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.Final league table
Results
Scunthorpe United's score comes firstLegend
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18 | 20 November 2004 | Bristol Rovers | A | 3 – 0 | 7,039 | Hayes, 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 |
| 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, 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, 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, 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, Taylor, Hayes |
| 46 | 7 May 2005 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0 – 0 | 6,285 | |
FA Cup
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R1 | 13 November 2004 | Chesterfield | H | 2 – 0 | 4,869 | Hayes, Baraclough |
| R2 | 3 December 2004 | Wrexham | H | 2 – 0 | 5,668 | Ridley, Sparrow |
| R3 | 8 January 2005 | Chelsea | A | 1 – 3 | 40,019 | Hayes |
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 | 1,414 | Torpey |
Squad statistics
