Championship| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 288 | 702 | 2.43 | 131 | 45.49% | 82 | 28.47% | 75 | 26.04% |
| 2004/05 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 49 | WWXW | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | |
| 2 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 47 | LWWX | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 46 | WWLW | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Reading | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 44 | WWLX | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 39 | WXWX | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 20 | |
| 6 | 1 | West Ham United | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 38 | LXWW | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |
| 7 | 2 | Stoke City | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 37 | WWWL | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| 8 | 2 | Derby County | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 36 | WWXL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | |
| 9 | 1 | Millwall | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 36 | XWWL | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| 10 | 3 | QPR | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 36 | LLLW | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | |
| 11 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 43 | +0 | 33 | XWXW | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |
| 12 | 1 | Burnley | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | +0 | 33 | LWLW | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 32 | XLWW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Preston North End | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 32 | WLLW | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| 15 | 1 | Watford | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 29 | LXLL | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |
| 16 | 1 | Wolves | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 33 | +0 | 29 | XXLW | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | |
| 17 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 29 | LLWL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | |
| 18 | 1 | Coventry City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 29 | WLXL | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | |
| 19 | 1 | Leeds United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | XXLL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | |
| 20 | Brighton & HA | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 25 | LLWL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 21 | Cardiff City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 22 | LLWL | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | ||
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 21 | XLWL | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 23 | Gillingham | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 21 | WLLW | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 12 | LXLW | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 17 | +1 | Dean ASHTON (Crewe Alexandra, 3p) |
| 14 | Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | |
| 13 | Paul FURLONG (QPR) | |
| 12 | +1 | Darren BENT (Ipswich Town) |
| Dave KITSON (Reading, 3p) | ||
| 11 | Jason ROBERTS (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | |
| 10 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 1p) | |
| Shefki KUQI (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 9 | David HEALY (Leeds United, 1p) | |
| Danny WEBBER (Watford) | ||
| 8 | Marlon HAREWOOD (West Ham United, 2p) | |
| Teddy SHERINGHAM (West Ham United) | ||
| Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | ||
| Heiðar HELGUSON (Watford) | ||
| Paul SHAW (Sheffield United) | ||
| Grzegorz RASIAK (Derby County) | ||
| Stephen ELLIOTT (Sunderland) | ||
| 7 | Kenny MILLER (Wolves, 1p) | |
| +1 | Ade AKINBIYI (Stoke City) | |
| +1 | Carl CORT (Wolves, 1p) | |
| Lee McCULLOCH (Wigan Athletic) |
| Friday, 17 December 2004 | |||||
| 24 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Leicester City | ||
| 57 | Dawson | 90 | Connolly | ||
| 24 | Brighton & HA | 0-1 | Stoke City | ||
| 85 | Akinbiyi | ||||
| Saturday, 18 December 2004 | |||||
| 24 | Coventry City | 1-0 | Watford | ||
| 45 | McSheffrey | ||||
| 24 | Reading | 1-0 | QPR | ||
| 64 | Shorey | ||||
| 24 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Cardiff City | ||
| 69 | Liddell | 41 | Harris | ||
| 79 | Gray | ||||
| 24 | Wolves | 1-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 90 | Cort | 38 | Ashton | ||
| 24 | Gillingham | 3-1 | Rotherham United | ||
| 70 | Hope | 89 | Hoskins | ||
| 80 | Jarvis | ||||
| 90(og) | Vernazza | ||||
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-2 | Derby County | ||
| 9(og) | Coughlan | ||||
| 62 | Peschisolido | ||||
| 24 | Preston North End | 2-1 | West Ham United | ||
| 9 | Lewis | 50 | Reo-Coker | ||
| 45 | O'Neil | ||||
| 24 | Sunderland | 2-1 | Burnley | ||
| 35 | Arca | 36 | Branch | ||
| 52 | Lawrence | ||||
| Sunday, 19 December 2004 | |||||
| 24 | Leeds United | 1-1 | Millwall | ||
| 43 | Oster | 86 | Morris | ||
| Tuesday, 21 December 2004 | |||||
| 24 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 66 | Naylor | 57 | Baines | ||
| 89 | Bent | ||||
