# 2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League. It was Portsmouth's second consecutive season in English football's top-flight.

## Season summary

Portsmouth's campaign got off to a good start, winning four of their first ten games including the famous, brilliant 2–0 win over Manchester United as they maintained a strong mid-table position in late October. However, manager Harry Redknapp walked out on Portsmouth in November after a row with chairman Milan Mandaric over the appointment of new Director of Football Velimir Zajec at the club. Zajec replaced Redknapp as manager with immediate effect, but under his management the club's form dipped, bringing the club from the top ten to a few points above the relegation zone. In April, Zajec was replaced by Frenchman Alain Perrin; Perrin managed to secure Portsmouth's Premiership status with a few games of the season left. Despite this, Portsmouth still played a pivotal role in the "Survival Sunday" relegation drama - by losing 2–0 at West Bromwich Albion they both secured Albion's Premiership status and helped relegate arch-rivals Southampton (although Southampton were beaten 2–1 at home by Manchester United and would have been relegated even if Albion had lost).

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 44 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 42 | |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 34 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |

## Kit

Portsmouth retained the previous season's kit, manufactured under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TRI | Shaka Hislop |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Linvoy Primus |
| 3 | DF | SCG | Dejan Stefanović |
| 4 | DF | ENG | David Unsworth |
| 6 | DF | NED | Arjan de Zeeuw |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steve Stone |
| 11 | MF | GRE | Giannis Skopelitis (on loan from Egaleo) |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Matthew Taylor |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Andy Griffin |
| 18 | MF | SEN | Aliou Cissé |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Ricardo Fuller |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Yakubu |
| 21 | FW | SEN | Diomansy Kamara |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Richard Hughes |
| 23 | MF | CZE | Patrik Berger |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Gary O'Neil |
| 27 | FW | SVN | Aleksandar Rodić |
| 28 | FW | ENG | James Keene |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Jamie Ashdown |
| 32 | FW | COD | Lomana Tresor LuaLua |
| 33 | GK | GRE | Kostas Chalkias |
| 34 | MF | CMR | Valéry Mézague (on loan from Montpellier) |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Kevin Harper (to Stoke City) |
| 10 | MF | ISR | Eyal Berkovic (released) |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Nigel Quashie (to Southampton) |
| 15 | MF | SEN | Amdy Faye (to Newcastle United) |
| 25 | GK | NED | Harald Wapenaar (to Vitesse Arnhem) |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Eddie Howe (to AFC Bournemouth) |
| 28 | DF | ENG | John Curtis (to Nottingham Forest) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | DF | FRA | Sebastian Schemmel (released) |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Lewis Buxton (to Stoke City) |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Anthony Pulis (to Stoke City) |
| 37 | MF | CRO | Ivica Mornar (on loan to Rennes) |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Rowan Vine (on loan to Luton Town) |
| 29 | FW | SCO | Mark Burchill (to Hearts) |

## Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Hayden Foxe |
| 9 | FW | BUL | Svetoslav Todorov |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Vincent Péricard |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | WAL | Richard Duffy |
| 29 | GK | ITA | Andrea Guatelli |

## Transfers
### In

* Andy Griffin - Newcastle United, free, 26 May 2004
* Jamie Ashdown - Reading, June 2004, undisclosed
* David Unsworth - Everton, free, 12 July 2004
* Lomana LuaLua - Newcastle United, undisclosed (estimated £1,750,000), 12 July 2004
* Andrea Guatelli - Fiorenzuola, free, 2 August 2004
* Aliou Cissé - Birmingham City, £300,000, 6 August 2004
* Ricardo Fuller - Preston North End, £1,000,000, 20 August 2004
* Diomansy Kamara - Modena, £2,500,000, 30 August 2004
* Valéry Mézague - Montpellier, season loan, 31 August 2004
* Giannis Skopelitis - Egaleo, 28 January 2005, season loan with option of making permanent, £300,000 rising to £1,000,000 if made permanent
* Kostas Chalkias - Panathinaikos, 28 January 2005, nominal fee
* Aleksander Rodić - NK Gorica, 31 January 2005, undisclosed

### Out

* Tim Sherwood - Coventry City, free, 9 July 2004
* Teddy Sheringham West Ham United, free, 14 July 2004
* Deon Burton - Brentford, undisclosed, 16 July 2004 (officially joined 1 August)
* Ivica Mornar - Rennes, season loan, 8 August 2004
* Eddie Howe - AFC Bournemouth, free, 12 November 2004
* Lewis Buxton - Stoke City, 24 December 2004
* Anthony Pulis - Stoke City, 24 December 2004
* John Curtis - Nottingham Forest, free, January 2005
* Nigel Quashie - Southampton, £2,100,000, 17 January 2005
* Amdy Faye - Newcastle United, £2,000,000, 23 January 2005
* Kevin Harper - Stoke City, undisclosed, 1 February 2005
* Eyal Berkovic - Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4 February 2005
* David Unsworth - Ipswich Town, four-month loan, 15 February 2005
* Alan Knight - retired, 2004
* Warren Hunt - Fareham Town, 2004
* Sebastian Olszar - Polonia Warsaw, 2004
* Carl Robinson - Sunderland, 2004
* Sébastien Schemmel - Le Havre, December 2004
* Harald Wapenaar - Vitesse Arnhem, 2005
* Rowan Vine - Luton Town, loan, 2004
* Mark Burchill - Hearts, loan
    Transfers in: £5,750,000
    Transfers out: £4,100,000
    Total spending: £1,650,000

## Results
### Results per matchday

| Matchday | 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 12 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

### FA Cup

* Third round: Portsmouth 1-0 Gillingham (Yakubu 49)
* Fourth round: Southampton 2-1 Portsmouth (Oakley 54, Crouch 90 pen.; Yakubu 57 pen.)

### League Cup

* Second round: Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Portsmouth (Kamara 65)
* Third round: Portsmouth 2-1 Leeds United (Kamara 14, Berkovic 32 pen.; Deane 40)
* Fourth round: Cardiff City 0-2 Portsmouth (Yakubu 47, 55 pen.)
* Quarter-finals: Watford 3-0 Portsmouth (Helguson 24, 57, Dyer 61)