Overview
The current season (2004-2005) is the 133rd competitive season in English football.
This season is the first to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division are now called the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two respectively. Coca-Cola replaces the Nationwide Building Society as title sponsor.
Wimbledon compete in League One, under their new name of Milton Keynes Dons.
There are also changes in the Football Conference with the introduction of two new regional divisions below Conference National, Conference North and Conference South. Furthermore, the National Conference Cup returns, now featuring the teams from the new divisions.
Unlike the Football League and the Conference, the FA Premier League does not undergo any restructuring, but Barclays Bank do replace their subsidary Barclaycard as title sponsors.
Events
- August 23 2004 - Southampton manager Paul Sturrock parts company with the club after just five months in charge. Saints Chairman Rupert Lowe claimed that media speculation had proved too much for Sturrock to take, despite allegations that he himself placed much pressure on Sturrock.
- December 4, 2004 - AFC Wimbledon lost 2-0 to Cray Wanderers ending their United Kingdom record run of consecutive unbeaten league games in senior football at 78, having last lost a league game in February 2003 when they were playing in the Combined Counties League.
National team
England begin their qualifying campaign for the Football World Cup 2006. They will play alongside UK neighbours Wales and Northern Ireland in Group 6.
| Date
| Venue
| Opponents
| Score*
| Comp
| England scorers
|
| August 18, 2004
| St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (H)
| Ukraine
| 30
| F
| David Beckham, Michael Owen, Shaun Wright-Phillips
|
| September 4, 2004
| Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna (A)
| Austria
| 22
| WCQ
| Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard
|
| September 8, 2004
| Stadion Slaski, Chorzow (A)
| Poland
| 21
| WCQ
| Jermain Defoe, Arkadiusz Glowacki (o.g.)
|
| October 9, 2004
| Old Trafford, Manchester (H)
| Wales
| 20
| WCQ
| Frank Lampard (to be confirmed; Michael Owen may be awarded goal), David Beckham
|
| October 13, 2004
| Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku (A)
| Azerbaijan
| 10
| WCQ
| Michael Owen
|
| November 17, 2004
| Bernabeu, Madrid (A)
| Spain
| 01
| F
|
|
| February 9 2005
| Villa Park, Birmingham (H)
| Netherlands
|
| F
|
|
| March 26, 2005
| Old Trafford, Manchester (H)
| Northern Ireland
|
| WCQ
|
|
| March 30, 2005
| St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne (H)
| Azerbaijan
|
| WCQ
|
|
* England score given first
Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- F = Friendly
- WCQ = FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifying, European Zone Group 6
- o.g. = Own goal
Honours
Major transfer deals
- 2 August 2004 - Boudewijn Zenden from Chelsea to Middlesbrough, free (making a previous loan deal permanent)
- 5 August 2004 - Mattias Jonson from Brøndby to Norwich City, undisclosed fee
- 13 August 2004 - Michael Owen from Liverpool to Real Madrid, 12 million + Antonio Nuñez
- 20 August 2004 - Xabi Alonso from Real Sociedad to Liverpool, undisclosed fee (at least 16 million)
- 20 August 2004 - Luis Garcia from Barcelona to Liverpool, undisclosed fee
- 20 August 2004 - Jonathan Woodgate from Newcastle United to Real Madrid, £15 million
- 21 August 2004 - Diego Forlán from Manchester United to Villarreal, undisclosed fee (reportedly 3 million)
- 28 August 2004 - Seol Ki-hyun from Anderlecht to Wolves, 2 million
- 30 August 2004 - Robert Earnshaw from Cardiff City to West Brom, £3 million
- 31 August 2004 - Junichi Inamoto from Gamba Osaka to West Brom, £200,000
- 31 August 2004 - Wayne Rooney from Everton to Manchester United, approximately £25 million
- 31 August 2004 - Dwight Yorke from Blackburn Rovers to Birmingham City, undisclosed fee
- 1 January 2005 - Jean-Alain Boumsong from Rangers to Newcastle United, £8 million
- 4 January 2005 - James Beattie from Southampton to Everton, £6 million
- 4 January 2005 - Jamie Redknapp from Spurs to Southampton, free
- 6 January 2005 - Ryan Nelsen from Major League Soccer (D.C. United) to Blackburn Rovers, free
- 10 January 2005 - Dean Ashton from Crewe Alexandra to Norwich City, approx £3 million
- 10 January 2005 - Kevin Campbell from Everton to West Brom, free
- 12 January 2005 - Fernando Morientes from Real Madrid to Liverpool, 9 million
- 14 January 2005 - Thomas Gravesen from Everton to Real Madrid, £2.5 million
- 15 January 2005 - Kasey Keller from Spurs to Mönchengladbach, free
- 17 January 2005 - Nigel Quashie from Portsmouth to Southampton, £2.1 million
- 19 January 2005 - Robbie Savage from Birmingham City to Blackburn Rovers, approximately £3 million
- 21 January 2005 - Scott Carson from Leeds United to Liverpool, £1 million
- 21 January 2005 -
Ben Thatcher from Manchester City to Fulham, £500,000 Transfer cancelled 25 January.
- 22 January 2005 - Bernt Haas from West Brom to Bastia, free
- 25 January 2005 - Amdy Faye from Portsmouth to Newcastle United, approx £2 million
- 27 January 2005 - Mounir El Hamdaoui from Excelsior Rotterdam to Spurs, undisclosed fee
- 28 January 2005 - Mido from AS Roma to Spurs, 18-month loan
- 28 January 2005 - Nicolas Anelka from Manchester City to Fenerbahçe, £7 million.
- 28 January 2005 - Stephane Henchoz from Liverpool to Celtic.
- 31 January 2005 - Eric Djemba-Djemba from Manchester United to Aston Villa, £1.35 million (extra £500,000 possible based on appearances)
- 31 January 2005 - Mikel Arteta from Real Sociedad to Everton, loan for remainder of season
- 31 January 2005 - Craig Bellamy from Newcastle United to Celtic, loan for remainder of season
- 31 January 2005 - Barry Ferguson from Blackburn Rovers to Rangers, £4.5 million (extra £500,000 possible based on appearances)
- 31 January 2005 - Andy Reid and Michael Dawson from Nottingham Forest to Spurs, £8 million for both
Deaths
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