2004–05 Stoke City F.C. season
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The 2004–05 season was Stoke City's 98th season in the Football League and the 38th in the second tier, it was also the first season in the new re-branded Football League Championship.
2004–05 season | ||
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Chairman | Gunnar Gíslason | |
Manager | Tony Pulis | |
Stadium | Britannia Stadium | |
Championship | 12th (61 Points) | |
FA Cup | Third Round | |
League Cup | First Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Gifton Noel-Williams (13) All: Gifton Noel-Williams (13) | |
Highest home attendance | 23,029 vs Ipswich Town (14 September 2004) | |
Lowest home attendance | 12,785 vs Cardiff City (5 April 2005) | |
Average home league attendance | 16,455 | |
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With supporter expectation now rising there were hopes that Stoke could soon begin to mount a serious attempt to return to the top flight. But after a poor summer in terms of transfer activity those hopes subsided, but soon returned after a good start to the season with Stoke going top of the table in early September. But any hopes of a promotion push soon vanished with some poor performances and most notably a lack of goals being scored. In fact Stoke went on a dull run of 'binary' results, from 23 October 2004 to 22 February 2005 the only score line was that of 0–0, 1–0, 0–1 and 1–1. Supporters began to vent their anger at the lack of entertainment on offer as the side fell into mid-table obscurity and a final finish of 12th the outcome of a forgettable season.[1]