2004–05 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2004–05 season
Chairman	Phil Gartside
Manager	Sam Allardyce
Stadium	Reebok Stadium
FA Premier League	6th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: El Hadji Diouf (9); All: Kevin Davies; El Hadji Diouf; Henrik Pedersen (9)
Highest home attendance	27,880 (vs. Liverpool, 29 August)
Lowest home attendance	16,151 (vs. Fulham, 19 February 2005)

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.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Everton	38	18	7	13	45	46	−1	61	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Liverpool	38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
7	Middlesbrough	38	14	13	11	53	46	+7	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
8	Manchester City	38	13	13	12	47	39	+8	52

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round. See Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification for details.
Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.

First-team squad

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	ENG	Kevin Poole
2	DF	ENG	Anthony Barness
3	DF	BRA	Júlio César
4	MF	ENG	Kevin Nolan
5	DF	FRA	Bruno N'Gotty
6	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
7	MF	GRE	Stelios Giannakopoulos
9	FW	DEN	Henrik Pedersen
10	MF	NGA	Jay-Jay Okocha (captain)
11	MF	JAM	Ricardo Gardner
14	FW	ENG	Kevin Davies
15	DF	TUN	Radhi Jaïdi
16	DF	ESP	Iván Campo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	FRA	Florent Laville
18	DF	ENG	Nicky Hunt
20	DF	ESP	Fernando Hierro
21	FW	SEN	El Hadji Diouf (on loan from Liverpool)
22	GK	FIN	Jussi Jääskeläinen
23	DF	FRA	Vincent Candela
24	MF	NGA	Blessing Kaku
26	DF	ISR	Tal Ben Haim
28	FW	POR	Ricardo Vaz Tê
30	FW	ENG	Ricky Shakes[1]
33	MF	IRL	Joey O'Brien
39	FW	SEN	Khalilou Fadiga

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
8	FW	ENG	Michael Bridges (to Sunderland)
13	GK	ENG	Andy Oakes (on loan from Derby County)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	ENG	Les Ferdinand (to Reading)
-	DF	ENG	Danny Livesey (to Carlisle United)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	DF	ENG	Charlie Comyn-Platt
32	DF	ENG	Jason Talbot


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	FW	FRA	Bedi Buval
35	DF	ENG	Bradley Hill

Transfers

In

Les Ferdinand - Leicester City, free, 5 July[2]
Radhi Jaïdi - Espérance, free, 6 July[3]
Gary Speed - Newcastle United, £750,000, 21 July[4]
Fernando Hierro - Al Rayyan, free, 28 July[5]
Tal Ben Haim - Maccabi Tel Aviv, undisclosed, 28 July
El Hadji Diouf - Liverpool, season loan, 19 August[6]
Blessing Kaku - F.C. Ashdod, undisclosed, 24 August[7]
Khalilou Fadiga - Internazionale, free, 14 September[8]
Vincent Candela - Roma, undisclosed, 31 January[9]
Michael Bridges - Leeds United
Júlio César - Real Valladolid, free, July

Out

Simon Charlton - Norwich City, £250,000, 13 July[10]
Jeff Smith - Port Vale, free, 22 June[11]
Emerson Thome - Wigan Athletic, free, 4 August[12]
Mário Jardel - Newell's Old Boys, free, 13 August[13]
Michael Bridges - Sunderland, season loan, 23 September[14]
Youri Djorkaeff - Blackburn Rovers, free, 28 September[15]
Les Ferdinand - Reading, free, 6 January[16]
Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, month loan, 25 December
Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, free, 25 January[17]
Per Frandsen - Wigan Athletic, free, June
Joey O'Brien - Sheffield Wednesday, loan
Ibrahim Ba - Çaykur Rizespor, free, 24 August
Derek Niven - Chesterfield
Steve Howey - New England Revolution, free
Ndiwa Lord-Kangana - released
Jeremy Bon - released
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,[18] with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.[19]

Matches

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
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

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

August

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2004-08-14 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	4 – 1	Charlton Athletic	Reebok Stadium
	Okocha 11', 59' Pedersen 30', 72'		Lisbie 67'	Attendance: 24,100 Referee: Phil Dowd

2004-08-21 15:00 Premier League	Fulham	2 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Craven Cottage
	Cole 5', 82'			Attendance: 17,541 Referee: Rob Styles

2004-08-25 19:45 Premier League	Southampton	1 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	St Mary's Stadium
	Crouch 85'		Pedersen 7' Okocha 27' (pen)	Attendance: 30,713 Referee: Steve Dunn

2004-08-29 16:05 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Liverpool	Reebok Stadium
	Davies 38'			Attendance: 27,880 Referee: Phil Dowd

September

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2004-09-11 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 2	Manchester United	Reebok Stadium
	Nolan 52' Ferdinand 90'		Heinze 44' Hunt 90' (og)	Attendance: 27,766 Referee: Matt Messias

2004-09-18 12:45 Premier League	Arsenal	2 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Highbury
	Henry 31' Pires 66'		Jaïdi 63' Pedersen 85'	Attendance: 37,010 Referee: Phil Dowd

2004-09-21 19:45 League Cup	Yeovil Town	0 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Huish Park
			Julio Cesar 80' Pedersen 87'	Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

2004-09-25 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 1	Birmingham City	Reebok Stadium
	Jaïdi 16'		Izzet 49'	Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Rob Styles

October

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2004-10-02 17:15 Premier League	West Bromwich Albion	2 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	The Hawthorns
	Kanu 57' Gera 65'		Stelios 73'	Attendance: 23,849 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

2004-10-16 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Crystal Palace	Reebok Stadium
	Davies 45'			Attendance: 25,051 Referee: Neale Barry

2004-10-23 15:00 Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	White Hart Lane
	Keane 41'		Jaïdi 11' Pedersen 75'	Attendance: 36,025 Referee: Chris Foy

2004-10-27 20:00 League Cup	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 4 (aet)	Tottenham Hotspur	Reebok Stadium
	King 27' (og) Okocha 75' (pen) Ferdinand 105'		Defoe 44', 103' Bunjevčević 84' Brown 95'	Attendance: 18,037 Referee: Mike Dean

2004-10-31 16:05 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 1	Newcastle United	Reebok Stadium
	Diouf 52' Davies 70'		Ambrose 55'	Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Graham Poll

November

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2004-11-07 14:00 Premier League	Middlesbrough	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Riverside Stadium
	Boateng 90'		Pedersen 72'	Attendance: 29,656 Referee: Philip Walton

2004-11-13 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 2	Aston Villa	Reebok Stadium
	Diouf 21'		McCann 41' Hitzlsperger 89'	Attendance: 25,779 Referee: Andy D'Urso

2004-11-20 15:00 Premier League	Chelsea	2 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge
	Duff 1' Tiago 48'		Davies 52' Jaïdi 87'	Attendance: 42,203 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

2004-11-27 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 1	Portsmouth	Reebok Stadium
			De Zeeuw 45'	Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steve Dunn

December

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2004-12-04 15:00 Premier League	Everton	3 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Goodison Park
	Ferguson 45' Gravesen 75' Jaïdi 85' (og)		Davies 16' 59'	Attendance: 35,929 Referee: Howard Webb

2004-12-11 15:00 Premier League	Norwich City	3 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Carrow Road
	Svensson 19' 84' Huckerby 69' (pen)		Okocha 19' (pen) Hierro 23'	Attendance: 23,549 Referee: Barry Knight

2004-12-18 19:45 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 1	Manchester City	Reebok Stadium
			Barton 52'	Attendance: 27,274 Referee: Uriah Rennie

2004-12-26 15:00 Premier League	Manchester United	2 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Old Trafford
	Giggs 10' Scholes 89'			Attendance: 67,867 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

2004-12-28 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Reebok Stadium
			Dickov 6'	Attendance: 27,038 Referee: Rob Styles

January

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2005-01-01 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 1	West Bromwich Albion	Reebok Stadium
	Diouf 85'		Gera 13'	Attendance: 25,205 Referee: Mike Dean

2005-01-04 19:45 Premier League	Birmingham City	1 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	St Andrew's
	Upson 66'		Diouf 17' Nolan 90'	Attendance: 27,177 Referee: Uriah Rennie

2005-01-08 15:00 FA Cup	Ipswich Town	1 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	Portman Road
	Miller 70'		Stelios 60' Pedersen 65' 68'	Attendance: 20,080 Referee: Steve Bennett

2005-01-15 17:15 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Arsenal	Reebok Stadium
	Stelios 41'			Attendance: 27,514 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

2005-01-24 20:00 Premier League	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Ewood Park
			Diouf 77'	Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Steve Bennett

2005-01-30 13:45 FA Cup	Oldham Athletic	0 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Boundary Park
			Vaz Tê 9'	Attendance: 12,029 Referee: Matt Messias

February

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2005-02-01 20:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reebok Stadium
	Diouf 49' (pen) Ben Haim 86' Davies 87'		Defoe 66'	Attendance: 24,780 Referee: Mike Dean

2005-02-11 15:00 Premier League	Crystal Palace	0 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Selhurst Park
			Nolan 31'	Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Graham Poll

2005-02-12 17:15 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 0	Middlesbrough	Reebok Stadium
				Attendance: 24,322 Referee: Alan Wiley

2005-02-19 15:00 FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Fulham	Reebok Stadium
	Davies 12'			Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Howard Webb

2005-02-27 13:00 Premier League	Newcastle United	2 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	St James' Park
	Bowyer 35' Dyer 69'		Stelios 41'	Attendance: 50,430 Referee: Steve Dunn

March

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2005-03-07 20:00 Premier League	Manchester City	0 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	City of Manchester Stadium
			Diouf 45+1'	Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Alan Wiley

2005-03-12 12:15 FA Cup	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 1	Arsenal	Reebok Stadium
			Ljungberg 3'	Attendance: 23,523 Referee: Steve Bennett

2005-03-19 17:15 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Norwich City	Reebok Stadium
	Stelios 41'			Attendance: 25,081 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

April

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2005-04-02 15:00 Premier League	Liverpool	1 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Anfield
	Biscan 86'			Attendance: 43,755 Referee: Steve Bennett

2005-04-09 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 1	Fulham	Reebok Stadium
	Okocha 13' (pen) Nolan 33' Stelios 54'		Boa Morte 47'	Attendance: 25,493 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

2005-03-16 15:00 Premier League	Charlton Athletic	1 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	The Valley
	Jeffers 29'		Okocha 7' (pen) Diouf 58'	Attendance: 26,708 Referee: Alan Wiley

2005-04-19 20:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 1	Southampton	Reebok Stadium
	Stelios 25'		Kevin Phillips 69'	Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

2005-04-23 15:00 Premier League	Aston Villa	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park
	Hierro 26' (og)		Speed 54'	Attendance: 36,053 Referee: Uriah Rennie

2005-04-30 17:15 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 2	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium
			Lampard 60' 76'	Attendance: 27,653 Referee: Uriah Rennie

May

Kick off Competition

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

2005-05-07 15:00 Premier League	Portsmouth	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Fratton Park
	Yakubu 72'		Diouf 11'	Attendance: 20,188 Referee: Matt Messias

2005-05-15 15:00 Premier League	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 2	Everton	Reebok Stadium
	Jaïdi 53' Davies 61' Stelios 66'		Cahill 9' Carsley 63'	Attendance: 27,701 Referee: Matt Messias

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

P	Player	Position	PL	FAC	LC	Total
1	Bruno N'Gotty	Defender	37 0(0)	04 0(0)	00 0(0)	41 0(0)
2	Jussi Jääskeläinen	Goalkeeper	36 0(0)	04 0(0)	00 0(0)	40 0(0)
3	Gary Speed	Midfielder	37 0(1)	02 0(0)	00 0(0)	39 0(1)
4	Kevin Davies	Striker	33 0(1)	04 0(0)	01 0(1)	38 0(2)
5	Ricardo Gardner	Defender/Midfielder	30 0(3)	03 0(1)	01 0(0)	34 0(4)
6	Nicky Hunt	Defender	29 0(0)	03 0(1)	01 0(0)	33 0(1)
7	Kevin Nolan	Midfielder	27 0(9)	02 0(0)	02 0(2)	31 (11)
8	Stelios Giannakopoulos	Midfielder	28 0(6)	01 0(1)	02 0(0)	31 0(7)
9	Jay-Jay Okocha	Midfielder	29 0(2)	01 0(0)	01 0(0)	31 0(2)
10	El Hadji Diouf	Midfielder/Striker	23 0(4)	02 0(0)	01 0(2)	26 0(6)
11	Tal Ben Haim	Defender	19 0(2)	04 0(0)	02 0(0)	25 0(2)
12	Iván Campo	Defender/Midfielder	21 0(7)	01 0(1)	00 0(0)	22 0(8)
13	Radhi Jaïdi	Defender	21 0(7)	01 0(0)	00 0(0)	22 0(7)
14	Fernando Hierro	Midfielder	15 (14)	04 0(0)	02 0(0)	21 (14)
15	Henrik Pedersen	Striker	13 (14)	03 0(1)	01 0(1)	17 (16)
16	Vincent Candela	Defender	09 0(1)	01 0(1)	00 0(0)	10 0(2)
17	Anthony Barness	Defender	05 0(3)	00 0(2)	01 0(0)	06 0(5)
18	Julio Cesar	Defender	04 0(1)	00 0(0)	02 0(0)	06 0(1)
19	Ricardo Vaz Tê	Striker	01 0(6)	02 0(0)	00 0(0)	03 0(6)
20	Khalilou Fadiga	Midfielder	00 0(5)	03 0(0)	00 0(0)	03 0(5)
21	Kevin Poole	Goalkeeper	01 0(1)	00 0(0)	02 0(0)	03 0(1)
22	Les Ferdinand	Striker	01 (11)	00 0(0)	01 0(1)	02 (12)
23	Blessing Kaku	Midfielder	00 0(1)	00 0(0)	01 0(1)	01 0(2)
24	Andy Oakes	Goalkeeper	01 0(0)	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	01 0(0)
25	Joey O'Brien	Defender/Midfielder	00 0(1)	00 0(0)	00 0(1)	00 0(2)
26	Ricky Shakes	Midfielder	00 0(0)	00 0(0)	00 0(1)	00 0(1)

Top scorers

P	Player	Position	PL	FAC	LC	Total
1	Kevin Davies	Striker	8	1	0	9
1	El Hadji Diouf	Midfielder/Striker	9	0	0	9
1	Henrik Pedersen	Striker	6	2	1	9
4	Stelios Giannakopoulos	MIdfielder	7	1	0	8
5	Jay-Jay Okocha	Midfielder	6	0	1	7

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References

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[table_note_res_CL10.9614937919944-1] Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round. See Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification for details.

[table_note_res_UC10.9614937919944-2] Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.

[3] Shakes 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.

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[12] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/3889249.stm

[13] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/3828875.stm

[14] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/3536042.stm

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[18] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/4152955.stm

[19] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/4206297.stm

[20] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/3720311.stm

[21] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4141553.stm