| 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 | ||||
| 238 | 575 | 2.41 | 103 | 43.28% | 72 | 30.25% | 63 | 26.47% |
| 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 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 40 | OLLW | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 39 | LWWW | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Sunderland | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 37 | WWLW | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | 1 | Reading | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 | LWWX | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | QPR | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 33 | LWLX | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 6 | West Ham United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 31 | LLWL | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Sheffield United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 31 | WXOL | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| 8 | 1 | Derby County | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 29 | LWXW | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | |
| 9 | 2 | Millwall | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 29 | WXWX | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Watford | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 28 | XOXX | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Stoke City | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 28 | OWLL | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 12 | 2 | Burnley | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 27 | WWLW | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 13 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | +0 | 26 | OLWX | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |
| 14 | 2 | Preston North End | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 26 | WXLX | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
| 15 | 4 | Leeds United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 25 | XWLW | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| 16 | 3 | Leicester City | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 25 | OLWX | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 25 | WWLX | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Wolves | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 23 | LWWL | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 19 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 22 | WLWX | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | |
| 20 | 2 | Brighton & HA | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 22 | LWLL | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | |
| 21 | 1 | Cardiff City | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 19 | LLXW | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
| 22 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 17 | WLLX | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 23 | 1 | Gillingham | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 15 | LLOO | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | |
| 24 | Rotherham United | 20 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 8 | OLXX | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 12 | Dave KITSON (Reading, 3p) | |
| 11 | Paul FURLONG (QPR) | |
| Nathan ELLINGTON (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | ||
| +2 | Dean ASHTON (Crewe Alexandra, 3p) | |
| 10 | Jason ROBERTS (Wigan Athletic, 1p) | |
| 9 | Darren BENT (Ipswich Town) | |
| Danny WEBBER (Watford) | ||
| 8 | +1 | David HEALY (Leeds United, 1p) |
| +1 | Stephen ELLIOTT (Sunderland) | |
| Shefki KUQI (Ipswich Town) | ||
| 7 | Marlon HAREWOOD (West Ham United, 2p) | |
| +1 | Robbie BLAKE (Burnley, 1p) | |
| Kenny MILLER (Wolves, 1p) | ||
| Teddy SHERINGHAM (West Ham United) | ||
| Richard CRESSWELL (Preston North End) | ||
| Heiðar HELGUSON (Watford) | ||
| 6 | +1 | Steve JONES (Crewe Alexandra) |
| Marcus STEWART (Sunderland) | ||
| Paul SHAW (Sheffield United) | ||
| Andy MORRELL (Coventry City) |
| Friday, 19 November 2004 | |||||
| 20 | Cardiff City | 0-1 | Preston North End | ||
| 14 | Mawéné | ||||
| Saturday, 20 November 2004 | |||||
| 20 | Brighton & HA | 0-1 | Burnley | ||
| 70 | Blake | ||||
| 20 | Derby County | 0-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| 61 | Quinn | ||||
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 0-0 | Stoke City | ||
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Leicester City | ||
| 20 | Wolves | 0-1 | Coventry City | ||
| 61 | McSheffrey | ||||
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 4-1 | Gillingham | ||
| 35 | Vaughan | 73 | Henderson | ||
| 71 | Ashton | ||||
| 80 | Ashton | ||||
| 89 | Jones | ||||
| 20 | Leeds United | 6-1 | QPR | ||
| 9 | Healy | 2 | Ainsworth | ||
| 13 | Deane | ||||
| 23 | Wright | ||||
| 42 | Deane | ||||
| 44 | Deane | ||||
| 72 | Deane | ||||
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Reading | ||
| 26 | Taylor | ||||
| 20 | Watford | 0-0 | Rotherham United | ||
| Sunday, 21 November 2004 | |||||
| 20 | Millwall | 1-0 | West Ham United | ||
| 78 | Dichio | ||||
| 20 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 60 | Elliott | ||||
| 75 | Brown | ||||
| Wednesday, 24 November 2004 | |||||
| 6 | Leeds United | 2-2 | Watford | ||
| 21 | Wright | 9 | Dyer | ||
| 86 | Carlisle | 71 | Dyer | ||