Jump to content

Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season

Italiano

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2005–06 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 2005–06 football season

Manchester City
2005–06 season
Owner	Publicly traded company
Chairman	John Wardle
Manager	Stuart Pearce
Stadium	City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier League	15th
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Cole (9) All: Andy Cole and Darius Vassell (10 each)
Highest home attendance	47,192 v Manchester United 14 January 2006
Lowest home attendance	27,779 v Scunthorpe United 7 January 2006
Average home league attendance	42,856 – over 19 PL home games (4th highest in Premier League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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%

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ドル 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ドル 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

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.

Home (version 1)

Home (version 2)

Away (version 1)

Away (version 2)

Third

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2010)

Friendly games

Pre-season

Tranmere Rovers v Manchester City

15 July 2005 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Manchester City Prenton, England

19:45 BST Davies 90' MCFC report
Manchester Evening News report Stadium: Prenton Park

Macclesfield Town v Manchester City

16 July 2005 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Manchester City Macclesfield, England

15:00 BST Parkin 3' MCFC report
M.E.N. report 8' Hussain Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Premier League Asia Trophy

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

20 July 2005 Bolton Wanderers 1–1
(5–4 p) Manchester City Bangkok, Thailand

21:45 MST
14:45 BST Davies 47' MCFC report
M.E.N. report 41' Barton Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

Penalties

Okocha soccer ball with check mark
Diouf soccer ball with check mark
Vaz Tê soccer ball with check mark
Fadiga soccer ball with check mark
Campo soccer ball with check mark soccer ball with check mark Barton
soccer ball with check mark Flood
soccer ball with check mark Sun
soccer ball with check mark Bermingham
soccer ball with red X B. Wright-Phillips

Everton v Manchester City

23 July 2005 Everton 1–1
(2–4 p) Manchester City Bangkok, Thailand

17:45 MST
10:45 BST Beattle 51' (pen.) MCFC report
M.E.N. report 24' Cole Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Penalties

Weir soccer ball with red X
Ferguson soccer ball with check mark
Bent soccer ball with red X
Kilbane soccer ball with check mark soccer ball with check mark B. Wright-Phillips
soccer ball with check mark Mills
soccer ball with check mark Thatcher
soccer ball with check mark Flood

Stoke City v Manchester City

30 July 2005 Stoke City 1–2 Manchester City Stoke-on-Trent, England

15:00 BST Dyer 51'
Dyer soccer ball with red X 68' (pen.) MCFC report
M.E.N. report Red card 67' Sun
73' Cole
81' B. Wright-Phillips Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester City

31 July 2005 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield, England

15:00 BST Whelan 40' MCFC report 61' Bermingham Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 12,796

Thomas Cook Trophy

Manchester City England v Greece Olympiacos

6 August 2005 Manchester City England 3–1 Greece Olympiacos Manchester, England

15:00 BST Vassell 65'
B. Wright-Phillips 75', 79' MCFC report
M.E.N. report 27' Touré Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: ~20,000

Competitive games

Premier League

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

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
3–0 vs. Newcastle United, 1 February 2006
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Arsenal, 4 May 2006
0–2 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
& vs. Bolton Wanderers, 21 January 2006 & vs. Chelsea, 25 March 2006
& 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
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

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

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

13 August 2005 1 Manchester City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Manchester, England

15:00 BST Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,983
Referee: Chris Foy

Birmingham City v Manchester City

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

Sunderland v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Portsmouth

27 August 2005 4 Manchester City 2–1 Portsmouth Manchester, England

15:00 BST Reyna 66'
Cole 69' Guardian report
BBC Sport report 52' Viafara Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,022
Referee: Alan Wiley

Manchester United v Manchester City

10 September 2005 5 Manchester United 1–1 Manchester City Manchester, England

15:00 BST van Nistelrooy 45' Guardian report 75' Barton Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,839
Referee: Steve Bennett

Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers

18 September 2005 6 Manchester City 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Manchester, England

16:00 BST Guardian report 93' Speed Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,137
Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Everton

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

Manchester City v West Ham United

16 October 2005 9 Manchester City 2–1 West Ham United Manchester, England

16:00 BST Cole 17', 55' Guardian report 90' Zamora Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 43,647
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Arsenal v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Aston Villa

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

Fulham v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers

19 November 2005 13 Manchester City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Manchester, England

15:00 GMT Guardian report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 44,092
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Manchester City v Liverpool

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

Charlton Athletic v Manchester City

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

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City

10 December 2005 16 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Manchester City West Bromwich, England

15:00 GMT Kamara 36'
Campbell 73' Guardian report
BBC Sport report Red card 87' Cole Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,472
Referee: Mike Dean

Manchester City v Birmingham City

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
Red card 90' Vaesen Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 41,343
Referee: Steve Bennett

Wigan Athletic v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Chelsea

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

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

31 December 2005 20 Middlesbrough 0–0 Manchester City Middlesbrough, England

15:00 GMT Guardian report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,022
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

4 January 2006 21 Manchester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester, England

20:00 GMT Guardian report 30' Mido
83' Keane Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,808
Referee: Alan Wiley

Manchester City v Manchester United

14 January 2006 22 Manchester City 3–1 Manchester United Manchester, England

12:45 GMT Sinclair 32'
Vassell 39'
Fowler 93' Guardian report 76' van Nistelrooy
Red card 66' Ronaldo Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,192
Referee: Steve Bennett

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Newcastle United

1 February 2006 24 Manchester City 3–0 Newcastle United Manchester, England

19:45 BST Riera 14'
Cole 38'
Vassell 62' Guardian report
BBC Sport report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,413
Referee: Chris Foy

Everton v Manchester City

4 February 2006 25 Everton 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England

15:00 GMT Weir 7' Guardian report Red card 90' Jordan Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,827
Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester City v Charlton Athletic

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

Liverpool v Manchester City

26 February 2006 27 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester City Liverpool, England

12:15 BST Kewell 40' Guardian report Red card 52' Barton Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Manchester City v Sunderland

5 March 2006 28 Manchester City 2–1 Sunderland Manchester, England

13:30 GMT Samaras 8, 10' Guardian report 24' Kyle
Red card 85' Breen Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,200
Referee: Chris Foy

Portsmouth v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Wigan Athletic

18 March 2006 30 Manchester City 0–1 Wigan Athletic Manchester, England

15:00 GMT Guardian report 55' McCulloch Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 42,444
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Chelsea v Manchester City

25 March 2006 31 Chelsea 2–0 Manchester City London, England

15:00 BST Drogba 30', 33' Guardian report Red card 45' Distin Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: Rob Styles

Manchester City v Middlesbrough

2 April 2006 32 Manchester City 0–1 Middlesbrough Manchester, England

15:00 BST Guardian report 42' Cattermole Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,256
Referee: Mike Riley

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

8 April 2006 33 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Manchester City London, England

12:45 BST Stalteri 43'
Carrick 49' Guardian report 51' Samaras Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,157
Referee: Dermot Gallagher

West Ham United v Manchester City

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

Aston Villa v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Fulham

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

Manchester City v Arsenal

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

Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City

7 May 2006 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Manchester City Ewood Park, Blackburn

15:00 Khizanishvili 35'
Kuqi 53'
Tugay Red card 59' Guardian report Attendance: 25,731
Referee: Howard Webb

League Cup

Doncaster Rovers v Manchester City

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
Red card 106' Onuoha (rescinded at end of game) Stadium: Earth Stadium
Attendance: 8,228
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Penalties

McIndoe soccer ball with check mark
Coppinger soccer ball with check mark
Heffeman soccer ball with check mark soccer ball with red X Vassell
soccer ball with red X Sibierski
soccer ball with red X Dunne

FA Cup

Manchester City v Scunthorpe United

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

Manchester City v Wigan Athletic

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

Aston Villa v Manchester City

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

Manchester City v Aston Villa

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

Manchester City v West Ham United

20 March 2006 Sixth Round Manchester City 1–2 West Ham United Manchester, England

20:05 GMT Sun Red card 56'
Musampa 85' Guardian report 41', 69' Ashton Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 39,357
Referee: Howard Webb

First-team squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	England ENG	David James
2	DF	France FRA	David Sommeil
3	DF	Wales WAL	Ben Thatcher ^[11]
4	MF	Finland FIN	Tuomas Haapala
5	DF	France FRA	Sylvain Distin
6	MF	United States USA	Claudio Reyna
8	MF	England ENG	Joey Barton
9	FW	England ENG	Andy Cole
10	MF	France FRA	Antoine Sibierski
11	FW	England ENG	Darius Vassell
12	GK	England ENG	Nicky Weaver
14	MF	Netherlands NED	Kiki Musampa ^[12] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16	DF	England ENG	Nedum Onuoha ^[13]
17	DF	China CHN	Sun Jihai
18	DF	England ENG	Danny Mills
19	MF	Spain ESP	Albert Riera (on loan from Espanyol)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	Greece GRE	Georgios Samaras
22	DF	Republic of Ireland IRL	Richard Dunne
25	GK	Belgium BEL	Geert De Vlieger
26	DF	England ENG	Matt Mills
27	DF	Denmark DEN	Mikkel Bischoff
28	MF	England ENG	Trevor Sinclair
33	GK	Denmark DEN	Kasper Schmeichel
36	FW	Republic of Ireland IRL	Karl Bermingham
37	MF	England ENG	Ian Bennett
38	MF	Republic of Ireland IRL	Stephen Ireland
40	MF	England ENG	Lee Croft
41	DF	England ENG	Stephen Jordan
42	FW	England ENG	Bradley Wright-Phillips
43	FW	England ENG	Ishmael Miller
44	MF	Republic of Ireland IRL	Willo Flood
45	DF	England ENG	Micah Richards

Left club during season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	England ENG	Robbie Fowler (to Liverpool)
20	MF	Qatar QAT	Yasser Hussein (released)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	MF	England ENG	Jonathan D'Laryea (to Mansfield Town)

Goal scorers

All competitions

Scorer	Goals
England Andy Cole	10
England Darius Vassell	10
England Joey Barton	6
Greece Georgios Samaras	5
England Robbie Fowler	4
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne	3
England Trevor Sinclair	3
France Antoine Sibierski	2
Guadeloupe David Sommeil	2
England Lee Croft	1
England Danny Mills
Netherlands Kiki Musampa
United States Claudio Reyna
England Micah Richards
Spain Albert Riera
England Bradley Wright-Phillips

Premier League

Scorer	Goals
England Andy Cole	9
England Darius Vassell	8
England Joey Barton	6
Greece Georgios Samaras	4
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne	3
England Trevor Sinclair	3
France Antoine Sibierski	2
Guadeloupe David Sommeil	2
England Lee Croft	1
England Robbie Fowler
England Danny Mills
United States Claudio Reyna
Spain Albert Riera
England Bradley Wright-Phillips

League Cup

Scorer	Goals
England Darius Vassell	1

FA Cup

Scorer	Goals
England Robbie Fowler	3
England Andy Cole	1
Netherlands Kiki Musampa
England Micah Richards
Greece Georgios Samaras
England Darius Vassell

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	England Andy Cole	England Fulham	Free^[14]^[15]
27 July 2005	FW	England Darius Vassell	England Aston Villa	2ドル million^[16]^[17]
16 August 2005	MF	Qatar Hussein Yasser	Qatar Al-Sadd Club	Unattached^[18]^[19]
1 January 2006	MF	Finland Tuomas Haapala	Finland MyPa-47	Free^[20]^[21]
30 January 2006	FW	Greece Georgios Samaras	Netherlands Heerenveen	6ドル million^[22]^[23]
30 January 2006	DF	England Matthew Mills	England Southampton	Undisclosed^[24]

Transfers out

Exit date	Pos.	Player	To club	Transfer fee
2 June 2005	FW	England Jon Macken	England 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	England Shaun Wright-Phillips	England Chelsea	21ドル million^[25]
1 January 2006	MF	Qatar Yasser Hussein	Qatar Al-Sadd Club	Released
23 January 2006	DF	England Danny Warrender	England Blackpool	Undisc.^[26]
27 January 2006	FW	England Robbie Fowler	England Liverpool	Free^[27]
31 January 2006	MF	England Jonathan D'Laryea	England Mansfield Town	Nominal fee^[28]
11 May 2006	MF	Finland Tuomas Haapala	Norway Sandefjord Fotball	Released^[29]
11 May 2006	FW	Republic of Ireland Karl Bermingham	Northern Ireland Newry City	Released^[29]
11 May 2006	Ian Bennett	Released^[29]
11 May 2006	Paul Collins	Released^[29]
11 May 2006	Michael Ward	Released^[29]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	From club
5 June 2005	11 May 2006	MF	Netherlands Kiki Musampa	Spain Atlético Madrid ^[29]^[30]^[31]
5 January 2006	11 May 2006	MF	Spain Albert Riera	Spain Espanyol ^[29]^[32]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Pos.	Player	To club
17 August 2005	18 October 2005	FW	Republic of Ireland Karl Bermingham	England Burnley
17 August 2005	18 October 2005	MF	Republic of Ireland Willo Flood	England Coventry City
21 October 2005	22 January 2006	MF	England Jonathan D'Laryea	England Mansfield Town
21 October 2005	22 January 2006	DF	England Danny Warrender	England Blackpool
4 November 2005	26 January 2006	GK	England Nicky Weaver	England Sheffield Wednesday
13 January 2006	30 January 2006	GK	Denmark Kasper Schmeichel	England Darlington
23 February 2006	30 May 2006	GK	Denmark Kasper Schmeichel	England Bury
10 March 2006	30 May 2006	DF	Denmark Mikkel Bischoff	England Sheffield Wednesday

References

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

v
t
e

Manchester City F.C. seasons

Ardwick A.F.C.

Manchester City F.C.

v
t
e

2005–06 in English football

National teams

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs )
Levels 5–6	Football Conference (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One ) Northern Premier League (Premier, One ) Southern Football League (Premier, Eastern, Western )
Levels 9–10	Isthmian League (Two) Combined Counties League (Premier, One ) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West ) Kent League (level 9 only) Midland Alliance (level 9 only) Midland Football Combination (level 10 only) North West Counties League (One, Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One ) Northern League (One, Two ) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One ) Sussex County League (One, Two ) United Counties League (Premier, One ) Wessex League (One, Two ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One )

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Community Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Other events

2006 English football corruption investigation

Club seasons
FA Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Portsmouth Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic
Championship	Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Derby County Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol City Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Port Vale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town
League Two	Barnet Boston United Bristol Rovers Bury Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chester City Darlington Grimsby Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Rochdale Rushden & Diamonds Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Torquay United Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005–06_Manchester_City_F.C._season&oldid=1245015188"

Hidden categories: