# 2004–05 Manchester City F.C. season

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% |
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 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.

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | David James |
| 2 | DF | FRA | David Sommeil |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Ben Thatcher |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Sylvain Distin |
| 6 | MF | USA | Claudio Reyna |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Antoine Sibierski |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Jon Macken |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Nicky Weaver |
| 14 | MF | NED | Kiki Musampa (on loan from Atlético Madrid) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Nedum Onuoha |
| 17 | DF | CHN | Sun Jihai |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Danny Mills |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Steve McManaman |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Richard Dunne |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Joey Barton |
| 25 | GK | BEL | Geert De Vlieger |
| 26 | MF | NED | Paul Bosvelt |
| 27 | DF | DEN | Mikkel Bischoff |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Trevor Sinclair |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| 30 | MF | FRA | Christian Negouai |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Jonathan D'Laryea |
| 32 | GK | DEN | Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard |
| 33 | GK | DEN | Kasper Schmeichel |
| 38 | MF | IRL | Stephen Ireland |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Lee Croft |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Stephen Jordan |
| 42 | FW | ENG | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| 44 | MF | IRL | Willo Flood |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | CRC | Paulo Wanchope (to Málaga) |
| 21 | GK | NED | Ronald Waterreus (to Rangers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Nicolas Anelka (to Fenerbahçe) |
| 43 | MF | IRL | Paddy McCarthy (to Leicester City) |

## Team kit

The team kit was produced by Reebok and the shirt sponsor was Thomas Cook.
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. | Third kit |

## Historical league performance

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).

## Results

In this season, Manchester City, did not qualify for any European competitions.

## Pre-season
### Premier League
#### Position in final standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 | |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 52 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 47 | |
* ↑ Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the 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 entry to the UEFA Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2005 (end of season). Source: Premier League results 2004–05

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D |

#### Individual match reports
### FA Cup
## Playing statistics

| No. | Pos. | Player | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Totals | Totals | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | David James | 380(0) | | 10(0) | | | | 390(0) | | | |
| 2 | DF | David Sommeil | 010(0) | | | | 10(1) | | 020(1) | | | |
| 3 | DF | Ben Thatcher | 180(1) | | 10(0) | | 20(0) | | 210(1) | | 2 | |
| 5 | DF | Sylvain Distin | 380(0) | 1 | 10(0) | | 20(0) | | 410(0) | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | Claudio Reyna | 170(1) | 2 | | | | | 170(1) | 2 | | |
| 8 | FW | Robbie Fowler | 320(4) | 10 | | | 10(0) | 1 | 330(4) | 11 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | Antoine Sibierski | 350(1) | 4 | 10(0) | | 20(0) | 2 | 380(1) | 6 | 3 | |
| 11 | FW | Jon Macken | 230(7) | 1 | 10(0) | | 10(0) | 2 | 250(7) | 3 | | |
| 12 | GK | Nicky Weaver | 010(1) | | | | | | 010(1) | | | |
| 14 | MF | Kiki Musampa | 140(0) | 3 | | | | | 140(0) | 3 | | |
| 16 | DF | Nedum Onuoha | 170(6) | | | | 10(0) | | 180(6) | | | |
| 17 | DF | Sun Jihai | 060(2) | | | | 10(0) | | 070(2) | | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Danny Mills | 320(3) | | 10(0) | | 20(0) | | 350(3) | | 5 | – / 1 |
| 20 | MF | Steve McManaman | 130(7) | | 10(1) | | | | 140(8) | | 1 | |
| 21 | GK | Ronald Waterreus | | | | | 20(0) | | 020(0) | | | |
| 22 | DF | Richard Dunne | 350(0) | 1 | 10(0) | | | | 360(0) | 1 | 7 | 1 / – |
| 24 | MF | Joey Barton | 320(3) | 1 | 10(0) | | 10(0) | 1 | 340(3) | 2 | 9 | |
| 26 | MF | Paul Bosvelt | 280(0) | 2 | 10(0) | | 10(0) | | 300(0) | 2 | 6 | |
| 28 | MF | Trevor Sinclair | 040(2) | 1 | | | 10(0) | | 050(2) | 1 | | |
| 29 | MF | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 330(1) | 10 | 10(0) | | 20(0) | 1 | 360(1) | 11 | | |
| 30 | MF | Christian Negouai | 010(1) | | | | 10(1) | | 020(2) | | | – / 1 |
| 31 | MF | Jonathan D'Laryea | | | | | 10(0) | | 010(0) | | | |
| 39 | Sold | Nicolas Anelka | 190(1) | 7 | | | | | 190(1) | 7 | | |
| 40 | MF | Lee Croft | 070(7) | | | | | | 070(7) | | | |
| 41 | DF | Stephen Jordan | 190(0) | | | | 10(1) | | 200(1) | | 5 | |
| 42 | FW | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 14 (14) | 1 | 10(0) | | 10(1) | | 16 (15) | 1 | | |
| 44 | MF | Willo Flood | 090(5) | 1 | 10(1) | | 20(0) | 1 | 120(6) | 2 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 45 | | | | 8 | | 53 | 46 | 1 / 2 |
Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)
Last updated: 26 February 2011. Source: (for appearances, goals and discipline stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above

### Goalscorers

Information current as of 15 May 2005 (end of season)