2005–06 Fulham F.C. season

Fulham F.C.
Season 2005-06
LeaguePremier League
Manager Chris Coleman
League position 12th
Top goalscorerLeague:
Collins John (11)
All competitions:
Collins John (12)
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Third Round
Previous season2004-05
Next season2006-07

The 2005-06 season was Fulham's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League.

Season summary

The club were again managed by Chris Coleman and they managed to achieve a position of 12th in the league, one place higher than the previous season. Their best results of the season were home wins against Chelsea (1-0) and Liverpool (2-0).

In the League Cup they reached the third round by winning an amazing game against Lincoln City 5-4 after extra time, but they then succumbed to West Brom. In the FA Cup they fell at the first hurdle, with a humiliating 2-1 home defeat to Leyton Orient.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 Wales GK Mark Crossley[2]
2 Germany DF Moritz Volz
3 United States DF Carlos Bocanegra
4 France MF Steed Malbranque[3]
5 France MF Sylvain Legwinski
6 England DF Zat Knight
7 Wales MF Mark Pembridge
8 Denmark MF Claus Jensen
9 England MF Michael Brown
10 Iceland FW Heiðar Helguson
11 Portugal FW Luis Boa Morte
13 Canada FW Tomasz Radzinski[4]
14 Senegal MF Papa Bouba Diop
15 Netherlands FW Collins John
No. Position Player
16 Portugal GK Ricardo Batista
17 England DF Liam Rosenior
18 Australia DF Ahmad Elrich
19 France DF Philippe Christanval
20 United States FW Brian McBride
22 England DF Dean Leacock
23 Republic of Ireland MF Michael Timlin[5]
24 France DF Alain Goma
27 New Zealand MF Simon Elliott
29 Finland GK Antti Niemi
30 Trinidad and Tobago GK Tony Warner[6]
31 England DF Wayne Bridge (on loan from Chelsea)
33 Denmark DF Niclas Jensen
35 England DF Ian Pearce

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
19 Ghana FW Elvis Hammond (to Leicester City)
21 Pakistan DF Zesh Rehman[7] (on loan to Norwich City)
25 Czech Republic GK Jaroslav Drobny (on loan to ADO Den Haag)
26 England DF Adam Green (on loan to Bristol City)
No. Position Player
28 England DF Liam Fontaine (on loan to Bristol City)
31 England MF Darren Pratley (on loan to Brentford)
France FW Steve Marlet (to Wolfsburg)
Argentina FW Facundo Sava (to Lorca)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
32 Wales MF Matty Collins
34 England MF Neale McDermott
36 England MF Robert Milsom
England DF Kasali Yinka Casal
England DF Elliott Omozusi
No. Position Player
England DF TJ Moncur
England DF Robbie Watkins
New Zealand MF Chris James
France FW Ismael Ehui

Statistics

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[8][9]

Transfers

Summer

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
27 June 2005 FW Iceland Heiðar Helguson England Watford £1,300,000[10]
17 July 2005 DF Denmark Niclas Jensen Germany Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed[11]
11 Aug 2005 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner Wales Cardiff City Six-month loan[12]
8 Sep 2005 DF France Philippe Christanval France Marseille Free[13]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
13 July 2005 DF Wales Alex Lawless England Torquay Free
20 July 2005 FW England Andrew Cole England Manchester City Free[14]
1 August 2005 DF Morocco Abdeslam Ouaddou France Lens Undisclosed
1 August 2005 GK England Ross Flitney England Barnet Free
2 August 2005 MF England Lee Clark England Newcastle Free[15]
31 August 2005 FW Ghana Elvis Hammond England Leicester City Five-month loan[16]
31 August 2005 FW Scotland Stuart Noble Scotland East Fife Undisclosed

Winter

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
5 Jan 2006 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner Wales Cardiff City Undisclosed[17]
6 Jan 2006 MF New Zealand Simon Elliott United States Columbus Crew Free[18]
Jan 2006 GK Finland Antti Niemi England Southampton Undisclosed
31 Jan 2006 MF England Michael Brown England Sheffield United Undisclosed
19 Jan 2006 DF England Wayne Bridge England Chelsea Loan (until 8 May 2006)

Out on loan

Date Pos. Name To Return Date
5 August 2005 FW Elvis Hammond Leicester City 30 August 2005
30 August 2005 MF Darren Pratley Brentford 15 May 2006
31 August 2005 MF Neale McDermott Swindon 2 February 2006
20 January 2006 DF Adam Green Bristol City 20 April 2006
21 January 2006 DF Robert Watkins Ebbsfleet 1 May 2006
31 January 2006 DF Zesh Rehman Norwich City 1 May 2006
24 February 2006 MF Michael Timlin Scunthorpe 11 March 2006
24 February 2006 FW Ismael Ehui Scunthorpe 26 March 2006

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

Premier League Table

Pos
Club
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Comments
1
Chelsea
38
29
4
5
72
22
+50
91
Champions League Group Stage
2
Manchester United
38
25
8
5
72
34
+38
83
3
Liverpool
38
25
7
6
57
25
+32
82
Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round
4
Arsenal
38
20
7
11
68
31
+37
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
38
18
11
9
53
38
+15
65
UEFA Cup 1st Round
6
Blackburn Rovers
38
19
6
13
51
42
+9
63
7
Newcastle United
38
17
7
14
47
42
+5
58
Intertoto Cup 3rd Round
8
Bolton Wanderers
38
15
11
12
49
41
+8
56
9
West Ham United
38
16
7
15
52
55
-3
55
UEFA Cup1
10
Wigan Athletic
38
15
6
17
45
52
-7
51
11
Everton
38
14
8
16
34
49
-15
50
12
Fulham
38
14
6
18
48
58
-10
48
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
18
Birmingham City
38
8
10
20
28
50
-22
34
Relegation to
Championship
19
West Bromwich Albion
38
7
9
22
31
58
-27
30
20
Sunderland
38
3
6
29
26
69
-43
15

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 6 18 48 58 −10 48 13 2 4 31 21 +10 1 4 14 17 37 −20

Last updated: 7 May 2006.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results By Round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHHAAH
Result D L L W D L L L D W L W L W D L W L D L W W L W L W L L L L W D L W W W L W

Last updated: 7 May 2006.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Premier League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
113 August 2005Birmingham CityH0 – 016,550Report
220 August 2005Blackburn RoversA1 – 216,953McBrideReport
324 August 2005ArsenalA1 – 437,867JensenReport
427 August 2005EvertonH1 – 017,169McBrideReport
510 September 2005Newcastle UnitedA1 – 152,208McBrideReport
617 September 2005West Ham UnitedH1 – 221,907Boa MorteReport
726 September 2005Tottenham HotspurA0 – 135,427Report
81 October 2005Manchester UnitedH2 – 321,862Jensen, JohnReport
917 October 2005Charlton AthleticA1 – 126,310JohnReport
1022 October 2005LiverpoolH2 – 022,480John, Boa MorteReport
1129 October 2005Wigan AthleticA0 – 117,266Report
125 November 2005Manchester CityH2 – 122,241Malbranque (2)Report
1320 November 2005MiddlesbroughA2 – 327,599John, Bouba DiopReport
1427 November 2005Bolton WanderersH2 – 119,768McBride (2)Report
153 December 2005West Bromwich AlbionA0 – 023,144Report
1610 December 2005Birmingham CityA0 – 127,597Report
1717 December 2005Blackburn RoversH2 – 120,138Bouba Diop, Boa MorteReport
1826 December 2005ChelseaA2 – 342,313Boa Morte, HelgusonReport
1928 December 2005Aston VillaH3 – 320,446McBride (2), HelgusonReport
2031 December 2005PortsmouthA0 – 119,101Report
212 January 2006SunderlandH2 – 119,372John (2)Report
2214 January 2006Newcastle UnitedH1 – 021,974MalbranqueReport
2323 January 2006West Ham UnitedA1 – 229,812HelgusonReport
2431 January 2006Tottenham HotspurH1 – 021,081BocanegraReport
254 February 2006Manchester UnitedA2 – 467,844Helguson, McBrideReport
2611 February 2006West Bromwich AlbionH6 – 121,508Helguson (2), Radzinski, John (2), Davies (o.g.)Report
2726 February 2006Bolton WanderersA1 – 223,104HelgusonReport
284 March 2006ArsenalH0 – 422,397Report
2911 March 2006EvertonA1 – 336,515JohnReport
3015 March 2006LiverpoolA1 – 542,293JohnReport
3119 March 2006ChelseaH1 – 022,486Boa MorteReport
3225 March 2006Aston VillaA0 – 032,605Report
331 April 2006PortsmouthH1 – 322,322MalbranqueReport
3415 April 2006Charlton AthleticH2 – 119,146Boa Morte (2)Report
3524 April 2006Wigan AthleticH1 – 017,164MalbranqueReport
3629 April 2006Manchester CityA2 – 141,128Malbranque, JohnReport
374 May 2006SunderlandA1 – 228,226RadzinskiReport
387 May 2006MiddlesbroughH1 – 022,434HelgusonReport

FA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R38 January 2006Leyton OrientH1 – 213,394JohnReport

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersReport
R221 September 2005Lincoln CityH5 – 45,365Rehman, Helguson, Rosenior, Radzinski, McBrideReport
R325 October 2005West Bromwich AlbionH2 – 37,373Helguson, Boa MorteReport

References

  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2005-2006/faprem/fulham.htm
  2. Crossley was born in Barnsley, England, and has represented England at level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1997.
  3. Malbranque was born in Mouscron, Belgium, but has represented France at U-21 level and has been called up for the senior squad, although he has not been capped.
  4. Radzinski was born in Poznań, Poland, but qualified to represent Canada internationally and made his international debut for Canada in June 1995.
  5. Timlin was born in Peckham, England, but also qualified to represent Ireland internationally and has played for them at U-21 level.
  6. Warner was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent Trinidad & Tobago internationally and made his international debut for Trinidad & Tobago in February 2006.
  7. Rehman was born in Birmingham, England and represented England at U-18, U-19 and U-20 but qualified to represent Pakistan internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Pakistan in December 2005.
  8. http://www.11v11.com/teams/fulham/tab/players/season/2006
  9. http://www.football-lineups.com/team/Fulham/FA_Premier_League_2005-2006/Fixture/
  10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4626163.stm
  11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4691145.stm
  12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4143128.stm
  13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4227802.stm
  14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4690729.stm
  15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4737931.stm
  16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/4749169.stm
  17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4584594.stm
  18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/4579288.stm

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