2004–05 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2004–05 season
Chairman David Moores
Manager Rafael Benítez
Premier League 5th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Winners
Top goalscorer League: Milan Baroš (9)
All: Milan Baroš,
Steven Gerrard,
Luis García (13)
Average home league attendance 41,303[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 200405 season was the 114th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and their 43rd consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 2004-07-01 to 2005-06-30.

Liverpool finished the season in fifth position in the Premier League, but won their fifth European Cup by beating A.C. Milan in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw.[2]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Jerzy Dudek
3 Republic of Ireland DF Steve Finnan
4 Finland DF Sami Hyypiä
5 Czech Republic FW Milan Baroš
6 Norway DF John Arne Riise
7 Australia MF Harry Kewell
8 England MF Steven Gerrard (captain)
9 France FW Djibril Cissé
10 Spain MF Luis García
11 Czech Republic MF Vladimír Šmicer
12 Argentina DF Mauricio Pellegrino
13 France MF Anthony Le Tallec
14 Spain MF Xabi Alonso
15 Senegal MF Salif Diao
16 Germany MF Dietmar Hamann
17 Spain DF Josemi
No. Position Player
18 Spain MF Antonio Núñez
19 Spain FW Fernando Morientes
20 England GK Scott Carson
21 Mali DF Djimi Traoré[4]
22 England GK Chris Kirkland
23 England DF Jamie Carragher
24 France FW Florent Sinama-Pongolle
25 Croatia MF Igor Bišćan
26 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Partridge
28 England DF Stephen Warnock
31 England DF David Raven
32 England MF John Welsh
33 England FW Neil Mellor
34 Republic of Ireland MF Darren Potter
37 United States DF Zak Whitbread
41 England MF Mark Smyth

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. Position Player
2 Switzerland DF Stéphane Henchoz (to Celtic)
No. Position Player
19 Senegal FW El Hadji Diouf (on loan to Bolton Wanderers)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
29 France GK Patrice Luzi
36 England DF Jon Otsemobor
40 England GK Paul Harrison
42 Scotland FW Robbie Foy
No. Position Player
England DF James Smith
England DF Danny Guthrie
England MF David Mannix

Statistics

Player statistics

As of 25 May 2005
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland Jerzy Dudek 41 1 24 1 1 0 6 0 10 0
2 DF Switzerland Stéphane Henchoz 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Steve Finnan 52 1 29+4 1 0 0 4+1 0 12+2 0
4 DF Finland Sami Hyypiä 49 3 32 2 1 0 1 0 15 1
5 FW Czech Republic Milan Baroš 45 13 22+4 9 0+1 0 1+3 2 13+1 2
6 DF Norway John Arne Riise 57 8 34+3 6 0 0 3+2 1 15 1
7 MF Australia Harry Kewell 31 1 15+3 1 0 0 1 0 7+5 0
8 MF England Steven Gerrard 43 13 28+2 7 0 0 3 2 10 4
9 FW France Djibril Cissé 25 7 10+6 6 0 0 0 0 4+5 1
10 FW Spain Luis Garcia 44 13 26+3 8 0 0 2+1 0 12 5
11 MF Czech Republic Vladimír Šmicer 19 2 2+8 0 0 0 3+0 1 0+6 1
12 DF Argentina Mauricio Pellegrino 13 0 11+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 MF France Anthony Le Tallec 7 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
14 MF Spain Xabi Alonso 32 3 20+4 2 0 0 0 0 7+1 1
15 MF Senegal Salif Diao 14 1 4+4 0 0 0 3 1 1+2 0
16 MF Germany Dietmar Hamann 43 1 23+7 0 0 0 3 0 8+2 1
17 DF Spain Josemi 23 2 13+2 2 0 0 1 0 5+2 0
18 MF Spain Antonio Núñez 26 1 8+10 0 0 0 2+1 1 2+3 0
19 FW Spain Fernando Morientes 15 3 12+1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
20 GK England Scott Carson 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF Mali Djimi Traoré 42 0 18+8 0 1 0 5 0 10 0
22 GK England Chris Kirkland 14 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 DF England Jamie Carragher 56 0 38 0 0 0 3 0 15 0
24 FW France Florent Sinama Pongolle 26 4 6+10 2 1 0 4+1 1 0+4 1
25 MF Croatia Igor Bišćan 35 2 8+11 2 1 0 4+2 0 8+1 0
28 DF England Stephen Warnock 30 0 11+8 0 1 0 3+1 0 2+4 0
31 DF England David Raven 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF England John Welsh 7 0 2+1 0 1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
33 FW England Neil Mellor 16 5 6+3 2 0+1 0 4 2 1+1 1
34 MF England Darren Potter 10 0 0+2 0 1 0 3+1 0 1+2 0
37 DF United States Zak Whitbread 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
41 DF England Mark Smyth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
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Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
9FWFrance Djibril CisséFrance Auxerre£14,500,0001 July 2004[5]
17DFSpain JosemiSpain Málaga£2,000,00028 July 2004[6]
18MFSpain Antonio NúñezSpain Real Madrid£1,500,00017 August 2004[7]
14MFSpain Xabi AlonsoSpain Real Sociedad£10,700,00020 August 2004[8]
10MFSpain Luis GarcíaSpain Barcelona£6,000,00020 August 2004[9]
12DFArgentina Mauricio PellegrinoSpain ValenciaFree5 January 2005[10]
19FWSpain Fernando MorientesSpain Real Madrid£6,300,000[11]13 January 2005
20GKEngland Scott CarsonEngland Leeds United£1,000,00021 January 2005[12]

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
6DFGermany Markus BabbelGermany VfB StuttgartFree16 July 2004[13]
13MFEngland Danny MurphyEngland Charlton Athletic£2,500,00010 August 2004[14]
10FWEngland Michael OwenSpain Real Madrid£8,000,000 + Antonio Núñez[15]14 August 2004
2DFSwitzerland Stéphane HenchozScotland CelticFree28 January 2005[16]

Match results

Pre-season

Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 7 14 52 41  +11 58 12 4 3 31 15  +16 5 3 11 21 26  −5

Topscorers

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result Scorers Referee Attendance
18 January 2005 Third round Burnley A 01 Mark Clattenburg 19,033

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A / N Result Scorers Referee Attendance
26 October 2004 Third round Millwall A 30 Diao 18', Baroš 70', 80' Alan Wiley 17,655
10 November 2004 Fourth round Middlesbrough H 20 Mellor 83', 89' Howard Webb 28,176
1 December 2004 Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur A 11 (a.e.t.)
43 pen.
Pongolle 115'
Pen:
Henchoz
Partridge
Potter
Welsh
Pongolle
Neale Barry 36,100
11 January 2005 Semi-final, first leg Watford H 10 Cox o.g. 51' Steve Dunn 35,739
25 January 2005 Semi-final, second leg Watford A 10
20 agg
Gerrard 76' Mike Riley 19,797
27 February 2005 Final Chelsea N 23 (a.e.t.) Riise 1', Núñez 113' Steve Bennett 71,622

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France AS Monaco 6402104+612
England Liverpool 631263+310
Greece Olympiacos 631255010
Spain Deportivo 60240992

Last 16

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

Notes and references

  1. "Statistics for the 20042005 Season". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  2. "Liverpool lifted the European Cup after the 'Miracle of Istanbul' 10 years ago... but what happened to the comeback kings?". Daily Mail. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. FootballSquads - Liverpool - 2004/05
  4. Traoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
  5. "Liverpool tie up Cisse deal". BBC News. 26 May 2004.
  6. "Liverpool seal Josemi deal". BBC News. 28 July 2004.
  7. "Liverpool seal Nunez deal". BBC News. 17 August 2004.
  8. "Real Sociedad drop Alonso". BBC Sport. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  9. "Liverpool grab Garcia". BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  10. "Liverpool seal Pellegrino signing". BBC News. 5 January 2005.
  11. "Morientes completes Reds switch". BBC Sport. 13 January 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  12. "Carson seals switch to Liverpool". BBC News. 21 January 2005.
  13. "Babbel joins Stuttgart". BBC News. 16 July 2004.
  14. "Charlton secure Murphy deal". BBC News. 10 August 2004.
  15. "Owen unveiled by Real". BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  16. "Henchoz completes Celtic switch". BBC News. 29 January 2005.

See also

External links

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