2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season

April 2022 Norwich City 2004–05 Nigel Worthington Roger Munby Carrow Road FA Premier League 19th (relegated to the Championship) FA Cup Third round proper League Cup Third round Dean AshtonDamien FrancisLeon McKenzie (7) Dean AshtonDamien FrancisDarren HuckerbyLeon McKenzie (7) 25,522 (vs. Manchester United, 9 April 2005) 23,549 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 11 December 2004) 24,350 _norwich0304h _norwich0304h _norwich0304h _norwich0304h _norwich0304hl _norwich0405a _norwich0405a _norwich0405a _norwich0405a _norwich0304al 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 season was the 103rd season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in the Premier League for nine years, following promotion from the First Division in 2003–04.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3641435.stm Norwich back in Premiership 21 April 2004 BBC Sport 3 January 2011 However, they were immediately relegated back to the second tier, notably without having won a competitive match away from home during the whole season.http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/History/0,,10355~1025328,00.html Club History – 1996 to 2004 1 April 2010 canaries.co.uk 3 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101006082531/http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/History/0,,10355~1025328,00.html 2010-10-06 dead Despite being in pole position to stay up going into the final match of the season against Fulham, a 6–0 defeat at Craven Cottage sealed their fate.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4525103.stm Fulham 6–0 Norwich 15 May 2005 BBC Sport 3 January 2011 This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season. Statistics Appearances, goals and cards (Substitute appearances in brackets) No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKENG Robert Green3801020410003DFENG Adam Drury31 (2)1002033 (2)1204MFENG Graham Stuart7 (1)000007 (1)0105DFENG Craig Fleming3811020411206FWENG Darren Huckerby36 (1)6102139 (1)7107MFNIR Philip Mulryne8 (2)00 (1)0008 (3)0?08MFSCO Gary Holt21 (6)0002023 (6)0?09MFSWE Mattias Jonson19 (9)0101021 (9)02110FWENG David Bentley22 (4)2100 (1)023 (5)2?011DFCAN Jim Brennan6 (4)010007 (4)00012GKWAL Darren Ward0 (1)000000 (1)00014FWENG Leon McKenzie24 (13)7000024 (13)74015MFMorocco Youssef Safri13 (5)1001 (1)114 (6)24016DFENG Simon Charlton22 (2)1101024 (2)11017DFENG Marc Edworthy27 (1)0101 (1)029 (2)0?118FWNIR Paul McVeigh3 (14)100104 (14)10019FWSWE Mathias Svensson10 (12)4001 (1)011 (13)4?020MFJAM Damien Francis32710203573021GKSCO Paul Gallacher000000000022FWENG Ian Henderson0 (3)0000 (1)00 (4)00023FWENG Ryan Jarvis1 (3)10 (1)0001 (4)10024DFENG Jason Shackell11000101201026DFDEN Thomas Helveg16 (4)0101 (1)018 (5)0?027DFIRL Gary Doherty17 (3)2102020 (3)20028FWENG Danny Crow0 (3)000000 (3)00030GKENG Joe Lewis000000000036FWENG Dean Ashton167000016700 Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA League Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Result1–12–11–11–40–00–00–32–20–02–31–11–10–42–11–10–13–20–40–2 Position11171617171819191718191920181919151717 Round 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Result0–21–11–20–34–40–13–20–32–31–30–11–42–03–32–11–03–41–00–6 Position18171818191918181919202020202018201719 August 14 August 2004 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–1 D Report Crystal Palace Huckerby 16 Johnson 73 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,717 Peter Walton 21 August 2004 17:15 BST Manchester United 2–1 L Report Norwich City Bellion 32Smith 50 McVeigh 75 Old Trafford Old Trafford, Greater Manchester 67,812 Neale Barry 25 August 2004 20:00 BST Newcastle United 2–2 D Report Norwich City Bellamy 40Hughes 50 Bentley 52Doherty 74 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 51,574 Mark Halsey 28 August 2004 17:15 BST Norwich City 1–4 L Report Arsenal Huckerby 50 pen. Reyes 22Henry 36Pires 40Bergkamp 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,944 Graham Poll September 12 September 2004 16:05 BST Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 D Report Norwich City White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,095 Howard Webb 18 September 2004 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–0 D Report Aston Villa Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,805 Barry Knight 25 September 2004 15:00 BST Liverpool 3–0 L Report Norwich City Baroš 23Luis García 26Cissé 64 Anfield Liverpool, Merseyside 43,152 Alan Wiley October 2 October 2004 15:00 BST Norwich City 2–2 D Report Portsmouth Huckerby 63Charlton 67 Yakubu 37Berger 65 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,853 Matt Messias 16 October 2004 15:00 BST West Bromwich Albion 0–0 D Report Norwich City The Hawthorns West Bromwich, West Midlands 26,257 Phil Crossley 23 October 2004 12:45 BST Norwich City 2–3 L Report Everton McKenzie 48Francis 57 Kilbane 10Bent 40Ferguson 73 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,871 Mark Clattenburg November 1 November 2004 20:00 GMT Manchester City 1–1 D Report Norwich City Flood 11 Francis 46 City of Manchester Stadium Bradford, Greater Manchester 42,803 Steve Bennett 6 November 2004 15:00 GMT Norwich City 1–1 D Report Blackburn Rovers Svensson 56 Bothroyd 0 44Dickov 86 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,834 Steve Dunn 13 November 2004 15:00 GMT Charlton Athletic 4–0 L Report Norwich City Johansson 15 21Konchesky 75Euell 88 The Valley Charlton, London 27,057 Andre Marriner 20 November 2004 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–1 W Report Southampton Francis 28 52 Beattie 24 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,706 Mike Riley 27 November 2004 15:00 GMT Birmingham City 1–1 D Report Norwich City Morrison 9 Huckerby 64 St Andrew's Birmingham, West Midlands 29,120 Graham Poll December 4 December 2004 15:00 GMT Norwich City 0–1 L Report Fulham Cole 7 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,755 Alan Wiley 11 December 2004 15:00 GMT Norwich City 3–2 W Report Bolton Wanderers Svensson 20 84Huckerby 69 pen. Okocha 19 pen.Hierro 23 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,549 Barry Knight 18 December 2004 15:00 GMT Chelsea 4–0 L Report Norwich City Duff 10Lampard 34Robben 44Drogba 83 Stamford Bridge Fulham, London 42,071 Mike Dean 26 December 2004 15:00 GMT Norwich City 0–2 L Report Tottenham Hotspur Keane 73Brown 77 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,508 Mike Riley 28 December 2004 15:00 GMT Middlesbrough 2–0 L Report Norwich City Job 52 54 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire 34,836 Howard Webb January 1 January 2005 15:00 GMT Portsmouth 1–1 D Report Norwich City Yakubu 61 pen. Edworthy 0 5Francis 9 Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire 20,015 Phil Dowd 3 January 2005 12:45 GMT Norwich City 1–2 L Report Liverpool Jarvis 88 Luis García 58Riise 64 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,503 Howard Webb 15 January 2005 15:00 GMT Aston Villa 3–0 L Report Norwich City Ridgewell 9Hendrie 27Solano 76 Villa Park Birmingham, West Midlands 38,172 Mike Riley 22 January 2005 15:00 GMT Norwich City 4–4 D Report Middlesbrough Francis 18Ashton 80McKenzie 90Drury 90 Hasselbaink 34 78Queudrue 49 55 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,574 Matt Messias February 2 February 2005 19:45 GMT Everton 1–0 L Report Norwich City Ferguson 78 Goodison Park Liverpool, Merseyside 37,485 Alan Wiley 5 February 2005 15:00 GMT Norwich City 3–2 W Report West Bromwich Albion Fleming 45Doherty 62Francis 85 Earnshaw 41Richardson 49 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,292 Chris Foy 12 February 2005 15:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 3–0 L Report Norwich City Pedersen 17Dickov 39 62 Ewood Park Blackburn, Lancashire 20,923 Steve Dunn 28 February 2005 20:00 GMT Norwich City 2–3 L Report Manchester City Ashton 12McKenzie 16Jonson 2 55 66 Sibierski 25Fowler 37 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,302 Rob Styles March 5 March 2005 17:15 GMT Norwich City 1–3 L Report Chelsea McKenzie 64 Cole 22Kežman 71Carvalho 79 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,506 Mark Halsey 19 March 2005 17:15 GMT Bolton Wanderers 1–0 L Report Norwich City Giannakopoulos 42 Reebok Stadium Bolton, Greater Manchester 25,081 Peter Walton April 2 April 2005 15:00 BST Arsenal 4–1 L Report Norwich City Henry 19 22 66Ljungberg 50 Huckerby 30 Arsenal Stadium Highbury, London 38,066 Alan Wiley 9 April 2005 17:15 BST Norwich City 2–0 W Report Manchester United Ashton 55McKenzie 66 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,522 Howard Webb 16 April 2005 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 3–3 D Report Norwich City Kolkka 5Hughes 73Johnson 83 pen. Ashton 22 46McKenzie 53 Selhurst Park South Norwood, London 25,754 Rob Styles 20 April 2005 19:45 BST Norwich City 2–1 W Report Newcastle United Safri 68Ashton 90 Kluivert 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,503 Andre Marriner 23 April 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–0 W Report Charlton Athletic Svensson 88 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,459 Martin Atkinson 30 April 2005 15:00 BST Southampton 4–3 L 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 May 7 May 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–0 W Report Birmingham City Ashton 45 pen. Johnson 0 31 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,477 Steve Bennett 15 May 2005 15:00 BST Fulham 6–0 L Report Norwich City McBride 10 86Diop 35Knight 54Malbranque 72Cole 90 Craven Cottage Fulham, London 21,927 Steve Dunn FA Cup Round 3 Result0–1 Round 3 8 January 2005 15:00 GMT West Ham United 1–0 L Report Norwich City Harewood 81 Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London 23,389 Uriah Rennie League Cup Round 2 3 Result1–01–2 Round 2 21 September 2004 19:45 BST Norwich City 1–0 W Report Bristol Rovers Safri 45 Elliott 2 87 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 18,658 Kevin Friend Round 3 27 October 2004 19:45 BST Newcastle United 2–1 L Report Norwich City Jenas 2Ameobi 42 pen. Huckerby 56 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 42,153 Phil Dowd First team squad 1 ENG GK Robert Green 3 ENG DF Adam Drury 4 ENG MF Graham Stuart 5 ENG DF Craig Fleming captain 6 ENG FW Darren Huckerby 7 NIR MF Philip Mulryne 8 SCO MF Gary Holt 9 SWE MF Mattias Jonson 10 ENG FW David Bentley on loan from Arsenal 11 CAN DF Jim Brennan 14 ENG FW Leon McKenzie 15 MAR MF Youssef Safri 16 ENG DF Simon Charlton 17 ENG DF Marc Edworthy 18 NIR FW Paul McVeigh 19 SWE FW Mathias Svensson 20 JAM MF Damien FrancisFrancis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003. 21 WAL GK Darren WardWard was born in Worksop, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in June 2000. 22 ENG MF Ian Henderson 23 ENG FW Ryan Jarvis 24 ENG DF Jason Shackell 26 DEN DF Thomas Helveg 27 IRL DF Gary Doherty 30 ENG GK Joe Lewis 36 ENG FW Dean Ashton Out on loan 12 SCO GK Paul Gallacher on loan to Sheffield Wednesday 28 ENG FW Danny Crow on loan to Northampton Town Left club during season 2 ENG DF Keith Briggs to Stockport County 4 SCO DF Malky Mackay to West Ham United 25 ENG FW Zema Abbey to Wycombe Wanderers ENG MF Lee Blackburn to Cambridge United Transfers In +DateNationPositionNameClub FromFee3 June 2004EnglandMFDavid BentleyArsenalSeason-long loan 2004-06-03 Norwich secure Bentley loan en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jun/03/newsstory.sport7 2023-12-22 0261-307725 June 2004MoroccoMFYoussef SafriCoventry City£500,00025 June 2004 Safri set for Norwich deal BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3839301.stm13 July 2004EnglandDFSimon CharltonBolton Wanderers£250,00013 July 2004 Canaries land Charlton BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3889249.stm22 July 2004DenmarkDFThomas HelvegInter MilanFree22 July 2004 Helveg joins Norwich BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3910211.stm5 August 2004SwedenMFMattias JonsonBrøndbyUndisclosed5 August 2004 Norwich snap up Jonson BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3539826.stm6 August 2004WalesGKDarren Ward Nottingham Forestundisclosed 6 August 2004 Ward moves to Norwich BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3541762.stm 6 August 200620 August 2004Republic of IrelandDFGary DohertyTottenham Hotspur£1,000,00020 August 2004 Doherty joins Norwich BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3577496.stm10 January 2005EnglandFWDean AshtonCrewe Alexandra£4,450,000This figure included a £3,000,000 initial fee and a %20 sell-on fee of £7,250,000 received by Crewe for the transfer of Ashton to West Ham in January 2006.10 January 2005 Norwich secure £3m Ashton signing BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4154655.stm 12 September 201231 January 2005EnglandMFGraham StuartCharlton AthleticUndisclosed31 January 2005 Stuart joins Norwich from Addicks BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4221977.stm Out DateNationPositionNameClub FromFee29 April 2004WalesFWIwan RobertsReleased Roberts later joined Gillingham on 28 June https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/england/norfolk Iwan Roberts signs to Gillingham BBC Norfolk 12 September 2012 28 June 2004Free29 April 2004 Norwich release Roberts BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3669593.stm23 July 2004EnglandMFMark RiversCrewe AlexandraFree2004-07-23 Rivers signs Crewe deal en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/3912521.stm 2023-12-225 August 2004EnglandDFKeith BriggsCrewe AlexandraOne-month loan2004-08-05 Briggs joins Crewe en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/3539176.stm 2023-12-2210 September 2004ScotlandDFMalky Mackay West Ham United£300,00010 September 2004 Mackay seals Hammers move BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/3643686.stm25 September 2004EnglandDFKeith BriggsReleased Briggs later joined Stockport County on 14 January 2005 Briggs makes Edgeley Park return https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/4174861.stm BBC Sport 22 December 2023 14 January 2005Free25 September 2004 Canaries release Briggs BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3689048.stm7 October 2004EnglandFWZema AbbeyWycombe WanderersFree7 October 2004 Wycombe sign Abbey BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/3723716.stm15 February 2005EnglandFWDanny CrowNorthampton TownOne-month loan15 February 2005 Norwich striker moves to Cobblers BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/4268351.stm (extended 23 March23 March 2005 Crow extends stint with Cobblers BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/4375875.stm)18 March 2005ScotlandGKPaul GallacherSheffield WednesdayOne-month loan2005-03-18 Wednesday sign Gallagher on loan en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/4361859.stm 2023-12-22 Final league table 2004–05 FA Premier League NWC Notes notes References Category:Norwich City F.C. seasons Norwich City