2004–05 Ipswich Town F.C. season explained
Club: | Ipswich Town |
Season: | 2004–05 |
Manager: | Joe Royle |
Chairman: | David Sheepshanks |
Stadium: | Portman Road |
League: | Championship |
League Result: | 3rd |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third round |
Cup2: | League Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Second round |
Cup3: | Play-offs |
Cup3 Result: | Semi-finals |
League Topscorer: | Darren Bent (20) |
Season Topscorer: | Darren Bent / Shefki Kuqi (20) |
Highest Attendance: | 30,010 (vs West Ham United, 18 May 2005, Championship Play-offs) |
Lowest Attendance: | 10,190 (vs Brentford, 24 Aug 2004, League Cup) |
Average Attendance: | 25,651 |
Prevseason: | 2003–04 |
Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
Ipswich missed automatic promotion in the 2004–05 season, finishing third, only two points behind second-placed Wigan Athletic. Again, they lost to West Ham United in the play off semi-finals, this time by a 4–2 aggregate score.[1]
First-team squad
Reserve squad
Pre-season
Ipswich traveled to Denmark for a pre-season tour in July 2004.[2] Ipswich also played a friendly match against Newcastle United on 28 July, a testimonial match which was played in honour of former assistant manager and player Dale Roberts.[3]
Legend
Competitions
Football League Championship
See main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship.
Legend
Ipswich Town's score comes firstMatches
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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7 August 2004 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | 23,130 | Naylor, Bowditch |
11 August 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 21,125 | Bent |
14 August 2004 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | 22,234 | Miller, Bowditch |
21 August 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 3–1 | 21,828 | Bent, Miller, Westlake |
28 August 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 2–0 | 5,504 | Kuqi (2) |
30 August 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 24,590 | Bent, Miller |
12 September 2004 | Millwall | H | 2–0 | 26,790 | Bent, Couñago |
14 September 2004 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | 23,029 | Westlake, de Vos |
18 September 2004 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 28,812 | Couñago |
25 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–2 | 23,270 | de Vos, Kuqi (2) |
28 September 2004 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 23,167 | Kuqi |
3 October 2004 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | 12,608 | Bowditch, Mills (own goal) |
16 October 2004 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 23,183 | Richards |
19 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 22,497 | Westlake, Heath (own goal) |
23 October 2004 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 15,894 | Westlake, Bent |
30 October 2004 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 23,745 | Kuqi, Miller, Bent |
2 November 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 | 22,977 | Miller, Kuqi (2), Naylor, Westlake |
6 November 2004 | Burnley | A | 2–0 | 11,969 | Bent (2) |
13 November 2004 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 29,955 | Bent |
21 November 2004 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 31,723 | |
27 November 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 26,269 | Kuqi |
4 December 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | 7,236 | Naylor, Bent |
11 December 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 4–2 | 18,231 | de Vos, Bent, Currie, Kuqi |
21 December 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | 28,286 | Naylor, Bent |
26 December 2004 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | 14,532 | Kuqi |
28 December 2004 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 26,217 | Kuqi |
1 January 2005 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 30,003 | |
3 January 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | 17,923 | Currie (2) |
15 January 2005 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 23,670 | Bent (2), Kuqi |
22 January 2005 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 23,203 | Bent |
5 February 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 2–0 | 20,680 | Unsworth, Kuqi |
12 February 2005 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 27,392 | de Vries (own goal), Kuqi |
18 February 2005 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 14,418 | Miller |
22 February 2005 | Watford | H | 1–2 | 23,993 | Miller |
26 February 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 29,008 | |
5 March 2005 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 16,744 | |
12 March 2005 | Nottingham Forest | H | 6–0 | 25,765 | Naylor, Westlake, Miller (2), Kuqi, Bent |
15 March 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | 11,768 | Miller |
19 March 2005 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | 9,311 | |
2 April 2005 | Derby County | H | 3–2 | 28,796 | Magilton, Bent, Miller |
5 April 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 4–3 | 26,017 | Westlake, Bent (2), Magilton |
11 April 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 25,882 | |
17 April 2005 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 29,230 | Naylor, Bent |
23 April 2005 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 29,607 | Kuqi |
30 April 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 5–1 | 28,244 | Kuqi, Magilton, Miller (2), Couñago |
8 May 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,848 | Kuqi | |
Championship play-offs
FA Cup
See main article: 2004–05 FA Cup.
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!GoalscorersR3 | 8 January 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 20,080 | Miller | |
League Cup
See main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup.
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
Clean sheets
width=0% | No. | width=0% | Nat | width=0% | Player | width=0% | Championship | width=0% | FA Cup | width=0% | League Cup | width=0% | Play-offs | width=0% | Total |
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1 | | Kelvin Davis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
34 | | Lewis Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
Disciplinary record
Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions[26]
Awards
Player awards
PFA Championship Team of the Year
Notes and References
- News: Ipswich 0–2 West Ham. 8 February 2008. BBC Sport. 18 May 2005.
- News: Tour Squad . TWTD . 9 July 2004 . 24 August 2020.
- News: Town 2-1 Newcastle . TWTD . 28 July 2004 . 24 August 2020.
- News: De Vos Signs . TWTD . 26 May 2004 . 7 April 2020.
- Web site: Sobers in dream land . East Anglian Daily Times . 24 August 2004 . en . 26 July 2019 . 26 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726195021/https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/sobers-in-dream-land-1-65828 . dead .
- News: Ipswich seal Horlock deal. BBC Sport . 9 July 2004 . 31 March 2008.
- News: Ipswich complete Currie transfer . BBC Sport . 10 December 2004 . 24 July 2007.
- Web site: Dinning ends loan stay at Ipswich . 1 October 2004. BBC Sport. 11 May 2009.
- Web site: Danny Karbassiyoon at Soccerbase . Soccerbase. 7 April 2020.
- Web site: Town Sign Unsworth . TWTD. 26 January 2005 . 7 April 2020 .
- Web site: Juan Joining on Loan . TWTD. 17 January 2005 . 7 April 2020 .
- Web site: Scowy Signing Confirmed . TWTD. 14 February 2005 . 7 April 2020 .
- Web site: Burnley land McGreal . Bailey . Graeme . Sky Sports . 5 December 2015 .
- News: Everton clinch Bent signing . 23 June 2004 . 15 March 2008 . BBC Sport.
- Web site: Wright Deal Done . TWTD. 29 June 2004 . 7 April 2020 .
- News: 1 August 2004. Santos seals QPR switch. BBC Sport. 2007-04-28.
- Web site: Reuser Deal Complete . TWTD. 2 July 2004 . 7 April 2020 .
- Web site: Town Release Two . TWTD . 24 May 2004 . 4 April 2020.
- Web site: Joe: Makin Mistake . TWTD. 31 July 2004 . 7 April 2020 .
- Web site: Craig Reid . Pride of Anglia . 13 June 2016.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/4165543.stm Ipswich kid wins a Hibs contract
- Web site: Crowther. Stuart. Tony signs up three. Hibernian FC. 1 February 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20060925200858/http://www.hibs.org.uk/news/more.php?id=710_0_1_0_C. 25 September 2006.
- Web site: Price Out on Loan. TWTD. 18 November 2004. 5 April 2020.
- Web site: Bowditch Joins Burnley. TWTD. 9 March 2005. 5 April 2020.
- Web site: Brentford News Latest News Latest News SOBERS IN LOAN MOVE . 24 March 2005 . world.brentfordfc.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180212202058/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~644310,00.html . 12 February 2018 . 20 February 2018.
- Web site: All Ipswich Town players: 2005.
- Web site: Kuqi Player of the Year . twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days) . 21 January 2020 . 5 April 2005 .
- Web site: Davis Wins Players' Award . twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days) . 25 March 2020 . 3 May 2005 .
- News: Royle named top Championship boss . . 2 December 2004 . 17 May 2008.
- News: League Trio given October awards . BBC Sport . 8 November 2004 . 8 November 2004.
- News: Sunderland/Wigan dominate line-up . BBC Sport . 24 April 2005 . 23 May 2018.