2004–05 Everton F.C. season

Everton
2004–05 season
Chairman Bill Kenwright
Manager David Moyes
Premier League 4th
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Tim Cahill (11)
All: Tim Cahill (12)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2004–05 English football season, Everton competed in the Premier League.

Competition Result Top scorer
Premier League 4th Australia Tim Cahill, 11
FA Cup Fifth round Scotland James McFadden, 2
League Cup Fourth round Scotland Duncan Ferguson, 1
England Nick Chadwick, 1
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley, 1
England Marcus Bent, 1
Denmark Thomas Gravesen, 1

Season summary

Many pundits had tipped Everton for relegation that season: having escaped relegation from the Premier League by six points the previous season, Everton's task to stay in English football's top flight only seemed harder after the multimillion-pound transfer of teenage striker Wayne Rooney to Manchester United after setting the summer's European Championships alight. However, the season turned out to be Everton's most successful in Premier League history as they placed fourth in the league with 61pts. Everton kept pace with the likes of Chelsea (95pts) and Arsenal (83pts) at the Premier League summit for the first half of the season, finishing 2004 only a few points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Although Everton's title challenge eventually fizzled out following the sale of out-of-contract midfielder Thomas Gravesen to Spanish giants Real Madrid, they were able to see off competition from arch-rivals Liverpool (58pts) and fellow northwesterners Bolton Wanderers (58pts) to finish in fourth place, three points ahead of both teams. This secured the Toffees qualification to the 2005-06 Champions League, in which they would enter the tournament in the third qualifying round. In the summer, manager David Moyes splashed the cash on the likes of Netherlands and Inter Milan winger Andy van der Meyde in a bid to keep Everton in a position to make a serious challenge for European qualification the following season.

Despite their high league finish, Everton had the unwanted distinction of finishing with a negative goal difference, as a result of an embarrassing 7-0 humbling at Arsenal in the penultimate game of the season.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 25 8 5 87 36 +51 83 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Group stage
3 Manchester United 38 22 11 5 58 26 +32 77 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Everton 38 18 7 13 45 46 1 61
5 Liverpool 38 17 7 14 52 41 +11 58 2005–06 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 +5 58 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round. See Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification for details.
  2. Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were confirmed to qualify for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded with entry to the UEFA Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 England GK Richard Wright
2 England DF Steve Watson
3 Italy DF Alessandro Pistone
4 England DF Alan Stubbs
5 Scotland DF David Weir (captain)
6 Spain MF Mikel Arteta (on loan from Real Sociedad)
7 England FW Marcus Bent
8 England FW James Beattie
10 Scotland FW Duncan Ferguson
11 Scotland FW James McFadden
14 Republic of Ireland MF Kevin Kilbane[1]
No. Position Player
15 Scotland DF Gary Naysmith
17 Australia MF Tim Cahill
20 Nigeria DF Joseph Yobo
21 England MF Leon Osman
22 England DF Tony Hibbert
23 Australia DF Eddy Bosnar
24 France MF Guillaume Plessis
25 England GK Nigel Martyn
26 Republic of Ireland MF Lee Carsley[2]
31 England FW James Vaughan

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
9 England FW Kevin Campbell (to West Bromwich Albion)
16 Denmark MF Thomas Gravesen (to Real Madrid)
18 England FW Wayne Rooney (to Manchester United)
No. Position Player
19 England FW Nick Chadwick (to Plymouth Argyle)
27 England DF Peter Clarke (to Blackpool)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
12 China MF Li Tie
32 England DF Daniel Fox[3]
33 Republic of Ireland DF Anthony Gerrard[4]
37 Scotland GK Iain Turner
No. Position Player
England DF Mark Hughes
England DF Laurence Wilson
England FW Paul Hopkins

Transfers

In

Out

Results

Premier League

FA Cup

  • Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Everton (attendance 20,112)
  • Everton 3–0 Sunderland (attendance 33,186)
  • Everton 0–2 Manchester United (attendance 38,664)

League Cup

  • 22 September 2004: Bristol City 2–2 Everton (3–4 pen.)
  • 27 October 2004: Everton 2–0 Preston North End

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England Richard Wright 1206+102030
25 GK England Nigel Martyn 3303201000
Defenders
3 DF Italy Alessandro Pistone 39032+102+102+10
4 DF England Alan Stubbs 36129+213020
5 DF Scotland David Weir 3703400+2010
15 DF Scotland Gary Naysmith 1505+603010
20 DF Nigeria Joseph Yobo 33019+803030
22 DF England Tony Hibbert 40035+101030
Midfielders
2 MF England Steve Watson 28012+1300030
6 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 13110+211000
14 MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane 43137+113020
17 MF Australia Tim Cahill 381233111+112+10
21 MF England Leon Osman 35724+56312+10
26 MF Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley 41535+143021
Forwards
7 FW England Marcus Bent 42731+662+101+11
8 FW England James Beattie 1327+412100
10 FW Scotland Duncan Ferguson 3766+2950021
11 FW Scotland James McFadden 2937+1613230
31 FW England James Vaughan 210+210000
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW England Kevin Campbell 704+20000+10
16 MF Denmark Thomas Gravesen 23520+140+1011
19 FW England Nick Chadwick 520+100+210+21

Last updated: 30 May 2005
Source: Competitions

References

  1. Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
  2. Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  3. Fox was born in Winsford, England, and has represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his full international debut for Scotland in November 2009.
  4. Gerrard was born in Huyton, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and has played for them at youth level.
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