2004–05 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 2004–05 Cardiff City F.C. season

During the 2004–05 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the team's second year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. The season was also the last that manager Lennie Lawrence spent at the club before being replaced by Dave Jones at the end of the season.

## Team kit and sponsorship

Cardiff's kits continued to be designed by Puma. Their main shirt sponsor continues as Welsh housing company Redrow homes.

## Squad

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FAW Premier Cup | FAW Premier Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Tony Warner | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Rhys Weston | 29 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Gary Croft | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Rob Page | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Danny Gabbidon | 49 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | John Robinson | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Neal Ardley | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | EIR | Graham Kavanagh | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Campbell | 15 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Michael Boulding | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Peter Thorne | 35 | 14 | 28+3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | EIR | Willie Boland | 24 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Martyn Margetson | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | EIR | Alan Lee | 43 | 7 | 24+14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | JAM | Richard Langley | 27 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Chris Barker | 44 | 0 | 38+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | WAL | James Collins | 40 | 2 | 32+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Lee Bullock | 26 | 5 | 8+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | WAL | Paul Parry | 28 | 4 | 12+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Gavin Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Tony Vidmar | 33 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Arran Lee-Barrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | SCO | Neil Alexander | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Gareth Whalley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Darren Williams | 20 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | JAM | Jobi McAnuff | 48 | 3 | 42+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Gary O'Neil | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Neil Harris | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | JPN | Junichi Inamoto | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | FIN | Toni Koskela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | WAL | Nicky Fish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | WAL | Byron Anthony | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | WAL | Michael Parkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | WAL | Danny Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | WAL | Richard Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | WAL | Kirk Huggins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Cameron Jerome | 32 | 7 | 21+8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | WAL | Joe Ledley | 32 | 3 | 20+8 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Stuart Fleetwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers

### Summer transfers in

| Player | Club | Fee |
| - | - | - |
| Lee Bullock | York City | Free |
| Jobi McAnuff | West Ham United | £250,000 |
| Rob Page | Sheffield United | Free |

### Summer transfers out

0*Indicates the player joined after being released by Cardiff

| Player | Club | Fee |
| - | - | - |
| Mark Bonner | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| Jason Bowen | Newport County* | Free |
| Gavin Gordon | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| Spencer Prior | Southend United* | Free |
| Gareth Whalley | Wigan Athletic* | Free |

### Loans in

| Player | Club | Date Arrived | Return Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Darren Williams | Sunderland | September 2004 | October 2004 |
| Gary O'Neil | Portsmouth | August 2004 | December 2004 |
| Darren Williams | Sunderland | October 2004 | December 2004 |
| Neil Harris | Millwall | November 2004 | January 2005 |
| Michael Boulding | Barnsley | January 2005 | End of Season |
| Junichi Inamoto | West Bromwich Albion | March 2005 | April 2005 |

### January transfer window ins

| Player | Club | Fee |
| - | - | - |
| Neal Ardley | Unattached | Free |
| Darren Williams | Sunderland | Free |

### January transfer window outs

| Player | Club | Fee |
| - | - | - |
| Robert Earnshaw | West Bromwich Albion | £3 million |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 60 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 54 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 53 |
| 18 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 52 |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | W |
| Position | | | | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | | 23 | 22 | | 23 | 21 | | 21 | 20 | | 18 | 20 | | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | | 20 | 20 | 20 | | 20 | 21 | | 19 | 21 | | 17 | 19 | 16 |

## Fixtures and results

### Championship

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Aug | Crewe Alexandra | A | D 2 – 2 | 7,339 | Robinson, Lee |
| 10 Aug | Coventry City | H | W 2 – 1 | 14,031 | Earnshaw, Bullock |
| 13 Aug | Plymouth Argyle | H | L 0 – 1 | 12,697 |
| 21 Aug | Ipswich Town | A | L 1 – 3 | 21,828 | Lee |
| 28 Aug | Stoke City | H | L 0 – 1 | 12,929 | |
| 30 Aug | Wigan Athletic | A | L 1 – 2 | 9,004 | Lee |
| 11 Sep | Nottingham Forest | A | D 0 – 0 | 21,607 | |
| 14 Sep | Watford | H | L 0 – 3 | 10,606 | |
| 18 Sep | Derby County | H | L 0 – 2 | 12,008 | |
| 25 Sep | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | W 3 – 2 | 27,896 | Parry, Thorne, Kavanagh |
| 28 Sep | Burnley | A | L 0 – 1 | 11,200 | |
| 2 Oct | Leeds United | H | D 0 – 0 | 17,006 | |
| 16 Oct | Rotherham United | H | W 2 – 0 | 11,004 | Thorne (2) |
| 19 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D 1 – 1 | 6,112 | Bullock |
| 23 Oct | Millwall | A | D 2 – 2 | 10,476 | O'Neil, Lee |
| 30 Oct | Leicester City | H | D 0 – 0 | 13,759 | |
| 2 Nov | West Ham United | H | W 4 – 1 | 14,222 | Lee, Ledley, Parry, McAnuff |
| 6 Nov | Rotherham United | A | D 2 – 2 | 5,119 | Ledley, Parry |
| 13 Nov | Reading | A | L 1 – 2 | 16,107 | Jerome |
| 19 Nov | Preston North End | H | L 0 – 1 | 10,950 | |
| 27 Nov | Queens Park Rangers | A | L 0 – 1 | 15,146 | |
| 4 Dec | Gillingham | H | W 3 – 1 | 10,623 | Jerome, Thorne (2) |
| 11 Dec | Sunderland | H | L 0 – 2 | 12,528 | |
| 18 Dec | Sheffield United | A | L 1 – 2 | 18,240 | Harris |
| 26 Dec | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D 1 – 1 | 16,699 | Jerome |
| 28 Dec | Watford | A | D 0 – 0 | 13,409 | |
| 1 Jan | Derby County | A | W 1 – 0 | 22,800 | Thorne |
| 3 Jan | Nottingham Forest | H | W 3 – 0 | 13,545 | Thorne (2), Kavanagh |
| 15 Jan | Leeds United | A | D 1 – 1 | 29,548 | Thorne |
| 22 Jan | Burnley | H | W 2 – 0 | 11,562 | Langley, Kavanagh |
| 6 Feb | West Ham United | A | L 0 – 1 | 23,716 | |
| 12 Feb | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W 2 – 0 | 11,435 | Thorne, Collins |
| 22 Feb | Millwall | H | L 0 – 1 | 11,424 | |
| 26 Feb | Sunderland | A | L 1 – 2 | 32,788 | Vidmar |
| 5 Mar | Sheffield United | H | W 1 – 0 | 12,250 | Ledley |
| 12 Mar | Coventry City | A | D 1 – 1 | 17,059 | Bullock |
| 15 Mar | Ipswich Town | H | L 0 – 1 | 11,768 | |
| 19 Mar | Crewe Alexandra | H | D 1 – 1 | 10,007 | Gabbidon |
| 2 Apr | Plymouth Argyle | A | D 1 – 1 | 18,045 | Langley |
| 5 Apr | Stoke City | A | W 3 – 1 | 12,785 | Jerome (2), Thorne |
| 9 Apr | Wigan Athletic | H | L 0 – 2 | 16,858 | |
| 16 Apr | Preston North End | A | L 0 – 3 | 15,141 | |
| 19 Apr | Leicester City | A | D 1 – 1 | 21,336 | Ardley |
| 23 Apr | Reading | H | W 2 – 0 | 14,821 | Thorne, Jerome |
| 30 Apr | Gillingham | A | D 1 – 1 | 10,810 | Parry |
| 8 May | Queens Park Rangers | H | W 1 – 0 | 15,722 | McAnuff |

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Aug | One | Kidderminster Harriers | A | W 1 – 1 (5–4 on pens) | 1,897 | Earnshaw |
| 21 Sep | Two | Milton Keynes Dons | A | W 4 – 1 | 2,266 | Thorne (2), Bullock, Anthony |
| 26 Oct | Three | Bournemouth | A | W 3 – 3 (5–4 on pens) | 8,598 | Lee, Bullock, Jerome |
| 9 Nov | Four | Portsmouth | H | L 0 – 2 | 13,555 | |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 Jan | Three | Blackburn Rovers | H | D 1 – 1 | 14,145 | Lee |
| 19 Jan | Three (replay) | Blackburn Rovers | A | L 2 – 3 | 9,140 | McAnuff, Collins |

### FAW Premier Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 Jan | Quarter-final | Bangor City | A | L 0 – 1 | – | |
