2004–05 Yeovil Town F.C. season
# 2004–05 Yeovil Town F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Yeovil Town Football Club's second season in the Football League. It was also the season in which they gained promotion to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.

## Season summary

The 2004–05 season was the club's second season in the Football League and manager Gary Johnson's fourth season in charge. Although they lost their first game of the season away to Bury, they started the season fairly well and were top of League Two with 10 games played. Despite going the next 5 league games without a win, a run of 10 league wins out of a possible 11 left them top of the table and 8 points clear of 4th placed Southend United. Yeovil also had some success in the FA Cup, setting up a 4th round tie away to Charlton Athletic, after defeating Darlington, Histon and Rotherham United in earlier rounds. Town were defeated 3–2 by Charlton in a close contest where Yeovil had a shot cleared off the line in the later stages of the game. Yeovil picked up 31 points from a possible 60 after this point, but it was enough for them to secure the title, finishing five points above 4th placed Southend United. The Glovers scored 90 goals, 21 more than any other team whilst Striker Phil Jevons was League Two's top scorer. At the end of the season, the club released five players including Latvian international Andrejs Štolcers while Polish striker Bartosz Tarachulski rejected the club's offer of a new contract.

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2004 | Phil Jevons | Grimsby Town | Free |
| 1 July 2004 | Adrian Caceres | Perth Glory | £20,000 |
| 1 July 2004 | Michael Rose | Hereford United | Free (released) |
| 22 July 2004 | Nicolas Mirza | Paris Saint-Germain | Free (released) |
| 22 July 2004 | Bartosz Tarachulski | Polonia Warsaw | Free (released) |
| 27 July 2004 | Kezie Ibe | Staines Town | Free |
| 27 July 2004 | Yemi Odubade | Eastbourne Town | Free |
| 2 September 2004 | Andrejs Štolcers | Fulham | Free (released) |
| 16 December 2004 | Arron Davies | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 23 March 2005 | Marcus Richardson | Lincoln City | Free (released) |
| 23 March 2005 | Efe Sodje | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 24 March 2005 | Kevin Amankwaah | Bristol City | Undisclosed (~ £10,000) |
| 25 March 2005 | Marvin Brown | Bristol City | Free (released) |

### Out

| Date | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 September 2004 | Simon Weatherstone | Hornchurch | Undisclosed |
| 8 December 2004 | Gavin Williams | West Ham United | £250,000 |
| 1 February 2005 | Roy O'Brien | Weymouth | Free |
| 9 February 2005 | Yemi Odubade | Eastbourne Borough | Free |
| 21 February 2005 | Adrian Caceres | Aldershot Town | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
| 30 June 2005 | Marvin Brown | Weston-super-Mare | Released |
| 30 June 2005 | Kezie Ibe | Canvey Island | Released |
| 30 June 2005 | Nicolas Mirza | Pacy Vallée-d'Eure | Released |
| 30 June 2005 | Marcus Richardson | Chester City | Released |
| 30 June 2005 | Andrejs Štolcers | FK Baku | Released |
| 30 June 2005 | Bartosz Tarachulski | Dunfermline Athletic | Rejected new contract |

### Loan in

| Date | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 August 2004 | Liam Fontaine | Fulham | 6 November 2004 |
| 3 February 2005 | Kevin Amankwaah | Bristol City | 24 March 2005 |
| 22 February 2005 | Rory Fallon | Swindon Town | 21 March 2005 |
| 21 March 2005 | David Woozley | Oxford United | 10 May 2005 |

## Match results

### League Two

League Two match details :

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 August 2004 | 19th | Bury | A | L | 1–3 | Caceres | 3,171 |
| 10 August 2004 | 17th | Darlington | H | D | 1–1 | Jevons | 5,116 |
| 14 August 2004 | 9th | Boston United | H | W | 2–0 | Jevons, Tarachulski | 5,178 |
| 21 August 2004 | 5th | Notts County | A | W | 2–1 | Terry, Jevons | 5,024 |
| 28 August 2004 | 4th | Rushden & Diamonds | H | W | 3–1 | Johnson, Tarachulski, Jevons | 5,088 |
| 30 August 2004 | 8th | Mansfield Town | A | L | 1–4 | Skiverton | 3,826 |
| 4 September 2004 | 4th | Swansea City | H | W | 1–0 | G. Williams (pen) | 5,826 |
| 11 September 2004 | 6th | Cheltenham Town | A | D | 1–1 | Way | 3,966 |
| 18 September 2004 | 2nd | Oxford United | H | W | 6–1 | Štolcers (2), Jevons (3), Gall | 5,467 |
| 25 September 2004 | 1st | Shrewsbury Town | A | W | 2–1 | Johnson, Tarachulski | 4,196 |
| 2 October 2004 | 1st | Northampton Town | H | D | 1–1 | Jevons | 5,944 |
| 8 October 2004 | 3rd | Rochdale | A | L | 1–2 | Jevons | 2,402 |
| 16 October 2004 | 5th | Macclesfield Town | H | L | 1–2 | Way | 5,313 |
| 19 October 2004 | 4th | Bristol Rovers | A | D | 2–2 | Terry, G. Williams | 9,295 |
| 23 October 2004 | 8th | Scunthorpe United | A | L | 0–1 | | 4,470 |
| 30 October 2004 | 4th | Chester City | H | W | 4–1 | Jevons (3, 2 pen), Caceres | 5,741 |
| 6 November 2004 | 3rd | Wycombe Wanderers | A | W | 1–0 | Tarachulski | 5,453 |
| 20 November 2004 | 3rd | Southend United | H | W | 3–1 | Jevons, Guyett, Tarachulski | 5,839 |
| 27 November 2004 | 3rd | Lincoln City | A | L | 1–3 | Skiverton | 4,714 |
| 7 December 2004 | 2nd | Kidderminster Harriers | H | W | 2–1 | Lindegaard, Štolcers | 4,639 |
| 11 December 2004 | 2nd | Grimsby Town | H | W | 2–1 | Johnson, Tarachulski | 5,733 |
| 18 December 2004 | 2nd | Leyton Orient | A | W | 3–2 | Tarachulski, Terry, Davies | 3,867 |
| 26 December 2004 | 2nd | Cheltenham Town | H | W | 4–1 | Gall, Jevons, Davies, Terry | 7,320 |
| 28 December 2004 | 2nd | Cambridge United | A | W | 5–3 | Jevons (2 pen), Way, Johnson, Štolcers | 3,828 |
| 1 January 2005 | 2nd | Swansea City | A | W | 2–0 | Štolcers, Jevons | 11,225 |
| 3 January 2005 | 1st | Shrewsbury Town | H | W | 4–2 | Way, Terry, Caceres, Gall | 7,250 |
| 15 January 2005 | 1st | Oxford United | A | L | 1–2 | Guyett | 6,778 |
| 22 January 2005 | 1st | Cambridge United | H | W | 2–1 | Terry, Jevons (pen) | 6,204 |
| 25 January 2005 | 1st | Rochdale | H | D | 2–2 | Tarachulski, Johnson (pen) | 5,180 |
| 5 February 2005 | 1st | Macclesfield Town | A | L | 1–3 | Whitaker (og) | 2,471 |
| 12 February 2005 | 1st | Bristol Rovers | H | W | 4–2 | Jevons (3, 1 pen), Tarachulski | 9,153 |
| 19 February 2005 | 1st | Chester City | A | W | 2–0 | Davies, Jevons (pen) | 3,072 |
| 22 February 2005 | 1st | Scunthorpe United | H | W | 4–3 | Tarachulski, Johnson, Fallon, Davies | 7,598 |
| 26 February 2005 | 1st | Grimsby Town | A | L | 1–2 | Davies | 4,414 |
| 1 March 2005 | 1st | Northampton Town | A | D | 1–1 | Davies | 5,630 |
| 5 March 2005 | 1st | Leyton Orient | H | W | 1–0 | Jevons (pen) | 6,545 |
| 12 March 2005 | 1st | Darlington | A | L | 1–2 | Way | 4,121 |
| 19 March 2005 | 1st | Bury | H | L | 0–1 | | 6,269 |
| 26 March 2005 | 1st | Boston United | A | W | 2–1 | Skiverton (2) | 3,069 |
| 29 March 2005 | 1st | Notts County | H | L | 1–3 | Jevons (pen) | 7,221 |
| 2 April 2005 | 2nd | Rushden & Diamonds | A | L | 0–2 | | 3,726 |
| 9 April 2005 | 1st | Mansfield Town | H | W | 5–2 | Davies, Way (2), Rose, Jevons | 6,471 |
| 16 April 2005 | 1st | Kidderminster Harriers | A | D | 1–1 | Davies | 4,014 |
| 23 April 2005 | 1st | Wycombe Wanderers | H | D | 1–1 | Johnson | 7,421 |
| 30 April 2005 | 1st | Southend United | A | W | 1–0 | Jevons | 11,735 |
| 7 May 2005 | 1st | Lincoln City | H | W | 3–0 | Sodje (2), Jevons (pen) | 8,855 |

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yeovil Town (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 65 | +25 | 83 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United (P) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 3 | Swansea City (P) | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 80 | Promotion to League One |
| 4 | Southend United (P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

### FA Cup

FA Cup match details :

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 13 November 2004 | Darlington | A | D | 3–3 | Miles, Tarachulski (2) | 3,698 |
| First round replay | 23 November 2004 | Darlington | H | W | 1–0 | Way | 5,365 |
| Second round | 4 December 2004 | Histon | A | W | 3–1 | Jevons (pen), Johnson, Odubade | 2,564 |
| Third round | 8 January 2005 | Rotherham United | A | W | 3–0 | Jevons (pen), Way, Štolcers | 5,397 |
| Fourth round | 29 January 2005 | Charlton Athletic | A | L | 2–3 | Terry, Davies | 22,873 |

### League Cup

League Cup match details :

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 24 August 2004 | Plymouth Argyle | H | W | 3–2 | Johnson (3) | 6,217 | |
| Second round | 21 September 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | H | L | 0–2 | | 8,047 | |

### Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details :

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First round | 28 September 2004 | Torquay United | A | L | 3–4 | Štolcers, Caceres, Tarachulski | 1,610 | |

## Squad statistics

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Yeovil.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Chris Weale | 37 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Adam Lockwood | 6 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Michael Rose | 37 (4) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 43 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Terry Skiverton | 36 (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 (2) | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Colin Miles | 20 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 (1) | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Darren Way | 45 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Paul Terry | 35 (4) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 (5) | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Lee Johnson | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 51 (1) | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Kevin Gall | 30 (14) | 3 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 (16) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 † | MF | AUS | Adrian Caceres | 7 (14) | 3 | 0 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 (16) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 † | FW | NZL | Rory Fallon * | 2 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Marcus Richardson | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Phil Jevons | 45 (1) | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 (1) | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 † | MF | ENG | Simon Weatherstone | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Kevin Amankwaah | 10 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 † | DF | IRL | Roy O'Brien | 10 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NGA | Efe Sodje | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Stephen Reed | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Andy Lindegaard | 19 (10) | 1 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 (11) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AUS | Scott Guyett | 13 (5) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (5) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | POL | Bartosz Tarachulski | 27 (15) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 (16) | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL | Dale Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 † | MF | WAL | Gavin Williams | 12 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Kezie Ibe | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Nicolas Mirza | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 † | FW | NGA | Yemi Odubade | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 † | DF | ENG | Liam Fontaine * | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | WAL | Arron Davies | 15 (7) | 8 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 (9) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | David Woozley * | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | LAT | Andrejs Štolcers | 23 (13) | 5 | 4 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 (14) | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Marvin Brown | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Players not included in matchday squads :

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name |
| - | - | - | - |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Steve Thompson |

## Footnotes

    A. ^ Yeovil Town won 3–2 after extra time.
    B. ^ Torquay United won 4–3 after extra time.
