2004–05 Cardiff City F.C. season
During the 2004–05 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the team's second year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. The season was also the last that manager Lennie Lawrence spent at the club before being replaced by Dave Jones at the end of the season.
Team kit and sponsorship
Cardiff's kits continued to be designed by Puma. Their main shirt sponsor continues as Welsh housing company Redrow homes.Squad
Transfers
Summer transfers in
Summer transfers out
- Indicates the player joined after being released by Cardiff
| Player | Club | Fee |
| Mark Bonner | Oldham Athletic | Undisclosed |
| Jason Bowen | Newport County* | Free |
| Gavin Gordon | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| Spencer Prior | Southend United* | Free |
| Gareth Whalley | Wigan Athletic* | Free |
Loans in
January transfer window ins
January transfer window outs
Standings
Fixtures and results
Championship">2007–08 Football League">Championship
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 7 Aug | Crewe Alexandra | A | D 2 – 2 | 7,339 | Robinson, Lee |
| 10 Aug | Coventry City | H | W 2 – 1 | 14,031 | Earnshaw, Bullock |
| 13 Aug | Plymouth Argyle | H | L 0 – 1 | 12,697 | - |
| 21 Aug | Ipswich Town | A | L 1 – 3 | 21,828 | Lee |
| 28 Aug | Stoke City | H | L 0 – 1 | 12,929 | |
| 30 Aug | Wigan Athletic | A | L 1 – 2 | 9,004 | Lee |
| 11 Sep | Nottingham Forest | A | D 0 – 0 | 21,607 | |
| 14 Sep | Watford | H | L 0 – 3 | 10,606 | |
| 18 Sep | Derby County | H | L 0 – 2 | 12,008 | |
| 25 Sep | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | W 3 – 2 | 27,896 | Parry, Thorne, Kavanagh |
| 28 Sep | Burnley | A | L 0 – 1 | 11,200 | |
| 2 Oct | Leeds United | H | D 0 – 0 | 17,006 | |
| 16 Oct | Rotherham United | H | W 2 – 0 | 11,004 | Thorne |
| 19 Oct | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | D 1 – 1 | 6,112 | Bullock |
| 23 Oct | Millwall | A | D 2 – 2 | 10,476 | O'Neil, Lee |
| 30 Oct | Leicester City | H | D 0 – 0 | 13,759 | |
| 2 Nov | West Ham United | H | W 4 – 1 | 14,222 | Lee, Ledley, Parry, McAnuff |
| 6 Nov | Rotherham United | A | D 2 – 2 | 5,119 | Ledley, Parry |
| 13 Nov | Reading | A | L 1 – 2 | 16,107 | Jerome |
| 19 Nov | Preston North End | H | L 0 – 1 | 10,950 | |
| 27 Nov | Queens Park Rangers | A | L 0 – 1 | 15,146 | |
| 4 Dec | Gillingham | H | W 3 – 1 | 10,623 | Jerome, Thorne |
| 11 Dec | Sunderland | H | L 0 – 2 | 12,528 | |
| 18 Dec | Sheffield United | A | L 1 – 2 | 18,240 | Harris |
| 26 Dec | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | D 1 – 1 | 16,699 | Jerome |
| 28 Dec | Watford | A | D 0 – 0 | 13,409 | |
| 1 Jan | Derby County | A | W 1 – 0 | 22,800 | Thorne |
| 3 Jan | Nottingham Forest | H | W 3 – 0 | 13,545 | Thorne, Kavanagh |
| 15 Jan | Leeds United | A | D 1 – 1 | 29,548 | Thorne |
| 22 Jan | Burnley | H | W 2 – 0 | 11,562 | Langley, Kavanagh |
| 6 Feb | West Ham United | A | L 0 – 1 | 23,716 | |
| 12 Feb | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W 2 – 0 | 11,435 | Thorne, Collins |
| 22 Feb | Millwall | H | L 0 – 1 | 11,424 | |
| 26 Feb | Sunderland | A | L 1 – 2 | 32,788 | Vidmar |
| 5 Mar | Sheffield United | H | W 1 – 0 | 12,250 | Ledley |
| 12 Mar | Coventry City | A | D 1 – 1 | 17,059 | Bullock |
| 15 Mar | Ipswich Town | H | L 0 – 1 | 11,768 | |
| 19 Mar | Crewe Alexandra | H | D 1 – 1 | 10,007 | Gabbidon |
| 2 Apr | Plymouth Argyle | A | D 1 – 1 | 18,045 | Langley |
| 5 Apr | Stoke City | A | W 3 – 1 | 12,785 | Jerome, Thorne |
| 9 Apr | Wigan Athletic | H | L 0 – 2 | 16,858 | |
| 16 Apr | Preston North End | A | L 0 – 3 | 15,141 | |
| 19 Apr | Leicester City | A | D 1 – 1 | 21,336 | Ardley |
| 23 Apr | Reading | H | W 2 – 0 | 14,821 | Thorne, Jerome |
| 30 Apr | Gillingham | A | D 1 – 1 | 10,810 | Parry |
| 8 May | Queens Park Rangers | H | W 1 – 0 | 15,722 | McAnuff |