During the 2004–05 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, their 82nd in the English Football League.

Season summary

At the start of the 2004–05 season, Crewe were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season; comfortably in the top half of the table, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window,[1] Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2–1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Coventry City 46 13 13 20 61 73 −12 52
20 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 13 12 21 40 65 −25 51
21 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 66 86 −20 50
22 Gillingham (R) 46 12 14 20 45 66 −21 50 Relegation to Football League One
23 Nottingham Forest (R) 46 9 17 20 42 66 −24 44
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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Crewe Alexandra's score comes first[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004Cardiff CityH2–27,339Ashton (pen), Higdon
10 August 2004SunderlandA1–322,341Rivers
14 August 2004Nottingham ForestA2–224,201Rivers (2)
21 August 2004West Ham UnitedH2–37,857Ashton (2)
28 August 2004Derby CountyA4–224,436Jones (2), Vaughan, Ashton
11 September 2004BurnleyA0–311,274
14 September 2004Queens Park RangersH0–25,682
18 September 2004Leeds UnitedH2–29,095Ashton (pen), Jones
25 September 2004Preston North EndA0–111,823
28 September 2004Rotherham UnitedA3–24,498Ashton (2, 1 pen), Lunt
2 October 2004WatfordH3–06,382Jones, Sorvel (2)
16 October 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–16,811Lunt, White, Higdon
19 October 2004Wigan AthleticA1–47,547Jones
23 October 2004ReadingA0–413,630
29 October 2004Sheffield UnitedH2–37,131Foster, Thirlwell (own goal)
2 November 2004Leicester CityH2–26,849Rivers, Otsemobor
6 November 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–16,163Ashton (2), Rivers
13 November 2004Stoke CityA0–117,640
20 November 2004GillinghamH4–16,128Vaughan, Ashton (2), Jones
27 November 2004Coventry CityA1–012,823Ashton (pen)
30 November 2004MillwallH2–15,409Ashton, Varney
4 December 2004Ipswich TownH2–27,236Ashton (2)
11 December 2004Plymouth ArgyleH3–06,823Lunt, Ashton, Doumbe (own goal)
18 December 2004Wolverhampton WanderersA1–125,340Lescott (own goal)
28 December 2004Queens Park RangersA2–115,770Walker, Rivers
1 January 2005Leeds UnitedA2–032,302Ashton, Rivers
3 January 2005Preston North EndH1–28,667Walker
15 January 2005WatfordA1–311,223Varney
22 January 2005Rotherham UnitedH1–16,382White
5 February 2005Leicester CityA1–127,011White
12 February 2005Wigan AthleticH1–315,188White
15 February 2005BurnleyH1–17,718Jones
22 February 2005ReadingH1–15,703Varney
26 February 2005Plymouth ArgyleA0–314,918
5 March 2005Wolverhampton WanderersH1–48,212Lunt (pen)
8 March 2005Sheffield UnitedA0–416,079
12 March 2005SunderlandH0–17,949
15 March 2005West Ham UnitedA1–126,593Jones
19 March 2005Cardiff CityA1–110,007Vaughan
2 April 2005Nottingham ForestH1–18,458Sorvel
5 April 2005Derby CountyH1–28,026Vaughan
9 April 2005MillwallA3–410,767Lunt (pen), Jones, Varney
16 April 2005GillinghamA1–110,315Vaughan
23 April 2005Stoke CityH0–29,166
30 April 2005Ipswich TownA1–528,244Vaughan
8 May 2005Coventry CityH2–19,269Higdon, Jones

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005Coventry CityA0–37,629

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004BlackpoolH4–12,994Jones (2), Rivers, Ashton
R221 September 2004SunderlandH3–3 (won 4–2 on pens)3,804Jones, Ashton, Foster
R326 October 2004Manchester UnitedH0–310,103

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  TRI Clayton Ince
2 DF  ENG Billy Jones
3 DF  ENG Richard Walker
4 MF  ENG Kenny Lunt (captain)
5 DF  ENG Adrian Moses
6 DF  ENG Stephen Foster
7 MF  ENG Neil Sorvel
8 MF  ENG Justin Cochrane
9 FW  NIR Steve Jones
11 MF  WAL David Vaughan
12 MF  ENG Lee Bell
13 GK  ENG Ben Williams
14 MF  ENG Ben Rix
15 FW  ENG Luke Varney
16 DF  ENG Anthony Tonkin
18 DF  ENG Chris McCready
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ENG Michael Higdon
20 FW  ENG Andy White
22 GK  ENG Stuart Tomlinson
23 MF  ENG Alex Morris
24 FW  ENG Matthew Platt
25 DF  ENG Mark Roberts
26 MF  ENG Gary Roberts
27 MF  ENG Lloyd McGowan
28 FW  ENG Kyle Wilson
29 MF  ENG Mark Rivers
30 DF  ENG Ryan Austin
31 DF  ENG Robert Lloyd
33 DF  ENG Paul Bignot
35 DF  NIR Colin Murdock
37 DF  WAL Darren Moss
38 GK  ENG Karl Wills

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
32 DF  ENG Keith Briggs (on loan from Norwich City)
21 FW  ENG Paul Edwards (to Leek Town)
10 FW  ENG Dean Ashton (to Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF  ENG Jon Otsemobor (on loan from Liverpool)
17 MF  ENG James Robinson (to ÍBV)

References

  1. ↑ "Norwich secure £3m Ashton signing". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Crewe 2–1 Coventry". BBC Sport. 8 May 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2004-2005 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004–05_Crewe_Alexandra_F.C._season