English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|
| club | Manchester City |
| season | 2004–05 |
| owner | Publicly traded company |
| chairman | John Wardle |
| manager | Kevin Keegan *(until 11 March 2005)* |
| Stuart Pearce |
| stadium | City of Manchester Stadium |
| (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) |
| league | [Premier League](2004-05-fa-premier-league) |
| league result | 8th |
| cup1 | [FA Cup](2004-05-fa-cup) |
| cup1 result | Third round |
| cup2 | [League Cup](2004-05-football-league-cup) |
| cup2 result | Third round |
| {{infobox | child | yes |
| label1 | Season revenue |
| data1 | €90.1 million(17th highest in world) |
| (7th highest in Premier League) |
| league topscorer | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| and Robbie Fowler (10 goals) |
| ([15th highest in Premier League](https://archive.today/20130103162136/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/eng.1/year/2004/barclays-premier-league)) |
| season topscorer | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| and Robbie Fowler (11 goals) |
| average attendance | 45,192 – over 19 PL home games |
| ([3rd highest in Premier League](https://web.archive.org/web/20101229102853/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/eng.1/year/2004/barclays-premier-league)) |
| highest attendance | 47,221 v Middlesbrough |
| 15 May 2005 |
| lowest attendance | 19,578 v Barnsley |
| 21 September 2004 |
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| prevseason | [2003–04](2003-04-manchester-city-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2005–06](2005-06-manchester-city-f-c-season) |
Stuart Pearce
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
(7th highest in Premier League)
and Robbie Fowler (10 goals)
(15th highest in Premier League)
and Robbie Fowler (11 goals)
(3rd highest in Premier League)
15 May 2005
21 September 2004
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
|---|
| **Home** | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| **Away** | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| **Both** | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
|---|
| **Home** | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| **Away** | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| **Both** | 13 | 13 | 12 |
The 2004–05 season was '''Manchester City Football Club''''s third consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its eighth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 113th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
Season review
In the 2004-05 Premier League season, Manchester City had a dramatic campaign, including important wins over Chelsea and Liverpool but also disappointing losses to West Bromwich Albion and Bolton. The season featured significant contributions from academy graduates, most notably Shaun Wright-Phillips, who was named in the PFA Team of the Year. Midseason managerial changes occurred: Kevin Keegan departed with the team mid-table, and Stuart Pearce took over in January. On the final day, City needed a win to secure European qualification, but despite a tense finish, they drew and missed out.
Players
First-team squad
Left club during season
Team kit
The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.
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Historical league performance
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
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from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 Shift:(0,-4) text:5
from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1994 shift:(0,-4) text:16
from:01/07/1994 till:01/07/1995 shift:(0,-4) text:17
from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 shift:(0,-4) text:18
from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 shift:(0,-4) text:14
from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 shift:(0,-4) text:22
from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 shift:(0,-4) text:3
from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 shift:(0,-4) text:2
from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 shift:(0,-4) text:18
from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 shift:(0,-4) text:1
from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2003 shift:(0,-4) text:9
from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 shift:(0,-4) text:16
from:01/07/1991 till:01/07/1992 color:fdm shift:(1,15) text: "First Div."
from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1995 color:plm shift:(25,15) text: "Premier League"
from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1996 color:plr shift:(0,0)
from:01/07/1996 till:01/07/1997 color:d1m shift:(20,15) text: "Division 1"
from:01/07/1997 till:01/07/1998 color:d1r shift:(0,0)
from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/1999 color:d2p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 2"
from:01/07/1999 till:01/07/2000 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 1"
from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2001 color:plr shift:(0,15) text: "PL"
from:01/07/2001 till:01/07/2002 color:d1p shift:(0,15) text: "Div. 1"
from:01/07/2002 till:01/07/2004 color:plm shift:(0,15) text: "Premier League"
Results
In this season, Manchester City, did not qualify for any European competitions. The team's leading Premier League goalscorers were Robbie Fowler and Sean-wright-Phillips, who both ended up with 10 goals and tied for 15th.
Pre-season
Thomas Cook Trophy
Macken
Sibierski
Premier League
Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Position in final standings
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 30
Points away from home: 22
Points against "Big Four" teams: 9
Points against promoted teams: 11
:6 points: Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Portsmouth
:4 points: Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Norwich City, Southampton
:3 points: Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool
:2 points: Blackburn Rovers, Fulham
:1 point: Arsenal, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United,
:**0 points:** Everton, Tottenham Hotspur
#### Biggest & smallest
Biggest home wins: **4–0** vs. Charlton Athletic, 28 August 2004
Biggest home defeat: **0–2** vs. Manchester United, 13 February 2005
Biggest away win: **1–3** vs. Portsmouth, 20 November 2004
Biggest away defeat: **2–0** vs. West Bromwich Albion, 22 January 2005
Biggest home attendance: **47,221** vs. Middlesbrough, 15 May 2005
Smallest home attendance: **42,453** vs. Birmingham City, 20 April 2005
Biggest away attendance: **67,863** vs. Manchester United, 7 November 2004
Smallest away attendance: **20,101** vs. Portsmouth, 20 November 2004
#### Results by round
#### Individual match reports
Manchester
Gerrard
Dunne
Liverpool
Birmingham
Sinclair
S. Wright-Phillips
Manchester
Manchester
London
Manchester
Southampton
Manchester
Shearer
Elliott
Bellamy
Fowler
Newcastle
Manchester
Manchester
Mills
Manchester
Sibierski
Bosvelt
Portsmouth
S. Wright-Phillips
Manchester
Hasselbaink
B. Wright-Phillips
Middlesbrough
Manchester
Bolton
Bent
Negouai
Liverpool
Gaardsoe
Manchester
S. Wright-Phillips
Manchester
London
Fowler
Manchester
Wallwork
West Bromwich
Manchester
London
Dunne
Manchester
McKenzie
Jonson
Fowler
Norwich
Manchester
Keane
London
Perry
Fowler
London
Manchester
London
Dunne
Sibierski
Manchester
Blackburn
Fowler
Manchester
Musampa
Birmingham
Manchester
### League Cup
*Main article: [2004–05 Football League Cup](2004-05-football-league-cup)*
Macken
Flood
S. Wright-Phillips
Sibierski
Manchester
Karbassiyoon
Manchester
### FA Cup
*Main article: [2004–05 FA Cup](2004-05-fa-cup)*
Oldham
## Playing statistics
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| No. | Pos. | Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Totals | Discipline | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | [[File:Yellow card.svg|13px]] | [[File:Red card.svg|13px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ENG David James | 38(0) | | 1(0) | | | | 39(0) | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | GPE David Sommeil | 1(0) | | | | 1(1) | | 2(1) | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | WAL Ben Thatcher | 18(1) | | 1(0) | | 2(0) | | 21(1) | | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | FRA Sylvain Distin | 38(0) | 1 | 1(0) | | 2(0) | | 41(0) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | MF | USA Claudio Reyna | 17(1) | 2 | | | | | 17(1) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | FW | ENG Robbie Fowler | 32(4) | 10 | | | 1(0) | 1 | 33(4) | 11 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | FRA Antoine Sibierski | 35(1) | 4 | 1(0) | | 2(0) | 2 | 38(1) | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 11 | FW | ENG Jon Macken | 23(7) | 1 | 1(0) | | 1(0) | 2 | 25(7) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | GK | ENG Nicky Weaver | 1(1) | | | | | | 1(1) | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | MF | NED Kiki Musampa | 14(0) | 3 | | | | | 14(0) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | DF | ENG Nedum Onuoha | 17(6) | | | | 1(0) | | 18(6) | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | DF | PRC Sun Jihai | 6(2) | | | | 1(0) | | 7(2) | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 18 | DF | ENG Danny Mills | 32(3) | | 1(0) | | 2(0) | | 35(3) | | 5 | – / 1 | | | | | |
| 20 | MF | ENG Steve McManaman | 13(7) | | 1(1) | | | | 14(8) | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 21 | GK | NED Ronald Waterreus | | | | | 2(0) | | 2(0) | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | DF | IRL Richard Dunne | 35(0) | 2 | 1(0) | | | | 36(0) | 2 | 7 | 1 / – | | | | | |
| 24 | MF | ENG Joey Barton | 32(3) | 1 | 1(0) | | 1(0) | 1 | 34(3) | 2 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 26 | MF | NED Paul Bosvelt | 28(0) | 2 | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | 30(0) | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 28 | MF | ENG Trevor Sinclair | 4(2) | 1 | | | 1(0) | | 5(2) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | MF | ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | 33(1) | 10 | 1(0) | | 2(0) | 1 | 36(1) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | MF | MTQ Christian Negouai | 1(1) | | | | 1(1) | | 2(2) | | | – / 1 | | | | | |
| 31 | MF | ENG Jonathan D'Laryea | | | | | 1(0) | | 1(0) | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | **Sold** | FRA Nicolas Anelka | 19(1) | 7 | | | | | 19(1) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | MF | ENG Lee Croft | 7(7) | | | | | | 7(7) | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | DF | ENG Stephen Jordan | 19(0) | | | | 1(1) | | 20(1) | | 5 | | | | | | |
| 42 | FW | ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips | 14 (14) | 1 | 1(0) | | 1(1) | | 16 (15) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | MF | IRL Willo Flood | 9(5) | 1 | 1(1) | | 2(0) | 1 | 12(6) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| **TOTALS** | 45 | | | | 8 | | 53 | 46 | 1 / 2 | | | | | | | | |
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*Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)*
### Goalscorers
#### All competitions
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| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| ENG Robbie Fowler | 11 |
| ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
| FRA Nicolas Anelka | 7 |
| FRA Antoine Sibierski | 6 |
| ENG Jon Macken | 3 |
| NED Kiki Musampa | |
| ENG Joey Barton | 2 |
| NED Paul Bosvelt | |
| IRL Willo Flood | |
| USA Claudio Reyna | |
| FRA Sylvain Distin | 1 |
| IRL Richard Dunne | |
| ENG Trevor Sinclair | |
| ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips | |
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#### Premier League
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| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| ENG Robbie Fowler | 10 |
| ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
| FRA Nicolas Anelka | 7 |
| FRA Antoine Sibierski | 4 |
| NED Kiki Musampa | 3 |
| NED Paul Bosvelt | 2 |
| USA Claudio Reyna | |
| ENG Joey Barton | 1 |
| FRA Sylvain Distin | |
| IRL Richard Dunne | |
| IRL Willo Flood | |
| ENG Jon Macken | |
| ENG Trevor Sinclair | |
| ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips | |
::
#### [[2004–05 Football League Cup|League Cup]] and [[2004–05 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
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| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| ENG Jon Macken | 2 |
| FRA Antoine Sibierski | |
| ENG Joey Barton | 1 |
| IRL Willo Flood | |
| ENG Robbie Fowler | |
| ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips | |
::
*Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)*
## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in
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| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2004 | DF | WAL Ben Thatcher | ENG Leicester City | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3826759.stm |title=Man City sign Thatcher |date=2005-01-31 |access-date=2009-12-28 |work=BBC Sport}} |
| 21 June 2004 | DF | BEL Geert De Vlieger | NED Willem II | Free |
| 14 July 2004 | DF | ENG Danny Mills | ENG Leeds United | Free |
| 26 Aug. 2004 | GK | NED Ronald Waterreus | NED PSV Eindhoven | Free |
::
### Transfers out
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| Exit date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | GK | ISL Árni Gautur Arason | NOR Vålerenga | Released |
| 26 May 04 | DF | NED Gerard Wiekens | NED Veendam | Released{{cite news |
| 1 June 04 | FW | IRL Stephen Elliott | ENG Sunderland | Tribunal: £375,000+{{cite news |
| 16 June 04 | DF | DEU Michael Tarnat | DEU Hannover 96 | Free{{cite news |
| 25 June 04 | DF | AUS Danny Tiatto | ENG Leicester City | Free{{cite news |
| 1 July 04 | MF | IRL Glenn Whelan | ENG Sheffield Wed. | Free{{cite news |
| 5 July 04 | FW | MEX Vicente Matías Vuoso | MEX Santos Laguna | Undisclosed{{cite news |
| Aug. 2004 | FW | ENG Craig Davies | ENG Oxford United | |
| 26 Aug. 04 | FW | CRC Paulo Wanchope | ESP Málaga | £500,000{{cite news |
| 31 Jan. 05 | FW | FRA Nicolas Anelka | TUR Fenerbahçe | £7 million{{cite news |
| 31 Jan. 05 | GK | NED Ronald Waterreus | SCO Rangers | Free{{cite news |
| 3 Mar. 05 | DF | IRL Paddy McCarthy | ENG Leicester City | £100,000{{cite news |
| 20 May 05 | MF | ENG Steve McManaman | Retired{{cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4565335.stm |
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### Loans in
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| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan. 2005 | 5 June 2005 | MF | NED Kiki Musampa | ESP Atlético Madrid{{cite news |
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### Loans out
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| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep. 2004 | 29 Oct. 2004 | DF | DEN Mikkel Bischoff | ENG Wolves{{cite news |
| 10 Nov. 2004 | 9 Feb. 2005 | MF | ENG Lee Croft | ENG Oldham Athletic{{cite news |
| 31 Dec. 2004 | 30 Jan. 2005 | GK | DEN Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard | ENG Blackpool{{cite news |
| 27 Jan. 2005 | 15 Feb. 2005 | MF | FRA Christian Negouai | ENG Coventry City{{cite news |
| 24 Mar. 2005 | 31 May 2005 | DF | DEN Mikkel Bischoff | ENG Wolves{{cite news |
| 11 Feb. 2005 | 16 Mar. 2005 | FW | IRE Karl Bermingham | ENG Lincoln City{{cite news |
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## References
## References
1. Porter, Alex. ["Etihad Ten: 2004/05 season"](https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2013/may/Etihad%20Ten:%202004/05%20season).
2. Macken was born in [[Blackley]], [[England]], and represented them at U20 level, but also qualified to represent the [[Republic of Ireland]] internationally and made his international debut for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team. Republic of Ireland]] in August 2004.
3. Musampa was born in [[Kinshasa]], [[Zaire]], but also qualified to represent the [[Netherlands]] internationally and represented them at youth level.
4. Onuoha was born in [[Warri]], [[Nigeria]], but also qualified to represent [[England]] internationally and represented them at [[England national under-21 football team. U-21]] level.
5. (2005-01-31). ["Man City sign Thatcher"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3826759.stm). *BBC Sport*.
6. (2004-07-14). ["Keegan delighted with Mills signing"](http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/123/123941_keegan_delighted_with_mills_signing.html). *Manchester Evening News*.
7. (2005-01-31). ["Manchester City sign Waterreus"](http://www.rte.ie/sport/2004/0826/mancity.html). *RTÉ Sport*.
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