2004–05 West Ham United F.C. season
| 2004–05 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Terry Brown | ||
| Manager | Alan Pardew | ||
| Stadium | Boleyn Ground | ||
| Championship | 6th (Promoted via Play-offs) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 33,482 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,031 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 27,403 | ||
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During the 2004–05 English football season, West Ham United competed in the Football League Championship.
Following the previous season's First Division play-off final loss to Crystal Palace, Rob Lee, Brian Deane, Wayne Quinn and Shaun Byrne were all released from West Ham on free transfers. Their departures were closely followed by those of Kevin Horlock, who signed for Ipswich Town, and David Connolly, who left for Leicester City in a £500,000 deal. Sébastien Carole also returned to AS Monaco after his loan spell, while Richard Garcia and Elliott Ward signed new contracts.
The first signing Alan Pardew made following the end of the previous season was goalkeeper James Walker, signed on a free transfer from Walsall where he had been a folk hero. He was brought in as cover for Stephen Bywater. The following month former England international Teddy Sheringham and Sergei Rebrov both signed on free transfers, from Portsmouth and Tottenham respectively. Their arrivals were closely followed by those of Bournemouth captain Carl Fletcher for £275,000 and winger Luke Chadwick from Manchester United on a free transfer. In September Malky Mackay signed for £300,000 from Norwich City.
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