2004–05 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Crewe Alexandra
2004–05 season
Chairman John Bowler
Manager Dario Gradi
StadiumAlexandra Stadium
Championship21st
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashton (18)
All: Ashton (20)
Average home league attendance7,143

Season summary

At the start of the 2004-05 season, Crewe were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season; comfortably in the top half of the table, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window,[1] Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2–1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference.[2]

Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Coventry City 46 13 13 20 61 73 −12 52
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 12 21 40 65 −25 51
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 66 86 −20 50
22 Gillingham (R) 46 12 14 20 45 66 −21 50 Relegation to Football League One
23 Nottingham Forest (R) 46 9 17 20 42 66 −24 44
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[3]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004Cardiff CityH2-27,339Ashton (pen), Higdon
10 August 2004SunderlandA1-322,341Rivers
14 August 2004Nottingham ForestA2-224,201Rivers (2)
21 August 2004West Ham UnitedH2-37,857Ashton (2)
28 August 2004Derby CountyA4-224,436Jones (2), Vaughan, Ashton
11 September 2004BurnleyA0-311,274
14 September 2004Queens Park RangersH0-25,682
18 September 2004Leeds UnitedH2-29,095Ashton (pen), Jones
25 September 2004Preston North EndA0-111,823
28 September 2004Rotherham UnitedA3-24,498Ashton (2, 1 pen), Lunt
2 October 2004WatfordH3-06,382Jones, Sorvel (2)
16 October 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionH3-16,811Lunt, White, Higdon
19 October 2004Wigan AthleticA1-47,547Jones
23 October 2004ReadingA0-413,630
29 October 2004Sheffield UnitedH2-37,131Foster, Thirlwell (own goal)
2 November 2004Leicester CityH2-26,849Rivers, Otsemobor
6 November 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionA3-16,163Ashton (2), Rivers
13 November 2004Stoke CityA0-117,640
20 November 2004GillinghamH4-16,128Vaughan, Ashton (2), Jones
27 November 2004Coventry CityA1-012,823Ashton (pen)
30 November 2004MillwallH2-15,409Ashton, Varney
4 December 2004Ipswich TownH2-27,236Ashton (2)
11 December 2004Plymouth ArgyleH3-06,823Lunt, Ashton, Doumbe (own goal)
18 December 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA1-125,340Lescott (own goal)
28 December 2004Queens Park RangersA2-115,770Walker, Rivers
1 January 2005Leeds UnitedA2-032,302Ashton, Rivers
3 January 2005Preston North EndH1-28,667Walker
15 January 2005WatfordA1-311,223Varney
22 January 2005Rotherham UnitedH1-16,382White
5 February 2005Leicester CityA1-127,011White
12 February 2005Wigan AthleticH1-315,188White
15 February 2005BurnleyH1-17,718Jones
22 February 2005ReadingH1-15,703Varney
26 February 2005Plymouth ArgyleA0-314,918
5 March 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH1-48,212Lunt (pen)
8 March 2005Sheffield UnitedA0-416,079
12 March 2005SunderlandH0-17,949
15 March 2005West Ham UnitedA1-126,593Jones
19 March 2005Cardiff CityA1-110,007Vaughan
2 April 2005Nottingham ForestH1-18,458Sorvel
5 April 2005Derby CountyH1-28,026Vaughan
9 April 2005MillwallA3-410,767Lunt (pen), Jones, Varney
16 April 2005GillinghamA1-110,315Vaughan
23 April 2005Stoke CityH0-29,166
30 April 2005Ipswich TownA1-528,244Vaughan
8 May 2005Coventry CityH2-19,269Higdon, Jones

FA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005Coventry CityA0-37,629

League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004BlackpoolH4-12,994Jones (2), Rivers, Ashton
R221 September 2004SunderlandH3-3 (won 4-2 on pens)3,804Jones, Ashton, Foster
R326 October 2004Manchester UnitedH0-310,103

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Clayton Ince
2 DF Billy Jones
3 DF Richard Walker
4 MF Kenny Lunt (captain)
5 DF Adrian Moses
6 DF Stephen Foster
7 MF Neil Sorvel
8 MF Justin Cochrane
9 FW Steve Jones
11 MF David Vaughan
12 MF Lee Bell
13 GK Ben Williams
14 MF Ben Rix
15 FW Luke Varney
16 DF Anthony Tonkin
18 DF Chris McCready
No. Position Player
19 MF Michael Higdon
20 FW Andy White
22 GK Stuart Tomlinson
23 MF Alex Morris
24 FW Matthew Platt
25 DF Mark Roberts
26 MF Gary Roberts
27 MF Lloyd McGowan
28 FW Kyle Wilson
29 MF Mark Rivers
30 DF Ryan Austin
31 DF Robert Lloyd
33 DF Paul Bignot
35 DF Colin Murdock
37 DF Darren Moss
38 GK Karl Wills

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
32 DF Keith Briggs (on loan from Norwich City)
21 FW Paul Edwards (to Leek Town)
10 FW Dean Ashton (to Norwich City)
No. Position Player
34 DF Jon Otsemobor (on loan from Liverpool)
17 MF James Robinson (to ÍBV)

References
  1. "Norwich secure £3m Ashton signing". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. "Crewe 2-1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/crewe-alexandra/2004-2005
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