2004–05 Coventry City F.C. season

February 2015 February 2015 Coventry City F.C. 2004–05 Highfield Road Peter Reid Championship 19th FA Cup OUT – Newcastle United Fourth Round 29.01.05 http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10269~28984,00.html Newcastle 3 – 1 Coventry CCFC League Cup OUT – Middlesbrough Third Round 27.10.04 http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/rprt/mtch/city_out_of_league_cup_184979/index.shtml City Out Of League Cup CoventryCityMad Gary McSheffrey (14) 22,728 v Derby County 30.04.05 Cup: 8,362 v Sheffield Wednesday 22.09.04 11,966 v Gillingham 15.09.04 Cup: 6,180 v Torquay United 25.08.04 16,046 2003–04 2005–06 This article describes Coventry City Football Club's progress in the 2004–05 season, during which the Sky Blues competed in the Football League Championship, the FA Cup (entering in the Third Round) and the League Cup (entering from the First Round). The 2004–05 season was the last season in which the club played their home games at Highfield Road before their move to the Ricoh Arena. Matches Championship 7 August 2004 1 17:35 Coventry City 2–0 report Sunderland Suffo 84 pen. Johnson 90 Highfield Road Coventry 16,460 Richard Beeby W 10 August 2004 2 19:45 Cardiff City 2–1 report Coventry City Earnshaw 54 Lee 60 Barrett 29 Ninian Park Cardiff 14,031 Iain Williamson L 14 August 2004 3 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 report Coventry City Virgo 88 Hughes 68 Withdean Stadium Brighton 6,368 Phil Joslin D 21 August 2004 4 15:00 Coventry City 0–1 report Millwall Dichio 78 Highfield Road Coventry 13,910 Martin Atkinson L 28 August 2004 5 15:00 Nottingham Forest 1–4 report Coventry City Johnson 73 Morrell 39 50 Johnson 68 Hughes 69 City Ground Nottingham 23,041 Michael Ryan W 30 August 2004 6 15:00 Coventry City 2–1 report West Ham United Doyle 45 Morrell 76 Sheringham 40 Highfield Road Coventry 17,404 Colin Webster W 11 September 2004 7 15:00 Leeds United 3–0 report Coventry City Carlisle 39 Joachim 70 Pugh 90+2 Elland Road Leeds 26,725 Paul Robinson L 15 September 2004 8 19:45 Coventry City 2–2 report Gillingham Morrell 30 John 47 pen. Agyemang 64 76 Highfield Road Coventry 11,966 Mike Pike D 18 September 2004 9 15:00 Coventry City 0–0 report Rotherham United Highfield Road Coventry 13,834 Phil Crossley D 25 September 2004 10 15:00 Sheffield United 1–1 report Coventry City Black 29 Morrell 14 Bramall Lane Sheffield 16,337 Graham Laws D 28 September 2004 11 19:45 Queens Park Rangers 4–1 report Coventry City Cureton 32 40 73 Furlong 89 Barrett 48 Loftus Road London 14,680 Alan Kaye L 3 October 2004 12 13:00 Coventry City 1–2 report Ipswich Town Suffo 76 Bowditch 69 Mills 87 o.g. Highfield Road Coventry 12,608 Clive Penton L 16 October 2004 13 15:00 Coventry City 1–1 report Leicester City Makin 79 o.g. Dublin 69 Highfield Road Coventry 18,054 Chris Foy D 19 October 2004 14 19:45 Burnley 2–2 report Coventry City Blake 63 pen. Branch 72 Johnson 62 Barrett 69 Turf Moor Burnley 10,919 Scott Mathieson D 23 October 2004 15 15:00 Wigan Athletic 4–1 report Coventry City Mahon 14 Graham 52 Ellington 61 Flynn 90+2 Johnson 30 JJB Stadium Wigan 9,632 Phil Crossley L 30 October 2004 16 15:00 Coventry City 3–2 report Reading John 13 pen. Morrell 50 Johnson 65 Owusu 10 Kitson 70 Highfield Road Coventry 13,663 Graham Salisbury W 3 November 2004 17 19:45 Coventry City 1–1 report Preston North End Suffo 49 pen. Lewis 68 Highfield Road Coventry 12,478 Kevin Wright D 8 November 2004 18 19:45 Leicester City 3–0 report Coventry City Nalis 26 Tiatto 46 Heath 71 Walkers Stadium Leicester 22,479 Mark Clattenburg L 13 November 2004 19 15:00 Coventry City 2–1 report Plymouth Argyle Hughes 7 Barrett 14 Evans 47 Highfield Road Coventry 15,314 Mike Jones W 20 November 2004 20 12:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 report Coventry City McSheffrey 61 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,291 Martin Atkinson W 27 November 2004 21 15:00 Coventry City 0–1 report Crewe Alexandra Ashton 24 pen. Highfield Road Coventry 12,823 Paul Taylor L 4 December 2004 22 15:00 Derby County 2–2 report Coventry City Rasiak 87 Peschisolido 90 Hughes 21 Adebola 79 Pride Park Stadium Derby 22,648 Phil Joslin D 11 December 2004 23 15:00 Stoke City 1–0 report Coventry City Akinbiyi 21 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 15,744 Clive Penton L 18 December 2004 24 15:00 Coventry City 1–0 report Watford McSheffrey 45 Highfield Road Coventry 14,493 Colin Webster W 26 December 2004 25 15:00 Coventry City 1–2 report Sheffield United John 18 Morgan 31 Gray 39 Highfield Road Coventry 21,146 Mike Dean L 28 December 2004 26 15:00 Gillingham 3–1 report Coventry City Byfield 14 Cox 47 48 Adebola 36 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 8,734 Phil Joslin L 1 January 2005 27 15:00 Rotherham United 1–2 report Coventry City Júnior 38 John 57 Williams 75 Millmoor Rotherham 5,742 Lee Mason W 3 January 2005 28 15:00 Coventry City 1–2 report Leeds United McSheffrey 81 Blake 27 Healy 64 Highfield Road Coventry 19,084 Nigel Miller L 15 January 2005 29 15:00 Ipswich Town 3–2 report Coventry City Bent 44 58 Kuqi 78 John 11 McSheffrey 60 pen. Portman Road Ipswich 23,670 Mike Russell L 22 January 2005 30 15:00 Coventry City 1–2 report Queens Park Rangers Williams 59 Cureton 13 Furlong 90+2 Highfield Road Coventry 16,595 Mark Clattenburg L 5 February 2005 31 15:00 Preston North End 3–2 report Coventry City Alexander 22 pen. Cresswell 23 Lucketti 48 Jørgensen 14 McSheffrey 72 Deepdale Preston 13,691 Russell Booth L 12 February 2005 32 15:00 Coventry City 0–2 report Burnley Oster 64 Thomas-Moore 69 Highfield Road Coventry 13,236 Steve Tanner L 19 February 2005 33 15:00 Reading 1–2 report Coventry City Ferdinand 8 McSheffrey 63 John 72 Madejski Stadium Reading 15,904 Graham Salisbury W 23 February 2005 34 19:45 Coventry City 1–2 report Wigan Athletic McSheffrey 22 pen. Teale 9 Ellington 68 Highfield Road Coventry 12,130 Richard Beeby L 26 February 2005 35 15:00 Coventry City 0–0 report Stoke City Highfield Road Coventry 13,871 Jarnail Singh D 5 March 2005 36 15:00 Watford 2–3 report Coventry City Dyer 32 Webber 84 Benjamin 14 Jørgensen 54 Doyle 78 Vicarage Road Watford 13,794 Mike Thorpe W 12 March 2005 37 15:00 Coventry City 1–1 report Cardiff City John 16 Bullock 19 Highfield Road Coventry 17,059 Lee Mason D 15 March 2005 38 19:45 Millwall 1–1 report Coventry City Morris 69 Jørgensen 89 The Den London 8,835 Clive Penton D 19 March 2005 39 15:00 Sunderland 1–0 report Coventry City Brown 76 Stadium of Light Sunderland 29,424 Alan Wiley L 2 April 2005 40 15:00 Coventry City 2–1 report Brighton & Hove Albion McSheffrey 47 pen. Staunton 84 Virgo 62 Highfield Road Coventry 18,606 Mark Cowburn W 6 April 2005 41 19:45 Coventry City 2–0 report Nottingham Forest McSheffrey 24 pen. Adebola 41 Highfield Road Coventry 22,221 Andy D'Urso W 9 April 2005 42 15:00 West Ham United 3–0 report Coventry City Shaw 76 o.g. Sheringham 89 pen. Zamora 90 Upton Park London 26,839 Iain Williamson L 16 April 2005 43 15:00 Coventry City 2–2 report Wolverhampton Wanderers McSheffrey 19 pen. John 90 Clarke 15 Naylor 79 Highfield Road Coventry 19,412 Grant Hegley D 23 April 2005 44 15:00 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 report Coventry City Capaldi 90+6 John 45+1 Home Park Plymouth 18,443 Lee Probert D 30 April 2005 45 15:00 Coventry City 6–2 report Derby County McSheffrey 20 29 pen. Adebola 37 John 40 55 Whing 68 Bolder 51 Peschisolido 63 Highfield Road Coventry 22,728 Mick Fletcher W 8 May 2005 46 13:00 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 report Coventry City Higdon 54 Jones 72 Adebola 23 Alexandra Stadium Crewe 9,269 Alan Kaye L League Cup 25 August 2004 R1 19:45 Coventry City 4–1 report Torquay United Hughes 52 Suffo 62 65 Morrell 82 Kuffour 73 Highfield Road Coventry 6,180 Andy Penn W 22 September 2004 R2 19:45 Coventry City 1–0 report Sheffield Wednesday Doyle 35 Highfield Road Coventry 8,362 Paul Armstrong W 27 October 2004 R3 20:00 Middlesbrough 3–0 report Coventry City Németh 4 Morrison 24 Graham 70 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 11,833 Uriah Rennie L FA Cup 8 January 2005 R3 15:00 Coventry City 3–0 report Crewe Alexandra McSheffrey 25 69 John 45 Highfield Road Coventry 7,629 Iain Williamson W 29 January 2005 R4 15:00 Newcastle United 3–1 report Coventry City Shearer 37 Ameobi 42 Bakayogo 52 Adebola 45+2 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 44,044 Neale Barry L Championship data League table COV Results summary 8 7 8 32 28 5 6 12 29 45 8 May 2005 CCFC Championship Results May 2005 Round by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/L/D/L/W/W/L/D/D/D/L/L/D/D/L/W/D/L/W/W/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/D/W/D/D/L/W/W/L/D/D/W/L Position 1/7/7/15/9/5/11/10/11/10/17/18/19/18/19/18/16/20/17/16/18/18/19/18/19/19/19/20/20/21/21/21/20/21/21/21/21/21/22/19/17/17/18/19/17/19 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 8 May 2005 Championship Results May 2005 Scores Overview OppositionHome ScoreAway ScoreDoubleBrighton & Hove Albion2–11–1Burnley0–22–2Cardiff City1–11–2Crewe Alexandra0–11–2Derby County6–22–2Gillingham2–21–3Ipswich Town1–22–3Leeds United1–20–3Leicester City1–10–3Millwall0–11–1Nottingham Forest2–04–1Plymouth Argyle2–11–1Preston North End1–12–3Queens Park Rangers1–21–4Reading3–22–1Rotherham United0–02–1Sheffield United1–21–1Stoke City0–00–1Sunderland2–00–1Watford1–03–2West Ham United2–10–3Wigan Athletic1–21–4Wolverhampton Wanderers2–21–0 Season statistics Stats and goals http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/flcham/coventry.htm Coventry City Squad 04-05 FootballSquads Championship League Cup FA Cup 1 GK SCO Scott Shearer 8+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2 DF ENG Andy Whing 9+7 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 3 DF IRL Steve Staunton 32+3 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 4 MF ENG Lloyd Dyer 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5 DF WAL Ady Williams 21+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 6 MF ENG Stephen Hughes 39+1 4 2+0 1 2+0 0 8 DF WAL Richard Duffy 14+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 9 FW NGA Dele Adebola 19+6 5 0+0 0 0+1 1 10 FW ENG Gary McSheffrey 31+6 12 1+1 0 2+0 2 11 FW IRL Graham Barrett 13+11 4 1+1 0 0+0 0 12 FW ENG Andy Morrell 24+10 6 2+0 1 2+0 0 14 MF ENG Tim Sherwood 10+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 15 MF FRO Claus Bech Jørgensen 11+6 3 0+1 0 0+2 0 16 FW ENG Eddie Johnson 22+4 5 1+1 0 0+1 0 17 MF IRL Michael Doyle 43+1 2 3+0 1 2+0 0 18 MF ENG Neil Wood 6+7 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 19 FW JAM Trevor Benjamin 6+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 DF ENG Richard Shaw 30+3 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 21 DF ENG Dean Leacock 12+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 24 FW TRI Stern John 25+5 11 1+0 0 2+0 1 25 MF ENG Isaac Osbourne 7+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 DF ENG Stuart Giddings 11+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 27 DF ENG Marcus Hall 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 DF WAL Rob Page 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 FW BER Shaun Goater 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 33 GK ENG Luke Steele 32+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who featured for Coventry but left before the end of the season: GK ENG Ian Bennett 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 DF SCO Louis Carey 23+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 DF ENG Calum Davenport 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 DF FRA Éric Deloumeaux 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 DF FRA Florent Laville 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 DF ENG Matt Mills 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 MF ISL Bjarni Guðjónsson 3+7 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 MF FRA Christian Negouai 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 MF ENG Rohan Ricketts 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 FW CMR Patrick Suffo 2+19 3 1+2 2 0+1 0 |} Goalscorers No.FlagPosNameChampionshipLeague CupFA CupTotal10ENGFWGary McSheffrey1202 1424TRIFWStern John1101 1212ENGFWAndy Morrell610 79NGAFWDele Adebola501 66ENGMFStephen Hughes Stephen Hughes (footballer born 1976)410 516ENGFWEddie Johnson Eddie Johnson (English footballer)500 5CMRFWPatrick Suffo320 511IRLFWGraham Barrett400 417IRLMFMichael Doyle Michael Doyle (Irish footballer)210 315FROMFClaus Bech Jørgensen300 35WALDFAdy Williams200 219JAMFWTrevor Benjamin100 13IRLDFSteve Staunton100 12ENGDFAndy Whing100 1 Overall Games played 51 (46 Championship, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)Games won 16 (13 Championship, 2 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)Games drawn 13 (13 Championship, 0 League Cup, 0 FA Cup)Games lost 22 (20 Championship, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)Goals scored 70 (61 Championship, 5 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)Goals conceded 80 (73 Championship, 4 League Cup, 3 FA Cup)Goal difference −10Best result W 6–2 (H) v Derby County – Championship – 30 April 2005Worst result L 1–4 (A) v Queens Park Rangers – Championship – 28 September 2004 L 1–4 (A) v Wigan Athletic – Championship – 23 October 2004Most appearances IRL Michael Doyle (49 appearances)Top scorer ENG Gary McSheffrey (14 goals)Points 52 / 138 (37.68%) References Coventry City Category:Coventry City F.C. seasons