Nottingham Forest 2004–05 football season
Nottingham Forest2004–05 season |
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Chairman | Nigel Doughty |
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Manager | Joe Kinnear (until 16 December) Gary Megson (from 10 January) |
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Stadium | City Ground |
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Football League Championship | 23rd (relegated) |
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FA Cup | Fifth round |
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League Cup | Fourth round |
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Top goalscorer | League: Gareth Taylor (7) All: Gareth Taylor (11) |
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Average home league attendance | 23,565 |
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Nottingham Forest competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary
Manager Joe Kinnear was hoping to push for promotion from the newly named Coca-Cola Championship in 2004–05, but the start to the season was poor. Despite a promising draw with Wigan on the first day of the season (the game which started a run of four consecutive draws), the team's form and league position went downhill. With fans becoming restless, and the threat of demonstrations against the team management, Kinnear resigned in December after a 3–0 defeat to arch-rivals Derby County at Pride Park left Forest struggling at the foot of the Championship.[1] Following Mick Harford's brief reign as caretaker, in January 2005, Gary Megson was named as Nottingham Forest's new manager. He had previously won promotion to the Premiership twice with West Bromwich Albion, having taken over at a time when they were on the verge of relegation to League One,[2] and it was hoped that he could achieve the same success with Forest. After a loss to Millwall in Megson's first match in charge, a six-game unbeaten run gave the fans hope that survival might be on the cards. However, Forest would win only one more league game all season after that, and they finished second from bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship and were relegated to League One. This made them the first former European Cup winners to suffer relegation to the third tier of their domestic league.
Final league table
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source: Football League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
Nottingham Forest's score comes first[3]
Legend
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
7 August 2004 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | 12,035 | Taylor |
11 August 2004 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 21,125 | Evans |
14 August 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | 24,201 | Taylor, King |
21 August 2004 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | 31,808 | Reid |
28 August 2004 | Coventry City | H | 1–4 | 23,041 | Johnson |
30 August 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–3 | 17,538 | Jess (2) |
11 September 2004 | Cardiff City | H | 0–0 | 21,607 | |
14 September 2004 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 23,540 | |
18 September 2004 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 21,115 | |
26 September 2004 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 25,615 | Evans, King |
29 September 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–1 | 20,109 | |
3 October 2004 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 11,233 | |
15 October 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | 21,865 | Reid |
19 October 2004 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 19,445 | Johnson |
23 October 2004 | Preston North End | A | 2–3 | 12,439 | King (2) |
30 October 2004 | Watford | H | 1–2 | 24,473 | Reid |
3 November 2004 | Rotherham United | H | 2–2 | 21,619 | Johnson, King (pen) |
6 November 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 27,605 | Johnson |
13 November 2004 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 11,622 | |
20 November 2004 | Reading | H | 1–0 | 21,138 | Taylor |
27 November 2004 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 8,784 | Taylor |
4 December 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 26,099 | Reid, Lester |
11 December 2004 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 30,793 | |
17 December 2004 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 21,415 | Dawson |
26 December 2004 | West Ham United | A | 2–3 | 32,270 | Johnson (2) |
28 December 2004 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | 27,457 | Reid |
1 January 2005 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | 22,051 | Bopp |
3 January 2005 | Cardiff City | A | 0–3 | 15,545 | |
15 January 2005 | Millwall | H | 1–2 | 25,949 | Commons |
22 January 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–0 | 6,704 | |
5 February 2005 | Rotherham United | A | 0–0 | 8,448 | |
23 February 2005 | Preston North End | H | 2–0 | 19,209 | Evans, Commons |
26 February 2005 | Derby County | H | 2–2 | 26,160 | Evans (pen), Taylor |
5 March 2005 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 27,277 | Taylor |
8 March 2005 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 12,118 | Commons (2) |
12 March 2005 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–6 | 25,765 | |
16 March 2005 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 27,101 | |
19 March 2005 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | 24,008 | Taylor |
2 April 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–1 | 8,458 | Dobie |
6 April 2005 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 22,221 | |
9 April 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–3 | 28,887 | |
12 April 2005 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 21,903 | Commons |
16 April 2005 | Reading | A | 0–1 | 17,905 | |
23 April 2005 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 24,165 | Commons |
30 April 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | 17,834 | Bopp |
8 May 2005 | Gillingham | H | 2–2 | 24,800 | Morgan, Bopp |
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Appearances
References
- ^ "Kinnear resigns as Forest manager". BBC Sport. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Forest appoint Megson as manager". BBC Sport. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 2004-2005 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Powell was born in England.
- ^ Evans was born in England.
- ^ King was born in Southwark, England.
Nottingham Forest F.C. seasons |
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Level 1 | |
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Levels 2–4 | |
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Levels 5–6 | |
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Levels 7–8 | |
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Levels 9–10 | - Isthmian League (Two)
- Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
- Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
- Kent League (level 9 only)
- Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 10 only)
- North West Counties League (One, Two)
- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
- Wessex League (One, Two)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
- Western League (Premier, One)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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