2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City

2004–05 season
Owner	Publicly traded company
Chairman	John Wardle
Manager	Kevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005) Stuart Pearce
Stadium	City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Season revenue	€90.1 million0(17th highest in world) (7th highest in Premier League)
Top goalscorer	League: Shaun Wright-Phillips and Robbie Fowler (10 goals) 0 (15th highest in Premier League) All: Shaun Wright-Phillips and Robbie Fowler (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	47,221 0v0 Middlesbrough 15 May 2005
Lowest home attendance	19,578 0v0 Barnsley 21 September 2004
Average home league attendance	45,192 – over 19 PL home games (3rd highest in Premier League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Results summary – all competitions

	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Home	9	6	6	42.9%
Away	5	7	8	25.0%
Both	14	13	14	34.1%

Results summary – Premier League

	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Home	8	6	5	42.1%
Away	5	7	7	26.3%
Both	13	13	12	34.2%

The 2004–05 season was Manchester City Football Club's third consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its eighth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 113th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

Season review

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG David James 2 DF  FRA David Sommeil 3 DF  WAL Ben Thatcher 5 DF  FRA Sylvain Distin 6 MF  USA Claudio Reyna 8 FW  ENG Robbie Fowler 10 MF  FRA Antoine Sibierski 11 FW  IRL Jon Macken[1] 12 GK  ENG Nicky Weaver 14 MF  NED Kiki Musampa[2] (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 16 DF  ENG Nedum Onuoha[3] 17 DF  CHN Sun Jihai 18 DF  ENG Danny Mills 20 MF  ENG Steve McManaman 22 DF  IRL Richard Dunne

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF  ENG Joey Barton 25 GK  BEL Geert De Vlieger 26 MF  NED Paul Bosvelt 27 DF  DEN Mikkel Bischoff 28 MF  ENG Trevor Sinclair 29 MF  ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 30 MF  FRA Christian Negouai 31 DF  ENG Jonathan D'Laryea 32 GK  DEN Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard 33 GK  DEN Kasper Schmeichel 38 MF  IRL Stephen Ireland 40 MF  ENG Lee Croft 41 DF  ENG Stephen Jordan 42 FW  ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips 44 MF  IRL Willo Flood

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  CRC Paulo Wanchope (to Málaga) 21 GK  NED Ronald Waterreus (to Rangers)

No. Pos. Nation Player 39 FW  FRA Nicolas Anelka (to Fenerbahçe) 43 MF  IRL Paddy McCarthy (to Leicester City)

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.

Home

Home alt.

Away

Away alt.

Third kit

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Results

In this season, Manchester City, did not qualify for any European competitions.

Pre-season

Bury v Manchester City

21 July 2004	Bury	0–0	Manchester City	Bury, England
20:00 BST		M.E.N. report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,412

Reading v Manchester City

2 August 2004	Reading	1–4	Manchester City	Reading, England
15:00 BST	Williams			Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City v Lazio

7 August 2004	Manchester City	3–1	Lazio	Manchester, England
15:00 BST	Anelka 1' Macken 68' Sibierski 74' (pen.)	M.E.N. report	74' (pen.) Oddo	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 23,132 Referee: Matt Messias (England)

Premier League

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
7	Middlesbrough	38	14	13	11	53	46	+7	55
8	Manchester City	38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52
9	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	10	14	47	41	+6	52
10	Aston Villa	38	12	11	15	45	52	−7	47

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.

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
38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52	8	6	5	24	14	+10	5	7	7	23	25	−2

Last updated: 15 May 2005 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2004–05

Points breakdown Points at home: 30 Points away from home: 22 Points against "Big Four" teams: 9 Points against promoted teams: 11 6 points: Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Portsmouth 4 points: Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Norwich City, Southampton 3 points: Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool 2 points: Blackburn Rovers, Fulham 1 point: 0Arsenal, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, 0West Bromwich Albion 0 points: Everton, Tottenham Hotspur

Biggest & smallest Biggest home wins: 4–0 vs. Charlton Athletic, 28 August 2004 Biggest home defeat: 0–2 vs. Manchester United, 13 February 2005 Biggest away win: 1–3 vs. Portsmouth, 20 November 2004 Biggest away defeat: 2–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 22 January 2005 Biggest home attendance: 47,221 vs. Middlesbrough, 15 May 2005 Smallest home attendance: 42,453 vs. Birmingham City, 20 April 2005 Biggest away attendance: 67,863 vs. Manchester United, 7 November 2004 Smallest away attendance: 20,101 vs. Portsmouth, 20 November 2004

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D

Source: 2004–05 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

Manchester City v Fulham

14 August 2004	Manchester City	1–1	Fulham	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Fowler 28'	Guardian report	56' John	Attendance: 44,026 Referee: Matt Messias

Liverpool v Manchester City

21 August 2004	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Anfield Liverpool
15:00	Baroš 48' Gerrard 75'	Guardian report	45' Anelka  85' Dunne	Attendance: 42,831 Referee: Graham Poll

Birmingham City v Manchester City

24 August 2004	Birmingham City	1–0	Manchester City	St Andrews Birmingham
19:45	Heskey 8'	Guardian report		Attendance: 28,551 Referee: Phil Dowd

Manchester City v Charlton Athletic

28 August 2004	Manchester City	4–0	Charlton Athletic	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Anelka 13', 60' Sinclair 34' S. Wright-Phillips 78'	Guardian report		Attendance: 43,593 Referee: Mark Halsey

Manchester City v Everton

11 September 2004	Manchester City	0–1	Everton	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00		Guardian report	60'  61' Cahill	Attendance: 47,006 Referee: Steve Bennett

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

18 September 2004	Crystal Palace	1–2	Manchester City	Selhurst Park London
15:00	Johnson 77' (pen.)	Guardian report	55', 64' (pen.) Anelka	Attendance: 25,768 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Manchester City v Arsenal

25 September 2004	Manchester City	0–1	Arsenal	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00		Guardian report	14' Cole	Attendance: 47,015 Referee: Neale Barry

Southampton v Manchester City

2 October 2004	Southampton	0–0	Manchester City	St Mary's Stadium Southampton
12:45		Guardian report		Attendance: 28,605 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Manchester City v Chelsea

16 October 2004	Manchester City	1–0	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
17:15	Anelka 11' (pen.)	Guardian report		Attendance: 45,047 Referee: Howard Webb

Newcastle United v Manchester City

24 October 2004	Newcastle United	4–3	Manchester City	St James' Park Newcastle
15:00	Robert 49' Shearer 58' (pen.) Elliott 69' Bellamy 89'	Guardian report	64', 77' S. Wright-Phillips 67' (pen.) Fowler	Attendance: 52,316 Referee: Steve Dunn

Manchester City v Norwich City

1 November 2004	Manchester City	1–1	Norwich City	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
20:00	Flood 11'	Guardian report	46' Francis	Attendance: 42,803 Referee: Steve Bennett

Manchester United v Manchester City

7 November 2004	Manchester United	0–0	Manchester City	Old Trafford Manchester
16:05	Smith  89'	Guardian report		Attendance: 67,863 Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

13 November 2004	Manchester City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Sibierski 45' Mills  77'	Guardian report	78' (pen.) Dickov	Attendance: 45,504 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Portsmouth v Manchester City

20 November 2004	Portsmouth	1–3	Manchester City	Fratton Park Portsmouth
17:15	O'Neil 8'	Guardian report	6' S. Wright-Phillips 79' Sibierski 87' Bosvelt	Attendance: 20,101 Referee: Matt Messias

Manchester City v Aston Villa

27 November 2004	Manchester City	2–0	Aston Villa	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
17:15	Macken 29' S. Wright-Phillips 38'	Guardian report	90' Hendrie	Attendance: 44,530 Referee: Mike Riley

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

6 December 2004	Middlesbrough	3–2	Manchester City	Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough
20:00	Viduka 9', 54' Hasselbaink 65'	Guardian report	39' Fowler 80' B. Wright-Phillips	Attendance: 29,787 Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

11 December 2004	Manchester City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00		Guardian report	57' Kanouté	Attendance: 45,805 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

18 December 2004	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Manchester City	Reebok Stadium Bolton
15:00		Guardian report	52' Barton	Attendance: 27,274 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Everton v Manchester City

26 December 2004	Everton	2–1	Manchester City	Goodison Park Liverpool
15:00	Cahill 22' Bent 63'	Guardian report	42' Fowler  83' Negouai	Attendance: 40,530 Referee: Phil Dowd

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

28 December 2004	Manchester City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Anelka 32'	Guardian report	85' (o.g.) Dunne  17' Gaardsoe	Attendance: 47,177 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Manchester City v Southampton

1 January 2005	Manchester City	2–1	Southampton	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Bosvelt 19' S. Wright-Phillips 40'	Guardian report	90' (pen.) Phillips	Attendance: 42,895 Referee: Chris Foy

Arsenal v Manchester City

4 January 2005	Arsenal	1–1	Manchester City	Highbury London
19:45	Ljungberg 75'	Guardian report	31' S. Wright-Phillips	Attendance: 38,086 Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City v Crystal Palace

15 January 2005	Manchester City	3–1	Crystal Palace	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	S. Wright-Phillips 12', 90' Fowler 15'	Guardian report	32' Powell	Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Andre Marriner

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

22 January 2005	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Manchester City	The Hawthorns West Bromwich
17:15	Campbell 5' Wallwork 81'	Guardian report		Attendance: 25,348 Referee: Graham Poll

Manchester City v Newcastle United

2 February 2005	Manchester City	1–1	Newcastle United	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
19:45	Fowler 49' (pen.)	Guardian report	9' Shearer	Attendance: 45,752 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Chelsea v Manchester City

6 February 2005	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge London
16:05		Guardian report		Attendance: 42,093 Referee: Howard Webb

Manchester City v Manchester United

13 February 2005	Manchester City	0–2	Manchester United	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
13:00		Guardian report	68' Rooney 75' (o.g.) Dunne	Attendance: 47,111 Referee: Steve Bennett

Norwich City v Manchester City

28 February 2005	Norwich City	2–3	Manchester City	Carrow Road Norwich
20:00	Ashton 12' McKenzie 16' Jonson  66'	Guardian report	25' Sibierski 37', 90' Fowler	Attendance: 24,302 Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers

7 March 2005	Manchester City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
20:00		Guardian report	45' Diouf	Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Alan Wiley

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

19 March 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Manchester City	White Hart Lane London
15:00	Defoe 16' Keane 84'	Guardian report	44' Reyna	Attendance: 35,681 Referee: Barry Knight

Charlton Athletic v Manchester City

2 April 2005	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Manchester City	The Valley London
12:45	Bartlett 10' Perry 90'	Guardian report	4' (o.g.) Hreiðarsson 38' Fowler	Attendance: 26,436 Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City v Liverpool

9 April 2005	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Musampa 90'	Guardian report		Attendance: 47,203 Referee: Mike Riley

Fulham v Manchester City

16 April 2005	Fulham	1–1	Manchester City	Craven Cottage London
15:00	Boa Morte 76'	Guardian report	20' Reyna	Attendance: 21,796 Referee: Neale Barry

Manchester City v Birmingham City

20 April 2005	Manchester City	3–0	Birmingham City	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
19:45	Taylor 55' (o.g.) Dunne 80' Sibierski 86' (pen.)	Guardian report		Attendance: 42,453 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

23 April 2005	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Manchester City	Ewood Park Blackburn
15:00		Guardian report		Attendance: 24,646 Referee: Chris Foy

Manchester City v Portsmouth

30 April 2005	Manchester City	2–0	Portsmouth	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Distin 4' Fowler 16'	Guardian report		Attendance: 46,454 Referee: Andre Marriner

Aston Villa v Manchester City

7 May 2005	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester City	Villa Park Birmingham
15:00	Ángel 62'	Guardian report	5' S. Wright-Phillips 12' Musampa	Attendance: 39,645 Referee: Richard Beeby

Manchester City v Middlesbrough

15 May 2005	Manchester City	1–1	Middlesbrough	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Musampa 46'	Guardian report	23' Hasselbaink	Attendance: 47,221 Referee: Rob Styles

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup

Manchester City v Barnsley

21 September 2004 Second round	Manchester City	7–1	Barnsley	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
19:45	Barton 21' Macken 28', 44' Flood 33' S. Wright-Phillips 36' Sibierski 56', 84'	Guardian report	47' Conlon	Attendance: 19,578 Referee: Paul Robinson

Manchester City v Arsenal

27 October 2004 Third round	Manchester City	1–2	Arsenal	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
19:45	Fowler 90'	Guardian report	78' Van Persie 90' Karbassiyoon	Attendance: 21,708 Referee: Peter Walton

FA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup

Oldham Athletic v Manchester City

8 January 2005 Third round	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Manchester City	Boundary Park Oldham
15:00	Vernon 14'	Guardian report		Attendance: 13,171 Referee: Mike Dean

Playing statistics

No.	Pos.	Player	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Totals		Discipline
			Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	David James	380(0)		10(0)				390(0)
2	DF	David Sommeil	010(0)				10(1)		020(1)
3	DF	Ben Thatcher	180(1)		10(0)		20(0)		210(1)		2
5	DF	Sylvain Distin	380(0)	1	10(0)		20(0)		410(0)	1	3
6	MF	Claudio Reyna	170(1)	2					170(1)	2
8	FW	Robbie Fowler	320(4)	10			10(0)	1	330(4)	11	3
10	MF	Antoine Sibierski	350(1)	4	10(0)		20(0)	2	380(1)	6	3
11	FW	Jon Macken	230(7)	1	10(0)		10(0)	2	250(7)	3
12	GK	Nicky Weaver	010(1)						010(1)
14	MF	Kiki Musampa	140(0)	3					140(0)	3
16	DF	Nedum Onuoha	170(6)				10(0)		180(6)
17	DF	Sun Jihai	060(2)				10(0)		070(2)		1
18	DF	Danny Mills	320(3)		10(0)		20(0)		350(3)		5	– / 1
20	MF	Steve McManaman	130(7)		10(1)				140(8)		1
21	GK	Ronald Waterreus					20(0)		020(0)
22	DF	Richard Dunne	350(0)	1	10(0)				360(0)	1	7	1 / –
24	MF	Joey Barton	320(3)	1	10(0)		10(0)	1	340(3)	2	9
26	MF	Paul Bosvelt	280(0)	2	10(0)		10(0)		300(0)	2	6
28	MF	Trevor Sinclair	040(2)	1			10(0)		050(2)	1
29	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	330(1)	10	10(0)		20(0)	1	360(1)	11
30	MF	Christian Negouai	010(1)				10(1)		020(2)			– / 1
31	MF	Jonathan D'Laryea					10(0)		010(0)
39	Sold	Nicolas Anelka	190(1)	7					190(1)	7
40	MF	Lee Croft	070(7)						070(7)
41	DF	Stephen Jordan	190(0)				10(1)		200(1)		5
42	FW	Bradley Wright-Phillips	14 (14)	1	10(0)		10(1)		16 (15)	1
44	MF	Willo Flood	090(5)	1	10(1)		20(0)	1	120(6)	2	1
TOTALS				45				8		53	46	1 / 2

Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)

Last updated: 26 February 2011.
Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goalscorers

All competitions Scorer Goals Robbie Fowler 11 Shaun Wright-Phillips Nicolas Anelka 7 Antoine Sibierski 6 Jon Macken 3 Kiki Musampa Joey Barton 2 Paul Bosvelt Willo Flood Claudio Reyna Sylvain Distin 1 Richard Dunne Trevor Sinclair Bradley Wright-Phillips

Premier League Scorer Goals Robbie Fowler 10 Shaun Wright-Phillips Nicolas Anelka 7 Antoine Sibierski 4 Kiki Musampa 3 Paul Bosvelt 2 Claudio Reyna Joey Barton 1 Sylvain Distin Richard Dunne Willo Flood Jon Macken Trevor Sinclair Bradley Wright-Phillips

League Cup and FA Cup Scorer Goals Jon Macken 2 Antoine Sibierski Joey Barton 1 Willo Flood Robbie Fowler Shaun Wright-Phillips

Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee 21 June 2004 DF Ben Thatcher Leicester City Free[5] 21 June 2004 DF Geert De Vlieger Willem II Free[5] 14 July 2004 DF Danny Mills Leeds United Free[6] 26 Aug. 2004 GK Ronald Waterreus PSV Eindhoven Free[7]

Transfers out Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee May 2004 GK Árni Gautur Arason Vålerenga Released 26 May 04 DF Gerard Wiekens Veendam Released[8] 1 June 04 FW Stephen Elliott Sunderland Tribunal: £375,000+[9] 16 June 04 DF Michael Tarnat Hannover 96 Free[10] 25 June 04 DF Danny Tiatto Leicester City Free[11] 1 July 04 MF Glenn Whelan Sheffield Wed. Free[12] 5 July 04 FW Vicente Matías Vuoso Santos Laguna Undisclosed[13] Aug. 2004 FW Craig Davies Oxford United 26 Aug. 04 FW Paulo Wanchope Málaga £500,000[14] 31 Jan. 05 FW Nicolas Anelka Fenerbahçe £7 million[15] 31 Jan. 05 GK Ronald Waterreus Rangers Free[16] 3 Mar. 05 DF Paddy McCarthy Leicester City £100,000[17] 20 May 05 MF Steve McManaman Retired[18]

Loans in Date from Date to Pos. Player To club 27 Jan. 2005 5 June 2005 MF Kiki Musampa Atlético Madrid[19][20][21]

Loans out Date from Date to Pos. Player To club 30 Sep. 2004 29 Oct. 2004 DF Mikkel Bischoff Wolves[22] 10 Nov. 2004 9 Feb. 2005 MF Lee Croft Oldham Athletic[23] 31 Dec. 2004 30 Jan. 2005 GK Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard Blackpool[24] 27 Jan. 2005 15 Feb. 2005 MF Christian Negouai Coventry City[25] 24 Mar. 2005 31 May 2005 DF Mikkel Bischoff Wolves[26] 11 Feb. 2005 16 Mar. 2005 FW Karl Bermingham Lincoln City[27][28]

References

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2. Musampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at youth level.
3. Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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