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Ipswich Town 2004–05 football season
Ipswich Town
2004–05 season
ChairmanDavid Sheepshanks
ManagerJoe Royle
StadiumPortman Road
Championship3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Bent (20)
All: Darren Bent / Shefki Kuqi (20)
Highest home attendance30,010
(vs West Ham United, 18 May 2005, Championship Play-offs)
Lowest home attendance10,190
(vs Brentford, 24 Aug 2004, League Cup)
Average home league attendance25,651
Home colours Away colours
← 2003–042005–06 →

During the 2004–05 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

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.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis
3 DF England ENG Matt Richards
4 DF Canada CAN Jason de Vos
5 DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton (captain)
8 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock
12 DF United States USA Danny Karbassiyoon (on loan from Arsenal)
14 FW England ENG James Scowcroft (on loan from Leicester City)
16 DF England ENG David Unsworth (on loan from Portsmouth)
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent
32 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake
34 GK Wales WAL Lewis Price

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF England ENG Tony Dinning (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch (on loan to Burnley)

Reserve 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF England ENG Dean McDonald
19 MF France FRA Jimmy Juan (on loan from AS Monaco)
20 DF England ENG Aidan Collins
21 DF England ENG Scott Mitchell
22 FW England ENG Darryl Knights
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF England ENG Scott Barron
27 MF England ENG Adem Atay
28 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gerard Nash
29 DF England ENG Ben Patten
30 DF England ENG Jerrome Sobers
31 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple

Pre-season

Ipswich traveled to Denmark for a pre-season tour in July 2004. 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.

Legend

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 July 2004 England Peterborough United A 2–1 Unknown Couñago, Westlake
13 July 2004 Denmark Randers A 0–0 Unknown
16 July 2004 Denmark AaB A 0–2 Unknown
21 July 2004 England Oxford United A 5–1 Unknown Miller (2), Bent, Couñago, Magilton
24 July 2004 England Crystal Palace H 2–1 Unknown Diallo, Bowditch
28 July 2004 England Newcastle United H 2–1 24,644 Kuqi, Couñago
2 August 2004 Spain Osasuna H 2–1 4,817 Couñago, Kuqi

Competitions

Football League Championship

Main article: 2004–05 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


Legend

Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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
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

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 8 January 2005 Bolton Wanderers H 1–3 20,080 Miller

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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
1 July 2004 DF Canada Jason de Vos England Wigan Athletic Free transfer
1 July 2004 DF England Jerrome Sobers England Ford United £10,000
9 July 2004 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock England West Ham United Free transfer
10 December 2004 MF England Darren Currie England Brighton & Hove Albion £250,000

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
10 August 2004 MF England Tony Dinning England Wigan Athletic 29 September 2004
21 December 2004 DF United States Danny Karbassiyoon England Arsenal 30 June 2005
27 January 2005 DF England David Unsworth England Portsmouth 30 June 2005
31 January 2005 MF France Jimmy Juan France Monaco 30 June 2005
14 February 2005 FW England James Scowcroft England Leicester City 30 June 2005

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
8 May 2004 DF England John McGreal England Burnley Free transfer
23 June 2004 FW England Marcus Bent England Everton £450,000
1 July 2004 MF England Jermaine Wright England Leeds United Free transfer
1 July 2004 DF Cape Verde Georges Santos England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer
1 July 2004 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser Netherlands Willem II Free transfer
1 July 2004 MF England Chris Bart-Williams Cyprus APOEL Free transfer
2 August 2004 DF England Chris Makin England Leicester City Free transfer
15 September 2004 FW England Alun Armstrong England Darlington Free transfer
9 December 2004 FW England Craig Reid England Coventry City Free transfer
14 January 2005 FW England Antonio Murray Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed
31 January 2005 DF England Chris Hogg Scotland Hibernian Free transfer

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
19 November 2004 GK Wales Lewis Price England Cambridge United 29 December 2004
9 March 2005 FW England Dean Bowditch England Burnley 9 May 2005
24 March 2005 DF England Jerrome Sobers England Brentford 16 May 2005

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis 42 0 39 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
34 GK Wales WAL Lewis Price 10 0 7+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 44 0 40+1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Matt Richards 28 1 15+9 1 0+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
4 DF Canada CAN Jason de Vos 49 3 45 3 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo 29 0 23+3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor 50 6 46 6 0 0 2 0 2 0
15 DF United States USA Danny Karbassiyoon 6 0 3+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF England ENG David Unsworth 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Scott Mitchell 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Scott Barron 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 44 3 33+6 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 50 15 45 13 0+1 1 0+2 1 2 0
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie 27 3 19+5 3 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock 44 0 33+8 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake 50 8 41+4 7 1 0 2 1 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago 22 3 4+15 3 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
14 FW England ENG James Scowcroft 9 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent 50 20 45 20 1 0 2 0 2 0
22 FW England ENG Darryl Knights 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi 48 20 40+3 19 1 0 0+2 0 2 1
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
10 MF England ENG Tony Dinning 9 0 3+4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 FW England 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
18 FW England Darren Bent 20 0 0 0 20
32 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi 19 0 0 1 20
8 MF England Tommy Miller 13 1 1 0 15
33 MF England Ian Westlake 7 0 1 0 8
6 DF England Richard Naylor 6 0 0 0 6
4 DF Canada Jason de Vos 3 0 0 0 3
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 3 0 0 0 3
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 3 0 0 0 3
10 MF England Darren Currie 3 0 0 0 3
17 FW England Dean Bowditch 3 0 0 0 3
3 DF England Matt Richards 1 0 0 0 1
16 DF England 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
1 England Kelvin Davis 10 0 0 0 10
34 Wales 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
3 DF England Matt Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Canada Jason de Vos 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
5 DF Guinea Drissa Diallo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF England Richard Naylor 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 MF Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF England Tommy Miller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF England Tony Dinning 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
11 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
12 DF United States Danny Karbassiyoon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW England James Scowcroft 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
16 DF England David Unsworth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW England Dean Bowditch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW England Darren Bent 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
33 MF England 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
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK England Kelvin Davis 42
5 RB Guinea Drissa Diallo 26
4 CB Canada Jason de Vos 49
6 CB England Richard Naylor 50
2 LB Netherlands Fabian Wilnis 43
11 RM Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock 35
8 CM England Tommy Miller 47
7 CM Northern Ireland Jim Magilton 26
33 LM England Ian Westlake 46
18 CF England Darren Bent 50
32 CF Finland Shefki Kuqi 43

4–4–2 Formation

England
Davis Guinea
Diallo Canada
de Vos England
Naylor Netherlands
Wilnis England
Miller England
Westlake Northern Ireland
Magilton(C) Northern Ireland
Horlock Finland
Kuqi England
Bent

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year Finland Shefki Kuqi
Players' Player of the Year England Kelvin Davis
Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke

Football League Championship Manager of the Month

Month Manager Ref
November England Joe Royle

Football League Championship Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
October Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock

PFA Championship Team of the Year

Player Ref
England Kelvin Davis

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