# Football League Championship 2004-05

La Football League Championship 2004-05 (conocida como "The Coca-Cola Championship" por razones de patrocinio) fue la temporada treinta desde el nuevo formato de división de ligas. Comenzó en agosto de 2004 y terminó en mayo de 2005 con la final de los play-offs de promoción. Esta fue la primera temporada desde la remodelación de la Football League. La First Division, Second Division y Third DIvision fueron renombradas a la Football League Championship, Football League One y Football League Two respectivamente. Coca-Cola reemplazo a Nationwide Building Society como patrocinio.

## Ascensos y descensos

| Pos | a Premier League 2004-05 |
| 1º | Norwich City |
| 2º | West Bromwich Albion |
| 3° | Crystal Palace |
| Pos | a Football League Championship 2004-05 |
| 18º | Leicester City |
| 19º | Leeds United |
| 20º | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Pos | a Football League Championship 2004-05 |
| 1º | Plymouth Argyle |
| 2º | Queens Park Rangers |
| 3º | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Pos | a EFL League One |
| 22º | Walsall |
| 23º | Bradford City |
| 24º | Wimbledon |

## Clubes Participantes

| Equipo | Estadio | Capacidad |
| Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 37,697 |
| West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | 35,146 |
| Derby County | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
| Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,609 |
| Leicester City | Walkers Stadium | 32,500 |
| Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,602 |
| Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux Stadium | 28,525 |
| Stoke City | Britannia Stadium | 28,000 |
| Wigan Athletic | JJB Stadium | 25,138 |
| Preston North End | Deepdale | 24,500 |
| Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Coventry City | Highfield Road | 23,489 |
| Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 22,008 |
| Millwall | The New Den | 20,146 |
| Watford | Vicarage Road | 19,920 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 19,500 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 19,128 |
| Gillingham | Priestfield Stadium | 11,582 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Alexandra Stadium | 10,046 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 8,850 |
| Rotherham United | Millmoor | 8,300 |

## Clasificación

Los dos primeros equipos de la clasificación ascienden directamente a la Premier League 2005-06, los clubes ubicados del tercer al sexto puesto disputan un play-off para determinar un tercer ascenso.
| Pos. | Equipo | Pts. | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | Dif. | Clasificación |
| 1 | Sunderland (C, A) | 94 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | Ascenso a Premier League |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic (A) | 87 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | Ascenso a Premier League |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 85 | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | Play-offs para la Premier League |
| 4 | Derby County | 76 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | Play-offs para la Premier League |
| 5 | Preston North End | 75 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | Play-offs para la Premier League |
| 6 | West Ham United (A) | 73 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 56 | +10 | Play-offs para la Premier League |
| 7 | Reading | 70 | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 67 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 66 | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | +13 | |
| 10 | Millwall | 66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 45 | +6 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 62 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | |
| 12 | Stoke City | 61 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | −2 | |
| 13 | Burnley | 60 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | −1 | |
| 14 | Leeds United | 60 | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | |
| 15 | Leicester City | 57 | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | −3 | |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 53 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | −12 | |
| 18 | Watford | 52 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 52 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | −12 | |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 51 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 50 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 86 | −20 | |
| 22 | Gillingham (D) | 50 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | −21 | Descenso de categoría |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest (D) | 44 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 66 | −24 | Descenso de categoría |
| 24 | Rotherham United (D) | 29 | 46 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 69 | −34 | Descenso de categoría |
Fuente:

### Play-Offs por el tercer ascenso a la Premier League

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final |
| West Ham United | 2 | 2 |
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 0 |
| | | | West Ham United | 1 |
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 1 |
| Derby County | 0 | 0 |

## Goleadores

| Jugador | Equipo | |
| Nathan Ellington | Wigan Athletic | 24 |
| Jason Roberts | Wigan Athletic | 21 |
| Teddy Sheringham | West Ham United | 20 |
| Darren Bent | Ipswich Town | 19 |
| Paul Furlong | Queens Park Rangers | 19 |
| Shefki Kuqi | Ipswich Town | 19 |
| Dave Kitson | FC Reading | 19 |
| Kenny Miller | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 |
| Dean Ashton | Crewe Alexandra | 17 |
| Marlon Harewood | West Ham United | 17 |