2005–06 FA Premier League

Football season in England April 2014 May 2020 Chelsea0506TrophyPresent.jpg FA Premier League 2005–06 13 August 2005 – 7 May 2006 Chelsea2nd Premier League title3rd English title Birmingham CityWest Bromwich AlbionSunderland Champions League ChelseaManchester UnitedLiverpool Arsenal UEFA Cup Tottenham HotspurBlackburn RoversWest Ham United Intertoto Cup Newcastle United Top scorers Thierry Henry(27 goals) Pepe Reina (20 clean sheets) Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough(14 January 2006) Everton 0–4 Bolton Wanderers(17 December 2005)Middlesbrough 0–4 Aston Villa(4 February 2006)Fulham 0–4 Arsenal(4 March 2006) Charlton Athletic 2–5 Manchester City(4 December 2005)Wigan Athletic 4–3 Manchester City(26 December 2005)Arsenal 7–0 Middlesbrough(14 January 2006)Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Manchester United(1 February 2006)Fulham 6–1 West Bromwich Albion(11 February 2006)Middlesbrough 4–3 Bolton Wanderers(26 March 2006) 380 944 10 gameshttp://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2005-2006/longest-sequences/full English Premier League 2005–06 statto.com 19 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109210221/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2005-2006/longest-sequences/full 9 November 2014 liveChelseaLiverpool 13 gamesChelsea 9 gamesSunderland 14 gamesSunderland 73,006Manchester United 4–0 Charlton Athletic(7 May 2006) 16,550Fulham 0–0 Birmingham City(13 August 2005) 12,876,213 33,885 2004–05 2006–07 The 2005–06 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th season of the Premier League. It began on 13 August 2005, and concluded on 7 May 2006. The season saw Chelsea retain their title after defeating Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge towards the end of April. On the same day, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City were relegated, joining Sunderland in the Championship for the following season. Chelsea matched the record number of wins they set the previous season, with 29 wins, albeit with more defeats.Lawrence Amy 2006-04-29 Chelsea shoulder to shoulder as they seal back-to-back titles en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/30/match.chelsea 2023-02-15 0261-3077CNN.com - Chelsea retain the title in style - Apr 29, 2006 http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/04/29/england.chelsea/ 2023-02-15 CNN Season summary Several clubs reported disappointing attendances and/or trouble selling out their grounds for the opening weeks' matches. Many have argued that this was due mainly to the comparatively early season start and the Ashes Test cricket series which caught the nation's imagination and which England went on to win. Other possible reasons are continued escalation of ticket prices and the increasing number of games shown on television (which has had the knock on effect of greater variation in kick-off times). The overall decline in attendances for the season was only around 2%, but that figure is reduced by the fact that bigger clubs were promoted into the Premiership than were relegated and several clubs have suffered larger falls.March 2021 For the second time in two seasons, José Mourinho's Chelsea triumphed in the Premier League, with a home win over closest rivals Manchester United confirming them as champions after a record setting albeit tense season.March 2021 Chelsea's early season form with 14 wins out of 16 gave the champions an unequivocal head start. With Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool falling way short of their expectations before Christmas, Chelsea had effectively become champions-elect by early 2006. However, a sudden collapse in form by mid-March caused their seemingly unassailable lead of 16 points to be cut to just 7 in two months due to the impressive late run of form of Manchester United, who went on a nine-match winning streak scoring over 20 goals. However, a shock home draw with bottom of the table Sunderland at Old Trafford killed United's title hopes. The momentum was back with Chelsea who didn't need a second bite at the apple with wins over Bolton, Everton and finally Manchester United giving the west Londoners their second successive championship under Mourinho. The top two clubs at the end of the season earned the right to participate in the UEFA Champions League group stages, while the third- and fourth-placed clubs get places in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round (where they progress to the Champions League group stages if they win or the UEFA Cup if they lose). However, if an English team wins the Champions League, but finishes outside the top four, then they get the final Champions League spot instead of the fourth-placed club, who have to settle for a place in the UEFA Cup. This could have been the case with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, but Arsenal pipped Spurs to fourth place in the final matchday of the season before losing 2–1 to FC Barcelona in the final of the UEFA Champions League.Culf Andrew McCarra Kevin 2006-05-08 Police called in as Spurs hopes dashed after food poisoning en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/08/newsstory.sport2 2023-02-15 0261-3077 The fifth-placed club always earns a spot in the UEFA Cup. The winners of the FA Cup also earn a place in the UEFA Cup. If they have already qualified for European competition by their league position or winning the League Cup, then the FA Cup runners-up get their place. If the runners-up, too, have already qualified, then the highest league finisher who have not already qualified for Europe (normally sixth place) are given the place. This season, the FA Cup final featured Liverpool and West Ham. Since Liverpool finished third they were assured of a spot in the Champions League qualifying round, which in turn meant that West Ham received the cup winner's UEFA Cup place.March 2021 The League Cup winners also qualify for the UEFA Cup. If they have already qualified for European competition through other means then their place is, unlike the FA Cup, not awarded to the runner-up, but instead the highest league finisher who has not qualified for Europe. League Cup winners Manchester United finished second, placing them directly into the Champions League group stage. This meant that the sixth-placed club, Blackburn Rovers, qualified for the UEFA Cup. The team directly after the UEFA Cup places, goes into the UEFA Intertoto Cup which means in turn, if the team – Newcastle United this season – wins a 2-legged match means they earn a place in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.March 2021 2005-06 also saw the final action of two of the most successful players in English football, Alan Shearer (last played for Newcastle United) and Dennis Bergkamp (last played for Arsenal). Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Sunderland, Wigan Athletic and West Ham United. Sunderland and West Ham United returned to the top flight after absences of two years, while Wigan Athletic played in the top flight for the first time in history. They replaced Crystal Palace, Norwich City (both teams relegated to the Championship after a season's presence) and Southampton (ending their top flight spell of twenty-seven years).March 2021 Stadiums and locations England 440 right Locations of the 2005–06 Premier League teams England 51.5155 -0.0922 80 London Blue pog.svg right England 53.463053 -2.291325 80 Greater Manchester Green pog.svg right England 52.4977 -1.9057 80 West Midlands Yellow pog.svg bottom England 53.728569 -2.489206 80 Blackburn Rovers right England 53.438846 -2.966285 80 Everton left England 53.430845 -2.960823 80 Liverpool bottom England 54.578219 -1.216822 80 Middlesbrough right England 54.974 -1.614 80 Newcastle United left England 50.796344 -1.063803 80 Portsmouth right England 54.914400 -1.388200 80 Sunderland bottom England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -0.2 80 London teams: Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Fulham Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 55.7 -6.7 80 West Midlands teams: Aston Villa Birmingham City West Bromwich Albion right England TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 50.7 -6.7 80 Greater Manchester teams: Bolton Wanderers Manchester City Manchester United Wigan Athletic right Greater London 300 right Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London Premier League football clubs Greater London 51.552 -0.097 Blue pog.svg Arsenal 75 left Greater London 51.4863 0.0363 Blue pog.svg Charlton Athletic 75 right Greater London 51.481667 -0.191111 Blue pog.svg Chelsea 75 right Greater London 51.475 -0.221667 Blue pog.svg Fulham 75 bottom Greater London 51.5974 -0.0716 Blue pog.svg TottenhamHotspur 75 right Greater London 51.531944 0.039444 Blue pog.svg West Ham United 75 right Greater Manchester 300 right Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester Premier League football clubs Greater Manchester 53.580578 -2.535644 Green pog.svg Bolton Wanderers 75 right Greater Manchester 53.483139 -2.2003 Green pog.svg Manchester City 75 right Greater Manchester 53.463053 -2.291325 Green pog.svg Manchester United 75 left Greater Manchester 53.547625 -2.654036 Green pog.svg Wigan Athletic 75 bottom West Midlands 300 right West Midlands Premier League football clubs West Midlands Premier League football clubs West Midlands 52.509167 -1.884722 Yellow pog.svg Aston Villa 75 right West Midlands 52.475703 -1.868056 Yellow pog.svg Birmingham City 75 bottom West Midlands 52.509167 -1.963889 Yellow pog.svg West Bromwich Albion 75 left Team Location Stadium CapacityArsenalLondon (Highbury)Arsenal StadiumThis was Arsenal's last season at their long-time home of the Arsenal Stadium. The Gunners opened the 60,000-seat Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2006.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4982984.stm Henry delight at Highbury finale BBC Sport 7 May 2006 14 January 2011 38,419Aston VillaBirmingham (Aston)Villa Park 42,553Birmingham CityBirmingham (Bordesley)St Andrew's 30,079Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park 31,367Bolton WanderersBoltonReebok Stadium 28,723Charlton AthleticLondon (Charlton)The Valley 27,111ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge 42,360EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park 40,569FulhamLondon (Fulham)Craven Cottage 24,600LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield 45,276Manchester CityManchester (Bradford)City of Manchester Stadium 48,000Manchester UnitedManchester (Old Trafford)Old Trafford 68,217MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium 35,049Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park 52,387PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park 20,220SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light 49,000Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)White Hart Lane 36,240West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns 26,484West Ham UnitedLondon (Upton Park)Boleyn Ground 35,146Wigan AthleticWiganJJB Stadium 25,138 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArsenalFRA 1974 Arsène WengerFRA 1974 Thierry HenryNikeO2Aston VillaIRL David O'LearySWE Olof MellbergHummelDWS InvestmentsBirmingham CityENG Steve BruceIRL Kenny CunninghamLonsdaleFlybeBlackburn RoversWAL Mark HughesNZL Ryan NelsenLonsdaleLonsdaleBolton WanderersENG Sam AllardyceENG Kevin NolanReebokReebokCharlton AthleticENG Alan CurbishleyIRL Matt HollandJomaLlanera1 1ChelseaPOR José MourinhoENG John TerryUmbroSamsung MobileEvertonSCO David MoyesSCO David WeirUmbroChangFulhamWAL Chris ColemanPOR Luís Boa MortePumaPipexLiverpoolESP Rafael BenítezENG Steven GerrardReebokCarlsbergManchester CityENG Stuart PearceFRA 1974 Sylvain DistinReebokThomas CookManchester UnitedSCO Sir Alex FergusonENG Gary NevilleNikeVodafoneMiddlesbroughENG Steve McClarenENG Gareth SouthgateErreà 888.comNewcastle UnitedENG Glenn RoederENG Alan ShearerAdidasNorthern RockPortsmouthENG Harry RedknappSCG Dejan StefanovićJakoOKI Printing SolutionSunderlandENG Kevin Ball (caretaker)IRL Gary BreenLonsdaleReg VardyTottenham HotspurNED Martin JolENG Ledley KingKappaThomson HolidaysWest Bromwich AlbionENG Bryan RobsonENG Kevin CampbellDiadoraT-MobileWest Ham UnitedENG Alan PardewENG Nigel Reo-CokerReebokJobServeWigan AthleticENG Paul JewellNED Arjan de ZeeuwJJBJJB 1 Charlton Athletic's shirt sponsor was All:Sports until December 2005 after the company was placed into administration in September 2005.Addicks sign 'fantastic' sponsorship deal https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/sport/addicks-sign-fantastic-sponsor-a21890/ Kent Online 24 February 2026 Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentPortsmouthFRA 1974 Alain PerrinSacked24 November 2005Portsmouth dismiss manager Perrin https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4455700.stm BBC Sport 24 November 2005 24 November 200517thENG Harry Redknapp2 December 2005Newcastle UnitedSCO Graeme Souness2 February 2006Newcastle dismiss manager Souness https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4673636.stm BBC Sport 2 February 2006 2 February 200615thENG Glenn Roeder (caretaker)2 February 2006SunderlandIRL Mick McCarthy6 March 2006Sunderland sack manager McCarthy https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4778496.stm BBC Sport 6 March 2006 6 March 200620thENG Kevin Ball (caretaker)7 March 2006 League table main WDL QR 5 CHE Chelsea MUN Manchester United LIV Liverpool ARS Arsenal TOT Tottenham Hotspur BLB Blackburn Rovers NEW Newcastle United BOL Bolton Wanderers WHU West Ham United WIG Wigan Athletic EVE Everton FUL Fulham CHA Charlton Athletic MID Middlesbrough MCI Manchester City AST Aston Villa POR Portsmouth BIR Birmingham City WBA West Bromwich Albion SUN Sunderland 29 4 5 72 22 C 25 8 5 72 34 25 7 6 57 25 20 7 11 68 31 18 11 9 53 38 19 6 13 51 42 17 7 14 47 42 15 11 12 49 41 16 7 15 52 55 15 6 17 45 52 14 8 16 34 49 14 6 18 48 58 13 8 17 41 55 12 9 17 48 58 13 4 21 43 48 10 12 16 42 55 10 8 20 37 62 8 10 20 28 50 R 7 9 22 31 58 R 3 6 29 26 69 R green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round CL3 CL3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1 UC1 Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions. #CCCCFF Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round IC3 blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round Since Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup berth as the FA Cup winners went to West Ham, who were the FA Cup runners-up. WHU red1 Relegation to the Football League Championship R R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Barclays Premier League Results main FBR grey ARS AVL BIR BLB BOL CHA CHE EVE FUL LIV MCI MUN MID NEW POR SUN TOT WBA WHU WIG Arsenal 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 7–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 4–2 Aston Villa 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 Birmingham City 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 5–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 4–3 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 Charlton Athletic 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–5 1–3 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 Chelsea 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 1–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–1 1–0 Everton 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 Fulham 0–4 3–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 6–1 1–2 1–0 Liverpool 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–4 3–1 5–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 Manchester City 1–3 3–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 Manchester United 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 Middlesbrough 2–1 0–4 1–0 0–2 4–3 0–3 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 Newcastle United 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 Portsmouth 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 Sunderland 0–3 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 West Ham United 0–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–4 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 Wigan Athletic 2–3 3–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 complete Barclays Premier League Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1FRA 1974 Thierry HenryArsenal272NLD Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United213ENG Darren BentCharlton Athletic184IRL Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur16ENG Frank LampardChelseaENG Wayne RooneyManchester United7ENG Marlon HarewoodWest Ham United148WAL Craig BellamyBlackburn Rovers13NGA YakubuMiddlesbrough10SEN Henri CamaraWigan Athletic12CIV Didier DrogbaChelsea Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugustENG Stuart PearceManchester CityENG Darren BentCharlton AthleticPremier League monthly awards https://www.premierleague.com/ Premier League 29 September 2026SeptemberENG Paul JewellWigan AthleticENG Danny MurphyCharlton AthleticOctoberENG Paul JewellWigan AthleticENG Frank LampardChelseaNovemberESP Rafael BenítezLiverpoolNED Robin van PersieArsenalDecemberESP Rafael BenítezLiverpoolENG Wayne RooneyManchester UnitedJanuarySCO David MoyesEvertonENG Anton FerdinandWest Ham UnitedFebruaryENG Alan PardewWest Ham UnitedENG Kevin NolanBolton WanderersMarchSCO Sir Alex FergusonManchester UnitedENG Wayne RooneyManchester UnitedAprilENG Harry RedknappPortsmouthENG Steven GerrardLiverpool Annual awards Award Winner ClubPFA Players' Player of the Yearhttps://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01b4-0f848802abd9-6fcdf835c968-1000--gerrard-wins-professional-acclaim/ Gerrard wins professional acclaim UEFA 24 April 2006 12 September 2026ENG Steven GerrardLiverpoolPFA Young Player of the YearENG Wayne RooneyManchester UnitedPFA Fans' Player of the YearENG Wayne RooneyManchester UnitedFWA Footballer of the YearFRA Thierry HenryArsenalPremier League Player of the SeasonFRA Thierry HenryArsenalPremier League Manager of the SeasonPOR José MourinhoChelsea Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 80% 0.40 1.35 175 Given 0.71 1.00 175 Chimbonda 0.60 1.11 175 Carragher 0.31 1.11 175 Terry 0.11 1.00 175 Gallas 0.69 0.57 175 Ronaldo 0.57 0.77 175 Lampard 0.23 0.77 175 Gerrard 0.11 0.57 175 Cole 0.23 0.31 175 Henry 0.63 0.31 175 Rooney PFA Team of the Year PFA Team of the Yearhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_PFA_Team_of_the_Year 2005–06 PFA Team of the Year Wikipedia 14 August 2026 Goalkeeper icon IRL Shay Given(Newcastle United) Defenders icon FRA Pascal Chimbonda(Wigan Athletic) icon ENG John Terry(Chelsea) icon ENG Jamie Carragher(Liverpool) icon FRA William Gallas(Chelsea) Midfielders icon POR Cristiano Ronaldo(Manchester United) icon ENG Steven Gerrard(Liverpool) icon ENG Frank Lampard(Chelsea) icon ENG Joe Cole(Chelsea) Forwards icon FRA Thierry Henry(Arsenal) icon ENG Wayne Rooney(Manchester United) Attendances Source:https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co91/england-premier-league/se4051/2005-2006/attendance/ Premier League 2005/2006 » Team-Statistics: Attendance Home Worldfootball.net 24 June 2026 No. Club Matches Total attendance Average 1 Manchester United 19 1,306,528 68,765 2 Newcastle United 19 988,609 52,032 3 Liverpool FC 19 840,491 44,236 4 Manchester City 19 814,269 42,856 5 Chelsea FC 19 796,131 41,902 6 Arsenal FC 19 725,499 38,184 7 Everton FC 19 700,347 36,860 8 Tottenham Hotspur 19 685,399 36,074 9 Aston Villa 19 648,124 34,112 10 Sunderland AFC 19 644,180 33,904 11 West Ham United 19 641,109 33,743 12 Middlesbrough FC 19 540,799 28,463 13 Birmingham City 19 520,448 27,392 14 Charlton Athletic 19 497,721 26,196 15 Bolton Wanderers 19 483,636 25,455 16 West Bromwich Albion 19 482,667 25,404 17 Blackburn Rovers 19 399,288 21,015 18 Fulham FC 19 392,430 20,654 19 Wigan Athletic 19 391,587 20,610 20 Portsmouth FC 19 376,951 19,840 See also 2005–06 in English football References External links 2005–06 FA Premier League Season at RSSSF 2005/2006 League table from sportpress 2005-06 1 England