2004–05 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Charlton Athletic
2004–05 season
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
FA Premier League11th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Shaun Bartlett (6)
All: Shaun Bartlett (8)
Highest home attendance27,104 (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 19 March 2005)
Lowest home attendance24,263 (vs. Southampton, 13 September 2004)
Average home league attendance26,402

Season summary

A season after just finishing outside the European qualification spots, Charlton suffered a slight decline to finish in mid-table in a nonetheless respectable eleventh place. Charlton never looked like a team that had nearly qualified for the Champions League the previous season, but with nine games to go Charlton were still placed seventh and looked likely to replicate their seventh-place finish the previous season. Unfortunately, the usual end-of-season decline hit Charlton and they picked up only three points from those nine games, dragging the Addicks down to 11th.[1]

Charlton's goal-shy attack was what let the team down during the season. Manager Alan Curbishley sought to solve this by signing prolific young striker Darren Bent from Championship side Ipswich Town.

Final league table
Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 10 14 47 41 +6 52
10 Aston Villa 38 12 11 15 45 52 −7 47
11 Charlton Athletic 38 12 10 16 42 58 −16 46
12 Birmingham City 38 11 12 15 40 46 −6 45
13 Fulham 38 12 8 18 52 60 −8 44
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Kit

Charlton retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by Spanish apparel manufacturer Joma and sponsored by all:sports.

Players

First-team squad
Squad at end of 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
1 GK  IRL Dean Kiely[notes 1]
2 DF  ENG Luke Young
5 DF  ENG Chris Perry
6 DF  RSA Mark Fish
7 DF  BUL Radostin Kishishev
8 MF  IRL Matt Holland[notes 2] (captain)
9 FW  JAM Jason Euell[notes 3]
10 FW  JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 4]
11 FW  ENG Francis Jeffers
12 DF  ISL Hermann Hreiðarsson
13 MF  ENG Danny Murphy
14 MF  ENG Jerome Thomas
15 DF  MAR Talal El Karkouri
16 GK  DEN Stephan Andersen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  RSA Shaun Bartlett
18 DF  ENG Paul Konchesky
19 MF  DEN Dennis Rommedahl
20 MF  ENG Bryan Hughes
21 FW  FIN Jonatan Johansson
24 DF  ENG Jonathan Fortune
25 GK  ENG Simon Royce
28 DF  ENG Osei Sankofa
29 MF  IRL Neil McCafferty[notes 5]
30 MF  ENG Stacy Long
31 MF  ENG Lloyd Sam[notes 6]
32 DF  ENG Mark Ricketts
33 FW  ENG Alex Varney
34 DF  ENG Barry Fuller

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
3 DF  ENG Chris Powell (to West Ham United)
4 MF  ENG Graham Stuart (to Norwich City)
22 MF  JAM Jamal Campbell-Ryce[notes 7] (to Rotherham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  ENG Michael Turner (to Brentford)
26 GK  ENG Paul Rachubka[notes 8] (to Huddersfield Town)

Statistics

Transfers

In

Out

Match summaries

Premier League

Charlton started their Premiership campaign at Bolton. Both teams were hoping to improve on last season's respectful positions, with Bolton finishing eighth and Charlton seventh the previous season, and to also show their European credentials, but it just looked like one team would be on today's showing. Kevin Davies was denied by Dean Kiely after just 30 seconds to show the tough day the Addicks would have. Shaun Bartlett fouled Kevin Davies and Jay-Jay Okocha, who had gone the previous season without scoring, scored an early contender for goal of the season with a rasping 30-yard free kick which left Kiely clutching thin air. It was two shortly afterwards when Okocha turned from scorer to provider as his precise through ball found Henrik Pedersen, who held off Luke Young and slotted past Kiely. Kevin Lisbie then missed a glorious chance for the visitors when from six yards out, his shot was blocked by Jussi Jääskeläinen. Charlton improved in the second half but couldn't take their chances, with Shaun Bartlett and debutant Danny Murphy missing good opportunities, and that allowed Bolton to seal the game when Okocha scored an incredible second when he teased the Charlton defenders before unleashing a powerful drive past the helpless Dean Kiely. Bartlett then cleared an Okocha free kick off the line to prevent the Nigerian an amazing hat-trick of long range strikes. Eventually, Charlton got on the score sheet when a Danny Murphy free kick was headed home by Lisbie. But it was too late for a comeback and in the end Pedersen scored his second of the day when Gary Speed played him through and the Danish striker did the rest.

Charlton bounced back from the defeat at Bolton by beating Portsmouth at home. Charlton started the brightest when, from an early corner, Jonathan Fortune headed towards goal via a deflection, forcing a good save from Shaka Hislop. Then it was Portsmouth's turn when Yakubu crossed in to the Charlton box. Dean Kiely dropped the cross to Eyal Berkovic, who took too long to get a shot out. There was a quiet period in the game until Danny Murphy got a cross in which Kevin Lisbie managed to head onto the bar. Then Lisbie turned supplier, leading to Charlton's first goal. Lisbie crossed in and Portsmouth failed to clear, allowing Jason Euell to stab the ball past Hislop. Portsmouth then almost equalised soon afterwards with another cross. This one was from Yakubu, who crossed in for Patrik Berger. He took a shot which was blocked into the path of David Unsworth who in turn shot into the side netting. Kiely preserved Charlton's lead, denying Yakubu and Berger as Charlton went in 1–0 at half time. Charlton threatened at the start of the second half with efforts from Dennis Rommedahl and Shaun Bartlett but then Portsmouth got an unbelievable equaliser. A short free kick was given to Patrik Berger, who flicked up and volleyed incredibly from approximately 35 yards out, seeing the ball fly into the top corner. Charlton were looking good after that goal and were looking to get a late goal. Rommedahl and Bartlett were both denied by Shaka Hislop, who was having a good game until the 87th minute when Jonathan Fortune swung in a free kick which glanced off David Unsworth's head. Hislop failed to gather the ball as Charlton grabbed a late winner.

Charlton then faced Aston Villa at home. Villa started the brightest. Gareth Barry, carrying on from where he left off against West Brom, delivered a dangerous cross which went to Darius Vassell, who crashed his shot against the crossbar. Charlton then had a penalty appeal turned down after Nolberto Solano clipped Dennis Rommedahl's heel, but Charlton did not need a penalty soon afterwards as a cross from Hermann Hreiðarsson found Francis Jeffers, who leapt up and headed in his first goal for his new club. Jeffers scored his second after a long ball from Radostin Kishishev wasn't dealt with by Olof Mellberg, pouncing on the ball before guiding past Thomas Sorensen. Just before half time, Sorensen dived out at Kevin Lisbie's feet, getting injured in the process; Stefan Postma came on. In a quiet second half, the only real action was a third goal for Charlton and a first Charlton goal for Luke Young. Rommedahl produced a chipped through ball which deflected off Thomas Hitzlsperger into the path of Young, who confidently finished past the on-rushing Postma.

Results per matchday
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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
14 August 2004 1Bolton Wanderers4–1Charlton AthleticBolton, Greater Manchester
Okocha  11', 59'
Pedersen  30', 72'		 Report Lisbie  67' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 24,100
Referee: Phil Dowd
21 August 2004 2Charlton Athletic2–1PortsmouthGreenwich, London
Euell  23'
Unsworth  87' (o.g.)		 Report Berger  53' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,204
Referee: Alan Wiley
25 August 2004 3Charlton Athletic3–0Aston VillaGreenwich, London
Jeffers  29', 34'
Young  58'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,190
Referee: Howard Webb
28 August 2004 4Manchester City4–0Charlton AthleticManchester
15:00 Anelka  13', 60'
Sinclair  34'
S. Wright-Phillips  78'		 Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,593
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 September 2004 5Charlton Athletic0–0SouthamptonGreenwich, London
Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 24,263
Referee: Neale Barry
18 September 2004 6Birmingham City1–1Charlton AthleticBirmingham, West Midlands
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Johnson  57'
Yorke  68'		 Report Young  49' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 27,400
Referee: Uriah Rennie
27 September 2004 7Charlton Athletic1–0Blackburn RoversGreenwich, London
El Karkouri  49' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,193
Referee: Steve Dunn
2 October 2004 8Arsenal4–0Charlton AthleticIslington, London
Ljungberg  33'
Henry  48', 69'
Reyes  70'		 Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,103
Referee: Mike Dean
17 October 2004 9Charlton Athletic1–1Newcastle UnitedGreenwich, London
O'Brien  51' (o.g.) Report Bellamy  39' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Peter Walton
23 October 2004 10Liverpool2–0Charlton AthleticLiverpool, Merseyside
Riise  52'
Luis García  74'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,625
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 October 2004 35Charlton Athletic1–2MiddlesbroughGreenwich, London
BST (UTC+01) Johansson  46' Report El Karkouri  21' (o.g.)
Zenden  58'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Mark Halsey
6 November 2004 11Tottenham Hotspur2–3Charlton AthleticHaringey, London
Keane  69' (pen.)
Defoe  79'		 Report Bartlett  17', 39'  68'
Thomas  50'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,423
Referee: Neal Barry
13 November 2004 12Charlton Athletic4–0Norwich CityGreenwich, London
15:00 GMT Johansson  15', 21'
Konchesky  75'
Euell  88'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,057
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 November 2004 13Manchester United2–0Charlton AthleticTrafford, Greater Manchester
Young  40' (o.g.)
Scholes  50'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Rob Styles
27 November 2004 14Charlton Athletic0–4ChelseaGreenwich, London
Report Duff  4'
Terry  47', 50'
Guðjohnsen  59'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,355
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 December 2004 15Crystal Palace0–1Charlton AthleticCroydon, London
Report Rommedahl  90' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,705
Referee: Matt Messias
11 December 2004 16West Bromwich Albion0–1Charlton AthleticWest Bromwich, West Midlands
Report Holland  30' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,697
Referee: Chris Foy
20 December 2004 17Charlton Athletic2–1FulhamGreenwich, London
Thomas  27'
El Karkouri  66'		 Report Radzinski  82' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,108
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2004 18Southampton0–0Charlton AthleticSouthampton, Hampshire
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: Steve Dunn
28 December 2004 19Charlton Athletic2–0EvertonGreenwich, London
El Karkouri  82'
Hreiðarsson  85'		 Report Ferguson Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,001
Referee: Mike Riley
1 January 2005 20Charlton Athletic1–3ArsenalGreenwich, London
El Karkouri  45' Report Ljungberg  35', 48'
Van Persie  67'		 Stadium: The Valley
Referee: Mark Halsey
3 January 2005 21Blackburn Rovers1–0Charlton AthleticBlackburn, Lancashire
Emerton  41' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,819
Referee: Alan Wiley
15 January 2005 22Charlton Athletic3–1Birmingham CityGreenwich, London
15:00 GMT (UTC) El Karkouri  9'
Bartlett  67'
Murphy  75'		 Report Melchiot  55' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,111
Referee: Chris Foy
22 January 2005 23Everton0–1Charlton AthleticLiverpool, Merseyside
Report Holland  45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,041
Referee: Howard Webb
1 February 2005 24Charlton Athletic1–2LiverpoolGreenwich, London
Bartlett  20' Report Morientes  61'
Riise  79'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,102
Referee: Neale Barry
5 February 2005 25Newcastle United1–1Charlton AthleticNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
Dyer  22' Report Rommedahl  53' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,114
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 February 2005 26Middlesbrough2–2Charlton AthleticMiddlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Riggott  74'
Graham  86'		 Report Holland  14'
Bartlett  80'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,603
Referee: Mike Riley
16 March 2005 27Charlton Athletic2–0Tottenham HotspurGreenwich, London
Thomas  4'
Murphy  85'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,870
Referee: Chris Foy
19 March 2005 28Charlton Athletic1–4West Bromwich AlbionGreenwich, London
Johansson  24'
El Karkouri  29'		 Report Horsfield  9'
Earnshaw  73', 84', 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 27,104
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 April 2005 29Charlton Athletic2–2Manchester CityGreenwich, London
12:45 Bartlett  10'
Perry  90+2'		 Report Hreiðarsson  4' (o.g.)
Fowler  38'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,436
Referee: Rob Styles
5 March 2005 30Fulham0–0Charlton AthleticFulham, London
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,290
Referee: Steve Bennett
9 April 2005 31Portsmouth4–2Charlton AthleticPortsmouth, Hampshire
BST (UTC+01) Yakubu  3'
Stone  20'
Kamara  83'
LuaLua  90'		 Report Fortune  22'
Murphy  45'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,108
Referee: Graham Poll
16 April 2005 32Charlton Athletic1–2Bolton WanderersGreenwich, London
Jeffers  29' Report Okocha  7' (pen.)
Diouf  58'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,708
Referee: Alan Wiley
20 April 2005 33Aston Villa0–0Charlton AthleticBirmingham, West Midlands
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,312
Referee: Barry Knight
23 April 2005 34Norwich City1–0Charlton AthleticNorwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST (UTC+01) Svensson  88' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,459
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 May 2005 36Charlton Athletic0–4Manchester UnitedGreenwich, London
BST (UTC+01) Perry Report Scholes
Fletcher
Smith
Rooney 		Stadium: The Valley
7 May 2005 37Chelsea1–0Charlton AthleticFulham, London
BST (UTC+01) Makélélé  90' Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,065
Referee: Mike Riley
15 May 2005 38Charlton Athletic2–2Crystal PalaceGreenwich, London
BST (UTC+01) Hughes  30'
Fortune  82'		 Report Freedman  58'
Johnson  71' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 26,870
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

FA Cup
  • 6 January 2005: Charlton Athletic 4–1 Rochdale (attendance 13,955)
  • 29 January 2005: Charlton Athletic 3–2 Yeovil Town (attendance 22,873)
  • 19 February 2005: Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City (attendance 23,719)

League Cup
  • 21 September 2004: Grimsby Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic
  • 27 October 2004: Charlton Athletic 1–2 Crystal Palace

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Charlton sign Danish keeper
  3. Hughes moves to Charlton
  4. Rommedahl joins Charlton
  5. Charlton sign El Karkouri
  6. Charlton secure Murphy deal
  7. Jeffers joins Charlton
  8. Rufus forced to retire
  9. Addicks release trio
  10. Rowett forced to retire
  11. Jensen joins Fulham
  12. Lazio sign Di Canio
  13. Hammers sign Powell
  14. Brentford secure deal for Turner
  15. Rotherham move for Campbell-Ryce
  16. Transfers - December 2004
  17. Powell completes West Ham move
  18. Stuart joins Norwich from Addicks

Notes
  1. Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  2. Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  3. Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  4. Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  5. McCafferty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U16 and U-19 level.
  6. Sam was born in Leeds, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in October 2015.
  7. Campbell-Ryce was born in Lambeth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
  8. Rachubka was born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States, but was raised in England from the age of 7, and represented them at U-16, U-18, and U-20 level.
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