2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Aston Villa
2004–05 season
ChairmanDoug Ellis
ManagerDavid O'Leary
FA Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nolberto Solano (8)
All: Nolberto Solano
Juan Pablo Ángel (9)
Away colours

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.

Villa went into the season with high hopes after finishing sixth during the 2003–04 FA Premier League season, despite an inconsistent start Villa soon begun to string wins together and threaten the top six but in the run up to Christmas Villas form dropped alarmingly and they fell away quickly, occasional wins put any relegation worry's astray as they underachieved and eventually secured a tenth place finish.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
11 Charlton Athletic 38 12 10 16 42 58 −16 46
12 Birmingham City 38 11 12 15 40 46 −6 45
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Sørensen
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney
3 DF England ENG Jlloyd Samuel[notes 1]
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg (captain)
5 DF Denmark DEN Martin Laursen
6 MF England ENG Gareth Barry
7 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie
8 MF England ENG Gavin McCann
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel
10 MF England ENG Darius Vassell
11 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
13 GK Netherlands NED Stefan Postma
14 MF Cameroon CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba
15 DF Ecuador ECU Ulises de la Cruz
16 MF France FRA Mathieu Berson
17 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
18 FW England ENG Carlton Cole (on loan from Chelsea)
19 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell
22 FW England ENG Luke Moore
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis
26 FW England ENG Stefan Moore

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. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Sweden SWE Marcus Allbäck (to Hansa Rostock)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Norway NOR Ronny Johnsen (to Newcastle United)

Reserve squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Czech Republic CZE Václav Drobný (on loan from Strasbourg)
25 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Wayne Henderson
30 FW England ENG Gabriel Agbonlahor
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Gary Cahill
— DF England ENG James O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL
— MF England ENG Stephen Cooke
— MF England ENG Kyle Nix[notes 2]
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Jamie Ward[notes 3]
— FW Finland FIN Mika Ääritalo

Youth squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Henderson
— GK Austria AUT Bobby Olejnik
— GK Finland FIN Jon Masalin
— DF England ENG Ashley Edkins
— DF England ENG Paul Green
— DF England ENG
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen O'Halloran
— DF Denmark DEN Magnus Troest
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Jonathan Hogg
— MF England ENG Isaiah Osbourne
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL (on trial)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Belgium BEL Christian Tshimanga Kabeya[notes 4]
— FW England ENG Sam Baldock (on trial from Milton Keynes Dons)
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG Shane Paul
— FW England ENG Sam Williams
— FW Northern Ireland NIR Adam McGurk
— FW Ivory Coast CIV
— DF  
— DF  
— MF  
—   Ashley Carew
—  

Other players[]

The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL David Bevan
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Boyle
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG Lee Grant (on loan to York City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Shane Lowry[notes 5]
— MF England ENG Nathan Jackson
— MF England ENG
— MF Australia AUS Chris Herd

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of end of season[2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Denmark DEN Thomas Sørensen 39 0 36 0 1 0 2 0
13 GK Netherlands NED Stefan Postma 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Mark Delaney 32 0 30 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jlloyd Samuel 38 0 34+1 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Sweden SWE Olof Mellberg 33 3 30 3 1 0 2 0
5 DF Denmark DEN Martin Laursen 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF Ecuador ECU Ulises de la Cruz 35 0 30+4 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF England ENG Liam Ridgewell 17 0 12+3 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Gareth Barry 36 8 33+1 7 1 1 1 0
7 MF England ENG Lee Hendrie 32 5 25+4 5 1 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Gavin McCann 23 1 20 1 1 0 2 0
11 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano 39 9 32+4 8 1 0 2 1
12 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger 30 2 17+11 2 0 0 0+2 0
14 MF Cameroon CMR Eric Djemba-Djemba 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF France FRA Mathieu Berson 13 0 7+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham 15 1 5+8 1 0 0 2 0
24 MF Northern Ireland NIR Steven Davis 29 1 19+9 1 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 38 9 30+5 7 1 0 2 2
10 FW England ENG Darius Vassell 22 3 17+4 2 0 0 1 1
18 FW England ENG Carlton Cole 30 3 18+9 3 1 0 1+1 0
22 FW England ENG Luke Moore 27 1 5+20 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
26 FW England ENG Stefan Moore 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 June 2005
Source: Competitions

Starting 11[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Denmark Thomas Sorensen 39
2 RB Wales Mark Delaney 32
4 CB Sweden Olof Mellberg 33
3 CB England Jlloyd Samuel 37
15 LB Ecuador Ulises de la Cruz 31
11 RM Peru Nolberto Solano 35
7 CM England Lee Hendrie 28
8 CM England Gavin McCann 23
6 LM England Gareth Barry 35
9 CF Colombia Juan Pablo Angel 33
18 CF England Carlton Cole 20

Pre-season[]

Date Opponents Home/
Away 		Result
F – A 		Scorers Competition
21 July 2005 Kungshamns IF Sweden A 6 – 0 Friendly
22 July 2004 Kungsbacka BI Sweden A 7 – 2 Friendly
24 July 2004 Jonkopings Sodra Sweden A 3 – 0 Friendly
27 July 2004 Orgryte Sweden 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 Netherlands A 1 – 0 Friendly

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
6 August MF France Mathieu Berson France Nantes £1,600,000[3]
12 July FW England Carlton Cole England Chelsea Season-long loan[4]
2 August DF Czech Republic Václav Drobný France Strasbourg Season-long loan[5]
21 May DF Denmark Martin Laursen Italy AC Milan £3,000,000[6]
January MF Cameroon Eric Djemba-Djemba England Manchester United £1,350,000[7]

Out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
FW Dion Dublin Leicester City Free[8]
9 July FW Peter Crouch Southampton £2,000,000[9]
27 AUG FW Sweden Marcus Allbäck Germany Hansa Rostock Free[10]
20 July DF Rob Edwards Wolves £150,000[11]
16 September DF Norway Ronny Johnsen Newcastle United Free[12]
DF Danny Jackman Stockport County £70,000
20 Jun MF Morocco Hassan Kachloul Released

Results[]

Premier League[]

14 August 2004 1 Aston Villa 2–0 Southampton Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Vassell Goal 12'
Cole Goal 34'		 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,690
Referee: Uriah Rennie
25 August 2004 3 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Aston Villa Greenwich, London
Jeffers Goal 29', 34'
Young Goal 58'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,190
Referee: Howard Webb
28 August 2004 4 Aston Villa 4–2 Newcastle United Birmingham, West Midlands
Mellberg Goal 4'
Cole Goal 53'
Barry Goal 71'
Ángel Goal 82'		 Report Kluivert Goal 28'
O'Brien Goal 36'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,305
Referee: Mike Riley
18 September 2004 6 Norwich City 0–0 Aston Villa Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,805
Referee: Barry Knight
25 September 2004 7 Aston Villa 1–1 Crystal Palace Birmingham, West Midlands
Hendrie Goal 36' Report Johnson Goal 6' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,560
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
16 October 2004 9 Arsenal 3–1 Aston Villa Islington, London
15:00 BST Pires Goal 19' (pen.), 72'
Henry Goal 45'		 Report Hendrie Goal 3' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,137
Referee: Graham Poll
27 November 2004 15 Manchester City 2–0 Aston Villa Manchester, Greater Manchester
17:15 Macken Goal 29'
S. Wright-Phillips Goal 38'		 Report Hendrie Red card 90' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,530
Referee: Mike Riley
4 December 2004 16 Aston Villa 1–1 Liverpool Birmingham, West Midlands
Solano Goal 44' Report Kewell Goal 16' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,593
Referee: Mark Halsey
12 December 2004 17 Aston Villa 1–2 Birmingham City Birmingham, West Midlands
13:00 GMT (UTC) Barry Goal 90' Report Morrison Goal 9'
Dunn Goal 18'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,329
Referee: Steve Dunn
3 January 2005 22 Crystal Palace 2–0 Aston Villa Croydon, London
GMT (UTC) Johnson Goal 33', 66' (pen.) Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,140
Referee: Andy D'Urso
15 January 2005 23 Aston Villa 3–0 Norwich City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Ridgewell Goal 9'
Hendrie Goal 27'
Solano Goal 76'		 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,172
Referee: Mike Riley
5 February 2005 26 Aston Villa 1–3 Arsenal Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 GMT Ángel Goal 74' Report Ljungberg Goal 10'
Henry Goal 14'
Cole Goal 28'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,593
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 March 2005 30 Birmingham City 2–0 Aston Villa Birmingham
12:00 GMT (UTC) Heskey Goal 52'
Gray Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,382
Referee: Mike Riley
2 April 2005 Newcastle United 0–3 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
31 Taylor Red card 73'
Bowyer Red card 82'
Dyer Red card 82'		 Report Ángel Goal 5'
Barry Goal 73' (pen.), 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,306
Referee: Barry Knight
20 April 2005 34 Aston Villa 0–0 Charlton Athletic Birmingham, West Midlands
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,312
Referee: Barry Knight
7 May 2005 37 Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Angel Goal 62' Report S. Wright-Phillips Goal 5'
Musampa Goal 12'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,645
Referee: Richard Beeby
15 May 2005 38 Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Cissé Goal 20', 27' Report Barry Goal 67' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,406
Referee: Barry Knight
  • Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
  • Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
  • Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
  • Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 2-0 Middlesbrough
  • Middlesbrough 3-0 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham
  • Tottenham 5-1 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham
  • Fulham 1-1 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn
  • Blackburn 2-2 Aston Villa
  • Aston Villa 3-0 Portsmouth
  • Aston Villa 1-1 West Brom
  • West Brom 1-1 Aston Villa

References[]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2004/05".
  2. ^ "Aston Villa players: Premier League 2005".
  3. ^ "Berson makes Villa switch". 6 August 2004.
  4. ^ "Cole joins Villa on loan". 12 July 2004.
  5. ^ "Villa clinch Drobny signing". 2 August 2004.
  6. ^ "Villa seal Laursen deal". 21 May 2004.
  7. ^ "Djemba-Djemba wraps up Villa move". 31 January 2005.
  8. ^ "Leicester seal Dublin deal". 12 June 2004.
  9. ^ "Crouch joins Saints". 9 July 2004.
  10. ^ "Allback leaves Villa". 27 August 2004.
  11. ^ "Wolves seal Edwards deal". 20 July 2004.
  12. ^ "Johnsen in Magpies move". 16 September 2004.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and would represent them at U-21 level and be called up to the senior team before switching his international allegiance to Trinidad and Tobago and making his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009.
  2. ^ Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, but was raised in England and represented England at U-16, U-18, U-20, and C level.
  3. ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
  4. ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
  5. ^ Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.

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