2004–05 Aston Villa F.C. season
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| 2004–05 season | |||
| Chairman |  Doug Ellis |
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| Manager |  David O'Leary |
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| FA Premier League | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| Carling Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Solano (8) | ||
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The 2004–05 season in English football was Aston Villa F.C.'s 13th consecutive season in the FA Premier League, and their second season under the management of David O'Leary.
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Season summary
Villa went into the season with high hopes after finishing sixth the previous season, but this season the team's form dropped and Villa dropped to tenth in the Premiership.
Squad
[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting 11
- Only considering Premiership starts
- GK: #1
Thomas Sørensen, 36 - RB: #2,
Mark Delaney, 30 - CB: #15,
Ulises de la Cruz, 34 - CB: #4,
Olof Mellberg, 30 - LB: #3,
Jlloyd Samuel, 34 - RM: #11,
Nolberto Solano, 32 - CM: #7, Lee Hendrie, 25
- CM: #8, Gavin McCann, 20
- LM: #6, Gareth Barry, 33
- CF: #18, Carlton Cole, 18
- CF: #9
Juan Pablo Ángel, 30
Pre-season
| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Competition |
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| 21 July 2005 | Kungshamns IF | A | 6 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 22 July 2004 | Kungsbacka BI | A | 7 – 2 | Friendly | |
| 24 July 2004 | Jonkopings Sodra | A | 3 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 27 July 2004 | Orgryte | A | 0 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 30 July 2004 | Walsall | A | 1 – 2 | Friendly | |
| 31 July 2004 | Tamworth | A | 3 – 0 | Friendly | |
| 3 August 2004 | Derby | A | 1 – 2 | Friendly | |
| 7 August 2004 | AZ Alkmaar | A | 1 – 0 | Friendly |
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| 6 AUG | MF | Mathieu Berson | Nantes | £1,700,000 |
| 12 JUL | FW | Carlton Cole | Chelsea | Loan |
| 2 AUG | DF | Vaclav Drobny | Strasbourg | Loan |
| 21 MAY | DF | Martin Laursen | AC Milan | £3,000,000 |
| JAN | MF | Eric Djemba-Djemba | Manchester United | £1,350,000 |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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| FW | Dion Dublin | Leicester City | Free | |
| 9 JUL | FW | Peter Crouch | Southampton | £2,000,000 |
| 27 AUG | FW | Marcus Allback | Hansa Rostock | Free |
| 20 JUL | DF | Rob Edwards | Wolves | £150,000 |
| 16 SEP | DF | Ronny Johnsen | Newcastle United | Free |
| DF | Danny Jackman | Stockport County | £70,000 | |
| 20 JUN | MF | Hassan Kachloul | Released |
Premier League
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
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| 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 |
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