English Football League Tables
Season 2004-05
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| FA Cup Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
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| PL | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | PL | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 71,896 | aet 5-4p |
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | PL | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 52,077 | |
| Pires, Van Persie 2 | ||||||||
| PL | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | PL | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 69,280 | |
| van Nistelrooy 2, Scholes, Ronaldo | Ameobi | |||||||
| League Cup Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | Liverpool | PL | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 78,000 | aet |
| Gerrard OG, Drogba, Kezman | Riise, Nunez | |||||||
| League Cup Semi-Finals 2005 1st & 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | Watford | Ch | Anfield Road, Liverpool | 35,739 | |
| Gerrard | ||||||||
| PL | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Manchester United | PL | Stamford Bridge, London | 41,492 | |
| Ch | Watford | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | PL | Vicarage Road, Watford | 19,797 | agg 0-2 |
| Gerrard | ||||||||
| PL | Manchester United | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | PL | Old Trafford, Manchester | 67,000 | agg 1-2 |
| Giggs | Lampard, Duff | |||||||
| Champions League Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| PL | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | Milan |  |
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul | 70,024 | aet 3-2p |
| Gerrard, Smicer, Alonso | Crespo 2, Maldini | |||||||
| Championship Play-off Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| Ch | West Ham United | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Ch | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 70,275 | |
| Zamora | ||||||||
| League One Play-off Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| L 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | Hartlepool United | L 1 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 59,808 | |
| McGoven, LacLean (p), Whelan, Talbot | Williams, Daly | |||||||
| League Two Play-off Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| L 2 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | Lincoln City | L 2 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 19,653 | |
| Eastwood, Jupp | ||||||||
| Conference Play-off Final 2005 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
| CPL | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | Stevenage Borough | CPL | Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent | 13,422 | |
| Murphy | ||||||||
Final Table for Season 2004-05
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Premier League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 57 | 95 | Rd 5 | Win | CL SF |
| 2 | -1 | Arsenal | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 51 | 83 | Win | Rd 5 | CL Rd 5 |
| 3 | 0 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 77 | Final | SF | CL Rd 5 |
| 4 | 13 | Everton | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -1 | 61 | Rd 5 | Rd 4 | |
| 5 | -1 | Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 58 | Rd 3 | Final | CL W |
| 6 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 58 | Rd 6 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 55 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | UEFA Rd 5 |
| 8 | 8 | Manchester City | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 52 | Rd 6 | Rd 5 | |
| 10 | -4 | Aston Villa | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -7 | 47 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | -4 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 46 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | -2 | Birmingham City | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -6 | 45 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | -4 | Fulham | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -8 | 44 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | |
| 14 | -9 | Newcastle United | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 44 | SF | Rd 4 | UEFA QF |
| 15 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 42 | SF | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | -3 | Portsmouth | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 33 | -16 | 39 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 | Ch | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -25 | 34 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 18 | Ch | Crystal Palace | 38 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 43 | -21 | 33 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | Ch | Norwich City | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 45 | -35 | 33 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | -8 | Southampton | 38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 32 | Rd 6 | Rd 4 | |
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Championship | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 2 | Sunderland | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 35 | 94 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 44 | 87 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 85 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | 16 | Derby County | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 76 | Rd 4 | Rd 1 | |
| 5 | 10 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 75 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 6 | -2 | West Ham United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 73 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 70 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 67 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | PL | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 13 | 66 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 66 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | UEFA Rd 3 |
| 11 | L 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 32 | -4 | 62 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 12 | -1 | Stoke City | 46 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 61 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 13 | 6 | Burnley | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 60 | Rd 5 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | PL | Leeds United | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -3 | 60 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | PL | Leicester City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 57 | Rd 6 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 | -3 | Cardiff City | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 32 | -3 | 54 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | |
| 17 | L 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 41 | -12 | 53 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -2 | Watford | 46 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 34 | -7 | 52 | Rd 3 | SF | |
| 19 | -7 | Coventry City | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -12 | 52 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 | L 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -25 | 51 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | -3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 48 | -20 | 50 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 | -1 | Gillingham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | -21 | 50 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | -9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 38 | -24 | 44 | Rd 5 | Rd 4 | |
| 24 | -7 | Rotherham United | 46 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -34 | 29 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
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League One | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 9 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 32 | 39 | 98 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 2 | L 2 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 86 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 3 | 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 79 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | 13 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 38 | -3 | 75 | Rd 5 | Rd 1 | |
| 5 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 18 | 72 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 71 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | -4 | Bristol City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 70 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 70 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 9 | L 2 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 70 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 10 | L 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 5 | 66 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 | Ch | Bradford City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 65 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 12 | -7 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -2 | 63 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | -1 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 61 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 14 | Ch | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 41 | -4 | 60 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | -4 | Colchester United | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 59 | Rd 4 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -2 | Blackpool | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 57 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 17 | 3 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -7 | 57 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | -11 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 36 | -10 | 56 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 | -4 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 39 | -13 | 52 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 20 | Ch | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 40 | -14 | 51 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 21 | L 2 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 43 | -24 | 51 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | -9 | Wrexham | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -18 | 43 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | -5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 38 | -24 | 39 | Rd 4 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -5 | Stockport County | 46 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 52 | -49 | 26 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
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| Wrexham deducted 10 pts. | ||||||||||||||||||
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League Two | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | FA Cup | FL Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 7 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 25 | 83 | Rd 4 | Rd 2 | |
| 2 | 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 80 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 3 | 7 | Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 80 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 4 | 13 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 78 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 5 | 15 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 75 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 72 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | -1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 72 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 72 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 | 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 66 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 10 | L 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 65 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | -2 | 63 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 12 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 3 | 60 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 13 | -8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 60 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 14 | 0 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -3 | 60 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 15 | -6 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 39 | -13 | 59 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 16 | -5 | Boston United | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 58 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 17 | -5 | Bury | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 58 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 | L 1 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | -1 | 58 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | |
| 19 | L 1 | Notts County | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -16 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | |
| 20 | CPL | Chester City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | -26 | 52 | Rd 3 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 | CPL | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -5 | 49 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 22 | L 1 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 44 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 | -7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 46 | -46 | 38 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 | -11 | Cambridge United | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -23 | 30 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |
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| Barnet and promoted to League Two as Champions. Cambridge United deducted 10 pts. | ||||||||||||||||||
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