2004–05_West_Ham_United_F.C._season

2004–05 West Ham United F.C. season

2004–05 West Ham United F.C. season

2004–05 season of West Ham United

During the 2004–05 English football season, West Ham United competed in the Football League Championship, having lost the previous season's play-off final 0–1 to Crystal Palace at the Millennium Stadium.

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Season summary

Following the previous season's First Division play-off final loss to Crystal Palace, Rob Lee, Brian Deane, Wayne Quinn and Shaun Byrne were all released from West Ham on free transfers. They were closely followed by Kevin Horlock, who signed for Ipswich Town, and David Connolly, who left for Leicester City in a £500,000 deal. Sébastien Carole also returned to Monaco after his loan spell, while Richard Garcia and Elliott Ward signed new contracts.

The first signing Alan Pardew made following the end of the previous season was goalkeeper James Walker, signed on a free transfer from Walsall, where he had been a folk hero. He was brought in as cover for Stephen Bywater. The following month former England international Teddy Sheringham and Serhii Rebrov both signed on free transfers, from Portsmouth and Tottenham respectively. Their arrivals were closely followed by those of AFC Bournemouth captain Carl Fletcher for £275,000 and winger Luke Chadwick from Manchester United on a free transfer. In September, Malky Mackay signed for £300,000 from Norwich City.

West Ham's biggest defeat of the season was away to Cardiff City on 2 November 2004 when they lost 4–1. The Welsh team featured former Hammer Jobi McAnuff, who created the first two goals and scored the fourth. West Ham's biggest win of the season came in their home game against Plymouth Argyle on 19 February 2005 when they won 5–0.

West Ham only lost one of their last ten matches, which helped moved them from seventh to sixth, guaranteeing a play-off spot. The club returned to the FA Premier League at the second time of asking, defeating Preston North End in the 2005 Football League Championship play-off final with a single goal from Bobby Zamora.

Final league table

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship § League table
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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.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

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Left club during season

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Summer Transfers

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Winter Transfers

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Results

Championship

7 August 2004 Leicester City 0–0 West Ham United Leicester
Report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 30,231
Referee: Mike Ryan
10 August 2004 West Ham United 1–0 Reading London
Sheringham 81' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,242
Referee: Paul Taylor
15 August 2004 West Ham United 1–3 Wigan Athletic London
Zamora 69' Report Ellington 5', 58'
Roberts 45'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,271
Referee: Andy D'Urso
21 August 2004 Crewe Alexandra 2–3 West Ham United Crewe
Ashton 31', 82' Report Sheringham 16', 22'
Brevett 30'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Alan Kaye
28 August 2004 West Ham United 1–0 Burnley London
Nowland 62' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 22,119
Referee: Paul Robinson
30 August 2004 Coventry City 2–1 West Ham United Coventry
Doyle 45'
Morrell 76'		 Report Sheringham 42' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,404
Referee: Colin Webster
11 September 2004 Sheffield United 1–2 West Ham United Sheffield
Quinn 65' Report Harewood 9'
Sheringham 85'		 Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 21,058
Referee: Alan Wiley
14 September 2004 West Ham United 1–0 Rotherham United London
Etherington 69' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,233
Referee: Michael Jones
18 September 2004 West Ham United 1–1 Ipswich Town London
Mackay 11' Report Couñago 57' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,812
Referee: Rob Styles
26 September 2004 Nottingham Forest 2–1 West Ham United Nottingham
Evans 84'
King 90'		 Report Harewood 58' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,615
Referee: Matt Messias
29 September 2004 Derby County 1–1 West Ham United Derby
Johnson 6' Report Etherington 11' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 23,112
Referee: Graham Poll
2 October 2004 West Ham United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Sheringham 75' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,585
Referee: Barry Knight
16 October 2004 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 West Ham United London
Rose 22' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,363
Referee: Paul Taylor
19 October 2004 West Ham United 2–0 Stoke City London
Harewood 31'
Sheringham 59'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,808
Referee: Lee Probert
23 October 2004 West Ham United 3–1 Gillingham London
Zamora 18'
Harewood 25'
Mullins 39'		 Report Byfield 45' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,247
Referee: Eddie Evans
30 October 2004 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 West Ham United Plymouth
Wotton 76' Report Lomas 43' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 20,220
Referee: Andy Penn
2 November 2004 Cardiff City 4–1 West Ham United Cardiff
Lee 3'
Ledley 16'
Parry 54'
McAnuff 77'		 Report Harewood 69' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,222
Referee: Richard Beeby
6 November 2004 West Ham United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers London
Harewood 36', 84' Report McLeod 72' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 31,365
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 November 2004 West Ham United 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion London
Report Butters 68' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 29,514
Referee: Paul Armstrong
21 November 2004 Millwall 1–0 West Ham United London
Dichio 78' Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,025
Referee: Peter Walton
27 November 2004 West Ham United 3–2 Watford London
Reo-Coker 28'
D. Powell 30'
Rebrov 58'		 Report Gunnarsson 5'
Dyer 21'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,541
Referee: Kevin Wright
4 December 2004 Sunderland 0–2 West Ham United Sunderland
Report Harewood 59'
Sheringham 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,510
Referee: Graham Salisbury
10 December 2004 West Ham United 1–1 Leeds United London
Chadwick 50' Report Healy 90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,684
Referee: Mike Pike
18 December 2004 Preston North End 2–1 West Ham United Preston
Lewis 9'
O'Neil 45'		 Report Reo-Coker 50' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,451
Referee: Alan Kaye
26 December 2004 West Ham United 3–2 Nottingham Forest London
Etherington 17'
Sheringham 39', 82'		 Report Johnson 65', 68' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 32,270
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 December 2004 Rotherham United 2–2 West Ham United Rotherham
Butler 13'
McIntosh 37'		 Report Harewood 71'
Sheringham 76'		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,769
Referee: Iain Williamson
1 January 2005 Ipswich Town 0–2 West Ham United Ipswich
Report Harewood 1'
Etherington 90'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,003
Referee: Paul Taylor
3 January 2005 West Ham United 0–2 Sheffield United London
Report Řepka 40' (o.g.)
Bromby 60'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 27,424
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 January 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 West Ham United Wolverhampton
Miller 29', 54'
Ince 72'
Cort 75'		 Report Zamora 36', 57' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,411
Referee: Clive Penton
23 January 2005 West Ham United 1–2 Derby County London
Fletcher 26' Report Rasiak 10', 63' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 30,347
Referee: Lee Mason
6 February 2005 West Ham United 1–0 Cardiff City London
Fletcher 89' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,716
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 February 2005 West Ham United 5–0 Plymouth Argyle London
Harewood 10'
McCormick 23' (o.g.)
Mackay 40'
Sheringham 76', 84'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,490
Referee: Kevin Friend
22 February 2005 Gillingham 0–1 West Ham United Gillingham
Report Harewood 13' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,510
Referee: Phil Crossley
26 February 2005 Leeds United 2–1 West Ham United Leeds
Hulse 51'
Derry 86'		 Report Williams 68' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,115
Referee: Andy Hall
5 March 2005 West Ham United 1–2 Preston North End London
Zamora 87' Report Nugent 17'
Agyemang 81'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,442
Referee: Steve Tanner
12 March 2005 Reading 3–1 West Ham United Reading
Kitson 13', 27', 57' Report Sheringham 82' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 22,268
Referee: Phil Joslin
15 March 2005 West Ham United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra London
Sheringham 76' Report Jones 90' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,593
Referee: Mike Thorpe
18 March 2005 West Ham United 2–2 Leicester City London
Sheringham 28', 62' Report Connolly 25'
Gillespie 44'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 22,031
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 April 2005 Wigan Athletic 1–2 West Ham United Wigan
Roberts 51' Report Sheringham 55'
Harewood 67'		 Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 12,993
Referee: Brian Curson
5 April 2005 Burnley 0–1 West Ham United Burnley
Report Sheringham 83' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12,209
Referee: Kevin Friend
9 April 2005 West Ham United 3–0 Coventry City London
Shaw 76' (o.g.)
Sheringham 89'
Zamora 90'		 Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 26,839
Referee: Iain Williamson
16 April 2005 West Ham United 1–1 Millwall London
Harewood 35' Report Hayles 12' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,221
Referee: Uriah Rennie
19 April 2005 Stoke City 0–1 West Ham United Stoke-on-Trent
Report Zamora 78' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 14,534
Referee: Graham Laws
23 April 2005 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 West Ham United Brighton
Hammond 54', 90' Report Reo-Coker 8'
Harewood 55'		 Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6,819
Referee: Andy Penn
29 April 2005 West Ham United 1–2 Sunderland London
Harewood 43' Report Arca 52'
Elliott 87'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,482
Referee: Richard Beeby
8 May 2005 Watford 1–2 West Ham United Watford
Helguson 89' Report Ferdinand 42'
Harewood 70'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,673
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Championship play-offs

Main article: 2005 Football League play-offs
14 May 2005 West Ham United 2–2 Ipswich Town London
Harewood 7'
Zamora 13'		 Report Walker 45' (o.g.)
Kuqi 74'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,723
Referee: Uriah Rennie
18 May 2005 Ipswich Town 0–2
(2–4 agg.)		 West Ham United Ipswich
Report Zamora 61', 72' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,010
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 May 2005 Preston North End 0–1 West Ham United Cardiff
Report Zamora 57' Stadium: Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 70,275
Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup

Main article: 2004-05 Football League Cup
24 August 2004 First Round West Ham United 2–0 Southend United London
Harewood 11', 90' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 16,910
Referee: Paul Armstrong
21 September 2004 Second Round West Ham United 3–2 Notts County London
Zamora 1', 54'
Rebrov 62'		 Report Wilson 13'
Richardson 57'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 11,111
Referee: Iaian Williamson
27 October 2004 Third Round Chelsea 1–0 West Ham United London
Kežman 57' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,774
Referee: Andy D'Urso

FA Cup

Main article: 2004-05 FA Cup
8 January 2005 Third Round West Ham United 1–0 Norwich City London
Harewood 81' Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,389
Referee: Uriah Rennie
29 January 2005 Fourth Round West Ham United 1–1 Sheffield United London
Harewood 39' Report Jagielka 57' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 19,444
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
13 February 2005 Fourth Round Replay Sheffield United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 West Ham United Sheffield
Liddell 8' Report Sheringham 63' Stadium: Brammall Lane
Attendance: 15,067
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Penalties

Statistics

Overview

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Goalscorers

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Appearances and goals

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