2004–05 Gillingham F.C. season

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

Gillingham
2004–05 season
ChairmanPaul Scally
ManagerAndy Hessenthaler (until 23 November)
Stan Ternent (from 7 December)
StadiumPriestfield Stadium
Championship22nd (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerHenderson (9)
Average home league attendance7,946

Season summary

John Gorman was appointed to help Hessenthaler as the side started the 2004–05 season poorly, but as the team continued to struggle at the wrong end of the table Hessenthaler resigned as manager in late November. Somewhat unusually he continued to be employed as a player.[1] Gorman succeeded Hessenthaler in a caretaker capacity but left the club to take the manager's job at Wycombe Wanderers.[2] Gillingham then appointed former Burnley boss Stan Ternent as manager,[3] but despite a late run of positive results, he couldn't prevent the Gills' relegation to League One on the last day of the season. In a reversal of the previous season's fortunes, Crewe Alexandra, the team immediately above Gillingham in the table, survived by just one goal.[4]

Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 Football League
PWDLFAGDPts
C1Sunderland46297107641+3594
P2Wigan Athletic46251297935+4487
 3Ipswich Town46241398556+2985
 4Derby County462210147160+1176
 5Preston North End462112136758+975
P6West Ham United462110156656+1073
 7Reading461913145144+770
 8Sheffield United461813155756+167
 9Wolverhampton Wanderers461521107259+1366
 10Millwall461812165145+666
 11Queens Park Rangers461711185458-462
 12Stoke City461710193638-261
 13Burnley461515163839-160
 14Leeds United461418144952-360
 15Leicester City461221134946+357
 16Cardiff City461315184851-354
 17Plymouth Argyle461411215264-1253
 18Watford461216185259-752
 19Coventry City461313206173-1252
 20Brighton & Hove Albion461312214065-2551
 21Crewe Alexandra461214206686-2050
R22Gillingham461214204566-2150
R23Nottingham Forest46917204266-2444
R24Rotherham United46514273569-3429

Results

Gillingham's score comes first[5]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004Ipswich TownA1-223,130Smith
10 August 2004Leeds UnitedH2-110,739Byfield, Roberts
14 August 2004Preston North EndH2-17,073Byfield, Roberts
21 August 2004Stoke CityA0-213,234
27 August 2004Queens Park RangersH0-17,391
30 August 2004BurnleyA2-111,574Roberts, Byfield
11 September 2004SunderlandH0-48,775
15 September 2004Coventry CityA2-211,966Agyemang (2)
18 September 2004ReadingA1-313,867Byfield
25 September 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionH0-18,365
28 September 2004Leicester CityH0-26,089
2 October 2004Plymouth ArgyleA1-213,665Henderson
17 October 2004Sheffield UnitedH1-36,964Bromby (own goal)
19 October 2004MillwallA1-210,722Nowland
23 October 2004West Ham UnitedA1-325,247Byfield
30 October 2004Wolverhampton WanderersH1-09,112Jarvis
2 November 2004WatfordH0-07,009
6 November 2004Sheffield UnitedA0-016,598
13 November 2004Derby CountyH0-28,015
20 November 2004Crewe AlexandraA1-46,128Henderson
27 November 2004Nottingham ForestH2-18,784Henderson (pen), Johnson
4 December 2004Cardiff CityA1-310,623Johnson
11 December 2004Wigan AthleticA0-28,451
18 December 2004Rotherham UnitedH3-18,576Hope, Jarvis, Vernazza (own goal)
26 December 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionA1-26,420Crofts
28 December 2004Coventry CityH3-18,734Byfield, Cox (2)
1 January 2005ReadingH0-08,570
3 January 2005SunderlandA1-127,147Henderson
15 January 2005Plymouth ArgyleH1-18,451Crofts
22 January 2005Leicester CityA0-223,457
5 February 2005WatfordA0-215,188
12 February 2005MillwallH0-09,127
19 February 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA2-224,949Henderson, Flynn
22 February 2005West Ham UnitedH0-19,510
26 February 2005Wigan AthleticH2-17,209Henderson (2)
5 March 2005Rotherham UnitedA3-14,367Flynn, Sidibe, Henderson
12 March 2005Leeds UnitedA1-127,995Hope
15 March 2005Stoke CityH2-17,766McEveley, Smith
19 March 2005Ipswich TownH0-09,311
2 April 2005Preston North EndA1-115,054Smith
5 April 2005Queens Park RangersA1-116,431Flynn
9 April 2005BurnleyH1-09,447Henderson
16 April 2005Crewe AlexandraH1-110,315Southall
23 April 2005Derby CountyA0-227,481
30 April 2005Wigan AthleticH1-110,810Jarvis
8 May 2005Nottingham ForestA2-224,800Melville (own goal), Sidibe

FA Cup
Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005PortsmouthA0-114,252

League Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004Northampton TownH1-23,108Sidibe

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 Steve Banks
2 DF Nyron Nosworthy
3 DF John Hills
4 MF Paul Smith
5 DF Barry Ashby
6 DF Ian Cox
7 MF Nicky Southall
8 MF Andy Hessenthaler
9 FW Darius Henderson
10 MF Mike Flynn
12 GK Bertrand Bossu
13 GK Jason Brown
14 MF Leon Johnson
15 MF Mark Saunders
No. Position Player
16 DF Richard Rose
17 DF Andrew Crofts
18 DF Chris Hope
19 FW Iwan Roberts
20 FW Darren Byfield
21 MF Matt Jarvis
22 MF Danny Spiller
23 MF Matt Bodkin
24 DF Jay McEveley (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
25 MF Alan Pouton
26 MF Jonathan Douglas (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
27 FW Jones Awuah
28 DF Dean Beckwith
29 FW Mamady Sidibe

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
23 GK Danny Knowles (to Hastings United)
24 MF Jon Wallis (to Hastings United)
26 MF David Perpetuini (to Wycombe Wanderers)
24 MF Adam Nowland (on loan from West Ham United)
10 FW Patrick Agyemang (to Preston North End)
No. Position Player
26 MF John Robinson (to Crawley Town)
31 MF Dean Marney (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
30 GK Paul Gallacher (on loan from Norwich City)
31 MF Ashley Carew (to Welling United)
11 FW Tommy Johnson (to Sheffield United)

References
  1. "Hessenthaler steps down at Gills". BBC Sport. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  2. "Gorman appointed Wycombe manager". BBC Sport. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  3. "Gills unveil Ternent as manager". BBC Sport. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  4. "England 2004/2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
  5. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/gillingham/2004-2005
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