2004–05 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 2004–05 season, Middlesbrough participated in the FA Premier League.

Middlesbrough
2004–05 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerSteve McClaren
FA Premier League7th
FA CupFourth Round
League CupFourth Round
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (13)
All: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (16)
Highest home attendance34,836 v Norwich (Premier League)
Away: 67,988 v Manchester United (Premier League)
Lowest home attendance29,603 v Charlton Athletic (Premier League)
Away: 17,759 v Fulham (Premier League)

Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
8 Manchester City 38 13 13 12 47 39 +8 52
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 10 14 47 41 +6 52
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  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.
  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.

Kit

During this season, Middlesbrough had a new sponsor, 888.com. The team's kit was produced by Errea. The home shirt included a white band on it for the first time since the 2000–01 season. The away strip was mainly white with maroon sleeves, navy blue shorts and white socks. Away to Southampton, white shorts and navy socks were worn with the away shirt.

Season review

After the triumph in the League Cup final the previous season and a solid 11th-place finish in the league, Boro fans were optimistic that this season would be a success. Steve McClaren signed Boudewijn Zenden and Doriva on permanent deals following their loan spells, as well as adding high-profile signings Ray Parlour, Mark Viduka, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Michael Reiziger to the squad. With these new additions, the supporters felt that, come the end of the season, Boro would be pushing for a league place good enough to qualify for Europe.

The season started well and Middlesbrough found themselves in fourth position following only one loss in the first 5 games. Despite a slight drop in their form, Boro kept in and around the top four until mid-November.

However, the UEFA Cup took its toll on the small Boro squad and their form stuttered towards Christmas. The team seemed to consist of more and more young players who were deputising for more senior players such as Gaizka Mendieta and Malcolm Christie who were ruled out for the season with injuries.

Following a 2-0 win at home to Norwich City on 28 December, Boro were in fifth place. However, not helped by an injury to George Boateng, after only one win in the next ten games the team found themselves in ninth and seemed to have undone their good work at the start of the season.

Things did finally pick up and, following only three losses in the final 12 games of the season, they found themselves up against Manchester City in the final game of the season. Both teams were in direct contest for the seventh place that Boro occupied, and a win for either side would mean qualification for the UEFA Cup. A last-minute penalty save by Mark Schwarzer gave Boro a 1-1 draw and the all important seventh-placed finish. For the first time in their history, Middlesbrough had qualified for Europe through the league.

The season was full of highs and lows for the Boro fans. The disappointment of losing their early strong position due to the injury crisis was offset against the emergence of several promising youngsters such as Stewart Downing, James Morrison and Anthony McMahon.

Both domestic cups were disappointing for the Boro team and the draws weren't favourable towards them. They only lasted two rounds in each competition, going out in the fourth round of both cups, to Manchester United in the FA Cup and to a young Liverpool side in the League Cup. The UEFA Cup run - Middlesbrough's first foray into Europe, having won the first major trophy of their history, the League Cup, the previous season - held greater joy. The first round was a two-legged knockout match against Baník Ostrava - Boro's first ever European match, with the first leg was at home. With a fantastic atmosphere at the Riverside, Middlesbrough cruised through the first leg 3-0; with a comfortable 1-1 draw in the away leg, they had qualified for the group stages and were guaranteed another 4 matches.

Middlesbrough were drawn in Group D, along with Villarreal, Lazio, Egaleo and Partizan Belgrade. The fans were confident that the team could earn at least a third-place finish in the group and therefore qualify for the knockout stages.

Boro went on to exceed all expectations, beating Egalio and Partizan Belgrade as expected and also achieving a fantastic 2-0 victory over Lazio - the only blot being a 2-0 away loss to Villarreal. This was enough to earn them a second-place finish and qualification for the next round, where Middlesbrough were drawn against Grazer AK. Middlesbrough managed a 2-2 draw against the then Austrian champions in the first leg, away. The team duly built on this in the return leg and progressed to the next round following a 2-1 win.

The round of 16 saw Boro face Sporting Lisbon for a place in the quarter finals. However, luck wasn't with Middlesbrough and they found themselves in the middle of an injury crisis. The first leg was at home and remained goalless at half time. Sporting then proceed to show their class and scored 3 in a thirty-minute spell after the break. Boro looked like they were to exit the competition, but a spectacular overhead scissor kick from Joseph Desire-Job and a late Chris Riggott goal gave a weakened Boro team a fairly respectable 3-2 loss. The second leg didn't go to plan though; despite fantastic support from 3,000 travelling fans, Middlesbrough went down 1-0, losing 4-2 on aggregate. The Boro fans took the defeat in good heart, however, and partied late into the night in Lisbon.

Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup run was seen as a huge success by the fans, and expectations were high for the following year's campaign.

First-team squad

The following are all the players who were involved the Middlesbrough F.C. first team at some point during the 2004-05 season.[1][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  AUS Mark Schwarzer
2 DF  NED Michael Reiziger
3 DF  FRA Franck Queudrue
4 DF  ENG Ugo Ehiogu
5 DF  ENG Chris Riggott
6 DF  ENG Gareth Southgate (captain)
7 MF  NED George Boateng
8 FW  SVK Szilárd Németh
9 FW  ITA Massimo Maccarone
11 FW  ENG Malcolm Christie
12 GK  ENG Carlo Nash
14 MF  ESP Gaizka Mendieta
15 MF  ENG Ray Parlour
16 FW  CMR Joseph-Desire Job
17 MF  ENG Mark Wilson
18 FW  NED Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
19 MF  ENG Stewart Downing
20 MF  BRA Doriva
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ENG Stuart Parnaby
22 GK  AUS Brad Jones
23 DF  ENG Colin Cooper
24 DF  ENG Andrew Davies
25 MF  ENG James Morrison[3]
26 DF  ENG Matthew Bates
27 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull
28 DF  ENG Andrew Taylor
29 DF  ENG Anthony McMahon
30 FW  ENG Danny Graham
31 DF  ENG David Wheater
32 MF  NED Boudewijn Zenden
33 MF  ENG Anthony Peacock
34 MF  ENG Jason Kennedy
35 GK  ENG David Knight
36 FW  AUS Mark Viduka
37 MF  ENG Adam Johnson
38 GK  ENG Chris Pennock

Transfers

In
Date Player Previous club Cost
6 July 2004 Michael Reiziger BarcelonaFree[4]
8 July 2004 Mark VidukaLeeds United£4,500,000[5]
9 July 2004 Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkChelseaFree[5]
23 July 2004 Ray ParlourArsenalFree[5]
3 August 2004 Boudewijn ZendenChelseaFree[6]

Out
Date Player Buying club Cost
22 April 2004 RicardinhoReleasedFree[7]
23 June 2004 Michael RickettsLeeds UnitedFree[8]
23 June 2004 Robbie StockdaleRotherham UnitedNominal[9]
29 June 2004 Jonathan GreeningWest Bromwich Albion£1,250,000[10]
25 August 2004 Juninho CelticFree[11]
23 March 2005 Carlo NashPreston North End£175,000[11]

Results

Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Results per matchday
Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHHHAAHA
ResultDLWWWLLDWDWDWWLWDWLWLLDDLWDDLLWLDWDDWD
Position3197446109584544555555566666666977877777
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2005. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Note: Results are given with Middlesbrough score listed first. Man of the Match is according to mfc.co.uk.

Game Date Venue Opponent Result
F–A		 Attendance Boro goalscorers Man of the match
114 August 2004HNewcastle United2–234,268Downing 73', Hasselbaink 90'Reiziger
222 August 2004AArsenal3–537,415Job 43', Hasselbaink 50', Queudrue 53'Queudrue
325 August 2004AFulham2–017,759Viduka 54', Németh 79'Parlour
428 August 2004HCrystal Palace2–131,560Popovic (o.g.) 61', Hasselbaink 78'Mendieta
511 September 2004HBirmingham City2–130,252Viduka (2) 27', 48'Boateng
619 September 2004AEverton0–134,078Schwarzer
725 September 2004HChelsea0–132,341Schwarzer
83 October 2004AManchester United1–167,988Downing 33'Southgate
916 October 2004ABlackburn Rovers4–020,385Hasselbaink (3) 46', 57', 90', Boateng 50'Hasselbaink
1024 October 2004HPortsmouth1–130,964Downing 74'Parlour
1130 October 2004ACharlton Athletic2–126,031El Karkouri (o.g.) 21', Zenden 58'Zenden
127 November 2004HBolton Wanderers1–129,656Boateng 90'Boateng
1314 November 2004AWest Bromwich Albion2–124,008Purse (o.g.) 32', Zenden 52'Schwarzer
1420 November 2004HLiverpool2–034,751Riggott 36', Zenden 62'Parlour
1528 November 2004ATottenham Hotspur0–235,772Riggott
166 December 2004HManchester City3–229,787Viduka (2) 9', 54', Hasselbaink 65'Viduka
1711 December 2004ASouthampton2–229,018Higginbotham (o.g.) 89', Downing 90'Downing
1818 December 2004HAston Villa3–031,338Hasselbaink 20', Job 68', Reiziger 88'McMahon
1926 December 2004ABirmingham City0–229,082Reiziger
2028 December 2004HNorwich City2–0{34,836Job (2) 52', 54'Downing
211 January 2005HManchester United0–234,199Downing
224 January 2005AChelsea0–240,982Parlour
2316 January 2005HEverton1–131,794Zenden 26'Zenden
2422 January 2005ANorwich City4–424,547Hasselbaink (2) 34', 78', Queudrue (2) 49', 55'Downing
251 February 2005APortsmouth1–219,620Christie 35'Parlour
265 February 2005HBlackburn Rovers1–030,564Queudrue 35'Zenden
2712 February 2005ABolton Wanderers0–024,322Schwarzer
2827 February 2005HCharlton Athletic2–229,603Riggott 74', Graham 86'Riggott
295 March 2005AAston Villa0–234,201Parnaby
3020 March 2005HSouthampton1–330,082Hasselbaink 41'Doriva
312 April 2005ACrystal Palace1–024,274Queudrue 35'Queudrue
329 April 2005HArsenal0–133,874Boateng
3319 April 2005HFulham1–130,650Zenden (pen.) 90'Queudrue
3423 April 2005HWest Bromwich Albion4–032,951Németh (2) 27', 37', Hasselbaink 33', Downing 90'+3Németh
3527 April 2005ANewcastle United0–052,047Jones
3630 April 2005ALiverpool1–143,250Németh 4'Southgate
377 May 2005HTottenham Hotspur1–034,766Boateng 11'Boateng
3815 May 2005AManchester City1–147,221Hasselbaink 23'Southgate

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
327 October 2004Coventry CityHome3-0 11,833Nemeth, Morrison, Graham
410 November 2004LiverpoolAway2-0 28, 176

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
38 January 2005Notts CountyAway2-1 13,671Doriva, Job
429 January 2005Manchester UnitedAway3-0 67,251

UEFA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersReferee
1 Leg 116 September 2004 Baník OstravaHome3-0 29,746Hasselbaink, Viduka (2)Pascal Garibian (France)
1 Leg 230 September 2004 Baník OstravaAway1-1 (3-1 agg) 15,351MorrisonMatteo Trefoloni (Italy)
Grp E21 October 2004 EgaleoAway1-0 4,000DowningAttila Hanacsek (Hungary)
Grp E4 November 2004 LazioHome2-0 33,991Zenden (2)Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
Grp E25 November 2004 VillarrealAway2-0 14,250Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
Grp E15 December 2004 PartizanHome3-0 20,856Nemeth, Job, MorrisonGrzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
3 Leg 117 February 2005 Grazer AKAway2-2 13,000Zenden, HasselbainkEdo Trivković (Croatia)
3 Leg 224 February 2005 Grazer AKHome2-1 (4-3 agg) 20,371Morrison, HasselbainkEduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
4 Leg 110 March 2005 SportingHome2-3 23,739Job, RiggottStefano Farina (Italy)
4 Leg 217 March 2005 SportingAway1-0 (4-2 agg) 21,217Éric Poulat (France)

Player statistics

Goalscorers

Goalscoring statistics for 2004-05.[12]

NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
Hasselbaink1300316
Job51028
Viduka50027
Zenden40037
Downing50016
Németh40116
Queudrue50005
Morrison00134
Boateng30003
Riggott20013
Graham10102
Reiziger10001
Christie10001
Doriva01001
Own Goals40004

Appearances and discipline

Appearance and disciplinary records for 2004-05 league and cup matches.[1]

NameAppearancesYellow cardsRed cards
Schwarzer4300
Jones500
Nash400
Parnaby20+410
Queudrue4382
Ehiogu11+110
Riggott31+140
Southgate4760
Reiziger21+410
Bates0+200
Davies4+100
McMahon16+330
Cooper17+400
Wheater0+100
Mendieta7+110
Boateng2980
Wilson100
Downing40+810
Morrison12+1120
Johnson0+100
Doriva26+1260
Parlour40+1131
Zenden48+190
Kennedy0+100
Viduka19+200
Christie2+100
Hasselbaink43+230
Graham1+1600
Németh25+1510
Job17+1600

References and notes
  1. "ESPNsoccernet: Middlesbrough Squad Statistics". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  2. "Middlesbrough FC 2004-05". Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  3. Morrison was born in Darlington, England, and has represented England internationally at youth level, but also qualified to represent Scotland and made his full international debut for Scotland in May 2008
  4. RTÉ Sport: Reiziger unveiled by Boro
  5. BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough sign Parlour
  6. "Boudewijn Zenden". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  7. BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Middlesbrough | Boro release Ricardinho
  8. https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/onthisboroday-2004-michael-ricketts-ends-9511562
  9. McClaren lets Boro defender depart Riverside
  10. BBC SPORT | Football | Transfers - July 2004
  11. BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Middlesbrough | Juninho takes Larsson shirt
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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