2004–05 Boston United F.C. season

December 2014 December 2014 March 2026 Boston United 2004–05 Steve Evanshttps://www.newspapers.com/article/worcester-news-goalkeeper-certainly-no-c/193641918/ Goalkeeper certainly no City loser Gary York Worcester Evening News November 30, 2004 38 Newspapers.com Manager Jon Sotnick Chairman League 2 16 FA Cup Third round Football League Cup Second round Andy Kirk (20) 6445 (v Lincoln) 1489 (v Cambridge) 2965 _bufc0406 _Bufc200406_III _bufc0406 _bufchome05alt FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 000000 000000 _bufcaway200406 _bufcAway200506 _bufcaway200406 _whitesides 003399 003399 003399 003399 003399 _bufcaway200305 _bufcAway200405 _bufcaway200305 _bufcaway200305 _bufcAway200405 _bufcaway200305 FFFFFF FFFFFF 2003–04 2005–06 After their success in Division Three the previous year, Boston were billed as promotion favourites, as they had bolstered their squad for the 2004–05 Football League Two, Boston's third consecutive season in the Football League, after promotion in 2002. Hectic pre-season matches in a packed schedule saw Boston play a selection of local and national teams, including Rotherham United, Sheffield United, Stamford A.F.C. and local rivals Boston Town. Boston played a very lucrative friendly against a Newcastle United XI at York Street, bringing in a crowd of 3349. The Pilgrims comfortably won 4–0, with Martin Carruthers scoring a hat-trick. The game saw a number of Newcastle's future players at the game, including Michael Chopra, Matty Pattison and goalkeeper Tony Caig. A notable addition to the Pilgrims' squad was former England international Paul Gascoigne, who joined the club on a short-term basis, as a player-coach. Assigned his famous number 19 shirt for the forthcoming season, Gascoigne was presented in front of the media against his former club Newcastle, a game which he started. Gascoigne went on to make 10 appearances for Boston before leaving in October. This season for Boston was also notable for their progression in the Carling Cup. Playing Championship side Luton Town was at first a daunting task for United, but they were in form following two consecutive league wins against Chester and Cambridge. The Pilgrims overcame Luton, winning 4–3, setting up a tie with Premier League club Fulham. 5373 people attended the second round tie at York Street, but Boston lost 4–1 at the hands of Chris Coleman's men. Playing for Fulham were many international players, such as Luis Boa Morte, Steed Malbranque, Brian McBride and Tomasz Radzinski. It was a season of mixed results, with the team only winning 14 of a possible 46 league games. This saw Boston finish in a comfortable 16th position, but this was disappointing to the fans, considering what many had predicted in August. End Of Season Squad 2 England Alan White DF 4 England Paul Ellender DF captain 5 England Mark Greaves DF vice-captain 6 England Steve Melton MF 7 England Brad Maylett MF 8 England David Noble MF 9 England Jason Lee FW 11 England Chris Holland MF 12 Scotland Simon Rusk MF 14 Scotland Austin McCann DF 15 England Lee Thompson MF 16 England Danny Thomas MF 17 Wales Jermaine Easter FW 19 Scotland Stephen O'Donnell FW 20 England Paul Raynor MF assistant-manager 22 England David Staff MF 23 England Courtney Pitt MF 24 England Luke Forbes MF 25 England Rob Norris MF 26 England Nathan Abbey GK 27 England Tom Hurst MF 28 England Dean West DF 29 England Daryl Clare FW 31 England Stuart Smith DF Left the club 1 England Paul Bastock GK to Scarborough 2 Wales Lee Beevers DF to Lincoln 3 England Greg Strong DF to Livingston 3 England Dominic Roma DF end of loan from Sheffield Utd 7 England Tom Bennett MF to Kidderminster 7 England Kevin James FW end of loan from Nottingham Forest 7 England Scott Wiseman MF end of loan from Hull City 10 Northern Ireland Andy Kirk FW to Northampton 17 England Ryan Clarke MF to Leigh RMI 18 England Martin Carruthers FW to Lincoln 18 Scotland Stephen Boyack MF to Blackpool 18 England Luke McCormick GK end of loan from Plymouth 19 England Paul Gascoigne MF left the club 21 England Matt O'Halloran MF to King's Lynn 24 England Gareth Jelleyman DF end of loan from Peterborough 24 Italy Emanule Gabrieli DF end of loan from Sheffield Utd 25 England Zema Abbey FW end of loan from Norwich 27 Scotland Tam McManus FW end of loan from Hibernian References Category:Boston United F.C. seasons Bos