2004–05 Everton F.C. season

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

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

Everton
2004–05 season
ChairmanBill Kenwright
ManagerDavid Moyes
Premier League4th
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tim Cahill (11)
All: Tim Cahill (12)

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
Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Arsenal 38 25 8 5 87 36 +51 83 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Manchester United 38 22 11 5 58 26 +32 77 Qualification for the 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 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 49 44 +5 58 Qualification for the 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 qualified 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 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 GK Richard Wright
2 DF Steve Watson
3 DF Alessandro Pistone
4 DF Alan Stubbs
5 DF David Weir (captain)
6 MF Mikel Arteta (on loan from Real Sociedad)
7 FW Marcus Bent
8 FW James Beattie
10 FW Duncan Ferguson
11 FW James McFadden
14 MF Kevin Kilbane[1]
No. Position Player
15 DF Gary Naysmith
17 MF Tim Cahill
20 DF Joseph Yobo
21 MF Leon Osman
22 DF Tony Hibbert
23 DF Eddy Bosnar
24 MF Guillaume Plessis
25 GK Nigel Martyn
26 MF Lee Carsley[2]
31 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 FW Kevin Campbell (to West Bromwich Albion)
16 MF Thomas Gravesen (to Real Madrid)
18 FW Wayne Rooney (to Manchester United)
No. Position Player
19 FW Nick Chadwick (to Plymouth Argyle)
27 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 MF Li Tie
32 DF Daniel Fox[3]
33 DF Anthony Gerrard[4]
37 GK Iain Turner
No. Position Player
DF Mark Hughes
DF Laurence Wilson
FW Paul Hopkins

Transfers

In

Out

Results

Premier League
15 August 2004 1Everton1–4ArsenalLiverpool, Merseyside
Carsley  37'  64'
Osman  43'		 Report Bergkamp  23'
Reyes  39'
Cole  53'
Ljungberg  54'
Pires  83'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,521
Referee: Mike Riley
21 August 2004 2Crystal Palace1–3EvertonCroydon, London
Hudson  9' Report Gravesen 19' (pen)
Naysmith  71'
Bent  82'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,666
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 August 2004 3Everton2–1West Bromwich AlbionLiverpool, Merseyside
Osman  2', 70' Report Dobie  7' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,510
Referee: Peter Walton
30 August 2004 4Manchester United0–0EvertonTrafford, Greater Manchester
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,803
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
11 September 2004 5Manchester City0–1EvertonManchester
15:00 Report Cahill  60'  61' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,006
Referee: Steve Bennett
19 September 2004 6Everton1–0MiddlesbroughLiverpool, Merseyside
Bent  47' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,078
Referee: Howard Webb
26 September 2004 7Portsmouth0–1EvertonPortsmouth, Hampshire
Report Cahill  80' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 October 2004 8Everton0–1Tottenham HotspurLiverpool, Merseyside
Report Pamarot  53' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,264
Referee: Graham Poll
16 October 2004 9Everton1–0SouthamptonLiverpool, Merseyside
Osman  88' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,256
Referee: Barry Knight
23 October 2004 10Norwich City2–3EvertonNorwich, Norfolk
12:45 BST McKenzie  48'
Francis  57'		 Report Kilbane  10'
Bent  40'
Ferguson  73'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
30 October 2004 11Everton1–1Aston VillaLiverpool, Merseyside
Bent  33' Report Hendrie  26' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,816
Referee: Steve Dunn
6 November 2004 12Chelsea1–0EvertonFulham, London
Robben  72' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,965
Referee: Mike Riley
13 November 2004 13Birmingham City0–1EvertonBirmingham, West Midlands
17:15 GMT (UTC) Report Gravesen  69' (pen.) Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,388
Referee: Rob Styles
20 November 2004 14Everton1–0FulhamLiverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson  67' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,763
Referee: Graham Poll
28 November 2004 15Newcastle United1–1EvertonNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Bellamy  5' Report Carsley  56' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,247
Referee: Neale Barry
4 December 2004 16Everton3–2Bolton WanderersLiverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson  45'
Gravesen  75'
Jaïdi  85' (o.g.)		 Report Davies  16', 59' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,929
Referee: Howard Webb
11 December 2004 17Everton1–0LiverpoolLiverpool, Merseyside
Carsley  68' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,552
Referee: Steve Bennett
18 December 2004 18Blackburn Rovers0–0EvertonBlackburn, Lancashire
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,191
Referee: Mark Halsey
26 December 2004 19Everton2–1Manchester CityLiverpool, Merseyside
15:00 Cahill  22'
Bent  63'		 Report Fowler  42'
Negouai  83'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,530
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 December 2004 20Charlton Athletic2–0EvertonGreenwich, London
El Karkouri  82'
Hreidarsson  85'		 Report Ferguson  83' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,001
Referee: Mike Riley
1 January 2005 21Tottenham Hotspur5–2EvertonHaringey, London
Marney  16', 80'
Ziegler  27'
Mendes  59'
Keane  68'		 Report Cahill  40'
McFadden  87'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,102
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 January 2005 22Everton2–1PortsmouthLiverpool, Merseyside
Stubbs  29'
Osman  90'		 Report Yakubu  31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,480
Referee: Peter Walton
16 January 2005 23Middlesbrough1–1EvertonMiddlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Zenden  26' Report Cahill  76' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
22 January 2005 24Everton0–1Charlton AthleticLiverpool, Merseyside
Report Holland  45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,041
Referee: Howard Webb
2 February 2005 25Everton1–0Norwich CityLiverpool, Merseyside
19:45 GMT Ferguson  78' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,485
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 February 2005 26Southampton2–2EvertonSouthampton, Hampshire
Crouch  36'
Camara  55'		 Report Beattie  4'
Bent  90'		 Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,509
Referee: Andy D'Urso
12 February 2005 27Everton0–1ChelseaLiverpool, Merseyside
Beattie  8' Report Guðjohnsen  69' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,270
Referee: Mike Riley
26 February 2005 28Aston Villa1–3EvertonBirmingham, West Midlands
Solano  46' Report Osman  17', 67'
Cahill  48'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,248
Referee: Graham Poll
6 March 2005 29Everton0–1Blackburn RoversLiverpool, Merseyside
Report Stead  71' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,406
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2005 30Liverpool2–1EvertonLiverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard  27'
Luis García  32'		 Report Cahill  82' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,224
Referee: Rob Styles
3 April 2005 31West Bromwich Albion1–0EvertonWest Bromwich, West Midlands
Gera  63' Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 26,805
Referee: Graham Poll
10 April 2005 32Everton4–0Crystal PalaceLiverpool, Merseyside
Arteta  7'
Cahill  47', 54'
Vaughan  87'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,519
Referee: Uriah Rennie
20 April 2005 33Everton1–0Manchester UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
Ferguson  55' Report G. Neville  72'
Scholes  90'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,160
Referee: Phil Dowd
23 April 2005 34Everton1–1Birmingham CityLiverpool, Merseyside
12:30 BST (UTC+01) Ferguson  86' Report Heskey  5' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,828
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 April 2005 35Fulham2–0EvertonFulham, London
John  15'
McBride  39'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,881
Referee: Steve Bennett
7 May 2005 36Everton2–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool, Merseyside
Weir  43'
Cahill  59'		 Report Ameobi  56' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,438
Referee: Barry Knight
11 May 2005 37Arsenal7–0EvertonIslington, London
van Persie  8'
Pires  12', 50'
Vieira  37'
Edu  70' (pen.)
Bergkamp  77'
Flamini  85'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,073
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 May 2005 38Bolton Wanderers3–2EvertonBolton, Greater Manchester
N'Gotty  45'
Jaidi  53'
Davies  61'
Stelios  66'		 Report Cahill  9'
Carsley  63'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,701
Referee: Neale Barry

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
9 November 2004 Arsenal3–1EvertonLondon
Owusu-Abeyie  25'
Lupoli  52', 85'		 Report Gravesen  8' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 27,791
Referee: Alan Wiley

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Richard Wright 1206+102030
25 GK Nigel Martyn 3303201000
Defenders
3 DF Alessandro Pistone 39032+102+102+10
4 DF Alan Stubbs 36129+213020
5 DF David Weir 3703400+2010
15 DF Gary Naysmith 1505+603010
20 DF Joseph Yobo 33019+803030
22 DF Tony Hibbert 40035+101030
Midfielders
2 MF Steve Watson 28012+1300030
6 MF Mikel Arteta 13110+211000
12 MF Li Tie 00000000
14 MF Kevin Kilbane 43137+113020
17 MF Tim Cahill 381233111+112+10
21 MF Leon Osman 35724+56312+10
26 MF Lee Carsley 41535+143021
Forwards
7 FW Marcus Bent 42731+662+101+11
8 FW James Beattie 1327+412100
10 FW Duncan Ferguson 3766+2950021
11 FW James McFadden 2937+1613230
31 FW James Vaughan 210+210000
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Kevin Campbell 704+20000+10
16 MF Thomas Gravesen 23520+140+1011
19 FW Nick Chadwick 520+100+210+21

Last updated: 30 May 2005
Source: Competitions

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  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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