2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
2004-05 season
Chairman	Peter Hill-Wood
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Winners
Carling Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Thierry Henry (25); All: ; Thierry Henry (30)
Highest home attendance	38,164 – vs Manchester United, Premier League; (1 February 2005)
Lowest home attendance	27,791 – vs Everton, League Cup; (9 November 2004)
	← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 season was Arsenal's 13th consecutive year in the Premier League.

Arsenal went into the season as champions after finishing the 2003–04 league season unbeaten, but had been knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, so they were areas that manager Arsène Wenger looked to improve upon for the coming season. Arsenal also looked towards beating the unbeaten league record of Nottingham Forest as, coming into the season, they were 40 league games unbeaten and needed 2 to equal and 3 to beat the record. This unbeaten run came to an end at 49 games following a controversial 2–0 defeat away to Manchester United, in a match dubbed the "Battle of the Buffet".

Arsenal's sportsmanship was again rewarded at the end of the season with the club winning the Barclays Fair Play Award for the second year in a row.^[1]

Matches

Pre-season

Date	Competition	Opponents	H / A / N	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
17 July 2004	Friendly	Barnet	A	10–1	Reyes 19', 21', 42', Van Persie 29', Bergkamp 44', 67', Jeffers 53', 55', 64', Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 70'	4,674
22 July 2004	Friendly	NK Maribor	A	3–2	Bergkamp 4', Aliadière 17, van Persie 84'	5,000
24 July 2004	Friendly	Grazer AK	A	2–1	Bergkamp 6', van Persie 57'
28 July 2004	Friendly	Sturm Graz	N	2–0	Reyes 30' (pen.), Jeffers 74'	5,000
31 July 2004	Amsterdam Tournament	River Plate	N	0–0		20,000
1 August 2004	Amsterdam Tournament	Ajax	A	0–0		52,000
3 August 2004	Friendly	Boreham Wood	A	1–1	Stokes 47'
4 August 2004	Friendly	Beveren	A	0–0

FA Community Shield

8 August 2004	Arsenal	3–1	Manchester United	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Gilberto 50' Reyes 58' Silvestre 79' (o.g.)	Report	Smith 55'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 63,317 Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)

Premier League

15 August 2004 1	Everton	1–4	Arsenal	Liverpool
14:00 BST	Carsley 64'	Report	Bergkamp 23' Reyes 39' Ljungberg 54' Pirès 83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,521 Referee: Mike Riley

22 August 2004 2	Arsenal	5–3	Middlesbrough	London
16:05 BST	Henry 25', 90' Bergkamp 54' Reyes 65' Pirès 65'	Report	Job 43' Hasselbaink 50' Queudrue 53'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,415 Referee: S Dunn

25 August 2004 3	Arsenal	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	London
19:45 BST	Henry 50' Fàbregas 58' Reyes 79'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,496 Referee: Neale Barry

28 August 2004 4	Norwich City	1–4	Arsenal	Norwich
17:15 BST	Huckerby 50' (pen.)	Report	Reyes 22' Henry 36' Pirès 40' Bergkamp 90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 23,944 Referee: Graham Poll

11 September 2004 5	Fulham	0–3	Arsenal	London
15:00 BST		Report	Ljungberg 62' Knight 65' (o.g.) Reyes 71'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 21,681 Referee: Mark Halsey

18 September 2004 6	Arsenal	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	London
12:45 BST	Henry 31' Pirès 66'	Report	Jaïdi 63' Pedersen 85'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,010 Referee: Phil Dowd

25 September 2004 7	Manchester City	0–1	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00 BST		Report	Cole 14'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 47,015 Referee: Neale Barry

2 October 2004 8	Arsenal	4–0	Charlton Athletic	London
15:00 BST	Ljungberg 33' Henry 48', 69' Reyes 70'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,103 Referee: Mike Dean

16 October 2004 9	Arsenal	3–1	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Pirès 19' (pen.), 72' Henry 45'	Report	Hendrie 3'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,137 Referee: Graham Poll

24 October 2004 10	Manchester United	2–0	Arsenal	Manchester
16:05 BST	van Nistelrooy 73' (pen.) Rooney 90'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,862 Referee: Mike Riley

30 October 2004 11	Arsenal	2–2	Southampton	London
15:00 BST	Henry 67' van Persie 90'	Report	Delap 80', 85'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,141 Referee: Matt Messias

6 November 2004 12	Crystal Palace	1–1	Arsenal	London
17:15 GMT	Riihilahti 65'	Report	Henry 63'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,193 Referee: Mike Dean

13 November 2004 13	Tottenham Hotspur	4–5	Arsenal	London
12:00 GMT	Naybet 37' Defoe 61' King 74' Kanouté 88'	Report	Henry 45' Lauren 55' (pen.) Vieira 60' Ljungberg 69' Pirès 81'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,095 Referee: Steve Bennett

20 November 2004 14	Arsenal	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 GMT	Pirès 54'	Report	Earnshaw 79'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,109 Referee: Howard Webb

28 November 2004 15	Liverpool	2–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
16:05 GMT	Alonso 41' Mellor 90+2'	Report	Vieira 56'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,730 Referee: Alan Wiley

4 December 2004 16	Arsenal	3–0	Birmingham City	London
15:00 GMT	Pirès 33' Henry 80', 86'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,064 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

12 December 2004 17	Arsenal	2–2	Chelsea	London
16:05 GMT	Henry 2', 29'	Report	Terry 17' Guðjohnsen 46'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,153 Referee: Graham Poll

19 December 2004 18	Portsmouth	0–1	Arsenal	Portsmouth
16:05 GMT		Report	Campbell 75'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,170 Referee: Howard Webb

26 December 2004 19	Arsenal	2–0	Fulham	London
13:00 GMT	Henry 12' Pirès 71'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Referee: Barry Knight

29 December 2004 20	Newcastle United	0–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT		Report	Vieira 45'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,320 Referee: Steve Bennett

1 January 2005 21	Charlton Athletic	1–3	Arsenal	London
15:00 GMT	El Karkouri 45'	Report	Ljungberg 35', 48' van Persie 67'	Stadium: The Valley Referee: Mark Halsey

4 January 2005 22	Arsenal	1–1	Manchester City	London
19:45 GMT	Ljungberg 75'	Report	Wright-Phillips 31'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,086 Referee: Rob Styles

15 January 2005 23	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Arsenal	Bolton
17:15 GMT	Giannakopoulos 41'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,514 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

23 January 2005 24	Arsenal	1–0	Newcastle United	London
16:05 GMT	Bergkamp 19'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,137 Referee: Steve Dunn

1 February 2005 25	Arsenal	2–4	Manchester United	London
20:00 GMT	Vieira 8' Bergkamp 36'	Report	Giggs 18' Ronaldo 54', 58' O'Shea 89'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,164 Referee: Graham Poll

5 February 2005 26	Aston Villa	1–3	Arsenal	Birmingham
17:15 GMT	Ángel 74'	Report	Ljungberg 10' Henry 14' Cole 28'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,593 Referee: Steve Bennett

14 February 2005 27	Arsenal	5–1	Crystal Palace	London
20:00 GMT	Bergkamp 32' Reyes 35' Henry 39', 77' Vieira 54'	Report	A. Johnson 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,056 Referee: Rob Styles

26 February 2005 28	Southampton	1–1	Arsenal	Southampton
12:45 GMT	Prutton 45' Crouch 67'	Report	Ljungberg 45' van Persie 52'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,815 Referee: Alan Wiley

5 March 2005 29	Arsenal	3–0	Portsmouth	London
15:00 GMT	Henry 39', 53', 85'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,079 Referee: Chris Foy

19 March 2005 30	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Arsenal	Blackburn
12:45 GMT		Report	van Persie 43'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,992 Referee: Graham Poll

2 April 2005 31	Arsenal	4–1	Norwich City	London
15:00 BST	Henry 19', 22', 66' Ljungberg 50'	Report	Huckerby 30'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,066 Referee: Alan Wiley

9 April 2005 32	Middlesbrough	0–1	Arsenal	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report	Pirès 73'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 33,874 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 April 2005 33	Chelsea	0–0	Arsenal	London
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,621 Referee: Steve Bennett

25 April 2005 34	Arsenal	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
20:00 BST	Reyes 22'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,147 Referee: Mike Riley

2 May 2005 35	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Arsenal	West Bromwich
20:00 BST		Report	van Persie 66' Edu 90'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 27,351 Referee: Neale Barry

8 May 2005 36	Arsenal	3–1	Liverpool	London
16:05 BST	Pirès 25' Reyes 29' Fàbregas 90'	Report	Gerrard 51'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,119 Referee: Graham Poll

11 May 2005 37	Arsenal	7–0	Everton	London
20:00 BST	van Persie 8' Pirès 12', 50' Vieira 37' Edu 70' (pen.) Bergkamp 77' Flamini 85'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,073 Referee: Alan Wiley

13 May 2005 38	Birmingham City	2–1	Arsenal	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Pandiani 80' Heskey 90'	Report	Bergkamp 88'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 29,302 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Last updated: February 2012
Source: Premier League

FA Cup

9 January 2005 3	Arsenal	2–1	Stoke City	London
14:00 GMT	Reyes 50' van Persie 70'	Report	Thomas 44'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,579 Referee: Neale Barry (Lincolnshire)

29 January 2005 4	Arsenal	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Vieira 53' (pen.) Ljungberg 82'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 37,153 Referee: Mike Riley (Leeds)

19 February 2005 5	Arsenal	1–1	Sheffield United	London
12:30 GMT	Pirès 78'	Report	Gray 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,891 Referee: Neale Barry (Lincolnshire)

1 March 2005 5 Replay	Sheffield United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Arsenal	Sheffield
20:05 GMT		Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,595 Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
	Penalties
	Gray Jagielka Quinn Harley		Lauren Vieira Ljungberg Cole

12 March 2005 6	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Arsenal	Bolton
12:15 GMT		Report	Ljungberg 3'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 23,523 Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)

16 April 2005 Semi-final	Arsenal	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
12:15 BST	Pirès 42' van Persie 86', 90'	Report		Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 52,077 Referee: Steve Dunn (Gloucestershire)

21 May 2005 Final	Arsenal	0–0 (5–4 p)	Manchester United	Cardiff
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 71,876 Referee: Rob Styles (Hampshire)
	Penalties
	Lauren Ljungberg van Persie Cole Vieira		van Nistelrooy Scholes Ronaldo Rooney Keane

Last updated: 18 March 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Football League Cup

27 October 2004 3	Manchester City	1–2	Arsenal	Manchester
19:45 BST	Fowler 90'	Report	van Persie 78' Karbassiyoon 90'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 21,708 Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

9 November 2004 4	Arsenal	3–1	Everton	London
19:45 GMT	Quincy 25' Lupoli 52', 85'	Report	Gravesen 8'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 27,791 Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)

1 December 2004 5	Manchester United	1–0	Arsenal	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Bellion 1'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,103 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

Last updated: 18 March 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group E
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	6	2	4	0	11	6	+5	10
PSV Eindhoven	6	3	1	2	6	7	−1	10
Panathinaikos	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9
Rosenborg	6	0	2	4	6	13	−7	2

14 September 2004 1	Arsenal	1–0	PSV Eindhoven	London, England
19:45 BST	Alex 41' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,068 Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

29 September 2004 2	Rosenborg	1–1	Arsenal	Trondheim, Norway
20:45 CET	Strand 52'	Report	Ljungberg 6'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,100 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

20 October 2004 3	Panathinaikos	2–2	Arsenal	Athens, Greece
20:45 CET	González 65' Olisadebe 82'	Report	Ljungberg 18' Henry 74'	Stadium: Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium Attendance: 12,346 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

2 November 2004 4	Arsenal	1–1	Panathinaikos	London, England
19:45 GMT	Henry 16' (pen.)	Report	Cygan 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,137 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

24 November 2004 5	PSV Eindhoven	1–1	Arsenal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 CET	Ooijer 8'	Report	Henry 31' Lauren 65' Vieira 78'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,200 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

7 December 2004 6	Arsenal	5–1	Rosenborg	London, England
19:45 GMT	Reyes 3' Henry 24' Fàbregas 29' Pirès 41' (pen.) van Persie 84'	Report	Hoftun 38'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,421 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

22 February 2005 First leg	Bayern Munich	3–1	Arsenal	Munich, Germany
20:45 CET	Pizarro 4', 58' Salihamidžić 65'	Report	Touré 88'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 36,891 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

9 March 2005 Second leg	Arsenal	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Bayern Munich	London, England
19:45 GMT	Henry 66'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,450 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Jens Lehmann
3	DF	ENG	Ashley Cole
4	MF	FRA	Patrick Vieira (captain)
7	MF	FRA	Robert Pirès
8	MF	SWE	Fredrik Ljungberg
9	FW	ESP	José Antonio Reyes
10	FW	NED	Dennis Bergkamp
11	FW	NED	Robin van Persie
12	DF	CMR	Lauren
14	FW	FRA	Thierry Henry
15	MF	ESP	Cesc Fàbregas
16	MF	FRA	Mathieu Flamini
17	MF	BRA	Edu
18	DF	FRA	Pascal Cygan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	BRA	Gilberto Silva
20	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos
22	DF	FRA	Gaël Clichy
23	DF	ENG	Sol Campbell
24	GK	ESP	Manuel Almunia
27	DF	CIV	Emmanuel Eboué
28	DF	CIV	Kolo Touré
30	FW	FRA	Jérémie Aliadière
31	DF	ENG	Justin Hoyte
34	MF	IRL	Patrick Cregg
35	DF	SUI	Johan Djourou^[2]
39	MF	SWE	Sebastian Larsson
42	MF	NED	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie^[3]
46	FW	USA	Daniel Karbassiyoon

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ENG	Stuart Taylor
32	DF	DEN	Sebastian Svard
33	FW	WAL	Adam Birchall^[4]
36	MF	ENG	Jordan Fowler
37	DF	ENG	Ryan Garry
38	GK	ENG	Michael Jordan
40	FW	ITA	Arturo Lupoli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
41	MF	IRL	Stephen O'Donnell
43	DF	USA	Frank Simek
44	MF	ISL	Ólafur Ingi Skúlason
45	MF	ENG	John Spicer
47	FW	ENG	Ryan Smith
48	GK	ENG	Chris Wright

Starting XI

This section shows the most used players for each position, considering a 4–4–2 formation.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Lehmann	41
12	RB	Lauren	44
18	CB	Cygan	22
28	CB	Touré	49
3	LB	Cole	46
8	RM	Ljungberg	35
4	CM	Vieira	44
15	CM	Fàbregas	34
7	LM	Pires	37
9	CF	Reyes	39
14	CF	Henry	41

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Transfers

In

First team

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
24	GK	Manuel Almunia	Celta Vigo	Undisclosed	14 July 2004	^[6]
16	MF	Mathieu Flamini	Marseille	Undisclosed	22 July 2004	^[7]

Out First team

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
5	DF	Martin Keown	Leicester City	Free	20 July 2004	^[8]
15	MF	Ray Parlour	Middlesbrough	Free	23 July 2004	^[9]
25	FW	Nwankwo Kanu	West Bromwich Albion	Free	30 July 2004	^[10]
11	FW	Sylvain Wiltord	Lyon	Free	31 August 2004	^[11]

Player statistics

Numbers after plus signs denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Community Shield		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Jens Lehmann	28	0	5	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	41	0
3	DF	ENG	Ashley Cole	35	2	3	0	0	0	7+1	0	1	0	46+1	2
4	MF	FRA	Patrick Vieira	32	6	6	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	44	7
7	MF	FRA	Robert Pirès	26+7	14	4+2	2	0	0	7+1	1	0	0	37+10	17
8	MF	SWE	Fredrik Ljungberg	24+2	10	5+1	2	0	0	6	2	0	0	35+3	14
9	FW	ESP	José Antonio Reyes	25+5	9	6	1	0	0	7+1	1	1	1	39+6	12
10	FW	NED	Dennis Bergkamp	20+9	8	4	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	29+9	8
11	FW	NED	Robin Van Persie	12+14	5	3+2	3	3	1	0+6	1	0+1	0	18+23	10
12	DF	CMR	Lauren	32+1	1	4	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	44+1	1
14	FW	FRA	Thierry Henry	31+1	25	1	0	0	0	8	5	1	0	41+1	30
15	MF	ESP	Cesc Fabregas	24+9	2	4+2	0	1	0	4+1	1	1	0	34+12	3
16	MF	FRA	Mathieu Flamini	9+12	1	4	0	3	0	2+2	0	0	0	18+14	1
17	MF	BRA	Edu	6+6	2	0+1	0	1	0	3+1	3	0	0	10+8	2
18	DF	FRA	Pascal Cygan	15	0	2+1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	22+1	0
19	MF	BRA	Gilberto Silva	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	17	1
20	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos	12+1	0	6	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	22+1	0
21	MF	ENG	Jermaine Pennant	1+6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	6+6	0
22	DF	FRA	Gaël Clichy	7+8	0	5	0	1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	14+10	0
23	DF	ENG	Sol Campbell	16	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	21	1
24	GK	ESP	Manuel Almunia	10	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
27	DF	CIV	Emmanuel Eboue	0+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
28	DF	CIV	Kolo Touré	35	0	5+1	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	49+1	1
30	FW	FRA	Jérémie Aliadière	0+4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+7	0
31	DF	ENG	Justin Hoyte	4+1	0	0+1	0	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	8+4	0
32	DF	DEN	Sebastian Svard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
34	MF	IRL	Patrick Cregg	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
35	DF	SUI	Johan Djourou	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
39	MF	SWE	Sebastian Larsson	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
40	FW	ITA	Arturo Lupoli	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
42	MF	NED	Quincy Owusu-Abeyie	1	0	0+2	0	1+2	1	0+1	0	0	0	2+5	1
46	DF	USA	Daniel Karbassiyoon	0	0	0	0	1+2	1	0	0	0	0	1+2	1
47	MF	ENG	Ryan Smith	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0

References

^ "Fair Play to Arsenal". The Sun. London. 25 May 2007.
^ Djourou was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, but was raised in Switzerland and would make his international debut for Switzerland in March 2006.
^ Owusu-Abeyie was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in February 2008.
^ Birchall was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.
^ http://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/2005
^ "Almunia joins Arsenal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
^ "Arsenal sign Flamini". BBC Sport. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
^ "Leicester sign Keown". BBC Sport. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
^ "Middlesbrough sign Parlour". BBC Sport. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
^ "Baggies seal Kanu deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
^ "Wiltord seals Lyon move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

External links

Arsenal 2004-05 on statto.com

[1] "Fair Play to Arsenal". The Sun. London. 25 May 2007.

[2] Djourou was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, but was raised in Switzerland and would make his international debut for Switzerland in March 2006.

[3] Owusu-Abeyie was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in February 2008.

[4] Birchall was born in Maidstone, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-21 level.

[5] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/arsenal/tab/players/season/2005

[Almunia-6] "Almunia joins Arsenal". BBC Sport. 14 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

[Flamini-7] "Arsenal sign Flamini". BBC Sport. 22 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

[Keown-8] "Leicester sign Keown". BBC Sport. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

[Parlour-9] "Middlesbrough sign Parlour". BBC Sport. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

[Kanu-10] "Baggies seal Kanu deal". BBC Sport. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

[Wiltord-11] "Wiltord seals Lyon move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

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