Today, 2004–05 Ipswich Town F.C. season is a topic that has great relevance in our society. For years, it has aroused the interest of specialists and people in general, due to its multiple facets and its impact in various areas. Throughout history, 2004–05 Ipswich Town F.C. season has generated debate, controversy and, in turn, great advances and innovations. It is a topic that does not leave anyone indifferent and that continues to evolve over time. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to 2004–05 Ipswich Town F.C. season, analyzing its importance, its implications and its influence on everyday life. In this way, we can better understand the relevance that 2004–05 Ipswich Town F.C. season has in today's society.
2004–05 season | |||
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Chairman | David Sheepshanks | ||
Manager | Joe Royle | ||
Stadium | Portman Road | ||
Championship | 3rd | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Second round | ||
Play-offs | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Darren Bent (20) All: Darren Bent / Shefki Kuqi (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,010 (vs West Ham United, 18 May 2005, Championship Play-offs) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 10,190 (vs Brentford, 24 Aug 2004, League Cup) | ||
Average home league attendance | 25,651 | ||
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.
Ipswich missed automatic promotion in the 2004–05 season, finishing third, only two points behind second-placed Wigan Athletic. Again, they lost to West Ham United in the play off semi-finals, this time by a 4–2 aggregate score.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ipswich traveled to Denmark for a pre-season tour in July 2004. Ipswich also played a friendly match against Newcastle United on 28 July, a testimonial match which was played in honour of former assistant manager and player Dale Roberts.
Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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10 July 2004 | Peterborough United | A | 2–1 | Unknown | Couñago, Westlake |
13 July 2004 | Randers | A | 0–0 | Unknown | |
16 July 2004 | AaB | A | 0–2 | Unknown | |
21 July 2004 | Oxford United | A | 5–1 | Unknown | Miller (2), Bent, Couñago, Magilton |
24 July 2004 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Unknown | Diallo, Bowditch |
28 July 2004 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | 24,644 | Kuqi, Couñago |
2 August 2004 | Osasuna | H | 2–1 | 4,817 | Couñago, Kuqi |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 94 | Promotion to the FA Premier League |
2 | Wigan Athletic (P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | |
3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 76 | |
5 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 75 |
Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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7 August 2004 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | 23,130 | Naylor, Bowditch |
11 August 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 21,125 | Bent |
14 August 2004 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | 22,234 | Miller, Bowditch |
21 August 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 3–1 | 21,828 | Bent, Miller, Westlake |
28 August 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 2–0 | 5,504 | Kuqi (2) |
30 August 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 24,590 | Bent, Miller |
12 September 2004 | Millwall | H | 2–0 | 26,790 | Bent, Couñago |
14 September 2004 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | 23,029 | Westlake, de Vos |
18 September 2004 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 28,812 | Couñago |
25 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–2 | 23,270 | de Vos, Kuqi (2) |
28 September 2004 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 23,167 | Kuqi |
3 October 2004 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | 12,608 | Bowditch, Mills (own goal) |
16 October 2004 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 23,183 | Richards |
19 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 22,497 | Westlake, Heath (own goal) |
23 October 2004 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 15,894 | Westlake, Bent |
30 October 2004 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 23,745 | Kuqi, Miller, Bent |
2 November 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 | 22,977 | Miller, Kuqi (2), Naylor, Westlake |
6 November 2004 | Burnley | A | 2–0 | 11,969 | Bent (2) |
13 November 2004 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 29,955 | Bent |
21 November 2004 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 31,723 | |
27 November 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 26,269 | Kuqi |
4 December 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | 7,236 | Naylor, Bent |
11 December 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 4–2 | 18,231 | de Vos, Bent, Currie, Kuqi |
21 December 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | 28,286 | Naylor, Bent |
26 December 2004 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | 14,532 | Kuqi |
28 December 2004 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 26,217 | Kuqi |
1 January 2005 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 30,003 | |
3 January 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | 17,923 | Currie (2) |
15 January 2005 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 23,670 | Bent (2), Kuqi |
22 January 2005 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 23,203 | Bent |
5 February 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 2–0 | 20,680 | Unsworth, Kuqi |
12 February 2005 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 27,392 | de Vries (own goal), Kuqi |
18 February 2005 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 14,418 | Miller |
22 February 2005 | Watford | H | 1–2 | 23,993 | Miller |
26 February 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 29,008 | |
5 March 2005 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 16,744 | |
12 March 2005 | Nottingham Forest | H | 6–0 | 25,765 | Naylor, Westlake, Miller (2), Kuqi, Bent |
15 March 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | 11,768 | Miller |
19 March 2005 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | 9,311 | |
2 April 2005 | Derby County | H | 3–2 | 28,796 | Magilton, Bent, Miller |
5 April 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 4–3 | 26,017 | Westlake, Bent (2), Magilton |
11 April 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 25,882 | |
17 April 2005 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 29,230 | Naylor, Bent |
23 April 2005 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 29,607 | Kuqi |
30 April 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 5–1 | 28,244 | Kuqi, Magilton, Miller (2), Couñago |
8 May 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,848 | Kuqi |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SF 1st Leg | 14 May 2005 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | 33,723 | Walker (own goal), Kuqi |
SF 2nd Leg | 18 May 2005 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 30,010 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 8 January 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 20,080 | Miller |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 | 24 August 2004 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | 10,190 | Westlake, Miller |
R2 | 21 September 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–2 | 6,020 |
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 2004 | DF | Jason de Vos | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | |
1 July 2004 | DF | Jerrome Sobers | Ford United | £10,000 | |
9 July 2004 | MF | Kevin Horlock | West Ham United | Free transfer | |
10 December 2004 | MF | Darren Currie | Brighton & Hove Albion | £250,000 |
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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10 August 2004 | MF | Tony Dinning | Wigan Athletic | 29 September 2004 | |
21 December 2004 | DF | Danny Karbassiyoon | Arsenal | 30 June 2005 | |
27 January 2005 | DF | David Unsworth | Portsmouth | 30 June 2005 | |
31 January 2005 | MF | Jimmy Juan | Monaco | 30 June 2005 | |
14 February 2005 | FW | James Scowcroft | Leicester City | 30 June 2005 |
Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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8 May 2004 | DF | John McGreal | Burnley | Free transfer | |
23 June 2004 | FW | Marcus Bent | Everton | £450,000 | |
1 July 2004 | MF | Jermaine Wright | Leeds United | Free transfer | |
1 July 2004 | DF | Georges Santos | Queens Park Rangers | Free transfer | |
1 July 2004 | MF | Martijn Reuser | Willem II | Free transfer | |
1 July 2004 | MF | Chris Bart-Williams | APOEL | Free transfer | |
2 August 2004 | DF | Chris Makin | Leicester City | Free transfer | |
15 September 2004 | FW | Alun Armstrong | Darlington | Free transfer | |
9 December 2004 | FW | Craig Reid | Coventry City | Free transfer | |
14 January 2005 | FW | Antonio Murray | Hibernian | Undisclosed | |
31 January 2005 | DF | Chris Hogg | Hibernian | Free transfer |
Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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19 November 2004 | GK | Lewis Price | Cambridge United | 29 December 2004 | |
9 March 2005 | FW | Dean Bowditch | Burnley | 9 May 2005 | |
24 March 2005 | DF | Jerrome Sobers | Brentford | 16 May 2005 |
All statistics updated as of end of season
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ENG | Kelvin Davis | 42 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
34 | GK | WAL | Lewis Price | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis | 44 | 0 | 40+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards | 28 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | CAN | Jason de Vos | 49 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | GUI | Drissa Diallo | 29 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 50 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | USA | Danny Karbassiyoon | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ENG | Scott Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ENG | Scott Barron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | NIR | Jim Magilton | 44 | 3 | 33+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller | 50 | 15 | 45 | 13 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | Darren Currie | 27 | 3 | 19+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | NIR | Kevin Horlock | 44 | 0 | 33+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | ENG | Ian Westlake | 50 | 8 | 41+4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago | 22 | 3 | 4+15 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | James Scowcroft | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent | 50 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | FW | ENG | Darryl Knights | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi | 48 | 20 | 40+3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Players transferred/loaned out during the season | |||||||||||||
10 | MF | ENG | Tony Dinning | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch | 24 | 3 | 6+15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
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18 | FW | Darren Bent | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
32 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
8 | MF | Tommy Miller | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
33 | MF | Ian Westlake | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
6 | DF | Richard Naylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | DF | Jason de Vos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | MF | Jim Magilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
9 | FW | Pablo Couñago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
10 | MF | Darren Currie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | FW | Dean Bowditch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | DF | Matt Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | DF | David Unsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 85 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 90 |
No. | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
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1 | Kelvin Davis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
34 | Lewis Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | |||||
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2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
3 | DF | Matt Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | Jason de Vos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
5 | DF | Drissa Diallo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
6 | DF | Richard Naylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
7 | MF | Jim Magilton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
8 | MF | Tommy Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
9 | FW | Pablo Couñago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10 | MF | Tony Dinning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11 | MF | Kevin Horlock | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
12 | DF | Danny Karbassiyoon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | FW | James Scowcroft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16 | DF | David Unsworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | FW | Dean Bowditch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | FW | Darren Bent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
33 | MF | Ian Westlake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
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Award | Player | Ref |
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Player of the Year | Shefki Kuqi | |
Players' Player of the Year | Kelvin Davis | |
Young Player of the Year | Billy Clarke |
Month | Manager | Ref |
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November | Joe Royle |
Month | Player | Ref |
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October | Kevin Horlock |
Player | Ref |
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Kelvin Davis |