2004–05 Sheffield United F.C. season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
In 2004–05 season, Warnock once again brought in a host of new faces with the pick being arguably the signings of former Sheffield Wednesday players Bromby, Quinn and Geary. The Blades again flirted around the play-offs places but some inconsistent performances, which included only winning 5 of their last 20 Championship games, saw the club again fall just short of the top six.
Final league table
Results
Sheffield United's score comes first
Legend
Football League Championship
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 2004 | Burnley | A | 1-1 | 16,956 | Gray |
| 10 August 2004 | Stoke City | H | 0-0 | 19,723 | |
| 14 August 2004 | Reading | H | 0-1 | 22,429 | |
| 20 August 2004 | Preston North End | A | 1-0 | 12,084 | Gray |
| 28 August 2004 | Leeds United | H | 2-0 | 22,959 | Ward, Harley |
| 31 August 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1-0 | 13,804 | Gray |
| 11 September 2004 | West Ham United | H | 1-2 | 21,058 | Quinn |
| 14 September 2004 | Leicester City | A | 2-3 | 23,422 | Morgan, Forte |
| 18 September 2004 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0-4 | 10,682 | |
| 25 September 2004 | Coventry City | H | 1-1 | 16,337 | Black |
| 28 September 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1-0 | 17,908 | Shaw |
| 2 October 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1-1 | 6,418 | Shaw |
| 17 October 2004 | Gillingham | A | 3-1 | 6,964 | Shaw (2), Tonge |
| 19 October 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1-1 | 19,445 | Liddell |
| 23 October 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2-1 | 18,893 | Bromby, Gray |
| 29 October 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3-2 | 7,131 | Harley, Gray, Cadamarteri |
| 2 November 2004 | Ipswich Town | A | 1-5 | 22,977 | Bromby |
| 6 November 2004 | Gillingham | H | 0-0 | 16,598 | |
| 13 November 2004 | Watford | H | 1-1 | 18,454 | Quinn |
| 20 November 2004 | Derby County | A | 1-0 | 25,725 | Quinn |
| 27 November 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3-3 | 18,946 | Bromby, Thirlwell, Shaw |
| 4 December 2004 | Millwall | A | 2-1 | 11,207 | Liddell, Geary |
| 11 December 2004 | Rotherham United | A | 2-2 | 8,195 | Tonge, Shaw |
| 18 December 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 2-1 | 18,240 | Liddell, Gray |
| 26 December 2004 | Coventry City | A | 2-1 | 21,146 | Morgan, Gray |
| 28 December 2004 | Leicester City | H | 2-0 | 22,100 | Gray, Quinn |
| 1 January 2005 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0-2 | 21,869 | |
| 3 January 2005 | West Ham United | A | 2-0 | 27,424 | Řepka (own goal), Bromby |
| 15 January 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1-2 | 21,482 | Mayo (own goal) |
| 22 January 2005 | Sunderland | A | 0-1 | 27,337 | |
| 5 February 2005 | Ipswich Town | H | 0-2 | 20,680 | |
| 22 February 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-3 | 13,953 | |
| 26 February 2005 | Rotherham United | H | 1-0 | 18,431 | Shaw |
| 5 March 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 0-1 | 12,250 | |
| 8 March 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4-0 | 16,079 | Kabba (2), Gray (2) |
| 12 March 2005 | Stoke City | A | 0-2 | 17,019 | |
| 15 March 2005 | Preston North End | H | 1-1 | 18,647 | Bromby |
| 19 March 2005 | Burnley | H | 2-1 | 19,374 | Quinn, Gray |
| 2 April 2005 | Reading | A | 0-0 | 18,899 | |
| 5 April 2005 | Leeds United | A | 4-0 | 28,936 | Webber, Montgomery, Gray (2) |
| 9 April 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3-2 | 20,426 | Webber (2), Gray (pen) |
| 12 April 2005 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1-1 | 21,903 | Quinn |
| 15 April 2005 | Derby County | H | 0-1 | 20,794 | |
| 23 April 2005 | Watford | A | 0-0 | 17,138 | |
| 30 April 2005 | Millwall | H | 0-1 | 19,797 | |
| 8 May 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2-4 | 27,454 | Quinn, Gray |
FA Cup
Main article:
2004–05 FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
- Jon Harley - Fulham, 21 June, free[1]
- Barry Hayles - Fulham, 23 June, free[2]
- Leigh Bromby - Sheffield Wednesday, 23 June, free
- Alan Quinn - Sheffield Wednesday, 23 June, free
- Andy Liddell - Wigan Athletic, 23 June
- Phil Barnes - Blackpool, 25 June, free[3]
- Paul Thirlwell - Sunderland, 27 July, free[4]
- Danny Cadamarteri - Leeds United, 30 September, £50,000[5]
- Emanuele Gabrieli - 30 September, free
- Derek Geary - Stockport County, 22 October, £25,000
- David Johnson - Nottingham Forest, 10 March, loan
- Luke Beckett - Stockport County, November, £50,000
- Danny Cullip - Brighton & Hove Albion, 17 December, £250,000[6]
- Tommy Johnson - Gillingham
- Danny Haystead
- Adrian Harper
Out
Loans in
Loans out
- Paul Shaw - Rotherham United, loan
- Ashley Sestanovich - Grimsby Town, free
- Evan Horwood - Stockport County, 11 March, loan
- Colin Marrison - Leigh RMI, 11 March, work experience
- Jake Speight - Leigh RMI, 11 March, work experience
- Luke Beckett - Huddersfield Town, 18 March, loan
- Danny Cullip - Watford, 24 March, loan[9]
References