2004–05_Leeds_United_A.F.C._season

2004–05 Leeds United A.F.C. season

2004–05 season of Leeds United

The 2004–05 season was Leeds United’s first season back in the Football League Championship following relegation from the Premier League.

Quick Facts season, Chairman ...

Leeds United
2004–05 season
Chairman	Gerald Krasner (until 21 January)^[1] Ken Bates (from 21 January)
Manager	Kevin Blackwell
Stadium	Elland Road
Championship	14th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: David Healy (7) All: Brian Deane David Healy (7 each)
Highest home attendance	34,496 vs Plymouth Argyle (28 December 2004, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	18,476 vs Swindon Town (21 September 2004, League Cup)
Average home league attendance	28,814
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Season summary

Leeds United began signing players prepared to accept lower wages. The club were eventually forced to sell both their training ground, for £4.2m,^[2] and their Elland Road stadium^[3] in the autumn of 2004.

On 21 January 2005, Krasner announced the sale of a 50% stake to Ken Bates for £10m and Bates became the club's new chairman, replacing Krasner.^[4] This investment effectively saved Leeds United from going into administration. Bates had previously headed three other league football clubs, most famously Chelsea.

Blackwell was forced to sell most of the remaining players, including Aaron Lennon; somehow he managed to build a team using loan players and experienced professionals nearing the end of their careers. Despite a promising opening day win against Derby County, Leeds's form at the start of the 2004–05 Coca-Cola Championship was little better than in the previous season, and they spent the first half of the campaign looking in serious danger of a second successive relegation. Their form gradually picked up after the club was taken over by Bates and Leeds finished in a relatively safe 14th place.

Kit

Leeds United's home kit was manufactured by Diadora.

Final league table

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Stoke City	46	17	10	19	36	38	−2	61
13	Burnley	46	15	15	16	38	39	−1	60
14	Leeds United	46	14	18	14	49	52	−3	60
15	Leicester City	46	12	21	13	49	46	+3	57
16	Cardiff City	46	13	15	18	48	51	−3	54

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

Leeds United's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Championship

More information Date, Opponent ...

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 August 2004	Derby County	H	1–0	30,459	Richardson
10 August 2004	Gillingham	A	1–2	10,739	Pugh
14 August 2004	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–0	28,397
21 August 2004	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	31,808	Guppy
29 August 2004	Sheffield United	A	0–2	22,959
11 September 2004	Coventry City	H	3–0	26,725	Carlisle, Joachim, Pugh
14 September 2004	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–0	20,555	Keith (own goal)
18 September 2004	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–2	9,095	Pugh (2)
24 September 2004	Sunderland	H	0–1	28,926
28 September 2004	Stoke City	H	0–0	25,759
2 October 2004	Cardiff City	A	0–0	17,006
16 October 2004	Preston North End	H	1–0	30,458	Pugh
19 October 2004	Reading	A	1–1	22,230	Walton
23 October 2004	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–1	6,716
31 October 2004	Wigan Athletic	H	0–2	27,432
3 November 2004	Burnley	H	1–2	27,490	Wright
6 November 2004	Preston North End	A	4–2	18,531	Deane, Healy (2), Walton
13 November 2004	Ipswich Town	A	0–1	29,955
20 November 2004	Queens Park Rangers	H	6–1	29,739	Healy, Deane (4), Wright
24 November 2004	Watford	H	2–2	24,585	Wright, Carlisle
29 November 2004	Rotherham United	A	0–1	8,860
4 December 2004	Leicester City	H	0–2	27,384
10 December 2004	West Ham United	A	1–1	30,684	Healy (pen)
19 December 2004	Millwall	H	1–1	26,265	Oster
26 December 2004	Sunderland	A	3–2	43,253	Lennon, Deane, Joachim
28 December 2004	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–1	34,496	Gilbert (own goal), Healy
1 January 2005	Crewe Alexandra	H	0–2	32,302
3 January 2005	Coventry City	A	2–1	19,084	Blake, Healy
15 January 2005	Cardiff City	H	1–1	29,548	Walton
22 January 2005	Stoke City	A	1–0	18,372	Thomas (own goal)
26 January 2005	Derby County	A	0–2	25,648
29 January 2005	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–1	27,033	Carlisle
5 February 2005	Burnley	A	1–0	17,789	Einarsson
12 February 2005	Reading	H	3–1	30,034	Healy, Hulse (2)
19 February 2005	Wigan Athletic	A	0–3	17,177
26 February 2005	West Ham United	H	2–1	34,115	Hulse, Derry
6 March 2005	Millwall	A	1–1	11,510	Hulse
12 March 2005	Gillingham	H	1–1	27,995	Hulse
16 March 2005	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0	25,101
2 April 2005	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	29,773	Derry
5 April 2005	Sheffield United	H	0–4	28,936
9 April 2005	Watford	A	2–1	16,306	Hulse, Carlisle
16 April 2005	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–1	18,182	Seth Johnson
23 April 2005	Ipswich Town	H	1–1	29,607	Spring
1 May 2005	Leicester City	A	0–2	26,593
8 May 2005	Rotherham United	H	0–0	30,900

FA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup

More information Round, Date ...


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	8 January 2005	Birmingham City	A	0–3	25,159

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup

More information Round, Date ...


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	24 August 2004	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	30,115	Pugh
R2	21 September 2004	Swindon Town	H	1–0	18,476	Ricketts
R3	26 October 2004	Portsmouth	A	1–2	15,215	Deane

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information No., Pos. ...


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SCO	Neil Sullivan^[6]
2	DF	IRL	Gary Kelly
3	DF	SCO	Stephen Crainey
4	DF	ENG	Clarke Carlisle
5	DF	RSA	Lucas Radebe
6	DF	IRL	Paul Butler
7	MF	ENG	Jermaine Wright
8	MF	ENG	Sean Gregan
9	FW	NIR	David Healy
10	FW	ENG	Michael Ricketts
11	FW	ENG	Julian Joachim
12	MF	ENG	Danny Pugh
14	FW	JAM	Marlon King^[7] (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
15	DF	ENG	Frazer Richardson
16	MF	ISL	Gylfi Einarsson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ENG	Matthew Spring
18	MF	ENG	Simon Walton
19	MF	NOR	Eirik Bakke
20	MF	ENG	Seth Johnson
21	MF	ENG	Shaun Derry (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22	FW	ENG	Ian Moore
23	GK	SCG	Saša Ilić
25	MF	ENG	Aaron Lennon
26	DF	ENG	Matthew Kilgallon
27	MF	SCO	Martin Woods
29	FW	ENG	Rob Hulse (on loan from West Bromwich Albion)
33	DF	ENG	Michael Gray (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
39	FW	ENG	Simon 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.

More information No., Pos. ...


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	ENG	Brett Ormerod (on loan from Southampton)
13	GK	ENG	Scott Carson (to Liverpool)
13	GK	ENG	Paul Harrison (on loan from Liverpool)
14	MF	CMR	Serge Branco (to Queens Park Rangers)
14	MF	WAL	John Oster (on loan from Sunderland)
14	MF	FRA	Leandre Griffit (on loan from Southampton)
16	FW	ENG	Danny Cadamarteri (to Sheffield United)
21	FW	WAL	Nathan Blake (on loan from Leicester City)
22	DF	ENG	Michael Duberry (on loan to Stoke City)
23	GK	ENG	Kevin Pressman (to Coventry City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	ENG	Craig Hignett (to Darlington)
24	MF	ENG	Steve Guppy (to Stoke City)
28	MF	AUS	Jamie McMaster (to Chesterfield)
30	FW	ENG	Brian Deane (to Sunderland)
32	MF	ENG	Harpal Singh (to Stockport County)
38	FW	IRL	Andy Keogh (to Scunthorpe United)
40	FW	ENG	Jamie Winter (to Aberdeen)
—	DF	NIR	Henry McStay (to Halifax Town)
—	FW	IRL	Barry Corr (to Sheffield Wednesday)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information No., Pos. ...


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
37	MF	IRL	Paul Keegan

Transfers

In

More information Date, Nat. ...

Date	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
12 June 2004	Paul Butler	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	^[8]
14 June 2004	Julian Joachim	Coventry City	Free	^[9]
23 June 2004	Michael Ricketts	Middlesbrough	Free	^[10]
30 June 2004	Jermaine Wright	Ipswich Town	Free	^[11]
1 July 2004	Craig Hignett	Leicester City	Free	^{[citation needed]}
1 July 2004	Clarke Carlisle	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[12]
1 July 2004	Danny Cadamarteri	Bradford City	Free	^[13]
1 July 2004	Matthew Spring	Luton Town	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 July 2004	Danny Pugh	Manchester United	Free	^[15]
22 July 2004	Brian Deane	West Ham United	Free	^[16]
31 July 2004	Neil Sullivan	Chelsea	Free	^[17]
1 August 2004	Steve Guppy	Leicester City	Free	^{[citation needed]}
10 August 2004	Stephen Crainey	Southampton	£200,000	^[18]
20 August 2004	Serge Branco	VfB Stuttgart	Free	^[19]
16 September 2004	Sean Gregan	West Bromwich Albion	£750,000	^[20]
28 October 2004	David Healy	Preston North End	£650,000	^[21]
1 January 2005	Gylfi Einarsson	Lillestrøm SK	Free	^[22]
18 February 2005	Shaun Derry	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	^[23]
25 February 2005	Kevin Pressman	Leicester City	Free	^[24]
1 March 2005	Saša Ilić	Aberdeen	Free	^{[citation needed]}
23 March 2005	Ian Moore	Burnley	£50,000	^[25]

Out

More information Date, Nat. ...


Date	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
14 May 2004	Paul Robinson	Tottenham Hotspur	£1,500,000	^[26]
24 May 2004	Alan Smith	Manchester United	£7,000,000	^[27]
9 June 2004	Michael Bridges	Bolton Wanderers	Free	^[28]
1 July 2004	Jason Wilcox	Leicester City	Free	^[29]
2 July 2004	James Milner	Newcastle United	£5,000,000	^[30]
2 July 2004	Stephen McPhail	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[31]
2 July 2004	Mark Viduka	Middlesbrough	£4,000,000	^[32]
3 July 2004	Ian Harte	Levante	Undisclosed	^[33]
6 July 2004	Nick Barmby	Hull City	Free	^[34]
7 July 2004	Dominic Matteo	Blackburn Rovers	Free	^[35]
13 July 2004	Danny Mills	Manchester City	Free	^[36]
8 September 2004	Craig Hignett	Darlington	Free	^[37]
13 September 2004	Steve Guppy	Stoke City	Free	^[38]
24 September 2004	Henry McStay	Halifax Town	One-month Loan	^[39]
30 September 2004	Danny Cadamarteri	Sheffield United	£50,000	^[40]
21 January 2005	Scott Carson	Liverpool	£1,000,000	^[41]
14 February 2005	Andy Keogh	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	^[42]

Brian Deane – Sunderland, 24 March, free^[43]
Barry Corr – released (later joined Sheffield Wednesday on 19 April)^[44]
Kevin Pressman – Coventry City, March
David Batty – retired
Serge Branco – Queens Park Rangers^[45]
Jamie Winter – Aberdeen
Shaun Allaway

Loaned in

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Date	Name	From	Length	Ref.
19 September 2004	Brett Ormerod	Southampton	One month	^[46]
5 November 2004	John Oster	Sunderland	One month	^[47]
31 December 2004	Nathan Blake	Leicester City	One month	^[48]
6 January 2005	Leandre Griffit	Southampton	One month	^[49]
21 January 2005	Paul Harrison	Liverpool	One month	^{[citation needed]}
3 February 2005	Michael Gray	Blackburn Rovers	Three months	^[50]
9 February 2005	Rob Hulse	West Bromwich Albion	Season-long loan	^[51]
4 March 2005	Marlon King	Nottingham Forest	Three months	^[52]

Loaned out

More information Date, Nat. ...

Date	Name	To	Length	Ref.
15 October 2004	Michael Duberry	Stoke City	Three months	^[53]
7 January 2005	Jamie McMaster	Chesterfield	Season-long loan	^[54]
18 February 2005	Harpal Singh	Stockport County	One month	^[55]

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