Gillingham 2004–05 football season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Gillingham F.C. competed in the Football League Championship .
Season summary [ ]
John Gorman was appointed to help Hessenthaler as the side started the 2004–05 season poorly, but as the team continued to struggle at the wrong end of the table Hessenthaler resigned as manager in late November. Somewhat unusually he continued to be employed as a player.[1] Gorman succeeded Hessenthaler in a caretaker capacity but left the club to take the manager's job at Wycombe Wanderers .[2] Gillingham then appointed former Burnley boss Stan Ternent as manager,[3] but despite a late run of positive results, he couldn't prevent the Gills' relegation to League One on the last day of the season. In a reversal of the previous season's fortunes, Crewe Alexandra , the team immediately above Gillingham in the table, survived by just one goal.[4]
Final league table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
24
Rotherham United (R)
46
5
14
27
35
69
−34
29
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 [ ]
Gillingham's score comes first [5]
Legend [ ]
[ ]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
7 August 2004
Ipswich Town
A
1–2
23,130
Smith
10 August 2004
Leeds United
H
2–1
10,739
Byfield , Roberts
14 August 2004
Preston North End
H
2–1
7,073
Byfield , Roberts
21 August 2004
Stoke City
A
0–2
13,234
27 August 2004
Queens Park Rangers
H
0–1
7,391
30 August 2004
Burnley
A
2–1
11,574
Roberts , Byfield
11 September 2004
Sunderland
H
0–4
8,775
15 September 2004
Coventry City
A
2–2
11,966
Agyemang (2)
18 September 2004
Reading
A
1–3
13,867
Byfield
25 September 2004
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
0–1
8,365
28 September 2004
Leicester City
H
0–2
6,089
2 October 2004
Plymouth Argyle
A
1–2
13,665
Henderson
17 October 2004
Sheffield United
H
1–3
6,964
Bromby (own goal)
19 October 2004
Millwall
A
1–2
10,722
Nowland
23 October 2004
West Ham United
A
1–3
25,247
Byfield
30 October 2004
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–0
9,112
Jarvis
2 November 2004
Watford
H
0–0
7,009
6 November 2004
Sheffield United
A
0–0
16,598
13 November 2004
Derby County
H
0–2
8,015
20 November 2004
Crewe Alexandra
A
1–4
6,128
Henderson
27 November 2004
Nottingham Forest
H
2–1
8,784
Henderson (pen), Johnson
4 December 2004
Cardiff City
A
1–3
10,623
Johnson
11 December 2004
Wigan Athletic
A
0–2
8,451
18 December 2004
Rotherham United
H
3–1
8,576
Hope , Jarvis , Vernazza (own goal)
26 December 2004
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1–2
6,420
Crofts
28 December 2004
Coventry City
H
3–1
8,734
Byfield , Cox (2)
1 January 2005
Reading
H
0–0
8,570
3 January 2005
Sunderland
A
1–1
27,147
Henderson
15 January 2005
Plymouth Argyle
H
1–1
8,451
Crofts
22 January 2005
Leicester City
A
0–2
23,457
5 February 2005
Watford
A
0–2
15,188
12 February 2005
Millwall
H
0–0
9,127
19 February 2005
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2–2
24,949
Henderson , Flynn
22 February 2005
West Ham United
H
0–1
9,510
26 February 2005
Wigan Athletic
H
2–1
7,209
Henderson (2)
5 March 2005
Rotherham United
A
3–1
4,367
Flynn , Sidibe , Henderson
12 March 2005
Leeds United
A
1–1
27,995
Hope
15 March 2005
Stoke City
H
2–1
7,766
McEveley , Smith
19 March 2005
Ipswich Town
H
0–0
9,311
2 April 2005
Preston North End
A
1–1
15,054
Smith
5 April 2005
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–1
16,431
Flynn
9 April 2005
Burnley
H
1–0
9,447
Henderson
16 April 2005
Crewe Alexandra
H
1–1
10,315
Southall
23 April 2005
Derby County
A
0–2
27,481
30 April 2005
Wigan Athletic
H
1–1
10,810
Jarvis
8 May 2005
Nottingham Forest
A
2–2
24,800
Melville (own goal), Sidibe
FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
8 January 2005
Portsmouth
A
0–1
14,252
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
24 August 2004
Northampton Town
H
1–2
3,108
Sidibe
Squad [ ]
[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Isthmian League (Two )
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (One , Two )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups