# 2004–05 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 13th season in the Premier League and 27th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

## Season summary

Tottenham made a promising start under Jacques Santini and looked to be challenging for a place in Europe, but Santini resigned in November after only 12 games, citing personal reasons. He was replaced by his assistant coach Martin Jol, whose first match in charge saw arch-rivals Arsenal win a thrilling North London derby 5–4. Following the derby defeat results picked up and Tottenham were soon back amongst the race for a UEFA Cup spot, but a draw with Blackburn Rovers on the last day of the season saw their slim European hopes dashed. Nonetheless, good cup runs and the resurgence in the league under Jol gave Spurs fans hopes of a greater push for European football the next season.

## 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 | Paul Robinson |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Noureddine Naybet |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Sean Davis |
| 5 | DF | SCG | Goran Bunjevčević |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies |
| 8 | MF | POR | Pedro Mendes |
| 9 | FW | MLI | Frédéric Kanouté |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown |
| 12 | FW | NED | Mounir El Hamdaoui |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Erik Edman |
| 15 | FW | EGY | Mido (on loan from Roma) |
| 16 | DF | SUI | Reto Ziegler |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Noé Pamarot |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jermain Defoe |
| 19 | MF | IRL | Andy Reid |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | BRA | Rodrigo Defendi |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Lee Barnard |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Michael Carrick |
| 24 | DF | CMR | Timothée Atouba |
| 25 | GK | HUN | Márton Fülöp |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ledley King (captain) |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Mark Yeates |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Philip Ifil |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Anthony Gardner |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson |
| 34 | DF | IRL | Stephen Kelly |
| 35 | DF | CZE | David Limberský (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) |
| 36 | MF | ISL | Emil Hallfreðsson |
| 37 | GK | CZE | Radek Černý (on loan from Slavia Prague) |
| 48 | GK | ENG | Nicky Eyre |
Last updated: 18 October 2019. Source: footballsquads.co.uk

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Mauricio Taricco (to West Ham United) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Dean Richards (retired) |
| 12 | DF | IRL | Gary Doherty (to Norwich City) |
| 13 | GK | USA | Kasey Keller (to Borussia Monchengladbach) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jamie Redknapp (to Southampton) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Calum Davenport (on loan to Southampton) |
| 20 | MF | POR | Edson Silva (to ADO Den Haag) |
| 21 | DF | RSA | Mbulelo Mabizela (to Orlando Pirates) |
| 33 | MF | NIR | Mark Hughes (to Oldham Athletic) |
| — | FW | ENG | Jamie Slabber (to Aldershot Town) |

### Reserve 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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Robert Burch |
| — | DF | ENG | Marcel McKie |
| — | DF | AUS | Spase Dilevski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Jamie O'Hara |
| — | FW | ENG | Michael Malcolm |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Old Club | Cost |
| 14 May | Paul Robinson | Leeds United | £1,400,000 |
| 28 May | Márton Fülöp | MTK Budapest | undisclosed |
| 8 July | Pedro Mendes | Porto | £2,000,000 |
| 9 July | Sean Davis | Fulham | £3,000,000 |
| 31 July | Erik Edman | Heerenveen | undisclosed |
| 7 August | Timothée Atouba | Basel | undisclosed |
| 12 August | Noureddine Naybet | Deportivo La Coruña | £700,000 |
| 24 August | Michael Carrick | West Ham United | £3,500,000 |
| 31 August | Reto Ziegler | Grasshopper | |
| 25 August | Noé Pamarot | Nice | £1,700,000 |
| 5 January 2005 | Emil Hallfreðsson | FH Hafnarfjordur | undisclosed |
| 31 January | Andy Reid | Nottingham Forest | £8,000,000 combined. |
| 31 January | Michael Dawson | Nottingham Forest | £8,000,000 combined. |
| | Edson Silva | PSV | unknown date/fee |

### Out

* Gus Poyet – retired, 12 May
* Christian Ziege – released, 12 May (later joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on 9 June)
* Darren Anderton – released, 12 May (later joined Birmingham City on 10 August)
* Hélder Postiga – Porto, 8 July, £5,000,000
* Stephen Carr – Newcastle United, 10 August, £2,000,000
* Gary Doherty – Norwich City, 20 August, undisclosed
* Mbulelo Mabizela – released, 25 October (later joined Orlando Pirates on 12 January)
* Mauricio Taricco – West Ham United, 19 November, free
* Jamie Redknapp – Southampton, 4 January, free
* Kasey Keller – Borussia Mönchengladbach, 15 January, free
* Edson Silva – ADO Den Haag, 31 January, free
* Mark Hughes – Oldham Athletic, 15 February, free
* Dean Richards – retired, 21 March
* Jamie Slabber – Aldershot Town
* Lars Hirschfeld – Leicester City, January

### Loan in

* Radek Černý – Slavia Prague
* Mido – Roma, 26 January, 18 months

### Loan out

* Kasey Keller – Southampton, 12 November, one month
* Calum Davenport – Southampton, 3 January, season-long
* Lars Hirschfeld – Dundee United, August
    Transfers in: £20,300,000
    Transfers out: £7,000,000
    Overall spending: £13,300,000

## Trialists

* Edson Silva – PSV (successful)
* Dagui Bakari – Lens (unsuccessful)
* Márton Fülöp – MTK (successful)

## Competitions

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % |
| Premier League | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 036.84 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 050.00 |
| League Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 075.00 |
| Total | 48 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 71 | 50 | 041.67 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 46 | |
* ↑ 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.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Up to end of season
| 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 | Paul Robinson | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | CZE | Radek Černý | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAR | Noureddine Naybet | 31 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCG | Goran Bunjevčević | 5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Erik Edman | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SUI | Reto Ziegler | 31 | 1 | 12+11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Noé Pamarot | 28 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Michael Dawson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CMR | Timothée Atouba | 24 | 1 | 15+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ledley King | 47 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Philip Ifil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Anthony Gardner | 24 | 1 | 8+9 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | DF | IRL | Stephen Kelly | 23 | 2 | 13+4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Sean Davis | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Simon Davies | 29 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POR | Pedro Mendes | 30 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown | 34 | 2 | 20+4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | IRL | Andy Reid | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Michael Carrick | 38 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Mark Yeates | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Dean Marney | 8 | 2 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Johnnie Jackson | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | MLI | Frédéric Kanouté | 41 | 9 | 22+10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane | 45 | 17 | 23+12 | 11 | 3+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 15 | FW | EGY | Mido | 11 | 3 | 4+5 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Jermain Defoe | 44 | 22 | 28+7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2+2 | 5 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | IRL | Gary Doherty | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Kasey Keller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jamie Redknapp | 15 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Calum Davenport | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | RSA | Mbulelo Mabizela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 18 | Jermain Defoe | 13 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Robbie Keane | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Frédéric Kanouté | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 15 | Mido | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 26 | Ledley King | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Goran Bunjevčević | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 17 | Noé Pamarot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 31 | Dean Marney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 34 | Stephen Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 2 | Noureddine Naybet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 8 | Pedro Mendes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 14 | Erik Edman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 16 | Reto Ziegler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 19 | Andy Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 24 | Timothée Atouba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 30 | Anthony Gardner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 47 | 10 | 14 | 71 |

### Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source: premierleague.com
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Paul Robinson | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 37 | Radek Černý | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 13 | Kasey Keller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 |