2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
	2004–05 season
Chairman	Doug Ellis
Manager	David O'Leary
FA Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	Nolberto Solano (8)
Home colours	Away colours
← 2003–04	2005–06 →

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.

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.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Thomas Sørensen
2	DF	Mark Delaney
3	DF	Jlloyd Samuel^[2]
4	DF	Olof Mellberg (captain)
5	DF	Martin Laursen
6	MF	Gareth Barry
7	MF	Lee Hendrie
8	MF	Gavin McCann
9	FW	Juan Pablo Ángel
10	MF	Darius Vassell
11	MF	Nolberto Solano
12	MF	Thomas Hitzlsperger

No.	Position	Player
13	GK	Stefan Postma
14	MF	Eric Djemba-Djemba
15	DF	Ulises de la Cruz
16	MF	Mathieu Berson
17	MF	Peter Whittingham
18	FW	Carlton Cole (on loan from Chelsea)
19	DF	Liam Ridgewell
20	DF	Václav Drobný (on loan from Strasbourg)
22	FW	Luke Moore
24	MF	Steven Davis
26	FW	Stefan Moore

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.		Position	Player
14		FW	Marcus Allbäck (to Hansa Rostock)

No.		Position	Player
--		DF	Ronny Johnsen (to Newcastle United)

Reserve squad

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

No.		Position	Player
25		GK	Wayne Henderson
30		FW	Gabriel Agbonlahor

No.		Position	Player
--		MF	Stephen Cooke

Statistics

Starting 11

No.	Pos	Name	MS
1	GK	Thomas Sorensen	39
2	RB	Mark Delaney	32
4	CB	Olof Mellberg	33
3	CB	Jlloyd Samuel	37
15	LB	Ulises de la Cruz	31
11	RM	Nolberto Solano	35
7	CM	Lee Hendrie	28
8	CM	Gavin McCann	23
6	LM	Gareth Barry	35
9	CF	Juan Pablo Angel	33
18	CF	Carlton Cole	20

Pre-season

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Competition
21 July 2005	Kungshamns IF	A	6 – 0	Friendly
22 July 2004	Kungsbacka BI	A	7 – 2	Friendly
24 July 2004	Jonkopings Sodra	A	3 – 0	Friendly
27 July 2004	Orgryte	A	0 – 0	Friendly
30 July 2004	Walsall	A	1 – 2	Friendly
31 July 2004	Tamworth	A	3 – 0	Friendly
3 August 2004	Derby	A	1 – 2	Friendly
7 August 2004	AZ Alkmaar	A	1 – 0	Friendly

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
6 August	MF	Mathieu Berson	Nantes	£1,600,000^[3]
12 July	FW	Carlton Cole	Chelsea	Season-long loan^[4]
2 August	DF	Vaclav Drobny	Strasbourg	Season-long loan^[5]
21 May	DF	Martin Laursen	AC Milan	£3,000,000^[6]
January	MF	Eric Djemba-Djemba	Manchester United	£1,350,000^[7]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
	FW	Dion Dublin	Leicester City	Free^[8]
9 July	FW	Peter Crouch	Southampton	£2,000,000^[9]
27 AUG	FW	Marcus Allbäck	Hansa Rostock	Free^[10]
20 July	DF	Rob Edwards	Wolves	£150,000^[11]
16 September	DF	Ronny Johnsen	Newcastle United	Free^[12]
	DF	Danny Jackman	Stockport County	£70,000
20 Jun	MF	Hassan Kachloul		Released

Results

Premier League

14 August 2004 1	Aston Villa	2–0	Southampton	Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00	Vassell 12' Cole 34'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,690 Referee: Uriah Rennie

25 August 2004 3	Charlton Athletic	3–0	Aston Villa	Greenwich, London
	Jeffers 29', 34' Young 58'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,190 Referee: Howard Webb

28 August 2004 4	Aston Villa	4–2	Newcastle United	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Mellberg 4' Cole 53' Barry 71' Ángel 82'	Report	Kluivert 28' O'Brien 36'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,305 Referee: Mike Riley

18 September 2004	Norwich City	0–0	Aston Villa	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,805 Referee: Barry Knight

25 September 2004	Aston Villa	1–1	Crystal Palace	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Hendrie 36'	Report	Johnson 6'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,560 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

16 October 2004	Arsenal	3–1	Aston Villa	Islington, London
15:00 BST	Pirès 19' (pen.), 72' Henry 45'	Report	Hendrie 3'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,137 Referee: Graham Poll

27 November 2004	Manchester City	2–0	Aston Villa	Manchester, Greater Manchester
17:15	Macken 29' S. Wright-Phillips 38'	Report	Hendrie 90'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 44,530 Referee: Mike Riley

4 December 2004	Aston Villa	1–1	Liverpool	Birmingham, West Midlands
	Solano 44'	Report	Kewell 16'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,593 Referee: Mark Halsey

12 December 2004	Aston Villa	1–2	Birmingham City	Birmingham, West Midlands
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Barry 90'	Report	Morrison 9' Dunn 18'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,329 Referee: Steve Dunn

3 January 2005	Crystal Palace	2–0	Aston Villa	Croydon, London
GMT (UTC)	Johnson 33', 66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,140 Referee: Andy D'Urso

15 January 2005	Aston Villa	3–0	Norwich City	Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT	Ridgewell 9' Hendrie 27' Solano 76'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,172 Referee: Mike Riley

5 February 2005	Aston Villa	1–3	Arsenal	Birmingham, West Midlands
17:15 GMT	Ángel 74'	Report	Ljungberg 10' Henry 14' Cole 28'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,593 Referee: Steve Bennett

20 March 2005	Birmingham City	2–0	Aston Villa	Birmingham
12:00 GMT (UTC)	Heskey 52' Gray 89'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,382 Referee: Mike Riley

2 April 2005	Newcastle United	0–3	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
	Taylor 73' Bowyer 82' Dyer 82'	Report	Ángel 5' Barry 73' (pen.), 80' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,306 Referee: Barry Knight

20 April 2005	Aston Villa	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Birmingham, West Midlands
		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,312 Referee: Barry Knight

7 May 2005 37	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester City	Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00	Angel 62'	Report	S. Wright-Phillips 5' Musampa 12'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 39,645 Referee: Richard Beeby

15 May 2005 38	Liverpool	2–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Cissé 20', 27'	Report	Barry 67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,406 Referee: Barry Knight

Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2-0 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 3-0 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham
Tottenham 5-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham
Fulham 1-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn
Blackburn 2-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 3-0 Portsmouth
Aston Villa 1-1 West Brom
West Brom 1-1 Aston Villa

References

↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/faprem/avilla.htm
↑ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3531604.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3886685.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3926301.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3734657.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/4221969.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3786743.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3876589.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3606368.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3882853.stm
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3655044.stm

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2004-2005/faprem/avilla.htm

[2] Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009

[3] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3531604.stm

[4] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3886685.stm

[5] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3926301.stm

[6] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3734657.stm

[7] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/4221969.stm

[8] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3786743.stm

[9] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/3876589.stm

[10] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3606368.stm

[11] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3882853.stm

[12] ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3655044.stm

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2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season

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Season summary

First-team squad

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Statistics

Starting 11

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