2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season
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The 2004–05 season in English football was Aston Villa F.C.
's 13th consecutive season in the FA Premier League
, and their second season under the management of David O'Leary
.
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
's 13th consecutive season in the FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
, and their second season under the management of David O'Leary
David O'Leary
David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish football manager and former player. His managerial career began at Leeds United and later he managed Aston Villa. He most recently worked as the manager of Al-Ahli Dubai...
.
Season summary
Villa went into the season with high hopes after finishing sixth the previous season, but this season the team's form dropped and Villa dropped to tenth in the Premiership.Squad
Starting 11
- Only considering Premiership starts
- GK: #1
Thomas SørensenThomas SørensenThomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
, 36 - RB: #2,
Mark Delaney, 30 - CB: #15,
Ulises de la CruzUlises de la CruzUlises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community....
, 34 - CB: #4,
Olof MellbergOlof MellbergErik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish international footballer currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.-Early years:...
, 30 - LB: #3,
Jlloyd SamuelJlloyd SamuelJlloyd Samuel is a Trinidadian footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers as a defender. He is a Trinidad and Tobago international.-Aston Villa:...
, 34 - RM: #11,
Nolberto SolanoNolberto SolanoNolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...
, 32 - CM: #7,
Lee HendrieLee HendrieLee Andrew Hendrie is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidderminster Harriers in the Football Conference. The majority of his career was spent with Premier League club Aston Villa, where he spent fourteen years and became known as a somewhat controversial figure...
, 25 - CM: #8, Gavin McCannGavin McCannGavin Peter McCann is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He has one England cap to his name, playing against Spain at Villa Park in 2001.-Club career:...
, 20 - LM: #6, Gareth BarryGareth BarryGareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in...
, 33 - CF: #18, Carlton ColeCarlton ColeCarlton Michael Cole Okirie is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Npower Championship....
, 18 - CF: #9
Juan Pablo ÁngelJuan Pablo ÁngelJuan Pablo Ángel Arango is a Colombian footballer. He currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Atlético Nacional and River Plate:...
, 30
- GK: #1
Pre-season
| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2005 | Kungshamns IF Kungshamn Kungshamn is a locality and the seat of Sotenäs Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 2,871 inhabitants in 2005.The town consists of the former towns of "Gravarne", "Bäckevik" and "Fisketången". Kungshamn is situated on a peninsula just north of the town Lysekil and on the same... |
A | 6 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 22 July 2004 | Kungsbacka BI Kungsbacka Kungsbacka is a locality and the seat of Kungsbacka Municipality in Halland County, Sweden, with 17,784 inhabitants in 2005.It is one of the most affluent parts of Sweden, in part due to its simultaneous proximity to stunning countryside and the large city of Gothenburg..-History:The first records... |
A | 7 – 2 | Friendly | |
| 24 July 2004 | Jonkopings Sodra Jönköpings Södra IF Jönköpings Södra IF is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club, founded on December 9, 1922, plays in Superettan, the second highest league in Sweden... |
A | 3 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 27 July 2004 | Orgryte Örgryte IS Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After... |
A | 0 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 30 July 2004 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
A | 1 – 2 | Friendly | |
| 31 July 2004 | Tamworth Tamworth F.C. Tamworth Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Nicknamed 'The Lambs', they are currently members of the Conference National, the fifth highest tier in the English league system.... |
A | 3 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 3 August 2004 | Derby Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
A | 1 – 2 | Friendly | |
| 7 August 2004 | AZ Alkmaar | A | 1 – 0 | Friendly |
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AUG | MF | Mathieu Berson Mathieu Berson Mathieu Berson is a French footballer who most recently played for Toulouse FC as a midfielder.-Career:... |
Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.... |
£1,700,000 |
| 12 JUL | FW | Carlton Cole Carlton Cole Carlton Michael Cole Okirie is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Npower Championship.... |
Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
Loan |
| 2 AUG | DF | Vaclav Drobny Václav Drobný Václav Drobný is a Czech footballer who currently plays for Bohemians Praha.-Club career:Drobný played for FK Jablonec nad Nisou 97 during the first half of the 2005/2006 season, RC Strasbourg, Chmel Blšany and Sparta Prague. He also spent the 2004–2005 season on loan at English giants Aston... |
Strasbourg RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French association football club founded in 1906 and professional since 1933, based in the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace... |
Loan |
| 21 MAY | DF | Martin Laursen Martin Laursen Martin Laursen is a Danish former footballer who played in the centre back position. He played three seasons for Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League and the 2004 Serie A championship. He also played for Italian clubs Hellas Verona and Parma FC, and was the team... |
AC Milan | £3,000,000 |
| JAN | MF | Eric Djemba-Djemba Eric Djemba-Djemba Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Danish side Odense BK and the Cameroon national football team. He has previously played club football in France, England and Qatar.-Nantes:... |
Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
£1,350,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Dion Dublin Dion Dublin Dion Dublin , is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an... |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
Free | |
| 9 JUL | FW | Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur... |
Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
£2,000,000 |
| 27 AUG | FW | Marcus Allback Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck , is a Swedish legend and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team and plays as striker for the Division 1 Södra club Örgryte IS. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability... |
Hansa Rostock | Free |
| 20 JUL | DF | Rob Edwards Rob Edwards Robert Owen "Rob" Edwards is an English-born Welsh international footballer who plays for Barnsley as a centre back.-Aston Villa:... |
Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
£150,000 |
| 16 SEP | DF | Ronny Johnsen Ronny Johnsen Jean Ronny Johnsen is a former Norwegian football player. He played as a centre back or defensive midfielder, but was often sidelined because of his many injuries.-Career:... |
Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
Free |
| DF | Danny Jackman Danny Jackman Daniel James "Danny" Jackman is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham.-Early career:... |
Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
£70,000 | |
| 20 JUN | MF | Hassan Kachloul Hassan Kachloul Hassan Kachloul is a retired Moroccan footballer. He played for the Moroccan national team and was a squad member at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.-Career:... |
Released | |
Premier League
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 52 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 52 | ||
| 47 | |||||||||
| 11 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 58 | ||
| 46 |