

References

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  2. "Zajec named as Pompey boss". BBC Sport. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. Zajec was caretaker manager from 24 November until being appointed permanently on 21 December.
  4. "Pompey unveil Perrin as new boss". BBC Sport. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.
  6. Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
  7. Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina).
  8. Mézague was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and made his international debut for Cameroon in 2003.
  9. Harper was born in Oldham, England.
  10. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented England at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  11. Pulis was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
  12. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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