Manchester City
Season 2005–06
Owner England Publicly traded company
Chairman England John Wardle
Manager England Stuart Pearce
Team captain France Sylvain Distin
Home stadium City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Eastlands and CoMS)
Premier0League Fifteenth
League Cup Second round
FA Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorers League: 0 Andy Cole (9 goals)
(20th highest in Premier League)
All comps: 0 Andy Cole (10 goals) 0 and 0 Darius Vassell (10 goals)
Season revenue € 89.4 million0(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 0v0 Manchester United
14 January 2006
Highest away
attendance
67,839 0v0 Manchester United
10 September 2005
Lowest home
attendance
27,779 0v0 Scunthorpe United
7 January 2006
Lowest away
attendance
8,228 0v0 Doncaster Rovers
21 September 2005
2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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.

Season review

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Team kit

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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

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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).

Premier LeagueFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League Division OneFootball League Division TwoFootball League Division OnePremier LeagueFootball League First Division




Friendly games

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Pre-season

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15 July 2005 Tranmere Rovers 1 – 0 Manchester City Prenton, England
19:45 BST Davies   90' MCFC report
M.E.N. report
Stadium: Prenton Park
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  
Ferguson  
Bent  
Kilbane  
  B. Wright-Phillips
  Mills
  Thatcher
  Flood




Competitive games

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Position in final standings

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Pos Team 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

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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



Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHA
ResultDWWWDLLWWLWLDLWLWLLDLWLWLWLWLLLLLLWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source: 2005–06 Premier League results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Individual match reports

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Manchester City  0 – 0  West Bromwich Albion
Guardian report
Attendance: 42,983
Referee: C J Foy

Birmingham City  1 – 2  Manchester City
Butt   7' Guardian report   20' Barton
  46' Cole
Attendance: 26,366
Referee: M Clattenburg

Sunderland  1 – 2  Manchester City
Le Tallec   41' Guardian report   9' Vassell
  35' Sinclair
Attendance: 33,357
Referee: P Walton

Manchester City  2 – 1  Portsmouth
Reyna   66'
Cole   69'
Guardian report
BBC Sport report
  52' Viafara
Attendance: 41,022
Referee: A Wiley

Manchester United  1 – 1  Manchester City
van Nistelrooy   45' Guardian report   75' Barton
Attendance: 67,839
Referee: S Bennett

Manchester City  0 – 1  Bolton Wanderers
Guardian report   93' Speed
Attendance: 43,137
Referee: M L Dean

Newcastle United  1 – 0  Manchester City
Owen   18' Guardian report
Attendance: 52, 280
Referee: G Poll

Manchester City  2 – 0  Everton
Mills   72'
Vassell   92'
Guardian report
Attendance: 42,681
Referee: M Halsey

Manchester City  2 – 1  West Ham United
Cole   17'   55' Guardian report   90' Zamora
Attendance: 43, 647
Referee: M Clattenburg

Arsenal  1 – 0  Manchester City
Pirès   61' (pen.) Guardian report
Attendance: 38,119
Referee: Mike Riley

Manchester City  3 – 1  Aston Villa
Vassell   4'   26'
Cole   82'
Guardian report   64' Ridgewell
Attendance: 42,069
Referee: D J Gallagher

Fulham  2 – 1  Manchester City
Malbranque   6'   44' Guardian report   20' Croft
Attendance: 22,241
Referee: R Styles

Manchester City  0 – 0  Blackburn Rovers
Guardian report
Attendance: 44,092
Referee: M Atkinson

Manchester City  0 – 1  Liverpool
Guardian report   60' Riise
Attendance: 47,105
Referee: A G Wiley

Charlton Athletic  2 – 5  Manchester City
Bent   36'
Bothroyd   73'
Guardian report   25'   84' Cole
  37' Sinclair
  69' Barton
  79' Vassell
Attendance: 25,289
Referee: P Dowd

West Bromwich Albion  2 – 0  Manchester City
Kamara   36'
Campbell   73'
Guardian report
BBC Sport report
  87' Cole
Attendance: 25,472
Referee: M Dean

Manchester City  4 – 1  Birmingham City
Sommeil   1'
Barton   13' (pen.)
Sibierski   39'
Wright-Phillips   69'
Guardian report   73' Jarošík
  90' Vaesen
Attendance: 41,343
Referee: S Bennett

Wigan Athletic  4 – 3  Manchester City
Roberts   11'   44'
McCulloch   22'
Camara   70'
Guardian report   2' Sibierski
  76' Barton
  87' Cole
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: D Gallagher

Manchester City  0 – 1  Chelsea
Guardian report   79' Cole
Attendance: 46,587
Referee: U Rennie

Middlesbrough  0 – 0  Manchester City
Guardian report
Attendance: 28,022
Referee: M Atkinson

Manchester City  0 – 2  Tottenham Hotspur
Guardian report   30' Mido
  83' Keane
Attendance: 40,808
Referee: A Wiley

Manchester City  3 – 1  Manchester United
Sinclair   32'
Vassell   39'
Fowler   93'
Guardian report   76' van Nistelrooy
  66' Ronaldo
Attendance: 47,192
Referee: S Bennett

Bolton Wanderers  2 – 0  Manchester City
Borgetti   32'
Nolan   39'
Guardian report
Attendance: 26,466
Referee: R Styles

Manchester City  3 – 0  Newcastle United
Riera   14'
Cole   38'
Vassell   62'
Guardian report
BBC Sport report
Attendance: 42,413
Referee: C Foy

Everton  1 – 0  Manchester City
Weir   7' Guardian report   90' Jordan
Attendance: 37,827
Referee: A Marriner

Manchester City  3 – 2  Charlton Athletic
Dunne   22'
Samaras   53'
Barton   63'
Guardian report   50' D. Bent
  66' M. Bent
Attendance: 41,347
Referee: M. Dean

Liverpool  1 – 0  Manchester City
Kewell   40' Guardian report   52' Barton
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: D Gallagher

Manchester City  2 – 1  Sunderland
Samaras   8'   10' Guardian report   24' Kyle
  85' Breen
Attendance: 42,200
Referee: C. Foy

Portsmouth  2 – 1  Manchester City
Mendes   30'   90+3' Guardian report   81' Dunne
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: M Halsey

Manchester City  0 – 1  Wigan Athletic
Guardian report   55' McCulloch
Attendance: 42,444
Referee: M Atkinson

Chelsea  2 – 0  Manchester City
Drogba   30'   33' Guardian report   45' Distin
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: R Styles

Manchester City  0 – 1  Middlesbrough
Guardian report   42' Cattermole
Attendance: 40,256
Referee: M Riley

Tottenham Hotspur  2 – 1  Manchester City
Stalteri   43'
Carrick   49'
Guardian report   51' Samaras
Attendance: 36,167
Referee: D. Gallagher

West Ham United  1 – 0  Manchester City
Newton   15' Guardian report
Attendance: 34,305
Referee: Steve Bennett

Aston Villa  0 – 1  Manchester City
Guardian report
Guardian match facts
  71' Vassell
Attendance: 26,422
Referee: C Foy

Manchester City  1 – 2  Fulham
Dunne   69' Guardian report
BBC Sport report
  83' John
  90' Malbranque
Attendance: 41,128
Referee: P Walton

Manchester City  1 – 3  Arsenal
Sommeil   38' Guardian report   29' Ljungberg
  77'   84' Reyes
Attendance: 41,875
Referee: G Poll

Blackburn Rovers  2 – 0  Manchester City
Khizanishvili   35'
Kuqi   53'
Tugay   59'
Guardian report
Attendance: 25,731
Referee: H Webb



Second round

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Doncaster Rovers  (0) 1 – 1 (0)  Manchester City
McIndoe   118' (pen.) Guardian report
BBC Sport report
  95' (pen.) Vassell
  106' Onuoha 0 (rescinded at end of game)
Penalties
McIndoe  
Coppinger  
Heffeman  
3 – 0   Vassell
  Sibierski
  Dunne
Attendance: 8,228
Referee: G Salisbury



Third round

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Manchester City  3 – 1  Scunthorpe United
Fowler   47'   56'   64' (pen.) Guardian report   17' Keogh
Attendance: 27,779
Referee: A R Hall

Fourth round

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Manchester City  1 – 0  Wigan Athletic
Cole   83' Guardian report
Attendance: 30,811
Referee: H Webb

Fifth round

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Aston Villa  1 – 1  Manchester City
Baroš   72' Guardian report   90+3' Richards
Attendance: 23,847
Referee: G Poll
Fifth round replay
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Manchester City  2 – 1  Aston Villa
Samaras   17'
Vassell   49'
Guardian report   85' Davis
Attendance: 33,006
Referee: P Dowd

Quarter-final

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Manchester City  1 – 2  West Ham United
Sun   56'
Musampa   85'
Guardian report   41'   69' Ashton
Attendance: 39,357
Referee: H Webb



Goal scorers

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Information current as of 7 May 2006 (end of season)

Transfers and loans

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cole flies out to join Blues". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. ^ "Andrew Cole transfer from Fulham complete". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-07-20. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  3. ^ "City complete Vassell deal". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-07-27. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. ^ "Next level for Darius Vassell". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-07-28. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  5. ^ "Man City sign Qatar star Hussein". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  6. ^ "Yasser in training". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2005-08-16. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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  8. ^ "Haapala earns a deal at Man City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  9. ^ "Samaras seals £6m Man City switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  10. ^ "City: Samaras looks for a fresh start". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  11. ^ "Blues complete Mills deal". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  12. ^ "SWP completes Chelsea move". menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  13. ^ "Blackpool sign Birmingham's Kuqi". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  14. ^ "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  15. ^ "Mansfield get D'Laryea and Wilson". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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