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2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Crystal Palace
2004–05 season
ChairmanSimon Jordan
ManagerIain Dowie
StadiumSelhurst Park
FA Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andy Johnson (21)

All:
Andy Johnson (21)
Highest home attendance26,193 (vs. Arsenal, 6 November)
Lowest home attendance20,705 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 5 December)
Average home league attendance24,108

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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Kit

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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

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Players

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First-team squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Julián Speroni
2 DF England ENG Danny Butterfield
3 DF England ENG Danny Granville
5 DF England ENG Mark Hudson
6 DF Australia AUS Tony Popovic
7 MF England ENG Wayne Routledge
8 FW England ENG Andy Johnson
9 FW Scotland SCO Dougie Freedman
10 FW Hungary HUN Sándor Torghelle
11 FW England ENG Neil Shipperley
12 MF England ENG Mikele Leigertwood[notes 1]
14 MF England ENG Ben Watson
15 MF Finland FIN Aki Riihilahti
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Hughes
18 DF England ENG Gary Borrowdale
19 MF England ENG Tom Soares
20 DF England ENG Darren Powell
21 DF England ENG Emmerson Boyce[notes 2]
22 MF Finland FIN Joonas Kolkka
23 FW England ENG Wayne Andrews
25 DF England ENG Fitz Hall
26 DF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan from Inter Milan)
27 FW Italy ITA Nicola Ventola (on loan from Inter Milan)
28 GK Hungary HUN Gábor Király
32 MF Greece GRE Vassilis Lakis
34 MF Australia AUS Anthony Danze

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF England ENG Shaun Derry (to Leeds United)
13 GK France FRA Cédric Berthelin (to RAEC Mons)
16 MF England ENG Tommy Black (on loan to Sheffield United)
20 DF England ENG Darren Powell (on loan to West Ham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Wales WAL Gareth Williams[notes 3] (to Colchester United)
24 FW Ecuador ECU Iván Kaviedes (on loan from Barcelona)
29 DF England ENG Sam Togwell (on loan to Oxford United)
34 MF Australia AUS Anthony Danze (on loan to MK Dons)

Reserve squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF England ENG Tommy Black
29 DF England ENG Sam Togwell
30 GK England ENG Lance Cronin
31 FW England ENG Tyrone Berry
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Wales WAL Kit Symons[notes 4] (player-coach)
DF England ENG Arron Fray
DF England ENG Glenn Wilson (reserve-team captain)
MF England ENG Lewwis Spence

Statistics

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Player statistics

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as 16 May 2005

Source:[2]

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Argentina Julián Speroni 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0
2 DF England Danny Butterfield 7 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 2 0
3 DF England Danny Granville 35 3 1 0 1 0 37 3 7 0
4 MF England Shaun Derry 1 (6) 0 0 0 3 0 4 (6) 0 1 0
5 DF England Mark Hudson 7 1 0 0 2 0 9 1 2 0
6 DF Australia Tony Popovic 21 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 21 (2) 0 4 0
7 MF England Wayne Routledge 38 0 1 0 1 0 40 0 1 0
8 FW England Andy Johnson 37 21 1 1 0 0 38 22 5 0
9 FW Scotland Dougie Freedman 10 (10) 1 0 0 3 2 13 (10) 3 0 0
10 FW Hungary Sandor Torghelle 3 (9) 0 0 0 3 1 6 (9) 1 1 1
11 FW England Neil Shipperley 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
12 MF Antigua and Barbuda Mikele Leigertwood 16 (4) 1 1 0 2 0 19 (4) 1 4 0
13 GK France Cedric Berthelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Ben Watson 16 (5) 0 1 0 2 0 19 (5) 0 3 0
15 MF Finland Aki Riihilahti 28 (4) 4 0 0 0 0 28 (4) 4 3 0
16 MF England Tommy Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Northern Ireland Michael Hughes 34 (2) 2 1 0 0 0 35 (2) 2 10 0
18 DF England Gary Borrowdale 2 (5) 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 4 (6) 0 0 0
19 MF England Tom Soares 16 (6) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 1 18 (8) 1 4 0
20 DF England Darren Powell 4 (2) 1 1 0 2 (1) 0 7 (3) 1 0 0
21 DF Barbados Emmerson Boyce 26 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 27 (1) 0 2 0
22 MF Finland Joonas Kolkka 20 (3) 3 0 0 1 0 21 (3) 3 2 0
23 FW England Wayne Andrews 0 (9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (9) 0 1 0
24 FW Ecuador Ivan Kaviedes 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 (5) 0 0 0
25 DF England Fitz Hall 36 2 1 0 0 0 37 2 3 0
26 DF Uruguay Gonzalo Sorondo 16 (4) 0 0 0 2 0 18 (4) 0 5 2
27 FW Italy Nicola Ventola 0 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 1 1 0
28 GK Hungary Gabor Kiraly 32 0 1 0 1 0 34 0 3 0
29 MF England Sam Togwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England Lance Cronin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England Tyrone Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Greece Vassilis Lakis 6 (12) 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 7 (13) 0 0 1*
33 DF Wales Kit Symons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Australia Anthony Danze 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
  • *= Second yellow card.

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Results

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Premiership

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14 August 2004 1 Norwich City 1–1 Crystal Palace Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Huckerby 16' Report Johnson 73' 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 9' Report Gravesen 19' (pen.), 62'
Naysmith Red card 71'
Bent 82'
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 28'
Mendes 72'
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 61' (o.g.)
Hasselbaink 78'
Report Johnson 52' (pen.) 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 3'
Berger 47'
Popovic 84' (o.g.)
Report Granville 43' 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 77' (pen.) Report Anelka 55', 64' (pen.) 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 36' Report Johnson 6' 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 53'
Riihilahti 69'
Report Pearce Red card 6' 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 45' 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 5'
Johnson 12' (pen.), 50'
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 41' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: Dermot Gallagher
Referee: 28,916
6 November 2004 12 Crystal Palace 1–1 Arsenal Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Riihilahti 65' Report Henry 63' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,193
Referee: Mike Dean
13 November 2004 13 Liverpool 3–2 Crystal Palace Liverpool, Merseyside
GMT (UTC) Baroš 23' (pen.), 45', 90' (pen.) Report Kolkka 44'
Hughes 52'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,862
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 November 2004 14 Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle United Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Report Kluivert 79'
Bellamy 88'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,937
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 December 2004 17 Crystal Palace 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Report Thompson Red card 88' 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 22', 49'
Smith 35'
Boyce 48' (o.g.)
O'Shea 90'
Report Granville 27'
Kolkka 46'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,814
Referee: Steve Dunn
26 December 2004 19 Crystal Palace 0–1 Portsmouth Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Report Primus 69' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,238
Referee: Neale Barry
28 December 2004 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Crystal Palace Haringey, London
GMT (UTC) Defoe 54' Report Johnson 79' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,100
Referee: Uriah Rennie
1 January 2005 21 Fulham 3–1 Crystal Palace Fulham, London
GMT (UTC) Cole 4', 60'
Radzinski 73'
Report Johnson 35' (pen.) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,680
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
3 January 2005 22 Crystal Palace 2–0 Aston Villa Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Johnson 33', 66' (pen.) Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,140
Referee: Andy D'Urso
11 February 2005 26 Crystal Palace 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Report Nolan 31' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,163
Referee: Graham Poll
14 February 2005 27 Arsenal 5–1 Crystal Palace Islington, London
GMT (UTC) Bergkamp 32'
Reyes 35'
Henry 39', 77'
Vieira 54'
Report Johnson 63' (pen.) 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 41' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,376
Referee: Phil Dowd
19 March 2005 30 Chelsea 4–1 Crystal Palace Fulham, London
GMT (UTC) Lampard 29'
J. Cole 54'
Kežman 78', 90'
Report Riihilahti 42' 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 35' 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 7'
Cahill 47', 54'
Vaughan 87'
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 5'
Hughes 73'
Johnson 83' (pen.)
Report Ashton 22', 46'
McKenzie 53'
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 45' 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 35' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
7 May 2005 37 Crystal Palace 2–2 Southampton Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00) Hall 34'
Sorondo Red card 59'
Ventola 72'
Report Crouch 37' (pen.) Red card 58'
Higginbotham 90'
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 30'
Fortune 82'
Report Freedman 58'
Johnson 71' (pen.)
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,870
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup

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21 September 2004 Crystal Palace 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hartlepool United Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00) Freedman 80'
Soares 110'
Report Williams 70' 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 5' Report Freedman 41'
Torghelle 54', Red card 70'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,030
Referee: Rob Styles

FA Cup

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6 January 2005 Third round Sunderland 2–1 Crystal Palace Sunderland, Wearside
GMT (UTC) Welsh 44'
Stewart 60' (pen.)
Report Collins 40' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 17,536
Referee: Rob Styles

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Williams was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Crystal Palace Squad Stats – 2004/05". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Football - Premiership - Premiership ins and outs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace snap up Boyce". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Speroni joins Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Kolkka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace swoop for Torghelle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Football - My Club - Southampton - Hall joins Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Andrews moves to Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Inter duo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Football - My Club - Birmingham City - Gray becomes a Blue". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Football - My Club - Darlington - Fleming joins Quakers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Football - My Club - Leeds United - Leeds swoop for Palace midfielder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2017.