2004–05 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, after promotion from the second division the previous season.

Brighton & Hove Albion
2004–05 season
Chairman Dick Knight
Manager Mark McGhee
StadiumWithdean Stadium
Championship20th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Virgo (8)
All: Adam Virgo (8)
Highest home attendance6,848 (vs. Ipswich Town, 8 May)
Lowest home attendance4,217 (vs. Bristol Rovers, 24 August)
Average home league attendance6,433

Season summary

Brighton finished 20th out of 24 clubs, narrowly avoiding the drop by a single point, but achieving their highest league position for 14 years.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Watford 46 12 16 18 52 59 7 52
19 Coventry City 46 13 13 20 61 73 12 52
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 12 21 40 65 25 51
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 66 86 20 50
22 Gillingham (R) 46 12 14 20 45 66 21 50 Relegation to Football League One
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Results

Brighton & Hove Albion's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004ReadingA2–315,641Molango, Robinson
10 August 2004Plymouth ArgyleH0–26,387
14 August 2004Coventry CityH1–16,368Virgo
21 August 2004Wigan AthleticA0–38,681
28 August 2004Preston North EndH1–05,996Broomes (own goal)
30 August 2004Leicester CityA1–022,263Virgo
11 September 2004WatfordA1–114,148Virgo
14 September 2004Wolverhampton WanderersH0–16,804
18 September 2004Queens Park RangersH2–36,612Hinshelwood, Currie
25 September 2004GillinghamA1–08,365Knight (pen)
29 September 2004Nottingham ForestA1–020,109Virgo
2 October 2004Sheffield UnitedH1–16,418Currie
16 October 2004Crewe AlexandraA1–36,811Jarrett
19 October 2004Cardiff CityH1–16,112Knight
23 October 2004Leeds UnitedH1–16,716Virgo
30 October 2004SunderlandA0–225,532
3 November 2004Derby CountyA0–322,480
6 November 2004Crewe AlexandraH1–36,163Reid
13 November 2004West Ham UnitedA1–029,514Butters
20 November 2004BurnleyH0–16,109
27 November 2004Ipswich TownA0–126,269
4 December 2004Rotherham UnitedH1–06,076Harding
11 December 2004MillwallA0–212,196
17 December 2004Stoke CityH0–16,028
26 December 2004GillinghamH2–16,420Carpenter, Virgo
28 December 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA1–128,516Hart
1 January 2005Queens Park RangersA0–015,898
3 January 2005WatfordH2–16,335Mayo, Knight
15 January 2005Sheffield UnitedA2–121,482Carpenter, Knight
22 January 2005Nottingham ForestH0–06,704
29 January 2005Leeds UnitedA1–127,033Butters
5 February 2005Derby CountyH2–36,587McCammon (2)
12 February 2005Cardiff CityA0–211,435
19 February 2005SunderlandH2–16,647Carpenter, McCammon
26 February 2005MillwallH1–06,608Hart
5 March 2005Stoke CityA0–214,908
12 March 2005Plymouth ArgyleA1–515,606Oatway
15 March 2005Wigan AthleticH2–46,306Virgo, Hammond
21 March 2005ReadingH0–16,108
2 April 2005Coventry CityA1–218,606Virgo
5 April 2005Preston North EndA0–314,234
9 April 2005Leicester CityH1–16,638Reid
16 April 2005BurnleyA1–111,611Hammond
23 April 2005West Ham UnitedH2–26,819Hammond (2)
30 April 2005Rotherham UnitedA1–06,549McLaren (own goal)
8 May 2005Ipswich TownH1–16,848Virgo

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005Tottenham HotspurA1–236,094Carpenter

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004Bristol RoversH1–24,217Butters

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

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  NED Michel Kuipers
2 DF  ENG Paul Watson
3 DF  ENG Kerry Mayo
5 DF  ENG Joe Dolan (on loan from Millwall)
6 MF  CYP Alexis Nicolas[3]
7 FW  ENG Leon Knight
9 FW  ENG Gary Hart
10 MF  ENG Charlie Oatway
12 MF  ENG Richard Carpenter
14 DF  ENG Guy Butters
15 DF  WAL Nathan Jones
16 MF  AUS Paul Reid
17 FW   SUI Maheta Molango
18 FW  SLE Albert Jarrett
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  ENG Adam Virgo
20 GK  SWE Rami Shaaban
21 MF  ENG Chris McPhee
22 MF  ENG Dean Hammond
23 GK  NIR Alan Blayney (on loan from Southampton)
24 DF  ENG Adam Hinshelwood
25 FW  ENG Mark McCammon[4]
26 MF  ENG Dan Harding
27 DF  ENG Gary Elphick
28 DF  ENG Adam El-Abd
30 FW  ENG Jake Robinson
31 MF  ENG Dean Cox
33 GK  ENG Chris May
34 DF  ENG Joel Lynch

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  ENG Danny Cullip (to Sheffield United)
5 DF  ENG Dean Blackwell (retired)
8 MF  ENG Simon Rodger (retired)
11 MF  ENG Darren Currie (to Ipswich Town)
20 FW  ENG John Piercy (retired)
23 MF  ENG David Lee (to Oldham Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK  GER David Yelldell[5] (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
25 FW  ENG Steve Claridge (to Brentford)
27 MF  ENG Dan Beck (to Eastbourne Borough)
29 GK  ENG Ben Roberts (retired)
31 MF  ENG Darren Budd (to Bognor Regis Town)

References

  1. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/2004-2005
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/flcham/brighton.htm
  3. Nicolas was born in Westminster, England, but also qualifies to represent Cyprus internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
  4. McCammon was born in Barnet, England, but also qualified to represent Barbados internationally and would make his international debut for Barbados in 2006.
  5. Yelldell was born in Stuttgart, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the United States internationally and would make his international debut for the United States in March 2011.
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