Season

2004-05

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

3rdleague finish

of 20 in the Premier League

+0.9
goal difference
1.6 scored · 0.7 conceded
61
Played
57%
Win rate

Season in brief

3rd of 20 in the Premier League. Lost the FA Cup final to Arsenal. Wayne Rooney led the scoring with 17 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 100 United scored).

The Premier League table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Chelsea38P · 29W 8D 1L · GD +5795
  2. 2Arsenal38P · 25W 8D 5L · GD +5183
  3. 3Manchester United38P · 22W 11D 5L · GD +3277
  4. 4Everton38P · 18W 7D 13L · GD -161
  5. 5Liverpool38P · 17W 7D 14L · GD +1158
  7. 19Norwich City38P · 7W 12D 19L · GD -3533
  8. 20Southampton38P · 6W 14D 18L · GD -2132

Slice: the final Premier League table for 2004-05, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

61 matches
8 Aug 2004 n Arsenal: 1–311 Aug 2004 @ FC Dinamo București: 2–115 Aug 2004 @ Chelsea: 0–121 Aug 2004 v Norwich City: 2–125 Aug 2004 v FC Dinamo București: 3–028 Aug 2004 @ Blackburn Rovers: 1–130 Aug 2004 v Everton: 0–011 Sep 2004 @ Bolton Wanderers: 2–215 Sep 2004 @ Olympique Lyonnais: 2–220 Sep 2004 v Liverpool: 2–125 Sep 2004 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–028 Sep 2004 v Fenerbahçe S.K.: 6–23 Oct 2004 v Middlesbrough: 1–116 Oct 2004 @ Birmingham City: 0–019 Oct 2004 @ AC Sparta Prague: 0–024 Oct 2004 v Arsenal: 2–026 Oct 2004 @ Crewe Alexandra: 3–030 Oct 2004 @ Portsmouth: 0–23 Nov 2004 v AC Sparta Prague: 4–17 Nov 2004 v Manchester City: 0–010 Nov 2004 v Crystal Palace: 2–014 Nov 2004 @ Newcastle United: 3–120 Nov 2004 v Charlton Athletic: 2–023 Nov 2004 v Olympique Lyonnais: 2–127 Nov 2004 @ West Bromwich Albion: 3–01 Dec 2004 v Arsenal: 1–04 Dec 2004 v Southampton: 3–08 Dec 2004 @ Fenerbahçe S.K.: 0–313 Dec 2004 @ Fulham: 1–118 Dec 2004 v Crystal Palace: 5–226 Dec 2004 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–028 Dec 2004 @ Aston Villa: 1–01 Jan 2005 @ Middlesbrough: 2–04 Jan 2005 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–08 Jan 2005 v Exeter City: 0–012 Jan 2005 @ Chelsea: 0–015 Jan 2005 @ Liverpool: 1–019 Jan 2005 @ Exeter City: 2–022 Jan 2005 v Aston Villa: 3–126 Jan 2005 v Chelsea: 1–229 Jan 2005 v Middlesbrough: 3–01 Feb 2005 @ Arsenal: 4–25 Feb 2005 v Birmingham City: 2–013 Feb 2005 @ Manchester City: 2–019 Feb 2005 @ Everton: 2–023 Feb 2005 v A.C. Milan: 0–126 Feb 2005 v Portsmouth: 2–15 Mar 2005 @ Crystal Palace: 0–08 Mar 2005 @ A.C. Milan: 0–112 Mar 2005 @ Southampton: 4–019 Mar 2005 v Fulham: 1–02 Apr 2005 v Blackburn Rovers: 0–09 Apr 2005 @ Norwich City: 0–217 Apr 2005 n Newcastle United: 4–120 Apr 2005 @ Everton: 0–124 Apr 2005 v Newcastle United: 2–11 May 2005 @ Charlton Athletic: 4–07 May 2005 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–110 May 2005 v Chelsea: 1–315 May 2005 @ Southampton: 2–121 May 2005 n Arsenal: 0–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.