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,[ 1] Coventry City 2–1 and narrowly escaped relegation on goal difference.[ 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2011. Source:
Football League Tables Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Crewe Alexandra's score comes first [ 3]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
7 August 2004
Cardiff City H
2–2
7,339
Ashton (pen), Higdon
10 August 2004
Sunderland A
1–3
22,341
Rivers
14 August 2004
Nottingham Forest A
2–2
24,201
Rivers (2)
21 August 2004
West Ham United H
2–3
7,857
Ashton (2)
28 August 2004
Derby County A
4–2
24,436
Jones (2), Vaughan , Ashton
11 September 2004
Burnley A
0–3
11,274
14 September 2004
Queens Park Rangers H
0–2
5,682
18 September 2004
Leeds United H
2–2
9,095
Ashton (pen), Jones
25 September 2004
Preston North End A
0–1
11,823
28 September 2004
Rotherham United A
3–2
4,498
Ashton (2, 1 pen), Lunt
2 October 2004
Watford H
3–0
6,382
Jones , Sorvel (2)
16 October 2004
Brighton & Hove Albion H
3–1
6,811
Lunt , White , Higdon
19 October 2004
Wigan Athletic A
1–4
7,547
Jones
23 October 2004
Reading A
0–4
13,630
29 October 2004
Sheffield United H
2–3
7,131
Foster , Thirlwell (own goal)
2 November 2004
Leicester City H
2–2
6,849
Rivers , Otsemobor
6 November 2004
Brighton & Hove Albion A
3–1
6,163
Ashton (2), Rivers
13 November 2004
Stoke City A
0–1
17,640
20 November 2004
Gillingham H
4–1
6,128
Vaughan , Ashton (2), Jones
27 November 2004
Coventry City A
1–0
12,823
Ashton (pen)
30 November 2004
Millwall H
2–1
5,409
Ashton , Varney
4 December 2004
Ipswich Town H
2–2
7,236
Ashton (2)
11 December 2004
Plymouth Argyle H
3–0
6,823
Lunt , Ashton , Doumbe (own goal)
18 December 2004
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
1–1
25,340
Lescott (own goal)
28 December 2004
Queens Park Rangers A
2–1
15,770
Walker , Rivers
1 January 2005
Leeds United A
2–0
32,302
Ashton , Rivers
3 January 2005
Preston North End H
1–2
8,667
Walker
15 January 2005
Watford A
1–3
11,223
Varney
22 January 2005
Rotherham United H
1–1
6,382
White
5 February 2005
Leicester City A
1–1
27,011
White
12 February 2005
Wigan Athletic H
1–3
15,188
White
15 February 2005
Burnley H
1–1
7,718
Jones
22 February 2005
Reading H
1–1
5,703
Varney
26 February 2005
Plymouth Argyle A
0–3
14,918
5 March 2005
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
1–4
8,212
Lunt (pen)
8 March 2005
Sheffield United A
0–4
16,079
12 March 2005
Sunderland H
0–1
7,949
15 March 2005
West Ham United A
1–1
26,593
Jones
19 March 2005
Cardiff City A
1–1
10,007
Vaughan
2 April 2005
Nottingham Forest H
1–1
8,458
Sorvel
5 April 2005
Derby County H
1–2
8,026
Vaughan
9 April 2005
Millwall A
3–4
10,767
Lunt (pen), Jones , Varney
16 April 2005
Gillingham A
1–1
10,315
Vaughan
23 April 2005
Stoke City H
0–2
9,166
30 April 2005
Ipswich Town A
1–5
28,244
Vaughan
8 May 2005
Coventry City H
2–1
9,269
Higdon , Jones
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
8 January 2005
Coventry City A
0–3
7,629
[1]
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