During the 2004–05 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, after promotion from the second division the previous season.

Season summary Brighton finished 20th out of 24 clubs, narrowly avoiding the drop by a single point, but achieving their highest league position for 14 years.

Final league table

Results Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 2004 ReadingA2–315,641Molango, Robinson 10 August 2004 Plymouth ArgyleH0–26,387 14 August 2004 Coventry CityH1–16,368Virgo 21 August 2004 Wigan AthleticA0–38,681 28 August 2004 Preston North EndH1–05,996Broomes (own goal) 30 August 2004 Leicester CityA1–022,263Virgo 11 September 2004 WatfordA1–114,148Virgo 14 September 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–16,804 18 September 2004 Queens Park RangersH2–36,612Hinshelwood, Currie 25 September 2004 GillinghamA1–08,365Knight (pen) 29 September 2004 Nottingham ForestA1–020,109Virgo 2 October 2004 Sheffield UnitedH1–16,418Currie 16 October 2004 Crewe AlexandraA1–36,811Jarrett 19 October 2004 Cardiff CityH1–16,112Knight 23 October 2004 Leeds UnitedH1–16,716Virgo 30 October 2004 SunderlandA0–225,532 3 November 2004 Derby CountyA0–322,480 6 November 2004 Crewe AlexandraH1–36,163Reid 13 November 2004 West Ham UnitedA1–029,514Butters 20 November 2004 BurnleyH0–16,109 27 November 2004 Ipswich TownA0–126,269 4 December 2004 Rotherham UnitedH1–06,076Harding 11 December 2004 MillwallA0–212,196 17 December 2004 Stoke CityH0–16,028 26 December 2004 GillinghamH2–16,420Carpenter, Virgo 28 December 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–128,516Hart 1 January 2005 Queens Park RangersA0–015,898 3 January 2005 WatfordH2–16,335Mayo, Knight 15 January 2005 Sheffield UnitedA2–121,482Carpenter, Knight 22 January 2005 Nottingham ForestH0–06,704 29 January 2005 Leeds UnitedA1–127,033Butters 5 February 2005 Derby CountyH2–36,587McCammon (2) 12 February 2005 Cardiff CityA0–211,435 19 February 2005 SunderlandH2–16,647Carpenter, McCammon 26 February 2005 MillwallH1–06,608Hart 5 March 2005 Stoke CityA0–214,908 12 March 2005 Plymouth ArgyleA1–515,606Oatway 15 March 2005 Wigan AthleticH2–46,306Virgo, Hammond 21 March 2005 ReadingH0–16,108 2 April 2005 Coventry CityA1–218,606Virgo 5 April 2005 Preston North EndA0–314,234 9 April 2005 Leicester CityH1–16,638Reid 16 April 2005 BurnleyA1–111,611Hammond 23 April 2005 West Ham UnitedH2–26,819Hammond (2) 30 April 2005 Rotherham UnitedA1–06,549McLaren (own goal) 8 May 2005 Ipswich TownH1–16,848Virgo

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2005 Tottenham HotspurA1–236,094Carpenter

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR124 August 2004 Bristol RoversH1–24,217Butters

First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

References