2005–06 Norwich City F.C. season

April 2022 Norwich City 2005–06 Nigel Worthington Roger Munby Carrow Road Championship 9th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Ashton (10) Ashton (11) 25,402 (vs. Ipswich Town, 5 February 2006) 23,838 (vs. Cardiff City, 1 November 2005) 24,833 _norwich0506h _norwich0506h _norwich0506h _norwich0506h _norwich0506hl _norwich0405a _norwich0405a _norwich0405a _norwich0405a _norwich0304al 2004–05 2006–07 The 2005–06 season was Norwich City's first year back in the Football League Championship after being relegated from the Premier League in the previous season. This article shows statistics and lists all matches that Norwich City played in the season. Final league table 2005–06 Football League Championship NWC Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA League Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Result1–11–11–10–10–11–32–01–21–00–12–13–11–12–40–30–11–00–22–00–12–20–22–1 Position1014172021231821171816121315172014171515161816 Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Result3–13–12–11–00–31–12–30–41–21–13–02–01–42–12–22–10–22–10–20–13–21–01–2 Position1312121111101112141412111210119999111089 August 6 August 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–1 D (Report) Coventry City Ashton 21 Adebola 65 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,355 Richard Beeby 9 August 2005 19:45 BST Norwich City 1–1 D (Report) Crewe Alexandra McKenzie 50 Varney 19 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,116 Clive Penton 13 August 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–1 D (Report) Crystal Palace Ashton 6 Johnson 42 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,102 Iain Williamson 20 August 2005 15:00 BST Southampton 1–0 L (Report) Norwich City Quashie 15 pen. St Mary's Stadium Southampton, Hampshire 23,498 Lee Probert 27 August 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–1 L (Report) Leeds United Hulse 67 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,015 Uriah Rennie 29 August 2005 19:45 BST Stoke City 3–1 L (Report) Norwich City Kolář 9Harper 45Sidibe 69 Ashton 38Huckerby 0 52 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 14,249 Mike Pike September 10 September 2005 12:45 BST Norwich City 2–0 W (Report) Plymouth Argyle Ashton 20Doumbé 37 o.g. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,981 Barry Knight 13 September 2005 19:45 BST Watford 2–1 L (Report) Norwich City King 13Young 25 Lisbie 62 Vicarage Road Watford, Hertfordshire 13,502 Paul Armstrong 18 September 2005 12:00 BST Ipswich Town 0–1 W (Report) Norwich City Sito 0 18 Huckerby 51 Portman Road Ipswich, Suffolk 29,184 Lee Mason 24 September 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–1 L (Report) Reading Harper 61 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,850 Trevor Kettle 27 September 2005 19:45 BST Norwich City 2–1 W (Report) Hull City Safri 15Doherty 39 Cort 2 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,740 Brian Curson October 1 October 2005 15:00 BST Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 W (Report) Norwich City Frutos 67 Huckerby 22McVeigh 41Henderson 85 Withdean Stadium Brighton, East Sussex 6,624 Phil Joslin 15 October 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–1 D (Report) Millwall Ashton 52 Williams 23Hayles 2 30 77 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,095 Paul Taylor 18 October 2005 19:45 BST Luton Town 4–2 L (Report) Norwich City Feeney 16Edwards 27Holmes 34Howard 41 Ashton 56Davenport 2 69 82Ryan Jarvis 85 Kenilworth Road Luton, Bedfordshire 10,248 Steve Tanner 22 October 2005 15:00 BST Queens Park Rangers 3–0 L (Report) Norwich City Nygaard 11Furlong 18Santos 42 Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush, London 15,976 Ray Olivier 29 October 2005 15:00 BST Norwich City 0–1 L (Report) Sheffield Wednesday Brunt 77 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,383 J. Paul Robinson November 1 November 2005 19:45 GMT Norwich City 1–0 W (Report) Cardiff City Alexander 77 o.g. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,838 Darren Drysdale 5 November 2005 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 L (Report) Norwich City Seol 2Ganea 37 Molineux Wolverhampton, West Midlands 23,808 Chris Foy 19 November 2005 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–0 W (Report) Luton Town Hughes 3Huckerby 25 Perrett 2 81 90Nicholls 0 AFTLuton Town's Kevin Nicholls received a red card after the final whistle. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,383 Kevin Wright 22 November 2005 19:45 GMT Millwall 1–0 L (Report) Norwich City Elliott 70 The Den Bermondsey, London 7,814 Andy Woolmer 26 November 2005 15:00 GMT Coventry City 2–2 D (Report) Norwich City McSheffrey 3Adebola 10 Davenport 40Fleming 84 Ricoh Arena Coventry, West Midlands 20,433 Rob Styles December 3 December 2005 15:00 GMT Derby County 2–0 L (Report) Norwich City Davies 28 52 Pride Park Derby, Derbyshire 23,346 Andy Hall 10 December 2005 15:00 GMT Crewe Alexandra 1–2 W (Report) Norwich City B. Jones 16 McVeigh 64 85 Alexandra Stadium Crewe, Cheshire 6,132 Phil Joslin 17 December 2005 15:00 GMT Norwich City 3–1 W (Report) Southampton Ashton 30 51 66 Belmadi 9 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,836 Anthony Bates 26 December 2005 15:00 GMT Sheffield United 1–3 W (Report) Norwich City Jagielka 22 McVeigh 33Ashton 62Morgan 71 o.g. Bramall Lane Sheffield, South Yorkshire 26,505 Trevor Kettle 28 December 2005 19:45 GMT Norwich City 2–1 W (Report) Burnley Charlton 16Huckerby 39 Safri 73 o.g. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,204 Clive Penton 31 December 2005 15:00 GMT Leicester City 0–1 W (Report) Norwich City McVeigh 71 Walkers Stadium Leicester, Leicestershire 21,072 Anthony Leake January 2 January 2006 15:00 GMT Norwich City 0–3 L (Report) Preston North End Nowland 45Alexander 69 pen.Nugent 74 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,032 Nigel Miller 14 January 2006 15:00 GMT Plymouth Argyle 1–1 D (Report) Norwich City Charlton 24 o.g. Huckerby 48 Home Park Plymouth, Devon 13,906 Andy Penn 21 January 2006 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–3 L (Report) Watford McVeigh 44 pen.Thorne 62 Henderson 47 65Spring 90 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,384 Martin Atkinson 31 January 2006 20:00 GMT Reading 4–0 L (Report) Norwich City Shorey 6Sidwell 17Lita 55Convey 69 Madejski Stadium Reading, Berkshire 21,442 Lee Mason February 5 February 2006 11:15 GMT Norwich City 1–2 L (Report) Ipswich Town Johansson 33 Juan 38Doherty 88 o.g. Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,402 Keith Stroud 11 February 2006 15:00 GMT Hull City 1–1 D (Report) Norwich City Cort 26 Elliott 87 o.g. KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 20,527 Jon Moss 14 February 2006 19:45 GMT Norwich City 3–0 W (Report) Brighton & Hove Albion Huckerby 51Earnshaw 87 90 Hinshelwood 2 45 57 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,038 Mike Thorpe 18 February 2006 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–0 W (Report) Derby County Johansson 26Huckerby 83 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,921 Andy Hall 25 February 2006 15:00 GMT Crystal Palace 4–1 L (Report) Norwich City Johnson 7Watson 34Morrison 54Hall 62 Ward 88 o.g. Selhurst Park Selhurst, London 19,066 Peter Walton March 4 March 2006 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–1 W (Report) Stoke City McKenzie 52Johansson 89 Gallagher 58 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,223 Phil Crossley 11 March 2006 15:00 GMT Leeds United 2–2 D (Report) Norwich City Hulse 20Lewis 90 Hughes 57McVeigh 75 Elland Road Leeds, West Yorkshire 24,993 Chris Foy 18 March 2006 15:00 GMT Norwich City 2–1 W (Report) Sheffield United McKenzie 33Earnshaw 45 Armstrong 17 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 25,346 Paul Taylor 24 March 2006 19:45 GMT Burnley 2–0 L (Report) Norwich City Gray 18Branch 51 Turf Moor Burnley, Lancashire 11,938 Colin Webster April 1 April 2006 15:00 BST Norwich City 2–1 W (Report) Leicester City Earnshaw 28McKenzie 77 pen. Williams 63 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,718 Andy D'Urso 8 April 2006 15:00 BST Preston North End 2–0 L (Report) Norwich City Shackell 20 o.g.Doherty 38 o.g. Deepdale Preston, Lancashire 15,714 Mick Fletcher 15 April 2006 15:15 BST Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 L (Report) Norwich City Tudgay 45 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield, South Yorkshire 30,755 Keith Stroud 17 April 2006 15:00 BST Norwich City 3–2 W (Report) Queens Park Rangers Huckerby 78Earnshaw 85 90 Ainsworth 45Cook 61 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,126 Brian Curson 22 April 2006 15:00 BST Cardiff City 0–1 W (Report) Norwich City Earnshaw 16 Ninian Park Cardiff, Wales 11,590 Andre Marriner 30 April 2006 13:30 BST Norwich City 1–2 L (Report) Wolverhampton Wanderers Earnshaw 73 Rósa 45Kennedy 71Cameron 2 14 81 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 24,081 Iain Williamson League Cup 2005–06 Football League Cup Round 1 23 August 2005 19:45 BST Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 yes W http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4168420.stm Norwich City McKenzie 120 National Hockey Stadium Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 4,777 Anthony Bates Round 2 20 September 2005 19:45 BST Norwich City 2–0 W http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10355~32125,00.html Northampton Town Huckerby 34 pen.Ashton 78 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 16,766 Colin Webster Round 3 26 October 2005 19:45 BST Birmingham City 2–1 L http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10355~32180,00.html Norwich City Pennant 5Jarošík 86 Taylor 41 o.g. St Andrew's Birmingham, West Midlands 28,825 Martin Atkinson FA Cup 2005–06 FA Cup Round 3 7 January 2006 15:00 GMT Norwich City 1–2 L http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal/fa_cup/4565176.stm West Ham United McVeigh 72 pen. Mullins 6Zamora 57 Carrow Road Norwich, Norfolk 23,968 Mike Riley Transfers Summer In Date Name Price From22 June 20052005-06-22 Norwich complete Jarrett signing http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4083760.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBENG Jason Jarrett Free ENG Wigan Athletic27 June 20052005-06-27 Louis-Jean joins up with Norwich http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4627077.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBFRA Matthieu Louis-Jean Free ENG Nottingham Forest1 July 20051 July 2005 Thorne completes move to Canaries http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/4640355.stm 22 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GBENG Peter Thorne Free WAL Cardiff City21 July 200521 July 2005 Norwich complete Hughes signing http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/4699073.stm 22 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GBENG Andrew Hughes Undisclosed ENG Reading21 July 20052005-07-21 Norwich complete Colin transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4703385.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBNED Jürgen Colin £263,000 NED PSV Eindhoven1 August 20052005-08-01 Spurs youngster gets Norwich loan http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4699161.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBENG Dean Marney Loan ENG Tottenham HotspurJAM Kevin Lisbie Loan ENG Charlton AthleticENG Calum Davenport Loan ENG Tottenham Hotspur Out Date Name Price To27 June 2005SCO Gary Holt Free ENG Nottingham Forest28 June 2005Buckingham Mark Helveg set for German move https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2341012/helveg-set-for-german-move 2025-03-15 Sky SportsDEN Thomas Helveg £135,000 GER Borussia MönchengladbachSWE Mathias Svensson £100,000 SWE IF Elfsborg6 July 20052005-07-06 Derby swoop for defender Edworthy http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/4655327.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBENG Marc Edworthy Free ENG Derby CountyNIR Philip Mulryne Undisclosed WAL Cardiff City5 August 20055 August 2005 Wigan complete deal for Francis http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/4731863.stm 22 August 2026 BBC Sport en-GBJAM Damien FrancisFrancis was born in Wandsworth, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003. Undisclosed ENG Wigan Athletic Winter In Date Name Price From3 January 20062006-01-03 Etuhu confirms Norwich transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/4578186.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBNGA Dickson Etuhu £450,000 ENG Preston North EndWAL Carl Robinson £50,000 ENG SunderlandPakistan Zesh Rehman Loan ENG FulhamFIN Jonatan Johansson Loan ENG Charlton AthleticWAL Robert Earnshaw £3,500,000 ENG West Bromwich Albion Out Date Name Price To23 January 20062006-01-23 Hammers complete Ashton transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/4638602.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBENG Dean Ashton £7,250,000 ENG West Ham United27 January 20062006-01-27 Brennan leaves Norwich for Saints http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4654400.stm 2025-03-15 BBC Sport en-GBCAN Jim Brennan Free ENG Southampton Players First team squad Squad at end of season. http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355,00.html First team Profiles Norwich City F.C. 2006-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070523070236/http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355,00.html 2007-05-23 dead 1 England GK Robert Green 2 France DF Matthieu Louis-Jean 3 England DF Adam Drury 4 England DF Jason Shackell 5 England DF Craig Fleming 6 England FW Darren Huckerby 8 England FW Peter Thorne 10 Wales FW Robert EarnshawEarnshaw was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but was raised in Wales and made his international debut for Wales in May 2002. 11 Finland FW Jonatan Johansson on loan from Charlton Athletic 12 WAL GK Darren WardWard was born in Worksop, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in June 2000. 14 England FW Leon McKenzie 15 Morocco MF Youssef Safri 16 England DF Simon Charlton 17 England MF Andrew Hughes 18 Northern Ireland MF Paul McVeigh 19 Pakistan DF Zesh RehmanRehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005. on loan from Fulham 20 Nigeria MF Dickson Etuhu 21 Scotland GK Paul Gallacher 22 England FW Ian Henderson 23 England FW Ryan Jarvis 24 Netherlands DF Jürgen Colin 25 England DF Rossi Jarvis 27 Republic of Ireland DF Gary Doherty 28 Republic of Ireland MF Michael SpillaneSpillane was born in Cambridge, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level. 30 England GK Joe Lewis 31 SCO DF Andrew Cave-BrownCave-Brown was born in Gravesend, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally and represented them at U-19 and U-20 level. 33 Wales MF Carl Robinson Left club during season 9 England MF Dean Marney on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 10 England FW Dean Ashton to West Ham United 11 CAN DF Jim Brennan to Southampton 19 JAM FW Kevin LisbieLisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002. on loan from Charlton Athletic 19 England DF David Wright on loan from Wigan Athletic 26 England DF Calum Davenport on loan from Tottenham Hotspur Board and staff members Board members Position Name NationalityChairman Roger Munby Vice Chairman Barry Skipper Joint Majority Shareholder Delia Smith Joint Majority Shareholder Michael Wynn-Jones Director Michael Foulger Chief Executive Neil Doncaster Coaching staff Manager Northern Ireland Nigel Worthington y Assistant manager England Doug Livermore First team coach England Steve Foley y Goalkeeping coach England James Hollman y Youth coach England Ricky Martin Physiotherapist England Neal Reynolds y Sports Science England Dave Carolan Sponsorship Sales Manager Scotland Bryan Gunn 3 May 2006 Norwich City FC December 2009 Notes notes References Category:Norwich City F.C. seasons Norwich City