During the 2004–05 English football season, Millwall competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary In the UEFA Cup, Millwall lost 4–2 on aggregate in the first round proper, to Hungarian Champions Ferencváros, with Wise scoring both Millwall goals. Millwall put up a brave fight in both games, but the Hungarian champions were too strong. Surprisingly, whilst Millwall were seeded, Ferencvaros were not. Millwall could have had an easier draw, against Chechnyan minnows Terek Grozny. If Millwall had beaten them, then they would have made it into the group stage of the competition, where they would have faced some of Europe's elite, including teams such as Lazio and Schalke.

In 2005, Theo Paphitis announced that he was stepping down as chairman of the club with Jeff Burnige to replace him from May 2005. At the end of the 2004–05 season, manager Dennis Wise announced that he was leaving as he was unable to form a working relationship with the new chairman.

Final league table

Results Millwall's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship table DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 2004 Plymouth ArgyleA0–016,063 10 August 2004 Wigan AthleticH0–210,660 14 August 2004 Leicester CityH2–011,754Morris, Dichio 21 August 2004 Coventry CityA1–013,910Dichio 28 August 2004 ReadingH1–012,098Dichio 12 September 2004 Ipswich TownA0–221,246 19 September 2004 WatfordH0–210,865 22 September 2004 Derby CountyH3–123,422Wise, Simpson, Ifill 25 September 2004 Rotherham UnitedA1–15,062Ifill 3 October 2004 Nottingham ForestH1–011,233Livermore 16 October 2004 SunderlandA0–123,839 19 October 2004 GillinghamH2–110,722Hayles, Dunne 23 October 2004 Cardiff CityH2–210,476Tessem, Harris 30 October 2004 Stoke CityA0–114,125 2 November 2004 Queens Park RangersA1–116,685Hayles 5 November 2004 SunderlandH2–010,513Wise (pen), Livermore 13 November 2004 Preston North EndA1–122,977Hayles 21 November 2004 West Ham UnitedH1–015,025Dichio 27 November 2004 BurnleyA0–111,471 30 November 2004 Crewe AlexandraA1–25,409Ifill 4 December 2004 Sheffield UnitedH1–211,207Phillips 7 December 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–124,748Dobie, Dichio 11 December 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–012,196Dobie, Ifill 18 December 2004 Leeds UnitedA1–126,265Morris (pen) 26 December 2004 Ipswich TownH3–114,532Hayles, Dichio, Dobie 28 December 2004 Derby CountyA3–027,725Hayles (3) 1 January 2005 WatfordA0–113,158 3 January 2005 Rotherham UnitedH1–211,725Dunne 15 January 2005 Nottingham ForestA2–125,949Hayles, Dunne 22 January 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–213,145Wise (pen) 5 February 2005 Queens Park RangersH0–015,603 12 February 2005 GillinghamA0–09,127 19 February 2005 Stoke CityH0–111,036 22 February 2005 Cardiff CityA1–011,424Dichio (pen) 26 February 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–16,608 6 March 2005 Leeds UnitedH1–111,510Robinson 12 March 2005 Wigan AthleticA0–218,647 15 March 2005 Coventry CityH1–18,835Morris (pen) 20 March 2005 Plymouth ArgyleH3–011,465Sweeney, Hayles, Dichio 2 April 2005 Leicester CityA1–322,338Dichio 5 April 2005 ReadingA1–214,379Dichio 9 April 2005 Crewe AlexandraH4–310,767Hayles, Elliott, Morris, May (pen) 16 April 2005 West Ham UnitedA1–128,221Hayles 24 April 2005 Preston North EndH2–111,417Sweeney, Hayles 30 April 2005 Sheffield UnitedA1–019,797Morris 8 May 2005 BurnleyH0–012,171

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–212,566

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR326 October 2004 LiverpoolH0–317,655

UEFA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 First Leg16 September 2004 FerencvárosH1–111,667WiseR1 Second Leg30 September 2004 FerencvárosA1–315,229Wise

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Notes

References