2005–06 season of Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2005–06 football season
Second City Derby Football team season
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During the 2005–06 season, Aston Villa competed in the FA Premier League.
After the previous seasons tenth placed finish Villa never recovered from a poor start which left them at times close to the bottom 3 and despite some impressive wins which ultimately kept Villa in the league discontent among the fans at an uncomfortable relegation battle grew and lead to manager David O'Leary being sacked after the end of the season.
There were debut appearances for Gabriel Agbonlahor (341), James Milner (100), Wilfred Bouma (83), Craig Gardner (59), Aaron Hughes (54), Milan Baroš (42), Patrik Berger (29), Gary Cahill (28), Kevin Phillips (23), Eirik Bakke (14), and Stuart Taylor (12).[1]
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Transfers
Transferred in
Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee |
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20 May 2005 | RB | Aaron Hughes | Fulham | £1,000,000 |
27 June 2005 | GK | Stuart Taylor | Arsenal | £1,000,000 |
29 June 2005 | CF | Kevin Phillips | Southampton | £1,000,000 |
1 July 2005 | LM | Patrik Berger | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
23 August 2005 | CF | Milan Baroš | Liverpool | £6,500,000 |
30 August 2005 | LB | Wilfred Bouma | PSV Eindhoven | £3,500,000 |
| | | | £13,000,000 |
Loaned in
Transferred out
Loaned out
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure £13,000,000 | Income £4,080,000 | Balance £8,920,000 |
Final league table
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Pre-season
Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Competition |
18 July 2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 2 – 0[permanent dead link] | | Friendly |
20 July 2005 | Gallstad FK | A | 14 – 0 | | Friendly |
23 July 2005 | Jonkopings Sodra | A | 1 – 1[permanent dead link] | | Friendly |
26 July 2005 | GAIS | A | 3 – 3[permanent dead link] | | Friendly |
30 July 2005 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1 – 2[permanent dead link] | | Friendly |
2 August 2005 | Walsall | A | 3 – 0[permanent dead link] | | Friendly |
5 August 2005 | Utrecht | A | 2 – 1[permanent dead link] | | Friendly |
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first[2]
Legend
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 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 |
Last updated: 8 October 2021.
Source: 11v11
Results per matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006. Source: WorldFootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
FA Premier League
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
13 August 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | 38,026 | Phillips, Davis |
20 August 2005 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 67,934 | |
23 August 2005 | Portsmouth | A | 1–1 | 19,778 | Hughes (own goal) |
27 August 2005 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–0 | 31,010 | Baroš |
12 September 2005 | West Ham United | A | 0–4 | 29,582 | |
17 September 2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 33,686 | Milner |
24 September 2005 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 42,146 | Moore |
2 October 2005 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–3 | 29,719 | Moore, Davis |
16 October 2005 | Birmingham City | A | 1–0 | 29,312 | Phillips |
22 October 2005 | Wigan Athletic | H | 0–2 | 32,294 | |
31 October 2005 | Manchester City | A | 1–3 | 42,069 | Ridgewell |
5 November 2005 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | 42,551 | |
19 November 2005 | Sunderland | A | 3–1 | 39,707 | Phillips, Barry, Baroš |
26 November 2005 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 30,023 | Davis |
3 December 2005 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 18,255 | McCann |
10 December 2005 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 23,646 | Angel |
17 December 2005 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 37,128 | |
26 December 2005 | Everton | H | 4–0 | 32,432 | Baroš (2), Delaney, Angel |
28 December 2005 | Fulham | A | 3–3 | 20,446 | Moore, Ridgewell (2) |
31 December 2005 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 37,114 | |
2 January 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | 27,073 | Davis, Baroš (pen) |
14 January 2006 | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | 36,700 | Hendrie |
21 January 2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | 36,243 | |
1 February 2006 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | 38,562 | Moore |
4 February 2006 | Middlesbrough | A | 4–0 | 27,299 | Moore (3), Phillips |
11 February 2006 | Newcastle United | H | 1–2 | 37,140 | Moore |
25 February 2006 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | 26,594 | |
4 March 2006 | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 | 30,194 | Baroš |
11 March 2006 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 21,932 | |
18 March 2006 | Everton | A | 1–4 | 36,507 | Agbonlahor |
25 March 2006 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 32,605 | |
1 April 2006 | Arsenal | A | 0–5 | 38,183 | |
9 April 2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–0 | 33,303 | |
16 April 2006 | Birmingham City | H | 3–1 | 40,158 | Baroš (2), Cahill |
18 April 2006 | Wigan Athletic | A | 2–3 | 17,330 | Angel, Ridgewell |
25 April 2006 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 26,422 | |
29 April 2006 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 44,479 | Barry |
7 May 2006 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 33,820 | Barry, Ridgewell |
FA Cup
League Cup
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[3][4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | DF | ENG | Steven Clancy | — | DF | ENG | Lee Grant | — | DF | ENG | Paul Green | — | DF | ENG | Matthew Roome | | |
Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players
- The following players did not play for any Aston Villa team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | MF | | Rowan Caney | — | | | Ashley Carew | |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of end of season[6]
References
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
- ^ "Aston Villa 2005-2006 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "FootballSquads - Aston Villa - 2005/06".
- ^ "Aston Villa Player Database".
- ^ Samuel was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them at U-21 level. However, he later chose to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Trinidad and Tobago in September 2009
- ^ "Aston Villa players: Premier League 2006".
Notes
- ^ Kabeya was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), but also qualifies to represent Belgium internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 level.
- ^ Ward was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualifies to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandfather and represented them at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Northern Ireland in August 2011.
- ^ Clark was born in Harrow, England, and represented them at U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-20 level, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in February 2011.
- ^ Lowry was born in Perth, Australia, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his parents and represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level before switching his international allegiance to Australia.
External links
- Aston Villa official website
- avfchistory.co.uk 2005–06 season Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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