2004–05 Everton F.C. season

Everton

2004–05 season
Chairman	Bill Kenwright
Manager	David Moyes
Premier League	4th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tim Cahill (11) All: Tim Cahill (12)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2004-05 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 13th season in the FA Premier League, and their 51st consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Competition	Result	Top scorer
Premier League	4th	Tim Cahill, 11
FA Cup	Fifth Round	James McFadden, 2
League Cup	Fourth Round	Duncan Ferguson, 1 Nick Chadwick, 1 Lee Carsley, 1 Marcus Bent, 1 Thomas Gravesen, 1

Season summary

Many pundits had tipped Everton for relegation that season: having escaped relegation from the Premier League by six points the previous season, Everton's task to stay in English football's top flight only seemed harder after the multimillion-pound transfer of teenage striker Wayne Rooney to Manchester United after setting the summer's European Championships alight. However, the season turned out to be Everton's most successful in Premier League history as they placed fourth in the league with 61pts. Everton kept pace with the likes of Chelsea (95pts) and Arsenal (83pts) at the Premier League summit for the first half of the season, finishing 2004 only a few points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Although Everton's title challenge eventually fizzled out following the sale of out-of-contract midfielder Thomas Gravesen to Spanish giants Real Madrid, they were able to see off competition from arch-rivals Liverpool (58pts) and fellow northwesterners Bolton Wanderers (58pts) to finish in fourth place, three points ahead of both teams. This secured the Toffees qualification to the 2005–06 Champions League, in which they would enter the tournament in the third qualifying round. In the summer, manager David Moyes splashed the cash on the likes of Netherlands and Inter Milan winger Andy van der Meyde in a bid to keep Everton in a position to make a serious challenge for European qualification the following season.

Despite their high league finish, Everton had the unwanted distinction of finishing with a negative goal difference, as a result of an embarrassing 7–0 humbling at Arsenal in the penultimate game of the season.

Final league table

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Arsenal	38	25	8	5	87	36	+51	83	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Manchester United	38	22	11	5	58	26	+32	77	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Everton	38	18	7	13	45	46	−1	61
5	Liverpool	38	17	7	14	52	41	+11	58	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round [a]
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	49	44	+5	58	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [b]

Source: ^[2]
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. ^[1]
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.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Richard Wright 2 DF   ENG Steve Watson 3 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone 4 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs 5 DF   SCO David Weir (captain) 6 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta (on loan from Real Sociedad) 7 FW   ENG Marcus Bent 8 FW   ENG James Beattie 10 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson 11 FW   SCO James McFadden 14 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane [3]

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   SCO Gary Naysmith 17 MF   AUS Tim Cahill 20 DF   NGA Joseph Yobo 21 MF   ENG Leon Osman 22 DF   ENG Tony Hibbert 23 DF   AUS Eddy Bosnar 24 MF   FRA Guillaume Plessis 25 GK   ENG Nigel Martyn 26 MF   IRL Lee Carsley [4] 31 FW   ENG James Vaughan

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW   ENG Kevin Campbell (to West Bromwich Albion) 16 MF   DEN Thomas Gravesen (to Real Madrid) 18 FW   ENG Wayne Rooney (to Manchester United)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW   ENG Nick Chadwick (to Plymouth Argyle) 27 DF   ENG Peter Clarke (to Blackpool)

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF   CHN Li Tie 32 DF   ENG Daniel Fox [5] 33 DF   IRL Anthony Gerrard [6] 37 GK   SCO Iain Turner

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ENG Mark Hughes — DF   ENG Laurence Wilson — FW   ENG Paul Hopkins — FW   ITA Patrizio Pascucci

Transfers

In

• Marcus Bent - Ipswich Town, £450,000, 23 June ^[7]
• Tim Cahill - Millwall, undisclosed (estimated £2,000,000), 23 July ^[8]
• Eddy Bosnar - Sturm Graz, free, 4 August ^[9]
• James Beattie - Southampton, £6,000,000, 4 January ^[10]
• Mikel Arteta - Real Sociedad, five-month loan, 1 February ^[11]
• Bjarni Viðarsson - FH, undisclosed

Out

• Joey Jones - Macclesfield Town, free, 18 May ^[12]
• Niclas Alexandersson - Gothenburg, free, 1 July ^[13]
• Paul Gerrard - Nottingham Forest, free, 2 July ^[14]
• Steve Simonsen - Stoke City, free, 8 July
• David Unsworth - Portsmouth, free, 12 July ^[15]
• Tomasz Radzinski - Fulham, undisclosed, 23 July ^[16]
• Tobias Linderoth - Copenhagen, undisclosed, 30 July
• Steven Schumacher - Bradford City, free, 30 July ^[17]
• Michael Symes - Bradford City, free, 30 July
• Scot Gemmill - Leicester City, free, 5 August ^[18]
• Wayne Rooney - Manchester United, £20,000,000 (rising to £27,000,000 depending on appearances and achievements), 31 August ^[19]
• Kevin Campbell - West Bromwich Albion, free, 10 January ^[20]
• Thomas Gravesen - Real Madrid, £2,500,000, 14 January ^[21]
• Nick Chadwick - Plymouth Argyle, £250,000, 8 February ^[22]
• Peter Clarke - Blackpool

Results

Premier League

Results by round

Round	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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L
Position	20	9	11	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2005 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Everton v Arsenal

15 August 20041	Everton	1–4	Arsenal	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Carsley  37'64' Osman  43'	Report	Bergkamp 23' Reyes 39' Cole  53' Ljungberg 54' Pires 83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,521 Referee: Mike Riley

Crystal Palace v Everton

21 August 20042	Crystal Palace	1–3	Everton	Croydon, London
	Hudson 9'	Report	Gravesen 19' (pen.) Naysmith  71' Bent 82'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,666 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

28 August 20043	Everton	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Osman 2', 70'	Report	Dobie 7'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,510 Referee: Peter Walton

Manchester United v Everton

30 August 20044	Manchester United	0–0	Everton	Trafford, Greater Manchester
		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,803 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Manchester City v Everton

11 September 20045	Manchester City	0–1	Everton	Manchester
15:00		Report	Cahill 60' 61'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,006 Referee: Steve Bennett

Everton v Middlesbrough

19 September 20046	Everton	1–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Bent 47'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,078 Referee: Howard Webb

Portsmouth v Everton

26 September 20047	Portsmouth	0–1	Everton	Portsmouth, Hampshire
		Report	Cahill 80'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,125 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

2 October 20048	Everton	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool, Merseyside
		Report	Pamarot 53'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,264 Referee: Graham Poll

Everton v Southampton

16 October 20049	Everton	1–0	Southampton	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Osman 88'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,256 Referee: Barry Knight

Norwich City v Everton

23 October 200410	Norwich City	2–3	Everton	Norwich, Norfolk
12:45 BST	McKenzie 48' Francis 57'	Report	Kilbane 10' Bent 40' Ferguson 73'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,871 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Everton v Aston Villa

30 October 200411	Everton	1–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Bent 33'	Report	Hendrie 26'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,816 Referee: Steve Dunn

Chelsea v Everton

6 November 200412	Chelsea	1–0	Everton	Fulham, London
	Robben 72'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,965 Referee: Mike Riley

Birmingham City v Everton

13 November 200413	Birmingham City	0–1	Everton	Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 GMT (UTC)		Report	Gravesen 69' (pen.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,388 Referee: Rob Styles

Everton v Fulham

20 November 200414	Everton	1–0	Fulham	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Ferguson 67'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,763 Referee: Graham Poll

Newcastle United v Everton

28 November 200415	Newcastle United	1–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
	Bellamy 5'	Report	Carsley 56'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,247 Referee: Neale Barry

Everton v Bolton Wanderers

4 December 200416	Everton	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Ferguson 45' Gravesen 75' Jaïdi 85' (o.g.)	Report	Davies 16', 59'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,929 Referee: Howard Webb

Everton v Liverpool

11 December 200417	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Carsley 68'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,552 Referee: Steve Bennett

Blackburn Rovers v Everton

18 December 200418	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Everton	Blackburn, Lancashire
		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 25,191 Referee: Mark Halsey

Everton v Manchester City

26 December 200419	Everton	2–1	Manchester City	Liverpool, Merseyside
15:00	Cahill 22' Bent 63'	Report	Fowler 42' Negouai  83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,530 Referee: Phil Dowd

Charlton Athletic v Everton

28 December 200420	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Everton	Greenwich, London
	El Karkouri 82' Hreidarsson 85'	Report	Ferguson  83'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,001 Referee: Mike Riley

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

1 January 200521	Tottenham Hotspur	5–2	Everton	Haringey, London
	Marney 16', 80' Ziegler 27' Mendes 59' Keane 68'	Report	Cahill 40' McFadden 87'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,102 Referee: Steve Dunn

Everton v Portsmouth

4 January 200522	Everton	2–1	Portsmouth	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Stubbs 29' Osman 90'	Report	Yakubu 31'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,480 Referee: Peter Walton

Middlesbrough v Everton

16 January 200523	Middlesbrough	1–1	Everton	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
	Zenden 26'	Report	Cahill 76'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,794 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Everton v Charlton Athletic

22 January 200524	Everton	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool, Merseyside
		Report	Holland 45'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,041 Referee: Howard Webb

Everton v Norwich City

2 February 200525	Everton	1–0	Norwich City	Liverpool, Merseyside
19:45 GMT	Doherty 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,485 Referee: Alan Wiley

Southampton v Everton

6 February 200526	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

Everton v Chelsea

12 February 200527	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Beattie  8'	Report	Guðjohnsen 69'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,270 Referee: Mike Riley

Aston Villa v Everton

26 February 200528	Aston Villa	1–3	Everton	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Solano 46'	Report	Osman 17', 67' Cahill 48'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,248 Referee: Graham Poll

Everton v Blackburn Rovers

6 March 200529	Everton	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool, Merseyside
		Report	Stead 71'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,406 Referee: Phil Dowd

Liverpool v Everton

20 March 200530	Liverpool	2–1	Everton	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Gerrard 27' Luis García 32'	Report	Cahill 82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,224 Referee: Rob Styles

West Bromwich Albion v Everton

3 April 200531	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Everton	West Bromwich, West Midlands
	Gera 63'	Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,805 Referee: Graham Poll

Everton v Crystal Palace

10 April 200532	Everton	4–0	Crystal Palace	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Arteta 7' Cahill 47', 54' Vaughan 87'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,519 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Everton v Manchester United

20 April 200533	Everton	1–0	Manchester United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Ferguson 55'	Report	G. Neville  72' Scholes  90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,160 Referee: Phil Dowd

Everton v Birmingham City

23 April 200534	Everton	1–1	Birmingham City	Liverpool, Merseyside
12:30 BST (UTC+01)	Ferguson 86'	Report	Heskey 5'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,828 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Fulham v Everton

30 April 200535	Fulham	2–0	Everton	Fulham, London
	John 15' McBride 39'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,881 Referee: Steve Bennett

Everton v Newcastle United

7 May 200536	Everton	2–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Weir 43' Cahill 59'	Report	Ameobi  56'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,438 Referee: Barry Knight

Arsenal v Everton

11 May 200537	Arsenal	7–0	Everton	Islington, London
	van Persie 8' Pires 12', 50' Vieira 37' Edu 70' (pen.) Bergkamp 77' Flamini 85'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,073 Referee: Alan Wiley

Bolton Wanderers v Everton

15 May 200538	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Everton	Bolton, Greater Manchester
	Ngotty  45' Jaidi 53' Davies 61' Stelios 66'	Report	Cahill 9' Carsley 63'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,701 Referee: Neale Barry

FA Cup

• Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Everton (attendance 20,112)
• Everton 3–0 Sunderland (attendance 33,186)
• Everton 0–2 Manchester United (attendance 38,664)

League Cup

• 22 September 2004: Bristol City 2–2 Everton (3–4 pen.)
• 27 October 2004: Everton 2–0 Preston North End

Arsenal v Everton

9 November 2004	Arsenal	3–1	Everton	London
	Owusu-Abeyie 25' Lupoli 52', 85'	Report	Gravesen 8'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,791 Referee: Alan Wiley

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Richard Wright	12	0	6+1	0	2	0	3	0
25	GK	ENG	Nigel Martyn	33	0	32	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ITA	Alessandro Pistone	39	0	32+1	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Alan Stubbs	36	1	29+2	1	3	0	2	0
5	DF	SCO	David Weir	37	0	34	0	0+2	0	1	0
15	DF	SCO	Gary Naysmith	15	0	5+6	0	3	0	1	0
20	DF	NGA	Joseph Yobo	33	0	19+8	0	3	0	3	0
22	DF	ENG	Tony Hibbert	40	0	35+1	0	1	0	3	0
Midfielders
2	MF	ENG	Steve Watson	28	0	12+13	0	0	0	3	0
6	MF	ESP	Mikel Arteta	13	1	10+2	1	1	0	0	0
12	MF	CHN	Li Tie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Kevin Kilbane	43	1	37+1	1	3	0	2	0
17	MF	AUS	Tim Cahill	38	12	33	11	1+1	1	2+1	0
21	MF	ENG	Leon Osman	35	7	24+5	6	3	1	2+1	0
26	MF	IRL	Lee Carsley	41	5	35+1	4	3	0	2	1
Forwards
7	FW	ENG	Marcus Bent	42	7	31+6	6	2+1	0	1+1	1
8	FW	ENG	James Beattie	13	2	7+4	1	2	1	0	0
10	FW	SCO	Duncan Ferguson	37	6	6+29	5	0	0	2	1
11	FW	SCO	James McFadden	29	3	7+16	1	3	2	3	0
31	FW	ENG	James Vaughan	2	1	0+2	1	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	ENG	Kevin Campbell	7	0	4+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
16	MF	DEN	Thomas Gravesen	23	5	20+1	4	0+1	0	1	1
19	FW	ENG	Nick Chadwick	5	2	0+1	0	0+2	1	0+2	1

Last updated: 30 May 2005
Source: Competitions

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