2004–05 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2004–05 season
Chairman	Sam Hammam
Manager	Lennie Lawrence
Championship	16th
FA Cup	Third round
Carling Cup	Third round
FAW Premier Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Peter Thorne (12); All: ; Peter Thorne (14)
Highest home attendance	17,006 vs Leeds United (2 October 2004)
Lowest home attendance	10,007 vs Crewe Alexandra (19 March 2005)
Average home league attendance	13,029

During the 2004–05 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the team's second year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. The season was also the last that manager Lennie Lawrence spent at the club before being replaced by Dave Jones at the end of the season.

Team kit and sponsorship

Cardiff's kits continued to be designed by Puma. Their main shirt sponsor continues as Welsh housing company Redrow homes.

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		FAW Premier Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Tony Warner	28	2	26	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	DF	WAL	Rhys Weston	29	0	23+2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Gary Croft	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	WAL	Rob Page	9	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	WAL	Danny Gabbidon	49	1	45	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF	WAL	John Robinson	9	1	8	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Neal Ardley	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	IRL	Graham Kavanagh	33	3	28	3	2	0	2+1	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Andy Campbell	15	0	6+6	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
10	FW	WAL	Robert Earnshaw	5	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Michael Boulding	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Peter Thorne	35	14	28+3	12	2	0	2	2	0	0
12	MF	IRL	Willie Boland	24	0	18+3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
13	GK	WAL	Martyn Margetson	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	IRL	Alan Lee	43	7	24+14	5	2	1	3	1	0	0
15	MF	JAM	Richard Langley	27	2	24+1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Chris Barker	44	0	38+1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
17	DF	WAL	James Collins	40	2	32+2	1	2	1	4	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Lee Bullock	26	5	8+13	3	0+1	0	3+1	2	0	0
19	MF	WAL	Paul Parry	28	4	12+12	4	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Gavin Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	AUS	Tony Vidmar	33	1	23+5	1	0+1	0	4	0	0	0
22	GK	ENG	Arran Lee-Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	GK	SCO	Neil Alexander	19	0	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Gareth Whalley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Darren Williams	20	0	17+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	JAM	Jobi McAnuff	48	3	42+1	2	2	1	3	0	0	0
26	MF	ENG	Gary O'Neil	9	1	8+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Neil Harris	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	JPN	Junichi Inamoto	16	0	13+1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	FIN	Toni Koskela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29	MF	WAL	Nicky Fish	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	WAL	Byron Anthony	3	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	1	1	0
31	MF	WAL	Michael Parkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	FW	WAL	Danny Thomas	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	FW	WAL	Richard Ingram	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	WAL	Kirk Huggins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	FW	ENG	Cameron Jerome	32	7	21+8	6	1	0	0+2	1	0	0
36	MF	WAL	Joe Ledley	32	3	20+8	3	0+1	0	2+1	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	Stuart Fleetwood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0

Transfers

Summer transfers in

Player	Club	Fee
Lee Bullock	York City	Free
Jobi McAnuff	West Ham United	£250,000
Rob Page	Sheffield United	Free

Summer transfers out

*Indicates the player joined after being released by Cardiff

Player	Club	Fee
Mark Bonner	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed
Jason Bowen	Newport County*	Free
Gavin Gordon	Notts County	Undisclosed
Spencer Prior	Southend United*	Free
Gareth Whalley	Wigan Athletic*	Free

Loans in

Player	Club	Date Arrived	Return Date
Darren Williams	Sunderland	September 2004	October 2004
Gary O'Neil	Portsmouth	August 2004	December 2004
Darren Williams	Sunderland	October 2004	December 2004
Neil Harris	Millwall	November 2004	January 2005
Michael Boulding	Barnsley	January 2005	End of Season
Junichi Inamoto	West Bromwich Albion	March 2005	April 2005

January transfer window ins

Player	Club	Fee
Neal Ardley	Unattached	Free
Darren Williams	Sunderland	Free

January transfer window outs

Player	Club	Fee
Robert Earnshaw	West Bromwich Albion	£3 million

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Leeds United	46	14	18	14	49	52	−3	60
15	Leicester City	46	12	21	13	49	46	+3	57
16	Cardiff City	46	13	15	18	48	51	−3	54
17	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	52	64	−12	53
18	Watford	46	12	16	18	52	59	−7	52

Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	W
Position	15:00		8	18	22	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	21	22	21	20	18	18	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	17	19	21	20	17	19	16
Points	1	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	8	9	12	13	14	15	18	19	19	19	19	22	22	22	23	24	27	30	31	34	34	37	37	37	40	41	41	42	43	46	46	46	47	50	51	54

Source: ^[1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Championship

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7 August 2004 (2004-08-07) 1	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Cardiff City	Crewe
15:00	Dean Ashton 5' (pen.) Michael Higdon 85'		44' John Robinson 59' Alan Lee	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 7,339 Referee: Mick Thorpe (Suffolk)

10 August 2004 (2004-08-10) 2	Cardiff City	2–1	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:45	Robert Earnshaw 54' Lee Bullock 61'		29' Graham Barrett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Iain Williamson (Berkshire)

13 August 2004 (2004-08-13) 3	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
19:45			24' (o.g.) Lee Bullock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,697 Referee: Paul Taylor (Middlesex)

21 August 2004 (2004-08-21) 4	Ipswich Town	3–1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
15:00	Darren Bent 21' Tommy Miller 67' Ian Westlake 86'		55' Alan Lee	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,828 Referee: Phil Joslin (Nottinghamshire)

28 August 2004 (2004-08-28) 5	Cardiff City	0–1	Stoke City	Cardiff
15:00			37' Gifton Noel-Williams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,929 Referee: Howard Webb (Yorkshire)

30 August 2004 (2004-08-30) 6	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Cardiff City	Wigan
15:00	Nathan Ellington 16' (pen.) Jason Roberts 36'		66' (pen.) Alan Lee	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 9,004 Referee: Eddie Ilderton (Tyne and Wear)

11 September 2004 (2004-09-11) 7	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,607 Referee: Scott Mathieson (Cheshire)

14 September 2004 (2004-09-14) 8	Cardiff City	0–3	Watford	Cardiff
19:45			11', 86' Danny Webber 45' Neil Ardley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,606 Referee: Mick Fletcher (Worcestershire)

18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) 9	Cardiff City	0–2	Derby County	Cardiff
15:00			34' Marco Reich 49' Ian Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,008 Referee: Steve Dunn (Bristol)

25 September 2004 (2004-09-25) 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
15:00	Carl Cort 12' Paul Ince 85'		11' Paul Parry 48' Peter Thorne 59' Graham Kavanagh	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,896 Referee: Mike Pike (Cumbria)

28 September 2004 (2004-09-28) 11	Burnley	1–0	Cardiff City	Burnley
19:45	Richard Chaplow 88'			Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Keith Hill (Hertfordshire)

2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) 12	Cardiff City	0–0	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,006 Referee: Phil Crossley (Kent)

16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) 13	Cardiff City	2–0	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:00	Peter Thorne 56', 75'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Kevin Friend

19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Cardiff City	Brighton
19:45	Leon Knight 10'		81' Lee Bullock	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,112 Referee: Lee Mason (Bolton)

23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) 15	Millwall	2–2	Cardiff City	Millwall
15:00	Jo Tessem 47' Neil Harris 74'		40' Gary O'Neil 68' Alan Lee	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,476 Referee: Howard Webb (Yorkshire)

30 October 2004 (2004-10-30) 16	Cardiff City	0–0	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,759 Referee: Mike Ryan (Preston)

2 November 2004 (2004-11-02) 17	Cardiff City	4–1	West Ham United	Cardiff
19:45	Alan Lee 3' Joe Ledley 16' Paul Parry 54' Jobi McAnuff 77'		69' (pen.) Marlon Harewood	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,222 Referee: Richard Beeby (Northampton)

6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) 18	Rotherham United	2–2	Cardiff City	Rotherham
15:00	Paul McLaren 76' Michael Proctor 80'		70' Joe Ledley 74' Paul Parry	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Colin Webster (Tyne and Wear)

13 November 2004 (2004-11-13) 19	Reading	2–1	Cardiff City	Reading
15:00	Dean Morgan 13' Dave Kitson 39'		87' Cameron Jerome	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,107 Referee: Eddie Evans (Manchester)

19 November 2004 (2004-11-19) 20	Cardiff City	0–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:45			14' Youl Mawene	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,950 Referee: Phil Crossley (Kent)

27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) 21	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Cardiff City	London
12:45	Danny Shittu 23'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,146 Referee: Dermot Gallagher (Oxfordshire)

4 December 2004 (2004-12-04) 22	Cardiff City	3–1	Gillingham	Cardiff
15:00	Cameron Jerome 13' Peter Thorne 41' (pen.), 55'		33' Tommy Johnson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,623 Referee: Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire)

11 December 2004 (2004-12-11) 23	Cardiff City	0–2	Sunderland	Cardiff
15:00			67' Dean Whitehead 77' Liam Lawrence	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,528 Referee: Brian Curson (Leicestershire)

18 December 2004 (2004-12-18) 24	Sheffield United	2–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
12:00	Andy Liddell 69' Andy Gray 76'		41' Neil Harris	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,240 Referee: Andre Marriner (Birmingham)

26 December 2004 (2004-12-26) 25	Cardiff City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
13:00	Cameron Jerome 17'		75' Kenny Miller	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,699 Referee: Paul Taylor (Middlesex)

28 December 2004 (2004-12-28) 26	Watford	0–0	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00				Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,409 Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

1 January 2005 (2005-01-01) 27	Derby County	0–1	Cardiff City	Derby
12:00			27' Peter Thorne	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 22,800 Referee: Alan Kaye (West Yorkshire)

3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) 28	Cardiff City	3–0	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
13:00	Peter Thorne 55' (pen.), 86' Graham Kavanagh 90'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,545 Referee: Phil Crossley (Kent)

15 January 2005 (2005-01-15) 29	Leeds United	1–1	Cardiff City	Leeds
15:00	Simon Walton 14'		52' (pen.) Peter Thorne	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 29,548 Referee: Neale Barry (Lincolnshire)

22 January 2005 (2005-01-22) 30	Cardiff City	2–0	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00	Richard Langley 13' Graham Kavanagh 74'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,562 Referee: Trevor Kettle (Berkshire)

6 February 2005 (2005-02-06) 31	West Ham United	1–0	Cardiff City	London
13:00	Carl Fletcher 89'			Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,716 Referee: Keith Stroud (Dorset)

12 February 2005 (2005-02-12) 32	Cardiff City	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	Peter Thorne 16' (pen.) James Collins 19'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,435 Referee: Mike Russell (Hertfordshire)

22 February 2005 (2005-02-22) 33	Cardiff City	0–1	Millwall	Cardiff
19:45			20' (pen.) Danny Dichio	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,424 Referee: Mike Jones (Chester)

26 February 2005 (2005-02-26) 34	Sunderland	2–1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
15:00	Gary Breen 4' Marcus Stewart 42'		85' Tony Vidmar	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,788 Referee: Tony Leake (Hertfordshire)

5 March 2005 (2005-03-05) 35	Cardiff City	1–0	Sheffield United	Cardiff
15:00	Joe Ledley 75'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,250 Referee: Dermot Gallagher (Oxfordshire)

12 March 2005 (2005-03-12) 36	Coventry City	1–1	Cardiff City	Coventry
15:00	Stern John 16'		19' Lee Bullock	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,059 Referee: Lee Mason (Bolton)

15 March 2005 (2005-03-15) 37	Cardiff City	0–1	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
19:45			62' (pen.) Tommy Miller	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,768 Referee: Ray Olivier (Sutton Coldfield)

19 March 2005 (2005-03-19) 38	Cardiff City	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cardiff
13:00	Danny Gabbidon 21'		57' David Vaughan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,007 Referee: Steve Tanner (East Sussex)

2 April 2005 (2005-04-02) 39	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
15:00	Hasney Aljofree 60'		22' Richard Langley	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 18,045 Referee: Richard Beeby (Northampton)

5 April 2005 (2005-04-05) 40	Stoke City	1–3	Cardiff City	Stoke
19:45	Clint Hill 40'		26', 58' Cameron Jerome 60' (pen.) Peter Thorne	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 12,785 Referee: Andy Hall (West Midlands)

9 April 2005 (2005-04-09) 41	Cardiff City	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Cardiff
15:00			51' Jason Roberts 86' Alan Mahon	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,858 Referee: Grant Hegley (Hertfordshire)

16 April 2005 (2005-04-16) 42	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00	David Nugent 67', 79' Richard Cresswell 85'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,141 Referee: Nigel Miller (Co Durham)

19 April 2005 (2005-04-19) 43	Leicester City	1–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
19:45	David Connolly 33'		58' Neil Ardley	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,336 Referee: Paul Taylor (Middlesex)

23 April 2005 (2005-04-23) 44	Cardiff City	2–0	Reading	Cardiff
15:00	Peter Thorne 12' Cameron Jerome 30'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,821 Referee: Scott Mathieson (Cheshire)

30 April 2005 (2005-04-30) 45	Gillingham	1–1	Cardiff City	Gillingham
15:00	Matt Jarvis 72'		85' Paul Parry	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 10,810 Referee: Alan Kaye (West Yorkshire)

8 May 2005 (2005-05-08) 46	Cardiff City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
13:00	Jobi McAnuff 27'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,722 Referee: Andre Marriner (Birmingham)

League Cup

24 August 2004 (2004-08-24) Round 1	Kidderminster Harriers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Cardiff City	Kidderminster
19:45	Simon Brown 32'		28' Robert Earnshaw	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Brian Curson (Leicestershire)
	Penalties
	Ian Foster Steve Burton Richie Appleby Dean Keates Wayne Hatswell		Graham Kavanagh Robert Earnshaw Stuart Fleetwood Willie Boland John Robinson

21 September 2004 (2004-09-21) Round 2	Milton Keynes Dons	1–4	Cardiff City	Milton Keynes
19:45	Izale McLeod 85'		14' Peter Thorne 21' Peter Thorne 19' Lee Bullock 72' Byron Anthony	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 2,266 Referee: Mike Jones (Chester)

26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) Round 3	Bournemouth	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:45	James Hayter 8', 90' Brian Stock 118'		24' Alan Lee 49' Lee Bullock 108' Cameron Jerome	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8,598 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
	Penalties
	Brian Stock Alan Connell John Spicer James Hayter Wade Elliott Marcus Browning		Graham Kavanagh James Collins Lee Bullock Byron Anthony Alan Lee Chris Barker

9 November 2004 (2004-11-09) Round 4	Cardiff City	0–2	Portsmouth	Cardiff
19:45			47', 55' (pen.) Yakubu	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,555 Referee: Graham Laws (Northumberland)

FA Cup

8 January 2005 (2005-01-08) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Alan Lee 35'		5' Morten Gamst Pedersen	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,145 Referee: Steve Dunn (Bristol)

19 January 2005 (2005-01-19) Round 3 (replay)	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Cardiff City	Blackburn
20:00	David Thompson 9', 32' Morten Gamst Pedersen 47'		24' Jobi McAnuff 54' James Collins	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,140 Referee: Steve Dunn (Bristol)

FAW Premier Cup

25 January 2005 (2005-01-25) Quarter Final	Bangor City	1–0	Cardiff City	Bangor
	Byron Anthony 4' (o.g.)	BBC report		Stadium: Farrar Road

References

^ Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005-06. Headline Book Publishing. 2005. ISBN 0-7553-1385-2.
^ "Cardiff City 2004–05". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

[results-1] Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005-06. Headline Book Publishing. 2005. ISBN 0-7553-1385-2.

[2] "Cardiff City 2004–05". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

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