During the 2004–05 English football season, Sheffield United competed in the Football League Championship.
Season summary In 2004–05 season, Warnock once again brought in a host of new faces with the pick being arguably the signings of former Sheffield Wednesday players Bromby, Quinn and Geary. The Blades again flirted around the play-offs places but some inconsistent performances, which included only winning 5 of their last 20 Championship games, saw the club again fall just short of the top six.
Final league table
Results Sheffield United's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 2004 BurnleyA1–116,956 (3,607 away)Gray 10 August 2004 Stoke CityH0–019,723 (810 away) 14 August 2004 ReadingH0–122,429 (735 away) 20 August 2004 Preston North EndA1–012,084 (768 away)Gray 28 August 2004 Leeds UnitedH2–022,959 (3,325 away)Ward, Harley 31 August 2004 Queens Park RangersA1–013,804 (840 away)Gray 11 September 2004 West Ham UnitedH1–221,058 (2,284 away)Quinn 14 September 2004 Leicester CityA2–323,422 (1,729 away)Morgan, Forte 18 September 2004 Wigan AthleticA0–410,682 (2,257 away) 25 September 2004 Coventry CityH1–116,337 (793 away)Black 28 September 2004 SunderlandH1–017,908 (2,211 away)Shaw 2 October 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–16,418 (590 away)Shaw 17 October 2004 GillinghamA3–16,964 (448 away)Shaw (2), Tonge 19 October 2004 Nottingham ForestH1–119,445 (2,183 away)Liddell 23 October 2004 Plymouth ArgyleH2–118,893 (1,375 away)Bromby, Gray 29 October 2004 Crewe AlexandraA3–27,131 (1,049 away)Harley, Gray, Cadamarteri 2 November 2004 Ipswich TownA1–522,977 (468 away)Bromby 6 November 2004 GillinghamH0–016,598 (349 away) 13 November 2004 WatfordH1–118,454 (709 away)Quinn 20 November 2004 Derby CountyA1–025,725 (2,612 away)Quinn 27 November 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–318,946 (2,463 away)Bromby, Thirlwell, Shaw 4 December 2004 MillwallA2–111,207 (648 away)Liddell, Geary 11 December 2004 Rotherham UnitedA2–28,195 (2,823 away)Tonge, Shaw 18 December 2004 Cardiff CityH2–118,240 (662 away)Liddell, Gray 26 December 2004 Coventry CityA2–121,146 (3,313 away)Morgan, Gray 28 December 2004 Leicester CityH2–022,100 (1,758 away)Gray, Quinn 1 January 2005 Wigan AthleticH0–221,869 (1,207 away) 3 January 2005 West Ham UnitedA2–027,424 (1,245 away)Řepka (own goal), Bromby 15 January 2005 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–221,482 (1,133 away)Mayo (own goal) 22 January 2005 SunderlandA0–127,337 (1,437 away) 5 February 2005 Ipswich TownH0–220,680 (2,528 away) 22 February 2005 Plymouth ArgyleA0–313,953 26 February 2005 Rotherham UnitedH1–018,431 (1,687 away)Shaw 5 March 2005 Cardiff CityA0–112,250 (421 away) 8 March 2005 Crewe AlexandraH4–016,079 (180 away)Kabba (2), Gray (2) 12 March 2005 Stoke CityA0–217,019 15 March 2005 Preston North EndH1–118,647 (1,134 away)Bromby 19 March 2005 BurnleyH2–119,374 (1,218 away)Quinn, Gray 2 April 2005 ReadingA0–018,899 5 April 2005 Leeds UnitedA4–028,936Webber, Montgomery, Gray (2) 9 April 2005 Queens Park RangersH3–220,426Webber (2), Gray (pen) 12 April 2005 Nottingham ForestA1–121,903Quinn 15 April 2005 Derby CountyH0–120,794 23 April 2005 WatfordA0–017,138 30 April 2005 MillwallH0–119,797 8 May 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersA2–427,454 (1,710 away)Quinn, Gray
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2005 Aston VillaH3–114,003 (2,483 away)Cullip, Liddell (2)R429 January 2005 West Ham UnitedA1–119,444 (2,687 away)JagielkaR4R13 February 2005 West Ham UnitedH1–1 (won 3–1 on pens)15,067LiddellR519 February 2005 ArsenalA1–136,891Gray (pen)R5R1 March 2005 ArsenalH0–0 (lost 2–4 on pens)27,595 (1,990 away)
League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR124 August 2004 Stockport CountyH4–15,399 (492 away)Morgan, Cutler (own goal), Tonge, LesterR221 September 2004 WrexhamA3–23,423 (386 away)Gray (2), JagielkaR326 October 2004 WatfordH0–0 (lost 2–4 on pens)7,689 (484 away)
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
Transfers
In Jon Harley - Fulham, 21 June, free Barry Hayles - Fulham, 23 June, free Leigh Bromby - Sheffield Wednesday, 23 June, free Alan Quinn - Sheffield Wednesday, 23 June, free Andy Liddell - Wigan Athletic, 23 June Phil Barnes - Blackpool, 25 June, free Paul Thirlwell - Sunderland, 27 July, free Danny Cadamarteri - Leeds United, 30 September, £50,000 Emanuele Gabrieli - 30 September, free Derek Geary - Stockport County, 22 October, £25,000 David Johnson - Nottingham Forest, 10 March, loan Luke Beckett - Stockport County, November, £50,000 Danny Cullip - Brighton & Hove Albion, 17 December, £250,000 Tommy Johnson - Gillingham Danny Haystead Adrian Harper
Out Mark Rankine - Tranmere Rovers, 3 June, free Wayne Allison - Chesterfield, 25 June, free Rob Page - Cardiff City, 2 July, free Andy Parkinson - Grimsby Town, July, free Kristian Rogers - Worksop Town Peter Ndlovu - Mamelodi Sundowns Colin Cryan - Scarborough Mike Whitlow - Notts County Dries Boussatta - Al-Shaab Danny Wood Dominic Roma Sasa Ilic Ben Purkiss Barry Hayles - Millwall Jack Lester - Nottingham Forest Emanule Gabrieli - released Ashley Sestanovich - Chester City Danny Reet - Sheffield Wednesday
Loans in Tommy Black - Crystal Palace, December, loan Danny Webber - Watford, 24 March, loan Ian Bennett - Birmingham City, loan
Loans out Paul Shaw - Rotherham United, loan Ashley Sestanovich - Grimsby Town, free Evan Horwood - Stockport County, 11 March, loan Colin Marrison - Leigh RMI, 11 March, work experience Jake Speight - Leigh RMI, 11 March, work experience Luke Beckett - Huddersfield Town, 18 March, loan Danny Cullip - Watford, 24 March, loan
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