2004–05 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2004–05 season
Chairman Sam Hammam
Manager Lennie Lawrence
Championship 16th
FA Cup Third round
Carling Cup Third round
FAW Premier Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Peter Thorne (12)
All:
Peter Thorne (14)
Highest home attendance 17,006 vs Leeds United (2 October 2004)
Lowest home attendance 10,007 vs Crewe Alexandra (19 March 2005)
Average home attendance 13,029

During the 2004-05 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the team's second year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. The season was also the last that manager Lennie Lawrence spent at the club before being replaced by Dave Jones at the end of the season.

Contents

Team Kit & Sponsorship

Cardiff's kits continued to be designed by Puma. Their main shirt sponsor continues as Welsh housing company Redrow homes.

Squad

No. Nat Pos Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Tony Warner 28 2 26 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Rhys Weston 29 0 25 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Gary Croft 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Robert Page 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Danny Gabbidon 49 1 45 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF John Robinson 9 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Neal Ardley 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Graham Kavanagh 33 3 28 3 2 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW Andy Campbell 14 0 11 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
10 FW Robert Earnshaw 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
10 FW Michael Boulding 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Peter Thorne 35 14 31 12 2 0 2 2 0 0
12 MF Willie Boland 24 0 21 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
13 GK Martyn Margetson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Alan Lee 43 7 38 5 2 1 3 1 0 0
15 MF Richard Langley 27 2 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Chris Barker 44 0 39 0 2 0 3 0 0 0
17 DF James Collins 40 2 34 1 2 1 4 0 0 0
18 MF Lee Bullock 26 5 21 3 1 0 4 2 0 0
19 MF Paul Parry 27 4 24 4 0 0 3 0 0 0
20 FW Gavin Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Tony Vidmar 33 1 28 1 1 0 4 0 0 0
22 GK Arran Lee-Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 GK Neil Alexander 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
24 MF Gareth Whalley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Darren Williams 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Jobi McAnuff 48 3 43 2 2 1 3 0 0 0
26 MF Gary O'Neil 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Neil Harris 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Junichi Inamoto 16 0 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Toni Koskela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Nicky Fish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF Byron Anthony 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
31 MF Michael Parkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW Danny Thomas 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW Richard Ingram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Kirk Huggins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW Cameron Jerome 32 7 29 6 1 0 2 1 0 0
36 MF Joe Ledley 32 3 28 3 1 0 3 0 0 0

Starting XI

The following players were named in the most starting line-ups during the season. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.

No. Nat. Position Name Starts
1 GK Tony Warner 28
2 DF Rhys Weston 29
17 DF James Collins 40
6 DF Danny Gabbidon 49
16 DF Chris Barker 44
25 MF Jobi McAnuff 48
36 MF Joe Ledley 32
8 MF Graham Kavanagh 33
19 MF Paul Parry 27
11 FW Peter Thorne 35
14 FW Alan Lee 43

Transfers

Summer transfers in

Player Club Fee
Lee Bullock York City Free
Jobi McAnuff West Ham United £250,000
Robert Page Sheffield United Free

Summer transfers out

0*Indicates the player joined after being released by Cardiff

Player Club Fee
Mark Bonner Oldham Athletic Undisclosed
Jason Bowen Newport County* Free
Gavin Gordon Notts County Undisclosed
Spencer Prior Southend United* Free
Gareth Whalley Wigan Athletic* Free

Loans in

Player Club Date Arrived Return Date
Darren Williams Sunderland September 2004 October 2004
Gary O'Neil Portsmouth August 2004 December 2004
Darren Williams Sunderland October 2004 December 2004
Neil Harris Millwall November 2004 January 2005
Michael Boulding Barnsley January 2005 End of Season
Junichi Inamoto West Bromwich Albion March 2005 April 2005

January transfer window ins

Player Club Fee
Neal Ardley Unattached Free
Darren Williams Sunderland Free

January transfer window outs

Player Club Fee
Robert Earnshaw West Bromwich Albion £3 million

Fixtures & results

Championship

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 07 Crewe Alexandra A D 2 - 2 7,339 Robinson, Lee
Aug 10 Coventry City H W 2 - 1 14,031 Earnshaw, Bullock
Aug 13 Plymouth Argyle H L 0 - 1 12,697
Aug 21 Ipswich Town A L 1 - 3 21,828 Lee
Aug 28 Stoke City H L 0 - 1 12,929
Aug 30 Wigan Athletic A L 1 - 2 9,004 Lee
Sep 11 Nottingham Forest A D 0 - 0 21,607
Sep 14 Watford H L 0 - 3 10,606
Sep 18 Derby County H L 0 - 2 12,008
Sep 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers A W 3 - 2 27,896 Parry, Thorne, Kavanagh
Sep 28 Burnley A L 0 - 1 11,200
Oct 02 Leeds United H D 0 - 0 17,006
Oct 16 Rotherham United H W 2 - 0 11,004 Thorne (2)
Oct 19 Brighton & Hove Albion A D 1 - 1 6,112 Bullock
Oct 23 Millwall A D 2 - 2 10,476 O'Neil, Lee
Oct 30 Leicester City H D 0 - 0 13,759
Nov 02 West Ham United H W 4 - 1 14,222 Lee, Ledley, Parry, McAnuff
Nov 06 Rotherham United A D 2 - 2 5,119 Ledley, Parry
Nov 13 Reading A L 1 - 2 16,107 Jerome
Nov 19 Preston North End H L 0 - 1 10,950
Nov 27 Queens Park Rangers A L 0 - 1 15,146
Dec 04 Gillingham H W 3 - 1 10,623 Jerome, Thorne (2)
Dec 11 Sunderland H L 0 - 2 12,528
Dec 18 Sheffield United A L 1 - 2 18,240 Harris
Dec 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers H D 1 - 1 16,699 Jerome
Dec 28 Watford A D 0 - 0 13,409
Jan 01 Derby County A W 1 - 0 22,800 Thorne
Jan 03 Nottingham Forest H W 3 - 0 13,545 Thorne (2), Kavanagh
Jan 15 Leeds United A D 1 - 1 29,548 Thorne
Jan 22 Burnley H W 2 - 0 11,562 Langley, Kavanagh
Feb 06 West Ham United A L 0 - 1 23,716
Feb 12 Brighton & Hove Albion H W 2 - 0 11,435 Thorne, Collins
Feb 22 Millwall H L 0 - 1 11,424
Feb 26 Sunderland A L 1 - 2 32,788 Vidmar
Mar 05 Sheffield United H W 1 - 0 12,250 Ledley
Mar 12 Coventry City A D 1 - 1 17,059 Bullock
Mar 15 Ipswich Town H L 0 - 1 11,768
Mar 19 Crewe Alexandra H D 1 - 1 10,007 Gabbidon
Apr 02 Plymouth Argyle A D 1 - 1 18,045 Langley
Apr 05 Stoke City A W 3 - 1 12,785 Jerome (2), Thorne
Apr 09 Wigan Athletic H L 0 - 2 16,858
Apr 16 Preston North End A L 0 - 3 15,141
Apr 19 Leicester City A D 1 - 1 21,336 Ardley
Apr 23 Reading H W 2 - 0 14,821 Thorne, Jerome
Apr 30 Gillingham A D 1 - 1 10,810 Parry
May 08 Queens Park Rangers H W 1 - 0 15,722 McAnuff

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Aug 24 One Kidderminster Harriers A W 1 - 1
(5-4 on pens)
1,897 Earnshaw
Sep 21 Two Milton Keynes Dons A W 4 - 1 2,266 Thorne (2), Bullock, Anthony
Oct 26 Three Bournemouth A W 3 - 3
(5-4 on pens)
8,598 Lee, Bullock, Jerome
Nov 09 Four Portsmouth H L 0 - 2 13,555

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jan 08 Three Blackburn Rovers H D 1 - 1 14,145 Lee
Jan 19 Three (replay) Blackburn Rovers A L 2 - 3 9,140 McAnuff, Collins

FAW Premier Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jan 25 Quarter-final Bangor City A L 0 - 1 -

See also

References