2004–05 Premier League
| Season | 2004–05 |
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| Champions |
Chelsea 1st Premier League title 2nd English title |
| Relegated |
Norwich City Crystal Palace Southampton |
| Champions League |
Chelsea Arsenal Manchester United Everton Liverpool |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 975 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thierry Henry (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Arsenal 7–0 Everton (11 May 2005) |
| Biggest away win |
West Bromwich Albion 0–5 Liverpool (26 December 2004) |
| Highest scoring |
Tottenham Hotspur 4–5 Arsenal (13 November 2004) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games Chelsea |
| Longest unbeaten run | 29 games Chelsea |
| Longest winless run | 15 games West Bromwich Albion |
| Longest losing run | 6 games Bolton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur |
| Highest attendance | 67,989 Manchester United v Portsmouth |
| Lowest attendance | 16,180 Fulham v West Bromwich Albion |
| Average attendance | 33,893 |
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The 2004–05 FA Premier League (known as the Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) began on 14 August 2004 and ended on 15 May 2005. Arsenal were the defending champions after going unbeaten the previous season. Chelsea won the title with a record 95 points, securing the title with a 2-0 win at The Reebok Stadium against Bolton Wanderers. Chelsea also broke a number of other records during their campaign, most notably breaking the record of most games won in a single Premier League campaign, securing 29 wins in the league in home and away matches.
In the domestic cup competitions, Arsenal won the FA Cup after beating holders Manchester United on penalties in the final. Chelsea won the Football League Cup, beating Liverpool (who had defeated holders Middlesbrough in the 4th round) 3–2 after extra time.
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Though they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs at the end of the season, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as they were defending champions of the European competition. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round. See Liverpool F.C. 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification
2. Since the finalists of the 2004–05 FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were confirmed to qualify for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded with entry to the 2005-06 UEFA Cup.
(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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