2004–05 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C.
2004–05 season
Chairman Rupert Lowe
Manager Paul Sturrock (until 23 August)[1]
Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December)
Harry Redknapp (from 8 December)[2]
Stadium St Mary's Stadium
Premier League 20th (relegated)
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Peter Crouch (12)
All:
Peter Crouch (16)
Highest home attendance 32,066 (vs. Manchester United, 15 May)
Lowest home attendance 27,343 (vs. Fulham, 5 January)
Average home league attendance 30,609

During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League.

Season summary

Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement, Steve Wigley, failed to improve results and he has soon sacked with the club in deep relegation peril. Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2-1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.

Kit

The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Finland GK Antti Niemi
2 England DF Jason Dodd
3 England DF Graeme Le Saux
4 Belgium DF Jelle Van Damme
5 Norway DF Claus Lundekvam
6 Sweden DF Andreas Jakobsson
7 England FW Kevin Phillips
8 England MF Matt Oakley
10 Scotland MF Neil McCann
12 Sweden MF Anders Svensson
13 England GK Paul Smith
14 England FW Peter Crouch
16 England DF Martin Cranie
18 Republic of Ireland MF Rory Delap[4]
19 Gibraltar DF Danny Higginbotham
20 England MF David Prutton
22 England DF Darren Kenton
No. Position Player
23 France DF Olivier Bernard
24 England FW Dexter Blackstock[5]
26 England DF Matthew Mills
27 England FW Leon Best[6]
28 Northern Ireland GK Alan Blayney
29 France MF Fabrice Fernandes
30 France MF Léandre Griffit
31 France MF Yoann Folly[7]
33 Scotland DF Paul Telfer
34 Trinidad and Tobago FW Kenwyne Jones
35 Sweden MF Mikael Nilsson
36 England FW Brett Ormerod
37 Senegal FW Henri Camara (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
38 England MF Jamie Redknapp
39 England DF Calum Davenport (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
40 Scotland MF Nigel Quashie[8]

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. Position Player
9 England FW James Beattie (to Everton)
23 Wales MF Arron Davies (to Yeovil Town)
No. Position Player
37 United States GK Kasey Keller (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
England DF Mike Williamson (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
11 Sweden DF Michael Svensson
15 Tunisia DF Alaeddine Yahia[9]
17 Latvia FW Marian Pahars
No. Position Player
21 Norway MF Jo Tessem
25 England GK Michael Poke
32 Northern Ireland DF Chris Baird

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League Domestic cups Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKFinland Antti Niemi 2804032000
2DFEngland Jason Dodd 4+10004+1000
3DFEngland Graeme Le Saux 24+111024+1130
4DFBelgium Jelle Van Damme 4+202+116+31240
5DFNorway Claus Lundekvam 31+324+1138+6340
6MFSweden Andreas Jakobsson 24+324+1028+4210
7FWEngland Kevin Phillips 21+9105326+91330
8MFEngland Matt Oakley 6+113+119+2200
9FWEngland James Beattie 1130011300
10MFScotland Neil McCann 5+603+218+8130
11DFSweden Michael Svensson 00000000
12DFSweden Anders Svensson 21+933024+9300
13GKEngland Paul Smith 5+10207+1000
14FWEngland Peter Crouch 18+9125425+91621
15DFTunisia Alaeddine Yahia 00000000
16DFEngland Martin Cranie 310+203+2100
17FWLatvia Marian Pahars 090001490
18MFRepublic of Ireland Rory Delap 34+326040+3260
19DFGibraltar Danny Higginbotham 20+114024+1100
20MFEngland David Prutton 19+415124+4291
21FWNorway Jo Tessem 00000000
22DFEngland Darren Kenton 30316+2130
23DFFrance Oliver Bernard 902011530
23MFWales Arron Davies 000012+13530
24DFEngland Dexter Blackstock 8+110+248+3510
25MFEngland Michael Poke 00000000
26MFEngland Matthew Mills 00000000
27FWEngland Leon Best 1+201+102+3000
28GKNorthern Ireland Alan Blayney 10102000
29MFFrance Fabrice Fernandes 14+201+1015+3000
30MFFrance Leandre Griffit 0+200+100+301
31MFFrance Yoann Folly 1+200+101+3000
32DFNorthern Ireland Chris Baird 080101070
33MFScotland Paul Telfer 26+404+1030+5030
34FWTrinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones 1+130+102+1380
35DFSweden Mikael Nilsson 12+435017+4320
36FWEngland Brett Ormerod 5+402+117+5010
37FWSenegal Henri Camara 10+341+1211+4600
37GKUnited States Kasey Keller 40004000
38MFEngland Jamie Redknapp 1601117150
39DFEngland Calum Davenport 5+20409+2000
40MFScotland Nigel Quashie 1310013010

Transfers

In

Out

Matches

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

References

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  2. "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Southampton | Saints name Redknapp as boss". BBC News. 8 December 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. "Southampton - 2004/05". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  4. Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  5. Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
  6. Best was born in Nottingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  7. Folly was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent Togo internationally and made his international debut for Togo in 2008.
  8. Quashie was born in Southwark, England.
  9. Yahia was born in Hauts-de-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2002.
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