2004–05 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2004–05 season
Chairman Rick Hayward
Manager Dave Jones
(until 1 November)
Glenn Hoddle
(from 7 December)
Football League Championship 9th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 2nd round
Top goalscorer League: Kenny Miller (19)
All: Kenny Miller (20)
Highest home attendance 28,516 (vs. Brighton, 28 December 2004)
Lowest home attendance 12,566 (vs. Millwall,
8 January 2005)
Average home league attendance 26,620 (league only)

The 200405 season was the 106th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the 2nd tier of the English football system, the Football League Championship, after having suffered relegation from the Premier League during the previous campaign.

Season summary

Despite hopes for an immediate return to the top flight, their 2004–05 Championship campaign began dismally, and at one point the side sunk as low as 19th place. Following a 0–1 defeat at Gillingham, a side Wolves had beaten 6–0 just 18 months previous, Jones was sacked at the beginning of November.[1]

Another former England coach was hired the following month, as Glenn Hoddle was appointed on a rolling one-year contract.[2] Under Hoddle, Wolves lost only one of their final 25 league games, but drew 15 to finish ninth in the final table – not enough to qualify for the play-offs.

Results

Pre season

Pre season began on 5 July with training based at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall,[3] before the squad flew to Tromsø, Norway to begin a three-match tour (16–22 July).[4]

Football League Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the Championship during the 2004–05 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[5]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 West Ham United 46 21 10 15 66 56 +10 73
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 51 44 +7 70
8 Sheffield United 46 18 13 15 57 56 +1 67
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 21 10 72 59 +13 66

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 15 21 10 72 59  +13 66 9 11 3 40 26  +14 6 10 7 32 33  −1

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
Result L D D D D L D W W L L L W W L L W W L D W L D D D D D L W W D D D D D W D W D D D W D W W W
Position 20 19 20 20 19 21 20 19 15 18 20 21 20 18 19 20 17 15 18 19 17 17 17 16 17 17 18 19 18 15 15 18 16 17 16 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 10 10 9

Source: Statto.com

FA Cup

League Cup

Players

Statistics

Key

  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

# = Squad number

Pos = Playing position

P = Number of games played

G = Number of goals scored

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

A yellow card = Yellow cards

A red card = Red cards

† Permanent player left club during the season

¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1GKEngland Oakes, MichaelMichael Oakes 350102038000
2DFNorthern Ireland Clyde, MarkMark Clyde 17(1)0102020(1)050
3DFEngland Naylor, LeeLee Naylor 36(2)1201039(2)140
4MFNigeria Olofinjana, SeyiSeyi Olofinjana 41(1)5201(1)044(2)550
5DFEngland Lescott, JoleonJoleon Lescott 414200043450
6DFEngland Craddock, JodyJody Craddock 40(2)1202044(2)140
7MFEngland Newton, ShaunShaun Newton 21(3)11(1)02024(4)110
8MFEngland Ince, PaulPaul Ince (c) 25(3)3201128(3)480
9FWRomania Ganea, VioVio Ganea 0000000000
10MFScotland Cameron, ColinColin Cameron 24(13)30(2)01025(15)330
11MFRepublic of Ireland Kennedy, MarkMark Kennedy 27(3)0200029(3)010
12DFWales Edwards, RobRob Edwards 15(2)0001016(2)020
13GKEngland Murray, MattMatt Murray 1010002000
14MFPortugal , SilasSilas ¤ 0000000000
15MFEngland Cooper, KevinKevin Cooper 15(15)6001016(15)601
16FWScotland Miller, KennyKenny Miller 41(3)191(1)01143(4)2081
17FWSenegal Camara, HenriHenri Camara ¤ 0000000000
18FWNigeria Ndah, GeorgeGeorge Ndah 0000000000
19MFSouth Korea Ki-Hyeon, SeolSeol Ki-Hyeon 28(9)4211131(9)630
20DFSweden Björklund, JoachimJoachim Björklund 2(1)010104(1)000
21GKWales Jones, PaulPaul Jones ¤ 100000010000
24MFRepublic of Ireland Andrews, KeithKeith Andrews 14(6)0202118(6)100
25DFDenmark Bischoff, MikkelMikkel Bischoff 9(2)100009(2)100
27FWGuyana Cort, CarlCarl Cort 34(3)15211037(3)1610
28MFEngland Ricketts, RohanRohan Ricketts 3(4)100003(4)110
29FWEngland Sturridge, DeanDean Sturridge 5(6)100005(6)120
30GKNigeria Ikeme, CarlCarl Ikeme ¤ 0000000000
32MFNorthern Ireland Clingan, SammySammy Clingan ¤ 0000000000
33FWEngland Clarke, LeonLeon Clarke 11(17)70(1)01(1)112(19)830
34MFEngland Gobern, LewisLewis Gobern ¤ 0000000000
35FWRepublic of Ireland Mulligan, GaryGary Mulligan ¤ 0(1)000000(1)000
37MFEngland Cornes, ChrisChris Cornes 0000000000
40DFEngland Lowe, KeithKeith Lowe 110001(1)012(1)000

    Awards

    Award Winner[6]
    Fans' Player of the Season Joleon Lescott
    Players' Player of the Season Joleon Lescott
    Young Player of the Season Leon Clarke
    Goal of the Season Kenny Miller
    (vs Preston, 11 August 2004)

    Transfers

    In

    Date Player From Fee
    14 July 2004Nigeria Seyi OlofinjanaBrann£1.7 million[7]
    20 July 2004Wales Rob EdwardsAston Villa£150,000[8]
    5 August 2004Sweden Joachim BjörklundUnattachedFree[9]
    27 August 2004South Korea Seol Ki-HyeonAnderlecht£1.2 million[10]

    Out

    Date Player To Fee
    17 May 2004England Ashley VincentCheltenham TownFree[11]
    18 May 2004Scotland Alex RaeRangersFree[12]
    14 June 2004Republic of Ireland Paul ButlerLeeds UnitedFree[13]
    June 2004Wales Nathan BlakeReleasedFree[14]
    June 2004Republic of Ireland Denis IrwinRetired[15]
    June 2004Norway Steffen IversenReleasedFree[14]
    June 2004Ukraine Oleh LuzhnyReleasedFree[14]
    June 2004Nigeria Isaac OkoronkwoReleasedFree[14]
    June 2004England Marlon WaltersReleasedFree
    8 July 2004Republic of Ireland John MelliganCheltenham Town£25,000[16]
    31 December 2004England Michael TownsendCheltenham TownFree[17]
    10 March 2005England Shaun NewtonWest Ham United£125,000[18]
    18 March 2005England Dean SturridgeQueens Park RangersFree[19]

    Loans in

    Date Player From End date
    30 September 2004Denmark Mikkel BischoffManchester City15 November 2004[20]
    14 March 2005England Rohan RickettsTottenham HotspurEnd of season[21]
    24 March 2005Denmark Mikkel BischoffManchester CityEnd of season[22]

    Loans out

    Date Player To End date
    29 June 2004Portugal SilasMarítimoEnd of season[23]
    30 July 2004Senegal Henri CamaraCeltic31 January 2005[24]
    7 October 2004Northern Ireland Sammy ClinganChesterfield8 January 2005[25]
    13 October 2004Republic of Ireland Gary MulliganRushden & Diamonds13 January 2005[26]
    13 October 2004Nigeria Carl IkemeAccrington Stanley13 November 2004[27]
    1 November 2004England Lewis GobernHartlepool United1 December 2004[28]
    23 December 2004Wales Paul JonesWatford23 February 2005[29]
    31 January 2005Senegal Henri CamaraSouthamptonEnd of season[30]

    Kit

    The season saw a new kit manufacturer as Le Coq Sportif began a two-year merchandising deal.[31] Chaucer Consulting began a five-year run as the club's shirt sponsor.[32] This meant new home and away kits were produced; the away kit was a navy blue shirt with white shorts and socks.[33]

    References

    1. "Jones dismissed as Wolves manager". BBC News. 1 November 2004.
    2. "Wolves appoint Hoddle as manager". BBC News. 7 December 2004.
    3. "Good start at Lilleshall". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 July 2004.
    4. "Night flight in the light!". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 16 July 2004.
    5. "Leeds get home start". BBC Sport. 24 June 2004.
    6. "Player of the Year". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 28 April 2005.
    7. "Olofinjana signs for Wolves". BBC Sport. 15 July 2004.
    8. "Wolves seal Edwards deal". BBC Sport. 20 July 2004.
    9. "Wolves sign Bjorklund". BBC Sport. 5 August 2004.
    10. "Wolves sign striker Seol". BBC Sport. 28 August 2004.
    11. "Cheltenham sign Vincent". BBC Sport. 17 May 2004.
    12. "Rangers seal Rae deal". BBC Sport. 18 May 2004.
    13. "Joachim seals Leeds switch". BBC Sport. 14 June 2004.
    14. 1 2 3 4 "Wolves release four". BBC Sport. 18 May 2004.
    15. "Goodbye Denis". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 15 May 2004.
    16. "Cheltenham sign Melligan". BBC Sport. 8 July 2004.
    17. "Ward snaps up Wolves centre-half". BBC Sport. 31 December 2004.
    18. "Hammers complete Newton capture". BBC Sport. 10 March 2005.
    19. "Sturridge completes move to QPR". BBC Sport. 18 March 2005.
    20. "Bischoff joins Wolves". BBC Sport. 30 September 2004.
    21. "Ricketts in loan switch to Wolves". BBC Sport. 14 March 2005.
    22. "Bischoff makes return to Wolves". BBC Sport. 24 March 2005.
    23. "Silas loaned to Maritimo". BBC Sport. 29 June 2004.
    24. "Camara joins Celtic". BBC Sport. 30 July 2004.
    25. "Spireites sign Clingan". BBC Sport. 7 October 2004.
    26. "Rushden snap up Mulligan on loan". BBC Sport. 13 October 2004.
    27. "Accrington snap up keeper Ikeme". BBC Sport. 13 October 2004.
    28. "Gobern completes Hartlepool move". BBC Sport. 1 November 2004.
    29. "Lewington brings in duo on loan". BBC Sport. 23 December 2004.
    30. "Camara completes switch to Saints". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005.
    31. "Wolves announce new kit manufacturer". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 13 May 2004.
    32. "Photo gallery". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 19 May 2004.
    33. "Away kit available now". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 5 August 2004.
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