2004–05 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion managed to retain their Premiership status despite being in last place on Christmas Day. This was the first time in the history of the Premiership this had happened. Sunderland and Leicester City have since equalled this feat (Sunderland in 2013-14, Leicester in 2014-15), although they secured survival before the final day.

The relegation dog fight

Going into the final round of matches, no team was assured of relegation. In each of the last three weekends of the season, the team that was bottom of the table at the start of the weekend finished it outside the drop zone. The final round of the season on 15 May started with West Bromwich on the bottom, Southampton and Crystal Palace one point clear and Norwich City in the last safe spot and two points from the bottom. For the first time since the advent of the current Premier League in 1992–1993, no club was assured of relegation going into the final day. The final matchday was publicised by Sky Sports as "Survival Sunday", with accompanying promotional material advertising the last matchday like a title fight or epic movie blockbuster.

West Brom, who had been bottom of the table and eight points from safety at Christmas, did their part by defeating Portsmouth at home 2–0. Norwich, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, lost 6–0 at Fulham and went down. Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United. Palace, away to Charlton Athletic, were leading 2–1 after 71 minutes, but with eight minutes to go Jonathan Fortune equalised for the Addicks to relegate the Eagles. Thus, West Brom stayed up, and changed history, becoming the first club in Premiership history to avoid relegation after being bottom of the table at Christmas.

At the end of 90 minutes in all 4 matches, Sky cameras focused on the Hawthorns, as confirmation of other results began to filter through. Once the realisation dawned on the players and fans that survival had been achieved, a mass pitch invasion was sparked, with huge celebrations. The Portsmouth fans in the away end of the ground joined in the celebrations and party atmosphere, as, through losing 2-0 to West Brom, they had "helped" relegate arch-rivals Southampton. The defeat itself mattered little to Portsmouth, as they would be unable to improve on their 16th position due to 15th-placed Blackburn Rovers' greater points tally.

Squad

Squad at end of season

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Russell Hoult
2	DF	Riccardo Scimeca
3	DF	Paul Robinson
4	DF	Thomas Gaardsøe
5	DF	Darren Moore^[3]
6	DF	Darren Purse
7	MF	Jason Koumas
8	MF	Jonathan Greening
9	FW	Geoff Horsfield
10	MF	Andy Johnson^[4]
11	MF	Zoltán Gera
12	MF	Richard Chaplow
14	DF	Martin Albrechtsen

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Kieran Richardson (on loan from Manchester United)
17	FW	Rob Hulse
18	MF	Lloyd Dyer
19	DF	Neil Clement
20	MF	Artim Šakiri
21	FW	Kevin Campbell
24	DF	Ronnie Wallwork
25	FW	Nwankwo Kanu
28	GK	Joe Murphy
29	GK	Tomasz Kuszczak
33	MF	Junichi Inamoto
34	FW	Robert Earnshaw^[5]

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
12	FW	Scott Dobie^[6] (to Millwall)
15	DF	Sean Gregan (to Leeds United)
16	DF	Cosmin Contra (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
18	MF	Lloyd Dyer (on loan to Coventry City)
21	DF	Larus Sigurdsson (retired)
22	DF	Bernt Haas (to SC Bastia)
23	MF	James O'Connor (to Burnley)

No.	Position	Player
26	DF	Sékou Berthé (released)
27	DF	James Chambers (to Watford)
30	GK	Simon Miotto (released)
31	DF	Phillip Midworth (to Burton Albion)
32	DF	Adam Chambers (to Kidderminster Harriers)
	MF	Simon Brown (to Mansfield Town)
	DF	Lee Marshall (retired)

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[7]

No.	Pos	Name	MS	Notes
1	GK	Russell Hoult	39
5	RB	Darren Purse	24
14	CB	Martin Albrechtsen	24
4	CB	Thomas Gaardsoe	27
19	LB	Neil Clement	38
11	RM	Zoltan Gera	35
8	CM	Jonathan Greening	34	Ronnie Wallwork has 22 starts
2	CM	Riccardo Scimeca	30	Andy Johnson has 23 starts
3	LM	Paul Robinson	31
25	CF	Nwankwo Kanu	23
34	CF	Robert Earnshaw	20	Geoff Horsfield has 20 starts

Transfers

In

Riccardo Scimeca - Leicester City, 18 May, undisclosed^[8]
Martin Albrechtsen - København, 3 June, £2,700,000^[9]
Darren Purse - Birmingham City, 18 June, £750,000^[10]
Tomasz Kuszczak - Hertha BSC, 14 July, free^[11]
Jonathan Greening - Middlesbrough, 29 July, £1,250,000^[12]
Zoltán Gera - Ferencváros, 30 July, £1,500,000^[13]
Nwankwo Kanu - Arsenal, 30 July, free^[14]
Robert Earnshaw - Cardiff City, 30 August, £3,000,000 (rising to £3,620,000 depending on contractual incentives)^[15]
Cosmin Contra - Atlético Madrid, 31 August, season-long loan^[16]
Junichi Inamoto - Gamba Osaka, 31 August, £200,000^[17]
Kevin Campbell - Everton, 10 January, free^[18]
Kieran Richardson - Manchester United, 29 January, season-long loan^[19]
Richard Chaplow - Burnley, 31 January, £1,500,000^[20]

Out

Phil Gilchrist - released, 10 May (later joined Rotherham United)
Daniel Crane - released, 10 May (later joined Burton Albion)
Joost Volmer - released, 10 May (later joined Den Bosch)
Delroy Facey - released, 10 May^[21] (later joined Hull City on 25 June^[22])
Tamika Mkandawire - released, 10 May (later joined Hereford United on 9 July^[23])
Mark Kinsella - released, 10 May (later joined Walsall on 27 July)^[24]
Lee Hughes - contract terminated, 9 August^[25]
Sean Gregan - Leeds United, £500,000 (rising to £750,000 dependent on appearances), 16 September^[26]
James Chambers - Watford, £250,000, 25 September^[27]
Scott Dobie - Millwall, £750,000, 8 November^[28]
Larus Sigurdsson - retired, 2 December^[29]
Simon Brown - Mansfield Town, 6 December, £50,000^[30]
Lloyd Dyer - Coventry City, three-month loan, 22 March^[31]
Lee Marshall - retired, 22 April^[32]
Bernt Haas - released, 21 January^[33] (later joined Bastia)
Rob Hulse - Leeds United, 9 February, season-long loan^[34]
Sékou Berthé - released, 9 February
Simon Miotto - released, 9 February
Adam Chambers - released, 9 February (later joined Kidderminster Harriers)
James O'Connor - Burnley, £175,000, 24 March^[35]
Phillip Midworth - released (later joined Burton Albion on 11 February)

Transfers in:

£10,800,000

Transfers out:

£1,675,000

Total spending:

£9,125,000

Results

West Bromwich Albion's result comes first

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
Round 2	21 September 2004	Colchester United	Layer Road	1-2 (after extra time)	4,591	Horsfield 50

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
Round 3	8 January 2005	Preston North End	Deepdale	2-0	13,005	Earnshaw 76, 83
Round 4	29 January 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	The Hawthorns	1-1	22,441	Earnshaw 17
Round 4 Replay	12 February 2005	Tottenham Hotspur	White Hart Lane	1-3	27,860	Kanu 12

Premier League

25 August 2004 3	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich, West Midlands
BST (UTC+01)	Gera 3'	Report	Defoe 34'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,191 Referee: Barry Knight

11 September 2004	Liverpool	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool, Merseyside
	Gerrard 16' Finnan 42' Luis García 60'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,947 Referee: Steve Dunn

25 September 2004	Newcastle United	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside
	Kluivert 70' Milner 78' Shearer 86'	Report	Purse 63' Horsfield 87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,308 Referee: Mike Riley

16 October 2004	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Norwich City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,257 Referee: Phil Crossley

23 October 2004	Crystal Palace	3–0	West Bromwich Albion	Croydon, London
	Hall 5' Johnson 12', 50'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,922 Referee: Matt Messias

30 October 2004	West Bromwich Albion	1–4	Chelsea	West Bromwich, West Midlands
		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns

20 November 2004	Arsenal	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Islington, London
	Pirès 54'	Report	Earnshaw 79'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,109 Referee: Howard Webb

27 November 2004	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Manchester United	West Bromwich, West Midlands
		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns

18 December 2004	Birmingham City	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	Birmingham, West Midlands
12:00 GMT (UTC)	Savage 4' (pen.) Morrison 23' Heskey 30' Anderton 80'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,880 Referee: Mike Riley

26 December 2004	West Bromwich Albion	0–5	Liverpool	West Bromwich, West Midlands
	Contra 39'	Report	Riise 17', 82' Sinama Pongolle 51' Gerrard 55' Luis García 89'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,533 Referee: Rob Styles

28 December 2004	Manchester City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Manchester, Greater Manchester
15:00	Anelka 32'	[ Report]	Dunne 85' (o.g.) Gaardsoe 17'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,177 Referee: Andy D'Urso

3 January 2005	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Newcastle United	West Bromwich, West Midlands
		[ Report]		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,259 Referee: Neale Barry

22 January 2005	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Manchester City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
17:15	Campbell 5' Wallwork 81'	[ Report]		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,348 Referee: Graham Poll

1 February 2005 25	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich, West Midlands
GMT (UTC)	Campbell 82' Earnshaw 90'	Report	Sorondo 12' Johnson 47' Riihilahti 90'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,092 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

5 February 2005	Norwich City	3–2	West Bromwich Albion	Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 GMT	Fleming 45' Doherty 62' Francis 85'		Earnshaw 41' Richardson 49'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 24,292 Referee: Chris Foy

6 March 2005	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Birmingham City	West Bromwich, West Midlands
12:00 GMT (UTC)	Clement 53' Campbell 64'			Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,749 Referee: Steve Dunn

15 March 2005	Chelsea	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	Fulham, London
		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge

2 May 2005	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Arsenal	West Bromwich, West Midlands
		Report	van Persie 66' Edu 90'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,351 Referee: Neale Barry

Everton 2-1 West Brom
West Brom 1-0 Everton
West Brom 4-1 Charlton
West Brom 2-0 Portsmouth

References

↑ "Megson sacked by West Brom". BBC News. 26 October 2004.
↑ "Baggies appoint Robson as manager". BBC News. 9 November 2004.
↑ Moore was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Jamaica in 2006.
↑ Johnson was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1998.
↑ Earnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in 2002.
↑ Dobie was born in Workington, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and made his international debut for Scotland in 2002.
↑ http://www.11v11.com/teams/west-bromwich-albion/tab/players/season/2005
↑ "Scimeca joins West Brom". BBC Sport. 18 May 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Baggies sign Albrechtsen". BBC Sport. 2004-06-03. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Baggies snatch Purse". BBC Sport. 2004-06-18. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "West Brom bag keeper". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 July 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Greening joins West Brom". BBC Sport. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Albion bag Gera". BBC Sport. 2004-07-30. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Baggies seal Kanu deal". BBC News. 30 July 2004.
↑ "Earnshaw signs for Baggies". BBC Sport (BBC). 30 August 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Baggies snap up Contra". BBC News. 31 August 2004.
↑ "Inamoto signs for West Brom". BBC Sport. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "West Brom sign striker Campbell". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Man Utd winger signs for Baggies". BBC Sport. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "West Brom complete Chaplow deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Eight feel Baggies axe". BBC Sport. 2004-05-10. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Tigers sign pair". BBC Sport. 2004-06-25. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
↑ "Mkandawire joins Bulls". BBC News. 9 July 2004.
↑ "Walsall swoop for Kinsella". BBC Sport article. 2004-07-27. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Hughes contract cancelled". BBC News. 9 August 2004.
↑ "Gregan seals Leeds move". BBC News. 16 September 2004.
↑ "Hornets land Chambers". BBC News. 25 September 2004.
↑ "Lions pip Preston in Dobie chase". BBC News. 8 November 2004.
↑ "Baggies defender forced to retire". BBC News. 2 December 2004.
↑ "Mansfield complete Brown capture". BBC Sport. 2004-12-06. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
↑ "Dyer makes loan move to Coventry". BBC News. 22 March 2005.
↑ "Marshall retires after leg injury". BBC Sport. 2005-04-22. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
↑ "Haas parts company with West Brom". BBC News. 21 January 2005.
↑ "Hulse completes Leeds loan switch". BBC News. 9 February 2005.
↑ "O'Connor seals switch to Burnley". BBC News. 24 March 2005.

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