+ Results summary – all competitions WinsDrawsLossesWin %Home9 6 6 42.9%Away5 7 8 25.0%Both14131434.1%
+ Results summary – Premier League WinsDrawsLossesWin %Home8 6 5 42.1%Away5 7 7 26.3%Both13131234.2%
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.
Players First-team squad
Left club during season
Team kit The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.
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 Shaun Wright-Phillips, who both ended up with 10 goals and tied for 15th.
Pre-season
Thomas Cook Trophy
Premier League
Position in final standings
Results summary
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: Arsenal, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, West 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
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Individual match reports
League Cup
FA Cup
Playing statistics No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Totals DisciplineApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK David James 38(0) 1(0) 39(0) 2DF David Sommeil 1(0) 1(1) 2(1) 3DF Ben Thatcher 18(1) 1(0) 2(0) 21(1) 2 5DF Sylvain Distin 38(0) 1 1(0) 2(0) 41(0) 1 3 6MF Claudio Reyna 17(1) 2 17(1) 2 8FW Robbie Fowler 32(4) 10 1(0) 1 33(4) 11 3 10MF Antoine Sibierski 35(1) 4 1(0) 2(0) 2 38(1) 6 3 11FW Jon Macken 23(7) 1 1(0) 1(0) 2 25(7) 3 12GK Nicky Weaver 1(1) 1(1) 14MF Kiki Musampa 14(0) 3 14(0) 3 16DF Nedum Onuoha 17(6) 1(0) 18(6) 17DF Sun Jihai 6(2) 1(0) 7(2) 1 18DF Danny Mills 32(3) 1(0) 2(0) 35(3) 5 – / 120MF Steve McManaman 13(7) 1(1) 14(8) 1 21GK Ronald Waterreus 2(0) 2(0) 22DF Richard Dunne 35(0) 2 1(0) 36(0) 2 7 1 / –24MF Joey Barton 32(3) 1 1(0) 1(0) 1 34(3) 2 9 26MF Paul Bosvelt 28(0) 2 1(0) 1(0) 30(0) 2 6 28MF Trevor Sinclair 4(2) 1 1(0) 5(2) 1 29MF Shaun Wright-Phillips 33(1) 10 1(0) 2(0) 1 36(1) 11 30MF Christian Negouai 1(1) 1(1) 2(2) – / 131MF Jonathan D'Laryea 1(0) 1(0) 39Sold Nicolas Anelka 19(1) 7 19(1) 7 40MF Lee Croft 7(7) 7(7) 41DF Stephen Jordan 19(0) 1(1) 20(1) 5 42FW Bradley Wright-Phillips 14 (14) 1 1(0) 1(1) 16 (15) 1 44MF Willo Flood 9(5) 1 1(1) 2(0) 1 12(6) 2 1 TOTALS 45 8 53 46 1 / 2
Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)
Goalscorers
All competitions ScorerGoals 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 ScorerGoals 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 ScorerGoals 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 21 June 2004 DF Geert De Vlieger Willem II Free 14 July 2004 DF Danny Mills Leeds United Free 26 Aug. 2004 GK Ronald Waterreus PSV Eindhoven Free
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 1 June 04 FW Stephen Elliott Sunderland Tribunal: £375,000+ 16 June 04 DF Michael Tarnat Hannover 96 Free 25 June 04 DF Danny Tiatto Leicester City Free 1 July 04 MF Glenn Whelan Sheffield Wed. Free 5 July 04 FW Vicente Matías Vuoso Santos Laguna Undisclosed Aug. 2004 FW Craig Davies Oxford United 26 Aug. 04 FW Paulo Wanchope Málaga £500,000 31 Jan. 05 FW Nicolas Anelka Fenerbahçe £7 million 31 Jan. 05 GK Ronald Waterreus Rangers Free 3 Mar. 05 DF Paddy McCarthy Leicester City £100,000 20 May 05MF Steve McManaman Retired
Loans in Date from Date to Pos. Player To club 27 Jan. 2005 5 June 2005 MF Kiki Musampa Atlético Madrid
Loans out Date from Date to Pos. Player To club 30 Sep. 2004 29 Oct. 2004 DF Mikkel Bischoff Wolves 10 Nov. 2004 9 Feb. 2005 MF Lee Croft Oldham Athletic 31 Dec. 2004 30 Jan. 2005 GK Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard Blackpool 27 Jan. 2005 15 Feb. 2005 MF Christian Negouai Coventry City 24 Mar. 2005 31 May 2005 DF Mikkel Bischoff Wolves 11 Feb. 2005 16 Mar. 2005 FW Karl Bermingham Lincoln City
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