# 2004–05 Everton F.C. season

The 2004-05 Everton F.C. season was Everton's 13th season in the FA Premier League, and their 51st consecutive season in the top division of English football.
| Competition | Result | Top scorer |
| Premier League | 4th | Tim Cahill, 11 |
| FA Cup | Fifth Round | James McFadden, 2 |
| League Cup | Fourth Round | Duncan Ferguson, 1 Nick Chadwick, 1 Lee Carsley, 1 Marcus Bent, 1 Thomas Gravesen, 1 |

## Season summary

Many pundits had tipped Everton for relegation that season: having escaped relegation from the Premier League by six points the previous season, Everton's task to stay in English football's top flight only seemed harder after the multimillion-pound transfer of teenage striker Wayne Rooney to Manchester United after setting the summer's European Championships alight. However, the season turned out to be Everton's most successful in Premier League history as they placed fourth in the league with 61pts. Everton kept pace with the likes of Chelsea (95pts) and Arsenal (83pts) at the Premier League summit for the first half of the season, finishing 2004 only a few points adrift of leaders Chelsea. Although Everton's title challenge eventually fizzled out following the sale of out-of-contract midfielder Thomas Gravesen to Spanish giants Real Madrid, they were able to see off competition from arch-rivals Liverpool (58pts) and fellow northwesterners Bolton Wanderers (58pts) to finish in fourth place, three points ahead of both teams. This secured the Toffees qualification to the 2005–06 Champions League, in which they would enter the tournament in the third qualifying round. In the summer, manager David Moyes splashed the cash on the likes of Netherlands and Inter Milan winger Andy van der Meyde in a bid to keep Everton in a position to make a serious challenge for European qualification the following season.
Despite their high league finish, Everton had the unwanted distinction of finishing with a negative goal difference, as a result of an embarrassing 7–0 humbling at Arsenal in the penultimate game of the season.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round.
* ↑ 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.

## Players
### 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 | ENG | Richard Wright |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Steve Watson |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Pistone |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Alan Stubbs |
| 5 | DF | SCO | David Weir (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mikel Arteta (on loan from Real Sociedad) |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent |
| 8 | FW | ENG | James Beattie |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson |
| 11 | FW | SCO | James McFadden |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Gary Naysmith |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill |
| 20 | DF | NGA | Joseph Yobo |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Leon Osman |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Tony Hibbert |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Eddy Bosnar |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Guillaume Plessis |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Nigel Martyn |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Lee Carsley |
| 31 | FW | ENG | James Vaughan |

### 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 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Campbell (to West Bromwich Albion) |
| 16 | MF | DEN | Thomas Gravesen (to Real Madrid) |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Wayne Rooney (to Manchester United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Nick Chadwick (to Plymouth Argyle) |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Peter Clarke (to Blackpool) |

### 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 |
| 12 | MF | CHN | Li Tie |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Daniel Fox |
| 33 | DF | IRL | Anthony Gerrard |
| 37 | GK | SCO | Iain Turner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Hughes |
| — | DF | ENG | Laurence Wilson |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Hopkins |
| — | FW | ITA | Patrizio Pascucci |

## Transfers
### In

* Marcus Bent - Ipswich Town, £450,000, 23 June
* Tim Cahill - Millwall, undisclosed (estimated £2,000,000), 23 July
* Eddy Bosnar - Sturm Graz, free, 4 August
* James Beattie - Southampton, £6,000,000, 4 January
* Mikel Arteta - Real Sociedad, five-month loan, 1 February
* Bjarni Viðarsson - FH, undisclosed

### Out

* Joey Jones - Macclesfield Town, free, 18 May
* Niclas Alexandersson - Gothenburg, free, 1 July
* Paul Gerrard - Nottingham Forest, free, 2 July
* Steve Simonsen - Stoke City, free, 8 July
* David Unsworth - Portsmouth, free, 12 July
* Tomasz Radzinski - Fulham, undisclosed, 23 July
* Tobias Linderoth - Copenhagen, undisclosed, 30 July
* Steven Schumacher - Bradford City, free, 30 July
* Michael Symes - Bradford City, free, 30 July
* Scot Gemmill - Leicester City, free, 5 August
* Wayne Rooney - Manchester United, £20,000,000 (rising to £27,000,000 depending on appearances and achievements), 31 August
* Kevin Campbell - West Bromwich Albion, free, 10 January
* Thomas Gravesen - Real Madrid, £2,500,000, 14 January
* Nick Chadwick - Plymouth Argyle, £250,000, 8 February
* Peter Clarke - Blackpool

## Results
### Premier League
#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

* Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Everton (attendance 20,112)
* Everton 3–0 Sunderland (attendance 33,186)
* Everton 0–2 Manchester United (attendance 38,664)

### League Cup

* 22 September 2004: Bristol City 2–2 Everton (3–4 pen.)
* 27 October 2004: Everton 2–0 Preston North End

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Richard Wright | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Nigel Martyn | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Pistone | 39 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Alan Stubbs | 36 | 1 | 29+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | David Weir | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Gary Naysmith | 15 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | NGA | Joseph Yobo | 33 | 0 | 19+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Tony Hibbert | 40 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | ENG | Steve Watson | 28 | 0 | 12+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Mikel Arteta | 13 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | CHN | Li Tie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Kevin Kilbane | 43 | 1 | 37+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Tim Cahill | 38 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Leon Osman | 35 | 7 | 24+5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Lee Carsley | 41 | 5 | 35+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Marcus Bent | 42 | 7 | 31+6 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | James Beattie | 13 | 2 | 7+4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Duncan Ferguson | 37 | 6 | 6+29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | SCO | James McFadden | 29 | 3 | 7+16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | James Vaughan | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kevin Campbell | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | DEN | Thomas Gravesen | 23 | 5 | 20+1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Nick Chadwick | 5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
Last updated: 30 May 2005 Source: Competitions