2004–05 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Manager | Graeme Souness (until 6 September) Mark Hughes (from 16 September)[1] | ||
| Premier League | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| League Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Paul Dickov (9) All: Paul Dickov (10) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 29,271 (vs. Newcastle United, 26 December) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 18,006 (vs. Crystal Palace, 20 April) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 22,315 | ||
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Blackburn Rovers competed in the FA Premier League.
Season summary
The authoritative methods of manager Graeme Souness had caused Blackburn to struggle the previous season and alienated several key players, including the strike partnership of Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke, who left Blackburn during the summer for Fulham and Birmingham City respectively. Eventually Souness departed Blackburn to become manager at Newcastle United, with Blackburn struggling in the relegation zone. Wales manager and former Rovers player Mark Hughes came in as his replacement; Hughes' lack of experience in club management showed and the club were bottom of the Premiership after 14 games played,[2] but he soon rallied the team to finish comfortably clear of relegation in 15th – as close to a relegation spot as they were to a UEFA Cup place, in terms of points. The club also enjoyed a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals before losing to eventual cup winners Arsenal.
During the close season, Hughes signed striker Craig Bellamy, who had played for Hughes with Wales, from Newcastle, in the hope that the Tyneside club's out-of-favour striker could fire Rovers to a higher place next season.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 44 | |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 42 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 34 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[4]
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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Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Brad Friedel | 45 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | FIN | Peter Enckelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS | Lucas Neill | 44 | 1 | 34+2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ITA | Lorenzo Amoruso | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Craig Short | 14 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | SWE | Nils-Eric Johansson | 28 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | SCO | Dominic Matteo | 32 | 1 | 25+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | SVK | Vratislav Greško | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | ENG | Andy Todd | 32 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | ENG | Jay McEveley | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | NZL | Ryan Nelsen | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | ENG | Michael Gray | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | ENG | Garry Flitcroft | 23 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | AUS | Brett Emerton | 44 | 5 | 33+4 | 4 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | TUR | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 26 | 1 | 13+8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | NOR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | 27 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | MF | RSA | Aaron Mokoena | 22 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | IRL | Steven Reid | 34 | 2 | 23+5 | 2 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 30 | 2 | 11+13 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | IRL | Jonathan Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | WAL | Robbie Savage | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Jon Stead | 34 | 2 | 19+10 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | SCO | Paul Dickov | 35 | 10 | 27+2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | ENG | Matt Jansen | 8 | 2 | 3+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | SCO | Paul Gallagher | 21 | 3 | 5+11 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 22 | FW | USA | Jemal Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | ENG | Jay Bothroyd | 13 | 1 | 6+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | ENG | Matt Derbyshire | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | ESP | Javier de Pedro | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | TRI | Dwight Yorke | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | FRA | Youri Djorkaeff | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | SCO | Barry Ferguson | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 31 May 2005
Source: Competitions
Results
Premier League
Results by matchday
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Craig Short 70' | Report | Neil Clement 33' | Attendance: 23,500 (4,000 away) |
| 2 | Southampton | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Kevin Phillips 32' Anders Svensson 74' James Beattie 90' |
Barry Ferguson 50' Paul Dickov 68' |
| 25 August 2004 3 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Highbury, London |
| Henry 50' Fàbregas 58' Reyes 79' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,496 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 28 August 2004 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Manchester United | |
| Paul Dickov 17' | Report | Alan Smith 90' |
| 11 September 2004 5 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Flitcroft 9' (o.g.) Shearer 16' O'Brien 83' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,015 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Portsmouth | |
| Matt Jansen 75' | Attendance: (1,000 away) |
| 7 | Charlton | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Talal El Karkouri 49' |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Aston Villa | |
| Barry Ferguson 30' Brett Emerton 63' |
Report | Juan Pablo Ángel 25' Olof Mellberg 80' |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–4 | Middlesbrough | |
| Report | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 46', 57', 90' George Boateng 50' |
| 10 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Eiður Guðjohnsen 37', 38', 53' (pen.) Damien Duff 74' |
Report |
| 30 October 2004 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Bothroyd 16' Emerton 45' |
Report | Riise 7' Baroš 54' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,314 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 6 November 2004 12 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Norwich, Norfolk |
| 15:00 GMT | Svensson 56' | Report | Bothroyd 44' Dickov 86' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,834 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 13 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Antoine Sibierski 45' | Paul Dickov 78' (pen.) |
| 21 November 2004 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–3 | Birmingham City | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| 16:05 GMT (UTC) | Jansen 4' Reid 57' Gallagher 63' |
Report | Anderton 17' Savage 38' Dunn 45' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,290 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 15 | Fulham | 0–2 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Paul Gallagher 10' Paul Dickov 77' (pen.) |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Tottenham | |
| Robbie Keane 56' |
| 11 December 2004 17 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Selhurst, London |
| Report | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Everton | |
| Report |
| 26 December 2004 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Dickov 26' Todd 54' |
Report | Dyer 6' Robert 34' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,271 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Report | Paul Dickov 6' |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Nolberto Solano 88' | Report |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Charlton | |
| Brett Emerton 41' |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Morten Gamst Pedersen 55' |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Bolton | |
| Report | El Hadji Diouf 77' |
| 2 February 2005 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Chelsea | |
| Report | Arjen Robben 5' |
| 5 February 2005 26 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Franck Queudrue 35' |
| 12 February 2005 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Norwich City | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| 15:00 GMT | Pedersen 17' Dickov 39', 62' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,923 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 28 | Everton | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Jon Stead 71' |
| 16 March 2005 29 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,765 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 19 March 2005 30 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Arsenal | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Report | van Persie 43' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,992 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Southampton | |
| Morten Gamst Pedersen 11' Andreas Jakobsson 48' (o.g.) Steven Reid 55' |
| 33 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Pedersen 45' | Report | Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 34 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Manchester City |
| 35 | West Bromwich | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| Kieran Richardson 32' | Brett Emerton 64' |
| 30 April 2005 36 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Blake 61' Heskey 80' |
Report | Stead 13' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,621 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Fulham | |
| Lucas Neill 6' | Steed Malbranque 20', 77' Brian McBride 53' |
League Cup
| 22 September 2004 Round 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | AFC Bournemouth | Blackburn |
| 19:45 | Emerton 8' Pedersen 90' Gallagher 91' |
O'Connor 13' Broadhurst 82' Spicer 115' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,226 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Amoruso Neill Pedersen Stead Gallagher Douglas Jansen Tugay |
Cummings Holmes O'Connor Connell Elliott Spicer Maher Howe |
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FA Cup
| 8 January 2005 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 15:00 | Lee 35' | Morten Gamst Pedersen 5' | Attendance: 14,145 |
| 19 January 2005 Round 3 Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | Cardiff City | |
| 20:00 | Thompson 9', 32' Pedersen 47' |
McAnuff 24' Collins 54' |
Attendance: 9,140 |
| 29 January 2005 Round 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Colchester United | |
| 15:00 | Watson 21' (O.G.) Johnson 27' Matteo 51' |
Attendance: 10,634 |
| 20 February 2005 Round 5 | Burnley | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 13:30 | Attendance: 21,468 (4,033 away) |
| 1 March 2005 Round 5 Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Burnley | |
| 20:00 | Tugay 31' Pedersen 86' |
Hyde 42' | Attendance: 28,691 (7,000 away) |
| 13 March 2005 Round 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leicester City | |
| 13:05 | Dickov 83' (pen.) | Attendance: 22,113 (7,200 away) |
| 16 April 2005 Semi Final | Arsenal | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Millennium Stadium |
| 12:15 | Pires 42' Van Persie 86', 90' |
Attendance: 52,077 (14,800 Blackburn) |
Notes
- ^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented England at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
- ^ McEveley was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in August 2007.
- ^ Bruce was born in Norwich, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007 before changing his nationality to Northern Ireland in July 2011.
- ^ Yelldell was born in Stuttgart, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father and made his international debut for the United States in March 2011.
References
- ^ "Blackburn appoint Hughes". BBC News. 16 September 2004.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2004-2005 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008.
- ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "FootballSquads – Blackburn Rovers – 2004/05". footballsquads.co.uk.