2005–06 Everton F.C. season

During the 2005–06 season, Everton competed in the Premier League.

Everton
2005–06 season
ChairmanBill Kenwright
ManagerDavid Moyes
Premier League11th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Beattie (10)
All: Beattie (11)
Average home league attendance36,860
Goodison Park

Season summary

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Despite finishing in the coveted fourth place last season, Everton suffered a downturn this season. Failure to qualify for the Champions League and an early exit from the UEFA Cup took their toll on player morale, and at the end of October the Toffees stood in the relegation zone. The club eventually rallied to secure a safe eleventh place in the final table – not high enough for any further European adventures the next season, and somewhat embarrassing for a side which had achieved so much last season.

The end of the season saw the retirement of Scottish striker Duncan Ferguson, the highest scoring Scotsman ever in the Premier League's history.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
9 West Ham United 38 16 7 15 52 55 −3 55 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Liverpool had already qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup berth as the FA Cup winners went to West Ham, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Results

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Everton's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

FA Premier League

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLLLLLLDWWLWWDLLLLWWWWDWWLDWWLDDLLDWD
Position181113161819202020201816181616151616171616141212121112121191010111112121111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2006 (end of season). Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 August 2005 Manchester United H 0–2 38,610
21 August 2005 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 25,608 Bent
27 August 2005 Fulham A 0–1 17,169
10 September 2005 Portsmouth H 0–1 36,831
19 September 2005 Arsenal A 0–2 38,121
24 September 2005 Wigan Athletic H 0–1 37,189
2 October 2005 Manchester City A 0–2 42,681
15 October 2005 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 36,247
23 October 2005 Chelsea H 1–1 36,042 Beattie (pen)
29 October 2005 Birmingham City A 1–0 26,554 Davies
6 November 2005 Middlesbrough H 1–0 34,349 Beattie
19 November 2005 West Bromwich Albion A 0–4 24,784
27 November 2005 Newcastle United H 1–0 36,207 Yobo
3 December 2005 Blackburn Rovers A 2–0 22,064 McFadden, Arteta
11 December 2005 Manchester United A 1–1 67,831 McFadden
14 December 2005 West Ham United H 1–2 35,704 Beattie
17 December 2005 Bolton Wanderers H 0–4 34,500
26 December 2005 Aston Villa A 0–4 32,432
28 December 2005 Liverpool H 1–3 40,158 Beattie
31 December 2005 Sunderland A 1–0 30,576 Cahill
2 January 2006 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 34,333 Beattie, Cahill (2)
14 January 2006 Portsmouth A 1–0 20,094 Osman
21 January 2006 Arsenal H 1–0 36,920 Beattie
31 January 2006 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 21,731 Thompson (own goal)
4 February 2006 Manchester City H 1–0 37,827 Weir
11 February 2006 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 35,615 Beattie
25 February 2006 Newcastle United A 0–2 51,916
4 March 2006 West Ham United A 2–2 34,866 Osman, Beattie
11 March 2006 Fulham H 3–1 36,515 Beattie (2, 1 pen), McFadden
18 March 2006 Aston Villa H 4–1 36,507 McFadden, Cahill (2), Osman
25 March 2006 Liverpool A 1–3 44,923 Cahill
1 April 2006 Sunderland H 2–2 38,093 Osman, McFadden
8 April 2006 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 26,954
15 April 2006 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–1 39,856
17 April 2006 Chelsea A 0–3 41,765
22 April 2006 Birmingham City H 0–0 35,420
29 April 2006 Middlesbrough A 1–0 29,224 McFadden
7 May 2006 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 39,671 Anichebe, Ferguson

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 7 January 2006 Millwall A 1–1 16,440 Osman
R3R 18 January 2006 Millwall H 1–0 25,800 Cahill
R4 28 January 2006 Chelsea H 1–1 29,742 McFadden
R4R 8 February 2006 Chelsea A 1–4 39,301 Arteta (pen)

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 25 October 2005 Middlesbrough H 0–1 25,844

UEFA Champions League

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
QR3 1st Leg 9 August 2005 Villarreal H 1–2 37,685 Beattie
QR3 2nd Leg 24 August 2005 Villarreal A 1–2 (lost 2–4 on agg) 22,000 Arteta

UEFA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 15 September 2005 Dinamo București A 1–5 11,500 Yobo
R1 2nd Leg 29 September 2005 Dinamo București H 1–0 (lost 2–5 on agg) 21,843 Cahill

Squad

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[1] 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   ENG Richard Wright
3 DF   SCO Gary Naysmith
4 DF   NGA Joseph Yobo
5 DF   SCO David Weir (captain)
6 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta
8 FW   ENG James Beattie
9 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson
10 MF   WAL Simon Davies
11 FW   SCO James McFadden
12 MF   CHN Li Tie
13 GK   SCO Iain Turner
14 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane[2]
15 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs
16 MF   IRL Lee Carsley[3]
17 MF   AUS Tim Cahill
18 MF   ENG Phil Neville
19 DF   POR Nuno Valente
20 DF   ITA Matteo Ferrari[4] (on loan from Roma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ENG Leon Osman
22 DF   ENG Tony Hibbert
23 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone
25 GK   ENG Nigel Martyn
27 MF   NED Andy van der Meyde
29 FW   ENG James Vaughan
30 GK   ENG John Ruddy
31 DF   ENG Mark Hughes
32 DF   ENG Stephen Wynne
33 MF   ENG Christian Sergeant
34 DF   ENG Sean Wright
35 FW   ENG Paul Hopkins
36 DF   SCO Patrick Boyle
37 MF   ENG Jay Harris
38 FW   NGA Victor Anichebe
39 MF   ENG Laurence Wilson
41 MF   ISL Bjarni Vidarsson

Left club during season

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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   DEN Per Krøldrup (to Fiorentina)
7 FW   ENG Marcus Bent (to Charlton Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK   NED Sander Westerveld (on loan from Portsmouth)
MF   BRA Anderson de Silva (on loan to Málaga)

Player awards

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Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   ENG Richard Wright 16 0 14+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   SCO Iain Turner 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK   ENG Nigel Martyn 27 0 20 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
30 GK   ENG John Ruddy 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   SCO Gary Naysmith 8 0 7 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   NGA Joseph Yobo 34 2 29 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
5 DF   SCO David Weir 42 1 32+1 1 4 0 1 0 3+1 0
15 DF   ENG Alan Stubbs 14 0 13+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   POR Nuno Valente 26 0 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF   ITA Matteo Ferrari 13 0 6+2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF   ENG Tony Hibbert 38 0 29 0 4 0 1 0 4 0
23 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ESP Mikel Arteta 37 3 27+2 1 4 1 1 0 3 1
10 MF   WAL Simon Davies 36 1 22+8 1 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
12 MF   CHN Li Tie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   IRL Kevin Kilbane 43 0 21+13 0 4 0 1 0 3+1 0
16 MF   IRL Lee Carsley 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   AUS Tim Cahill 39 8 32 6 3 1 0 0 4 1
18 MF   ENG Phil Neville 43 1 34 0 4 1 1 0 4 0
21 MF   ENG Leon Osman 42 4 28+7 3 3+1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0
27 MF   NED Andy van der Meyde 11 0 7+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW   ENG James Beattie 38 11 29+3 10 2+1 0 1 0 1+1 1
9 FW   SCO Duncan Ferguson 31 1 7+20 1 0 0 0 0 2+2 0
11 FW   SCO James McFadden 41 7 24+8 6 2+2 1 1 0 2+2 0
29 FW   ENG James Vaughan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   NGA Victor Anichebe 3 1 0+2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF   DEN Per Krøldrup 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   ENG Marcus Bent 24 1 7+11 1 1 0 0+1 0 2+2 0
26 GK   NED Sander Westerveld 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 30 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Starting 11

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Considering starts in all competitions[6]

Transfers

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References

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  1. ^ "Everton 2005-2006 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ^ Kilbane was born in Preston, England.
  3. ^ Carsley was born in Birmingham, England.
  4. ^ Ferrari was born in Aflou, Algeria.
  5. ^ "Awards Winners | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ "All Everton players: 2006".
  7. ^ "Kroldrup seals £5m Everton switch". 27 June 2005.
  8. ^ Fifield, Dominic (19 May 2005). "Everton take Arteta to heart with £2.8m deal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. ^ UEFA.com (15 July 2005). "Everton deal excites Arteta". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Everton wrap up Neville signing". BBC Sport. 4 August 2005.
  11. ^ "Ferrari signs Everton loan deal". 26 August 2005.
  12. ^ "Van der Meyde signs Everton deal". 31 August 2005.
  13. ^ "Stubbs makes shock Everton return". BBC Sport. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Everton sign Westerveld on loan". 24 February 2006.
  15. ^ "Everton wrap up Neville signing". 4 August 2005.
  16. ^ "Sunderland sign defender Stubbs". BBC Sport. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Charlton complete Bent transfer". BBC Sport. 17 January 2006.
  18. ^ "Everton offload defender Kroldrup". 31 January 2006.