2004–05 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Preston North End
2004–05 season
ChairmanDerek Shaw
ManagerCraig Brown (until 29 August)
Billy Davies (from 29 August)
StadiumDeepdale
Championship5th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Richard Cresswell (16)
All: Richard Cresswell (21)
Average home league attendance12,841

Season summary

When Preston went down 1–0 at Brighton thanks to a Marlon Broomes own goal on 28 August 2004, a day later, Craig Brown was sacked and replaced with his assistant Billy Davies.[1]

Davies took Preston to the 2005 play-off final for the first time since 2001, at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium but once again Preston ended up on the losing side, this time to West Ham United, losing 1–0.[2]

Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Ipswich Town 46 24 13 9 85 56 +29 85 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Derby County 46 22 10 14 71 60 +11 76
5 Preston North End 46 21 12 13 67 58 +9 75
6 West Ham United (O, P) 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 +7 70
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.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results

Preston North End's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004WatfordH2–112,208Cresswell, Healy (pen)
11 August 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA2–226,115Lucketti, Healy
14 August 2004GillinghamA1–27,073Fuller
20 August 2004Sheffield UnitedH0–112,084
28 August 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–15,996
30 August 2004Rotherham UnitedH2–011,439Etuhu (2)
11 September 2004Stoke CityH3–012,759Cresswell (2), Healy
14 September 2004ReadingA1–311,857Healy
18 September 2004SunderlandA1–324,264Alexander (pen)
25 September 2004Crewe AlexandraH1–011,823Davidson
28 September 2004Plymouth ArgyleH1–111,445Cresswell
2 October 2004Leicester CityA1–121,249Lonergan
16 October 2004Leeds UnitedA0–130,458
19 October 2004Queens Park RangersH2–110,548Healy, Cresswell (pen)
23 October 2004Nottingham ForestH3–212,439McKenna, Lucketti, Etuhu
30 October 2004Ipswich TownA0–323,745
3 November 2004Coventry CityA1–112,478Lewis
6 November 2004Leeds UnitedH2–418,531Cresswell (2)
13 November 2004MillwallH1–110,339Lewis
19 November 2004Cardiff CityA1–010,950Mawéné
27 November 2004Derby CountyH3–012,702Alexander (2, 1 pen), Cresswell
5 December 2004Wigan AthleticA0–510,565
11 December 2004BurnleyA0–215,318
18 December 2004West Ham UnitedH2–113,451Lewis
26 December 2004Stoke CityA0–020,350
28 December 2004ReadingH3–012,795Agyemang, Hughes (own goal), Lewis
1 January 2005SunderlandH3–216,940Cresswell (3)
3 January 2005Crewe AlexandraA2–18,667Sedgwick, O'Neil
15 January 2005Leicester CityH1–112,677McKenna
22 January 2005Plymouth ArgyleA2–013,663Sedgwick, Agyemang
5 February 2005Coventry CityH3–213,691Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Lucketti
12 February 2005Queens Park RangersA2–115,620Nugent, Lucketti
18 February 2005Ipswich TownH1–114,418Nugent
23 February 2005Nottingham ForestA0–219,209
26 February 2005BurnleyH1–018,202Alexander (pen)
5 March 2005West Ham UnitedA2–126,442Nugent, Agyemang
12 March 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH2–216,296Cresswell, Alexander (pen)
15 March 2005Sheffield UnitedA1–118,647Cresswell
19 March 2005WatfordA2–019,649Nugent, McKenna
2 April 2005GillinghamH1–115,054Brown (own goal)
5 April 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–014,234Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Nugent
9 April 2005Rotherham UnitedA2–16,312Sedgwick, Mawéné
16 April 2005Cardiff CityH3–015,141Nugent (2), Cresswell
24 April 2005MillwallA1–211,417Nugent
30 April 2005Wigan AthleticH1–120,221O'Neil
8 May 2005Derby CountyA1–331,237Agyemang

Championship play-offs
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg15 May 2005Derby CountyH2–020,315Nugent, Cresswell
SF 2nd Leg19 May 2005Derby CountyA0–031,310
F30 May 2005West Ham UnitedN0–170,275

FA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005West Bromwich AlbionH0–213,005

League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R121 September 2004Mansfield TownA4–03,208Cresswell, Alexander, Daley, Lynch
R24 October 2004Leicester CityA3–26,751Cresswell (3, 1 pen)
R327 October 2004EvertonA0–233,922

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
1 GK  ENG Andy Lonergan
2 DF  SCO Graham Alexander
3 DF  SCO Brian O'Neil
4 MF  NGA Dickson Etuhu
5 DF  SCO Callum Davidson
6 DF  ENG Marlon Broomes
8 MF  FRA Eric Skora
9 FW  GHA Patrick Agyemang
10 FW  ENG Andy Smith
11 MF  ENG Chris Sedgwick
12 GK  ENG Gavin Ward
14 FW  SCO Simon Lynch
15 DF  FRA Youl Mawéné
16 MF  ENG Paul McKenna
17 MF  USA Eddie Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Matt Hill
20 DF  ENG Chris Lucketti (captain)
21 DF  IRL David Elebert
22 DF  JAM Claude Davis
24 DF  ENG Tyrone Mears
25 FW  ENG Richard Cresswell
27 MF  IRL Alan McCormack
28 MF  ENG Michael Brown
29 FW  ENG Joe O'Neill
30 MF  AUS Kieran Tracey
31 GK  ENG Chris Neal
32 FW  ENG Mark Jackson
33 GK  ENG Carlo Nash
35 FW  ENG David Nugent

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
9 FW  JAM Ricardo Fuller (to Portsmouth)
11 FW  NIR David Healy (to Leeds United)
9 FW  CGO Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (to Sheffield Wednesday)
18 DF  ENG John Curtis (on loan from Portsmouth)
30 FW  ENG Kelvin Langmead (to Shrewsbury Town)
33 MF  IRL Ciarán Lyng (to Shrewsbury Town)
19 FW  POR Filipe Oliveira (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ENG Rob Kozluk (on loan from Sheffield United)
23 GK  SCO Jonathan Gould (to Bristol City)
26 DF  ENG Darran Kempson (on loan from Morecambe)
33 GK  ENG Chris Day (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)
7 MF  JAM Omar Daley (on loan from Portmore United)
34 DF  ENG Kyle Armstrong (to York City)
19 MF  FRA Yoann Folly (on loan from Southampton)

Transfers

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References
  1. "Brown leaves Preston post". BBC Sport. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. "West Ham 1–0 Preston". BBC Sport. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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