2004–05 Football League One
# 2004–05 Football League One

The 2004–05 Football League One was the first season of the renamed Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football.

## Changes from last season

### From League One

Promoted to Championship

* Plymouth Argyle
* Queens Park Rangers
* Brighton & Hove Albion

Relegated to League Two

* Grimsby Town
* Rushden & Diamonds
* Notts County
* Wycombe Wanderers

### To League One

Relegated from Championship

* Walsall
* Bradford City
* Wimbledon (renamed Milton Keynes Dons)

Promoted from League Two

* Doncaster Rovers
* Hull City
* Torquay United
* Huddersfield Town

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luton Town (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 87 | 48 | +39 | 98 | Promotion to 2005–06 Football League Championship |
| 2 | Hull City (P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 86 | Promotion to 2005–06 Football League Championship |
| 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Brentford | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 75 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday (P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 72 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Bristol City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 70 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 64 | +13 | 70 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 70 | |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 66 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 65 | |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 63 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 61 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 60 | |
| 15 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 59 | |
| 16 | Blackpool | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 57 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 57 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 56 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 51 | |
| 21 | Torquay United (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 51 | Relegation to 2005–06 Football League Two |
| 22 | Wrexham (R) | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 43 | Relegation to 2005–06 Football League Two |
| 23 | Peterborough United (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 39 | Relegation to 2005–06 Football League Two |
| 24 | Stockport County (R) | 46 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 49 | 98 | −49 | 26 | Relegation to 2005–06 Football League Two |

* ↑ Wrexham deducted 10 points for entering administration.

## Play-offs

### Semi-finals

**Second leg**

Sheffield Wednesday won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Hartlepool United on aggregate. Hartlepool United won 6–5 on penalties.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | League |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dean Windass | Bradford City | 27 |
| = | Stuart Elliott | Hull City | 27 |
| 3 | Paweł Abbott | Huddersfield Town | 26 |
| 4 | Adam Boyd | Hartlepool United | 24 |
| = | Leroy Lita | Bristol City | 24 |
| 6 | Sam Parkin | Swindon Town | 23 |
| 7 | Steve Brooker | Bristol City | 21 |
| 8 | Steven MacLean | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 |
| = | James Hayter | Bournemouth | 19 |
| = | Luke Beckett | Oldham Athletic | 19 |
