2004–05 Southampton F.C. season

December 2011 December 2011 March 2015 December 2022 Southampton F.C. 2004–05 Paul Sturrock (until 23 August)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3590316.stm BBC Sport Sturrock leaves Saints 23 August 2004 2 July 2012Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December)Harry Redknapp (from 8 December)https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4077461.stm BBC Sport Saints name Redknapp as boss 8 December 2004 2 July 2012 Rupert Lowe St Mary's Stadium Premier League 20th (relegated) FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Fourth round Peter Crouch (12) Peter Crouch (16) 32,066 (vs. Manchester United, 15 May) 27,343 (vs. Fulham, 5 January) 30,609Southampton Performance Stats: 2004–05 https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/stats/_/id/376/league/ENG.1/season/2004/view/performance ESPN _red_stripes_red_sholders _redsides _redtop ff0000 ffffff ff0000 000000 ffffff _bluecollar _blueline 0000ff ffff00 0000ff 0000ff ffff00 2003–04 2005–06 During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. It was the club's 27th consecutive season in the English top flight and their 120th year in existence, The team would be relegated at the end of the season after a 2–1 loss against Manchester United,"Southampton 1–2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 15 May 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2022. they exited the FA Cup on the sixth round due to a 4–0 loss against Manchester United that was broadcast on the BBC,"Southampton 0 – 4 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2022 they were also eliminated from the Carling Cup in the fourth round, losing 5–2 against Watford."Watford 5 – 2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2022. This season would also be Peter Crouch's only season with the club as he was transferred to Liverpool at the end of the season,"Crouch completes Liverpool move". BBC Sport. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2022. while playing for the Saints he would earn his first England call-up."World Cup Scouting – Peter Crouch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2022 Season summary Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement Steve Wigley failed to improve results and he was soon sacked with the club deep in relegation peril. Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place. Final league table 2004–05 FA Premier League SOU Kit The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident. First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/faprem/southam.htm Southampton – 2004/05 FootballSquads 2 July 2012 1 FIN GK Antti Niemi 2 ENG DF Jason Dodd 3 ENG DF Graeme Le Saux 4 BEL DF Jelle Van Damme 5 NOR DF Claus Lundekvam 6 SWE DF Andreas Jakobsson 7 ENG FW Kevin Phillips 8 ENG MF Matt Oakley 10 SCO MF Neil McCann 12 SWE MF Anders Svensson 13 ENG GK Paul Smith 14 ENG FW Peter Crouch 16 ENG DF Martin Cranie 18 IRL MF Rory DelapDelap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998. 19 GIB DF Danny Higginbotham 20 ENG MF David Prutton 22 ENG DF Darren Kenton 23 FRA DF Olivier Bernard 24 ENG FW Dexter BlackstockBlackstock was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012. 26 ENG DF Matthew Mills 27 ENG FW Leon BestBest was born in Nottingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009. 28 NIR GK Alan Blayney 29 FRA MF Fabrice Fernandes 30 FRA MF Léandre Griffit 31 FRA MF Yoann FollyFolly was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent Togo internationally and made his international debut for Togo in 2008. 33 SCO DF Paul Telfer 34 TRI FW Kenwyne Jones 35 SWE MF Mikael Nilsson 36 ENG FW Brett Ormerod 37 SEN FW Henri Camara on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 ENG MF Jamie Redknapp 39 ENG DF Calum Davenport on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 40 SCO MF Nigel QuashieQuashie was born in Southwark, England. Left club during season 9 ENG FW James Beattie to Everton 23 WAL MF Arron Davies to Yeovil Town 37 USA GK Kasey Keller on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ENG DF Mike Williamson on loan to Wycombe Wanderers Reserve squad 11 SWE DF Michael Svensson 15 TUN DF Alaeddine YahiaYahia was born in Hauts-de-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2002. 17 LAT FW Marian Pahars 21 NOR MF Jo Tessem 25 ENG GK Michael Poke 32 NIR DF Chris Baird Statistics Appearances, goals and cards (Starting appearances + substitute appearances) No.Pos.NameLeagueDomestic cupsTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKFIN Antti Niemi28040320002DFENG Jason Dodd4+10004+10003DFENG Graeme Le Saux24+111024+11304DFBEL Jelle Van Damme4+202+116+31405DFNOR Claus Lundekvam31+304+1138+61406MFSWE Andreas Jakobsson24+324+1028+42107FWENG Kevin Phillips21+9105326+913308MFENG Matt Oakley6+113+119+22009FWENG James Beattie113001130010MFSCO Neil McCann5+603+218+813011DFSWE Michael Svensson0000000012DFSWE Anders Svensson21+933024+930013GKENG Paul Smith5+10207+100014FWENG Peter Crouch18+9125425+9162115DFTUN Alaeddine Yahia0000000016DFENG Martin Cranie300+203+200017FWLAT Marian Pahars0000000018MFIRL Rory Delap34+326040+326019DFGIB Danny Higginbotham20+114024+110020MFENG David Prutton19+415124+429121FWNOR Jo Tessem0000000022DFENG Darren Kenton30316+213023DFFRA Oliver Bernard90201153023MFWAL Arron Davies0000000024FWENG Dexter Blackstock8+110+248+351025MFENG Michael Poke0000000026MFENG Matthew Mills0000000027FWENG Leon Best1+201+102+300028GKNIR Alan Blayney1010200029MFFRA Fabrice Fernandes14+201+1015+300030MFFRA Leandre Griffit0+200+100+301031MFFRA Yoann Folly1+200+101+300032DFNIR Chris Baird0000000033MFSCO Paul Telfer26+404+1030+503034FWTRI Kenwyne Jones1+100+102+108035DFSWE Mikael Nilsson12+405017+402036FWENG Brett Ormerod5+402+117+511037FWSEN Henri Camara10+341+1211+460037GKUSA Kasey Keller4000400038MFENG Jamie Redknapp160111715039DFENG Calum Davenport5+20409+200040MFSCO Nigel Quashie1310013010 Transfers In BEL Jelle Van Damme – NED Ajax, £2,500,000, 9 June 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3788441.stm BBC Sport Saints land van Damme 9 June 2004 2 July 2012 ENG Peter Crouch – ENG Aston Villa, £2,000,000, 9 July 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3876589.stm BBC Sport Crouch joins Saints 9 July 2004 2 July 2012 SWE Andreas Jakobsson – DEN Brøndby IF, £1,000,000, 31 August 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3614492.stm BBC Sport Saints sign Jakobsson 31 August 2004 2 July 2012 USA Kasey Keller – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 12 November 2004, month loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4006615.stm BBC Sport Southampton sign Keller on loan 12 November 2004 2 July 2012 ENG Calum Davenport – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 3 January 2005, five-month loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4144203.stm BBC Sport Davenport joins Saints on loan 3 January 2005 2 July 2012 ENG Jamie Redknapp – ENG Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2005, free transferhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4144703.stm BBC Sport Redknapp seals Southampton switch 4 January 2005 2 July 2012 SCO Nigel Quashie – ENG Portsmouth, 17 January 2005, £2,100,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4174231.stm BBC Sport Quashie completes Saints switch 17 January 2005 2 July 2012 FRA Olivier Bernard – ENG Newcastle United, undisclosed (believed to be £400,000), 31 January 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4223039.stm BBC Sport Bernard completes Saints switch 31 January 2005 2 July 2012 SEN Henri Camara – ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 January 2005, four-month loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4222475.stm BBC Sport Camara completes switch to Saints 31 January 2005 2 July 2012 TUN Alaeddine Yahia – FRA Guingamp, £350,000 SWE Mikael Nilsson – SWE Halmstad, £400,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3858407.stm BBC Sport Nilsson heads for Saints 23 July 2004 2 July 2012 Out ECU Agustín Delgado – released (later joined ECU Aucas), 17 June 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3817375.stm BBC Sport Saints end Delgado contract 17 June 2004 2 July 2012 ENG Mike Williamson – ENG Wycombe Wanderers, season loan, 4 July 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/3864397.stm BBC Sport Adams lands Saints defender 4 July 2004 2 July 2012 ENG Fitz Hall – ENG Crystal Palace, £1,500,000, 12 August 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3922657.stm BBC Sport Hall joins Palace 12 August 2004 2 July 2012 SCO Stephen Crainey – ENG Leeds United, £200,000, 26 August 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3525886.stm Transfers – August 2004 BBC Sport 26 August 2004 2 July 2012 ENG Martin Cranie – ENG Bournemouth, loan, 29 October 2004https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3708180.stm Transfers – October 2004 BBC Sport 29 October 2004 2 July 2012 WAL Arron Davies – ENG Yeovil Town, undisclosed, 16 December 2004 TRI Kenwyne Jones – ENG Sheffield Wednesday, loan, 17 December 2004 ENG James Beattie – ENG Everton, 4 January 2005, £6,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4141029.stm BBC Sport Beattie completes Everton switch 4 January 2005 2 July 2012 FRA Yoann Folly – ENG Nottingham Forest, month loan, 7 January 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/4154665.stm BBC Sport Folly joins Forest on loan deal 7 January 2005 2 July 2012 NIR Alan Blayney – ENG Rushden & Diamonds, loan, 1 February 2005 NIR Alan Blayney – ENG Brighton & Hove Albion, loan, 24 March 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4308813.stm Transfers – March 2005 BBC Sport 31 March 2005 2 July 2012 ENG Jason Dodd – ENG Plymouth Argyle, month loan, 24 March 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/4379501.stm BBC News Dodd completes Plymouth loan move 24 March 2005 ENG Dexter Blackstock – ENG Plymouth Argyle, loan ENG Leon Best – ENG Queens Park Rangers, loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4059949.stm BBC Sport Transfers – December 2004 24 December 2004 SCO Stuart Anderson – ENG Blackpool Matches Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result L/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/L/D/D/D/W/L/D/L/D/L/D/L/L/D/L/W/L/D/D/D/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/W/D/L Position 19/10/14/15/15/17/17/18/19/18/18/18/17/17/18/18/19/19/19/19/19/19/19/18/18/19/18/18/18/17/17/17/18/17/20/17/18/20 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green2 blue1 red1 Premier League 1 14 August 2004 15:00 Aston Villa 2–0 Report Southampton Vassell 12Cole 34 Villa Park Birmingham, West Midlands 36,690 Uriah Rennie L 2 21 August 2004 Southampton 3–2 Report Blackburn Rovers Phillips 32A. Svensson 74Beattie 90 pen. Ferguson 50Dickov 68 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 27,492 Andy D'Urso W 3 25 August 2004 Southampton 1–2 Report Bolton Wanderers Crouch 85 Pedersen 7Okocha 27 pen. St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 30,713 Steve Dunn L 4 28 August 2004 Chelsea 2–1 Report Southampton Beattie 34 o.g.Lampard 41 pen. Beattie 1 Stamford Bridge Fulham, London 40,864 Steve Bennett L 5 13 September 2004 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Report Southampton Greenwich, London The Valley 24,263 Neale Barry D 6 19 September 2004 Southampton 1–2 Report Newcastle United A. Svensson 53 Prutton 45 o.g.Carr 57 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 30,709 Chris Foy L 7 25 September 2004 Fulham 1–0 Report Southampton Radzinski 24 Fulham, London Craven Cottage 19,237 Graham Poll L 8 2 October 2004 12:45 Southampton 0–0 report Manchester City St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 28,605 Uriah Rennie D 9 16 October 2004 Everton 1–0 Report Southampton Osman 88 Liverpool, Merseyside Goodison Park 35,256 Barry Knight L 10 24 October 2004 14:00 BST (UTC+01) Southampton 0–0 D Report Birmingham City St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 27,568 Mike Dean 11 30 October 2004 Arsenal 2–2 Report Southampton Henry 67van Persie 90 Delap 80 85 Islington, London Highbury 38,141 Matt Messias D 12 6 November 2004 Southampton 2–2 Report West Bromwich Albion A. Svensson 28Robinson 87 o.g. Earnshaw 29 37 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 31,057 Steve Bennett D 13 13 November 2004 Southampton 2–1 Report Portsmouth Blackstock 18Phillips 71 Jakobsson 12 o.g. St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 30,921 Graham Poll W 14 20 November 2004 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–1 L Report Southampton Francis 28 52 Beattie 24 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,706 Mike Riley 15 27 November 2004 Southampton 2–2 Report Crystal Palace Phillips 50Jakobsson 76 Johnson 48Jakobsson 54 o.g. Southampton, Hampshire St. Mary's Stadium 31,833 Peter Walton D 16 4 December 2004 Manchester United 3–0 L Report Southampton Scholes 53Rooney 58Ronaldo 87 Old Trafford Trafford, Greater Manchester 67,921 Barry Knight 17 11 December 2004 Southampton 2–2 Report Middlesbrough Phillips 45Crouch 64 Higgonbotham 89 o.g.Downing 90 Southampton, Hampshire St. Mary's Stadium 29,018 Neale Barry D 18 18 December 2004 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 L Report Southampton Defoe 8 27 61Kanouté 44Keane 88 Crouch 47 White Hart Lane Haringey, London 36,054 Phil Dowd 19 26 December 2004 Southampton 0–0 Report Charlton Athletic Southampton, Hampshire St. Mary's Stadium Steve Dunn D 20 28 December 2004 Liverpool 1–0 Report Southampton Sinama Pongolle 44 Liverpool, Merseyside Anfield 42,382 Mark Halsey L 21 1 January 2005 15:00 Manchester City 2–1 report Southampton Bosvelt 19S. Wright-Phillips 40 Phillips 90 pen. City of Manchester Stadium Manchester, Greater Manchester 42,895 Chris Foy L 22 5 January 2005 Southampton 3–3 Report Fulham Phillips 21 29Rosenior 71 o.g. Diop 20Malbranque 43Radzinski 50 Southampton, Hampshire St. Mary's Stadium 27,343 Graham Poll D 23 15 January 2005 Newcastle United 2–1 L Report Southampton Shearer 9 pen.Bramble 38 Crouch 42 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,266 Uriah Rennie 24 22 January 2005 Southampton 2–0 Report Liverpool Prutton 5Crouch 22 Southampton, Hampshire St. Mary's Stadium 32,017 Alan Wiley W 25 2 February 2005 19:45 GMT (UTC) Birmingham City 2–1 L Report Southampton Pandiani 12Blake 41 pen. Camara 52 St Andrew's Birmingham, West Midlands 28,797 Peter Walton 26 6 February 2005 Southampton 2–2 Report Everton Crouch 36Camara 55 Beattie 4Bent 90 Southampton, Hampshire St. Mary's Stadium 31,509 Andy D'Urso D 27 22 February 2005 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Report Southampton The Hawthorns West Bromwich, West Midlands 25,865 Mike Riley D 28 26 February 2005 Southampton 1–1 Report Arsenal Prutton 2 35 45Crouch 67 Ljungberg 45van Persie 2 52 Southampton, Hampshire St Mary's Stadium 31,815 Alan Wiley D 29 5 March 2005 Southampton 1–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Quashie 51 Southampton, Hampshire St Mary's Stadium 31,903 Peter Walton W 30 20 March 2005 Middlesbrough 1–3 Report Southampton Hasselbaink 41 Jakobsson 14Crouch 60 67 Southampton, Hampshire St Mary's Stadium 30,082 Uriah Rennie W 31 2 April 2005 Southampton 1–3 Report Chelsea Phillips 69 Lampard 22Guðjohnsen 39 83 Southampton, Hampshire St Mary's Stadium 31,949 Mark Halsey L 32 9 April 2005 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Report Southampton Pederson 11Jakobson (o.g.) 48Reid 55 Blackburn, Lancashire Ewood Parm 20,726 Neale Barry L 33 16 April 2005 Southampton 2–3 Report Aston Villa Phillips 4Crouch 13 Cole 55Solano 70Davis 72 Southampton, Hampshire St Mary's Stadium 31,926 Andy D'Urso L 34 19 April 2005 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Report Southampton Giannakopoulos 25 Phillips 69 Horwich, Greater Manchester Reebok Stadium 25,125 Mark Calttenburg D 34 24 April 2005 Portsmouth 4–1 Report Southampton Yakubu 4 pen.de Zeeuw 17LuaLua 22 27 Camara 20 Portsmouth, Hampshire Fratton Park 20,210 Steve Dunn L 36 30 April 2005 15:00 BST Southampton 4–3 W Report Norwich City Oakley 7Crouch 20Le Saux 39Camara 88 Bentley 3Higginbotham 31 o.g.McKenzie 45 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 31,944 Graham Poll 37 7 May 2005 BST Crystal Palace 2–2 D Report Southampton Hall 34Ventola 72Sorondo 0 59 Crouch 37 pen. 0 58Higginbotham 90 Selhurst Park Croydon, London 26,066 Howard Webb 38 15 May 2005 BST Southampton 1–2 L Report Manchester United O'Shea 10 o.g. Fletcher 19van Nistelrooy 63 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 32,066 Steve Bennett FA Cup 3 2005 1 5 y 15:00 Northampton Town 1–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4139441.stm Southampton Williamson 30 Phillips 29 Crouch 41 Redknapp 53 Sixfields Stadium Northampton 7,183 Michael Jones W 4 29 January 2005 Southampton 2–1 2–1 Portsmouth Oakley 54Crouch 90 pen. Yakubu 57 pen.Kamara 0 72 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 29,453 Steve Bennett W 5 19 February 2005 Southampton 2–2 Report Brentford Camara 4 36 Rankin 40Sodje 58 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 24,741 Graham Poll D 5 (replay) 1 March 2005 Brentford 1–3 Report Southampton Hutchinson 4 Crouch 11 90Phillips 67 Griffin Park Hounslow, London 11,720 Barry Knight W 6 12 March 2005 17:15 Southampton 0–4 Report Manchester United Keane 2Ronaldo 45Scholes 48 87 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 30,971 Howard Webb L League Cup 2 22 September 2004 Northampton Town 0–3 Report Southampton Phillips 32 Prutton 35 McCann 65 Sixfields Stadium Northampton, Northamptonshire 6,343 Howard Webb W 3 27 October 2004 Southampton 3–2 Report Colchester United Blackstock 50 54 80 Danns 7 Halford 64 St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 20,588 M Jones W 4 9 November 2004 Watford 5–2 Report Southampton Dyer 39 Chambers 52 62 Helguson 66 Bouazza 84 Blackstock 84 Ormerod 88 Vicarage Road Watford, Hertfordshire 13,008 Barry Knight L References Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton