| 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 | ||||
| 153 | 356 | 2.32 | 64 | 41.83% | 46 | 30.07% | 43 | 28.10% |
| 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 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 27 | WWOX | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Reading | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 26 | WOXW | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | QPR | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 26 | WWWW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 25 | XWXW | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sunderland | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 21 | WOLW | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | West Ham United | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 21 | LWXL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| 7 | 1 | Stoke City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 20 | LLOX | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | +0 | 19 | WXWX | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
| 9 | 1 | Watford | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 18 | XLOL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1 | Burnley | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 17 | XOWX | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 11 | 6 | Leeds United | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 17 | WOOL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 17 | XXWL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Millwall | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 17 | LWXW | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 14 | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 17 | LWXL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 16 | XOXX | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 15 | WWWL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| 17 | 3 | Preston North End | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | LXXW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 18 | 2 | Brighton & HA | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 | LXWW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| 19 | 1 | Coventry City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 14 | XLLX | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
| 20 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 12 | WLLW | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 21 | 2 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 | WOLW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| 22 | 2 | Wolves | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 11 | LLLW | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| 23 | 2 | Gillingham | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 10 | LLLL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 5 | LLLX | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 10 | +2 | Jason ROBERTS (Wigan Athletic, 1p) |
| 9 | Danny WEBBER (Watford) | |
| 8 | Paul FURLONG (QPR) | |
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | ||
| 7 | Dave KITSON (Reading, 3p) | |
| Dean ASHTON (Crewe Alexandra, 3p) | ||
| 6 | Kenny MILLER (Wolves, 1p) | |
| Teddy SHERINGHAM (West Ham United) | ||
| Marcus STEWART (Sunderland) | ||
| +2 | Paul SHAW (Sheffield United) | |
| 5 | Ade AKINBIYI (Stoke City) | |
| Andy MORRELL (Coventry City) | ||
| Stephen ELLIOTT (Sunderland) | ||
| Shefki KUQI (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 4 | Darren BENT (Ipswich Town) | |
| +1 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 1p) | |
| Marco REICH (Derby County) | ||
| David FRIIO (Plymouth Argyle) | ||
| Steve JONES (Crewe Alexandra) | ||
| Marcus TUDGAY (Derby County) | ||
| Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | ||
| +1 | Tommy SMITH (Derby County) | |
| +1 | Danny PUGH (Leeds United) | |
| David HEALY (Preston North End, 1p) | ||
| Adam VIRGO (Brighton & HA) | ||
| Darren BYFIELD (Gillingham) | ||
| Nicky FORSTER (Reading) |
| Friday, 15 October 2004 | |||||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Wolves | ||
| 42 | Reid | ||||
| Saturday, 16 October 2004 | |||||
| 13 | Cardiff City | 2-0 | Rotherham United | ||
| 56 | Thorne | ||||
| 75 | Thorne | ||||
| 13 | Derby County | 2-2 | Watford | ||
| 39 | Smith | 7 | Helguson | ||
| 85 | Rasiak | 14 | Helguson | ||
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Burnley | ||
| 90 | Richards | 19 | Blake | ||
| 13 | QPR | 1-0 | West Ham United | ||
| 22 | Rose | ||||
| 13 | Stoke City | 0-1 | Reading | ||
| 41 | Shorey | ||||
| 13 | Coventry City | 1-1 | Leicester City | ||
| 80(og) | Makin | 70 | Dublin | ||
| 13 | Leeds United | 1-0 | Preston North End | ||
| 78 | Pugh | ||||
| 13 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Millwall | ||
| 72(og) | Muscat | ||||
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 3-1 | Brighton & HA | ||
| 9 | Lunt | 79 | Jarrett | ||
| 34 | White | ||||
| 69 | Higdon | ||||
| 13 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-2 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 78 | Crawford | 54 | Roberts | ||
| 69 | Roberts | ||||
| Sunday, 17 October 2004 | |||||
| 13 | Gillingham | 1-3 | Sheffield United | ||
| 75(og) | Bromby | 9 | Shaw | ||
| 59 | Shaw | ||||
| 71 | Tonge | ||||