2004–05 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
      
The 2004–05 season saw Scunthorpe United compete in Football League Two where they finished in 2nd position with 80 points, gaining automatic promotion to League One.[1]
Final league table
Updated to games played on 15 September 2009.
Source: 2004–05 League Two
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round. 
Only applicable when the season is not finished: 
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
‡ Cambridge United deducted 10 points for entering administration[2]
Results
Scunthorpe United's score comes first
Legend
Football League Two
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | 
| 1 | 7 August 2004 | Rochdale | H | 3 – 1 | 4,409 | Taylor, Hayes, Sparrow | 
| 2 | 10 August 2004 | Cheltenham Town | A | 2 – 0 | 3,647 | Kell, Keogh | 
| 3 | 14 August 2004 | Oxford United | A | 1 – 1 | 4,920 | Hayes | 
| 4 | 21 August 2004 | Lincoln City | H | 3 – 2 | 5,212 | Kell, Butler (2) | 
| 5 | 28 August 2004 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2 – 2 | 2,321 | Sparrow, Hayes | 
| 6 | 30 August 2004 | Northampton Town | H | 2 – 0 | 4,201 | Keogh, Crosby | 
| 7 | 4 September 2004 | Darlington | A | 0 – 0 | 3,983 |  | 
| 8 | 11 September 2004 | Chester City | H | 1 – 2 | 4,203 | Butler | 
| 9 | 18 September 2004 | Bury | A | 1 – 0 | 2,846 | Rankine | 
| 10 | 25 September 2004 | Mansfield Town | H | 1 – 1 | 5,463 | Baraclough | 
| 11 | 2 October 2004 | Boston United | A | 1 – 2 | 3,640 | Hayes | 
| 12 | 8 October 2004 | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 2 – 0 | 4,373 | Hayes, Crosby | 
| 13 | 16 October 2004 | Kidderminster Harriers | A | 2 – 3 | 2,167 | Hayes, Torpey | 
| 14 | 19 October 2004 | Southend United | H | 3 – 2 | 3,402 | Hayes, Torpey, Crosby | 
| 15 | 23 October 2004 | Yeovil Town | H | 1 – 0 | 4,470 | Butler | 
| 16 | 30 October 2004 | Leyton Orient | A | 1 – 1 | 4,359 | Butler, Torpey | 
| 17 | 6 November 2004 | Grimsby Town | H | 2 – 0 | 8,054 | Hayes (2) | 
| 18 | 20 November 2004 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3 – 0 | 7,039 | Hayes (2), Torpey | 
| 19 | 27 November 2004 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3 – 1 | 4,418 | Hayes, Taylor, Beagrie | 
| 20 | 7 December 2004 | Cambridge United | A | 2 – 1 | 2,666 | Torpey, Taylor | 
| 21 | 11 December 2004 | Swansea City | H | 1 – 0 | 5,075 | Torpey | 
| 22 | 18 December 2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 3 – 1 | 3,198 | Torpey, Butler (2) | 
| 23 | 26 December 2004 | Chester City | A | 1 – 1 | 3,216 | Torpey | 
| 24 | 28 December 2004 | Notts County | H | 0 – 0 | 6,399 |  | 
| 25 | 1 January 2005 | Darlington | H | 0 – 1 | 5,131 |  | 
| 26 | 3 January 2005 | Mansfield Town | A | 0 – 1 | 5,315 |  | 
| 27 | 15 January 2005 | Bury | H | 3 – 2 | 5,635 | Torpey (2), Butler | 
| 28 | 22 January 2005 | Notts County | A | 0 – 2 | 6,429 |  | 
| 29 | 29 January 2005 | Boston United | H | 1 – 1 | 5,056 | Butler | 
| 30 | 5 February 2005 | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 2 – 1 | 5,023 | Hayes, Baraclough | 
| 31 | 11 February 2005 | Southend United | A | 0 – 0 | 8,224 |  | 
| 32 | 15 February 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1 – 2 | 4,089 | Sparrow | 
| 33 | 19 February 2005 | Leyton Orient | H | 1 – 0 | 5,162 | Keogh | 
| 34 | 22 February 2005 | Yeovil Town | A | 3 – 4 | 7,598 | Hayes (2), Butler | 
| 35 | 26 February 2005 | Swansea City | A | 1 – 2 | 7,249 | Butler | 
| 36 | 5 March 2005 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 1 – 0 | 4,932 | Beagrie | 
| 37 | 12 March 2005 | Cheltenham Town | H | 4 – 1 | 4,659 | Sparrow (2), Kell, Byrne | 
| 38 | 19 March 2005 | Rochdale | A | 0 – 0 | 3,605 |  | 
| 39 | 25 March 2005 | Oxford United | H | 1 – 1 | 5,977 | Baraclough | 
| 40 | 28 March 2005 | Lincoln City | A | 0 – 2 | 6,729 |  | 
| 41 | 2 April 2005 | Macclesfield Town | H | 0 – 0 | 5,536 |  | 
| 42 | 9 April 2005 | Northampton Town | A | 2 – 1 | 6,523 | Hayes, Kell | 
| 43 | 16 April 2005 | Cambridge United | H | 4 – 0 | 5,642 | Kell, Crosby, Taylor | 
| 44 | 23 April 2005 | Grimsby Town | A | 0 – 0 | 7,941 |  | 
| 45 | 30 April 2005 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4 – 0 | 6,925 | Torpey (2), Taylor, Hayes | 
| 46 | 7 May 2005 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0 – 0 | 6,285 |  | 
FA Cup
Football League Cup
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | 
| R1 | 25 August 2004 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0 – 2 | 7,344 |  | 
Football League Trophy
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | 
| R1 | 28 September 2004 | Hereford United | A | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 pens) | 1,414 | Torpey | 
Squad statistics
References
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