# 2004–05 Preston North End F.C. season

During the 2004–05 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

When Preston went down 1–0 at Brighton thanks to a Marlon Broomes own goal on 28 August 2004, a day later, Craig Brown was sacked and replaced with his assistant Billy Davies.
Davies took Preston to the 2005 play-off final for the first time since 2001, at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium but once again Preston ended up on the losing side, this time to West Ham United, losing 1–0.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 85 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | West Ham United (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 70 | |

## Results

Preston North End's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 August 2004 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 12,208 | Cresswell, Healy (pen) |
| 11 August 2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 26,115 | Lucketti, Healy |
| 14 August 2004 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 7,073 | Fuller |
| 20 August 2004 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 12,084 | |
| 28 August 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 5,996 | |
| 30 August 2004 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | 11,439 | Etuhu (2) |
| 11 September 2004 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | 12,759 | Cresswell (2), Healy |
| 14 September 2004 | Reading | A | 1–3 | 11,857 | Healy |
| 18 September 2004 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | 24,264 | Alexander (pen) |
| 25 September 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | 11,823 | Davidson |
| 28 September 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 11,445 | Cresswell |
| 2 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | 21,249 | Lonergan |
| 16 October 2004 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 30,458 | |
| 19 October 2004 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | 10,548 | Healy, Cresswell (pen) |
| 23 October 2004 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–2 | 12,439 | McKenna, Lucketti, Etuhu |
| 30 October 2004 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–3 | 23,745 | |
| 3 November 2004 | Coventry City | A | 1–1 | 12,478 | Lewis |
| 6 November 2004 | Leeds United | H | 2–4 | 18,531 | Cresswell (2) |
| 13 November 2004 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 10,339 | Lewis |
| 19 November 2004 | Cardiff City | A | 1–0 | 10,950 | Mawéné |
| 27 November 2004 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | 12,702 | Alexander (2, 1 pen), Cresswell |
| 5 December 2004 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–5 | 10,565 | |
| 11 December 2004 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 15,318 | |
| 18 December 2004 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | 13,451 | Lewis |
| 26 December 2004 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 20,350 | |
| 28 December 2004 | Reading | H | 3–0 | 12,795 | Agyemang, Hughes (own goal), Lewis |
| 1 January 2005 | Sunderland | H | 3–2 | 16,940 | Cresswell (3) |
| 3 January 2005 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–1 | 8,667 | Sedgwick, O'Neil |
| 15 January 2005 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 12,677 | McKenna |
| 22 January 2005 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–0 | 13,663 | Sedgwick, Agyemang |
| 5 February 2005 | Coventry City | H | 3–2 | 13,691 | Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Lucketti |
| 12 February 2005 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | 15,620 | Nugent, Lucketti |
| 18 February 2005 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | 14,418 | Nugent |
| 23 February 2005 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 19,209 | |
| 26 February 2005 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | 18,202 | Alexander (pen) |
| 5 March 2005 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | 26,442 | Nugent, Agyemang |
| 12 March 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 16,296 | Cresswell, Alexander (pen) |
| 15 March 2005 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 18,647 | Cresswell |
| 19 March 2005 | Watford | A | 2–0 | 19,649 | Nugent, McKenna |
| 2 April 2005 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 15,054 | Brown (own goal) |
| 5 April 2005 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–0 | 14,234 | Alexander (pen), Cresswell, Nugent |
| 9 April 2005 | Rotherham United | A | 2–1 | 6,312 | Sedgwick, Mawéné |
| 16 April 2005 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | 15,141 | Nugent (2), Cresswell |
| 24 April 2005 | Millwall | A | 1–2 | 11,417 | Nugent |
| 30 April 2005 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–1 | 20,221 | O'Neil |
| 8 May 2005 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 31,237 | Agyemang |

### Championship play-offs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| SF 1st Leg | 15 May 2005 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 20,315 | Nugent, Cresswell |
| SF 2nd Leg | 19 May 2005 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | 31,310 | |
| F | 30 May 2005 | West Ham United | N | 0–1 | 70,275 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–2 | 13,005 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 21 September 2004 | Mansfield Town | A | 4–0 | 3,208 | Cresswell, Alexander, Daley, Lynch |
| R2 | 4 October 2004 | Leicester City | A | 3–2 | 6,751 | Cresswell (3, 1 pen) |
| R3 | 27 October 2004 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 33,922 | |

## 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 | Andy Lonergan |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Graham Alexander |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Brian O'Neil |
| 4 | MF | NGA | Dickson Etuhu |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Callum Davidson |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Marlon Broomes |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Eric Skora |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Patrick Agyemang |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Andy Smith |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Chris Sedgwick |
| 12 | GK | ENG | Gavin Ward |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Simon Lynch |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Youl Mawéné |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Paul McKenna |
| 17 | MF | USA | Eddie Lewis |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Matt Hill |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Chris Lucketti (captain) |
| 21 | DF | IRL | David Elebert |
| 22 | DF | JAM | Claude Davis |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Tyrone Mears |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Richard Cresswell |
| 27 | MF | IRL | Alan McCormack |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Michael Brown |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Joe O'Neill |
| 30 | MF | AUS | Kieran Tracey |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Chris Neal |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Mark Jackson |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Carlo Nash |
| 35 | FW | ENG | David Nugent |

### 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 |
| 9 | FW | JAM | Ricardo Fuller (to Portsmouth) |
| 11 | FW | NIR | David Healy (to Leeds United) |
| 9 | FW | CGO | Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu (to Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 18 | DF | ENG | John Curtis (on loan from Portsmouth) |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Kelvin Langmead (to Shrewsbury Town) |
| 33 | MF | IRL | Ciarán Lyng (to Shrewsbury Town) |
| 19 | FW | POR | Filipe Oliveira (on loan from Chelsea) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Rob Kozluk (on loan from Sheffield United) |
| 23 | GK | SCO | Jonathan Gould (to Bristol City) |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Darran Kempson (on loan from Morecambe) |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Chris Day (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Omar Daley (on loan from Portmore United) |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Kyle Armstrong (to York City) |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Yoann Folly (on loan from Southampton) |

## Transfers
### In

* Callum Davidson: from Leicester City, Free
* Gavin Ward: from Coventry City, Free
* Youl Mawéné: from Derby County, Free
* Patrick Agyemang: from Gillingham, £350,000
* Chris Sedgwick: from Rotherham United, £400,000
* Matt Hill: from Bristol City, £100,000
* David Nugent: from Bury, Signed
* Carlo Nash: from Middlesbrough, Signed

### Out

* Paul Carvill: to Accrington Stanley, Free
* Ricardo Fuller: to Portsmouth, Signed
* David Healy: to Leeds United, Signed
* Kelvin Langmead: to Shrewsbury Town, Free
* Ciarán Lyng: to Shrewsbury Town, Free
* Jonathan Gould: to Bristol City, Free
* Darran Kempson: to Morecambe, Free
* Kyle Armstrong: to York City, Signed