# 2004–05 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 2004–05 season saw Leeds United competing in the Football League Championship.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 61 |
| 13 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 60 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 60 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 54 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Statto

#### 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |

#### Matches

Championship match details :
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 7 August 2004 | Derby County | Home | 1–0 | Richardson 19' | 30,459 | Clattenburg |
| 10 August 2004 | Gillingham | Away | 1–2 | Pugh 80' | 10,739 | Styles |
| 14 August 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 0–0 | | 28,397 | Laws |
| 21 August 2004 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–1 | Guppy 25' | 31,808 | Pike |
| 29 September 2004 | Sheffield United | Away | 0–2 | | 22,959 | Dowd |
| 11 September 2004 | Coventry City | Home | 3–0 | Carlisle 40', Joachim 71', Pugh 90' | 26,725 | Robinson |
| 14 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1–0 | Keith 43' o.g. | 20,555 | Dunn |
| 18 September 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | Away | 2–2 | Pugh 53', 89' | 9,095 | Joslin |
| 24 September 2004 | Sunderland | Home | 0–1 | | 28,926 | Ryan |
| 28 September 2004 | Stoke City | Home | 0–0 | | 25,759 | Mason |
| 2 October 2004 | Cardiff City | Away | 0–0 | | 17,006 | Crossley |
| 16 October 2004 | Preston North End | Home | 1–0 | Pugh 78' | 30,458 | Laws |
| 19 October 2004 | Reading | Away | 1–1 | Walton 1' | 22,230 | Olivier |
| 23 October 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 0–1 | | 6,716 | Beeby |
| 31 October 2004 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 0–2 | | 27,432 | Dean |
| 3 November 2004 | Burnley | Home | 1–2 | Wright 1' | 27,490 | Dowd |
| 6 November 2004 | Preston North End | Away | 4–2 | Deane 13', Healy 15', 44', Walton 72' | 18,531 | Penton |
| 13 November 2004 | Ipswich Town | Away | 0–1 | | 29,955 | Wiley |
| 20 November 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 6–1 | Healy 9', Deane 13', 42', 44', 72', Wright 23' | 29,739 | Webster |
| 24 November 2004 | Watford | Home | 2–2 | Wright 21', Carlisle 86' | 24,585 | Jones |
| 29 November 2004 | Rotherham United | Away | 0–1 | | 8,860 | Crossley |
| 4 December 2004 | Leicester City | Home | 0–2 | | 27,384 | Rennie |
| 10 December 2004 | West Ham United | Away | 1–1 | Healy 90' pen. | 30,684 | Pike |
| 19 December 2004 | Millwall | Home | 1–1 | Oster 43' | 26,265 | Leake |
| 26 December 2004 | Sunderland | Away | 3–2 | Lennon 30', Deane 61', Joachim 85' | 43,253 | Beeby |
| 28 December 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2–1 | Gilbert 46' o.g., Healy 90' | 34,496 | Salisbury |
| 1 January 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | Home | 0–2 | | 32,302 | Marriner |
| 3 January 2005 | Coventry City | Away | 2–1 | Blake 28', Healy 65' | 19,084 | Miller |
| 15 January 2005 | Cardiff City | Home | 1–1 | Walton 14' | 29,548 | Barry |
| 22 January 2005 | Stoke City | Away | 1–0 | Thomas 72' o.g. | 18,372 | Williamson |
| 26 January 2005 | Derby County | Away | 0–2 | | 25,648 | Taylor |
| 29 January 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 1–1 | Carlisle 43' | 27,033 | Thorpe |
| 5 February 2005 | Burnley | Away | 1–0 | Einarsson 66' | 17,789 | Webster |
| 12 February 2005 | Reading | Home | 3–1 | Healy 36', Hulse 56', 63' | 30,034 | Foy |
| 19 February 2005 | Wigan Athletic | Away | 0–3 | | 17,177 | Joslin |
| 26 February 2005 | West Ham United | Home | 2–1 | Hulse 51', Derry 86' | 34,115 | Hall |
| 6 March 2005 | Millwall | Away | 1–1 | Hulse 78' | 11,510 | Knight |
| 12 March 2005 | Gillingham | Home | 1–1 | Hulse 81' | 27,995 | Cowburn |
| 16 March 2005 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–0 | | 25,101 | Salisbury |
| 2 April 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | 1–1 | Derry 50' | 29,773 | Crossley |
| 5 April 2005 | Sheffield United | Home | 0–4 | | 28,936 | Walton |
| 9 April 2005 | Watford | Away | 2–1 | Hulse 28', Carlisle 67' | 16,306 | Miller |
| 16 April 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 1–1 | Johnson 24' | 18,182 | Olivier |
| 23 April 2005 | Ipswich Town | Home | 1–1 | Spring 12' | 29,607 | Webster |
| 1 May 2005 | Leicester City | Away | 0–2 | | 26,593 | Laws |
| 8 May 2005 | Rotherham United | Home | 0–0 | | 30,900 | Mason |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| Third round | 8 January 2005 | Birmingham City | Away | 0–3 | | 25,159 | Poll | |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| First round | 24 August 2004 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 1–0 | Pugh 23' | 30,115 | Ilderton |
| Second round | 21 September 2004 | Swindon Town | Home | 1–0 | Ricketts 9' | 18,476 | Curson |
| Third round | 26 October 2004 | Portsmouth | Away | 1–2 | Deane 40' | 15,215 | Bennett |

## Statistics

    (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Neil Sullivan | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Gary Kelly | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Stephen Crainey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Clarke Carlisle | 29+6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32+6 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Lucas Radebe | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Paul Butler | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Jermaine Wright | 33+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35+2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sean Gregan | 34+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37+1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Brett Ormerod | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | David Healy | 27+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Michael Ricketts | 9+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 11+13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Julian Joachim | 10+17 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13+18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Danny Pugh | 33+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36+6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Léandre Griffit | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | John Oster | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Marlon King | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Frazer Richardson | 28+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Danny Cadamarteri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gylfi Einarsson | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Matthew Spring | 4+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Simon Walton | 23+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25+7 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Eirik Bakke | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Seth Johnson | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Nathan Blake | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Shaun Derry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Michael Duberry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | Ian Thomas-Moore | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Steve Guppy | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Aaron Lennon | 19+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 20+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Matthew Kilgallon | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | Martin Woods | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Jamie McMaster | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Rob Hulse | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Brian Deane | 23+8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 24+9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Michael Gray | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | FW | Andy Keogh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Simon Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 12 June 2004 | DF | Paul Butler | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free |
| 23 June 2004 | FW | Julian Joachim | Coventry City | Free |
| 23 June 2004 | FW | Michael Ricketts | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 30 June 2004 | MF | Jermaine Wright | Ipswich Town | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Craig Hignett | Leicester City | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Clarke Carlisle | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Danny Cadamarteri | Bradford City | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Matthew Spring | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Danny Pugh | Manchester United | Free |
| 22 July 2004 | FW | Brian Deane | West Ham United | Free |
| 31 July 2004 | GK | Neil Sullivan | Chelsea | Free |
| 1 August 2004 | FW | Steve Guppy | Leicester City | Free |
| 10 August 2004 | FW | Stephen Crainey | Southampton | £200,000 |
| 20 August 2004 | DF | Serge Branco | VfB Stuttgart | Free |
| 16 September 2004 | MF | Sean Gregan | West Bromwich Albion | £750,000 |
| 28 October 2004 | FW | David Healy | Preston North End | £650,000 |
| 1 January 2005 | MF | Gylfi Einarsson | Lillestrøm SK | Free |
| 18 February 2005 | MF | Shaun Derry | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed |
| 25 February 2005 | GK | Kevin Pressman | Leicester City | Free |
| 1 March 2005 | GK | Saša Ilić | Aberdeen | Free |
| 23 March 2005 | FW | Ian Moore | Burnley | £50,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 14 May 2004 | GK | Paul Robinson | Tottenham Hotspur | £1,500,000 |
| 24 May 2004 | FW | Alan Smith | Manchester United | £7,000,000 |
| 9 June 2004 | FW | Michael Bridges | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Jason Wilcox | Leicester City | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | David Batty | Retired | Retired |
| 2 July 2004 | MF | James Milner | Newcastle United | £5,000,000 |
| 2 July 2004 | MF | Stephen McPhail | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 2 July 2004 | FW | Mark Viduka | Middlesbrough | £4,000,000 |
| 3 July 2004 | DF | Ian Harte | Levante | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2004 | MF | Nick Barmby | Hull City | Free |
| 7 July 2004 | DF | Dominic Matteo | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 13 July 2004 | DF | Danny Mills | Manchester City | Free |
| 1 September 2004 | DF | Serge Branco | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
| 8 September 2004 | MF | Craig Hignett | Darlington | Free |
| 13 September 2004 | FW | Steve Guppy | Stoke City | Free |
| 30 September 2004 | FW | Danny Cadamarteri | Sheffield United | £50,000 |
| 21 January 2005 | GK | Scott Carson | Liverpool | £1,000,000 |
| 14 February 2005 | FW | Andy Keogh | Scunthorpe United | Undisclosed |
| 24 March 2005 | FW | Brian Deane | Sunderland | Free |
| 24 March 2005 | GK | Kevin Pressman | Coventry City | Free |

### Loan in

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
| 19 September 2004 | 19 October 2004 | FW | Brett Ormerod | Southampton |
| 5 November 2004 | 5 December 2004 | FW | John Oster | Sunderland |
| 31 December 2004 | 31 January 2005 | FW | Nathan Blake | Leicester City |
| 6 January 2005 | 6 February 2005 | FW | Leandre Griffit | Southampton |
| 21 January 2005 | 21 February 2005 | GK | Paul Harrison | Liverpool |
| 3 February 2005 | 3 May 2005 | DF | Michael Gray | Blackburn Rovers |
| 9 February 2005 | 30 June 2005 | FW | Rob Hulse | West Bromwich Albion |
| 4 March 2005 | 4 June 2005 | FW | Marlon King | Nottingham Forest |

### Loan out

| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
| 15 October 2004 | 15 January 2005 | DF | Michael Duberry | Stoke City |
| 7 January 2005 | 30 June 2005 | MF | Jamie McMaster | Chesterfied |
| 18 February 2005 | 18 March 2005 | FW | Harpal Singh | Stockport County |