2004–05 Sunderland A.F.C. season
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| Top goalscorer | League: Marcus Stewart (16) All: Marcus Stewart (17) |
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| Average home league attendance | 28,820 |
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During the 2004–05 English football season,
Football League Championship
.
Season Summary
While a poor start to the season saw Sunderland win just one of their first six matches, putting manager Mick McCarthy under pressure, the board kept faith with the manager, and were rewarded with a much more consistent season than the previous one. The team never dropped out of the top six after a victory over Millwall in mid-October, and their form steadily improved over the season. Along with a collapse by early-season pace-setters Ipswich Town, this lifted Sunderland to the top of the table with seven matches remaining, and they held onto top spot, returning to the Premier League after two seasons.
Transfers
In
Summer
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2004 | FW |  Stephen Elliott
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Manchester City | Free[1] |
| 10 June 2004 | MF |  Carl Robinson
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Portsmouth | Free[2] |
| 21 June 2004 | MF |  Dean Whitehead
|
Oxford United | Free[3] |
| 25 June 2004 | MF | Liam Lawrence
|
Mansfield Town | Free[4] |
| 27 June 2004 | DF |  Steven Caldwell
|
Newcastle United | Free[5] |
| 15 July 2004 | DF | Mark Lynch
|
Manchester United | Free[6] |
| 13 August 2004 | DF | Neill Collins
|
Dumbarton | £25,000[7] |
| 10 September 2004 | MF | Simon Johnson
|
Leeds United | Loan (September to November)[8] |
| 16 September 2004 | MF | Darren Carter
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Birmingham City | Loan (September to December)[9] |
| 23 September 2004 | FW | Michael Bridges
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Bolton Wanderers | Loan until the end of the season[10] |
| 11 October 2004 | DF | Danny Collins
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Chester City | £140,000[11] |
| 23 November 2004 | MF | Andy Welsh
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Stockport County | £35,000[12] |
| 1 December 2004 | FW | Michael Bridges
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Bolton Wanderers | Free[13] |
January
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 March 2005 | FW | Brian Deane
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Leeds United | Free[13] |
Out
Summer
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2004 | MF | Tommy Smith
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Derby County | Free[14] |
| 18 June 2004 | DF | Simon Ramsden
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Grimsby Town | Free |
| 19 July 2004 | MF | Jason McAteer[notes 1]
|
Tranmere Rovers | Free[15] |
| 20 July 2004 | FW | Michael Reddy
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Grimsby Town | Free[16] |
| 21 July 2004 | FW |  Darren Byfield[notes 2]
|
Gillingham | Free[17] |
| 27 July 2004 | MF | Paul Thirlwell
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Sheffield United | Free[18] |
| 5 August 2004 | DF | Joachim Bjorklund
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free[19] |
| 31 August 2004 | MF |  Nicolás Medina
|
Real Murcia
|
Free[20] |
| 10 September 2004 | MF | Thomas Butler
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Dunfermline Athletic | Free[21] |
| 23 September 2004 | DF | Darren Williams
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Cardiff City | Loan[22] |
| 22 October 2004 | DF | Ben Clark
|
Hartlepool United | Free[23] |
| 5 November 2004 | MF | John Oster
|
Leeds United | Loan[24] |
| 10 December 2004 | DF | Darren Williams
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Cardiff City | Free[25] |
January
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January 2005 | MF | John Oster
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Burnley | Free[26] |
Players
First-team squad
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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Reserves
- The following players did not appear for the first-team this 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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Results
- Sunderland's score comes first.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | 24 August 2004 | Chester City | Stadium of Light | 3-0 | 11,450 | Hessey (own goal), Kyle, Caldwell |
| Second round | 21 September 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | Alexandra Stadium |
3-3 (lost 2–4 on pens) |
3,804 | Brown (2), Elliott
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FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third round | 8 January 2005 | Crystal Palace | Stadium of Light | 2-1 | 17,536 | Welsh, Stewart (pen) |
| Fourth round | 29 January 2005 | Everton | Goodison Park | 0-3 | 33,186 |
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 94 | Promotion to the FA Premier League |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic (P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 76 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 75 |
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
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 |
| 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 94 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
Last updated: 4 December 2018.
Source: 11v11
Results by matchday
Topscorers
- 1.
Marcus Stewart - 17 - 2.
Stephen Elliott - 16 - 3.
Julio Arca - 9 - 4. Chris Brown- 7
- 5. Liam Lawrence - 6
- 6. Dean Whitehead - 5
- 7.
Carl Robinson, Sean Thornton and 
Steven Caldwell - 4 - 8. Michael Bridges, Andy Welsh and Gary Breen - 2
- 9. Kevin Kyle, Darren Carter and Stephen Wright - 1
References
- ^ "Elliott joins Sunderland". BBC News. 1 June 2004.
- ^ "Robinson joins Black Cats". BBC News. 10 June 2004.
- ^ "Whitehead joins Sunderland". BBC News. 21 June 2004.
- ^ "Sunderland land Lawrence". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
- ^ "Caldwell thrilled with move". BBC News. 27 June 2004.
- ^ "McCarthy moves for Lynch". BBC News. 15 July 2004.
- ^ "Sunderland sign Collins". BBC News. 13 August 2004.
- ^ "Sunderland snap up Johnson". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
- ^ "Sunderland get Carter". BBC News. 16 September 2004.
- ^ "Bridges rejoins Sunderland". BBC News. 23 September 2004.
- ^ "Black Cats sign Collins". BBC News. 11 October 2004.
- ^ "Welsh completes Sunderland deal". BBC News. 23 November 2004.
- ^ a b "Deane completes Sunderland switch". BBC News. 24 March 2005.
- ^ "Rams sign striker Smith". BBC News. 25 June 2004.
- ^ "McAteer joins Tranmere". BBC News. 19 July 2004.
- ^ "Grimsby sign Reddy". BBC News. 20 July 2004.
- ^ "Byfield joins Gillingham". BBC News. 21 July 2004.
- ^ "Blades seal Thirlwell deal". BBC News. 27 July 2004.
- ^ "Wolves sign Bjorklund". BBC News. 5 August 2004.
- ^ "Medina departs Sunderland". BBC News. 31 August 2004.
- ^ "Pars take Butler gamble". BBC News. 10 September 2004.
- ^ "Williams makes Bluebirds switch". BBC News. 10 December 2004.
- ^ "Hartlepool clinch Clark signing". BBC News. 22 October 2004.
- ^ "Leeds sign Oster on month's loan". BBC News. 5 November 2004.
- ^ "Cardiff seal Williams deal". BBC News. 23 September 2004.
- ^ "Oster signs contract at Burnley". BBC News. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Sunderland - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
- ^ "All Sunderland players: 2005". www.11v11.com.
- Mart Poom calms fears of fans - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3631300.stm
Notes
- ^ McAteer was born in Tranmere, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1994.
- ^ Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
- ^ Breen was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 1996.
- ^ Lawrence was born in Retford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and would be called up by the Republic of Ireland in February 2006 before making his international debut in May 2009.
- ^ Whitley was born in Ndola, Zambia, but was raised in England and also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He represented England at U-17 level and Northern Ireland at U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1997.
- ^ Welsh was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and has represented them at U-19 level.
- ^ Ingham was born in Preston, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in June 2005.
- ^ Collins was born in Chester, England, and represented them at C level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 2005.
- ^ Oster was born in Boston, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Wales in 1997.
- ^ Holden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but was raised in the United States from the age of 10 and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for the United States in July 2009.