2004–05 Swansea City A.F.C. season explained

Club:Swansea City
Season:2004–05
Chairman:Huw Jenkins
Manager:Kenny Jackett
Stadium:Vetch Field
League:Football League Two
League Result:3rd (promoted)
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round proper
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:First round
Cup3:Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:Second round
Cup4:FAW Premier Cup
Cup4 Result:Winners
League Topscorer:
Lee Trundle (22)[1]
Season Topscorer:
Lee Trundle (23)[2]
Highest Attendance:11,469 (30 April 2005 vs Shrewsbury Town, Football League Two)[3]
Lowest Attendance:3,559 (28 September 2004 vs Luton Town, Football League Trophy)
Average Attendance:8,457[4]
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Prevseason:2003–04
Nextseason:2005–06

The 2004–05 season was Swansea City Association Football Club's 27th season in the newly formed Football League Two, and their 76th in English football. Alan Curtis had left the club early before the season's start, with Kenny Jackett replacing him.[5] Swansea City gained promotion by finishing in third place. In the cup competitions, they reached the third round of the FA Cup, having defeated Cheltenham Town and Stockport County, before losing 2–1 on aggregate against Reading. A 3–0 loss against Queens Park Rangers saw Swansea exit in the first round of the League Cup. They were eliminated in the second round of the Football League Trophy, but reached the final in the FAW Premier Cup, beating Wrexham 2–1.

Lee Trundle was the club's top goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions.

Players

Transfers

In

Position Player Transferred fromFee Date TeamSource
17 Rochdale£35,000First-team
2 Telford UnitedFree transferFirst-team[6]
16 BarnsleyFree transferFirst-team
3 Bristol RoversFree transferFirst-team
11 Luton TownFree transferFirst-team
15 WatfordFree transferFirst-team
27 MillwallFree transferFirst-team
19 Farnborough TownFree transferFirst-team
19 Swindon TownFree transferFirst-team
21 Bristol RoversFree transferFirst-team
29 Queens Park RangersUndisclosedFirst-team
12 Bristol RoversFree transferFirst-team

Out

Position Player Transferred toFee Date Source
12Free agentReleased
19 Cambridge UnitedFree transfer[7]
21Free agentReleased
25 BrentfordFree transfer
30 BlackpoolUndisclosed[8]
28 Grimsby TownFree transfer

Out on loan

Squad #Position Player Loaned toLoan expiresDate Source
25 Leyton Orient
25 Brentford
14 Boston United[9]

Matches

League table

Results by round

Club

Football League Two

See main article: 2004–05 Football League Two.

FA Cup

See main article: 2004–05 FA Cup.

League Cup

See main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup.

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2004–05 Football League Trophy.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee Trundle – profile . https://archive.today/20120717174549/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/6015/lee-trundle?cc=5739 . dead . 17 July 2012 . ESPN Soccernet . ESPN . 26 January 2012 .
  2. Web site: Swansea City Squad Stats – 2004/05 . https://archive.today/20120715012557/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/squad/_/id/318/season/2004/league/all/swansea-city?cc=5739 . dead . 15 July 2012 . ESPN Soccernet . ESPN . 26 January 2012 .
  3. Web site: Swansea City Fixtures & Results – 2004/05 . https://archive.today/20130102204040/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team/fixtures/_/id/318/season/2004/swansea-city?cc=5739 . dead . 2 January 2013 . ESPN Soccernet . ESPN . 26 January 2012 .
  4. Web site: English League Two Stats: Team Attendance – Final . https://archive.today/20120715215812/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/eng.4/year/2004/english-league-two?cc=5739 . dead . 15 July 2012 . ESPN Soccernet . ESPN . 26 January 2012 .
  5. News: Jackett keeps open mind . BBC Sport . BBC . 5 April 2004 . 30 January 2012.
  6. News: Swansea City . South Wales Argus . Newsquest . 1 September 2004 . 26 January 2012.
  7. News: Oli signs deal with U's . BBC Sport . BBC . 10 September 2004 . 27 January 2012.
  8. News: Bean agrees Blackpool stay . Andrew . Scurr . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 3 July 2006 . 27 January 2012.
  9. News: Boston net winger Maylett on loan . BBC Sport . BBC . 18 March 2005 . 27 January 2012.