2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

Portsmouth
2004–05 season
ChairmanMilan Mandaric
ManagerHarry Redknapp (until 24 November)[1]
Velimir Zajec (from 24 November to April)[2][3]
Alain Perrin (from 7 April)[4]
StadiumFratton Park
Premier League16th
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Yakubu (13)
All: Yakubu (17)

Season summary

Portsmouth's campaign got off to a good start, winning four of their first ten games including the famous, brilliant 2–0 win over Manchester United as they maintained a strong mid-table position in late October. However, manager Harry Redknapp walked out on Portsmouth in November after a row with chairman Milan Mandaric over the appointment of new Director of Football Velimir Zajec at the club. Zajec replaced Redknapp as manager with immediate effect, but under his management the club's form dipped, bringing the club from the top ten to a few points above the relegation zone. In April, Zajec was replaced by Frenchman Alain Perrin; Perrin managed to secure Portsmouth's Premiership status with a few games of the season left. Despite this, Portsmouth still played a pivotal role in the "Survival Sunday" relegation drama - by losing 2–0 at West Bromwich Albion they both secured Albion's Premiership status and helped relegate arch-rivals Southampton (although Southampton were beaten 2–1 at home by Manchester United and would have been relegated even if Albion had lost).

Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Newcastle United 38 10 14 14 47 57 −10 44 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 9 15 14 32 43 −11 42
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Kit

Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

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 Shaka Hislop[5]
2 DF Linvoy Primus
3 DF Dejan Stefanović
4 DF David Unsworth
6 DF Arjan de Zeeuw
8 MF Steve Stone
11 MF Giannis Skopelitis (on loan from Egaleo)
14 MF Matthew Taylor
16 DF Andy Griffin
18 MF Aliou Cissé
19 FW Ricardo Fuller
No. Position Player
20 FW Yakubu
21 FW Diomansy Kamara[6]
22 MF Richard Hughes
23 MF Patrik Berger
26 MF Gary O'Neil
27 FW Aleksandar Rodić[7]
28 FW James Keene
30 GK Jamie Ashdown
32 FW Lomana Tresor LuaLua
33 GK Kostas Chalkias
34 MF Valéry Mézague[8] (on loan from Montpellier)

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
7 MF Kevin Harper[9] (to Stoke City)
10 MF Eyal Berkovic (released)
11 MF Nigel Quashie[10] (to Southampton)
15 MF Amdy Faye (to Newcastle United)
25 GK Harald Wapenaar (to Vitesse Arnhem)
27 DF Eddie Howe (to Bournemouth)
28 DF John Curtis (to Nottingham Forest)
No. Position Player
31 DF Sebastian Schemmel (released)
33 DF Lewis Buxton (to Stoke City)
36 MF Anthony Pulis[11] (to Stoke City)
MF Ivica Mornar (on loan to Rennes)
FW Rowan Vine (on loan to Luton Town)
FW Mark Burchill (to Hearts)

Statistics

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
5 DF Hayden Foxe
9 FW Svetoslav Todorov
17 FW Vincent Péricard[12]
No. Position Player
24 DF Richard Duffy
29 GK Andrea Guatelli

Transfers

In

Out
Transfers in: £5,750,000
Transfers out: £4,100,000
Total spending: £1,650,000

Results

Premiership
14 August 2004 1Portsmouth1–1Birmingham CityPortsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Unsworth  16' (pen.) Report Savage  10' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,021
Referee: Howard Webb
21 August 2004 2Charlton Athletic2–1PortsmouthGreenwich, London
Euell  23'
Unsworth  87' (o.g.)		 Report Berger  53' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 August 2004 3Portsmouth4–3FulhamPortsmouth, Hampshire
Berkovic  19'
Yakubu  21' (pen.)		 Report Cole  39'
Boa Morte  41'
Bocanegra  75'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,728
Referee: Barry Knight
11 September 2004 4Portsmouth3–1Crystal PalacePortsmouth, Hampshire
Fuller  3'
Berger  47'
Popovic  85' (o.g.)		 Report Granville  43' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,019
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 September 2004 5Blackburn Rovers1–0PortsmouthBlackburn, Lancashire
Jansen  75' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,647
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
26 September 2004 6Portsmouth0–1EvertonPortsmouth, Hampshire
Report Cahill  80' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,125
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
2 October 2004 7Norwich City2–2PortsmouthNorwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Huckerby  63'
Charlton  67'		 Report Yakubu  37'
Berger  65'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,853
Referee: Matt Messias
18 October 2004 8Portsmouth1–0Tottenham HotspurPortsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu  63' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,121
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 October 2004 9Middlesbrough1–1PortsmouthMiddlesbrough, North Yorkshire
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Downing  74' Report Kamara  5' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,964
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 October 2004 10Portsmouth2–0Manchester UnitedPortsmouth, Hampshire
Unsworth  53' (pen.)
Yakubu  72'		 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,190
Referee: Neale Barry
6 November 2004 11Aston Villa3–0PortsmouthBirmingham, West Midlands
Whittingham  18'
Ángel  25'
Solano  40'		 Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,633
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 November 2004 12Southampton2–1PortsmouthSouthampton, Hampshire
Blackstock  18'
Phillips  71'		 Report Jakobsson  12' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,921
Referee: Graham Poll
20 November 2004 13Portsmouth1–3Manchester CityPortsmouth, Hampshire
O'Neil  8' Report Wright-Phillips  6'
Sibierski  79'
Bosvelt  87'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,101
Referee: Matt Messias
27 November 2004 14Bolton Wanderers0–1PortsmouthBolton, Greater Manchester
Report De Zeeuw  45' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Steve Dunn
4 December 2004 15Portsmouth3–2West Bromwich AlbionPortsmouth, Hampshire
Purse  35'
De Zeeuw  85'
LuaLua  89'		 Report Stefanovic  14' (o.g.)
Earnshaw  45'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,110
Referee: Peter Walton
11 December 2004 16Newcastle United1–1PortsmouthNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Bowyer  3' Report Stone  30' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,480
Referee: Mike Riley
14 December 2004 17Liverpool1–1PortsmouthLiverpool, Merseyside
Gerrard  70' Report LuaLua  90' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,064
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
19 December 2004 18Portsmouth0–1ArsenalPortsmouth, Hampshire
Report Campbell  75' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,170
Referee: Howard Webb
26 December 2004 19Crystal Palace0–1PortsmouthCroydon, London
Report Primus  69' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,238
Referee: Neale Barry
28 December 2004 20Portsmouth0–2ChelseaPortsmouth, Hampshire
Report Robben  79'
Cole  90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 January 2005 21Portsmouth1–1Norwich CityPortsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Yakubu  61' (pen.) Report Edworthy  5'
Francis  9'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,015
Referee: Phil Dowd
4 January 2005 22Everton2–1PortsmouthLiverpool, Merseyside
Stubbs  29'
Osman  90'		 Report Yakubu  31' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,480
Referee: Peter Walton
15 January 2005 23Portsmouth0–1Blackburn RoversPortsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT LuaLua  51'
Faye  90'		 Report Pedersen 55' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,904
Referee: Andy D'Urso
22 January 2005 24Chelsea3–0PortsmouthFulham, London
Drogba  15', 39'
Robben  21'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,267
Referee: Mike Riley
1 February 2005 25Portsmouth2–1MiddlesbroughPortsmouth, Hampshire
Taylor  40'
Yakubu  58'		 Report Christie  35' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,620
Referee: Phil Crossley
5 February 2005 26Tottenham Hotspur3–1PortsmouthTottenham, London
15:00 GMT Mido  34', 57'
Keane  83'		 Report Kamara  28' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Referee: Steve Dunn
12 February 2005 27Portsmouth1–2Aston VillaPortsmouth, Hampshire
15:00 GMT Yakubu  24' (pen.) Report De Zeeuw  17' (o.g.)
Hitzlsperger  73'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,160
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 February 2005 28Manchester United2–1PortsmouthTrafford, Greater Manchester
Rooney  8', 81' Report O'Neil  47' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,989
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 March 2005 29Arsenal3–0PortsmouthIslington, London
Henry  39', 53', 85' Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,079
Referee: Chris Foy
19 March 2005 30Portsmouth1–1Newcastle UnitedPortsmouth, Hampshire
Stone  45' Report Dyer  43' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Matt Messias
3 April 2005 31Fulham3–1PortsmouthFulham, London
Cole  63'
McBride  81'
Boa Morte  90'		 Report LuaLua  32' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,502
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
9 April 2005 32Portsmouth4–2Charlton AthleticPortsmouth, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Yakubu  3'
Stone  20'
Kamara  83'
LuaLua  90'		 Report Fortune  22'
Murphy  45'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Graham Poll
16 April 2005 33Birmingham City0–0PortsmouthBirmingham, West Midlands
17:15 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,883
Referee: Peter Walton
20 April 2005 34Portsmouth1–2LiverpoolPortsmouth, Hampshire
Kamara  34' Report Morientes  4'
Luis García  45'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,205
Referee: Howard Webb
24 April 2005 35Portsmouth4–1SouthamptonPortsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu  4' (pen.)
De Zeeuw  17'
LuaLua  22', 27'		 Report Camara  20' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 April 2005 36Manchester City2–0PortsmouthManchester, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Distin  4'
Fowler  16'		 Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,454
Referee: Martin Atkinson
7 May 2005 37Portsmouth1–1Bolton WanderersPortsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu  72' Report Diouf  11' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Matt Messias
15 May 2005 38West Bromwich Albion2–0PortsmouthWest Bromwich, West Midlands
Horsfield  58'
Richardson  75'		 Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 27,751
Referee: Mike Riley

FA Cup
  • Third round: Portsmouth 1-0 Gillingham (Yakubu 49)
  • Fourth round: Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth (Oakley 54, Crouch 90 pen.; Yakubu 57 pen.)

League Cup
  • Second round: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Portsmouth (Kamara 65)
  • Third round: Portsmouth 2-1 Leeds United (Kamara 14, Berkovic 32 pen.; Deane 40)
  • Fourth round: Cardiff City 0-2 Portsmouth (Yakubu 47, 55 pen.)
  • Quarter-finals: Watford 3-0 Portsmouth (Helguson 24, 57, Dyer 61)

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  3. Zajec was caretaker manager from 24 November until being appointed permanently on 21 December.
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  5. Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.
  6. Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
  7. Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina).
  8. Mézague was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and made his international debut for Cameroon in 2003.
  9. Harper was born in Oldham, England.
  10. Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented England at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
  11. Pulis was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
  12. Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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