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2004–05 Southampton F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Southampton F.C. |
| season | 2004–05 |
| manager | Paul Sturrock (until 23 August) |
| Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December) | |
| Harry Redknapp (from 8 December) | |
| chairman | Rupert Lowe |
| stadium | St Mary's Stadium |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | 20th (relegated) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Sixth round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Fourth round |
| league topscorer | |
| Peter Crouch (12) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Peter Crouch (16) | |
| highest attendance | 32,066 (vs. Manchester United, 15 May) |
| lowest attendance | 27,343 (vs. Fulham, 5 January) |
| average attendance | 30,609 |
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| prevseason | 2003–04 |
| nextseason | 2005–06 |
Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December) Harry Redknapp (from 8 December) Peter Crouch (12) Peter Crouch (16) During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. It was the club's 27th consecutive season in the English top flight and their 120th year in existence, The team would be relegated at the end of the season after a 2–1 loss against Manchester United, they exited the FA Cup on the sixth round due to a 4–0 loss against Manchester United that was broadcast on the BBC, they were also eliminated from the Carling Cup in the fourth round, losing 5–2 against Watford. This season would also be Peter Crouch's only season with the club as he was transferred to Liverpool at the end of the season, while playing for the Saints he would earn his first England call-up.
Season summary
Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement Steve Wigley failed to improve results and he was soon sacked with the club deep in relegation peril. Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.
Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Kit
The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.
First-team squad
:Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
:(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Domestic cups | Total | Discipline | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | [[File:Yellow card.svg | 13px]] | [[File:Red card.svg | 13px]] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | FIN Antti Niemi | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG Jason Dodd | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | DF | ENG Graeme Le Saux | 24+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | BEL Jelle Van Damme | 4+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | NOR Claus Lundekvam | 31+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 38+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | MF | SWE Andreas Jakobsson | 24+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 28+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG Kevin Phillips | 21+9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26+9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF | ENG Matt Oakley | 6+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG James Beattie | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | SCO Neil McCann | 5+6 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | DF | SWE Michael Svensson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | DF | SWE Anders Svensson | 21+9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | GK | ENG Paul Smith | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | FW | ENG Peter Crouch | 18+9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 25+9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | TUN Alaeddine Yahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | DF | ENG Martin Cranie | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | FW | LAT Marian Pahars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF | IRL Rory Delap | 34+3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 40+3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | DF | GIB Danny Higginbotham | 20+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | MF | ENG David Prutton | 19+4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24+4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | FW | NOR Jo Tessem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | DF | ENG Darren Kenton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | DF | FRA Oliver Bernard | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | MF | WAL Arron Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | FW | ENG Dexter Blackstock | 8+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 4 | 8+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | ENG Michael Poke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 26 | MF | ENG Matthew Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | FW | ENG Leon Best | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | GK | NIR Alan Blayney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | MF | FRA Fabrice Fernandes | 14+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | MF | FRA Leandre Griffit | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 31 | MF | FRA Yoann Folly | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | DF | NIR Chris Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | MF | SCO Paul Telfer | 26+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 30+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | FW | TRI Kenwyne Jones | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 35 | DF | SWE Mikael Nilsson | 12+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | FW | ENG Brett Ormerod | 5+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 37 | FW | SEN Henri Camara | 10+3 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 11+4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 37 | GK | USA Kasey Keller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 38 | MF | ENG Jamie Redknapp | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | DF | ENG Calum Davenport | 5+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 40 | MF | SCO Nigel Quashie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Transfers
In
- BEL Jelle Van Damme – NED Ajax, £2,500,000, 9 June 2004
- ENG Peter Crouch – ENG Aston Villa, £2,000,000, 9 July 2004
- SWE Andreas Jakobsson – DEN Brøndby IF, £1,000,000, 31 August 2004
- USA Kasey Keller – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 12 November 2004, month loan
- ENG Calum Davenport – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 3 January 2005, five-month loan
- ENG Jamie Redknapp – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2005, free transfer
- SCO Nigel Quashie – ENG Portsmouth, 17 January 2005, £2,100,000
- FRA Olivier Bernard – ENG Newcastle United, undisclosed (believed to be £400,000), 31 January 2005
- SEN Henri Camara – ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 January 2005, four-month loan
- TUN Alaeddine Yahia – FRA Guingamp, £350,000
- SWE Mikael Nilsson – SWE Halmstad, £400,000
Out
- ECU Agustín Delgado – released (later joined ECU Aucas), 17 June 2004
- ENG Mike Williamson – ENG Wycombe Wanderers, season loan, 4 July 2004
- ENG Fitz Hall – ENG Crystal Palace, £1,500,000, 12 August 2004
- SCO Stephen Crainey – ENG Leeds United, £200,000, 26 August 2004
- ENG Martin Cranie – ENG Bournemouth, loan, 29 October 2004
- WAL Arron Davies – ENG Yeovil Town, undisclosed, 16 December 2004
- TRI Kenwyne Jones – ENG Sheffield Wednesday, loan, 17 December 2004
- ENG James Beattie – ENG Everton, 4 January 2005, £6,000,000
- FRA Yoann Folly – ENG Nottingham Forest, month loan, 7 January 2005
- NIR Alan Blayney – ENG Rushden & Diamonds, loan, 1 February 2005
- NIR Alan Blayney – ENG Brighton & Hove Albion, loan, 24 March 2005
- ENG Jason Dodd – ENG Plymouth Argyle, month loan, 24 March 2005
- ENG Dexter Blackstock – ENG Plymouth Argyle, loan
- ENG Leon Best – ENG Queens Park Rangers, loan
- SCO Stuart Anderson – ENG Blackpool
Matches
Results per matchday
Premier League
Cole A. Svensson Beattie Dickov Okocha Lampard Carr van Persie Robinson Phillips Jakobsson Jakobsson Rooney Ronaldo Crouch Downing Kanouté Keane S. Wright-Phillips Rosenior Malbranque Radzinski Bramble Crouch Blake Camara Bent Crouch van Persie Crouch Guðjohnsen Jakobson (o.g.) Reid Crouch Solano Davis de Zeeuw LuaLua Crouch Le Saux Camara Higginbotham McKenzie Ventola Sorondo Higginbotham van Nistelrooy
FA Cup
- Phillips
- Crouch
- Redknapp Crouch Kamara Sodje Phillips Ronaldo Scholes
League Cup
- Phillips
- Prutton
- McCann
- Danns
- Halford
- Dyer
- Chambers
- Helguson
- Bouazza
- Blackstock
- Ormerod
References
References
- (23 August 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Sturrock leaves Saints". BBC News.
- (8 December 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Saints name Redknapp as boss". BBC News.
- "Southampton Performance Stats: 2004–05". ESPN.
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4525113.stm "Southampton 1–2 Man Utd"]. BBC Sport. 15 May 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4327823.stm "Southampton 0 – 4 Man Utd"]. ''BBC Sport''. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2022
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3988393.stm "Watford 5 – 2 Southampton"]. ''BBC Sport''. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4677639.stm "Crouch completes Liverpool move"]. BBC Sport. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/4750849.stm "World Cup Scouting – Peter Crouch"]. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2022
- "Southampton – 2004/05". FootballSquads.
- Delap was born in [[Sutton Coldfield]], England, but 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 March 1998.
- Blackstock was born in [[Oxford]], England, but qualified to represent [[Antigua and Barbuda]] internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for [[Antigua and Barbuda national football team. Antigua and Barbuda]] in February 2012.
- Best was born in [[Nottingham]], England, but qualified to represent the [[Republic of Ireland]] internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team. Republic of Ireland]] in May 2009.
- Folly was born in [[Paris]], France, but qualified to represent [[Togo]] internationally and made his international debut for [[Togo national football team. Togo]] in 2008.
- Quashie was born in [[London Borough of Southwark. Southwark]], England.
- Yahia was born in [[Hauts-de-Seine]], France, but qualified to represent [[Tunisia]] internationally and made his international debut for [[Tunisia national football team. Tunisia]] in 2002.
- (9 June 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Saints land van Damme". BBC News.
- (9 July 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Crouch joins Saints". BBC News.
- (31 August 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Saints sign Jakobsson". BBC News.
- (12 November 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Southampton sign Keller on loan". BBC News.
- (3 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Davenport joins Saints on loan". BBC News.
- (4 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Redknapp seals Southampton switch". BBC News.
- (17 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Quashie completes Saints switch". BBC News.
- (31 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Bernard completes Saints switch". BBC News.
- (31 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Camara completes switch to Saints". BBC News.
- (23 July 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Nilsson heads for Saints". BBC News.
- (17 June 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Saints end Delgado contract". BBC News.
- (4 July 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Wycombe Wanderers | Adams lands Saints defender". BBC News.
- (12 August 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Hall joins Palace". BBC News.
- (26 August 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | Transfers – August 2004". BBC News.
- (29 October 2004). "BBC SPORT | Football | Transfers – October 2004". BBC News.
- (4 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Everton | Beattie completes Everton switch". BBC News.
- (7 January 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Nottm Forest | Folly joins Forest on loan deal". BBC News.
- (31 March 2005). "BBC SPORT | Football | Transfers – March 2005". BBC News.
- (24 March 2005). "Dodd completes Plymouth loan move". BBC News.
- (24 December 2004). "Transfers – December 2004". BBC News.
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