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2004–05 Coventry City F.C. season
This article describes Coventry City Football Club's progress in the 2004–05 season, during which the Sky Blues competed in the Football League Championship, the FA Cup (entering in the Third Round) and the League Cup (entering from the First Round). The 2004–05 season was the last season in which the club played their home games at Highfield Road before their move to the Ricoh Arena.
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Micky Adams |
| Stadium | Highfield Road |
| Championship | 19th |
| FA Cup | OUT – Newcastle United Fourth Round 29.01.05 [1] |
| League Cup | OUT – Middlesbrough Third Round 27.10.04 [2] |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Gary McSheffrey (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,728 v Derby County 30.04.05 Cup: 8,362 v Sheffield Wednesday 22.09.04 |
| Lowest home attendance | 11,966 v Gillingham 15.09.04 Cup: 6,180 v Torquay United 25.08.04 |
| Average home league attendance | 16,046 |
Matches
Championship
| 7 August 2004 1 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Sunderland | Coventry |
| 17:35 | Suffo 84' (pen.) Johnson 90' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 16,460 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 10 August 2004 2 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Coventry City | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Earnshaw 54' Lee 60' | report | Barrett 29' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 14 August 2004 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Coventry City | Brighton |
| 15:00 | Virgo 88' | report | Hughes 68' | Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,368 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 21 August 2004 4 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Millwall | Coventry |
| 15:00 | report | Dichio 78' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,910 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 28 August 2004 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | Coventry City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 | Johnson 73' | report | Morrell 39', 50' Johnson 68' Hughes 69' | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,041 Referee: Michael Ryan |
| 30 August 2004 6 | Coventry City | 2–1 | West Ham United | Coventry |
| 15:00 | Doyle 45' Morrell 76' | report | Sheringham 40' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 11 September 2004 7 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Coventry City | Leeds |
| 15:00 | Carlisle 39' Joachim 70' Pugh 90+2' | report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 26,725 Referee: Paul Robinson |
| 15 September 2004 8 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Gillingham | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Morrell 30' John 47' | report | Agyemang 64', 76' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,966 Referee: Mike Pike |
| 18 September 2004 9 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Rotherham United | Coventry |
| 15:00 | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,834 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 25 September 2004 10 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Coventry City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Black 29' | report | Morrell 14' | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 16,337 Referee: Graham Laws |
| 28 September 2004 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | Coventry City | London |
| 19:45 | Cureton 32', 40', 73' Furlong 89' | report | Barrett 48' | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,680 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 3 October 2004 12 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Coventry |
| 13:00 | Suffo 76' | report | Bowditch 69' Mills 87' (o.g.) | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,608 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 16 October 2004 13 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Leicester City | Coventry |
| 15:00 | Makin 79' (o.g.) | report | Dublin 69' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 18,054 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 23 October 2004 15 | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 | Coventry City | Wigan |
| 15:00 | Mahon 14' Graham 52' Ellington 61' Flynn 90+2' | report | Johnson 30' | Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 9,632 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 30 October 2004 16 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Reading | Coventry |
| 15:00 | John 13' (pen.) Morrell 50' Johnson 65' | report | Owusu 10' Kitson 70' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,663 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 3 November 2004 17 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Preston North End | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Suffo 49' (pen.) | report | Lewis 68' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,478 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 8 November 2004 18 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Coventry City | Leicester |
| 19:45 | Nalis 26' Tiatto 46' Heath 71' | report | Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 22,479 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 13 November 2004 19 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Coventry |
| 15:00 | Hughes 7' Barrett 14' | report | Evans 47' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,314 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 20 November 2004 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Coventry City | Wolverhampton |
| 12:30 | report | McSheffrey 61' | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,291 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 27 November 2004 21 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Coventry |
| 15:00 | report | Ashton 24' (pen.) | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,823 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 4 December 2004 22 | Derby County | 2–2 | Coventry City | Derby |
| 15:00 | Rasiak 87' Peschisolido 90' | report | Hughes 21' Adebola 79' | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 22,648 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 11 December 2004 23 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Coventry City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 | Akinbiyi 21' | report | Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 15,744 Referee: Clive Penton |
| 18 December 2004 24 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Watford | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 45' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 14,493 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 26 December 2004 25 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Coventry |
| 15:00 | John 18' | report | Morgan 31' Gray 39' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 21,146 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 28 December 2004 26 | Gillingham | 3–1 | Coventry City | Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Byfield 14' Cox 47', 48' | report | Adebola 36' | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,734 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 1 January 2005 27 | Rotherham United | 1–2 | Coventry City | Rotherham |
| 15:00 | Júnior 38' | report | John 57' Williams 75' | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,742 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 3 January 2005 28 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Leeds United | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 81' | report | Blake 27' Healy 64' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,084 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 15 January 2005 29 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Coventry City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Bent 44', 58' Kuqi 78' | report | John 11' McSheffrey 60' (pen.) | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,670 Referee: Mike Russell |
| 22 January 2005 30 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Coventry |
| 15:00 | Williams 59' | report | Cureton 13' Furlong 90+2' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 16,595 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 5 February 2005 31 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Coventry City | Preston |
| 15:00 | Alexander 22' (pen.) Cresswell 23' Lucketti 48' | report | Jørgensen 14' McSheffrey 72' | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,691 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 12 February 2005 32 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Burnley | Coventry |
| 15:00 | report | Oster 64' Thomas-Moore 69' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,236 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 19 February 2005 33 | Reading | 1–2 | Coventry City | Reading |
| 15:00 | Ferdinand 8' | report | McSheffrey 63' John 72' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,904 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 23 February 2005 34 | Coventry City | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Coventry |
| 19:45 | McSheffrey 22' (pen.) | report | Teale 9' Ellington 68' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,130 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 26 February 2005 35 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Stoke City | Coventry |
| 15:00 | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,871 Referee: Jarnail Singh |
| 5 March 2005 36 | Watford | 2–3 | Coventry City | Watford |
| 15:00 | Dyer 32' Webber 84' | report | Benjamin 14' Jørgensen 54' Doyle 78' | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,794 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
| 12 March 2005 37 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Coventry |
| 15:00 | John 16' | report | Bullock 19' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,059 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 19 March 2005 39 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Coventry City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Brown 76' | report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,424 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2 April 2005 40 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 47' (pen.) Staunton 84' | report | Virgo 62' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 18,606 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
| 6 April 2005 41 | Coventry City | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Coventry |
| 19:45 | McSheffrey 24' (pen.) Adebola 41' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 9 April 2005 42 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Coventry City | London |
| 15:00 | Shaw 76' (o.g.) Sheringham 89' (pen.) Zamora 90' | report | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 26,839 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 16 April 2005 43 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 19' (pen.) John 90' | report | Clarke 15' Naylor 79' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,412 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 23 April 2005 44 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | Coventry City | Plymouth |
| 15:00 | Capaldi 90+6' | report | John 45+1' | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 18,443 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 30 April 2005 45 | Coventry City | 6–2 | Derby County | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 20', 29' (pen.) Adebola 37' John 40', 55' Whing 68' | report | Bolder 51' Peschisolido 63' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,728 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
| 8 May 2005 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Coventry City | Crewe |
| 13:00 | Higdon 54' Jones 72' | report | Adebola 23' | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 9,269 Referee: Alan Kaye |
League Cup
| 25 August 2004 R1 | Coventry City | 4–1 | Torquay United | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Hughes 52' Suffo 62', 65' Morrell 82' | report | Kuffour 73' | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 6,180 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 22 September 2004 R2 | Coventry City | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Coventry |
| 19:45 | Doyle 35' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 8,362 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
| 27 October 2004 R3 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Coventry City | Middlesbrough |
| 20:00 | Németh 4' Morrison 24' Graham 70' | report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 11,833 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
FA Cup
| 8 January 2005 R3 | Coventry City | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Coventry |
| 15:00 | McSheffrey 25', 69' John 45' | report | Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 7,629 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 29 January 2005 R4 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Coventry City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 | Shearer 37' Ameobi 42' Bakayogo 52' | report | Adebola 45+2' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,044 Referee: Neale Barry |
Championship data
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 53 |
| 18 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 52 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 51 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 86 | −20 | 50 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | −16 |
Last updated: 8 May 2005.
Source: CCFC Championship Results
Round by round
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2005. Source: Championship Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Scores Overview
| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Derby County | 6–2 | 2–2 | |
| Gillingham | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Leeds United | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Millwall | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Reading | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Watford | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| West Ham United | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Season statistics
Stats and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Scott Shearer | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Andy Whing | 19 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | EIR | Steve Staunton | 37 | 1 | 32+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Lloyd Dyer | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | WAL | Ady Williams | 23 | 2 | 21+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | ENG | Stephen Hughes | 44 | 5 | 39+1 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | DF | WAL | Richard Duffy | 15 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | NGA | Dele Adebola | 26 | 6 | 19+6 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Gary McSheffrey | 41 | 14 | 31+6 | 12 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | FW | EIR | Graham Barrett | 26 | 4 | 13+11 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW | ENG | Andy Morrell | 38 | 7 | 24+10 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tim Sherwood | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | FRO | Claus Bech Jørgensen | 20 | 3 | 11+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Eddie Johnson | 29 | 5 | 22+4 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | EIR | Michael Doyle | 49 | 3 | 43+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG | Neil Wood | 16 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | JAM | Trevor Benjamin | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ENG | Richard Shaw | 37 | 0 | 30+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | ENG | Dean Leacock | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | TRI | Stern John | 33 | 12 | 25+5 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | MF | ENG | Isaac Osbourne | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | ENG | Stuart Giddings | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | ENG | Marcus Hall | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | WAL | Rob Page | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | BER | Shaun Goater | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | ENG | Luke Steele | 36 | 0 | 32+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| Players who featured for Coventry but left before the end of the season: | |||||||||||||
| GK | ENG | Ian Bennett | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| DF | SCO | Louis Carey | 27 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG | Calum Davenport | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| DF | FRA | Éric Deloumeaux | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| DF | FRA | Florent Laville | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| DF | ENG | Matt Mills | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ISL | Bjarni Guðjónsson | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | FRA | Christian Negouai | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| FW | CMR | Patrick Suffo | 25 | 5 | 2+19 | 3 | 1+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
Goalscorers
| No. | Flag | Pos | Name | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | Gary McSheffrey | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 24 | FW | Stern John | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 12 | FW | Andy Morrell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | FW | Dele Adebola | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | MF | Stephen Hughes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 16 | FW | Eddie Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| FW | Patrick Suffo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 11 | FW | Graham Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | MF | Michael Doyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | MF | Claus Bech Jørgensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | DF | Ady Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | FW | Trevor Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Steve Staunton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | DF | Andy Whing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Overall
| Games played | 51 (46 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 16 (13 Championship, 2 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 22 (20 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 70 (61 Championship, 5 League Cup, 4 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 80 (73 Championship, 4 League Cup, 3 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | −10 |
| Best result | W 6–2 (H) v Derby County – Championship – 30 April 2005 |
| Worst result | L 1–4 (A) v Queens Park Rangers – Championship – 28 September 2004 L 1–4 (A) v Wigan Athletic – Championship – 23 October 2004 |
| Most appearances | Michael Doyle (49 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Gary McSheffrey (14 goals) |
| Points | 52 / 138 (37.68%) |