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

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.[1]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. 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. 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.[2] 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.[3]

Legend

Win Draw Loss
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
10 July 2004England Peterborough UnitedA2–1UnknownCouñago, Westlake
13 July 2004Denmark RandersA0–0Unknown
16 July 2004Denmark AaBA0–2Unknown
21 July 2004England Oxford UnitedA5–1UnknownMiller (2), Bent, Couñago, Magilton
24 July 2004England Crystal PalaceH2–1UnknownDiallo, Bowditch
28 July 2004England Newcastle UnitedH2–124,644Kuqi, Couñago
2 August 2004Spain OsasunaH2–14,817Couñago, Kuqi

Competitions

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

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004GillinghamH2–123,130Naylor, Bowditch
11 August 2004Nottingham ForestA1–121,125Bent
14 August 2004Derby CountyA2–322,234Miller, Bowditch
21 August 2004Cardiff CityH3–121,828Bent, Miller, Westlake
28 August 2004Rotherham UnitedA2–05,504Kuqi (2)
30 August 2004Wolverhampton WanderersH2–124,590Bent, Miller
12 September 2004MillwallH2–026,790Bent, Couñago
14 September 2004Stoke CityA2–323,029Westlake, de Vos
18 September 2004West Ham UnitedA1–128,812Couñago
25 September 2004Plymouth ArgyleH3–223,270de Vos, Kuqi (2)
28 September 2004ReadingH1–123,167Kuqi
3 October 2004Coventry CityA2–112,608Bowditch, Mills (own goal)
16 October 2004BurnleyH1–123,183Richards
19 October 2004Leicester CityA2–222,497Westlake, Heath (own goal)
23 October 2004WatfordA2–215,894Westlake, Bent
30 October 2004Preston North EndH3–023,745Kuqi, Miller, Bent
2 November 2004Sheffield UnitedH5–122,977Miller, Kuqi (2), Naylor, Westlake
6 November 2004BurnleyA2–011,969Bent (2)
13 November 2004Leeds UnitedH1–029,955Bent
21 November 2004SunderlandA0–231,723
27 November 2004Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–026,269Kuqi
4 December 2004Crewe AlexandraA2–27,236Naylor, Bent
11 December 2004Queens Park RangersA4–218,231de Vos, Bent, Currie, Kuqi
21 December 2004Wigan AthleticH2–128,286Naylor, Bent
26 December 2004MillwallA1–314,532Kuqi
28 December 2004Stoke CityH1–026,217Kuqi
1 January 2005West Ham UnitedH0–230,003
3 January 2005Plymouth ArgyleA2–117,923Currie (2)
15 January 2005Coventry CityH3–223,670Bent (2), Kuqi
22 January 2005ReadingA1–123,203Bent
5 February 2005Sheffield UnitedA2–020,680Unsworth, Kuqi
12 February 2005Leicester CityH2–127,392de Vries (own goal), Kuqi
18 February 2005Preston North EndA1–114,418Miller
22 February 2005WatfordH1–223,993Miller
26 February 2005Queens Park RangersH0–229,008
5 March 2005Wigan AthleticA0–116,744
12 March 2005Nottingham ForestH6–025,765Naylor, Westlake, Miller (2), Kuqi, Bent
15 March 2005Cardiff CityA1–011,768Miller
19 March 2005GillinghamA0–09,311
2 April 2005Derby CountyH3–228,796Magilton, Bent, Miller
5 April 2005Rotherham UnitedH4–326,017Westlake, Bent (2), Magilton
11 April 2005Wolverhampton WanderersA0–225,882
17 April 2005SunderlandH2–229,230Naylor, Bent
23 April 2005Leeds UnitedA1–129,607Kuqi
30 April 2005Crewe AlexandraH5–128,244Kuqi, Magilton, Miller (2), Couñago
8 May 2005Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–16,848Kuqi

Championship play-offs

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SF 1st Leg14 May 2005West Ham UnitedA2–233,723Walker (own goal), Kuqi
SF 2nd Leg18 May 2005West Ham UnitedH0–230,010

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R38 January 2005Bolton WanderersH1–320,080Miller

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R124 August 2004BrentfordH2–010,190Westlake, Miller
R221 September 2004Doncaster RoversA0–26,020

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
1 July 2004 DF Canada Jason de Vos England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [4]
1 July 2004 DF England Jerrome Sobers England Ford United £10,000 [5]
9 July 2004 MF Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock England West Ham United Free transfer [6]
10 December 2004 MF England Darren Currie England Brighton & Hove Albion £250,000 [7]

Loans in

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
10 August 2004 MF England Tony Dinning England Wigan Athletic 29 September 2004 [8]
21 December 2004 DF United States Danny Karbassiyoon England Arsenal 30 June 2005 [9]
27 January 2005 DF England David Unsworth England Portsmouth 30 June 2005 [10]
31 January 2005 MF France Jimmy Juan France Monaco 30 June 2005 [11]
14 February 2005 FW England James Scowcroft England Leicester City 30 June 2005 [12]

Transfers out

Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
8 May 2004 DF England John McGreal England Burnley Free transfer [13]
23 June 2004 FW England Marcus Bent England Everton £450,000 [14]
1 July 2004 MF England Jermaine Wright England Leeds United Free transfer [15]
1 July 2004 DF Cape Verde Georges Santos England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [16]
1 July 2004 MF Netherlands Martijn Reuser Netherlands Willem II Free transfer [17]
1 July 2004 MF England Chris Bart-Williams Cyprus APOEL Free transfer [18]
2 August 2004 DF England Chris Makin England Leicester City Free transfer [19]
15 September 2004 FW England Alun Armstrong England Darlington Free transfer [18]
9 December 2004 FW England Craig Reid England Coventry City Free transfer [20]
14 January 2005 FW England Antonio Murray Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [21]
31 January 2005 DF England Chris Hogg Scotland Hibernian Free transfer [22]

Loans out

Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
19 November 2004 GK Wales Lewis Price England Cambridge United 29 December 2004 [23]
9 March 2005 FW England Dean Bowditch England Burnley 9 May 2005 [24]
24 March 2005 DF England Jerrome Sobers England Brentford 16 May 2005 [25]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Kelvin Davis 420390100020
34 GK Wales WAL Lewis Price 1007+10002000
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands NED Fabian Wilnis 44040+10100020
3 DF England ENG Matt Richards 28115+910+10101+10
4 DF Canada CAN Jason de Vos 493453101020
5 DF Guinea GUI Drissa Diallo 29023+30002010
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor 506466002020
15 DF United States USA Danny Karbassiyoon 603+20100000
16 DF England ENG David Unsworth 161161000000
21 DF England ENG Scott Mitchell 2000101000
26 DF England ENG Scott Barron 1000001000
Midfielders
7 MF Northern Ireland NIR Jim Magilton 44333+63102020
8 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 501545130+110+2120
10 MF England ENG Darren Currie 27319+5310001+10
11 MF Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Horlock 44033+80100+1010
33 MF England ENG Ian Westlake 50841+47102120
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago 2234+1530+102000
14 FW England ENG James Scowcroft 903+60000000
18 FW England ENG Darren Bent 50204520102020
22 FW England ENG Darryl Knights 100+10000000
32 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi 482040+319100+2021
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
10 MF England ENG Tony Dinning 903+40002000
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch 2436+15300200+10

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 cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed 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[26]

Awards

Player awards

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year Finland Shefki Kuqi [27]
Players' Player of the Year England Kelvin Davis [28]
Young Player of the Year Republic of Ireland Billy Clarke [28]

Football League Championship Manager of the Month

Month Manager Ref
November England Joe Royle [29]

Football League Championship Player of the Month

Month Player Ref
October Northern Ireland Kevin Horlock [30]

PFA Championship Team of the Year

Player Ref
England Kelvin Davis [31]

References

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  2. ↑ "Tour Squad". TWTD. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Town 2-1 Newcastle". TWTD. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "De Vos Signs". TWTD. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sobers in dream land". East Anglian Daily Times. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich seal Horlock deal". BBC Sport. 9 July 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
  7. ↑ "Ipswich complete Currie transfer". BBC Sport. 10 December 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
  8. ↑ "Dinning ends loan stay at Ipswich". BBC Sport. 1 October 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  9. ↑ "Danny Karbassiyoon at Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Town Sign Unsworth". TWTD. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Juan Joining on Loan". TWTD. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Scowy Signing Confirmed". TWTD. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Bailey, Graeme. "Burnley land McGreal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Everton clinch Bent signing". BBC Sport. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  15. ↑ "Wright Deal Done". TWTD. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Santos seals QPR switch". BBC Sport. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
  17. ↑ "Reuser Deal Complete". TWTD. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Town Release Two". TWTD. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "Joe: Makin Mistake". TWTD. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  20. ↑ "Craig Reid". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  21. ↑ Ipswich kid wins a Hibs contract, BBC Sport, 14 January 2005
  22. ↑ Stuart, Crowther (1 February 2005). "Tony signs up three". Hibernian FC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006.
  23. ↑ "Price Out on Loan". TWTD. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  24. ↑ "Bowditch Joins Burnley". TWTD. 9 March 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  25. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | SOBERS IN LOAN MOVE". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. 24 March 2005. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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  27. ↑ "Kuqi Player of the Year". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days). 5 April 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  28. 1 2 "Davis Wins Players' Award". twtd.co.uk (Those Were The Days). 3 May 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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