| 2004–05 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Rupert Lowe | ||
| Manager | Paul Sturrock (until 23 August)[1] Steve Wigley (from 23 August to 8 December) Harry Redknapp (from 8 December)[2] | ||
| Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 20th (relegated) | ||
| FA Cup | Sixth round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Crouch (12) All: Peter Crouch (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 32,066 (vs. Manchester United, 15 May) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,343 (vs. Fulham, 5 January) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 30,609 | ||
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During the 2004–05 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Premier League. It was the club's 27th consecutive season in the English top flight and their 120th year in existence, The team would be relegated at the end of the season after a 2–1 loss against Manchester United,[3] they exited the FA Cup on the sixth round due to a 4–0 loss against Manchester United that was broadcast on the BBC,[4] they were also eliminated from the Carling Cup in the fourth round, losing 5–2 against Watford.[5] This season would also be Peter Crouch's only season with the club as he was transferred to Liverpool at the end of the season,[6] while playing for the Saints he would earn his first England call-up.[7]
Season summary
Manager Paul Sturrock left Southampton by mutual consent in August, after only six months as manager; his resignation was attributed to a disappointing run of form and rumours of player unrest and boardroom dissatisfaction with his management. His replacement, Steve Wigley, failed to improve results and he has soon sacked with the club in deep relegation peril. Harry Redknapp came from arch-rivals Portsmouth in an attempt to save the Saints, but despite being able to attain safety and another season of Premiership football by winning on the last day of the season, Southampton lost 2–1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated from the Premiership in last place.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 16 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 34 | |
| 18 | Crystal Palace (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to the Football League Championship | 
| 19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 33 | |
| 20 | Southampton (R) | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 32 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Kit
The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[9]
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Reserve squad
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Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | Domestic cups | Total | Discipline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK |  Antti Niemi | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  Jason Dodd | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  Graeme Le Saux | 24+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF | .svg.png.webp) Jelle Van Damme | 4+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  Claus Lundekvam | 31+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 38+6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF |  Andreas Jakobsson | 24+3 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 28+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| 7 | FW |  Kevin Phillips | 21+9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26+9 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  Matt Oakley | 6+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  James Beattie | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  Neil McCann | 5+6 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 8+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 11 | DF |  Michael Svensson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | DF |  Anders Svensson | 21+9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | GK |  Paul Smith | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | FW |  Peter Crouch | 18+9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 25+9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 
| 15 | DF |  Alaeddine Yahia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | DF |  Martin Cranie | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | FW |  Marian Pahars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | MF |  Rory Delap | 34+3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 40+3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 
| 19 | DF |  Danny Higginbotham | 20+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | MF |  David Prutton | 19+4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24+4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 
| 21 | FW |  Jo Tessem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | DF |  Darren Kenton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  Oliver Bernard | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF |  Arron Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | FW |  Dexter Blackstock | 8+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 4 | 8+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 
| 25 | MF |  Michael Poke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF |  Matthew Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | FW |  Leon Best | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | GK | .svg.png.webp) Alan Blayney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | MF |  Fabrice Fernandes | 14+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | MF |  Leandre Griffit | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 31 | MF |  Yoann Folly | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | DF | .svg.png.webp) Chris Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | MF |  Paul Telfer | 26+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 30+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 34 | FW |  Kenwyne Jones | 1+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 
| 35 | DF |  Mikael Nilsson | 12+4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17+4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 
| 36 | FW |  Brett Ormerod | 5+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 37 | FW |  Henri Camara | 10+3 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 11+4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 
| 37 | GK |  Kasey Keller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 38 | MF |  Jamie Redknapp | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 
| 39 | DF |  Calum Davenport | 5+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 40 | MF |  Nigel Quashie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
Transfers
In
.svg.png.webp) Jelle Van Damme – Jelle Van Damme – Ajax, £2,500,000, 9 June 2004[16] Ajax, £2,500,000, 9 June 2004[16]
 Peter Crouch – Peter Crouch – Aston Villa, £2,000,000, 9 July 2004[17] Aston Villa, £2,000,000, 9 July 2004[17]
 Andreas Jakobsson – Andreas Jakobsson – Brøndby IF, £1,000,000, 31 August 2004[18] Brøndby IF, £1,000,000, 31 August 2004[18]
 Kasey Keller – Kasey Keller – Tottenham Hotspur, 12 November 2004, month loan[19] Tottenham Hotspur, 12 November 2004, month loan[19]
 Calum Davenport – Calum Davenport – Tottenham Hotspur, 3 January 2005, five-month loan[20] Tottenham Hotspur, 3 January 2005, five-month loan[20]
 Jamie Redknapp – Jamie Redknapp – Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2005, free transfer[21] Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2005, free transfer[21]
 Nigel Quashie – Nigel Quashie – Portsmouth, 17 January 2005, £2,100,000[22] Portsmouth, 17 January 2005, £2,100,000[22]
 Olivier Bernard – Olivier Bernard – Newcastle United, undisclosed (believed to be £400,000), 31 January 2005[23] Newcastle United, undisclosed (believed to be £400,000), 31 January 2005[23]
 Henri Camara – Henri Camara – Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 January 2005, four-month loan[24] Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 January 2005, four-month loan[24]
 Alaeddine Yahia – Alaeddine Yahia – Guingamp,  £350,000 Guingamp,  £350,000
 Mikael Nilsson – Mikael Nilsson – Halmstad, £400,000[25] Halmstad, £400,000[25]
Out
 Agustín Delgado – released (later joined Agustín Delgado – released (later joined Aucas), 17 June 2004[26] Aucas), 17 June 2004[26]
 Mike Williamson – Mike Williamson – Wycombe Wanderers, season loan, 4 July 2004[27] Wycombe Wanderers, season loan, 4 July 2004[27]
 Fitz Hall – Fitz Hall – Crystal Palace, £1,500,000, 12 August 2004[28] Crystal Palace, £1,500,000, 12 August 2004[28]
 Stephen Crainey – Stephen Crainey – Leeds United, £200,000, 26 August 2004[29] Leeds United, £200,000, 26 August 2004[29]
 Martin Cranie – Martin Cranie – Bournemouth, loan, 29 October 2004[30] Bournemouth, loan, 29 October 2004[30]
 Arron Davies – Arron Davies – Yeovil Town, undisclosed, 16 December 2004 Yeovil Town, undisclosed, 16 December 2004
 Kenwyne Jones – Kenwyne Jones – Sheffield Wednesday, loan, 17 December 2004 Sheffield Wednesday, loan, 17 December 2004
 James Beattie – James Beattie – Everton, 4 January 2005, £6,000,000[31] Everton, 4 January 2005, £6,000,000[31]
 Yoann Folly – Yoann Folly – Nottingham Forest, month loan, 7 January 2005[32] Nottingham Forest, month loan, 7 January 2005[32]
.svg.png.webp) Alan Blayney – Alan Blayney – Rushden & Diamonds, loan, 1 February 2005 Rushden & Diamonds, loan, 1 February 2005
.svg.png.webp) Alan Blayney – Alan Blayney – Brighton & Hove Albion, loan, 24 March 2005[33] Brighton & Hove Albion, loan, 24 March 2005[33]
 Jason Dodd – Jason Dodd – Plymouth Argyle, month loan, 24 March 2005[34] Plymouth Argyle, month loan, 24 March 2005[34]
 Dexter Blackstock – Dexter Blackstock – Plymouth Argyle, loan Plymouth Argyle, loan
 Leon Best – Leon Best – Queens Park Rangers, loan[35] Queens Park Rangers, loan[35]
 Stuart Anderson – Stuart Anderson – Blackpool Blackpool
Matches
Premier League
| 14 August 2004 1 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands | 
| 15:00 | Vassell  12' Cole  34' | Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,690 Referee: Uriah Rennie | 
| 21 August 2004 2 | Southampton | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Phillips  32' A. Svensson  74' Beattie  90' (pen.) | Report | Ferguson  50' Dickov  68' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,492 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 25 August 2004 3 | Southampton | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Crouch  85' | Report | Pedersen  7' Okocha  27' (pen.) | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,713 Referee: Steve Dunn | 
| 28 August 2004 4 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Southampton | Fulham, London | 
| Beattie  34' (o.g.) Lampard  41' (pen.) | Report | Beattie  1' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,864 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 13 September 2004 5 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Southampton | Greenwich, London | 
| Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 24,263 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 19 September 2004 6 | Southampton | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| A. Svensson  53' | Report | Prutton  45' (o.g.) Carr  57' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,709 Referee: Chris Foy | 
| 25 September 2004 7 | Fulham | 1–0 | Southampton | Fulham, London | 
| Radzinski  24' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,237 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 2 October 2004 8 | Southampton | 0–0 | Manchester City | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| 12:45 | report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,605 Referee: Uriah Rennie | 
| 16 October 2004 9 | Everton | 1–0 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside | 
| Osman  88' | Report | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,256 Referee: Barry Knight | 
| 24 October 2004 10 | Southampton | 0–0 | Birmingham City | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| 14:00 BST (UTC+01) | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,568 Referee: Mike Dean | 
| 30 October 2004 11 | Arsenal | 2–2 | Southampton | Islington, London | 
| Henry  67' van Persie  90' | Report | Delap  80', 85' | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,141 Referee: Matt Messias | 
| 6 November 2004 12 | Southampton | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| A. Svensson  28', 87' | Report | Earnshaw  29', 37' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,057 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 13 November 2004 13 | Southampton | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Blackstock  18' Phillips  71' | Report | Jakobsson  12' (o.g.) | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,921 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 20 November 2004 14 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Southampton | Norwich, Norfolk | 
| 15:00 GMT | Francis  28', 52' | Report | Beattie  24' | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,706 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 27 November 2004 15 | Southampton | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Phillips  50' Jakobsson  76' | Report | Johnson  48' Jakobsson  54' (o.g.) | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,833 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 4 December 2004 16 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Southampton | Trafford, Greater Manchester | 
| Scholes  53' Rooney  58' Ronaldo  87' | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,921 Referee: Barry Knight | 
| 11 December 2004 17 | Southampton | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Phillips  45' Crouch  64' | Report | Higgonbotham  89' (o.g.) Downing  90' | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,018 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 18 December 2004 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Southampton | Haringey, London | 
| Defoe  8', 27', 61' Kanouté  44' Keane  88' | Report | Crouch  47' | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,054 Referee: Phil Dowd | 
| 26 December 2004 19 | Southampton | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Referee: Steve Dunn | 
| 28 December 2004 20 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Southampton | Liverpool, Merseyside | 
| Sinama Pongolle  44' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,382 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 1 January 2005 21 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Southampton | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 
| 15:00 | Bosvelt  19' S. Wright-Phillips  40' | report | Phillips  90' (pen.) | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 42,895 Referee: Chris Foy | 
| 5 January 2005 22 | Southampton | 3–3 | Fulham | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Phillips  21', 29' Rosenior  71' (o.g.) | Report | Diop  20' Malbranque  43' Radzinski  50' | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,343 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 15 January 2005 23 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne | 
| Shearer  9' (pen.) Bramble  38' | Report | Crouch  42' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,266 Referee: Uriah Rennie | 
| 22 January 2005 24 | Southampton | 2–0 | Liverpool | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Prutton  5' Crouch  22' | Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,017 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 2 February 2005 25 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Southampton | Birmingham, West Midlands | 
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Pandiani  12' Blake  41' (pen.) | Report | Camara  52' | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,797 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 6 February 2005 26 | Southampton | 2–2 | Everton | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Crouch  36' Camara  55' | Report | Beattie  4' Bent  90' | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,509 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 22 February 2005 27 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | Southampton | West Bromwich, West Midlands | 
| Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,865 Referee: Mike Riley | 
| 26 February 2005 28 | Southampton | 1–1 | Arsenal | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Prutton  35'  45' Crouch  67' | Report | Ljungberg  45' van Persie    52' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,815 Referee: Alan Wiley | 
| 5 March 2005 29 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Quashie  51' | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,903 Referee: Peter Walton | 
| 20 March 2005 30 | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Southampton | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Hasselbaink  41' | Report | Jakobsson  14' Crouch  60', 67' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,082 Referee: Uriah Rennie | 
| 2 April 2005 31 | Southampton | 1–3 | Chelsea | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Phillips  69' | Report | Lampard  22' Guðjohnsen  39', 83' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,949 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 9 April 2005 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Southampton | Blackburn, Lancashire | 
| Pederson  11' Jakobson (o.g.)  48' Reid  55' | Report | Stadium: Ewood Parm Attendance: 20,726 Referee: Neale Barry | 
| 16 April 2005 33 | Southampton | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Phillips  4' Crouch  13' | Report | Cole  55' Solano  70' Davis  72' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,926 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 19 April 2005 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Southampton | Horwich, Greater Manchester | 
| Giannakopoulos  25' | Report | Phillips  69' | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Mark Calttenburg | 
| 24 April 2005 34 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Southampton | Portsmouth, Hampshire | 
| Yakubu  4' (pen.) de Zeeuw  17' LuaLua  22', 27' | Report | Camara  20' | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,210 Referee: Steve Dunn | 
| 30 April 2005 36 | Southampton | 4–3 | Norwich City | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| 15:00 BST | Oakley  7' Crouch  20' Le Saux  39' Camara  88' | Report | Bentley  3' Higginbotham  31' (o.g.) McKenzie  45' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,944 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 7 May 2005 37 | Crystal Palace | 2–2 | Southampton | Croydon, London | 
| BST | Hall  34' Ventola  72' Sorondo  | Report | Crouch  37' (pen.)  Higginbotham  90' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,066 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 15 May 2005 38 | Southampton | 1–2 | Manchester United | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| BST | O'Shea  10' (o.g.) | Report | Fletcher  19' van Nistelrooy  63' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 32,066 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
FA Cup
| 5 January 2005 3 | Northampton Town | 1–3 | Southampton | Northampton | 
| 15:00 | Williamson  30' | Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,183 Referee: Michael Jones | 
| 29 January 2005 4 | Southampton | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Oakley  54' Crouch  90' (pen.) | 2–1 | Yakubu  57' (pen.) Kamara  72' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 29,453 Referee: Steve Bennett | 
| 19 February 2005 5 | Southampton | 2–2 | Brentford | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Camara  4', 36' | Report | Rankin  40' Sodje  58' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 24,741 Referee: Graham Poll | 
| 1 March 2005 5 (replay) | Brentford | 1–3 | Southampton | Hounslow, London | 
| Hutchinson  4' | Report | Crouch  11' (90) Phillips  67' | Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,720 Referee: Barry Knight | 
| 12 March 2005 6 | Southampton | 0–4 | Manchester United | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| 17:15 | Report | Keane  2' Ronaldo  45' Scholes  48', 87' | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,971 Referee: Howard Webb | 
League Cup
| 22 September 2004 2 | Northampton Town | 0–3 | Southampton | Northampton, Northamptonshire | 
| Report | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,343 Referee: Howard Webb | 
| 27 October 2004 3 | Southampton | 3–2 | Colchester United | Southampton, Hampshire | 
| Blackstock  50', 54', 80' | Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,588 Referee: M Jones | 
| 9 November 2004 4 | Watford | 5–2 | Southampton | Watford, Hertfordshire | 
| Report | 
 | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,008 Referee: Barry Knight | 
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- ↑ Blackstock was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in February 2012.
- ↑ Best was born in Nottingham, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
- ↑ Folly was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent Togo internationally and made his international debut for Togo in 2008.
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- ↑ Yahia was born in Hauts-de-Seine, France, but qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in 2002.
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