2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2004–05 season
Owner	Publicly traded company
Chairman	John Wardle
Manager	Kevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005); Stuart Pearce
Stadium	City of Manchester Stadium; (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Season revenue	€90.1 million0(17th highest in world) ; (7th highest in Premier League)
Top goalscorer	League: Shaun Wright-Phillips; and Robbie Fowler (10 goals); 0 (15th highest in Premier League); All: Shaun Wright-Phillips; and Robbie Fowler (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	47,221 0v0 Middlesbrough; 15 May 2005
Lowest home attendance	19,578 0v0 Barnsley; 21 September 2004
Average home league attendance	45,192 – over 19 PL home games; (3rd highest in Premier League)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Results summary – all competitions
	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Home	9	6	6	42.9%
Away	5	7	8	25.0%
Both	14	13	14	34.1%

Results summary – Premier League
	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %
Home	8	6	5	42.1%
Away	5	7	7	26.3%
Both	13	13	12	34.2%

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.

Season review

In the 2004-05 Premier League season, Manchester City had a dramatic campaign, including important wins over Chelsea and Liverpool but also disappointing losses to West Bromwich Albion and Bolton. The season featured significant contributions from academy graduates, most notably Shaun Wright-Phillips, who was named in the PFA Team of the Year. Midseason managerial changes occurred: Kevin Keegan departed with the team mid-table, and Stuart Pearce took over in January. On the final day, City needed a win to secure European qualification, but despite a tense finish, they drew and missed out.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	David James
2	DF	FRA	David Sommeil
3	DF	WAL	Ben Thatcher
5	DF	FRA	Sylvain Distin
6	MF	USA	Claudio Reyna
8	FW	ENG	Robbie Fowler
10	MF	FRA	Antoine Sibierski
11	FW	IRL	Jon Macken^[2]
12	GK	ENG	Nicky Weaver
14	MF	NED	Kiki Musampa^[3] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16	DF	ENG	Nedum Onuoha^[4]
17	DF	CHN	Sun Jihai
18	DF	ENG	Danny Mills
20	MF	ENG	Steve McManaman
22	DF	IRL	Richard Dunne


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	ENG	Joey Barton
25	GK	BEL	Geert De Vlieger
26	MF	NED	Paul Bosvelt
27	DF	DEN	Mikkel Bischoff
28	MF	ENG	Trevor Sinclair
29	MF	ENG	Shaun Wright-Phillips
30	MF	FRA	Christian Negouai
31	DF	ENG	Jonathan D'Laryea
32	GK	DEN	Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard
33	GK	DEN	Kasper Schmeichel
38	MF	IRL	Stephen Ireland
40	MF	ENG	Lee Croft
41	DF	ENG	Stephen Jordan
42	FW	ENG	Bradley Wright-Phillips
44	MF	IRL	Willo Flood

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	CRC	Paulo Wanchope (to Málaga)
21	GK	NED	Ronald Waterreus (to Rangers)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	FW	FRA	Nicolas Anelka (to Fenerbahçe)
43	MF	IRL	Paddy McCarthy (to Leicester City)

Team kit

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

Home

Home alt.

Away

Away alt.

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).

Results

In this season, Manchester City, did not qualify for any European competitions. The team's leading Premier League goalscorers were Robbie Fowler and Sean-wright-Phillips, who both ended up with 10 goals and tied for 15th.

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

7 August 2004	Manchester City	3–1	Lazio	Manchester, England
15:00 BST	Anelka 1' Macken 68' Sibierski 74' (pen.)	M.E.N. report	74' (pen.) Oddo	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 23,132 Referee: Matt Messias (England)

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]
7	Middlesbrough	38	14	13	11	53	46	+7	55
8	Manchester City	38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52
9	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	10	14	47	41	+6	52
10	Aston Villa	38	12	11	15	45	52	−7	47

Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ 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


Overall	Home	Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52	8	6	5	24	14	+10	5	7	7	23	25	−2

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

Points breakdown

Points at home: 30
Points away from home: 22

Points against "Big Four" teams: 9
Points against promoted teams: 11

6 points: Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Portsmouth

4 points: Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Norwich City, Southampton

3 points: Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Liverpool

2 points: Blackburn Rovers, Fulham

1 point: 0Arsenal, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United,

0West Bromwich Albion

0 points: Everton, Tottenham Hotspur

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 4–0 vs. Charlton Athletic, 28 August 2004
Biggest home defeat: 0–2 vs. Manchester United, 13 February 2005
Biggest away win: 1–3 vs. Portsmouth, 20 November 2004
Biggest away defeat: 2–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 22 January 2005

Biggest home attendance: 47,221 vs. Middlesbrough, 15 May 2005
Smallest home attendance: 42,453 vs. Birmingham City, 20 April 2005
Biggest away attendance: 67,863 vs. Manchester United, 7 November 2004
Smallest away attendance: 20,101 vs. Portsmouth, 20 November 2004

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D
Position	10	15	19	9	13	10	14	12	10	13	12	13	12	11	9	11	13	10	11	12	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	8	8	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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Individual match reports

14 August 2004	Manchester City	1–1	Fulham	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Fowler 28'	Guardian report	56' John	Attendance: 44,026 Referee: Matt Messias

21 August 2004	Liverpool	2–1	Manchester City	Anfield Liverpool
15:00	Baroš 48' Gerrard 75'	Guardian report	45' Anelka 85' Dunne	Attendance: 42,831 Referee: Graham Poll

24 August 2004	Birmingham City	1–0	Manchester City	St Andrews Birmingham
19:45	Heskey 8'	Guardian report		Attendance: 28,551 Referee: Phil Dowd

28 August 2004	Manchester City	4–0	Charlton Athletic	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Anelka 13', 60' Sinclair 34' S. Wright-Phillips 78'	Guardian report		Attendance: 43,593 Referee: Mark Halsey

11 September 2004	Manchester City	0–1	Everton	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00		Guardian report	60' 61' Cahill	Attendance: 47,006 Referee: Steve Bennett

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

25 September 2004	Manchester City	0–1	Arsenal	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00		Guardian report	14' Cole	Attendance: 47,015 Referee: Neale Barry

2 October 2004	Southampton	0–0	Manchester City	St Mary's Stadium Southampton
12:45		Guardian report		Attendance: 28,605 Referee: Uriah Rennie

16 October 2004	Manchester City	1–0	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
17:15	Anelka 11' (pen.)	Guardian report		Attendance: 45,047 Referee: Howard Webb

24 October 2004	Newcastle United	4–3	Manchester City	St James' Park Newcastle
15:00	Robert 49' Shearer 58' (pen.) Elliott 69' Bellamy 89'	Guardian report	64', 77' S. Wright-Phillips 67' (pen.) Fowler	Attendance: 52,316 Referee: Steve Dunn

1 November 2004	Manchester City	1–1	Norwich City	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
20:00	Flood 11'	Guardian report	46' Francis	Attendance: 42,803 Referee: Steve Bennett

7 November 2004	Manchester United	0–0	Manchester City	Old Trafford Manchester
16:05	Smith 89'	Guardian report		Attendance: 67,863 Referee: Graham Poll

13 November 2004	Manchester City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Sibierski 45' Mills 77'	Guardian report	78' (pen.) Dickov	Attendance: 45,504 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

20 November 2004	Portsmouth	1–3	Manchester City	Fratton Park Portsmouth
17:15	O'Neil 8'	Guardian report	6' S. Wright-Phillips 79' Sibierski 87' Bosvelt	Attendance: 20,101 Referee: Matt Messias

27 November 2004	Manchester City	2–0	Aston Villa	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
17:15	Macken 29' S. Wright-Phillips 38'	Guardian report	90' Hendrie	Attendance: 44,530 Referee: Mike Riley

6 December 2004	Middlesbrough	3–2	Manchester City	Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough
20:00	Viduka 9', 54' Hasselbaink 65'	Guardian report	39' Fowler 80' B. Wright-Phillips	Attendance: 29,787 Referee: Graham Poll

11 December 2004	Manchester City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00		Guardian report	57' Kanouté	Attendance: 45,805 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

18 December 2004	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Manchester City	Reebok Stadium Bolton
15:00		Guardian report	52' Barton	Attendance: 27,274 Referee: Uriah Rennie

26 December 2004	Everton	2–1	Manchester City	Goodison Park Liverpool
15:00	Cahill 22' Bent 63'	Guardian report	42' Fowler 83' Negouai	Attendance: 40,530 Referee: Phil Dowd

28 December 2004	Manchester City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Anelka 32'	Guardian report	85' (o.g.) Dunne 17' Gaardsoe	Attendance: 47,177 Referee: Andy D'Urso

1 January 2005	Manchester City	2–1	Southampton	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Bosvelt 19' S. Wright-Phillips 40'	Guardian report	90' (pen.) Phillips	Attendance: 42,895 Referee: Chris Foy

4 January 2005	Arsenal	1–1	Manchester City	Highbury London
19:45	Ljungberg 75'	Guardian report	31' S. Wright-Phillips	Attendance: 38,086 Referee: Rob Styles

15 January 2005	Manchester City	3–1	Crystal Palace	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	S. Wright-Phillips 12', 90' Fowler 15'	Guardian report	32' Powell	Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Andre Marriner

22 January 2005	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Manchester City	The Hawthorns West Bromwich
17:15	Campbell 5' Wallwork 81'	Guardian report		Attendance: 25,348 Referee: Graham Poll

2 February 2005	Manchester City	1–1	Newcastle United	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
19:45	Fowler 49' (pen.)	Guardian report	9' Shearer	Attendance: 45,752 Referee: Andy D'Urso

6 February 2005	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge London
16:05		Guardian report		Attendance: 42,093 Referee: Howard Webb

13 February 2005	Manchester City	0–2	Manchester United	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
13:00		Guardian report	68' Rooney 75' (o.g.) Dunne	Attendance: 47,111 Referee: Steve Bennett

28 February 2005	Norwich City	2–3	Manchester City	Carrow Road Norwich
20:00	Ashton 12' McKenzie 16' Jonson 66'	Guardian report	25' Sibierski 37', 90' Fowler	Attendance: 24,302 Referee: Rob Styles

7 March 2005	Manchester City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
20:00		Guardian report	45' Diouf	Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Alan Wiley

19 March 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Manchester City	White Hart Lane London
15:00	Defoe 16' Keane 84'	Guardian report	44' Reyna	Attendance: 35,681 Referee: Barry Knight

2 April 2005	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Manchester City	The Valley London
12:45	Bartlett 10' Perry 90'	Guardian report	4' (o.g.) Hreiðarsson 38' Fowler	Attendance: 26,436 Referee: Rob Styles

9 April 2005	Manchester City	1–0	Liverpool	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Musampa 90'	Guardian report		Attendance: 47,203 Referee: Mike Riley

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

20 April 2005	Manchester City	3–0	Birmingham City	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
19:45	Taylor 55' (o.g.) Dunne 80' Sibierski 86' (pen.)	Guardian report		Attendance: 42,453 Referee: Martin Atkinson

23 April 2005	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Manchester City	Ewood Park Blackburn
15:00		Guardian report		Attendance: 24,646 Referee: Chris Foy

30 April 2005	Manchester City	2–0	Portsmouth	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Distin 4' Fowler 16'	Guardian report		Attendance: 46,454 Referee: Andre Marriner

7 May 2005	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester City	Villa Park Birmingham
15:00	Ángel 62'	Guardian report	5' S. Wright-Phillips 12' Musampa	Attendance: 39,645 Referee: Richard Beeby

15 May 2005	Manchester City	1–1	Middlesbrough	City of Manchester Stadium Manchester
15:00	Musampa 46'	Guardian report	23' Hasselbaink	Attendance: 47,221 Referee: Rob Styles

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

No.	Pos.	Player	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Totals	Discipline
Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	David James	380(0)		10(0)				390(0)
2	DF	David Sommeil	010(0)				10(1)		020(1)
3	DF	Ben Thatcher	180(1)		10(0)		20(0)		210(1)		2
5	DF	Sylvain Distin	380(0)	1	10(0)		20(0)		410(0)	1	3
6	MF	Claudio Reyna	170(1)	2					170(1)	2
8	FW	Robbie Fowler	320(4)	10			10(0)	1	330(4)	11	3
10	MF	Antoine Sibierski	350(1)	4	10(0)		20(0)	2	380(1)	6	3
11	FW	Jon Macken	230(7)	1	10(0)		10(0)	2	250(7)	3
12	GK	Nicky Weaver	010(1)						010(1)
14	MF	Kiki Musampa	140(0)	3					140(0)	3
16	DF	Nedum Onuoha	170(6)				10(0)		180(6)
17	DF	Sun Jihai	060(2)				10(0)		070(2)		1
18	DF	Danny Mills	320(3)		10(0)		20(0)		350(3)		5	– / 1
20	MF	Steve McManaman	130(7)		10(1)				140(8)		1
21	GK	Ronald Waterreus					20(0)		020(0)
22	DF	Richard Dunne	350(0)	2	10(0)				360(0)	2	7	1 / –
24	MF	Joey Barton	320(3)	1	10(0)		10(0)	1	340(3)	2	9
26	MF	Paul Bosvelt	280(0)	2	10(0)		10(0)		300(0)	2	6
28	MF	Trevor Sinclair	040(2)	1			10(0)		050(2)	1
29	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	330(1)	10	10(0)		20(0)	1	360(1)	11
30	MF	Christian Negouai	010(1)				10(1)		020(2)			– / 1
31	MF	Jonathan D'Laryea					10(0)		010(0)
39	Sold	Nicolas Anelka	190(1)	7					190(1)	7
40	MF	Lee Croft	070(7)						070(7)
41	DF	Stephen Jordan	190(0)				10(1)		200(1)		5
42	FW	Bradley Wright-Phillips	14 (14)	1	10(0)		10(1)		16 (15)	1
44	MF	Willo Flood	090(5)	1	10(1)		20(0)	1	120(6)	2	1
TOTALS	45				8		53	46	1 / 2

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

All competitions

Scorer	Goals
Robbie Fowler	11
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Nicolas Anelka	7
Antoine Sibierski	6
Jon Macken	3
Kiki Musampa
Joey Barton	2
Paul Bosvelt
Willo Flood
Claudio Reyna
Sylvain Distin	1
Richard Dunne
Trevor Sinclair
Bradley Wright-Phillips

Premier League

Scorer	Goals
Robbie Fowler	10
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Nicolas Anelka	7
Antoine Sibierski	4
Kiki Musampa	3
Paul Bosvelt	2
Claudio Reyna
Joey Barton	1
Sylvain Distin
Richard Dunne
Willo Flood
Jon Macken
Trevor Sinclair
Bradley Wright-Phillips

League Cup and FA Cup

Scorer	Goals
Jon Macken	2
Antoine Sibierski
Joey Barton	1
Willo Flood
Robbie Fowler
Shaun Wright-Phillips

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

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Player	From club	Transfer fee
21 June 2004	DF	Ben Thatcher	Leicester City	Free^[6]
21 June 2004	DF	Geert De Vlieger	Willem II	Free^[6]
14 July 2004	DF	Danny Mills	Leeds United	Free^[7]
26 Aug. 2004	GK	Ronald Waterreus	PSV Eindhoven	Free^[8]

Transfers out

Exit date	Pos.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
May 2004	GK	Árni Gautur Arason	Vålerenga	Released
26 May 04	DF	Gerard Wiekens	Veendam	Released^[9]
1 June 04	FW	Stephen Elliott	Sunderland	Tribunal: £375,000+^[10]
16 June 04	DF	Michael Tarnat	Hannover 96	Free^[11]
25 June 04	DF	Danny Tiatto	Leicester City	Free^[12]
1 July 04	MF	Glenn Whelan	Sheffield Wed.	Free^[13]
5 July 04	FW	Vicente Matías Vuoso	Santos Laguna	Undisclosed^[14]
Aug. 2004	FW	Craig Davies	Oxford United
26 Aug. 04	FW	Paulo Wanchope	Málaga	£500,000^[15]
31 Jan. 05	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Fenerbahçe	£7 million^[16]
31 Jan. 05	GK	Ronald Waterreus	Rangers	Free^[17]
3 Mar. 05	DF	Paddy McCarthy	Leicester City	£100,000^[18]
20 May 05	MF	Steve McManaman	Retired^[19]

Loans in

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Player	To club
27 Jan. 2005	5 June 2005	MF	Kiki Musampa	Atlético Madrid^[20]^[21]^[22]

Loans out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Player	To club
30 Sep. 2004	29 Oct. 2004	DF	Mikkel Bischoff	Wolves^[23]
10 Nov. 2004	9 Feb. 2005	MF	Lee Croft	Oldham Athletic^[24]
31 Dec. 2004	30 Jan. 2005	GK	Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard	Blackpool^[25]
27 Jan. 2005	15 Feb. 2005	MF	Christian Negouai	Coventry City^[26]
24 Mar. 2005	31 May 2005	DF	Mikkel Bischoff	Wolves^[27]
11 Feb. 2005	16 Mar. 2005	FW	Karl Bermingham	Lincoln City^[28]^[29]

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[table_note_res_UC10.5657337459576-5] 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.

[1] Porter, Alex. "Etihad Ten: 2004/05 season". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

[2] 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.

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