2004–05_Manchester_City_F.C._season

2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

2004–05 season of Manchester City


The 2004–05 season was Manchester City Football Club's third consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its eighth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 113th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.

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Season review

Players

First-team squad

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

Left club during season

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Team kit

The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.

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Away
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Third kit

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division

Results

Pre-season

21 July 2004 Bury 0–0 Manchester City Bury, England
20:00 BST M.E.N. report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,412
2 August 2004 Reading 1–4 Manchester City Reading, England
15:00 BST Williams Stadium: Madejski Stadium

Thomas Cook Trophy

Premier League

Position in final standings

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Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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.

Results summary

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Last updated: 15 May 2005 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2004–05

Results by round

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Source: 2004–05 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

21 August 2004 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester City Anfield
Liverpool
15:00 Baroš 48'
Gerrard 75'
Guardian report 45' Anelka
Yellow cardRed card 85' Dunne
Attendance: 42,831
Referee: Graham Poll
18 September 2004 Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester City Selhurst Park
London
15:00 Johnson 77' (pen.) Guardian report 55', 64' (pen.) Anelka Attendance: 25,768
Referee: Martin Atkinson
26 December 2004 Everton 2–1 Manchester City Goodison Park
Liverpool
15:00 Cahill 22'
Bent 63'
Guardian report 42' Fowler
Red card 83' Negouai
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 February 2005 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge
London
16:05 Guardian report Attendance: 42,093
Referee: Howard Webb
28 February 2005 Norwich City 2–3 Manchester City Carrow Road
Norwich
20:00 Ashton 12'
McKenzie 16'
Jonson Yellow cardRed card 66'
Guardian report 25' Sibierski
37', 90' Fowler
Attendance: 24,302
Referee: Rob Styles
16 April 2005 Fulham 1–1 Manchester City Craven Cottage
London
15:00 Boa Morte 76' Guardian report 20' Reyna Attendance: 21,796
Referee: Neale Barry

League Cup

21 September 2004 Second round Manchester City 7–1 Barnsley City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
19:45 Barton 21'
Macken 28', 44'
Flood 33'
S. Wright-Phillips 36'
Sibierski 56', 84'
Guardian report 47' Conlon Attendance: 19,578
Referee: Paul Robinson
27 October 2004 Third round Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester
19:45 Fowler 90' Guardian report 78' Van Persie
90' Karbassiyoon
Attendance: 21,708
Referee: Peter Walton

FA Cup

8 January 2005 Third round Oldham Athletic 1–0 Manchester City Boundary Park
Oldham
15:00 Vernon 14' Guardian report Attendance: 13,171
Referee: Mike Dean

Playing statistics

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Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)

Last updated: 26 February 2011.
Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

Goalscorers

Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

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References

  1. Macken was born in Blackley, England, and represented them at U20 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in August 2004.
  2. Musampa was born in Kinshasa, Zaire, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and represented them at youth level.
  3. Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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