2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
Season 2004–05
Owner Publicly traded company
Chairman John Wardle
Managers Kevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005)
Stuart Pearce
Team captain Sylvain Distin
Home stadium City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier0League Eighth
League Cup Third round
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorers League: 0 Shaun Wright-Phillips
Template:40 and 0 Robbie Fowler 0 (30 goals)
0 (15th highest in Premier League)

All comps: 0 Shaun Wright-Phillips
0 and 0 Robbie Fowler 0 (11 goals)
Season revenue € 90.1 million0(17th highest in world)
(7th highest in Premier League)
Average home
attendance		 45,192 – over 19 PL home games
(3rd highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance		 47,221 0v0 Middlesbrough
15 May 2005
Highest away
attendance		 67,863 0v0 Manchester United
7 November 2004
Lowest home
attendance		 19,578 0v0 Barnsley
21 September 2004
Lowest away
attendance		 13,171 0v0 Oldham Athletic
8 January 2005
← 2003–04 0 0 0 Soccerball current event.svg 0 0 0 2005–06 →
Results summary - all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 9 6 6 42.9%
Away 5 7 8 25.0%
Both 14 13 14 34.1%
Results summary - Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 8 6 5 42.1%
Away 5 7 7 26.3%
Both 13 13 12 34.2%

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 the 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

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First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK David James
2 France DF David Sommeil
3 Wales DF Ben Thatcher
5 France DF Sylvain Distin
6 United States MF Claudio Reyna
8 England FW Robbie Fowler
10 France MF Antoine Sibierski
11 Republic of Ireland FW Jon Macken[1]
12 England GK Nicky Weaver
14 Netherlands MF Kiki Musampa[2] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16 England DF Nedum Onuoha[3]
17 China DF Sun Jihai
18 England DF Danny Mills
20 England MF Steve McManaman
22 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
No. Position Player
24 England MF Joey Barton
25 Belgium GK Geert De Vlieger
26 Netherlands MF Paul Bosvelt
27 Denmark DF Mikkel Bischoff
28 England MF Trevor Sinclair
29 England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
30 France MF Christian Negouai
31 England DF Jonathan D'Laryea
32 Denmark GK Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33 Denmark GK Kasper Schmeichel
38 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Ireland
40 England MF Lee Croft
41 England DF Stephen Jordan
42 England FW Bradley Wright-Phillips
44 Republic of Ireland MF 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. Position Player
9 Costa Rica FW Paulo Wanchope (to Malaga)
21 Netherlands GK Ronald Waterreus (to Rangers)
No. Position Player
39 France FW Nicolas Anelka (to Fenerbahçe)
43 Republic of Ireland MF Paddy McCarthy (to Leicester City)

Team kit

The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.

Home
Away
Third kit

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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).

Pre-season games

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Thomas Cook Trophy

Competitive games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 +5 58
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

Updated to games played on 15 May 2005 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2004-05
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H
Result D L L W L W L D W L D D D W W L L W L D W D W L D D L W L L D W D W D W W D

Last updated: 15 May 2005 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2004-05
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Individual match reports

14 August 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 1 – 1 England Fulham
Fowler Goal 28' Guardian report Goal 56' John

21 August 2004
15:00
Liverpool England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Baros Goal 48'
Gerrard Goal 75'		 Guardian report Goal 45' Anelka
BookedRed card 85' Dunne
Anfield
Liverpool
Attendance: 42,831
Referee: Graham Poll

24 August 2004
19:45
Birmingham City England 1 – 0 England Manchester City
Heskey Goal 8' Guardian report
St Andrews
Birmingham
Attendance: 28,551
Referee: Phil Dowd

28 August 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 4 – 0 England Charlton Athletic
Anelka Goal 13' Goal 60'
Sinclair Goal 34'
S. Wright-Phillips Goal 78'		 Guardian report

11 September 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 0 – 1 England Everton
Guardian report Goal 60' BookedRed card 61' Cahill

18 September 2004
15:00
Crystal Palace England 1 – 2 England Manchester City
Johnson Goal 77' (pen.) Guardian report Goal 55' Goal 64' (pen.) Anelka
Selhurst Park
London
Attendance: 25,768
Referee: Martin Atkinson

25 September 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 0 – 1 England Arsenal
Guardian report Goal 14' Cole

2 October 2004
12:45
Southampton England 0 – 0 England Manchester City
Guardian report
St Mary's Stadium
Southampton
Attendance: 28,605
Referee: Uriah Rennie

16 October 2004
17:15
Manchester City England 1 – 0 England Chelsea
Anelka Goal 11' (pen.) Guardian report

24 October 2004
15:00
Newcastle United England 4 – 3 England Manchester City
Robert Goal 49'
Shearer Goal 58' (pen.)
Elliott Goal 69'
Bellamy Goal 89'		 Guardian report Goal 64' Goal 77' S. Wright-Phillips
Goal 67' (pen.) Fowler
St James' Park
Newcastle
Attendance: 52,316
Referee: Steve Dunn

1 November 2004
20:00
Manchester City England 1 – 1 England Norwich City
Flood Goal 11' Guardian report Goal 46' Francis

7 November 2004
16:05
Manchester United England 0 – 0 England Manchester City
Smith BookedRed card 89' Guardian report
Old Trafford
Manchester
Attendance: 67,863
Referee: Graham Poll

13 November 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 1 – 1 England Blackburn Rovers
Sibierski Goal 45'
Mills Red card 77'		 Guardian report Goal 78' (pen.) Dickov

20 November 2004
17:15
Portsmouth England 1 – 3 England Manchester City
O'Neil Goal 8' Guardian report Goal 6' S. Wright-Phillips
Goal 79' Sibierski
Goal 87' Bosvelt
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
Attendance: 20,101
Referee: Matt Messias

27 November 2004
17:15
Manchester City England 2 – 0 England Aston Villa
Macken Goal 29'
S. Wright-Phillips Goal 38'		 Guardian report Red card 90' Hendrie

6 December 2004
20:00
Middlesbrough England 3 – 2 England Manchester City
Viduka Goal 9' Goal 54'
Hasselbaink Goal 65'		 Guardian report Goal 39' Fowler
Goal 80' B. Wright-Phillips
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough
Attendance: 29,787
Referee: Graham Poll

11 December 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 0 – 1 England Tottenham Hotspur
Guardian report Goal 57' Kanouté

18 December 2004
15:00
Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 1 England Manchester City
Guardian report Goal 52' Barton
Reebok Stadium
Bolton
Attendance: 27,274
Referee: Uriah Rennie

26 December 2004
15:00
England Everton 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Cahill Goal 22'
Bent Goal 63'		 Guardian report Goal 42' Fowler
Red card 83' Negouai
Goodison Park
Liverpool
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd

28 December 2004
15:00
Manchester City England 1 – 1 England West Brom
Anelka Goal 32' Guardian report Goal 85' (o.g.) Dunne
Red card 17' Gaardsoe

1 January 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 2 – 1 England Southampton
Bosvelt Goal 19'
S. Wright-Phillips Goal 40'		 Guardian report Goal 90' (pen.) Phillips
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
Attendance: 42,895
Referee: Chris Foy

4 January 2005
19:45
Arsenal England 1 – 1 England Manchester City
Ljungberg Goal 75' Guardian report Goal 31' S. Wright-Phillips
Highbury
London
Attendance: 38,086
Referee: Rob Styles

15 January 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 3 – 1 England Crystal Palace
S. Wright-Phillips Goal 12' Goal 90'
Fowler Goal 15'		 Guardian report Goal 32' Powell

22 January 2005
17:15
West Brom England 2 – 0 England Manchester City
Campbell Goal 5'
Wallwork Goal 81'		 Guardian report
The Hawthorns
West Bromwich
Attendance: 25,348
Referee: Graham Poll

2 February 2005
19:45
Manchester City England 1 – 1 England Newcastle United
Fowler Goal 49' (pen.) Guardian report Goal 9' Shearer

6 February 2005
16:05
Chelsea England 0 – 0 England Manchester City
Guardian report
Stamford Bridge
London
Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb

13 February 2005
13:00
Manchester City England 0 – 2 England Manchester United
Guardian report Goal 68' Rooney
Goal 75' (o.g.) Dunne

28 February 2005
20:00
Norwich City England 2 – 3 England Manchester City
Ashton Goal 12'
McKenzie Goal 16'
Jonson BookedRed card 66'		 Guardian report Goal 25' Sibierski
Goal 37' Goal 90' Fowler
Carrow Road
Norwich
Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Rob Styles

7 March 2005
20:00
Manchester City England 0 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers
Guardian report Goal 45' Diouf

19 March 2005
15:00
Tottenham Hotspur England 2 – 1 England Manchester City
Defoe Goal 16'
Keane Goal 84'		 Guardian report Goal 44' Reyna
White Hart Lane
London
Attendance: 35,681
Referee: Barry Knight

2 April 2005
12:45
Charlton Athletic England 2 – 2 England Manchester City
Bartlett Goal 10'
Perry Goal 90'		 Guardian report Goal 4' (o.g.) Hreiðarsson
Goal 38' Fowler
The Valley
London
Attendance: 26,436
Referee: Rob Styles

9 April 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 1 – 0 England Liverpool
Musampa Goal 90' Guardian report

16 April 2005
15:00
Fulham England 1 – 1 England Manchester City
Boa Morte Goal 76' Guardian report Goal 20' Reyna
Craven Cottage
London
Attendance: 21,796
Referee: Neale Barry

20 April 2005
19:45
Manchester City England 3 – 0 England Birmingham City
Taylor Goal 55' (o.g.)
Dunne Goal 80'
Sibierski Goal 86' (pen.)		 Guardian report

23 April 2005
15:00
Blackburn Rovers England 0 – 0 England Manchester City
Guardian report
Ewood Park
Blackburn
Attendance: 24,646
Referee: Chris Foy

30 April 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 2 – 0 England Portsmouth
Distin Goal 4'
Fowler Goal 16'		 Guardian report

7 May 2005
15:00
Aston Villa England 1 – 2 England Manchester City
Angel Goal 62' Guardian report Goal 5' S. Wright-Phillips
Goal 12' Musampa
Villa Park
Birmingham
Attendance: 39,645
Referee: Richard Beeby

15 May 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 1 – 1 England Middlesbrough
Musampa Goal 46' Guardian report Goal 23' Hasselbaink

League Cup

Second round

21 September 2004
19:45
Manchester City England 7 – 1 England Barnsley
Barton Goal 21'
Macken Goal 28' Goal 44'
Flood Goal 33'
S. Wright-Phillips Goal 36'
Sibierski Goal 56' Goal 84'		 Guardian report Goal 47' Conlon
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
Attendance: 19,578
Referee: Paul Robinson

Third round

27 October 2004
19:45
Manchester City England 1 – 2 England Arsenal
Fowler Goal 90' Guardian report Goal 78' van Persie
Goal 90' Karbassiyoon

FA Cup

Third round

8 January 2005
15:00
Oldham Athletic England 1 – 0 England Manchester City
Vernon Goal 14' Guardian report
Boundary Park
Oldham
Attendance: 13,171
Referee: Mike Dean

Playing statistics

Starting XI

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England David James 39
18 RB England Danny Mills 32
22 CB Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 36
5 CB France Sylvain Distin 41
3 LB Wales Ben Thatcher 20 Stephen Jordan has 19 starts
29 CM England Shaun Wright-Phillips 36
24 CM England Joey Barton 30
26 CM Netherlands Paul Bosvelt 30
8 CF England Robbie Fowler 29
39 CF France Nicolas Anelka 18
10 CF France Antoine Sibierski 37

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only
Apps. numbers denote: "Total no. of games played (No. of games played as a substitute)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards"

No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Totals Discipline
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK England David James 380(0) 10(0) 390(0)
2 DF Guadeloupe David Sommeil 010(0) 10(1) 020(1)
3 DF Wales Ben Thatcher 180(1) 10(0) 20(0) 210(1) 2
5 DF France Sylvain Distin 380(0) 1 10(0) 20(0) 410(0) 1 3
6 MF United States Claudio Reyna 170(1) 2 170(1) 2
8 FW England Robbie Fowler 320(4) 10 10(0) 1 330(4) 11 3
10 MF France Antoine Sibierski 350(1) 4 10(0) 20(0) 2 380(1) 6 3
11 FW England Jon Macken 230(7) 1 10(0) 10(0) 2 250(7) 3
12 GK England Nicky Weaver 010(1) 010(1)
14 MF Netherlands Kiki Musampa 140(0) 3 140(0) 3
16 DF England Nedum Onuoha 170(6) 10(0) 180(6)
17 DF China Sun Jihai 060(2) 10(0) 070(2) 1
18 DF England Danny Mills 320(3) 10(0) 20(0) 350(3) 5 - / 1
20 MF England Steve McManaman 130(7) 10(1) 140(8) 1
21 GK Netherlands Ronald Waterreus 20(0) 020(0)
22 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 350(0) 1 10(0) 360(0) 1 7 1 / -
24 MF England Joey Barton 320(3) 1 10(0) 10(0) 1 340(3) 2 9
26 MF Netherlands Paul Bosvelt 280(0) 2 10(0) 10(0) 300(0) 2 6
28 MF England Trevor Sinclair 040(2) 1 10(0) 050(2) 1
29 MF England Shaun Wright-Phillips 330(1) 10 10(0) 20(0) 1 360(1) 11
30 MF Martinique Christian Negouai 010(1) 10(1) 020(2) - / 1
31 MF England Jonathan D'Laryea 10(0) 010(0)
39 Sold France Nicolas Anelka 190(1) 7 190(1) 7
40 MF England Lee Croft 070(7) 070(7)
41 DF England Stephen Jordan 190(0) 10(1) 200(1) 5
42 FW England Bradley Wright-Phillips 14 (14) 1 10(0) 10(1) 16 (15) 1
44 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood 090(5) 1 10(1) 20(0) 1 120(6) 2 1
TOTALS 45 8 53 46 1 / 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

Goal scorers

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

Transfers and loans

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Macken was born in Blackley, England and has represented England at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his full 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 has represented them at youth level.
  3. ↑ Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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