2004–05 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
2004–05 season season
ManagerChris Coleman
FA Premier League13th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cole (12)
All: Andy Cole (13)

The 2004–05 season was Fulham F.C.'s fourth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. They were managed by former player, Chris Coleman, who managed to guide them into a mid-table position of 13th.

Despite not being involved in a relegation dogfight at the end of the season, they still had a big say in deciding who went down as they beat Norwich City 6–0 on the last day to relegate the East Anglians and save West Bromwich Albion.

In other competitions, they reached the quarter finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Chelsea, and also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. They also had a Pakistani player in the 2004 season named Zesh Rehman

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz
3 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra
4 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque[notes 1]
5 MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski
6 DF England ENG Zat Knight
7 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge
8 FW United States USA Brian McBride
9 FW England ENG Andy Cole
10 MF England ENG Lee Clark (captain)
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte
12 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley[notes 2]
14 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John[notes 3]
17 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski[notes 4]
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond
20 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen
21 DF England ENG Zesh Rehman[notes 5]
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Timlin[notes 6]
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma
25 MF England ENG Malik Buari[notes 7]
28 MF England ENG Omar Saleem
30 DF England ENG Adam Green
35 DF England ENG Ian Pearce
36 DF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay
37 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK England ENG Ross Flitney
16 GK Portugal POR Ricardo Batista
18 DF France FRA Jérôme Bonnissel
22 DF England ENG Dean Leacock
26 FW Argentina ARG Facundo Sava
29 MF England ENG Sean Doherty
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF England ENG Darren Pratley
33 FW Scotland SCO Stuart Noble
34 MF England ENG Neale McDermott
38 DF England ENG Robbie Watkins
39 FW France FRA Ismael Ehui
— MF Wales WAL Alex Lawless
— MF Pakistan PAK Zesh Rehman

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 31 June 2005
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup Football League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Netherlands NED Edwin van der Sar 40 0 33+1 0 5 0 1 0
12 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz 36 1 31 0 2 1 3 0
3 DF United States USA Carlos Bocanegra 35 1 26+2 1 4 0 3 0
6 DF England ENG Zat Knight 42 2 35 1 5 1 2 0
21 DF England ENG Zesh Rehman 23 0 15+2 0 2 0 4 0
24 DF France FRA Alain Goma 20 0 15+1 0 2+1 0 1 0
28 DF England ENG Liam Fontaine 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Adam Green 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
35 DF England ENG Ian Pearce 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
37 DF England ENG Liam Rosenior 23 0 16+1 0 4 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
4 MF France FRA Steed Malbranque 31 7 22+4 6 1 0 4 1
5 MF France FRA Sylvain Legwinski 22 1 13+2 1 5 0 1+1 0
7 MF Wales WAL Mark Pembridge 34 1 26+2 0 2+1 0 3 1
10 MF England ENG Lee Clark 22 1 15+2 1 4+1 0 0 0
14 MF Senegal SEN Papa Bouba Diop 35 7 29 6 3 1 3 0
20 MF Denmark DEN Claus Jensen 15 1 10+2 0 0+2 1 1 0
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Michael Timlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 MF England ENG Malik Buari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF Scotland SCO Billy McKinlay 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW United States USA Brian McBride 37 9 15+16 6 0+2 0 2+2 3
9 FW England ENG Andy Cole 39 13 29+2 12 5 0 3 1
11 FW Portugal POR Luís Boa Morte 39 9 29+2 8 5 1 3 0
15 FW Netherlands NED Collins John 34 6 13+14 4 1+4 2 0+2 0
17 FW Canada CAN Tomasz Radzinski 41 11 25+10 6 4 1 2 4
19 FW Ghana GHA Elvis Hammond 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[2][3]

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
18 July 2004 FW England Andy Cole England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed[4]
23 July 2004 FW Canada Tomasz Radzinski England Everton Undisclosed (estimated £1,750,000)[5]
23 July 2004 MF Denmark Claus Jensen England Charlton Athletic £1,250,000[6]
27 July 2004 MF Senegal Papa Bouba Diop France Lens Undisclosed
1 June 2005 GK Czech Republic Jaroslav Drobný Greece Panionios Undisclosed[7]
9 June 2005 MF Australia Ahmad Elrich South Korea Busan I'cons Undisclosed[8]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
11 July 2004 DF England Mark Hudson England Crystal Palace Undisclosed
6 June 2005 GK Netherlands Edwin van der Sar England Manchester United Undisclosed (estimated £2,000,000)[9]

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League

Premier League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Charlton Athletic 38 12 10 16 42 58 −16 46
12 Birmingham City 38 11 12 15 40 46 −6 45
13 Fulham 38 12 8 18 52 60 −8 44
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
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 8 18 52 60  −8 44 8 4 7 29 26  +3 4 4 11 23 34  −11

Last updated: 13 May 2004.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

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GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultDWLLLDWLLLWWLLWDLLWDWWDLWLLDLWLDDLWLWW
Position10481316151214161715121313151414151516151515131515151616151616161616161513
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2004. Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fulham-fc/2005/3/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Premier League

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 August 2004 Manchester City A 1–1 44,026 John
21 August 2004 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 17,541 Cole (2)
25 August 2004 Middlesbrough H 0–2 17,759
30 August 2004 Portsmouth A 3–4 19,728 Cole, Boa Morte, Bocanegra
11 September 2004 Arsenal H 0–3 21,681
18 September 2004 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 24,128 Cole
25 September 2004 Southampton H 1–0 19,237 Radzinski
4 October 2004 Crystal Palace A 0–2 21,825
16 October 2004 Liverpool H 2–4 21,884 Boa Morte (2)
23 October 2004 Aston Villa A 0–2 34,460
30 October 2004 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–0 21,137 Boa Morte, Cole
7 November 2004 Newcastle United A 4–1 51,118 John, Malbranque (2), Boa Morte
13 November 2004 Chelsea H 1–4 21,877 Diop
20 November 2004 Everton A 0–1 34,763
27 November 2004 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 19,103
4 December 2004 Norwich City A 1–0 23,755 Cole
13 December 2004 Manchester United H 1–1 21,940 Diop
20 December 2004 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 26,108 Radzinski
26 December 2004 Arsenal A 0–2 38,047
28 December 2004 Birmingham City H 2–3 18,706 Legwinski, Radzinski
1 January 2005 Crystal Palace H 3–1 18,680 Cole (2), Radzinski
5 January 2005 Southampton A 3–3 27,343 Diop, Malbranque, Radzinski
16 January 2005 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 16,180 Diop
22 January 2005 Birmingham City A 2–1 28,512 Cole (pen.), Diop
2 February 2005 Aston Villa H 1–1 17,624 Clark
5 February 2005 Liverpool A 1–3 43,534 Cole
26 February 2005 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 35,885
5 March 2005 Charlton Athletic H 0–0 18,290
19 March 2005 Manchester United A 0–1 67,959
3 April 2005 Portsmouth H 3–1 20,502 Cole, McBride, Boa Morte
9 April 2005 Bolton Wanderers A 1–3 25,493 Boa Morte
16 April 2005 Manchester City H 1–1 21,796 Boa Morte
19 April 2005 Middlesbrough A 1–1 30,650 McBride
23 April 2005 Chelsea A 1–3 42,081 John
30 April 2005 Everton H 2–0 21,881 John, McBride
4 May 2005 Newcastle United H 1–3 19,003 Radzinski
7 May 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 3–1 18,991 Malbranque (2), McBride
15 May 2005 Norwich City H 6–0 21,927 McBride (2), Diop, Knight, Malbranque, Cole

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 September 2004 R2 Boston United A 4–1 5,373 Radzinski (2), Malbranque, McBride
27 October 2004 R3 Birmingham City A 1–0 26,371 Pembridge
10 November 2004 R4 Nottingham Forest A 4–2
(a.e.t.)		 9,252 Radzinski (2), McBride, Cole
30 November 2004 R5 Chelsea H 1–2 14,531 McBride

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 January 2005 R3 Watford A 1–1 14,896 Knight
19 January 2005 R3R Watford H 2–0 11,306 Volz, Radzinski
29 January 2005 R4 Derby County A 1–1 22,040 John
12 February 2005 R4R Derby County H 4–2 15,528 Diop, Boa Morte, John, Jensen
19 February 2005 R5 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 16,151

References

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  2. ^ "All Fulham players: 2005". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Fulham in FA Premier League 2004/2005 fixture". Football-lineups.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Cole moves to Fulham". News.bbc.co.uk. 18 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Fulham land Radzinski". News.bbc.co.uk. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Jensen joins Fulham". News.bbc.co.uk. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Fulham complete deal for Drobny". News.bbc.co.uk. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Australian Elrich moves to Fulham". News.bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Man Utd seal Van der Sar switch". News.bbc.co.uk. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  10. ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

Notes

  1. ^ Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but also qualified to represent France internationally and represented them at U-21 level before being called up by France in February 2004 without playing.
  2. ^ Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through a grandparent and made his international debut for Wales in February 1997.
  3. ^ John was born in Zwedru, Liberia, but was raised in the Netherlands and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
  4. ^ Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but also qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  5. ^ Rehman was born in Birmingham, England, and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  6. ^ Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-21 level.
  7. ^ Buari was born in Accra, Ghana, but also qualified to represent England internationally and represented them at U-15 and U-16 level.