# 2004–05 Norwich City F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was the 103rd season in the history of Norwich City. It was the club's first season in the Premier League for nine years, following promotion from the First Division in 2003–04. However, they were immediately relegated back to the second tier, notably without having won a competitive match away from home during the whole season. Despite being in pole position to stay up going into the final match of the season against Fulham, a 6–0 defeat at Craven Cottage sealed their fate. This article shows statistics and lists all matches played by the club during the season.

## Statistics
### Appearances, goals and cards

    (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| 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 | Robert Green | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Adam Drury | 31 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Graham Stuart | 7 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Craig Fleming | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | Darren Huckerby | 36 (1) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 39 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Philip Mulryne | 8 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (3) | 0 | ? | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gary Holt | 21 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 (6) | 0 | ? | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Mattias Jonson | 19 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (9) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | David Bentley | 22 (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 23 (5) | 2 | ? | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Jim Brennan | 6 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Darren Ward | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Leon McKenzie | 24 (13) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 (13) | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Youssef Safri | 13 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 14 (6) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Simon Charlton | 22 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Marc Edworthy | 27 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 29 (2) | 0 | ? | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Paul McVeigh | 3 (14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (14) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Mathias Svensson | 10 (12) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 11 (13) | 4 | ? | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Damien Francis | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Paul Gallacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Ian Henderson | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Ryan Jarvis | 1 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Jason Shackell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Thomas Helveg | 16 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 18 (5) | 0 | ? | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Gary Doherty | 17 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Danny Crow | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Joe Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | Dean Ashton | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 |

## Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### League

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Result | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Position | 11 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| Round | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Result | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–6 |
| Position | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 |

#### May
### FA Cup

| Round | 3 |
| Result | 0–1 |

### League Cup

| Round | 2 | 3 |
| Result | 1–0 | 1–2 |

## 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 | Robert Green |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Adam Drury |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Graham Stuart |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Craig Fleming (captain) |
| 6 | FW | ENG | Darren Huckerby |
| 7 | MF | NIR | Philip Mulryne |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Gary Holt |
| 9 | MF | SWE | Mattias Jonson |
| 10 | FW | ENG | David Bentley (on loan from Arsenal) |
| 11 | DF | CAN | Jim Brennan |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Leon McKenzie |
| 15 | MF | MAR | Youssef Safri |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Simon Charlton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Marc Edworthy |
| 18 | FW | NIR | Paul McVeigh |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Mathias Svensson |
| 20 | MF | JAM | Damien Francis |
| 21 | GK | WAL | Darren Ward |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Ian Henderson |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Ryan Jarvis |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jason Shackell |
| 26 | DF | DEN | Thomas Helveg |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Gary Doherty |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Joe Lewis |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Dean Ashton |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | GK | SCO | Paul Gallacher (on loan to Sheffield Wednesday) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Danny Crow (on loan to Northampton Town) |

### 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 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Keith Briggs (to Stockport County) |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Malky Mackay (to West Ham United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Zema Abbey (to Wycombe Wanderers) |
| — | MF | ENG | Lee Blackburn (to Cambridge United) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | Club From | Fee |
| 3 June 2004 | MF | David Bentley | Arsenal | Season-long loan |
| 25 June 2004 | MF | Youssef Safri | Coventry City | £500,000 |
| 13 July 2004 | DF | Simon Charlton | Bolton Wanderers | £250,000 |
| 22 July 2004 | DF | Thomas Helveg | Inter Milan | Free |
| 5 August 2004 | MF | Mattias Jonson | Brøndby | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2004 | GK | Darren Ward | Nottingham Forest | undisclosed |
| 20 August 2004 | DF | Gary Doherty | Tottenham Hotspur | £1,000,000 |
| 10 January 2005 | FW | Dean Ashton | Crewe Alexandra | £4,450,000 |
| 31 January 2005 | MF | Graham Stuart | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | Club From | Fee |
| 29 April 2004 | FW | Iwan Roberts | Released | Free |
| 23 July 2004 | MF | Mark Rivers | Crewe Alexandra | Free |
| 5 August 2004 | DF | Keith Briggs | Crewe Alexandra | One-month loan |
| 10 September 2004 | DF | Malky Mackay | West Ham United | £300,000 |
| 25 September 2004 | DF | Keith Briggs | Released | Free |
| 7 October 2004 | FW | Zema Abbey | Wycombe Wanderers | Free |
| 15 February 2005 | FW | Danny Crow | Northampton Town | One-month loan (extended 23 March) |
| 18 March 2005 | GK | Paul Gallacher | Sheffield Wednesday | One-month loan |
* ↑ Roberts later joined Gillingham on 28 June
* ↑ Briggs later joined Stockport County on 14 January 2005

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 34 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |
| 19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |
| 20 | Southampton (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 32 | Relegation to the Football League Championship |