2005–06 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
Season 2005–06
Owner Publicly traded company
Chairman John Wardle
Manager Stuart Pearce
Team captain Sylvain Distin
Home stadium City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
PremierLeague Fifteenth
League Cup Second round
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorers League: Andy Cole (9 goals)
(20th highest in Premier League)
All comps: Andy Cole (10 goals) and Darius Vassell (10 goals)
Season revenue € 89.4 million(17th highest in world)
(7th highest in Premier League)
Average home
attendance
42,856 – over 19 PL home games
(4th highest in Premier League)
Highest home
attendance
47,192 v Manchester United
14 January 2006
Highest away
attendance
67,839 v Manchester United
10 September 2005
Lowest home
attendance
27,779 v Scunthorpe United
7 January 2006
Lowest away
attendance
8,228 v Doncaster Rovers
21 September 2005
2004–05 2006–07
Results summary - all competitions
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home122 9 52.2%
Away4 4 1319.0%
Both166 2236.4%
Results summary - Premier League
WinsDrawsLossesWin %
Home9 2 8 47.4%
Away4 2 1321.1%
Both134 2134.2%

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 the 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.

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

Historical league performance

Prior to this season, the history of Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed).

Friendly games

Pre-season

Premier League Asia Trophy


Thomas Cook Trophy

Competitive games

Premier League

Position in final standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
13 Charlton Athletic 38 13 8 17 41 5514 47
14 Middlesbrough 38 12 9 17 48 5810 45
15 Manchester City 38 13 4 21 43 485 43
16 Aston Villa 38 10 12 16 42 5513 42
17 Portsmouth 38 10 8 20 37 6225 38

Updated to games played on 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League 2005-06
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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: 0Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion
0 points: Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool,
0Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan Athletic

Biggest & smallest

Biggest home wins: 4–1 vs. Birmingham City, 17 December 2005
000000000000000003–0 vs. Newcastle United, 1 February 2006
Biggest home defeats: 1–3 vs. Arsenal, 4 May 2006
00000000000000000000–2 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
00000000000& vs. Bolton Wanderers, 21 January 2006 & vs. Chelsea, 25 March 2006
00000000000& 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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHA
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

Last updated: 7 May 2006 (end of season).
Source: Premier League results 2005-06
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Individual match reports


20 August 2005
17:15
Birmingham City England 1 2 England Manchester City
Butt  7' Guardian report  20' Barton
 46' Cole
St Andrews
Birmingham

Attendance: 26,366
Referee: M Clattenburg

23 August 2005
19:45
Sunderland England 1 2 England Manchester City
Le Tallec  41' Guardian report  9' Vassell
 35' Sinclair
Stadium of Light
Sunderland

Attendance: 33,357
Referee: P Walton

27 August 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 2 1 England Portsmouth
Reyna  66'
Cole  69'
Guardian report
BBC Sport report
 52' Viafara
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 41,022
Referee: A Wiley

10 September 2005
15:00
Manchester United England 1 1 England Manchester City
van Nistelrooy  45' Guardian report  75' Barton
Old Trafford
Manchester

Attendance: 67,839
Referee: S Bennett

18 September 2005
16:00
Manchester City England 0 1 England Bolton Wanderers
Guardian report  93' Speed
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 43,137
Referee: M L Dean

24 September 2005
15:00
Newcastle United England 1 0 England Manchester City
Owen  18' Guardian report
St James' Park
Newcastle

Attendance: 52, 280
Referee: G Poll

2 October 2005
11:15
Manchester City England 2 0 England Everton
Mills  72'
Vassell  92'
Guardian report
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 42,681
Referee: M Halsey

16 October 2005
16:00
Manchester City England 2 1 England West Ham United
Cole  17'  55' Guardian report  90' Zamora
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 43, 647
Referee: M Clattenburg

22 October 2005
15:00
Arsenal England 1 0 England Manchester City
Pirès  61' (pen.) Guardian report
Highbury
London

Attendance: 38,119
Referee: Mike Riley

31 October 2005
20:00
Manchester City England 3 1 England Aston Villa
Vassell  4'  26'
Cole  82'
Guardian report  64' Ridgewell
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 42,069
Referee: D J Gallagher

5 November 2005
15:00
Fulham England 2 1 England Manchester City
Malbranque  6'  44' Guardian report  20' Croft
Craven Cottage
London

Attendance: 22,241
Referee: R Styles


26 November 2005
15:00
Manchester City England 0 1 England Liverpool
Guardian report  60' Riise
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 47,105
Referee: A G Wiley

4 December 2005
16:00
Charlton Athletic England 2 5 England Manchester City
Bent  36'
Bothroyd  73'
Guardian report  25'  84' Cole
 37' Sinclair
 69' Barton
 79' Vassell
The Valley
London

Attendance: 25,289
Referee: P Dowd


17 December 2005
17:15
Manchester City England 4 1 England Birmingham City
Sommeil  1'
Barton  13' (pen.)
Sibierski  39'
Wright-Phillips  69'
Guardian report  73' Jarošík
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 90' Vaesen
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 41,343
Referee: S Bennett

26 December 2005
15:00
Wigan Athletic England 4 3 England Manchester City
Roberts  11'  44'
McCulloch  22'
Camara  70'
Guardian report  2' Sibierski
 76' Barton
 87' Cole
JJB Stadium
Wigan

Attendance: 25,017
Referee: D Gallagher

28 December 2005
19:45
Manchester City England 0 1 England Chelsea
Guardian report  79' Cole
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 46,587
Referee: U Rennie

31 December 2005
15:00
Middlesbrough England 0 0 England Manchester City
Guardian report
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough

Attendance: 28,022
Referee: M Atkinson

4 January 2006
20:00
Manchester City England 0 2 England Tottenham Hotspur
Guardian report  30' Mido
 83' Keane
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 40,808
Referee: A Wiley

14 January 2006
12:45
Manchester City England 3 1 England Manchester United
Sinclair  32'
Vassell  39'
Fowler  93'
Guardian report  76' van Nistelrooy
Red card 66' Ronaldo
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 47,192
Referee: S Bennett

21 January 2006
15:00
Bolton Wanderers England 2 0 England Manchester City
Borgetti  32'
Nolan  39'
Guardian report
Reebok Stadium
Bolton

Attendance: 26,466
Referee: R Styles


4 February 2006
15:00
Everton England 1 0 England Manchester City
Weir  7' Guardian report Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 90' Jordan
Goodison Park
Liverpool

Attendance: 37,827
Referee: A Marriner

12 February 2006
15:00
Manchester City England 3 2 England Charlton Athletic
Dunne  22'
Samaras  53'
Barton  63'
Guardian report  50' D. Bent
 66' M. Bent
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 41,347
Referee: M. Dean

26 February 2006
12:15
Liverpool England 1 0 England Manchester City
Kewell  40' Guardian report Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 52' Barton
Anfield
Liverpool

Attendance: 44,121
Referee: D Gallagher

5 March 2006
13:30
Manchester City England 2 1 England Sunderland
Samaras  8, 10' Guardian report  24' Kyle
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 85' Breen
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 42,200
Referee: C. Foy

11 March 2006
15:00
Portsmouth England 2 1 England Manchester City
Mendes  30'  90+3' Guardian report  81' Dunne
Fratton Park
Portsmouth

Attendance: 19,556
Referee: M Halsey

18 March 2006
15:00
Manchester City England 0 1 England Wigan Athletic
Guardian report  55' McCulloch
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 42,444
Referee: M Atkinson

25 March 2006
15:00
Chelsea England 2 0 England Manchester City
Drogba  30'  33' Guardian report Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 45' Distin
Stamford Bridge
London

Attendance: 42,321
Referee: R Styles


8 April 2006
12:45
Tottenham Hotspur England 2 1 England Manchester City
Stalteri  43'
Carrick  49'
Guardian report  51' Samaras
White Hart Lane
London

Attendance: 36,167
Referee: D. Gallagher

15 April 2006
15:00
West Ham United England 1 0 England Manchester City
Newton  15' Guardian report
Boleyn Ground
London

Attendance: 34,305
Referee: Steve Bennett

25 April 2006
19:45
Aston Villa England 0 1 England Manchester City
Guardian report
Guardian match facts
 71' Vassell
Villa Park
Birmingham

Attendance: 26,422
Referee: C Foy

29 April 2006
15:00
Manchester City England 1 2 England Fulham
Dunne  69' Guardian report
BBC Sport report
 83' John
 90' Malbranque
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 41,128
Referee: P Walton

4 May 2006
19:45
Manchester City England 1 3 England Arsenal
Sommeil  38' Guardian report  29' Ljungberg
 77'  84' Reyes
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 41,875
Referee: G Poll

7 May 2006
15:00
Blackburn Rovers England 2 0 England Manchester City
Khizanishvili  35'
Kuqi  53'
Tugay Red card 59'
Guardian report
Ewood Park
Blackburn

Attendance: 25,731
Referee: H Webb

League Cup

Second round

21 September 2005
19:45
Doncaster Rovers England (0) 1 1 (0) England Manchester City
McIndoe  118' (pen.) Guardian report
BBC Sport report
 95' (pen.) Vassell
Red card 106' Onuoha 0 (rescinded at end of game)
  Penalties  
McIndoe
Coppinger
Heffeman
3 – 0 Vassell
Sibierski
Dunne
Earth Stadium
Doncaster

Attendance: 8,228
Referee: G Salisbury

FA Cup

Third round

7 January 2006
15:00
Manchester City England 3 1 England Scunthorpe United
Fowler  47, 56, 64' Guardian report  17' Keogh
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 27,779
Referee: A R Hall

Fourth round

28 January 2006
15:00
Manchester City England 1 0 England Wigan Athletic
Cole  83' Guardian report
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 30,811
Referee: H Webb

Fifth round

19 February 2006
18:30
Aston Villa England 1 1 England Manchester City
Baroš  72' Guardian report  90+3' Richards
Villa Park
Birmingham

Attendance: 23,847
Referee: G Poll
Fifth round replay

14 March 2006
19:45
Manchester City England 2 1 England Aston Villa
Samaras  17'
Vassell  49'
Guardian report  85' Davis
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 33,006
Referee: P Dowd

Quarter-final

20 March 2006
20:05
Manchester City England 1 2 England West Ham United
Sun Red card 56'
Musampa  85'
Guardian report  41'  69' Ashton
City of Manchester Stadium
Manchester

Attendance: 39,357
Referee: H Webb

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK David James
2 France DF David Sommeil
3 Wales DF Ben Thatcher[1]
4 Finland MF Tuomas Haapala
5 France DF Sylvain Distin
6 United States MF Claudio Reyna
8 England MF Joey Barton
9 England FW Andrew Cole
10 France MF Antoine Sibierski
11 England FW Darius Vassell
12 England GK Nicky Weaver
14 Netherlands MF Kiki Musampa[2] (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16 England DF Nedum Onuoha[3]
17 China DF Sun Jihai
18 England DF Danny Mills
19 Spain MF Albert Riera (on loan from Espanyol)
No. Position Player
20 Greece FW Georgios Samaras
22 Republic of Ireland DF Richard Dunne
25 Belgium GK Geert De Vlieger
26 England DF Matt Mills
27 Denmark DF Mikkel Bischoff
28 England MF Trevor Sinclair
33 Denmark GK Kasper Schmeichel
36 Republic of Ireland FW Karl Bermingham
37 England MF Ian Bennett
38 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen Ireland
40 England MF Lee Croft
41 England DF Stephen Jordan
42 England FW Bradley Wright-Phillips
43 England FW Ishmael Miller
44 Republic of Ireland MF Willo Flood
45 England DF Micah Richards

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
7 England FW Robbie Fowler (to Liverpool)
20 Qatar MF Yasser Hussein (released)
No. Position Player
31 England MF Jonathan D'Laryea (to Mansfield Town)

Statistics

Starting XI

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
MS Notes
1 GK England David James 44
18 RB England Danny Mills 18
22 CB Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 37
15 CB France Sylvain Distin 36
41 LB England Stephen Jordan 23 Ben Thatcher has 19 starts
28 RM England Trevor Sinclair 32
8 CM England Joey Barton 36
6 CM United States Claudio Reyna 23
14 LM Netherlands Kiki Musampa 27 Sun Jihai has 21 starts
11 CF England Darius Vassell 41
9 CF England Andrew Cole 21

Goal scorers

All competitions

Scorer Goals
England Andy Cole 10
England Darius Vassell
England Joey Barton 6
Greece Georgios Samaras 5
England Robbie Fowler 4
Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne 3
England Trevor Sinclair
France Antoine Sibierski 2
Guadeloupe David Sommeil
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
France Antoine Sibierski 2
Guadeloupe David Sommeil
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[4][5]
27 July 2005 FW England Darius Vassell England Aston Villa £2 million[6][7]
16 Aug. 2005 MF Qatar Yasser Hussein Qatar Al-Sadd Club Unattached[8][9]
1 Jan. 2006 MF Finland Tuomas Haapala Finland MyPa-47 Free[10][11]
30 Jan. 2006 FW Greece Georgios Samaras Netherlands Heerenveen £6 million[12][13]
30 Jan. 2006 DF England Matthew Mills EnglandSouthampton Undisclosed[14]

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 million[15]
1 Jan. 2006 MF Qatar Yasser Hussein Qatar Al-Sadd Club Released
23 Jan. 2006 DF England Danny Warrender England Blackpool Undisc.[16]
27 Jan. 2006 FW England Robbie Fowler England Liverpool Free[17]
31 Jan. 2006 MF England Jonathan D'Laryea England Mansfield Town Nominal fee[18]
11 May 2006 MF Finland Tuomas Haapala Norway Sandefjord Fotball Released[19]
11 May 2006 FW Republic of Ireland Karl Bermingham Northern Ireland Newry City Released[19]
11 May 2006 Ian Bennett Released[19]
11 May 2006 Paul Collins Released[19]
11 May 2006 Michael Ward Released[19]

Loans in

Start date End date Pos. Player From club
5 June 2005 11 May 2006 MF Netherlands Kiki Musampa Spain Atlético Madrid[19][20][21]
5 Jan. 2006 11 May 2006 MF Spain Albert Riera Spain Espanyol[19][22]

Loans out

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

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Musampa was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo (then Zaire).
  3. Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria.
  4. "Cole flies out to join Blues". menmedia.co.uk (Manchester Evening News). 2005-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  5. "Andrew Cole transfer from Fulham complete". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-07-20. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  6. "City complete Vassell deal". menmedia.co.uk (Manchester Evening News). 2005-07-27. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  7. "Next level for Darius Vassell". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  8. "Man City sign Qatar star Hussein". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  9. "Yasser in training". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  10. "Man City extend Haapala's trial". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  11. "Haapala earns a deal at Man City". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  12. "Samaras seals £6m Man City switch". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  13. "City: Samaras looks for a fresh start". menmedia.co.uk (Manchester Evening News). 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  14. "Blues complete Mills deal". menmedia.co.uk (Manchester Evening News). 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  15. "SWP completes Chelsea move". menmedia.co.uk (Manchester Evening News). 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  16. "Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  17. "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  18. "Mansfield get D'Laryea and Wilson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sommeil heads Man City clear-out". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-05-11. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  20. "Kiki to stay on". menmedia.co.uk (Manchester Evening News). 2005-06-06. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  21. "Musampa stays at Man City on loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2005-06-05. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  22. "Riera clinches Man City loan move". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
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