During the 2004–05 English football season, Crewe Alexandra F.C. competed in the Football League Championship, their 82nd in the English Football League.

Season summary At the start of the 2004–05 season, Crewe were rated one of the likeliest teams to be relegated. In the event, they put in a good showing in the first half of the season; comfortably in the top half of the table, but after selling Dean Ashton to Norwich City for a record £3 million in the January 2005 transfer window, Crewe failed to win any more games until the final match of the season, when they defeated Coventry City 2–1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference.

Final league table

Results Crewe Alexandra's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 2004 Cardiff CityH2–27,339Ashton (pen), Higdon 10 August 2004 SunderlandA1–322,341Rivers 14 August 2004 Nottingham ForestA2–224,201Rivers (2) 21 August 2004 West Ham UnitedH2–37,857Ashton (2) 28 August 2004 Derby CountyA4–224,436Jones (2), Vaughan, Ashton 11 September 2004 BurnleyA0–311,274 14 September 2004 Queens Park RangersH0–25,682 18 September 2004 Leeds UnitedH2–29,095Ashton (pen), Jones 25 September 2004 Preston North EndA0–111,823 28 September 2004 Rotherham UnitedA3–24,498Ashton (2, 1 pen), Lunt 2 October 2004 WatfordH3–06,382Jones, Sorvel (2) 16 October 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–16,811Lunt, White, Higdon 19 October 2004 Wigan AthleticA1–47,547Jones 23 October 2004 ReadingA0–413,630 29 October 2004 Sheffield UnitedH2–37,131Foster, Thirlwell (own goal) 2 November 2004 Leicester CityH2–26,849Rivers, Otsemobor 6 November 2004 Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–16,163Ashton (2), Rivers 13 November 2004 Stoke CityA0–117,640 20 November 2004 GillinghamH4–16,128Vaughan, Ashton (2), Jones 27 November 2004 Coventry CityA1–012,823Ashton (pen) 30 November 2004 MillwallH2–15,409Ashton, Varney 4 December 2004 Ipswich TownH2–27,236Ashton (2) 11 December 2004 Plymouth ArgyleH3–06,823Lunt, Ashton, Doumbe (own goal) 18 December 2004 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–125,340Lescott (own goal) 28 December 2004 Queens Park RangersA2–115,770Walker, Rivers 1 January 2005 Leeds UnitedA2–032,302Ashton, Rivers 3 January 2005 Preston North EndH1–28,667Walker 15 January 2005 WatfordA1–311,223Varney 22 January 2005 Rotherham UnitedH1–16,382White 5 February 2005 Leicester CityA1–127,011White 12 February 2005 Wigan AthleticH1–315,188White 15 February 2005 BurnleyH1–17,718Jones 22 February 2005 ReadingH1–15,703Varney 26 February 2005 Plymouth ArgyleA0–314,918 5 March 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersH1–48,212Lunt (pen) 8 March 2005 Sheffield UnitedA0–416,079 12 March 2005 SunderlandH0–17,949 15 March 2005 West Ham UnitedA1–126,593Jones 19 March 2005 Cardiff CityA1–110,007Vaughan 2 April 2005 Nottingham ForestH1–18,458Sorvel 5 April 2005 Derby CountyH1–28,026Vaughan 9 April 2005 MillwallA3–410,767Lunt (pen), Jones, Varney 16 April 2005 GillinghamA1–110,315Vaughan 23 April 2005 Stoke CityH0–29,166 30 April 2005 Ipswich TownA1–528,244Vaughan 8 May 2005 Coventry CityH2–19,269Higdon, Jones

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR38 January 2005 Coventry CityA0–37,629

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR124 August 2004 BlackpoolH4–12,994Jones (2), Rivers, AshtonR221 September 2004 SunderlandH3–3 (won 4–2 on pens)3,804Jones, Ashton, FosterR326 October 2004 Manchester UnitedH0–310,103

Squad

Left club during season

References