Preston 2004/05

Preston finished 5th of 24 in the 2004/05 Championship with 75 points (won 21, drawn 12, lost 13; scored 67, conceded 58). Highest position 3rd, after match 1; lowest 20th, after match 5. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row and 10 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Preston
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 7 Aug 2004	Watford (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Wed 11 Aug 2004	Wolves (away)	2–2 D	Drew	4	3rd
3	Sat 14 Aug 2004	Gillingham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	9th
4	Fri 20 Aug 2004	Sheffield United (home)	0–1 L	Lost	4	14th
5	Sat 28 Aug 2004	Brighton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	20th
6	Mon 30 Aug 2004	Rotherham (home)	2–0 W	Won	7	12th
7	Sat 11 Sep 2004	Stoke (home)	3–0 W	Won	10	9th
8	Tue 14 Sep 2004	Reading (away)	1–3 L	Lost	10	14th
9	Sat 18 Sep 2004	Sunderland (away)	1–3 L	Lost	10	18th
10	Sat 25 Sep 2004	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	11th
11	Tue 28 Sep 2004	Plymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	12th
12	Sat 2 Oct 2004	Leicester (away)	1–1 D	Drew	15	13th
13	Sat 16 Oct 2004	Leeds (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	17th
14	Tue 19 Oct 2004	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	18	15th
15	Sat 23 Oct 2004	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–2 W	Won	21	8th
16	Sat 30 Oct 2004	Ipswich (away)	0–3 L	Lost	21	13th
17	Wed 3 Nov 2004	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	13th
18	Sat 6 Nov 2004	Leeds (home)	2–4 L	Lost	22	13th
19	Sat 13 Nov 2004	Millwall (home)	1–1 D	Drew	23	16th
20	Fri 19 Nov 2004	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	26	12th
21	Sat 27 Nov 2004	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	29	11th
22	Sun 5 Dec 2004	Wigan (away)	0–5 L	Lost	29	15th
23	Sat 11 Dec 2004	Burnley (away)	0–2 L	Lost	29	16th
24	Sat 18 Dec 2004	West Ham (home)	2–1 W	Won	32	14th
25	Sun 26 Dec 2004	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	33	13th
26	Tue 28 Dec 2004	Reading (home)	3–0 W	Won	36	12th
27	Sat 1 Jan 2005	Sunderland (home)	3–2 W	Won	39	10th
28	Mon 3 Jan 2005	Crewe (away)	2–1 W	Won	42	9th
29	Sat 15 Jan 2005	Leicester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	43	8th
30	Sat 22 Jan 2005	Plymouth (away)	2–0 W	Won	46	6th
31	Sat 5 Feb 2005	Coventry (home)	3–2 W	Won	49	6th
32	Sat 12 Feb 2005	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	52	4th
33	Fri 18 Feb 2005	Ipswich (home)	1–1 D	Drew	53	4th
34	Wed 23 Feb 2005	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–2 L	Lost	53	6th
35	Sat 26 Feb 2005	Burnley (home)	1–0 W	Won	56	5th
36	Sat 5 Mar 2005	West Ham (away)	2–1 W	Won	59	5th
37	Sat 12 Mar 2005	Wolves (home)	2–2 D	Drew	60	5th
38	Tue 15 Mar 2005	Sheffield United (away)	1–1 D	Drew	61	4th
39	Sat 19 Mar 2005	Watford (away)	2–0 W	Won	64	4th
40	Sat 2 Apr 2005	Gillingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	65	4th
41	Tue 5 Apr 2005	Brighton (home)	3–0 W	Won	68	4th
42	Sat 9 Apr 2005	Rotherham (away)	2–1 W	Won	71	4th
43	Sat 16 Apr 2005	Cardiff (home)	3–0 W	Won	74	4th
44	Sun 24 Apr 2005	Millwall (away)	1–2 L	Lost	74	4th
45	Sat 30 Apr 2005	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	75	4th
46	Sun 8 May 2005	Derby (away)	1–3 L	Lost	75	5th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.