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2005–06 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, Charlton Athletic competed in the FA Premier League.

Charlton Athletic
2005–06 season
ChairmanRichard Murray
ManagerAlan Curbishley
StadiumThe Valley
FA Premier League13th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Darren Bent (18)
All: Darren Bent (22)
Highest home attendance27,111 (vs. Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest home attendance23,453 (vs. Wigan Athletic, 20 August 2005)
Average home league attendance26,195[1]

Season summary edit

Charlton started the season well, coming third at the end of August, second at the end of September and fifth at the end of October, but fell away during the second half of the season to finish in the lower half of the table in thirteenth. At the end of the season, manager Alan Curbishley resigned after 15 years at the club - 10 as manager - amidst rumours the FA was going to approach him with an offer to manage the English national side (the job eventually went to Middlesbrough's Steve McLaren). Curbishley was replaced by Iain Dowie, who infamously left South London rivals Crystal Palace, claiming he wanted to be closer to his family in Bolton - only to join the Addicks.

Striker Darren Bent, signed from Championship side Ipswich Town, made a significant impact in his first full Premiership season, scoring 18 goals (22 in all competitions) to finish as the third highest scorer in the league and the highest scoring Englishman. Unfortunately for him his prolific scoring was not enough for him to make England's World Cup squad, with Arsenal's 17-year-old striker Theo Walcott a surprise inclusion ahead of him.

Kit edit

After two seasons Charlton changed their home kit, although Spanish apparel manufacturers Joma remained the suppliers. During the season, however, kit sponsors all:sports went bankrupt; Charlton then signed a sponsorship deal with Spanish real estate company Llanera through to the end of the 2007–08 season.

For the club's centenary, in a match in October Charlton wore a special centenary kit with a white band down the left-hand side of the shirt and a red band down the left-hand side of the shorts.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results per matchday edit

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Source: WorldFootball.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results edit

Charlton Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 2005 Sunderland A 3–1 34,446 D Bent (2), Murphy
20 August 2005 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 23,453 D Bent
28 August 2005 Middlesbrough A 3–0 26,206 Rommedahl, Perry, D Bent
10 September 2005 Birmingham City A 1–0 26,846 D Bent
17 September 2005 Chelsea H 0–2 27,111
24 September 2005 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 23,909 Murphy (2, 1 pen)
1 October 2005 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–3 27,111 D Bent (2)
17 October 2005 Fulham H 1–1 26,310 Murphy
22 October 2005 Portsmouth A 2–1 19,030 Ambrose, Rommedahl
29 October 2005 Bolton Wanderers H 0–1 26,175
5 November 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 17,691 Hughes
19 November 2005 Manchester United H 1–3 26,730 Ambrose
26 November 2005 Aston Villa A 0–1 30,023
4 December 2005 Manchester City H 2–5 25,289 D Bent, Bothroyd
10 December 2005 Sunderland H 2–0 26,065 D Bent, Ambrose
17 December 2005 Wigan Athletic A 0–3 17,074
26 December 2005 Arsenal H 0–1 27,111
31 December 2005 West Ham United H 2–0 25,952 Bartlett, D Bent
2 January 2006 Everton A 1–3 34,333 Holland
14 January 2006 Birmingham City H 2–0 26,312 Hughes, D Bent
22 January 2006 Chelsea A 1–1 41,355 M Bent
31 January 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 25,921
5 February 2006 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 36,034 Thomas
8 February 2006 Liverpool H 2–0 27,111 D Bent (pen), Young
12 February 2006 Manchester City A 2–3 41,347 D Bent, M Bent
22 February 2006 Newcastle United A 0–0 20,206
25 February 2006 Aston Villa H 0–0 26,594
4 March 2006 Liverpool A 0–0 43,892
12 March 2006 Middlesbrough H 2–1 24,830 D Bent (2)
18 March 2006 Arsenal A 0–3 38,223
26 March 2006 Newcastle United H 3–1 27,019 D Bent (pen), Bowyer (own goal), Bothroyd
2 April 2006 West Ham United A 0–0 34,753
8 April 2006 Everton H 0–0 26,954
15 April 2006 Fulham A 1–2 19,146 Euell
17 April 2006 Portsmouth H 2–1 25,419 Hughes, D Bent
22 April 2006 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 24,713 D Bent (pen)
29 April 2006 Blackburn Rovers H 0–2 26,254
7 May 2006 Manchester United A 0–4 73,006

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Sheffield Wednesday A 4–2 14,851 Rommedahl (2), Holland, D Bent
R4 28 January 2006 Leyton Orient H 2–1 22,029 Fortune, Bothroyd
R5 18 February 2006 Brentford H 3–1 22,098 D Bent, Bothroyd, Hughes
QF 23 March 2006 Middlesbrough H 0–0 24,187
QFR 12 April 2006 Middlesbrough A 2–4 30,248 Hughes, Southgate (own goal)

League Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 20 September 2005 Hartlepool United H 3–1 10,328 Johansson (pen), D Bent, Bothroyd
R3 26 October 2005 Chelsea A 2–3 (won 5–4 on pens) 42,198 D Bent
R4 30 November 2005 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 14,093 Ambrose, Murphy

Players edit

First-team squad edit

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ENG Luke Young
3 DF   ISL Hermann Hreidarsson
4 DF   URU Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan from Inter Milan)
5 DF   ENG Chris Perry
6 FW   ENG Marcus Bent
7 DF   BUL Radostin Kishishev
8 MF   IRL Matt Holland[notes 1] (captain)
9 FW   JAM Jason Euell[notes 2]
10 FW   ENG Darren Bent
11 FW   ENG Francis Jeffers
12 FW   JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 3]
14 MF   ENG Jerome Thomas
16 GK   DEN Stephan Andersen
17 FW   RSA Shaun Bartlett
18 MF   ENG Darren Ambrose
19 MF   DEN Dennis Rommedahl
20 MF   ENG Bryan Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ENG Chris Powell
23 DF   USA Jonathan Spector (on loan from Manchester United)
24 DF   ENG Jonathan Fortune
26 DF   CAF Kelly Youga
28 DF   ENG Osei Sankofa
29 MF   ENG Lloyd Sam[notes 4]
30 DF   ENG Mark Ricketts
31 FW   ENG Alex Varney
32 DF   ENG Barry Fuller
33 GK   IRL Darren Randolph
34 FW   ENG James Walker[notes 5]
35 DF   ENG Nathan Ashton
36 GK   NOR Thomas Myhre
37 DF   POR Gonçalo Brandão (on loan from Belenenses)
38 FW   ENG Jay Bothroyd
39 MF   ISL Rúrik Gíslason

Left club during season edit

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   IRL Dean Kiely[notes 6] (to Portsmouth)
6 DF   RSA Mark Fish (retired)
11 FW   ENG Francis Jeffers (on loan to Rangers)
13 MF   ENG Danny Murphy (to Tottenham Hotspur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   MAR Talal El Karkouri (on loan to Al Gharafa)
21 FW   FIN Jonatan Johansson (on loan to Norwich City)
25 MF   RUS Alexey Smertin (on loan from Chelsea)
27 GK   IRL Rob Elliot[notes 7] (on loan to Accrington Stanley)

Transfers In edit

Summer edit

Date Position Player Club From Fee
1 June 2005 FW Darren Bent Ipswich Town £2,500,000
1 July 2005 DF Kelly Youga Lyon Free
8 July 2005 MF Darren Ambrose Newcastle United Undisclosed[4]
11 July 2005 DF Jonathan Spector Manchester United Loan[5]
11 July 2005 DF Chris Powell West Ham United Free[6]
14 July 2005 DF Gonzalo Sorondo Inter Milan Loan[7]
15 July 2005 MF Alexei Smertin Chelsea Loan (ended 15 March 2006)[8][9]
8 August 2005 GK Thomas Myhre Fredrikstad Free[10]
8 August 2005 DF Gonçalo Brandão Belenenses Loan[11]
31 August 2005 FW Jay Bothroyd Perugia Free[12]
31 August 2005 MF Rurik Gisalson HK Kópavogur £180,000[13]

Winter edit

Date Position Player Club From Fee
17 January 2006 FW Marcus Bent Everton

Transfers Out edit

Summer edit

Date Position Player Club To Fee
5 July 2005 DF Paul Konchesky West Ham United £1,500,000[14]
5 August 2005 MF Stacy Long Notts County Free[15]
8 August 2005 DF Mark Fish Ipswich Town One-Month Loan[16]
31 August 2005 FW Francis Jeffers Rangers Six-Month Loan[17]
9 September 2005 FW Kevin Lisbie Norwich City One-Month Loan[18][19]
27 September 2005 DF Osei Sankofa Bristol City One-Month Loan (extended 1 November)[20][21]

Winter edit

Date Position Player Club To Fee
25 January 2006 GK Dean Kiely Portsmouth Undisclosed[22]
31 January 2006 MF Danny Murphy Tottenham Hotspur £2,000,000[23]
31 January 2006 FW Jonatan Johansson Norwich City Loan[24]
22 February 2006 FW Kevin Lisbie Derby County One-Month Loan[25]

Statistics edit

Starting 11 edit

Considering starts in all competitions[26]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Charlton Athletic | Team | Statistics | Attendance". Cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Charlton Athletic 2005-2006 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ "FootballSquads - Charlton Athletic - 2005/06".
  4. ^ "Charlton sign Newcastle's Ambrose". BBC Sport. 8 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Charlton clinch Spector loan deal". BBC Sport. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Powell makes return to Charlton". BBC Sport. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Charlton complete Sorondo signing". BBC Sport. 14 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Charlton snap up Smertin on loan". BBC Sport. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Smertin completes move to Moscow". BBC Sport. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Charlton snap up goalkeeper Myhre". BBC Sport. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Ranks bolstered with double signing". Kent Online. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Bothroyd makes move to Charlton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Ice man cometh to Charlton". Irish Examiner. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Hammers swoop for defensive trio". BBC Sport. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Magpies swoop to add duo to squad". BBC Sport. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Ipswich land Fish". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  17. ^ UEFA.com (31 August 2005). "Rangers home in on Jeffers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Lisbie joins Norwich in loan move". BBC Sport. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Charlton take on-loan Lisbie back". BBC Sport. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  20. ^ "City sign Addicks player on loan". BBC Sport. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  21. ^ "City extend Sankofa's loan spell". BBC Sport. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  22. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Kiely makes switch to Portsmouth". newsimg.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  23. ^ "Tottenham clinch late Murphy deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Norwich make double loan capture". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Lisbie completes Derby loan move". BBC Sport. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  26. ^ "Charlton Athletic | Team | Statistics | Appearances". Cafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Holland was born in Bury, England, but qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Republic of Ireland in 1999.
  2. ^ Euell was born in Lambeth, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally through his father and made his international debut for Jamaica in November 2004.
  3. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  4. ^ Sam was born in Leeds, England, and represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Ghana in October 2015.
  5. ^ Walker was born in Hackney, England, and represented them at U-18 level, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda internationally and would make his international debut for Antigua and Barbuda in September 2012.
  6. ^ Kiely was born in Salford, England, and represented them at U-15, U-16, and U-18 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1999.
  7. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his father and represented them at under-19 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2014.
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