The 2004–05 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.
Season summary
Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup.
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
In
Michael Bridges - Leeds United, free, 9 June[1]- Les Ferdinand - Leicester City, free, 5 July[2]
Radhi Jaïdi - Espérance, free, 6 July[3]
Gary Speed - Newcastle United, £750,000, 21 July[4]
Fernando Hierro - 
Al Rayyan, free, 28 July[5]
Tal Ben Haim - Maccabi Tel Aviv, £203,000, 28 July
El Hadji Diouf - Liverpool, season loan, 19 August[6]
Blessing Kaku - F.C. Ashdod, free transfer, 24 August[7]- Khalilou Fadiga -
Internazionale, free, 14 September[8] 
Vincent Candela - Roma, free transfer, 31 January[9]
Júlio César - Real Valladolid, free, July
Out
- Simon Charlton - Norwich City, £250,000, 13 July[10]
- Jeff Smith - Port Vale, free, 22 June[11]
Per Frandsen - Wigan Athletic, free, 24 June[12]- Emerson Thome - Wigan Athletic, free, 4 August[13]
- Mário Jardel -
Newell's Old Boys, free, 13 August[14] - Ibrahim Ba -
Çaykur Rizespor, free, 24 August - Michael Bridges - Sunderland, season loan, 23 September[15]
- Youri Djorkaeff - Blackburn Rovers, free, 28 September[16]
- Les Ferdinand - Reading, free, 6 January[17]
- Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, month loan, 25 December
- Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, free, 25 January[18]
Joey O'Brien - Sheffield Wednesday, loan
Derek Niven - Chesterfield- Steve Howey -
New England Revolution, free 
Ndiwa Lord-Kangana - released- Jeremy Bon - released
- Lewis Hamlin - released
- Note: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004,[19] with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.[20]
Competitions
Premier League
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[b] |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[c] |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 55 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 |
Source: [22]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Shakes was born in Brixton, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana internationally. He won his first cap for Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly game in 2006, and made his full international debut for Guyana in October 2011.
- ^ Although they failed to qualify for the Champions League as one of the top four English clubs, Liverpool were given a special dispensation to compete as the defending champions. They were, however, forced to enter in the first qualifying round.[21]
- ^ Since the finalists of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, as well as Chelsea, who won the 2004–05 Football League Cup, were qualified for the Champions League, and the fifth-placed team (Liverpool) were moved to the Champions League, the sixth and seventh-placed teams in the Premier League were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup.
Results by matchday
Matches
| 14 August 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | Charlton Athletic | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Okocha  11', 59'Pedersen 30', 72' |
Report | Lisbie 67' |
Attendance: 24,100 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 21 August 2004 | Fulham | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Craven Cottage |
| 15:00 | Cole 5', 82' |
Report | Attendance: 17,541 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 25 August 2004 | Southampton | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | St Mary's Stadium |
| 19:45 | Crouch 85' |
Report | Pedersen 7' Okocha 27' (pen.) |
Attendance: 30,713 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 29 August 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Liverpool | Reebok Stadium |
| 16:05 | Davies 38' |
Report | Attendance: 27,880 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 11 September 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Manchester United | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Nolan 52' Ferdinand 90' |
Report | Heinze 44' Hunt 90' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 27,766 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 18 September 2004 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Highbury |
| 12:45 | Henry 31' Pires 66' |
Report | Jaïdi 63' Pedersen 85' |
Attendance: 37,010 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 25 September 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Birmingham City | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jaïdi 16' |
Report | Izzet 49' |
Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 2 October 2004 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | The Hawthorns |
| 17:15 | Kanu 57' Gera 65' |
Report | Stelios 73' |
Attendance: 23,849 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 16 October 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Davies 45' |
Report | Attendance: 25,051 Referee: Neale Barry |
| 23 October 2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane |
| 15:00 | Keane 41' |
Report | Jaïdi 11' Pedersen 75' |
Attendance: 36,025 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 31 October 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Reebok Stadium |
| 16:05 | Diouf 52' Davies 70' |
Report | Ambrose 55' |
Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 7 November 2004 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium |
| 14:00 | Boateng 90' |
Report | Pedersen 72' |
Attendance: 29,656 Referee: Philip Walton |
| 13 November 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Diouf 21' |
Report | McCann 41' Hitzlsperger 89' |
Attendance: 25,779 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 20 November 2004 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge |
| 15:00 | Duff 1' Tiago 48' |
Report | Davies 52' Jaïdi 87' |
Attendance: 42,203 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 27 November 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | De Zeeuw 45' |
Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 4 December 2004 | Everton | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park |
| 15:00 | Ferguson 45' Gravesen 75'Jaïdi 85' (o.g.) |
Report | Davies 16', 59' |
Attendance: 35,929 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 11 December 2004 | Norwich City | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Carrow Road |
| 15:00 | Svensson 19', 84' Huckerby 69' (pen.) |
Report | Okocha 19' (pen.) Hierro 23' |
Attendance: 23,549 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 18 December 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Manchester City | Reebok Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Barton 52' |
Attendance: 27,274 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 26 December 2004 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford |
| 15:00 | Giggs 10' Scholes 89' |
Report | Attendance: 67,867 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 28 December 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Dickov 6' |
Attendance: 27,038 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 1 January 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Diouf 85' |
Report | Gera 13' |
Attendance: 25,205 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 4 January 2005 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | St Andrew's |
| 19:45 | Upson 66' |
Report | Diouf 17' Nolan 90' |
Attendance: 27,177 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 15 January 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Arsenal | Reebok Stadium |
| 17:15 | Stelios 41' |
Report | Attendance: 27,514 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 24 January 2005 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park |
| 20:00 | Report | Diouf 77' |
Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 1 February 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 | Diouf 49' (pen.) Ben Haim 86'Davies 87' |
Report | Defoe 66' |
Attendance: 24,780 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 11 February 2005 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Selhurst Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Nolan 31' |
Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 12 February 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | Reebok Stadium |
| 17:15 | Report | Attendance: 24,322 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 27 February 2005 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | St James' Park |
| 13:00 | Bowyer 35' Dyer 69' |
Report | Stelios 41' |
Attendance: 50,430 Referee: Steve Dunn |
| 7 March 2005 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | City of Manchester Stadium |
| 20:00 | Report | Diouf 45+1' |
Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 19 March 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Norwich City | Reebok Stadium |
| 17:15 | Stelios 41' |
Report | Attendance: 25,081 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 2 April 2005 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield |
| 15:00 | Biscan 86' |
Report | Attendance: 43,755 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 9 April 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Fulham | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Okocha 13' (pen.) Nolan 33'Stelios 54' |
Report | Boa Morte 47' |
Attendance: 25,493 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 16 March 2005 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | The Valley |
| 15:00 | Jeffers 29' |
Report | Okocha 7' (pen.) Diouf 58' |
Attendance: 26,708 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 19 April 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Southampton | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 | Stelios 25' |
Report | Kevin Phillips 69' |
Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 23 April 2005 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| 15:00 | Hierro 26' (o.g.) |
Report | Speed 54' |
Attendance: 36,053 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 30 April 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Chelsea | Reebok Stadium |
| 17:15 | Report | Lampard 60', 76' |
Attendance: 27,653 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 7 May 2005 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Fratton Park |
| 15:00 | Yakubu 72' |
Report | Diouf 11' |
Attendance: 20,188 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 15 May 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Everton | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jaïdi 53' Davies 61'Stelios 66' |
Report | Cahill 9' Carsley 63' |
Attendance: 27,701 Referee: Matt Messias |
FA Cup
| 8 January 2005 Third round | Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Portman Road |
| 15:00 | Miller 70' |
Report | Stelios 60' Pedersen 65' 68' |
Attendance: 20,080 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 30 January 2005 Fourth round | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Boundary Park |
| 13:45 | Report | Vaz Tê 9' |
Attendance: 12,029 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 19 February 2005 Fifth round | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Fulham | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Davies 12' |
Report | Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 12 March 2005 Sixth round | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Arsenal | Reebok Stadium |
| 12:15 | Report | Ljungberg 3' |
Attendance: 23,523 Referee: Steve Bennett |
League Cup
| 21 September 2004 Second round | Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Huish Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Julio Cesar 80' Pedersen 87' |
Attendance: 8,047 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 27 October 2004 Third round | Bolton Wanderers | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 | King 27' (o.g.) Okocha 75' (pen.)Ferdinand 105' |
Report | Defoe 44', 103' Bunjevčević 84'Brown 95' |
Attendance: 18,037 Referee: Mike Dean |
Statistics
Appearances
Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Ngotty
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Defender | 37 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 41 (0) |
| 2 |  Jussi Jääskeläinen
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Goalkeeper | 36 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 40 (0) |
| 3 | Gary Speed
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Midfielder | 37 (1) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 39 (1) |
| 4 | Kevin Davies
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Striker | 33 (1) | 4 (0) | 1 (1) | 38 (2) |
| 5 |  Ricardo Gardner
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Defender/Midfielder | 30 (3) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) | 34 (4) |
| 6 | Nicky Hunt
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Defender | 29 (0) | 3 (1) | 1 (0) | 33 (1) |
| 7 | Kevin Nolan
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Midfielder | 27 (9) | 2 (0) | 2 (2) | 31 (11) |
| 8 |  Stelios Giannakopoulos
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Midfielder | 28 (6) | 1 (1) | 2 (0) | 31 (7) |
| 9 | Jay-Jay Okocha
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Midfielder | 29 (2) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 31 (2) |
| 10 | El Hadji Diouf
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Midfielder/Striker | 23 (4) | 2 (0) | 1 (2) | 26 (6) |
| 11 | Tal Ben Haim
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Defender | 19 (2) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 25 (2) |
| 12 | Iván Campo
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Defender/Midfielder | 21 (7) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 22 (8) |
| 13 | Radhi Jaïdi
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Defender | 21 (7) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 22 (7) |
| 14 | Fernando Hierro
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Midfielder | 15 (14) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 21 (14) |
| 15 | Henrik Pedersen
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Striker | 13 (14) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 17 (16) |
| 16 | Vincent Candela
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Defender | 9 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 10 (2) |
| 17 | Anthony Barness
|
Defender | 5 (3) | 0 (2) | 1 (0) | 6 (5) |
| 18 | Julio Cesar
|
Defender | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 6 (1) |
| 19 |  Ricardo Vaz Tê
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Striker | 1 (6) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) |
| 20 | Khalilou Fadiga
|
Midfielder | 0 (5) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (5) |
| 21 | Kevin Poole
|
Goalkeeper | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 3 (1) |
| 22 | Les Ferdinand
|
Striker | 1 (11) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (12) |
| 23 | Blessing Kaku
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Midfielder | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) |
| 24 | Andy Oakes
|
Goalkeeper | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
| 25 | Joey O'Brien
|
Defender/Midfielder | 0 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 0 (2) |
| 26 |  Ricky Shakes
|
Midfielder | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
Top scorers
| P | Player | Position | PL | FAC | LC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Davies
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Striker | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | El Hadji Diouf
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Midfielder/Striker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Henrik Pedersen
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Striker | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Stelios Giannakopoulos
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Midfielder | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Jay-Jay Okocha
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Midfielder | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Notes
References
- ^ Staff (9 June 2004). "Bridges signs for Bolton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Ferdinand joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 July 2004.
- ^ "Bolton seal Jaidi signing". BBC Sport. 6 July 2004.
- ^ "Speed joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 21 July 2004.
- ^ "Bolton in double swoop". BBC Sport. 28 July 2004.
- ^ "Diouf moves to Bolton". BBC Sport. 19 August 2004.
- ^ "Kaku joins Bolton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2004.
- ^ "Bolton clinch Fadiga deal". BBC Sport. 14 September 2004.
- ^ "Candela completes Bolton switch". BBC Sport. 31 January 2005.
- ^ "Canaries land Charlton". BBC Sport. 13 July 2004.
- ^ "Port Vale snap up Smith". BBC Sport. 22 June 2004.
- ^ "Wigan swoop for Frandsen". BBC Sport. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Wigan sign Thome". BBC Sport. 4 August 2004.
- ^ "Jardel leaves Bolton". BBC Sport. 13 August 2004.
- ^ "Bridges rejoins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 23 September 2004.
- ^ "Blackburn land Djorkaeff". BBC Sport. 28 September 2004.
- ^ "Reading seal deal for Ferdinand". BBC Sport. 6 January 2005.
- ^ "Bolton defender moves to Carlisle". BBC Sport. 25 January 2005.
- ^ "Bolton in summer clear-out". BBC Sport. 17 May 2004.
- ^ "Ferdinand ends stint with Bolton". BBC Sport. 2 January 2005.
- ^ "Liverpool FC allowed to defend title" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2004–05 Premier League table". Premier League. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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