2004–05 Ipswich Town F.C. season
Ipswich Town 2004–05 football season
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Chairman | David Sheepshanks | ||
| Manager | Joe Royle | ||
| Stadium | Portman Road | ||
| Championship | 3rd | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Play-offs | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Darren Bent (20) All: Darren Bent / Shefki Kuqi (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,010 (vs West Ham United, 18 May 2005, Championship Play-offs) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,190 (vs Brentford, 24 Aug 2004, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 25,651 | ||
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Season summary
Ipswich missed automatic promotion in the 2004–05 season, finishing third, only two points behind second-placed Wigan Athletic. Again, they lost to West Ham United in the play off semi-finals, this time by a 4–2 aggregate score.[1]
First-team 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.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Pre-season
Ipswich traveled to Denmark for a pre-season tour in July 2004.[2] Ipswich also played a friendly match against Newcastle United on 28 July, a testimonial match which was played in honour of former assistant manager and player Dale Roberts.[3]
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2004 | Peterborough United | A | 2–1 | Unknown | Couñago, Westlake |
| 13 July 2004 | Randers | A | 0–0 | Unknown | |
| 16 July 2004 | AaB | A | 0–2 | Unknown | |
| 21 July 2004 | Oxford United | A | 5–1 | Unknown | Miller (2), Bent, Couñago, Magilton |
| 24 July 2004 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–1 | Unknown | Diallo, Bowditch |
| 28 July 2004 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | 24,644 | Kuqi, Couñago |
| 2 August 2004 | Osasuna | H | 2–1 | 4,817 | Couñago, Kuqi |
Competitions
Football League Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 94 | Promotion to the FA Premier League |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic (P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 76 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 75 |
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 7 August 2004 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | 23,130 | Naylor, Bowditch |
| 11 August 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | 21,125 | Bent |
| 14 August 2004 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | 22,234 | Miller, Bowditch |
| 21 August 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 3–1 | 21,828 | Bent, Miller, Westlake |
| 28 August 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 2–0 | 5,504 | Kuqi (2) |
| 30 August 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 24,590 | Bent, Miller |
| 12 September 2004 | Millwall | H | 2–0 | 26,790 | Bent, Couñago |
| 14 September 2004 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | 23,029 | Westlake, de Vos |
| 18 September 2004 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 28,812 | Couñago |
| 25 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–2 | 23,270 | de Vos, Kuqi (2) |
| 28 September 2004 | Reading | H | 1–1 | 23,167 | Kuqi |
| 3 October 2004 | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | 12,608 | Bowditch, Mills (own goal) |
| 16 October 2004 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 23,183 | Richards |
| 19 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 22,497 | Westlake, Heath (own goal) |
| 23 October 2004 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 15,894 | Westlake, Bent |
| 30 October 2004 | Preston North End | H | 3–0 | 23,745 | Kuqi, Miller, Bent |
| 2 November 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 | 22,977 | Miller, Kuqi (2), Naylor, Westlake |
| 6 November 2004 | Burnley | A | 2–0 | 11,969 | Bent (2) |
| 13 November 2004 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | 29,955 | Bent |
| 21 November 2004 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 31,723 | |
| 27 November 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 26,269 | Kuqi |
| 4 December 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 | 7,236 | Naylor, Bent |
| 11 December 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 4–2 | 18,231 | de Vos, Bent, Currie, Kuqi |
| 21 December 2004 | Wigan Athletic | H | 2–1 | 28,286 | Naylor, Bent |
| 26 December 2004 | Millwall | A | 1–3 | 14,532 | Kuqi |
| 28 December 2004 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 26,217 | Kuqi |
| 1 January 2005 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 30,003 | |
| 3 January 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–1 | 17,923 | Currie (2) |
| 15 January 2005 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 23,670 | Bent (2), Kuqi |
| 22 January 2005 | Reading | A | 1–1 | 23,203 | Bent |
| 5 February 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 2–0 | 20,680 | Unsworth, Kuqi |
| 12 February 2005 | Leicester City | H | 2–1 | 27,392 | de Vries (own goal), Kuqi |
| 18 February 2005 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | 14,418 | Miller |
| 22 February 2005 | Watford | H | 1–2 | 23,993 | Miller |
| 26 February 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–2 | 29,008 | |
| 5 March 2005 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–1 | 16,744 | |
| 12 March 2005 | Nottingham Forest | H | 6–0 | 25,765 | Naylor, Westlake, Miller (2), Kuqi, Bent |
| 15 March 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | 11,768 | Miller |
| 19 March 2005 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | 9,311 | |
| 2 April 2005 | Derby County | H | 3–2 | 28,796 | Magilton, Bent, Miller |
| 5 April 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 4–3 | 26,017 | Westlake, Bent (2), Magilton |
| 11 April 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 25,882 | |
| 17 April 2005 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | 29,230 | Naylor, Bent |
| 23 April 2005 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 29,607 | Kuqi |
| 30 April 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 5–1 | 28,244 | Kuqi, Magilton, Miller (2), Couñago |
| 8 May 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | 6,848 | Kuqi |
Championship play-offs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| SF 1st Leg | 14 May 2005 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | 33,723 | Walker (own goal), Kuqi |
| SF 2nd Leg | 18 May 2005 | West Ham United | H | 0–2 | 30,010 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R3 | 8 January 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 20,080 | Miller |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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| R1 | 24 August 2004 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | 10,190 | Westlake, Miller |
| R2 | 21 September 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–2 | 6,020 |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee | Ref |
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| 1 July 2004 | DF |  Jason de Vos |
 Wigan Athletic |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Jerrome Sobers |
Ford United |
£10,000 | [5] |
| 9 July 2004 | MF |  Kevin Horlock |
West Ham United |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 10 December 2004 | MF | Darren Currie |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
£250,000 | [7] |
Loans in
| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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| 10 August 2004 | MF | Tony Dinning |
Wigan Athletic |
29 September 2004 | [8] |
| 21 December 2004 | DF |  Danny Karbassiyoon |
Arsenal |
30 June 2005 | [9] |
| 27 January 2005 | DF | David Unsworth |
Portsmouth |
30 June 2005 | [10] |
| 31 January 2005 | MF |  Jimmy Juan |
Monaco |
30 June 2005 | [11] |
| 14 February 2005 | FW | James Scowcroft |
Leicester City |
30 June 2005 | [12] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee | Ref |
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| 8 May 2004 | DF | John McGreal |
Burnley |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 23 June 2004 | FW | Marcus Bent |
Everton |
£450,000 | [14] |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Jermaine Wright |
Leeds United |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 1 July 2004 | DF |  Georges Santos |
Queens Park Rangers |
Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2004 | MF |  Martijn Reuser |
Willem II |
Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Chris Bart-Williams |
 APOEL |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 2 August 2004 | DF | Chris Makin |
Leicester City |
Free transfer | [19] |
| 15 September 2004 | FW | Alun Armstrong |
Darlington |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 9 December 2004 | FW | Craig Reid |
Coventry City |
Free transfer | [20] |
| 14 January 2005 | FW | Antonio Murray |
 Hibernian |
Undisclosed | [21] |
| 31 January 2005 | DF | Chris Hogg |
Hibernian |
Free transfer | [22] |
Loans out
| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until | Ref |
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| 19 November 2004 | GK |  Lewis Price |
Cambridge United |
29 December 2004 | [23] |
| 9 March 2005 | FW | Dean Bowditch |
Burnley |
9 May 2005 | [24] |
| 24 March 2005 | DF | Jerrome Sobers |
Brentford |
16 May 2005 | [25] |
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG |
Kelvin Davis | 42 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | WAL |
Lewis Price | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED |
Fabian Wilnis | 44 | 0 | 40+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Matt Richards | 28 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN |
Jason de Vos | 49 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  GUI |
Drissa Diallo | 29 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Richard Naylor | 50 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA |
Danny Karbassiyoon | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
David Unsworth | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG |
Scott Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Scott Barron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | NIR |
Jim Magilton | 44 | 3 | 33+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Tommy Miller | 50 | 15 | 45 | 13 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG |
Darren Currie | 27 | 3 | 19+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NIR |
Kevin Horlock | 44 | 0 | 33+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG |
Ian Westlake | 50 | 8 | 41+4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  ESP |
Pablo Couñago | 22 | 3 | 4+15 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG |
James Scowcroft | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG |
Darren Bent | 50 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG |
Darryl Knights | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW |  FIN |
Shefki Kuqi | 48 | 20 | 40+3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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| 10 | MF | ENG |
Tony Dinning | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG |
Dean Bowditch | 24 | 3 | 6+15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
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| 18 | FW | |
Darren Bent | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 32 | FW | |
Shefki Kuqi | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | MF | |
Tommy Miller | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | MF | |
Ian Westlake | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | DF | |
Richard Naylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | |
Jason de Vos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | |
Jim Magilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | |
Pablo Couñago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | |
Darren Currie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | |
Dean Bowditch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | |
Matt Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | |
David Unsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 85 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 90 | |||
Clean sheets
| No. | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
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Kelvin Davis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 34 | |
Lewis Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total | |||||
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| 2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Matt Richards |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jason de Vos |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Drissa Diallo |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Richard Naylor |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jim Magilton |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Tommy Miller |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pablo Couñago |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Tony Dinning |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kevin Horlock |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Danny Karbassiyoon |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | James Scowcroft |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | David Unsworth |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Dean Bowditch |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Darren Bent |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Shefki Kuqi |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ian Westlake |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
Starting 11
- Considering starts in all competitions[26]
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Awards
Player awards
| Award | Player | Ref |
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| Player of the Year | Shefki Kuqi |
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| Players' Player of the Year | Kelvin Davis |
[28] |
| Young Player of the Year |  Billy Clarke |
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Football League Championship Manager of the Month
Football League Championship Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref |
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| October | Kevin Horlock |
[30] |
PFA Championship Team of the Year
| Player | Ref |
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| Kelvin Davis |
[31] |