2004–05 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
2004–05 season
ChairmanBill Kenwright
ManagerDavid Moyes
Premier League4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tim Cahill (11)
All: Tim Cahill (12)
Away colours

During the 2004–05 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League.

Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 4th Australia Tim Cahill, 11
FA Cup Fifth round Scotland James McFadden, 2
League Cup Fourth round Scotland Duncan Ferguson, 1
England Nick Chadwick, 1
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley, 1
England Marcus Bent, 1
Denmark Thomas Gravesen, 1

Season summary[]

Many pundits had tipped Everton for relegation that season: having escaped relegation from the Premier League by six points the previous season, Everton's task to stay in English football's top flight only seemed harder after the multimillion-pound transfer of teenage striker Wayne Rooney to Manchester United after setting the summer's European Championships alight. However, the season turned out to be Everton's most successful in Premier League history as they placed fourth in the league with 61pts. Everton kept pace with the likes of Chelsea (95pts) and Arsenal (83pts) at the Premier League summit for the first half of the season, finishing 2004 only a few points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Although Everton's title challenge eventually fizzled out following the sale of out-of-contract midfielder Thomas Gravesen to Spanish giants Real Madrid, they were able to see off competition from arch-rivals Liverpool (58pts) and fellow northwesterners Bolton Wanderers (58pts) to finish in fourth place, three points ahead of both teams. This secured the Toffees qualification to the 2005–06 Champions League, in which they would enter the tournament in the third qualifying round. In the summer, manager David Moyes splashed the cash on the likes of Netherlands and Inter Milan winger Andy van der Meyde in a bid to keep Everton in a position to make a serious challenge for European qualification the following season.

Despite their high league finish, Everton had the unwanted distinction of finishing with a negative goal difference, as a result of an embarrassing 7–0 humbling at Arsenal in the penultimate game of the season.

Final league table[]

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 25 8 5 87 36 +51 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Manchester United 38 22 11 5 58 26 +32 77 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 −1 61
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]
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.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of 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
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG Steve Watson
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir (captain)
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Arteta (on loan from Real Sociedad)
7 FW England ENG Marcus Bent
8 FW England ENG James Beattie
10 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson
11 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith
17 MF Australia AUS Tim Cahill
20 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo
21 MF England ENG Leon Osman
22 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert
23 DF Australia AUS Eddy Bosnar
24 MF France FRA Guillaume Plessis
25 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley[3]
31 FW England ENG James Vaughan

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
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell (to West Bromwich Albion)
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen (to Real Madrid)
18 FW England ENG Wayne Rooney (to Manchester United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW England ENG Nick Chadwick (to Plymouth Argyle)
27 DF England ENG Peter Clarke (to Blackpool)

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
12 MF China CHN Li Tie
32 DF England ENG Daniel Fox[4]
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Gerrard[5]
37 GK Scotland SCO Iain Turner
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Mark Hughes
— DF England ENG Laurence Wilson
— FW England ENG Paul Hopkins
— FW Italy ITA Patrizio Pascucci

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Results[]

Premier League[]

Results by round[]

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GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHHAHAA
ResultLWWDWWWLWWDLWWDWWDWLLWDLWDLWLLLWWDLWLL
Position2091175333333333332334444444444444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2005 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

15 August 2004 1 Everton 1–4 Arsenal Liverpool, Merseyside
Carsley Yellow card 37' Goal 64'
Osman Yellow card 43'		 Report Bergkamp Goal 23'
Reyes Goal 39'
Cole Yellow card 53'
Ljungberg Goal 54'
Pires Goal 83'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,521
Referee: Mike Riley
21 August 2004 2 Crystal Palace 1–3 Everton Croydon, London
Hudson Goal 9' Report GravesenGoal 19' (pen)
Naysmith Red card 71'
Bent Goal 82'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,666
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 August 2004 3 Everton 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool, Merseyside
Osman Goal 2', 70' Report Dobie Goal 7' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,510
Referee: Peter Walton
30 August 2004 4 Manchester United 0–0 Everton Trafford, Greater Manchester
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,803
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
11 September 2004 5 Manchester City 0–1 Everton Manchester
15:00 Report Cahill Goal 60' Red card 61' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,006
Referee: Steve Bennett
19 September 2004 6 Everton 1–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool, Merseyside
Bent Goal 47' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,078
Referee: Howard Webb
26 September 2004 7 Portsmouth 0–1 Everton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Report Cahill Goal 80' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 October 2004 8 Everton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Pamarot Goal 53' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,264
Referee: Graham Poll
16 October 2004 9 Everton 1–0 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Osman Goal 88' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,256
Referee: Barry Knight
23 October 2004 10 Norwich City 2–3 Everton Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 BST McKenzie Goal 48'
Francis Goal 57'		 Report Kilbane Goal 10'
Bent Goal 40'
Ferguson Goal 73'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 October 2004 11 Everton 1–1 Aston Villa Liverpool, Merseyside
Bent Goal 33' Report Hendrie Goal 26' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,816
Referee: Steve Dunn
6 November 2004 12 Chelsea 1–0 Everton Fulham, London
Robben Goal 72' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,965
Referee: Mike Riley
13 November 2004 13 Birmingham City 0–1 Everton Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 GMT (UTC) Report Gravesen Goal 69' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,388
Referee: Rob Styles
20 November 2004 14 Everton 1–0 Fulham Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson Goal 67' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,763
Referee: Graham Poll
28 November 2004 15 Newcastle United 1–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Bellamy Goal 5' Report Carsley Goal 56' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,247
Referee: Neale Barry
4 December 2004 16 Everton 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson Goal 45'
Gravesen Goal 75'
Jaïdi Goal 85' (o.g.)		 Report Davies Goal 16', 59' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,929
Referee: Howard Webb
11 December 2004 17 Everton 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside
Carsley Goal 68' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,552
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 December 2004 18 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Everton Blackburn, Lancashire
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,191
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2004 19 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Cahill Goal 22'
Bent Goal 63'		 Report Fowler Goal 42'
Negouai Red card 83'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 December 2004 20 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Everton Greenwich, London
El Karkouri Goal 82'
Goal 85'		 Report Ferguson Red card 83' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,001
Referee: Mike Riley
1 January 2005 21 Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 Everton Haringey, London
Marney Goal 16', 80'
Ziegler Goal 27'
Mendes Goal 59'
Keane Goal 68'		 Report Cahill Goal 40'
McFadden Goal 87'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,102
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 January 2005 22 Everton 2–1 Portsmouth Liverpool, Merseyside
Stubbs Goal 29'
Osman Goal 90'		 Report Yakubu Goal 31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,480
Referee: Peter Walton
16 January 2005 23 Middlesbrough 1–1 Everton Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Zenden Goal 26' Report Cahill Goal 76' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 January 2005 24 Everton 0–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Holland Goal 45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,041
Referee: Howard Webb
2 February 2005 25 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Liverpool, Merseyside
19:45 GMT Ferguson Goal 78' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,485
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 February 2005 26 Southampton 2–2 Everton Southampton, Hampshire
Crouch Goal 36'
Camara Goal 55'		 Report Beattie Goal 4'
Bent Goal 90'		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,509
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 February 2005 27 Everton 0–1 Chelsea Liverpool, Merseyside
Beattie Red card 8' Report Guðjohnsen Goal 69' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,270
Referee: Mike Riley
26 February 2005 28 Aston Villa 1–3 Everton Birmingham, West Midlands
Solano Goal 46' Report Osman Goal 17', 67'
Cahill Goal 48'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,248
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 2005 29 Everton 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool, Merseyside
Report Stead Goal 71' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,406
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2005 30 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard Goal 27'
Luis García Goal 32'		 Report Cahill Goal 82' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,224
Referee: Rob Styles
3 April 2005 31 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Everton West Bromwich, West Midlands
Gera Goal 63' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,805
Referee: Graham Poll
10 April 2005 32 Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool, Merseyside
Arteta Goal 7'
Cahill Goal 47', 54'
Vaughan Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,519
Referee: Uriah Rennie
20 April 2005 33 Everton 1–0 Manchester United Liverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson Goal 55' Report G. Neville Red card 72'
Scholes Red card 90'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,160
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 April 2005 34 Everton 1–1 Birmingham City Liverpool, Merseyside
12:30 BST (UTC+01) Ferguson Goal 86' Report Heskey Goal 5' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,828
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 April 2005 35 Fulham 2–0 Everton Fulham, London
John Goal 15'
McBride Goal 39'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,881
Referee: Steve Bennett
7 May 2005 36 Everton 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool, Merseyside
Weir Goal 43'
Cahill Goal 59'		 Report Ameobi Red card 56' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,438
Referee: Barry Knight
11 May 2005 37 Arsenal 7–0 Everton Islington, London
van Persie Goal 8'
Pires Goal 12', 50'
Vieira Goal 37'
Edu Goal 70' (pen.)
Bergkamp Goal 77'
Flamini Goal 85'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,073
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 May 2005 38 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Everton Bolton, Greater Manchester
Ngotty Red card 45'
Jaidi Goal 53'
Davies Goal 61'
Stelios Goal 66'		 Report Cahill Goal 9'
Carsley Goal 63'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,701
Referee: Neale Barry

FA Cup[]

  • Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Everton (attendance 20,112)
  • Everton 3–0 Sunderland (attendance 33,186)
  • Everton 0–2 Manchester United (attendance 38,664)

League Cup[]

  • 22 September 2004: Bristol City 2–2 Everton (3–4 pen.)
  • 27 October 2004: Everton 2–0 Preston North End
9 November 2004 Arsenal 3–1 Everton London
Owusu-Abeyie Goal 25'
Lupoli Goal 52', 85'		 Report Gravesen Goal 8' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,791
Referee: Alan Wiley

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright 12 0 6+1 0 2 0 3 0
25 GK England ENG Nigel Martyn 33 0 32 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Pistone 39 0 32+1 0 2+1 0 2+1 0
4 DF England ENG Alan Stubbs 36 1 29+2 1 3 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland SCO David Weir 37 0 34 0 0+2 0 1 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Gary Naysmith 15 0 5+6 0 3 0 1 0
20 DF Nigeria NGA Joseph Yobo 33 0 19+8 0 3 0 3 0
22 DF England ENG Tony Hibbert 40 0 35+1 0 1 0 3 0
Midfielders
2 MF England ENG Steve Watson 28 0 12+13 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF Spain ESP Mikel Arteta 13 1 10+2 1 1 0 0 0
12 MF China CHN Li Tie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Kilbane 43 1 37+1 1 3 0 2 0
17 MF Australia AUS Tim Cahill 38 12 33 11 1+1 1 2+1 0
21 MF England ENG Leon Osman 35 7 24+5 6 3 1 2+1 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Carsley 41 5 35+1 4 3 0 2 1
Forwards
7 FW England ENG Marcus Bent 42 7 31+6 6 2+1 0 1+1 1
8 FW England ENG James Beattie 13 2 7+4 1 2 1 0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Duncan Ferguson 37 6 6+29 5 0 0 2 1
11 FW Scotland SCO James McFadden 29 3 7+16 1 3 2 3 0
31 FW England ENG James Vaughan 2 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW England ENG Kevin Campbell 7 0 4+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen 23 5 20+1 4 0+1 0 1 1
19 FW England ENG Nick Chadwick 5 2 0+1 0 0+2 1 0+2 1

Last updated: 30 May 2005
Source: Competitions

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  3. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  4. ^ Fox was born in Winsford, England, and has represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his full international debut for Scotland in November 2009.
  5. ^ Gerrard was born in Huyton, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has played for them at youth level.
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