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

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.

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

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 Argentina GK Julián Speroni
2 England DF Danny Butterfield
3 England DF Danny Granville
5 England DF Mark Hudson
6 Australia DF Tony Popovic
7 England MF Wayne Routledge
8 England FW Andy Johnson
9 Scotland FW Dougie Freedman
10 Hungary FW Sándor Torghelle
11 England FW Neil Shipperley
12 England MF Mikele Leigertwood[1]
14 England MF Ben Watson
15 Finland MF Aki Riihilahti
No. Position Player
17 Northern Ireland MF Michael Hughes
18 England DF Gary Borrowdale
19 England MF Tom Soares
20 England DF Darren Powell
21 England DF Emmerson Boyce[2]
22 Finland MF Joonas Kolkka
23 England FW Wayne Andrews
25 England DF Fitz Hall
26 Uruguay DF Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan from Inter Milan)
27 Italy FW Nicola Ventola (on loan from Inter Milan)
28 Hungary GK Gábor Király
32 Greece MF Vassilis Lakis
34 Australia 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 England MF Shaun Derry (to Leeds United)
13 France GK Cédric Berthelin (to RAEC Mons)
16 England MF Tommy Black (on loan to Sheffield United)
20 England DF Darren Powell (on loan to West Ham United)
No. Position Player
23 Wales FW Gareth Williams[3] (to Colchester United)
24 Ecuador FW Iván Kaviedes (on loan from Barcelona)
29 England DF Sam Togwell (on loan to Oxford United)
34 Australia 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 England MF Tommy Black
29 England DF Sam Togwell
30 England GK Lance Cronin
31 England FW Tyrone Berry
No. Position Player
33 Wales DF Kit Symons[4] (player-coach)
England DF Arron Fray
England DF Glenn Wilson (reserve-team captain)
England MF Lewwis Spence

Statistics

Player Statistics

as 16 May 2005

Source:[5]

No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKArgentina Julián Speroni 6000208000
2DFEngland Danny Butterfield 70102010020
3DFEngland Danny Granville 353101037370
4MFEngland Shaun Derry 1 (6)000304 (6)010
5DFEngland Mark Hudson 7100209120
6DFAustralia Tony Popovic 21 (2)0000021 (2)040
7MFEngland Wayne Routledge 380101040010
8FWEngland Andrew Johnson 37211100382250
9FWScotland Dougie Freedman 10 (10)1003213 (10)300
10FWHungary Sandor Torghelle 3 (9)000316 (9)111
11FWEngland Neil Shipperley 0 (1)00 (1)00 (1)00 (3)000
12MFAntigua and Barbuda Mikele Leigertwood 16 (4)1102019 (4)140
13GKFrance Cedric Berthelin 0000000000
14MFEngland Ben Watson 16 (5)0102019 (5)030
15MFFinland Aki Riihilahti 28 (4)4000028 (4)430
16MFEngland Tommy Black 0000000000
17MFNorthern Ireland Michael Hughes 34 (2)2100035 (2)2100
18DFEngland Gary Borrowdale 2 (5)0002 (1)04 (6)000
19MFEngland Tom Soares 16 (6)00 (1)02 (1)118 (8)140
20FWEngland Darren Powell 4 (2)1102 (1)07 (3)100
21DFBarbados Emmerson Boyce 26 (1)0001027 (1)020
22MFFinland Joonas Kolkka 20 (3)3001021 (3)320
23FWEngland Wayne Andrews 0 (9)000000 (9)010
24FWEcuador Ivan Kaviedes 1 (3)0000 (2)01 (5)000
25DFEngland Fitz Hall 362100037230
26DFUruguay Gonzalo Sorondo 16 (4)0002018 (4)052
27FWItaly Nicola Ventola 0 (3)100000 (3)110
28GKHungary Gabor Kiraly 320101034030
29MFEngland Sam Togwell 0000000000
30GKEngland Lance Cronin 0000000000
31FWEngland Tyrone Berry 0000000000
32MFGreece Vassilis Lakis 6 (12)0100 (1)07 (13)001*
33DFWales Kit Symons 0000000000
34MFAustralia Anthony Danze 0000101000

Transfers

In

Out

Results

Premiership

League Cup

FA Cup

Awards

References

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