2004–05 Millwall F.C. season explained

Club:Millwall
Season:2004–05
Manager: Dennis Wise (player-manager)
Chairman: Theo Paphitis
Stadium:The Den
League:Championship
League Result:10th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:UEFA Cup
Cup3 Result:First round
League Topscorer:Barry Hayles (12)
Season Topscorer:Barry Hayles (12)
Average Attendance:11,656
Prevseason:2003–04
Nextseason:2005–06

During the 2004–05 English football season, Millwall competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

In the UEFA Cup, Millwall lost 4–2 on aggregate in the first round proper, to Hungarian Champions Ferencváros, with Wise scoring both Millwall goals. Millwall put up a brave fight in both games, but the Hungarian champions were too strong. Surprisingly, whilst Millwall were seeded, Ferencvaros were not. Millwall could have had an easier draw, against Chechnyan minnows Terek Grozny. If Millwall had beaten them, then they would have made it into the group stage of the competition, where they would have faced some of Europe's elite, including teams such as Lazio and Schalke.

In 2005, Theo Paphitis announced that he was stepping down as chairman of the club with Jeff Burnige to replace him from May 2005. At the end of the 2004–05 season, manager Dennis Wise announced that he was leaving as he was unable to form a working relationship with the new chairman.

Final league table

See main article: 2004–05 Football League Championship.

Results

Millwall's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship table

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 August 2004 Plymouth ArgyleA0–016,063
10 August 2004 Wigan AthleticH0–210,660
14 August 2004 Leicester CityH2–011,754Morris, Dichio
21 August 2004 Coventry CityA1–013,910Dichio
28 August 2004 ReadingH1–012,098Dichio
12 September 2004 Ipswich TownA0–221,246
19 September 2004 WatfordH0–210,865
22 September 2004 Derby CountyH3–123,422Wise, Simpson, Ifill
25 September 2004 Rotherham UnitedA1–15,062Ifill
3 October 2004 Nottingham ForestH1–011,233Livermore
16 October 2004 SunderlandA0–123,839
19 October 2004 GillinghamH2–110,722Hayles, Dunne
23 October 2004 Cardiff CityH2–210,476Tessem, Harris
30 October 2004 Stoke CityA0–114,125
2 November 2004 Queens Park RangersA1–116,685Hayles
5 November 2004 SunderlandH2–010,513Wise (pen), Livermore
13 November 2004 Preston North EndA1–122,977Hayles
21 November 2004 West Ham UnitedH1–015,025Dichio
27 November 2004 BurnleyA0–111,471
30 November 2004 Crewe AlexandraA1–25,409Ifill
4 December 2004 Sheffield UnitedH1–211,207Phillips
7 December 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–124,748Dobie, Dichio
11 December 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–012,196Dobie, Ifill
18 December 2004 Leeds UnitedA1–126,265Morris (pen)
26 December 2004 Ipswich TownH3–114,532Hayles, Dichio, Dobie
28 December 2004 Derby CountyA3–027,725Hayles (3)
1 January 2005 WatfordA0–113,158
3 January 2005 Rotherham UnitedH1–211,725Dunne
15 January 2005 Nottingham ForestA2–125,949Hayles, Dunne
22 January 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–213,145Wise (pen)
5 February 2005 Queens Park RangersH0–015,603
12 February 2005 GillinghamA0–09,127
19 February 2005 Stoke CityH0–111,036
22 February 2005 Cardiff CityA1–011,424Dichio (pen)
26 February 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–16,608
6 March 2005 Leeds UnitedH1–111,510Robinson
12 March 2005 Wigan AthleticA0–218,647
15 March 2005 Coventry CityH1–18,835Morris (pen)
20 March 2005 Plymouth ArgyleH3–011,465Sweeney, Hayles, Dichio
2 April 2005 Leicester CityA1–322,338Dichio
5 April 2005 ReadingA1–214,379Dichio
9 April 2005 Crewe AlexandraH4–310,767Hayles, Elliott, Morris, May (pen)
16 April 2005 West Ham UnitedA1–128,221Hayles
24 April 2005 Preston North EndH2–111,417Sweeney, Hayles
30 April 2005 Sheffield UnitedA1–019,797Morris
8 May 2005 BurnleyH0–012,171

FA Cup

See main article: 2004–05 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R38 January 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–212,566

League Cup

See main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R326 October 2004 LiverpoolH0–317,655

UEFA Cup

See main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R1 First Leg16 September 2004 FerencvárosH1–111,667Wise
R1 Second Leg30 September 2004 FerencvárosA1–315,229Wise

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Reserve squad

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads - Millwall - 2004/05.