Sunderland 2004/05

Sunderland finished 1st of 24 in the 2004/05 Championship with 94 points (won 29, drawn 7, lost 10; scored 76, conceded 41) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 9 matches of 46; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 8 wins in a row.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sunderland
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	Coventry (away)	0–2 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Tue 10 Aug 2004	Crewe (home)	3–1 W	Won	3	10th
3	Sat 14 Aug 2004	QPR (home)	2–2 D	Drew	4	9th
4	Sat 21 Aug 2004	Plymouth (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	16th
5	Sat 28 Aug 2004	Wigan (home)	1–1 D	Drew	5	16th
6	Tue 31 Aug 2004	Reading (away)	0–1 L	Lost	5	17th
7	Sat 11 Sep 2004	Gillingham (away)	4–0 W	Won	8	15th
8	Tue 14 Sep 2004	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	11	8th
9	Sat 18 Sep 2004	Preston (home)	3–1 W	Won	14	6th
10	Fri 24 Sep 2004	Leeds (away)	1–0 W	Won	17	4th
11	Tue 28 Sep 2004	Sheffield United (away)	0–1 L	Lost	17	7th
12	Sat 2 Oct 2004	Derby (home)	0–0 D	Drew	18	7th
13	Sat 16 Oct 2004	Millwall (home)	1–0 W	Won	21	5th
14	Tue 19 Oct 2004	Watford (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	6th
15	Mon 25 Oct 2004	Rotherham (away)	1–0 W	Won	25	6th
16	Sat 30 Oct 2004	Brighton (home)	2–0 W	Won	28	5th
17	Tue 2 Nov 2004	Wolves (home)	3–1 W	Won	31	3rd
18	Fri 5 Nov 2004	Millwall (away)	0–2 L	Lost	31	3rd
19	Sat 13 Nov 2004	Leicester (away)	1–0 W	Won	34	4th
20	Sun 21 Nov 2004	Ipswich (home)	2–0 W	Won	37	3rd
21	Sat 27 Nov 2004	Stoke (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	3rd
22	Sat 4 Dec 2004	West Ham (home)	0–2 L	Lost	40	3rd
23	Sat 11 Dec 2004	Cardiff (away)	2–0 W	Won	43	3rd
24	Sat 18 Dec 2004	Burnley (home)	2–1 W	Won	46	3rd
25	Sun 26 Dec 2004	Leeds (home)	2–3 L	Lost	46	4th
26	Tue 28 Dec 2004	Nottingham Forest (away)	2–1 W	Won	49	2nd
27	Sat 1 Jan 2005	Preston (away)	2–3 L	Lost	49	3rd
28	Mon 3 Jan 2005	Gillingham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	50	3rd
29	Sun 16 Jan 2005	Derby (away)	2–0 W	Won	53	3rd
30	Sat 22 Jan 2005	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	56	3rd
31	Fri 4 Feb 2005	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	57	3rd
32	Sat 12 Feb 2005	Watford (home)	4–2 W	Won	60	3rd
33	Sat 19 Feb 2005	Brighton (away)	1–2 L	Lost	60	3rd
34	Tue 22 Feb 2005	Rotherham (home)	4–1 W	Won	63	3rd
35	Sat 26 Feb 2005	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	66	2nd
36	Fri 4 Mar 2005	Burnley (away)	2–0 W	Won	69	1st
37	Sat 12 Mar 2005	Crewe (away)	1–0 W	Won	72	2nd
38	Tue 15 Mar 2005	Plymouth (home)	5–1 W	Won	75	2nd
39	Sat 19 Mar 2005	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	78	1st
40	Sat 2 Apr 2005	QPR (away)	3–1 W	Won	81	1st
41	Tue 5 Apr 2005	Wigan (away)	1–0 W	Won	84	1st
42	Sat 9 Apr 2005	Reading (home)	1–2 L	Lost	84	1st
43	Sun 17 Apr 2005	Ipswich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	85	1st
44	Sat 23 Apr 2005	Leicester (home)	2–1 W	Won	88	1st
45	Fri 29 Apr 2005	West Ham (away)	2–1 W	Won	91	1st
46	Sun 8 May 2005	Stoke (home)	1–0 W	Won	94	1st

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.