2004–05 Bolton Wanderers F.c. Season
The 2004–05 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight.
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This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.
| 2004–05 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Phil Gartside | |||
| Manager | Sam Allardyce | |||
| Stadium | Reebok Stadium | |||
| FA Premier League | 6th | |||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | |||
| League Cup | Fourth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: El Hadji Diouf (9) All: Kevin Davies El Hadji Diouf Henrik Pedersen (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 27,880 (vs. Liverpool, 29 August) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,151 (vs. Fulham, 19 February 2005) | |||
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Season summary
Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 55 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
In
Michael Bridges - Leeds United, free, 9 June- Les Ferdinand - Leicester City, free, 5 July
Radhi Jaïdi - Espérance, free, 6 July
Gary Speed - Newcastle United, £750,000, 21 July
Fernando Hierro - 
Al Rayyan, free, 28 July
Tal Ben Haim - Maccabi Tel Aviv, £203,000, 28 July
El Hadji Diouf - Liverpool, season loan, 19 August
Blessing Kaku - F.C. Ashdod, free transfer, 24 August- Khalilou Fadiga -
Internazionale, free, 14 September 
Vincent Candela - Roma, free transfer, 31 January
Júlio César - Real Valladolid, free, July
Out
- Simon Charlton - Norwich City, £250,000, 13 July
- Jeff Smith - Port Vale, free, 22 June
Per Frandsen - Wigan Athletic, free, 24 June- Emerson Thome - Wigan Athletic, free, 4 August
- Mário Jardel -
Newell's Old Boys, free, 13 August - Ibrahim Ba -
Çaykur Rizespor, free, 24 August - Michael Bridges - Sunderland, season loan, 23 September
- Youri Djorkaeff - Blackburn Rovers, free, 28 September
- Les Ferdinand - Reading, free, 6 January
- Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, month loan, 25 December
- Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, free, 25 January
Joey O'Brien - Sheffield Wednesday, loan
Derek Niven - Chesterfield- Steve Howey -
New England Revolution, free 
Ndiwa Lord-Kangana - released- Jeremy Bon - released
- Lewis Hamlin - released
- Note: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004, with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.
Matches
August
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic | 2004-08-14 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 4 – 1 | Charlton Athletic | Reebok Stadium |
Okocha  11', 59'Pedersen 30', 72' | Lisbie 67' | Attendance: 24,100 Referee: Phil Dowd |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-08-21 15:00 Premier League | Fulham | 2 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Craven Cottage |
| Cole 5', 82' | Attendance: 17,541 Referee: Rob Styles |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-08-25 19:45 Premier League | Southampton | 1 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | St Mary's Stadium |
| Crouch 85' | Pedersen 7' Okocha 27' (pen) | Attendance: 30,713 Referee: Steve Dunn |
v Liverpool
Liverpool | 2004-08-29 16:05 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Liverpool | Reebok Stadium |
| Davies 38' | Attendance: 27,880 Referee: Phil Dowd |
September
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Manchester United
Manchester United | 2004-09-11 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 2 | Manchester United | Reebok Stadium |
| Nolan 52' Ferdinand 90' | Heinze 44' Hunt 90' (og) | Attendance: 27,766 Referee: Matt Messias |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-09-18 12:45 Premier League | Arsenal | 2 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Highbury |
| Henry 31' Pires 66' | Jaïdi 63' Pedersen 85' | Attendance: 37,010 Referee: Phil Dowd |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-09-21 19:45 League Cup | Yeovil Town | 0 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Huish Park |
| Julio Cesar 80' Pedersen 87' | Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
v Birmingham City
Birmingham City | 2004-09-25 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Birmingham City | Reebok Stadium |
| Jaïdi 16' | Izzet 49' | Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Rob Styles |
October
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-10-02 17:15 Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 2 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | The Hawthorns |
| Kanu 57' Gera 65' | Stelios 73' | Attendance: 23,849 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
v Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace | 2004-10-16 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Reebok Stadium |
| Davies 45' | Attendance: 25,051 Referee: Neale Barry |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-10-23 15:00 Premier League | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane |
| Keane 41' | Jaïdi 11' Pedersen 75' | Attendance: 36,025 Referee: Chris Foy |
v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur | 2004-10-27 20:00 League Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 4 (aet) | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| King 27' (og) Okocha 75' (pen)Ferdinand 105' | Defoe 44', 103' Bunjevčević 84'Brown 95' | Attendance: 18,037 Referee: Mike Dean |
v Newcastle United
Newcastle United | 2004-10-31 16:05 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 1 | Newcastle United | Reebok Stadium |
| Diouf 52' Davies 70' | Ambrose 55' | Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Graham Poll |
November
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-11-07 14:00 Premier League | Middlesbrough | 1 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium |
| Boateng 90' | Pedersen 72' | Attendance: 29,656 Referee: Philip Walton |
v Aston Villa
Aston Villa | 2004-11-13 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 2 | Aston Villa | Reebok Stadium |
| Diouf 21' | McCann 41' Hitzlsperger 89' | Attendance: 25,779 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-11-20 15:00 Premier League | Chelsea | 2 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge |
| Duff 1' Tiago 48' | Davies 52' Jaïdi 87' | Attendance: 42,203 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
v Portsmouth
Portsmouth | 2004-11-27 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 1 | Portsmouth | Reebok Stadium |
| De Zeeuw 45' | Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steve Dunn |
December
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-12-04 15:00 Premier League | Everton | 3 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park |
| Ferguson 45' Gravesen 75'Jaïdi 85' (og) | Davies 16' 59' | Attendance: 35,929 Referee: Howard Webb |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-12-11 15:00 Premier League | Norwich City | 3 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Carrow Road |
| Svensson 19' 84' Huckerby 69' (pen) | Okocha 19' (pen) Hierro 23' | Attendance: 23,549 Referee: Barry Knight |
v Manchester City
Manchester City | 2004-12-18 19:45 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 1 | Manchester City | Reebok Stadium |
| Barton 52' | Attendance: 27,274 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2004-12-26 15:00 Premier League | Manchester United | 2 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford |
| Giggs 10' Scholes 89' | Attendance: 67,867 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
v Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers | 2004-12-28 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Reebok Stadium |
| Dickov 6' | Attendance: 27,038 Referee: Rob Styles |
January
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion | 2005-01-01 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Reebok Stadium |
| Diouf 85' | Gera 13' | Attendance: 25,205 Referee: Mike Dean |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-01-04 19:45 Premier League | Birmingham City | 1 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | St Andrew's |
| Upson 66' | Diouf 17' Nolan 90' | Attendance: 27,177 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-01-08 15:00 FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Portman Road |
| Miller 70' | Stelios 60' Pedersen 65' 68' | Attendance: 20,080 Referee: Steve Bennett |
v Arsenal
Arsenal | 2005-01-15 17:15 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Arsenal | Reebok Stadium |
| Stelios 41' | Attendance: 27,514 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-01-24 20:00 Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 0 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park |
| Diouf 77' | Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Steve Bennett |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-01-30 13:45 FA Cup | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Boundary Park |
| Vaz Tê 9' | Attendance: 12,029 Referee: Matt Messias |
February
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur | 2005-02-01 20:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| Diouf 49' (pen) Ben Haim 86'Davies 87' | Defoe 66' | Attendance: 24,780 Referee: Mike Dean |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-02-11 15:00 Premier League | Crystal Palace | 0 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Selhurst Park |
| Nolan 31' | Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Graham Poll |
v Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough | 2005-02-12 17:15 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 0 | Middlesbrough | Reebok Stadium |
| Attendance: 24,322 Referee: Alan Wiley |
v Fulham
Fulham | 2005-02-19 15:00 FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Fulham | Reebok Stadium |
| Davies 12' | Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Howard Webb |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-02-27 13:00 Premier League | Newcastle United | 2 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | St James' Park |
| Bowyer 35' Dyer 69' | Stelios 41' | Attendance: 50,430 Referee: Steve Dunn |
March
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-03-07 20:00 Premier League | Manchester City | 0 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Diouf 45+1' | Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Alan Wiley |
v Arsenal
Arsenal | 2005-03-12 12:15 FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 1 | Arsenal | Reebok Stadium |
| Ljungberg 3' | Attendance: 23,523 Referee: Steve Bennett |
v Norwich City
Norwich City | 2005-03-19 17:15 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | Reebok Stadium |
| Stelios 41' | Attendance: 25,081 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
April
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-04-02 15:00 Premier League | Liverpool | 1 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield |
| Biscan 86' | Attendance: 43,755 Referee: Steve Bennett |
v Fulham
Fulham | 2005-04-09 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 1 | Fulham | Reebok Stadium |
| Okocha 13' (pen) Nolan 33'Stelios 54' | Boa Morte 47' | Attendance: 25,493 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-03-16 15:00 Premier League | Charlton Athletic | 1 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | The Valley |
| Jeffers 29' | Okocha 7' (pen) Diouf 58' | Attendance: 26,708 Referee: Alan Wiley |
v Southampton
Southampton | 2005-04-19 20:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Southampton | Reebok Stadium |
| Stelios 25' | Kevin Phillips 69' | Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-04-23 15:00 Premier League | Aston Villa | 1 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| Hierro 26' (og) | Speed 54' | Attendance: 36,053 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
v Chelsea
Chelsea | 2005-04-30 17:15 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 – 2 | Chelsea | Reebok Stadium |
| Lampard 60' 76' | Attendance: 27,653 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
May
| Kick off Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
v Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers | 2005-05-07 15:00 Premier League | Portsmouth | 1 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Fratton Park |
| Yakubu 72' | Diouf 11' | Attendance: 20,188 Referee: Matt Messias |
v Everton
Everton | 2005-05-15 15:00 Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 3 – 2 | Everton | Reebok Stadium |
| Jaïdi 53' Davies 61'Stelios 66' | Cahill 9' Carsley 63' | Attendance: 27,701 Referee: Matt Messias |
Statistics
Appearances
Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
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| 1 |  Bruno Ngotty | Defender | 37 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 41 (0) |
| 2 |  Jussi Jääskeläinen | Goalkeeper | 36 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 40 (0) |
| 3 |  Gary Speed | Midfielder | 37 (1) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 39 (1) |
| 4 | Kevin Davies | Striker | 33 (1) | 4 (0) | 1 (1) | 38 (2) |
| 5 |  Ricardo Gardner | Defender/Midfielder | 30 (3) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) | 34 (4) |
| 6 | Nicky Hunt | Defender | 29 (0) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) | 33 (1) |
| 7 | Kevin Nolan | Midfielder | 27 (9) | 2 (0) | 2 (2) | 31 (11) |
| 8 |  Stelios Giannakopoulos | Midfielder | 28 (6) | 1 (1) | 2 (0) | 31 (7) |
| 9 |  Jay-Jay Okocha | Midfielder | 29 (2) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 31 (2) |
| 10 |  El Hadji Diouf | Midfielder/Striker | 23 (4) | 2 (0) | 1 (2) | 26 (6) |
| 11 |  Tal Ben Haim | Defender | 19 (2) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 25 (2) |
| 12 |  Iván Campo | Defender/Midfielder | 21 (7) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 22 (8) |
| 13 |  Radhi Jaïdi | Defender | 21 (7) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 22 (7) |
| 14 | Fernando Hierro | Midfielder | 15 (14) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 21 (14) |
| 15 |  Henrik Pedersen | Striker | 13 (14) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 17 (16) |
| 16 | Vincent Candela | Defender | 9 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 10 (2) |
| 17 | Anthony Barness | Defender | 5 (3) | 0 (2) | 1 (0) | 6 (5) |
| 18 | Julio Cesar | Defender | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 6 (1) |
| 19 |  Ricardo Vaz Tê | Striker | 1 (6) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) |
| 20 | Khalilou Fadiga | Midfielder | 0 (5) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (5) |
| 21 | Kevin Poole | Goalkeeper | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 3 (1) |
| 22 | Les Ferdinand | Striker | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (12) |
| 23 | Blessing Kaku | Midfielder | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) |
| 24 | Andy Oakes | Goalkeeper | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
| 25 |  Joey O'Brien | Defender/Midfielder | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 0 (2) |
| 26 |  Ricky Shakes | Midfielder | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
Top scorers
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
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| 1 | Kevin Davies | Striker | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | El Hadji Diouf | Midfielder/Striker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Henrik Pedersen | Striker | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Stelios Giannakopoulos | Midfielder | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Jay-Jay Okocha | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |