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During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. It was the club's 27th consecutive season in the English top flight and their 120th year in existence, The team would be relegated at the end of the season after a 2–1 loss against Manchester United,[3] they exited the FA Cup on the sixth round due to a 4–0 loss against Manchester United that was broadcast on the BBC,[4] they were also eliminated from the Carling Cup in the fourth round, losing 5–2 against Watford.[5] This season would also be Peter Crouch's only season with the club as he was transferred to Liverpool at the end of the season,[6] while playing for the Saints he would earn his first England call-up.[7]
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| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Chairman | Rupert Lowe | ||
| Manager | Paul Sturrock (until 23 August)[1] Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December) Harry Redknapp (from 8 December)[2] | ||
| Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 20th (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Crouch (12) All: Peter Crouch (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 32,066 (vs. Manchester United, 15 May) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,343 (vs. Fulham, 5 January) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 30,609 | ||
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Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement Steve Wigley failed to improve results and he was soon sacked with the club deep in relegation peril. Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 34 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |
| 19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 33 | |
| 20 | Southampton (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 32 |
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.
- Squad at end of season[9]
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Left club during season
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Appearances, goals and cards
- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Domestic cups | Total | Discipline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK |  Antti Niemi |
28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Jason Dodd |
4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Graeme Le Saux |
24+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  Jelle Van Damme |
4+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Claus Lundekvam |
31+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 38+6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  Andreas Jakobsson |
24+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 28+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Kevin Phillips |
21+9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26+9 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Matt Oakley |
6+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | James Beattie |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |  Neil McCann |
5+6 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Michael Svensson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Anders Svensson |
21+9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Paul Smith |
5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Peter Crouch |
18+9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 25+9 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF |  Alaeddine Yahia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Martin Cranie |
3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  Marian Pahars |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |  Rory Delap |
34+3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 40+3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  Danny Higginbotham |
20+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | David Prutton |
19+4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24+4 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Jo Tessem |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Darren Kenton |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  Oliver Bernard |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  Arron Davies |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Dexter Blackstock |
8+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 4 | 8+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Michael Poke |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Matthew Mills |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Leon Best |
1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK |  Alan Blayney |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Fabrice Fernandes |
14+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Leandre Griffit |
0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Yoann Folly |
1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Chris Baird |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Paul Telfer |
26+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 30+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | FW |  Kenwyne Jones |
1+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Mikael Nilsson |
12+4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Brett Ormerod |
5+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW |  Henri Camara |
10+3 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 11+4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK |  Kasey Keller |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Jamie Redknapp |
16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Calum Davenport |
5+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Nigel Quashie |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
In
Jelle Van Damme – 
Ajax, £2,500,000, 9 June 2004[16]
Peter Crouch – Aston Villa, £2,000,000, 9 July 2004[17]
Andreas Jakobsson – 
Brøndby IF, £1,000,000, 31 August 2004[18]
Kasey Keller – Tottenham Hotspur, 12 November 2004, month loan[19]- Calum Davenport – Tottenham Hotspur, 3 January 2005, five-month loan[20]
- Jamie Redknapp – Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2005, free transfer[21]
Nigel Quashie – Portsmouth, 17 January 2005, £2,100,000[22]
Olivier Bernard – Newcastle United, undisclosed (believed to be £400,000), 31 January 2005[23]
Henri Camara – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 January 2005, four-month loan[24]
Alaeddine Yahia – Guingamp, £350,000- Mikael Nilsson – Halmstad, £400,000[25]
Out
Agustín Delgado – released (later joined Aucas), 17 June 2004[26]- Mike Williamson – Wycombe Wanderers, season loan, 4 July 2004[27]
- Fitz Hall – Crystal Palace, £1,500,000, 12 August 2004[28]
- Stephen Crainey – Leeds United, £200,000, 26 August 2004[29]
- Martin Cranie – Bournemouth, loan, 29 October 2004[30]
Arron Davies – Yeovil Town, undisclosed, 16 December 2004
Kenwyne Jones – Sheffield Wednesday, loan, 17 December 2004- James Beattie – Everton, 4 January 2005, £6,000,000[31]
- Yoann Folly – Nottingham Forest, month loan, 7 January 2005[32]
Alan Blayney – Rushden & Diamonds, loan, 1 February 2005- Alan Blayney – Brighton & Hove Albion, loan, 24 March 2005[33]
- Jason Dodd – Plymouth Argyle, month loan, 24 March 2005[34]
- Dexter Blackstock – Plymouth Argyle, loan
- Leon Best – Queens Park Rangers, loan[35]
- Stuart Anderson – Blackpool
Premier League
| 14 August 2004 1 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 15:00 | Vassell  12'Cole 34' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,690 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 21 August 2004 2 | Southampton | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Phillips 32' A. Svensson 74'Beattie 90' (pen.) |
Report | Ferguson 50' Dickov 68' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,492 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 25 August 2004 3 | Southampton | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Crouch 85' |
Report | Pedersen 7' Okocha 27' (pen.) |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,713 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 28 August 2004 4 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
| Beattie 34' (o.g.) Lampard 41' (pen.) |
Report | Beattie 1' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,864 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 13 September 2004 5 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Southampton | Greenwich, London |
| Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 24,263 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 19 September 2004 6 | Southampton | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| A. Svensson 53' |
Report | Prutton 45' (o.g.) Carr 57' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,709 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 25 September 2004 7 | Fulham | 1–0 | Southampton | Fulham, London |
| Radzinski 24' |
Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,237 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 2 October 2004 8 | Southampton | 0–0 | Manchester City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 12:45 | report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,605 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 16 October 2004 9 | Everton | 1–0 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Osman 88' |
Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,256 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 24 October 2004 10 | Southampton | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,568 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 30 October 2004 11 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Southampton | Islington, London |
| Henry 67' van Persie 90' |
Report | Delap 80', 85' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,141 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 6 November 2004 12 | Southampton | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Southampton, Hampshire |
| A. Svensson 28', 87' |
Report | Earnshaw 29', 37' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,057 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 13 November 2004 13 | Southampton | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Blackstock 18' Phillips 71' |
Report | Jakobsson 12' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,921 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 20 November 2004 14 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Southampton | Norwich, Norfolk |
| 15:00 GMT | Francis 28', 52' |
Report | Beattie 24' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,706 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 27 November 2004 15 | Southampton | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Phillips 50' Jakobsson 76' |
Report | Johnson 48' Jakobsson 54' (o.g.) |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,833 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 4 December 2004 16 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Southampton | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Scholes 53' Rooney 58'Ronaldo 87' |
Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,921 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 11 December 2004 17 | Southampton | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Phillips 45' Crouch 64' |
Report | Higgonbotham 89' (o.g.) Downing 90' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,018 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 18 December 2004 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Southampton | Haringey, London |
| Defoe 8', 27', 61' Kanouté 44'Keane 88' |
Report | Crouch 47' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,054 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 26 December 2004 19 | Southampton | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 28 December 2004 20 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Sinama Pongolle 44' |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,382 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 1 January 2005 21 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Southampton | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| 15:00 | Bosvelt 19' S. Wright-Phillips 40' |
report | Phillips 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,895 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 5 January 2005 22 | Southampton | 3–3 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Phillips 21', 29' Rosenior 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Diop 20' Malbranque 43'Radzinski 50' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,343 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 15 January 2005 23 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shearer 9' (pen.) Bramble 38' |
Report | Crouch 42' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,266 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 22 January 2005 24 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Prutton 5' Crouch 22' |
Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,017 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 2 February 2005 25 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Pandiani 12' Blake 41' (pen.) |
Report | Camara 52' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,797 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 6 February 2005 26 | Southampton | 2–2 | Everton | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Crouch 36' Camara 55' |
Report | Beattie 4' Bent 90' |
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,509 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 22 February 2005 27 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Southampton | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
| Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,865 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 26 February 2005 28 | Southampton | 1–1 | Arsenal | Southampton, Hampshire |
Prutton  35'  45'Crouch 67' |
Report | Ljungberg 45' van Persie 52' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,815 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 5 March 2005 29 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Quashie 51' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,903 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 20 March 2005 30 | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Southampton | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Hasselbaink 41' |
Report | Jakobsson 14' Crouch 60', 67' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,082 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 2 April 2005 31 | Southampton | 1–3 | Chelsea | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Phillips 69' |
Report | Lampard 22' Guðjohnsen 39', 83' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,949 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 9 April 2005 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Southampton | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Pederson 11' Jakobson (o.g.) 48'Reid 55' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Parm Attendance: 20,726 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 16 April 2005 33 | Southampton | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Phillips 4' Crouch 13' |
Report | Cole 55' Solano 70'Davis 72' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,926 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 19 April 2005 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Southampton | Horwich, Greater Manchester |
| Giannakopoulos 25' |
Report | Phillips 69' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Mark Calttenburg |
| 24 April 2005 34 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Southampton | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Yakubu 4' (pen.) de Zeeuw 17'LuaLua 22', 27' |
Report | Camara 20' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 30 April 2005 36 | Southampton | 4–3 | Norwich City | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 15:00 BST | Oakley 7' Crouch 20'Le Saux 39'Camara 88' |
Report | Bentley 3' Higginbotham 31' (o.g.)McKenzie 45' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,944 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 7 May 2005 37 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Southampton | Croydon, London |
| BST | Hall 34' Ventola 72'Sorondo  |
Report | Crouch 37' (pen.) Higginbotham 90' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,066 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 15 May 2005 38 | Southampton | 1–2 | Manchester United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| BST | O'Shea 10' (o.g.) |
Report | Fletcher 19' van Nistelrooy 63' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,066 Referee: Steve Bennett |
FA Cup
| 5 January 2005 3 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Southampton | Northampton |
| 15:00 | Williamson 30' |
Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 29 January 2005 4 | Southampton | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Oakley 54' Crouch 90' (pen.) |
2–1 | Yakubu 57' (pen.) Kamara 72' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,453 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 19 February 2005 5 | Southampton | 2–2 | Brentford | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Camara 4', 36' |
Report | Rankin 40' Sodje 58' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 24,741 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 1 March 2005 5 (replay) | Brentford | 1–3 | Southampton | Hounslow, London |
| Hutchinson 4' |
Report | Crouch 11' (90) Phillips 67' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,720 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 12 March 2005 6 | Southampton | 0–4 | Manchester United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 17:15 | Report | Keane 2' Ronaldo 45'Scholes 48', 87' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,971 Referee: Howard Webb |
League Cup
| 22 September 2004 2 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Southampton | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,343 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 27 October 2004 3 | Southampton | 3–2 | Colchester United | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Blackstock 50', 54', 80' |
Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,588 Referee: M Jones |
| 9 November 2004 4 | Watford | 5–2 | Southampton | Watford, Hertfordshire |
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Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,008 Referee: Barry Knight |
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