2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Manchester City 2005–06 Publicly traded company John Wardle Stuart Pearce City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS) Premier League 15th FA Cup Quarter-final League Cup Second round Andy Cole (9) Andy Cole and Darius Vassell (10 each) 42,856 – over 19 PL home games (4th highest in Premier League) 47,192 v Manchester United 14 January 2006 27,779 v Scunthorpe United 7 January 2006 _cityhome05 _mcfc_home_2005-06 aad0ff aad0ff aad0ff ffffff aad0ff _white_shoulders _cityaway05 _white_shoulders _nikeswooshwhite _mcfc_away_2005-06 000033 000033 000033 000033 000033 _mancity30506 _mancity30506 _mancity30506 _mcfc_third_2006-07 _mcfc_third_2006-07 fcff1a fcff1a fcff1a 2004–05 2006–07 + Results summary – all competitions WinsDrawsLossesWin %Home122 9 52.2%Away4 4 1319.0%Both166 2236.4% + Results summary – Premier League WinsDrawsLossesWin %Home9 2 8 47.4%Away4 2 1321.1%Both134 2134.2% The 2005–06 season was Manchester City Football Club's fourth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its ninth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 114th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. Season review The 2005–06 season proved tough for the club finishing 15th in the Premier League after a turbulent end to the season. The season began with last season's top goalscorer Shaun Wright-Phillips joining Premier League champions Chelsea for a fee of £21 million.2005-07-18 Wright-Phillips signs for Chelsea http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4621425.stm 2023-04-08 Wright-Phillips was a fan favourite having made over 150 appearances for the club and winning Manchester City's Young Player of the Year award four times in succession.FootyTrivia 2022-11-02 Are You a True Blue? Take the Ultimate Man City Quiz and Find Out! https://footytrivia.com/quiz/manchester-city-fc-football-quiz-trivia/ 2023-04-08 Footy Trivia In the following week, Manchester City announced the signings of Andy Cole from Fulham and Darius Vassell from Aston Villa. The Blues ended their preseason with a 3–1 victory against Greek champions Olympiacos in the Thomas Cook Trophy. In this match, City fans were given their first introduction to Yaya Touré who put the visitors ahead.City v Olympiacos 06 08 2005 https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/match-report/2005/august/City%20v%20Olympiacos%2006%2008%202005 2023-04-08 mancity.com August 2026 InternetArchiveBot The club started the season unbeaten in their first five matches, taking 10 points from 12 matches. Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce was subsequently awarded the Barclays Manager of the Month award for August.2005-09-09 Pearce named manager of the month http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4229840.stm 2023-04-08 City then went on to suffer three successive defeats in September, including a 3–0 defeat on penalties to League 1 side Doncaster, which saw them exit the Carling Cup in the Second Round.Doncaster Rovers v City 21 09 2005 https://www.mancity.com/news/first-team/match-report/2005/september/Doncaster%20Rovers%20v%20City%2021%2009%202005 2023-04-08 mancity.com August 2026 InternetArchiveBot The following months saw City's form continue to fluctuate. On December 4, Manchester City beat Charlton Athletic 5-2 at The Valley, setting a then-club record for their largest away win in the Premier League. Going into 2006, Manchester City were placed 9th in the League. Robbie Fowler started off the new year with a hat-trick in the Third Round of the FA Cup against Scunthorpe. The following weekend, Manchester City won the Manchester Derby 3-1 at home, in a match that saw Cristiano Ronaldo receive a straight red card for a reckless lunge on Andy Cole midway through the second half.Classic match replay: City 3-1 United 2006 https://www.mancity.com/citytv/city-plus/Classic%20match%20replay:%20City%203-1%20United%202006 2023-04-08 Manchester City FC August 2026 InternetArchiveBot The January Transfer Window saw Robbie Fowler return to Liverpool,8. Robbie Fowler (January 2006) https://legacy.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/286044-8-robbie-fowler-january-2006 2023-04-08 Liverpool FC Joey Barton hand-in a transfer requestCity reject Barton request https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/2365428/city-reject-barton-request 2023-04-08 Sky Sports and Stuart Pearce splashing out £6 million on Heerenveen striker Georgios Samaras.City agree deal for Samaras https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2365061/city-agree-deal-for-samaras 2023-04-08 Sky Sports Manchester City's final hope of silverware was put to an end after a Dean Ashton brace led West Ham into the semi-finals of the FA Cup, eliminating City in the quarter-finals.2006-03-20 Man City 1-2 West Ham http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4820132.stm 2023-04-08 The season ended on disappointing form with losses in 9 of their 10 final matches in the Premier League. A winless City steadily drifted down the league from mid-table to 15th position before the season culminated. Team kit For this season the shirt sponsor for all of the club's kits continued to be the previous season's sponsor, Thomas Cook, while the team kits were produced by the previous season's supplier, Reebok. none center _cityhome05 _mcfc_home_2005-06 aad0ff aad0ff aad0ff ffffff aad0ff Home (version 1) none center _cityhome05 _white_stripes _mcfc_home_2005-06 aad0ff aad0ff aad0ff 000000 aad0ff Home (version 2) none center _white_shoulders _cityaway05 _white_shoulders _nikeswooshwhite _mcfc_away_2005-06 000033 000033 000033 000033 000033 Away (version 1) none center _white_shoulders _cityaway05 _white_shoulders _mcfc_away_2005-06 000033 000033 000033 ffffff 000033 Away (version 2) none center _mancity30506 _mancity30506 _mancity30506 _mcfc_third_2006-07 _mcfc_third_2006-07 fcff1a fcff1a fcff1a Third November 2010 Friendly games Pre-season L f7f7f7 15 July 2005 19:45 BST Tranmere Rovers 1–0 MCFC report Manchester Evening News report Manchester City Davies 90 Prenton, England Prenton Park T f7f7f7 16 July 2005 15:00 BST Macclesfield Town 1–1 MCFC report M.E.N. report Manchester City Parkin 3 8 Hussain Macclesfield, England Moss Rose 4,420 Chris Foy (Merseyside) Premier League Asia Trophy L f7f7f7 20 July 2005 21:45 MST 14:45 BST Bolton Wanderers 1–1 MCFC report M.E.N. report Manchester City Davies 47 41 Barton Bangkok, Thailand Rajamangala Stadium 10,000 Chris Foy (Merseyside) 5–4 Okocha Diouf Vaz Tê Fadiga Campo Barton Flood Sun Bermingham B. Wright-Phillips W f7f7f7 23 July 2005 17:45 MST 10:45 BST Everton 1–1 MCFC report M.E.N. report Manchester City Beattle 51 pen. 24 Cole Bangkok, Thailand Rajamangala Stadium 8,000 Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear) 2–4 Weir Ferguson Bent Kilbane B. Wright-Phillips Mills Thatcher Flood W f7f7f7 30 July 2005 15:00 BST Stoke City 1–2 MCFC report M.E.N. report Manchester City Dyer 51 Dyer 68' (pen.) 0 67 Sun 73 Cole 81 B. Wright-Phillips Stoke-on-Trent, England Britannia Stadium Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) T f7f7f7 31 July 2005 15:00 BST Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 MCFC report Manchester City Whelan 40 61 Bermingham Sheffield, England Hillsborough 12,796 Thomas Cook Trophy W f7f7f7 6 August 2005 15:00 BST Manchester City 3–1 MCFC report M.E.N. report Olympiacos Vassell 65 B. Wright-Phillips 75 79 27 Touré Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium ~20,000 Competitive games Premier League 2005–06 FA Premier League Position in final standings MCI Results summary 9 2 8 23 20 4 2 13 20 28 7 May 2006 (end of season) Premier League results 2005–06 November 2010 Points breakdown Points at home: 29 Points away from home: 14 Points against "Big Four" teams: 4 Points against promoted teams: 9 6 points: Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Sunderland 4 points: Manchester United 3 points: Everton, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, West Ham United 1 point: Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion 0 points: Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic Biggest & smallest Biggest home wins: 4–1 vs. Birmingham City, 17 December 2005 000000000000000003–0 vs. Newcastle United, 1 February 2006 Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Arsenal, 4 May 2006 00000000000000000000–2 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 4 January 2006 Biggest away win: 2–5 vs. Charlton Athletic, 4 December 2005 Biggest away defeats: 2–0 vs. West Bromwich Albion, 10 December 2005 00000000000& vs. Bolton Wanderers, 21 January 2006 & vs. Chelsea, 25 March 2006 00000000000& vs. Blackburn Rovers, 7 May 2006 Biggest home attendance: 47,192 vs. Manchester United, 14 January 2006 Smallest home attendance: 40,256 vs. Middlesbrough, 2 April 2006 Biggest away attendance: 67,839 vs. Manchester United, 10 September 2005 Smallest away attendance: 19,556 vs. Portsmouth, 11 March 2006 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A Result D/W/W/W/D/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L Position 10/5/1/2/3/5/6/6/4/6/4/5/6/8/8/8/7/8/8/8/9/8/9/10/10/9/10/9/10/11/11/13/13/13/13/14/15/15 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 lavender red1 7 May 2006 (end of season) 2005–06 FA Premier League results November 2010 Individual match reports f7f7f7 1 13 August 2005 15:00 BST Manchester City 0–0 Guardian report West Bromwich Albion Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 42,983 Chris Foy D f7f7f7 2 20 August 2005 17:15 BST Birmingham City 1–2 Guardian report Manchester City Butt 7 20 Barton 46 Cole Birmingham, England St Andrew's 26,366 Mark Clattenburg W f7f7f7 3 23 August 2005 19:45 BST Sunderland 1–2 Guardian report Manchester City Le Tallec 41 9 Vassell 35 Sinclair Sunderland, England Stadium of Light 33,357 Peter Walton W f7f7f7 4 27 August 2005 15:00 BST Manchester City 2–1 Guardian report BBC Sport report Portsmouth Reyna 66 Cole 69 52 Viafara Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 41,022 Alan Wiley W f7f7f7 5 10 September 2005 15:00 BST Manchester United 1–1 Guardian report Manchester City van Nistelrooy 45 75 Barton Manchester, England Old Trafford 67,839 Steve Bennett D f7f7f7 6 18 September 2005 16:00 BST Manchester City 0–1 Guardian report Bolton Wanderers 93 Speed Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 43,137 Mike Dean L f7f7f7 7 24 September 2005 15:00 BST Newcastle United 1–0 Guardian report Manchester City Owen 18 Newcastle, England St James' Park 52,280 Graham Poll L f7f7f7 8 2 October 2005 11:15 BST Manchester City 2–0 Guardian report Everton Mills 72 Vassell 92 Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 42,681 Mark Halsey W f7f7f7 9 16 October 2005 16:00 BST Manchester City 2–1 Guardian report West Ham United Cole 17 55 90 Zamora Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 43,647 Mark Clattenburg W f7f7f7 10 22 October 2005 15:00 BST Arsenal 1–0 Guardian report Manchester City Pires 61 pen. London, England Highbury 38,119 Mike Riley L f7f7f7 11 31 October 2005 20:00 GMT Manchester City 3–1 Guardian report Aston Villa Vassell 4 26 Cole 82 64 Ridgewell Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 42,069 Dermot Gallagher W f7f7f7 12 5 November 2005 15:00 GMT Fulham 2–1 Guardian report Manchester City Malbranque 6 44 20 Croft London, England Craven Cottage 22,241 Rob Styles L f7f7f7 13 19 November 2005 15:00 GMT Manchester City 0–0 Guardian report Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 44,092 Martin Atkinson D f7f7f7 14 26 November 2005 15:00 GMT Manchester City 0–1 Guardian report Liverpool 60 Riise Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 47,105 Alan Wiley L f7f7f7 15 4 December 2005 16:00 GMT Charlton Athletic 2–5 Guardian report Manchester City Bent 36 Bothroyd 73 25 84 Cole 37 Sinclair 69 Barton 79 Vassell London, England The Valley 25,289 Phil Dowd W f7f7f7 16 10 December 2005 15:00 GMT West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Guardian report BBC Sport report Manchester City Kamara 36 Campbell 73 84 87 Cole West Bromwich, England The Hawthorns 25,472 Mike Dean L f7f7f7 17 17 December 2005 17:15 GMT Manchester City 4–1 Guardian report Birmingham City Sommeil 1 Barton 13 pen. Sibierski 39 Wright-Phillips 69 73 Jarošík 14 90 Vaesen Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 41,343 Steve Bennett W f7f7f7 18 26 December 2005 15:00 GMT Wigan Athletic 4–3 Guardian report Manchester City Roberts 11 44 McCulloch 22 Camara 70 2 Sibierski 76 Barton 87 Cole Wigan, England JJB Stadium 25,017 Dermot Gallagher L f7f7f7 19 28 December 2005 19:45 GMT Manchester City 0–1 Guardian report Chelsea 79 Cole Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 46,587 Uriah Rennie L f7f7f7 20 31 December 2005 15:00 GMT Middlesbrough 0–0 Guardian report Manchester City Middlesbrough, England Riverside Stadium 28,022 Martin Atkinson D f7f7f7 21 4 January 2006 20:00 GMT Manchester City 0–2 Guardian report Tottenham Hotspur 30 Mido 83 Keane Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 40,808 Alan Wiley L f7f7f7 22 14 January 2006 12:45 GMT Manchester City 3–1 Guardian report Manchester United Sinclair 32 Vassell 39 Fowler 93 76 van Nistelrooy 0 66 Ronaldo Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 47,192 Steve Bennett W f7f7f7 23 21 January 2006 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Guardian report Manchester City Borgetti 32 Nolan 39 Bolton, England Reebok Stadium 26,466 Rob Styles L f7f7f7 24 1 February 2006 19:45 BST Manchester City 3–0 Guardian report BBC Sport report Newcastle United Riera 14 Cole 38 Vassell 62 Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 42,413 Chris Foy W f7f7f7 25 4 February 2006 15:00 GMT Everton 1–0 Guardian report Manchester City Weir 7 55 90 Jordan Liverpool, England Goodison Park 37,827 Andre Marriner L f7f7f7 26 12 February 2006 15:00 BST Manchester City 3–2 Guardian report Charlton Athletic Dunne 22 Samaras 53 Barton 63 50 D. Bent 66 M. Bent Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 41,347 Mike Dean W f7f7f7 27 26 February 2006 12:15 BST Liverpool 1–0 Guardian report Manchester City Kewell 40 0 52 Barton Liverpool, England Anfield 44,121 Dermot Gallagher L f7f7f7 28 5 March 2006 13:30 GMT Manchester City 2–1 Guardian report Sunderland Samaras 8, 10 24 Kyle 39 85 Breen Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 42,200 Chris Foy W f7f7f7 29 11 March 2006 15:00 GMT Portsmouth 2–1 Guardian report Manchester City Mendes 30 90+3 81 Dunne Portsmouth, England Fratton Park 19,556 Mark Halsey L f7f7f7 30 18 March 2006 15:00 GMT Manchester City 0–1 Guardian report Wigan Athletic 55 McCulloch Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 42,444 Martin Atkinson L f7f7f7 31 25 March 2006 15:00 BST Chelsea 2–0 Guardian report Manchester City Drogba 30 33 35 45 Distin London, England Stamford Bridge 42,321 Rob Styles L f7f7f7 32 2 April 2006 15:00 BST Manchester City 0–1 Guardian report Middlesbrough 42 Cattermole Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 40,256 Mike Riley L f7f7f7 33 8 April 2006 12:45 BST Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Guardian report Manchester City Stalteri 43 Carrick 49 51 Samaras London, England Stamford Bridge 36,157 Dermot Gallagher L f7f7f7 34 15 April 2006 15:00 BST West Ham United 1–0 Guardian report Manchester City Newton 15 London, England Upton Park 34,105 Steve Bennett L W 25 April 2006 19:45 Aston Villa 35 0–1 Guardian report Guardian match facts Manchester City 71 Vassell Villa Park, Birmingham 26,422 Chris Foy L 29 April 2006 15:00 Manchester City 36 1–2 Guardian report BBC Sport report Fulham Dunne 69 83 John 90 Malbranque City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 41,128 Peter Walton L 4 May 2006 19:45 Manchester City 37 1–3 Guardian report Arsenal Sommeil 38 29 Ljungberg 77 84 Reyes City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 41,875 Graham Poll L 7 May 2006 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 38 2–0 Guardian report Manchester City Khizanishvili 35 Kuqi 53 Tugay 0 59 Ewood Park, Blackburn 25,731 Howard Webb League Cup f7f7f7 Second Round 21 September 2005 19:45 BST Doncaster Rovers (0) 1–1 (0) Guardian report BBC Sport report Manchester City McIndoe 118 pen. 95 pen. Vassell 0 106 Onuoha (rescinded at end of game) Doncaster, England Earth Stadium 8,228 Graham Salisbury McIndoe Coppinger Heffeman 3–0 Vassell Sibierski Dunne L FA Cup Third Round 7 January 2006 15:00 GMT Manchester City 3–1 Guardian report Scunthorpe United Fowler 47 56 64 17 Keogh Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 27,779 Andy Hall W Fourth Round 28 January 2006 15:00 GMT Manchester City 1–0 Guardian report Wigan Athletic Cole 83 Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 30,811 Howard Webb W Fifth Round 19 February 2006 18:30 GMT Aston Villa 1–1 Guardian report Manchester City Baroš 72 90+3 Richards Birmingham, England Villa Park 23,847 Graham Poll D Fifth Round Replay 14 March 2006 19:45 GMT Manchester City 2–1 Guardian report Aston Villa Samaras 17 Vassell 49 85 Davis Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 33,006 Phil Dowd W Sixth Round 20 March 2006 20:05 GMT Manchester City 1–2 Guardian report West Ham United Sun 0 56 Musampa 85 41 69 Ashton Manchester, England City of Manchester Stadium 39,357 Howard Webb L First-team squad 1 ENG David James GK 2 FRA David Sommeil DF 3 WAL Ben ThatcherThatcher was born in Swindon, England, and has represented England at level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his full international debut for Wales in March 2004. DF 4 FIN Tuomas Haapala MF 5 FRA Sylvain Distin DF 6 USA Claudio Reyna MF 8 ENG Joey Barton MF 9 ENG Andy Cole FW 10 FRA Antoine Sibierski MF 11 ENG Darius Vassell FW 12 ENG Nicky Weaver GK 14 NED Kiki MusampaMusampa was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo (then Zaire). MF on loan from Atlético Madrid 16 ENG Nedum OnuohaOnuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria. DF 17 PRC Sun Jihai DF 18 ENG Danny Mills DF 19 ESP Albert Riera MF on loan from Espanyol 20 GRE Georgios Samaras FW 22 IRL Richard Dunne DF 25 BEL Geert De Vlieger GK 26 ENG Matt Mills DF 27 DEN Mikkel Bischoff DF 28 ENG Trevor Sinclair MF 33 DEN Kasper Schmeichel GK 36 IRL Karl Bermingham FW 37 ENG Ian Bennett MF 38 IRL Stephen Ireland MF 40 ENG Lee Croft MF 41 ENG Stephen Jordan DF 42 ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips FW 43 ENG Ishmael Miller FW 44 IRL Willo Flood MF 45 ENG Micah Richards DF Left club during season 7 ENG Robbie Fowler FW to Liverpool 20 Qatar Yasser Hussein MF released 31 ENG Jonathan D'Laryea MF to Mansfield Town Goal scorers 18em start All competitions ScorerGoalsENG Andy Cole10ENG Darius VassellENG Joey Barton6GRE Georgios Samaras5ENG Robbie Fowler4IRE Richard Dunne3ENG Trevor SinclairFRA Antoine Sibierski2Guadeloupe David SommeilENG Lee Croft1ENG Danny MillsNED Kiki MusampaUSA Claudio ReynaENG Micah RichardsSpain Albert RieraENG Bradley Wright-Phillips 18em break Premier League ScorerGoalsENG Andy Cole9ENG Darius Vassell8ENG Joey Barton6GRE Georgios Samaras4IRE Richard Dunne3ENG Trevor SinclairFRA Antoine Sibierski2Guadeloupe David SommeilENG Lee Croft1ENG Robbie FowlerENG Danny MillsUSA Claudio ReynaSpain Albert RieraENG Bradley Wright-Phillips 18em break League Cup ScorerGoalsENG Darius Vassell1 18em break FA Cup ScorerGoalsENG Robbie Fowler3ENG Andy Cole1NED Kiki MusampaENG Micah RichardsGRE Georgios SamarasENG Darius Vassell end Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season) Transfers and loans Transfers in Date Pos. Player From club Transfer fee 20 July 2005 FW ENG Andy Cole ENG Fulham Freehttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cole-flies-out-to-join-blues-1077181 Cole flies out to join Blues 2005-07-19 2021-12-12 Manchester Evening Newshttp://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2005/July/Cole-transfer-complete Andrew Cole transfer from Fulham complete 2005-07-20 2011-01-21 mcfc.co.uk Manchester City Football Club 2 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102134157/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2005/July/Cole-transfer-complete dead 27 July 2005 FW ENG Darius Vassell ENG Aston Villa £2 millionhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-complete-vassell-deal-1077847 City complete Vassell deal 2005-07-27 2021-12-12 Manchester Evening Newshttp://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2005/July/Next-level-for-Darius-Vassell Next level for Darius Vassell 2005-07-28 2011-01-21 mcfc.co.uk (Manchester City Football Club) 23 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091223203716/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2005/July/Next-level-for-Darius-Vassell dead 16 August 2005 MF Qatar Hussein Yasser Qatar Al-Sadd Club Unattachedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4156950.stm Man City sign Qatar star Hussein 2005-08-16 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporationhttp://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2005/August/Yasser-in-training Yasser in training 2005-08-16 2011-01-21 mcfc.co.uk (Manchester City Football Club) 25 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825231404/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2005/August/Yasser-in-training dead 1 January 2006 MF FIN Tuomas Haapala Finland MyPa-47 Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4456342.stm Man City extend Haapala's trial 2005-11-21 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporationhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4484360.stm Haapala earns a deal at Man City 2005-12-12 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 30 January 2006 FW Greece Georgios Samaras Netherlands Heerenveen £6 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4658660.stm Samaras seals £6m Man City switch 2006-01-30 2010-12-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-samaras-looks-for-a-fresh-start-1018276 City: Samaras looks for a fresh start 2006-01-31 2021-12-12 Manchester Evening News 30 January 2006 DF ENG Matthew Mills ENGSouthampton Undisclosedhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/blues-complete-mills-deal-1018268 Blues complete Mills deal 2006-01-31 2021-12-12 Manchester Evening News Transfers out Exit date Pos. Player To club Transfer fee 2 June 2005 FW ENG Jon Macken ENG Crystal Palace 11 June 2005 GK Denmark Kevin Stuhr-Ellegaard Germany Hertha BSC 1 July 2005 MF Netherlands Paul Bosvelt Netherlands Heerenveen 8 July 2005 MF France Christian Negouai Belgium Standard Liège 18 July 2005 MF ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips ENG Chelsea £21 millionhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swp-completes-chelsea-move-1077027 SWP completes Chelsea move 2005-07-18 2021-12-12 Manchester Evening News 1 January 2006 MF Qatar Yasser Hussein Qatar Al-Sadd Club Released 23 January 2006 DF ENG Danny Warrender ENG Blackpool Undisc.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/4641046.stm Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi 2006-01-23 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 27 January 2006 FW ENG Robbie Fowler ENG Liverpool Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4655944.stm Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop 2006-01-27 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 31 January 2006 MF ENG Jonathan D'Laryea ENG Mansfield Town Nominal feehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/4667340.stm Mansfield get D'Laryea and Wilson 2006-01-31 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 11 May 2006 MF FIN Tuomas Haapala NOR Sandefjord Fotball Releasedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4761285.stm Sommeil heads Man City clear-out 2006-05-11 2011-01-21 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 11 May 2006 FW IRE Karl Bermingham NIR Newry City Released 11 May 2006 Ian Bennett Released 11 May 2006 Paul Collins Released 11 May 2006 Michael Ward Released Loans in Start date End date Pos. Player From club 5 June 2005 11 May 2006 MF NED Kiki Musampa Spain Atlético Madridhttps://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kiki-to-stay-on-1072376 Kiki to stay on 2005-06-06 2021-12-12 Manchester Evening Newshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4611941.stm Musampa stays at Man City on loan 2005-06-05 2011-03-04 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 5 January 2006 11 May 2006 MF Spain Albert Riera Spain Espanyolhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4578722.stm Riera clinches Man City loan move 2006-01-05 2011-03-04 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation Loans out Start date End date Pos. Player To club 17 August 2005 18 October 2005 FW Republic of Ireland Karl Bermingham ENG Burnley 17 August 2005 18 October 2005 MF Ireland Willo Flood ENG Coventry City 21 October 2005 22 January 2006 MF ENG Jonathan D'Laryea ENG Mansfield Town 21 October 2005 22 January 2006 DF ENG Danny Warrender ENG Blackpool 4 November 2005 26 January 2006 GK ENG Nicky Weaver ENG Sheffield Wednesday 13 January 2006 30 January 2006 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel ENG Darlington 23 February 2006 30 May 2006 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel ENG Bury 10 March 2006 30 May 2006 DF Denmark Mikkel Bischoff ENG Sheffield Wednesday References Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City Category:Articles which contain graphical timelines Category:2005 in sport in Manchester Category:2006 in sport in Manchester