Despite hopes for an immediate return to the top flight, their 2004–05 Championship campaign began dismally, and at one point the side sunk as low as 19th place.
Following a 0–1 defeat at Gillingham, a side Wolves had beaten 6–0 just 18 months previous, Jones was sacked at the beginning of November.
[1] Another former England coach was hired the following month, as Glenn Hoddle was appointed on a rolling one-year contract.
The provisional fixture list was released on 24 June 2004, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.
The season saw a new kit manufacturer as Le Coq Sportif began a two-year merchandising deal.