2004-05 in English football

The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.

Major transfer deals

• 2 August 2004 - Boudewijn Zenden from Chelsea to Middlesbrough, free (making a previous loan deal permanent)
• 5 August 2004 - Mattias Jonson from Brøndby to Norwich City, undisclosed fee
• 13 August 2004 - Michael Owen from Liverpool to Real Madrid, ?12 million + Antonio Nuñez
• 20 August 2004 - Xabi Alonso from Real Sociedad to Liverpool, undisclosed fee (at least ?16 million)
• 20 August 2004 - Luis Garcia from Barcelona to Liverpool, undisclosed fee
• 20 August 2004 - Jonathan Woodgate from Newcastle United to Real Madrid, £15 million
• 21 August 2004 - Diego Forlán from Manchester United to Villarreal, undisclosed fee (reportedly ?3 million)
• 28 August 2004 - Seol Ki-hyun from Anderlecht to Wolves, ?2 million
• 30 August 2004 - Robert Earnshaw from Cardiff City to West Brom, £3 million
• 31 August 2004 - Junichi Inamoto from Gamba Osaka to West Brom, £200,000
• 31 August 2004 - Wayne Rooney from Everton to Manchester United, approximately £25 million
• 31 August 2004 - Dwight Yorke from Blackburn Rovers to Birmingham City, free
• 1 January 2005 - Jean-Alain Boumsong from Rangers to Newcastle United, £8 million
• 4 January 2005 - James Beattie from Southampton to Everton, £6 million
• 4 January 2005 - Jamie Redknapp from Spurs to Southampton, free
• 6 January 2005 - Ryan Nelsen from Major League Soccer (D.C. United) to Blackburn Rovers, free
• 10 January 2005 - Dean Ashton from Crewe Alexandra to Norwich City, approx £3 million
• 10 January 2005 - Kevin Campbell from Everton to West Brom, free
• 12 January 2005 - Fernando Morientes from Real Madrid to Liverpool, ?9 million
• 14 January 2005 - Thomas Gravesen from Everton to Real Madrid, £2.5 million
• 15 January 2005 - Kasey Keller from Spurs to Mönchengladbach, free
• 17 January 2005 - Nigel Quashie from Portsmouth to Southampton, £2.1 million
• 19 January 2005 - Robbie Savage from Birmingham City to Blackburn Rovers, approximately £3 million
• 21 January 2005 - Scott Carson from Leeds United to Liverpool, £1 million
• 21 January 2005 - Ben Thatcher from Manchester City to Fulham, £500,000 Transfer cancelled 25 January.
• 22 January 2005 - Bernt Haas from West Brom to Bastia, free
• 25 January 2005 - Amdy Faye from Portsmouth to Newcastle United, approx £2m
• 27 January 2005 - Mounir El Hamdaoui from Excelsior Rotterdam to Spurs, undisclosed fee
• 28 January 2005 - Mido from AS Roma to Spurs, 18-month loan
• 28 January 2005 - Nicolas Anelka from Manchester City to Fenerbahçe, £7m
• 28 January 2005 - Stephane Henchoz from Liverpool to Celtic.
• 31 January 2005 - Eric Djemba-Djemba from Manchester United to Aston Villa, £1.35m
• 31 January 2005 - Mikel Arteta from Real Sociedad to Everton, loan for remainder of season. Made permanent on 15 July for £2m.
• 31 January 2005 - Craig Bellamy from Newcastle United to Celtic, loan for remainder of season
• 31 January 2005 - Barry Ferguson from Blackburn Rovers to Rangers, £4.5m
• 31 January 2005 - Jermaine Pennant from Arsenal to Birmingham City, loan for remainder of season. Made permanent on 25 April for £3m.
• 31 January 2005 - Andy Reid and Michael Dawson from Nottingham Forest to Spurs, £8m for both
• 17 April 2005 - Dwight Yorke from Birmingham City to Sydney FC (Australia), free
• 29 April 2005 - John Obi Mikel from F.C. Lyn Oslo to Manchester United, undisclosed fee, player to join on January 1 2006. (n.b. Chelsea have disputed the transfer).

For subsequent transfer deals see 2005-06 in English football.

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