2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season
2004–05 season | |||
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Chairman | Doug Ellis | ||
Manager | David O'Leary | ||
FA Premier League | 10th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Nolberto Solano (8) All: Nolberto Solano Juan Pablo Ángel (9) | ||
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The 2004–05 season in English football was Aston Villa F.C.'s 13th consecutive season in the FA Premier League, and their second season under the management of David O'Leary.
Season summary
Villa went into the season with high hopes after finishing sixth during the 2003-04 FA Premier League season, despite an inconsistent start Villa soon begun to string wins together and threaten the top six but in the run up to Christmas Villas form dropped alarmingly and they fell away quickly, occasional wins put any relegation worry's astray as they underachieved and eventually secured a tenth place finish.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 52 |
10 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 47 |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 46 |
12 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 45 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Youth squad
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Other players
- The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of end of season[2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Thomas Sørensen | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
13 | GK | Stefan Postma | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | Mark Delaney | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Jlloyd Samuel | 38 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
4 | DF | Olof Mellberg | 33 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Martin Laursen | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
15 | DF | Ulises de la Cruz | 35 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
19 | DF | Liam Ridgewell | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | Gareth Barry | 36 | 8 | 33+1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
7 | MF | Lee Hendrie | 32 | 5 | 25+4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Gavin McCann | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
11 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 39 | 9 | 32+4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
12 | MF | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 30 | 2 | 17+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||
14 | MF | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | MF | Mathieu Berson | 13 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
17 | MF | Peter Whittingham | 15 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
24 | MF | Steven Davis | 29 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | Juan Pablo Ángel | 38 | 9 | 30+5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
10 | FW | Darius Vassell | 22 | 3 | 17+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
18 | FW | Carlton Cole | 30 | 3 | 18+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||
22 | FW | Luke Moore | 27 | 1 | 5+20 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
26 | FW | Stefan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 31 June 2005
Source: Competitions
Starting 11
Pre-season
TransfersIn
Out
ResultsPremier League
References
Notes
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