| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 552 | 1,341 | 2.42 | 235 | 42.57% | 162 | 29.35% | 155 | 28.08% |
| 2004/05 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Sunderland | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 94 | WWWX | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 87 | WXOW | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | ||
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 85 | XWXX | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Derby County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | +11 | 76 | WLLW | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 30 | |
| 5 | 1 | Preston North End | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 75 | LXLW | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 36 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 73 | WLXW | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | ||
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 70 | LLLW | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 29 | ||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 67 | LLOL | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Wolves | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 66 | WWWX | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 33 | |
| 10 | 1 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 66 | OWWX | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 23 | |
| 11 | 2 | QPR | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 62 | LWOL | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 32 | |
| 12 | 2 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 61 | LLWL | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 20 | |
| 13 | 1 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 60 | OWLW | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | |
| 14 | 2 | Leeds United | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 60 | OLXX | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | |
| 15 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 57 | OWWL | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 26 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 54 | WXWX | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 32 | |
| 17 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 53 | OLXL | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 40 | |
| 18 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 52 | LWOW | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 34 | ||
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 52 | LWXX | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 45 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Brighton & HA | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 65 | -25 | 51 | XWXX | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 66 | 86 | -20 | 50 | WLLX | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 48 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 66 | -21 | 50 | XXLX | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 44 | XLWL | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 38 | ||
| 24 | Rotherham United | 46 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 69 | -34 | 29 | OLLL | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | ||
| Sunday, 8 May 2005 | ||||||
| 46 | Cardiff City | 1-0 | QPR | |||
| 46 | Derby County | 3-1 | Preston North End | |||
| 46 | Wigan Athletic | 3-1 | Reading | |||
| 46 | Brighton & HA | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | |||
| 46 | Crewe Alexandra | 2-1 | Coventry City | |||
| 46 | Leeds United | 0-0 | Rotherham United | |||
| 46 | Millwall | 0-0 | Burnley | |||
| 46 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Gillingham | |||
| 46 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Stoke City | |||
| 46 | Wolves | 4-2 | Sheffield United | |||
| 46 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-0 | Leicester City | |||
| 46 | Watford | 1-2 | West Ham United | |||
| Play-offs | ||||||
| Saturday, 14 May 2005 | ||||||
| sfl1 | West Ham United | 2-2 | Ipswich Town | |||
| Sunday, 15 May 2005 | ||||||
| sfl1 | Preston North End | 2-0 | Derby County | |||
| Wednesday, 18 May 2005 | ||||||
| sfl2 | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | West Ham United | 2-4 | ||
| Thursday, 19 May 2005 | ||||||
| sfl2 | Derby County | 0-0 | Preston North End | 0-2 | ||
| Monday, 30 May 2005 | ||||||
| f | Preston North End | 0-1 | West Ham United | |||
| 24 | +1 | Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 2p) |
| 21 | +1 | Jason ROBERTS (Wigan Athletic, 1p) |
| 20 | Darren BENT (Ipswich Town) | |
| Teddy SHERINGHAM (West Ham United, 2p) | ||
| 19 | +1 | Kenny MILLER (Wolves, 1p) |
| Paul FURLONG (QPR) | ||
| Dave KITSON (Reading, 3p) | ||
| +1 | Shefki KUQI (Ipswich Town) | |
| 18 | Dean ASHTON (Crewe Alexandra, 3p) | |
| 17 | +1 | Marlon HAREWOOD (West Ham United, 4p) |
| 16 | Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | |
| +1 | Heiưar HELGUSON (Watford) | |
| Marcus STEWART (Sunderland, 1p) | ||
| Grzegorz RASIAK (Derby County) | ||
| 15 | +1 | Andy GRAY (Sheffield United) |
| Carl CORT (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| Danny WEBBER (Sheffield United) | ||
| Stephen ELLIOTT (Sunderland) | ||
| 14 | +1 | Lee McCULLOCH (Wigan Athletic) |
| 13 | Gifton NOEL-WILLIAMS (Stoke City) | |
| David CONNOLLY (Leicester City) | ||
| Tommy MILLER (Ipswich Town, 3p) |