2004–05 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

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Crewe Alexandra
2004–05 season
ChairmanJohn Bowler
ManagerDario Gradi
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashton (18)
All: Ashton (20)
Average home league attendance7,143

During the 2004–05 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, their 82nd in the English Football League.

Season summary[]

At the start of the 2004–05 season, Crewe were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season; comfortably in the top half of the table, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window,[1] Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2–1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference.[2]

Final league table[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Coventry City 46 13 13 20 61 73 −12 52
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 12 21 40 65 −25 51
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 66 86 −20 50
22 Gillingham (R) 46 12 14 20 45 66 −21 50 Relegation to Football League One
23 Nottingham Forest (R) 46 9 17 20 42 66 −24 44
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated


Results[]

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[3]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2004 Cardiff City H 2–2 7,339 Ashton (pen), Higdon
10 August 2004 Sunderland A 1–3 22,341 Rivers
14 August 2004 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 24,201 Rivers (2)
21 August 2004 West Ham United H 2–3 7,857 Ashton (2)
28 August 2004 Derby County A 4–2 24,436 Jones (2), Vaughan, Ashton
11 September 2004 Burnley A 0–3 11,274
14 September 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 5,682
18 September 2004 Leeds United H 2–2 9,095 Ashton (pen), Jones
25 September 2004 Preston North End A 0–1 11,823
28 September 2004 Rotherham United A 3–2 4,498 Ashton (2, 1 pen), Lunt
2 October 2004 Watford H 3–0 6,382 Jones, Sorvel (2)
16 October 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 6,811 Lunt, White, Higdon
19 October 2004 Wigan Athletic A 1–4 7,547 Jones
23 October 2004 Reading A 0–4 13,630
29 October 2004 Sheffield United H 2–3 7,131 Foster, Thirlwell (own goal)
2 November 2004 Leicester City H 2–2 6,849 Rivers, Otsemobor
6 November 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–1 6,163 Ashton (2), Rivers
13 November 2004 Stoke City A 0–1 17,640
20 November 2004 Gillingham H 4–1 6,128 Vaughan, Ashton (2), Jones
27 November 2004 Coventry City A 1–0 12,823 Ashton (pen)
30 November 2004 Millwall H 2–1 5,409 Ashton, Varney
4 December 2004 Ipswich Town H 2–2 7,236 Ashton (2)
11 December 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 6,823 Lunt, Ashton, Doumbe (own goal)
18 December 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 25,340 Lescott (own goal)
28 December 2004 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 15,770 Walker, Rivers
1 January 2005 Leeds United A 2–0 32,302 Ashton, Rivers
3 January 2005 Preston North End H 1–2 8,667 Walker
15 January 2005 Watford A 1–3 11,223 Varney
22 January 2005 Rotherham United H 1–1 6,382 White
5 February 2005 Leicester City A 1–1 27,011 White
12 February 2005 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 15,188 White
15 February 2005 Burnley H 1–1 7,718 Jones
22 February 2005 Reading H 1–1 5,703 Varney
26 February 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 14,918
5 March 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–4 8,212 Lunt (pen)
8 March 2005 Sheffield United A 0–4 16,079
12 March 2005 Sunderland H 0–1 7,949
15 March 2005 West Ham United A 1–1 26,593 Jones
19 March 2005 Cardiff City A 1–1 10,007 Vaughan
2 April 2005 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 8,458 Sorvel
5 April 2005 Derby County H 1–2 8,026 Vaughan
9 April 2005 Millwall A 3–4 10,767 Lunt (pen), Jones, Varney
16 April 2005 Gillingham A 1–1 10,315 Vaughan
23 April 2005 Stoke City H 0–2 9,166
30 April 2005 Ipswich Town A 1–5 28,244 Vaughan
8 May 2005 Coventry City H 2–1 9,269 Higdon, Jones

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Coventry City A 0–3 7,629

League Cup[]

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 24 August 2004 Blackpool H 4–1 2,994 Jones (2), Rivers, Ashton
R2 21 September 2004 Sunderland H 3–3 (won 4–2 on pens) 3,804 Jones, Ashton, Foster
R3 26 October 2004 Manchester United H 0–3 10,103

Squad[]

[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 Trinidad and Tobago TRI Clayton Ince
2 DF England ENG Billy Jones
3 DF England ENG Richard Walker
4 MF England ENG Kenny Lunt (captain)
5 DF England ENG Adrian Moses
6 DF England ENG Stephen Foster
7 MF England ENG Neil Sorvel
8 MF England ENG Justin Cochrane
9 FW Northern Ireland NIR Steve Jones
11 MF Wales WAL David Vaughan
12 MF England ENG Lee Bell
13 GK England ENG Ben Williams
14 MF England ENG Ben Rix
15 FW England ENG Luke Varney
16 DF England ENG Anthony Tonkin
18 DF England ENG Chris McCready
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF England ENG Michael Higdon
20 FW England ENG Andy White
22 GK England ENG Stuart Tomlinson
23 MF England ENG Alex Morris
24 FW England ENG Matthew Platt
25 DF England ENG Mark Roberts
26 MF England ENG Gary Roberts
27 MF England ENG Lloyd McGowan
28 FW England ENG Kyle Wilson
29 MF England ENG Mark Rivers
30 DF England ENG Ryan Austin
31 DF England ENG Robert Lloyd
33 DF England ENG Paul Bignot
35 DF Northern Ireland NIR Colin Murdock
37 DF Wales WAL Darren Moss
38 GK England ENG Karl Wills

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
32 DF England ENG Keith Briggs (on loan from Norwich City)
21 FW England ENG Paul Edwards (to Leek Town)
10 FW England ENG Dean Ashton (to Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF England ENG Jon Otsemobor (on loan from Liverpool)
17 MF England ENG James Robinson (to ÍBV)

References[]

  1. ^ "Norwich secure £3m Ashton signing". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Crewe 2–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crewe-alexandra/2004-2005
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