2004–05 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2004–05 season
Manager Mick McCarthy
Stadium Stadium of Light
Championship 1st (promoted)
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
All: Marcus Stewart (16)
Average home league attendance 28,820

During the 2004–05 English football season, Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Name From Fee
1 June 2004 GK Northern Ireland Trevor Carson Sunderland Academy Free
1 June 2004 FW Republic of Ireland Stephen Elliott Manchester City Free
10 June 2004 MF Wales Carl Robinson Portsmouth Free (making a former loan permanent)
21 June 2004 MF England Dean Whitehead Oxford United Free
25 June 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Lawrence Mansfield Town Free
27 June 2004 DF Scotland Steven Caldwell Newcastle United Free
15 July 2004 DF England Mark Lynch Manchester United Free
13 August 2004 DF Scotland Neill Collins Dumbarton £25,000
10 September 2004 MF England Simon Johnson Leeds United Loan (September to November)
16 September 2004 MF England Darren Carter Birmingham City Loan (September to December)
23 September 2004 FW England Michael Bridges Bolton Wanderers Loan until the end of the season
11 October 2004 DF Wales Danny Collins Chester City £140,000
23 November 2004 MF Scotland Andy Welsh Stockport County £35,000
1 December 2004 FW England Michael Bridges Bolton Wanderers Free

January

Date Pos Name From Fee
24 March 2005 FW England Brian Deane Leeds United Free

Out

Summer

Date Pos Name To Fee
25 June 2004 MF England Tommy Smith Derby County Free
18 June 2004 DF England Simon Ramsden Grimsby Town Free
19 July 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer Tranmere Rovers Free
20 July 2004 FW Republic of Ireland Michael Reddy Grimsby Town Free
21 July 2004 FW Jamaica Darren Byfield Gillingham Free
27 July 2004 MF England Paul Thirlwell Sheffield United Free
5 August 2004 DF Sweden Joachim Bjorklund Wolves Free
31 August 2004 MF Argentina Nicolas Medina Real Murcia Free
10 September 2004 MF Republic of Ireland Thomas Butler Dunfermline Athletic Free
23 September 2004 DF England Darren Williams Cardiff City Loan
22 October 2004 DF England Ben Clark Hartlepool United Free
5 November 2004 MF Wales John Oster Leeds United Loan
10 December 2004 DF England Darren Williams Cardiff City Free

January

Date Pos Name To Fee
29 January 2005 MF Wales John Oster Burnley Free

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Estonia GK Mart Poom
2 England DF Stephen Wright
3 Northern Ireland DF George McCartney
4 Wales MF Carl Robinson
5 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Breen (captain)
6 Scotland DF Steven Caldwell (vice-captain)
7 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Lawrence
8 Northern Ireland MF Jeff Whitley
9 Scotland FW Kevin Kyle
10 England FW Marcus Stewart
11 England MF Simon Johnson
11 Scotland MF Andy Welsh
12 Wales MF John Oster
12 England FW Brian Deane
13 Northern Ireland GK Michael Ingham
14 England MF Dean Whitehead
15 Republic of Ireland MF Sean Thornton
No. Position Player
16 England DF Darren Williams
17 Scotland DF Neill Collins
18 England DF Ben Clark
19 Republic of Ireland FW Stephen Elliott
20 England FW Chris Brown
21 England MF Matt Piper
22 England DF Mark Lynch
23 England MF Grant Leadbitter
25 Republic of Ireland MF Colin Healy
30 England GK Ben Alnwick
32 England MF Darren Carter
33 Argentina MF Julio Arca
38 England FW Michael Bridges
39 Wales DF Danny Collins
41 Norway GK Thomas Myhre
42 Northern Ireland GK Trevor Carson

Results

Sunderland's score comes first.
Win Draw Loss

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
1st24 August 2004 Chester CityStadium of Light3-011,450Hessey (own goal), Kyle, Caldwell
2nd21 September 2004 Crewe AlexandraAlexandra Stadium3-3
(lost 2-4 on pens)
3,804Brown (2), Elliott

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
3rd8 January 2005 Crystal PalaceStadium of Light2-117,536Welsh, Stewart (pen)
4th29 January 2005 EvertonGoodison Park0-333,186

Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004 Coventry CityHighfield Road0-216,460
10 August 2004 Crewe AlexandraStadium of Light3-122,341Robinson, Stewart, Elliott
14 August 2004 Queens Park RangersStadium of Light2-226,063Stewart, Caldwell
21 August 2004 Plymouth ArgyleHome Park1-216,874Stewart
28 August 2004 Wigan AthleticStadium of Light1-126,330Elliott
31 August 2004 ReadingMadjeski Stadium0-115,792
11 September 2004 GillinghamPriestfield Stadium4-08,775Stewart (3), Elliott
14 September 2004 Nottingham ForestStadium of Light2-023,540Arca, Wright
18 September 2004 Preston North EndStadium of Light3-124,264Elliott (2), Carter
24 September 2004 Leeds UnitedElland Road1-028,926Robinson
28 September 2004 Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane0-117,908
2 October 2004 Derby CountyStadium of Light0-029,881
16 October 2004 MillwallStadium of Light1-023,839Muscat (own goal)
19 October 2004 WatfordVicarage Road1-113,198Elliott
25 October 2004 Rotherham UnitedMillmoor1-06,026Whitehead
30 October 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionStadium of Light2-025,532Arca, Lawrence (pen)
2 November 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersStadium of Light3-123,925Lawrence (2), Elliott
5 November 2004 MillwallThe Den0-210,513
13 November 2004 Leicester CityWalkers Stadium1-025,897Caldwell
21 November 2004 Ipswich TownStadium of Light2-031,723Elliott, Brown
27 November 2004 Stoke CityBritannia Stadium1-016,980Bridges
4 December 2004 West Ham UnitedStadium of Light0-229,510
11 December 2004 Cardiff CityNinian Park2-012,528Whitehead, Lawrence
18 December 2004 BurnleyStadium of Light2-127,102Arca, Bridges
26 December 2004 Leeds UnitedStadium of Light2-343,253Lawrence (pen), Arca
28 December 2004 Nottingham ForestCity Ground2-127,457Elliott, Stewart
1 January 2005 Preston North EndDeepdale2-322,051Elliott, Thornton
3 January 2005 GillinghamStadium of Light1-127,147Brown
16 January 2005 Derby CountyPride Park2-022,995Elliott, Whitehead
22 January 2005 Sheffield UnitedStadium of Light1-027,337Stewart
4 February 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersMolineux1-126,968Elliott
12 February 2005 WatfordStadium of Light4-224,948Stewart (3, 1 pen), Brown
19 February 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionWithdean Stadium1-26,647Arca
22 February 2005 Rotherham UnitedStadium of Light4-122,267Whitehead, Thornton (2), Breen
26 February 2005 Cardiff CityStadium of Light2-132,788Breen, Stewart
4 March 2005 BurnleyTurf Moor2-012,103Lawrence, Stewart
12 March 2005 Crewe AlexandraAlexandra Stadium1-07,949Elliott
15 March 2005 Plymouth ArgyleStadium of Light5-125,258Whitehead, Arca, Stewart (pen), Caldwell, Thornton
19 March 2005 Coventry CityStadium of Light1-029,424Brown
2 April 2005 Queens Park RangersLoftus Road3-118,198Welsh, Brown, Arca
5 April 2005 Wigan AthleticJJB Stadium1-020,745Stewart
9 April 2005 ReadingStadium of Light1-234,237Arca
17 April 2005 Ipswich TownPortman Road2-229,230Elliott, Robinson
23 April 2005 Leicester CityStadium of Light2-134,815Stewart, Caldwell
29 April 2005 West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground2-133,482Arca, Elliott
8 May 2005 Stoke CityStadium of Light1-047,350Robinson

Final league table

PWDLFAGDPts
C1Sunderland46297107641+3594
P2Wigan Athletic46251297935+4487
 3Ipswich Town46241398556+2985
 4Derby County462210147160+1176
 5Preston North End462112136758+975
P6West Ham United462110156656+1073
 7Reading461913145144+770
 8Sheffield United461813155756+167
 9Wolverhampton Wanderers461521107259+1366
 10Millwall461812165145+666
 11Queens Park Rangers461711185458-462
 12Stoke City461710193638-261
 13Burnley461515163839-160
 14Leeds United461418144952-360
 15Leicester City461221134946+357
 16Cardiff City461315184851-354
 17Plymouth Argyle461411215264-1253
 18Watford461216185259-752
 19Coventry City461313206173-1252
 20Brighton & Hove Albion461312214065-2551
 21Crewe Alexandra461214206686-2050
R22Gillingham461214204566-2150
R23Nottingham Forest46917204266-2444
R24Rotherham United46514273569-3429

Topscorers

References

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