2004–05 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
2004–05 season | |||
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Chairman | Ken Davy | ||
Manager | Peter Jackson | ||
League One | 9th | ||
FA Cup | First round (knocked out by Stockport County) | ||
League Cup | First round (knocked out by Leeds United) | ||
League Trophy | Second round (knocked out by Blackpool) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Pawel Abbott (26) All: Pawel Abbott (27) | ||
Highest home attendance | 17,292 vs Sheffield Wednesday (29 March 2005) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,831 vs Morecambe (28 September 2004) | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 vs Hull City (5 September 2004) 4–0 vs Swindon Town (30 April 2005) | ||
Biggest defeat | 3–6 vs Blackpool (2 November 2004) 0–3 vs Tranmere Rovers (22 February 2005) | ||
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Huddersfield Town's 2004–05 campaign was their first competitive campaign in the restructured
Squad at the start of the season
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Review
Town beat
Jon Worthington was made captain after the Blackpool game, but then Huddersfield gained a recovery in form with the loan signing of Luke Beckett from Sheffield United, but he was then recalled by Sheffield in mid-February.
The team were in deep trouble in mid-March, with relegation being a big possibility, but the play-offs were still possible, although Town had to win all their final 10 games to have a realistic chance of reaching the play-offs and all was going well, until Town played Colchester United at the Galpharm Stadium. With 1 minute to go, Town were leading 2–1, but then a goalkeeping error by Paul Rachubka (signed earlier in the season from Charlton Athletic) let Colchester equalise the game. That proved to be fatal, Town did win all the other 9 games and they missed out on the play-offs by one point.
During the season, many graduates from Town's own academy started to cement first-team places, such as
Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 70 |
8 | Bournemouth
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46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 64 | +13 | 70 |
9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 70 |
10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 66 |
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Pre-season matches
Date | Competition | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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12 July 2004 | Friendly match | Wakefield-Emley | A | 2 - 1 | Mirfin, Holdsworth | 1,589 |
17 July 2004 | Friendly match | Middlesbrough | A | 1 - 2 | Booth | ? |
19 July 2004 | Friendly match | Ossett Town
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A | 2 - 0 | A. Sodje, McCombe | 1,000+ |
21 July 2004 | Friendly match | Bradford Park Avenue
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A | 2 - 1 | McAliskey, Carss | 800+ |
24 July 2004 | Friendly match | Harrogate Town
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A | 2 - 2 | Abbott (pen), Brandon | 704 |
27 July 2004 | Friendly match | Rotherham United | A | 2 - 0 | 2 og | 1,720 |
28 July 2004 | Friendly match | Farsley Celtic
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A | 1 - 1 | A. Sodje | ? |
31 July 2004 | Friendly match | Macclesfield Town | A | 1 - 0 | Brandon | ? |
3 August 2004 | Friendly match | Guiseley | A | 2 - 0 | Brown, Fowler | c. 500 |
Coca-Cola League One
Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
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7 August 2004 | Stockport County | A | 3 - 2 | Carss [45], Booth [87], Abbott [90] | 7,473 | 4th |
10 August 2004 | Chesterfield | H | 0 - 0 | 11,942 | 6th | |
16 August 2004 | Hartlepool United | H | 0 - 2 | 9,968 | 14th | |
21 August 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0 - 1 | 26,264 | 17th | |
28 August 2004 | Peterborough United | H | 2 - 1 | McAliskey [16], Worthington [48] | 9,531 | 14th |
30 August 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1 - 2 | Worthington [83] | 7,068 | 16th |
5 September 2004 | Hull City | H | 4 - 0 | Abbott [7], Edwards [14], Brandon [74], Booth [87] | 13,542 | 11th |
11 September 2004 | Port Vale | A | 3 - 0 | Abbott [62, 67, 65] | 6,298 | 5th |
18 September 2004 | Barnsley | H | 0 - 2 | 14,794 | 9th | |
25 September 2004 | Bristol City | A | 3 - 3 | Schofield [28], Abbott [35], Brandon [60] | 10,783 | 10th |
2 October 2004 | Walsall | H | 3 - 1 | Abbott, [29, 68], Mendes [30] | 11,324 | 7th |
9 October 2004 | Torquay United | A | 1 - 2 | Mendes [39] | 3,033 | 9th |
16 October 2004 | Luton Town | A | 2 - 1 | Mendes [14, 36] | 8,192 | 7th |
19 October 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1 - 3 | Abbott [33] | 10,324 | 8th |
23 October 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 3 - 0 | Abbott [33, 45 (pen)], Mendes [45] | 10,709 | 7th |
30 October 2004 | Blackpool | A | 1 - 1 | Booth [15] | 7,676 | 8th |
7 November 2004 | Brentford | H | 1 - 1 | Abbott [71] | 10,810 | 9th |
20 November 2004 | Colchester United | A | 0 - 0 | 3,972 | 11th | |
27 November 2004 | Wrexham | H | 1 - 2 | Schofield [41] | 11,127 | 14th |
8 December 2004 | Swindon Town | A | 2 - 1 | Abbott [19], Brandon [34] | 4,828 | 10th |
11 December 2004 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1 - 2 | Abbott [7] | 8,389 | 11th |
18 December 2004 | Bradford City | H | 0 - 1 | 17,281 | 13th | |
26 December 2004 | Port Vale | H | 2 - 1 | Schofield [4], Abbott [8] | 12,243 | 12th |
28 December 2004 | AFC Bournemouth | A | 2 - 2 | McAliskey [38], Mirfin [60] | 8,448 | 12th |
1 January 2005 | Hull City | A | 1 - 2 | Brandon [40] | 22,291 | 13th |
3 January 2005 | Bristol City | H | 2 - 2 | Orr [18 (og)], Abbott [58] | 11,151 | 13th |
8 January 2005 | Torquay United | H | 1 - 1 | E Sodje [24] | 9,194 | 13th |
15 January 2005 | Barnsley | A | 2 - 4 | Abbott [55 (pen)], Booth [70] | 11,725 | 14th |
22 January 2005 | AFC Bournemouth | H | 3 - 2 | Abbott [8 (pen)], Beckett [35, 45] | 9,754 | 13th |
29 January 2005 | Walsall | A | 3 - 4 | Booth [7], Beckett [11, 33] | 5,727 | 14th |
5 February 2005 | Luton Town | H | 1 - 1 | Beckett [90] | 12,611 | 14th |
12 February 2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 1 - 2 | Booth [30] | 4,793 | 15th |
19 February 2005 | Blackpool | H | 1 - 0 | Beckett [2] | 10,614 | 14th |
22 February 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 0 - 3 | 7,613 | 14th | |
26 February 2005 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2 - 1 | Abbott [4, 29] | 11,161 | 13th |
5 March 2005 | Bradford City | A | 0 - 2 | 15,417 | 14th | |
12 March 2005 | Chesterfield | A | 1 - 2 | Mirfin [79] | 4,827 | 15th |
19 March 2005 | Stockport County | H | 5 - 3 | Booth [4], Abbott [51], Mirfin [82], Ahmed [83], Dolan [90 (og)] | 11,180 | 14th |
25 March 2005 | Hartlepool United | A | 1 - 0 | Booth [42] | 6,205 | 13th |
29 March 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1 - 0 | Worthington [7] | 17,292 | 13th |
2 April 2005 | Peterborough United | A | 2 - 1 | Brandon [21], Schofield [84] | 3,976 | 12th |
9 April 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3 - 1 | Abbott [1], Booth [43], Brandon [56] | 12,792 | 8th |
16 April 2005 | Colchester United | H | 2 - 2 | Abbott [20], Schofield [62] | 10,831 | 9th |
23 April 2005 | Brentford | A | 1 - 0 | Abbott [26] | 7,703 | 10th |
30 April 2005 | Swindon Town | H | 4 - 0 | Abbott [62, 80], Booth [79], Edwards [85] | 13,559 | 9th |
7 May 2005 | Wrexham | A | 1 - 0 | Mirfin [43] | 7,151 | 9th |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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13 November 2004 | Round 1 | Stockport County | A | 1 - 3 | Abbott [90] | 3,479 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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24 August 2004 | Round 1 | Leeds United | A | 0 - 1 | 30,115 |
Football League Trophy
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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28 September 2004 | Round 1 North | Morecambe | H | 3 - 0 | Mirfin [47], Mendes [84 (pen)], Fowler [90] | 3,831 |
2 November 2004 | Round 2 North | Blackpool | A | 3 - 6 ( aet , 90 mins: 2 - 2)
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McAliskey [47], Schofield [53], Ahmed [105] | 3,533 |
Appearances and goals
Squad No. | Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | League Cup Apps | League Cup Goals | FLT Apps | FLT Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
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1 | Ian Gray | England | GK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2 | Andy Holdsworth | England | DF | 38 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 (2) | 0 |
3 | Anthony Lloyd | England | DF | 10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 (1) | 0 |
4 | Lee Fowler | Wales | MF | 8 (12) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 (13) | 1 |
5 | Steve Yates | England | DF | 15 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (2) | 0 |
6 | Nathan Clarke | England | DF | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
7 | Chris Brandon | England | MF | 42 (2) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 (2) | 6 |
8 | Tony Carss | England | MF | 23 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (4) | 1 |
9 | Pawel Abbott | Poland | FW | 36 (8) | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 38 (9) | 25 |
10 | Junior Mendes | Montserrat | FW | 13 (12) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 (13) | 6 |
11 | Danny Schofield | England | MF | 21 (12) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 (12) | 6 |
12 | Luke Beckett | England | FW | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
12 | Delroy Facey | Grenada | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
14 | Rob Edwards | England | DF | 21 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 (3) | 2 |
16 | Efe Sodje | England | DF | 24 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 (4) | 1 |
17 | David Mirfin | England | DF | 38 (3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 (3) | 5 |
18 | Jon Worthington | England | MF | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
19 | Akpo Sodje | Nigeria | FW | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (7) | 0 |
20 | John McAliskey | Republic of Ireland | FW | 7 (11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 8 (13) | 3 |
21 | Danny Adams | England | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
22 | Phil Senior | England | GK | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 |
23 | Andy Booth | England | FW | 25 (4) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 (4) | 10 |
24 | John McCombe | England | DF | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 |
25 | Adnan Ahmed | Pakistan | MF | 16 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 18 (4) | 2 |
26 | Paul Rachubka | England | GK | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
27 | Nat Brown | England | DF | 7 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (10) | 0 |
29 | Michael Collins | Republic of Ireland | MF | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 |
36 | Tom Clarke | England | DF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |