2005–06 Southampton F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 October 2011 Southampton 2005–06 Harry Redknapp (until 3 December)George Burley (from 23 December) Rupert Lowe St Mary's Championship 12th FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Second round Ricardo Fuller (9) Ricardo Fuller (9) 30,173 (vs. Leeds United, 19 November) 19,086 (vs. Luton Town, 11 December) 23,613 2004–05 2006–07 During the 2005–06 English football season, Southampton Football Club competed in the Football League Championship after relegation from the premier league the previous season. It was their first season in the second tier since 1977–78. Southampton endured a poor to largely indifferent season after relegation from the Premier League the previous season and finished in a lowly 12th place in the Championship. Although the south coast side started the season well, they ended up drawing too many games (19 games by the season's end) and a run of five wins from 35 games dragged them into the lower reaches of the table and put Southampton in danger of a second successive relegation. Manager Harry Redknapp, unable to establish consistency and unhappy with the appointment of former rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward to the coaching staff, had resigned in December,Redknapp walks out on Southampton https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4494634.stm BBC Sport 3 December 2005 1 February 2012 returning as manager of Southampton's archrivals Portsmouth. His replacement, former Ipswich Town manager George Burley,Saints unveil Burley as new coach https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4554100.stm BBC Sport 23 December 2005 1 February 2012 was unable to turn the club's form around until the back end of the season, with five wins from their last six games taking the team from 20th to 12th. The late run of form gave fans hope that next season Southampton could mount a sustained attempt at promotion. Kit The season's kit was manufactured by the club's own brand, Saints. The kit was sponsored by English life insurance company Friends Provident. Final league table 2005–06 Football League SOU Results Southampton's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/2005-2006 Southampton 2005-2006 Home - statto.com 1 February 2012 16 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110816181310/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/2005-2006 live Legend WinDrawLoss Championship DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 6 August 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–024,061 9 August 2005 Luton TownA2–39,447Oakley, Jones 13 August 2005 Sheffield WednesdayA1–026,688Jones 20 August 2005 Norwich CityH1–023,498Quashie (pen) 27 August 2005 Crewe AlexandraH2–020,792Belmadi, Quashie 29 August 2005 Coventry CityA1–123,000Fuller 10 September 2005 Queens Park RangersH1–125,744Higginbotham 13 September 2005 Ipswich TownA2–222,997Powell, Wise 18 September 2005 Derby CountyA2–222,348Ormerod, Fuller 24 September 2005 Plymouth ArgyleH0–026,331 28 September 2005 ReadingH0–024,946 1 October 2005 Preston North EndA1–115,263Davidson (own goal) 15 October 2005 Hull CityH1–123,810Oakley 18 October 2005 Leeds UnitedA1–218,881Walcott 22 October 2005 MillwallA2–010,759Walcott, Fuller 29 October 2005 Stoke CityH2–024,095Walcott, Belmadi 5 November 2005 Leicester CityA0–021,318 19 November 2005 Leeds UnitedH3–430,173Pahars, Quashie (2, 1 pen) 22 November 2005 Hull CityA1–118,061Kosowski 26 November 2005 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–024,628 3 December 2005 BurnleyH1–121,592Higginbotham (pen) 11 December 2005 Luton TownH1–019,086Walcott 17 December 2005 Norwich CityA1–324,836Belmadi 26 December 2005 WatfordA0–316,972 28 December 2005 Sheffield UnitedH0–127,443 31 December 2005 Cardiff CityA1–213,377Blackstock 2 January 2006 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–124,630Blackstock (2) 14 January 2006 Queens Park RangersA0–115,494 21 January 2006 Ipswich TownH0–222,250 25 January 2006 Crystal PalaceH0–024,651 31 January 2006 Plymouth ArgyleA1–215,936Surman 4 February 2006 Derby CountyH0–021,829 10 February 2006 ReadingA0–223,845 15 February 2006 Preston North EndH0–019,534 25 February 2006 Sheffield WednesdayH3–026,236Higginbotham, Rasiak, Jones 4 March 2006 Coventry CityH1–121,980Rasiak 11 March 2006 Crewe AlexandraA1–16,588Madsen 20 March 2006 WatfordH1–319,202Madsen 25 March 2006 Sheffield UnitedA0–322,824 28 March 2006 BurnleyA1–110,636Bardsley (own goal) 1 April 2006 Cardiff CityH3–222,388Lundekvam, Fuller (2) 8 April 2006 Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–07,999Fuller, Chaplow 15 April 2006 Stoke CityA2–116,501Rasiak (2, 1 pen) 17 April 2006 MillwallH2–022,043Jones (pen), Fuller 22 April 2006 Crystal PalaceA1–220,995Fuller 30 April 2006 Leicester CityH2–026,801Fuller, Surman FA Cup 2005–06 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR37 January 2006 Milton Keynes DonsH4–315,908Prutton, Quashie, Walcott, KentonR428 January 2006 Leicester CityA1–020,427JonesR518 February 2006 Newcastle UnitedA0–140,975 League Cup 2005–06 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR122 August 2005 Southend UnitedA3–06,358Blackstock, Dyer, OrmerodR220 September 2005 Mansfield TownA0–13,739 First-team squad Squad at end of seasonSouthampton squad for 2005–06 season 2 SWE DF Alexander Östlund 3 POL MF Kamil Kosowski on loan from Wisła Kraków 4 ENG MF Darren Potter on loan from Liverpool 5 NOR DF Claus Lundekvam 6 ENG DF Darren Powell 8 ENG MF Matt Oakley 10 ENG MF Jermaine Wright on loan from Leeds United 11 SWE DF Michael Svensson 13 ENG GK Paul Smith 14 JAM FW Ricardo Fuller 15 TRI FW Kenwyne Jones 16 ENG DF Martin Cranie 17 LAT FW Marian Pahars 18 POL FW Grzegorz Rasiak on loan from Tottenham Hotspur 19 ENG DF Danny Higginbotham 20 ENG MF David Prutton 21 NIR DF Chris Baird 22 ENG DF Darren Kenton 24 ENG FW Dexter Blackstock 26 ENG GK Kevin Miller 28 POL GK Bartosz Białkowski 29 ENG MF Andrew Surman 31 ALG MF Djamel BelmadiBelmadi was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, France. 33 ENG FW Nathan Dyer 34 CAN DF Jim Brennan 35 IRL FW David McGoldrick 36 ENG MF Simon Gillett 37 WAL DF Gareth Bale Left club during season 1 FIN GK Antti Niemi to Fulham 4 ENG MF Dennis Wise to Coventry City 7 POL DF Tomasz Hajto to Derby County 9 ENG FW Brett Ormerod to Preston North End 9 DEN FW Peter Madsen on loan from Cologne 10 SCO MF Neil McCann to Hearts 12 SCO MF Nigel QuashieQuashie was born in Southwark, England. to West Bromwich Albion 12 ENG MF Richard Chaplow on loan from West Bromwich Albion 18 IRL MF Rory DelapDelap was born in Sutton Coldfield, England. to Sunderland 23 FRA MF Yoann Folly on loan to Sheffield Wednesday 26 ENG DF Matthew Mills to Manchester City 27 IRL FW Leon Best on loan to Sheffield Wednesday 28 NIR GK Alan Blayney to Doncaster Rovers 29 FRA MF Fabrice Fernandes to Bolton Wanderers 29 FRA MF Léandre Griffit to Elfsborg 32 ENG FW Theo Walcott to Arsenal 34 URU FW Marcelo Tejera to Peñarol 37 SCO GK Andrew McNeil to Hibernian Reserve squad 25 ENG GK Danny Brice 40 SWE MF Joseph Larrson 42 HUN DF Yirhan Zolvavcs Transfers in +DatePositionPlayerClub FromFeeReference27 June 2005MFDennis WiseMillwallFree2005-06-27 Wise completes Southampton move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4596981.stm 2023-03-09MFDjamel BelmadiAl-Kharitiyath1 July 2005DFDarren PowellCrystal PalaceFree2005-07-01 Saints swoop for defender Powell en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4111826.stm 2023-03-0929 July 2005FWRicardo FullerPortsmouth£90,000 2005-07-28 Fuller is a Saint after he passes medical https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fuller-saint-after-passes-medical-1584435 2023-03-09 ChronicleLive en29 July 2005DFTomasz HajtoNurnbergFree6 January 2006GKBartosz BiałkowskiGórnik ZabrzeNominal2006-01-06 Saints land goalkeeper Bialkowski en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4587486.stm 2023-12-1326 January 2006MFDarren PotterLiverpoolLoan2006-01-26 Irish U21 Potter joins Southampton https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/irish-u21-potter-joins-southampton-1.1186624 2023-03-09 The Irish Times en27 January 2006DFJim BrennanNorwich CItyFree2006-01-28 Brennan: Easy decision to go https://www.pinkun.com/news/22699861.brennan-easy-decision-go/ 2023-12-13 The Pink Un en30 January 2006DFAlexander ÖstlundFeyenoordUndisclosed2006-01-30 Saints sign up Madsen and Ostland en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4661658.stm 2023-12-1330 January 2006FWPeter Madsen1. FC KolnLoan8 February 2006MFRichard ChaplowWest Bromwich AlbionThree-month Loan2006-02-08 Chaplow completes Saints switch en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/4686100.stm 2023-03-098 February 2006FWGrzegorz RasiakTottenham HotspurLoan2006-02-08 Rasiak leaves Spurs https://www.eurosport.com/football/premiership/2005-2006/rasiak-leaves-spurs_sto829022/story.shtml 2023-12-13 Eurosport en8 February 2006MFJermaine WrightLeeds UnitedLoan2006-02-08 Saints snap up Rasiak and Wright en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4693614.stm 2023-12-13GKKevin MillerBristol RoversFree2006-03-31 Saints keeper enjoys shock chance https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4866294.stm 2024-07-31 BBC Sport en-GBMFKamil KosowskiWisla KrakowLoan Transfers out +DatePositionPlayerClub ToFeeReferenceDFGraeme Le SauxNoneRetirementDFJamie RedknappNoneRetirement29 June 2005FWKevin PhillipsAston Villa£1,000,0002005-06-29 Phillips completes Villa switch en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/4635519.stm 2023-03-0830 June 2005DFJelle Van DammeWerder BremenLoanUEFA.com 2005-06-30 Van Damme strengthens Bremen https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01aa-0ea7cc82aecd-e16873073c54-1000--van-damme-strengthens-bremen/ 2023-03-09 UEFA en1 July 2005FWJo TessemLynFreeTessem leaves Saints https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/5553839.tessem-leaves-saints/ 2023-03-09 Daily Echo en19 July 2005DFAndreas JakobssonHelsingborgUndisclosedUEFA.com 2005-07-19 Skácel makes Hearts switch Inside UEFA https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025e-0f909df810dc-186f1f9abab5-1000--skacel-makes-hearts-switch/ 2023-03-09 UEFA en20 July 2005FWPeter CrouchLiverpool£7,000,000Staff 2005-07-20 Crouch 'thrilled' at Anfield move en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/jul/20/newsstory.sport5 2023-03-08 0261-307722 July 2005DFPaul TelferCelticFree2005-07-22 Telfer finalises move to Celtic en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/4706525.stm 2023-03-091 August 2005MFMikael NilssonPanathinaikos€700,000UEFA.com 2005-08-01 Nilsson picked up by Panathinaikos https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7b541b4056-dd63e11b1c69-1000--nilsson-picked-up-by-panathinaikos/ 2023-03-09 UEFA en31 August 2005MFFabrice FernandesBolton WanderersFree2005-08-31 Bolton snap up winger Fernandes https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4202904.stm 2024-07-31 BBC Sport en-GB1 September 2005DFOlivier BernardRangersFree2005-09-01 Bernard signs deal with Rangers en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4203300.stm 2023-03-09DFTomasz HajtoDerby County7 January 2006GKAlan BlayneyDoncaster Rovers£50,0002006-01-05 Doncaster snap up keeper Blayney en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/4583866.stm 2023-03-0910 January 2006GKAntti NiemiFulham£1,000,000 2006-01-10 Niemi signs in at Fulham https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-30238810.html 2023-03-08 Irish Examiner en17 January 2006MFNeil McCannHeartsFreeUEFA.com 2006-01-17 McCann makes Hearts return Inside UEFA https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01b1-0f8483dbd8c9-501ca2368dc0-1000--mccann-makes-hearts-return/ 2023-12-13 UEFA en19 January 2006MFDennis WiseCoventry CityFree2006-01-19 Veteran Wise seals Coventry move en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/4627462.stm 2023-03-0920 January 2006FWTheo WalcottArsenal£5,000.000Staff 2006-01-20 Walcott wings in as Arsenal complete £12m deal en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/20/newsstory.sport7 2023-03-09 0261-307728 January 2006FWBrett OrmerodPreston North EndFree2006-01-28 Preston capture Ormerod on a free en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/preston/4657718.stm 2023-03-0931 January 2006MFRory DelapSunderlandFree2006-01-31 Sunderland seal signing of Delap en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4666014.stm 2023-03-0931 January 2006DFMatthew MillsManchester CItyUndisclosed2006-01-31 Man City sign Mills from Saints en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4665058.stm 2023-03-0931 January 2006FWLeon BestSheffield WednesdayLoan2006-01-31 Sheff Wed sign Saints youngsters en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/4665580.stm 2023-12-1331 January 2006MFYoann FollySheffield WednesdayLoan1 February 2006MFNigel QuashieWest Bromwich Albion£1,400,0002006-02-01 Baggies clinch capture of Quashie en-GB BBC Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/west_bromwich_albion/4668702.stm 2023-03-092 March 2006MFLeandre GriffitElfsborgFreeSwedes sign Griffit https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2365187/swedes-sign-griffit 2023-03-09 Sky Sports en References 2 Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton