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2004–05 Southampton F.C. season

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Southampton F.C.
2004–05 season
ChairmanRupert Lowe
ManagerPaul Sturrock (until 23 August)[1]
Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December)
Harry Redknapp (from 8 December)[2]
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Crouch (12)

All:
Peter Crouch (16)
Highest home attendance32,066 (vs. Manchester United, 15 May)
Lowest home attendance27,343 (vs. Fulham, 5 January)
Average home league attendance30,609

During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. It was the club's 27th consecutive season in the English top flight and their 120th year in existence, The team would be relegated at the end of the season after a 2–1 loss against Manchester United,[3] they exited the FA Cup on the sixth round due to a 4–0 loss against Manchester United that was broadcast on the BBC,[4] they were also eliminated from the Carling Cup in the fourth round, losing 5–2 against Watford.[5] This season would also be Peter Crouch's only season with the club as he was transferred to Liverpool at the end of the season,[6] while playing for the Saints he would earn his first England call-up.[7]

Season summary

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Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement Steve Wigley failed to improve results and he was soon sacked with the club deep in relegation peril. Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Portsmouth 38 10 9 19 43 59 −16 39
17 West Bromwich Albion 38 6 16 16 36 61 −25 34
18 Crystal Palace (R) 38 7 12 19 41 62 −21 33 Relegation to the Football League Championship
19 Norwich City (R) 38 7 12 19 42 77 −35 33
20 Southampton (R) 38 6 14 18 45 66 −21 32
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated


Kit

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The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Antti Niemi
2 DF England ENG Jason Dodd
3 DF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
4 DF Belgium BEL Jelle Van Damme
5 DF Norway NOR Claus Lundekvam
6 DF Sweden SWE Andreas Jakobsson
7 FW England ENG Kevin Phillips
8 MF England ENG Matt Oakley
10 MF Scotland SCO Neil McCann
12 MF Sweden SWE Anders Svensson
13 GK England ENG Paul Smith
14 FW England ENG Peter Crouch
16 DF England ENG Martin Cranie
18 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Rory Delap[10]
19 DF Gibraltar GIB Danny Higginbotham
20 MF England ENG David Prutton
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF England ENG Darren Kenton
23 DF France FRA Olivier Bernard
24 FW England ENG Dexter Blackstock[11]
26 DF England ENG Matthew Mills
27 FW England ENG Leon Best[12]
28 GK Northern Ireland NIR Alan Blayney
29 MF France FRA Fabrice Fernandes
30 MF France FRA Léandre Griffit
31 MF France FRA Yoann Folly[13]
33 DF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer
34 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kenwyne Jones
35 MF Sweden SWE Mikael Nilsson
36 FW England ENG Brett Ormerod
37 FW Senegal SEN Henri Camara (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
38 MF England ENG Jamie Redknapp
39 DF England ENG Calum Davenport (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
40 MF Scotland SCO Nigel Quashie[14]

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG James Beattie (to Everton)
23 MF Wales WAL Arron Davies (to Yeovil Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 GK United States USA Kasey Keller (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
DF England ENG Mike Williamson (on loan to Wycombe Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 DF Sweden SWE Michael Svensson
15 DF Tunisia TUN Alaeddine Yahia[15]
17 FW Latvia LVA Marian Pahars
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Norway NOR Jo Tessem
25 GK England ENG Michael Poke
32 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Baird

Statistics

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Appearances, goals and cards

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(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
No. Pos. Name League Domestic cups Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Finland Antti Niemi 28 0 4 0 32 0 0 0
2 DF England Jason Dodd 4+1 0 0 0 4+1 0 0 0
3 DF England Graeme Le Saux 24+1 1 1 0 24+1 1 3 0
4 DF Belgium Jelle Van Damme 4+2 0 2+1 1 6+3 1 4 0
5 DF Norway Claus Lundekvam 31+3 2 4+1 1 38+6 3 4 0
6 MF Sweden Andreas Jakobsson 24+3 2 4+1 0 28+4 2 1 0
7 FW England Kevin Phillips 21+9 10 5 3 26+9 13 3 0
8 MF England Matt Oakley 6+1 1 3+1 1 9+2 2 0 0
9 FW England James Beattie 11 3 0 0 11 3 0 0
10 MF Scotland Neil McCann 5+6 0 3+2 1 8+8 1 3 0
11 DF Sweden Michael Svensson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Sweden Anders Svensson 21+9 3 3 0 24+9 3 0 0
13 GK England Paul Smith 5+1 0 2 0 7+1 0 0 0
14 FW England Peter Crouch 18+9 12 5 4 25+9 16 2 1
15 DF Tunisia Alaeddine Yahia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England Martin Cranie 3 1 0+2 0 3+2 1 0 0
17 FW Latvia Marian Pahars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Republic of Ireland Rory Delap 34+3 2 6 0 40+3 2 6 0
19 DF Gibraltar Danny Higginbotham 20+1 1 4 0 24+1 1 0 0
20 MF England David Prutton 19+4 1 5 1 24+4 2 9 1
21 FW Norway Jo Tessem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF England Darren Kenton 3 0 3 1 6+2 1 3 0
23 DF France Oliver Bernard 9 0 2 0 11 5 3 0
23 MF Wales Arron Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW England Dexter Blackstock 8+1 1 0+2 4 8+3 5 1 0
25 MF England Michael Poke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF England Matthew Mills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW England Leon Best 1+2 0 1+1 0 2+3 0 0 0
28 GK Northern Ireland Alan Blayney 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
29 MF France Fabrice Fernandes 14+2 0 1+1 0 15+3 0 0 0
30 MF France Leandre Griffit 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 1 0
31 MF France Yoann Folly 1+2 0 0+1 0 1+3 0 0 0
32 DF Northern Ireland Chris Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Scotland Paul Telfer 26+4 0 4+1 0 30+5 0 3 0
34 FW Trinidad and Tobago Kenwyne Jones 1+1 3 0+1 0 2+1 3 8 0
35 DF Sweden Mikael Nilsson 12+4 3 5 0 17+4 3 2 0
36 FW England Brett Ormerod 5+4 0 2+1 1 7+5 1 1 0
37 FW Senegal Henri Camara 10+3 4 1+1 2 11+4 6 0 0
37 GK United States Kasey Keller 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
38 MF England Jamie Redknapp 16 0 1 1 17 1 5 0
39 DF England Calum Davenport 5+2 0 4 0 9+2 0 0 0
40 MF Scotland Nigel Quashie 13 1 0 0 13 0 1 0

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Matches

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Premier League

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14 August 2004 1 Aston Villa 2–0 Southampton Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 Vassell 12'
Cole 34'
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,690
Referee: Uriah Rennie
28 August 2004 4 Chelsea 2–1 Southampton Fulham, London
Beattie 34' (o.g.)
Lampard 41' (pen.)
Report Beattie 1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,864
Referee: Steve Bennett
13 September 2004 5 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Southampton Greenwich, London
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 24,263
Referee: Neale Barry
19 September 2004 6 Southampton 1–2 Newcastle United Southampton, Hampshire
A. Svensson 53' Report Prutton 45' (o.g.)
Carr 57'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,709
Referee: Chris Foy
25 September 2004 7 Fulham 1–0 Southampton Fulham, London
Radzinski 24' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Graham Poll
2 October 2004 8 Southampton 0–0 Manchester City Southampton, Hampshire
12:45 report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,605
Referee: Uriah Rennie
16 October 2004 9 Everton 1–0 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Osman 88' Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,256
Referee: Barry Knight
24 October 2004 10 Southampton 0–0 Birmingham City Southampton, Hampshire
14:00 BST (UTC+01) Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,568
Referee: Mike Dean
30 October 2004 11 Arsenal 2–2 Southampton Islington, London
Henry 67'
van Persie 90'
Report Delap 80', 85' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,141
Referee: Matt Messias
13 November 2004 13 Southampton 2–1 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
Blackstock 18'
Phillips 71'
Report Jakobsson 12' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,921
Referee: Graham Poll
20 November 2004 14 Norwich City 2–1 Southampton Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT Francis 28', 52' Report Beattie 24' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,706
Referee: Mike Riley
11 December 2004 17 Southampton 2–2 Middlesbrough Southampton, Hampshire
Phillips 45'
Crouch 64'
Report Higgonbotham 89' (o.g.)
Downing 90'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,018
Referee: Neale Barry
18 December 2004 18 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Southampton Haringey, London
Defoe 8', 27', 61'
Kanouté 44'
Keane 88'
Report Crouch 47' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,054
Referee: Phil Dowd
28 December 2004 20 Liverpool 1–0 Southampton Liverpool, Merseyside
Sinama Pongolle 44' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,382
Referee: Mark Halsey
5 January 2005 22 Southampton 3–3 Fulham Southampton, Hampshire
Phillips 21', 29'
Rosenior 71' (o.g.)
Report Diop 20'
Malbranque 43'
Radzinski 50'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,343
Referee: Graham Poll
15 January 2005 23 Newcastle United 2–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer 9' (pen.)
Bramble 38'
Report Crouch 42' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,266
Referee: Uriah Rennie
22 January 2005 24 Southampton 2–0 Liverpool Southampton, Hampshire
Prutton 5'
Crouch 22'
Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 32,017
Referee: Alan Wiley
2 February 2005 25 Birmingham City 2–1 Southampton Birmingham, West Midlands
19:45 GMT (UTC) Pandiani 12'
Blake 41' (pen.)
Report Camara 52' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,797
Referee: Peter Walton
6 February 2005 26 Southampton 2–2 Everton Southampton, Hampshire
Crouch 36'
Camara 55'
Report Beattie 4'
Bent 90'
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,509
Referee: Andy D'Urso
26 February 2005 28 Southampton 1–1 Arsenal Southampton, Hampshire
Prutton Yellow card 35' Yellow-red card 45'
Crouch 67'
Report Ljungberg 45'
van Persie Yellow card Yellow-red card 52'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,815
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 March 2005 30 Middlesbrough 1–3 Southampton Southampton, Hampshire
Hasselbaink 41' Report Jakobsson 14'
Crouch 60', 67'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Uriah Rennie
2 April 2005 31 Southampton 1–3 Chelsea Southampton, Hampshire
Phillips 69' Report Lampard 22'
Guðjohnsen 39', 83'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,949
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 April 2005 32 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Southampton Blackburn, Lancashire
Pederson 11'
Jakobson (o.g.) 48'
Reid 55'
Report Stadium: Ewood Parm
Attendance: 20,726
Referee: Neale Barry
16 April 2005 33 Southampton 2–3 Aston Villa Southampton, Hampshire
Phillips 4'
Crouch 13'
Report Cole 55'
Solano 70'
Davis 72'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,926
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 April 2005 34 Portsmouth 4–1 Southampton Portsmouth, Hampshire
Yakubu 4' (pen.)
de Zeeuw 17'
LuaLua 22', 27'
Report Camara 20' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: Steve Dunn
30 April 2005 36 Southampton 4–3 Norwich City Southampton, Hampshire
15:00 BST Oakley 7'
Crouch 20'
Le Saux 39'
Camara 88'
Report Bentley 3'
Higginbotham 31' (o.g.)
McKenzie 45'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,944
Referee: Graham Poll

FA Cup

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5 January 2005 (2005-01-05) 3 Northampton Town 1–3 Southampton Northampton
15:00 Williamson 30' Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Michael Jones
29 January 2005 4 Southampton 2–1 Portsmouth Southampton, Hampshire
Oakley 54'
Crouch 90' (pen.)
2–1 Yakubu 57' (pen.)
Kamara Red card 72'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,453
Referee: Steve Bennett
19 February 2005 5 Southampton 2–2 Brentford Southampton, Hampshire
Camara 4', 36' Report Rankin 40'
Sodje 58'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 24,741
Referee: Graham Poll
1 March 2005 5 (replay) Brentford 1–3 Southampton Hounslow, London
Hutchinson 4' Report Crouch 11' (90)
Phillips 67'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,720
Referee: Barry Knight
12 March 2005 6 Southampton 0–4 Manchester United Southampton, Hampshire
17:15 Report Keane 2'
Ronaldo 45'
Scholes 48', 87'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,971
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

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27 October 2004 3 Southampton 3–2 Colchester United Southampton, Hampshire
Blackstock 50', 54', 80' Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,588
Referee: M Jones
9 November 2004 4 Watford 5–2 Southampton Watford, Hertfordshire
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,008
Referee: Barry Knight

References

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  10. ^ Delap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in March 1998.
  11. ^ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
  12. ^ Best was born in Nottingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  13. ^ Folly was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent Togo internationally and made his international debut for Togo in 2008.
  14. ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, England.
  15. ^ Yahia was born in Hauts-de-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2002.
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