2005–06 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season September 2021 Cardiff City 2005–06 Dave Jones Sam Hammam Championship 11th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round FAW Premier Cup Quarter-finals Cameron Jerome (18) Cameron Jerome (20) 16,403 vs Plymouth Argyle (26 December 2005) 8,724 vs Ipswich Town (26 November 2005) 11,802 2004–05 2006–07 During the 2005–06 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the club's third year in the Championship since being promoted from League One. Season review Kit Cardiff ended a 3-year deal with Puma and changed to Spanish company Joma. Housing firm Redrow continued as the main shirt sponsor. League Cardiff began their season with 1–0 loss to Ipswich Town but bounced back with a win at Leeds United before going four games without a win, breaking the streak with consecutive wins over Leicester City and Crystal Palace. On 22 October Cardiff recorded their biggest win of the season with a 6–1 victory over Crewe Alexandra but this was followed by two draws and a loss and by Christmas the sides form had seen them win just three out of thirteen games since the end of October. The new year saw a continuation of Cardiff's poor form with a 5–1 defeat against Reading. Six wins from the final eighteen games of the season left Cardiff with a 12th-place finish. League Cup Cardiff entered in round one, beating Colchester United 2–0 at the Colchester Community Stadium.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4171038.stm Colchester 0–2 Cardiff BBC Sport 24 August 2005 14 March 2010 They claimed a victory in the second round over Macclesfield Town before being eliminated by Leicester City in the third round.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4366988.stm Cardiff 0–1 Leicester BBC Sport 26 October 2005 14 March 2010 FA Cup Cardiff were drawn against Premier League side Arsenal after entering the competition in the third round, suffering a 2–1 defeat at the Arsenal Stadium on 7 January.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4565096.stm Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff BBC Sport 7 January 2006 14 March 2010 Squad statistics Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup 1 SCO GK Neil Alexander 46 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 ENG DF Jermaine Darlington 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 ENG DF Chris Barker 41 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 NIR MF Jeff Whitley 32+2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 ENG DF Darren Purse 39 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 ENG DF Neil Cox 21+6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 ENG MF Neal Ardley 22+8 0 1 0 1+1 0 0 0 8 WAL MF Jason Koumas 42+2 12 0 0 2+1 1 0 0 9 IRL FW Alan Lee 6+19 2 0+1 0 3 0 0 0 9 SCO FW Steve Thompson 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 ENG FW Cameron Jerome 44 18 1 1 2 1 0 0 11 WAL MF Paul Parry 11+16 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 12 WAL DF Rhys Weston 26+4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 ENG GK Tony Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 IRL MF Willie Boland 11+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 NED DF Glenn Loovens 32+1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 16 WAL MF Joe Ledley 42 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 17 ENG MF Kevin Cooper 31+5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 NIR MF Phil Mulryne 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 FIN MF Toni Koskela 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 19 ENG MF Riccardo Scimeca 17+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 WAL DF Byron Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21 WAL DF Daniel Parslow 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 WAL FW Stuart Fleetwood 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23 WAL GK Martyn Margetson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 JAM MF Richard Langley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 ENG FW Michael Ricketts 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 COD FW Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu 4+7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 ENG FW Andy Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 ITA FW Andrea Ferretti 0+4 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 27 WAL MF Nicky Fish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 WAL MF Jon Kift 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 WAL MF Anthony Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 WAL GK Lee Worgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 WAL MF Darcy Blake 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 WAL DF Joe Jacobson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 49 WAL MF Curtis McDonald 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |} Transfers Summer transfers in PlayerClubFeeKevin CooperWolverhampton WanderersUndisclosedNeil CoxWatfordFreeAndrea FerrettiParmaUndisclosedPhilip MulryneNorwich CityFreeDarren PurseWest Bromwich AlbionUndisclosedJeff WhitleySunderlandFreeLee WorganUnattachedFree Summer transfers out * Indicates player joined club after being released by Cardiff PlayerClubFeeLee BullockHartlepool UnitedFreeJames CollinsWest Ham United£3.5 m(combined)Danny GabbidonGary CroftGrimsby Town*FreeGraham KavanaghWigan Athletic£400,000Richard LangleyQueens Park RangersFreeArran Lee-BarrettWeymouth*FreeJobi McAnuffCrystal Palace£600,000Rob PageCoventry CityFreeJohn RobinsonCrawley Town*FreeDanny ThomasCarmarthen TownFreePeter ThorneNorwich CityFreeTony VidmarNAC BredaUndisclosedDarren WilliamsHartlepool United*Free Loans in PlayerClubArrival DateReturn DateGlenn LoovensFeyenoordAugust 2005End of SeasonJason KoumasWigan AthleticAugust 2005End of SeasonMichael RickettsLeeds UnitedAugust 2005January 2006 Loans out PlayerClubArrival DateReturn Date Byron Anthony Forest Green Rovers February 2006 March 2006 January transfers in PlayerClubFee Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu Darlington Undisclosed Riccardo Scimeca West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed Steve Thompson Rangers £250,000 January transfers out PlayerClubFee Stuart Fleetwood Hereford United Undisclosed Tony Warner Fulham Free Standings 2005–06 Football League Championship y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/W/L/L/D/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/D/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/L/L/W/L/W/W/D/L/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/D/L/L/L/D/L/L Position ///21/19/21/15/12/14/9/11/9/8/7/9/9/11/5/10/8/6/10/5/7/10/11/8/10/8/7/7/7/7/7/7/8/7/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/9/11 Points 0p/3p/3p/3p/4p/5p/8p/11p/12p/15p/15p/18p/19p/22p/23p/23p/24p/27p/27p/28p/31p/31p/34p/35p/35p/35p/38p/38p/41p/44p/45p/45p/48p/49p/52p/52p/55p/55p/58p/59p/59p/59p/59p/60p/60p/60p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006-07 Headline Book Publishing 2006 0-7553-1526-X February 2022 Fixtures and results Championship 2005 8 6 y 15:00 1 L Ipswich Town Cardiff City 10 Nicky Forster 64 Portman Road Ipswich 24,292 Kevin Friend (Leicestershire) 2005 8 9 y 19:45 2 W Cardiff City Leeds United 21 Jason Koumas 60 Darren Purse 67 pen 22 Robbie Blake Ninian Park Cardiff 15,231 Steve Tanner (East Sussex) 2005 8 12 y 19:45 3 L Cardiff City Watford 13 Cameron Jerome 80 7 Marlon King 52 Darius Henderson 67 Marlon King Ninian Park Cardiff 9,256 Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire) 2005 8 20 y 15:00 4 L Derby County Cardiff City 21 Morten Bisgaard 21 Inigo Idiakez 45 pen 83 Cameron Jerome Pride Park Derby 23,153 Trevor Kettle (Berkshire) 2005 8 27 y 15:00 5 D Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 Cameron Jerome 3 49 73 Leon Clarke 90 Joleon Lescott Ninian Park Cardiff 11,502 Graham Salisbury (Lancashire) 2005 9 10 y 15:00 6 D Burnley Cardiff City 33 Wade Elliott 1 23 James O'Connor 89 8 Cameron Jerome 45 Glenn Loovens 72 pen Darren Purse Turf Moor Burnley 10,431 Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) 2005 9 13 y 19:45 7 W Cardiff City Leicester City 10 Michael Ricketts 8 Ninian Park Cardiff 9,196 Keith Stroud (Dorset) 2005 9 17 y 15:00 8 W Cardiff City Crystal Palace 10 Michael Ricketts 26 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,647 Phil Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent) 2005 9 24 y 15:00 9 D Millwall Cardiff City 00 The Den London 9,254 Andy D'Urso (Billericay) 2005 9 27 y 10 W Stoke City Cardiff City 03 10 43 Cameron Jerome 12 Darren Purse Britannia Stadium Stoke 12,240 Richard Beeby (Northampton) 2005 10 1 y 15:00 11 L Cardiff City Luton Town 12 Michael Ricketts 9 30 Dean Morgan 57 Peter Holmes Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 14,657 Mike Jones (Chester) 2005 10 15 y 15:00 12 W Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 12 Paul McShane 61 12 Jason Koumas 74 Alan Lee Withdean Stadium Brighton 6,485 Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire) 2005 10 18 y 19:45 13 D Cardiff City Preston North End 22 Joe Ledley 31 Jason Koumas 80 62 Tyrone Mears 90 Chris Sedgwick Ninian Park Cardiff 9,574 Howard Webb (Yorkshire) 2005 10 22 y 15:00 14 W Cardiff City Crewe Alexandra 61 Michael Ricketts 18 Joe Ledley 48 Kevin Cooper 60 Darren Purse 67 pen Cameron Jerome 68 Jason Koumas 74 31 Steve Foster Ninian Park Cardiff 10,815 Mike Russell (Hertfordshire) 2005 10 29 y 15:00 15 D Sheffield United Cardiff City 00 Bramall Lane Sheffield 25,311 Chris Foy (Lancashire) 2005 11 1 y 19:45 16 L Norwich City Cardiff City 10 Neil Alexander 77 og Carrow Road Norwich 23,838 Darren Drysdale (Lincolnshire) 2005 11 6 y 15:00 17 D Cardiff City Coventry City 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,424 Clive Penton (Sussex) 2005 11 9 y 19:45 18 W Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 13 Chris Eagles 65 9 Jason Koumas 30 38 Cameron Jerome Hillsborough Sheffield 20,324 Trevor Kettle (Berkshire) 2005 11 19 y 15:00 19 L Preston North End Cardiff City 21 Chris Sedgwick 22 Patrick Agyemang 42 68 Glenn Loovens Deepdale Preston 13,904 Richard Beeby (Northampton) 2005 11 22 y 19:45 20 D Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 11 Alan Lee 57 76 Colin Kazim-Richards Ninian Park Cardiff 9,595 Lee Mason (Bolton) 2005 11 28 y 19:45 21 W Cardiff City Ipswich Town 21 Michael Ricketts 30 Jason Koumas 90 86 Jimmy Juan Ninian Park Cardiff 8,724 Andre Marriner (Birmingham) 2005 12 3 y 15:00 22 L Hull City Cardiff City 20 Billy Paynter 70 Craig Fagan 88 KC Stadium Hull 18,364 Paul Taylor (Middlesex) 2005 12 10 y 15:00 23 W Leeds United Cardiff City 01 31 Jason Koumas Elland Road Leeds 20,597 Graham Salisbury (Lancashire) 2005 12 17 y 15:00 24 D Cardiff City Derby County 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 12,500 Phil Crossley (Kent) 2005 12 26 y 13:00 25 L Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 02 71 pen Paul Wotton 79 David Norris Ninian Park Cardiff 16,403 Lee Probert (Gloucestershire) 2005 12 28 y 19:45 26 L Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 10 Marc Nygaard 47 Loftus Road London 12,329 Mick Thorpe (Suffolk) 2005 12 31 y 13:00 27 W Cardiff City Southampton 21 Joe Ledley 6 Cameron Jerome 9 25 Dexter Blackstock Ninian Park Cardiff 13,377 Chris Foy (Lancashire) 2006 1 2 y 15:00 28 L Reading Cardiff City 51 Steve Sidwell 11 71 Ibrahima Sonko 32 Dave Kitson 51 76 pen 62 Cameron Jerome Madejski Stadium Reading 22,668 Ray Olivier (Sutton Coldfield) 2006 1 14 y 15:00 29 W Cardiff City Burnley 30 Steve Thompson 58 60 Jason Koumas 63 Ninian Park Cardiff 10,872 Darren Drysdale (Lincolnshire) 2006 1 21 y 15:00 30 W Leicester City Cardiff City 12 Matt Fryatt 41 13 Cameron Jerome 56 Jason Koumas Walkers Stadium Leicester 20,140 Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire) 2006 1 31 y 19:45 31 D Cardiff City Millwall 11 Cameron Jerome 28 60 Berry Powel Ninian Park Cardiff 12,738 Andre Marriner (Birmingham) 2006 2 4 y 15:00 32 L Crystal Palace Cardiff City 10 Aki Riihilahti 70 Selhurst Park London 17,962 Anthony Bates (Stoke-on-Trent) 2006 2 11 y 15:00 33 W Cardiff City Stoke City 30 Kevin Cooper 18 Neil Cox 30 68 Ninian Park Cardiff 10,780 Mike Jones (Chester) 2006 2 14 y 19:45 34 D Luton Town Cardiff City 33 Rowan Vine 25 26 Chris Barker 60 og 55 86 Jason Koumas 71 Riccardo Scimeca Kenilworth Road Luton Luton report 7,826 Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire) 2006 2 18 y 15:00 35 W Cardiff City Hull City 10 Cameron Jerome 22 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,047 Brian Curson (Leicestershire) 2006 2 25 y 15:00 36 L Watford Cardiff City 21 Malky Mackay 69 Marlon King 77 77 Jeff Whitley Vicarage Road Watford 17,419 Clive Penton (Sussex) 2006 3 4 y 15:00 37 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 10 Cameron Jerome 19 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,851 Lee Probert (Gloucestershire) 2006 3 11 y 15:00 38 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 20 Denes Rosa 15 Kenny Miller 54 pen Molineux Wolverhampton 23,996 Graham Salisbury (Lancashire) 2006 3 18 y 15:00 39 W Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 01 34 Steve Thompson Home Park Plymouth 13,494 Ray Olivier (Sutton Coldfield) 2006 3 25 y 15:00 40 D Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 14,271 Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire) 2006 4 1 y 15:00 41 L Southampton Cardiff City 32 Claus Lundekvam 47 Ricardo Fuller 70 75 54 Cameron Jerome 90 Darren Purse St Mary's Stadium Southampton 22,388 Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) 2006 4 8 y 15:00 42 L Cardiff City Reading 25 Cameron Jerome 67 Paul Parry 80 10 90 James Harper 39 Dave Kitson 52 og Glenn Loovens 87 Kevin Doyle Ninian Park Cardiff 11,866 Tony Leake (Hertfordshire) 2006 4 14 y 15:00 43 L Cardiff City Sheffield United 01 76 Danny Webber Ninian Park Cardiff 11,006 Mike Jones (Chester) 2006 4 17 y 15:00 44 D Crewe Alexandra Cardiff City 11 David Vaughan 58 76 Jason Koumas Gresty Road Crewe 5,865 Jon Moss (Yorkshire) 2006 4 22 y 15:00 45 L Cardiff City Norwich City 01 16 Robert Earnshaw Ninian Park Cardiff 11,590 Andre Marriner (Birmingham) 2006 4 30 y 13:30 46 L Coventry City Cardiff City 31 Stern John 8 Dele Adebola 65 Dennis Wise 90 21 Steve Thompson Ricoh Arena Coventry 22,536 Trevor Kettle (Berkshire) League Cup 2005 8 24 y 19:45 Round 1 W Colchester United Cardiff City 02 31 pen Darren Purse 34 Cameron Jerome Layer Road Colchester 1,904 Richard Beeby (Northampton) 2005 9 20 y 19:45 Round 2 W Cardiff City Macclesfield Town 21 Joe Ledley 50 Jason Koumas 81 5 Martin Bullock Ninian Park Cardiff 3,849 Paul Melin (Surrey) 2005 10 26 y 19:45 Round 3 L Cardiff City Leicester City 01 11 Nils-Eric Johansson Ninian Park Cardiff 8,727 Iain Williamson (Berkshire) FA Cup 2006 1 7 y 13:00 Round 3 L Arsenal Cardiff City 21 Robert Pires 6 18 87 Cameron Jerome Highbury London 36,552 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) FAW Premier Cup 2006 1 10 y 20:00 Quarter Final L Carmarthen Town Cardiff City 21 Danny Thomas 23 Nathan Cotterall 39 5 Byron Anthony Richmond Park, Carmarthen Carmarthen 952 Brian Lawlor (Anglesey) References See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons 2005–06 in English football Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Cardiff City Cardiff City