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2004–05 Preston North End F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Preston North End |
| season | 2004–05 |
| manager | Craig Brown (until 29 August) |
| Billy Davies (from 29 August) | |
| chairman | Derek Shaw |
| stadium | Deepdale |
| league | Championship |
| league result | [5th](2004-05-football-league-championship) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | [Third round](2004-05-fa-cup-third-round-proper) |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Third round](2004-05-football-league-cup-third-round) |
| league topscorer | Richard Cresswell (16) |
| season topscorer | Richard Cresswell (21) |
| average attendance | 12,841 |
| prevseason | [2003–04](2003-04-preston-north-end-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2005–06](2005-06-preston-north-end-f-c-season) |
Billy Davies (from 29 August) During the 2004–05 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.
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.
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.
Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Results
Preston North End's score comes first
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
|---|
Football League Championship
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2004 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 12,208 | Cresswell, Healy (pen) |
| 11 August 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 26,115 | Lucketti, Healy |
| 14 August 2004 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 7,073 | Fuller |
| 20 August 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 12,084 | |
| 28 August 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 5,996 | |
| 30 August 2004 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 11,439 | Etuhu (2) |
| 11 September 2004 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 12,759 | Cresswell (2), Healy |
| 14 September 2004 | Reading | A | 1–3 | 11,857 | Healy |
| 18 September 2004 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | 24,264 | Alexander (pen) |
| 25 September 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 11,823 | Davidson |
| 28 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 11,445 | Cresswell |
| 2 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 21,249 | Lonergan |
| 16 October 2004 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 30,458 | |
| 19 October 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 10,548 | Healy, Cresswell (pen) |
| 23 October 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–2 | 12,439 | McKenna, Lucketti, Etuhu |
| 30 October 2004 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 | 23,745 | |
| 3 November 2004 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 12,478 | Lewis |
| 6 November 2004 | Leeds United | H | 2–4 | 18,531 | Cresswell (2) |
| 13 November 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 10,339 | Lewis |
| 19 November 2004 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | 10,950 | Mawéné |
| 27 November 2004 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | 12,702 | Alexander (2, 1 pen), Cresswell |
| 5 December 2004 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–5 | 10,565 | |
| 11 December 2004 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 15,318 | |
| 18 December 2004 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 13,451 | Lewis |
| 26 December 2004 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 20,350 | |
| 28 December 2004 | Reading | H | 3–0 | 12,795 | Agyemang, Hughes (own goal), Lewis |
| 1 January 2005 | Sunderland | H | 3–2 | 16,940 | Cresswell (3) |
| 3 January 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 8,667 | Sedgwick, O'Neil |
| 15 January 2005 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 12,677 | McKenna |
| 22 January 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–0 | 13,663 | Sedgwick, Agyemang |
| 5 February 2005 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 13,691 | Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Lucketti |
| 12 February 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 15,620 | Nugent, Lucketti |
| 18 February 2005 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 14,418 | Nugent |
| 23 February 2005 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 19,209 | |
| 26 February 2005 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 18,202 | Alexander (pen) |
| 5 March 2005 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 26,442 | Nugent, Agyemang |
| 12 March 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 16,296 | Cresswell, Alexander (pen) |
| 15 March 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 18,647 | Cresswell |
| 19 March 2005 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 19,649 | Nugent, McKenna |
| 2 April 2005 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 15,054 | Brown (own goal) |
| 5 April 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | 14,234 | Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Nugent |
| 9 April 2005 | Rotherham United | A | 2–1 | 6,312 | Sedgwick, Mawéné |
| 16 April 2005 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | 15,141 | Nugent (2), Cresswell |
| 24 April 2005 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 11,417 | Nugent |
| 30 April 2005 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | 20,221 | O'Neil |
| 8 May 2005 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 31,237 | Agyemang |
Championship play-offs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF 1st Leg | 15 May 2005 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 20,315 | Nugent, Cresswell | |
| SF 2nd Leg | 19 May 2005 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | 31,310 | ||
| F | 30 May 2005 | West Ham United | N | 0–1 | 70,275 |
FA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–2 | 13,005 |
League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 21 September 2004 | Mansfield Town | A | 4–0 | 3,208 | Cresswell, Alexander, Daley, Lynch | |
| R2 | 4 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 3–2 | 6,751 | Cresswell (3, 1 pen) | |
| R3 | 27 October 2004 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 33,922 |
Squad
http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/flcham/preston.htm
Left club during season
Transfers
In
- SCO Callum Davidson: from ENG Leicester City, Free
- ENG Gavin Ward: from ENG Coventry City, Free
- FRA Youl Mawéné: from ENG Derby County, Free
- GHA Patrick Agyemang: from ENG Gillingham, £350,000
- ENG Chris Sedgwick: from ENG Rotherham United, £400,000
- ENG Matt Hill: from ENG Bristol City, £100,000
- ENG David Nugent: from ENG Bury, Signed
- ENG Carlo Nash: from ENG Middlesbrough, Signed
Out
- ENG Paul Carvill: to ENG Accrington Stanley, Free
- JAM Ricardo Fuller: to ENG Portsmouth, Signed
- NIR David Healy: to ENG Leeds United, Signed
- ENG Kelvin Langmead: to ENG Shrewsbury Town, Free
- IRE Ciarán Lyng: to ENG Shrewsbury Town, Free
- SCO Jonathan Gould: to ENG Bristol City, Free
- ENG Darran Kempson: to ENG Morecambe, Free
- ENG Kyle Armstrong: to ENG York City, Signed
References
References
- (29 August 2004). "Brown leaves Preston post". BBC Sport.
- (30 May 2005). "West Ham 1–0 Preston". BBC Sport.
- "Preston North End 2004-2005 Home - statto.com".
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