The 2004–05 season was Fulham F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They were managed by former player, Chris Coleman, who managed to guide them into a mid-table position of 13th.
Despite not being involved in a relegation dogfight at the end of the season, they still had a big say in deciding who went down as they beat Norwich City 6–0 on the last day to relegate the East Anglians and save West Bromwich Albion.
In other competitions, they reached the quarter finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Chelsea, and also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Reserve squad
Statistics Appearances and goals As of 31 June 2005
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Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee 18 July 2004 FW Andy Cole Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed 23 July 2004 FW Tomasz Radzinski Everton Undisclosed (estimated £1,750,000) 23 July 2004 MF Claus Jensen Charlton Athletic £1,250,000 27 July 2004 MF Papa Bouba Diop Lens Undisclosed1 June 2005GK Jaroslav Drobný PanioniosUndisclosed9 June 2005MF Ahmad Elrich Busan I'consUndisclosed
Out Date Pos. Name To Fee21 June 2004DF Jon Harley Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed9 July 2004MF Sean Davis Tottenham Hotspur£3,000,000 11 July 2004 DF Mark Hudson Crystal Palace Undisclosed27 August 2004FW Facundo Sava Celta VigoLoan6 June 2005GK Edwin van der Sar Manchester UnitedUndisclosed (estimated £2,000,000)
Competitions Overall Premier League: 13th League Cup: Quarter-finals FA Cup: Fifth round
Premier League
Premier League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Premier League DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers14 August 2004 Manchester CityA1–144,026John21 August 2004 Bolton WanderersH2–017,541Cole (2)25 August 2004 MiddlesbroughH0–217,75930 August 2004 PortsmouthA3–419,728Cole, Boa Morte, Bocanegra11 September 2004 ArsenalH0–321,68118 September 2004 West Bromwich AlbionA1–124,128Cole25 September 2004 SouthamptonH1–019,237Radzinski4 October 2004 Crystal PalaceA0–221,82516 October 2004 LiverpoolH2–421,884Boa Morte (2)23 October 2004 Aston VillaA0–234,46030 October 2004 Tottenham HotspurH2–021,137Boa Morte, Cole7 November 2004 Newcastle UnitedA4–151,118John, Malbranque (2), Boa Morte13 November 2004 ChelseaH1–421,877Diop20 November 2004 EvertonA0–134,76327 November 2004 Blackburn RoversH0–219,1034 December 2004 Norwich CityA1–023,755Cole13 December 2004 Manchester UnitedH1–121,940Diop20 December 2004 Charlton AthleticA1–226,108Radzinski26 December 2004 ArsenalA0–238,04728 December 2004 Birmingham CityH2–318,706Legwinski, Radzinski1 January 2005 Crystal PalaceH3–118,680Cole (2), Radzinski5 January 2005 SouthamptonA3–327,343Diop, Malbranque, Radzinski16 January 2005 West Bromwich AlbionH1–016,180Diop22 January 2005 Birmingham CityA2–128,512Cole (pen.), Diop2 February 2005 Aston VillaH1–117,624Clark5 February 2005 LiverpoolA1–343,534Cole26 February 2005 Tottenham HotspurA0–235,8855 March 2005 Charlton AthleticH0–018,29019 March 2005 Manchester UnitedA0–167,9593 April 2005 PortsmouthH3–120,502Cole, McBride, Boa Morte9 April 2005 Bolton WanderersA1–325,493Boa Morte16 April 2005 Manchester CityH1–121,796Boa Morte19 April 2005 MiddlesbroughA1–130,650McBride23 April 2005 ChelseaA1–342,081John30 April 2005 EvertonH2–021,881John, McBride4 May 2005 Newcastle UnitedH1–319,003Radzinski7 May 2005 Blackburn RoversA3–118,991Malbranque (2), McBride15 May 2005 Norwich CityH6–021,927McBride (2), Diop, Knight, Malbranque, Cole
League Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers22 September 2004 R2Boston UnitedA4–15,373Radzinski (2), Malbranque, McBride27 October 2004 R3Birmingham CityA1–026,371Pembridge10 November 2004 R4Nottingham ForestA4–29,252Radzinski (2), McBride, Cole30 November 2004 R5ChelseaH1–214,531McBride
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers8 January 2005 R3WatfordA1–114,896Knight19 January 2005 R3RWatfordH2–011,306Volz, Radzinski29 January 2005 R4Derby CountyA1–122,040John12 February 2005 R4RDerby CountyH4–215,528Diop, Boa Morte, John, Jensen19 February 2005 R5Bolton WanderersA0–116,151
References
Notes
External links Official Fulham website Statistics from Soccerbase