Manchester City
2004–05 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanJohn Wardle
ManagerKevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005)
Stuart Pearce
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League8th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Season revenue€90.1 million0(17th highest in world)
(7th highest in Premier League)
Top goalscorerLeague: 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 attendance47,221 0v0 Middlesbrough
15 May 2005
Lowest home attendance19,578 0v0 Barnsley
21 September 2004
Average home league attendance45,192 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
Results summary – all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home96642.9%
Away57825.0%
Both14131434.1%
Results summary – Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home86542.1%
Away57726.3%
Both13131234.2%

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG David James
2 DF France FRA David Sommeil
3 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher
5 DF France FRA Sylvain Distin
6 MF United States USA Claudio Reyna
8 FW England ENG Robbie Fowler
10 MF France FRA Antoine Sibierski
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Macken[1]
12 GK England ENG Nicky Weaver
14 MF Netherlands NED Kiki Musampa[2] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16 DF England ENG Nedum Onuoha[3]
17 DF China CHN Sun Jihai
18 DF England ENG Danny Mills
20 MF England ENG Steve McManaman
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richard Dunne
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF England ENG Joey Barton
25 GK Belgium BEL Geert De Vlieger
26 MF Netherlands NED Paul Bosvelt
27 DF Denmark DEN Mikkel Bischoff
28 MF England ENG Trevor Sinclair
29 MF England ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 MF France FRA Christian Negouai
31 DF England ENG Jonathan D'Laryea
32 GK Denmark DEN Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 GK Denmark DEN Kasper Schmeichel
38 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Ireland
40 MF England ENG Lee Croft
41 DF England ENG Stephen Jordan
42 FW England ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips
44 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Willo Flood

Left club during 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
9 FW Costa Rica CRC Paulo Wanchope (to Málaga)
21 GK Netherlands NED Ronald Waterreus (to Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 FW France FRA Nicolas Anelka (to Fenerbahçe)
43 MF Republic of Ireland 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).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Results

Pre-season

21 July 2004 Bury 0–0 Manchester City Bury, England
20:00 BST M.E.N. report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,412
2 August 2004 Reading 1–4 Manchester City Reading, England
15:00 BST Williams Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Thomas Cook Trophy

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLWLWLDWLDDDWWLLWLDWDWLDDLWLLDWDWDWWD
Source: 2004–05 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

21 August 2004 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Anfield
Liverpool
15:00 Baroš 48'
Gerrard 75'		 Guardian report 45' Anelka
Yellow cardRed card 85' Dunne		 Attendance: 42,831
Referee: Graham Poll
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
26 December 2004 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Goodison Park
Liverpool
15:00 Cahill 22'
Bent 63'		 Guardian report 42' Fowler
Red card 83' Negouai		 Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 February 2005 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge
London
16:05 Guardian report Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb
28 February 2005 Norwich City 2–3 Manchester City Carrow Road
Norwich
20:00 Ashton 12'
McKenzie 16'
Jonson Yellow cardRed card 66'		 Guardian report 25' Sibierski
37', 90' Fowler		 Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Rob Styles
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

League Cup

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
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

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
1GKEngland David James 38(0)1(0)39(0)
2DFGuadeloupe David Sommeil 1(0)1(1)2(1)
3DFWales Ben Thatcher 18(1)1(0)2(0)21(1)2
5DFFrance Sylvain Distin 38(0)11(0)2(0)41(0)13
6MFUnited States Claudio Reyna 17(1)217(1)2
8FWEngland Robbie Fowler 32(4)101(0)133(4)113
10MFFrance Antoine Sibierski 35(1)41(0)2(0)238(1)63
11FWEngland Jon Macken 23(7)11(0)1(0)225(7)3
12GKEngland Nicky Weaver 1(1)1(1)
14MFNetherlands Kiki Musampa 14(0)314(0)3
16DFEngland Nedum Onuoha 17(6)1(0)18(6)
17DFChina Sun Jihai 6(2)1(0)7(2)1
18DFEngland Danny Mills 32(3)1(0)2(0)35(3)5– / 1
20MFEngland Steve McManaman 13(7)1(1)14(8)1
21GKNetherlands Ronald Waterreus 2(0)2(0)
22DFRepublic of Ireland Richard Dunne 35(0)11(0)36(0)171 / –
24MFEngland Joey Barton 32(3)11(0)1(0)134(3)29
26MFNetherlands Paul Bosvelt 28(0)21(0)1(0)30(0)26
28MFEngland Trevor Sinclair 4(2)11(0)5(2)1
29MFEngland Shaun Wright-Phillips 33(1)101(0)2(0)136(1)11
30MFMartinique Christian Negouai 1(1)1(1)2(2)– / 1
31MFEngland Jonathan D'Laryea 1(0)1(0)
39SoldFrance Nicolas Anelka 19(1)719(1)7
40MFEngland Lee Croft 7(7)7(7)
41DFEngland Stephen Jordan 19(0)1(1)20(1)5
42FWEngland Bradley Wright-Phillips 14 (14)11(0)1(1)16 (15)1
44MFRepublic of Ireland Willo Flood 9(5)11(1)2(0)112(6)21
TOTALS 45 8 53461 / 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

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

Transfers and loans

References

  1. ↑ Macken was born in Blackley, England, and represented them at U20 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2004.
  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.
  4. ↑ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Man City sign Thatcher". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Keegan delighted with Mills signing". Manchester Evening News. 14 July 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  7. ↑ "Manchester City sign Waterreus". RTÉ Sport. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Wiekens eyes English deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Sunderland win benefits Man City". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 April 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Tarnat signs for Hannover". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  11. ↑ "Leicester swoop for Tiatto". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 June 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Owls track Whelan". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  13. ↑ "Man City reserves move home". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  14. ↑ "Wanchope joins Malaga". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  15. ↑ "Anelka completes Fenerbahce move". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  16. ↑ "'Keeper Waterreus joins Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  17. ↑ "Foxes land City stopper". skysports.com. sky SPORTS. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  18. ↑ "Manchester City let McManaman go". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  19. ↑ "Man City seal Musampa loan deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  20. ↑ "Musampa stays at Man City on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  21. ↑ "Musampa happy to extend City stay". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 June 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  22. ↑ "Bischoff joins Wolves". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  23. ↑ "Oldham snap up Croft on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 November 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  24. ↑ "Transfers – December 2004". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  25. ↑ "Negouai joins Sky Blues on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 January 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
  26. ↑ "Bischoff makes return to Wolves". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  27. ↑ "Ipoua signs loan deal at Lincoln". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  28. ↑ "Duo end loan spells with Lincoln". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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