| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Luton Town (1st third tier title) |
| Direct promotion | Luton Town Hull City |
| Promoted through play-offs | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Relegated | Peterborough United Stockport County Torquay United Wrexham |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,550 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stuart Elliott (Hull City), 27 Dean Windass (Bradford City), 27 |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
The 2004–05 Football League One was the first season of the renamed Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football.
Promoted to Championship
Relegated to League Two
Relegated from Championship
Promoted from League Two
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 48 | +39 | 98 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Hull City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 86 | |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Brentford | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 75 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 72 | |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 71 | |
| 7 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 70 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 64 | +13 | 70 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 70 | |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 66 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 | |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 63 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 61 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 60 | |
| 15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 59 | |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 57 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 57 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 56 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 51 | |
| 21 | Torquay United (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 51 | Relegation to Football League Two |
| 22 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 43 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 23 | Peterborough United (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 39 | |
| 24 | Stockport County (R) | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 49 | 98 | −49 | 26 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Brentford |
|---|---|---|
McGovern  12' | Report |
| Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd 32', 68' | Report |
Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Hartlepool United on aggregate. Hartlepool United won 6–5 on penalties.
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| Rank | Player | Club | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Windass | Bradford City | 27 |
| = | Stuart Elliott | Hull City | 27 |
| 3 | Paweł Abbott | Huddersfield Town | 26 |
| 4 | Adam Boyd | Hartlepool United | 24 |
| = | Leroy Lita | Bristol City | 24 |
| 6 | Sam Parkin | Swindon Town | 23 |
| 7 | Steve Brooker | Bristol City | 21 |
| 8 | Steven MacLean | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 |
| = | James Hayter | Bournemouth | 19 |
| = | Luke Beckett | Oldham Athletic | 19 |
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