2004–05 season | |||
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Chairman | Simon Jordan | ||
Manager | Iain Dowie | ||
Stadium | Selhurst Park | ||
FA Premier League | 18th (relegated) | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Andy Johnson (21) All: Andy Johnson (21) | ||
Highest home attendance | 26,193 (vs. Arsenal, 6 November) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 20,705 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 5 December) | ||
Average home league attendance | 24,108 | ||
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League, following promotion from the First Division (renamed the Championship) the previous season.
Season summary
Despite the 21 league goals of striker Andy Johnson, and being just ahead of the relegation zone for most of the season, Palace were unable to remain in the top flight and were relegated on the last day of the season, following a 2–2 draw with fellow south-east London rivals Charlton Athletic at The Valley, combined with West Bromwich Albion's 2–0 win over Portsmouth. With relegation, speculation reigned over Johnson's future; Johnson even handed in a transfer request, but ultimately the striker would sign a five-year contract with the club with an improved wage, pledging to help the club regain top-flight status.
Young winger Wayne Routledge also impressed with 10 assists in the Premier League, making him more productive than the likes of Arjen Robben and Steven Gerrard in terms of creativity, but he was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur following Palace's relegation.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
20 | Southampton (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Kit
Italian company Diadora became Palace's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The home kit featured red shorts and socks (dispensing with the navy attire of the previous two seasons) and predominantly red shirts with blue stripes. The away kit featured white shirts with blue arms.
Churchill Insurance remained kit sponsors for the fifth consecutive season.
Staff
- Manager: Iain Dowie
- Player-coach: Kit Symons
Players
First-team squad
- 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.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
- Squad at end of season
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Statistics
Player statistics
- as 16 May 2005
Source:[2]
No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
21 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (2) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
37 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
10 (10) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 (10) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
3 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 (9) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
16 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
16 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 (5) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
28 (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 (4) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
34 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 (2) | 2 | 10 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
16 (6) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 18 (8) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
4 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
26 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
20 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 |
23 | FW | ![]() |
0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
16 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (4) | 0 | 5 | 2 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
28 | GK | ![]() |
32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
6 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (13) | 0 | 0 | 1* |
33 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *= Second yellow card.
Transfers
In
Mark Hudson -
Fulham, 11 July, £550,000[3]
Emmerson Boyce -
Luton Town, 12 July, free transfer[4]
Julián Speroni -
Dundee, 13 July, £750,000[5]
Joonas Kolkka -
Borussia Mönchengladbach, 22 July, undisclosed[6]
Sándor Torghelle -
MTK Hungaria, 3 August, undisclosed[7]
Fitz Hall -
Southampton, 12 August, £1,500,000[8]
Wayne Andrews -
Colchester United, 1 September, six-figure fee[9]
Gonzalo Sorondo -
Inter Milan, 31 August, season loan[10]
Nicola Ventola -
Inter Milan, 31 August, season loan
Vassilis Lakis -
AEK Athens, unknown date, unknown fee
Anthony Danze -
Inglewood United, unknown date, unknown fee
Out
Julian Gray -
Birmingham City, 23 June, free[11]
Curtis Fleming -
Darlington, 31 July, undisclosed[12]
Shaun Derry -
Leeds United, 23 November, £250,000[13]
Jamie Smith -
Bristol City, August, free
Ben Surey - Ebbsfleet United
Gavin Heeroo -
Billericay Town
Tariq Nabil
Cédric Berthelin -
RAEC Mons
Gareth Williams -
Colchester United
Iván Kaviedes -
Barcelona Sporting Club, loan ended
Results
Premiership
14 August 2004 1 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Norwich, Norfolk |
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Huckerby ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,717 Referee: Peter Walton |
21 August 2004 2 | Crystal Palace | 1–3 | Everton | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Hudson ![]() |
Report | Gravesen ![]() Naysmith ![]() Bent ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,666 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
24 August 2004 3 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Chelsea | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Drogba ![]() Mendes ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,953 Referee: Chris Foy |
28 August 2004 4 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Popovic ![]() Hasselbaink ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mike Dean |
11 September 2004 5 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Fuller ![]() Berger ![]() Popovic ![]() |
Report | Granville ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Phil Dowd |
18 September 2004 6 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Manchester City | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Johnson ![]() |
Report | Anelka ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,052 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
25 September 2004 7 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Birmingham, West Midlands |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Hendrie ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
4 October 2004 8 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Fulham | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Johnson ![]() Riihilahti ![]() |
Report | Pearce ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,825 Referee: Mike Riley |
16 October 2004 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Davies ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Neale Barry |
23 October 2004 10 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Hall ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,922 Referee: Matt Messias |
30 October 2004 11 | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Birmingham, West Midlands |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: Dermot Gallagher Referee: 28,916 |
6 November 2004 12 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Arsenal | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Riihilahti ![]() |
Report | Henry ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,193 Referee: Mike Dean |
13 November 2004 13 | Liverpool | 3–2 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool, Merseyside |
GMT (UTC) | Baroš ![]() |
Report | Kolkka ![]() Hughes ![]() |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,862 Referee: Phil Dowd |
20 November 2004 14 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Report | Kluivert ![]() Bellamy ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Mark Halsey |
27 November 2004 15 | Southampton | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton, Hampshire |
GMT (UTC) | Phillips ![]() Jakobsson ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() Jakobsson ![]() |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,833 Referee: Peter Walton |
5 December 2004 16 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Report | Rommedahl ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Matt Messias |
11 December 2004 17 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Report | Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Alan Wiley |
18 December 2004 18 | Manchester United | 5–2 | Crystal Palace | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
GMT (UTC) | Scholes ![]() Smith ![]() Boyce ![]() O'Shea ![]() |
Report | Granville ![]() Kolkka ![]() |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,814 Referee: Steve Dunn |
26 December 2004 19 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Report | Primus ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,238 Referee: Neale Barry |
28 December 2004 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Haringey, London |
GMT (UTC) | Defoe ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,100 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
1 January 2005 21 | Fulham | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Fulham, London |
GMT (UTC) | Cole ![]() Radzinski ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,680 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
3 January 2005 22 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Johnson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,140 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
15 January 2005 23 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Manchester |
GMT (UTC) | S. Wright-Phillips ![]() Fowler ![]() |
Report | Powell ![]() |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Andre Marriner |
22 January 2005 24 | Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Leigertwood ![]() Granville ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,723 Referee: Chris Foy |
1 February 2005 25 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
GMT (UTC) | Campbell ![]() Earnshaw ![]() |
Report | Sorondo ![]() Johnson ![]() Riihilahti ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,092 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
11 February 2005 26 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Report | Nolan ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Graham Poll |
14 February 2005 27 | Arsenal | 5–1 | Crystal Palace | Islington, London |
GMT (UTC) | Bergkamp ![]() Reyes ![]() Henry ![]() Vieira ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,056 Referee: Rob Styles |
26 February 2005 28 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Birmingham City | Croydon, London |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Johnson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,376 Referee: Phil Dowd |
5 March 2005 29 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Manchester United | Croydon, London |
GMT (UTC) | Lakis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
19 March 2005 30 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Crystal Palace | Fulham, London |
GMT (UTC) | Lampard ![]() J. Cole ![]() Kežman ![]() |
Report | Riihilahti ![]() |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,667 Referee: Phil Dowd |
2 April 2005 31 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Middlesbrough | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Queudrue ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,274 Referee: Steve Dunn |
10 April 2005 32 | Everton | 4–0 | Crystal Palace | Liverpool, Merseyside |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Arteta ![]() Cahill ![]() Vaughan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,519 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
16 April 2005 33 | Crystal Palace | 3–3 | Norwich City | Croydon, London |
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Kolkka ![]() Hughes ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Report | Ashton ![]() McKenzie ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,754 Referee: Rob Styles |
20 April 2005 34 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Blackburn, Lancashire |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Pedersen ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,006 Referee: Peter Walton |
23 April 2005 35 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Liverpool | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Johnson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,043 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
30 April 2005 36 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Alan Wiley |
7 May 2005 37 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Southampton | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Hall ![]() Sorondo ![]() Ventola ![]() |
Report | Crouch ![]() ![]() Higginbotham ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,066 Referee: Howard Webb |
15 May 2005 38 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Greenwich, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Hughes ![]() Fortune ![]() |
Report | Freedman ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,870 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
League Cup
21 September 2004 | Crystal Palace | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hartlepool United | Croydon, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Freedman ![]() Soares ![]() |
Report | Williams ![]() |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Kevin Wright |
27 October 2004 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Charlton, London |
BST (UTC+01:00) | Hreidarsson ![]() |
Report | Freedman ![]() Torghelle ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,030 Referee: Rob Styles |
10 November 2004 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
GMT (UTC) | Saha ![]() Richardson ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 48,891 Referee: Steve Dunn |
FA Cup
6 January 2005 Third round | Sunderland | 2–1 | Crystal Palace | Sunderland, Wearside |
GMT (UTC) | Welsh ![]() Stewart ![]() |
Report | Collins ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 17,536 Referee: Rob Styles |
Awards
- Andy Johnson: Premier League Player of the Month, October
- Club Goal of the Season: Joonas Kolkka (vs. Liverpool, at Anfield, Premiership)
Notes
- ^ Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
- ^ Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
- ^ Williams was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- ^ Symons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
References
- ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Squad Stats – 2004/05". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Football - Premiership - Premiership ins and outs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace snap up Boyce". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Speroni joins Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Kolkka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace swoop for Torghelle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Southampton - Hall joins Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Andrews moves to Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Inter duo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Birmingham City - Gray becomes a Blue". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Darlington - Fleming joins Quakers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Football - My Club - Leeds United - Leeds swoop for Palace midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.