2004–05 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

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Bolton Wanderers
2004–05 season
ChairmanPhil Gartside
ManagerSam Allardyce
StadiumReebok Stadium
FA Premier League6th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: El Hadji Diouf (9)
All: Kevin Davies
El Hadji Diouf
Henrik Pedersen (9)
Highest home attendance27,880 (vs. Liverpool, 29 August)
Lowest home attendance16,151 (vs. Fulham, 19 February 2005)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2004–05 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Season summary[]

Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup.

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 −1 61 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Liverpool 38 17 7 14 52 41 +11 58 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[a]
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 +5 58 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[b]
7 Middlesbrough 38 14 13 11 53 46 +7 55
8 Manchester City 38 13 13 12 47 39 +8 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round.[1]
  2. ^ Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.


First-team 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
1 GK England ENG Kevin Poole
2 DF England ENG Anthony Barness
3 DF Brazil BRA Júlio César
4 MF England ENG Kevin Nolan
5 DF France FRA Bruno Ngotty
6 MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
7 MF Greece GRE Stelios Giannakopoulos
9 FW Denmark DEN Henrik Pedersen
10 MF Nigeria NGA Jay-Jay Okocha (captain)
11 MF Jamaica JAM Ricardo Gardner
14 FW England ENG Kevin Davies
15 DF Tunisia TUN Radhi Jaïdi
16 DF Spain ESP Iván Campo
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF France FRA Florent Laville
18 DF England ENG Nicky Hunt
20 DF Spain ESP Fernando Hierro
21 FW Senegal SEN El Hadji Diouf (on loan from Liverpool)
22 GK Finland FIN Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 DF France FRA Vincent Candela
24 MF Nigeria NGA Blessing Kaku
26 DF Israel ISR Tal Ben Haim
28 FW Portugal POR Ricardo Vaz Tê
30 FW England ENG Ricky Shakes[a]
33 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joey O'Brien
39 MF Senegal SEN Khalilou Fadiga

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
8 FW England ENG Michael Bridges (to Sunderland)
13 GK England ENG Andy Oakes (on loan from Derby County)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW England ENG Les Ferdinand (to Reading)
- DF England ENG Danny Livesey (to Carlisle 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
31 DF England ENG Charlie Comyn-Platt
32 DF England ENG Jason Talbot
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 FW France FRA Bedi Buval
35 DF England ENG Bradley Hill

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Note: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004,[18] with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.[19]

Matches[]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWWDDDLWWWDLDLLLLLLDWWWWWDLWWLWWDDLDW
Position27333447444457889111313141111987686665666666
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

August[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-08-14 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 4 – 1 England Charlton Athletic Reebok Stadium
Okocha 11', 59'
Pedersen 30', 72'
Lisbie 67' Attendance: 24,100
Referee: Phil Dowd
2004-08-21 15:00 Premier League Fulham England 2 – 0 England Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
Cole 5', 82' Attendance: 17,541
Referee: Rob Styles
2004-08-25 19:45 Premier League Southampton England 1 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers St Mary's Stadium
Crouch 85' Pedersen 7'
Okocha 27' (pen)
Attendance: 30,713
Referee: Steve Dunn
2004-08-29 16:05 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 0 England Liverpool Reebok Stadium
Davies 38' Attendance: 27,880
Referee: Phil Dowd

September[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-09-11 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 2 – 2 England Manchester United Reebok Stadium
Nolan 52'
Ferdinand 90'
Heinze 44'
Hunt 90' (og)
Attendance: 27,766
Referee: Matt Messias
2004-09-18 12:45 Premier League Arsenal England 2 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers Highbury
Henry 31'
Pires 66'
Jaïdi 63'
Pedersen 85'
Attendance: 37,010
Referee: Phil Dowd
2004-09-21 19:45 League Cup Yeovil Town England 0 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers Huish Park
Julio Cesar 80'
Pedersen 87'
Attendance: 8,047
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2004-09-25 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 1 England Birmingham City Reebok Stadium
Jaïdi 16' Izzet 49' Attendance: 23,692
Referee: Rob Styles

October[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-10-02 17:15 Premier League West Bromwich Albion England 2 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers The Hawthorns
Kanu 57'
Gera 65'
Stelios 73' Attendance: 23,849
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2004-10-16 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 0 England Crystal Palace Reebok Stadium
Davies 45' Attendance: 25,051
Referee: Neale Barry
2004-10-23 15:00 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur England 1 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
Keane 41' Jaïdi 11'
Pedersen 75'
Attendance: 36,025
Referee: Chris Foy
2004-10-27 20:00 League Cup Bolton Wanderers England 3 – 4 (aet) England Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
King 27' (og)
Okocha 75' (pen)
Ferdinand 105'
Defoe 44', 103'
Bunjevčević 84'
Brown 95'
Attendance: 18,037
Referee: Mike Dean
2004-10-31 16:05 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 2 – 1 England Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
Diouf 52'
Davies 70'
Ambrose 55' Attendance: 27,196
Referee: Graham Poll

November[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-11-07 14:00 Premier League Middlesbrough England 1 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
Boateng 90' Pedersen 72' Attendance: 29,656
Referee: Philip Walton
2004-11-13 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 2 England Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
Diouf 21' McCann 41'
Hitzlsperger 89'
Attendance: 25,779
Referee: Andy D'Urso
2004-11-20 15:00 Premier League Chelsea England 2 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
Duff 1'
Tiago 48'
Davies 52'
Jaïdi 87'
Attendance: 42,203
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2004-11-27 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 1 England Portsmouth Reebok Stadium
De Zeeuw 45' Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Steve Dunn

December[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2004-12-04 15:00 Premier League Everton England 3 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
Ferguson 45'
Gravesen 75'
Jaïdi 85' (og)
Davies 16' 59' Attendance: 35,929
Referee: Howard Webb
2004-12-11 15:00 Premier League Norwich City England 3 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers Carrow Road
Svensson 19' 84'
Huckerby 69' (pen)
Okocha 19' (pen)
Hierro 23'
Attendance: 23,549
Referee: Barry Knight
2004-12-18 19:45 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 1 England Manchester City Reebok Stadium
Barton 52' Attendance: 27,274
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2004-12-26 15:00 Premier League Manchester United England 2 – 0 England Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
Giggs 10'
Scholes 89'
Attendance: 67,867
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2004-12-28 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 1 England Blackburn Rovers Reebok Stadium
Dickov 6' Attendance: 27,038
Referee: Rob Styles

January[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-01-01 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 1 England West Bromwich Albion Reebok Stadium
Diouf 85' Gera 13' Attendance: 25,205
Referee: Mike Dean
2005-01-04 19:45 Premier League Birmingham City England 1 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers St Andrew's
Upson 66' Diouf 17'
Nolan 90'
Attendance: 27,177
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2005-01-08 15:00 FA Cup Ipswich Town England 1 – 3 England Bolton Wanderers Portman Road
Miller 70' Stelios 60'
Pedersen 65' 68'
Attendance: 20,080
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-01-15 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 0 England Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Stelios 41' Attendance: 27,514
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2005-01-24 20:00 Premier League Blackburn Rovers England 0 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers Ewood Park
Diouf 77' Attendance: 20,056
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-01-30 13:45 FA Cup Oldham Athletic England 0 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers Boundary Park
Vaz Tê 9' Attendance: 12,029
Referee: Matt Messias

February[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-02-01 20:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 3 – 1 England Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
Diouf 49' (pen)
Ben Haim 86'
Davies 87'
Defoe 66' Attendance: 24,780
Referee: Mike Dean
2005-02-11 15:00 Premier League Crystal Palace England 0 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers Selhurst Park
Nolan 31' Attendance: 23,163
Referee: Graham Poll
2005-02-12 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 0 England Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,322
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-02-19 15:00 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 0 England Fulham Reebok Stadium
Davies 12' Attendance: 16,151
Referee: Howard Webb
2005-02-27 13:00 Premier League Newcastle United England 2 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers St James' Park
Bowyer 35'
Dyer 69'
Stelios 41' Attendance: 50,430
Referee: Steve Dunn

March[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-03-07 20:00 Premier League Manchester City England 0 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers City of Manchester Stadium
Diouf 45+1' Attendance: 43,050
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-03-12 12:15 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 1 England Arsenal Reebok Stadium
Ljungberg 3' Attendance: 23,523
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-03-19 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 0 England Norwich City Reebok Stadium
Stelios 41' Attendance: 25,081
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

April[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-04-02 15:00 Premier League Liverpool England 1 – 0 England Bolton Wanderers Anfield
Biscan 86' Attendance: 43,755
Referee: Steve Bennett
2005-04-09 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 3 – 1 England Fulham Reebok Stadium
Okocha 13' (pen)
Nolan 33'
Stelios 54'
Boa Morte 47' Attendance: 25,493
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2005-03-16 15:00 Premier League Charlton Athletic England 1 – 2 England Bolton Wanderers The Valley
Jeffers 29' Okocha 7' (pen)
Diouf 58'
Attendance: 26,708
Referee: Alan Wiley
2005-04-19 20:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 1 – 1 England Southampton Reebok Stadium
Stelios 25' Kevin Phillips 69' Attendance: 25,125
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
2005-04-23 15:00 Premier League Aston Villa England 1 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
Hierro 26' (og) Speed 54' Attendance: 36,053
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2005-04-30 17:15 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 0 – 2 England Chelsea Reebok Stadium
Lampard 60' 76' Attendance: 27,653
Referee: Uriah Rennie

May[]

Kick off Competition Home team Score Away team Venue
2005-05-07 15:00 Premier League Portsmouth England 1 – 1 England Bolton Wanderers Fratton Park
Yakubu 72' Diouf 11' Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Matt Messias
2005-05-15 15:00 Premier League Bolton Wanderers England 3 – 2 England Everton Reebok Stadium
Jaïdi 53'
Davies 61'
Stelios 66'
Cahill 9'
Carsley 63'
Attendance: 27,701
Referee: Matt Messias

Statistics[]

Appearances[]

Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 France Bruno Ngotty Defender 37 0(0) 04 0(0) 00 0(0) 41 0(0)
2 Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 36 0(0) 04 0(0) 00 0(0) 40 0(0)
3 Wales Gary Speed Midfielder 37 0(1) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 39 0(1)
4 England Kevin Davies Striker 33 0(1) 04 0(0) 01 0(1) 38 0(2)
5 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Defender/Midfielder 30 0(3) 03 0(1) 01 0(0) 34 0(4)
6 England Nicky Hunt Defender 29 0(0) 03 0(1) 01 0(0) 33 0(1)
7 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 27 0(9) 02 0(0) 02 0(2) 31 (11)
8 Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 28 0(6) 01 0(1) 02 0(0) 31 0(7)
9 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 29 0(2) 01 0(0) 01 0(0) 31 0(2)
10 Senegal El Hadji Diouf Midfielder/Striker 23 0(4) 02 0(0) 01 0(2) 26 0(6)
11 Israel Tal Ben Haim Defender 19 0(2) 04 0(0) 02 0(0) 25 0(2)
12 Spain Iván Campo Defender/Midfielder 21 0(7) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 22 0(8)
13 Tunisia Radhi Jaïdi Defender 21 0(7) 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 22 0(7)
14 Spain Fernando Hierro Midfielder 15 (14) 04 0(0) 02 0(0) 21 (14)
15 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Striker 13 (14) 03 0(1) 01 0(1) 17 (16)
16 France Vincent Candela Defender 09 0(1) 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 10 0(2)
17 England Anthony Barness Defender 05 0(3) 00 0(2) 01 0(0) 06 0(5)
18 Spain Julio Cesar Defender 04 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 06 0(1)
19 Portugal Ricardo Vaz Tê Striker 01 0(6) 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(6)
20 Senegal Khalilou Fadiga Midfielder 00 0(5) 03 0(0) 00 0(0) 03 0(5)
21 England Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 01 0(1) 00 0(0) 02 0(0) 03 0(1)
22 England Les Ferdinand Striker 01 (11) 00 0(0) 01 0(1) 02 (12)
23 Nigeria Blessing Kaku Midfielder 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 01 0(1) 01 0(2)
24 England Andy Oakes Goalkeeper 01 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0)
25 Republic of Ireland Joey O'Brien Defender/Midfielder 00 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(2)
26 Trinidad and Tobago Ricky Shakes Midfielder 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 00 0(1) 00 0(1)

Top scorers[]

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 England Kevin Davies Striker 8 1 0 9
1 Senegal El Hadji Diouf Midfielder/Striker 9 0 0 9
1 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Striker 6 2 1 9
4 Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 7 1 0 8
5 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 6 0 1 7

Notes[]

  1. ^ Shakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011.

References[]

  1. ^ "Liverpool FC allowed to defend title" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ferdinand joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 July 2004.
  3. ^ "Bolton seal Jaidi signing". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004.
  4. ^ "Speed joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2004.
  5. ^ "Bolton in double swoop". BBC Sport. 28 July 2004.
  6. ^ "Diouf moves to Bolton". BBC Sport. 19 August 2004.
  7. ^ "Kaku joins Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004.
  8. ^ "Bolton clinch Fadiga deal". BBC Sport. 14 September 2004.
  9. ^ "Candela completes Bolton switch". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005.
  10. ^ "Canaries land Charlton". BBC Sport. 13 July 2004.
  11. ^ "Port Vale snap up Smith". BBC Sport. 22 June 2004.
  12. ^ "Wigan sign Thome". BBC Sport. 4 August 2004.
  13. ^ "Jardel leaves Bolton". BBC Sport. 13 August 2004.
  14. ^ "Bridges rejoins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 23 September 2004.
  15. ^ "Blackburn land Djorkaeff". BBC Sport. 28 September 2004.
  16. ^ "Reading seal deal for Ferdinand". BBC Sport. 6 January 2005.
  17. ^ "Bolton defender moves to Carlisle". BBC Sport. 25 January 2005.
  18. ^ "Bolton in summer clear-out". BBC Sport. 17 May 2004.
  19. ^ "Ferdinand ends stint with Bolton". BBC Sport. 2 January 2005.
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