Manchester United 2004-2005
77
Points · Premier League 2004-2005
3rd in the Premier League after 38 matches
Manchester United finished 3rd in the Premier League with 77 points from 38 games in 2004-2005, scoring 100 goals in all competitions. They won 35, drew 16 and lost 10 of their 61 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.
Stats
35
Won
16
Drawn
10
Lost
Form
D
W
L
D
W
Season at a Glance
100
Goals Scored
44
Conceded
61
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
1.98
Points per game
26th-best of 123 full seasons
1.64
Goals per game
75th-best of 123 full seasons
0.72
Conceded per game
8th-best of 123 full seasons
57%
Win rate
30th-best of 123 full seasons
In the Premier League, United ranked 3rd of 20 for goals scored (+0.24 per game vs the league average) and 2nd for fewest conceded.
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Wayne Rooney
43 apps
17
7 ast
2
Ruud van Nistelrooy
27 apps
16
— ast
3
Paul Scholes
49 apps
12
8 ast
4
Alan Smith
42 apps
10
4 ast
5
Cristiano Ronaldo
50 apps
9
10 ast
6
Ryan Giggs
44 apps
8
9 ast
7
David Bellion
18 apps
5
0 ast
8
Darren Fletcher
30 apps
3
3 ast
9
John O'Shea
37 apps
3
— ast
10
Louis Saha
22 apps
2
3 ast
All Results
61 matches
August 2004 3W · 2D · 2L
L
Arsenal N
CS Smith
1–3
8 Aug 63,317 0-0-1 L1
W
Dinamo Bucharest A
EC agg 2-1 Giggs, Alistar (og)
2–1
11 Aug 58,000 1-0-1 W1
L
Chelsea A
PL
0–1
15 Aug 41,813 1-0-2 L1
W
Norwich City H
PL Bellion, Smith
2–1
21 Aug 67,812 2-0-2 W1
W
Dinamo Bucharest H
EC agg 5-1 Smith 2, Bellion
3–0
25 Aug 61,041 3-0-2 W2
D
Blackburn Rovers A
PL Smith
1–1
28 Aug 26,155 3-1-2 D1
D
Everton H
PL
0–0
30 Aug 67,803 3-2-2 D2
September 2004 3W · 2D · 0L
D
Bolton Wanderers A
PL Heinze, Bellion
2–2
11 Sep 27,766 3-3-2 D3
D
Olympique Lyonnais A
EC Nistelrooy 2
2–2
15 Sep 40,000 3-4-2 D4
W
Liverpool H
PL Silvestre 2
2–1
20 Sep 67,857 4-4-2 W1
W
Tottenham Hotspur A
PL Nistelrooy (pen)
1–0
25 Sep 36,103 5-4-2 W2
W
Fenerbahce H
EC Giggs, Rooney 3, Nistelrooy, Bellion
6–2
28 Sep 67,128 6-4-2 W3
October 2004 2W · 3D · 1L
D
Middlesbrough H
PL Smith
1–1
3 Oct 67,988 6-5-2 D1
D
Birmingham City A
PL
0–0
16 Oct 29,221 6-6-2 D2
D
Sparta Prague A
EC
0–0
19 Oct 20,654 6-7-2 D3
W
Arsenal H
PL Nistelrooy (pen), Rooney
2–0
24 Oct 67,862 7-7-2 W1
W
Crewe Alexandra A
LC Smith, Miller, Foster (og)
3–0
26 Oct 10,103 8-7-2 W2
L
Portsmouth A
PL
0–2
30 Oct 20,190 8-7-3 L1
November 2004 6W · 1D · 0L
W
Sparta Prague H
EC Nistelrooy 4 (pen)
4–1
3 Nov 66,706 9-7-3 W1
D
Manchester City H
PL
0–0
7 Nov 67,863 9-8-3 D1
W
Crystal Palace H
LC Saha, Richardson
2–0
10 Nov 48,891 10-8-3 W1
W
Newcastle United A
PL Rooney 2, Nistelrooy (pen)
3–1
14 Nov 52,320 11-8-3 W2
W
Charlton Athletic H
PL Giggs, Scholes
2–0
20 Nov 67,704 12-8-3 W3
W
Olympique Lyonnais H
EC Neville, Nistelrooy
2–1
23 Nov 66,398 13-8-3 W4
W
West Bromwich Albion A
PL Scholes 2, Nistelrooy
3–0
27 Nov 27,709 14-8-3 W5
December 2004 5W · 1D · 1L
W
Arsenal H
LC Bellion
1–0
1 Dec 67,103 15-8-3 W6
W
Southampton H
PL Scholes, Rooney, Ronaldo
3–0
4 Dec 67,921 16-8-3 W7
L
Fenerbahce A
EC
0–3
8 Dec 35,000 16-8-4 L1
D
Fulham A
PL Smith
1–1
13 Dec 24,910 16-9-4 D1
W
Crystal Palace H
PL Scholes 2, Smith, Boyce (og), O'Shea
5–2
18 Dec 67,814 17-9-4 W1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
PL Giggs, Scholes
2–0
26 Dec 67,867 18-9-4 W2
W
Aston Villa A
PL Giggs
1–0
28 Dec 42,593 19-9-4 W3
January 2005 5W · 3D · 1L
W
Middlesbrough A
PL Fletcher, Giggs
2–0
1 Jan 34,199 20-9-4 W4
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
PL
0–0
4 Jan 67,962 20-10-4 D1
D
Exeter City H
FAC
0–0
8 Jan 67,551 20-11-4 D2
D
Chelsea A
LC agg 0-0
0–0
12 Jan 41,492 20-12-4 D3
W
Liverpool A
PL Rooney
1–0
15 Jan 44,183 21-12-4 W1
W
Exeter City A
FAC Replay Ronaldo, Rooney
2–0
19 Jan 9,033 22-12-4 W2
W
Aston Villa H
PL Ronaldo, Saha, Scholes
3–1
22 Jan 67,859 23-12-4 W3
L
Chelsea H
LC agg 1-2 Giggs
1–2
26 Jan 67,000 23-12-5 L1
W
Middlesbrough H
FAC O'Shea, Rooney 2
3–0
29 Jan 67,251 24-12-5 W1
February 2005 5W · 0D · 1L
W
Arsenal A
PL Cole (og), Ronaldo 2, O'Shea
4–2
1 Feb 38,164 25-12-5 W2
W
Birmingham City H
PL Keane, Rooney
2–0
5 Feb 67,838 26-12-5 W3
W
Manchester City A
PL Rooney, Dunne (og)
2–0
13 Feb 47,111 27-12-5 W4
W
Everton A
FAC Fortune, Ronaldo
2–0
19 Feb 38,664 28-12-5 W5
L
AC Milan H
EC agg 0-1
0–1
23 Feb 67,162 28-12-6 L1
W
Portsmouth H
PL Rooney 2
2–1
26 Feb 67,989 29-12-6 W1
March 2005 2W · 1D · 1L
D
Crystal Palace A
PL
0–0
5 Mar 26,021 29-13-6 D1
L
AC Milan A
EC agg 0-2
0–1
8 Mar 78,957 29-13-7 L1
W
Southampton A
FAC Keane, Ronaldo, Scholes 2
4–0
12 Mar 30,971 30-13-7 W1
W
Fulham H
PL Ronaldo
1–0
19 Mar 67,959 31-13-7 W2
April 2005 2W · 1D · 2L
D
Blackburn Rovers H
PL
0–0
2 Apr 67,939 31-14-7 D1
L
Norwich City A
PL
0–2
9 Apr 25,522 31-14-8 L1
W
Newcastle United N
FAC Nistelrooy 2, Scholes, Ronaldo
4–1
17 Apr 69,280 32-14-8 W1
L
Everton A
PL
0–1
20 Apr 37,160 32-14-9 L1
W
Newcastle United H
PL Rooney, Brown
2–1
24 Apr 67,845 33-14-9 W1
May 2005 2W · 2D · 1L
W
Charlton Athletic A
PL Scholes, Fletcher, Smith, Rooney
4–0
1 May 26,789 34-14-9 W2
D
West Bromwich Albion H
PL Giggs
1–1
7 May 67,827 34-15-9 D1
L
Chelsea H
PL Nistelrooy
1–3
10 May 67,832 34-15-10 L1
W
Southampton A
PL Fletcher, Nistelrooy
2–1
15 May 32,066 35-15-10 W1
D
Arsenal N
FAC
0–0
21 May 71,876 35-16-10 D1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 19 | +34 | 66% | 15 | 66,751 |
| Away | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 52% | 15 | 34,582 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 33% | 1 | 68,158 |
Home crowds averaged 66,751, away 34,582. Their biggest crowd was 78,957 v AC Milan, the smallest 9,033 v Exeter City.
Season Records
6–2
Biggest win
v Fenerbahce · 28 Sep 2004
0–3
Heaviest defeat
v Fenerbahce · 8 Dec 2004
7
Longest win streak
14
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
31
Clean sheets
17
Failed to score
0–0
Most common score
10 times
United completed the league double over Arsenal, Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Southampton. They lost both league meetings with Chelsea.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 50', the average one conceded in the 51'. They scored 16 from the 81st minute on and conceded 5. Penalties: 4 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 5 for, 3 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49' | Gilberto Silva | v Arsenal | CS | 0–0 | 8 Aug 2004 |
| 55' | Alan Smith | v Arsenal | CS | 0–1 | 8 Aug 2004 |
| 58' | Jose Antonio Reyes | v Arsenal | CS | 1–1 | 8 Aug 2004 |
| 79' | Mikael Silvestre OG | v Arsenal | CS | 1–2 | 8 Aug 2004 |
| 10' | Lonel Daniel Danciulescu | @ Dinamo Bucharest | EC | 0–0 | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 38' | Ryan Giggs | @ Dinamo Bucharest | EC | 0–1 | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 72' | Angelo Alistar OG | @ Dinamo Bucharest | EC | 1–1 | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 15' | Eidur Gudjohnsen | @ Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 15 Aug 2004 |
| 32' | David Bellion | vs Norwich City | PL | 0–0 | 21 Aug 2004 |
| 50' | Alan Smith | vs Norwich City | PL | 1–0 | 21 Aug 2004 |
| 75' | Paul McVeigh | vs Norwich City | PL | 2–0 | 21 Aug 2004 |
| 47' | Alan Smith | vs Dinamo Bucharest | EC | 0–0 | 25 Aug 2004 |
| 50' | Alan Smith | vs Dinamo Bucharest | EC | 1–0 | 25 Aug 2004 |
| 70' | David Bellion | vs Dinamo Bucharest | EC | 2–0 | 25 Aug 2004 |
| 17' | Paul Dickov | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–0 | 28 Aug 2004 |
| 90+3' | Alan Smith | @ Blackburn Rovers | PL | 0–1 | 28 Aug 2004 |
| 44' | Gabriel Heinze | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 11 Sep 2004 |
| 52' | Kevin Nolan | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 11 Sep 2004 |
| 90' | Les Ferdinand | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–1 | 11 Sep 2004 |
| 90+2' | David Bellion | @ Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–2 | 11 Sep 2004 |
| 35' | Cristiano Gomez Cris | @ Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–0 | 15 Sep 2004 |
| 44' | Pierre-Alain Frau | @ Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–1 | 15 Sep 2004 |
| 56' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–2 | 15 Sep 2004 |
| 61' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 1–2 | 15 Sep 2004 |
| 20' | Mikael Silvestre | vs Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 20 Sep 2004 |
| 54' | John O'Shea OG | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–0 | 20 Sep 2004 |
| 66' | Mikael Silvestre | vs Liverpool | PL | 1–1 | 20 Sep 2004 |
| 42' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | @ Tottenham Hotspur | PL | 0–0 | 25 Sep 2004 |
| 7' | Ryan Giggs | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 0–0 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 17' | Wayne Rooney | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 1–0 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 28' | Wayne Rooney | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 2–0 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 47' | Marcio Nobre | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 3–0 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 54' | Wayne Rooney | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 3–1 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 60' | Tuncay Sanli | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 4–1 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 78' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 4–2 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 81' | David Bellion | vs Fenerbahce | EC | 5–2 | 28 Sep 2004 |
| 33' | Stuart Downing | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 3 Oct 2004 |
| 81' | Alan Smith | vs Middlesbrough | PL | 0–1 | 3 Oct 2004 |
| 73' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | vs Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 24 Oct 2004 |
| 90+3' | Wayne Rooney | vs Arsenal | PL | 1–0 | 24 Oct 2004 |
| 10' | Alan Smith | @ Crewe Alexandra | LC | 0–0 | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 57' | Liam Miller | @ Crewe Alexandra | LC | 1–0 | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 59' | Steve Foster OG | @ Crewe Alexandra | LC | 2–0 | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 53' | David Unsworth pen | @ Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 30 Oct 2004 |
| 72' | Ayegbeni Yakubu | @ Portsmouth | PL | 0–1 | 30 Oct 2004 |
| 14' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Sparta Prague | EC | 0–0 | 3 Nov 2004 |
| 25' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | vs Sparta Prague | EC | 1–0 | 3 Nov 2004 |
| 53' | Lukas Zelenka | vs Sparta Prague | EC | 2–0 | 3 Nov 2004 |
| 60' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Sparta Prague | EC | 2–1 | 3 Nov 2004 |
| 90+1' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Sparta Prague | EC | 3–1 | 3 Nov 2004 |
| 22' | Louis Saha | vs Crystal Palace | LC | 0–0 | 10 Nov 2004 |
| 39' | Kieran Richardson | vs Crystal Palace | LC | 1–0 | 10 Nov 2004 |
| 7' | Wayne Rooney | @ Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 14 Nov 2004 |
| 71' | Alan Shearer | @ Newcastle United | PL | 1–0 | 14 Nov 2004 |
| 74' | Ruud van Nistelrooy pen | @ Newcastle United | PL | 1–1 | 14 Nov 2004 |
| 90+4' | Wayne Rooney | @ Newcastle United | PL | 2–1 | 14 Nov 2004 |
| 41' | Ryan Giggs | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 50' | Paul Scholes | vs Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 20 Nov 2004 |
| 19' | Gary Neville | vs Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 0–0 | 23 Nov 2004 |
| 40' | Mahamadou Diarra | vs Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 1–0 | 23 Nov 2004 |
| 53' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Olympique Lyonnais | EC | 1–1 | 23 Nov 2004 |
| 53' | Paul Scholes | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 0–0 | 27 Nov 2004 |
| 72' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 1–0 | 27 Nov 2004 |
| 82' | Paul Scholes | @ West Bromwich Albion | PL | 2–0 | 27 Nov 2004 |
| 1' | David Bellion | vs Arsenal | LC | 0–0 | 1 Dec 2004 |
| 53' | Paul Scholes | vs Southampton | PL | 0–0 | 4 Dec 2004 |
| 58' | Wayne Rooney | vs Southampton | PL | 1–0 | 4 Dec 2004 |
| 87' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Southampton | PL | 2–0 | 4 Dec 2004 |
| 46' | Tuncay Sanli | @ Fenerbahce | EC | 0–0 | 8 Dec 2004 |
| 62' | Tuncay Sanli | @ Fenerbahce | EC | 0–1 | 8 Dec 2004 |
| 90+1' | Tuncay Sanli | @ Fenerbahce | EC | 0–2 | 8 Dec 2004 |
| 33' | Alan Smith | @ Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 13 Dec 2004 |
| 87' | Papa Bouba Diop | @ Fulham | PL | 1–0 | 13 Dec 2004 |
| 22' | Paul Scholes | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 0–0 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 27' | Danny Granville | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 1–0 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 35' | Alan Smith | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 1–1 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 46' | Joonas Kolkka | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 2–1 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 48' | Emerson Boyce OG | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 2–2 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 49' | Paul Scholes | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 3–2 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 90+1' | John O'Shea | vs Crystal Palace | PL | 4–2 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| 10' | Ryan Giggs | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 0–0 | 26 Dec 2004 |
| 89' | Paul Scholes | vs Bolton Wanderers | PL | 1–0 | 26 Dec 2004 |
| 41' | Ryan Giggs | @ Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 28 Dec 2004 |
| 9' | Darren Fletcher | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 0–0 | 1 Jan 2005 |
| 79' | Ryan Giggs | @ Middlesbrough | PL | 1–0 | 1 Jan 2005 |
| 21' | Wayne Rooney | @ Liverpool | PL | 0–0 | 15 Jan 2005 |
| 9' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Exeter City | FAC | 0–0 | 19 Jan 2005 |
| 87' | Wayne Rooney | @ Exeter City | FAC | 1–0 | 19 Jan 2005 |
| 8' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Aston Villa | PL | 0–0 | 22 Jan 2005 |
| 53' | Gareth Barry | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–0 | 22 Jan 2005 |
| 69' | Louis Saha | vs Aston Villa | PL | 1–1 | 22 Jan 2005 |
| 70' | Paul Scholes | vs Aston Villa | PL | 2–1 | 22 Jan 2005 |
| 29' | Frank Lampard | vs Chelsea | LC | 0–0 | 26 Jan 2005 |
| 67' | Ryan Giggs | vs Chelsea | LC | 0–1 | 26 Jan 2005 |
| 85' | Damien Duff | vs Chelsea | LC | 1–1 | 26 Jan 2005 |
| 10' | John O'Shea | vs Middlesbrough | FAC | 0–0 | 29 Jan 2005 |
| 67' | Wayne Rooney | vs Middlesbrough | FAC | 1–0 | 29 Jan 2005 |
| 82' | Wayne Rooney | vs Middlesbrough | FAC | 2–0 | 29 Jan 2005 |
| 8' | Patrick Vieira | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–0 | 1 Feb 2005 |
| 18' | Ashley Cole OG | @ Arsenal | PL | 0–1 | 1 Feb 2005 |
| 36' | Dennis Bergkamp | @ Arsenal | PL | 1–1 | 1 Feb 2005 |
| 54' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Arsenal | PL | 1–2 | 1 Feb 2005 |
| 58' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Arsenal | PL | 2–2 | 1 Feb 2005 |
| 89' | John O'Shea | @ Arsenal | PL | 3–2 | 1 Feb 2005 |
| 55' | Roy Keane | vs Birmingham City | PL | 0–0 | 5 Feb 2005 |
| 78' | Wayne Rooney | vs Birmingham City | PL | 1–0 | 5 Feb 2005 |
| 68' | Wayne Rooney | @ Manchester City | PL | 0–0 | 13 Feb 2005 |
| 75' | Richard Dunne OG | @ Manchester City | PL | 1–0 | 13 Feb 2005 |
| 23' | Quinton Fortune | @ Everton | FAC | 0–0 | 19 Feb 2005 |
| 58' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Everton | FAC | 1–0 | 19 Feb 2005 |
| 78' | Hernan Crespo | vs AC Milan | EC | 0–0 | 23 Feb 2005 |
| 8' | Wayne Rooney | vs Portsmouth | PL | 0–0 | 26 Feb 2005 |
| 47' | Gary O'Neil | vs Portsmouth | PL | 1–0 | 26 Feb 2005 |
| 81' | Wayne Rooney | vs Portsmouth | PL | 1–1 | 26 Feb 2005 |
| 61' | Hernan Crespo | @ AC Milan | EC | 0–0 | 8 Mar 2005 |
| 2' | Roy Keane | @ Southampton | FAC | 0–0 | 12 Mar 2005 |
| 45' | Cristiano Ronaldo | @ Southampton | FAC | 1–0 | 12 Mar 2005 |
| 48' | Paul Scholes | @ Southampton | FAC | 2–0 | 12 Mar 2005 |
| 87' | Paul Scholes | @ Southampton | FAC | 3–0 | 12 Mar 2005 |
| 21' | Cristiano Ronaldo | vs Fulham | PL | 0–0 | 19 Mar 2005 |
| 55' | Dean Ashton | @ Norwich City | PL | 0–0 | 9 Apr 2005 |
| 66' | Leon McKenzie | @ Norwich City | PL | 0–1 | 9 Apr 2005 |
| 19' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | v Newcastle United | FAC | 0–0 | 17 Apr 2005 |
| 45' | Paul Scholes | v Newcastle United | FAC | 1–0 | 17 Apr 2005 |
| 58' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | v Newcastle United | FAC | 2–0 | 17 Apr 2005 |
| 59' | Shola Ameobi | v Newcastle United | FAC | 3–0 | 17 Apr 2005 |
| 76' | Cristiano Ronaldo | v Newcastle United | FAC | 3–1 | 17 Apr 2005 |
| 55' | Duncan Ferguson | @ Everton | PL | 0–0 | 20 Apr 2005 |
| 27' | Darren Ambrose | vs Newcastle United | PL | 0–0 | 24 Apr 2005 |
| 57' | Wayne Rooney | vs Newcastle United | PL | 0–1 | 24 Apr 2005 |
| 75' | Wesley Brown | vs Newcastle United | PL | 1–1 | 24 Apr 2005 |
| 34' | Paul Scholes | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 0–0 | 1 May 2005 |
| 44' | Darren Fletcher | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 1–0 | 1 May 2005 |
| 62' | Alan Smith | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 2–0 | 1 May 2005 |
| 67' | Wayne Rooney | @ Charlton Athletic | PL | 3–0 | 1 May 2005 |
| 21' | Ryan Giggs | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 0–0 | 7 May 2005 |
| 63' | Robert Earnshaw pen | vs West Bromwich Albion | PL | 1–0 | 7 May 2005 |
| 7' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | vs Chelsea | PL | 0–0 | 10 May 2005 |
| 17' | Tiago Mendes | vs Chelsea | PL | 1–0 | 10 May 2005 |
| 61' | Eidur Gudjohnsen | vs Chelsea | PL | 1–1 | 10 May 2005 |
| 82' | Joe Cole | vs Chelsea | PL | 1–2 | 10 May 2005 |
| 10' | John O'Shea OG | @ Southampton | PL | 0–0 | 15 May 2005 |
| 19' | Darren Fletcher | @ Southampton | PL | 0–1 | 15 May 2005 |
| 63' | Ruud van Nistelrooy | @ Southampton | PL | 1–1 | 15 May 2005 |
Squad
31 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | Mins | Yel | Red | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Ast | ||||
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 33 (8) | 5 | 7 (1) | 4 | 2 | – | 8 (1) | – | – | – | 50 (10) | 9 | 10 | 4,25978% | 2 | – |
| Mikael Silvestre | 35 (2) | 2 | 4 (2) | – | 2 | – | 8 (1) | – | 1 | – | 50 (5) | 2 | 1 | 4,95490% | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Scholes | 33 (4) | 9 | 6 (1) | 3 | 2 (1) | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 49 (6) | 12 | 8 | 4,53383% | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan Giggs | 32 (6) | 5 | 4 (2) | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 44 (8) | 8 | 9 | 3,60466% | 3 | – |
| Wayne Rooney | 29 (5) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 (1) | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | 43 (6) | 17 | 7 | 3,80569% | 7 | – |
| Roy Keane | 31 (3) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 43 (3) | 2 | 2 | 4,26078% | 9 | – |
| Alan Smith | 31 (9) | 6 | 3 (3) | – | 2 (1) | 1 | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42 (15) | 10 | 4 | 3,18358% | 3 | 1 |
| Rio Ferdinand | 31 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 42 | – | 3 | 4,43381% | 3 | – |
| Gabriel Heinze | 26 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | – | – | 39 | 1 | 1 | 4,02473% | 4 | – |
| John O'Shea | 23 (7) | 2 | 4 (1) | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 37 (8) | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Wesley Brown | 21 (3) | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 7 (1) | – | – | – | 37 (4) | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Neville | 22 | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 | 5 | 3,42662% | 3 | 1 |
| Roy Carroll | 26 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | 34 | – | – | 3,67967% | – | – |
| Phillip Neville | 19 (7) | – | 5 (1) | – | 3 | – | 6 (5) | – | 1 (1) | – | 34 (14) | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Quinton Fortune | 17 (5) | – | 6 (1) | 1 | 4 | – | 5 (2) | – | 1 | – | 33 (8) | 1 | 1 | 2,49445% | 3 | – |
| Darren Fletcher | 18 | 3 | 3 (2) | – | 3 | – | 5 (2) | – | 1 (1) | – | 30 (5) | 3 | 3 | 2,32342% | – | – |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 17 (1) | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 7 (1) | 8 | – | – | 27 (2) | 16 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Tim Howard | 12 | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 27 | – | – | 2,68149% | – | – |
| Louis Saha | 14 (7) | 1 | 2 (2) | – | 4 | 1 | 2 (2) | – | – | – | 22 (11) | 2 | 3 | 1,42526% | – | – |
| Liam Miller | 8 (5) | – | 4 (2) | – | 2 | 1 | 5 (2) | – | – | – | 19 (9) | 1 | 1 | 1,13321% | – | – |
| David Bellion | 10 (9) | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | – | 18 (10) | 5 | – | 1,09820% | – | – |
| Eric Djemba Djemba | 5 (2) | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 17 (2) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jose Pereira Kleberson | 8 (2) | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 (1) | – | – | – | 14 (3) | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Kieran Richardson | 2 (2) | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 9 (4) | 1 | – | 5179% | – | – |
| Jonathon Spector | 3 (1) | – | 1 | – | 1 (1) | – | 2 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 8 (4) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Eagles | – | – | 1 | – | 3 (2) | – | 2 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 7 (4) | – | – | 2895% | – | – |
| Diego Forlan | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | 3 (3) | – | – | 591% | – | – |
| Gerard Pique | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 3 (2) | – | – | 1403% | – | – |
| David (2004-2007) Jones | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Giuseppe Rossi | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (2) | – | – | 170% | – | – |
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | – | – |
Premier League Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 95 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 83 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 77 |
| 4 | Everton | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 61 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 58 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 58 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 55 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 52 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 52 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 47 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 46 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 45 |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 60 | -8 | 44 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 42 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 39 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 34 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 62 | -21 | 33 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 77 | -35 | 33 |
| 20 | Southampton | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 32 |
Points Progression
Premier League
Transfers
25 moves
In
- Wayne Rooney Centre-Forward
- Gabriel Heinze Centre-Back
- Alan Smith Central Midfield
- Gerard Piqué Centre-Back
- Liam Miller Central Midfield
Out
- Nicky Butt Defensive Midfield
- Diego Forlán Centre-Forward
- Eric Djemba Djemba Defensive Midfield
- Daniel Nardiello Centre-Forward
- Mark Lynch Right-Back
- Bojan Djordjic Left Winger
- Danny Pugh Left-Back
- Fabien Barthez Goalkeeper
- Hussein Yasser Attacking Midfield
- Luke Chadwick Attacking Midfield
- Neil Wood Central Midfield
- Nick Culkin Goalkeeper
Loans
- OUT Colin Heath Centre-Forward
- OUT Eddie Johnson Centre-Forward
- OUT Luke Steele Goalkeeper
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- Wayne Rooney 43 apps, 17 goals
- Alan Smith 42 apps, 10 goals
- Gabriel Heinze 39 apps, 1 goal
- Liam Miller 19 apps, 1 goal
- Jonathon Spector 8 apps
- Gerard Pique 3 apps
- David (2004-2007) Jones 2 apps
- Giuseppe Rossi 2 apps
- Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 1 app
Final appearances
- Roy Carroll last of 34 apps
- Phillip Neville last of 34 apps
- Quinton Fortune last of 33 apps
- David Bellion last of 18 apps
- Eric Djemba Djemba last of 17 apps
- Jose Pereira Kleberson last of 14 apps
- Diego Forlan last of 3 apps
Quick Quiz
Who was Manchester United's top scorer in 2004-2005?
On this day in 2004-2005