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2004–05 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

2004–05 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
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clubWest Bromwich Albion
season2004–05
managerGary Megson (until 26 October)
Frank Burrows (caretaker)
Bryan Robson (from 9 November)
chairmanJeremy Peace
stadiumThe Hawthorns
leagueFA Premier League
league result[17th](2004-05-fa-premier-league)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 result[Fourth round](2004-05-fa-cup-fourth-round-proper)
cup2League Cup
cup2 result[Second round](2004-05-football-league-cup-second-round)
league topscorerRobert Earnshaw (11)
season topscorerRobert Earnshaw (14)
highest attendance27,751 (vs. Portsmouth, 15 May 2005)
lowest attendance23,849 (vs. Bolton, 2 October 2004)
average attendance25,986
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Frank Burrows (caretaker) Bryan Robson (from 9 November) During the 2004–05 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the FA Premier League.

Season summary

West Bromwich Albion managed to retain their Premiership status despite being at the bottom of the table on Christmas Day. This marked the first time in the history of the Premiership that a club has done so. Since then, three other teams have matched this feat: Sunderland in 2013–14, Leicester City in 2014–15, and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2022–23, although they secured survival before the final day.

Final day

Albion fans invade the Hawthorns pitch following their team's escape from relegation.

For the first time since the inaugural Premiership season in 1992–93, no team was assured of relegation going into the final round of matches. In each of the last three weekends of the season, the team that was bottom of the table at the start of the weekend finished it outside the drop zone. The final round of the season on 15 May started with West Bromwich at the bottom, Southampton and Crystal Palace one point clear and Norwich City in the last safe spot and two points from the bottom. Even worse, only one would survive the drop. The final matchday was publicized by Sky Sports as "Survival Sunday", with accompanying promotional material advertising the last matchday like a title fight or epic movie blockbuster.

West Brom, who had been bottom of the table and eight points from safety at Christmas, did their part by beating Portsmouth at home 2–0. Norwich, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, needed a first away victory of the season at Craven Cottage against Fulham to secure their top-flight status and relegate everyone else irrespective of their results. Instead, they were thrashed 6–0 and went down. Southampton, despite leading early on, lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated. At The Valley, Crystal Palace led Charlton Athletic 2–1 in the 71st minute, but Jonathan Fortune equalised for Charlton with eight minutes left to send them down. As a result, West Brom stayed up, and made history by becoming the first club in Premiership history to avoid relegation after being bottom of the table at Christmas.

After all four matches ended, cameras focused on the Hawthorns, as confirmation of other results began to filter through. Once the realisation dawned on the players and fans that survival had been achieved, a mass pitch invasion was sparked, with huge celebrations. The Portsmouth fans in the away end of the ground also celebrated despite their defeat as, through losing, they had "helped" relegate arch-rivals Southampton. The defeat itself mattered little to Portsmouth, as they would be unable to improve on their 16th position due to 15th-placed Blackburn Rovers' greater goal difference.

Final league table

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League

Players

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Statistics

Appearances and goals

:As of end of season |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred or loaned out during the season |-

Starting 11

:Considering starts in all competitions

Transfers

Transfers in

DateNameFromFeeRef.
18 May 2004Leicester Cityundisclosed
3 June 2004København£2,700,000
18 June 2004Birmingham City£750,000
14 July 2004Hertha BSCfree
29 July 2004Middlesbrough£1,250,000
30 July 2004Ferencváros£1,500,000
30 July 2004Arsenalfree
30 August 2004Cardiff City£3,000,000 (rising to £3,620,000 depending on contractual incentives)
31 August 2004Gamba Osaka£200,000
10 January 2005Evertonfree
31 January 2005Burnley£1,500,000

Loans in

Date fromNameFromDurationRef.
31 August 2004Atlético Madridseason-long loan
29 January 2005Manchester Unitedseason-long loan

Transfers out

DateNameToFeeRef.
30 June 2004Rotherham Unitedreleased
30 June 2004Burton Albionreleased
30 June 2004FC Den Boschreleased
30 June 2004Hull Cityreleased
30 June 2004Hereford Unitedreleased
30 June 2004Walsallreleased
9 August 2004contract terminated
16 September 2004Leeds United£500,000 (rising to £750,000 dependent on appearances)
25 September 2004Watford£250,000
8 November 2004Millwall£750,000
2 December 2004retired
6 December 2004Mansfield Town£50,000
21 January 2005Bastiareleased
9 February 2005released
9 February 2005released
9 February 2005Kidderminster Harriersreleased
24 March 2005Burnley£175,000
22 April 2005retired
Burton Albionreleased

Loans out

Date fromNameToDate untilRef.
9 February 2005Leeds Unitedseason-long loan
22 March 2005Coventry Citythree-month loan

:Transfers in: £10,800,000 :Transfers out: £1,675,000 :Total spending: £9,125,000

Results

West Bromwich Albion's result comes first

WinDrawLoss

Premier League

Results per matchday

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceRef.
114 August 2004Blackburn RoversAway1–1Clement 33'23,475 (2,424)
222 August 2004Aston VillaHome1–1Clement 38'26,601 (2,600)
325 August 2004Tottenham HotspurHome1–1Gera 3'27,191 (2,589)
428 August 2004EvertonAway1–2Dobie 7'34,510
511 September 2004LiverpoolAway0–3—42,947
618 September 2004FulhamHome1–1Kanu 88'24,128 (983)
725 September 2004Newcastle UnitedAway1–3Horsfield 87'52,308
82 October 2004Bolton WanderersHome2–1Kanu 57', Gera 65'23,849 (1,285)
916 October 2004Norwich CityHome0–0—26,257
1023 October 2004Crystal PalaceAway0–3—22,922
1130 October 2004ChelseaHome1–4Gera 56'27,399 (2,600)
126 November 2004SouthamptonAway2–2Earnshaw 29', 37'31,057 (3,188)
1314 November 2004MiddlesbroughHome1–2Earnshaw 37'24,008 (1,329)
1420 November 2004ArsenalAway1–1Earnshaw 79'38,109 (2,900)
1527 November 2004Manchester UnitedHome0–3—27,709 (2,600)
164 December 2004PortsmouthAway2–3Stefanović 14' (o.g.), Earnshaw 45'20,110
1711 December 2004Charlton AthleticHome0–1—24,697 (1,344)
1818 December 2004Birmingham CityAway0–4—28,880
1926 December 2004LiverpoolHome0–5—27,533 (2,599)
2028 December 2004Manchester CityAway1–1Dunne 85' (o.g.)47,177
211 January 2005Bolton WanderersAway1–1Gera 13'25,205 (2,300)
223 January 2005Newcastle UnitedHome0–0—25,259
2316 January 2005FulhamAway0–1—16,180
2422 January 2005Manchester CityHome2–0Campbell 5', Wallwork 81'25,348 (2,590)
251 February 2005Crystal PalaceHome2–2Campbell 82', Earnshaw 90'25,092 (1,583)
265 February 2005Norwich CityAway2–3Earnshaw 41', Richardson 49'24,292
2722 February 2005SouthamptonHome0–0—25,865
286 March 2005Birmingham CityHome2–0Clement 53', Campbell 64'25,749 (2,600)
2915 March 2005ChelseaAway0–1—41,713
3019 March 2005Charlton AthleticAway4–1Horsfield 9', Earnshaw 73', 84', 90' (pen.)27,104 (2,996)
313 April 2005EvertonHome1–0Gera 63'26,805 (2,596)
3210 April 2005Aston VillaAway1–1Robinson 90'39,402 (3,400)
3320 April 2005Tottenham HotspurAway1–1Gera 24'35,885
3423 April 2005MiddlesbroughAway0–4—32,951 (2,394)
3526 April 2005Blackburn RoversHome1–1Richardson 32'25,154 (856)
362 May 2005ArsenalHome0–2—27,351 (2,599)
377 May 2005Manchester UnitedAway1–1Earnshaw 60' (pen.)67,827 (2,500)
3815 May 2005PortsmouthHome2–0Horsfield 58', Richardson 75'27,751 (2,600)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
Third round8 January 2005Preston North EndDeepdale2–0Earnshaw 76', 83'13,005
Fourth round29 January 2005Tottenham HotspurThe Hawthorns1–1Earnshaw 17'22,441
Fourth round replay12 February 2005Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart Lane1–3Kanu 12'27,860

Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendance
Second round21 September 2004Colchester UnitedLayer Road1–2Horsfield 50'4,591

Notes

References

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