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2004–05 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, West Bromwich Albion competed in the FA Premier League.

West Bromwich Albion
2004–05 season
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerGary Megson (until 26 October)[1]
Frank Burrows (caretaker)
Bryan Robson (from 9 November)[2]
StadiumThe Hawthorns
FA Premier League17th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robert Earnshaw (11)
All: Robert Earnshaw (14)
Highest home attendance27,751 (vs. Portsmouth, 15 May 2005)
Lowest home attendance23,849 (vs. Bolton, 2 October 2004)
Average home league attendance25,986

Season summary edit

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 edit

 
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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Southampton, despite leading early on, lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 32 43 −11 42
16 Portsmouth 38 10 9 19 43 59 −16 39
17 West Bromwich Albion 38 6 16 16 36 61 −25 34
18 Crystal Palace (R) 38 7 12 19 41 62 −21 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Norwich City (R) 38 7 12 19 42 77 −35 33
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated


Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season

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

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   SCO Scott Dobie[notes 4] (to Millwall)
15 DF   ENG Sean Gregan (to Leeds United)
16 DF   ROU Cosmin Contra (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
18 MF   ENG Lloyd Dyer (on loan to Coventry City)
21 DF   ISL Lárus Sigurðsson (retired)
22 DF   SUI Bernt Haas[notes 5] (to SC Bastia)
23 MF   IRL James O'Connor (to Burnley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   MLI Sékou Berthé (released)
27 DF   ENG James Chambers (to Watford)
30 GK   AUS Simon Miotto (released)
31 DF   ENG Phillip Midworth (to Burton Albion)
32 DF   ENG Adam Chambers (to Kidderminster Harriers)
MF   ENG Simon Brown (to Mansfield Town)
DF   ENG Lee Marshall (retired)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of end of season[11]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Russell Hoult 39 0 36 0 3 0 0 0
29 GK   POL Tomasz Kuszczak 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF   ENG Paul Robinson 33 1 28+2 1 3 0 0 0
4 DF   DEN Thomas Gaardsøe 31 0 25+4 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF   ENG Darren Moore 17 0 10+6 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Darren Purse 24 0 22 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF   DEN Martin Albrechtsen 28 0 20+4 0 3 0 1 0
19 DF   ENG Neil Clement 38 3 35 3 3 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF   ENG Riccardo Scimeca 36 0 27+6 0 2 0 1 0
7 MF   WAL Jason Koumas 13 0 5+5 0 1+1 0 1 0
8 MF   ENG Jonathan Greening 37 0 32+2 0 2 0 0+1 0
10 MF   WAL Andy Johnson 23 0 22 0 1 0 0 0
11 MF   HUN Zoltán Gera 42 6 31+7 6 3 0 1 0
12 MF   ENG Richard Chaplow 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Kieran Richardson 12 3 11+1 3 0 0 0 0
18 MF   ENG Lloyd Dyer 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF   MKD Artim Šakiri 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Ronnie Wallwork 23 1 19+1 1 3 0 0 0
33 MF   JPN Junichi Inamoto 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ENG Geoff Horsfield 32 4 18+11 3 1+1 0 1 1
17 FW   ENG Rob Hulse 7 0 0+5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
21 FW   ENG Kevin Campbell 18 3 16 3 1+1 0 0 0
25 FW   NGA Nwankwo Kanu 30 3 21+7 2 2 1 0 0
34 FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw 34 14 18+13 11 2+1 3 0 0
Players transferred or loaned out during the season
12 FW   SCO Scott Dobie 6 1 1+4 1 0 0 1 0
16 DF   ROU Cosmin Contra 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   SUI Bernt Haas 10 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   IRL James O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2005
Source: Competitions

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[11]
No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK   Russell Hoult 39
5 RB   Darren Purse 24
14 CB   Martin Albrechtsen 24
4 CB   Thomas Gaardsoe 27
19 LB   Neil Clement 38
11 RM   Zoltán Gera 35
8 CM   Jonathan Greening 34 Ronnie Wallwork has 22 starts
2 CM   Riccardo Scimeca 30 Andy Johnson has 23 starts
3 LM   Paul Robinson 31
25 CF   Nwankwo Kanu 23
34 CF   Robert Earnshaw 20 Geoff Horsfield has 20 starts

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

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

Results edit

West Bromwich Albion's result comes first

Win Draw Loss

Premier League edit

Results per matchday edit

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAAAHHAH
ResultDDDLLDLWDLLDLDLLLLLDDDLWDLDWLWWDDLDLDW
Position1412111417191815151617171819202020202020202020202020201919191817171918192017
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2005. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref.
1 14 August 2004 Blackburn Rovers Away 1–1 Clement 33' 23,475 (2,424) [40]
2 22 August 2004 Aston Villa Home 1–1 Clement 38' 26,601 (2,600) [41]
3 25 August 2004 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1–1 Gera 3' 27,191 (2,589) [42]
4 28 August 2004 Everton Away 1–2 Dobie 7' 34,510 [43]
5 11 September 2004 Liverpool Away 0–3 42,947 [44]
6 18 September 2004 Fulham Home 1–1 Kanu 88' 24,128 (983) [45]
7 25 September 2004 Newcastle United Away 1–3 Horsfield 87' 52,308 [46]
8 2 October 2004 Bolton Wanderers Home 2–1 Kanu 57', Gera 65' 23,849 (1,285) [47]
9 16 October 2004 Norwich City Home 0–0 26,257 [48]
10 23 October 2004 Crystal Palace Away 0–3 22,922 [49]
11 30 October 2004 Chelsea Home 1–4 Gera 56' 27,399 (2,600) [50]
12 6 November 2004 Southampton Away 2–2 Earnshaw 29', 37' 31,057 (3,188) [51]
13 14 November 2004 Middlesbrough Home 1–2 Earnshaw 37' 24,008 (1,329) [52]
14 20 November 2004 Arsenal Away 1–1 Earnshaw 79' 38,109 (2,900) [53]
15 27 November 2004 Manchester United Home 0–3 27,709 (2,600) [54]
16 4 December 2004 Portsmouth Away 2–3 Stefanović 14' (o.g.), Earnshaw 45' 20,110 [55]
17 11 December 2004 Charlton Athletic Home 0–1 24,697 (1,344) [56]
18 18 December 2004 Birmingham City Away 0–4 28,880 [57]
19 26 December 2004 Liverpool Home 0–5 27,533 (2,599) [58]
20 28 December 2004 Manchester City Away 1–1 Dunne 85' (o.g.) 47,177 [59]
21 1 January 2005 Bolton Wanderers Away 1–1 Gera 13' 25,205 (2,300) [60]
22 3 January 2005 Newcastle United Home 0–0 25,259 [61]
23 16 January 2005 Fulham Away 0–1 16,180 [62]
24 22 January 2005 Manchester City Home 2–0 Campbell 5', Wallwork 81' 25,348 (2,590) [63]
25 1 February 2005 Crystal Palace Home 2–2 Campbell 82', Earnshaw 90' 25,092 (1,583) [64]
26 5 February 2005 Norwich City Away 2–3 Earnshaw 41', Richardson 49' 24,292 [65]
27 22 February 2005 Southampton Home 0–0 25,865 [66]
28 6 March 2005 Birmingham City Home 2–0 Clement 53', Campbell 64' 25,749 (2,600) [67]
29 15 March 2005 Chelsea Away 0–1 41,713 [68]
30 19 March 2005 Charlton Athletic Away 4–1 Horsfield 9', Earnshaw 73', 84', 90' (pen.) 27,104 (2,996) [69]
31 3 April 2005 Everton Home 1–0 Gera 63' 26,805 (2,596) [70]
32 10 April 2005 Aston Villa Away 1–1 Robinson 90' 39,402 (3,400) [71]
33 20 April 2005 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1–1 Gera 24' 35,885 [72]
34 23 April 2005 Middlesbrough Away 0–4 32,951 (2,394) [73]
35 26 April 2005 Blackburn Rovers Home 1–1 Richardson 32' 25,154 (856) [74]
36 2 May 2005 Arsenal Home 0–2 27,351 (2,599) [75]
37 7 May 2005 Manchester United Away 1–1 Earnshaw 60' (pen.) 67,827 (2,500) [76]
38 15 May 2005 Portsmouth Home 2–0 Horsfield 58', Richardson 75' 27,751 (2,600) [77]

FA Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Third round 8 January 2005 Preston North End Deepdale 2–0 Earnshaw 76', 83' 13,005
Fourth round 29 January 2005 Tottenham Hotspur The Hawthorns 1–1 Earnshaw 17' 22,441
Fourth round replay 12 February 2005 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 1–3 Kanu 12' 27,860

Football League Cup edit

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance
Second round 21 September 2004 Colchester United Layer Road 1–2 (a.e.t.) Horsfield 50' 4,591

Notes edit

  1. ^ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999.
  2. ^ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
  3. ^ Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002.
  4. ^ Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2002.
  5. ^ Haas was born in Vienna, Austria, but also qualified to represent Switzerland internationally and made his international debut for Switzerland in 1996.

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During the 2004 05 English football season West Bromwich Albion competed in the FA Premier League West Bromwich Albion2004 05 seasonChairmanJeremy PeaceManagerGary Megson until 26 October 1 Frank Burrows caretaker Bryan Robson from 9 November 2 StadiumThe HawthornsFA Premier League17thFA CupFourth roundLeague CupSecond roundTop goalscorerLeague Robert Earnshaw 11 All Robert Earnshaw 14 Highest home attendance27 751 vs Portsmouth 15 May 2005 Lowest home attendance23 849 vs Bolton 2 October 2004 Average home league attendance25 986Home coloursAway colours 2003 042005 06 Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Final day 2 Final league table 3 Players 3 1 First team squad 3 2 Left club during season 4 Statistics 4 1 Appearances and goals 4 2 Starting 11 5 Transfers 5 1 In 5 2 Out 6 Results 6 1 Premier League 6 1 1 Results per matchday 6 2 FA Cup 6 3 Football League Cup 7 Notes 8 ReferencesSeason summary editWest 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 edit nbsp 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 3 4 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 5 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 6 Southampton despite leading early on lost 2 1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated 7 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 8 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 9 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 editMain article 2004 05 FA Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation15 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 32 43 11 4216 Portsmouth 38 10 9 19 43 59 16 3917 West Bromwich Albion 38 6 16 16 36 61 25 3418 Crystal Palace R 38 7 12 19 41 62 21 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship19 Norwich City R 38 7 12 19 42 77 35 33Source 10 Rules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R RelegatedPlayers editFirst team squad edit Squad at end of seasonNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ENG Russell Hoult2 DF nbsp ENG Riccardo Scimeca3 DF nbsp ENG Paul Robinson4 DF nbsp DEN Thomas Gaardsoe5 DF nbsp JAM Darren Moore notes 1 6 DF nbsp ENG Darren Purse7 MF nbsp WAL Jason Koumas8 MF nbsp ENG Jonathan Greening9 FW nbsp ENG Geoff Horsfield10 MF nbsp WAL Andy Johnson notes 2 11 MF nbsp HUN Zoltan Gera12 MF nbsp ENG Richard Chaplow14 DF nbsp DEN Martin Albrechtsen No Pos Nation Player15 MF nbsp ENG Kieran Richardson on loan from Manchester United 17 FW nbsp ENG Rob Hulse18 MF nbsp ENG Lloyd Dyer19 DF nbsp ENG Neil Clement20 MF nbsp MKD Artim Sakiri21 FW nbsp ENG Kevin Campbell24 DF nbsp ENG Ronnie Wallwork25 FW nbsp NGA Nwankwo Kanu28 GK nbsp IRL Joe Murphy29 GK nbsp POL Tomasz Kuszczak33 MF nbsp JPN Junichi Inamoto34 FW nbsp WAL Robert Earnshaw notes 3 Left club during season edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player12 FW nbsp SCO Scott Dobie notes 4 to Millwall 15 DF nbsp ENG Sean Gregan to Leeds United 16 DF nbsp ROU Cosmin Contra on loan from Atletico Madrid 18 MF nbsp ENG Lloyd Dyer on loan to Coventry City 21 DF nbsp ISL Larus Sigurdsson retired 22 DF nbsp SUI Bernt Haas notes 5 to SC Bastia 23 MF nbsp IRL James O Connor to Burnley No Pos Nation Player26 DF nbsp MLI Sekou Berthe released 27 DF nbsp ENG James Chambers to Watford 30 GK nbsp AUS Simon Miotto released 31 DF nbsp ENG Phillip Midworth to Burton Albion 32 DF nbsp ENG Adam Chambers to Kidderminster Harriers MF nbsp ENG Simon Brown to Mansfield Town DF nbsp ENG Lee Marshall retired Statistics editAppearances and goals edit As of end of season 11 No Pos Nat Player Total Premiership FA Cup League CupApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers1 GK nbsp ENG Russell Hoult 39 0 36 0 3 0 0 029 GK nbsp POL Tomasz Kuszczak 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0Defenders3 DF nbsp ENG Paul Robinson 33 1 28 2 1 3 0 0 04 DF nbsp DEN Thomas Gaardsoe 31 0 25 4 0 1 0 1 05 DF nbsp ENG Darren Moore 17 0 10 6 0 0 0 1 06 DF nbsp ENG Darren Purse 24 0 22 0 2 0 0 014 DF nbsp DEN Martin Albrechtsen 28 0 20 4 0 3 0 1 019 DF nbsp ENG Neil Clement 38 3 35 3 3 0 0 0Midfielders2 MF nbsp ENG Riccardo Scimeca 36 0 27 6 0 2 0 1 07 MF nbsp WAL Jason Koumas 13 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 08 MF nbsp ENG Jonathan Greening 37 0 32 2 0 2 0 0 1 010 MF nbsp WAL Andy Johnson 23 0 22 0 1 0 0 011 MF nbsp HUN Zoltan Gera 42 6 31 7 6 3 0 1 012 MF nbsp ENG Richard Chaplow 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 015 MF nbsp ENG Kieran Richardson 12 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 018 MF nbsp ENG Lloyd Dyer 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 020 MF nbsp MKD Artim Sakiri 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 024 MF nbsp ENG Ronnie Wallwork 23 1 19 1 1 3 0 0 033 MF nbsp JPN Junichi Inamoto 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0Forwards9 FW nbsp ENG Geoff Horsfield 32 4 18 11 3 1 1 0 1 117 FW nbsp ENG Rob Hulse 7 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 021 FW nbsp ENG Kevin Campbell 18 3 16 3 1 1 0 0 025 FW nbsp NGA Nwankwo Kanu 30 3 21 7 2 2 1 0 034 FW nbsp WAL Robert Earnshaw 34 14 18 13 11 2 1 3 0 0Players transferred or loaned out during the season12 FW nbsp SCO Scott Dobie 6 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 016 DF nbsp ROU Cosmin Contra 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 022 DF nbsp SUI Bernt Haas 10 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 023 MF nbsp IRL James O Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Last updated 31 June 2005Source Competitions Starting 11 edit Considering starts in all competitions 11 No Pos Nat Name MS Notes1 GK nbsp Russell Hoult 395 RB nbsp Darren Purse 2414 CB nbsp Martin Albrechtsen 244 CB nbsp Thomas Gaardsoe 2719 LB nbsp Neil Clement 3811 RM nbsp Zoltan Gera 358 CM nbsp Jonathan Greening 34 Ronnie Wallwork has 22 starts2 CM nbsp Riccardo Scimeca 30 Andy Johnson has 23 starts3 LM nbsp Paul Robinson 3125 CF nbsp Nwankwo Kanu 2334 CF nbsp Robert Earnshaw 20 Geoff Horsfield has 20 startsTransfers editIn edit nbsp Riccardo Scimeca nbsp Leicester City 18 May undisclosed 12 nbsp Martin Albrechtsen nbsp Kobenhavn 3 June 2 700 000 13 nbsp Darren Purse nbsp Birmingham City 18 June 750 000 14 nbsp Tomasz Kuszczak nbsp Hertha BSC 14 July free 15 nbsp Jonathan Greening nbsp Middlesbrough 29 July 1 250 000 16 nbsp Zoltan Gera nbsp Ferencvaros 30 July 1 500 000 17 nbsp Nwankwo Kanu nbsp Arsenal 30 July free 18 nbsp Robert Earnshaw Cardiff City 30 August 3 000 000 rising to 3 620 000 depending on contractual incentives 19 nbsp Cosmin Contra nbsp Atletico Madrid 31 August season long loan 20 nbsp Junichi Inamoto nbsp Gamba Osaka 31 August 200 000 21 nbsp Kevin Campbell nbsp Everton 10 January free 22 nbsp Kieran Richardson nbsp Manchester United 29 January season long loan 23 nbsp Richard Chaplow nbsp Burnley 31 January 1 500 000 24 Out edit nbsp Phil Gilchrist released 10 May later joined nbsp Rotherham United nbsp Daniel Crane released 10 May later joined nbsp Burton Albion nbsp Joost Volmer released 10 May later joined nbsp Den Bosch nbsp Delroy Facey released 10 May 25 later joined nbsp Hull City on 25 June 26 nbsp Tamika Mkandawire released 10 May later joined nbsp Hereford United on 9 July 27 nbsp Mark Kinsella released 10 May later joined nbsp Walsall on 27 July 28 nbsp Lee Hughes contract terminated 9 August 29 nbsp Sean Gregan nbsp Leeds United 500 000 rising to 750 000 dependent on appearances 16 September 30 nbsp James Chambers nbsp Watford 250 000 25 September 31 nbsp Scott Dobie nbsp Millwall 750 000 8 November 32 nbsp Larus Sigurdsson retired 2 December 33 nbsp Simon Brown nbsp Mansfield Town 6 December 50 000 34 nbsp Lloyd Dyer nbsp Coventry City three month loan 22 March 35 nbsp Lee Marshall retired 22 April 36 nbsp Bernt Haas released 21 January 37 later joined nbsp Bastia nbsp Rob Hulse nbsp Leeds United 9 February season long loan 38 nbsp Sekou Berthe released 9 February nbsp Simon Miotto released 9 February nbsp Adam Chambers released 9 February later joined nbsp Kidderminster Harriers nbsp James O Connor nbsp Burnley 175 000 24 March 39 nbsp Phillip Midworth released later joined nbsp Burton Albion on 11 February Transfers in nbsp 10 800 000 Transfers out nbsp 1 675 000 Total spending nbsp 9 125 000Results editWest Bromwich Albion s result comes first Win Draw LossPremier League edit Results per matchday edit Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738GroundAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHAAAHHAHResultDDDLLDLWDLLDLDLLLLLDDDLWDLDWLWWDDLDLDWPosition1412111417191815151617171819202020202020202020202020201919191817171918192017Updated to match es played on 15 May 2005 Source Statto comA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Ref 1 14 August 2004 Blackburn Rovers Away 1 1 Clement 33 23 475 2 424 40 2 22 August 2004 Aston Villa Home 1 1 Clement 38 26 601 2 600 41 3 25 August 2004 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1 1 Gera 3 27 191 2 589 42 4 28 August 2004 Everton Away 1 2 Dobie 7 34 510 43 5 11 September 2004 Liverpool Away 0 3 42 947 44 6 18 September 2004 Fulham Home 1 1 Kanu 88 24 128 983 45 7 25 September 2004 Newcastle United Away 1 3 Horsfield 87 52 308 46 8 2 October 2004 Bolton Wanderers Home 2 1 Kanu 57 Gera 65 23 849 1 285 47 9 16 October 2004 Norwich City Home 0 0 26 257 48 10 23 October 2004 Crystal Palace Away 0 3 22 922 49 11 30 October 2004 Chelsea Home 1 4 Gera 56 27 399 2 600 50 12 6 November 2004 Southampton Away 2 2 Earnshaw 29 37 31 057 3 188 51 13 14 November 2004 Middlesbrough Home 1 2 Earnshaw 37 24 008 1 329 52 14 20 November 2004 Arsenal Away 1 1 Earnshaw 79 38 109 2 900 53 15 27 November 2004 Manchester United Home 0 3 27 709 2 600 54 16 4 December 2004 Portsmouth Away 2 3 Stefanovic 14 o g Earnshaw 45 20 110 55 17 11 December 2004 Charlton Athletic Home 0 1 24 697 1 344 56 18 18 December 2004 Birmingham City Away 0 4 28 880 57 19 26 December 2004 Liverpool Home 0 5 27 533 2 599 58 20 28 December 2004 Manchester City Away 1 1 Dunne 85 o g 47 177 59 21 1 January 2005 Bolton Wanderers Away 1 1 Gera 13 25 205 2 300 60 22 3 January 2005 Newcastle United Home 0 0 25 259 61 23 16 January 2005 Fulham Away 0 1 16 180 62 24 22 January 2005 Manchester City Home 2 0 Campbell 5 Wallwork 81 25 348 2 590 63 25 1 February 2005 Crystal Palace Home 2 2 Campbell 82 Earnshaw 90 25 092 1 583 64 26 5 February 2005 Norwich City Away 2 3 Earnshaw 41 Richardson 49 24 292 65 27 22 February 2005 Southampton Home 0 0 25 865 66 28 6 March 2005 Birmingham City Home 2 0 Clement 53 Campbell 64 25 749 2 600 67 29 15 March 2005 Chelsea Away 0 1 41 713 68 30 19 March 2005 Charlton Athletic Away 4 1 Horsfield 9 Earnshaw 73 84 90 pen 27 104 2 996 69 31 3 April 2005 Everton Home 1 0 Gera 63 26 805 2 596 70 32 10 April 2005 Aston Villa Away 1 1 Robinson 90 39 402 3 400 71 33 20 April 2005 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1 1 Gera 24 35 885 72 34 23 April 2005 Middlesbrough Away 0 4 32 951 2 394 73 35 26 April 2005 Blackburn Rovers Home 1 1 Richardson 32 25 154 856 74 36 2 May 2005 Arsenal Home 0 2 27 351 2 599 75 37 7 May 2005 Manchester United Away 1 1 Earnshaw 60 pen 67 827 2 500 76 38 15 May 2005 Portsmouth Home 2 0 Horsfield 58 Richardson 75 27 751 2 600 77 FA Cup edit Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers AttendanceThird round 8 January 2005 Preston North End Deepdale 2 0 Earnshaw 76 83 13 005Fourth round 29 January 2005 Tottenham Hotspur The Hawthorns 1 1 Earnshaw 17 22 441Fourth round replay 12 February 2005 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 1 3 Kanu 12 27 860Football League Cup edit Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers AttendanceSecond round 21 September 2004 Colchester United Layer Road 1 2 a e t Horsfield 50 4 591Notes edit Moore was born in Birmingham England but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1999 Johnson was born in Bristol England but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998 Earnshaw was born in Mufulira Zambia but was 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