2004–05 Crystal Palace F.C. season

Crystal Palace
2004–05 season
Chairman	Simon Jordan
Manager	Iain Dowie
Stadium	Selhurst Park
FA Premier League	18th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Andy Johnson (21); All: ; Andy Johnson (21)
Highest home attendance	26,193 (vs. Arsenal, 6 November)
Lowest home attendance	20,705 (vs. Charlton Athletic, 5 December)
Average home league attendance	24,108
Home colours	Away colours

During the 2004–05 English football season, Crystal Palace competed in the FA Premier League, following promotion from the First Division (renamed the Championship) the previous season.

Season summary

Despite the 21 league goals of striker Andy Johnson, and being just ahead of the relegation zone for most of the season, Palace were unable to remain in the top flight and were relegated on the last day of the season, following a 2-2 draw with South London rivals Charlton Athletic combined with West Bromwich Albion's 2-0 win over Portsmouth. With relegation, speculation reigned over Johnson's future; Johnson even handed in a transfer request, but ultimately the striker would sign a five-year contract with the club with an improved wage, pledging to help the club regain top-flight status.

Young winger Wayne Routledge also impressed with 10 assists in the Premier League, making him more productive than the likes of Arjen Robben and Steven Gerrard in terms of creativity, but he was snapped up by Tottenham Hotspur following Palace's relegation.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Portsmouth	38	10	9	19	43	59	−16	39
17	West Bromwich Albion	38	6	16	16	36	61	−25	34
18	Crystal Palace (R)	38	7	12	19	41	62	−21	33	Relegation to the Football League Championship
19	Norwich City (R)	38	7	12	19	42	77	−35	33
20	Southampton (R)	38	6	14	18	45	66	−21	32

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Kit

Italian company Diadora became Palace's new kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. The home kit featured red shorts and socks (dispensing with the navy attire of the previous two seasons) and predominantly red shirts with blue stripes. The away kit featured white shirts with blue arms.

Churchill Insurance remained kit sponsors for the fifth consecutive season.

Staff

Manager: Iain Dowie
Player-coach: Kit Symons

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	GK	Julián Speroni
2	DF	Danny Butterfield
3	DF	Danny Granville
5	DF	Mark Hudson
6	DF	Tony Popovic
7	MF	Wayne Routledge
8	FW	Andy Johnson
9	FW	Dougie Freedman
10	FW	Sándor Torghelle
11	FW	Neil Shipperley
12	MF	Mikele Leigertwood[notes 1]
14	MF	Ben Watson
15	MF	Aki Riihilahti

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Michael Hughes
18	DF	Gary Borrowdale
19	MF	Tom Soares
20	DF	Darren Powell
21	DF	Emmerson Boyce[notes 2]
22	MF	Joonas Kolkka
23	FW	Wayne Andrews
25	DF	Fitz Hall
26	DF	Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan from Inter Milan)
27	FW	Nicola Ventola (on loan from Inter Milan)
28	GK	Gábor Király
32	MF	Vassilis Lakis
34	MF	Anthony Danze

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
4	MF	Shaun Derry (to Leeds United)
13	GK	Cédric Berthelin (to RAEC Mons)
16	MF	Tommy Black (on loan to Sheffield United)
20	DF	Darren Powell (on loan to West Ham United)

No.	Position	Player
23	FW	Gareth Williams[notes 3] (to Colchester United)
24	FW	Iván Kaviedes (on loan from Barcelona)
29	DF	Sam Togwell (on loan to Oxford United)
34	MF	Anthony Danze (on loan to MK Dons)

Reserve 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
16	MF	Tommy Black
29	DF	Sam Togwell
30	GK	Lance Cronin
31	FW	Tyrone Berry

No.	Position	Player
33	DF	Kit Symons[notes 4] (player-coach)
	DF	Arron Fray
	DF	Glenn Wilson (reserve-team captain)
	MF	Lewwis Spence

Statistics

Player Statistics

as 16 May 2005

Source:[1]

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Julián Speroni	6	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0
2	DF	Danny Butterfield	7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0	2	0
3	DF	Danny Granville	35	3	1	0	1	0	37	3	7	0
4	MF	Shaun Derry	1 (6)	0	0	0	3	0	4 (6)	0	1	0
5	DF	Mark Hudson	7	1	0	0	2	0	9	1	2	0
6	DF	Tony Popovic	21 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	21 (2)	0	4	0
7	MF	Wayne Routledge	38	0	1	0	1	0	40	0	1	0
8	FW	Andy Johnson	37	21	1	1	0	0	38	22	5	0
9	FW	Dougie Freedman	10 (10)	1	0	0	3	2	13 (10)	3	0	0
10	FW	Sandor Torghelle	3 (9)	0	0	0	3	1	6 (9)	1	1	1
11	FW	Neil Shipperley	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (3)	0	0	0
12	MF	Mikele Leigertwood	16 (4)	1	1	0	2	0	19 (4)	1	4	0
13	GK	Cedric Berthelin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Ben Watson	16 (5)	0	1	0	2	0	19 (5)	0	3	0
15	MF	Aki Riihilahti	28 (4)	4	0	0	0	0	28 (4)	4	3	0
16	MF	Tommy Black	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Michael Hughes	34 (2)	2	1	0	0	0	35 (2)	2	10	0
18	DF	Gary Borrowdale	2 (5)	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	4 (6)	0	0	0
19	MF	Tom Soares	16 (6)	0	0 (1)	0	2 (1)	1	18 (8)	1	4	0
20	DF	Darren Powell	4 (2)	1	1	0	2 (1)	0	7 (3)	1	0	0
21	DF	Emmerson Boyce	26 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	27 (1)	0	2	0
22	MF	Joonas Kolkka	20 (3)	3	0	0	1	0	21 (3)	3	2	0
23	FW	Wayne Andrews	0 (9)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (9)	0	1	0
24	FW	Ivan Kaviedes	1 (3)	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	1 (5)	0	0	0
25	DF	Fitz Hall	36	2	1	0	0	0	37	2	3	0
26	DF	Gonzalo Sorondo	16 (4)	0	0	0	2	0	18 (4)	0	5	2
27	FW	Nicola Ventola	0 (3)	1	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	1	1	0
28	GK	Gabor Kiraly	32	0	1	0	1	0	34	0	3	0
29	MF	Sam Togwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Lance Cronin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	Tyrone Berry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Vassilis Lakis	6 (12)	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	7 (13)	0	0	1*
33	DF	Kit Symons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	Anthony Danze	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

*= Second yellow card.

Transfers

In

Mark Hudson - Fulham, 11 July, £550,000[2]
Emmerson Boyce - Luton Town, 12 July, free transfer[3]
Julián Speroni - Dundee, 13 July, £750,000[4]
Joonas Kolkka - Borussia Mönchengladbach, 22 July, undisclosed[5]
Sándor Torghelle - MTK Hungaria, 3 August, undisclosed[6]
Fitz Hall - Southampton, 12 August, £1,500,000[7]
Wayne Andrews - Colchester United, 1 September, six-figure fee[8]
Gonzalo Sorondo - Inter Milan, 31 August, season loan[9]
Nicola Ventola - Inter Milan, 31 August, season loan
Vassilis Lakis - AEK Athens, unknown date, unknown fee
Anthony Danze - Inglewood United, unknown date, unknown fee

Out

Julian Gray - Birmingham City, 23 June, free[10]
Curtis Fleming - Darlington, 31 July, undisclosed[11]
Shaun Derry - Leeds United, 23 November, £250,000[12]
Jamie Smith - Bristol City, August, free
Ben Surey - Ebbsfleet United
Gavin Heeroo - Billericay Town
Tariq Nabil
Cédric Berthelin - RAEC Mons
Gareth Williams - Colchester United
Iván Kaviedes - Barcelona Sporting Club, loan ended

Results

Premiership

14 August 2004 1	Norwich City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Huckerby 16'	Report	Johnson 73'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,717 Referee: Peter Walton

21 August 2004 2	Crystal Palace	1–3	Everton	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Hudson 9'	Report	Gravesen 19' (pen.), 62' Naysmith 71' Bent 82'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,666 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

24 August 2004 3	Crystal Palace	0–2	Chelsea	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Drogba 28' Mendes 72'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,953 Referee: Chris Foy

28 August 2004 4	Middlesbrough	2–1	Crystal Palace	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
BST (UTC+01:00)	Popovic 61' (o.g.) Hasselbaink 78'	Report	Johnson 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mike Dean

11 September 2004 5	Portsmouth	3–1	Crystal Palace	Portsmouth, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01:00)	Fuller 3' Berger 47' Popovic 84' (o.g.)	Report	Granville 43'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Phil Dowd

18 September 2004 6	Crystal Palace	1–2	Manchester City	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Johnson 77' (pen.)	Report	Anelka 55', 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,052 Referee: Martin Atkinson

25 September 2004 7	Aston Villa	1–1	Crystal Palace	Birmingham, West Midlands
BST (UTC+01:00)	Hendrie 36'	Report	Johnson 6'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

4 October 2004 8	Crystal Palace	2–0	Fulham	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Johnson 53' Riihilahti 69'	Report	Pearce 6'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,825 Referee: Mike Riley

16 October 2004 9	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Crystal Palace	Bolton, Greater Manchester
BST (UTC+01:00)	Davies 45'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Neale Barry

23 October 2004 10	Crystal Palace	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Hall 5' Johnson 12' (pen.), 50'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,922 Referee: Matt Messias

30 October 2004 11	Birmingham City	0–1	Crystal Palace	Birmingham, West Midlands
BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Johnson 41'	Stadium: St. Andrews Attendance: Dermot Gallagher Referee: 28,916

6 November 2004 12	Crystal Palace	1–1	Arsenal	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)	Riihilahti 65'	Report	Henry 63'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,193 Referee: Mike Dean

13 November 2004 13	Liverpool	3–2	Crystal Palace	Liverpool, Merseyside
GMT (UTC)	Baroš 23' (pen.), 45', 90' (pen.)	Report	Kolkka 44' Hughes 52'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,862 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 November 2004 14	Crystal Palace	0–2	Newcastle United	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)		Report	Kluivert 79' Bellamy 88'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Mark Halsey

27 November 2004 15	Southampton	2–2	Crystal Palace	Southampton, Hampshire
GMT (UTC)	Phillips 50' Jakobsson 76'	Report	Johnson 48' Jakobsson 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,833 Referee: Peter Walton

5 December 2004 16	Crystal Palace	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)		Report	Rommedahl 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,705 Referee: Matt Messias

11 December 2004 17	Crystal Palace	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)		Report	Thompson 88'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Alan Wiley

18 December 2004 18	Manchester United	5–2	Crystal Palace	Trafford, Greater Manchester
GMT (UTC)	Scholes 22', 49' Smith 35' Boyce 48' (o.g.) O'Shea 90'	Report	Granville 27' Kolkka 46'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,814 Referee: Steve Dunn

26 December 2004 19	Crystal Palace	0–1	Portsmouth	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)		Report	Primus 69'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,238 Referee: Neale Barry

28 December 2004 20	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Crystal Palace	Haringey, London
GMT (UTC)	Defoe 54'	Report	Johnson 79'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,100 Referee: Uriah Rennie

1 January 2005 21	Fulham	3–1	Crystal Palace	Fulham, London
GMT (UTC)	Cole 4', 60' Radzinski 73'	Report	Johnson 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: Dermot Gallagher Referee: 18,680

3 January 2005 22	Crystal Palace	2–0	Aston Villa	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)	Johnson 33', 66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,140 Referee: Andy D'Urso

15 January 2005 23	Manchester City	3–1	Crystal Palace	Manchester
GMT (UTC)	S. Wright-Phillips 12', 90' Fowler 15'	Report	Powell 32'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Andre Marriner

22 January 2005 24	Crystal Palace	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)	Leigertwood 64' Granville 70' Johnson 77'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,723 Referee: Chris Foy

1 February 2005 25	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich, West Midlands
GMT (UTC)	Campbell 82' Earnshaw 90'	Report	Sorondo 12' Johnson 47' Riihilahti 90'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,092 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

11 February 2005 26	Crystal Palace	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)		Report	Nolan 31'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Referee: Graham Poll

14 February 2005 27	Arsenal	5–1	Crystal Palace	Islington, London
GMT (UTC)	Bergkamp 32' Reyes 35' Henry 39', 77' Vieira 54'	Report	Johnson 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,056 Referee: Rob Styles

26 February 2005 28	Crystal Palace	2–0	Birmingham City	Croydon, London
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Johnson 41' (pen.), 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,376 Referee: Phil Dowd

5 March 2005 29	Crystal Palace	0–0	Manchester United	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)	Lakis 64'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

19 March 2005 30	Chelsea	4–1	Crystal Palace	Fulham, London
GMT (UTC)	Lampard 29' J. Cole 54' Kežman 78', 90'	Report	Riihilahti 42'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,667 Referee: Phil Dowd

2 April 2005 31	Crystal Palace	0–1	Middlesbrough	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Queudrue 35'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: Steve Dunn Referee: 24,274

10 April 2005 32	Everton	4–0	Crystal Palace	Liverpool, Merseyside
BST (UTC+01:00)	Arteta 7' Cahill 47', 54' Vaughan 87'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,519 Referee: Uriah Rennie

16 April 2005 33	Crystal Palace	3–3	Norwich City	Croydon, London
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Kolkka 5' Hughes 73' Johnson 83' (pen.)	Report	Ashton 22', 46' McKenzie 53'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,754 Referee: Rob Styles

20 April 2005 34	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Crystal Palace	Blackburn, Lancashire
BST (UTC+01:00)	Pedersen 45'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,006 Referee: Peter Walton

23 April 2005 35	Crystal Palace	1–0	Liverpool	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Johnson 35'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,043 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

30 April 2005 36	Newcastle United	0–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
BST (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Alan Wiley

7 May 2005 37	Crystal Palace	2–2	Southampton	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Hall 34' Sorondo 59' Ventola 72'	Report	Crouch 37' (pen.) 58' Higginbotham 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,066 Referee: Howard Webb

15 May 2005 38	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Crystal Palace	Greenwich, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Hughes 30' Fortune 82'	Report	Freedman 58' Johnson 71' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,870 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

League Cup

21 September 2004	Crystal Palace	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hartlepool United	Croydon, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Freedman 80' Soares 110'	Report	Williams 70'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 4,233 Referee: K Wright

27 October 2004	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Crystal Palace	Charlton, London
BST (UTC+01:00)	Hreidarsson 5'	Report	Freedman 41' Torghelle 54', 70'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 19,030 Referee: Rob Styles

10 November 2004	Manchester United	2–0	Crystal Palace	Trafford, Greater Manchester
GMT (UTC)	Saha 22' Richardson 39'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 48,891 Referee: Steve Dunn

FA Cup

6 January 2005 Third round	Sunderland	2–1	Crystal Palace	Sunderland, Wearside
GMT (UTC)	Welsh 44' Stewart 60' (pen.)	Report	Collins 40' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 17,536 Referee: Rob Styles

Awards

Andy Johnson: Premier League Player of the Month, October
Club Goal of the Season: Joonas Kolkka (vs. Liverpool, at Anfield, Premiership)

Notes

Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.
Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2008.
Williams was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
Symons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.

References

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[1] Leigertwood was born in Enfield, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in November 2008.

[2] Boyce was born in Aylesbury, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Barbados in March 2008.

[3] Williams was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.

[4] Symons was born in Basingstoke, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.

[5] "Crystal Palace Squad Stats – 2004/05". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

[6] "BBC SPORT - Football - Premiership - Premiership ins and outs". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[7] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace snap up Boyce". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[8] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Speroni joins Palace". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[9] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Kolkka". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[10] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace swoop for Torghelle". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[11] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Southampton - Hall joins Palace". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[12] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Andrews moves to Palace". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[13] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Crystal Palace - Palace sign Inter duo". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[14] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Birmingham City - Gray becomes a Blue". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[15] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Darlington - Fleming joins Quakers". Retrieved 8 January 2017.

[16] "BBC SPORT - Football - My Club - Leeds United - Leeds swoop for Palace midfielder". Retrieved 8 January 2017.