2004–05 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

January 2025 December 2014 September 2012 Bolton Wanderers 2004–05 Sam Allardyce Phil Gartside Reebok Stadium FA Premier League 6th FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Fourth round El Hadji Diouf (9) Kevin DaviesEl Hadji DioufHenrik Pedersen (9) 27,880 (vs. Liverpool, 29 August) 16,151 (vs. Fulham, 19 February 2005) _thinblackstripes _navyline ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff _whiteshoulders _whitesides 5fcee5 5fcee5 5fcee5 5fcee5 5fcee5 _blackshoulders 000000 ff0000 000000 ffffff ff0000 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. Season summary Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup. First-team squad 1 ENG GK Kevin Poole 2 ENG DF Anthony Barness 3 BRA DF Júlio César 4 ENG MF Kevin Nolan 5 FRA DF Bruno Ngotty 6 WAL MF Gary Speed 7 GRE MF Stelios Giannakopoulos 9 DEN FW Henrik Pedersen 10 NGA MF Jay-Jay Okocha captain 11 JAM MF Ricardo Gardner 14 ENG FW Kevin Davies 15 TUN DF Radhi Jaïdi 16 ESP DF Iván Campo 17 FRA DF Florent Laville 18 ENG DF Nicky Hunt 20 ESP DF Fernando Hierro 21 SEN FW El Hadji Diouf on loan from Liverpool 22 FIN GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 23 FRA DF Vincent Candela 24 NGA MF Blessing Kaku 26 ISR DF Tal Ben Haim 28 POR FW Ricardo Vaz Tê 30 ENG FW Ricky ShakesShakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011. 33 IRL MF Joey O'Brien 39 SEN MF Khalilou Fadiga Left club during season 8 ENG FW Michael Bridges to Sunderland 13 ENG GK Andy Oakes on loan from Derby County 23 ENG FW Les Ferdinand to Reading - ENG DF Danny Livesey to Carlisle United Reserve squad 31 ENG DF Charlie Comyn-Platt 32 ENG DF Jason Talbot 34 FRA FW Bédi Buval 35 ENG DF Bradley Hill Transfers In ENG Michael Bridges - ENG Leeds United, free, 9 JuneStaff 2004-06-09 Bridges signs for Bolton en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jun/09/newsstory.sport2 2023-03-14 0261-3077 ENG Les Ferdinand - ENG Leicester City, free, 5 JulyBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3863503.stm Ferdinand joins Bolton 5 July 2004 TUN Radhi Jaïdi - TUN Espérance, free, 6 JulyBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3806575.stm Bolton seal Jaidi signing 6 July 2004 WAL Gary Speed - ENG Newcastle United, £750,000, 21 JulyBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3904323.stm Speed joins Bolton 21 July 2004 ESP Fernando Hierro - QAT Al Rayyan, free, 28 JulyBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3928075.stm Bolton in double swoop 28 July 2004 ISR Tal Ben Haim - ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv, £203,000, 28 July SEN El Hadji Diouf - ENG Liverpool, season loan, 19 AugustBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3556166.stm Diouf moves to Bolton 19 August 2004 NGA Blessing Kaku - ISR F.C. Ashdod, free transfer, 24 AugustBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3594568.stm Kaku joins Bolton Wanderers 24 August 2004 SEN Khalilou Fadiga - ITA Internazionale, free, 14 SeptemberBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3656220.stm Bolton clinch Fadiga deal 14 September 2004 FRA Vincent Candela - ITA Roma, free transfer, 31 JanuaryBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4218171.stm Candela completes Bolton switch 31 January 2005 BRA Júlio César - ESP Real Valladolid, free, July Out ENG Simon Charlton - ENG Norwich City, £250,000, 13 JulyBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3889249.stm Canaries land Charlton 13 July 2004 ENG Jeff Smith - ENG Port Vale, free, 22 JuneBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/3828875.stm Port Vale snap up Smith 22 June 2004 DEN Per Frandsen - ENG Wigan Athletic, free, 24 June2004-05-24 Wigan swoop for Frandsen en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/3733131.stm 2023-03-14 BRA Emerson Thome - ENG Wigan Athletic, free, 4 AugustBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/3536042.stm Wigan sign Thome 4 August 2004 BRA Mário Jardel - ARG Newell's Old Boys, free, 13 AugustBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3564066.stm Jardel leaves Bolton 13 August 2004 FRA Ibrahim Ba - TUR Çaykur Rizespor, free, 24 August ENG Michael Bridges - ENG Sunderland, season loan, 23 SeptemberBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/3678016.stm Bridges rejoins Sunderland 23 September 2004 FRA Youri Djorkaeff - ENG Blackburn Rovers, free, 28 SeptemberBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/3697990.stm Blackburn land Djorkaeff 28 September 2004 ENG Les Ferdinand - ENG Reading, free, 6 JanuaryBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/4152955.stm Reading seal deal for Ferdinand 6 January 2005 ENG Danny Livesey - ENG Carlisle United, month loan, 25 December ENG Danny Livesey - ENG Carlisle United, free, 25 JanuaryBBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/4206297.stm Bolton defender moves to Carlisle 25 January 2005 IRL Joey O'Brien - ENG Sheffield Wednesday, loan SCO Derek Niven - ENG Chesterfield ENG Steve Howey - USA New England Revolution, free DRC Ndiwa Lord-Kangana - released FRA Jeremy Bon - released ENG Lewis Hamlin - released Note: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004,BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3720311.stm Bolton in summer clear-out 17 May 2004 with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4141553.stm Ferdinand ends stint with Bolton 2 January 2005 Competitions Premier League 2003–04 FA Premier League Final league table 2004–05 FA Premier League BOL Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/L/W/W/D/D/D/L/W/W/W/D/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/W/W/D/D/L/D/W Position 2/7/3/3/3/4/4/7/4/4/4/4/5/7/8/8/9/11/13/13/14/11/11/9/8/7/6/8/6/6/6/5/6/6/6/6/6/6 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 red1 complete Statto.com May 2013 Matches W 14 August 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3553168.stm 4–1 Bolton Wanderers Okocha 11 59Pedersen 30 72 Charlton Athletic Lisbie 67 Reebok Stadium 24,100 Phil Dowd L 21 August 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3564562.stm 2–0 Fulham Cole 5 82 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage 17,541 Rob Styles W 25 August 2004 19:45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3577066.stm 1–2 Southampton Crouch 85 Bolton Wanderers Pedersen 7Okocha 27 pen. St Mary's Stadium 30,713 Steve Dunn W 29 August 2004 16:05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3586112.stm 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Davies 38 Liverpool Reebok Stadium 27,880 Phil Dowd D 11 September 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3599088.stm 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Nolan 52Ferdinand 90 Manchester United Heinze 44Hunt 90 og Reebok Stadium 27,766 Matt Messias D 18 September 2004 12:45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3647074.stm 2–2 Arsenal Henry 31Pires 66 Bolton Wanderers Jaïdi 63Pedersen 85 Highbury 37,010 Phil Dowd D 25 September 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3661800.stm 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Jaïdi 16 Birmingham City Izzet 49 Reebok Stadium 23,692 Rob Styles L 2 October 2004 17:15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3689206.stm 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Kanu 57Gera 65 Bolton Wanderers Stelios 73 The Hawthorns 23,849 Mark Clattenburg W 16 October 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3724088.stm 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Davies 45 Crystal Palace Reebok Stadium 25,051 Neale Barry W 23 October 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3727544.stm 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Keane 41 Bolton Wanderers Jaïdi 11Pedersen 75 White Hart Lane 36,025 Chris Foy W 31 October 2004 16:05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3947409.stm 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Diouf 52Davies 70 Newcastle United Ambrose 55 Reebok Stadium 27,196 Graham Poll D 7 November 2004 14:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3982721.stm 1–1 Middlesbrough Boateng 90 Bolton Wanderers Pedersen 72 Riverside Stadium 29,656 Peter Walton L 13 November 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3988113.stm 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Diouf 21 Aston Villa McCann 41Hitzlsperger 89 Reebok Stadium 25,779 Andy D'Urso D 20 November 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4009047.stm 2–2 Chelsea Duff 1Tiago 48 Bolton Wanderers Davies 52Jaïdi 87 Stamford Bridge 42,203 Dermot Gallagher L 27 November 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4028053.stm 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Portsmouth De Zeeuw 45 Reebok Stadium 25,008 Steve Dunn L 4 December 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4047627.stm 3–2 Everton Ferguson 45Gravesen 75Jaïdi 85 o.g. Bolton Wanderers Davies 16 59 Goodison Park 35,929 Howard Webb L 11 December 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4072043.stm 3–2 Norwich City Svensson 19 84Huckerby 69 pen. Bolton Wanderers Okocha 19 pen.Hierro 23 Carrow Road 23,549 Barry Knight L 18 December 2004 19:45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4087999.stm 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Manchester City Barton 52 Reebok Stadium 27,274 Uriah Rennie L 26 December 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4107389.stm 2–0 Manchester United Giggs 10Scholes 89 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford 67,867 Dermot Gallagher L 28 December 2004 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4107821.stm 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers Dickov 6 Reebok Stadium 27,038 Rob Styles D 1 January 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4114643.stm 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Diouf 85 West Bromwich Albion Gera 13 Reebok Stadium 25,205 Mike Dean W 4 January 2005 19:45 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4130161.stm 1–2 Birmingham City Upson 66 Bolton Wanderers Diouf 17Nolan 90 St Andrew's 27,177 Uriah Rennie W 15 January 2005 17:15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4150627.stm 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Stelios 41 Arsenal Reebok Stadium 27,514 Mark Clattenburg W 24 January 2005 20:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4177045.stm 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Diouf 77 Ewood Park 20,056 Steve Bennett W 1 February 2005 20:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4221107.stm 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Diouf 49 penBen Haim 86Davies 87 Tottenham Hotspur Defoe 66 Reebok Stadium 24,780 Mike Dean W 11 February 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4218227.stm 0–1 Crystal Palace Bolton Wanderers Nolan 31 Selhurst Park 23,163 Graham Poll D 12 February 2005 17:15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4238813.stm 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium 24,322 Alan Wiley L 27 February 2005 13:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4279673.stm 2–1 Newcastle United Bowyer 35Dyer 69 Bolton Wanderers Stelios 41 St James' Park 50,430 Steve Dunn W 7 March 2005 20:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4300429.stm 0–1 Manchester City Bolton Wanderers Diouf 45+1 City of Manchester Stadium 43,050 Alan Wiley W 19 March 2005 17:15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4343203.stm 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Stelios 41 Norwich City Reebok Stadium 25,081 Mark Clattenburg L 2 April 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4384119.stm 1–0 Liverpool Biscan 86 Bolton Wanderers Anfield 43,755 Steve Bennett W 9 April 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4403609.stm 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Okocha 13 penNolan 33Stelios 54 Fulham Boa Morte 47 Reebok Stadium 25,493 Dermot Gallagher W 16 March 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4427539.stm 1–2 Charlton Athletic Jeffers 29 Bolton Wanderers Okocha 7 penDiouf 58 The Valley 26,708 Alan Wiley D 19 April 2005 20:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4451293.stm 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Stelios 25 Southampton Kevin Phillips69 Reebok Stadium 25,125 Mark Clattenburg D 23 April 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4494762.stm 1–1 Aston Villa Hierro 26 og Bolton Wanderers Speed 54 Villa Park 36,053 Uriah Rennie L 30 April 2005 17:15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4476063.stm 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Chelsea Lampard 60 76 Reebok Stadium 27,653 Uriah Rennie D 7 May 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4501131.stm 1–1 Portsmouth Yakubu 72 Bolton Wanderers Diouf 11 Fratton Park 20,188 Matt Messias W 15 May 2005 15:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4525095.stm 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Jaïdi 53Davies 61Stelios 66 Everton Cahill 9Carsley 63 Reebok Stadium 27,701 Matt Messias FA Cup W 8 January 2005 15:00 Third round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4139427.stm 1–3 Ipswich Town Miller 70 Bolton Wanderers Stelios 60Pedersen 65 68 Portman Road 20,080 Steve Bennett W 30 January 2005 13:45 Fourth round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4197633.stm 0–1 Oldham Athletic Bolton Wanderers Vaz Tê 9 Boundary Park 12,029 Matt Messias W 19 February 2005 15:00 Fifth round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4259695.stm 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Davies 12 Fulham Reebok Stadium 16,151 Howard Webb L 12 March 2005 12:15 Sixth round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4327789.stm 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Arsenal Ljungberg 3 Reebok Stadium 23,523 Steve Bennett League Cup W 21 September 2004 19:45 Second round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3656006.stm 0–2 Yeovil Town Bolton Wanderers Julio Cesar 80Pedersen 87 Huish Park 8,047 Dermot Gallagher L 27 October 2004 20:00 Third round http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3947051.stm 3–4 y Bolton Wanderers King 27 ogOkocha 75 penFerdinand 105 Tottenham Hotspur Defoe 44 103Bunjevčević 84Brown 95 Reebok Stadium 18,037 Mike Dean Statistics Appearances Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season. PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1FRA Bruno NgottyDefender37 (0)4 (0)0 (0)41 (0)2FIN Jussi JääskeläinenGoalkeeper36 (0)4 (0)0 (0)40 (0)3WAL Gary SpeedMidfielder37 (1)2 (0)0 (0)39 (1)4ENG Kevin DaviesStriker33 (1)4 (0)1 (1)38 (2)5JAM Ricardo GardnerDefender/Midfielder30 (3)3 (1)1 (0)34 (4)6ENG Nicky HuntDefender29 (0)3 (1)1 (0)33 (1)7ENG Kevin NolanMidfielder27 (9)2 (0)2 (2)31 (11)8GRE Stelios GiannakopoulosMidfielder28 (6)1 (1)2 (0)31 (7)9Nigeria Jay-Jay OkochaMidfielder29 (2)1 (0)1 (0)31 (2)10SEN El Hadji DioufMidfielder/Striker23 (4)2 (0)1 (2)26 (6)11Israel Tal Ben HaimDefender19 (2)4 (0)2 (0)25 (2)12ESP Iván CampoDefender/Midfielder21 (7)1 (1)0 (0)22 (8)13TUN Radhi JaïdiDefender21 (7)1 (0)0 (0)22 (7)14ESP Fernando HierroMidfielder15 (14)4 (0)2 (0)21 (14)15DEN Henrik PedersenStriker13 (14)3 (1)1 (1)17 (16)16FRA Vincent CandelaDefender9 (1)1 (1)0 (0)10 (2)17ENG Anthony BarnessDefender5 (3)0 (2)1 (0)6 (5)18ESP Julio CesarDefender4 (1)0 (0)2 (0)6 (1)19POR Ricardo Vaz TêStriker1 (6)2 (0)0 (0)3 (6)20SEN Khalilou FadigaMidfielder0 (5)3 (0)0 (0)3 (5)21ENG Kevin PooleGoalkeeper1 (1)0 (0)2 (0)3 (1)22ENG Les FerdinandStriker1 (11)0 (0)1 (1)2 (12)23Nigeria Blessing KakuMidfielder0 (1)0 (0)1 (1)1 (2)24ENG Andy OakesGoalkeeper1 (0)0 (0)0 (0)1 (0)25IRE Joey O'BrienDefender/Midfielder0 (1)0 (0)0 (1)0 (2)26TRI Ricky ShakesMidfielder0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)0 (1) Top scorers PPlayerPositionPLFACLCTotal1ENG Kevin DaviesStriker81091SEN El Hadji DioufMidfielder/Striker90091DEN Henrik PedersenStriker62194GRE Stelios GiannakopoulosMidfielder71085Nigeria Jay-Jay OkochaMidfielder6017 Notes References 2004-05 Category:2004–05 FA Premier League by team