2004–05 Tamworth F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Tamworth F.C.'s second season in the Conference Premier at the fifth tier of English football, the highest tier ever achieved by the club.

Events

Pre-season

Mark Cooper made his first signings as manager of the club taking over from Darron Gee as former Birmingham City midfielder Chad Sheppard and utility player Dave Bampton from Swindon Town. Norman Sylla, Nicholas Smith and defender Karl Johnson all signed new deals to stay at the club. Former Aston Villa player Peter Hynes signed for the club following his release. Lee Colkin and Mark Turner also signed. Marcus Ebdon stayed with the club as his possible move to Conference rivals Dagenham & Redbridge fell through. Former Lincoln City striker Rory May following his release from The Imps at the end of last season. Barnet defender Matt Redmile joined the club after impressing in a trial. Defender Lee Ayres joined Notts County on a week trial.

August

Lee Ayres joins rivals Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee. Tristram Whitman joins the club following his release from Scarborough. Former Kidderminster Harriers defender Scott Stamps and Forest Green Rovers' Mark Shaw both put pen to paper following successful trials. Neil Ross joins the club on a month loan from Macclesfield Town.

September

West Bromwich Albion legend Bob Taylor joins the club following his release from Cheltenham Town in the summer. Jason Blunt is released and later joins Halifax Town. Following the return of Neil Ross to Macclesfield, The Lambs brought in Notts County's Shaun Harrad on a month long loan deal.

October

Bristol City's Sekani Simpson joined the club on a months loan. Aaron Brown joined his former club Stafford Rangers on loan to gain more experience.

November

Birmingham City Reserves striker Dean Curtis joined the club on a month long loan deal. Striker Marvin Brown joined Irish Premier League side Cliftonville on a short-term trial following his release from the club.

December

January

Goalkeeper Chris Neal joined The Lambs on loan from Preston North End. Mark Rawle joined the club on a month loan from Oxford United.

February

Notts County midfielder Eddie McIntyre joined on loan for one month. Leigh RMI striker Karl Rose joined the club. Ricky Millard comes to the clubs rescue to cover injured Ryan Price from Barnet on a month loan. Louie Soares joins on a month long loan deal from Reading.

March

April

Season review

League

Results summary

*deducted 3 points—breach of League rules.

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Competitive

Conference Premier

Birmingham Senior Cup

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Staffordshire Senior Cup

Conference League Cup

Statistics

Players

Correct as of match played 17 August 2004. Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes.

No.

Pos.

Name

League

FA Cup

FA Trophy

BS Cup

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

1

GK

Ryan Price

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

DF

Adie Smith

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

DF

Louis Soares

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

MF

Dave Bampton

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

DF

Matt Redmile

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

DF

Aaron Brown

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

MF

Nicholas Smith

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

MF

Marcus Ebdon

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

FW

Clint Marcelle

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

FW

Karl Rose

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

MF

Dave Morrison

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

DF

Sekani Simpson

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

MF

Kyle Storer

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

DF

Scott Stamps

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

MF

Mark Cooper

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

MF

Dave Robinson

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

MF

Karl Johnson

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

FW

Bob Taylor

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

FW

James Francis

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

MF

Mark Turner

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

DF

Richard Dryden

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

FW

Chad Sheppard

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

FW

Mark Shaw

0 (2)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

FW

Tristram Whitman

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

FW

Marvin Brown

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27

MF

Danny Douglas

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

MF

Richard Munday

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

GK

Will Stannage

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Own goals

0

0

0

0

Players who no longer play for Tamworth but have made appearances this season:

3

DF

Lee Colkin

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

MF

Eddie McIntyre

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

FW

Rory May

0 (2)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

FW

Neil Ross

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

FW

Shaun Harrad

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

FW

Dean Curtis

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

MF

Jason Blunt

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

FW

Mark Rawle

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

DF

Jude Stirling

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

DF

Lee Ayres

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

FW

Norman Sylla

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

98

GK

Ricky Millard

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

99

GK

Chris Neal

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Managerial

Mark Cooper takes control of the club.

Name

Nat.

From

To

Competition

Record

PLD

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Mark Cooper

28 April 2004

24 January 2007

Conference National

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Birmingham Senior Cup

Staffordshire Senior Cup

Conference League Cup

Total

Transfers

Players transferred in

No.

23

4

9

5

25

15

24

19

10

Players transferred out

No.

12

11

26

Players loaned in

No.

10

10

12

10

99

11

3

98

3

Players loaned out

No.

6

See also

  • List of Tamworth F.C. seasons
  • 2004–05 in English football
  • 2004–05 Football Conference

References

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