See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1961–present).
| Club: | Aston Villa |
| Season: | 2004–05 |
| Manager: | David O'Leary |
| Chairman: | Doug Ellis |
| League: | FA Premier League |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | League Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Third round |
| League Topscorer: | Nolberto Solano (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Nolberto Solano Juan Pablo Ángel (9) |
| Pattern B1: | _vneck |
| Leftarm1: | 88A7E0 |
| Body1: | 970045 |
| Rightarm1: | 88A7E0 |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 88A7E0 |
| Pattern B2: | _vneck |
| Leftarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Body2: | FFFFFF |
| Rightarm2: | FFFFFF |
| Shorts2: | 88A7E0 |
| Socks2: | FFFFFF |
| Prevseason: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
| League Result: | 46--36--28 |
| Nextseason: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 season in English football was Aston Villa F.C.'s 13th consecutive season in the FA Premier League, and their second season under the management of David O'Leary.
Villa went into the season with high hopes after finishing sixth during the 2003–04 FA Premier League season, despite an inconsistent start Villa soon begun to string wins together and threaten the top six but in the run up to Christmas Villas form dropped alarmingly and they fell away quickly, occasional wins put any relegation worry's astray as they underachieved and eventually secured a tenth-place finish.
There were debuts for Steven Davis (91), Martin Laursen (84), Carlton Cole (27), Mathieu Berson (11), and Eric Djemba-Djemba (11).[1]
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2004 | £3,000,000 | ||||
| 6 August 2004 | £1,600,000 | ||||
| 31 January 2005 | £1,350,000 | ||||
| £5,950,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2004 | Free transfer | ||||
| 1 July 2004 | style="text-align:center;" | - | Released | ||
| 9 July 2004 | £2,000,000 | ||||
| 20 July 2004 | £150,000 | ||||
| 27 August 2004 | Free transfer | ||||
| 16 September 2004 | Free transfer | ||||
| £2,150,000 |
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Loan End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2004 | 3 October 2004 | ||||
| 10 August 2004 | 15 October 2004 | ||||
| 9 November 2004 | 9 November 2004 | ||||
| 2 December 2004 | 26 January 2005 | ||||
| 9 December 2004 | 9 January 2005 | ||||
| 14 February 2005 | 16 March 2005 | ||||
| 11 March 2005 | 31 May 2005 | ||||
£5,950,000
£2,150,000
£3,800,000
See main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League.
See main article: 2004–05 FA Cup.
See main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup.
Squad at end of season[3]
The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.
As of end of season[4] |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-
| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2005 | Kungshamns IF  | A | 6 – 0 | Friendly | ||
| 22 July 2004 | Kungsbacka BI | A | 7 – 2 | Friendly | ||
| 24 July 2004 | Jonkopings Sodra | A | 3 – 0 | Friendly | ||
| 27 July 2004 | Orgryte | A | 0 – 0 | Friendly | ||
| 30 July 2004 | Walsall | A | 1 – 2 | Friendly | ||
| 31 July 2004 | Tamworth | A | 3 – 0 | Friendly | ||
| 3 August 2004 | Derby | A | 1 – 2 | Friendly | ||
| 7 August 2004 | A | 1 – 0 | Friendly |