2004–05 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
200405 season
Chairman Phil Gartside
Manager Sam Allardyce
Stadium Reebok Stadium
FA Premier League 6th
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
El Hadji Diouf (9)
All:
Kevin Davies
El Hadji Diouf
Henrik Pedersen (9)
Highest home attendance 27,880 (vs. Liverpool, 29 August)
Lowest home attendance 16,151 (vs. Fulham, 19 February 2005)

The 200405 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Season summary

Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup.

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Kevin Poole
2 England DF Anthony Barness
3 Brazil DF Júlio César
4 England MF Kevin Nolan
5 France DF Bruno N'Gotty
6 Wales MF Gary Speed
7 Greece MF Stelios Giannakopoulos
9 Denmark FW Henrik Pedersen
10 Nigeria MF Jay-Jay Okocha (captain)
11 Jamaica MF Ricardo Gardner
14 England FW Kevin Davies
15 Tunisia DF Radhi Jaïdi
16 Spain DF Iván Campo
No. Position Player
17 France DF Florent Laville
18 England DF Nicky Hunt
20 Spain DF Fernando Hierro
21 Senegal FW El Hadji Diouf (on loan from Liverpool)
22 Finland GK Jussi Jääskeläinen
23 France DF Vincent Candela
24 Nigeria MF Blessing Kaku
26 Israel DF Tal Ben Haim
28 Portugal FW Ricardo Vaz Tê
30 England FW Ricky Shakes[1]
33 Republic of Ireland MF Joey O'Brien
39 Senegal FW Khalilou Fadiga

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
8 England FW Michael Bridges (to Sunderland)
13 England GK Andy Oakes (on loan from Derby County)
No. Position Player
23 England FW Les Ferdinand (to Reading)
- England DF Danny Livesey (to Carlisle United)

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
31 England DF Charlie Comyn-Platt
32 England DF Jason Talbot
No. Position Player
34 France FW Bedi Buval
35 England DF Bradley Hill

Transfers

In

Out

Note: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004,[18] with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.[19]

Matches

Statistics

Appearances

Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 France Bruno N'Gotty Defender 37 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 41 (0)
2 Finland Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeper 36 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 40 (0)
3 Wales Gary Speed Midfielder 37 (1) 2 (0) 0 (0) 39 (1)
4 England Kevin Davies Striker 33 (1) 4 (0) 1 (1) 38 (2)
5 Jamaica Ricardo Gardner Defender/Midfielder 30 (3) 3 (1) 1 (0) 34 (4)
6 England Nicky Hunt Defender 29 (0) 3 (1) 1 (0) 33 (1)
7 England Kevin Nolan Midfielder 27 (9) 2 (0) 2 (2) 31 (11)
8 Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos Midfielder 28 (6) 1 (1) 2 (0) 31 (7)
9 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 29 (2) 1 (0) 1 (0) 31 (2)
10 Senegal El Hadji Diouf Midfielder/Striker 23 (4) 2 (0) 1 (2) 26 (6)
11 Israel Tal Ben Haim Defender 19 (2) 4 (0) 2 (0) 25 (2)
12 Spain Iván Campo Defender/Midfielder 21 (7) 1 (1) 0 (0) 22 (8)
13 Tunisia Radhi Jaïdi Defender 21 (7) 1 (0) 0 (0) 22 (7)
14 Spain Fernando Hierro Midfielder 15 (14) 4 (0) 2 (0) 21 (14)
15 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Striker 13 (14) 3 (1) 1 (1) 17 (16)
16 France Vincent Candela Defender 9 (1) 1 (1) 0 (0) 10 (2)
17 England Anthony Barness Defender 5 (3) 0 (2) 1 (0) 6 (5)
18 Spain Julio Cesar Defender 4 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 6 (1)
19 Portugal Ricardo Vaz Tê Striker 1 (6) 2 (0) 0 (0) 3 (6)
20 Senegal Khalilou Fadiga Midfielder 0 (5) 3 (0) 0 (0) 3 (5)
21 England Kevin Poole Goalkeeper 1 (1) 0 (0) 2 (0) 3 (1)
22 England Les Ferdinand Striker 1 (11) 0 (0) 1 (1) 2 (12)
23 Nigeria Blessing Kaku Midfielder 0 (1) 0 (0) 1 (1) 1 (2)
24 England Andy Oakes Goalkeeper 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0)
25 Republic of Ireland Joey O'Brien Defender/Midfielder 0 (1) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (2)
26 Trinidad and Tobago Ricky Shakes Midfielder 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (1) 0 (1)

Top scorers

P Player Position PL FAC LC Total
1 England Kevin Davies Striker 8 1 0 9
1 Senegal El Hadji Diouf Midfielder/Striker 9 0 0 9
1 Denmark Henrik Pedersen Striker 6 2 1 9
4 Greece Stelios Giannakopoulos MIdfielder 7 1 0 8
5 Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha Midfielder 6 0 1 7

References

  1. Shakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011.
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