2004–05 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2004–05 season
Chairman Rick Hayward
Manager Dave Jones
(until 1 November)
Glenn Hoddle
(from 7 December)
Football League Championship 9th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Kenny Miller (19)
All: Kenny Miller (20)
Highest home attendance 28,516 (vs. Brighton, 28 December 2004)
Lowest home attendance 12,566 (vs. Millwall,
8 January 2005)
Average home attendance 26,620 (league only)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season was the 107th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship, after having suffered relegation from the Premier League during the previous campaign.

Contents

Season summary

Despite hopes for an immediate return to the top flight, their 2004–05 Championship campaign began dismally, and at one point the side sunk as low as 19th place. Following a 0–1 defeat at Gillingham, a side Wolves had beaten 6–0 just 18 months previous, Jones was sacked at the beginning of November.[1]

Another former England coach was hired the following month, as Glenn Hoddle was appointed on a rolling one-year contract.[2] Under Hoddle, Wolves lost only one of their final 25 league games, but drew 15 to finish ninth in the final table – not enough to qualify for the play-offs.

Results

Wolverhampton Wanderers' score comes first

Football League Championship

See also: 2004–05 Football League

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship during the 2004–05 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[3]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Stoke City A 1-2 17,066 Miller (pen)
11 August 2004 Preston North End H 2-2 26,115 Clarke, Miller
14 August 2004 Leeds United H 0-0 28,397
21 August 2004 Burnley A 1-1 13,869 Newton
28 August 2004 Leicester City H 1-1 27,550 Miller
30 August 2004 Ipswich Town A 1-2 24,590 Olofinjana
11 September 2004 Wigan Athletic H 3-3 26,790 Miller (2), Cameron
14 September 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1-0 6,804 Miller
18 September 2004 Plymouth Argyle A 2-1 18,635 Cort (pen), Sturridge
25 September 2004 Cardiff City H 2-3 27,896 Cort, Ince
2 October 2004 West Ham United A 0-1 29,585
16 October 2004 Nottingham Forest A 0-1 21,865
19 October 2004 Derby County H 2-0 26,465 Cooper (2)
23 October 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 2-1 27,070 Cort (2)
30 October 2004 Gillingham A 0-1 9,112
2 November 2004 Sunderland A 1-3 23,925 Miller
6 November 2004 Nottingham Forest H 2-1 27,605 Cooper (pen), Bischoff
13 November 2004 Rotherham United A 2-1 6,693 Cooper, Cort
20 November 2004 Coventry City H 0-1 26,291
27 November 2004 Sheffield United A 3-3 18,946 Olofinjana, Cort, Lescott
4 December 2004 Reading H 4-1 25,572 Cameron, Olofinjana, Clarke (2)
7 December 2004 Millwall H 1-2 24,748 Cooper (pen)
11 December 2004 Watford A 1-1 14,605 Olofinjana
18 December 2004 Crewe Alexandra H 1-1 25,340 Cort
26 December 2004 Cardiff City A 1-1 16,699 Miller
28 December 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1-1 28,516 Miller
1 January 2005 Plymouth Argyle H 1-1 27,564 Ki-Hyeon
3 January 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0-2 10,135
15 January 2005 West Ham United H 4-2 28,411 Miller (2), Ince, Cort
22 January 2005 Millwall A 2-1 13,145 Olofinjana, Ki-Hyeon
4 February 2005 Sunderland H 1-1 26,968 Ki-Hyeon
19 February 2005 Gillingham H 2-2 24,949 Miller, Clarke
22 February 2005 Queens Park Rangers A 1-1 15,029 Cort
26 February 2005 Watford H 0-0 25,060
2 March 2005 Derby County A 3-3 24,109 Miller, Lescott, Cort
5 March 2005 Crewe Alexandra A 4-1 8,212 Cort (2), Miller (2, 1 pen)
12 March 2005 Preston North End A 2-2 16,296 Craddock, Ki-Hyeon
15 March 2005 Burnley H 2-0 24,336 Miller, Ince
19 March 2005 Stoke City H 1-1 28,103 Cort
2 April 2005 Leeds United A 1-1 29,773 Cort
5 April 2005 Leicester City A 1-1 22,950 Lescott
9 April 2005 Ipswich Town H 2-0 25,882 Cameron, Cort
16 April 2005 Coventry City A 2-2 19,412 Clarke, Naylor
23 April 2005 Rotherham United H 2-0 25,177 Miller (2)
30 April 2005 Reading A 2-1 20,495 Clarke, Ricketts
8 May 2005 Sheffield United H 4-2 27,454 Lescott, Clarke, Cooper, Miller

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 West Ham United 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 0+7 70
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 57 56 0+1 67
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 21 10 72 59 +13 66

FA Cup

See also: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Millwall H 2-0 12,566 Ki-Hyeon, Cort
R4 29 January 2005 Arsenal A 0-2 37,153

League Cup

See also: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 23 August 2004 Rochdale A 4-2 3,292 Ince, Clarke, Miller, Andrews
R2 21 September 2004 Burnley A 1-1 (lost 2-4 on pens) 5,013 Ki-Hyeon

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Michael Oakes
2 DF Mark Clyde
3 DF Lee Naylor
4 MF Seyi Olofinjana
5 DF Joleon Lescott
6 DF Jody Craddock
8 MF Paul Ince
9 FW Ionel Ganea
10 MF Colin Cameron
11 MF Mark Kennedy
12 DF Rob Edwards
13 GK Matt Murray
14 MF Silas
15 MF Kevin Cooper
16 FW Kenny Miller
17 FW Henri Camara
No. Position Player
18 FW George Ndah
19 FW Seol Ki-Hyeon
20 DF Joachim Björklund
21 GK Paul Jones
24 MF Keith Andrews
25 DF Mikkel Bischoff (on loan from Manchester City)
27 FW Carl Cort
28 MF Rohan Ricketts (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
30 GK Carl Ikeme
32 MF Sammy Clingan
33 FW Leon Clarke
34 MF Lewis Gobern
35 FW Gary Mulligan
37 MF Chris Cornes
40 DF Keith Lowe

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
- DF Michael Townsend (to Cheltenham Town)
7 MF Shaun Newton (to West Ham United)
No. Position Player
29 FW Dean Sturridge (to Queens Park Rangers)

References

  1. ^ "Jones dismissed as Wolves manager". BBC News. 2004-11-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3971051.stm. 
  2. ^ "Wolves appoint Hoddle as manager". BBC News. 2004-12-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4054489.stm. 
  3. ^ "Leeds get home start". BBC Sport. 24 June 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3835501.stm. 
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