Crewe Alexandra 2004–05 football season
During the 2004–05 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Championship , their 82nd in the English Football League .
At the start of the 2004–05 season, Crewe were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season; comfortably in the top half of the table, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window,[ 1] Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2–1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference.[ 2]
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.
(R) Relegated
Crewe Alexandra's score comes first [ 3]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 7 August 2004 Cardiff City H 2–2 7,339 Ashton (pen), Higdon 10 August 2004 Sunderland A 1–3 22,341 Rivers 14 August 2004 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 24,201 Rivers (2) 21 August 2004 West Ham United H 2–3 7,857 Ashton (2) 28 August 2004 Derby County A 4–2 24,436 Jones (2), Vaughan , Ashton 11 September 2004 Burnley A 0–3 11,274 14 September 2004 Queens Park Rangers H 0–2 5,682 18 September 2004 Leeds United H 2–2 9,095 Ashton (pen), Jones 25 September 2004 Preston North End A 0–1 11,823 28 September 2004 Rotherham United A 3–2 4,498 Ashton (2, 1 pen), Lunt 2 October 2004 Watford H 3–0 6,382 Jones , Sorvel (2) 16 October 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1 6,811 Lunt , White , Higdon 19 October 2004 Wigan Athletic A 1–4 7,547 Jones 23 October 2004 Reading A 0–4 13,630 29 October 2004 Sheffield United H 2–3 7,131 Foster , Thirlwell (own goal) 2 November 2004 Leicester City H 2–2 6,849 Rivers , Otsemobor 6 November 2004 Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–1 6,163 Ashton (2), Rivers 13 November 2004 Stoke City A 0–1 17,640 20 November 2004 Gillingham H 4–1 6,128 Vaughan , Ashton (2), Jones 27 November 2004 Coventry City A 1–0 12,823 Ashton (pen) 30 November 2004 Millwall H 2–1 5,409 Ashton , Varney 4 December 2004 Ipswich Town H 2–2 7,236 Ashton (2) 11 December 2004 Plymouth Argyle H 3–0 6,823 Lunt , Ashton , Doumbe (own goal) 18 December 2004 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 25,340 Lescott (own goal) 28 December 2004 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 15,770 Walker , Rivers 1 January 2005 Leeds United A 2–0 32,302 Ashton , Rivers 3 January 2005 Preston North End H 1–2 8,667 Walker 15 January 2005 Watford A 1–3 11,223 Varney 22 January 2005 Rotherham United H 1–1 6,382 White 5 February 2005 Leicester City A 1–1 27,011 White 12 February 2005 Wigan Athletic H 1–3 15,188 White 15 February 2005 Burnley H 1–1 7,718 Jones 22 February 2005 Reading H 1–1 5,703 Varney 26 February 2005 Plymouth Argyle A 0–3 14,918 5 March 2005 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–4 8,212 Lunt (pen) 8 March 2005 Sheffield United A 0–4 16,079 12 March 2005 Sunderland H 0–1 7,949 15 March 2005 West Ham United A 1–1 26,593 Jones 19 March 2005 Cardiff City A 1–1 10,007 Vaughan 2 April 2005 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 8,458 Sorvel 5 April 2005 Derby County H 1–2 8,026 Vaughan 9 April 2005 Millwall A 3–4 10,767 Lunt (pen), Jones , Varney 16 April 2005 Gillingham A 1–1 10,315 Vaughan 23 April 2005 Stoke City H 0–2 9,166 30 April 2005 Ipswich Town A 1–5 28,244 Vaughan 8 May 2005 Coventry City H 2–1 9,269 Higdon , Jones
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 8 January 2005 Coventry City A 0–3 7,629
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season [ edit ] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
National teams
League competitions
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Cup competitions
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