The 2004–05 season was Yeovil Town Football Club's second season in the Football League. It was also the season in which they gained promotion to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.

Season summary The 2004–05 season was the club's second season in the Football League and manager Gary Johnson's fourth season in charge. Although they lost their first game of the season away to Bury, they started the season fairly well and were top of League Two with 10 games played. Despite going the next 5 league games without a win, a run of 10 league wins out of a possible 11 left them top of the table and 8 points clear of 4th placed Southend United. Yeovil also had some success in the FA Cup, setting up a 4th round tie away to Charlton Athletic, after defeating Darlington, Histon and Rotherham United in earlier rounds. Town were defeated 3–2 by Charlton in a close contest where Yeovil had a shot cleared off the line in the later stages of the game. Yeovil picked up 31 points from a possible 60 after this point, but it was enough for them to secure the title, finishing five points above 4th placed Southend United. The Glovers scored 90 goals, 21 more than any other team whilst Striker Phil Jevons was League Two's top scorer. At the end of the season, the club released five players including Latvian international Andrejs Štolcers while Polish striker Bartosz Tarachulski rejected the club's offer of a new contract.

Transfers In DateNameFromFeeRefGrimsby TownFreePerth Glory£20,000Hereford UnitedFree (released)Paris Saint-GermainFree (released)Polonia WarsawFree (released)Staines TownFreeEastbourne TownFreeFulhamFree (released)SouthamptonUndisclosedLincoln CityFree (released)Huddersfield TownFreeBristol CityUndisclosed (~ £10,000)Bristol CityFree (released)

Out DateNameToFeeRefHornchurchUndisclosedWest Ham United£250,000WeymouthFreeEastbourne BoroughFreeAldershot TownContract terminated by mutual consentWeston-super-MareReleasedCanvey IslandReleasedPacy Vallée-d'EureReleasedChester CityReleasedFK BakuReleasedDunfermline AthleticRejected new contract

Loan in DateNameFromEnd dateRefFulhamBristol CitySwindon TownOxford United

Match results

League Two

+ League Two match detailsDateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceBuryAL1–3Caceres3,171DarlingtonHD1–1Jevons5,116Boston UnitedHW2–0Jevons, Tarachulski5,178Notts CountyAW2–1Terry, Jevons5,024Rushden & DiamondsHW3–1Johnson, Tarachulski, Jevons5,088Mansfield TownAL1–4Skiverton3,826Swansea CityHW1–0G. Williams (pen)5,826Cheltenham TownAD1–1Way3,966Oxford UnitedHW6–1Štolcers (2), Jevons (3), Gall5,467Shrewsbury TownAW2–1Johnson, Tarachulski4,196Northampton TownHD1–1Jevons5,944RochdaleAL1–2Jevons2,402Macclesfield TownHL1–2Way5,313Bristol RoversAD2–2Terry, G. Williams9,295Scunthorpe UnitedAL0–14,470Chester CityHW4–1Jevons (3, 2 pen), Caceres5,741Wycombe WanderersAW1–0Tarachulski5,453Southend UnitedHW3–1Jevons, Guyett, Tarachulski5,839Lincoln CityAL1–3Skiverton4,714Kidderminster HarriersHW2–1Lindegaard, Štolcers4,639Grimsby TownHW2–1Johnson, Tarachulski5,733Leyton OrientAW3–2Tarachulski, Terry, Davies3,867Cheltenham TownHW4–1Gall, Jevons, Davies, Terry7,320Cambridge UnitedAW5–3Jevons (2 pen), Way, Johnson, Štolcers3,828Swansea CityAW2–0Štolcers, Jevons11,225Shrewsbury TownHW4–2Way, Terry, Caceres, Gall7,250Oxford UnitedAL1–2Guyett6,778Cambridge UnitedHW2–1Terry, Jevons (pen)6,204RochdaleHD2–2Tarachulski, Johnson (pen)5,180Macclesfield TownAL1–3Whitaker (og)2,471Bristol RoversHW4–2Jevons (3, 1 pen), Tarachulski9,153Chester CityAW2–0Davies, Jevons (pen)3,072Scunthorpe UnitedHW4–3Tarachulski, Johnson, Fallon, Davies7,598Grimsby TownAL1–2Davies4,414Northampton TownAD1–1Davies5,630Leyton OrientHW1–0Jevons (pen)6,545DarlingtonAL1–2Way4,121BuryHL0–16,269Boston UnitedAW2–1Skiverton (2)3,069Notts CountyHL1–3Jevons (pen)7,221Rushden & DiamondsAL0–23,726Mansfield TownHW5–2Davies, Way (2), Rose, Jevons6,471Kidderminster HarriersAD1–1Davies4,014Wycombe WanderersHD1–1Johnson7,421Southend UnitedAW1–0Jevons11,735Lincoln CityHW3–0Sodje (2), Jevons (pen)8,855

League table

FA Cup

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundDarlingtonAD3–3Miles, Tarachulski (2)3,698First round replayDarlingtonHW1–0Way5,365Second roundHistonAW3–1Jevons (pen), Johnson, Odubade2,564Third roundRotherham UnitedAW3–0Jevons (pen), Way, Štolcers5,397Fourth roundCharlton AthleticAL2–3Terry, Davies22,873

League Cup

+ League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundPlymouth ArgyleHW3–2Johnson (3)6,217Second roundBolton WanderersHL0–28,047

Football League Trophy

+ Football League Trophy match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst roundTorquay UnitedAL3–4Štolcers, Caceres, Tarachulski1,610

Squad statistics Source:

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Yeovil. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

+No.Pos.Nat.NameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalDiscipline1GK05020000102DF00010000003DF102001204DF43020004605DF03100001416MF457522000529407MF6410107408MF4475123011709FW3001030010 MF30201141010 FW *100000010010FW000000000011FW27422000294012 MF00000000012DF000000001013GK00000101000014 DF0001001014DF200000022015DF0000000000016MF10001015017DF250000022018FW1052011138019FW00000000000020 MF22000021122FW000000000023MF000001000024 FW0100010025 DF *1500020101800025MF81000090026DF *000000000027MF51101174028FW0000000000

+ Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name21MF

Footnotes

A.  Yeovil Town won 3–2 after extra time. B.  Torquay United won 4–3 after extra time.

See also 2004–05 in English football List of Yeovil Town F.C. seasons

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