2004–05 Watford F.C. season

English football team season March 2015 November 2020 Watford 2004–05 Ray Lewington (until 22 March)Aidy Boothroyd (from 29 March) Graham Simpson Vicarage Road Championship 18th FA Cup Third round League Cup Semi-finals Heiðar Helguson (16) Heiðar Helguson (20) 14,289 2003–04 2005–06 During the 2004–05 English football season, Watford competed in the Football League Championship. Season summary The 2004–05 season saw a continuation of the good form of the end of the previous season, with the club well in the upper half of the Championship at the end of September. However, a long run of poor form subsequently saw the club drop steadily towards the relegation zone. Another good cup run further eased the club's financial position, with the team reaching the semi-final of the League Cup, soundly beating Premiership sides Portsmouth and Southampton on the way, before losing narrowly to Liverpool. The club's poor league form, however, came to a head in March, with a run of terrible performances and Lewington was sacked on 22 March.Watford dismiss manager Lewington https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/watford/4371469.stm BBC Sport 22 March 2005 2012-01-26 His sacking was controversial, and many fans were unhappy at the loss of a man who had led the club to two cup semi-finals in three seasons, enduring considerable financial hardships. At the age of 34, Aidy Boothroyd was appointed manager of Watford after serving at Leeds United as a coach;Watford appoint Boothroyd as boss https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/4389421.stm BBC Sport 29 March 2005 2007-11-02 70-year-old Keith Burkinshaw was recruited as his assistant. Boothroyd's inexperience raised concerns among fans, who worried that he would not be able to keep the side in the Championship. However, Watford secured enough points to ensure survival with two games to go in the season. Final league table 2004–05 Football League Championship WAT Results Watford's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2004-2005 Watford 2004-2005 Home - statto.com 27 January 2012 1 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901142539/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2004-2005 live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 2004 Preston North EndA1–212,208Devlin 9 August 2004 Queens Park RangersH3–014,737Webber (2), Dyer 14 August 2004 BurnleyH0–112,048 21 August 2004 Leicester CityA1–022,478Webber 28 August 2004 Plymouth ArgyleH3–113,104Ardley, Webber (2) 11 September 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–114,148Webber 14 September 2004 Cardiff CityA3–010,606Webber (2), Ardley 19 September 2004 MillwallA2–010,865Webber, Helguson 25 September 2004 ReadingH0–113,389 28 September 2004 Wigan AthleticH0–011,361 2 October 2004 Crewe AlexandraA0–36,382 16 October 2004 Derby CountyA2–223,253Helguson (2) 19 October 2004 SunderlandH1–113,198Ardley 23 October 2004 Ipswich TownH2–222,497Helguson, Bouazza 30 October 2004 Nottingham ForestA2–124,473Helguson (2) 2 November 2004 GillinghamA0–07,009 6 November 2004 Derby CountyH2–213,689Helguson, Gunnarsson 13 November 2004 Sheffield UnitedA1–118,454Gunnarsson 20 November 2004 Rotherham UnitedH0–017,780 24 November 2004 Leeds UnitedA2–224,585Dyer (2) 27 November 2004 West Ham UnitedA2–324,541Gunnarsson, Dyer 4 December 2004 Stoke CityH0–112,169 11 December 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–114,605Helguson 18 December 2004 Coventry CityA0–114,493 26 December 2004 ReadingA0–318,757 28 December 2004 Cardiff CityH0–013,409 1 January 2005 MillwallH1–013,158Helguson 3 January 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–26,335Helguson 15 January 2005 Crewe AlexandraH3–111,223Helguson (2), DeMerit 22 January 2005 Wigan AthleticA2–29,008Dyer, Webber 5 February 2005 GillinghamH2–015,188Ashby (own goal), Eagles 12 February 2005 SunderlandA2–424,948Dyer (2) 22 February 2005 Ipswich TownA2–123,993DeMerit, Dyer 26 February 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–025,060 5 March 2005 Coventry CityH2–313,794Dyer, Webber 8 March 2005 Nottingham ForestH0–212,118 12 March 2005 Queens Park RangersA1–316,638Ardley 15 March 2005 Leicester CityH2–211,084DeMerit, Webber (pen) 19 March 2005 Preston North EndH0–219,649 2 April 2005 BurnleyA1–311,507Blizzard 5 April 2005 Plymouth ArgyleA0–115,333 9 April 2005 Leeds UnitedH1–216,306Helguson 16 April 2005 Rotherham UnitedA1–05,438Helguson 23 April 2005 Sheffield UnitedH0–017,138 30 April 2005 Stoke CityA1–015,229Helguson 8 May 2005 West Ham UnitedH1–219,673Helguson FA Cup 2004–05 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2005 FulhamH1–114,896Helguson (pen)R3R19 January 2005 FulhamA0–211,306 League Cup 2004–05 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR124 August 2004 Cambridge UnitedH1–06,558FerrellR221 September 2004 ReadingA3–08,429Cox (pen), Bouazza, Ingimarsson (own goal)R326 October 2004 Sheffield UnitedA0–0 (won 4–2 on pens)7,689R49 November 2004 SouthamptonH5–213,008Dyer, Chambers (2), Helguson, BouazzaR530 November 2004 PortsmouthH3–018,877Helguson (2), DyerSF 1st Leg11 January 2005 LiverpoolA0–135,739SF 2nd Leg25 January 2005 LiverpoolH0–119,797 Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/flcham/watford.htm FootballSquads - Watford - 2004/05 1 ENG GK Alec Chamberlain 3 ENG DF Paul Mayo 4 ISL DF Brynjar Gunnarsson 5 ENG DF Neil Cox 6 ENG DF Sean Dyche 7 ENG FW Bruce DyerDyer was born in Redbridge, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but played a friendly game for Montserrat against Ashford Town in September 2007. 8 ENG MF Gavin Mahon 9 ENG FW Danny Webber 10 SCO MF Paul DevlinDevlin was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2002. 11 ENG MF Andy Ferrell 14 ENG DF Jermaine Darlington 16 ENG GK Richard Lee 17 ENG MF Jamie Hand 18 ISL FW Heiðar Helguson 19 ENG DF James Chambers 20 ENG DF Lloyd DoyleyDoyley was born in Tower Hamlets, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in March 2013. 21 ENG DF Jack Smith 22 ENG MF Dominic Blizzard 23 ENG MF Anthony McNamee 24 TRI FW Jason Norville 25 FRA FW Hameur BouazzaBouazza was born in Évry, France, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Algeria in February 2007. 26 ENG DF Ben Herd 27 ENG MF Ashley Young 28 ENG MF Jamie Collins 29 USA DF Jay DeMerit 30 ENG FW Omari Coleman 31 FRA MF Toumani Diagouraga 32 ENG DF Danny Cullip on loan from Sheffield United 33 ENG DF Junior Osborne 35 ENG GK Reece Kirk 37 SLE MF Al Bangura 38 ENG DF Adrian MariappaMariappa was born in Harrow, England, but also qualified to represent Fiji internationally through his father and Jamaica through his maternal grandparents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in June 2012. 39 ENG MF Joel GrantGrant was born in Ealing, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and represented Jamaica at U-23 level before making his international debut for Jamaica in May 2014. Left club during season 2 ENG MF Neal Ardley to Cardiff City 12 ENG FW Scott Fitzgerald to Brentford 13 WAL GK Paul Jones on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 JAM DF Marcus GayleGayle was born in Hammersmith, London, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in 1998. to Brentford 32 ENG MF Johnnie Jackson on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 34 ENG MF Chris Eagles on loan from Manchester United 42 ENG GK Kevin Hitchcock retired Transfers In ENG Andy Ferrell – ENG Newcastle United, free ENG Jermaine Darlington – ENG Milton Keynes Dons, free ENG James Chambers – ENG West Bromwich Albion, £250,000 Out ENG Paolo Vernazza – ENG Rotherham United, free ENG Wayne Brown – ENG Colchester United, free JAM Micah HydeHyde was born in Newham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2001. – ENG Burnley, free ENG Neal Ardley – WAL Cardiff City, free ENG Scott Fitzgerald – ENG Brentford, free JAM Marcus Gayle – ENG Brentford, free References Notes notes Category:Watford F.C. seasons Watford F.C.