During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Chairman | Milan Mandaric | ||
| Manager | Harry Redknapp (until 24 November)[1] Velimir Zajec (from 24 November to April)[2][3] Alain Perrin (from 7 April)[4] | ||
| Stadium | Fratton Park | ||
| Premier League | 16th | ||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Yakubu (13) All: Yakubu (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,210 (in 2 matches) vs. Chelsea (28 December 2004) vs Southampton (24 April 2005) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 19,620 vs. Middlesbrough (1 February 2005) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 19,915 | ||
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Season summary
editPortsmouth's campaign got off to a good start, winning four of their first ten games including the famous, brilliant 2–0 win over Manchester United as they maintained a strong mid-table position in late October. However, manager Harry Redknapp walked out on Portsmouth in November after a row with chairman Milan Mandaric over the appointment of new Director of Football Velimir Zajec at the club. Zajec replaced Redknapp as manager with immediate effect, but under his management the club's form dipped, bringing the club from the top ten to a few points above the relegation zone. In April, Zajec was replaced by Frenchman Alain Perrin; Perrin managed to secure Portsmouth's Premiership status with a few games of the season left. Despite this, Portsmouth still played a pivotal role in the "Survival Sunday" relegation drama - by losing 2–0 at West Bromwich Albion they both secured Albion's Premiership status and helped relegate arch-rivals Southampton (although Southampton were beaten 2–1 at home by Manchester United and would have been relegated even if Albion had lost).
Final league table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 42 | |
| 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 |
Source: [5]
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
Kit
editPortsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.
First-team squad
edit- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Statistics
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
editIn
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Andy Griffin - Newcastle United, free, 26 May 2004 [14]- Jamie Ashdown - Reading, June 2004, undisclosed[15]
- David Unsworth - Everton, free, 12 July 2004[16]
Lomana LuaLua - Newcastle United, undisclosed (estimated £1,750,000), 12 July 2004[16]
Andrea Guatelli - Fiorenzuola, free, 2 August 2004[17]
Aliou Cissé - Birmingham City, £300,000, 6 August 2004[18]
Ricardo Fuller - Preston North End, £1,000,000, 20 August 2004[19]- Diomansy Kamara - Modena, £2,500,000, 30 August 2004[20]
Valéry Mézague - 
Montpellier, season loan, 31 August 2004[21]
Giannis Skopelitis - Egaleo, 28 January 2005, season loan with option of making permanent, £300,000 rising to £1,000,000 if made permanent[22]- Kostas Chalkias - Panathinaikos, 28 January 2005, nominal fee
Aleksander Rodić - NK Gorica, 31 January 2005, undisclosed[23]
Out
edit- Tim Sherwood - Coventry City, free, 9 July 2004[24]
- Teddy Sheringham West Ham United, free, 14 July 2004 [25]
- Deon Burton - Brentford, undisclosed, 16 July 2004 (officially joined 1 August)[26]
Ivica Mornar - Rennes, season loan, 8 August 2004[27]- Eddie Howe - AFC Bournemouth, free, 12 November 2004[28]
- Lewis Buxton - Stoke City, 24 December 2004 [29]
Anthony Pulis - Stoke City, 24 December 2004[29]- John Curtis - Nottingham Forest, free, January 2005[30]
Nigel Quashie - Southampton, £2,100,000, 17 January 2005[31]- Amdy Faye - Newcastle United, £2,000,000, 23 January 2005[32]
- Kevin Harper - Stoke City, undisclosed, 1 February 2005[33]
Eyal Berkovic - Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4 February 2005[34]- David Unsworth - Ipswich Town, four-month loan, 15 February 2005[35]
- Alan Knight - retired, 2004
- Warren Hunt - Fareham Town, 2004
Sebastian Olszar - Polonia Warsaw, 2004- Carl Robinson - Sunderland, 2004
- Sébastien Schemmel - Le Havre, December 2004
Harald Wapenaar - Vitesse Arnhem, 2005- Rowan Vine - Luton Town, loan, 2004
- Mark Burchill - Hearts, loan
- Transfers in:
£5,750,000 - Transfers out:
£4,100,000 - Total spending: £1,650,000
Results
editResults per matchday
editPremiership
edit| 14 August 2004 1 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Unsworth  16' (pen.) |
Report | Savage 10' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,021 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 21 August 2004 2 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Greenwich, London |
| Euell 23' Unsworth 87' (o.g.) |
Report | Berger 53' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 25,204 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 30 August 2004 3 | Portsmouth | 4–3 | Fulham | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Berkovic 19' Yakubu 21' (pen.) |
Report | Cole 39' Boa Morte 41'Bocanegra 75' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,728 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 11 September 2004 4 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Fuller 3' Berger 47'Popovic 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Granville 43' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,019 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 18 September 2004 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Portsmouth | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Jansen 75' |
Report | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,647 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 26 September 2004 6 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Everton | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Report | Cahill 80' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,125 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 2 October 2004 7 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Portsmouth | Norwich, Norfolk |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Huckerby 63' Charlton 67' |
Report | Yakubu 37' Berger 65' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,853 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 18 October 2004 8 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Yakubu 63' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 24 October 2004 9 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Downing 74' |
Report | Kamara 5' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,964 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 30 October 2004 10 | Portsmouth | 2–0 | Manchester United | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Unsworth 53' (pen.) Yakubu 72' |
Report | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,190 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 6 November 2004 11 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Whittingham 18' Ángel 25'Solano 40' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,633 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 13 November 2004 12 | 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 13 | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Manchester City | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| O'Neil 8' |
Report | Wright-Phillips 6' Sibierski 79'Bosvelt 87' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,101 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 27 November 2004 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Report | De Zeeuw 45' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 4 December 2004 15 | Portsmouth | 3–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Purse 35' De Zeeuw 85'LuaLua 89' |
Report | Stefanovic 14' (o.g.) Earnshaw 45' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,110 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 11 December 2004 16 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside |
| Bowyer 3' |
Report | Stone 30' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,480 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 14 December 2004 17 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Gerrard 70' |
Report | LuaLua 90' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,064 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 19 December 2004 18 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Arsenal | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Report | Campbell 75' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,170 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 26 December 2004 19 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Croydon, London |
| Report | Primus 69' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,238 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 28 December 2004 20 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Chelsea | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Report | Robben 79' Cole 90' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 1 January 2005 21 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Norwich City | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 15:00 GMT | Yakubu 61' (pen.) |
Report | Edworthy  5'Francis 9' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,015 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 4 January 2005 22 | Everton | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| Stubbs 29' Osman 90' |
Report | Yakubu 31' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,480 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 15 January 2005 23 | Portsmouth | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 15:00 GMT | LuaLua 51' Faye 90' |
Report | Pedersen 55' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,904 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 22 January 2005 24 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Fulham, London |
| Drogba 15', 39' Robben 21' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,267 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 1 February 2005 25 | Portsmouth | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Taylor 40' Yakubu 58' |
Report | Christie 35' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,620 Referee: Phil Crossley |
| 5 February 2005 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Mido 34', 57' Keane 83' |
Report | Kamara 28' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 12 February 2005 27 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 15:00 GMT | Yakubu 24' (pen.) |
Report | De Zeeuw 17' (o.g.) Hitzlsperger 73' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,160 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 26 February 2005 28 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Trafford, Greater Manchester |
| Rooney 8', 81' |
Report | O'Neil 47' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,989 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 5 March 2005 29 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Portsmouth | Islington, London |
| Henry 39', 53', 85' |
Report | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,079 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 19 March 2005 30 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Stone 45' |
Report | Dyer 43' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 3 April 2005 31 | Fulham | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Fulham, London |
| Cole 63' McBride 81'Boa Morte 90' |
Report | LuaLua 32' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,502 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 9 April 2005 32 | Portsmouth | 4–2 | Charlton Athletic | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| BST (UTC+01) | Yakubu 3' Stone 20'Kamara 83'LuaLua 90' |
Report | Fortune 22' Murphy 45' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,108 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 16 April 2005 33 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 17:15 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,883 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 20 April 2005 34 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Liverpool | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Kamara 34' |
Report | Morientes 4' Luis García 45' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,205 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 24 April 2005 35 | 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 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01) | Distin 4' Fowler 16' |
Report | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,454 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 7 May 2005 37 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Yakubu 72' |
Report | Diouf 11' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,188 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 15 May 2005 38 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Portsmouth | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
| Horsfield 58' Richardson 75' |
Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,751 Referee: Mike Riley |
FA Cup
edit- Third round: Portsmouth 1-0 Gillingham (Yakubu 49)
- Fourth round: Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth (Oakley 54, Crouch 90 pen.; Yakubu 57 pen.)
League Cup
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- ^ Hislop was born in Hackney, England, and represented England at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 1999.
- ^ Kamara was born in Paris, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his international debut for Senegal in 2003.
- ^ Rodić was born in Kozarska Dubica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia-Herzegovina).
- ^ Mézague was born in Marseille, France, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and made his international debut for Cameroon in 2003.
- ^ Harper was born in Oldham, England.
- ^ Quashie was born in Southwark, England, and represented England at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in May 2004.
- ^ Pulis was born in Bristol, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and would later represent them at U-21 level.
- ^ Péricard was born in Efok, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
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