2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season

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.

Manchester City
2005–06 season
OwnerPublicly traded company
ChairmanJohn Wardle
ManagerStuart Pearce
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League15th
FA CupQuarter-final
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Cole (9)
All: Andy Cole and Darius Vassell (10 each)
Highest home attendance47,192 0v0 Manchester United
14 January 2006
Lowest home attendance27,779 0v0 Scunthorpe United
7 January 2006
Average home league attendance42,856 – over 19 PL home games
(4th highest in Premier League)
Results summary – all competitions
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 12 2 9 52.2%
Away 4 4 13 19.0%
Both 16 6 22 36.4%
Results summary – Premier League
Wins Draws Losses Win %
Home 9 2 8 47.4%
Away 4 2 13 21.1%
Both 13 4 21 34.2%

Season review

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

The January Transfer Window saw Robbie Fowler return to Liverpool,[7] Joey Barton hand-in a transfer request[8] and Stuart Pearce splashing out £6 million on Heerenveen striker Georgios Samaras.[9]

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.[10]

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

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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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Third

Friendly games

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Pre-season

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Thomas Cook Trophy

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Competitive games

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Premier League

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Position in final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 55 −14 47
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 58 −10 45
15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 48 −5 43
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 55 −13 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 4 21 43 48  −5 43 9 2 8 23 20  +3 4 2 13 20 28  −8

Last updated: 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2005–06

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHA
ResultDWWWDLLWWLWLDLWLWLLDLWLWLWLWLLLLLLWLLL
Position1051235664645688878889891010910910111113131313141515
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source: 2005–06 FA Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

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20 August 2005 2 Birmingham City 1–2 Manchester City Birmingham, England
17:15 BST Butt   7' Guardian report   20' Barton
  46' Cole
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,366
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 August 2005 3 Sunderland 1–2 Manchester City Sunderland, England
19:45 BST Le Tallec   41' Guardian report   9' Vassell
  35' Sinclair
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,357
Referee: Peter Walton
24 September 2005 7 Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City Newcastle, England
15:00 BST Owen   18' Guardian report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,280
Referee: Graham Poll
2 October 2005 8 Manchester City 2–0 Everton Manchester, England
11:15 BST Mills   72'
Vassell   92'
Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,681
Referee: Mark Halsey
22 October 2005 10 Arsenal 1–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Pires   61' (pen.) Guardian report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,119
Referee: Mike Riley
31 October 2005 11 Manchester City 3–1 Aston Villa Manchester, England
20:00 GMT Vassell   4', 26'
Cole   82'
Guardian report   64' Ridgewell Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,069
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 November 2005 12 Fulham 2–1 Manchester City London, England
15:00 GMT Malbranque   6', 44' Guardian report   20' Croft Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: Rob Styles
26 November 2005 14 Manchester City 0–1 Liverpool Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Guardian report   60' Riise Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,105
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 December 2005 15 Charlton Athletic 2–5 Manchester City London, England
16:00 GMT Bent   36'
Bothroyd   73'
Guardian report   25', 84' Cole
  37' Sinclair
  69' Barton
  79' Vassell
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 25,289
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 December 2005 17 Manchester City 4–1 Birmingham City Manchester, England
17:15 GMT Sommeil   1'
Barton   13' (pen.)
Sibierski   39'
Wright-Phillips   69'
Guardian report   73' Jarošík
  90' Vaesen
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,343
Referee: Steve Bennett
26 December 2005 18 Wigan Athletic 4–3 Manchester City Wigan, England
15:00 GMT Roberts   11', 44'
McCulloch   22'
Camara   70'
Guardian report   2' Sibierski
  76' Barton
  87' Cole
Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
28 December 2005 19 Manchester City 0–1 Chelsea Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Guardian report   79' Cole Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,587
Referee: Uriah Rennie
21 January 2006 23 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Bolton, England
15:00 GMT Borgetti   32'
Nolan   39'
Guardian report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 26,466
Referee: Rob Styles
4 February 2006 25 Everton 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England
15:00 GMT Weir   7' Guardian report   90' Jordan Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,827
Referee: Andre Marriner
12 February 2006 26 Manchester City 3–2 Charlton Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 BST Dunne   22'
Samaras   53'
Barton   63'
Guardian report   50' D. Bent
  66' M. Bent
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,347
Referee: Mike Dean
26 February 2006 27 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England
12:15 BST Kewell   40' Guardian report   52' Barton Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
5 March 2006 28 Manchester City 2–1 Sunderland Manchester, England
13:30 GMT Samaras   8, 10' Guardian report   24' Kyle
  85' Breen
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,200
Referee: Chris Foy
11 March 2006 29 Portsmouth 2–1 Manchester City Portsmouth, England
15:00 GMT Mendes   30', 90+3' Guardian report   81' Dunne Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Mark Halsey
25 March 2006 31 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Drogba   30', 33' Guardian report   45' Distin Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: Rob Styles
15 April 2006 34 West Ham United 1–0 Manchester City London, England
15:00 BST Newton   15' Guardian report Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 34,105
Referee: Steve Bennett
25 April 2006 Aston Villa 0–1 Manchester City Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Guardian report
Guardian match facts
  71' Vassell Attendance: 26,422
Referee: Chris Foy
29 April 2006 Manchester City 1–2 Fulham City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00 Dunne   69' Guardian report
BBC Sport report
  83' John
  90' Malbranque
Attendance: 41,128
Referee: Peter Walton
4 May 2006 Manchester City 1–3 Arsenal City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
19:45 Sommeil   38' Guardian report   29' Ljungberg
  77', 84' Reyes
Attendance: 41,875
Referee: Graham Poll
7 May 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester City Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 Khizanishvili   35'
Kuqi   53'
Tugay   59'
Guardian report Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

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21 September 2005 Second Round Doncaster Rovers (0) 1–1 (0)
(3–0 p)
Manchester City Doncaster, England
19:45 BST McIndoe   118' (pen.) Guardian report
BBC Sport report
  95' (pen.) Vassell
  106' Onuoha 0 (rescinded at end of game)
Stadium: Earth Stadium
Attendance: 8,228
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
McIndoe  
Coppinger  
Heffeman  
  Vassell
  Sibierski
  Dunne

FA Cup

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7 January 2006 Third Round Manchester City 3–1 Scunthorpe United Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Fowler   47, 56, 64' Guardian report   17' Keogh Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 27,779
Referee: Andy Hall
28 January 2006 Fourth Round Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England
15:00 GMT Cole   83' Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 30,811
Referee: Howard Webb
19 February 2006 Fifth Round Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Birmingham, England
18:30 GMT Baroš   72' Guardian report   90+3' Richards Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 23,847
Referee: Graham Poll
14 March 2006 Fifth Round Replay Manchester City 2–1 Aston Villa Manchester, England
19:45 GMT Samaras   17'
Vassell   49'
Guardian report   85' Davis Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 33,006
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 March 2006 Sixth Round Manchester City 1–2 West Ham United Manchester, England
20:05 GMT Sun   56'
Musampa   85'
Guardian report   41', 69' Ashton Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,357
Referee: Howard Webb

First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG David James
2 DF   FRA David Sommeil
3 DF   WAL Ben Thatcher[11]
4 MF   FIN Tuomas Haapala
5 DF   FRA Sylvain Distin
6 MF   USA Claudio Reyna
8 MF   ENG Joey Barton
9 FW   ENG Andy Cole
10 MF   FRA Antoine Sibierski
11 FW   ENG Darius Vassell
12 GK   ENG Nicky Weaver
14 MF   NED Kiki Musampa[12] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16 DF   ENG Nedum Onuoha[13]
17 DF   CHN Sun Jihai
18 DF   ENG Danny Mills
19 MF   ESP Albert Riera (on loan from Espanyol)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   GRE Georgios Samaras
22 DF   IRL Richard Dunne
25 GK   BEL Geert De Vlieger
26 DF   ENG Matt Mills
27 DF   DEN Mikkel Bischoff
28 MF   ENG Trevor Sinclair
33 GK   DEN Kasper Schmeichel
36 FW   IRL Karl Bermingham
37 MF   ENG Ian Bennett
38 MF   IRL Stephen Ireland
40 MF   ENG Lee Croft
41 DF   ENG Stephen Jordan
42 FW   ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips
43 FW   ENG Ishmael Miller
44 MF   IRL Willo Flood
45 DF   ENG Micah Richards

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW   ENG Robbie Fowler (to Liverpool)
20 MF   QAT Yasser Hussein (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF   ENG Jonathan D'Laryea (to Mansfield Town)

Goal scorers

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Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

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References

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  1. ^ "Wright-Phillips signs for Chelsea". 18 July 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ FootyTrivia (2 November 2022). "Are You a True Blue? Take the Ultimate Man City Quiz and Find Out!". Footy Trivia. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ "City v Olympiacos 06 08 2005". mancity.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Pearce named manager of the month". 9 September 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Doncaster Rovers v City 21 09 2005". mancity.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Classic match replay: City 3-1 United 2006". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. ^ "8. Robbie Fowler (January 2006)". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ "City reject Barton request". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  9. ^ "City agree deal for Samaras". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Man City 1-2 West Ham". 20 March 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  11. ^ Thatcher 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.
  12. ^ Musampa was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo (then Zaire).
  13. ^ Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria.
  14. ^ "Cole flies out to join Blues". Manchester Evening News. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Andrew Cole transfer from Fulham complete". mcfc.co.uk. Manchester City Football Club. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  16. ^ "City complete Vassell deal". Manchester Evening News. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Next level for Darius Vassell". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 28 July 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  18. ^ "Man City sign Qatar star Hussein". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Yasser in training". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 16 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Man City extend Haapala's trial". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  21. ^ "Haapala earns a deal at Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  22. ^ "Samaras seals £6m Man City switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  23. ^ "City: Samaras looks for a fresh start". Manchester Evening News. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Blues complete Mills deal". Manchester Evening News. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  25. ^ "SWP completes Chelsea move". Manchester Evening News. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  27. ^ "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 January 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  28. ^ "Mansfield get D'Laryea and Wilson". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g "Sommeil heads Man City clear-out". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  30. ^ "Kiki to stay on". Manchester Evening News. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Musampa stays at Man City on loan". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 June 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  32. ^ "Riera clinches Man City loan move". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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