2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season
| Manchester City | |
| Season 2004–05 | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Publicly traded company |
| Chairman | John Wardle |
| Managers |
Kevin Keegan (until 11 March 2005) Stuart Pearce |
| Team captain | Sylvain Distin |
| Home stadium |
City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) |
| PremierLeague | Eighth |
| League Cup | Third round |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| Top goalscorers |
League: Shaun Wright-Phillips Template:40 and Robbie Fowler (30 goals) (15th highest in Premier League) All comps: Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| Season revenue | € 90.1 million(17th highest in world) (7th highest in Premier League) |
| Average home attendance |
45,192 – over 19 PL home games (3rd highest in Premier League) |
| Highest home attendance |
47,221 v Middlesbrough 15 May 2005 |
| Highest away attendance |
67,863 v Manchester United 7 November 2004 |
| Lowest home attendance |
19,578 v Barnsley 21 September 2004 |
| Lowest away attendance |
13,171 v Oldham Athletic 8 January 2005 |
← 2003–04  2005–06 →
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| Results summary - all competitions | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 6 | 6 | 42.9% |
| Away | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25.0% |
| Both | 14 | 13 | 14 | 34.1% |
| Results summary - Premier League | ||||
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 6 | 5 | 42.1% |
| Away | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26.3% |
| Both | 13 | 13 | 12 | 34.2% |
All comps: Shaun Wright-Phillips
and Robbie Fowler (11 goals)
The 2004–05 season was Manchester City Football Club's third consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its eighth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 113th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.
Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).
Updated to games played on 15 May 2005 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2004-05
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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