# 2004–05 Swansea City A.F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Swansea City Association Football Club's 27th season in the newly formed Football League Two, and their 76th in English football. Alan Curtis had left the club early before the season's start, with Kenny Jackett replacing him. Swansea City gained promotion by finishing in third place. In the cup competitions, they reached the third round of the FA Cup, having defeated Cheltenham Town and Stockport County, before losing 2–1 on aggregate against Reading. A 3–0 loss against Queens Park Rangers saw Swansea exit in the first round of the League Cup. They were eliminated in the second round of the Football League Trophy, but reached the final in the FAW Premier Cup, beating Wrexham 2–1.
Lee Trundle was the club's top goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Brian Murphy | 21 | EU | 2003 | 15 | 0 | | Free | |
| 2 | DF | Sam Ricketts | 22 | EU | 2004 | 53 | 1 | | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Kevin Austin | 31 | Non-EU | 2004 | 50 | 0 | | Free | |
| 4 | DF | Kristian O'Leary | 26 | EU | 1995 | 263 | 9 | | Youth system | |
| 5 | DF | Alan Tate | 21 | EU | 2002 | 83 | 1 | | Free | |
| 6 | MF | Roberto Martínez | 30 | EU | 2003 | 91 | 2 | | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Leon Britton | 21 | EU | 2003 | 108 | 4 | | Free | |
| 8 | FW | Kevin Nugent | 35 | EU | 2003 | 82 | 19 | | Free | |
| 9 | FW | James Thomas | 25 | EU | 2002 | 66 | 17 | | Free | |
| 10 | FW | Lee Trundle | 27 | EU | 2003 | 87 | 45 | | Free | |
| 11 | MF | Adrian Forbes | 25 | EU | 2004 | 86 | 12 | | Free | |
| 12 | FW | Lee Thorpe | 28 | EU | 2005 | 15 | 3 | | Loan | On loan from Bristol Rovers |
| 14 | MF | Brad Maylett | 23 | EU | 2003 | 63 | 5 | | Free | On loan to Boston United |
| 15 | MF | Gary Fisken | 22 | EU | 2004 | 7 | 0 | | Free | On loan to Cambridge United |
| 16 | DF | Garry Monk | 25 | EU | 2004 | 41 | 0 | | Free | |
| 17 | FW | Paul Connor | 25 | EU | 2004 | 58 | 18 | | £35,000 | |
| 18 | MF | Andy Robinson | 24 | EU | 2003 | 85 | 18 | | Free | |
| 19 | DF | Andy Gurney | 24 | EU | 2004 | 33 | 1 | | Free | |
| 19 | FW | Dennis Oli | 20 | EU | 2004 | 1 | 0 | | Free | |
| 20 | DF | Stuart Jones | 25 | EU | 2002 | 38 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 21 | DF | Ijah Anderson | 28 | EU | 2004 | 21 | 0 | | Free | |
| 22 | DF | Izzy Iriekpen | 22 | EU | 2003 | 71 | 3 | 2005 | Free | |
| 23 | MF | Antonio Corbisiero | 19 | EU | 2002 | 5 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 24 | GK | Kyle Letheren | 16 | EU | 2003 | 0 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 25 | FW | Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | EU | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2004 | Loan | On loan from Watford |
| 25 | FW | Mark Pritchard | 18 | EU | 2003 | 4 | 0 | | Youth system | On loan to Merthyr Tydfil |
| 26 | FW | Chad Bond | 17 | EU | 2003 | 0 | 0 | | Youth system | |
| 27 | GK | Willy Guéret | 30 | EU | 2004 | 52 | 0 | | Undisclosed | |
| 28 | MF | Marc Goodfellow | 22 | EU | 2004 | 8 | 4 | | Loan | On loan from Bristol City |
| 29 | MF | Kevin McLeod | 23 | EU | 2005 | 11 | 0 | | Undisclosed | |
| 30 | MF | Marcus Bean | 19 | EU | 2005 | 8 | 0 | 2005 | Loan | On loan from Queens Park Rangers |
* Source: Footballsquads and Soccerbase

### Transfers
#### In

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team |
| 17 | FW | Paul Connor | Rochdale | £35,000 | 12 March 2004 | First-team |
| 2 | DF | Sam Ricketts | Telford United | Free transfer | 27 May 2004 | First-team |
| 16 | DF | Garry Monk | Barnsley | Free transfer | 4 June 2004 | First-team |
| 3 | DF | Kevin Austin | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | 18 June 2004 | First-team |
| 11 | MF | Adrian Forbes | Luton Town | Free transfer | 18 June 2004 | First-team |
| 15 | MF | Gary Fisken | Watford | Free transfer | 22 June 2004 | First-team |
| 27 | GK | Willy Guéret | Millwall | Free transfer | 1 July 2004 | First-team |
| 19 | FW | Dennis Oli | Farnborough Town | Free transfer | 6 July 2004 | First-team |
| 19 | DF | Andy Gurney | Swindon Town | Free transfer | 1 September 2004 | First-team |
| 21 | DF | Ijah Anderson | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | 25 November 2004 | First-team |
| 29 | MF | Kevin McLeod | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed | 16 February 2005 | First-team |
| 12 | FW | Lee Thorpe | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer | 16 February 2005 | First-team |

#### Out

| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 12 | DF | Leon Hylton | Free agent | Released | 31 May 2004 |
| 19 | FW | Dennis Oli | Cambridge United | Free transfer | 10 September 2004 |
| 21 | DF | Jamie Rewbury | Free agent | Released | 1 November 2004 |
| 25 | FW | Scott Fitzgerald | Brentford | Free transfer | 24 March 2005 |
| 30 | MF | Marcus Bean | Blackpool | Undisclosed | 24 January 2006 |
| 28 | MF | Marc Goodfellow | Grimsby Town | Free transfer | 31 January 2006 |

#### Out on loan

| Squad # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date |
| 25 | FW | Scott Fitzgerald | Leyton Orient | 14 January 2005 |
| 25 | FW | Scott Fitzgerald | Brentford | 4 March 2005 |
| 14 | MF | Brad Maylett | Boston United | 18 March 2005 |

## Matches
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Yeovil Town (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 65 | +25 | 83 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United (P) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 3 | Swansea City (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 4 | Southend United (O, P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### 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 September 2009. Source: 2004–05 League Two

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 22 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Kenny Jackett |
| Assistant manager | Kevin Nugent |
Source: Swansea City A.F.C.