2004–05 Sheffield United F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship.

Sheffield United
2004–05 season
ChairmanDerek Dooley
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBramall Lane
Football League Championship8th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gray (15)
All: Gray (18)
Highest home attendance27,595 (vs. Arsenal, 1 March)
Lowest home attendance5,399 (vs. Stockport County, 24 August)
Average home league attendance19,594

Season summary

In 2004–05 season, Warnock once again brought in a host of new faces with the pick being arguably the signings of former Sheffield Wednesday players Bromby, Quinn and Geary. The Blades again flirted around the play-offs places but some inconsistent performances, which included only winning 5 of their last 20 Championship games, saw the club again fall just short of the top six.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 West Ham United (O, P) 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73 Qualification for Championship play-offs
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
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

Sheffield United's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004BurnleyA1-116,956 (3,607 away)Gray
10 August 2004Stoke CityH0-019,723 (810 away)
14 August 2004ReadingH0-122,429 (735 away)
20 August 2004Preston North EndA1-012,084 (768 away)Gray
28 August 2004Leeds UnitedH2-022,959 (3,325 away)Ward, Harley
31 August 2004Queens Park RangersA1-013,804 (840 away)Gray
11 September 2004West Ham UnitedH1-221,058 (2,284 away)Quinn
14 September 2004Leicester CityA2-323,422 (1,729 away)Morgan, Forte
18 September 2004Wigan AthleticA0-410,682 (2,257 away)
25 September 2004Coventry CityH1-116,337 (793 away)Black
28 September 2004SunderlandH1-017,908 (2,211 away)Shaw
2 October 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-16,418 (590 away)Shaw
17 October 2004GillinghamA3-16,964 (448 away)Shaw (2), Tonge
19 October 2004Nottingham ForestH1-119,445 (2,183 away)Liddell
23 October 2004Plymouth ArgyleH2-118,893 (1,375 away)Bromby, Gray
29 October 2004Crewe AlexandraA3-27,131 (1,049 away)Harley, Gray, Cadamarteri
2 November 2004Ipswich TownA1-522,977 (468 away)Bromby
6 November 2004GillinghamH0-016,598 (349 away)
13 November 2004WatfordH1-118,454 (709 away)Quinn
20 November 2004Derby CountyA1-025,725 (2,612 away)Quinn
27 November 2004Wolverhampton WanderersH3-318,946 (2,463 away)Bromby, Thirlwell, Shaw
4 December 2004MillwallA2-111,207 (648 away)Liddell, Geary
11 December 2004Rotherham UnitedA2-28,195 (2,823 away)Tonge, Shaw
18 December 2004Cardiff CityH2-118,240 (662 away)Liddell, Gray
26 December 2004Coventry CityA2-121,146 (3,313 away)Morgan, Gray
28 December 2004Leicester CityH2-022,100 (1,758 away)Gray, Quinn
1 January 2005Wigan AthleticH0-221,869 (1,207 away)
3 January 2005West Ham UnitedA2-027,424 (1,245 away)Řepka (own goal), Bromby
15 January 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionH1-221,482 (1,133 away)Mayo (own goal)
22 January 2005SunderlandA0-127,337 (1,437 away)
5 February 2005Ipswich TownH0-220,680 (2,528 away)
22 February 2005Plymouth ArgyleA0-313,953
26 February 2005Rotherham UnitedH1-018,431 (1,687 away)Shaw
5 March 2005Cardiff CityA0-112,250 (421 away)
8 March 2005Crewe AlexandraH4-016,079 (180 away)Kabba (2), Gray (2)
12 March 2005Stoke CityA0-217,019
15 March 2005Preston North EndH1-118,647 (1,134 away)Bromby
19 March 2005BurnleyH2-119,374 (1,218 away)Quinn, Gray
2 April 2005ReadingA0-018,899
5 April 2005Leeds UnitedA4-028,936Webber, Montgomery, Gray (2)
9 April 2005Queens Park RangersH3-220,426Webber (2), Gray (pen)
12 April 2005Nottingham ForestA1-121,903Quinn
15 April 2005Derby CountyH0-120,794
23 April 2005WatfordA0-017,138
30 April 2005MillwallH0-119,797
8 May 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA2-427,454 (1,710 away)Quinn, Gray

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005Aston VillaH3-114,003 (2,483 away)Cullip, Liddell (2)
R429 January 2005West Ham UnitedA1-119,444 (2,687 away)Jagielka
R4R13 February 2005West Ham UnitedH1-1 (won 3-1 on pens)15,067Liddell
R519 February 2005ArsenalA1-136,891Gray (pen)
R5R1 March 2005ArsenalH0-0 (lost 2-4 on pens)27,595 (1,990 away)

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004Stockport CountyH4-15,399 (492 away)Morgan, Cutler (own goal), Tonge, Lester
R221 September 2004WrexhamA3-23,423 (386 away)Gray (2), Jagielka
R326 October 2004WatfordH0-0 (lost 2-4 on pens)7,689 (484 away)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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  IRL Paddy Kenny[notes 1]
2 DF  ENG Rob Kozluk
3 DF  ENG Alan Wright
4 MF  SCO Nick Montgomery[notes 2]
5 DF  ENG Chris Morgan
6 DF  ENG Phil Jagielka
7 FW  SCO Andy Liddell[notes 3]
8 FW  SCO Andy Gray[notes 4]
9 FW  ENG Ashley Ward
10 FW  ENG Danny Cadamarteri
11 FW  JAM David Johnson[notes 5] (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
12 MF  IRL Alan Quinn
13 GK  ENG Phil Barnes
14 DF  ENG Jon Harley
15 MF  ENG Paul Thirlwell
16 DF  ENG Simon Francis
17 DF  ENG Leigh Bromby
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Michael Tonge
19 FW  ENG Steve Kabba
20 DF  ENG Chris Armstrong
21 FW  ENG Jonathan Forte[notes 6]
22 MF  ENG Ian Ross
23 MF  ENG Kevan Hurst
24 MF  SCO Stuart McCall[notes 7]
25 FW  ENG Danny Webber (on loan from Watford)
26 DF  IRL Derek Geary
27 MF  IRL Adrian Harper
28 FW  ENG Billy Sharp
44 FW  ENG Daniel Ebbutt
29 FW  ENG Luke Beckett
30 FW  ENG Paul Shaw
32 DF  ENG Danny Cullip
33 GK  ENG Danny Haystead
34 FW  ENG Tommy 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. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW  JAM Barry Hayles[notes 8] (to Millwall)
11 FW  ENG Jack Lester (to Nottingham Forest)
25 DF  ITA Emanule Gabrieli (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF  ENG Tommy Black (on loan from Crystal Palace)
31 GK  ENG Ian Bennett (on loan from Birmingham City)
MF  ENG Ashley Sestanovich (released)

Transfers

In

Out

Loans in

Loans out

References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/flcham/sheffu.htm
  2. "Harley to join Blades". BBC News. 21 June 2004.
  3. "Warnock's quadruple swoop". BBC Sport. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. "Blades snap up Barnes". BBC Sport. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. "Blades seal Thirlwell deal". BBC News. 27 July 2004.
  6. "Cadamarteri to join Blades". BBC Sport. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  7. "Blades agree deal to sign Cullip". BBC Sport. 17 December 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. "Tranmere sign Rankine". BBC Sport. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. "Page seals Cardiff switch". BBC Sport. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  10. "Cullip and Webber make loan swap". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

Notes

  1. Kenny was born in Halifax, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in June 2004.
  2. Montgomery was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  3. Liddell was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. Gray was born in Harrogate, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in April 2003.
  5. Johnson was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but also qualified to represent any of the home nations internationally under FIFA guidelines as he held a British passport and represented England at B level before making his international debut for Jamaica in March 1999. He would later be called up by Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, but was only eligible to represent England due to an agreement between the home nations.
  6. Forte was born in Sheffield, England, and represented them at U-16, U-17, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2010.
  7. McCall was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in March 1990.
  8. Hayles was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2001, having previously represented the Cayman Islands internationally despite being ineligible to do so.
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