# 2004–05 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2004–05 season saw Hull City compete in Football League One where they finished in 2nd position with 86 points, gaining automatic promotion to the Championship.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Luton Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 48 | +39 | 98 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Hull City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 86 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Brentford | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 72 | Qualification for League One play-offs |

## Results

Hull City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League One

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 1 | 7 August 2004 | Bournemouth | H | 1–0 | 17,569 | Green |
| 2 | 10 August 2004 | Torquay United | A | 3–0 | 3,973 | Green, Elliott (2) |
| 3 | 14 August 2004 | Port Vale | A | 2–3 | 6,736 | Elliott, Barmby |
| 4 | 21 August 2004 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 16,916 | Green, Allsopp |
| 5 | 28 August 2004 | Barnsley | A | 2–1 | 13,175 | Green, Elliott |
| 6 | 31 August 2004 | Bradford City | H | 0–1 | 16,865 | |
| 7 | 5 September 2004 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–4 | 18,421 | |
| 8 | 11 September 2004 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 15,568 | Green, Elliott |
| 9 | 18 September 2004 | Peterborough United | A | 3–2 | 5,745 | Cort, Elliott (2) |
| 10 | 25 September 2004 | Stockport County | H | 0–0 | 16,182 | |
| 11 | 2 October 2004 | Hartlepool United | A | 0–2 | 5,768 | |
| 12 | 10 October 2004 | Chesterfield | A | 0–2 | 15,500 | Green |
| 13 | 16 October 2004 | Bristol City | A | 1–3 | 12,011 | Facey |
| 14 | 20 October 2004 | Milton Keynes Dons | H | 3–2 | 14,317 | Green (2), Keane |
| 15 | 23 October 2004 | Luton Town | H | 3–0 | 18,575 | Elliott (2), Facey |
| 16 | 30 October 2004 | Wrexham | A | 2–2 | 5,601 | Cort, Facey |
| 17 | 6 November 2004 | Walsall | H | 3–1 | 16,010 | Barmby, Elliott, Lewis |
| 18 | 20 November 2004 | Swindon Town | A | 2–4 | 16,010 | Walters, Elliott |
| 19 | 27 November 2004 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | 15,710 | Elliott (2) |
| 20 | 8 December 2004 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 4–2 | 28,701 | Barmby (2), Keane, Allsopp |
| 21 | 11 December 2004 | Colchester United | A | 2–1 | 4,046 | Elliott, France |
| 22 | 18 December 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 6–1 | 20,064 | Elliott (3), Ashbee, Barmby, Allsopp |
| 23 | 26 December 2004 | Blackpool | A | 2–0 | 8,774 | Elliott (2) |
| 24 | 28 December 2004 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | 24,117 | Elliott, Allsopp |
| 25 | 1 January 2005 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–1 | 22,291 | Wilbraham, Elliott |
| 26 | 3 January 2005 | Stockport County | A | 3–1 | 6,670 | Allsopp, Price, Wilbraham |
| 27 | 15 January 2005 | Peterborough United | H | 2–2 | 16,149 | Barmby, Green |
| 28 | 22 January 2005 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–1 | 9,633 | |
| 29 | 1 February 2005 | Chesterfield | A | 1–1 | 5,517 | Lewis |
| 30 | 5 February 2005 | Bristol City | H | 1–1 | 17,637 | Barmby |
| 31 | 12 February 2005 | Luton Town | A | 0–1 | 9,500 | |
| 32 | 19 February 2005 | Wrexham | H | 2–1 | 15,995 | Allsopp (2) |
| 33 | 22 February 2005 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 1–1 | 4,407 | Facey |
| 34 | 26 February 2005 | Colchester United | H | 2–0 | 16,484 | Barmby, Cort |
| 35 | 5 March 2005 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 3–1 | 12,684 | Ellison, Price, Fagan |
| 36 | 8 March 2005 | Hartlepool United | H | 1–0 | 17,112 | Elliott |
| 37 | 12 March 2005 | Torquay United | H | 2–0 | 17,147 | Elliott, Fagan |
| 38 | 19 March 2005 | Bournemouth | A | 4–0 | 8,895 | Elliott (2), Delaney, France |
| 39 | 26 March 2005 | Port Vale | H | 2–2 | 17,678 | Cort, Fagan |
| 40 | 28 March 2005 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 8,562 | |
| 41 | 2 April 2005 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 19,341 | Cort, Fagan |
| 42 | 10 April 2005 | Bradford City | A | 2–0 | 13,631 | Elliott, Barmby |
| 43 | 16 April 2005 | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 | 23,125 | |
| 44 | 23 April 2005 | Walsall | A | 0–3 | 7,958 | |
| 45 | 30 April 2005 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | 24,277 | Elliott |
| 46 | 7 May 2005 | Brentford | A | 1–2 | 9,604 | Cort |

### FA Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 13 November 2004 | Morecambe | H | 3–2 | 10,129 | Green, Keane, Walters |
| R2 | 4 December 2004 | Macclesfield Town | H | 4–0 | 9,831 | Elliott, France, Facey (2) |
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | Colchester United | H | 0–2 | 14,027 | |

### Football League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 24 August 2004 | Wrexham | H | 2 – 2 (1 – 3 pens) | 6,079 | Keane, France |

### Football League Trophy

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 28 September 2004 | Hartlepool United | A | 3 – 3 (1 – 4 pens) | 1,535 | Price, Green, Elliott |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Boaz Myhill | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Alton Thelwell | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Andy Dawson | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37(1) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ian Ashbee | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Leon Cort | 43(1) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47(1) | 6 |
| 6 | DF | Marc Joseph | 25(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(4) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Stuart Elliott | 35(1) | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 37(3) | 29 |
| 8 | MF | Nick Barmby | 38(1) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40(1) | 9 |
| 9 | FW | Ben Burgess | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Danny Allsopp | 14(14) | 7 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(14) | 7 |
| 11 | FW | Jonathan Walters | 4(17) | 1 | 0(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6(19) | 2 |
| 12 | GK | Matt Duke | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(2) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Stuart Green | 26(3) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 28(5) | 10 |
| 15 | DF | Roland Edge | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15(1) | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Damien Delaney | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Delroy Facey | 12(9) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(9) | 6 |
| 18 | FW | Jason Price | 6(21) | 2 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8(21) | 4 |
| 19 | MF | Junior Lewis | 31(8) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33(9) | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Michael Keane | 12(8) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16(8) | 5 |
| 21 | DF | Nathan Peat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | 10(9) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(9) | 2 |
| 23 | DF | Stevland Angus | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Kevin Ellison | 11(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(5) | 1 |
| 25 | MF | Andy Hessenthaler | 6(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(4) | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Robbie Stockdale | 12(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(2) | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Craig Fagan | 11(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(1) | 4 |
| 28 | DF | Richard Hinds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Ryan France | 22(9) | 2 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24(10) | 4 |
| 30 | DF | Scott Wiseman | 2(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 2(3) | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Clayton Donaldson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Russell Fry | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |