2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season

September 2024 March 2015 Newcastle United 2005–06 Graeme Souness(until 2 February)Glenn Roeder(from 2 February) Freddy Shepherd St. James' Park Premier League 7th FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Fourth round UEFA Intertoto Cup Semi-finals Alan Shearer (10) Alan Shearer (14) 52,327 (vs. Manchester United) 50,451 (vs. Charlton Athletic) _nufc0507h _nufc0507h _nufc0507h _nufc0507h_2 _nufc0507h _nufc0506a _nufc0506a _nufc0506a _nufc0506a _nufc0506a _nufc0506t _nufc0506t _nufc0506t _nufc0506t _nufc0506t 2004–05 2006–07 During the 2005–06 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League. Season summary In July 2005 rumours circulated that Newcastle was being stalked with a new buyer, but this later emerged to be the Shepherds consolidating their interests. On the pitch, Newcastle were eliminated from the Intertoto Cup after a 4–2 aggregate loss to Deportivo La Coruna in the semi-final, eliminating the club from European competition for the season. Upon Craig Bellamy's return from his loan to Celtic, it was reported that he had not resolved his differences with Souness or Shearer, and was sold to Blackburn Rovers for £5 million. During the summer transfer window, Patrick Kluivert, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Hughes and Andy O'Brien were sold by Souness. Laurent Robert and James Milner were loaned out, to Portsmouth and Aston Villa respectively (Robert would be transferred to Benfica in January). The club signed Emre, Scott Parker, Craig Moore and Albert Luque. In August, the club signed Michael Owen from Real Madrid, despite strong interest from Owen's former club Liverpool. The fee, £17 million, surpassed Newcastle's previous record of £15 million for Alan Shearer from Blackburn in 1996. In the closing hours of the transfer window, the club re-signed Nolberto Solano from Aston Villa. Souness's decision to pair Shearer and Owen together up front proved to be lethal, but Owen broke his fourth metatarsal bone in his foot after a clash with Paul Robinson in a match against Tottenham Hotspur, keeping him out for the rest of the season. With Owen injured the team's form dipped. Souness was sacked as manager following a 3–0 defeat to Manchester City in early February.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4673636.stm BBC News Newcastle dismiss manager Souness 2 February 2006 Shay Given, Robbie Elliott and Alan Shearer have since stated that the fans never really took to him, with his favouritism of players damaging morale and a series of injuries leading to poor form. United's youth academy director, former West Ham United manager Glenn Roeder, was put in charge as caretaker manager. Upon Roeder's first game in charge, against Portsmouth, Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for the club, breaking Jackie Milburn's record of 200 goals for the club and becoming the club's highest ever goalscorer. Despite speculation that Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was interested in taking charge, Roeder guided Newcastle from 15th place to 7th place by the end of the season, winning 9 out of their remaining 14 Premier League games to see the club qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup - a great way for club legend Alan Shearer to end his playing career. Despite the exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Chelsea, Roeder was praised for amazingly achieving a European spot, having seen the prospect of a relegation battle when he joined. At the end of the season he was given a two-year contract by chairman Freddie Shepherd. Final league table 2005–06 FA Premier League NEW Kit Newcastle's kit for the 2005–06 season was produced by German company Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was British bank Northern Rock. Transfers In DatePlayerPrevious clubCostRef. Reference 15 June 2005 ENG Scott ParkerChelsea£6,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4077990.stm Newcastle seal £6.5m Parker deal BBC News 15 June 2005 13 July 2012 19 July 2005 TUR Emre BelözoğluITA Internazionale£3,800,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4651545.stm Newcastle finalise Emre transfer BBC News 19 July 2005 13 July 2012 19 July 2005 NED Tim KrulNED ADO Den HaagUndisclosed 29 July 2005 AUS Craig MooreGER Borussia MönchengladbachFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4724053.stm Moore signs deal with Newcastle BBC News 29 July 2005 13 July 2012 2 August 2005 ENG Lee ClarkFulhamFreehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4737931.stm Clark makes return to Newcastle BBC News 2 August 2005 13 July 2012 26 August 2005 ESP Albert LuqueESP Deportivo de La Coruña£9,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4165124.stm Luque finalises move to Newcastle BBC News 26 August 2005 13 July 2012 31 August 2005 ENG Michael OwenESP Real Madrid£17,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4200808.stm Owen completes move to Newcastle BBC News 31 August 2005 13 July 2012 31 August 2005 PER Nolberto SolanoAston Villa£1,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4202864.stm Solano makes return to Newcastle BBC News 31 August 2005 13 July 2012 Out DatePlayerBuying clubCostRef. Reference 13 June 2005 IRL Andrew O'BrienPortsmouth£2,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4079810.stm Pompey complete deal for O'Brien BBC News 13 June 2005 13 July 2012 15 June 2005 FRA Laurent RobertPortsmouthLoanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4092122.stm Pompey say Robert deal permanent BBC News 19 June 2005 13 July 2012 7 July 2005 WAL Craig BellamyBlackburn Rovers£4,900,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/4659219.stm Bellamy makes switch to Blackburn BBC News 7 July 2005 13 July 2012 8 July 2005 ENG Darren AmbroseCharlton AthleticUndisclosedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/4663085.stm Charlton sign Newcastle's Ambrose BBC News 8 July 2005 13 July 2012 3 August 2005 ENG Nicky ButtBirmingham CityLoanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4741715.stm Birmingham wrap up Butt loan deal BBC News 3 August 2005 13 July 2012 23 August 2005 POR Hugo VianaESP ValenciaLoanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4178082.stm Viana agrees Valencia loan move BBC News 23 August 2005 13 July 2012 31 August 2005 ENG Jermaine JenasTottenham Hotspur£7,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/4199802.stm Jenas completes £7m Spurs switch BBC News 31 August 2005 13 July 2012 31 August 2005 ENG James MilnerAston VillaLoan 31 August 2005 IRE Alan O'BrienCarlisle UnitedLoan 16 February 2006 NIR Daryl SmylieStockport CountyLoan 1 March 2006 POR Hugo VianaESP Valencia£1,700,000 First-team squad The following players made appearances for the first-team squad this season. 1 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given 2 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Carr 3 DF England Robbie Elliott 4 MF Peru Nolberto Solano 5 MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu 6 DF France Jean-Alain BoumsongBoumsong was born in Douala, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and made his full international debut for France in June 2003. 8 MF England Kieron Dyer 9 FW England Alan Shearer 10 FW England Michael Owen 11 MF England Lee Bowyer 12 GK England Steve Harper 14 MF France Charles N'Zogbia 15 MF Senegal Amdy Faye 17 MF England Scott Parker 18 DF Australia Craig Moore 19 DF England Titus Bramble 20 MF Spain Albert Luque 21 MF England Lee Clark 23 FW England Shola AmeobiAmeobi was born in Zaria, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them on U-21 level. However, he later opted to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Nigeria in November 2012. 26 DF England Peter Ramage 27 DF England Steven Taylor 28 FW England Michael Chopra 33 DF Nigeria Celestine Babayaro 35 MF South Africa Matty Pattison 37 MF Republic of Ireland Alan O'Brien 39 MF England Martin Brittain Left club during season 7 England Jermaine Jenas MF to Tottenham Hotspur 16 England James Milner MF on loan to Aston Villa 20 Portugal Hugo Viana MF on loan to Valencia 40 ENG GK Ben Smith to Stockport County France Laurent Robert MF to Benfica England Nicky Butt MF on loan to Birmingham City Coaching staff Manager ENG Glenn Roeder y Assistant manager England Lee Clark First team coach ENG Nigel Pearson y Goalkeeping coach England Andy Woodman Development coach England Arthur Cox y Reserve team coach FRA David Ginola Chief scout SCO Steve Clarke 3 May 2011 May 2011 Reserve squad The following players spent most of the season playing for the reserves, and did not appear for the first team this season. 24 GK ENG Tony Caig 36 DF ENG Kris Gate 38 MF NIR Daryl Smylie 54 DF ENG Paul Huntington GK ENG Mark Cook GK ENG Fraser Forster GK NED Tim Krul DF ENG Liam Atkin DF ENG Craig Baxter DF ENG Phil Cave DF ENG Chris Farman DF ENG Chris Shanks DF CAN David Edgar MF ENG Nicky Deverdics MF ENG Mark Doninger MF ENG Robert Cavener MF ENG Dean Critchlow MF ENG Callum Little MF COD Kazenga LuaLua MF AUS James Troisi FW ENG Andy Carroll FW ENG Carl Finnigan FW ENG Scott Marshall FW ENG Marc Walton ENG Michael Terrell Glen Reay Trialists FRA Yohan Lachor DF on trial from Lens ENG Fabian Pritchard FW on trial from N/A ITA Francesco Coco DF on trial from Inter Milan GER Frank Wiblishauser DF on trial from 1. FC Nürnberg CMR Jean-Hugues Ateba DF on trial from Paris Saint-Germain DEN Nicki Bille Nielsen FW on trial from Frem Match results Pre-season 6 August 2005 15:00 BST Newcastle United 5–0 W Yeading Moore 39Milner 79Emre 79Ameobi 90 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 6,151 Clive Oliver 9 August 2005 19:45 BST Bray Wanderers 1–7 W Newcastle United Georgescu 53 Ameobi 37 45Dyer 47Milner 49N'Zogbia 66 83Chopra 75 Carlisle Grounds Bray 3,500 Ian Stokes 2 September 2005 22:00 Málaga 2–0 L Newcastle United Hidalgo 76 pen.Couñago 80 Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga 9,750 Rafael Ramirez Dominguez UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round first leg 17 July 2005 16:00 FK Dubnica 1–3 W Report Newcastle United Tesak 13 Chopra 4Svestka 6 o.g.Milner 70 Mestský štadión Dubnica nad Váhom 6,200 Alon Yefet Third round 2nd leg 23 July 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report FK Dubnica Shearer 71 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,135 Knut Kircher Semi–finals 1st leg 27 July 2005 21:00 Deportivo de La Coruña 2–1 L Report Newcastle United Rubén Castro 11Andrade 58 Bowyer 48 Estadio Riazor A Coruña 12,000 Serge Gumienny Semi–finals 2nd leg 3 August 2005 19:45 Newcastle United 1–2 L Report Deportivo de La Coruña Milner 39 Andrade 45Munitis 48 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,215 Helmut Fleischer Premier League Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result L/D/L/L/D/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/L/L/D/W/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/W Position 19/16/18/19/19/14/11/11/13/11/10/10/12/12/12/10/10/10/11/11/13/14/15/15/14/13/11/10/12/12/13/12/10/9/7/7/7/7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold silver bronze green1 blue1 lavender red1 1 14 August 2005 13:30 Arsenal 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Henry 81 pen.van Persie 87 Jenas 0 32 Highbury London 38,072 Steve Bennett 2 20 August 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 0–0 D Report West Ham United Konchesky 0 55 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,620 Dermot Gallagher 3 24 August 2005 20:00 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Diouf 37Giannakopoulos 50 Reebok Stadium Bolton 29,504 Rob Styles 4 28 August 2005 16:00 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Manchester United Rooney 66van Nistelrooy 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,327 Howard Webb 5 10 September 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Fulham N'Zogbia 78Parker 1 83 McBride 13 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,208 Alan Wiley 6 18 September 2005 14:00 Blackburn Rovers 0–3 W Report Newcastle United Shearer 62Owen 66Taylor 0 72N'Zogbia 85 Ewood Park Blackburn 20,725 Mike Riley 7 24 September 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Manchester City Owen 18 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,280 Graham Poll 8 1 October 2005 15:00 Portsmouth 0–0 D Report Newcastle United Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,220 Steve Bennett 9 15 October 2005 12:45 Wigan Athletic 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Roberts 40McCulloch 0 85 JJB Stadium Wigan 22,374 Phil Dowd 10 23 October 2005 13:30 Newcastle United 3–2 W Report Sunderland Ameobi 34 37Emre 63 Lawrence 35Elliott 41 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,302 Rob Styles 11 30 October 2005 16:00 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 W Report Newcastle United Owen 46 78Shearer 80 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 26,216 Howard Webb 12 5 November 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Birmingham City Emre 78 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,191 Mike Dean 13 19 November 2005 15:00 Chelsea 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Cole 47Crespo 51Duff 90 Stamford Bridge London 42,268 Mark Halsey 14 27 November 2005 13:30 Everton 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Yobo 46 Goodison Park Liverpool 36,207 Howard Webb 15 3 December 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Aston Villa Shearer 32 pen. McCann 75 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,267 Alan Wiley 16 10 December 2005 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Arsenal Solano 82 Silva 1 57 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,297 Dermot Gallagher 17 17 December 2005 15:30 West Ham United 2–4 W Report Newcastle United Solano 20 o.g.Harewood 73 pen. Owen 5 43 90Shearer 66 Boleyn Ground London 34,836 Phil Dowd 18 26 December 2005 15:00 Liverpool 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Gerrard 14Crouch 43 Bowyer 0 66 Anfield Liverpool 44,197 Mark Halsey 19 31 December 2005 13:00 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Tainio 43Mido 66 White Hart Lane London 36,246 Howard Webb 20 2 January 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 2–2 D Report Middlesbrough Solano 27Clark 90+3 Yakubu 54Hasselbaink 87 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,302 Steve Bennett 21 14 January 2006 15:00 Fulham 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Malbranque 75 Craven Cottage London 21,974 Alan Wiley 22 21 January 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 0–1 L Blackburn Rovers Pedersen 75 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,323 Howard Webb 23 1 February 2006 19:45 Manchester City 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Riera 14Cole 38Vassell 62 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 42,413 Chris Foy 24 4 February 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Portsmouth N'Zogbia 41Shearer 64 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,627 Mark Halsey 25 11 February 2006 15:00 Aston Villa 1–2 W Report Newcastle United Moore 16 Ameobi 2N'Zogbia 29Babayaro 0 61 Villa Park Birmingham 37,140 Mike Riley 26 22 February 2006 19:45 Newcastle United 0–0 D Report Charlton Athletic St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,451 Uriah Rennie 27 25 February 2006 17:15 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Everton Solano 64 76 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,916 Graham Poll 28 4 March 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Bolton Wanderers Solano 64Shearer 45Ameobi 70 Davies 72 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,012 Alan Wiley 29 12 March 2006 13:30 Manchester United 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Rooney 8 12 Old Trafford Manchester 67,858 Rob Styles 30 19 March 2006 Newcastle United 1–3 L Report Liverpool Ameobi 41Boumsong 0 51 Crouch 10Gerrard 35Cissé 52 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,302 Mike Riley 31 26 March 2006 14:00 Charlton Athletic 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Bent 24 pen.Bowyer 37 o.g.Bothroyd 89 Parker 35 The Valley London 27,019 Mark Halsey 32 1 April 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Tottenham Hotspur Bowyer 2Ameobi 25Shearer 30 pen. Keane 19Dawson 1 61 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,185 Mike Dean 33 9 April 2006 15:00 Middlesbrough 1–2 W Report Newcastle United Boateng 79 Boateng 29 o.g.Ameobi 44 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 31,202 Alan Wiley 34 15 April 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Wigan Athletic Shearer 28 pen. 66Bramble 36 Bullard 5 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,302 Uriah Rennie 35 17 April 2006 15:00 Sunderland 1–4 W Report Newcastle United Hoyte 32 Chopra 60Shearer 61 pen.N'Zogbia 66Luque 87 Stadium of Light Sunderland 40,032 Chris Foy 36 22 April 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report West Bromwich Albion Solano 30Ameobi 40 pen. 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,272 Howard Webb 37 29 April 2006 15:00 Birmingham City 0–0 D Report Newcastle United St Andrew's Birmingham 28,331 Martin Atkinson 38 7 May 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Chelsea Bramble 73Carr 0 75 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,309 Mike Riley FA Cup Round 3 7 January 2006 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Mansfield Town Shearer 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 41,459 Andy D'Urso Round 4 28 January 2006 12:30 Cheltenham Town 0–2 W Report Newcastle United Chopra 41Parker 43 Whaddon Road Cheltenham 7,022 Mike Riley Round 5 18 February 2006 17:40 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Southampton Dyer 68 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 40,975 Martin Atkinson Round 6 22 March 2006 20:05 Chelsea 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Terry 4 Elliott 0 90 Stamford Bridge London 42,279 Steve Bennett League Cup Round 3 26 October 2005 19:45 Grimsby Town 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Shearer 80 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 9,311 Mark Halsey Round 4 30 November 2005 19:45 Wigan Athletic 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Connolly 88 pen. JJB Stadium Wigan 11,574 Steve Bennett Alan Shearer testimonial 11 May 2006 19:45 Newcastle United 3–2 W (Report) Celtic Luque 70Lawson 90+1 o.g.Shearer 90+3 pen. Maloney 79 pen.Hartson 83 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,275 Mark Clattenburg Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Shay Given GK IRL 38 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 12 Steve Harper GK ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Stephen Carr DF IRL 19 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 Robbie Elliott DF ENG 14+3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6 Jean-Alain Boumsong DF FRA 30+3 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 18 Craig Moore DF AUS 8 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 19 Titus Bramble DF ENG 21+3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 26 Peter Ramage DF ENG 23 0 3+1 0 2 0 0 0 27 Steven Taylor DF ENG 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 33 Celestine Babayaro DF NGA 26+2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 4 Nolberto Solano MF PER 27+2 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 Emre Belözoğlu MF TUR 19+1 2 1+2 0 1 0 1 0 8 Kieron Dyer MF ENG 4+7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 Lee Bowyer MF ENG 18+10 1 1+1 0 1 0 3 1 14 Charles N'Zogbia MF FRA 27+5 5 2+1 0 2 0 3+1 1 15 Amdy Faye MF SEN 14+8 0 0 0 1+1 0 4 0 17 Scott Parker MF ENG 26 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 21 Lee Clark MF ENG 8+14 1 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 35 Matty Pattison MF RSA 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Alan O'Brien MF IRL 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 39 Martin Brittain MF ENG 0 0 1 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Alan Shearer FW ENG 31+1 10 3 1 2 1 4 2 10 Michael Owen FW ENG 10+1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Albert Luque FW ESP 6+8 1 1+2 0 1 0 0 0 23 Shola Ameobi FW ENG 25+5 9 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 28 Michael Chopra FW ENG 6+7 1 1+1 1 1+1 0 1+2 1 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 7 Jermaine Jenas MF ENG 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 James Milner MF ENG 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Nicky Butt MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 May 2006 Competitions October 2016 References External links FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2005/06 Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United