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Season #116
| 2004-05 |
Games #4848 - #4888 |
2004-05 Club Summary
President | John Alderson
Chairman | Herbert Douglas Ellis
Manager | David O'Leary
Secretary | Steve Stride
2004-05 Season Summary
Manager | David O’Leary |
Games | #4848 - #4888 |
Top Scorer | 10 | #777 Nolberto Solano | 9 League | 1 League Cup | Goal |
Most Appearances | 39 | #775 Thomas Sörensen | 36 League | 1 FA Cup | 2 League Cup | Appearances
Final League Position | 10th Premier League |
FA Cup Progress | 3rd Round |
League Cup Progress | 3rd Round |
Biggest Win | 4-2 | Newcastle United (h), Premier League |
Highest Home Attendance | 42,593 | Liverpool | Manchester United | Arsenal |
2004-05 Premier League Table
| 8 | Manchester City | P38 | W13 | D13 | L12 | F47 | A39 | GD8 | Pts 52 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | P38 | W14 | D10 | L14 | F47 | A41 | GD6 | Pts 52 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | P38 | W12 | D11 | L15 | F45 | A52 | GD-7 | Pts 47 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | P38 | W12 | D10 | L16 | F42 | A58 | GD-16 | Pts 46 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | P38 | W11 | D12 | L15 | F40 | A46 | GD-6 | Pts 45 |
2004-05 Results
| 1 | 14 Aug | h | Southampton | W | 2-0 | Match Report
| 2 | 22 Aug | a | West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 3 | 25 Aug | a | Charlton Athletic | L | 0-3 | Match Report
| 4 | 28 Aug | h | Newcastle United | W | 4-2 | Match Report
| 5 | 11 Sep | h | Chelsea | D | 0-0 | Match Report
| 6 | 18 Sep | a | Norwich City | D | 0-0 | Match Report
| 7 | 22 Sep | h | Queens Park Rangers (LC R2) | W | 3-1 | Match Report
| 8 | 25 Sep | h | Crystal Palace | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 9 | 2 Oct | a | Blackburn Rovers | D | 2-2 | Match Report
| 10 | 16 Oct | a | Arsenal | L | 1-3 | Match Report
| 11 | 23 Oct | h | Fulham | W | 2-0 | Match Report
| 12 | 26 Oct | a | Burnley (LC R3) | L | 1-3 | Match Report
| 13 | 30 Oct | a | Everton | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 14 | 6 Nov | h | Portsmouth | W | 3-0 | Match Report
| 15 | 13 Nov | a | Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | Match Report
| 16 | 22 Nov | h | Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | Match Report
| 17 | 27 Nov | a | Manchester City | L | 0-2 | Match Report
| 18 | 4 Dec | h | Liverpool | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 19 | 12 Dec | h | Birmingham City | L | 1-2 | Match Report
| 20 | 18 Dec | a | Middlesbrough | L | 0-3 | Match Report
| 21 | 26 Dec | a | Chelsea | L | 0-1 | Match Report
| 22 | 28 Dec | h | Manchester United | L | 0-1 | Match Report
| 23 | 1 Jan | h | Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | Match Report
| 24 | 3 Jan | a | Crystal Palace | L | 0-2 | Match Report
| 25 | 8 Jan | a | Sheffield United (FAC R3) | L | 1-3 | Match Report
| 26 | 15 Jan | h | Norwich City | W | 3-0 | Match Report
| 27 | 22 Jan | a | Manchester United | L | 1-3 | Match Report
| 28 | 2 Feb | a | Fulham | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 29 | 5 Feb | h | Arsenal | L | 1-3 | Match Report
| 30 | 12 Feb | a | Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | Match Report
| 31 | 26 Feb | h | Everton | L | 1-3 | Match Report
| 32 | 5 Mar | h | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | Match Report
| 33 | 20 Mar | a | Birmingham City | L | 0-2 | Match Report
| 34 | 2 Apr | a | Newcastle United | W | 3-0 | Match Report
| 35 | 10 Apr | h | West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 36 | 16 Apr | a | Southampton | W | 3-2 | Match Report
| 37 | 20 Apr | h | Charlton Athletic | D | 0-0 | Match Report
| 38 | 23 Apr | h | Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | Match Report
| 39 | 1 May | a | Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-5 | Match Report
| 40 | 7 May | h | Manchester City | L | 1-2 | Match Report
| 41 | 15 May | a | Liverpool | L | 1-2 | Match Report
2004-05 Season Review
An odd season. After the positivity of the run to the end of the 2003-04 campaign that secured O’Leary’s Villa a 6th placed finish hopes were high for the new campaign that a rejuvenated squad and some fresh faces would mount another top 6 challenge.
In reality the season never got going with critical defeats occurring through the opening fixtures developing into full blown losing runs as the season wore on. There was also no solace to be provided by the Cups this season and the first concerns about O’Leary’s management soon surfaced.
There were some positive elements however - the size and average age of the squad continued to fall - down from 35 players under Taylor to 24 this season with an average age of 24.5 years old, down from 26.2 the previous year.
The signing of Danish centre back Martin Laursen brought a fresh Villa legend to the club but equally one should recognise this was a period of few signings and those that were made, Laursen apart, were low quality and in some instances such low quality they became the Bert Kingaby, Nigel Callaghan and Gary Penrice of the current era.
Eric Djemba Djemba, the player so bad they named him twice - *Vaclav Drobny*, *Mathieu Berson* and *Carlton Cole* aren’t players looked on as a high point in Villa’s recruitment history.
Taken all together then there is little surprise that Villa fell back - although dropping just 4 places to 10th in the Premier League - the true gulf was much more pronounced and after just 12 months at the club but David O’Leary’s days of support were already numbered.
A manager quick to criticise his own club and players who seemed to increasingly distance himself from responsibility or accountability and who had an apparently short term view of player potential meant destabilisation - at times seemingly wilful - became the de facto management tactic of O’Leary in his second season.
The season itself started reasonably well with three wins and two defeats in the first ten games - although both of those saw Villa ship 3 goals. Villa then went on their best run of the season by going unbeaten for five league games and winning four however during that period Villa were dumped out of the League Cup.
That however was as good as it got and O'Leary's Villa won just one of the next eight league games, were beaten by lower league opposition in the third round of the FA Cup and posted just 4 wins in seventeen games to the end of March.
Form recovered somewhat as the team went unbeaten for 5 games, winning 2 but a run of 3 successive defeats to the end of the season saw Villa finish 10th with the club clearly going backwards under the divisive management of O'Leary.
2004-05 Season Statistics
Games | 41 |
Won | 13 | 32% |
Drew | 11 | 27% |
Lost | 17 | 41% |
Unbeaten | 24 | 59% |
Goals Scored | 50 | 1.22 Goals per game |
Goals Conceded | 59 | 1.44 Goals per game |
Clean Sheets | 11 | 27% |
Average Home Attendance | 36,835 |
Longest winning run | 3 Games |
League winning run | 3 Games |
Longest unbeaten run | 6 Games |
Longest losing run | 4 Games |
Games without a win | 6 Games |
2004-05 Transfers
1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005
Incoming | 9 |
#779 Martin Laursen | AC Milan | £3,600,000 | Jul 04 | 27 |
#790 Gary Cahill | Youth Team | Signed professional forms | Jul 04 | 18 |
#818 Barry Bannan | Celtic | Free | Jul 04 | 14 |
#780 Carlton Cole | Chelsea | Loan | Jul 04 | 20 |
#782 Mathieu Berson | FC Nantes | £2,070,000 | Jul 04 | 24 |
Václav Drobný | RC Strasbourg | Loan | Jul 04 | 24 |
#783 Eric Djemba-Djemba | Manchester United | £2,290,000 | Jan 05 | 23 |
#821 Shane Lowry | ECU Joondalup | Free | Feb 05 | 15 |
#833 Chris Herd | ECU Joondalup | Free | Feb 05 | 15 |
Outgoing | 9 |
#735 Dion Dublin | Leicester City | Free | Jul 04 | 35 |
Jonathan Bewers | Walsall | Free | Jul 04 | 21 |
#758 Hassan Kachloul | Unattached | Released | Jul 04 | 31 |
#762 Peter Crouch | Southampton | £2,700,000 | Jul 04 | 23 |
#765 Marcus Allbäck | Hansa Rostock | £180,000 | Jul 04 | 31 |
#769 Ronny Johnsen | Newcastle United | Free | Jul 04 | 35 |
#771 Rob Edwards | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £203,000 | Jul 04 | 21 |
#780 Carlton Cole | Chelsea | End of Loan | May 05 | 21 |
Václav Drobný | RC Strasbourg | End of Loan | Jun 05 | 25 |
2004-05 Squad Changes
Debut Appearances | 5 |
#779 Martin Laursen | Saturday, 14 August 2004 | Southampton (h) | 27 |
#780 Carlton Cole | Saturday, 14 August 2004 | Southampton (h) | 20 |
#781 Steven Davis | Saturday, 18 September 2004 | Norwich City (a) | 19 |
#782 Mathieu Berson | Wednesday, 22 September 2004 | Queens Park Rangers (h), League Cup | 24 |
#783 Eric Djemba-Djemba | Wednesday, 2 February 2005 | Fulham (a) | 23 |
Unused Substitutes | 1 |
Václav Drobný | Sunday, 26 December 2004 - Tuesday, 28 December 2004 | 25 |
Final Appearances | 6 |
#764 Stefan Moore | Tuesday, 28 December 2004 | Manchester United (a) | 21 |
#782 Mathieu Berson | Sunday, 20 March 2005 | Birmingham City (a) | 25 |
#766 Stefan Postma | Sunday, 1 May 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur (a) | 28 |
#755 Thomas Hitzlsperger | Saturday, 7 May 2005 | Manchester City (h) | 23 |
#780 Carlton Cole | Sunday, 15 May 2005 | Liverpool (a) | 21 |
#730 Darius Vassell | Sunday, 15 May 2005 | Liverpool (a) | 24 |
2004-05 Squad Statistics
Squad Size | 24 | (-1) |
Average Age | 24.5 | (-1.7) |
Average 1st XI Age | 26.18 | +0.06|
Youngest 1st XI | 25.21 | Arsenal (h) | +0.46 |
Oldest 1st XI | 27.14 | Liverpool (a) | +0.27 |
Youngest Player(s) | 19 |
Luke Moore | 13-Feb-1986
Oldest Player(s) | 30 |
Ulises de la Cruz | 8-Aug-1974
2004-05 Scorers
Goals Scored | 50 | League Goals | 45 | FA Cup Goals | 1 | League Cup Goals | 4 |
| 10 |
Nolberto Solano | Goals | 10 | League | 9 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
| 9 |
Juan Pablo Ángel | Goals | 9 | League | 7 | FA Cup | 2 | League Cup | 0 |
| 8 |
Gareth Barry | Goals | 8 | League | 7 | FA Cup | 1 | League Cup | 0 |
| 4 |
Lee Hendrie | Goals | 4 | League | 4 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 3 |
Darius Vassell | Goals | 3 | League | 2 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 1 |
Carlton Cole | Goals | 3 | League | 3 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Olof Mellberg | Goals | 3 | League | 3 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Own Goal | Goals | 3 | League | 3 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 2 |
Thomas Hitzlsperger | Goals | 2 | League | 2 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
| 1 |
Peter Whittingham | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Gavin McCann | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Martin Laursen | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Luke Moore | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
Steven Davis | Goals | 1 | League | 1 | FA Cup | 0 | League Cup | 0 |
2004-05 First Team Squad
#716 | 7 | Lee Hendrie | 27 |
#728 | 6 | Gareth Barry | 23 |
#730 | 10 | Darius Vassell | 24 |
#740 | 2 | Mark Delaney | 28 |
#745 | 3 | Jlloyd Samuel | 23 |
#750 | - | Stephen Cooke | 21 |
#755 | 12 | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 22 |
#756 | 9 | Juan Pablo Ángel | 28 |
#760 | 4 | Olof Mellberg | 26 |
#764 | 26 | Stefan Moore | 20 |
#766 | 13 | Stefan Postma | 28 |
#767 | 15 | Ulises de la Cruz | 30 |
#772 | 19 | Liam Ridgewell | 20 |
#774 | 17 | Peter Whittingham | 19 |
#775 | 1 | Thomas Sörensen | 28 |
#776 | 8 | Gavin McCann | 26 |
#777 | 11 | Nolberto Solano | 29 |
#778 | 22 | Luke Moore | 18 |
#779 | 5 | Martin Laursen | 27 |
#780 | 18 | Carlton Cole | 20 |
#781 | 24 | Steven Davis | 19 |
#782 | 16 | Mathieu Berson | 24 |
#783 | 14 | Eric Djemba-Djemba | 23 |
| - | Wayne Henderson | 20 |
| - | Václav Drobný | 20 |
2004-05 Appearances
| 39 |
#775 Thomas Sörensen | Appearances | 39 | League | 36 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
#777 Nolberto Solano | Appearances | 39 | League | 32 (4) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 38 |
#745 Jlloyd Samuel | Appearances | 38 | League | 34 (1) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
#756 Juan Pablo Ángel | Appearances | 38 | League | 30 (5) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 36 |
#728 Gareth Barry | Appearances | 36 | League | 33 (1) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
| 35 |
#767 Ulises de la Cruz | Appearances | 35 | League | 30 (4) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
| 33 |
#760 Olof Mellberg | Appearances | 33 | League | 30 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 32 |
#740 Mark Delaney | Appearances | 32 | League | 30 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
#716 Lee Hendrie | Appearances | 32 | League | 25 (4) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 30 |
#780 Carlton Cole | Appearances | 30 | League | 18 (9) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 1 (1) | . Player Profile
#755 Thomas Hitzlsperger | Appearances | 30 | League | 17 (11) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (2) | . Player Profile
| 29 |
#781 Steven Davis | Appearances | 29 | League | 19 (9) | FA Cup | 0 (1) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 27 |
#778 Luke Moore | Appearances | 27 | League | 5 (20) | FA Cup | 0 (1) | League Cup | 0 (1) | . Player Profile
| 23 |
#776 Gavin McCann | Appearances | 23 | League | 20 (0) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 22 |
#730 Darius Vassell | Appearances | 22 | League | 17 (4) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
| 17 |
#772 Liam Ridgewell | Appearances | 17 | League | 12 (3) | FA Cup | 1 (0) | League Cup | 1 (0) | . Player Profile
| 15 |
#774 Peter Whittingham | Appearances | 15 | League | 5 (8) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 2 (0) | . Player Profile
| 13 |
#782 Mathieu Berson | Appearances | 13 | League | 7 (4) | FA Cup | 0 (1) | League Cup | 0 (1) | . Player Profile
| 12 |
#779 Martin Laursen | Appearances | 12 | League | 12 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 6 |
#783 Eric Djemba-Djemba | Appearances | 6 | League | 4 (2) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 3 |
#766 Stefan Postma | Appearances | 3 | League | 2 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 1 |
#764 Stefan Moore | Appearances | 1 | League | 0 (1) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
| 0 |
Wayne Henderson | Appearances | 0 | League | 0 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
Václav Drobný | Appearances | 0 | League | 0 (0) | FA Cup | 0 (0) | League Cup | 0 (0) | . Player Profile
2004-05 'Keepers
Thomas Sörensen | Appearances | 39 | Conceded | 51 | Ratio | 1.31 |
Stefan Postma | Appearances | 2 | Conceded | 3 | Ratio | 1.50 |
David O’Leary’s second season as Villa boss saw an uninspiring 10th place finish in the Premier League and early exits from the cups.
O’Leary’s Villa had achieved a win rate of 38%, losing 36% of their 86 League and Cup matches under his leadership.
As a result O’Leary had returned 1.41 points per game* across his 86 games in charge of Villa. In doing so O’Leary was ahead of only Billy McNeill (1.05 in 42), Tommy Cummings (1.06 in 67), Graham Taylor Mk 2 (1.17 in 60), Tommy Doherty (1.20 in 55), Graham Turner (1.23 in 107), Dick Taylor (1.23 in 146) and Villa’s first professional manager Jimmy McMullan (1.24 in 99), Jozef Vengloš (1.29 in 49) and Eric Houghton (1.31 in 250).
*Rankings based on 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw in all competitions.
2004-05 Kits
2004-05 Season Results
Game #4848
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 14 August 2004
Premier League | Home | Southampton | Villa Park | 36,690 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Uriah Rennie |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | WWDLW |
League Position | 3rd | - |
Scorers | Darius Vassell | 12’ | Carlton Cole | 34’ |
Assists | Darius Vassell | 34’ |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen |
RB Mark Delaney |
FB Jlloyd Samuel |
CB Martin Laursen | DEBUT |
CB Olof Mellberg |
M Gareth Barry |
M Lee Hendrie | SUB OFF | 22' |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger |
M Gavin McCann |
CF Carlton Cole | DEBUT | GOAL | 34' |
F Darius Vassell | GOAL | 12' | ASSIST | 34' | SUB OFF | 85' |
Substitutes |
W Peter Whittingham SUB OFF | 75' | for M Lee Hendrie | 22’ |
RB Ulises de la Cruz for W Peter Whittingham | 75’ |
F Luke Moore for F Darius Vassell | 85’ |
On this day 14 August 2004
Centre back Martin Laursen made his Villa debut aged 27 after joining from AC Milan for a fee of £3,600,000 in July 2004.
Centre forward Carlton Cole made a goalscoring debut appearance for Villa aged 20 after joining on a season long loan from Chelsea in July 2004.
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Game #4849
Matchday | #2 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Sunday, 22 August 2004
Premier League | Away | West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | 26,601 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Mark Halsey |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDLWD |
League Position | 3rd | - |
Scorers | Olof Mellberg | 4’ |
Assists | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 4’ |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen |
RB Mark Delaney |
FB Jlloyd Samuel |
CB Martin Laursen | BOOKED | 52' |
CB Olof Mellberg | GOAL | 4' | BOOKED | 70' |
M Gareth Barry | SUB OFF | 81' |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ASSIST | 4' |
M Gavin McCann |
W Nolberto Solano | SUB OFF | 80' |
CF Carlton Cole |
F Darius Vassell | SUB OFF | 70' |
Substitutes |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel for F Darius Vassell | 70’ |
RB Ulises de la Cruz for W Nolberto Solano | 80’ |
W Peter Whittingham for M Gareth Barry | 81’ |
Cards |
Yellow | Martin Laursen | 52’ |
Yellow | Olof Mellberg | 70’ |
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Game | #4850 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Game | #3 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Wednesday, 25 August 2004
Premier League | Away | Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 26,190 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Howard Webb |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 0-3 |
Last 5 Games | DLWDL |
League Position | 10th | -7 |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen | SUB OFF | 46' |
RB Mark Delaney |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | BOOKED | 67' |
CB Martin Laursen |
CB Olof Mellberg |
M Gareth Barry |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger |
M Gavin McCann |
W Nolberto Solano |
CF Carlton Cole | SUB OFF | 72' |
F Darius Vassell |
Substitutes |
GK Stefan Postma for GK Thomas Sörensen | 46’ |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel for CF Carlton Cole | 72’ |
Cards |
Yellow | Jlloyd Samuel | 67’ |
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Game #4851
Matchday | #4 |
League Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 28 August 2004
Premier League | Home | Newcastle United | Villa Park | 36,305 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Mike Riley |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 4-2 |
Last 5 Games | LWDLW |
League Position | 6th | +4 |
Scorers | Olof Mellberg | 4’ | Carlton Cole | 53’ | Gareth Barry | 71’ | Juan Pablo Ángel | 82’ |
Assists | Nolberto Solano | 4’ | 71’ |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen | BOOKED | 56' |
RB Mark Delaney |
RB Ulises de la Cruz |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | BOOKED | 52' |
CB Olof Mellberg | GOAL | 4' |
M Gareth Barry | GOAL | 71' |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | SUB OFF | 60' |
M Gavin McCann |
W Nolberto Solano | ASSIST | 4' | ASSIST | 71' |
CF Carlton Cole | GOAL | 53' | SUB OFF | 70' |
F Darius Vassell | SUB OFF | 86' |
Substitutes |
M Lee Hendrie BOOKED | 90' | for M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 60’ |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel GOAL | 82' | for CF Carlton Cole | 70’ |
F Luke Moore for F Darius Vassell | 86’ |
Cards |
Yellow | Jlloyd Samuel | 52’ |
Yellow | Thomas Sörensen | 56’ |
Yellow | Lee Hendrie | 90’ |
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Game #4852
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 11 September 2004
Premier League | Home | Chelsea | Villa Park | 36,691 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Rob Styles |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | WDLWD |
League Position | 7th | -1 |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen |
RB Mark Delaney |
RB Ulises de la Cruz |
FB Jlloyd Samuel |
CB Olof Mellberg |
M Gareth Barry |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger |
M Gavin McCann |
W Nolberto Solano | SUB OFF | 57' |
F Darius Vassell | SUB OFF | 90' |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | SUB OFF | 67' |
Substitutes |
M Lee Hendrie for W Nolberto Solano | 57’ |
F Luke Moore for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 67’ |
W Peter Whittingham for F Darius Vassell | 90’ |
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Game #4853
Matchday | #6 |
League Game | #6 |
Manager Game | #51 |
Saturday, 18 September 2004
Premier League | Away | Norwich City | Carrow Road | 23,805 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Barry Knight |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 0-0 |
Last 5 Games | DLWDD |
League Position | 7th | - |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen |
RB Mark Delaney | BOOKED | 63' |
RB Ulises de la Cruz |
FB Jlloyd Samuel |
CB Olof Mellberg |
M Gareth Barry |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | SUB OFF | 78' |
M Gavin McCann |
W Nolberto Solano | SUB OFF | 57' |
F Darius Vassell |
CF Carlton Cole | SUB OFF | 57' |
Substitutes |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel for CF Carlton Cole | 57’ |
M Steven Davis DEBUT | for W Nolberto Solano | 57’ |
W Peter Whittingham for M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 78’ |
Cards |
Yellow | Mark Delaney | 63’ |
On this day 18 September 2004
Midfielder Steven Davis made his Villa debut as a substitute aged 19 after joining from St. Andrews BC in July 2001 on schoolboy forms.
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Game #4854
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Wednesday, 22 September 2004
League Cup | 2nd Round | Home | Queens Park Rangers | Villa Park | 26,975 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Graham Salisbury |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | LWDDW |
Scorers | Darius Vassell | 29’ | Juan Pablo Ángel | 38’ | Nolberto Solano | 78’ |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen |
RB Ulises de la Cruz |
FB Jlloyd Samuel |
CB Olof Mellberg |
M Gareth Barry | SUB OFF | 84' |
M Lee Hendrie | SUB OFF | 74' |
M Gavin McCann |
W Peter Whittingham |
W Nolberto Solano | GOAL | 78' |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | GOAL | 38' |
F Darius Vassell | GOAL | 29' | SUB OFF | 60' |
Substitutes |
CF Carlton Cole for F Darius Vassell | 60’ |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger for M Lee Hendrie | 74’ |
M Mathieu Berson DEBUT | for M Gareth Barry | 84’ |
On this day 22 September 2004
Midfielder Mathieu Berson made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from FC Nantes for £2,070,000 in July 2004.
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Game #4855
Matchday | #8 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Saturday, 25 September 2004
Premier League | Home | Crystal Palace | Villa Park | 34,843 |
Manager | David O’Leary |
Referee | Mark Clattenburg |
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | WDDWD |
League Position | 9th | -2 |
Scorers | Lee Hendrie | 36’ |
Assists | Juan Pablo Ángel | 36 |
Line Up |
GK Thomas Sörensen |
RB Mark Delaney | BOOKED | 88' |
RB Ulises de la Cruz |
FB Jlloyd Samuel |
CB Olof Mellberg |
M Gareth Barry | SUB OFF | 81' |
M Lee Hendrie | BOOKED | 37' | GOAL | 36' | SUB OFF | 55' |
M Gavin McCann |
W Nolberto Solano |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | ASSIST | 36' |
F Darius Vassell | SUB OFF | 61' |
Substitutes |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger for M Lee Hendrie | 55’ |
CF Carlton Cole for F Darius Vassell | 61’ |
W Peter Whittingham for M Gareth Barry | 81’ |
Cards |
Yellow | Lee Hendrie | 37’ |
Yellow | Mark Delaney | 88’ |