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Cardiff City
2004–05 season
Chairman Sam Hammam
Manager Lennie Lawrence
Championship16th
FA CupThird round
Carling CupThird round
FAW Premier CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Thorne (12)
All:
Peter Thorne (14)
Highest home attendance17,006 vs Leeds United (2 October 2004)
Lowest home attendance10,007 vs Crewe Alexandra (19 March 2005)
Average home league attendance13,029
←  2003–04
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During the 2004–05 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the team's second year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. The season was also the last that manager Lennie Lawrence spent at the club before being replaced by Dave Jones at the end of the season.

Team kit and sponsorship

Cardiff's kits continued to be designed by Puma. Their main shirt sponsor continues as Welsh housing company Redrow homes.

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England  ENG Tony Warner 28 2 26 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Wales  WAL Rhys Weston 29 0 23+2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF England  ENG Gary Croft 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Wales  WAL Rob Page 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Wales  WAL Danny Gabbidon 49 1 45 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Wales  WAL John Robinson 9 1 8 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 MF England  ENG Neal Ardley 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Ireland  EIR Graham Kavanagh 33 3 28 3 2 0 2+1 0 0 0
9 FW England  ENG Andy Campbell 15 0 6+6 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
10 FW Wales  WAL Robert Earnshaw 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
10 FW England  ENG Michael Boulding 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW England  ENG Peter Thorne 35 14 28+3 12 2 0 2 2 0 0
12 MF Ireland  EIR Willie Boland 24 0 18+3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
13 GK Wales  WAL Martyn Margetson 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Ireland  EIR Alan Lee 43 7 24+14 5 2 1 3 1 0 0
15 MF Jamaica  JAM Richard Langley 27 2 24+1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England  ENG Chris Barker 44 0 38+1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
17 DF Wales  WAL James Collins 40 2 32+2 1 2 1 4 0 0 0
18 MF England  ENG Lee Bullock 26 5 8+13 3 0+1 0 3+1 2 0 0
19 MF Wales  WAL Paul Parry 28 4 12+12 4 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
20 FW England  ENG Gavin Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia  AUS Tony Vidmar 33 1 23+5 1 0+1 0 4 0 0 0
22 GK England  ENG Arran Lee-Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 GK Scotland  SCO Neil Alexander 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF England  ENG Gareth Whalley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England  ENG Darren Williams 20 0 17+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Jamaica  JAM Jobi McAnuff 48 3 42+1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0
26 MF England  ENG Gary O'Neil 9 1 8+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW England  ENG Neil Harris 3 1 1+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Japan  JPN Junichi Inamoto 16 0 13+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Finland  FIN Toni Koskela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Wales  WAL Nicky Fish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF Wales  WAL Byron Anthony 3 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 1 1 0
31 MF Wales  WAL Michael Parkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW Wales  WAL Danny Thomas 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW Wales  WAL Richard Ingram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Wales  WAL Kirk Huggins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW England  ENG Cameron Jerome 32 7 21+8 6 1 0 0+2 1 0 0
36 MF Wales  WAL Joe Ledley 32 3 20+8 3 0+1 0 2+1 0 0 0
FW Wales  WAL Stuart Fleetwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0

Transfers

Summer transfers in

Player Club Fee
Lee Bullock York City Free
Jobi McAnuff West Ham United £250,000
Rob Page Sheffield United Free

Summer transfers out

0*Indicates the player joined after being released by Cardiff

Player Club Fee
Mark Bonner Oldham Athletic Undisclosed
Jason Bowen Newport County* Free
Gavin Gordon Notts County Undisclosed
Spencer Prior Southend United* Free
Gareth Whalley Wigan Athletic* Free

Loans in

Player Club Date Arrived Return Date
Darren Williams Sunderland September 2004 October 2004
Gary O'Neil Portsmouth August 2004 December 2004
Darren Williams Sunderland October 2004 December 2004
Neil Harris Millwall November 2004 January 2005
Michael Boulding Barnsley January 2005 End of Season
Junichi Inamoto West Bromwich Albion March 2005 April 2005

January transfer window ins

Player Club Fee
Neal Ardley Unattached Free
Darren Williams Sunderland Free

January transfer window outs

Player Club Fee
Robert Earnshaw West Bromwich Albion £3 million

Standings

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Leeds United 46 14 18 14 49 52 −3 60
15 Leicester City 46 12 21 13 49 46 +3 57
16 Cardiff City 46 13 15 18 48 51 −3 54
17 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 52 64 −12 53
18 Watford 46 12 16 18 52 59 −7 52
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.


Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAAHAH
ResultDWLLLLDLLWLDWDDDWDLLLWLLDDWWDWLWLLWDLDDWLLDWDW
Position18222323232223212120182021212121212121212119191920202020211921171916
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Championship

[2]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 Aug Crewe Alexandra A D 2 – 2 7,339 Robinson, Lee
10 Aug Coventry City H W 2 – 1 14,031 Earnshaw, Bullock
13 Aug Plymouth Argyle H L 0 – 1 12,697
21 Aug Ipswich Town A L 1 – 3 21,828 Lee
28 Aug Stoke City H L 0 – 1 12,929
30 Aug Wigan Athletic A L 1 – 2 9,004 Lee
11 Sep Nottingham Forest A D 0 – 0 21,607
14 Sep Watford H L 0 – 3 10,606
18 Sep Derby County H L 0 – 2 12,008
25 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers A W 3 – 2 27,896 Parry, Thorne, Kavanagh
28 Sep Burnley A L 0 – 1 11,200
2 Oct Leeds United H D 0 – 0 17,006
16 Oct Rotherham United H W 2 – 0 11,004 Thorne (2)
19 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion A D 1 – 1 6,112 Bullock
23 Oct Millwall A D 2 – 2 10,476 O'Neil, Lee
30 Oct Leicester City H D 0 – 0 13,759
2 Nov West Ham United H W 4 – 1 14,222 Lee, Ledley, Parry, McAnuff
6 Nov Rotherham United A D 2 – 2 5,119 Ledley, Parry
13 Nov Reading A L 1 – 2 16,107 Jerome
19 Nov Preston North End H L 0 – 1 10,950
27 Nov Queens Park Rangers A L 0 – 1 15,146
4 Dec Gillingham H W 3 – 1 10,623 Jerome, Thorne (2)
11 Dec Sunderland H L 0 – 2 12,528
18 Dec Sheffield United A L 1 – 2 18,240 Harris
26 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers H D 1 – 1 16,699 Jerome
28 Dec Watford A D 0 – 0 13,409
1 Jan Derby County A W 1 – 0 22,800 Thorne
3 Jan Nottingham Forest H W 3 – 0 13,545 Thorne (2), Kavanagh
15 Jan Leeds United A D 1 – 1 29,548 Thorne
22 Jan Burnley H W 2 – 0 11,562 Langley, Kavanagh
6 Feb West Ham United A L 0 – 1 23,716
12 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion H W 2 – 0 11,435 Thorne, Collins
22 Feb Millwall H L 0 – 1 11,424
26 Feb Sunderland A L 1 – 2 32,788 Vidmar
5 Mar Sheffield United H W 1 – 0 12,250 Ledley
12 Mar Coventry City A D 1 – 1 17,059 Bullock
15 Mar Ipswich Town H L 0 – 1 11,768
19 Mar Crewe Alexandra H D 1 – 1 10,007 Gabbidon
2 Apr Plymouth Argyle A D 1 – 1 18,045 Langley
5 Apr Stoke City A W 3 – 1 12,785 Jerome (2), Thorne
9 Apr Wigan Athletic H L 0 – 2 16,858
16 Apr Preston North End A L 0 – 3 15,141
19 Apr Leicester City A D 1 – 1 21,336 Ardley
23 Apr Reading H W 2 – 0 14,821 Thorne, Jerome
30 Apr Gillingham A D 1 – 1 10,810 Parry
8 May Queens Park Rangers H W 1 – 0 15,722 McAnuff

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 Aug One Kidderminster Harriers A W 1 – 1
(5–4 on pens)		 1,897 Earnshaw
21 Sep Two Milton Keynes Dons A W 4 – 1 2,266 Thorne (2), Bullock, Anthony
26 Oct Three Bournemouth A W 3 – 3
(5–4 on pens)		 8,598 Lee, Bullock, Jerome
9 Nov Four Portsmouth H L 0 – 2 13,555

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 Jan Three Blackburn Rovers H D 1 – 1 14,145 Lee
19 Jan Three (replay) Blackburn Rovers A L 2 – 3 9,140 McAnuff, Collins

FAW Premier Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 Jan Quarter-final Bangor City A L 0 – 1 –

See also

References

  1. ^ Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005-06. Headline Book Publishing. 2005. ISBN  0-7553-1385-2.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City 2004–05". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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