2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2004–05 season
Chairman Doug Ellis
Manager David O'Leary
FA Premier League 10th
FA Cup Third round
Carling Cup Third round
Top goalscorer Solano (8)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season in English football was Aston Villa F.C.'s 13th consecutive season in the FA Premier League, and their second season under the management of David O'Leary.

Contents

Season summary

Villa went into the season with high hopes after finishing sixth the previous season, but this season the team's form dropped and Villa dropped to tenth in the Premiership.

Squad

[1] 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 Thomas Sørensen
2 DF Mark Delaney
3 DF Jlloyd Samuel
4 DF Olof Mellberg (captain)
6 DF Gareth Barry
7 MF Lee Hendrie
8 MF Gavin McCann
9 FW Juan Pablo Ángel
10 MF Darius Vassell
11 MF Nolberto Solano
12 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger
13 GK Stefan Postma
14 MF Eric Djemba-Djemba
No. Position Player
15 DF Ulises de la Cruz
16 MF Mathieu Berson
17 MF Peter Whittingham
18 FW Carlton Cole (on loan from Chelsea)
19 DF Liam Ridgewell
20 DF Václav Drobný (on loan from Strasbourg)
24 MF Steven Davis
25 GK Wayne Henderson
26 FW Stefan Moore
27 DF Ronny Johnsen
28 DF Danny Jackman
31 FW Luke Moore

Starting 11

Only considering Premiership starts

Pre-season

Date Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F – A		 Scorers Competition
21 July 2005 Kungshamns IF A 6 – 0 Friendly
22 July 2004 Kungsbacka BI A 7 – 2 Friendly
24 July 2004 Jonkopings Sodra A 3 – 0 Friendly
27 July 2004 Orgryte A 0 – 0 Friendly
30 July 2004 Walsall A 1 – 2 Friendly
31 July 2004 Tamworth A 3 – 0 Friendly
3 August 2004 Derby A 1 – 2 Friendly
7 August 2004 AZ Alkmaar A 1 – 0 Friendly

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
6 AUG MF Mathieu Berson Nantes £1,700,000
12 JUL FW Carlton Cole Chelsea Loan
2 AUG DF Vaclav Drobny Strasbourg Loan
21 MAY DF Martin Laursen AC Milan £3,000,000
JAN MF Eric Djemba-Djemba Manchester United £1,350,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
FW Dion Dublin Leicester City Free
9 JUL FW Peter Crouch Southampton £2,000,000
27 AUG FW Marcus Allback Hansa Rostock Free
20 JUL DF Rob Edwards Wolves £150,000
16 SEP DF Ronny Johnsen Newcastle United Free
DF Danny Jackman Stockport County £70,000
20 JUN MF Hassan Kachloul Released

Premier League

P W D L F A GD Pts
  9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 10 14 47 41 +6 52
  10 Aston Villa 38 12 11 15 45 52 -7 47
  11 Charlton Athletic 38 12 10 16 42 58 -16 46

References

  1. ^ http://www.eufo.de/football/eng/2004/astoilla.htm
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