The 2004–05 season was the 127th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth consecutive year in the top-flight. This article covers the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.
Bolton finished in sixth place in the final Premiership table - tied on points but one place behind that season's European champions Liverpool, and three points off qualification for the Champions League. As it was, sixth place was enough to grant Bolton their first ever excursion into European competition, in the UEFA Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Les Ferdinand - Leicester City, free, 5 July Radhi Jaïdi - Espérance, free, 6 July Gary Speed - Newcastle United, £750,000, 21 July Fernando Hierro - Al Rayyan, free, 28 July Tal Ben Haim - Maccabi Tel Aviv, undisclosed, 28 July El Hadji Diouf - Liverpool, season loan, 19 August Blessing Kaku - F.C. Ashdod, undisclosed, 24 August Khalilou Fadiga - Internazionale, free, 14 September Vincent Candela - Roma, undisclosed, 31 January Michael Bridges - Leeds United Júlio César - Real Valladolid, free, July Simon Charlton - Norwich City, £250,000, 13 July Jeff Smith - Port Vale, free, 22 June Emerson Thome - Wigan Athletic, free, 4 August Mário Jardel - Newell's Old Boys, free, 13 August Michael Bridges - Sunderland, season loan, 23 September Youri Djorkaeff - Blackburn Rovers, free, 28 September Les Ferdinand - Reading, free, 6 January Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, month loan, 25 December Danny Livesey - Carlisle United, free, 25 January Per Frandsen - Wigan Athletic, free, June Joey O'Brien - Sheffield Wednesday, loan Ibrahim Ba - Çaykur Rizespor, free, 24 August Derek Niven - Chesterfield Steve Howey - New England Revolution, free Ndiwa Lord-Kangana - released Jeremy Bon - released Lewis Hamlin - releasedNote: All players listed as joining other clubs from Bolton on a free transfer were released by the club on 17 May 2004, with the exception of Ferdinand, who was released on 2 January 2005.Bolton used a total of 26 players during the season.
